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Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach (Second Edition)by Morris Kline
Application-oriented introduction relates the subject as closely as possible to science. In-depth explorations of the derivative, the differentiation and integration of the powers of x, and theorems on differentiation and antidifferentiation lead to a definition of the chain rule and examinations of trigonometric functions, logarithmic and exponential/i>
Application-oriented introduction relates the subject as closely as possible to science. In-depth explorations of the derivative, the differentiation and integration of the powers of x, and theorems on differentiation and antidifferentiation lead to a definition of the chain rule and examinations of trigonometric functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, techniques of integration, polar coordinates, much more. Clear-cut explanations, numerous drills, illustrative examples. 1967 edition. Solution guide available upon request.
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An Intuitive and Physical Approach
By Morris Kline
Dover Publications, Inc.Copyright © 1977 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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1. The Historical Motivations for the Calculus. Each branch of mathematics has been developed to attack a class of problems that could not be solved at all or yielded to a solution only after great efforts. Thus elementary algebra was created to find answers to simple physical problems which in mathematical form called for solving first, second, and higher degree equations with one or two unknowns. Plane and solid geometry originated in the need to find perimeters, areas, and volumes of common figures and to state conditions under which two figures, say two triangles, are congruent or have the same shape—that is, are similar. Trigonometry, introduced by astronomers, enabled man to determine the sizes and distances of heavenly bodies.
In high school algebra and trigonometry we usually learn the fundamentals of another branch of mathematics, called coordinate or analytic geometry. Thus we learn to graph linear equations such as x + 2y = 5, to represent a circle of radius R by an equation of the form x2 + y2 = R2, and to determine which curves correspond to such equations as y = sin x and y = cos x. The primary purpose of relating equations and curves is to enable us to use the equations in the study of such important curves as the paths of projectiles, planets, and light rays. Of course, each of the above-mentioned branches of mathematics has also helped to treat problems of the physical and social sciences which arose long after the motivating questions had been disposed of.
During the seventeenth century, when modern science was founded and began to expand apace, a number of new problems were brought to the fore. Because the mathematicians of that century, like those of most great periods, were the very physicists and astronomers who raised the questions, they responded at once to the problems. Let us see what some of these problems were.
Seventeenth-century scientists were very much concerned with problems of motion. The heliocentric theory created by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) and Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) introduced the concepts of the earth rotating on its axis and revolving around the sun. The earlier theory of planetary motion, dating back to Ptolemy (c. A.D. 150), which presupposed an earth absolutely fixed in space and, indeed, in the center of the universe, was discarded. The adoption of the theory involving an earth in motion invalidated the laws and explanations of motion that had been accepted since Greek times. New insights were needed into such phenomena as the motion of a projectile shot from a cannon and an answer to the question of why objects stay with the moving earth seemed called for. Furthermore, Kepler had shown on the basis of observations that the path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse, although no theoretical explanation of why the planets move on such paths had been offered. However, the notion that all bodies in the universe attract one another in accordance with the force of gravitation became prominent, and scientists decided to investigate whether the motions of planets around the sun and of moons around planets could be deduced from the proper laws of motion and gravitation. The motion of celestial bodies became the dominant scientific study.
All of these motions—those of objects near the surface of the earth and those of the heavenly bodies—take place with variable velocity, and many involve variable acceleration. Although the difficulties in handling variable velocities and accelerations may not be apparent at the moment, the branches of mathematics that existed before the calculus was created were not adequate to treat them. We shall see later precisely what the difficulties are and how they are surmounted. In pre-calculus courses students often work on problems involving variable velocity—for example, the motion of a body falling to earth—but the intricacy is circumvented there by one dodge or another.
The second major problem of the seventeenth century was the determination of tangents to various curves (Fig. 1-1). This question is of some interest as a matter of pure geometry, but its deeper significance is that the tangent to a curve at a point represents the direction of the curve at the point. Thus, if a projectile moves along a curve, the direction in which the projectile is headed at any point on its path is the direction of the tangent at that point. To determine whether the projectile will strike its target head on or merely at a glancing angle, we must know in which direction the projectile is moving at that point on its path at which it strikes the target. The invention of the telescope and microscope in the seventeenth century stimulated great interest in the action of lenses. To determine the course of a light ray after it strikes the surface of a lens, we must know the angle that the light ray makes with the lens, that is, the angle (Fig. 1-2) between the light ray and the tangent to the lens. Incidentally, the study of the behavior of light was, next to the study of motion, the most active scientific field in that century. It may now be apparent why the question of finding the tangent to a curve was a major one.
A third class of problems besetting the seventeenth-century scientists may be described as maxima and minima problems. The motion of cannon balls was studied intensively from the sixteenth century onward. In fact, the mathematicians Nicolò Tartaglia (1500–1557) and Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) made significant progress in this investigation even before the calculus was applied to it. One of the important questions about the motion of cannon balls and other kinds of projectiles was the determination of the maximum range. As the angle of elevation of a cannon (angle A in Fig. 1-3) is varied, the range—that is, the horizontal distance from the cannon to the point at which the projectile again reaches the ground—also varies. The question is, at what angle of elevation is the range a maximum? Another maximum and minimum problem of considerable importance arises in planetary motion. As a planet moves about the sun, its distance from the sun varies. A basic question in this area is, what are the maximum and minimum distances of the planet from the sun? Some simple maxima and minima problems can be solved by the methods of elementary algebra and elementary geometry, but the most important problems are beyond the power of these branches and require the calculus.
Still another class of problems in the seventeenth century concerned the lengths of curves and the areas and volumes of figures bounded by curves and surfaces. Elementary mathematics suffices to determine the areas and volumes of simple figures, principally figures bounded by line segments and by portions of planes. However, when curves or curved surfaces are involved, elementary geometry is almost helpless. For example, the shape of the earth is an oblate spheroid, that is, a sphere somewhat flattened on the top and bottom (Fig. 1-4). The calculation of the volume of this figure cannot be performed with elementary geometry; it can be done with the calculus. Euclidean geometry does have a method, called the method of exhaustion, for treating a very limited number of area and volume problems involving curves and surfaces, respectively. This method is difficult to apply and, moreover, involves concepts that can with considerable justification be regarded as belonging to the calculus, although the Greeks did not formulate them in modern terms. In any case, the method of exhaustion could not cope with the variety and difficulty of the area and volume problems that appeared in the seventeenth century. Closely related to these problems were those of finding the center of gravity of a body and the gravitational attraction exerted by, say, the earth on the moon. The relation may not be evident at the moment, but we shall see that the same method solves both types of problem.
