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A consultant with close ties to Pima Community College's fundraising arm is the new interim boss of the school's troubled human resources department.
Mark D. Ziska, a former human resources executive at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, will take over for the next six to eight months while PCC searches for a permanent hire for the position.
Ziska left Raytheon in 2007 and now runs his own firm that specializes in human resources software and consulting.
He's also a member of the Arizona State Personnel Board, which deals with whistle-blower complaints and discipline actions involving state employees.
"I'm confident he's the right person for the position," Chancellor Lee Lambert said Tuesday in a news release, citing Ziska's career experience and "sincere passion for PCC."
Ziska is a longtime board member of the PCC Foundation, a separate-but-related entity that raises money for scholarships and other college needs.
PCC's news release did not say when Ziska will start work or how much he'll be paid. College officials didn't immediately reply to emails seeking that information.
Ziska said in an interview he applied for the temporary job because "I want to do whatever I can to help the college overcome its current difficulties."
PCC is on probation after its accreditor found serious shortcomings with the school's governance and administration.
The human resources department "has not operated with integrity," the accreditor said, citing numerous problems.


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Often, a company seeing weakness will cut back on its own purchases. When we previewed earnings for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) we said "A major supplier, Altera, (NASDAQ:ALTR) looked weak. That makes us nervous." With Cisco now down nearly 10% in the two days since announcing earnings, we thought it an appropriate opportunity to demonstrate supply chain analysis in action.
We do so by turning to recent comments from management at Cisco as well as some of Cisco's suppliers.
Paul Silverstein - Credit Suisse
John, if I missed you in the prepared remarks, I apologize. But can you give us some more insight in terms of what you are seeing in the US enterprise market? Whether there are any signs of a pick up in that market sector?
John Chambers
Sure, Paul. The market, it stayed pretty flat in terms of mid-single digits for the quarter. And that to me was actually good that it didn't spillover into commercial. In fact commercial went up. And I am seeing from the customers, most people feel that they are coming in for a soft landing. They are being conservative on their budgets, which is little bit of surprise.
(Excerpt from full CSCO conference call transcript)
How much of a surprise was it? Or, at least, should it have been? Altera reported earnings on April 23, and said:
Tim Luke - Lehman Brothers
Just on the networking side, it sounds like Cisco is moving back towards the lean inventory. I was under the impression that of the program that they started a while ago, and maybe you could give us some sense of how long that you think that will take to work through in terms of having an impact in your orders, and then when you would expect to see that move upwards again, having been worked through?
John P. Daane
Tim, I will start with the networking side. As you probably are familiar with us, we tend, or we really do not want to talk about specific customers, so I am going to stay generic here. We have seen customers move to sort of a lean model over time where they are moving to a VMI program, if you will, vendor management inventory essentially or a program where they are having ultimately the contract manufacturer hold their inventory for them, in which case you are basically removing one of the buffer spots in the chain where there used to be inventory before.
Typically, if you think about it, customers only keep a small amount of inventory, so you would expect at any particular time that there may be an impact of about a quarter, so a month to three months, and then you should see a return to the normal buying pattern.
This is specific to one customer this quarter. That's a major customer in the networking space. I would note that we have had this effect over the last several years from other large customers, particularly in the communications area, that have also been doing this.
(Excerpt from full ALTR conference call transcript)
So we know for a fact that Cisco was reducing orders - either to trim inventory (the official story) or to reflect slower orders. Yet Cisco's major competitor Juniper (NYSE:JNPR) was seeing blowout sales when it reported (also on April 23.)
And now moving to the enterprise business. We continue to make progress in this marketplace with approximately one third of our business coming from enterprises, where we today served over 20,000 enterprise customers worldwide. Our enterprise business in total grew 25% in Q1 as compared to the same period a year ago.
(Excerpt from full JNPR conference call transcript)
Based on Juniper's results, even keeping shifting toward a leaner inventory presumably would be overwhelmed by such strong growth. The official story starts sounding less plausible.
So how can one figure out which companies are exposed to others as either customers or suppliers if you don't already know? We went to Edgar full text search and typed in [Cisco NEAR10 "major customer"]. It gave us 32 results, including PMC Sierra (NASDAQ:PMCS) and Avanex (AVNX). While PMC Sierra's transcript wasn't available, we were able to get one for Avanex, which reported on May 3.
John Harmon - Needham & Company
And congratulation on getting the divestiture done. Just a couple of questions. One just the obvious question. Given what one of your competitors said last night, have you felt the effect of these supply chain shortenings, and secondly the Lucent-Alcatel merger, what effect has that had on your business?
Jo Major
I will help people understand if they didn't read the other scripts. Both last quarter and this quarter, there has been some discussion of the fact that companies like Nortel and Cisco have publicly announced manufacturing initiatives along the line of lean.
And lean is simply a look at how you can remove inventory from your system. So you look to your suppliers to provide shorter lead times and again that's a real fundamental attribute of the new amplifiers suite, it's a really fundamental attribute of the idea of bringing tunable dispersion compensation out to manage inventory.
But the lean initiatives had met in some areas. You've seen some pull backs on purchasing, because they would have had 15 weeks of inventory and they want to move that down to 5.
(Excerpt from full AVNX conference call transcript)
From 15 weeks to 5? That sounds preposterous. If Cisco was able to operate on 5 weeks of inventory instead of 15, why didn't it make the switch years ago? Comments like these are why investors need to think about what is being said rather than take it at face value.

