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Turner just gave us insurance that we didn't have. Now we have a realistic replacement for Lance if he signs else where. Like I was saying this is crazy improved our championship odds, and improved our future with more flexibility. Turner is a great PnR ball handler just like Lance, they both are decent off the ball. Lance plays a lot harder. I wouldn't call Turner a much better shooter both need to improve shooting wise.
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I don't get people calling Bird "slimy" at all. What do you think Bird's job is? It's to guide the Pacers to a championship. This was the kind of move you make in order to accomplish that.
This isn't the feel-good friendship club. This isn't your adult rec league team with your college buddies. This isn't a charity club. It's professional basketball. Sometimes, tough decisions come with the territory. All the best to Danny, but my goodness, anyone criticizing Bird here is missing the point of the move, and his job, entirely.
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Turner was in PG/Lances draft class?
Lance plays harder, but Turner plays smarter.
If we win it all this year, Danny deserves an honorary ring.
The 2013-2014 Salary Cap floor is $52.8 mil.
Dumping Turner and Allen and adding Granger gets them to $51.95 mil....so buying Granger out anything short of his current Salary would push them under the Floor.
Another Player from the Pacers have to be sent to the Sixers to make this work since we are at 16 Players....the question is who is sent.
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There is one issue that could complicate things. The Pacers have to make offers to restricted free agents by the end of June. I'm not sure they can even negotiate with Lance until July 1st. The risk is that Turner could immediately sign his qualifying offer before the Pacers can negotiate a contract with Lance and pull the deal. If Tuner decides to test the market the Pacers are fine, but that's a big risk. They may end up renouncing Tuner for that reason.
Couple of other thoughts:
What is in this for Philly? I keep waiting to hear at least a 2nd round pick going back to them or one of OJ/Solo. Do they think Granger's Bird rights are more valuable than Turners RFA rights? Is it purely a rather transparent way to tank? Is this simply bringing a veteran in the clubhouse? This deal is a real headscratcher from their point of view.
As others as mentioned, it will be interesting to see who the Pacers will cut. As some have said, they did save quite a bit of money with this move though which I'm sure is always a sigh of relief for ownership.
I'm... I'm feeling a little light-headed.
I'm not saying it was an uneven trade, I just don't remember a time that Danny hasn't been a Pacer. I'm one of the younger PDers, so I only started watching around the 06-07 season, which was when Danny was starting to form the player who he would eventually become. The Pacers obviously are throwing everything in this year to win.
Turner and Young are THE FUTURE!
Being real about it, the hell is Philly doing? Not like they shed any salary. They gained literally nothing, apparently a 2nd rounder I guess.
Go launch bombs Danny. Enjoy LA next year.
Hopefully this makes the point strongly that we are in it to win it, and it shakes the guys out of their complacency a bit.
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what are they saying on NBATV. They have a live special on right now? Anyone watching.
It also lets LB off the hook with the Lance vs. Danny decision. I understand that Danny is now gone and certain people will hate it no matter what. But, those people are now already galvanized and there won't be any hate towards Lance because Danny isn't here.
Btw, whodathunk four years ago that both Peyton Manning and Danny Granger would be traded?
Turner is an excellent defender. He also has quickness to get past Wade and even Lebron. He has a good mid-range game, and can score.
Allen can shoot! Another big man who can shoot! He's also young and can move better than Scola. I think this move was also made because of Scola. He's not shooting well right now. Our bench will be.....
^Somebody will be cut. Probably Sloan or Butler. I also could see Indy cutting Scola and maybe re-signing Lavoy next season. Upgrade defensively, youth wise, etc. Lastly, Turner is a restricted free agent this off season. Indy can re-sign him, as well as Lance. Especially if Ian goes.
I can say one thing with realtive certainty: There is not a happier human being on Earth right now than vnzla. Turner was his dude since before that draft and we all know his stance on Danny.
There's no doubt that this makes us a better basketball team. It's a great trade. Bird is just obsessed by the drive to win a championship this season.
We gave Granger a pretty fair chance to prove that he could help us this season. It was a two month long audition. He just wasn't cutting it and we had the opportunity to get a significantly better player.
This will be like when the Red Sox dumped the popular Nomar Garciapara in the middle of 2004 and then went on to win the World Series a few months later. It sucked that he couldn't be a part of it after being loyal to the franchise for a while, but how many Sox fans really cared once they hoisted up that first banner in 86 years?
Thanks Granger for playing hard for the Pacers for a while. Most importantly, thanks for being a much needed classy personality after all of the a-holes we had in the early to mid 2000's.
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Emotions aside, this is a brilliant move by Bird and the FO. Absolutely brilliant. Turner is a good player, much better than what Danny is now. This is a move that will help us on our way to a title. It is also a back up move in case some team offers Lance a ridiculous amount of money. And it makes me think Larry will absolutely play hard ball with Lance.
But damn man. Granger was the guy that gave us something when we had nothing. So sad to see him go. Been rocking this signature since '06 I believe. Just a difficult thing to swallow, even knowing the team is better because of it. We better win the title this year. If not, I'm gonna be pretty sick.


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Federal Labor's re-election chances aren't being helped by the exposure of an "ugly" culture in the NSW ALP at an anti-corruption inquiry, a senior government minister admits.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has heard former NSW Labor factional player Eddie Obeid offered free accommodation at his family's Perisher Valley ski lodge to many Labor members, including Tony Burke and Stephen Conroy, now federal ministers.
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Medications used to treat compulsive sexual behavior are often prescribed primarily for other conditions. They include:
Self-help and support groups can be helpful for people with compulsive sexual behavior and for dealing with all the issues it can cause. Many groups are modeled after the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
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Elliott would prefer to see the NRL follow the lead of American football, where referees turn their microphones on only to communicate their reasons behind a decision.
The recommendation comes in a week when rugby league bosses outlined their plans to ban shoulder charges in the NRL, which has drawn the ire of many players and fans who felt often dramatic collisions were the one thing that made rugby league unique.
Bosses and medicos are concerned, however, about player welfare, and the number of serious head traumas occurring in American football is only adding weight to their argument. The decision is expected to be ratified by the Australian Rugby League Commission next month and brought into effect for next year's competition.