The efforts to treat the four classes of problem that we have thus far briefly described led mathematicians to methods which we now embrace under the term calculus. Of course, similar problems continue to be important in our time; otherwise the calculus would have only historical value. In fact, once a mathematical method or branch of any significance is created, many new uses are found for it that were not envisioned by its creators. For the calculus this has proved to be far more the case than for any other mathematical creation; we shall examine later a number of modern applications. Moreover, the most weighty developments in mathematics since the seventeenth century employ the calculus. Indeed, it is the basis of a number of branches of mathematics which now comprise its most extensive portion. The calculus has proved to be the richest lode that the mathematicians have ever struck.
2. The Creators of the Calculus. Like almost all branches of mathematics, the calculus is the product of many men. In the seventeenth century Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665), René Descartes (1596–1650), Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), Gilles Persone de Roberval (1602–1675), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647), Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), James Gregory (1638–1675), Christian Huygens (1629–1695), John Wallis (1616–1703), and, of course, Isaac Newton (1642–1727) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) all contributed to it. Newton and Leibniz are most often mentioned as the creators of the calculus. This is a half-truth. Without deprecating their contributions, it is fair to say, as Newton himself put it, that they stood on the shoulders of giants. They saw more clearly than their predecessors the generality of the methods that were gradually being developed and, in addition, added many theorems and processes to the stock built up by their predecessors.
Even Newton and Leibniz did not complete the calculus. In fact, it may be a comfort to students just beginning to work in the calculus to know that Newton and Leibniz, two of the greatest mathematicians, did not fully understand what they themselves had produced. Throughout the eighteenth century new results were obtained by, for example, James Bernoulli (1654–1705), his brother John Bernoulli (1667–1748), Michel Rolle (1652–1719), Brook Taylor (1685–1731), Colin Maclaurin (1698–1746), Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717–1783), and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813). However, the final clarification of the concepts of the calculus was achieved only in the nineteenth century by, among others, Bernhard Bolzano (1781–1848), Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857), and Karl Weierstrass (1815–1897). We shall find many of these great names attached to theorems that we shall be studying.
3. The Nature of the Calculus. The word calculus comes from the Latin word for pebble, which became associated with mathematics because the early Greek mathematicians of about 600 B.C. did arithmetic with the aid of pebbles. Today a calculus can mean a procedure or set of procedures such as division in arithmetic or solving a quadratic equation in algebra. However, most often the word means the theory and procedures we are about to study in the differential and integral calculus. Usually we say the calculus to denote the differential and integral calculus as opposed to other calculi.
The calculus utilizes algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and some coordinate geometry (which we shall study in this book). However, it also introduces some new concepts, notably the derivative and the integral. Fundamental to both is the limit concept. We shall not attempt to describe the notion of limit and how it is used to formulate the derivative and integral, because a brief explanation may be more confusing than helpful. Nevertheless, we do wish to point out that the calculus in its introduction and utilization of the limit concept marks a new stage in the development of mathematics.
The proper study of the calculus calls for attention to several features. The first is the theory, which leads to numerous theorems about the derivative and the integral. The second feature is the technique; to use the calculus, one must learn a fair amount of technique in differentiation and integration. The third feature is application. The calculus was created in response to scientific needs, and we should study many of the applications to gain appreciation of what can be accomplished with the subject; these applications also give insight into the mathematical ideas.
The theory of the calculus, which depends primarily on the limit concept, is rather sophisticated. Complete proofs of all the theorems are difficult to grasp when one is beginning the study of the subject. Our approach to the theory attempts to surmount this hurdle. Many of our proofs are complete. However, other proofs are made by appealing to geometric evidence; that is, we use curves or other geometric figures to substantiate our assertions. The geometric evidence does not necessarily consist of complete geometric proofs, so that we cannot say that we are proving geometrically. Nevertheless, the arguments are quite convincing. For example, we can be certain even without geometric proof that the bisector of angle A (Fig. 1-5) divides the isosceles triangle ABC into two congruent triangles.
This approach, which will become clearer when we begin considering specific cases, is called the intuitive approach. It is recommended for several reasons. The first, as already suggested, is pedagogical. A thoroughly sound, deductive approach to the calculus, one which the modern mathematician would regard as logically rigorous, is meaningless before one understands the ideas and the purposes to which they are put. One should always try to understand new concepts and theorems in an intuitive manner before studying a formal and rigorous presentation of them. The logical version may dispose of any lingering doubts and may be aesthetically more satisfying to some minds, but it is not the road to understanding.
The rigorous approach, in fact, did not become available until about 150 years after the creation of the calculus. During these years mathematicians built up not only the calculus but also differential equations, differential geometry, the calculus of variations, and many other major branches of mathematics that depend on the calculus. In achieving these results the greatest mathematicians thought in intuitive and physical terms.
The second reason for adopting the intuitive approach is that we wish to have time for some techniques and for applications. Were we to study the rigorous formulations of limit, derivative, integral, and allied concepts, we would not have time for anything else. These concepts can be carefully and most profitably studied in more advanced courses in the calculus after one has some appreciation of what they mean in geometrical and physical terms and of what one wishes to do with them. As for the applications, the calculus more than any other branch of mathematics was created to solve major physical problems, and one should certainly learn what the calculus accomplishes in this connection.
After we have become reasonably familiar with the ideas, techniques, and uses of the calculus, we shall consider in the last chapter how the intuitive approach may be strengthened by a more rigorous one.CHAPTER 2
1. The Concept of Function. Before considering any ideas of the calculus itself, we shall review a concept that is, no doubt, largely familiar—the concept of a function.
