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Armed guards stand at the gates. IDs are needed to pass through electronic barriers. And uniformed members of the American military - well-trained and battle-tested - are everywhere, smartly saluting as they come and go.
And yet, twice in less than four years, a person with permission to be there passed through the layers of protection at a U.S. base and opened fire, destroying the sense of security at the installations that embody the most powerful military in the world.
"It is earth-shattering. When military bases are no longer safe, where is safe if that even doesn't exist anymore?" said Col. Kathy Platoni, a reservist who keeps a gun under her desk after witnessing the shooting at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, when Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan killed 13 people.
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An officer who said he was with the Department of Defense, right, and members of the Navy, stand guard inside the gate of the closed Washington Navy Yard in Washington, on Tuesday, the day after a gunman launched an attack inside the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation's capital.
In the wake of this week's deadly rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the Pentagon to review security at all U.S. defense installations worldwide and examine the granting of security clearances that allow access to them.
"We will find those gaps and we will fix those gaps," Hagel vowed on Wednesday.
After Fort Hood, the military tightened security at bases nationwide. Those measures included issuing security personnel long-barreled weapons, adding an insider-attack scenario to their training, and strengthening ties to local law enforcement, said Peter Daly, a vice admiral who retired from the Navy in 2011. The military also joined an FBI intelligence-sharing program aimed at identifying terror threats.
Then, on Monday, Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old former Navy reservist who held a security clearance as an information technology employee at a defense company, used a valid pass to get into the Washington Navy Yard and killed 12 people before dying in a gun battle with police.
The attack has raised questions about the adequacy of the background checks done on government contractors who hold security clearances.
Hagel acknowledged "a lot of red flags" may have been missed in the background of the gunman, who had a history of violent behavior and was said to be hearing voices recently.
Many of the security improvements adopted after 9/11 and Fort Hood were created largely with terrorism in mind, not unstable individuals with no apparent political agenda. Those threats can be more difficult to detect.
Daly, who directs the U.S. Naval Institute in Annapolis, Md., said the military needs to review its procedures for vetting people for access to installations.
"Once you're inside that hardened line of defense, that is the most difficult scenario," he said. "We need to look at how these clearances are granted to contractors and subcontractors and to make sure once someone is granted clearance, that we come back and check again."
Some of the shock and sudden sense of vulnerability caused by Fort Hood and the Navy Yard attack may have stemmed from the mistaken belief that military personnel are armed when they are on domestic installations.
Most personnel are, in fact, barred from carrying weapons onto a base, and Hasan and Alexis probably knew it. Another little-known fact is that many searches are random. Not all vehicles or packages are checked.


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Larry Ellison hates open source.
Having covered the space for five years at ZDNet, I know this for a fact. Ellison has, in fact, replaced Bill Gates as the face of proprietary, closed-source software.
(The image to the right is a mashup of Ellison's Wikipedia picture and one of Emperor Palpatine, the villain in Star Wars.)
So it must have stuck in his craw this week to retreat before the awesome power of the open source model. Only one reason for this makes sense. The pressure was hurting Oracle's business.
When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems last year, it also bought three of the leading open source projects – the Java programming language, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, and the mySQL database.
While the company's rhetoric before the acquisition indicated it wanted the open source assets, the big money at Sun was always in its server business. To open source advocates, it became clear just months after the deal went down that what Oracle wanted with these open source crown jewels was to either make them proprietary or ruin them:
- Oracle killed low-cost support options for mySQL, and doubled prices on commercial support.
- Oracle caused a split within the OpenOffice.org community which led to its developers creating a "fork" called LibreOffice.
- Oracle caused Apache to leave the Java Community Process (JCP), essentially rendering the "write once, run anywhere" programming system Oracle proprietary.
Then, in the last month, Oracle reversed those last two actions. It gave control of the Openoffice.org code to Apache, and moved to close the split over the JCP.
What's going on? Oracle has not gone soft. The changes at mySQL remain. The company's sole interest remains profit. It is, at heart, a database company, and neutering a major open source rival, absorbing it and increasing prices so as to make it less-attractive as an Oracle alternative, has to be a win.
But Oracle has realized, belatedly, the power of the open source development process, and the power of the open source market. It has surrendered a great deal of power to Apache, giving it the Openoffice.org code and moving to heal the rift over Java.
I keynoted Apache's developer conference in Atlanta last year, and learned there that this is not, as commonly believed, a hippie commune or socialist paradise. It represents a collection of highly-skilled developers, most of whom work for very large corporations, who are pooling their knowledge so their employers can benefit from the resulting shared infrastructure.
Software remains the one important good in our economy that's still made by hand. Its development is the flip side of Moore's Law – costs rise exponentially while quality improves only gradually. Oracle, like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), felt that when these costs drove commercial rivals from the market they would win monopoly rents, but the open source process now allows many companies to compete directly with the big boys, by building services like Facebook and Twitter or adding proprietary extensions to open source projects – perfectly legitimate under the Apache license.
So if you own stock in an open source company like VMWare (NYSE:VMW) or Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), this is good news. But it's also good news for shareholders in Oracle, Microsoft and other proprietary software outfits. The war is over, and while open source has won the bottom-line benefits will go to the industry as a whole, not any particular segment of it.
