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Kaveh Khorzad, P.G., of Wet Rock Groundwater Services, LLC in Austin will join engineers from Urban Engineering, NorrisLeal Engineering, Water and HDR, Inc. to report to the committee and make recommendations.
Some committee members expressed trust issues with one or more of the engineering firms that already have made recommendations on how the city should deal with a lingering drought.
Monday's meeting dealt mostly with individual members outlining their thoughts on ways the city should deal with the dwindling supply of surface water.
The total capacity of both the Choke Canyon Reservoir and Lake Corpus Christi was reported to be at only 35 percent as of June 25.
Some water has entered the lakes from the Nueces River after recent rains in the Texas Hill Country.
However, with only 23 percent of capacity in Lake Corpus Christi as the Coastal Bend enters the third summer of drought, water experts are concerned. Some are predicting that the drought could last even longer and rival the infamous drought of the 1950s.
Beeville Water Supply District's George P. Morrill, I Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Hector Salinas has reported that there is no more lake at the district's raw water intake structure. The structure is pumping all of the water coming to Beeville from the river channel.
So far, the three engineering firms working with the city are recommending different solutions to the problem.
City Manager Deborah Ballí said HDR is recommending starting with a well already drilled at the Chase Field Industrial and Airport Complex and using an existing but abandoned pipeline between there and the city to pump the water to Beeville.
That company's engineers also recommend negotiating leases with individual landowners between the city and the former naval air station for the right to drill wells to supplement that which is pumped from Chase Field.
NorrisLeal principals Bill Norris and Jesús Leal are recommending drilling one well in the Evangeline aquifer and one well in the brackish water of the Jasper aquifer and using a reverse osmosis plant to filter the suspended solids and chlorides from the water in the deeper aquifer.
Ballí said Urban seems to be recommending that the city wait for rain to refill the lakes west of the city.
At the committee's first meeting on June 20, members elected John Galloway chairman and Tom Beasley vice chairman.
The members also voted to keep the committee meetings open to the public and to adhere to the Texas Open Meetings Act. That law allows for the committee to meet behind closed doors in the event it wants to discuss certain issues, such as lease agreements and legal situations.
Although some members recommended holding all its meetings in closed session, Galloway, Beasley, Orlando Vasquez and others said they thought Beeville residents would prefer to have the meetings open to the public.
Seventeen members originally were appointed to the committee but two nominees, Mike Scotten and Gilbert Herrera, dropped out before the first meeting.
City Council members were expected to appoint two residents to replace them.
During that first meeting, committee members also approved requiring a quorum of one more than half of the 17 members before a formal meeting could be held.
The committee also agreed to meet two nights a week because of the limited amount of time the group will have to study the alternatives and make recommendations to the council.
Those meetings will be held on Mondays and Thursdays, beginning at 6 p.m. at Beeville's Event Center, 111 E. Corpus Christi St.
Several committee members expressed a desire during the June 20 meeting to bring in experts to explain the different options available. But Galloway suggested that each member take the reports issued by the different engineering companies home to read them first.
When asked what's the status of the contract between Beeville and Corpus Christi concerning the purchase of water from Lake Corpus Christi, Ballí said the agreement allows Beeville to purchase water from Corpus Christi "as long as there is water in the lake."
When committee members asked what information the city would provide to them, Mayor David Carabajal said, "We want to give you whatever you need to succeed."
At one point, Kenneth Elsbury asked if the committee should assume that it will rain again some day and end the drought.
"I don't," answered member Tom Healey.
"The lake has been there 35 years and I can't imagine it ever going dry," Galloway countered. "We cannot discount the lakes."
Committee members then discussed regulations on how much water the city would be allowed to withdraw from local aquifers.
Elsbury said the city would have the right to pull as much water out of an aquifer as it wants as long as a well is inside the city limits.
When committee member Roy Galvan asked about the quality of water in the aquifers where the city's existing wells are located, Ballí said it was impossible for engineers to pump any water from them to be tested.
Committee member Jessy T. Garza reminded others that written reports from engineers are based on static numbers and those numbers are subject to change. He said it would be necessary to address those possible changes with the experts.
"One of the risks will be the dollar amount," Galloway warned other committee members. "There are so many low income people in this town and they will be affected."
Garza agreed with Galloway that the lakes probably will never run out of water. "But there's risk that they will."
Elsbury then reminded committee members that even if rains do refill the lakes, having a backup source of water would be important in the event of mechanical failure at the treatment plant.
Jim Crumrine, who also serves as president of the BWSD board of directors, was at the second meeting. He has advocated expanding the city's ground storage facilities for years just for that purpose.
As the first meeting ended, Galloway asked each committee member to read the information they had available and return with a list of recommendations.
The committee's next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the event center.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at email@example.com.


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Volume II
Fitton Center's SPECTRA+ "! Program, Hamilton, Ohio
What's New
Greatschools.net launches a feature to provide parents with options if their child's school is in need of improvement; new report shows California charter schools successfully provide quality education to students with disabilities; the Education Commission of the States issues reports on charter school laws and partnerships; OII releases a new brochure on supplemental educational services; the What Works Clearinghouse website now has study reports on middle school math and peer-assisted learning; Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs celebrates its first group of Fellows; and the National Endowment for the Humanities seeks proposals for the "We the People" initiative.
Innovations in the News
Teachers in Virginia are now able to submit their resumes to prospective employers using a common application, plus information on charter schools and Teaching American history.
SPECTRA+"! Crafts Curricula by Infusing Core Subjects With the Arts
Few educators would think to teach a lesson on the solar system using modern dance as a primary tool for instruction. However, with SPECTRA +"!, the signature program of the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, Ohio, students demonstrate their understanding of planets' orbits by mastering the movements of modern dance. SPECTRA+, which is an acronym for "Schools, Parents, Educators, Children, Teachers Rediscover the Arts," is a partnership between the Fitton Center and the Hamilton City School District. At SPECTRA+ schools, elementary school students learn from artists-in-residence and grade-level teachers to discover the connections between subject areas such as astronomy and the arts. In conjunction with traditional elementary-level instruction, students are exposed on a weekly basis to visual arts, music, dance, drama, media arts, and creative writing.
The SPECTRA+ program was adopted in response to low standardized test scores among students in Hamiltona city with 200 years of history and, today, designated as the "City of Sculpture" because of its immersion in the arts. In fact, Hamilton has a sculpture commemorating the signing of the No Child Left Behind Act in the city on January 8, 2002. U.S. Secretary of Education and Representative John Boehner (R-OH) dedicated the sculpture in June.
The main goals of the Spectra+ program are to increase student achievement and raise test scores by developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills. To accomplish these goals, the arts are integrated into math and reading curricula so that elementary school students can creatively connect the concepts taught in all of these subjects. To enable the districts to evaluate whether this goal is being met, students take the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, which assesses five main aspects of creativity: fluency, flexibility, originality, resistance to closure, and elaboration on subject matter. In addition, students take reading, mathematics, and arts appreciation assessments.
Students are not the only people charged with discovering connections between the arts and other core subjects. Teachers may strengthen their understanding of the complexities of the arts by enrolling in the Fitton Center's Riverside Academy, which is a satellite campus of the University of Rio Grande. Through this program, they can obtain a Masters in Education with a focus in the fine arts.
All staff operations in Spectra+ schools are site managed, so that individual schools can address the particular needs of their students. With careful attention to detail, teachers of subjects such as math or reading observe art sessions in progress and coordinate with the artists-in-residence. Teacher/artist teams then co-write units of instruction that are in line with state or national standards in core academic content areas. These units of instruction help to integrate the arts across the curriculum, even in areas where art may not be part of the traditional teaching method.
To assess the effectiveness of the endeavor against other schools with similar demographics, SPECTRA+ is currently sponsoring a study conducted by Dr. Richard Luftig at Miami University of Ohio, using a simple control school (a school with no special programs), a modified control school (a school that uses another supplemental teaching program), and a SPECTRA+ school. Preliminary results of the analysis of the data reveal SPECTRA+ third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students are faring better than the simple control group on all of the predetermined assessments, and are equal to or better than the modified control group on all tests. SPECTRA+ students show particular achievement on math and reading assessments for fourth and sixth grade students.
