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Walmart's existing signs are taller and bigger than the town's sign guidelines allow. They were put up before the current rules were in place, and thus were grandfathered in. Technically, if the signs are replaced they are supposed to come into compliance with the current rules. But Walmart wants to make its new signs just as tall and just as big as its existing ones that were grandfathered in.
The Sylva planning board voted unanimously to deny the Walmart plea for leniency. But the final say rests with the Sylva town board. They delayed a vote until a future meeting, but at least two town board members disagreed with the planning board's recommendation and think Walmart should get the exception.
"They have had the sign for 17 years," said Town Board Member Chris Matheson. "Suddenly because they want to make it look better it needs to be torn down because it does not comply."
Matheson said the town's sign ordinance needs to be reviewed, in part, because it was written more than a decade ago at a time when the economy was doing better than it is now. The economic climate today should give businesses more flexibility in their sign size to help them attract customers.
Sylva Town Board member Harold Hensley agreed that the ordinance may be harming the local economy.
"I'm not one to see us stand by and nit-pick a sign," Hensley said.
The planning board began reviewing the town's 1998 sign ordinance last summer but has not yet completed the process.
Meanwhile, Town Board Member Lynda Sossamon and the owner of Radio Shack pointed out that other businesses sought similar exemptions of the sign rules and were denied, so why make an exception for Walmart?
Walmart's request for a bigger sign in Sylva isn't the first to cross the desk of town planners in Western North Carolina. In 2006, Walmart requested, and was granted, permission to erect signs larger than typically allowed in Waynesville — although Waynesville made Walmart come down significantly from its original request. In 2011, the company applied for and got similar exemptions in Franklin. In both cases, Walmart argued the size of its massive shopping complex justified the larger size.
However, Sylva Town Attorney Eric Ridenour said giving breaks to certain businesses and not others may bring the Sylva board into treacherous legal territory. He said it's best to follow the law put in place and let it run its course, eventually bringing all the town's signs into compliance.
"No matter what your sign ordinance is everybody is going to want something bigger because it attracts attention," Ridenour said. "It's not like you're not going to know that Walmart is there."
Walmart's existing sign along the road is about 34-feet tall. But the town's current sign regulations would cap it at a maximum of 20 feet. Also, based on eyeball estimates, its sign face appears slightly larger than the allowed 64 square feet.
In addition to the sign in the parking lot, Walmart wants to change the signs on the wall of the building, including the flagship decal.
Walmart wants the primary sign on its facade to be 298 square feet, although the town's sign rules only allow a maximum of 96 square feet. It also wants three smaller ones along the face of the building.
John Jeleniewski, who works as the town's code enforcer, recommended a compromise to the planning board. He suggested it hold fast on forcing the company to lower its pole sign.
But he recommended granting Walmart the exemption for the signs on the face of the building. He said his recommendation, though not heeded by the board, came down to aesthetics in part. A 96-square-foot sign on a 500-foot long building would look out of place and is not the intent of the law.
"We're trying to reduce the eye pollution," said. "But, to the other extreme, this is a very small sign on a large building — instead of a very large sign on small building."
Walmart representatives did not attend the town meeting and did not respond to requests for comment.


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The open source software movement has received a lot of press coverage in recent years. A result of this is many people associating the term "open" with open source software. This popular definition of "openness" is incomplete. Openness affects many aspects of computing besides freedom to view and modify source code. Shrewd proprietary computer companies have been able to take advantage of popular misconceptions about openness, masking their products in partial degrees of openness, then applying the "open" label. We should understand the different forms of openness and how they apply to the many facets of computers, software, systems, and even warranties and service agreements.
An important concept to keep in mind when thinking about openness is that open doesn't always mean transparent (as in having access to source code, hardware specs or other internal information). Prime examples of this are APIs, which provide standard (that is, open) programmatic interfaces to software libraries or applications. Software library developers may choose not to expose their source code; as long as such proprietary libraries use APIs conforming to standards, then developers coding to those libraries can freely port software between different platforms. The APIs are open because their definitions are freely available and under the control of standards organizations, despite their proprietary implementations. Some argue that standards organizations are inherently political, with restricted membership, and thus the standards they issue not truly open. This may be true to some extent, but standards are, to a fairly large degree, a collaborative process. If an industry-standard API is poorly designed, for whatever reason, then developers will tend not to use it and it will fall out of use if not improved.
An open component, whether software or hardware, can be proprietary due to licensing. The BSD license allows people to take open source code licensed under BSD, modify it, then sell only the binaries without having to release the modifications. This is also proprietary. Two main dynamics are present: licensing (the terms under which you may produce and use a product) and transparency (whether developers and users have access to source code, schematics, or other internal documentation).
Issues of openness affect computer systems and their usage in several areas, as Figure 1 illustrates. You must consider all components; licensing and transparency touch every aspect of hardware, software, systems, and service.
The most important attribute of any computer system component is licensing. Licensing controls who can produce a component, who can use it, how, when, and who can modify it, and often the terms of sale. This is why the outer-most circle in Figure 1 represents licensing; all other aspects are subservient. The GPL and BSD license are the two best known open source software licenses, but more exist, many of them derivatives or specializations of GPL and BSD. A detailed discussion of licensing is beyond the scope of this article, but suffice to say licensing defines the rules for developing and using software.