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SPRINGFIELD — MassDevelopment, the state's economic development finance arm, has awarded a $300,000 loan to the Community Music School of Springfield to assist with the replacement of the school's failing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
The low-interest loan was formally announced Thursday for the nonprofit music school, located on State Street and founded in 1983.
The school anticipates saving up to 60 percent a year in utility costs with the new system, officials said. The music school is an urban arts education center that provides access to the arts, particularly music, to children and adults.
"What seems like a small step – replacing an HVAC system – provides a big impact in cost savings, comfort, and quality for a Springfield landmark," MassDevelopment President and Chief Executive Officer Marty Jones said in a prepared release. "We're thrilled to help finance the Community Music School of Springfield's building modernization so CMSS can continue to fulfill its important cultural mission."
In September, state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan announced a $124,000 grant to help pay for the system.
The high-efficiency heating and air conditioning system is expected to cost approximately $900,000, featuring a design that taps into geothermal and solar thermal features. It will replace an aging, inefficient system that consisted of a 1930s boiler in the basement and a chiller system on the roof that was not running properly for years, officials said.
"Without the support of MassDevelopment and our community partners, this project would not have been possible," said Eileen McCaffery, the music school's interim executive director. "On any given day, you can hear music flowing out of this beautiful historic landmark in downtown Springfield, bringing together children and families from all across the community. We are truly grateful to MassDevelopment for supporting our project and the Community Music School's mission."
The new heating and air conditioning system is also being aided by a $187,000 incentive from Western Massachusetts Electric Co. and Columbia Gas.
The music school has a faculty of 55 musicians and educators that provides instruction to more than 600 students a week across 35 instruments and voice in a variety of music styles, according to the prepared release.
The music school is also home to the Prelude Preschool of the Arts, the state's only full-day arts-based preschool, and the school's 160-seat performing arts venue, Robyn Newhouse Hall.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Exodus - Children of a Worthless God
An amazing song by Exodus, the masters of thrash metal. If you don't like this kind of music (what a pity), just listen for the very well written lyrics they are criticizing religion and God.
Lyrics of the song: http://www.lyricstime.com/exodus-children-of-a-worthless-god-lyrics.html
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For the record, Exodus is a thrash metal band. Which album is this off of, by the way?
- August 17, 2008 at 1:16 PM
- BlindW@cher said...
Album is "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A"
Sorry for my English by the way.
- August 17, 2008 at 1:52 PM
MOTÖRHEAD - (don't need) religion
Album: Iron Fist
(Don't Need) Religion
Don't need no blind belief
Don't need no comic relief
Don't need to see the scars
Don't need Jesus Christ Superstar
Don't need no Sunday Television
Bet your life you don't need religion
Don't need no time for prayer
Don't save no knee-pads for me up there
If your head's alright, ya don't need binoculars to see the light
Ya don't need no miracle vision
Bet ya life etc.
I don't need no Santa Claus
Don't believe in fairies no more
Don't need to go to confession
I'm already trying to fight depression
Don't need no exorcism
Bet ya life etc.
Great blog btw.
- August 24, 2008 at 7:28 AM
- xSophiasaurusx said...
i love exodus. how awesome that you have a great taste in music too
- September 12, 2008 at 8:20 PM
hey, cool song, little old for me but yeah good lyrics
if you like this, you will probably like Atreyu - Can't Happen Here. It is a song that predicts the end of the world through the collision of contradictory religions and dogmas and people's blind obedience to these foolish ideas.
Here's an example of the lyrics, "Subversiveness clouds the clearest of minds"
Its also pretty heavy xD
- September 16, 2008 at 2:24 AM
- Fuzzy Duck said...
That intro is fantastic. Very cinematic.
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Sierra Brabham-Lawrence put her name in the Pan-Ram Invitational record book twice on Saturday, and did enough to earn a third time.
The Harrisburg junior set new marks in the triple jump and the 300-meter hurdles. She was also part of the 4x400 relay team for the Cougars, which did beat the old meet record but finished in second to Paul Robeson.
Brabham-Lawrence set the record in the triple jump with a 38-10 1/4 during the preliminaries, outdistancing the old mark of 38-2.
"I really wanted to go 41," Brabham-Lawrence said. "I just wanted to get out really strong...and go for it on the landing."
Before the triple jump, she set a record in the 300 hurdles with a 43.14. She also won, but did not set a record, in the 100 hurdles with a 14.17.
"In the 100 hurdles, it's more me running against myself because I have to concentrate on my technique," Brabham-Lawrence said. "But for the 300, I was chasing down the other runners because those were a lot of good runners in that race."
Markeeta Thomas of Paul Robeson ran a 43.32 in the 300 hurdles, which also was better than the old record of 44.87.
That was the situation Brabham-Lawrence and her Cougar teammates found themselves in after the 4x400. After Aalexis Berry, Imani Woodyard and Ty'Asia Dansbury ran the first three legs, Brabham-Lawrence finished off a 3:55.23 performance. But Paul Robeson's team took the win and the meet record with a 3:55.04.
For a closer look at all the girls' winners at the Pan-Ram Invitational, click here.
Stoner takes two
Other than Brabham-Lawrence, the only individual girl to win multiple individual events was Pottsville's Paige Stoner. She took the 800 with a 2:19.33 and the 1600 with a 5:00.83.