With the success of the elementary school program in mind, the Fitton Center has developed a new program for high school-aged students in collaboration with the Butler Technology and Career Development School. The Options AcademyThe Arts, slated to open in the fall, will serve students interested in the arts as a career. Each student will have a computer-based personal education plan and will obtain field experience by working with mentor artists in a specific trade. The goal of Options Academy is to display each student's potential for success, which can eventually translate into success in an art-based profession, through a nontraditional school environment.
SPECTRA+ students and teachers may also enrich their learning through other programs the Fitton Center makes available to all community members. To supplement the extensive arts instruction of SPECTRA+, students may choose to participate in the Riverbank poetry project or Lane @ Fitton, which are both projects designed to increase community understanding of reading/language arts.
The Fitton Center received an Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant from OII in 2003 to implement the SPECTRA+ program. SPECTRA+ has been designated by the state of Ohio as a promising practice, and the program directors are documenting the model so that it might be replicated in other schools.
- Fitton Center for Creative Arts
- Spectra+"!
- Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants Program
What's New
New Feature on GreatSchools.net
GreatSchools.net has launched a user-friendly feature for 30 U.S. states that allows parents, policymakers, and others to easily ascertain whether a school is in need of improvement under Child Left Behind. If it is, the site offers a list of schools in the district not need of improvement, which parents can consult as they consider their pubic school choice options. The site also contains a list of approved supplemental educational services providers. This database is funded by a grant from OII. (July 8)
Charter Schools in CA Successfully Serve Students with Disabilities
A new Reason Foundation report has found that California charter schools, even with fewer resources than traditional public schools, are successfully providing quality education for students with disabilities. The report also found that charter schools are reducing the number of students labeled "special education" through early intervention programs. (July 2004)
Policy Brief on Charter School Laws and Partnerships
Published by the Education Commission of the States, and supported by a grant from the Department of Education's Charter Schools Program, the University of Southern California has released a policy brief entitled Charter School Laws and Partnerships: Expanding Opportunities and Resources. (April 2004)
Brochure for Parents on Supplemental Educational Services
OII has released a new PDF (24K). The two-page brochure, designed for parents, explains what supplemental services are and how to get more information. It is available free from ED Pubs (order number EU 0111H.) (July 8)
New What Works Clearinghouse Website
The new What Works Clearinghouse websitea source of scientific evidence of what works in educationis now available with its first study reports on middle school math curricula and peer-assisted learning. (July 1)
Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs Program
The first Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs (LEE) Fellows have completed their action research and were honored by the sponsoring school, Arizona State University West. One Fellow, Marta Reyes-Newberry, has been appointed the new Director of Charter Schools for the California State Department of Education. LEE is an OII-funded interdisciplinary program for charter school leaders that bridges Education M.ED. and MBA degrees to equip participants with both education and business skills. (June 4) (see also the Innovator for Nov. 10, 2003)
"We the People Initiative" is Seeking Proposals
As a part of its "We the People" initiative, the National Endowment for the Humanities seeks proposals for a series of intensive, one-week residence-based workshops for educators that use historic sites to address central themes and issues in American history. (deadline August 6)
Innovations in the News
Charter Schools
KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Heartwood Academy's 28-year-old principal, Sehba Zhumkhawala, has had to create her school from scratchsell the community on the idea, raise money to supplement state funding, hire teachersand she is spending her summer recruiting students. Classes will start this fall in the San Jose, CA low-income district of Alum Rock. [More-Christian Science Monitor] (July 6)
High Tech High in Point Loma, CA, the original school in a growing network, will send all 105 of its graduates to college this fall. High Tech Schools, which use internships and projects in technology to supplement traditional instruction, will open two more campuses in the fall to make a total of sixteen schools operating under the high tech model. [More-San Diego Union Tribune] (July 2)
Suncoast Academy in Sarasota, FL, a public charter school, emphasizes discipline and social skills for all students. Suncoast joins more than 200 schools nationwide (including the nearby Sarasota Military Academy) that have the same approach to reaching students. [More-Herald Tribune] (july 6)
Teacher Quality
A collaboration between the Virginia Department of Education and the national New Teacher Project allows prospective teachers to send their résumés to many schools using a single application. Directors of the project hope that the new common application will attract teachers to schools that are most in need of quality instruction. [More-Washington Post] (free registration) (June 30)
Teaching American History
Four public school systems in southern Missouri have received a Teaching American History (TAH) grant to provide educators with the opportunity to earn a master's degree in American history. Interested teachers will use grant monies to take Internet classes while school is in session, and to attend intensive institutes during summer months. [More-News Leader] (July 6)
TAH grant recipients at Bozeman High School in Montana reinforce the importance of the Declaration of Independence as a determinant of U.S. history. Teachers and historians say that the document epitomizes the ideals of equality and freedom, significantly influencing U.S. citizens in the past and present. [More-Bozeman Daily Chronicle] (July 4)
The Indiana Area School District in Indiana, PA received a TAH grant to improve teachers' understanding of history. District officials hope that increased teacher proficiency will improve student achievement both in school and on state-mandated assessments. [More-Indiana Gazette] (July 3)
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Sandy Carter: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) -- Off the Record
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Mobitel will tell their great Smart SOA Story At IMPACT
Mobitel chose IBM and BPM powered by SOA to better align business and IT. Meet this IBM IMPACT speaker in Vegas next month to learn more about their SOA and BPM journey!
I had the pleasure of talking to our customer, Boštjan Robežnik, Director of IT at Mobitel and gleaning some great insights on their BPM and SOA journey. Mobitel is a mid-sized company which develops its own innovative mobile solutions in accordance with the needs of the Slovenian market and users' demands. http://www.mobitel.si/english.aspx
Sandy: Why did you choose IBM software? Boštjan Robežnik: I think IBM was actually a little bit different compared to other vendors. We did quite a deep analysis of the market at that time. So the conclusion was that IBM offers--could offer to us the solution which would really help us to achieve the goals, yeah? One of the big differentiator was Telco Industry Content Pack and WebSphere Business Service Fabric. This was really something not found by other vendors. One of the goals of SOA project was the fast rollout of the standardized--industry standard business processes and data objects, and this is something which is a part of the Telco Industry Content Pack. And this is also something which is not found by other vendors as such. And WebSphere Business Services Fabric gives us a possibility to dynamically select the service based on the policy. This is also a unique feature.
Sandy: Why did you chose the Smart SOA path? Boštjan Robežnik: SOA is a clear must in the future. Also, based on the research--resources of Gartner, for example, this is something which is not hype anymore. This is something you have to adopt in order to have a clean IT. For me it means that I have a really good way how to orchestrate the whole IT landscape, all the application into the single business support system. It gives me a lot of flexibility. So I think that it is really a right decision for IBM. And for me, in the moment, IBM is really a top provider of SOA.
Sandy: How has BPM powered by Smart SOA helped you better align business and IT?
Boštjan Robežnik: Typically business and IT, of course, are quite two different worlds and SOA and Telco Industry Content Pack and WebSphere Business Service Fabric, it really gives a good bridge between those two different worlds. So business typically--of course, they know very well the business processes, they know how they would optimize them. IT, of course, they should have a capability to fulfill the needs of the business people and of the market as such. So by introducing WebSphere Business Modeler to the business people, we actually introduce a bridge between those two different worlds. So by using the Modeler, the business people have actually a communication way with IT how to communicate with IT varied ideas how the business processes should look like. So this is, for me, one of the really important tools. It is definitely a bridge between those two different worlds. On the other hand, we introduced with WebSphere Business Monitor to the business people a tool which could be used by them to improve agility of the company, because now they can measure our human tasks, they can measure our different KPIs. And, of course, this is then bidirectional communication between IT and business units, and it really gives us a better agility on the market.
Sandy: How does "the business" benefit from BPM powered by Smart SOA and the Telco Industry Content Pack? Boštjan Robežnik: Business organization sees different benefits. Of course, one of the major benefits is the possibility to monitor in the production environment the whole business process, to measure the KPIs, to have a chance to modify the business processes. And on the other hand, they see a better agility of the IT systems as such, because IT is responsible to deliver products, it's responsible to deliver new services. This architecture is cleaner, it's easier than to maintain, the governance was introduced, and everything together gives the benefits to business units, to company as such.
