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Mobile Tools Create Opportunities, Boost Bottom LineBy Darrell Dunn | Posted 04-07-2007
Mobile Tools Create Opportunities, Boost Bottom Line
The mobility hodgepodge is over. Companies are developing strategic mobile initiatives to improve efficiency and enhance customer relations and, most important, to boost productivity and profitability.
Take, for instance, Safelite Autoglass, a unit of Safelite Group Inc., where interacting one-on-one with customers and their vehicles is at the heart of its business of replacing broken windshields. By developing a mobile strategy, Safelite saw an opportunity to enhance the personalized attention it gives each customer while radically shifting its cost structure.
Safelite was founded 60 years ago, with a single store in Wichita, Kan. By 2003, the company had grown into a sprawling enterprise, with more than 700 sites in all 50 states. About a decade ago, the company began to replace windshields at customers' homes and businesses, rather than having customers visit a Safelite store. As these remote windshield repairs grew in popularity, Safelite closed all but 150 of its facilities, saving the company millions of dollars.
As more repairs occurred at customers' locales, Safelite executives agreed that supervisors needed a better way to communicate with its 1,800 field technicians, who had been armed with mobile radios and telephones. Safelite considered a variety of handheld and ruggedized computing devices, settling on BlackBerry wireless personal digital assistants from Research In Motion Ltd. At $200 each, the BlackBerrys were much cheaper than notebook or tablet computers priced between $1,000 and $2,000 a unit. "We wanted a model that reduced cost and made customers happy," says Safelite IT director Rod Ghani.
The BlackBerrys, with GPS capabilities, allow Safelite dispatchers (via home-grown applications) to deploy and monitor the whereabouts of field workers. One application allows technicians to access turn-by-turn directions to their appointments that appear on their BlackBerry screens. The devices also serve as electronic punch cards tied into Safelite's time-keeping and payroll systems. Once a job is completed, a technician creates an electronic invoice for the job, accepts credit card payment, secures an electronic signature, and provides a printed receipt, which proved to be a time saver.
A test conducted by Safelite shows its mobile strategy saved field technicians between 60 minutes and 90 minutes during an eight-hour shift, enough time for the technician to replace an additional customer's windshield. On average, a Safelite technician can now service five or six customers a day, up from four or five. "Not only do customers appreciate what we are doing," Ghani says, "we couldn't take those BlackBerrys out of our technicians' hands now, because the devices have so simplified their working process."
Ask Your CEO:
Have we thoroughly explored the new opportunities a mobile strategy could provide?
Ask Your CFO:
Can we budget for mobile devices that could result in a break-through in productivity?
Piecing together two or three mobility projects is not a mobile strategy. Companies must prioritize tiers of users to assure the right equipment and applications go to the right workers.
Employees will use mobile technologies if they believe they make their jobs simpler and more efficient, regardless of whether the company has a fully developed mobile strategy or not. And more than half of companies are considering mobility: According to a 2006 survey of 369 North American IT executives by Forrester Research Inc., 58 percent said setting a mobile and wireless strategy was a critical priority for 2007, while only 16 percent said a mobility effort was not currently being considered.
"Many CIOs are now in a situation where they've had two or three different mobility projects more or less dumped in their laps," says Leif-Olof Wallin, an analyst with Gartner Inc. "They find themselves with disparate technologies, disparate service providers, and few avenues for leveraging traditional IT disciplines. CIOs that attempt to support everything typically end up with a support nightmare."
A strong mobility strategy should start with the creation of a mobility center of excellence within a company, Wallin says. It needn't be big; it can be one employee to several workers, depending on the size of the company. By serving as liaison between IT, other business units and top decision-makers, these "mobility excellence" employees can ensure the strategy continuously evolves to drive business objectives.
Forrester Research analyst Maribel Lopez advises clients to create an enterprise mobility checklist to aid in the development of a mobile strategy. The checklist should cover the framework, security, device management and support.
A mobility framework determines the types of devices, operating systems and software applications that will need to be supported, and sets guidelines for each class of employee. Security questions include what regulatory and encryption requirements must be met, frequency of user authentication log-ins, and timetables for when lost or stolen equipment should automatically be shut down. Companies must decide whether to keep management and support in-house, or fully or partially outsource them. Then, after a business process review by high-level corporate executives, companies must set policies for procurement of devices, application migration and employee use.
A mobility strategy must also be flexible. Multiple options should be available to meet requirements that are dependent on job titles, tasks performed and levels of associated security. Creating user tiers is important, since not all users, mobile devices and applications should be treated equally. CEOs, for example, will likely have access to a large number of applications and data. Line workers, meanwhile, may need tailored systems for in-field tasks but have limited need for business applications.
Forrester identifies three classes of enterprise mobile workers: information users who spend two or three days a week away from their desks, mobile workers who are out of the office four to five days a week, and instrumented workers who need mobility for a specific task, such as inventory tracking or supply-chain management. Each has distinct requirements for application support, hardware type and security.
"Some mobile workers depend on constant access to applications, like a nurse using a tablet or a cable-company repair worker receiving dispatches," says Lopez. On the other hand, "information workers are typically executives using wireless e-mail devices. They want access to some, but not all their applications on the road."
An analysis of your workers' tasks and their environments will help identify logical tiers of users, each tier with its own approved devices, applications and levels of support. Specialized mobile devices may be called for: Some industries and workers, such as those in the oil industry, may require ruggedized equipment. International travelers working in under-developed countries may need small devices that can be concealed. Once completed, the tiering of workers and their requirements will allow your company to develop a strategy for support levels ranging from 9 to 5 to round-the-clock. The tiers can also serve as a prioritized blueprint for a multiphase rollout of your mobility strategy.
"The challenge to most enterprises is that mobility is a very fast-moving target," Wallin says. "There are new devices, applications and supporting companies coming out every year. A key component of any strategy should be to plan for frequent replacement, and an understanding of how those changes will fit within your tiered-user model."