The reality is shoulder charges made up only a small minority of tackles - a report into the frequency found it made up 0.05 per cent of the 142,355 tackles this year - so the change will be minimal.
Elliott's suggestion would have a bigger impact and he intends raising the matter with new referees boss and former Warriors coach Daniel Anderson. Referees have worn microphones which can be heard by TV and radio audiences, as well as spectators at the ground on 'sports ears', for some time.
"We have talented refs but they aren't refereeing like they can because they look like they have a lot on their mind rather than just refereeing the game," Elliott said.
"My one request is that I think refs should be almost like in the NFL and when they want to explain a decision they turn the mic on. When they walk into a scrum, 'that was a knock-on or that penalty was for this', but then it's off.
"They have been deprived the opportunity to manage the game because everyone is listening to them. I just think they are being over-scrutinised and perhaps overcoached for all the right reasons. They looked tight to me last year, scared to make decisions."
Players will now be wary about shoulder charges and Warriors prop Ben Matulino, one of the game's best exponents of using his shoulder in tackles, has called on the NRL judiciary to show some leniency as players adjust.
It's something he has practiced since he was a youngster and he believes it has a place in the game.
"It will be sad to see people suspended for a couple of weeks just because of a shoulder charge but if they are lenient it will be a lot better for us," he said. "I will try my best not to do it.
"I know there will be times in the game when I want to go for a shot and it will probably happen and I'll give up a penalty for the team. I will learn over time.
"I'm a bit disappointed to see it go but it's something I have to adapt to ... but there aren't too many big hits in a game anyway. I think the downside of it is that it's a crowd pleaser."


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South Africa may have won their first Test on home soil upon returning to international cricket at St George's Park back in 1992, but they have tread rather carefully at the country's oldest Test venue since.
The Proteas have won just three further Tests after that historic nine-wicket victory over India, with the last success ironically coming against New Zealand back in December 2000. Since then it has all been despair for the Proteas, with a draw and three consecutive defeats (England, Pakistan and West Indies) ensuing.
But for every dark cloud which has hovered over St George's Park all week leading up to this second Test starting tomorrow, there is some sort of silver lining. And South Africa will look to the 2004 England Test for theirs. Despite the gloom associated with any Test defeat, there were significant positives from that match. South Africa played two Black Africans (Makhaya Ntini and Thami Tsolekile) – an important fact on a day when nine years later Cricket South Africa's suits were still discussing the urgent need to transform and improve representation of Black Africans at all levels.
It was also the Test which gave birth to the international careers of Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers. They were young and inexperienced back then, now they are street-wise and world class. For De Villiers returning to St George's Park is an emotional moment.
"It's always been a special ground, nice to play here, great atmosphere. Feels like yesterday when I made my Test debut here against England. Fond memories of this ground and always love playing here," De Villiers said yesterday. "I'm not sure why we lost previously in PE. It was probably a bit of a complacent thing, playing a weaker side in the rankings and already 1-0 up in those series and we let it go. We are very much aware of it and our record here in the past and we want to change that."
There are abundant reasons why the Proteas should improve on their win ratio in Port Elizabeth this weekend. New Zealand are in a current state of malaise, and can only be in a worse place mentally after South Africa thrashed them by an innings and 27 runs in the first Test at Newlands. The Proteas are also ranked No1 in the world in comparison to the Black Caps' lowly eighth place.
However, like De Villiers alluded to, it is these types of situations that give rise to the Proteas putting in abject performances of their own in the Windy City. High on coach Gary Kirsten and captain Graeme Smith's radar will be the fact that it does not only happen in PE. In fact, it has regularly occurred at Kingsmead in Durban over Boxing Day, where the Proteas have lost their last two Tests after humbling the opposition in the previous Test.
"It's always been a big challenge of ours (to maintain standards). We've been inconsistent but we constantly talk about it and we want to stay No1 (in the world) for many years to come. We know, though, we've got to take it one game at a time. Our focus is now in PE. We haven't played well here and we want to change that. If we get through this one, it's definitely a big step in the right direction," De Villiers stressed yesterday.
It is probable that the hosts will only make the straight swap of Rory Kleinveldt for the injured Vernon Philander. All-rounder Ryan McLaren is an option considering the balance De Villiers brings to the side when he keeps wicket. De Villiers, though, said "that's up to Graeme and Gary to decide after they've assessed the wicket and the conditions. We know what Ryan is capable of – he's a very good all-round cricketer and we know he can bat so it makes him an option in the side."
It is unlikely that South Africa would opt for the extra seam-bowling option, with De Villiers believing the pace of the wicket is more suited to the Test lasting the full distance. That would bring spinner Robin Peterson into the game, with middle-order batsman Dean Elgar helping out with his part-time left-arm spin.