Sandy: What has been your experience working with IBM? Boštjan Robežnik: With IBM, since start of the project, we worked hand in hand and it was a kind of joint cooperation, and both parties--we had the full commitment to succeed with that project. Since the start of the project, IBM actually invested a lot into Mobitel with their valuable knowledge, with their experts which helped us onsite, and that was actually crucial for the success of the project, and also for the project completion.
Sandy: We are thrilled that you will be speaking next month at IMPACT 2009 in Vegas . Anything you would like to share? Boštjan Robežnik: I am really excited and looking forward to sharing our experience with you and other IT experts. For me, it will definitely be the most thrilling event ever.
Thank you for sharing your insights and I am looking forward to seeing you at IBM Impact 2009 in Vegas next month. For more information on Mobitel, please do visit http://www.mobitel.si/english.aspx[Read More]
IMPACT: DAY 1 Kickoff!
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Today was truly an incredible day at IMPACT! I arrived this morning at the MGM Boxing Arena to learn that we had 6,000 people in attendance at the conference. This morning's session was a chance for us to connect with our customers, partners, analysts and press. It's hard to believe that this is only the second annual IMPACT conference. The sheer volume of customers has grown by nearly 50 percent in the past year. Indeed, interest in SOA among companies of all sizes in all industries continues to rise at an increasingly rapid pace.
I want to share with all of you, some of the exciting news we talked about today.
Here's a quick summary with links to more information:
Please join us on the Network and share you thoughts & experiences.
And don't forget to join this week's SOA JAM. We want to hear from you!
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Countdown to IMPACT 2008--Ready, Set, GO! April 6-11, 2008
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Recently, Forrester Research published a telling report on SOA Adoption. According to Forrester's latest survey data, "the IT industry is continuing its strong adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA)." And satisfaction with SOA implementations continues to run high. Why? Because SOA continues to help businesses solve real business problems.
IBM's IMPACT conference offers the proof of the Forrester data. Check out the number of customer speakers that will be there to talk about their SOA implementations. This is one of the conference highlights that is truly superior.
The list of companies is right out of the Fortune 500: Aetna, AllState, Bank of America, Countrywide, Harley Davidson and more. Its a rare opportunity to hear actual customer case studies and SOA best practices.
And there's more...
And just for fun...
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Smart SOA --- Smart Car -- IMPACT 2008 ---
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The Smart SOA(TM) approach is our theme for IMPACT 2008!!
A Smart SOA(TM) approach is leveraging our over 5700 customers' experiences. Smart SOA allows customers to meet the requirements of tomorrow's advanced deployments without un-doing their current projects. Smart SOA demands that we apply the principles of simplicity and robustness at every stage of sophistication. Through the flexibility that optimizing their service oriented architecture (SOA) can deliver— a smart approach to SOA—companies are changing their businesses and seizing new opportunities for growth.
Now, the cool thing, is that Smart Car USA will be presenting on stage at IMPACT 2008 a Smart Car -- based on the winner of our Smart SOA contest! For details click here!Read More]
IMPACT 2008! Techy conference!
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I have been working non stop on IMPACT 2008! We are getting ready for 6,000 of you to come learn, network, and have some fun!
Why is it so cool? A must come event! Check this out!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txJz-gR-3go
First there are No Chart Zones, Stump the Architect, certifications, and more.
Second, there are over 500 classes available for you to deepen your technical skill. Just for SOA enabled by Web 2.0, here is what we have in place! The Web 2.0 roadmap highlights how IBM products and open source initiatives can enable Web 2.0 innovations in the enterprise. The Web 2.0 curriculum at IMPACT 2008 has sessions designed to help architects identify how the cultural and technical components of Web 2.0 are likely to affect their organizations, as well as how to use existing and new technologies to support them. In addition, application developers can select from a number of sessions, from entry level through advanced, on ways to weave Web 2.0 technologies like REST, AJAX, Feeds, Assembly, JSON/XML and other technologies into your software applications. Learn how to build and deploy applications on the Web quickly by participating in our hands-on labs using IBM tools. Take the opportunity to see how rapid development and service reuse can help your enterprise stay one step ahead in a rapidly changing global marketplace. Please join IBM Distinguished Engineers Marc-Thomas Schmidt, Jerry Cuomo, Kyle Brown, Jason McGee, and Rob Will and a host of leaders from across the IBM labs to learn about our Web 2.0 strategy.
Web 2.0 Roadmap
And Finally, we have great IBMers for you to meet and greet like Rob High, Jerry Cuomo, Craig Hayman!!!!
I hope to see you there!
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Meet the Experts: IBM IMPACT 2008 Session Previews
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We've just completed some preview videos of IMPACT speaking sessions that I wanted to share!
The videos really give you a flavor of the event. We have three outstanding IBM technical experts talking about their upcoming sessions at IBM's IMPACT 2008 :
Kyle Brown on Business Event Processing
You can view all the IMPACT videos on YouTube IMPACT TV.
To learn more about IMPACT sessions, click here.
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IMPACT 2008!!! Are you coming?
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IMPACT 2008: Get Ready!
Hey! I am just too excited about our latest news on Impact 2008. Guys, this is an event you won't want to miss.
We have added more of everything to make this the #1 SOA and WebSphere education event. More customer speakers (220 so far)! More technical certifications (29). More labs (31). More meet-the-experts sessions. More fun!
Targeted Education
What's really unique about Impact is it delivers targeted education to ALL members of your team -- technical and business, developers and architects, staffers and execs. In fact, with the help of customers and Business Partners we're delivering more than 500 sessions across four role-based tracks: Technical, IT Executive, Business Executive, and Alignment of Business & IT. Plus, a fifth track just on SOA Customer Feedback.
We've really "upped the ante" on technical education this year. Technical attendees will be able to tap a powerful education network! More than 350 unique technical sessions, from novice to true black-belt -- real "double-black diamond" kind of stuff. 29 technical certifications. A cool no-charts-zone with meet-the-architects and open labs. And we are really emphasizing community networking with always-open Tech Zone lounges, special members-only Global WebSphere Community sessions, and lots more.
Dynamic Keynote Speakers
Our dynamic keynote speakers are going to get you focused on "innovation."
Plus you'll hear keynotes from IBM senior executives: Steve Mills ,Robert LeBlancTom Rosamilia, Al Zollar, Mike Rhodin, Steve Solazzzo, and others.
And we're just about sold out of sponsorships for the Solution Center which means you will have access to an awesome array of IBM and Business Partner SOA solutions. The team has put together great deals on Impact registration -- valuable education incentives, a team discount where you register 10 people from the same company and get the 11th free, and GWC members get a special conference rate.
Oh, and check out the sneak preview video of Impact 2008 highlights for what's in store -- like the B-52's! Click here to view the Impact 2008 Sneak Preview video.
We want you in Las Vegas for Impact 2008. Be sure to register today! Click here to register.
I look forward to seeing you at Impact 2008, April 6-11 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel![Read More]
Happy SOA New Year!
Happy SOA New Year!!! Another fun SOA case study ! What is SOA? The most common analogy used to describe SOA is that of building blocks. Imagine standing side-by-side a toy car, and one built using Lego® blocks. The toy car represents a traditional IT application, and the one built of blocks represents an assembled application using SOA services. Both have the same basic function, but the car built of blocks can be easily modified – or even re-assembled into something completely different such as a toy airplane. An SOA Example: HousingMaps.com A good example of a composite SOA-driven application is HousingMaps.com. This consumer facing web application takes information from Craigslist about houses for rent or for sale and merges it with location data from Google Maps. The result for users is a location-based view of all the properties for rent or sale within a specific geography. Users can click on any spot in the map to see the detailed property listing from Craigslist. The application works because both Craigslist and Google chose to expose portions of their applications as services using standard protocols. If their respective applications were completely self-contained in the model of traditional IT applications, then the only way to achieve HousingMaps functionality would be to write an entirely new application from scratch![Read More]
SOA Consortium!