Ask Your Employees:
How could your job benefit from the use of mobile technology?
Ask Your Head of Procurement:
How could we best implement a multi-year mobile hardware replacement strategy?
Mobility is ready for prime time. Mobile systems and processes are now highly reliable, and mobile strategies that exploit a rapidly expanding wireless infrastructure are helping savvy companies make money.
Determine where mobility can advance business goals by conducting an inventory of workers, their tasks, applications and equipment requirements. That's what shipbuilder Northrop Grumman Ship Systems did at its shipyards in New Orleans and Pascagoula, Miss. At both sites, employees were wasting valuable time traveling around the shipyards, especially at Pascagoula's 600-acre campus. It could take an inspection supervisor up to an hour to travel from the onsite office-trailer to a ship, transverse the ship's bowels to an inspection location, and then return to the trailer. After conducting an analysis of job tasks at the shipyards in 2005, Northrop Grumman adopted two types of mobile platforms: a mobile-supervisor information system and a mobile-quality inspector system. Quality inspectors needed to be able to download engineering drawings, and a notebook format best fit their need. The requirement for supervisors, however, was met with a smaller profile device. "We really wanted to keep the supervisors at their stations as much as possible," says CIO Jan Rideout. "Our quality inspectors were also spending a tremendous amount of time capturing data on paper forms and then later inputting that information in our systems."
Northrop Grumman outfitted about 1,000 workers with mobile devices that could leverage an existing Sprint Nextel network. The company can also access a satellite uplink to the Sprint Nextel network that promises to keep mobile devices connected and communications maintained if a calamity such as a hurricane strikes.
Wasted time was also impairing productivity at Fraenkel and Co., a maker and distributor of household furniture in Baton Rouge, La. The company maintains four warehouses--varying in size from 150,000 to 250,000 square feet--where workers were squandering an inordinate amount of time searching for specific products. To solve the problem, in 2005 Fraenkel installed wireless access points throughout the warehouse and gave workers rugged, midsize handheld computers from Motorola Inc.'s Symbol Technologies subsidiary. Now, dispatchers assign warehouse workers multi-stop picking routes, with direct paths to the location of specific merchandise. The system also provides real-time analysis of product availability for customers, allowing Fraenkel to improve inventory accuracy by 85 percent or more, says Donna Helton, vice president of administration and director of IT.
"Organizations are reinventing their business processes to make use of mobile technology as it becomes available," says David Heit, director of enterprise software for BlackBerry-maker RIM. "The most obvious evidence is that mobility is no longer being funded out of discretionary funds."
Mobile technology is finally beginning to fully earn its spot as a trusted enterprise business tool, helping enterprises step nimbly through the continually changing hardware and software landscape. And it can fit hand-in-glove with other corporate goals, too.
Sustainability Victoria, a government-backed company in Victoria, Australia, helps businesses and residents use energy efficiently. Practicing what it preaches, Sustainability Victoria combined three of its facilities into one, cutting energy use by up to 50 percent. Part of the savings come from replacing desktop computers with laptops, which require 20 watts of electricity to operate, versus 100 watts for PCs with LCD screens. Sustainability Victoria also installed wireless access points at its merged facility, which improves productivity since employees can work anywhere in the building. Most important, the two strategies--mobility and energy savings--overlap, since notebooks allow workers to telecommute.
"Our mobility effort fits within the whole Green Star-rated building strategy we are creating," says Patrick O'Brien, IT and facilities manager. "Mobility, reduction in paper, encouraging new methods of working--those are all a part of our mission."
Ask Your Security Office:
What regulatory requirements must we meet within our enterprise security strategy?
Ask Your Communications Specialist:
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Hollywood Now: Chris Pine, Rachel Weisz & Ari Graynor, Plus So Many Babies!By Gerri Miller
New flicks with celebs in interfaith relationships and from interfaith backgrounds, plus their baby news!Go To Pop Culture
Walt Disney Production's Pepper Ann, a cartoon about the daily antics of a hip pre-teen girl and her friends, has a holiday special about the dilemma faced by a child with interfaith parents. Due to air on December 18, 1999 on ABC, the show's title, "A Kosher Christmas," is very apt. Some things, no matter how hard you try, can't be made into something they aren't, and Christmas and Hanukkah can't really be combined. Being a child from an interfaith family is not necessarily easy.
Pepper Ann's class is asked by a teacher to pick the holiday they want to represent in their school's ever so politically correct and inclusive "Celebrating Diversity Medley." Kwanzaa, Ramadan and other roles are quickly taken. Pepper Ann, the child of a divorced interfaith marriage, decides to play the parts of both Hanukkah and Christmas. The teacher gasps. "Sorry, Pepper Ann, Hanukkah and Christmas are too much for one person to handle. You must pick one."
The stage has been set and Pepper Ann's previous relaxed acceptance of her family experience is suddenly challenged by others.
Pepper Ann begins to feel the pressure of two holidays as she studies her lines for the play. Nicky, a friend who decides that dedicating her life and possessions to charity is better than receiving anything herself, is unsympathetic to Pepper Ann's plight. "Why couldn't you be normal and settle on one like the rest of us?" Pepper Ann, like any child who is too cool to be twelve, decides that everything in her life is conspiring to make her miserable.
The scene cuts to Pepper Ann's giddy mother wearing a dreidel hat. As she dances absurdly around the living room singing "dreidel, dreidel, dreidel" and comments on how much she loves the holidays--the food, the decorations, the family--Pepper Ann's Jewish grandparents arrive, representing the extreme of negative stereotyping. They are demanding, pushy, unattractive, whiny, overly dramatic and annoying, complete with a Yiddish accent.