In the 1600 she led throughout, and just missed resetting her own record from two years ago, a 5:00.28.
"I was looking to break 5:00, but I still felt like it was a strong race," Stoner said.
Stoner does not compete in the 800 as often, but has been working on it some lately to improve her speed for the 1600. She trailed for the first 500 meters before building a lead.
"I didn't really want to take the lead in the 800 because I don't usually run the 800," Stoner said. "I don't have a great feel for the pace, so I thought it would be best to let someone else lead."
Palmyra's Katie Dembrowski was second with a 2:22.03. Her meet record of 2:18.18 from last year still stands.
Individual awards
Some of the events at the Pan-Ram Invitational have individual honers associated with them. Red Lion's Angelica Gonzalez received the Joshua Rodriguez Gonzalez Memorial Award after winning the 200 with a 25.56. Waynesboro's Lilly Harnish received the Jerry Reneke Memorial Award after winning the high jump with a 5-4.


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In the last few days, Boca Raton Police Department officers have investigated two incidents of a specific type of nationwide scam. The victims received phone calls from an unknown person calling from 787, 786, and/or 347 area codes (all Puerto Rico). The suspect tells the victim a family member has been kidnapped, or in a car accident and kidnapped. The suspect tells the victim that if they hang up the phone or call the police, the family member will be killed.
Victims are instructed to wire money, via Western Union, to various people in Puerto Rico. The increments of money are generally around $1,000. After the victim has complied with the instructions, they discover the family members are safe, unharmed, and had never been approached by anyone or were ever in any danger.
If you receive a phone call like this, it is most likely a scam. Find a way to have someone else call your family member and try to notify police while you are on the phone with the caller. When speaking with the suspect, never add any information about the family member. Be aware that criminals are always looking for new ways to take your money or belongings. Never sent money via Western Union to a person you do not know. Kidnappers don't use Western Union. Be alert, vigilant and report all suspicious activity.
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Kenwood's DDX770 multimedia DVD receiver is built to keep you both safe and entertained. Hands-free operation of your smartphone via Bluetooth is built-in, as is A2DP music streaming. Garmin's iPhone GPS app is supported so that you never get lost, and the rear view camera input increases your situational awareness. The rear USB input allows you to play songs right off a USB thumbdrive.
All of this, and a motorized 6.95" touchscreen display that slides down for disc insertion while also offering six different tilt positions for the best viewing angle. The DDX770's pre-out design, with built-in electronic crossovers, ensures the best possible sound when used with Kenwood amplifiers. 22W RMS x 4 amplifier built-in. Microphone and Bluetooth adapter included. Double DIN size.
For firmware updates, check Kenwood's software upgrade webpage (last updated May 21, 2013).
Built-In Bluetooth Hands-Free - Bluetooth wireless technology promotes safe driving habits by allowing you to have a hands-free conversation while you drive without the need to hold a phone. Incoming calls can be set to pick up automatically or at the touch of a button if you prefer to screen incoming calls. For outgoing calls, you can choose to dial out by scrolling through your phonebook on the easy to read display interface or by voice dialing if enabled on your compatible smartphone.
Built-In Bluetooth A2DP Music Streaming - Enjoy wireless music playback from your Bluetooth device like a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth through your in-dash receiver.
Check for Bluetooth phone compatibility at: http://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/bt.
Garmin Street Pilot® On-Board App Support – iPhone 4/4S users can now use their device to display Garmin's map interface onto any 2013 DDX monitor (optional KCA-iP202 cable required).
Purchase the Garmin On-Board App from iTunes (U.S.A or North America map versions), add the Vehicle Display Integration option and you will now be able to view the map and hear directions through the DDX770 receiver. As an on-board App, you will use minimal GPS data for navigating.
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Defending champion Andy Murray and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to a potential showdown in the semifinals of the U.S. Open, while Stanislas Wawrinka pulled off a mild upset over Tomas Berdych.
Murray started slowly in Tuesday night's final match on Arthur Ashe Stadium, dropping the first set to Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin in a tiebreaker.
But the Brit responded quickly, breaking his opponent's serve twice in the second set and then putting in a workman-like performance for the remainder of the 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Murray also had luck on his side late in the fourth set.
It appeared he had missed a return of serve on break point when he hit the ball off his racquet frame, but instead it went high into the night sky and landed in the court and the Scotsman ended up winning the point.
He then served out the match in the next game.
Although the world No. 3 has struggled a bit more than expected in the early rounds, he said afterward that he felt confident about his chances and was ready to peak in the tournament's final rounds.
"I think now hopefully I'll start playing a little bit better from now on ... I'm in the quarterfinals of a Slam. It's not an easy thing to do, and the matches are going to get tougher. I'll have to up my game," Murray said.
The Scotsman also joked on Twitter about his lucky shank in the penultimate game of the match.
"I hit the luckiest tennis shot of my life this evening #shank #grease but what is the saying about luck and working hard?" Murray wrote.
Next up for the Brit in Thursday's quarterfinals will be Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, who surprised Czech Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Djokovic, meanwhile, cruised into the tournament's final eight with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 shellacking Tuesday of Spain's Marcel Granollers, while Russia's Mikhail Youzhny outlasted Australia's Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-5.
Murray and Djokovic could meet in Saturday's semifinals in what would be a rematch of last year's title match, which the Scotsman won in five sets for his first Grand Slam title.