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I just finished my final business trip of the year...with the SOA Consortium! The SOA Consortium has grown from 11 members to 81 members this year. Richard Soley, the Executive Director of the SOA Consortium, shared that the Consortium has the fastest first year growth on any user group he has been involved with in 18 years of user community experience!!! IBM was one of the founding sponsors of the SOA Consortium. As a vendor neutral organization, the Consortium is an SOA advocacy group comprised of end users, service providers, and technology vendors, committed to helping the Global 1000, major government agencies and mid-market businesses successfully adopt SOA by 2010. This is not about Standards. This is about the evangelism of SOA in the marketplace and ensuring that companies the right level of help to be successful. This year the SOA Consortium has achieved a number of successes: 1. Conducted CIO Executive Summits in New York, San Francisco, Brussels and Jacksonville, and produced a whitepaper and webcast with the findings from the New York and San Francisco Summits. 2. Collected and published a set of over 20 customer case studies submitted by members that have been widely circulated showing the business value of moving to SOA 3. Recruited client members from companies and the US Government, including Wells Fargo, Kohl's, Avis Budget and the US Army, in addition to having analyst members such as Hurwitz and Associates 4. Produced webcasts and podcasts on the topics of 'Executive Insights on SOA Adoption', 'SOA Governance', 'SOA/BPM Relationship', 'Enterprise Architecture of the Future', and 'CIO SOA Concerns' 5. SOA Consortium moderated and staffed 4 panels at key Gartner events as well as having booths in the Gartner showcase areas, and have been invited to even more Gartner events in 2008, due to 2007 success 6. SOA Consortium produced over 10 well received and often blogged deliverables and press releases, all of which list IBM as a founding sponsor IBM has had a significant influence on the organization as one of the four founding sponsors with actions such as co-leading and driving one of the three Consortium sub-groups (Executive Suite SOA), which produced the highly regarded and downloaded set of customer SOA case studies Here are the podcasts....! Take a listen! Live from the SOA Consortium - Sandy Carter of IBM Live from the SOA Consortium - CIO SOA Concerns [Read More]
CIO: Is Santa the Original SOA Architect
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
Is Santa the Original SOA Architect?
Posted by: Sandy Carter IBM in Soapbox
It's the most wonderful yet hectic time of the year as consumers vie for mall parking spaces and also spend their precious lunch hours shopping online. Meanwhile, vendors are busy carefully managing and monitoring inventory and their supplier relationships to ensure their goods are delivered to stores and homes on time. Of course, an SOA could help these vendors streamline, integrate and manage their various CRM, ERP and SCM applications. Ideally, this integration through the SOA would help ensure that customers are satisfied and retailers have a successful holiday season. For many retailers, however, it's not an easy task to oversee the manufacturing and timely delivery of goods in a highly competitive, global marketplace – all during a finite period of time. With this in mind, perhaps we could all learn some important lessons about building a service oriented architecture by taking a closer look at one of the first and most successful SOA projects. This project is representative of a Smart SOA strategy, is based in the North Pole and was initiated by Santa Claus to better manage his workshop. Here are 10 reasons why Santa's SOA is exemplary:
1. Global: the infrastructure follows the sun in order to deliver goods to its client base in a timely manner.
2. Cross-company effort: the SOA bridges the gap between the executive office (Santa) and staff (elves) to execute on common goals.
3. BPM support: has built in business process management (BPM) capabilities to streamline and ensure consistency of toy manufacturing and distribution.
4. Flexibility: enables The Workshop to easily anticipate and respond to sudden spikes in end-of-year activity without resulting in any hiccups in workflow.
5. Reusability: the SOA takes advantage of reusable services so that employees can accommodate consistent customer requests (dolls, teddy bears) as well as easily manage and integrate new requests (Wii, DVD player) using the same, proven best practices.
6. Standards-based: enables Santa to protect existing investments such as the home-grown shipping and distribution application while allowing the infrastructure to integrate the latest CRM tools to manage a client base that completely turns over every few years.
7. Unified communications: supports UC by integrating and identifying the individual letters delivered via various communications methods such as email, traditional postal carriers, in person requests delivered to Santa's helpers in the mall, and inquiries sent via Santa's website. Additionally, the SOA infrastructure will be able to support future demands for text, instant messaging, and click-to-call capabilities.
8. Security: ensures the protection and sharing of confidential information including the list of who's naughty and who's nice.
9. Competitive advantage: consistent and timely delivery of requested toys has resulted in a satisfied customer base and a dominant market position.
10. Everybody knows that SANTA is an acronym for the North Pole's SOA approach: Strategic Architecture, Not Tactical Achievements. Not only has Santa mastered the creation of a successful SOA, he's also the ideal employee because he gets the job done, is a well respected leader with longevity and experience, and is satisfied with a cookies and milk end-of-year bonus.[Read More]
Playing the Game !
Hey Gang! I am here in Asia Pacific. I have been to Japan, Korea and am now in China. I love Asia -- the people, the food, the culture! One thing that I learned in Asia many moons ago, was the game. Gaming is very big here. It is the way people play, relax and learn. To that end, we announced here in Asia the introduction of learning SOA and BPM through serious gaming. 12 Universities here are accepting the challenge of being bold enough to test this out! The universities are: Beijing Institute of Technology (China) BUAA (China) Chuo University (Japan) Harbin Institute of Technology (China) Keio University (Japan) Peking Unversity (China) Singapore Management University (Singapore) Sun Yat-sen University (China) Tongji University (China) Tsukuba University (Japan) Waseda University (Japan) Wuhan Unversity (China) Why Serious Gaming? Well now is the generation of Xbox. Who is Generation X-box? (or Digital Natives if you dont want to use Xbox). According to the Entertainment Software Association, in 2007 the average game player is 33 years old. 47% of all gamers fall in the 18-49 age range. 24% are over 50. The average age of MBA students varies by school, but generally late 20's for full time program, late 30's for exec. mba here are already more Gen X & Gen Ys, the "digitial natives" than there are baby boomers! We at IBM are trying to use games with a curriculum to help students learn and have fun! Our mandate -- have fun and • aggressively ignore any hint of formal instruction • lean heavily on trial-and-error (afer all, failure is nearly free, you just push "play again") • includeslots of learning from peers but virtually none from authority figures • is consumed in very small bits, exactly when the learner wants, which is usually just before the skill is needed • allow for people to take risks in a safe environment • allow for players to achieve a skill or talent which is not only meaningful but perceived as having value So we announced Innov8 at IMPACT 2007 and then GA ed it to universities in November. With INN0V8, we started with the objective of providing an immersive experience that simulates real life, with key 'teaching moments'. It is fundamentally different from traditional e-learning. For me, learning occurs through dialog with other characters - in primarily peer roles, and self-discovery, via trial-and-error, in the mini games contained in the game. Each mini-game is preceded by a tutorial that explains how the game works... just in time!! The experience is risk free.. you can drive the fictional company into the ground without major penalty and so our goal is that we teache real world skills that our customers have told us they value... and are in short demand.. Why don't you try this out and see what you think! Click here to play the INNOV8 preview video.[Read More]
SOA Contest in China!!
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China is a fabulous place -- actually one of my favorite places to visit due to the energy and excitement in the Chinese people. I would recommend several very key spots like Xian where the terra cotta soldiers are -- check it out this one !!
Because of the explosive growth in China, we designed a contest for China university students. We asked them to build an SOA application using a virtual customer that is facing application integration problem with two legacy ERP and CRM systems, and want to improve the operation process and increasing business flexibility. 5 students can form a team, act as a SI and design a SOA solution for the customer. The whole contest is to simulate a full selling cycle of an IT project: the first stage is collecting proposal, the second is to have the top solutions (in this program, top 15 teams) to do presentation and bidding, and the top 5 solution will enter last phase -- system implementation.
We have already over 410 teams from 70 universities. Teams in the IBM China SOA Contest established over 350 blogs such Leading team . They're the #1 team in the first phase of the contest. The blog's in chinese, but here's a basic transation of the blog from Google: China Blog
What do you think? I am looking forward to announcing the winner in November while I am in China![Read More]


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McDonough wrote:
Baby cacti seedlings are just soooOOOO cute. Rick, how do you handle them in the fridge? Don't they need more light? I'm interested in particular details about how you overwinter them in the fridge... and might such a technique be applicable to other plants?
Cohan is right. When practically any plant is dormant, you don't need light. Obviously, when a cactus shrinks down, you can be positive it is dormant. My fridge is kept very cold: if you put a cup of water in the back, it will freeze on top. And I am the only one here, so the door doesn't opened that often.