Pepper Ann's parents try to remain supportive of the holiday celebrations she is involved with. Her non-custodial father calls to wish her a happy Hanukkah. Her Jewish mother makes plans for Pepper Ann and her sister to spend Christmas with their father. Despite these obvious acts of caring and understanding, Pepper Ann is still a frantic, overwhelmed mess who manages, in her tender pre-teen mind, to destroy the "Celebrating Diversity Medley" and feel forced to make a choice between the holidays. May the best holiday win! Oy vey!
Despite some mistakes in the portrayal of Pepper Ann's celebration of Hanukkah (she lights the menorah the wrong way and is facing in the wrong direction; a dreidel lands on a "non-winning" Hebrew letter, but Grandpa still "wins,") the excitement and thrill of the ritual activities shine through.
Pepper Ann makes a list of the things she likes best in each holiday to help her decide which one to pick. Some presents are better than others and some food is better left off the table, but in the end, what really matters comes through.
Pepper Ann eventually makes her decision. A critical viewer might prefer to leave the TV off for "A Kosher Christmas," as the program is full of spoofing stereotypes of teachers celebrating diversity, whiny Jewish grandparents, and a frazzled experience. A discerning viewer, however, will see the best part--that the struggle many interfaith families face can and does often work out to create a stronger family connection.
The real significance of this cartoon might rest in Pepper Ann's friend Nicky. She completely loses her composure by the end of the show and demonstrates that everything in excess--even charity--can be toxic. Trying to make things things like Christmas kosher may not be realistic, but making family traditions and celebrations the heart of any holiday is very possible.

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In the aftermath of a sexting scandal that some would say tarnished the legacy of Brett Favre, two women have filed a sexual harassment suit against the NFL quarterback.
Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole, both former massage therapists for the New York Jets, filed the suit against Favre Monday in New Yorks Supreme Court. The Jets and Lisa Ripi, a woman who hires massage therapists for the team, were also named in the suit.
Favre was fined $50,000 last week for not cooperating with the NFL during the leagues investigation into suggestive emails that he allegedly sent to Jets game-day reporter Jenn Sterger in 2008. The NFL couldnt conclude whether he violated the leagues personal conduct policy but still fined him.
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback was inactive for what he says is his final NFL game.
In the suit filed Monday, Scavo claims Favre pursued a threesome with her and another therapist.
Favre allegedly texted the unidentified woman, Brett here you and crissy want to get together im all alone. He allegedly sent another text saying, "Kinda lonely tonight I guess I have bad intentions."
Scavos husband, Joseph, confronted Favre and demanded an apology, but Favre "responded in an inappropriate manner and refused," according to the suit.
In telephone calls, Ripi, then-boss of both plaintiffs, allegedly told O'Toole, "keep your mouth shut" and "Chrissy and you will never work for the Jets again."
Ripi also acknowledged Favre's inappropriate behaviour in a message to O'Toole.
"For sure feel horrible that u had to go thru that w a pervert...however I truly wish u wldve came forward at the time it happened," Ripi allegedly wrote.
Ripi made good on the threat and the plaintiffs were never called to work for the Jets again, according to the suit.
On October 10, 2010, soon after the media began reporting on the Jenn Sterger case, Ripi allegedly sent a text message to Scavo.
"I've been up there 13 yrs without anything that happened to me on tmz...cuz it was handled internally the way it shd be, the message said, according to the suit
The suit describes the Jets locker room as "a hot bed of sexual harassment, sexism and inappropriate behavior," and most of the teams massage therapists are young women.
Said Eilender in a statement to ABC News, "I suspect that this case is only the tip of the iceberg with respect to the harassment and discrimination experienced by women working for NFL teams and their players as well as all of men's professional sports. I hope that Ms. Scavo's and Ms. O'Toole's courage to bring this suit will empower other women to come forward without fear of retaliation and retribution in order to protect their livelihoods and self-respect."


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Option Pricing on Stocks in Mergers and Acquisitions
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We develop an arbitrage‐free and complete framework to price options on the stocks of firms involved in a merger or acquisition deal allowing for the possibility that the deal might be called off at an intermediate time, creating discontinuous impacts on the stock prices. Our model can be a normative tool for market makers to quote prices for options on stocks involved in such deals and also for traders to control risks associated with such deals using traded options. The results of tests indicate that the model performs significantly better than the Black–Scholes model in explaining observed option prices.


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First look I was like WTF?? But then realised the page had render properly and went, oh, that's nice. In other words, looks good!
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nice new look, good layout of everything neededLinux is for those who want to know why their computer works.
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Very nice Jason, I like the way you have more promently seperated the welome from the site news, well done!
02-27-2005 #5
Of course, there's going to be one who dissents, and that's me. I'm glad you all like it, but I think It's a bit crowded, and the site news just looks like an afterthought the way it's squeezed in there. But that's just me.
02-27-2005 #6
weird it has changed since this moring, now there isn't a welcoming bit
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i liked the old way better too but im not unhappy about change :P
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I think it looks good. The only complaint I have is the news section: if it is so prominent on the page there had better be new stuff quite often to keep it from going stale. If the largest part of the front page doesnt change it wont look too good. Also, the 'news' icon itself could change, lets get some variety. Otherwise, thumbs up! It rocks like ninja :PPowered by Gentoo
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Also, the 'news' icon itself could change, lets get some variety.
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Einstein Noah Restaurant Group: Riverbed Steelhead Mobile Cuts Costs and Improves Business Processes for Major US Food Retailer
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (ENRG) wanted to find ways for its retail locations to more effectively leverage its new SharePoint portal and it's Wide-Area Network (WAN) for general communications, training, and operational changes. ENRG hoped to avoid a major upgrade to its WAN infrastructure, so they looked at WAN optimization software clients as an alternative. After considering three competing products, ENRG chose Riverbed Steelhead Mobile because it provided the best performance, the simplest deployment, and a substantial return on investment.
