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Gainesville Regional Utilities Replaces Equipment that Caused Outages
Published January 16th, 2014
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GAINESVILLE- Wednesday night a Gainesville Regional Utilities switchgear exploded cutting off power to many who live and work near 1st Avenue and 2nd Street.
Residents from The 400 builiding just a block away say their power was out for close to two hours. Cherie Erlinger said, "It was so silent and dark and nobody really moved. We had emergency lights in the hallways but not in the main areas."
Even businesses that closed early Wednesday felt the effects of the outage the next day.
Public Defenders office IT director David Tieman said, "It was longer than our battery backup holds our servers up so all of our servers shut down which caused some problems coming back up this morning."
The power outage even stretched to parts of downtown, pictures taken last night show nothing but darkness.
Thursday afternoon linemen replaced the switch gear that caused power loss to about 1,900 people.
GRU officials are looking into what caused the gear to burst and say it may be the age of the quipment or normal wear and tear. GRU systems control manager Ken Simmons said, "It's just a, a part of life. Equipment fails on occasion and we do our best to try and keep the maintenance up and all that but, you can't, can't prevent them all.
GRU told us they were able to return power to most in the area within a few minutes after transfering power to nearby gears. They say if the failure had anything to do with maintanance or age issues they'll check out other power equipment in the area just to be safe.
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I plugged the PP into my Arduino and was able to download the boot. I was at first discombobulated by not seeing any COM port, but that didn't seem to matter. However, when I plugged in a virgin ATtiny13 and tried to download the bootloader, I got an error message. Any suggestions?
These DO NOT WORK on alligators. I snapped one on its foot and POW! it slapped me upsida my head and scooted into the swamp. Duct tape works fine on geese, though. I agree with Aleksandr S. it would be nice to know the wire gauge even if it were in nautical miles.
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Are you ready for the Holidays?
Me neither. But I am getting ready for the West Michigan Potter's Guild Show that is coming up on Nov. 9-10. This show has been going on in various Grand Rapids, MI, locations for almost 40 years (at least that is what Chester told me.) It is all pottery, all the time! Maybe we will see you there...
I have fun new stuff. As always! Directions and hours of the Fall Potter's Guild show.
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Main Street
Design means getting Main Street into top physical shape and capitalizing on its best assets.
Economic Restructuring means finding new or better purposes for Main Street enterprises.
Promotion means selling the image and promise of Main Street to all prospects.
Organization means getting everyone working towards common goals.
Main Street: A Four-Point Approach
Main Street is a comprehensive, community-based approach to revitalizing downtowns and central business districts, which has been applied across the United States since the early '80s. For a program history about Main Street, click here.
Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) serves as the official State Coordinating Program for Main Street, while the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) provides funding and management of Main Street in Pennsylvania.
Main Street in Pennsylvania
Our commonwealth has several dozen Main Street programs, all of which feature a unique programmatic focus and appreciation of their respective region. To view a map of Pennsylvania's Main Street's, click here.


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by RANDY GREGORY
After last year, one could have been deemed reasonable to think that maybe, just maybe Muskegon may have been headed for a minor rebuilding project in 2012 following heavy graduation losses at the skill positions. But nothing could be further from the truth for this year's version of Big Red football. Some odd circumstances instead delivered a whole new talent pool to a program laden with accomplishment after accomplishment over the last 100-plus years. The school with the most wins in the history of high school football in the state of Michigan will instead bring to the table what they have always brought: a team with great speed, size and power that is off to a 2-0 start after facing a pair of highly rated squads from Michigan and Ohio.
Normally when a player transfers from one high school to another without moving, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) dictates that athlete must sit out the following semester at his new school. But with the decision of the Muskegon Heights district to go to a charter school system, that allowed a talented pool of athletes to go to another district with no restrictions. The talent influx has been noticeable and the Big Reds haven't skipped a beat.
Muskegon kicked off the year by downing last year's MHSAA Division III state champs from Orchard Lake St. Mary's by a score of 21-14. They followed that up by journeying to the Toledo, Ohio area to square off with a Sylvania Southview crew that features five Division I players. This time it was a slugfest, but the Big Reds scored late and held on for a 40-37 triumph.