"We're prepared to play five days which normally brings in the spinner a lot more than what we saw at Newlands. The wicket might turn a bit on day four /five, so Robbie will play a big part in this game." - The Star


text: Alpha-Massey buyout approved By Ken Ward Jr. June 1, 2011 Story Share Read more from the Coal Tattoo blog.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Shareholders of Alpha Natural Resources and Massey Energy have approved the $8.5 billion deal for Alpha to acquire Massey in what has become one of the more controversial coal industry transactions in years."At their respective special meetings of stockholders, Massey stockholders voted to adopt the merger agreement," Alpha said in a statement, "and Alpha stockholders voted to approve an amendment to Alpha's certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock that Alpha is authorized to issue and also voted to approve the issuance of shares of Alpha common stock to stockholders of Massey."Alpha and Massey expect to close the transaction later today.Many shareholders had likely already cast ballots through the mail, though the companies scheduled simultaneous shareholder meetings at a Marriott resort in Kingsport, Tenn., near Alpha's Abingdon, Va., corporate headquarters.Shareholder meetings were being held just one day after courts in West Virginia and Delaware declined requests from some ownership groups to block the sale over allegations the deal undervalues Massey and was pushed through by Massey management to insulate themselves from liability for the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster."Admittedly, there is a basis to conclude that the Massey board perceived that the company's ability to prosper independently was impaired by its questionable reputation for worker and environmental safety, and that the best way to secure value was to sell the company at a premium to an industry rival with a better reputation in those areas," Vice Chancellor Leo Strine Jr., a judge in Delaware's business court, wrote in a 79-page ruling issued Tuesday. "But the record does not suggest that it is likely that the merger was inspired solely, or even in any material way, by a desire of the Massey directors ... to insulate themselves from liability." The deal gives Alpha the second largest private coal reserve in America, with about 5 billion tons. The company would become one of the top suppliers of steel-making coal in the world.Combined with Massey, Alpha will operate about 150 coal mines and 40 preparation plants, more than any other U.S. coal company. The company would employ 14,000 people, including about 7,000 in West Virginia.Last year, Alpha produced about 82 million tons of coal, with more than half of it coming from the company's two huge surface mines in Wyoming. Massey produced about 37 million tons of coal in 2010, with two-thirds of that being mined in West Virginia. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Massey stockholders will receive 1.025 shares of Alpha stock and $10 in cash for each share of Massey stock. Alpha will own 54 percent of the combined company and Massey will own 46 percent.Alpha's successful bid valued Massey stock at $69.33 a share, or more than 20 percent over Massey's closing price the day before the deal was announced in late January.The transaction has a total value of about $8.5 billion, with Alpha paying $7.1 billion in cash and stock and also assuming about $1.4 billion in debt, company officials have said.One study, by an analyst working for families of the miners who died at Upper Big Branch, said that Massey insiders -- including now-retired CEO Don Blankenship -- would pocket $196 million in payouts and other committed benefits if the transaction is approved.Technically, only Massey shareholders are being asked to formally approve the merger agreement. Alpha stockholders are voting on a proposed amendment to their company's certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Alpha common stock to 400 million shares and approve the issuance shares pursuant to the merger agreement. While smaller than Alpha, Massey is probably better known and certainly more controversial. In the last two years alone, Massey has paid the largest fines ever for a coal-mining death case and for water pollution violations by a mining operator -- $4.5 million for the fatal Aracoma Alma No. 1 Mine fire and $20 million in a water pollution deal with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Massey's operations in Southern West Virginia have also been the main target of a two-year-old peaceful civil disobedience campaign against mountaintop removal mining.While Alpha has avoided a huge disaster like Upper Big Branch, the company narrowly avoided such an incident in May 2009, when seven workers were trapped underground for more than 24 hours by a mine flood in Mingo County. Federal regulators cited the company for improper maintenance of outside drainage systems that allowed heavy rain to inundate the underground tunnels.And in January 2007, Alpha's Brooks Run subsidiary was cited for major safety violations following a roof collapse that killed two workers at an underground mine in McDowell County. More recently, an Alpha contractor admitted lying to federal investigators about training practices at that same operation, the Cucumber Mine. And earlier this year, another man pleaded guilty to lying about having a foreman's license when performing safety examinations at Alpha's Poplar Ridge Mine in Webster County.Like Massey, Alpha boasts that most of its coal production comes from "union free" operations. But, two unionized underground mines in Pennsylvania, purchased in July 2009 from Foundation Coal, are Alpha's largest producers outside of Wyoming's Powder River Basin.The buyout deal has also drawn scrutiny because of Alpha's plans to hire several top Massey executives and mine managers who played major roles in overseeing the Upper Big Branch Mine prior to the April 5, 2010, explosion that killed 29 miners.Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Man killed mother's boyfriend with machete, police say 2 DHHR: WV medical marijuana law will need $2 million in upfront costs 3 Skidmore pleads guilty to murder in his sister's death 4 FestivALL Fall announces lineup for sixth year 5 Nitro police captain fired over off-duty confrontation caught on video Courts pave way for Massey deal Previous Story Asian shares slide on signs of slowing US growth Next Story


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Spiny Norman wrote:clw_uk wrote:However it can also seem like some people need rebirth to be true
Yes, the idea of rebirth could be quite comforting because it represents a continuation of sorts, and could be a way of coping with death anxiety. So there can be both clinging and aversion to the idea of rebirth.
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That's why it can be very insightful to look into the feelings aroused when we meet with the idea, but I think that's getting onto a separate topic


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HUNTINGTON — Showing off his arm Wednesday at Marshall's third day of preseason camp, Michael Birdsong launched a long pass downfield to the tight end, a pass that looked a little too long.
But the tight end reached up and snagged it out of the air, giving the offense a long gain. With that tight end sporting No. 85, it brought a fleeting memory of Cody Slate, who wore that jersey in the latter stages of his mesmerizing career last decade.
But don't get too excited about Ryan Yurachek just yet. He's a long way, not to mention a long climb up the depth chart, from approaching top-dog status. His position coach, Todd Hartley, sees the good, bad and ugly.
Oh, does he see the ugly.
"Typical freshman from the standpoint that it's day 3, we've had three consecutive installs and he doesn't know which way to turn," Hartley said. "He is swimming. Installs are getting to him a little bit, but that's typical of guys who are just getting here."
Yes, Yurachek is just arriving, all right.
The tight end position has been the most diverse aspect of the Thundering Herd offense since head coach Doc Holliday and offensive coordinator Bill Legg came to Huntington. On one play, the tight end may be lined up traditionally, alongside the tackle; on the next play he may line up as a second slot receiver and the next play could feature him at fullback.
Gator Hoskins provided the prototype the last two seasons, catching a combined 85 passes for 1,195 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hoskins became more physical every season, enough to make it to the Miami Dolphins' camp.
(Alas, Hoskins has been troubled by hamstring problems and has missed multiple practices.)
The tough part for Herd coaches is evaluating prospects for the position. Deon-Tay McManus was a wide receiver in his prep days at Baltimore's Dunbar High; Yurachek was a traditional tight end at Carolina Forest High in Myrtle Beach, N.C.
"It's tough, I'm not going to lie. It's projection recruiting," said Hartley, who also serves as MU's recruiting coordinator. "Meaning you have to project that kid to play tight end here at Marshall. If he plays traditional tight end, can he project well enough to play in the slot?
"Or is he a bigger receiver? Do you project him to get big enough so he can put his hand in the dirt? Or is he more of a fullback/Devon Johnson type — do you project him to be athletic enough to play those other two [roles]? Very rarely do you find that guy that does all three of those, like we do here at Marshall, at the high school level."