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WINNIPEG — Brandon's Rob Fowler won his first game at the Safeway Championship on Wednesday, but he didn't do it the easy way.
Fowler and his team of Allan Lyburn, Brendan Taylor and Derek Samagalski struggled to generate more than a single point against Gladstone's Geoff Trimble for most of their opening contest. However, they started to find their game and got deuces in the sixth and eighth ends to beat Trimble 7-4 and stay on the A-side of the draw in the preliminary round of the Manitoba men's curling championship.
Although his team didn't get off to a great start, Fowler didn't mind the result. He admitted that in 2012, when his team won the event and represented Manitoba at the Brier, they got off to a slow start but played their best at the end.
Fowler also feels playing into the 10th end early will help his squad with its touch later in the week.
"It's good to play 10 ends because it forces you to play a lot more shots," he said. "In other years when you play a short game, you're basically just hitting and you don't get a feel for everything. As long as you get the win, it's good."
Fowler advances to this morning's A-side qualifier semifinals versus Richard Muntain.
The winner of Fowler's semifinal will face either Richard Daneault or Brandonite Scott Ramsay's Winnipeg-based team on Friday for a playoff-round berth. Ramsay beat Don Nelson 8-3 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the biggest upset of the first day came from Greg Todoruk and his Dauphin team of Dwight Bottrell, Darcy Todoruk and Barrett Procyshyn. Todoruk, making his fifth appearance at the Safeway Championship and third as a skip, made a hit and stay in the extra end to knock off fourth seed Sean Grassie, who reached last year's final. The 6-5 victory was the first ever at the Safeway Championship for Todoruk.
"It feels really good," he said. "… That was my goal, to win a game and get into the win column for once.
"We've played them quite a few times over the last couple years and had some good games. We knew if we could figure out the ice then we could hopefully play good enough to keep up with them."
Todoruk took control of the game in the eighth end when he scored three to take a 5-3 lead. He missed a draw to the button to win in the 10th before making his final shot in the extra end.
He will face Pembina's Randy Neufeld in an A-side semifinal today at 8:30 a.m., and feels a lot better going into that game.
"It gives us some confidence with our first win, finally, and knowing that we can shoot well on this type of ice," he said. "… Hopefully we can keep going."
Neepawa's Kelly Robertson also stayed on the A-side of the draw with a 10-2 win over Virden's Graham Freeman. Today, Robertson will meet former Brandonite Mike McEwen, who defeated Minnedosa's Glenn Parrott 10-2.
Carberry's William Kuran was lucky to stay on the A-side as Trevor Loreth failed to hit the house with his draws against three and two in the ninth and 10th ends to giftwrap a 9-6 win for Kuran. The Carberry squad, which was down 6-2 after seven ends, will take to the ice today against former Brandonite William Lyburn, who edged Justin Stanus 7-5.
Brandon's Steve Irwin didn't play until last night's late draw, which was still in progress at press time. Freeman, Parrott and Trimble were fighting for their lives on the B-side of the event in that late draw.
EXTRA END: Fowler, Jeff Stoughton, Mark Lukowich, Brent Scales and Randy Dutiaume, the five former provincial champions who are skipping teams this year, threw the ceremonial first stones.
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Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) ("Allergan" or the "Company") today confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. ("Valeant") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for a combination of 0.83 of Valeant common shares and $48.30 in cash per share of common stock of the Company (the "Proposal").
The Allergan Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, will carefully review and consider the Proposal and pursue the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of the Company's stockholders. The Company's stockholders do not need to take any action at this time.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and BofA Merrill Lynch are serving as financial advisors to the Company and Latham & Watkins is serving as legal counsel to the Company.
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T.I. Saves Woman In Car Accident Near Popeye's
T.I. noticed a car flipped over when he drove to Popeye's in Inglewood, California and went to help her out.
The young woman was nervous that T.I would spot her without underwear as she hung upside down in her SUV. T.I. assured her that he wouldn't look in order to ease her nerves.
Tip stayed by her side until police and the ambulance came. Still feeling the urge to eat, Tip drove to a different Popeyes location.
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'Game of Thrones' Isn't On Tonight, But That's Okay, This Is All You'll Need Anymore
Thanks to the holiday weekend, Game of Thrones isn't on tonight, but fortunately here's Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg high as shit recapping last week's episode which I would easily watch 800 hours of every Sunday just to hear Snoop Dogg say, "Peeetah," in a British accent. (Pro tip: It'll seem like the video ends after a minute, but don't bail because you'll miss the riveting discussion on how almost every black dude on the show has no dick.) In the meantime, if you're thinking to yourself, "Wait, this is the event Fish decided to interrupt his weekend to post about?" My response to you is, Wedding? What wedding? I don't know what you're talking about. *points* Holy shit, boobs! *ducks back into Memorial Day hole*


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Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ALJ) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday
Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ALJ) is scheduled to issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, July 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter.
Alon USA Energy (NYSE:ALJ) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 8th. The oil and gas company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.27. The company had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. Alon USA Energy had a net margin of 0.89% and a return on equity of 5.65%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 35.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.42) EPS. On average, analysts expect Alon USA Energy to post $-0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-0.23 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ALJ) opened at 13.32 on Wednesday. Alon USA Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.86 and a 52 week high of $13.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $12.92 and a 200 day moving average of $12.12.