"I got to see their first game and all I can say is wow," said Rockford coach Ralph Munger. "They are an incredibly athletic team that does everything at a fast pace. They are going to be an incredible challenge to prepare for because we just can't duplicate that type of speed in practice."
Rockford and Muskegon met for the first time in 1996 and have met eight times total over the last 16 years. Rockford holds a 5-3 edge in a series of games that have featured one thriller after another. NFL films even did a series of documentaries in 2007 that featured some of the top rivalries in the country. And despite the relative infancy of the match-up, this rivalry made the grade and saw the underdog Rams upset a nationally ranked Muskegon team that year.
"With the amount of talent they have this year at Muskegon, we have our backs up against the wall," said Munger. "But we will give them everything we have got and hopefully we will get a few of our injured players back. They are a formidable opponent and we will have to minimize mistakes to come out on top."
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 at Ted Carlson Memorial Stadium in Rockford. A huge turnout is always a given when these two bitter rivals square off, so get there early and be prepared for yet another nail-biter in a short series that delivers year after year for high school football fans in Michigan.


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Happy Thanksgiving!!! I am extremely thankful for the blessings in my life.
Here is a short list of just some of the things I am thankful for:
- My family – all of them (all five brothers, my parents, my in-laws)
- Great health for my entire family
- My wife
- My daughter
- My unborn son (due to arrive in early February)
- A crusade (instead of a J.O.B.)
- Partners who believe in this crusade
- A great church
- Turkeys!
- Friendships
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KIPP Empower Academy
Strong in mind, body, and spirit.
KIPP Empower Academy (KEA) is a college-preparatory, tuition-free public charter elementary school that opened in summer 2010 in South Los Angeles. KEA serves roughly 565 students in transitional kindergarten through fourth grade.
Our mission is to empower our students to be strong in mind, body, and spirit so that they will thrive in middle school, high school, college, and the competitive world."Strong in mind" conveys the importance of academic skills (cognitive development); "strong in body" refers to personal habits (physical development); and "strong in spirit" references the character traits we strive to foster (socio-emotional and psychological development).
By cultivating all aspects of a child's development, KEA will prepare our students for more than just middle school; we will prepare them for the variety of challenges they may face in high school, college, and in their careers. KEA operates an innovative blended learning instructional model. Learn more here.
Dec. 15, 2015 at 5:37pm
Dear KEA Families,
Earlier today, security and law enforcement officials conducted a thorough investigation and found that all KIPP LA schools are safe and secure. LAUSD has confirmed that all schools can reopen tomorrow (Wednesday, December 16), and we will resume normal school hours tomorrow morning.
As always, the safety of our students is our number one priority. We remain committed to maintaining a safe, nurturing environment for all of our students.
Please feel free to contact our school team with any questions. Thank you for your patience and flexibility today. We look forward to seeing our students, families, and staff tomorrow.
Estimadas familias KIPP LA,
El día de hoy , los funcionarios de seguridad y policiales llevaron a cabo una investigación exhaustiva y encontraron que todas las escuelas KIPP LA están a salvo y seguro. LAUSD ha confirmado que todas las escuelas puedan abrir de nuevo mañana ( Miércoles, 16 de diciembre ), y vamos a resumir el horario escolar normal mañana por la mañana.
Como siempre , la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes es nuestra prioridad número uno . Seguimos comprometidos a mantener un ambiente seguro y educativo para todos nuestros estudiantes. Por favor no dude en contactar nuestro equipo de la escuela con cualquier pregunta. Gracias por su paciencia y flexibilidad hoy . Esperamos ver a nuestros estudiantes , familias y personal de mañana.
Watch our videos to learn more about our school's model by clicking on this link.
Fun Updates
Watch our first grade step / break dancing team perform at the KIPP School Summit by clicking on this link.
Upcoming Events
Picture Day: Oct 7th, 2015.
Coffee Talks with Leadership every third Tuesday of the month.
KEA Lottery: January 29, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.


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There is a saying "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail".
This is particularly true in relation to achieving your financial goals. Regardless of the size of your current asset base, you need to have and document a game plan of how you are going to reach your financial goals.
Financial Planning is not only about building wealth, it is about managing your current financial position. In doing so, you can make sure you are not paying too much tax, and you can maximise your superannuation position to help make your retirement a comfortable one.