If an object moves in a straight line—for example, a ball rolling along a floor—the time during which it moves, measured from the instant it starts its motion, is a variable. In the case of the ball, the time continually increases. The distance the object moves, measured from the point at which it starts to move, is also a variable. The two variables are related. The distance the ball travels depends on the time the ball has been in motion. By the end of 1 second it may have moved 50 feet, by the end of 2 seconds, 100 feet, and so on. The relation between distance and time is a function. Loosely stated for the moment, a function is a relation between variables.
There are, of course, thousands of functions. If the ball were started on its journey with a different speed, the relation between distance traveled and time in motion would be different. All kinds of motions take place around us, and for each of them there is a function or relation between distance traveled and time in motion. The idea of a relation between variables is not confined to motion. The national debt of this country varies as time varies, and the relation between these variables is also a function. If money is allowed to accumulate interest in a bank, the amount in the account increases with time. Here, too, we have a function. Obviously, many other examples could be cited. The notion of a function as used in the calculus is more restricted than we have thus far indicated.
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Mainland Regional Competition 2012
ARDENZ (Association of Rooms Division Executives of New Zealand) held their annual Mainland Regional contest of the 2012 Receptionist of the Year competition in Christchurch on Friday 27 July. The Hotel Receptionist of the Year competition is made up of five individual regional competitions, from which, two representatives are selected to compete in the National final.
Congratulations must go to Bianca Constantinescu and Nikoletta Hollo, both of The George Christchurch, who took out first place and first runner up respectively. This means that they are both eligible to compete in the national title, held in Christchurch on Saturday 29 September. The winner of the national title will then go on to Rome to compete for the David Campbell Trophy and title of 'International Hotel Receptionist of the Year' in January 2013.
The competition includes technical and product based questions as well as fictitious scenarios that may play out in a typical receptionist shift. Marks are awarded by a panel of four judges for the answers to direct questions and for conduct and confidence, interpretation, negotiation and sales skills, problem solving and guest relations displayed in the scenario section.
The George is very proud of Bianca and Nikoletta's performance which is testament to their commitment and dedication to their chosen careers and the high level of training provided at The George.
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We are extremely grateful and appreciative for the generous support you have offered our family to cover hotel expenses for upcoming trip...
As we embark on this surgical journey once again, we know in our hearts and minds that we could not possibly give our daughter the best care without the financial and emotional support of family, friends and CCA. Your willingness to help means the world to us and allows us to concentrate on her recovery without the constant worry of financial issues. CCA truly carries out the mission of empowering and giving hope to families affected by facial differences and we are blessed to be a part of your family. ~ Alison
I wanted to thank you for the newsletter. It was so inspiring and I have made everyone I know read it. ~ Sherry
I've just finished reading your newsletter from front to back, thoroughly enjoying my connection with you all again. I just couldn't let another month go by without thanking you. You've helped me become a better, more supportive mother. It's nice to know we're not alone! ~ Thora
Thank you so much for all of your help. I can hardly believe that there is an organization of people like you out there willing and able to help…and I am so grateful! I know that I am very fortunate to have read your recent newsletter, it was on the back of it where I saw that you might be able to help people who needed to travel for medical attention. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. ~ Leslie
The retreat has changed our lives for forever! ~ Mary
We just wanted to let you know that we had a great time at our first retreat and plan to return! The connections we felt with all of you were really special for John and I. For the past two years we've tried to network with other families, and the retreat has been by far the most rewarding experience for us. Thank you for sharing your stories and experiences; I know there are many more to come. We came home feeling positive and more "normal" (although I hate that word), and even Jylian has been in great spirits! Thanks again! ~ Kendall
I have been involved with CCA since I was three. My family and I have been to every retreat except one. CCA has been an important influence in my life. I grew up knowing there were kids like me. I've made many lifelong friends, and every year I make a couple more. I've also met the most amazing kids on the retreats. They are also why I want to be a nurse. CCA has helped me greatly growing up. I know that without them, I would not be the person I am today. ~ Amanda
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The Wildlife Trust has highlighted two sites, home to Dartford warblers and nightjars, that are planned for houses.
It is contacting all councils to say they are obliged by the EU to consider the impact of development on wildlife.
As many as 578,000 homes are to be built in the region by 2026 in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Berks, Bucks, Hants, Oxfordshire and the Thames Gateway.
The charity's regional conservation policy director Ian Hepburn said the Wildlife Trust was basing its case on a judgement by the European Court of Justice.
He said the judgement in October ruled strategic land use had to have "appropriate assessment".
And he said that before October 2005, there was no clear obligation to assess impact of development on European protected wildlife sites.
Mr Hepburn said: "There is a real danger that we will destroy the countryside that makes the South East such an attractive place to live, work and visit."
He said one area where development was already having an effect was the Thames Basin Heaths special protection area, stretching across Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey.
'Highest protection'
The area is protected under EU law but contains two sites identified for development in the South East Plan, Mr Hepburn claimed.
County councils and unitary councils across the region are due to report their findings on the plan to the South East England Regional Assembly by Friday.
The plan's section on biodiversity states that designated sites will have "the highest level of protection", that damage is avoided wherever possible, that any damage is compensated for, and access to important wildlife areas is ensured.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by boyzjunkie, Apr 12, 2014.
Via my tinfoil hair curlers:
Jerry offers Tony Romo and our first for Houston's first.
No chance. Time to get new curlers
The Texans had a lousy season last year, so they aren't good enough to trade for a vet QB. They aren't a QB away from contending for the Super Bowl, so I think they opt to rebuild.
Not sure how often this needs to be said: the Cowboy are effectively married to Romo for at least the next two years.
If the Cowboys trade or release Romo before June 1 of this year that would trigger a $32.5 million cap charge (based on his $25 million signing bonus from last year ($20 million of which has yet to hit the cap) and the $12.5 million bonus payment under his restructured deal).
Cap gurus, please correct my numbers if I am wrong.
I'm confused...is this an actual rumor or something you pulled out of your backside? If it's the latter, the thread title is horrible.
Clearly you are unfamiliar with the term "tinfoil hat."
My curlers resemble that.
If it were 2006? Yes.
Since it is 2014? No.
That's generous of the mod to keep this thread active
This would be like waking up in Heaven.
if cap implications were not effected.
Is Houston the stupidest team in the league?
Good grief
Houston isn't that stupid.