I was pretty apprehensive the first time I put these cactus in the fridge last season. I had only planted the seed the second week of July, and plants were so teensy, and even more so when they shrunk down! These pics were taken in mid August 2010:
Now compare that with this pic taken in mid July 2011, and how they shrunk to the image in my previous post, and you REALLY get the idea how teensy they were the first winter in the fridge.
Outside, pots sat under the roof eve for for several weeks before transferring to the fridge, and even then I put them in the fridge uncovered for a month before I enclosed them in a plastic bag. Materials stay this way until removal in spring. Remember that if you enclose materials and then put them in a colder temperature, you risk a lot of moisture condensation - in the soil and on the pot and plant surfaces. Water that was water vapor and innocuous, becomes liquid that can be dangerous and promote rot. The goal, in my opinion, is to reduce dessication, but not allow any free water liquid. If your plastic bag has water condensing on its inner surface, than the humidity is too high inside the bag.
I regularly overwinter other plants that I expect to not survive zone 4 winter (but still need a good winter) in the fridge. This also includes cuttings I root in the late summer, or cuttings that don't root until late summer/fall. These new plants, I have found through trial and error (well, error, really) just don't ready themselves for winter, even though they are outside, and even though they will be perfectly cold hardy next season.
When in the refrigerator, always err on the dry side. It really is amazing how dry plants survive when temps are low. Other seedlings that are in my fridge now, in their pots DRY are tender Gladiolus spp. There will be a few others that are still in the unheated garage.


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INGREDIENTS:4 7-oz. pieces of black cod fillet 30 oz. mirin (rice wine) 15 oz. white wine 6 oz. shallots 2 oz. parsley stems 8 oz. shelled edamame (fresh soybeans) 12 oz. parsnips 12 oz. celery root 6 oz. Yukon Gold potato 1 oz. white truffle 3 oz. Plugra butter 2 oz. olive oil 2 oz. peanut oil 8 pieces of chiveDIRECTIONS:Marinate cod by placing it in medium mixing bowl and covering with 15 oz. of mirin. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 hours. Peel parsnips. Cut ends off and ...
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Padres Come-From-Behind!!
What a crazy game. Come-from-behind, heart-attack ninth inning, yeah, I love those games🙂
Josh Banks started for the first time this year. He threw seven solid innings, allowing three runs on five hits. It was a great start, but it looked like he would lose the game.
Mike Hampton, starting for the Astros, threw extremely well. He went six innings, allowing one run on four hits. He was very solid.
In the fourth, Adrian Gonzalez drove in Scott Hairston for our first run with a triple. But Adrian tweaked his knee going into the third, and he had to leave the game. AHHHHH!! We need Adrian. We NEED him!! I really really hope he gets better soon!!
Going into the seventh, the score was 3-1 Astros. It didn't seem very likely that the Padres would be able to come back, but these are the "never say die" kids. These are my Padres!!
Chase Headley started the inning with a single. Two outs later, Will Venable drove him in with a double. Now it's a one-run game! Next up, Tony Gwynn singled to tie the game. Then, David Eckstein singled to give the Padres the lead. Tony made a great slide into home to avoid the tag.
Now that the Padres had the lead, the bullpen had to hold it. Edward Mujica threw the top of the eighth, and it was kind of scary. He allowed a single, but then got a beautiful double play. Then he allowed another single, but Heath Bell came in to get a fly-out to escape the inning. One down, one more to go.
The Padres were not able to add any insurance in the bottom of the eighth, so we went to the ninth and Heath Bell. Now, I've said before the Heath likes to make things interesting. Well, tonight, he made things REALLY interesting. Goodness, he really needs to stop that. He's stressing out the Padres fans!!
With two outs (two outs!!), he walked two straight batters. AHHH!! Those were the potential tying and winning runs for the Astros. Man, it was STRESSING!!!
The next batter hit a ball very well to right field. AHHHHH!! But no fear, we've got Tony Gwynn out there!! He made a great catch to put the game away.
Haha, Heath looks so relieved!!
He got his 22nd save of the season. Josh Banks got his first win of the season.
Whew. It was an excellent game. We really needed that one, so it was great. This is a four game series, so the Padres need at least one more. Preferably two more, though🙂
David Eckstein had three hits again. He has been soooo good!!
Tonight we are playing the 'Stros again. Walter Silva is pitching. Oh boy. Buddy Black said that he gets another chance, so here it is. I don't expect him to throw well, but I really hope he does.
There was this really great article about Tony Gwynn and Tony Gwynn yesterday on espn.com. It was excellent!! You can read it here.
Well, let's get this game tonight boys!!
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Man it seems like everyone is coming from behind. Yesterday the O's came back from down nine. It was ridiculous.
I really respect Adrian Gonzalez right now for continuing to play at such a high level for a team that has no chance this year. I doubt he will get traded but if he does one team is going to be very, very happy.
very true, dillon. even though we were the victims of that o's comeback, it was truly a great day in baseball yesterday
heath does look relieved lol
I missed a great game! Glad to hear that Eck was a huge part of this. I really hope Adrian gets better soon. We definitely need him!


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Courtesy photo Leal
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
Jesse Leal didn't have a big business plan with hopes of riches and success. Instead, he and his wife, Irma, wanted to fill a need in the community.
Jesse Leal, 79, founder of Leal's Mexican Food Restaurants, died Friday in Clovis after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by friends and family, his son Sergio Leal said.
A funny, civic minded, loving and strong man who loved life — his six children reminisced about him as they gathered Friday night to share memories of their father.
Working as a timekeeper at a local produce company, Jesse Leal and Irma opened a small tortilla factory and cafe in Muleshoe, Texas, in 1957.
In 1968, the couple expanded, opening El Nuevo Leal's Restaurant in Muleshoe.
They raised their six children in the family business, the restaurant serving as a second home to the family.
All the children continue to work in the family business, operating restaurants and retail locations in Muleshoe, Henrietta, Plainview, Amarillo, and Dallas, Texas as well as two Leals restaurants in Clovis .
Jesse Leal loved people, using his Muleshoe restaurant as a way to care for the community.
"The essence of who him and my mom were was servants," Victor Leal said. "They used food as a vehicle to shower people with love."
When they began the business, they wanted to help the "braceros", Mexican workers that would cross the border to earn money as farm laborers.
Starting with a basic menu of home-style Mexican food and homemade tortillas, the couple became pioneers of the Mexican restaurant business in west Texas.
Hector Leal, the couples oldest son, said Irma and Jesse packed lunches for workers, helped them write and send letters and money home to their families and tried to provide them comfort away from home.
"They would go get them from the farms and bring them in and feed them," he said.
And they built a reputation of hard work and compassion, making their restaurant a home away from home, his children recalled.
"It turned into a ministry for them," said daughter Alma Jaramillo.
"We can't even begin to tell you how many they helped."
Jesse and Irma were set to celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary Nov. 24.
A true partnership from the start, the couple never fought, always supported each other, worked in unison toward their goals, and lived their life together as one.
"I think their dancing on the dance floor is just a metaphor to how they lived life together," son Abel Leal said, describing the pair clearing dance floors as they glided and dipped together.
"It was just a beautiful dance in life that they did together that will always remain in our lives."
For the family, most of their memories are centered on the restaurant, but Jesse Leal was so much more.
He pushed his children, employees and anyone he came in contact with to seek higher education and thrived on knowledge, his love for learning unrivaled.
"He went through life knowing that nobody ever owed him anything… He loved to learn. He encouraged us always to continue learning," Laura Leal said. Laura Leal operates the two Clovis restaurants.
"There's so many people that have stories about the influence he had on their lives."
And he was a lover of politics, law, boxing, avid card player and lover of the arts with diverse music taste and a passion for everything from the big bands of the 1930's and 1940's to tangos.
Armed with a great sense of humor, sadly, he couldn't tell a joke to save his life his children said laughing.
But he always made people laugh, entertaining customers with his antics — singing and dancing, lighting customers cigarettes, anything to entertain.
Complex and multifaceted, Leal's children remember him as a warrior poet, full of love and gratitude for life.
"It's hard to sum my dad up. It's kind of like when you look at a diamond. You can look at it from any angle and it captures and reflects light. That was Dad. He always saw life as this wonderful gift and he was thankful," Victor Leal said.
"(The restaurant) turned out to be a good avenue for him to use his gifts and they were many and varied."