Call Intelligent Finance now and we can introduce you to one of our recommended financial planners who can discuss your specific requirements and help you on a path towards achieving your goals.


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Advice from George: Movie Review - Gravity
Movie Review: Gravity
by George
Hey guys. Today I would like to share my thoughts about a movie called Gravity. Gravity is a 3D science fiction thriller and space drama film. This is an astronaut adventure about surviving in a space that has no oxygen, no food, and no existence with zero gravity, 375 miles above Earth. Although the background is set in outer space, the film tells a survival story. I was particularly moved by the spirit of persistence and resilience in the movie. George Clooney played a veteran astronaut who was trying to break a space walk record in his final mission. While Sandra Bullock played a scientific engineer who just finished six months of training and was under the supervision of George Clooney. They were participating in a mission about fixing the Hubble Telescope when Mission Control suddenly reported that debris from a nearby Russian satellite was heading towards them and the debris was causing a chain effect that was destroying all satellites in its track. Then the survival adventure began.
The lesson I learned from this movie is when facing consistent bad luck you have to be optimistic and persistent. Life is full of changing and you have to embrace the change. If you cannot accept the change of life in a bad direction, then you are not fully prepared for the change in a good direction either. When we are in a difficult situation, the external challenge is just one part of the difficulty; mental depression will also significantly affect us. Loneliness is hard to overcome, but as George Clooney said in the movie: you could just close your eyes and do nothing, but it is time to open your eyes and go home.I keep this sentence in my mind when I am in an extreme difficult situation. As an international student, Go home has a special meaning to me. I think this is actually a really good attitude to face consistent bad luck. You need to let the less important issues go and focus on what is really important to you. Dont overthink. When you encounter a problem just simply solve it. We will get out of here. Someone is waiting for us.
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WRC entry list confirmed, 'Mitsubishi' not listed.
The FIA, the governing body for the WRC, released the 'Manufacturer Team' entry list for 2007 last week, and six teams have been confirmed for the new season, which gets underway next month with the Rallye Monte Carlo.
Interestingly the team which will use the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05's was not listed, although provisions do exist in the regulations for additional Manufacturer Teams to register until March 12 2007. However, they will only score points after registration. Currently it is expected that the team based around Toni Gardemeister and 2005 Middle East Rally champion Khalid Al Qassimi will do 10-12 events and official confirmation is expected very soon. Indeed it was thought a press release would be issued before the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
Of the rest it was pretty much as expected, with Ford set to have three teams in action, while Citroen will have two and Subaru just the one. Whether there will be a Bozian-run Peugeot team, like in 2006, is still uncertain.
The entry list, as of December 21, is as follows:
2007 FIA World Rally Championship – Manufacturer Team entry list:*
1. Citroen Total WRT
2. Citroen Total WRT
3. BP Ford World Rally Team
4. BP Ford World Rally Team
5. OMV Kronos Citroen WRT
6. OMV Kronos Citoren WRT
7. Subaru World Rally Team
8. Subaru World Rally Team
9. Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
10. Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
11. Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
12. Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
* Under the 2007 Sporting Regulations, the above competition numbers will not change throughout the Championship.


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Jan. 8, 2005
Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery
TENNESSEE HEAD COACH Buzz Peterson:
"Vanderbilt shot the eyes out. I had a concern after watching their Alabama tape about what Vanderbilt might do offensively. On that tape, they executed the half-court offense very well, and you could see how much Vanderbilt has improved.
"Congratulations to Vanderbilt for coming in here and winning. We had a chance, but the ball just would not go in. Then, Vanderbilt would just come right down and score again. Jason Holwerda sacrifices himself for the good of everybody, but Mario Moore is the man who is taking Vanderbilt to a new level.
"We did not do a good job of finding the open man during the first half. C.J. Watson had some open looks, but they would not go down. We were unable to get the ball to Brandon Crump inside; they took that away from us during the first half. We simply have to get the ball inside.
"I am disappointed. This was just one game, however, and we have a good team (Mississippi State) coming in here Wednesday night. We need to bounce back quickly."
"I thought we defended them well and were very aggressive. I liked the way we shared the ball. We were good offensively, and were good on the boards. It was a complete game. I am proud of our effort.