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Several analysts have recently weighed in on ALJ shares. Citigroup Inc restated a "buy" rating and set a $14.50 price target (down from $16.00) on shares of Alon USA Energy in a report on Saturday, April 22nd. TheStreet upgraded Alon USA Energy from a "d+" rating to a "c" rating in a report on Monday, May 8th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group cut Alon USA Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $12.00 in a report on Friday, March 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.50.
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CHERRIES star Tokelo Rantie is desperate to emerge victorious should he be pitted into a personal duel with fellow countryman and close friend Bongani Khumalo.
Striker Rantie will be hoping to keep his place when Cherries host Championship rivals Doncaster tomorrow and go toe to toe with Rovers' South African defender Khumalo.
The pair, together with Rovers midfielder Dean Furman, will fly to Johannesburg following the clash to start preparing for Bafana Bafana's friendly against Brazil on Wednesday.
Rantie, who has started three of Cherries' past four games, told the Daily Echo: "I think it is going to be a great occasion for all of us, taking into consideration we represent the same national team.
"It is going to be good to see which team will be victorious. I am looking forward to it and, hopefully, I will cause them problems if I am given the chance to play.
"I know Bongani's strong points and I know his weaknesses so I will be looking to capitalise on them. I have watched him many times in the national team and when he played for SuperSport in South Africa so I know quite a bit about him.
"I know Dean is a hard worker. He is not as pacey as me and I hope both of them have a hard time. It is a very important game for us. We can't afford any slip-ups and need to make sure we collect maximum points."
Rantie, who came off the bench to net Cherries' winner against Huddersfield last month before also scoring in the 1-1 draw with Burnley, took advice from Furman ahead of moving to England from Malmo in August.
The 23-year-old added: "Dean told me English football and the Championship was physical and about the tempo of the game and I am experiencing both at the moment. It is quite physical and the tempo is at the higher level.
"For someone like me to come here, it was a good thing because I have learned so much from this type of football. I am maturing as a player and I am around people who are willing to help me so these are the most important things.
"It has been quite a good journey so far and I am happy with my progress. I am happy with the way I have been treated and with the opportunities I have been given. It is down to me now to make sure I repay all the faith that has been put in me."


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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
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Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. (FREE Beer, Wine, and Appetizers)
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The Sales Hacker Series will bring together salespeople that are on the front lines of their companies and actually doing the dirty work. We'll deep dive into actionable tactics and strategies that are being deployed by proven sales teams at some of the fastest growing startups.
Our first Atlanta meetup of this series is focused on processes and team building around Sales Development (SDR). We have three of the best in the business showcasing their processes, tools, and strategies in an actionable manner, so you can go ahead and implement it the same way at your company.
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That probably explains why Yahoo shares are up 3% in after-hours trading. He's resigning from the board — and related positions at Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group Holding — 17 years after co-founding the company because "the time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo!" he said in a letter to chairman Roy Bostock. Yang added that he's "enthusiastic about the appointment of Scott Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and his ability, along with the entire Yahoo! leadership team, to guide Yahoo! into an exciting and successful future." Bostock says that Yang "has always remained focused on the best interests of Yahoo!'s stakeholders, including shareholders, employees and more than 700 million users." But his opposition to Microsoft's 2008 acquisition offer of $33 a share still haunts him: Yahoo closed Tuesday at $15.43. Yang became CEO in 2007 when Terry Semel left, and in 2009 turned the top job over to Carol Bartz, who was fired in September. Investors complain that the company has floundered as Google became the dominant Internet search provider, and Facebook has grown into a major rival for display ads. Yahoo shares lost 8.2% of their value over the last 12 months, and are -47.6% over the last five years. In November, Daniel Loeb — who manages the Third Point LLC hedge fund, a major investor in Yahoo — called on Yang to resign amid reports that he was fighting efforts to find a buyer. The board is reviewing the company's strategic options, but says that — for now, at least — it will remain publicly traded.
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jerry = Take the Money and Run, baby, Take the Money and run!
If he wanted to "take the money and run", he would have taken the uSoft offer. Obviously, he didn't take the offer, as a matter of principal. Yang is not the sell-out here.
Perfect photo of Jerry, says it all
Do you think he lost enthusiasm because he had to use so many exclamation points in typing the press release?
And to think he could have sold Yahoo to Microsoft at TWICE what it closed at today. Those Silicon Valley people are a bit odd.


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It has been four months since Macerich took over The Shops at Atlas Park, and there have been few noticeable changes on the surface at the beleaguered mall.
Many of the storefronts still remain empty, and two additional stores have even closed since the Chicago-based realty group purchased the property in a February foreclosure auction.
"It's pretty depressing," said one employee of a store who was not authorized to speak with the press. "Nothing has changed."
An organic market on the first level of the mall and a wine and liquor store on the second level have closed, while a Square One Shoes has opened. But otherwise it is business as usual for the shops, the employee said.
"They need to do more," she said, adding that she would like to see a Target or another dynamic retailer that would have mass appeal and draw foot traffic to the other businesses in the mall.
The employee lamented the loss of higher-end stores like Amish Market, which sold artisan food products, but another business manager welcomed the change, and said Macerich was working behind the scenes to turn the fate of the mall around.
"They are definitely on top of things about what to bring into the neighborhood," said Giuseppa Mauceli, manager at Manor Oktoberfest, a German-style beer house on the second floor.
"Little by little they are bringing in stores," she said, referring to the new shoe store. "And they have other stores in mind."
A spokeswoman for Macerich said the company is taking time to assess which types of stores would be the best fit for the mall — to make sure once they do get new tenants, they are the right fit.