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Talking Twin Babies ... Hilarious!
This is one of the funniest videos ever and also one of the 10 most viewed Youtube videos of 2011. Enjoy:
This is one of the funniest videos ever and also one of the 10 most viewed Youtube videos of 2011. Enjoy:
Barack Obama's car gets stuck at US Embassy in Ireland, BMW passed but the Cadillac nicknamed the Beast got stucked!
Watch this cute baby dancing to Beyonce's song 'Single Ladies', the video is hilarious :D!
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A curious cat tries to pock a small lobster!
You can see that the dog in the background doesn't what anything to do with this risky business!
I came across this adorable video of a little puppy going crazy around cute chicks... After I fully watch it, I decided to share it with you, its a must see :)!


text: Duration: 2 hours & 20 MinutesIntensity: 8.0Purpose: Build your Endurance for long cycling events!Participating or competing in long distance cycling events requires that the athlete develop their aerobic and muscular endurance by training at moderate levels of output. The Spinervals workout developed by Coach Troy, 30.0 - Muscular Endurance PLUS, features over 75 Cycle club members from Life Time Fitness (Vernon Hills Athletic in Vernon Hills, IL). This workout offers riders of all abilities the ideal 'Zone 3' workout designed to boost muscular and aerobic endurance for improved long distance cycling speed and comfort.Incorporating this long ride into your weekly training schedule will help you ride faster over longer distances!


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Fibrillation is a first person philosophic horror with elements of mysticism for a run-through in one breath. You've got only one chance to play through the whole game with no savings. The main character is called Ewan. He is wandering about mysterious places trying to find a way out. Hallucinations? A trap of mind? Life in the balance? Haunted by his own fears, the main character has to make sense of it all and find a way out. Passing through all of these obstacles a player will face a choice that will influence the end of the whole game and Ewan's destiny. Homepage games egorrezenov.com
Small optimization. Fixed a bug with the fall of the game when minimized. And also completely removed the character's voice.
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Where is the actual DOWNLOAD button... I hate when websites do this. I sign up and all and where is the download button?
You need to try to put this on Steam as Desura has gone bankrupt
This game. This game right here.
This is one of the best indie games I've ever played. It just resonates atmosphere. Just make sure you have about half an hour and let yourself be immersed. Headphones... mandatory!
Check out my playthrough of it if you like.
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Este fue un juego confuso pero interesante.
Nuestro gameplay en español: Youtube.com
I did a little let's play with the game and it is amazing there is a part where I didn't know if I was gonna live or die. This is an amazing game worth checking out for sure! 8/10
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This is pretty fantastic. I've only tried the demo so far, but I'm likely to buy this out of support. My only two criticisms are:
1. The Narrative Voice- Could just be the voice acting but something about that seriously murdered the immersion.
2. Not sure how long this game is going to be but I'd appreciate a place to save. Or at least maybe I missed it, but a pause button.
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Didn't enjoy this album at all
Digging: Beastmilk - Climax
Album Rating: 3.5I enjoyed a few of the songs, it was a step up from their previous release though.
I like them, but they bring absolutely nothing to the genre.
What's with the Fever cover art? Seriously, is there a point to it?
Anyway, a very good review, especially for a track by track. Flowed well and got points across perfectly, but try out a standard album review for your next one, JumpTheShark. Definitely worth a pos'.
Album Rating: 3.5Alright thanks for the tip, I'll try a standard next time.
Track by tracks are good (some of them, at least), but you'll get a lot more positive votes and attention from members if you try standard ones. Ultimately, it's up to you.
Album Rating: 3.5Oh well regardless ill try it out next time, thanks!
Really generic but unfairly catchy and had a few surprising moments and that's honestly all I listen to Rise bands for.
YOU'RE meh.
Album Rating: 3.0Solid release. Funny thing about the artwork; put the two next to eachother.. they don't just look alike. In fact, it's the exact same picture, only different editted with Ten After Two has a machine thing while Bullet for My Valentine a some kind of lobster/crab womman. Creativity people, creativity!
Album Rating: 2.5This sounds the same as Memphis May Fire, not sure why this is so much lower
^ which MMF album are you talking about?
Also: I actually really, really enjoyed this. It's too bad they fell apart, but something about this album really resonated with me. Interesting leads.. Not-so-typical chugs.. etc etc
Album Rating: 2.5its a mix of sleepwalking and the hollow
I guess I should of said "why is mmf so much higher"
Eh, not seeing the resemblance.
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Here's where European metal gets a serious kick in it's boogie-obsessed, old fashioned, and overly Sabbath dependent ass. To this point in time (meaning since their '79 debut album) Germany's Accept had been following the same dull path by as so many on their continent. But along with Mercyful Fate, they soon helped re-align European metal brains towards music altogether more forward thinking. In Fate's case it was all about darkness, iconography and complexity. For Accept it was about speed, power and purposeful virtuosity. The band always had an aggressive factor in the nasal grunt of singer Udo Dirkschneider (closest cousin: AC/DC's Bon Scott), easily one of the most distinctive singers in metal history. But the band's two guitar membership (highlighted by lead player Wolf Hoffman, an always economical and tasteful solo author) is equally important, pushing the envelope away from the syrupy riffing of the seventies and towards music far more urgent.
The title cut itself is a classic among classics managing, amongst it's hard, heads down pace, to include some remarkable writing, sharp riffing and a previously unheard level of aggression from Udo. Similarly snarling is "Son Of A Bitch," which uses a churning, slightly ominous riff to great advantage, Udo really sounding unhinged as he belts out the profane chorus. Another important ingredient in the future of this band can be heard on "Midnight Highway," which blends energetic playing with irresistible melodic riffs. And while the band do revert to boogie format on the long and fast "Burner," it's energy is still damn impressive.