"The number of 3-pointers we made was impressive, but we also had a number of lay-ups. We have really good shooters, and we have to take advantage of them. It is like one guy starts making them, and then three, four, or five other guys start making them.
"I thought Shan Foster was good in the first half. Mario Moore had a great game. I do not believe he had a turnover. He took really good care of the basketball. Our starting guards had 14 assists and one turnover.
"Brandon Crump is the focus. We sent the second guy after him, and he hurt us a couple of times getting the ball back out.
"Our first four games are as difficult a stretch as anybody's in the league. We are halfway there. Our guys are very unselfish, and they share the ball without caring who gets the shots. They are fun to coach.
"I am impressed we had 31 assists in 34 baskets. I have never seen it like that. That is a good sign for us - the way we share the ball. These are good kids who play the right way. They have developed a really good chemistry.
"I am not really surprised we set the school-record while on the road. Our kids have confidence in our offense, and they know where the shots are coming from."
- The last time Tennessee started a game with a technical foul assessed prior to tipoff was Dec. 22, 1979, at Ohio State. Tennessee's Mike Stapleton dunked during warm-ups (OSU won 91-65).
- Andre Patterson recorded 10 rebounds, his second 10-plus-rebound game this season (12 vs. Wofford - Nov. 29, 2004).
- Vanderbilt set a Thompson-Boling Arena record with 18 3-pointers made. It eclipsed the previous mark of 17 set by LSU March 1, 2003. The SEC high for 3-pointers this season is 19 set by Alabama against ETSU - Dec. 1, 2004.


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Re: representing the dihedral group {1,r,r^2...s,sr^2...}
> The dihedral group of order 2n may be represented as
> <a,b|(ab)^n = a^2 = b^2 = 1>. If you start with an
> arbitrary finite string of as and bs, simply remove
> each consecutive pair of identical symbols. You will
> be left with a product in one of the following four
> forms:
> (a*b)^m
> (a*b)^m * b
> (b*a)^m
> (b*a)^m * a
> The exponent m may then be reduced modulo n.
> Now, my ab is your r, my ba is your r^(n-1), my b is your s,
> and (I think) my a is your r^(n-2)s. Thus, you should be
> able to use this code to reduce in the alternative presentation
> <r,s|r^n = s^2 = 1>.
> Hope that helps,
> Mark McClure
Hmm.. I don't see how <a,b|(ab)^n = a^2 = b^2 = 1> is isomorphic to
the dihedral group of order 2n. Using generators {r,s}, the
relationship rs=s(r^-1) is satisfied. But abb = a which does not equal
b(ab)^-1 = b*b^-1*a^-1 = a^-1. Can you explain?


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Your template does not provide a unique enough design with the necessary design quality, features and options to compete in the marketplace at this time. As higher quality templates become available in the marketplace, approval requirements will increase to maintain appropriate marketplace quality.
You might consider improving your design with more unique features and graphics in order for it to stand out among other marketplace items. However, a unique design will be a key factor for approval.
This was my first ever commercial release, I would appreciate if somebody dropped quick feedback/suggestions for improvement. Thanks a lot for those of you who bother!
Preview: http://vendito.schonthemes.com/
Well the review says it all, just not there yet. I think it's way too simple.
Here are my 2 cents: I think the font in the logo is too weak and out of place. It could stay weak, but it's out of place. The navigation font in the drop-down is squished together. Give it a little more space to breathe. The footer with the text shadow is also a bit dull. I think it looks unfinished there. But overall – the most difficult thing you're facing is the same as mine. Not enough unique design, is a very, very broad reason. I hear you, as we got rejected for the same thing, and now we have to figure out – how to make the theme more unique.
So, on left side, Sample Headings has marginf from left edge of page and About us does not.
Your recent posts part is a little lower than its left neighbour.
I've conected few headers you got with red cross – they all should be same size imo. Especially 'About us' and 'Sample heading' on its side.
Menu items are too close to each other
Submenu items should have more space – should be higher.
And footer – its bad you must change it, take a trip around some themes, a lot of them has nice footers.
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Cameron University's Office of Campus Life presented awards to students, faculty and staff during a recent ceremony on the CU campus. The event included the announcement of the Top 20 Students, comprised of outstanding juniors and seniors, and the Top 10 Non-Traditional Students, made up of outstanding college students over the age of 25. A committee of faculty, staff and students selects honorees for both lists based on excellence in leadership, community service, campus involvement and academics.