Before the mall went into foreclosure in 2009, it was run by Damon Hemmerdinger, who had a vision of the shops as a high-end retail oasis in the neighborhood. But that vision only lasted three years.
The mall sits between working class neighborhoods, according to Mauceli, which is not the target market for high-end goods. That is why she would like to see a Gap or Target come to the shops as well.
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Cataracts goalie Mark Yetman is before an Ontario Superior Court on five charges, including sexual assault, for an incident that allegedly occurred in 2009. He is pictured here playing with the Cats during a game last season.
Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts goalie Mark Yetman might not be playing in the opening games of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League this weekend.
The St. John's native is busy standing trial in St. Catherine's Superior Court for a sexual assault that allegedly took place in 2009.
According to various media outlets, the incident is said to have occurred when the now 24-year-old Yetman was attending and playing hockey for Brock University in St. Catharine's, Ontario.
Yetman is up on two charges of sexual assault, two charges of sexual assault involving choking, and one count of threatening bodily harm.
According to a St. Catharine's Superior Court clerk, the jury was chosen this past Monday, and the trial started the next day. Two weeks are being allocated for the completion of the trial.
The names of the two complainants in this matter are being withheld.
Yetman was a star goalie for the Cataracts in past two seasons, and one of the best in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. He was also a big factor in the team's Herder win in 2011.
While Yetman is still listed as a goalie for the upcoming season, it is not known when he will be returning to play with the Cataracts.


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Celebrating ten years in business and growing stronger!
Celebrating ten years in business and growing stronger!
It's a fact known to most that the Construction Industry is booming in Canterbury and 2014 is going to be a gigantic year for celebrating even more success! Concrete Connect have plenty of reasons to celebrate, as they begin to make plans for hosting their tenth birthday, and announce the appointment of a General Manager.
Since it's beginnings by George Roberts in 2004, Concrete Connect has evolved from a home office in his garage focusing on grouting and tilt panel injection, to operating from a fully equipped commercial workshop, with a fast growing labour force in excess of 60, 4 divisions covering concrete repairs, injection, sealant & grouting and industrial coatings, and a second branch in Sydney. Ten years on it's certainly time to celebrate this success, so stay tuned for details of the party!
As a result of this significant growth, Concrete Connect is pleased to announce that local Cantabrian, Stephen Matheson, has been appointed to the role of General Manager, with the purpose of driving the growth and performance of the company, whilst continuing to deliver the brand promise to clients, of "Best People and Best Results". This is an exciting move to consolidate the next phase of Concrete Connect's strategic plan within the wider New Zealand market. Although Stephen comes from outside the construction Industry, his General Management roles in the tourism and transport sectors, formal business and management qualifications, and strong systems orientated approach will bring a fresh perspective and introduce the corporate structure needed to drive the company's growth path as Concrete Connect heads into the next ten years.
Although Stephen readily admits he is presently challenged by the technical jargon and "wouldn't know a widget from a bore packer " he knows that his strong leadership skills coupled with the great people already in the Concrete Connect team, will help to move the company towards its absolute potential. As a family man he believes in "working to live…not living to work", and that irrespective of the size or financial status of the company, its true success will be found in remembering that people are always at the core, and that client satisfaction and staff growth will be key components of that success.
The appointment of a General Manager also gives George the freedom to focus on his passion for business development. He will still be actively involved in the business, but will focus on supporting the Sydney branch, developing the 30 year vision to expand Concrete Connect throughout Australasia, and driving the company mission. George's experiences throughout his building career led to his personal desire to inspire change. His mission? "Within 30 years I would like to see Concrete Connect become the company most known for changing the poor values of the Construction Industry…" He admits this may seem like a big mission, but says... "By staying true to our company's core values, and instilling these through our entire company, we will have an impact on the entire industry and show others that anything is possible."
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Dr. Ann Singleton, Faculty Member of the Year
May 28, 2003 - Dr. Ann Singleton, Chair of the Department of Education, was recognized as Faculty Member of the Year at this year's Awards Day ceremony. Dr. Singleton came to Union in 1981 after a successful career in the Jackson-Madison County School System. Dr. Singleton is known for her objective leadership and sincere encouragement to her faculty and students.


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Defensively, three areas of focus. Jrue needs to put a ton of pressure on Dragic, who's have a really strong season. They need to keep the Phoenix bigs off the offensive glass (Gortat, Morris and Scola are all getting a ton of o-boards) And finally, see if you can entice Michael Beasley to shoot them out of the game. Beasley is in the running for worst #2 pick in recent years, though he has plenty of competition. Beasley is taking 8.5 long jumpers per game, and he can't shoot long jumpers. Just back off him and let him shoot them right out of the game.
On the offensive end, Beasley is lazy, Scole is a sieve and Dragic is weak. Attack, attack, attack.
Thad and Turner both played 40+ minutes last night. Jrue played 37. Everyone else should be fine. The Suns haven't played since Friday.
The tip is at 6pm. This is your game thread. I'll be here thoughout. Join me if you're up for a bounce after the OKC loss.
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TV viewers and moviegoers may soon see a lot more of Wonder Woman.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the CEO of Time Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros., Kevin Tsujihara, said "we need to get Wonder Woman on the big screen or TV," potentially signaling a push by the studio to revive the superhero's media franchise.
Tsujihara noted that the box office success of the Superman and Batman movie franchises pointed up the relative lack of franchises for other superheroes. He described that as a "missed opportunity."