Why would the Texans do that? They have a chance to get a QB they can build around & have for years. Tony is 30 whatever with recent back issues.
Are you trying to get me in trouble with the chief?
Didn't we discuss this about a week ago?
I represent Houston and I accept! BOOM!
Herschel Walker part II
It would be a 41 million cap hit to trade Romo.
The NFL won't allow the Cowboys to play with a roster of 30 players which is what would be required to get under the cap if Romo was traded.
The correct question is "Could Jerry trade Romo for the #1 pick."
The correct answer is "With a 41 million cap hit, hell no."


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The Spray Zone
The old spray zone will no longer be open. We are excited to offer a new spray play facility instead!
Blue Heron Bay is the perfect place to bring your family for some water fun! Whether you are taking a ride on our water slides, eating a delicious lunch at our new concessions building, or running through our many water-spraying structures, you are sure to have a great time.


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Oak Ridge High swimmers and the Ponderosa dive teams made a splash at the Delta River League finals at the Community Service District's aquatic center Saturday.
Oak Ridge's Ethan Dillard was a double winner — 200 IM with a time of 1 minute, 58.66 seconds and the 100 breast stroke with a time of 1 minute, 1.03 seconds.
The Trojans' Trevor Dong and Mikayla Mefford also shined. Dong, a senior, took first place in the 100 freestyle and second in the 100 backstroke.
"I like watching other people swimming, to see how far ahead or how far behind I am," said Dong of favoring the freestyle.
Oak Ridge head coach Patrick Foster added, "Trevor had another great championship. He has proven his strength in the water as a competitor, and on land as a team leader."
Mefford, also a senior, was second in the 100 freestyle.
"Mikayla has been a great performer and team leader all year," Foster said. "In and out of the water she has provided team leadership. I am very proud of her."
Mefford likes the freestyle is best because she "enjoys it a lot more, and I feel I'm better at it. I work more at it than the backstroke."
Bruins who shined in the finals were Samantha Woo who won the 50 freestyle and was third in the 100 freestyle. Teammate Taylor Lehr was second in the 200 freestyle at 1:53.92.
As a team, the Oak Ridge boys squad finished in second place with 508 points behind league champion Jesuit, which had 605 points. Ponderosa was fifth with 141 points.
The Lady Trojans also took second place with 379.5 points, and league champion St. Francis had 623.5 points. The Lady Bruins was fourth with 271.5 points.
Ponderosa shined in diving of the league meet. The boys took first place, and the Lady Bruins were third.
The Sac-Joaquin Section Trials and Finals are at Tokay High May 15-17.
Below are results of the league meet
Boys — Oak Ridge/Ponderosa (top three)
200 MR: 1-OR, 1:37.91. 200 freestyle: 2-Bryce Mefford, OR, 1:42.82. 200 IM: 1-Ethan Dillard, OR, 1:58.66; 3-Jason Phen, 2:06.71. 100 butterfly: 2-Phen, 53.50.100 freestyle: 1-Trevor Dong, OR, 48.06. 200 freestyle relay: 2-OR, 1:33.44; 3-PHS, 1:34.34. 100 backstroke: 2-Dong, 52.47; 3-Mefford, 52.56. 100 breast: 1-Dillard, 1:01.03. 400 freestyle relay: 1-OR, 3:15.66.
Girls — Oak Ridge/Ponderosa (top three)
200 MR: 3-OR, 1:53.98. 200 freestyle: 2-Taylor Lehr, PHS, 1:53.92; 3-Jennifer Lathrop, OR, 1:59.92. 200 IM: 3-Nicole Garcia, OR, 2:17.01. 50 freestyle: 1-Samantha Woo, PHS, 24.95. 100 butterfly: 2-Garcia, 1:00.88. 100 freestyle: 2-Mikayla Mefford, 54.94; 3-Woo, 55.44. 500 freestyle: 2-Lathrop, 5:17.24. 200 freestyle relay: 3-PHS, 1:46.39. 100 backstroke: 2-Kylie McCormick, OR, 1:02.31. 100 breast: 2-Hayden Lampe, OR, 1:12.10. 400 freestyle relay: 2-OR, 3:48.52.
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A Little Birdie Told Me: Windows 7 Pros
Next week marks the end of support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, and along with it comes Microsoft's continuous push for full adoption of Windows 7. But Windows XP, a beloved OS for many years, will be hard to let go of. To aid you in the mourning process, we've compiled a list of Windows 7 pros from all over Twitter. Check them out, ask them your questions, befriend them. You'll be moving on in no time.
@EvertonBlair describes himself as a "wannabe tech blogger/geek from London" and updates his account with interesting discussions he finds on Windows 7. He also blogs over at Windows 7 News.
@twechy: One guy's project in gathering the best IT news and putting it all in one place, his Twitter feed.
@MSSpringboard is the official feed for Windows 7 IT Pros. Tweets come from community managers Stephen (SR) and Adam (AT).
@TechNetTips Microsoft TechNet's @MattGraven tweets daily tips for IT pros.
@GKRaleigh: The official Twitter account for Global Knowledge, an IT & Business Training company that focuses on Cisco, Microsoft and project management. (Recent tweets have advertised a contest for a discount on Windows 7 training.)
@ITProPortal: General IT news from IT Pro Portal, which has a great Windows 7 resource area.
As always, this is a live list, so let me know who you rely on to get the latest news or help with Windows 7. Email me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com or leave it in the comments section, then check back for updates!
Melanie Yarbrough is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. Follow her on Twitter or send her an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Windows 7 Toolbox
Here's a nice piece on SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com by Gary Olsen that covers some often overlooked and under-appreciated tools, many of which are built right into Windows 7. In fact, if administering Windows 7 systems is anywhere on your list of responsibilities, you'll find there are many free tools at your disposal for administering, securing, troubleshooting—you name it—your Windows 7 systems.
In his piece, Gary touches on my favorite suite of tools: Sysinternals. Over the years I've found that hardly anything matches the power and utility of the free Sysinternals tools. It's no wonder Microsoft acquired them. The Sysinternals tools actually take me back to my days working with Novell NetWare and JRBUtils. No one around offered a more comprehensive set of niche tools that could take the pain out of administering NetWare (which really wasn't painful). Interestingly, JRB software apparently saw the proverbial writing on the wall with Novell and has moved on to Active Directory tools. They've begun charging for them (the NetWare stuff used to be free), but they're still worth checking out.