Yurachek will have to battle hard to play this fall, at least on scrimmage snaps. Eric Frohnapfel is the nearly undisputed No. 1 tight end with McManus having worked in the spring and 6-foot-6 junior Joe Woodrum earning a scholarship. McManus shined in the seven-on-seven session portion of Wednesday's afternoon shift.
A true freshman at No. 4 tight end probably doesn't lose his redshirt unless he is needed on special teams. In Yurachek's case, he first has to find some dry land mentally.
Still, he's a prospect who could help the program sooner than later.
"The thing you do see is he has some natural ability at the line of scrimmage," Hartley said. "He'll go in there and stick his face in somebody, hit some quality defensive end, and he's not scared. And you can't teach that."
n One of the big stories of camp is the resurgence of punter Tyler Williams, who has been good for a few 75- to 80-yard rainbow shots (from kicking point) per day.
His 45.2-yard average as a freshman dropped off to 42.2 per game, but he turned that around by season's end.
"He had a tremendous bowl game, it carried over into the spring and summer," Holliday said.
n Holliday said he is ending the split-squad workouts a day early, bringing the team together for a single 3:45 p.m. practice today.
It will be the team's second workout in "shells," or helmets and shoulder pads. The first such workout came Wednesday, and Holliday was pleased with what he saw.
"I like that they weren't a whole lot different in shells as they were in shorts. We don't much practice that much different in shells than we do in full pads."
n The Herd suffered its first substantial injury of the month in the afternoon shift, as safety Corie Wilson injured his right knee. As he was helped off, he put no weight on that leg.
Tiquan Lang remains on the sidelines. Another noticeable absence from team drills, though he has participated otherwise: defensive end Gary Thompson.
"I think he's three or four days, maybe a week away," Holliday said. "He's getting close. It's just a little nagging thing that's getting better every day."
n The first scuffle of the camp broke out briefly in pass-rush drills, with defensive end Ra'Shawde Myers tangling with freshman offensive lineman A.J. Addison.
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It's an era of throwing things up against the wall to see if they stick. The imminent release of Windows 8 has inspired the notebook industry to experiment with hybrid designs that fall between notebook and tablet. Four new devices from Lenovo show three of these new approaches.
The IdeaPad Yoga 11 model looks at first like a conventional notebook and operates as one, but the 11.6-inch HD 1366-pixel-by-768-pixel touchscreen folds 360 degrees around, at which point the keyboard turns off and the screen operates as a touch-only tablet. Lenovo will have two versions: The 2.8-pound Yoga 11, and the 3.4-pound Yoga 13, both aimed at consumers. The $799 Yoga 11 uses an ARM processor and runs Windows RT. Lenovo claims 13 hours of battery life for the Yoga 11.
The IdeaPad Yoga 13 has the same 360-degree folding design and a 13.3-inch HD+ 1600-pixel-by-900-pixel touchscreen, but otherwise is a familiar ultrabook. It runs Intel-based Windows 8 on a Core i5 or i7 processor and offers up to 8GB DDR3 memory and up to 256GB SSD storage. Because it uses a conventional notebook chipset, Lenovo claims just seven hours of battery life.
The IdeaPad Lynx takes a different approach: the tablet fits into an optional dock to provide a notebook-like arrangement. The base also acts as a battery extender, doubling the battery life of the tablet from eight hours on its own to 16 hours. The Lynx uses the Intel Atom processor and Z2760 System on Chip and has the same 11.6-inch HD 1366-pixel-by-768-pixel touchscreen as the Yoga 11. Because it uses an Intel processor, it runs standard Windows 8 and, therefore, standard Windows software. The tablet comes with 32GB of flash storage and can be expanded via Micro-SD. Price is $599 for the tablet and $149 for the base.
Finally, the Lenovo ThinkPad Twist has a display mounted to the keyboard base, but on a swiveling connection. This lets it rotate up to 180 degrees and then fold back on the base to use as a touch-only tablet. Like the Yoga 13 it is, deep down, an ultrabook running a notebook chip and Windows 8 Pro. Lenovo claims only seven hours of battery life, but 30 days of standby life and a two-second resume. A range of hard disks and an SSD are available.
Expect to see design innovation like this from many vendors over the next few weeks.


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This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Water Bear Interactive LLC presents Match with Wally for the X-Box 360. Match with Wally allows the child to match Upper and Lower case letters, Star blocks with Number Blocks, Shapes and colors with their name block. The software uses randomization to reduce patterns and encourage learning. Match with Wally is part of the Alexander Learning Series.
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Tatevik Aprikyan joins Local News 8 from her hometown of Seattle and is thrilled to fulfill her dream of being a reporter.
Tatevik moved to Seattle when she was 5 years old from Yerevan, Armenia. She speaks Armenian, Russian, French and English.
Before moving to Idaho, Tatevik worked as an intern for KING-TV in Seattle where she was given the exciting opportunity to learn about story-telling from the journalists she grew up watching. Prior to KING-TV, Tatevik studied broadcast journalism at Columbia College Chicago and worked as an intern for the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York City.
Tatevik got her start in journalism at 16 as an intern for the National Public Radio affiliate, KUOW in Seattle. She worked on the morning news talk show as a producer as well as a contributing reporter for youth-produced segments. In addition to her radio experience, Tatevik spent a couple years working in print journalism as a columnist for King County Journal Newspapers, where she ran a bi-weekly column on youth-related issues and as a reporter for a lifestyle arts and entertainment magazine in Seattle.
Tatevik also spent some time working outside of journalism in the staffing industry and as a financial analyst. Journalism is where her true passion lies and she feels fortunate to join Local News 8 and tell the stories of eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Tatevik is also an avid tennis player and enjoys reading and writing in her spare time.22471760


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Asian American Arts Alliance Hosts Town Hall for Hurricane Sandy Relief Today, 11/13
Join members of the Asian American arts community to rally together and rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy today, November 13, 2012 at AAARI/CUNY, 25 West 43rd St (between 5th and 6th avenues), 18th Floor, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Asian American Arts Alliance will be collecting donations, and Amy Schwartzman of the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response will present on disaster relief resources as well as collect information on how Sandy has affected the community.
This month's Town Hall will also feature special presentations by Victor Maog and Kyoung Park of Asian American theater company Second Generation, and Jennifer Lantzas, a representative of the Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award. The award is given to emerging artists with compelling proposals for outdoor sculpture in a New York City park. Winners receive $10,000.