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Four teens injured in Monroe County crash
Monroe County authorities say four teenagers were injured in a crash that happened on private property Thursday afternoon.
The Monroe County dispatch center received a 911 call just before 5:00 p.m. about a motor vehicle crash that happened on a cranberry marsh. The marsh is near the intersection of Copper Road and Exodus Avenue in the town of Byron.
Four 17-year-olds were in a pick-up truck looking for a fishing hole, when they missed a turn and went into a deep ditch. The Monroe County Sheriff's Department says nobody in the vehicle was wearing a seat-belt.
Two of the teens were able to get out of the truck and walk to a nearby home. They were taken by ambulance to Tomah Memorial Hospital. One of them was later taken to a La Crosse hospital with critical injuries.
A private party picked-up the driver and the other passenger, and took them to Tomah Memorial Hospital where they were treated.
The Wisconsin State Patrol, Oakdale First Responders, Tomah Area Ambulance Service, and the Monroe County 911 Communication Center assisted the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at the scene.
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No more cutsSeptember 10,2013
No more cuts
When it comes to U.S. national security, the economy and our global interests, I strongly believe that American foreign assistance programs represent the best bang for the buck. At a cost of less than 1 percent of the federal budget, we reap enormous returns on this investment by opening up new markets to American goods and services and maintaining stability in volatile parts of the world where violence and war would otherwise prevail.
On top of the economic and strategic reasons, theres also the moral dimension. Millions of children are alive and thriving today thanks to successful vaccination efforts and other programs financed by American foreign assistance. Republicans and Democrats have supported these efforts like the distribution of anti-malarial bed nets and the construction of rural hospitals, schools and clinics for decades.
Our bipartisan legacy of fighting extreme poverty, hunger and disease should be a point of national pride and protected by lawmakers. I call on Sens. Sanders and Leahy to ensure that our international affairs budget does not suffer any more cuts.
Neville Berle
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The *official* Android on the HP Touchpad owner's thread
Community Wiki
How to install Android 4.4.x with Jcsullins TPtoolbox "The Super Easy Way"
Below is a simple summary for those don't want to keep WebOS. Read the detail guide in the link above for those want to keep WebOS.
There is youtube video guide in the link also showing the steps.
- PC: download and install novacom
Download, extract and install the appropriate version of Novacom for your OS here:
novacom-win-32.tgz [viglink.com]
novacom-win-64.tgz [viglink.com]
novacom-linux-32.tgz [viglink.com]
novacom-linux-64.tgz [viglink.com]
novacom-mac.tgz [viglink.com]
- PC: download Android ROM, Google Apps (gapps), recovery (use 1 for each). The video in the detail guide linked above choice the following but you can pick other one in the detail guide:
- ROM: [ROM] [4.4.4] [CyanogenMod 11 by Jcsullins] [DM] By Jcsullins (cm-11-20141125-SNAPSHOT-jcsullins-tenderloin.zip)
- gapps: gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip Standard KK Gapps
- recovery: update-PhilZ_CWM-jcs-dm-tenderloin-20140317.zip Touch Enabled CWM
- PC: download and extract Touchpad Toolbox
Download Jcsullins latest Toolbox v42 (replaces v40, v41x) [viglink.com]
-Extract the TPToolbox v42 zip file and open the folder.
-If using windows run the batch file tptb_v42_win.bat
-If using Linux or Mac run the script file name tptb_v42_nix.sh
Note: -Improved filename-based detection of ROMs/GAPPs/Recoveries
Note: -Resolves issues with not being able to navigate the TPtoolbox menu with the volume buttons
- Touchpad: enter webOS Recovery mode (a Touchpad bootloader feature), and connect it to PC with a USB cable
- PC: run Touchpad Toolbox to install it to Touchpad. Touchpad reboots into Touchpad Toolbox automatically.
- Touchpad: in Touchpad Toolbox, perform Complete Data Reset (again, this summary steps are for those don't want to keep WebOS. Read the detail guide above for those want to keep WebOS.), then Install Android. Touchpad then mounts as a USB drive on PC.
- PC: copy downloaded ROM/gapps/recovery zips to HP Touchpad\ttinstall. Eject the USB drive for Touchpad.
- Touchpad: in Touchpad Toolbox, choose Unmount Media Volume to unmount Touchpad as a drive of PC. Touchpad Toolbox checks the zip files. It then lets you confirm OS installation, initializes partitions, and starts installing recovery zip. Once the recovery is installed, Touchpad reboots into the recovery automatically.
- Touchpad: Recovery automatically installs ROM and gapps. Just wait. Once done, Touchpad reboots automatically to enter the chosen Android system.
- Done.
CM10.1 is Stable enough for Daily Use (Nov 2013)
(some people report bluetooth issues - if that is very important to you then you might want to stick with CM9)
Follow the instructions below for installing CM9 with ACMEInstaller3. Use the following CM10.1 files instead.
Up to date CM10.1 (choose the file with the most recent date) : http://milaq.exnet.me/downloads/t...n/cm-10.1/
Acme Installer 3 [goo.im]
Clockwork Recovery [box.com]
MoBoot [box.com]
Google Apps (gapps) [mediafire.com](These Gapps are different from CM9 ones below. DO NOT USE CM9 GAPPS).
CM10.2 and CM11.0 are STILL EXPERIMENTAL NIGHTLY BUILDS (Dec 2013)
NOTE: These files generally require the resizing of the partitions on your Touchpad. Make sure you read up on XDA before attempting to simply flash either of these ROMs over the top of CM10.1 from above.
CM10.2 on XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2450358
CM11.0 on XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=2542353
LATEST CM9 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. (November 2012)
Edit: Revised install info as of November 9, 2012.
This is the website I used to do mine and I found it clear and easy, however, others have run into some issues as there can be some ambiguity, so the instructions below are a rewrite, that omits useless info and clarifies all the necessary info.
You'll first need to make sure you have "novacom.exe" on your computer. If you haven't already installed webosquickinstall on the computer that you are using, download it from http://forums.webosnat
When installing webosquickinstall, the novacom drivers will be offered to you and after accepting and installing them, you'll be ready to go.
If you're STILL having trouble with novacom, go here [github.com] to download the Universal Novacom Installer. Click on the icon showing you a ZIP file from a cloud to download the compressed file. Once uncompressed, open the file under the BIN folder and you should be up and ready!
(If for any reason this won't work, try installing Java on your computer)
To install CM9, you'll will need to download the following files,
Acme Installer 3
Clockwork Recovery [box.com]
MoBoot [box.com]
Google Apps (gapps) [goo.im]
CM9 [get.cm] take the most recent version. Latest version is from September 29, 2013.
For Windows computers, navigate to "C:\Program Files\Palm, Inc" and open the folder. (you should see "novacom.exe" within this directory)
Copy the ACMEInstaller3 and paste it into this directory (Palm, Inc folder)
Boot into webOS
Plug your Touchpad into your computer via the stock USB cable. A USB icon should appear on your Touchpad in your notifications area, with an option to start "USB Drive". Tap "USB Drive".
Navigate to the Touchpad drive and open it, then make a new folder on the Touchpad's drive and name it "cminstall" (without the quotes).
Copy the 4 .zip files for CM9, Clockwork Recovery, Moboot, and Google Apps directly into this folder. Do not extract the contents of these .zip files, leave them zipped.
When the files are done copying, close the Touchpad window you opened to copy files, then "safely unmount" your Touchpad. On a Windows computer, there will be an icon by the clock to do this OR right-click on the Touchpad drive on your computer an choose "eject". Then unplug your usb cable to disconnect it. Hold down the power button on the Touchpad and choose shut down.
Once the Touchpad has shut down, press and hold down the "volume up" and the power button until your Touchpad starts. A big USB symbol will appear on the screen, meaning your TP is ready to install CM9.
Again, connect your Touchpad to your computer via the usb cable.
Open a command window on your computer. For Windows computers, press start then type "cmd" into the search bar and hit enter.
Copy and paste " cd C:\Program Files\Palm, Inc " (without the quotes) into the command window, then hit "Enter".
then copy and paste " novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller3 " (without the quotes)into the command window, then hit "Enter".