If you're not all that familiar with Sysinternals, check out these pieces I've written for TechTarget that describe what they're all about:
Using Sysinternals tools in security management scenarios
Sysinternals tools: A must-have for every Windows security toolbox
The very best Sysinternals tools for Windows server security
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic, LLC and a contributor to the IT Watch Blog.
Apple's iPad: An iPad for the working stiff?
Cisco recently unveiled the Cisco Cius, which I dubbed an "iPad for the working stiff." At the device's introduction, Cisco CEO John Chambers was clear that Cisco wasn't trying to build an "iPad-killer" so much as a killer business tablet, focusing on high-def video and enterprise-grade functionality instead of the pure "Wow" factor that drives so much Apple hysteria. I also noted that, despite Chambers' laser-focused aim on the enterprise market, Apple already had a headstart, winning over "scores of business professionals that have already adopted, gleefully, the business side of the Apple iPad."
Bloomberg Businessweek drove that point home on Tuesday, profiling major firms like SAP and Mercedes-Benz that were, sometimes tentatively, beginning to deploy the iPad out on their front lines:
[Rob Enslin, North America president at SAP] says that when he travels, the only device he carries besides a Research In Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry is the iPad. "It's allowed me to almost run a paperless office," says Enslin, who uses it to access business applications, briefing documents, customer information, and other data.
SAP, based in Walldorf, Germany, also works with clients to put its products on mobile devices including the iPad. Tellabs, for instance, collaborated with SAP and Sybase on an iPad application that lets managers more quickly approve shipping of customer orders. "We also have three or four different applications lined up behind this that will help us with better inventory control," says Jean Holley, chief information officer at Tellabs, based in Naperville, Ill.
It's not surprising given the iPhone's success with everyone from executives to delivery drivers, and while some still question the iPhone's enterprise readiness, the activity in our very own forums indicates many companies are still forging straight ahead.
Michael Morisy is the community editor for ITKnowledgeExchange. He can be followed on Twitter or you can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Service Pack 2 set to XPire: Here's what's next for Windows
Don't worry, this isn't another Y2K-ish post about the end of Windows XP support—and civilization—as we know it. More like a friendly community reminder: Next week, July 13th, marks the end of support for Windows XP Service Pack 2. Your computer will most likely not explode into millions of tiny, useless pieces if you don't immediately upgrade to SP3 or Windows 7, but you should be thinking about the next step for you or your company's OS.
The details
- Microsoft is discontinuing support and updates for Windows XP SP2 beginning July 13, 2010.
- Since there is no 64-bit version of SP3, Windows XP SP2 64-bit will be supported until April 8, 2014.
- Windows XP Home will no longer be pre-installed on netbooks after October 22, 2010.
Not a big deal considering it's been a long time coming, right? According to a poll from PC Advisor, 37% of respondents continue to use XP, but only 5.6% are using SP2 or earlier; 31.4% have already upgraded to SP3. Windows 7 is close behind with 30.6% respondents. Netbooks were the primary reason for the slow on-again, off-again demise of Windows XP, which is still the most popular operating system in the world with 62.55% market share. Now even that group of holdouts might be coming to an end: 81% of netbooks sold after April 2010 had Windows 7 installed.
What would an upgrade from Windows XP to SP3 or Windows 7 mean? Continued »
IT Professionals are not above the law
Editor's Note: Ever feel like you're crossing a line with something your boss has asked you to do? Joshua Garick, a lawyer in Boston, MA., explains why you might need to think twice before installing the latest spyware on employee computers, particularly if you're a bit dubious about what the boss is snooping on. Also, read his first guest post on why you should be wary of extended warranties. -Michael Morisy
There has been a buzz as of late as to whether IT professionals should be held criminally liable if they perform a technical task results in criminal activity. An example is the Lower Merion Township case where the school district's IT department equipped school-issued laptop computers with webcams that took over 56,000 images of unsuspecting students in their homes.
The FBI and U.S. Attorney are presently investigating the matter to determine whether charges should be filed.
The IT professional should view cases like this as a warning. IT professionals, like anyone else, will be held liable for their criminal acts. You are hired powerful skill set which, if used inappropriately, could have devastating consequences. You should not use your skills in an illegal or immoral manner. This is akin to Superman using his x-ray vision to garner a look at Lois Lane.
Let me explain why you will be arrested if you break the law:
A recurring argument against imposing criminal liability is that the IT professional is simply performing a technical task for his employer. This is not a valid defense. Under civil law this might be true, but not for criminal law. example, I am accidently struck by a UPS truck when I cross the street, UPS – and not the driver – would likely be vicariously liable for my injuries under a legal principle known as respondeat superior – which means "let the master answer." This, however, does not apply to criminal prosecutions or should it. If the UPS truck driver's boss ordered him to drive his truck into a pedestrian, the driver must draw from his moral compass and recognize that he is about to engage in criminal activity. Societal norms suggest
that a victim's right to not be struck by a speeding truck is greater than the driver's right to his job. If the truck driver is fired because he refuses to follow this order, at least there isn't an injured pedestrian on the side of the road.
This analogy holds true in the IT world. Criminal laws evolve over time and change based on societal norms. The latest trend is to combat privacy and other issues resulting from advances in online technology. These problems can only be created by you – the IT professional. If you are asked to do something that is illegal, you have an obligation to us non-technical folks to abstain. This is not to suggest that the IT professional should fear the unintended consequences of his work. Like the UPS driver accidentally hitting a pedestrian, if you do not have the requisite criminal intent to create an illegal technology, you will likely not be charged with a crime.
Consider the fallout from Google Map's collection of personal data obtained during its search for unsecured wi-fi networks. If you believe Google's explanation that any data obtained was an unforeseeable accident, the IT professional who created the technology would probably not be subject to arrest.