The top-ranked women's players also advanced on Tuesday, with American No. 1 seed Serena Williams trouncing Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-0, Chinese No. 5 seed Na Li overcoming a second-set hiccup to defeat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, and No. 2 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus rallying to top Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Williams and Li will meet in Friday's semifinals, while Azarenka is scheduled to play her quarterfinal match on Wednesday evening against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova.
Wednesday's other women's quarterfinal will be an all-Italian matchup pitting Roberta Vinci against Flavia Pennetta.
In men's quarterfinal action Wednesday, Spain's David Ferrer will take on France's Richard Gasquet and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain is scheduled to square off against countryman Tommy Robredo, who stunned five-time champion Roger Federer on Monday. EFE


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PARMA, Ohio -- A grand jury last week indicted a Normandy High School student accused of raping another student in a school bathroom in May.
Raylon L. Etheridge, 18, of Maple Heights is charged with rape, gross sexual imposition, kidnapping and unlawful sexual contact with a minor, according to an indictment filed Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
His arraignment is scheduled June 20, according to court records.
Etheridge is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl inside a school restroom around 5 p.m. May 12, according to a police report. The girl reported the incident to a caregiver shortly after it happened. The caregiver told a school employee, who in turn contacted police. Etheridge turned himself in at the Parma Police Department later that same evening.
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Couples dance the Soldiers Joy dance on Saturday night at the third annual George Washington Ball at the The George Washington Hotel in downtown Winchester. Proceeds from the event, conducted by the Victorian Dance Ensemble, benefit the Old Court House Civil War Museum on the Loudoun Street Mall. Dancers — many portraying Civil War figures such as Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — took part in a number of dances, including a Grand March. Members of the Victorian Dance Ensemble were on hand to provide instruction. (Photo by Ginger Perry/The Winchester Star)
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Says he will ask town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's to examine rezoning
A councillor with the town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's is doing what he is told.
Coun. Joe Butler told The Telegram Monday that when he was campaigning for a seat on council this summer, before the September election, he was told by residents that the town is growing too fast and is at risk of losing its rural charm.
He will introduce a motion this evening during a council meeting that intends to slow down some development — at least until after the new town plan is approved by the Department of Municipal Affairs.
A Portugal Cove-St. Philip's councillor is hoping to introduce a motion to council tonight that will make planners take a second look at rezoning land in the town for development. — Submitted file photo
The motion says "that council shall not consider any applications for rezoning any area of the town for the development of a subdivision until the new PCSP (Portugal Cove-St. Philip's) town plan has been approved and adopted."
Butler said the current town plan is outdated, more than 10 years old, and there are several hundred building lots already approved for future development, so the motion won't have any effect on those.
"The concern reflects what I was told during campaigning by the residents, and the concern is that we've got very rapid development," he said.
"That was the No. 1 campaign issue I came across — people live there for the rural character and how do you maintain that properly? So I think it is really important to slow things down, just a shade, get the policy right and try to have a balance between that rural versus development," said Butler.
Some residents of the town were up in arms in July over a controversial development on Oliver's Pond Road which the City of St. John's claims is in the Windsor Lake watershed — one of the city's sources for drinking water.
People were upset because they say the area, which was once filled with mature trees and a small pond, has been clear-cut as if it was for a subdivision and not two houses.
The City of St. John's issued two stop-work orders before filing a claim against David Jackman, identified as the owner of 218-238 Oliver's Pond Rd., and Cadillac Services Ltd., identified only as a business registered to operate in the province. The city was granted an interim injunction in September when the matter was called before Newfoundland Supreme Court.
According to the court documents, it says Jackman received approval from the town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's in February to develop the land despite it being in the watershed area which prohibits certain developments. One of which is home building.
The case is in the pre-trial stages. A date has not yet been set to hear the matter.
Butler said the development certainly hit a chord with some residents.
He said he believes the way to maintain a rural setting in the town is through policy.
"I don't like to look at it as a perspective of four years. I like to look at a perspective of generations, a vision. So when we are finished developing, what will it look like when the town is full? We have to make policy so that when it is full it still has trails and rural aspects to it so people still want to live there," he said.
"That's my long-term vision. I might not be around in 20 years, but if I'm going to spend four years on council I'd at least try to pull us in the right direction because I think we have run amok. I'm sitting here representing what people told me to do.
"I have two things I belive in which we don't do enough of particularly at the municipal level, communicate openly and honestly and being transparent," said Butler.
He notified council of his intention to introduce the motion two weeks ago. It is expected to be introduced tonight and debated at the Dec. 3 council meeting.


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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Once again gas prices in Muskegon and the greater West Michigan area have dropped as reported refinery problems in Illinois and Indiana that caused price spikes earlier this month have improved.
AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report shows that the average cost of regular, unleaded fuel in the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland Combined Statistical Area is $3.66, down 29 cents from last week's average cost of $3.95.
The average cost of gas in Michigan was $3.64 per gallon, down 31 cents from last week's average cost that was also $3.95 per gallon.
The recent change in average fuel prices statewide means Michigan no longer has some of the highest gas prices in the nation, though prices in the state and the Great Lakes region remain higher than those in southern states such as Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Nationwide, the average cost of regular, unleaded fuel was $3.57.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.com, estimated in a June 24 blog entry that fuel prices will continue to decline across the United States and Canada, but that declines in the Great Lakes region may eventually slow down.