You should see 2 penguins and lots of lines of texts. It will spend some time installing the .zips in the "cminstall" folder. After this you will see the Moboot screen with options to boot into CM9, boot into recovery, boot into webOS, or boot into webOS Doctor. It will boot into CM9 by default after 7 seconds.
If you want to navigate the boot menu screen (Moboot), use the volume up and down keys, and enter your choice by pressing the Home button on the Touchpad's bezel.
After booting Android, connect to your wifi router by tapping the 6 dots in the top right corner, then navigate to the "Settings" icon, tap on "Settings" then navigate to "Wifi" and connect to the wifi signal of your choice.
Then navigate to the "Security" option on the Settings page and scroll the right side until "Unknown sources" is visible and tap to check it. This is required to install apps from apps stores like Amazon or from a web page.
Find "Date & Time" on the left. Set your time zone. If the time isn't correct, uncheck "Automatic date & time", set the date and time, then check "automatic" again.
While you're in the "Settings", tap on "Storage", then tap on the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner, then tap on "USB Computer connection", then checkmark "Media Device", to permit you to hook your TP up to any computer, as if it were an external hard drive.
PLAY STORE , AKA GAPPS, AKA GOOGLE APPS, WHAT TO DO IF IT DOESN'T WORK. (revised August 21, 2012)
If the Play Store is missing or dysfunctional. download the latest version [goo.im] and put the zip into the download folder of your TP.
If your TP is off, turn it on and select "boot ClockworkMod: and follow the instructions below.
If your TP is on, hit and hold the on/off button for 1 second and a window will appear. Tap on "reboot". then on the next window, tap on "recovery", then hit "OK".
That will take you straight to a menu that can be navigated with the volume up and down buttons.
Navigate to "install zip from SD card", then hit enter by way of pressing the Home button on the black bezel of the TP.
On the next window, it will stop on the option to "choose zip from SD card". so hit enter again.
In the next window. all your folders will appear, so use the volume buttons to navigate to the "download" folder with the gapps file, then hit enter again.
Navigate to the gapps zip file, and hit enter one more time.
The next window asks you to confirm the decision by navigating to the word "yes" then hit enter, at which point, the TP takes over and flashes the file.
When it's done, you navigate through the menu to reboot and it will update as it boots up and you should have the play store installed.
Edit: Revised install info to install FatNCreamy CM9 w/ links and step by step if this wiki is daunting, this is for you! Very simple procedure, no digging for links or digging through threads to find the right rom! *as of Nov 5, 2012.
The rom used in the above directions is called FatN Creamy built by a senior member found on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/s...?t=1944556
LATEST NIGHTLY [get.cm] - MIC WORKS and Skype doesn't crash!
Please don't go off and run off installing Nightly. Follow the correct procedure to do so. Also remember to run a nandroid backup just incase you mess up. Remember Nightly builds are UNTESTED. Don't go off crying in the forums the latest nightly broke your tablet. Any who, mine is fine
gapps wiki (also lists changes): http://wiki.rootzwiki.
Nightly Logs: http://cm-nightlies.appsp
Sometime Nightly Builds: http://get.cm/?device=tenderl
Forum Discussion: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21871-...iscussion/
How to install CM9/nightly
2/21/12 - CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 for Touchpad Build available HERE [rootzwiki.com]]
1/23/12 - CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Alpha 0.5 and Alpha 0.6 for Touchpad Build available HERE [rootzwiki.com]
UPDATE 1/18/2012: CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Alpha 0 for Touchpad available [rootzwiki.com] [rootzwiki.com]
UPDATE 1/18/2012: CM9 Alpha0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for Touchpad with Simple Step-by-Step Installation Guide [blogspot.com]
UPDATE 12/14: MIUI Android ROM Arrived for the HP TouchPad [blogspot.com]
UPDATE 11/22 *** ANDROID Alpha3 Software is HERE [rootzwiki.com] [rootzwiki.com [rootzwiki.com]].*** Fast Mirror Here [webandros.com]
Update 11/05: Working fix for Sleep-of-Death from Dalingrin@CM7 [blogspot.com]
A Video guide on How to install Android on TouchPad[tabletsupportforum.com]
FAQ of HP Touchpad CM7 release here [rootzwiki.com]
List of working/non-working apps on TP Cyan port here [google.com]
Android on TouchPad Info
Simple Step by Step Visual Guide to Run Android on Touchpad for PC, MAC, and Linux [briefmobile.com]
Simple step-by-step Installation Guide with dualboot capability: CM7 Android for TP [blogspot.com]
*Android running as a special card App on TouchPad [blogspot.com]
*Blamza! Honeycomb to TouchPad port - blamza.com
*RootzWiki now has a Dump of the Qualcom Android port for the HP Touchpad. androidpolice.com
*Also see (latest updates + dump download): rootzwiki.com
*RootzWiki Touchdroid Android Project Thread - rootzwiki.com
*Touchdroid team webpage - touch-droid.com
*Hacknmod Reward (up'd to $2000) for Android on HP TouchPad as seen on Hackaday: hackaday.com
*Video of Android 2.3.5 & WebOS dual-boot blamza.com
*CM7 on its way to the TouchpadAndroidPolice
CM progess thread. CM.[rootzwiki.com]Wifi, sound now working.
*Dual-Boot Android 2.3.x Gingerbread And webOS On HP TouchPad [URL="https://slickdeals.net/?&u2=http://www.redmondpie.com/dual-boot-android-2.3.x-gingerbread-and-webos-on-hp-touchpad-achieved-video/"]redmondpie.com
Discussion forum regarding the Cyanogen Mod Android Port to Touchpad.
Cyanogenmod.com forum [cyanogenmod.com]
The Cyanogen Mod - You can see what bugs they are currently experiencing.
A more simplified link that shows the status of Cyanogen Mod
After Cyanogen installation modifications
Update 10/27 Change boot animations on CM7 Video guide here [tabletsupportforum.com].
Suggested apps after installing CM7 on your Touchpad
The official BBC app
Dolphin HD browser (webOS browser is absolute garbage)
The official Engadget app
Pulse (news feed)
The official Twitter app
Ubuntu on TouchPad Info
*Link to PreCentral discussion about Ubuntu: precentral.net
*More on Ubuntu for touchpad: infogenra.com
*Installed ubuntu(+xfce). Pics here: photobucket.com
*This is not meant for the faint hearted or linux noobs. Must know jargon (ssh, chroot, novaterm). Try at your own risk.
- 1. You MUST backup your profile to webos server before beginning with meta doctor (creation of ext3fs) but AFTER installing preware. Otherwise after creating ext3fs and rebooting, when you go to first start screen with webos credentials, your preware will be GONE
- 2. Also, you MUST build the metadoctor after uncommenting the line INSTALL_WIFI_PROFILES = 1. Otherwise you cannot connect to wifi.
- 3. Guides on lilliputing, infogenra are fairly simplistic. You must read each link they refer to and follow the instructions carefully (must definitely have an idea of architecture in which you are building - important for installing novacom drivers/palm SDK).
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So who is still having issues on the new build? I still get the sleep of death issue. One nice thing they did fix was google maps, I can now download it from the marketplace and it works great!
Quote :Reading comprehension isn't just for school children!
Really wish that the android marketplace would remember all your apps and not just the ones you bought!
Also for those that like games the Angry Birds original game and rio game are 100% free on the android marketplace.
My problem at moment is charging seems fine was at 97% last nite and charging fine woke up at 75% still charging. Guess this is why I usually jump in at rc1 at the least. Still aside from the cards this alpha is 10x better than 3.0.4
My problem at moment is charging seems fine was at 97% last nite and charging fine woke up at 75% still charging. Guess this is why I usually jump in at rc1 at the least. Still aside from the cards this alpha is 10x better than 3.0.4
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With Alpha 2, I did not clear cache or Dalvik and my upgrade went smooth. I had no themes or anything else installed if that matters. Sleep of death seems to be fixed for me, Wifi seems fixed for now (More testing tonight). Better general app compatibility, seems a little faster too. When playing music with the screen off I still get static when the volume is loud. That is my number 1 problem right now.
With Alpha 2, I did not clear cache or Dalvik and my upgrade went smooth. I had no themes or anything else installed if that matters. Sleep of death seems to be fixed for me, Wifi seems fixed for now (More testing tonight). Better general app compatibility, seems a little faster too. When playing music with the screen off I still get static when the volume is loud. That is my number 1 problem right now.