Wonder Woman first appeared in the pages of comic books during World War II. The crime-fighting superhero is simultaneously Princess Diana of Themyscira living under the secret identity of U.S. Army nurse Diane Price.
Wonder Woman spent four year on television from 1975 to 1979 with actress Lynda Carter playing the title role.
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sweet nice fit
Perfect fit can wait for the cold to arrive. They are not heavy duty but I bought them for driving.
Great glove liner
Warm, and cozy fit. Just the right amount of 'extra' on those extra cold days.
Comfortable reliable gloves for guides!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
Is very comfortable. Good for most mild to moderate conditions. Great in between glove. Used for Trekking & backcountry skiing.
Solid addition to the gear arsenal
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
Was looking to add a pair of reasonably priced gloves for winter time and decided on these. Great by itself but on a super cold day these probably wouldn't be sufficient. Would make a great under layer for some heavier gloves if they had room to spare. I love the pads on the inner palm which work great for poles. I use them when I walk my dog and I find the pad handy as well. Nice pair of reasonably priced gloves!!!
Nice pair of gloves
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: S
Nice pair of gloves...thought it might be running big but it's not..
Needs work
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
Fully revising my review. These gloves, though large (and I have small hands) just barely fit. Figured that sending back for the next largest pair wouldn't be worth it, but on first, lightweight (barely) use camping for a week - both gloves are splitting seams in the same place, glove center so I'll be returning. They do not stretch tightly, forcing a split - I didn't use them for anything serious, just sitting around, so hopefully BC will be cool w/ the swap...we'll see.
Solid glove
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: xl
Fits well and is comfortable. Good for most mild to moderate conditions, but for really cold weather would need something heavier. Used for X-country skiing and worked well.
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- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: True to size
I lIked the feel ando style of gloves but color I wanted was darker than what picure showed
Great lightweight gloves
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
These are a lot warmer than you'd expect when pulling them on - really comfortable fabric and cut as well. Don't need much more than these for most active winter days unless it's really wet.
one of my standard choices
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
A lighter weight option, great wind resistance. Enough warmth to get through most days, but need something heavier on the really cold days. Anything below 20degrees, I find these to be a bit light, but otherwise, things are great.
Are you using these as a liner? It is 10 degrees here and need something for my motorcycle.
I typically use these as a stand alone. Depending on your tastes, you may want to look at something a little heavier.
Great gloves...thin and works well
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
These gloves are great....my 2nd pair...i love how thin they are...alot of gloves you have to take off to be able to grasp things....these have great dexterity.....and still are quite warm and wind resistant
These are decent gloves
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
These are nice fitting gloves, however they are not very warm and are not water proof. You could use these gloves and do thing with them do to the tight fitting.
They fit extremely well on big hands
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
I use them a lot, they are good for driving and in cold weather temps from 10 degrees and above
Great fit - Good function
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
I've only had these out about ten times but enough to form an opinion. First, the fit for me is right on the money. I was looking for something low profile that I could use with my poles that would provide good wind resistance while providing some warmth. These do the trick perfectly. I also don't like having to remove my gloves to do simple chores around camp and I've found these to serve that purpose well.
Because of their design they can also work under heavier gloves and have proven to be relatively weather resistant. They're not waterproof though so keep that in mind.
While there is an extra piece of material sewn in between the thumb and forefinger, a heavy use area for poles, I did notice some pilling almost immediately on the little finger. Not sure about the long-term durability with these but I've had good luck with TNF in the past.
I also appreciate the very small and inconspicuous buckle that allows you to snap the two gloves together when not in use.
If you can grab these on one of Backcountry's great sales I'd say these gloves are a winner.
Great gloves!!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I use these gloves on cold days for everyday use and they have stood up to the challenge. They are lightweight, good fitting and surprisingly warm. I use them also as a mitten liner so I like a tight fit and these are perfect for that. My only complaint is the dexterity of the glove isn't the best, but the glove wasn't designed with grip in mind. Overall, great gloves!!!
Perfect fit
Normally I have problem to get gloves that fits my hand (S) but these gloves fits me perfect. They are very comfortable and warm, not too thin as I was expecting, so far my only complaint or improvemet could be add some grip.
Raised edge on Thumb Patch
Bugs me alot!
The Thumb Patch
theGlove(black in reality)
Tight Fit
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Had to get the extra large for a comfortable fit.
Nice material, stretches well. Warmth is there. Not
to thrilled about the thumb-forefinger guard? padding? patch. It's like they added it on as an after
thought. There's plenty of edge after the sewing seam that catches on everything. Not happy about it.
Are these waterproof?
Are these waterproof?
This is definitely not a waterproof glove. However, they will be relatively water resistant and very wind resistant thanks to their Polartec Power Stretch shell.
How much do these bad boys weigh?
How much do these bad boys weigh?
1.8 oz. is the best number I could find. Hope that helps.
are womens sizes different?
are womens sizes different?
yes - they run smaller
My palm to finger measurement is 7" exactly...
My palm to finger measurement is 7" exactly (so is my knuckle measurement), you guessed, I'm a girl! The chart says XS, but that seems too small - any females have this glove? What size would you suggest? They don't offer these as a specific "woman's" glove anymore, which is a shame because this is what I've been looking for, it looks like the next best "woman's" would be the "etip" which I don't need but will go with if it's a better fit.....any help is appreciated!
Do you have idea how these gloves run? I...