As of Monday afternoon, local Sam's Club members in the city of Muskegon could purchase the cheapest gas in the area for $3.57 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com, the real-time reporting user website that tracks costs at various pump stations nationwide.
More than a dozen other stations in the city were reportedly charging consumers $3.58 to $3.70 per gallon.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Over the last four years the Davenport men's basketball team has become a feared opponent in the WHAC and around the nation. The season before Burt Paddock arrived the Panthers were 10-21. Since he took over the program, the team has won no fewer than 20 games and is currently ranked No. 3 in NAIA D2. The players that Coach Paddock has brought to the program have been a huge reason for this turnaround.
The four seniors who will complete their careers this season have each taken unique paths to DU, but each will leave having made a lasting mark on the program. Those four men include James Nelson (4-year starter, RS transfer from GVSU), Lonnie Fairfax (4-year starter, all-time assists leader at DU), James Humphrey (transfer from Missouri Kansas City, all-time block leader at DU), and Damacious White (transfer from Aquinas).
When Fairfax and Nelson arrived at Davenport in 2008, DU was not a team that received a lot of respect from their opponents. "From the beginning we just wanted to compete with other teams," remarked Nelson. "Now it's about going out and working on getting better for the next game. We know if we play the way we're supposed to there's no one that can go deeper than us."
Talent alone has not brought this team to where they are now. They have developed a great sense of trust and accountability with one another. "When we know we're playing bad, we don't want to let each other down," Fairfax added. "It runs through our minds that we want to do it for each other. It makes us play harder and push each other." "You don't have to bit your tongue either," voiced White. "We know we have the best interest in mind for each other."
These four guys bring a unique cohesiveness to the table as they are also roommates in addition to teammates. "We can sit here and have a whole conversation and you wouldn't know what we're talking about," added White. "This is the closest team I've ever played on" expressed Nelson. "We're so close with everybody. We'll be friends way past this."
As roommates the knowledge they have about one another is endless. When asked who's the messiest all fingers pointed at Hump. Nelson also tried to dispel the idea that Hump is a "mean dude." "In reality he's the most calm and chill guy on our team." Everybody tends to label Lonnie as the quiet one, but Hump adamantly disagrees. "He is not quiet. When you can get him to dance, he's one of the best dancers."
James Nelson was labeled as the goofy one. "He comes over all cool, calm, collected, but he is the goofiest guy on the team," remarked White. "He's always cracking jokes and laughing. Sometimes I have to tell him to calm down!" Lonnie let us in on a little secret about Damacious. "He loves to cuddle."
The laughter off the court might be endless, but it's all business when these guys step onto the court. "These guys have bought in to what we've tried to do and held others accountable," remarked Paddock. "They are my hardest workers and go above and beyond in a lot of ways. They are the first ones in the gym and the last ones to leave."
When asked what he thinks these four will leave as their legacy on the program, Coach Paddock is hoping that is determined over the next couple months. "They've forever etched in stone their work ethic and how to win. Hopefully we can get something more tangible up on the wall in the gym to prove what they've done."
All four players have their sights set on finishing their career with a national championship. "I feel like we've put too much hard work into this over the last four years to walk away with nothing," stated Fairfax. "We know a lot of teams want to win a national championship," added Nelson. "We've put in the work outside of the gym, running in the woods, pushing cars. To come away with less will be underachieving in our eyes because that's what we've set out to do for each other."
The four seniors will be honored in the team's last home game of the regular season this Wednesday evening as the Panthers host local rival Aquinas.


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I'd like to say that if it wasn't for bad luck, Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S ) would have no luck at all. But you can't blame Sprint's woes just on luck. The company has made its own mess of things, the most infamous misstep being its merger with Nextel and its push-to-talk network. This turned out to be a synergistic nightmare: two non-compatible wireless technologies, Sprint's CTDM and Nextal's iDEN, pushed into a shotgun wedding. The progeny of this mismatched union was doomed from the beginning.
First choice is not always the best
But now we're in the era of "4G," that being the buzzword for fourth-generation wireless technology. To its credit, Sprint was quick to get into 4G. Unfortunately, it now seems to have jumped in too quickly, going with an early 4G technology known as WiMAX. This has proven to be the wrong choice because a considerably faster 4G technology known as LTE soon showed up.
Because the speedier LTE is the technology that Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) and AT&T (NYSE: T ) are using for their 4G networks, Sprint is faced with a problem: How is it going to also build out an LTE network while still providing WiMAX coverage for its current 4G subscribers?
Sometimes the second choice is not so hot either
True to form, Sprint made another questionable decision. It signed a 15-year agreement with LightSquared to provide it with an LTE network. The problem with this is that LightSquared's proposed network is mired in a controversy with the GPS industry. It claims that much of LightSquared's spectrum allegedly interferes with GPS signals and could potentially cause airplanes to crash.
Well, that's not good, and until those problems are worked out -- if at all -- Sprint's LTE plans with LightSquared are uncertain.
Maybe renting is better than buying
To compound the problem with Sprint's original 4G network choice, it fell into the trap of buying 54% of the company that provided it, Clearwire Communications (Nasdaq: CLWR ) , and now it's not sure what to do with it and its WiMAX network.