This is one of the indispensable records of it's day, a sign to the metal faithful that ever more diabolical sounds were right around the corner, from all corners of the globe. By all means don't stop here, jump to '82's Restless And Wild to dig how much further Accept would take this theory.


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Conversation with sci-fi writer, Boing-Boing blogger. Self-recommending, as Tyler Cowen might say. "I arrive at Hawksmoor 10 minutes early, he's there already, sipping sparkling water at the bar and reading a book. He's wearing thick-rimmed spectacles worthy of Eric Morecambe, a Disney 'Haunted Mansion' T-shirt, and a jacket; he's 41 but looks younger. Did I mention that I have a tiny crush on Cory Doctorow?" (Metered paywall) (2,400 words)


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Just finished some training on GA where I was told that the pasted code from Google needs to appear on every page in between /head.
I know theres a box for your GA code in the settings option in Enfold but I just wanted to check that by putting it in here, it does put it in the HTML of every subsequent page and post that you create?
Are my presumptions correct or does the code only get entered onto the homepage?
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The code that you add in there gets hooked into the WordPress hook so it auto outputs on every page: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_footer
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text: Sciencedaily Proxima Centauri might be more sunlike than we thought In August astronomers announced that the nearby star Proxima Centauri hosts an Earth-sized planet (called Proxima b) in its habitable zone. At first glance, Proxima Centauri seems nothing like our Sun. It's a small, cool, red dwarf star only one-tenth as massive and one-thousandth as luminous as the Sun. However, new research shows that it is sunlike... #star #proxima-centauri #sunlike Tweet Source: sciencedaily.com Read More


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Everyday Carry Lighters, from Emergency to Heirloom
Your Bic is cool, man, but sometimes you need a better flame.
Your Bic is cool, man, but sometimes you need a better flame.
Walking the Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach with all manner of beautiful automobiles at your fingertips calls for some dressy duds and proper accessories. It's far more than just a car show; it's an automotive cultural event like no other, and just about everyone comes decked out to the nines. But it's also no time to break out the tuxedo. Hence, this simple, handsome kit.
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Lakers forward Pau Gasol has been involved in heavy trade speculation for the bulk of the season, but the big man says that he won't encourage the Lakers to deal him. After being left on the bench for most of the fourth quarter in last night's loss to the Clippers, Gasol told reporters that he plans to stick things out with his team.
"No that's radical," said Gasol when asked if he'd request a trade, according to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News (on Twitter). "I still believe and have faith here and I still have faith I can play a big part in helping this team succeed. Right now, I'm not able to do that very often."
Gasol added that while it was difficult for him to sit out most of the final frame, he understands coach Mike D'Antoni's reluctance to change the lineup while things are clicking. While the Lakers' comeback ultimately fell short, they did outscore the Clippers 31-20 in the final quarter.
For their part, the Lakers say they're not looking to trade the Spaniard and word is that they're not looking at deals at all. Even if they have a change of heart, it's hard to imagine them getting a strong return for Gasol given his troubles and bloated contract. Gasol is set to earn $19MM this season and $19.3MM in the final year of the deal next year.


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St. Olaf Summer Music Academies
June 18 – 24, 2017
Q: Does St. Olaf provide transportation to campus?
A: St. Olaf provides a shuttle service to and form the MSP International airport for a fee. Online shuttle registration form will be available soon!
Q: How many campers attend music camp?
A: Anywhere from 120-150 musicians.
Q: Are there any scholarships or financial assistance available for students in need?
A: Financial assistance is TBD for Minnesota participants. Please check back periodically or contact the academy office.
Q: Are there auditions?
A: There are no auditions required prior to your arrival. On the first day of camp there will be auditions for chair placement.
Orchestra auditions (string only) are for seating only. Students should prepare a short (2 minute) excerpts in contrasting styles (fast/technical, slow/lyrical). Campers will be asked to sight read a short sample. Orchestra winds (brass, percussion and woodwinds) must audition for a chair in the orchestra. These auditions are part of the band audition and the requirements are the same as the string requirements listed above. Wind/percussion players not placed in orchestra will play in the band.
Band auditions are for chair placement.
Choir does not have auditions.
Q: Are there campers from out-of-state?
A: About 50% of the campers are from states other than Minnesota.
Q: What level of ability most the camper be playing at to attend?
A: It is not an audition camp, so there is a variety of skill levels.
Q: What is the gender make up of the camp?
A: Typically 1/3 boys to 2/3 girls.
Q: What is the refund policy?
A: Please read the refund policy on the registration page.
Q: My child is one year too young for camp, can they still register?
A: We maintain a wait list and if there are still openings prior to the start of camp we will fill positions with younger students. Call the camp office to get your name on the list. 507-786-3031.
Q: Can I use a credit card to pay for camp other than on-line.
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Brothers Ed and Earl Paxton are different mid-1990s products of the redneck California town El Sobrante: Earl, 36, is a meth-smoking greaser who stayed in town. Ed has tried to distance himself from his roots by going to state college, moving to Berkeley and marrying a black woman. His trip back to "ol' El Sob," prompted by nostalgic stirrings after his father dies, catapults him back to his past. The brothers leave on a fishing trip, and Ed is dismayed to discover that Earl's obnoxious friend, Donny Vowdy, a loquacious and flatulent man overflowing with stories of his sexual exploits, is along for the ride. While on the water, Earl is forced into the role of referee between Ed and Donny as the men, plied with beer, pot and psychedelic mushrooms, dredge up ancient arguments, but it is Earl's drug-fueled rampage that lands the brothers in trouble. Though Claypool, mostly known as the bass player in the band Primus, substitutes childhood flashbacks for character development and constructs a thin plot, his characters' escalating savagery culminates in a satisfyingly unsettling conclusion. (Sept.)