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Making a Healthy Start
It's easier than you think to prepare healthy meals.
Start off by "Avoiding the Take-Out Trap"
Although it seems quick and affordable to order take-out or pick up something premade from the grocery store, those foods are often loaded with calories, fats, sodium and added sweeteners. Cooking for yourself is about taking control of what you put in your body and making sure it's healthy and nourishing. It not only offers a sense of accomplishment, it also allows you to prepare something healthy and tasty with the best and freshest ingredients for yourself and your family.


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Rangefinder manufacturers have slowly been upping the ante a bit over the last few years with ever increasing maximum ranging distances. Today most manufacturers offer at least one rangefinder in their lineup that offers a max range of 1000 yards on a reflective target. For Nikon this rangefinder is the RifleHunter 1000.
The RifleHunter 1000 is an extension of the other models in the lineup such as the Nikon 550 [2] that we have reviewed in the past. The RifleHunter has the exact same shape and size as the 550 but has a more striking black and silver over-molded body.
The RifleHunter has a built in inclinometer that is able to measure the angle between you and a distant object. Like other Nikon rangefinders that use the inclinometer, the RifleHunter 1000 sticks to a simple use of the angle compensation, which reads out the horizontal distance to the object. The alternative is to turn the inclinometer off and the rangefinder will then simply read out a line-of-sight (LOS) distance. In angle compensation mode, often it is best to just know the horizontal distance and then use scope or bow sight pin hold over to compensate for the expected drop.
Nikon includes a case for the RifleHunter 1000.
The RifleHunter 1000 will range up to a 1000 yards on a reflective target with +/- 0.10 yards accuracy up to 500 yards and then beyond 500 yards at +/- 1.0 yard accuracy. In our testing the ranging time was very fast and the rangefinder seemed to do an above average job of ranging irregular objects quickly. Ranging skinny tree trunks and leafy brush and bushes was quick and accurate.
Like previous Nikon rangefinders the RifleHunter 1000 offers scan and single ranging mode. Holding down the power button in scan mode causes the rangefinder to continuously update with a new distance as you scan across a distant horizon. Simply pressing the button once produces a single reading.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of the rangefinder is what Nikon has dubbed "Active Brightness Control." In bright sunlight the reticle is black like any ordinary basic rangefinder. However as daylight diminishes the rangefinder turns on orange illumination to backlight the reticle. This works well under diminishing light allowing the reticle to stand out better against darker objects. However under full illumination the entire viewing screen is tinted orange which some may find annoying. It's a clever idea, but some may prefer a solid black or solid red reticle rather than a variation between the two.
View through the rangefinder.
Considering the street price of around $350 for the RifleHunter 1000 it's a good buy. It's less expensive than some models offering the same ranging distance and it includes the Active Brightness feature that is to the best of our knowledge unique to Nikon. However, if you want a rangefinder that reads out more than just LOS and horizontal range you will need to look elsewhere.
For more information visit www.nikonhunting.com [3].
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[2] http://www.biggamehunt.net/reviews/nikon-550-laser-rangefinder-review
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Target: United States Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Goal: Protest Chinese festival where tourists shoot live chickens, forcing them to slowly die as part of a game
At the Jilin Ice Festival in northern China, tourists are handed bows and arrows and allowed to randomly shoot at live chickens. The chickens are hung by their feet from an ice wall and are forced to spend their last moments suffering upside down, waiting for an unskilled archer to strike them.
Even when the chickens are finally hit it is not the end. The tourists are usually not accurate archers, and the chickens do not usually die instantly. Instead, they fall from the ice wall, still breathing, and die a very slow death on the cold ground. They bleed out from a wound in a non-fatal area, all as part of an immense tourist attraction.
Organizers of the event declared that 'The game was very popular and people enjoyed it,' and that they 'plan to do it again next year.' This festival represents a horrible act of animal cruelty, and needs to be changed. Animals should not have to die torturous deaths for human entertainment, and it is time this festival eliminated the use of live animals in its games. Demand that the festival is changed into an event that is safe for all animals involved.