The problem is Clearwire says it needs $600 million to build an LTE network, money it doesn't have. Nor does it have the $150 million to $300 million needed to maintain and improve its existing WiMAX network. Last Friday, Sprint told investors and analysts that it will not provide any funding for Clearwire, so Clearwire is looking for it elsewhere. It's been talking to other telecoms, including AT&T, Verizon, MetroPCS (Nasdaq: PCS ) , and Leap Wireless (Nasdaq: LEAP ) . The relationship between Sprint and Clearwire is truly up in the air.
Clear as a pin (dropping in mud)
Sprint now has four networks: its existing 2G/3G networks which use a combination of CDMA and EV-DO, its push-to-talk iDEN network, and its 4G WiMAX network. And now it quickly needs to get one more, an LTE network, if it has any chance at all of become competitive again. But how it's going to do that is still as unclear as a conversation held via two tin cans and a piece of string.
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06-21-2006, 02:08 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Designing a pricing model for server management
I'm wanting to enter the server management space, and I'm debating whether a pricing model I have in my head would work. I'd appreciate any comments.
For server installation, all work that the client would want done would be spelled out in a contract. Any work that needed to be done outside of that contract would be done at my discretion. That first month would then have a (relatively large) fee for the entire month, during which I'd do all setup & installation, and verify everything was working. This isn't different than most server management companies, I do not think, though I'd be willing to go farther than most of them do.
Each month after the first, I'd charge some hourly fee for any other work that needed to be done, including security updates. If the client needs no work done, and there are no security updates needed/the client does it themselves, I get no income from them, which is fine by me.
This seems to be a little different than a lot of server management services offered today, as I'm offering myself more as a contractor than a service to which they are subscribing.
I'm figuring that since I don't gouge customers for mandatory monthly revenue, and that I do some relatively advanced stuff, I can charge more (in initial first-month cost, and hourly cost afterward) for my services. Comments on whether this kind of pricing model will work?Samat Jain | Rhombic Networks, LLC - Partner, CTO
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I actually think that sounds fair....though it would depend how much you were planning on charging for different tasks...ManageMyServices was sold by me in September 2009. I no longer have any affiliation with this company.
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Yes, It does sound fair.
And as laws was saying, it would depend on how much you were planning on charging for different tasks.
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Sounds like a good idea and I hope it works out. One of things you have to keep in mind is that sometimes people are more willing to pay a predictable subscription fee than trusting an hourly fee. It also can sometimes break the mood if you have to say "be forewarned i'm going to have to bill you for that reboot etc., etc.,"
Depending upon the subscription fee charged, it may not necessairly be more or less in the customer's interest. In some months, they may require a TON of work whereas in others none. So that model could work well to sort of even out the fluctuations and create a more predictable expense for your client.
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1. Overselling can occur in managed services as it is in hosting.
While hosting providers can argue that adding a new hard drive, server, or getting more bandwidth is easy so overselling is not as bad it can be bad, hiring new employees to help with managed service load can take weeks to months.
So your pricing model should be based on what you can deliver.
2. Your rate calculation should include overhead as well as consideration for hiring other employees.
Janet Ruhl has a book more geared towards consultants; but, it can apply to any professional or service company. So you may want to check out her book on the Computer Consulant Guide (or something like that -- its' been a while since I've read it).
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As Peter said you need to look seriously at the business model and see if it is something you can sustain. Based on what you have said you are going to have a very unstable income, if there are no security updates that have come out then your income is going to be a lot lower for that month. In doing that it is going to be harder to hire on more employees and keep them as the next month you make tens of thousands less.
While it does sound like a really nice model if you are planning on running a business with multiple employees it can be hard to pull off. Since your income will be so hit and miss you will also probably need to charge more per hour to do the work then other companies to make up for the lack of residual income. The other option of course is to do an extremely low price and work yourself to death.
Now you may very well have a plan laid out that this can work out but I just think you may want to seriously lay out a business plan and see how managable it is. I am not sure if you want to provide 24/7 support or monitoring but if so it can be very hard to do that all as a single person, especially if you start to get international clients.John W, CISSP, C|EH
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I have found that the people that use Server Management services are happy to pay monthly. They view it as "insurance", much like automobile insurance. It is just the cost of doing business.
I would belive in your product, and price it accordinly. You cook up a pricing scheme like that, and you will end up attracting customers you want anyway, and there will always be someobody weighing your price structure.....It almost invites people to be pissed over every line item.
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From a prospective customers point of view (and yes, I am someone who requires management services), I prefer paying a monthly subscription fee as I know that that fee covers all work that needs to be done.
Although charging an hourly fee seems a fair compromise (especially for people who need little help as far as managing is concerned), it would put me off as say for example some work is to take an hour but ends up taking four hours. Would that mean, you only charge the client for one hours work? Obviously, before you were to commence work, the client would like an estimate of the fee and saying something like 1-4 hours with the price being say $60 per hour it would mean the client could be paying either $60 or $240 which isn't appealing at all.
Also, how do you intend to make a steady profit from this sort of work? Nowing that monthly subscriptions bring in a steady monthly sum of money, working an hour or so here and there wouldn't bring in a steady sum of money. Also, if you wish to recruit employees, this would be nigh on impossible if you charge hourly rather than monthly.