Do you have idea how these gloves run? I checked The North face glove size chart and M should fit perfectly, but generally I am always between M and L. If by any chance someone know if they are on smaller or bigger side it will be highly appreciated. My hand measures 20cm(7,87 inches) - palm to tip of middle finger.
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go for the large. They're supposed to stretch to fit onto your hands, so they'll fit just fine.


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Some bales of hay were left out in the elements for quite a while and when I went to inspect the grass growing on top, I discovered large portions of the bales' sides were covered in a variety of mushrooms. Here's some wierd ones that poked up above the sides.
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When Hay Is Left In The Rain
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This old 1947 Chevy truck belonged to my Mom's uncles who were farmers. Now my father-in-law has made a project of it. This mossy, mushroomed beam previously supported a flatbed.
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Only in America…
…can illegal aliens get sob-story coverage for their complaints about being denied in-state college tuition benefits. The USAT headline: "Illegal immigrants face threat of no college."
Some states are making it harder for illegal immigrants to attend college by denying in-state tuition benefits or banning undocumented students.
In the past two years, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma have refused in-state tuition benefits to students who entered the USA illegally with their parents but grew up and went to school in the state. That represents a reversal from earlier this decade, when 10 states passed laws allowing in-state rates for such students….
…Opponents say students shouldn't be penalized for their parents' actions. Helping them is "the right thing to do even if it's unpopular," says North Carolina state Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Democrat who introduced a bill that would prevent state institutions from asking about students' immigration status.
Yeah, because blanket sanctuary gag orders to protect illegal alien youths have worked out so well. Ask San Francisco.
Flashback: Before your open-borders friends and neighbors moan about how cruel this country is to illegal aliens, point them to the chart of the day I posted in May.
Only in America.
Shock poll: Vast majority of Americans think local politicians should have to comply with the law
February 22, 2017 07:22 AM by Doug Powers
Full circle legacy: Former DHS director J-Nap doling out millions of taxpayer dollars to 'undocumented students' at UC
May 12, 2016 09:24 PM by Doug Powers
Another cynical Democratic "Citizenship USA" voter drive
September 23, 2015 08:06 AM by Michelle Malkin
Sheriff of Sanctuary City puts blame for SF tourist's murder on ICE (just one problem)
July 9, 2015 06:44 AM by Doug Powers
WH spox points at GOP after murder by 5-time deportee who took asylum in sanctuary city
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Tejano15, Mar 2, 2013.
It never even occurred to me that you were serious, about either.
I don't understand why Costa gets so much hate compared to Cook.
I realize that Cook's problems were not as immediately visible. His shotgun snaps were OK and he didn't have any huge gaffs in pass-protection; however, Cook is a terrible terrible run blocker.
Cook can't get leverage in straight ahead run blocking due to being 6-6 and he is too slow-footed beyond his first 3 steps to effectively run block in stretch run types of plays or any 2nd level blocking.
Shotgun Snapping: Cook > Costa
Pass Protection: Cook > Costa
Run Blocking: Costa >>> Cook
I like this evaluation. Also, there's no reason for anyone to be up in arms until we know the specs of the deal; how long, how much, how much is guaranteed, etc. People freaked out over extending Church and the deal is very cap friendly even if he doesn't work out. I have no problem with those types of deals when the player has shown glimpses of promise.
Awesome, we re-signed an injury prone, T-Rex armed center who has a chronic back issue.
The Cowboys just know when to lock players up.
It remains to be seen what Costa truly becomes. But what he is right now is as good an interior lineman as we have. Now everyone (Jerry included) knows we need to upgrade. Between Costa, Cook, Bernie, Livings, Leary, & Kowalski we probably have some very solid backups at minimum. Until the superior players show up and demonstrate it we need these current players too.
Camp will then determine the pecking order, who stays and who goes. Its premature to be letting these O-lineman walk.
If we end up with better players and have to cut Costa and eat some cap space... HALLELUJAH!
As much as I love the Dallas Cowboys.. I really dislike our fans that whine and complain about every move that goes on. Its like some fans want probowlers at every position
Costa's issues in pass protection is he was overeager and would lunge to get at people. It's not like run blocking where you move your feet after them because you can go downfield.
It's a technical issue worsened by t rexitis. He has mitigated a lot of that. He has been a mauler. The only issue I have with the extension is his health. Back injuries are no joke and are recurring.
Hope the numbers are friendly, but glad we kept him. I don't think he's a long term answer at center though.
No Costa was not missed this season, A great Center was missed this season as well as last year.
Costa coming off an injury and two years ago a terrible season I sure hope the 2 year deal isn't worth much, I doubt it is. I don't mind him as a back up, but I do not want him to start.
The only issue I have with the extension is his health. Back injuries are no joke and are recurring.
exactly FUZZY
he will be on the injuried reseve before he sees a good season
oh but Jerry even stated that we were looking for G/C ???????
so guess he gets cut
so I wonder if this means we are not going oline early in this draft? Might be a defensive heavy draft folks. We might go oline in 3rd round or later.
I believe this is insurance in case who ever is drafted is not ready to play, I fully expect Dallas to bring a C/G.
I`d have honestly preferred a long deal but with only a small amount of guaranteed money. Maybe 4 years, $6M, $500K signing bonus. Then build in some incentives for games started. I`d like to have some longer term deals to bring some stability. At the price point I mentioned he would be an adequate backup at C and Guard so long as his back held up at a reasonable price. We could also release him at the drop of a hat without any impact on the cap.