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Zen Studios is working on a new pinball set in The Walking Dead universe. It's not just any part of that fiction, though. Zen is teaming up with Telltale for a new table featuring Clementine and Lee.
Locales include Clem's treehouse (where we first meet here in season one), Everett's Pharmacy, and other important places from the first five episodes. The pinball table will include choices similar to those posed by Telltale. You'll need to choose who to save and who to sacrifice. Table games will represent some of the problem solving and morale-based experiences players experienced as Lee.
As you can see from the image above, the five episodes from Telltale's first season are mentioned. The table will be shown at E3 and available later this summer on all console, PC, and mobile platforms on which Zen Pinball exists.
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If Nik Stauskas' professor at the University of Michigan has even a passing interest in basketball, the guard from Mississauga is sure to get an extension on a big assignment.
Stauskas, who told TSN before an Elite Eight showdown against Florida that he has a seven-page paper due Monday, will be the big man on campus this week in Ann Arbor after putting on a shooting clinic Sunday.
The freshman nailed all six of his three-point attempts and finished with a game-high 22 points as the Wolverines pasted the Gators 79-59 in the South Region final at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tex.
After an impressive season in which he shot 43% from beyond the arc, the 6-foot-6 Stauskas went cold early in March Madness, hitting just 2-of-12 three-pointers in his first three games. Clearly, that didn't rattle his confidence.
"I just understood that I haven't had a game like this in a while," Stauskas said. "Being a shooter, you never get down on yourself when you're missing shots. The last couple of games, I haven't been hitting. But I just said to myself, 'I'm due for a big game and keep shooting.' My teammates did a great job finding me."
Indeed, Stauskas, 19, displayed a sweet shooting touch, making it look effortless from the corner. With Florida paying special attention to Michigan star Trey Burke, Stauskas got open looks and made the Gators pay.
Combined with first-year big man Mitch McGary's early dominance inside, Michigan had a strong 1-2 punch. The Wolverines jumped out to a 13-0 lead and never looked back.
Even when Stauskas missed, good things happened. On a buzzer-beating three in the first half that found nothing but air, Michael Frazier II ran into him well after the release, putting Stauskas at the line. He hit 2-of-3 to finish the first half with 19 points as Michigan went into the dressing room with a 47-30 lead.
That was far too much for the Gators to overcome, sending Florida to a loss in the Elite Eight for the third straight year.
Stauskas, meanwhile, ended up tying his career high with the 22-point afternoon (he also hit that total against Bradley Dec. 1).
With a couple of higher-profile teammates with famous fathers (Tim Hardaway Jr., and Glenn Robinson III) having relatively quiet games, Stauskas' breakout game came in quite handy.
Next up, he'll go against Syracuse's outstanding 2-3 zone, which has made life miserable for opponents this tournament.
But if Stauskas gets off to the kind of start that he did against Florida in what will be a battle of No. 4 seeds at the Final Four in Atlanta, the Orange could be in serious trouble.
The Wolverines are off to the Final Four for the first time since the famed Fab Five carried Michigan to the big show in 1993.
McGary, who is surging after spending a good chunk of the season coming off the bench, wears the same No. 4 as the big guy on the Fab Five — Chris Webber.
You might remember that most recent Michigan Final Four story. Webber called timeout when the Wolverines didn't have any left against eventual champ North Carolina in the final minute, resulting in a critical technical foul.
horrific SCENE
Thought CBS handled the awful injury suffered by Louisville's Kevin Ware the right way.
The network showed just one replay and warned viewers it was ugly — Ware's right leg buckled as he landed in front of the Louisville bench after leaping to contest a Duke shot during the Midwest Region final against Duke in Indianapolis.
CBS also did not go to commercial during the emotional moments after the injury, showing Ware's teammates covering their faces and looking away in horror. Powerful scenes of coach Rick Pitino and teammates crying and the players huddling on the court to try to regain their composure followed.
Media reviewers probably will give CBS far better grades than it received during the blackout in the Super Bowl — when the broadcaster struggled with its reporting.
Many teams would be completely lost after an injury like Ware's. Not Louisville.
The Cardinals pushed through the adversity for a well-deserved 85-63 win over Duke. Peyton Siva keyed a 13-2 run to break open a tie game in the second half.
Now, the top-ranked team in the tourney gets the big underdog, the No. 9 seed Wichita State Shockers, in another intriguing Saturday semifinal.
Stauskas will be one of four Canadians in the Final Four. He joins Syracuse's Noel Jones (Halifax) and Wichita State's Nick Wiggins (Toronto) and Chadrack Lufile (Burlington). With two teams from campuses within easy driving distance of Canadian borders — Michigan and Syracuse — it is a good-looking Final Four for this country … Speaking of borders, Michigan coach John Beilein grew up in Burt, N.Y., on the shores of Lake Ontario, just northeast of Niagara Falls. Beilein got his coaching feet wet at Division II Le Moyne in Syracuse from 1983-1992, his program just slightly overshadowed by Jim Boeheim's Orange. Beilein's first Division I coaching job was at Canisius in Buffalo. Beilein guided the Golden Griffins to the NCAA tournament in 1996.


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Greek food and theater go together like green eggs and ham-not a combination that you'd think to ask for, but a pairing that might grow on you, if you gave it a try.
Petros Dianna's, a bit of Greektown transplanted to the Halsted Street theater district, probably will grow on people. On convenience alone, the restaurant merits attention: Petros' dining room connects directly to the lobby of the Royal George Theatre (home to the two-part "Angels in America"), and across the street is Steppenwolf Theatre (where "A Clockwork Orange" is playing).


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Ballarat horseman Dan O'Sullivan is excited to saddle up his progressive six-year-old Tuscan Fire at Flemington Racecourse this Saturday as the stayer prepares for an autumn campaign targeting the 2013 Adelaide Cup in March.