Dear Ambassador Huntsman,
The Jilin Ice Festival, an annual occurrence in Northern China, is home to a startling act of animal cruelty. Tourists and locals are allowed to shoot down live chickens that have spent the day hanging upside down from an ice wall. The amateur archers who participate in the event usually fail to kill the chickens right away, causing the birds to slowly die after being shot down. This practice is disturbing in its cruelty, and in the effect it must have on the community. Such open displays of violence and cruelty must have unseen repercussions, and it is necessary that this brutal practice be changed or eliminated.
Instead of using live chickens, the festival could employ decoys, fake chickens, or even dead chickens. There is tradition and appeal associated with using the live animals, but such brutality is no longer tolerated in the world. The festival must adapt to a changing world and remove the violence and killing from its agenda.
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Posted by Brian Hopkins on June 3, 2011
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When we get used to something, we often think it will never change, but it does eventually; who bought a house in 2006 and assumed the value would surely keep going up?
We are working at an architectural inflection point. The signals are all around us – cloud, big data, mobility, smart computing, etc. While each of these appears to be only modestly connected, I think together they signify a major shift in how business gets done and in the architecture that supports it. If true, this means the tried-and-true Business-Data-Applications-Technology model architected and delivered by central IT will not serve us much longer.
Consider the following:
- Big and complex are here to stay. In the past we strove for simplicity because we did not have the techniques and technology to deal with the world as it is – infinitely complex. Read Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick. The cloud has brought the power of distributed, elastic computing to bear on enormous problems, and this trend will continue. Will central IT continue to grow in response to the increasing size and complexity of technology problems, or will a different model arise?
- The cloud and the App Internet are two sides of the same coin. The cloud is about optimizing the power of centralized data processing, while the App Internet is about exploiting the enormous power of mobile devices on the periphery. What happens when we figure out how these work together? Can we create a smart grid across mobile devices that also leverages cloud resources? What can we accomplish when apps no longer live in central data centers that we own and control?
- Virtual Everything Services (VXSes?) will continue to separate complexity from functionality. Look around – everything is going virtual. Virtual servers are running virtual apps creating virtual databases that are running on virtual networks. Further abstraction of this virtualized complexity into simple services will allow value delivery while specialists continue to dig ever deeper into more-complex computing techniques. Where will these specialist work, and how will we access their services?
- Smart integration will finally deliver self-service technology. We have been talking about Smart Computing for a while; however, I believe the next big thing is smart integration. What I mean is the ability for apps (mobile or desktop) to seamlessly discover integration points and protocols and work together. This will allow the business professionals of the future (who grew up tech savvy) to self-service in ways centralized IT simply cannot keep up with.
What does this all add up to? Even the most brick-and-mortar shops cannot survive on trucked-in products and cash in the register – business and technology are inseparable. We need a new architecture that deals with the new reality: Business is going to get more complex, and technology will be simple on the outside and unfathomably complicated under the hood. The operating model realized from the new architecture will first diminish then extinguish centralized IT.
Things don't stay the same forever . . . home prices can go down.
Brian, couldn't agree more.
Comment from Boris Evelson on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:33
Brian, couldn't agree more. In BI specifically, decentralization (via hub and spoke) and end user self service is a huge trend that we started seeing a couple of years ago.
Comment from Brian Hopkins on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:37
It always makes me feel better when you agree with me Boris!
All valid points ... I just
Comment from John Bauer (not verified) on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:01
All valid points ... I just hope IT folks don't forget the hard lessons of the past. Implement redundancy and high availability where needed. Don't just assume that because the app has been deployed in the cloud that magically one doesn't have make sure an appropriate architecture extends into the cloud to match the business needs for solution availability. The pressure is on EA folks to dig even deeper into cloud providers and service partners to make sure technology is stitched together appropriately.
I agree, the pressure is on EA
Comment from Brian Hopkins on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:55
There is no magic that's going to happen. My gut feel is that the economics that forced most large businesses that are not in the IT business to have a centralized IT shop will change. Consumerization of IT, simplification through services and the spread of computing from in house to the cloud and mobile devices are likely drivers to change the model. All the needs and lessons from the past are still valid, its just who meets the needs that will change.
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Comment from kurt milne (not verified) on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:40
Central IT no longer needed? Seriously? Econ 101 refresher question: What happens when IT services get cheaper and faster (less friction etc)? A) Less demand for IT services? B) More demand for IT services? Cheaper/faster will create more demand.