Wifi works like a charm. I can install apps from the store. The common ones like the Dolphin Browser, Angry Birds, Google Maps work just fine. Camera shows the picture on screen but cannot capture it. Installed Netflix app but only get the audio.Video doesn't work well in youtube or other sites. A job very well done by the folks at Cyanogenmod. Hope to get fixes for the video in the next release.


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Short-term improvements in the federal government's finances have led to widespread complacency in Washington about fiscal reform.
But a panel discussion this week highlighted the continuing need for such reform, with former members of Congress lamenting the sharp political divisions within the two major parties as well as between them that hinder constructive change.
"We have a fiscal challenge which is really a political challenge which really is a societal challenge. . . .the two parties are more polarized than ever before," said Evan Bayh, a former senator (D-Ind.). "The Democratic Party has moved further left, the Republican Party has moved even further right."
Mike Castle, a former congressman (R-Del.), sounded a similar theme, noting the pressures faced by moderates in both parties. "The Congress of the United States today," he said, "is a difficult place."
The panel discussion took place in Washington on Wednesday night, when The Concord Coalition honored Senators Dick Durbin and Tom Coburn with the 2014 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award.
Joining Bayh and Castle for the panel discussion were former senator Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), former House member John Tanner (D-Tenn.) and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby.
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Civil suit in homicide conviction will proceed
A federal judge has allowed an amended civil rights lawsuit filed by a man exonerated in a 1980 sexual assault and strangulation to proceed.
It's the third time Ralph Armstrong has filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Madison. Armstrong was convicted in the death of University of Wisconsin-Madison student Charise Kamps -- a conviction that was overturned in 2009.
The State Journal says Judge Barbara Crabb has allowed Strong's latest lawsuit to go forward on claims that prosecutors lost evidence that could have benefited him at trial in 1980 and that prosecutors, police and crime lab employees destroyed DNA evidence before he was to be re-tried.
Crabb won't allow Armstrong to pursue other claims, including witness tampering and suppression of an alleged confession by Armstrong's brother.
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New apartment close to shop, park, bus stops and university. Top story with a view and large balcony. Available room has an in-built wardrobe (BYO bed). The rest of the house is full furnished so no need to bring anything else. NBN network is being connected on the street as we speak so will be available very shortly.
We have a double bedroom available in a large house in South Hobart in easy walking distance to the city and uni. The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 lounge rooms, a large yard and 2 bathrooms. The bedroom is unfurnished but otherwise the house is fully set up!
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This is a brand new renovation of an 1860's Georgian cottage at the south end of Macquarie St in Hobart. The renovation is expected to be finished before Christmas and I know it will be amazing! Great location! Close to UTas, city, Salamanca, shops, cafes, restaurants, grocery stores, you name it. The house is well set up for flatmates. The shared bathroom is new, has plenty of storage and is separate from the laundry. There's also a lovely, large back courtyard and lawn, opening off the kitchen with big french doors. The dining room is straight off the gorgeous new kitchen and the sitting room is separate and cosy at the front of the house. The house will be fully furnished except for the 2 dormer bedrooms on offer. The bedrooms are very large with plenty of usable space (even in a dormer) and loads of storage. NBN will be connected and unlimited (not included in rent) from day one.
Great location close to the city - 15 min walk to Salamanca!
Due to our housemate moving interstate for work, we have a choice of 2 rooms in our 4 bedroom house with 2 other professionals. Room is available fully furnished as shown in photos and all with bed linen. Your home will be a short 10min walk to the city, lovely water views, NBN and Netflix included, ducted heating and cooling, dishwasher, on street parking, share bathroom, 2 living areas, fantastic outdoor areas and deck. We are both easy going people with the love of food, wine, music and we do enjoy a good dinner party with friends. Ideally, the perfect person is someone whom is looking for a place they can call home. Must be considerate, have a good sense of humour, open minded, dog friendly, genuine, clean and tidy. Due to the size of the rooms, would suit a single person only. Though we have and love pets, there is no room for extras. Sorry. Contact us if you think you fit the bill or if you would like more details.
Hi guys this is a beautiful spacious property with a large bedroom that has a beautiful wooden fire place (its just for show haha) ! You will be living with two super lovely girls who work in hospitality and are super welcoming! The house is so close to the city; to walk its 10 minutes and getting home you can jump on a West Hobart bus which takes around 10 minutes. You will be renting through the realestate and rent is paid however you choose to set it up!
ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2017 shorts stays preferred i.e. 3-6 months room in two bedroom townhouse. living with late 20s Australian professional guy working at Royal Hobart Hospital. PROSPECTIVE HOUSEMATES if you are interested in the room please be sure to email briefly about yourself e.g. age, where you're from, what you do, your kind of interests and so on. i want to find someone that i would be comfortable sharing my home with. room is $210 weekly (inc. NBN) + split energy bill - built in wardrobe - personal balcony - single bed & small desk may be available to furnish room if desired, otherwise BYO furniture no smoking, drugs or pets
This modern apartment is in North Hobart 500 metres from the main shopping strip and night clubs. The room I have to offer is quiet large with built ins and has its own ensuite. There is off street parking only. Please note bedroom is UNFURNISHED.
Short term/medium rental Looking for someone to share furnished clean one bedroom studio apartment short, medium term. See pic for available space for rent. The room has one female tenant (PHD Student) Centrally Located on new town Rd, new town next to north hobart and close to cbd. Right in front of the bus stop with bus services every 5 mintues and takes 7 minutes to city centre. 5 minutes walk to woolworths supermarket, Kmart& Coles. 15 minutes walk to north hobart. There's plenty of free street parking and off street parking in private backyard. Wifi also available. Available on Short term or meadium term 165/week or 25/night/person
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Newly built property. Foxtel is included in the rent and it is close to both woolworths and coles. Will be getting internet in January.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., of Towson, Md., is voluntarily recalling about 950,000 cordless drill/drivers. The drill's switch can malfunction and overheat, posing the possibility of a fire hazard to consumers.Black & Decker has received 45 reports of drill switches overheating, causing two minor burns.The recalled cordless drill/drivers are orange and bear the word "Firestorm" or jade and bear the words "Quantum Pro." The drill/drivers have the following model numbers and date codes:
The model numbers are located on the name plate on the side of the drill and the dates codes are located on the bottom of the handle where the battery is inserted (remove battery to locate date code). These drill/drivers were manufactured in China. Home centers and hardware stores throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada sold the drill/drivers from March 1999 through December 2001 for between $50 and $200. The drill/drivers were sold separately and as part of various tool kits. Consumers should stop using their drill/drivers immediately, remove the battery, and call Black & Decker at (866) 821-5444 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to arrange for a free repair. For additional information, consumers can log on to the company's website at www.blackanddecker.com
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When the two-night mini-series "Coma" is over I don't know how many people will be satisfied, but I suspect a lot will have tuned in. That "Coma" is produced by Hollywood directors Ridley Scott and his recently deceased brother, Tony, will inevitably draw eyes, but TV mini-series usually get really good ratings — see the History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys." Even if they don't have the quality of some of the best ongoing series, audiences tune in because it's a quick and usually entertaining story that requires little investment.
"Coma" is a medical thriller based on a Robin Cook novel (and a Michael Crichton-directed movie starring Michael Douglas from 1978) in which a young medical student discovers that an unusual number of surgery patients are winding up in comas. Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under") stars as Susan Wheeler, the medical student who quickly finds an ally and love interest in Dr. Mark Bellows (Steven Pasquale) as the conspiracy begins to ratchet up.
Besides two solid leads in Ambrose and Pasquale — who breaks away from the dumb, purely comedic relief role he played on "Rescue Me" — "Coma" boasts a strong ensemble cast that includes James Woods, Richard Dreyfuss, Geena Davis and Ellen Burstyn. The first night of the mini-series does a good job of introducing these characters while building the suspense towards a climax that works well as a cliffhanger.
But the second night of "Coma" is marred by inconsistency. Once the groundwork has been laid, the plot should move into fast-paced, shifty conspiracy thriller mode. Instead, it actually loses steam. Yes, the action is amplified, but at times, the story doesn't really go anywhere. Even more confusing is that once everything starts to come together again, it just ends — abruptly.