Licensing also controls the usage of patented components. Novell's new partnership with Microsoft came about, in part, as a result of Novell using lots of software developed with Mono in its SuSE Linux distribution. Mono is open source technology that emulates Microsoft's .NET architecture. Even though Mono was developed outside of Microsoft, the fact that it functions the same as .NET may expose it to legal action from Microsoft. Microsoft has registered many patents covering various aspects of .NET. Terms of the Novell partnership protect Novell and its development partners from such problems, but at a price. Novell loses a certain amount of independence now that it has tied its products so closely to Microsoft (a clever move by Microsoft). This situation illustrates how licensing controls even patents.
Proliferation of new licenses, especially open source licenses, requires software and system developers to maintain a detailed awareness of licensing terms for all components used in their products. Licensing issues have always been with us, but today's environment of increased openness and complex licensing bring them to the forefront and require greater attention.
In the not too distant past, users purchased their systems and components mostly from the same manufacturer. The manufacturers had complete control over the systems, including maintenance and upgrades (with some exceptions). Today, mixing and matching components is the norm and the sales distribution channels complex. These issues are not only for managers and stakeholders to consider; software and hardware developers have to understand the licensing and transparency of components they use to develop systems, both to protect themselves legally and to ensure their systems can continue to use complementary technology within the ecosystem.
Openness greatly affects computer hardware. The personal computer industry, specifically the Intel/AMD segment, has benefited enormously from various hardware standards. Examples include the PCI bus, IDE and SCSI interfaces, USB and FireWire, and AGP. Though most of these technologies require royalty payment to their creators, they are nonetheless open, because their specifications are publicly available; they must conform to certain physical and performance parameters. It is no accident that Apple Computer, a manufacturer of proprietary hardware, has less than a 10 percent share of the personal computer market at the time of this writing, while the rest of the consumer market belongs to numerous vendors building systems conforming to the PC standard. Open hardware standards in the PC segment of the industry have allowed many manufacturers to participate in the market and consumers have benefited from increased choice and availability of components.
The PC industry still suffers from manufacturers using proprietary features to the detriment of customers. This occurs in several areas:
Computer makers sometimes use hardware components not conforming to standard form factors. This requires users to purchase such components only from the manufacturer, usually at a much higher price than equivalent, standards-compliant versions.
Photo 1 shows a floppy drive from a personal computer, made by one of the large manufacturers. Notice the elliptical eject button. This button will only fit into a case made by the manufacturer. Thus, the drive can only be replaced with one purchased from the manufacturer. Although this is a simple example, it illustrates the concept of proprietary form factor. Personal computer power supplies are perhaps the component most often subject to this treatment.
Some computer manufacturers produce hardware that mostly, but doesn't completely, adhere to standards. Apple uses many industry standard hardware components in its Macs, but to retain control of its product, Apple uses its own style of firmware to boot and control the computers. Likewise, Mac OS X incorporates many key components from open source projects, yet is a proprietary product. This affects consumers.
Consider the AGP video cards used in many Apple computers. If you want to upgrade the AGP video card in your Mac, you must buy a special one created for the Mac. The purchase price of an AGP card made to the Apple AGP specification is much higher than one made for industry-standard personal computers, even though the cards may have identical specifications and may come from the same manufacturer. The reason for this is Mac systems require video cards with a special PROM. This is a classic form of proprietary implementation; it effectively protects the manufacturer from competition and insures higher profit margins.
Another common limitation on a system's degree of openness is the ability to upgrade components. Some personal computers come with video controllers built into the system motherboard. Usually there is a motherboard jumper or BIOS parameter which bypasses the built-in video controller and enables the user to install a new video card into the system. Sometimes these computers lack the jumper or BIOS setting, leaving the user stuck with the built-in video controller. The only way to upgrade the video controller is to purchase a new computer.
Serviceability is an often overlooked area of openness. Perhaps the best example of this is the CMOS battery in laptop computers: most computers use a small, round battery, similar to those found in wrist watches, to provide a trickle charge to the system BIOS when the computer is turned off. Eventually, these batteries go bad and need replacement. Replacing the CMOS battery on most laptops is a major task, often requiring complete disassembly.
This is a form of openness, in the literal sense of the word, but one worth considering. When you consider how most computer makers void the warranty of systems opened by users, this becomes a cause for concern. You may think that most CMOS batteries go bad way past the warranty period, so this isn't usually a problem. This is true most, but not all of the time. New computers sometimes ship with CMOS batteries that have been sitting in a warehouse several years. Some computer manufacturers make it easy to get at and replace the CMOS battery. IBM ThinkPads are the easiest laptop computers to replace the CMOS battery. Photo 2 shows the location of the CMOS battery on an IBM ThinkPad 600 series laptop.
This particular example is interesting, because it illustrates several aspects of openness applying to one component. First, the battery is very easy to remove; this makes it open from a serviceability standpoint. Second, the battery has a plastic sheath which holds the two lead wires in place; in this regard the component is closed, because few people are capable of or will take the trouble to make their own. Third, the battery itself is an industry standard CR2025, the same battery found in many wrist watches; this aspect of the component is open. The latter is most important--by choosing a standard battery IBM has all but assured a plentiful aftermarket supply of these special batteries. Some other laptops use proprietary CMOS batteries, only available from the manufacturer (and usually very difficult and a lot more expensive to replace).
Serviceability is an issue both for individual users and large organizations. A laptop computer that is difficult to service can mean a wait of several days to a week or more for an individual user. For a large organization with many computers to upgrade and service, it can create a logistical nightmare.