The notion that a busy (fill in the blank) professional wants to send precious time with IT self service is a bad assumption.
The need won't go away as you point out
Comment from Brian Hopkins on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 11:51
Backup, DR, security, integration, testing/QA all will still be valid thigs that need to happen. My point is how that needs get's met will ultimately change. It won't be over night.
In a current state world with complex, expensive systems maintained by central IT, it hard to image a world that's different.
Brain, I agree with you
Comment from kurt milne (not verified) on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:35
Brain, I agree with you overall. I just don't see any sign that demand for IT is waning. The faster/better/cheaper it becomes - the more demand there will be. Saturation at some point is inevitable. But for now, even with all the XaaS public cloud models, I don't see how most enterprises are going to significantly reduce central IT personnel.
Here is a great tangential story about how British Generals continued to rely on the cavalry to the end of WWI - even after it was very clear that cavalry no longer won wars. Something about horses not mixing well with barbed wire and machine guns.
I use this story with IT executives and ask "What is your IT cavalry?" What "horse" did you ride to power, that no longer helps achieve success?
Demand is not waning
Comment from Brian Hopkins on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:53
Agree, its not waning now nor will it in the near future. I'm trying to read a few weak signals and project that it will. Like your analogy, BTW.
Comment from Scott Joy on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:46
I think Central IT will still exist in many organizations, but it won't be the only place IT lives. We already have a federation of central shared services and business-aligned IT capabilities.
No central governance causes islands of data or systems
Comment from Peter Millington (not verified) on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 03:56
Central 'infrastructure' teams may be less likely to be running their own hardware in their own data centres - but at the business, data and application level, there are still significant challenges.
In a large organisation, each unit is likely to 'go its own way' and create independant domains of data and applications - potentially spread across multiple IT/cloud/service providers - which are increasingly difficult to integrate to create a composite view of the organisation or to provide a uniform 'customer experience' as customers move between units.
Architecture needs to focus on the next challenge - better application and customer experience integration. SOA and Portal techniques have their place, as a 'front end' integration technique, but for very high volumes of data, some other technique is often required. This is where integration between applications more and more falls down, and gaps appear in the information available to an organisation.
Big data or central warehouse closes the loop back to a central team, which remains challenging unless embraced by an existing central function.
Its shadow systems all over again, but for services, not data
Comment from Shawn Mehan (not verified) on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 11:02
Interesting thread. The balkanization aspect is apt, as there is now an escape vector out of central IT that will allow people, without governance from a central authority, to escape the clutches of the central IT shop. This is similar to the eruption of shadow systems for information within the enterprise. I suspect there are already many tentacles in many organizations firmly tucked into public clouds and senior management will not be aware of the scale of the movement. http://bit.ly/lnNJCy
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At the very start of this episode, CBS posted an apology to any veterans or others who may have been offended by last week's episode, a demonstration of how controversial the entire subject of Vietnam remains in America. This TAR season shaped up as an especially edgy one–last week, Communism and the Vietnam War, this week, hunting and trapping. Later episodes brought crocodiles, simulated drug trips, horror show characters, Martin Luther King, Jr., President Obama, and the Berlin Wall.
As teams start this leg in Hanoi, they're given clues to fly to Malin, and are apparently instructed to use a specific travel agency, but they need to find out what country they're going to on their own. Only then may they buy tickets. They use various sources: hotel Internet connections, borrowed smart phones, other teams. Alabama couple Chuck/Wynona appear to use a brute-force method with some kind of guidebook and electronic device, naming about five different countries before getting the right one–Botswana.
At the airport teams are all on the same connecting flight route to Botswana. There's some bickering over last episode's u-turn, but this season is–so far–relatively bicker-free. No one team, at least so far, stands out as being that couple that takes turns tearing into each other and/or other teams.
9 a.m.–the hockey players (Bates/Anthony) and country singers (Caroline/Jennifer).
9:15–You Tube star Meghan's got white knuckles, while Joey's got white knuckles and is complaining about how frightening the flight is. Via voiceover Katie wishes she and Max could be with any other team.
9:30–Beth/Mona, Chuck/Wynona, Pam/Winnie.