It's a potluck - bring something to share. If you're unable to contribute food or drink, the group asks that you make a small monetary donation when you arrive to go toward next month's potluck. If you wish to make a 1-minute pitch or a 4-minute performance, include a one- sentence description in your registration. Introducing the new participation guidelines. Find out more about Town Hall here.
Subways: B D F M to 42nd St-Bryant Park, 1 2 3 N Q R to Times Square, 7 to 5th Ave, 4 5 6 to Grand Central. RSVP here.


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NEW YORK — Macy's on Sept. 12 will debut a new fashion line from Nicole Richie. The Nicole Richie for Impulse collection will include 1960s and 1970s influenced silhouettes, prints and fabrications and be sold at approximately 100 Macy's stores and on Macys.com/impulse.For the first time, Macy's Facebook fans will be the very first to shop the collection at facebook.com/macys before it hits stores Wednesday.
"Macy's is an iconic American retailer and I have been thrilled by the opportunity to partner with them on this limited collection," said Richie. "Each item is a nod to the modern American woman whose fashion is always evolving. By mixing prints and fabrics and playing with proportions, my capsule allows the Macy's 'Impulse' customer to experiment with her personal style in an effortless and affordable way."
Ranging in price from $39 to $129, "Nicole Richie for Impulse" offers an eclectic mix of prints, colors and silhouettes that speak to the fashion-forward customer who is looking for pieces that transition easily from day to night.


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Intermittent Therapy in HIV-1 Infected Patients With Successful Viral Suppression Under Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
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|HIV Infections
|Procedure: Intermittent antiretroviral therapy
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Intermittent Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients With Successful Viral Suppression Under HAART (ANRS 106 Window Trial)
- Immunological failure, defined by a CD4 cell count below 300/µl confirmed by a retest 14 days later during the study
- 1993 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) classification of HIV infection B or C events
- Proportions of patients with CD4 count over 450/µl at week 96
- Proportions of patients with plasma HIV load over 400 and 1000/ml thresholds
- Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) HIV resistance patterns
- Proportions of patients withdrawing initial treatment strategy
- Assessment of lipodystrophy and metabolic abnormalities
- Antiretroviral therapy (ARTs) adherence assessment
- Quality of life assessment
- Cost impact of the strategies
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|Study Start Date:
|December 2001
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2005
Although lifelong continuous therapy with HAART remains the standard of care of HIV infection, allowing to achieve undetectable plasma viral RNA, restore CD4 cell count and provide substantial decline in HIV-related morbidity and mortality, long-term toxicity associated with antiretroviral therapy is a real concern.
The purpose of this study is to compare an intermittent therapy (IT) strategy (8 weeks off / 8 weeks on) to a continuous treatment (CT) in patients with chronic and well controlled HIV-1 infection (CD4 over 450/µl and plasma HIV1-RNA below 200 cp/ml) under HAART, over a 96-week study period.
The study hypothesis is that intermittent therapy is not inferior to continuous therapy in maintaining a CD4 cell above 300/µl. It will compare the proportions of and time to immunological failure (CD4 count below 300/µl confirmed by a retest 14 days later) in the IT and CT groups.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection
- CD4 cell count over 450/µl for at least 6 months prior to screening
- Plasma HIV1-RNA below 200 cop/ml for at least 6 months prior to screening
- Stable and well tolerated ART for at least 6 months prior to screening
- Acceptable methods of contraception
- Patient able to comply with the protocol
- Informed consent signed prior to (or at) screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- CD4 nadir below 100/µl
- Abacavir or nevirapine in the current ART
- Hepatitis B with 3-TC, adefovir or tenofovir current therapy
- Current or upcoming treatment with interferon for hepatitis B or C
- History of AIDS-defining event in the 18 months prior to screening
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00122551
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|Paris, France, 75010
|Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Hopital Purpan
|Toulouse Cedex 9, France, 31059
|Principal Investigator:
|Bruno Marchou, MD
|Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Hopital Purpan Toulouse
|Study Chair:
|Jean Pierre Aboulker, MD
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ANRS 106 Window
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|July 19, 2005
|Last Updated:
|July 28, 2005
Keywords provided by French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis:
HIV infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Each year, the National Film Registry designates 25 films to be added to its roster of "historic" films that warrant preservation as cultural touchstones. It's not all silent films or Hollywood pop entertainment; indeed, one of the most thoughtful — and brief — additions in years past is the Abraham Zapruder film that documents JFK's assassination.
This year, the films added range from A Cry of the Children and A Cure for Pokeritis (both from 1912) 1994's Forrest Gump. Among the selectees of interest to me:
• I, An Actress (1977). This movie from gay underground filmmaker George Kuchar (who died earlier this year from prostate cancer) and his twin brother Mike is one of their camp classics. Kuchar was lesser known than contemporaries Andy Warhol and Stan Brakhage, but a real influence on John Waters.
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991). The Jodie Foster thriller was the surprise Oscar winner for best picture and cemented the queer actress as a film powerhouse. Its killer, a gender-dysphoric psychopath, was criticized by some gay rights groups, which led the director, Jonathan Demme, to choose for his next film a pro-gay storyline: The result was Philadelphia.
• El Mariachi (1992). Though there's nothing especially gay about it, Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's Spanish-language actioner, made for $7,000 and intended for direct-to-video release in the Tejano market, became a cult hit and made Rodriguez a hero of Texas filmmakers. It was the basis for his remake, Desperado.
Here's a complete list, in alphabetical order:
1. Allures (1961)
2. Bambi (1942)
3. The Big Heat (1953)
4. A Computer Animated Hand (1972)
5. Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963)
6. The Cry of the Children (1912)
7. A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
8. El Mariachi (1992)
9. Faces (1968)
10. Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
11. Forrest Gump (1994)
12. Growing Up Female (1971)
13. Hester Street (1975)
14. I, an Actress (1977)
15. The Iron Horse (1924)
16. The Kid (1921)
17. The Lost Weekend (1945)
18. The Negro Soldier (1944)
19. Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s)
20. Norma Rae (1979)
21. Porgy and Bess (1959)
22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
23. Stand and Deliver (1988)
24. Twentieth Century (1934)
25. War of the Worlds (1953)


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Friday, September 22, 2017
Domestic Violence
Handling Bullying Responsibly
My 11 year old son was beat up on the way back home from school while the other boys` parent encouraged it. A police officer told my son to learn to defend himself is this a good suggestion?