There are multiple ways by which system manufacturers make it difficult to service their products. Most commonly, they create a usage license that restricts upgrade and service to themselves or business partners (the enforcement mechanism being a voiding of the warranty). Another tactic is to make it difficult to get to and remove the component requiring service. For example, Toshiba Satellite laptop computers used a special screw to secure the hatch for the hard drive. The screw was made of soft metal (likely a low grade steel with high zinc content) and had a special head pattern requiring a special tool to loosen it. If you didn't use the special tool, chances were you would strip the screw head. Toshiba charged about $600 to replace a hard drive in those machines. Toshiba ceased this practice a few years ago, probably due to customer feedback and lost sales (though similar behavior still exists today with at least one other computer maker I'm aware of).
People rarely consider warranties and service agreements when assessing openness. Some manufacturers and vendors have very restrictive warranties and service agreements, while others don't. Users should always consider these when making purchasing decisions.
In some cases, like systems for vertical markets, users have no choice when it comes to service agreements. I know of a PC-based automotive service business management system where only the system manufacturer can do anything at all to the hardware or software, without voiding the warranty. The system is quite expensive, so shop owners dare not jeopardize their investment. Routine upgrades--such as adding a hard drive or memory--are quite expensive. This is a case of a system vendor having a captive market. Of course, the system usage license ultimately governs these warranty and service agreements, emphasizing the supreme power of licensing.
Other manufacturers take a much more liberal approach to warranties, allowing users to upgrade systems themselves without voiding the warranty. This type of warranty agreement is much more open.
Few people consider monetary cost a form of openness, but it is. Cost is a barrier to consider when buying or building systems. A computer user may not buy a particular system because of price. A system developer may have to consider other options when a particular component is too expensive. Standard components usually enjoy an advantage when it comes to cost, because they tend to become commodities, with resultant cost decreases.
Official, accepted standards are very important to openness. Standards insure that components will perform and interoperate more or less the same over a period of time and across different platforms. Standards often come under ridicule, but they have done much to advance the state of the art in computer technology.
There is also, in theory, nothing wrong with a good de facto standard. Java has enjoyed much success and wide usage, despite the lack of an approved standard. However, developers still take a risk when committing to a de facto standard controlled by a single company. This is why ISO rejected Sun Microsystem's application for Java as an ISO standard. Technology will often establish itself as a de facto standard before finally becoming an officially recognized one, though it must first meet the criteria of decentralized control.
There are times when competing versions of a technology introduce incompatibility in the marketplace. The Blue-ray vs. HD-DVD battle is an example of this. Digital camera manufacturers offer different versions of the RAW format, making it difficult to work with. At some point, a winner may emerge, or a compromise occur, on these technologies. This type of competition, while initially disruptive, can help insure that the best technology wins. Standards are indeed important, but competition often fuels technological innovation and, as such, needs free expression.
Interoperability is closely related to the issue of standards. This is one of the more important issues in system integration. Most data communication protocols conform to official standards, so that products from different companies will function properly and work with each other.
In the Linux world, interoperability between various software components relies on de-facto standards. These standards change, requiring software developers to keep abreast of the technology. For example, CORBA has fallen out of favor as the underlying messaging mechanism in Linux desktop environments. Its apparent replacement is DBUS. CORBA is an approved standard, while DBUS is a de facto one.
Taking these areas into consideration demonstrates that issues of openness and propriety affect all constituent components of a system (hardware, software, warranty, service agreements, etc.). This comprehensive assessment is an openness stack. When evaluating a system, examine all components and also all elements (licensing, transparency, interoperability) affecting those components. Cover the entire openness stack.
With a complete understanding of any given system's openness stack, you then have an idea of that system's degrees of openness. I use the plural form of degree, to highlight that the degree of openness depends on as many constituent system components as possible. The degrees of openness helps to decide if the system is worth investing in or developing. Of course, no computer system will be indefinitely upgradeable; at some point you have to purchase a new computer to benefit from certain technological advances.
When assessing a system, some aspects can be more important than others, depending on a user's needs. The perfect system likely doesn't exist. However, it's still worth performing due diligence to evaluate systems as completely as possible before making a purchasing decision. It usually isn't necessary to review all system components, but it doesn't hurt. You don't want unanticipated problems later.
The issue of degree of openness is the crux of the current battle between the Free Software Foundation's insistence on GPL v3 adoption and the desire of other parties to continue to use GPL v2. GPL v3 aims to insure true openness for the entire software stack, from operating system to drivers (especially drivers), to system software and user applications. The camp forming around GPL v2 wants to allow proprietary software components to operate within an open environment. Both sides have strong arguments for their positions. It will be interesting to see the outcome.
In the end, open source software covered by BSD style licenses may emerge as the real winners. Apple Computer would benefit from this situation, should it occur. Apple has done perhaps the best job of creating a proprietary product (Mac OS X) from open source components, enabled by the very liberal terms of the BSD software license.
Computer manufacturers can use proprietary components to their advantage, and often do. Usually, their goal is to get you to buy a new system, rather than allow you to upgrade your current one. One of their tactics is to offer a system that is standard and open in all but one or more key areas. When it comes time to upgrade hardware or software, you discover that it isn't possible, due to a dependency on first upgrading a proprietary component, which the manufacturer refuses to do. To enjoy the new version, you must purchase a new system. There are cases where, due to significant technological changes, this is indeed necessary. Unfortunately, many times it isn't.