What is important, however, is that you keep abreast of the law. Years ago, identity theft, data breaches, dissemination of personal information, online bullying, etc., did not exist. Now most jurisdictions have laws on the books in response to these growing problems. Do you know them? Remember the old adage: ignorantia juris non excusat – ignorance of the law does not excuse. Though certainly a daunting task, there are many resources that can assist you and help save your hide. Most companies have (or should have) internal processes to ensure legal compliance. Question your legal counsel or your company's management to make sure your project isn't criminal. If you are dissatisfied with your general counsel's advice (or you don't have one), you can always discuss the matter with your own attorney. erhaps the best advice is to appeal to your own sense of morality. If you are asked to do something you are uncomfortable doing, don't do it. Under whistleblower protection laws, your job may be protected if you notify the authorities about illegal or suspected illegal activities in lieu of carrying them out. Make sure to consult with an attorney in your state to understand your rights.
No Time, No Budget, and No People? No Problem! (Part 3)
We've got the third and final installment of Keith Morrow's three part series, No Time, No Budget, and No People? No Problem! Straight from former CIO of Blockbuster and 7-eleven and current president of K. Morrow Associates, learn how acting like a start-up and maximizing the assets you already have can save you money and precious time when deploying applications in the cloud. Be sure to read parts one and two, too.
Today's successful companies are those that embrace the API economy to expand their brands and create new opportunities for engaging with customers. In this final piece, we'll discuss how creating new distribution channels via APIs rapidly creates more opportunities to sell products, reach new audiences and create new markets. Delivering content via multichannel strategies is the ultimate way to ensure that you are accessible how, when and where your customers want you to be.
Focus on Developer / Partner Adoption
The minute we decided to build and publish the API service, we knew we had to build in such a way that allowed our development partners (mobile device and set-top box companies) to adopt it easily and ramp up fast. We kept the APIs simple, only exposing what the partners needed. And we built the API service just as we would a GUI-based application, making sure that the use cases and the error handling were well thought out.
Once you achieve success with the initial applications, you can think about extending the reach of the API set to more developers. In e-commerce, we are all familiar with the affiliate model, where we rely on aggregators such as Commission Junction to deliver traffic to our online stores. Vendors such as PayPal are also enabling third-party developers to build payment solutions on their API platform. In our case, by opening our API service to a greater developer network, we enabled movie review websites and entertainment-oriented Facebook apps to begin using our movie library.
Continue to Protect Your Organization and Customers
Being conservative when it comes to technology adoption is not a bad thing for retail organizations. After all, we want to protect our customers who entrust their private and transactional data with us and mitigate our company's risks.
As we stitched together new business solutions from existing ones, we continued to verify that the high standards we hold ourselves to in matters of data security, transactional scalability, and consumer privacy are continuously followed. In terms of credit card / transaction processing, we were really sensitive about complying with the PCI standards set forth by the credit card associations. Just because our apps were built quickly with minimal cost didn't mean we could side step any security and privacy regulations or best practices.
Even though retailers have limited budget and no additional manpower in this recession, they can still innovate and deliver applications that meet customers' demands for access to product information and the level of collaboration they demand with their social networks. The keys are to act fast; leverage existing enterprise software and data assets; and pragmatically tap into existing cloud computing and API-enabling technology offerings that can help us meet customer, competitive, and marketplace challenges.
The deal with security on Windows 7
In addition to being more user-friendly than OS's of the past, Windows 7 has some pretty stout security controls right out of the box. However, like other things security-related, lack of maintenance and oversight can turn an otherwise reasonably secure OS on its head. Did I mention some of the security features are tied to the version of Windows 7 you're running combined with the version of Windows Server on the other end?
Anyway, here are some pieces I've written about Windows 7 security that you may want to check out:
Using BitLocker in Windows 7 – pros, cons, and other general things you need to know
Securing removable media with BitLocker To Go – a neat solution that can help ensure one of those darned thumb drives doesn't get your business into a bind
Cracking passwords in Windows 7 – perhaps more appropriately titled "How to crack Windows 7 passwords so you can find the vulnerabilities before the bad guys exploit them"
Using Windows XP Mode for security testing in Windows 7 – how you can use the potential VMWare Workstation killer for security testing with the added benefit of not mucking up your local workstation installation
Using Windows 7's DirectAccess to enhance the mobile user experience – Microsoft's VPN alternative and what you need to know to make sure it doesn't create more problems than it solves
Windows 7 vulnerabilities you won't hear about – some of the things no one's talking about when it comes to Windows 7 security
If you're looking for more information check out my other tips, podcasts, screencasts, and webcasts on Windows security.
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic, LLC and a contributor to the IT Watch Blog.
The near-immediate payback of Windows 7
IDC just released a Microsoft-sponsored whitepaper on the business value of Windows 7. They found that in just seven months (a convenient number) companies started seeing a payback with an ROI of 375%. Apparently there's a 43-hour average savings per user per year. Not too shabby!
As far as security goes, I've been a big fan of Windows 7 for a while now, but I've been an even bigger fan of how much Windows 7 has improved my productivity. So I can attest to the numbers in IDC's whitepaper. If anything, just the "Show desktop" button – now located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen – has saved me a ton of time flipping back and forth to my desktop while I work. I don't even have to look for it now but rather take my mouse and ram it down to the lower right and click. It works every time.
Also, the concept of libraries and the general browsing of different folders has made my folder clicks so much more efficient. I know it doesn't sound like much but as in the world of auto racing, thousandths of a second count and add up big time over the long haul.
Sure, Windows 7 has its quirks and still isn't the perfect OS, but I'll take it over what we've had in the past any day!
What do you think of Windows 7? Let us know in the comments section or send us your stories and reviews.
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic, LLC and a contributor to the IT Watch Blog.
Book Recommendation: Securing Storage
While I'm on my storage security kick I thought it'd be worth sharing a valuable book on the topic by Himanshu Dwivedi:
Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security
It's five years old but still very relevant in today's storage environments. If anything, just browse through it the next time you're in the bookstore. It delves into storage security weaknesses you can't afford to overlook that so many people are still ignoring.
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic, LLC and a contributor to the IT Watch Blog.
What's this "SkyDrive" you speak of?