The police officer's response was not a good one --- it assumes that violence via bullying should be handled by responding with violence. It is a particularly dangerous response if the children who are bullying your son are larger in number and size. You might consider enlisting the support of systems within your community.
Two experts on the issue of bullying --- Lindsay Palmer and Todd Herrenkohl --- suggest contacting officials at the school, since after school off-campus events are still considered part of the school day. Ask that a report be made. If you are not satisfied with the school's response, go to the school superintendent. Your issues are important and must be heard. Some bullying behaviors are punishable by law, depending on the age of the perpetrators and nature of the bullying offense. You can also contact your local police department to make a claim.
In addition to the resources on http://www.kcsarc.org/, Lindsay Palmer also suggests other things you can do, including:
1) Asking if the school has a policy on bullying and harassment;
2) Asking to read the policy. Does it contain a section on bullying?
3) Asking your son what he would like to do about the incident. He may have ideas that you haven't thought of;
4) Asking your son in more detail about what happened, about whether it's happened before (when, where and how) and whether the same perpetrators were involved; and
5) Contacting your local sexual assault resource center, which may have resources to assist your son, even if the nature of the bullying was not sexual.
This response was prepared with the assistance of Todd Herrenkohl, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Social Work and Lindsay Palmer, Director of Education, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Renton, Washington.
Amy E Bonomi, PhD, MPH
Former Associate Professor
College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University


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FORDINGBRIDGE Choral Society has appointed Nigel Edwards as its conductor from January.
Mr Edwards is a professional musician who has worked with other choirs, and is a proficient keyboard player, specifically piano, organ and harpsichord.
He was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, a music scholar at Canford School, and studied at The Royal College of Music. For many years he was an orchestral violinist with the BBC, and has played with the LSO, Philharmonia, BSO and others.
The society would welcome more singers, especially for the soprano and bass sections. Rehearsals are held on term-time Wednesday evenings in the United Reformed Church in Fordingbridge at 7 30pm. For more information contact the secretary on 01425 654372.
The society's Christmas Concert is on Saturday, December 8 entitled Mostly Messiah and Advent Carols.
Tickets include mulled wine and a mince pie. They are £8 in advance, from Bassets Estate Agents at 31 High Street, and from the FCS Secretary on 01425 654372 or £10 on the door.


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A Carmel woman who died two years ago has left more than $9 million from her estate to three canine care organizations, two of them in Monterey County.
Karen Renate Ruhmann bequeathed the fortune to the SPCA for Monterey County and the Animal Friends Rescue Project in Pacific Grove along with the Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Utah.
The award will be divided equally between the three organizations, said David S. Mullally, attorney for the estate of Ruhmann, who was 69 when she died on July 23, 2012.
"Karen loved dogs, and any dog in need was a friend of hers," said Mullally, who also was Ruhmann's friend. "During her life she adopted and cared for Gypsy, a rescue who was her daily companion. She also helped others with the care of their four-legged friends and supported organizations that provided services for dogs in need."
Mullally said Ruhmann's estate recently received clearance from the Internal Revenue Service and the funds can now be distributed.
Gary Tiscornia, executive director of the SPCA for Monterey County, said his organization learned about the award last week.
"It's an extraordinarily generous gift and it couldn't come at a better time for us," he said. "We're just completing the complete renovation of the SPCA's physical plant, and I know she'd be so pleased.
"Karen had a passion particularly to see shelter dogs get adopted," Tiscornia added. "Only about 18 to 20 percent of newly acquired dogs in our country come from shelters, and she really wanted to see that number go up, so we thought it would be really fitting to name our dog adoption area for Karen and her husband, Lony."
Lony Ruhmann died in 2000
Kelly Lehrian, executive director of the Animal Friends Rescue Project, was equally touched by Ruhmann's award.
"When I first heard of the amazing gift to AFRP from the Ruhmanns, all I could think of was what an even greater impact AFRP will be able to make for animals in our community because of their incredible generosity," she said in a prepared statement. "Their legacy will live on through all the animals whose lives will be better because of them."
Ruhmann was born in Hamburg, Germany, and worked as a graphic designer and art director in Germany, Austria and England before moving to the United States in 1970.
She relocated from Pinehurst, N.C., to Carmel in 2000, after the death of her husband.
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What follows is a love story, but it might not sell to the Harlequin crowd.
David Tate and Erica Snow were introduced four years ago by a mutual friend — their drug dealer — when both showed up to score a few rocks of crack cocaine.
Snow, born and raised in Monterey, was a certified nursing assistant for Central Coast Senior Services and a caregiver for a loving father who was nearing the end of his days. Tate had been a self-described "hustler" for much of his adult life, supporting his habit by dealing crack to a couple of dozen fellow addicts who hung around Roberts Lake in Seaside.
It wasn't quite love at first sight, Snow says.
"We all got into a car together. David kept calling me 'baby,'" she recalls. "I was sitting there telling myself, 'My mama didn't name me Baby.'"
Their first date didn't go all that well, either. She got all spruced up. He called at the last minute to say he wasn't going to make it. Snow told Tate to get his act together before he called her again. "But I didn't say it quite that nice," she says.
Snow and her father lived in a nice, two-two story home in Monterey. He was retired military and his income paid the mortgage, water, sewer, lights and gas — more than $2,400 a month. Tate lived in the bushes and under bridges.
"The trick to living under a bridge? First of all, you need to have absolutely no self-esteem," he says. "Secondly, you need a good sleeping bag. And, finally, it's good if you haven't done any harm to anybody else. That way, you can close your eyes without worrying that somebody might kick your head in."
Considering the money that flowed through his fingers — sometimes $2,500 a day — he probably could have opted for a roof over his head, but that wasn't his priority.
"I recognized my bottom one day in 1997 when I had $150 in cash in my pocket, along with 14 rocks (of cocaine), and I was eating out of a Dumpster," he says. "That's when it finally dawned on me that my life was out of control."
He was in and out of rehabilitation programs, but his addiction continued. What began as a fun high turned into a means of trying to feel "normal." Tate says he would typically need three rocks and a half-pint of liquor to get him through the day.