Please note this is my view as a customer. I do not know how much goes into managing but I would never consider signing up with a company who charges hourly unless it was a very small task (such as a one-off migration) which would be cheaper than signing up for a month if you just needed this one off task.
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You should check management categories that wasn't taken by other company's - e.g VDS Monthly Management, this can be less for you monthly, but you can get customers in bulk - e.g. instead of charging $29-$75/month per server - you can charge someting like $19.95 per VDS and have volume discounts. Here a LOT of VDS customers this days, because customer cannot afford their own servers, and hosting company's cannot monitor VDS due to low costs either - so, this can be good field for you or any other company's in this sector.
BTW - If somebody offer VDS monitoring/management - send me PM with your offers.
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Ive tried that market for a few months (vpsmanage.com), wasent that good.Steven Ciaburri | Proactive Linux Server Management - Rack911.com
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It's a pretty good idea, haven't seen it anywhere. The only problems you'll have are trust issues, because you could charge for 400 hours of work if you want! So, I think if your first customers are very happy with your service and gain your trust, then this idea will be a very good one!


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Barry University's Nursing Professor Dr. Jessie Colin inducted into HANA Hall of Fame and presented Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Jessie M. Colin, professor and director of the PhD, nursing executive leadership, and nursing education programs within the Division of Nursing at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Barry University, was inducted into the Hall of Fame and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on April 11, 2015. The Haitian American Nurses... read more
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The Associated Press moved a story today about a meeting last week in Massachusetts where a group of economists gathered to determine whether the current recession has ended or not.
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The distinguished group couldn't come to a consensus. They agreed as to when the current recession began - December of 2007, but they believe it "too preliminary" yet to actually state when the recession ended, or if it even did.
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Oregon State at UCLA
When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Pauley Pavilion
Records: Oregon State 9-14, 4-8 Pacific 10 Conference; UCLA 17-7, 8-3
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OSU - G Jared Cunningham (13.7 ppg), G Ahmad Starks (6.6 ppg, 1.2 apg), F Joe Burton (7.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg), F Devon Collier (6.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg), F Omari Johnson (7.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg)
UCLA - F Reeves Nelson (13.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg), F Tyler Honeycutt (12.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg), C Anthony Stover (0.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg) or Joshua Smith (10.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg), G Malcolm Lee (13.5 ppg), G Lazeric Jones (10.6 ppg)
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The Week That Was: Redskins' OL continuity rare in today's NFL
Aug 18, 2013, 7:26 AM EDT
Here is what you need to know on this Sunday August 17, one day before the Redskins take on the Steelers at FedEx Field in preseason game No. 2.
That Was the Week That Was
—Going into this round of preseason games, 55 NFL players had suffered season ending injuries. That means that the Redskins, who lost Phillip Thomas (foot) and Keenan Robinson (torn pectoral), are right around the league average. They have yet to lose a projected starter for even a game yet, however, so their luck is holding out there just over three weeks before the start of the regular season. Last year the Redskins had the second highest total of games missed by projected starters in the NFL.
—One are where the Redskins are particularly solid is on the offensive line. When the 32 NFL teams take the field for their openers they will average 1.75 changes on their starting offensive lines. That includes both players new to the team and 2012 starters who switched positions. Eight teams will have at least three changes. The Redskins will have zero changes. And they have all five starters under contract for 2014. Continuity on the line isn't everything but it helps and the Redskins have the potential to be in good shape there for a few more years.
—Fred Davis wasn't the only Redskin fined after drawing a 15-yard flag in last week's preseason game in Tennessee. Bacarri Rambo was hit for $7,875 for shoving Shonn Green after the running back had scored a second-quarter touchdown. Chris Baker was hit for $15,750 for hitting QB Rust Smith in the knees in the fourth quarter. For Rambo, who is earning the rookie minimum, the fine will eat up 33 percent of his first weekly paycheck of about $23,800.
—Jordan Reed has shown some flashes of outright brilliance during training camp. His twisting, over the shoulder catch of a Robert Griffin III pass last week was stunning. But he also has moments where he seems to be lacking in effort like when he has a chance to knock the ball away from a defensive back to prevent an interception or when a ball is thrown that perhaps could be caught by diving for it. It seems to me that he is concerned about getting injured, perhaps a justified fear since he missed all of minicamp with one injury and about a week of practice with another one. He should play on Monday, perhaps extensively, so it will be interesting to see if his, well, cautious ways continue in a game situation.
—When Bruce Allen spoke in Richmond on Friday, he said that the salary cap penalty the team was hit with for 2012 and 2013 will have "repercussions . . . down the road." And it's clear that the Redskins will still be paying the price next year and the new two or three if they have to renegotiate contracts in order to get under the cap this year. That will push cap dollars from this year into future years, giving them less to spend in future years. Certainly, the effects won't be as pronounced as they have been the last couple of years but it still will shrink their available cap room by several million dollars, perhaps more.
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For your Sunday morning reading pleasure, here are links to all 42 Redskins posts from the past week from here and CSNwashington.com.