Another type of proprietary snare involves using proprietary software in an open operating system. When changes occur to the operating system, the proprietary software may no longer work properly, or at all. This gives the proprietary vendor leverage over the open one, especially if users find the proprietary software more attractive than the operating system. GPL v3 advocates hope to eliminate this scenario.
Related to this is when an open source system incorporates patented proprietary technology. The Novell/Microsoft partnership is a great example of this. Microsoft took advantage of Novell's use of .NET technology to leverage Novell into a partnership. Now, proprietary Microsoft technology will become a critical component of one of the premier Linux distributions. From a marketing standpoint, Microsoft gets to tell people they can enjoy all the advantages of Linux, while enjoying interoperability with MS Windows systems running .NET for web services.
It appears that Microsoft's proprietary technology ensnared Novell. Now, as partners, they can proceed to snare their customers into using nonstandard technology. It reminds me of a vampire movie, where the victim also becomes a vampire and joins the family. I would have preferred to see Novell challenge Microsoft with Mono, using it as an adapter between open components and .NET (the original plan), but that is difficult and costly to do and Novell didn't have the resources for it.
Another snare is the issue of companies placing proprietary system monitoring software in open source operating systems to enforce digital rights management. This particular topic is of great concern to GPL v3 advocates and is a very explosive and divisive issue right now.
There isn't any reason why an open source platform can't license proprietary technology, with contingency clauses in the licensing agreement protecting the open source developers. For example, some system developers negotiate agreements with proprietary software vendors that require the vendor to provide source code in the event the product does not receive regular, scheduled maintenance, or if the vendor goes out of business. There is still risk associated with this approach, so it is no substitute for using open source code from the outset. These types of agreements could create a new niche business, for software custodians (similar to a custodian of a trust fund). However, even trusts occasionally suffer tampering and trouble, so pure open source is still a better solution.
One of the most potent forms of control exercised by companies wanting to lock in customers, is proprietary data (including digital media) storage. Microsoft's .doc document storage format has been ubiquitous for about 20 years. Open document storage formats, notably Open Document Format (ODF), are finally challenging Microsoft's hegemony and have an excellent chance of succeeding.
Proprietary data formats have long been the norm in virtually all vertical software markets. I've had my share of work over the years, liberating data from proprietary formats and migrating it to open forms of storage (mainly relational databases).
Digial media storage formats present a much greater challenge. The music and film industries need to control copyright infringement. Their approach is with some type of digital rights management (DRM) technology. Advocates of completely open software vehemently oppose any type of closed software, especially when placed within an open computing environment. Another problem is fair use. DRM software often prevents people from making a copy of media they rightfully own, for purposes of backup or for use on a different player. DRM is perhaps the main impetus behind GPL v3.
Computer companies use proprietary digital media formats to lock customers into certain platforms. For example, Apple provides QuickTime only for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP.
There has been a small amount of progress recently in the area of digital media. RealNetworks won the use of a Microsoft codec as part of the Microsoft anti-trust settlement. RealNetworks has licensed this codec (as part of RealPlayer) to Novell and Red Hat, for inclusion in their Linux distributions.
Regardless of form, proprietary snares are important to consider when evaluating the openness of a system.
Degrees of openness are at the heart of the debate over how companies actually make money offering open source products. What it comes down to is that, to stay in business, companies must find ways to make money offering open source solutions. They often resort to proprietary methods to do so, trying different business models with varying degrees of success. The basic problem is that when you try to collect money for things people can acquire for free, they tend to take the free stuff and not pay you. Even when you try to add value to the free stuff, people tend to take only the free part and look for other ways to acquire your additions.
First, Linux distributors sold boxed Linux sets containing documentation, along with technical support and consulting. This worked until affordable broadband Internet service made it possible for people to download Linux and write it to CDs. Next, companies continued to try selling boxed sets of their Linux distros, but allowed people to download the distro free of charge, charging fees for technical support, training, and consulting. Finally, the most common model today is where a company offers two different but closely related versions of its distribution, a free of charge community version and a paid commercial version. The Linux distributors sponsor the community development groups, then use the community's work as the basis of the paid commercial version. The paid commercial version usually contains software not found in the community edition; this extra software is often proprietary. The commercial version also comes with some form of technical support. The distro vendor also charges a subscription fee for updates. Today's Linux distributors emphasize certification, training, and consulting services heavily.
The problem with these business models is they have no way of assuring the customer won't find other ways to satisfy the tech support and training components. Oracle recently started providing support for Red Hat Linux, at greatly reduced cost, as a means to disrupt Red Hat. Many Red Hat customers are at least considering this new service offering. Regardless, companies such as Red Hat and Novell are working hard to make the model work and are meeting with some success, but it appears unlikely they will grow into behemoths. Red Hat seems comfortable with this; its founder Bob Young once stated that his goal was not to grow Red Hat as large as Microsoft, but to shrink Microsoft until it is as small as Red Hat. All rhetoric aside, it is much easier for a large company to provide a high level of tech support to many users than it is for a small one. Economies of scale are still important in an open source world.
Open source application software companies, such as relational database developer MySQL AB, add a slightly different twist to dealing with the issue. MySQL is available under the GPL, but there is also a commercial license available for people who do not wish to licence and distribute their source code under an OSI-approved license.