While Tate was supporting a $200-a-day habit by dealing the drug, Snow was using her nursing paychecks. Later, after she became disabled by diabetes, fibromyalgia, a knee injury that required surgery and back problems, she also began tapping the bank account of her dying father.
"Erica got $1,100 from her father for her last real run, and it was gone in three days," Tate says.
"I'd spend $200, $300, $400 a day. It was nothing to me," says Snow, a mother and grandmother. "I told lies — a lot of lies — to get the money. I had money of my own, but it wasn't enough, so after I'd run through my money, I'd run through my father's money. I couldn't even remember the person I used to be. He knew what I was doing, and it was hurting him. And that still hurts me today."
Tate and Snow got clean together. He got the support he needed, he says, through Judge Sam Lavorato Jr. and Drug Treatment Court. Snow says she fell to her knees one day to ask God for help.
"I asked him to take away my pain, and I asked him to take that lust for the drugs, and he did," she says. "I haven't touched drugs since. The urge was gone, just like that. I don't crave it. I don't even think about it."
A blessing for Snow is that she straightened herself out before her father died. He recognized that she had changed and died in peace, she says, knowing his only child was going to be OK. His last week, she says, was the most wonderful time she ever spent with him as an adult.
But the couple's reconstruction of their lives was only beginning.
When her father died, his income went away. She couldn't afford to stay in the house, and for the first time in her life, she was homeless.
Fortunately, kindness and good fortune were coming Tate's way. Two friends, Greg and Roberta Young, helped set him up with an auto-detailing business.
"I'd wash all of Greg's vehicles for free, and one day Greg took me to Palo Alto and helped me buy a van," he says. "In fact, he actually bought the van for me."
The Ford F350 became home to Tate, and later to Snow, who otherwise would have been on the streets. Both were drug-free by then, and they no longer were drinking. Tate did odd jobs to buy their food, gasoline and car insurance for the van and Snow's car.
Snow was traumatized by homelessness but grateful for the meager accommodations. The van was large enough to hold a queen-sized mattress, with room left over for a cooler. She put clean sheets, blankets and a new comforter on their bed, hung curtains, swept and cleaned.
"I turned David's bachelor van into a nest," she says with a laugh.
They showered and often ate at the Salvation Army, where they were surrounded in love. When Snow awoke one morning to discover that all four tires on her car had been slashed, friends and strangers came through.
"We had $35 between us," Tate says. "Jose, who works at the Salvation Army, gave us $200 of his own money, and another person, a client of the Salvation Army, handed me $60. Another person there used his AAA insurance to tow the car to Monterey Tire, and the guy there put four tires on the car for free. By nightfall, we had good tires on the car and it hadn't cost us a dime."
When Snow had knee surgery and was unable to live in the van, the Salvation Army paid for three days in a hotel. A social worker at Natividad Medical Center picked up the tab for another week.
A nonprofit program called Turning Point helped Tate, an experienced sous chef, upgrade a long-dormant resume, which led to a job at Big Sur Lodge in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. That, along with move-in assistance from the Salvation Army, got them into a bright, comfortable apartment in Marina.
Snow is now two years free of her substance-abuse habit. Tate, a 25-year addict, hasn't used in 2½ years.
Tate repaid the $260 he borrowed for the tires, and went back to Monterey Tire recently and purchased four new tires for the van. They have become regulars at Shoreline Church, and they continue to frequent the Salvation Army (which they call "Sally") to give thanks to everybody who helped them, and do their part to help others.
"God put a lot of wonderful people in our lives," Snow says. "He took us through these trials for a reason. He wanted us to become grateful for what we have. And he also wanted to teach us that you can be up today, but down tomorrow."
Operation Christmas Cheer
Operation Christmas Cheer is sponsored by The Herald, the Salvation Army and 1st Capital Bank to help local families that find themselves in need this time of year.
Operation Christmas Cheer has raised more than $2 million, which has been distributed to needy Monterey County families and individuals over the holidays.
The money helps families who have come to the Salvation Army for support. Applications are screened and contributions will go directly to assist Salvation Army clients on the Monterey Peninsula and in the Salinas Valley.
During the coming weeks, The Herald will profile several families needing help this year.
A special feature of the Operation Christmas Cheer campaign is that contributors can have a brief personalized holiday message published in the newspaper by using a coupon printed each day in The Herald or by printing it from The Herald's website, www.montereyherald.com.
Dennis Taylor can be reached at 646-4344 or email@example.com. Christmas Cheer donations Operation Christmas Cheer, a program sponsored by The Herald, the Salvation Army and 1st Capital Bank to help local families that find themselves in need this time of year, has raised $11,795 so far this season. Last year at this time $6,775 had been raised. Attributed gifts with message · Carole Strauch Heinrich: In memory of my dad, Merle Strauch and my brother, Scott Strauch — $200 Atributed gifts without message · Larry and Terri Bohn — $250 Anonymous gifts with message · Warm holiday wishes — $500
· Scott Thornton: Merry Christmas Tiffany, Patrick, Lucas, Alivia, Andy & Jessica, Love Dad/Grandpa — $150
· John Ewald and Roxann Jacobus: God Bless — $100
· Jesse Ostrom: While we breathe we hope. In memory of our mother, Bea — $100
· Cassady Orthodontics: May this bring some comfort to someone this Holiday Season — $100
· Donna Murphy: In honor of Jayne Gasperson who brightens the world with her generosity — $25
· Nancy Knopf & Family: In loving memory of Raphael P Knopf — $25
· June Pedranti: In honor of my husband, Herb — $25
· Rita Chivers: In memory of John Chivers — $25
· Beverly E Parker: In memory Roy & Gladys Johnson my love to you always — $25
· J and B Lebeck — $200
· Geoffrey P Kostyshak — $100
· M Torres — $50
· Darrell & Hanna in Memory of Greta John — $100
· Blessed Christmas to all — $50
· Hugs & kisses for Anne Mae and Patrick. Gramsy & Grandpa — $50
· In memory of Louis B Gold — $50
· With loving thoughts and prayers for CSP — $30
· Merry Christmas to Joe, Niko, Brianna, Kaili and Isabella — $25
Christmas Cheer donations
Operation Christmas Cheer, a program sponsored by The Herald, the Salvation Army and 1st Capital Bank to help local families that find themselves in need this time of year, has raised $11,795 so far this season. Last year at this time $6,775 had been raised.