I don`t think Costa is nearly as bad as some people making him out to be here. He was about average in the second half of 2011 and looked great when he was on the field last year. Everyone has to remember is that his background is mostly as a Guard and it was a bit of a learning process to switch to being a full-time Center. The reason he looks bad is the notorious Snapgate situation against Washington in his 3rd start. He just tends to look really, really bad when he fails at picking up a block due to the short arms and the media pounced on every mistake after Snapgate.
My biggest fear with him is his back. The FO made a deliberately misleading statement after his initial injury and MRI with their `no substantial structural damage`statement. In the medical community we know there isn`t much correlation between MRI and ongoing low back pain and that many minimally damaged discs can be the source of severe ongoing pain and can be re-injured easily. The fundamental issue is the avascularity of discs leads to a failure in repair after even minimal injuries and that thereafter nociceptive nerve fibers can penetrate into the outer layer of discs and cause huge pain issues even in structurally sound discs. I do hope the issues don`t arise again for him but I believe the odds of a major recurrence are substantial given the nature of his position. I suspect he would be far less prone to a recurrence at Guard and would suggest a position change for him. I also happen to think he will make a better Guard than Center in the end.
Just bring the whole gang back together.
I think we will basically have the same offensive starters next year but we will add either a new starter at 3wr and RT.
How about a little bit of objectivity here? I can see both sides of this fence. I want to see the line improved as much as anyone. However it is highly doubtful we would get 4 new pro owl starters this year, so someone is going to stay and play.
I know center was a weak spot last year, but part of that was due to health issues and taking some resources from center and trying to fill the hole at guard. I don"t think it would be an insurmountable task to compose a serviceable line using the top two of Berny/Costa/Cook/Killa at center.
Also, there seem to be very limited options in free agency and the draft at center. There are probably two or three guys in this year's draft that could be a potential immediate upgrade over Costa and one of them might be drafted before we draft at #18. You guys complain that we don"t plan ahead but in this case it seems like we are and you still aren't happy.
I think this gives us more options and flexibility in the draft. I know everyone is clammoring for a guard/center which is understandable but if Cooper is gone, then what? I don't see us drafting Warmack because he is a square peg in a round hole. I could easily see us going right tackle at 18 if one of the top 3,get to us. If we were to draft a right tackle in round one and target a top guard in the second, I think we could reasonably expect to have a much better line this year.
Also keep in mind that resigning Costa might mean that Jerry is going cheap at Center and thinks that he will have the pick of the guards at 18 and that he believes Costa/Benry will be good enough with a pro bowl guard next to him. Either way would seem to be exercising sound judgment by the Cowboys organization.
We aren't upset about the money we are upset about the apparent inability or unwillingness of our brain trust to address a weak spot on the team. At the very least we are upset that our "GM" and his lack use give us the perception that they don't value the line. He never has. It really shouldn't come as a surprise with Jerry's recent comments. We got our first round pick in Smith. I doubt we see another.
Jerry doesn't know how to build a team and he doesn't have any idea what he us doing.
i think he's slightly better than that, but I'll be ****** if he's plan A or B at center.........I have a feeling I'm gonna be ******.....
I do think he's decent depth, and if it's a deal similar to what Sean Lissemore got, that's not bad.
If it's a deal that ensures him of a starting spot, then it's a bad deal.
have a bad feeling we will see Free back as well, really really hope not but have no faith in our front office


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I met a rogue last week … as in "rogue IT." You know, where non-IT people go off and work on systems and apps formally outside the CIO's purview, often establishing huge shadow operations with underworld overtones.
But this guy was pretty respectable — he heads a medical department at a major teaching center hospital, and his impressive 20-page résumé shows he's been widely published in his medical field for decades. (I was referred to him as a patient so I Googled to see if he was some young whippersnapper).
What caught my eye on his resume was a single incongruous line: 'also developing electronic medical records — using Java, Oracle, and Unix.' When I finally met him, he elaborated: "The hospital was doing it for inpatient, but not outpatient, so I just took it upon myself. It's crude, but it works, and hopefully IT will go back and make it pretty later with a Web-based front end."
Wow, I thought — that's dedication. This guy could be playing golf on Wednesdays and barking orders to the medical residents but instead he's working overtime trying to jury-rig a better records system for patients? That's a doc I want on my team. But more important, he's the kind of rogue that IT needs to embrace and support — someone powerful enough to communicate the importance of IT to colleagues who may be reluctant to change, in a hospital culture that's probably pretty set in its ways.
Interestingly, when I mentioned a nearby hospital chain that also had a big EMR (electronic medical records) project going, he said, "Yeah, but mine is small potatoes compared to them — they're spending millions." I laughed to myself because the other company is actually spending billions. Either he didn't know that or he misspoke. But my takeaway was, there's lots of ultra-smart people working on this problem, and each person has a couple of puzzle pieces but doesn't necessarily fully know what the other players are doing. It's a thousand flowers blooming. IT better get good at gardening.
Mailbag Dept. Several readers asked about the book I mentioned two weeks ago, which detailed what life was like in 1855. It's an out-of-print book called Everything and the Kitchen Sink; How the First Century of Industry Created Our First Century of Good Living, and there seem to be several copies available — cheap — at Alibris. Beware that the book reeks of the 'all-progress is good' philosophy that typified the 1950s. Reading it in hindsight, the whole industrial revolution thing doesn't exactly seem carbon neutral. But hey, I don't want to go back to the dark, either.