The two companies credited with most effectively leveraging open source software are IBM and HP. IBM has created a suite of software by integrating open source components into existing product lines. IBM also derives a significant portion of revenue from consulting services, which also use open source solutions. Finally, both IBM and HP sell a lot of hardware that runs Linux. These companies are successful offering open source solutions for several reasons:
In short, these two companies have heft. This doesn't mean other organizations can't participate successfully in the market. Companies such as Canonical and Linspire show great promise in working with smaller hardware vendors to service niche markets. Penguin Computing has enjoyed success in the server market, by offering high quality systems built with open source software and industry-standard hardware components. System 76, a newcomer, sells laptops and desktops running Ubuntu Linux and pure open source applications.
Open source users and software developers also need to keep an eye on business-related issues in the open source community. The health of organizations supplying open source technology is critical to the success of open source application developers and users. Oracle's recent acquisitions of Inno Oy and Sleepycat Software cast a pall of uncertainty over the future of MySQL, which depends on Inno Oy's InnoDB engine for important features. Sleepycat was the backup solution for MySQL AB, to provide a new engine had Oracle denied MySQL AB use of InnoDB. Then, Oracle acquired Sleepycat. In the open source world, project forking is the solution to these types of problems. Project forking can succeed (and has), but there are only so many developers to go around and forking a major project causes at least temporary disruption. Novell's acquisition of SuSE and subsequent partnership with Microsoft will provide a fascinating case study of a proprietary company's integration with an open source one.
It is unlikely the average individual consumer will apply a comprehensive understanding of openness to his computer purchasing decisions, though these issues can and do effect him. Assessing degrees of openness is most useful to organizations purchasing large numbers of systems and to developers wanting to create sustainable products. Purchasing a large number of bad systems can have an adverse effect on computing capability, operational efficiency, and capital expenses.
System developers face a different set of criteria and challenges. Choosing the wrong set of software and/or hardware components can later cripple an otherwise well designed product. Sometimes you have to be pragmatic and take a chance, based on present requirements and availability. Expediency is often necessary, but can later interrupt your progress and require unanticipated work. An excellent example of this was Linus Torvald's decision to use Bitkeeper as the source code control system for Linux. Bitkeeper's owner later decided to invoke licensing privileges, causing Linus to interrupt his Linux work to develop his own source code control system (called Git). The current conflict between advocates of GPL v2 vs. GPL v3 threatens to create a similar situation, of much greater magnitude. It could derail Linux's current momentum.
The computing landscape is a much different place than it was a few years ago. Open source software has presented both huge opportunity and difficult challenges. The major challenge is the conflict between proprietary, and nonproprietary products. Compromises have resulted in a rather messy entanglement. Users and developers get caught in the middle, often bewildered by the complexity of licensing and technology. Technology itself gets caught in the center of this conflict. The politics of today's computer industry would have delighted Machiavelli. Any methodology or way of thinking that can delineate and define these complex relationships will empower users and developers to arrive at better decisions. There are many aspects to the openness and propriety of computer technology. It pays to consider these before making commitments.
The examples used in this article are not a comprehensive list of all possible combinations of open, closed, proprietary and nonproprietary components. These examples serve to illustrate key aspects to consider. Companies continue to introduce novel combinations of licensing, openness and propriety in their technology.
Perhaps the final question is whether a pure non-proprietary open source software marketplace is possible.
Adrien Lamothe developed his first computer program in 1976 and never looked back.
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DUBUQUE — The Central College men's and women's track and field squads cracked a pair of school records in the second day of competition at the Iowa Conference championships Friday.
Coleman leads women—Felicia Coleman (Houston, J. Frank Dobie HS) continued her dominating senior campaign in her final league championship appearance. She was the top qualifier in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.19 seconds before crossing the line of the 200-meter dash in 24.61 seconds to reset her own school record.
"Felicia look extremely smooth in the 200," said coach Joe Dunham. "It'll be exciting to watch what she does tomorrow."
Shanna Aberson (senior, Orange City, MOC-Floyd Valley HS) used a big season's best performance in the javelin throw to capture the first victory of the meet for the Dutch women. Her mark of 118 feet, three inches was almost seven feet further than previous 2013 best and eight inches better than second place.
"Shanna had a great conclusion to her collegiate career with that win in the javelin," said Dunham. "I couldn't be happier for her."
Distance running mainstay Mel McDermott (senior, Britt, West Hancock HS) claimed runner-up honors in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 39:08.08 while the 4x800-meter relay squad of Molly Bramble (freshman, Waukee), Amanda Dunkin (junior, Pella), Amanda Lamb (senior, Fairfield), and Sarah Mueller (sophomore, Urbandale) took third (9:38.52). Both performances earned all-league honors by virtue of a top-three finish.
Other notable performances include a fifth-place finish for Jess Fevold (senior, Webster City) in the hammer throw (136-7) and a seventh-place finish for Hillary Hotz (sophomore, Fort Dodge, St. Edmond HS) in the high jump (5-0.25). Morgan Sharp (senior, Grinnel) was fifth in the javelin throw (111-5) with Whitney Pavlat (sophomore, Pella) close behind in seventh (104-10). Sharp, Kaitlyn Gillett (sophomore, Cedar Falls), and Hotz placed fourth (3,998), seventh (3,706), and eighth (3,416) respectively in the heptathlon.
The Central women also qualified for several spots in Saturday's finals. Katie Sunderman (freshman, Pella) was the seventh qualifier in the 200 meters (26.13) while Camie Kibbee (sophomore, Mason City) was sixth in the 400-meter preliminaries (59.75) and Meredith Zimmerman (sophomore, Urbandale) was eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (15.69). Elin Phipps (freshman, Boone) earned a spot in the 800-meter final (3rd, 2:21.74) along with Mueller (eighth, 2:19.27) and Bramble (ninth, 2:22.7).