Sunday 08.11
- Cofield says Rak makes the whole defense better
- Shanahan praises Cousins' progress
- TW3: Redskins will deal Cousins—someday
Monday 08.12
- Delay of game: No team work for RG3 until Wednesday
- Thomas will see a foot specialist
- Practice report: Reed, Meriweather back
- Barnett ready to do more in practice
- No firm plan for a bubble in Richmond
- RG3: "I don't have to understand it"
- RG3's rehab is on schedule
- Redskins shifting to in-season mode
Tuesday 08.13
- RG3: "There is no conflict"
- Practice report: First scuffle of camp
- Thomas out for season with Lisfranc injury
- McNabb says RG3 has been "brainwashed"
- Brandon Jenkins could bolster pass rush
- Reed says he's healthy but rusty
- Shanahan, RG3 agree on main goal
Wednesday 08.14
- Practice report: Reed steals the show
- How did RG3 look?
- Griffin takes first full-team snaps
- Henderson cut, Barnett working his way back
- Rambo will learn from his mistakes
- Baby steps for RG3
Thursday 08.15
- Practice report: RG3 better in second day of 11 on 11
- Kyle Shanahan: RG3 sharper on Thursday
- Haslett says Fletcher looks as good as ever
- Reed expects to make tough catches
- Redskins sign LB Quan Sturdivant
- Davis' workload to increase
Friday 08.16
- Point-Counterpoint: Ready for Week 1?
- Despite cap crunch, Redskins to keep "best 53"
- Thompson expects to play Monday night
- Orakpo's injury not serious
- Allen pleased with RG3's progress
- Can the Redskins count on Meriweather?
- Redskins view Ducks to prepare for Eagles
Saturday 08.17
- Redskins deny RG3-Andrews report
- Davis fined for TD celebration
- Position battles: Safety
- Position battles: Running back
- The ups and downs of Redskins training camp
- polofourme - Aug 18, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Continuity is very important for the OL..but the fact is we did nothing to improve the starting unit and our depth along the OL is surely suspect. IMO the success of OLs performance was in large part due to Griffins ability to avoid the rush and extend plays with his legs…TW can thank his QBs speed for his first PB experience. If it had not been for Griffins escapability the OL woud have given up a ton of sacks…much like it did when it was blocking for Grossman…that's not to say Grossman didn't contribute to that but go back and watch those games..Grossman like Griffin was constantly under pressure on nearly every pass play..the only difference was Grossman has feet of concrete and Griffin is fleet of foot. So with the OL not improved, thin at depth and real questions about how Griffins injury may affect his ability to run, the question has to be can this OL hold its blocks long enough for Griffin to drop back into a pocket, go thru his reads and make his pass. That IMO is the critical question for the OL…can they protect Griffin rather than him protecting them.
- brucefan1 - Aug 18, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Did you forget about the success this Oline had with the top-ranked running game, King of Elipses? This line is built to be one of those zone-blocking lines, built for mobility and quickness over size & strength. And as far as being a poor pass-protecting line, well their 33 total sacks was below the league average of 36+. Not horrendous.
You claim only Rob's scrambling abilities kept this line from giving up "tons of sacks". I for one don't remember him being that much of a scrambler, as opposed to an outright runner, but I'm sure he helped himself a bit. Whether he actually saved himself a ton of sacks would call for Keim-like scrutiny of game film. (Maybe he's working on that as we speak!). But RG's escapability does little to explain how the much more stationay K.Cousins managed to only get himself sacked THREE times in his 50 passing attempts. Again not a horrendous total.
Perhaps you can illuminate us on who you'd get rid of? Stupid me, I LIKE 'Steiger, Chester, & and even Montgomery (ProBowler TW is a given, right?) For most observers, the BIG question is right tackle. Happily, I've read good reports here and elsewhere about the work Polumbus has been doing in camp. (But maybe anything is an improvements with him?Haha)
Finally as far as being "thin at depth" I think Rich (and Tark too?) have made mention of the big improvement Gettis & Compton have shown this off-season. (Hope they'll correct me if I wrong) And while LaRibeus seems to be trending down a bit, I THINK the coaches still have high hopes for him. No?
Let me conclude Polo by saying I really enjoy reading your posts; ya got a style all your own. Keep 'em up! I while I don't say the Skins line is one of the NFLs elite (yet) I just don't think your characterization of them gives them any of the credit I feel they deserve. But I've been wrong before!
- redskinsnameisheretostay - Aug 18, 2013 at 7:14 PM
This same dude claimed he saw TW getting beat on a regular basis. Trent Williams gave up 4 QB sacks, 2 QB hit, and 18 hurries. If RG3 was actually avoiding a ton of sacks then there would be far more QB hurries and QB hits, I don't think this guy Polo is basing anything on facts. I looks like to be it is selective perception coming from his own mind. I want to see him provide some numbers to his grand theory.
- rtandler - Aug 18, 2013 at 3:10 PM
Recall that the Redskins were operating under a salary cap penalty that greatly hindered their ability to upgrade in many areas, including the offensive line. They weren't bad last year, more middle of the pack and should get better with another year under their belts. The OL is among the least of the team's worries, IMO.
- geemoney713 - Aug 18, 2013 at 5:05 PM
I know you're cranking these things out every day so it's gotta be difficult to keep them proofread. If I wanted to inform you of typos on this site or on CSN Washington, could I? Or do you not really care since the general message still gets out?
I'm not an English professor, but I definitely find myself tripping on reading stuff on CSN pretty frequently cause of typos.
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