Tuscanos gelding Tuscan Fire is a veteran of 38 starts to date, eight of which they have won, most recently scoring an impressive two and a half length victory over the likes of Kutchinsky and Macedonian in a 2000m handicap at Flemington on New Year's Day.
O'Sullivan was excited by what he saw in that win, the horse's first since a five length effort and Sandown over the mile and a half back in May, and is gearing them up for a big autumn season.
They next race on Saturday back at Victoria's number one track, Tuscan Fire nominated for the $100,000 Rain Lover Handicap (2500m) where they will take on a similar field to the one they so easily defeated last time out.
Tuscan Fire has only ever raced in black type company once before when they failed to make an impression finishing a distant 12th to Kidnapped in the 2010 SA Derby as a three-year-old but that could change this year.
Their trainer is again eyeing a Group race prize at South Australia's Morphettville Racecourse with the $400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) on March 11 seriously being considered.
The versatile runner could also target some feature jumps races at Oakbank or Warrnambool over the coming months after they won two hurdle races during the winter last year.
"He showed he is the right sort of horse for jumping and we are looking at the Yalumba Hurdle at Oakbank at Easter or the Galleywood at the Warrnambool later on," O'Sullivan said.
"He's looking for the 2500 metres now and should go well on Saturday."
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hey all, I installed the Events Calendar plug in. Have added a test event and all was going well until I view the actual event. The event displays as I would expect except for the fact that after the event, all my Pages for the site are listed in a long list, then Archives, then Categories. Actually the Search Field appears first.
I am using ThemeForest Config theme (http://themeforest.net/item/config-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/1493982)
I see from the Template settings you can add HTML before and after, but can't find any examples.
*I have no idea about HTML or CSS or PHP lol. I'm jack of all trades master of none and just copy from examples. Am happy doing techy stuff if you speak plain English. If I can't resolve the problem in the template settings, I may scrap the idea of using this plugin. However if it's a simple fix, more than happy to buy the Pro version.
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SKOPJE, Macedonia {AP} Secretary of State Madeleine Albright assured ethnic Albanian refugees packed in a sweltering camp that NATO peacekeepers would help them return home "to live a decent, normal life."
To cheers, Albright declared Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and the Serbs have given up control of Kosovo. "All the world knows about your suffering," she assured them.
As Albright toured the Stenkovic camp, where 25,000 ethnic Albanians live in neat tents with sparse appointments, NATO troops made preparations to move into Kosovo to protect the returning ethnic Albanians.
A World War II refugee herself, and then a refugee from a communist regime in her native Czechoslovakia, Albright empathized with the attentive people. An 8-year-old boy named Adem attached himself to her, and walked alongside, his arm around her.
Many of the refugees lost not only their homes during a Serb onslaught, but also members of their families.
Tashir Shelova, 39, of the village of Latovo, told Albright Serb troops had burst into his home April 22, killed five elderly relatives, ordered him and his family to leave and then burned the house down.
Albright is urging Albanians and Serbs not to take vengeance, to live together in a multiethnic Kosovo.
But Shelova told her: "The Serbian, as a people, are troublemakers, and they have to pay for this."
Later, Albright was asked at a news conference whether she believed the refugees could go home in peace after experiencing the horrors of war.
"I don't want anybody to think that any of us think it is easy to go back," Albright said. "The people with whom I spoke were quite moving in saying they wanted to go home and rebuild and forget what had happened.
"We all believe in multiethnic societies. While we have to assume there is some legitimate anger, I believe over time this is going to be possible."
The camp outside the Macedonian capital of Skopje was the first set up for refugees. It is run by Catholic Charities. The only foreign presence other than the United States is Israel.
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Seafair sanctioned event is largest parade in Pacific NW
People will start lining First Street in Snohomish early to see the annual Kla Ha Ya Days Parade that starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19.
The Seafair sanctioned event has been around for more than 100 years and in 2013 was the Pacific Northwest's largest parade when it boasted 107 units (parade entries).
Kla Ha Ya Days Parade Chair Colleen Currid expects the same number this year for the free community parade.
Leading the Grand Parade is the Kids Parade from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. Then you'll see drill teams, high school bands, dance troops, mini donkeys, floats and surprises coming from the community entrants.
Putting on a parade requires time, commitment and a great sense of humor.
Currid has all the attributes. Ever since her parents took her to parades when she was a little girl, she wanted to be a big part them.
She has been a volunteer Seafair Parade Marshal for 27 years and Kla Ha Ya Days Parade Chair for nearly seven years.
"I absolutely love it!" she said. "I'm not putting on a parade for the community; it's the community's parade. I just put them in order."
Asked what her favorite unit is, she picked Miss Everett Hydroplane.
"We have our own home town hydro. Most people don't know that, and that's so exciting," she said.
She also enjoys seeing the scout troops, especially the Cub Scouts with their chests puffed out as they pass their grandparents.
Following the Kla Ha Ya Days parade, Currid will be a parade marshal for other Seafair parades culminating with the Torchlight Parade July 26th.
"No other parade is quite like the Kla Ha Ya Days community parade," she added.
Before the parade is the 5 Mile & 1 Mile River Run.
Afterwards will be plenty of silly games to play, a street fair, chainsaw carving exhibition, music, food and wine and beer garden – something for everyone in the family.
Go to http://www.klahayadays.com/events/schedule/ for a complete schedule.


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Why We Argue About Climate Change, challenges conventional thinking on the power of disruptive technology
11 Sep 2013
The NSW Treasurer, Mike Baird, has launched a new book by Business School lecturer, Eric Knight. Titled Why We Argue About Climate Change, it has been described as "a challenging and exciting" new way of thinking about the most divisive issue in politics today.
Why We Argue About Climate Change, Dr Knight's second book, tackles the obstacles to developing and delivering new technological inventions to market.