Freeman takes decathlon—Sophomore Conner Freeman (Urbandale) turned a first-day lead into a victory in the decathlon, scoring a personal-best 5,976 points for Central's first individual victory.
"Conner showed a lot of fortitude in the decathlon," said Dunham. "He had multiple personal bests and it isn't easy to string those together."
Meanwhile, a record-breaking performance in the 4x800-meter relay from Ben Schornack (senior, Urbandale), Nick Barnes (junior, Altoona, Southeast Polk HS), Eli Horton (sophomore, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS), and Drew Jackson (sophomore, Johnston) was good for second place in Friday's final event. Their time broke an eleven-year old record (7:42.3) held by Scott Barth, Ryan Fagan, Nate Smith, and Kevin Hackert. It was also nearly 14 seconds faster than the previous conference record set by Central's squad in 2012.
"The men's 4x800 relay ran a heck of a race," said Dunham. "It's disappointing to not win but you can't question the effort."
Eric Larson (sophomore, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in the high jump (6-7) and long jump (23-10.75). His long jump mark is currently ninth on the Division III performance list.
"Eric looked great in the long jump," said Dunham. "He had a very good series with three jumps over seven meters."
Cole Decker (freshman, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) was second in the 10,000-meters (32:14.51) while Josh Fleming (senior, Caseyville, Collinsville HS) earned all-league honors after placing third in the hammer throw (166-8) with Steven Messerschmidt (junior, Neola, Tri-Center HS) taking fifth (160-9). Schornack tied for seventh in the high jump (6-1.25) while Tim Shepherd (sophomore, Knoxville) was eighth in the 10,000 meters (33:11.92).
The Central men qualified runners in all of Saturday's finals. Mitch Wagoner (junior, Iowa Falls, Iowa Falls-Alden) was sixth in the 100 meters (11.03), Logan Danko (senior, Centerville) was third in the 200 meters (22.3), Austin Roberts (freshman, Bloomfield, Davis County HS) was seventh in the 400 meters (49.88), while Kyle Nuehring (freshman, Waukee), Schornack, and Barnes were second (1:55.64), sixth (1:56.95), and seventh (1:56.17) respectively in the 800-meter preliminary. Dan Roemerman (freshman, Iowa City) was second (15.13) in the 110-meter hurdles and Larson was fifth (15.36), while Drake Hickok (freshman, Cedar Rapids, Washington HS) was the top qualifier (54.48) in the 400-meter hurdles while Austin Stubbs (freshman Pleasant Hill, Des Moines Christian HS) was fifth (55.43).
The Dutch men are in second after scoring 54.5 points in the first day. Wartburg College leads with 72. Central's women are sitting in third with 44 points while Luther College leads with 90 and Wartburg scored 59.
"We had a lot of good things happen but we also had some adversity," said Dunham. "We've been saying all year that our level of success will depend on how we handle adversity. The coaching staff is proud of how we competed today."
The meet resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. with field events. Running events are scheduled to being at 1 p.m.


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Previous Training
Seems like I just completed the D-Ranks and was about to start the C-Ranks.
Mamoru is laying down under a tree with a grin starting to show on his face.
Jackpot, Korra will finally teach me...
im here
Okay do the last jutsu again :p then we start
Oy Korra what's up? ...okay then, let's get started
I clap my hands together and I calm down, concentrating on turning my chakra to fuuton chakra. Then channelling it to my palms, I compress the fuuton chakra making it more and more dense.
When ready, I reach my palms forwards while keeping them together, targeting the clone and starts taking my palms away from eachother but making sure that the closest part from my side is still closed so the attack will only go to the front.
I've been keeping my compressed fuuton chakra all this time, but now I release all of it in one burst towards your clone, knocking him over causing him to fall.
I then take a kunai out of my little bag which contains kunais and shurikens and grabbing it firmly with my right hand, I concentrate some chakra to my hand, then from that, I send it outwardly and let the kunai receive my fuuton chakra.
I keep on focusing it to my kunai slowly, sending more and more chakra until I feel that the kunai is entirely surrounded by it.
When that's done, I swing my right hand towards my left shoulder while keeping a firm grip of my kunai and then quickly swing my hand forwards while aiming at your clone, letting the kunai go at the right moment so it hits him.
The kunai is now flying towards your clone with an incredible speed, when reaching him, it pierces through him and to the ground making a significant hold to it. The clone then poof's away.
That was in reply to this post:
Originally Posted by Erzo
Now onto the C-ranks.
For this jutsu, I want you to clap your hands together and channel your wind chakra to your palms compressing the wind chakra and releasing it as a powerful wave of wind, when released/used by itself it has enough power to knock over a human, when used with a kunai it can increase it's speed and power considerably.
So try both of the ways on my clones, first without kunais so just knocking my clone over, then the second time you do it, use a kunai and make sure to disperse him. I want a detailed description so don't rush. >.>'
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Good you learned
(Fūton: Reppūshō) - Wind Release: Gale Palm
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: A simple technique that when the users hands are clapped together, wind is compressed and transformed into a powerful gale. This technique, when used as an isolated attack has the power to easily knock over a human. Though the true value comes from using it together with projectile weapons like shuriken or kunai. Their speed, power, and ability to wound or even kill are all increased several times.
Okay Wind time!
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The picture of the technique and/or anything else that you find interesting.