Another reader e-mailed asking, "What's with the sexist headline?" referring to the quote in my recent column about Gartner's New Year's resolutions for CIOs. One (which I paraphrased) was, "You also need to get more women in the mix, because IT needs to be more collaborative." Men can certainly be collaborative, but I thought Gartner's implication — that it thought women were better at collaboration — was worthy of passing along. In my experience, IT, more than other corporate functions, is very meritocratic — compared to, say, finance or sales where the right school tie or club membership might punch a ticket. You see women and minorities becoming CIOs and top IT managers a lot because they're simply the best person for the job, based on what they can do. And that's how it should be.


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|"Ralf G. R. Bergs" <rabe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi there, sorry for being semi-off-topic, but since this has at least *soemthing* to do with XFS I hope you forgive me. :-) I'm trying to compile Samba 2.2.4 under Debian 2.2 (stable). I'm running a kernel compiled from yesterday's XFS 2.4.18 kernel source (I'm mentioning this because the XFS header version may be important WRT to my problem.) I also compiled and installed the attr and acl packages from the above source tree. My configure statement looks like this: ./configure \ --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) \ --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \ --with-fhs \ --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-privatedir=/etc/samba \ --localstatedir=/var \ --with-netatalk \ --with-smbmount \ --with-pam \ --with-syslog \ --with-sambabook \ --with-utmp \ --with-readline \ --with-pam_smbpass \ --with-libsmbclient \ --with-winbind \ --with-automount \ --with-quotas \ --with-ssl \ --with-acl-support \ --with-msdfs When I run "debian/rules binary" I get this error: Compiling smbd/quotas.c smbd/quotas.c: In function `get_smb_linux_vfs_quota': smbd/quotas.c:111: storage size of `D' isn't known make[1]: *** [smbd/quotas.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/samba-2.2.4/source' make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2 Obviously this is the offending source fragment: #ifdef LINUX_QUOTAS_1 struct dqblk D; It seems as if "struct dqblk" isn't defined. Why is this? My kernel config WRT to quota configuration looks like this: CONFIG_QUOTA=y # CONFIG_QFMT_V1 is not set CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m # CONFIG_QIFACE_COMPAT is not set I don't understand why "configure" seems to mistakenly think I wanted to use the old (v1) quota interface. Any hints are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ralf -- Sign the EU petition against SPAM: L I N U X .~. http://www.politik-digital.de/spam/ The Choice /V\ of a GNU /( )\ Generation ^^-^^
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Living in Moscow you can almost kid yourself you live in the freest, hippest, edgiest city on earth.
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Meanwhile, South Korea is both the thirty-seventh freest country in the world and the thirteenth richest.
"We are the freest, least-taxed country ever," he continues.
Not so: it has been tried in the richest and in the freest, and in the most charitable country in all Europe.
This is not to deny them the freest and most liberal institutions they are capable of sustaining.
The freest scope was given to his labours, consistent with the military custody under which he was placed.
Love is always truest and sweetest and noblest where it is freest.
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Old English freo "free, exempt from, not in bondage," also "noble; joyful," from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (cf. Old Frisian fri, Old Saxon and Old High German vri, German frei, Dutch vrij, Gothic freis "free"), from PIE *prijos "dear, beloved," from root *pri- "to love" (cf. Sanskrit priyah "own, dear, beloved," priyate "loves;" Old Church Slavonic prijati "to help," prijatelji "friend;" Welsh rhydd "free").
The primary sense seems to have been "beloved, friend, to love;" which in some languages (notably Germanic and Celtic) developed also a sense of "free," perhaps from the terms "beloved" or "friend" being applied to the free members of one's clan (as opposed to slaves, cf. Latin liberi, meaning both "free" and "children").
Cf. Gothic frijon "to love;" Old English freod "affection, friendship," friga "love," friðu "peace;" Old Norse friðr, German Friede "peace;" Old English freo "wife;" Old Norse Frigg "wife of Odin," literally "beloved" or "loving;" Middle Low German vrien "to take to wife, Dutch vrijen, German freien "to woo."
Of nations, "not subject to foreign rule or to despotism," it is recorded from late 14c. (Free world "non-communist nations" attested from 1950.) Sense of "given without cost" is 1580s, from notion of "free of cost." Free lunch, originally offered in bars to draw in business, by 1850, American English. Free pass on railways, etc., attested by 1850. Free speech in Britain used of a privilege in Parliament since the time of Henry VIII. In U.S., as a civil right, it became a prominent phrase in the debates over the Gag Rule (1836).
Free enterprise recorded from 1890; free trade is from 1823. Free will is from early 13c. Free association in psychology is from 1899. Free love "sexual liberation" attested from 1822. Free range (adj.) is attested by 1960. Free and easy "unrestrained" is from 1690s.
Old English freogan "to free, liberate, manumit," also "to love, think of lovingly, honor," from freo (see free (adj.)). Cf. Old Frisian fria "to make free;" Old Saxon friohan "to court, woo;" German befreien "to free," freien "to woo;" Old Norse frja "to love;" Gothic frijon "to love." Related: Freed; freeing.
Old English freogan "to free, liberate, manumit," also "to love, think of lovingly, honor," from freo (see free (adj.)). Cf. Old Frisian fria "to make free;" Old Saxon friohan "to court, woo;" German befreien "to free," freien "to woo;" Old Norse frja "to love;" Gothic frijon "to love." Related: Freed; freeing.