Have you seen Microsoft's cloud storage offering called Windows Live SkyDrive? It's funny, SkyDrive has apparently been around for nearly three years but I'm just now hearing about it. I don't know if that's Microsoft's lack of marketing or seemingly minimal push into the cloud or just my inability to keep up with their offerings. Regardless, SkyDrive has some interesting features you may want to check out:
- File backup and storage (up to 25GB)
- Live file sharing and collaboration (with close tie-in with Office Live apps)
- File synchronization with your local system (coming soon)
One big drawback with SkyDrive is that file upload size is limited to 50 MB, which seems a bit odd. SkyDrive may not be "enterprise" ready and you may prefer some of the features of other online backup providers, but I could certainly see SkyDrive being a good fit in many instances. If you're open to explore it, the best way is to set up a Windows Live account and take it for a spin to see how it works.
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Principle Logic, LLC and a contributor to the IT Watch Blog.


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Jerusalem (Sep. 1)
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R. N.Y.) predicted here yesterday that there will be a close vote in Congress over the Reagan Administration's proposal to sell AWACS reconnaissance planes to Saudi Arabia. The solon, who is visiting Israel, said in a radio interview here that the United States should have learned a lesson from its arms sale to the Shah of Iran.
"The Saudi threat does not come from outside," he stated. "The Saudis are incapable of defending themselves against an outside threat. The threat comes from inside. It comes from its own military, it comes from a possible Qaddafi coming to the surface. That's not going to be controlled by giving them more fire power."
D'Amato affirmed that there is no waning of Israeli opposition to the AWACS deal and said that in his talks with Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, the Israeli Minister indicated that Jerusalem would not become involved in the U.S. congressional debate on the AWACS.
The Senator dismissed reports that Israel's continued opposition to the deal might cause hard feelings on the part of President Reagan. "I think the Reagan Administration is sophisticated enough to recognize how the government, (Premier) Menachem Begin and even the opposition parties, of necessity, would be opposed to this kind of sophisticated transfer of military equipment to Saudi Arabia." D'Amato predicted Begin and Reagan would get along well together in their summit meetings in Washington next week.


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I won 2 of these LED Mouse Pads a couple of months ago in one of the thousands of World Cup competitions that were going about, the prize was a football shaped mouse pad and this dolphin one. I don't know the price of them because I can't find these mouse pads online but Hama are usually priced pretty good so I can't see it being more than a tenner.
It's a nice idea but a bit useless actually for most people. Attached to the mouse pad there is a USB cable, you plug it in and the moon and sea on the picture get a lovely glow. It's not bright but nice when the room is quite dim..... and that paragraph gives 2 reasons why it's a bit useless! For a start the USB cable isn't all that long, on the dolphin pad it's only about 10 inches long and that only just about stretches to my nearest USB port. The one on the football shaped mouse pad is a bit longer but not as much as a lot of people will need. The length is about right for using the mouse pad with a laptop but most people I know use the touch pad on their laptop..... and anyway you might find the cable is too LONG for using comfortably next to a laptop!
The other weird thing is who uses their computer in the dark??? Yeah, the mouse pad looks wicked when the room is in darkness but the glow isn't strong enough to work by so most of the time it will be used in the light anyway and then you lose most of the light up effect!
The mouse pad itself is nice to use. It's got a slightly textured surface so whatever mouse you're using gets a good grip, that makes it smooth and responsive with none of that horrible slipping you get on some cheap mousemats. It's not as thick as you'd think, because of it being a light up mouse pad I thought it would be thicker to hold the lighting mechanics but it's not. Tell the truth it's a bit thicker than average but I've only noticed that because when I came to write this review I compared it to another mousemat that I've been using recently.
The non slip backing is good and holds onto the desk nice, that gives me a comfortable surface to work on with no having to fix the position of the mousemat every few minutes.
I would recommend this mouse pad if you can get it at a good price. Before you do though definitely check the cable is going to reach your USB port because if you spend cash on it and get it home to find it won't fit then you'll be mega disappointed. It still looks nice without the glow but then if that's what you want you might as well go out and buy a cheaper mouse pad that DOESN'T claim to light up!


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- Public Art Aberdeen
- What is Public Art?
- Case Studies
- Contact Public Art Aberdeen
- Public Art Toolkit
- Public Art Fund and News
4.3 Management and maintenance plan for permanent work - budget plan
Many commissions are funded as a capital cost with no link to the revenue implications for future up-keep, questions will then be asked of who covers this cost?This often leads to permanent public art works either being neglected, or moved into a general maintenance programme. While the latter is preferable to the former, it still does not consider public art as a separate entity - general maintenance programmes are often inadequate to cover regular issues.
With limited funding and overall tight budgets, there is a need to consider realistic costs for permanent works that are durable and maintenance light. However, these decisions should not compromise the aesthetic concept of the work and limit materials and processes with the expectation that the commission can be maintenance free and vandal proof - reasonable compromise should be made through thoughtful discussion.
It is these issues which mean that the maintenance must be an integral aspect which is considered from the beginning of a commission. Major permanent commissions require a costed maintenance plan which includes a timetable, general requirements and any specific considerations linked to the materials or techniques used.
While each piece of public art is unique, this tool-kit provides an outline guide on the maintenance of permanent pieces.
This guide provides an overview and check-list for practical use on permanent pieces and is linked to Aberdeen City Council's Public Art policy. All commissioners should ensure the project criteria are in line with these requirements and any special maintenance requirements are detailed and can be met before the commission goes ahead.
Guide to maintaining and managing permanent public art
Legal Ownership and Duty of Care
When considering developing your maintenance plan, it is essential to establish the owner of the work. Failure to do so provides no clear mandate, providing the opportunity to deny responsibility and ultimately fuel the continual neglect of permanent pieces of public art.
It may appear obvious as to where the responsibility of maintenance lies, however the complexities of funding systems, land ownership and changes of circumstances, may often lead to confusion. To avoid such issues the following items should be considered:
Who is responsible?
What are the key issues of maintenance?
What is the costed plan?
Establish a written contract between partners
This should be completed before any work progresses on a commission for a permanent piece of public art.
Identifying who is responsible
As a commissioner of a permanent piece of public art, it may not be your responsibility to maintain the piece; however you will be responsible for its management.Each commission is different and while some considerations are detailed below, it is the responsibility of the commissioner to identify who is responsible for maintenance.