There is also rules to me training you which are
First of all, if you don't understand something or have any other questions please ask them either here or via vm and I'll try to answer them as good as I can
Secondly, try to reply in your own words, thus not simply copy me nor anyone else. It does not matter if you get something wrong. "A smooth sea never made a skilful mariner."
Thirdly, if you do not reply within one month, I will drop your training without further notice.
Fourthly, please try to use proper English. It is very annoying for both you and me if I do not understand what you say and I tell you to redo the jutsu over and over again until I understand you
Also do not ask what pace we learn jutsu we will go whatever pace I choose to keep you at :3
Any questions before we begin?
The template? O.K
1st rule? Checked
2nd rule? Checked
3rd rule? Checked
4th rule? Also checked
Questions? ...
Do you feel like teaching me your CJs after we complete this training?
lol just kidding
but I really don't mind if you want to
Mamoru stretches and starts to get ready for training
OK, I'm ready Korra-sempai
My Cjs? No :sy:
Next jutsu
(Fūton: Kaiten Shuriken) - Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken
Rank: C
Chakra Cost:15
Damage Points:30
Description: This technique will infuse wind-based chakra into bladed weapons. The user can than manipulate the blades in a spinning manner to attack the target.
no problem, was just messing with you :p
Shurikens needed...
I take 2 shuriken out of my pouch and hold each one of them in a hand. I then concentrate on forming futon chakra and focus it towards both my hands and end sends it outside of my body to the shurikens in a calm manner so I would be wasting chakra.
When both of them were fully enhanced with my charka, I throw each one of them at a certain large rock that was in my left, the 1st shuriken hits it and makes a significant crack while the second one breaks it completly.
Having a futon chakra infused weapon makes our thrown weapon more damaging and fast which is great to use in battle when we want to pierce through something or someone. So we can for example use it at a large rocks which is falling at us.
However, sometimes we might not want to destroy something (like a wall for example) so that would be a disadvantage. There's also the need of infusing some of your chakra into the weapon (but I don't think that would be a big deal).
Sorry, this image doesn't show it clearly but that's the only thing I found
Good next :p
(Fūton: Daitoppa) - Wind Release: Great Break Through
Rank: C
Chakra Cost:15
Damage Points:30
Description: This is a relatively simple technique that when the user performs the following hand seals Tiger → Ox → Dog → Rabbit → Snake they create a sudden gust of wind, but its scale varies greatly depending on the user. If used by a superior shinobi, it has enough destructive power to knock down a large tree. The wind from the squall can blow away all things in the user's line of sight. A variation of the technique involves a smaller blast of wind which gets ignited with flame.
I turn away from you to the left so that I won't be accidentally using the technique at you.
Then I form some fuuton chakra inside of me, and perform the Tiger → Ox → Dog → Rabbit → Snake handseals as I release my chakra, suddenly a gust of wind going to the front passes by me... it wasn't that destructive since it was the 1st time I performed it, but it was enough to make the dust fly from the ground to fly forward in a strong manner.
This technique is useful in order to push back our opponent, an object such as a wall that is blocking our passage or even an attack (for example some shurikens or whatever). That technique can also cause disruption to your opponent by forcing them to close their eyes and also loose their balance if that technique is performed right in front of them.
This technique is not very powerful so it can only push back low ranked attacks, it's also risky to use it if someone is sending towards you a fire attack because then you would just increase the fire's power and it will get to you, harming you more than it would've done.
Last edited by Tsūki; 12-13-2012 at 12:11 PM.
Super :p
(Fūton: Kamaitachi no Jutsu) - Wind Release: Sickle Weasel Technique
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: User creates a whirlwind of slicing wind. Originally used by Temari with her fan, there is a way to create this jutsu without a weapon. Performing quickly handseals, the user will gather his Fuuton chakra into the lungs to blow out a sharp gust of wind, which in conjunction with the handseals will create a gust of violent slashing wind. The wind created is strong enough to push the opponent back or create 2 inch deep slashes to his body, however the user cannot direct slashes.
I perform... "quickly handseals" (>.> <.< >.>) while breathing in a great amount of air. When I've gathered enough air, I focus my suiton chakra into my lungs and blend it with the air inside.
When all that is done, I breathe out everything that was in my lungs making a sharp gust of wind. Since I've also performed the handseals then my technique turned into a violent slashing wind with which I was making slashes all over the trees I've been targeting.
You could hear from the wind that it was violent, the wind slashing itself while randomly slashing watever it made contact with.
I would love using this technique against multiple targets, it would be quite beneficial to use it against a lighning attacker since you would erase their lightning and at the same time, slash them (well... depends on the technique's rank). Since the wind slashes are 'random' then they would be difficult to predict. One should also mention that it's a great technique to use in forests... would cut all the tree in there o_o
As always it would have a disadvantage against fire and I'm sorry but I cannot think of another advantages than the one of having allies in the area you are using this technique in. So as long as there are no allies then it's cool.
(Fūton: Gōkūhō) - Wind Release: Great Vacuum Cannon
Rank: C
Chakra Cost:15
Damage Points:30
Description: The users gathers his Fuuton chakra into the lungs to blow out a sphere of air at his target that can blow backwards the opponent and small objects around him.
I focus my fuuton chakra into my lungs while deeply breathing in some air.
Then I gather that fuuton chakra to my throat and try to turn it into a spheres and while keeping its form (round) I then breathe it out by 'spitting' it in a strong manner so it would go fast when released. When it's outside of my mouth, the sphere of air gets a bit larger but keeping it's spherical shape and heards towards a rock then hits it.