"Technology is not only radically changing private enterprise¿¿ from media, mobile communication, and online retail," Dr Knight said at the launch. "It is also empowering individuals to exercise more choice over basic public services like education, health care, and energy."
Dr Knight is the Business School's most recent hire as Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management. A Rhodes Scholar, he advised ASX100 companies across the economy in mining, retail, healthcare and media in his previous role at the Boston Consulting Group.
His latest book draws on his consulting experience and provides insights into a new program of work he is developing through the Business School in innovation, management, new business builds and product design thinking.
"More than ever before, we need to empower a generation of young Australians to start their own businesses." Dr Knight said. "In particular, new digital businesses will help us diversify our industrial base, and let Australian entrepreneurs play on the world's stage in a big way."
Knight points to digital technology as a transformative way of positively disrupting both the private and public sectors. He gives the example of the Ambient Orb: a desktop device which glows red during high demand times in the electricity grid, and glows green at low demand times.
By using simple data visualisation as a way of projecting information to homes and offices, it shapes how people interact with basic services with the result of dramatically shifting the demand curve for energy.
"Using digital to surface information brings more transparency to public services. That transparency drives accountability and, in turn, better effectiveness. We don't just want the Ambient Orb of energy. We want the Ambient Orb of healthcare, the Ambient Orb of education and so on," he said.
Dr Knight's first book, Reframe: how we solve the world's trickiest problems, was greeted with high praise by critics. "Knight is an accomplished writer, not just logical and lucid but also consistently interesting and challenging," said Melbourne's Age newspaper, while Sydney's Sun Herald described the book as, "A lucid, wide-ranging argument for counter-intuitive thinking."
"An original and vital contribution to understanding politics," said Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist.
Prominent public figure and businessman, David Gonski, concluded that, "Not only is it well written and entertaining, but Reframe turns conventional thinking on its head and leaves one asking, what if?"
Why We Argue About Climate Change has been published by Black Inc as part of a series dedicated to big, ground-breaking ideas. Other authors include Australian politicians, academics, and policymakers such as Andrew Leigh MP and Professor Ross Garnaut.
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Los Angeles, Sep 23 (IANS) When she was younger, actress Diane Kruger was under the impression that being beautiful meant being skinny.
The 36-year-old actress, who has been in a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson for nine years, shared that her old outlook was "stupid" and her stance changed when she turned 30, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"When I was younger, being beautiful meant being skinny; I was a model, so you can imagine how hard it was to stay in shape. But when I turned 30, I realised how stupid I was for believing that. I think you're beautiful when you're smart and beauty is something you need to achieve," Io Donna magazine quoted Kruger as saying.
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Try checking you're computer temperatures.
If you don't have any way of reading your PC temps, try downloading this. Post back with the readings if you can.
Not sure if you have done it or if it is the cause of the problem, but try looking for your latest video card drivers here.
Also, has this happened before?
Does this happen only when you run Vegas 2 or when you start your computer?
There are many things that can cause BSOD!
Bad memory
Heat problems
Conflicts in hardware or software
BIOS settings
And much more!
Have you added new hardware or software before this problem started!
Here is a link to check, but there are many more!
CPU temperatures are fine, same for the GPU.
Maybe you should try downloading the latest drivers for you're video card or maybe even reinstall the game, make sure to delete the Vegas 2 directory if you do (C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2)!
EDIT: Lethal is right, there is alot of reasons for a blue screen. I'm trying to find out what exactly is causing that blue screen.
If it's only Vegas 2 then you likely have a corrupt game file.
Your temperatures are fine!
If you can run other FPS with no problem, then the issue is with Vegas 2.
I would suggest a complete clean reinstall!
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Find it here:
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You can actually copy that entire folder to save all settings.
By complete I mean uninstall Vegas 2.
Then delete the folder above.
Delete this folder:
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Delete all entries in you registry that pertain to Vegas 2
Export your entire registry before you start.
Before you reinstall, download this patch!
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Copy your profile (with your key) that you saved before you uninstalled.
Reboot .. run the game, and pray!
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So many programs are recruiting Taylor McNamara that face-to-face time with college coaches is important and that was one of the many benefits of having the San Diego (Calif.) Westview tight end at USC's junior day on Saturday.
McNamara, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end with more than a dozen offers, met with coach Lane Kiffin, linebackers coach Joe Barry and others during the trip.
He said the Trojans' staff wasn't pushy about a commitment and he liked that since he's not ready to finalize anything yet.
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"There were a lot of people there and it was fun," McNamara said. "I got to talk to the tight ends coach (Justin Mesa) one-on-one and coach Barry who recruits my area and coach Kiffin so I definitely got my fair share. It was good to meet the coaches face-to-face.
"They definitely weren't pushing for a commitment. They want to really build a relationship. They weren't pushing for anything which is good. They want to get to know you better and then hope you commit after they get to know you."
During the day trip, McNamara said the prospects got a campus tour, got to see the renovations on the John McKay Center and had the opportunity to get a better feel for USC football. The Trojans will definitely stay under consideration while many other teams make a push as well.
"I like it a lot," McNamara said. "It's a really nice school and I'm definitely going to consider it. It's a good opportunity."
Arizona, Cal, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, UCLA and Washington have also offered McNamara, who's included in the Rivals 250 to watch list.
The San Diego standout is still talking to Oregon and waiting for an offer. He has a solid relationship with Ducks' assistant coach John Neal and hopes Oregon gets involved next in his recruitment.
"Me and coach Neal have developed a really good relationship but they haven't offered yet," McNamara said.
"I'm going to send them a workout film so we'll see how it goes after that. Part of me thinks coach (Chip) Kelly hasn't seen the film yet because coach Neal said they're still waiting for coach Kelly to watch it and then things will get sped up. I'm hoping they come in late."
McNamara has two visits coming up. He'll visit Cal on April 1 and then is expected to head to Arizona the following week.