Aberdeen City Council's Public Art policy outlines that any permanent piece to be sited on land which is owned by the Council requires an agreement with the authority and the commissioner. Where a commission has not been led by the Council or the benefits of the commission aligned to the authorities' priorities, if the commissioner seeks the council support to maintain the piece, a financial contribution may be required.
Reaching an agreement
Agreement issues that should be considered include:
That adequate funding is in place.
Regular condition reviews should be carried out at agreed intervals.
Each artwork should have a maintenance manual supplied by the artist at the time of completion.
Maintenance reviews and plans can be developed in collaboration with Aberdeen City Council through a department responsible for public spaces - or the private owner of the site.
The manual should include a preferred maintenance schedule with a list of material specifications, where the materials were sourced, relevant fabricators, skilled trades people and all health and safety issues. On receipt of the manual, the maintainer and artist will agree all professional standards relating to the work.
Access to relevant expertise for the specific type of work.
That the artist should be contacted regarding any repair work to the art work.
All specialised maintenance and conservation duties to the art work should be first offered to the artist or a professional art maintainer. The maintainer will need to keep a list of the relevant resources.
Creating a costed plan
The maintainer will need to develop a maintenance fund to cover future conservation and maintenance costs for the art works and agreed areas / groundworks at the site.On average 10% of the project budget is a good guideline, and should be included in the project budget requirement at the start of the commissioning process.
An investment fund should be established so that monies can grow to cover anticipated maintenance cost over a period of time.
A technical review should be agreed for a set period of time (up to 25 years) - with specific review periods indicated.
Establishing a written agreement
All maintenance agreements should be included within the artist contract as outlined in section 3.3
Specific details of maintenance issues (as outlined above) should also be agreed in a signed written format based upon the maintenance manual supplied by the artist.
De-commissioning and how 'permanent' is permanent?
The term 'permanent' in relation to a public art work can be misleading, suggesting that all works will remain in their installed site forever. While in general, permanent public art should be designed to endure within a location, there will be occasions when (through no particular design fault) work may deteriorate significantly, health and safety may become a problem, or the surrounding space may change physically or in its use.
With this consideration, there must be a review process which considers:
Does the piece still continue to deliver upon its original aims and objectives in relation to the site?
What is the physical condition of the work and the relative merits for any major repairs?
What is the physical condition of the immediate surroundings and what repairs or improvements can be made?
Is the consideration of 'de-commissioning' or changing location a valid option?
This is a delicate issue requiring thoughtful consideration and thorough communication.If de-commissioning is to be considered, the artist must be notified and any stipulations in the contract considered. The community, funders and others who may have an interest in the work and the site need to be considered in the process of reaching a decision.
The responsibility for this process should be considered within the maintenance plan. Aberdeen City Council's Public Art Policy outlines that pieces (with some exceptions) should be reviewed every 20 to 25 years and where responsibility lies with the local authority, this timescale and the process underpinning this will be followed. Where responsibility lays out with the local authority, you should consider the development of a review process which is suitable for the specific art work - Aberdeen City Council's public art policy provides a good practice framework.


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Best Of :: Sports & Recreation
Bored with your biking routine? The folks who run B-cycle have a challenge for you — and it will make you a rock star. The rules are simple: Visit all fifty stations in one day, taking half an hour or less between each one, and return to the station where you started. Does it sound tough, wimp? Well, at least 142 people have done it so far, and their names are all listed on B-cycle's website. It's not a race, it's a challenge, but make sure to e-mail email@example.com first to let them know you're coming. Otherwise you won't get your free T-shirt and poster, and your name won't be engraved on the Internet.
Maybe it's the altitude. Maybe it's the outdoor life. Whatever it is, Colorado has some of the loveliest cheerleaders in the country, and they can all be found at Rocky Mountain Spirit, a blog billing itself as "home to the news of all the exciting professional cheer and dance teams in the state of Colorado." News? Yes. But also pics and video — lots of video! But, hey, don't be creepy. These ladies know their stuff when it comes to dancing, whether it's the squads from the Broncos, the Nuggets, the Outlaws or the Eagles, and you can bet your pompoms they've got all the right moves.
Since the Colorado Avalanche, once the toast of the town, has made a precipitous slide from playoff contention to Western Conference bottom-feeders, we have to look for potential for the future, and Matt Duchene, the twenty-year-old former third overall pick, still represents that. The young forward made the All-Star team this year — and he also pulls off the entertaining "bang-bang" celebration with Paul Stastny when they do score goals.
If you've driven...no, scratch that. If you've walked or biked through Park Hill anytime in the past five years, you've probably come across them: small, colorful bike racks in the shapes of carrots, cherries, bananas, grapes, peppers and, yes, bicycles. Beginning in 2005, a coalition that included Kaiser Permanente's LiveWell Colorado program, the City of Denver and various Park Hill residents and organizations teamed up to form Park Hill Thriving Communities for the purpose of improving the eating and living habits of the 30,000 people in the area. One of their projects was the purchase and installation of the custom-made "Fruit Hoops." There are currently in excess of forty of them, including a few that will be installed at City of Axum Park this year. And although the grant money for PHTC will dry up this year, businesses and organizations can order racks on their own from the Bike Depot at 29th Avenue and Fairfax Street (another creation of PHTC). They cost $515 each, but 25 percent of the proceeds goes back to the Bike Depot, a non-profit community bike shop and service center. That's a lot of Fruit Hoop juice.
Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was the best player for the only part of the team that performed well in 2010: the passing game. His 77 receptions, 1,448 yards and eleven touchdowns earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl and rejuvenated his career. Here's hoping that B-Lloyd returns to form in 2011, so that Broncos fans have something to cheer for.
When Tim Miles arrived in Fort Collins three years ago to coach the men's basketball team, seven of the nine eligible players transferred or quit. The Rams went 0-16 in conference play in Miles's first season. With the help of senior forwards Travis Franklin and Andy Ogide, the Rams finished the regular season with a record of 19-11 and were in contention for an NCAA tournament bid for much of the season. And Miles helped bring the fans back: Moby Arena's average attendance of 4,960 represents a 50 percent increase over the 3,334 average of Miles's first three seasons. That's nothing but net.