This technique is useful to blow back your opponents and also to use in combination with other elements, such are fire.
If we combine that fire technqiue then it would allow us to make the fire stronger. It can also be useful to use against basic lightning attacks since wind is strong against lightning. Could be used in order to make distance between us and the target
What it would be disadvantageous to use this technique with is a fire attacks that is coming at you and which is from same level or greater than this techinque (meaning C ranked or more). The technique cannot kill people, only push them away.
Weeeell.. this is the picture of Naruto being pushed back is here o_o
WTH <------ this to the pic
Anyway moving on
(Fūton: Kamikaze) - Wind Release: Divine Wind
Rank: C
Type: Attack/Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30(+10 if used with a fire type)
Description: The user releases a gust of wind that forms several small tornadoes. Combined with Fire Release: Running Fire that forms a circle on ground level, this creates a massive flaming hurricane.
Meh sorry, that's what I found :ghehe:
Btw!.. I just read my previous post right now and I must appologise for having some english mistakes and some messed up sentences. I was half asleep when replying to this :rofl: I thought "Man, come one! Just reply to this and then go to sleep".
I breathe in some air into my lungs while focusing my fuuton chakra in there aswell and blending it with the air I've accumulated. Then I breathe it out in a strong manner while trying to manipulate it in a circular manner to form several small tornadoes.
I appologise I've only learned like 2-3 fire technique so I cannot perform the combo =/
This technique is a beautiful one to use with the fire combo combined with it, it would also limit the opponents field of vision. But without the fire combo then it's still a nice technique which forms some tornadoes that would unbalance the target while pushing them back and damaging them at the same time. It can also be used in a lake in order to form water tornadoes.
I don't really see what disadvantages this technique could have except for the one of having some explosives explosives nearby that could harm you if they explode or something like that ~_~
Oh!.. thinking of it now, you'll probably block your own field of vision aswell <.<
Meh, here's the technique... not very easy to see since it's wind xD
Last edited by Tsūki; 12-17-2012 at 11:53 PM.
Reason: omg, stupid spelling mistake >.>
Its okay bro I read it while being half a sleep as well
Anyway next
(Fūton: Kami Oroshi) - Wind Release: Godly Wind From The Mountain
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: This technique after performing the required hand seals Tiger → Snake → Ram creates a vortex of wind to blast at a target. It can be used in a combo with Fire Release: Running Fire and Earth Release: Earth Corridor to release a massive inferno at the opponents while they are trapped within the confined space of the ea
I see, that's why you didn't notice
I start by performing the Tiger → Snake → Ram hand seals while manipulating my fuuton chakra outside palms while having my arm straight to the front. Having performed the required handseals, I manipulate my fuuton chakra outside so that it forms a vortex of wind which blasts forwad.
I would consider that technique to be one of the basic Fuuton techniques >_O
Can be combined with earth or water release, which is propbaby a great combo to have. Also this technique can be performed at short-mid range which would be quite useful
However it would be troublesome if the opponenet was at long range from distance as his lightning tech mid.
It would be danerous if the opponent decides to make a frie attack, aiming at us like that it would cause the technique to be canceled or even cause you to receive damage.
Good and Im sorry for the lateness still^^
(Fūton: Jūha Shō) - Wind Release: Beast Wave Strike
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: A powerful technique of wind nature chakra that can cut and slash through any material. The user activates it by summoning chakra in his right hand, and then swipes a slicing chakra wave which appears to be controlled by the users will and thoughts. They are also able to use the technique in a rapid-fire, successive motion creating up to three crescent blades of wind.
Channel your wind chakra into your right hand. When you swing your hand use your chakra to create a slicing chakra wave which you control by your will and thoughts. Then do it again in a fast pace to create 3 crescent blades of wind.
I focus my fuuton chakra into my right hand and concentrates it to the side of my hand so it would get released more easily when I performe the technique.
I then straighten my right hand and move it towards my left shoulder, then straightening my arm, I wave my hand horizontally to the right while releasing the chakra that was inside. I make sure to sharpen the fuuton chakra before releasing it so it can slash through anything possible. A slicing chakra wave could be seen which landed on an average tree, making it to be cut in half.
After having performed it for the first time, I repeat the same slashing movement 3 more times, each time in a random manner.
1st: a diagonal from bottom left to top right.
2nd: a vertical slash
3rd a horizontal slash similar to the one I've performed for the very first time.
In each one of these slashes I had my chakra focused into my hand and then released it so it could become a slacing chakra wave every time I waved my hand.
This technique is basically a long ranged sword if we can call it like that, it allows you to cut things that are away from you and might also stop some techniques.
However, since it's a long ranged technique, the opponent would have the chance to react to your attack by preparing something to counter it. If they use a katon technique then your slicing wind wave wouldn't be that effecive.
Da image o_o
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The introduction of novel foods and crops into the developing world triggers different reactions from different political actors. Quite often, the patterns of response in developing countries run parallel to policy debates in rich countries, reflecting the close relationships that still can be found between government ministries, companies, and NGOs in rich countries and their subordinate partners in the developing world. In general, the strongest supporters of novel foods and crops will be scientists, agricultural ministries, and the private companies trying to sell the new technology. The strongest skeptics are likely to be NGOs claiming to speak for the poor, as well as environmental ministries. If the novel foods and crops are GMO varieties, the patterns of local support will be much weaker, and the opposition is likely to be broader and significantly stronger.
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