Attributed gifts with message
· Carole Strauch Heinrich: In memory of my dad, Merle Strauch and my brother, Scott Strauch — $200
Atributed gifts without message
· Larry and Terri Bohn — $250
Anonymous gifts with message
· Warm holiday wishes — $500


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Interoperability Barrier No. 1: The CIO
According to AMR, 60% of Most IT Budgets Are Spent Attempting to Deliver to 2002 Expectations
Read Charlie Gifford's blog... Hitchhiking Through Manufacturing
By Charlie Gifford, Contributing Editor, 21st Century Manufacturing Solutions LLC
At the MESA 2007 North American Conference, former AMR Research senior analyst Colin Masson conducted the solution-provider CIO Panel with representatives from GE Fanuc Automation Americas, Rockwell Automation and Siemens Energy & Automation. Masson asked the panel members who among them knew of ISA-95 or B2MML and was planning to standardize for their B2M interoperability using one of them or another manufacturing operations management (MOM) standard. No one on the panel knew what what any of these standards were.
The panels consensus strategy for interoperability was to use their vendors for ERP or enterprise interface application (EIA) middleware to do services-oriented architectures (SOA) and B2B and B2M interfaces and transactions. Sounds sexy, but its a wrong-headed approach.
The entire room of end users, consultants and salespeople from the MES solutions space were simply floored. All three vendors on the panel claim some level of compliance to MOM standards, but none of their executives endorsed or had any concept of open-standards-based interoperability between their MOM systems, suppliers or customers. Unfortunately, this CIO panels mentality is typical of the executive and mid-level management in manufacturing companies and their vendors.
Why are these CIOs (and their counterparts) THE No.1 barrier to making adaptive manufacturing a reality in North America?
Besides the factors of age, budget and ego, four paradoxes play a role.
The CIO Paradox: Most CIOs have spent millions on the Y2K transition only to install monolithic, highly customized systems based on custom information models and point-to-point interfaces. The systems have a high cost of ownership, and the architectures do not scale globally to enable a pull network of suppliers and customers, so the cost of any change is high.
According to AMR, 60% of most IT budgets are spent attempting to deliver to 2002 expectations. The manufacturing markets of 2008 have made the Y2K architecture and investment obsolete.
The CIOs budget has never been tighter, while his department is moving into doing multiplant manufacturing operations systems on a shoestring. The CIO is risk-adverse and does not want to support another IT standard at the very time when the evolution of open semantic information and business process transactions models will lower his cost and risk significantly for the first time.
The Vendor Paradox: The leadership at software companies does not want to drive customers towards open interoperability, application information models or standard business process transactions. Why? Because they want to control and protect their customers through their proprietary terminology, business processes and message structures. Truly, they are not concerned about lowering cost of ownership, change or interfaces, no matter what they say in their marketing brochures. They make money on the custom interfaces, analytics and reports, not configurable, open systems.
As a system integrator, I did $25 million in MOM projects of which $10 million to $12 million was doing customer backside applications to vendor solutions. The unspoken policy is Keep the CIO and his staff in the dark about open MOM standards with vaporware discussions on Lean Six Sigma and SOA. Never explain that Lean IT is really applying the MOM open standards as the semantic standard work for SOA. IBM is the only large IT vendor who has open realized that its business process mapping tools, SOA and data warehousing solutions cannot succeed without standards-based semantic information models as their bases.
The Industry Analyst Paradox: The vendors are the analysts bread-and-butter clients, so industry analysts with few exceptions do not aggressively make or endorse the open MOM interoperability business case to the end-user executives so they can in turn force their vendors to adopt and support the efforts.
Analysts are not addressing the end-user crisis on open standards by strongly encouraging them to contribute to open MOM standards development efforts. They do not explain that the final results of these standards, once adopted at any level, will drive or limit the form of their business models, SOAs and business process adaptability. Except for one analyst at AMR Research, none participate in the development of any of the MOM standards; they do not even review and comment on the drafts. Except for AMR, none of them are doing annual briefings with the MOM standards groups; but all are providing their uninformed assessments on the maturity or applicability of the standards to the CIOs and their staff. In fairness, ARC Advisory Group did address briefly interoperability a few years ago.
The Professional Society Paradox: Why are there only 150 people, not 500 people, at the North America conferences for WBF and MESA, but analysts meetings get 500 people? Because CIOs would rather have vendors and analysts tell them what to do than recognize their own responsibility to build internal competency by seeking out the experts in adaptive manufacturing systems. Where is the leadership? It is in Europe and China.
The professional societies that develop and support automation and MOM standards also lack the executive contacts and relationships to make the business case for their interoperability products. Society leaders at ISA, MIMOSA, OMAC, OPC, WBF and others do not understand how make a business case for their own products to their customer executives. OAGi and AIAG are notable exceptions.
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A shooting victim tried to drive away from the scene Monday night but crashed his car in the process, an Oakland police officer said.
The shooting was reported near the corner of 23rd Avenue and Foothill Boulevard at 8:32 p.m., Officer J. Moore said.
One of two assailants shot at the victim. After the shooting, the victim got into a car and tried to drive away but got into a crash. No one else was injured.
The victim was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition late Monday, Moore said. The two suspects remain at large.
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Fernbank Science Center Facts and Figures
- Fernbank Science Center offers science instruction at every grade level to every school in DeKalb County.
- Science Center instructors are with students every instructional day during the school year.
- Several science center programs reach almost every child at particular grade levels.
- The science center mission is aligned with the DCSD mission of educating every child.
- The science center has a consistent track record of providing high-quality staff development in science that is available to all DCSD teachers.
- The science center offers AP science classes to allow for access and equity for all students.
- The science center offers several community based programs, such as bird walks, exploring nature with your child, Fossil Day, Astronomy Day, and Nano Day that are available to every DeKalb County resident.
- Fernbank Science Center reaches 160,000 DCSD students per year.
- Nearly 70,000 DCSD students visit the planetarium per year.
- On average, each science center instructor reaches nearly 6000 DCSD students per year.