The destination is a rustic dirt airstrip, where a hut houses a bowl full of clues. Teams are instructed to drive SUVs along a marked dirt road through the bush. Along the roadside teams come to a spot where there are 21 local Bushmen arranged in 7 teams of three. There are also seven specimen jars with clues to the roadblock inside.
The clue reads, "Who wants to make new friends?" The challenge is to go scorpion-hunting with one of the Bushmen teams. Why scorpions are important to the tribesmen isn't explained.
Bates (the bearded redheaded hockey player) and Caroline start their scorpion hunts. Caroline's Bushmen spot a lion in the distance and scamper up a tree. Caroline doesn't. She says later maybe she should have. The lion passes by and the Bushmen come back down.
Bates digs up a scorpion and the Bushmen, through gestures, invite him to hold it and let it pinch him before putting it in the speciman jar.
Caroline digs up a scorpion and one of her Bushmen does one of the most amazing things ever seen on "The Amazing Race." As she describes it, "He's putting it in his mouth, sucking on it, putting it to sleep so I can hold it." The tribesman puts the relaxed scorpion in her hand and she puts it in her speciman jar.
Joey arrives at the roadblock and wants to make new friends, then he finds out the task involves scorpions. He's afraid of scorpions. "I have to hold it?" he's whining. Between the plane ride and this, he's having a rough leg.
Most of the teams are on-course at the roadblock at the same time, and most of the tribesmen repeat the gesture of sucking on the scorpion before they let the racer hold it and put it in the jar. Once teams finish catching a scorpion, they have to give their team of Bushmen a ride to the next clue.
Next clue: detour, "fire" or "fowl." Phil explains that the fire challenge involves having to make fire as the Bushmen do–rubbing two sticks together over tinder that includes zebra manure.
Most teams opt to try fire-making. The hockey players are first at the detour and they actually get a fire started! They get the clue to walk (or run) with their Bushmen team to the pit stop, a riverside safari resort. They make a wisecrack in their pit stop interview about how it was the "elephant poop" that did it. (They're hockey players, they can't be expected to know zebra from elephant, right?)
Pam/Winnie and Chuck/Wynona opt for the "fowl" challenge as soon as they pick up their detour clues. For this task, they have to have their Bushmen teams help them set and spring a guinea fowl snare. For some reason–not explained–it's baited with an egg. When the fowl tries to peck at the egg, the noose snares it. Once the trap is set, a team member has to cluck and flap like a guinea fowl, and reach for the egg. If the snare doesn't spring, the trap isn't properly set and they have to start over.
Pam/Winnie and Chuck/Wynona get their snares set and sprung quickly. They and their Bushmen teams reach the pit stop in 2nd and 3rd place.
Back in the native village, the four remaining teams are still trying to make fire. Three of them give up and switch to the "fowl" task. Max/Katie decide to cont. w/ the fire challenge. However, eventually they give up and switch, too.
Joey/Meghan get their trap set and sprung, and finish 4th. Caroline/Jennifer get theirs finished, and come in 5th, getting flirty with their Bushmen team along the way.
Last teams on-course are Max/Katie and Beth/Mona. Both are having difficulty getting their traps right. However, Beth/Mona finish first and get the clue to take their Bushman friends and go to the pit stop. There's some suspense, as first they misread the clue and think they're supposed to drive. However, when they reach the parking lot they see no one else drove. They still reach the pit stop well ahead of Max/Katie, who are saved by this being a non-elimination round. "The honeymoon continues," says Katie. "The tent's gonna be rocking," wisecracks Max.


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|Leland Orser
|...as Kevin Walker
Kevin Walker
|Date of birth
6 August 1960
|Place of birth
San Francisco, California
|IMDb profile
Leland Orser is an actor who played Kevin Walker in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season five episode "Coerced". He has been cast to play a preacher man in the upcoming season eight premiere episode from Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Orser is a character actor, whose career has included playing a number of parts of deranged, psychotic, and degenerate characters. Orser has appeared in small roles in a wide variety of films and television shows, currently appearing as Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko, on the television show ER.
Orser is a well known actor in the Star Trek franchise. He played a Changeling posing as the Romulan Colonel Lovok in Deep Space Nine, a homicidal hologram in Voyager, and a deranged bloodbank technician in Enterprise.