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Pac-10 Titles Up For Grabs In Berkeley
May 13, 2010
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ON THE TRACK: Conference titles are on the line this weekend as the Husky track and field team visits Cal's Edwards Stadium for the 2010 Pac-10 Championships. The meet runs this Saturday and Sunday and will crown individual champions as well as Pac-10 team champions. Pac-10s mark the start of postseason and three critical weekends for Husky track, with the NCAA Preliminary Rounds coming up in two weeks with the NCAA Championships now less than a month away.
This is the 80th running of the Pac-10 Championships for the men and the 24th all-time for the women. Dozens of Pac-10 athletes will also be among the favorites to claim national titles in their respective events. The Husky men are ranked 20th in the latest USTFCCCA rankings, one of five Pac-10 men's teams in the top-25. Oregon is No. 2, USC and Arizona State are sixth and seventh, and Stanford ranks 14th. The Oregon women are also the favorites at No. 3 in the nation, followed by No. 12 USC and No. 16 UCLA. Saturday's action begins at 10 a.m. with the men's hammer throw; track events start at 1 p.m. On Sunday, field events start at 9:15 a.m. and the running again starts at 1 p.m.
Washington won five individual Pac-10 titles last season, its most since 1998, and four of those athletes are back entered in the same events this season. Seven-time All-American senior Katie Follett will be looking for a rare three-peat in her final conference meet. She has won the past two 1,500-meter titles, but only this year does she come in as the true favorite, as she leads the NCAA with a time of 4:10.66. Only one other woman in Pac-10 history was won three-straight 1,500-meter titles, that was USC's Grazyna Penc in 1996-98.
Junior Scott Roth will be the heavy favorite to repeat in the men's pole vault. He has the top mark in the conference this season with an outdoor clearance of 18-0 1/2 and also has gone as high as 18-9 1/4 indoors this year. Roth won the NCAA Indoor Championship back on March 12 and this weekend will be his only chance to chase the bars he has targeted until the NCAA Championships. Brad Walker was the last Husky to defend his Pac-10 title in the vault.
UW's two remaining defending champs will both be competing in their respective events for the first time all season, making for a very critical race for each as they will also need to run strong times this weekend to advance to the NCAA preliminary rounds. Sophomore Mel Lawrence, the Pac-10 Track Newcomer of the Year in 2009 and the Pac-10 record-holder in the steeplechase, will be steepling for the first time this year, and competing for the first time since a hip injury sidelined her after the Stanford Invitational at the end of March. Last season Lawrence broke the Pac-10 meet record to win the steeple in 9:54.13. Senior Anita Campbell dominated the Pac-10 10k last year, winning by more than a full minute over second-place, but she has yet to run a 10k this year and has been working herself into form after some nagging injuries. Both Lawrence and Campbell took third at the NCAA Championships in their events last year, but both will need good performances this weekend to have a shot at returning to Nationals.
Several other Huskies will be among the favorites to take home their first Pac-10 titles. Freshman James Alaka has the top time in the conference in the 200-meter dash (20.87) and the No. 2 time at 100-meters (10.22). No Husky has won a sprint title shorter than 400-meters since Ja'Warren Hooker in 2000, though UW did win the 4x100m relay in 2008, featuring current sophomore Ryan Hamilton.
The javelin will be a big event for UW on both the men's and women's sides. Junior Kyle Nielsen is ranked third in the NCAA and one of the two men ahead of him is Oregon senior Cyrus Hostetler. Freshman Joe Zimmerman is also seeded sixth in his first Pac-10 meet. For the women, junior All-American Brooke Pighin will vie for her first Pac-10 title. She ranks fourth coming in and 10th in the NCAA.
Colton Tully-Doyle and Jake Schmitt are two of 14 men who have gone under 14-minutes in the 5k and will be competing for points in a loaded field. Schmitt will also be among the favorites in the 10k, where he has made NCAAs the past two years. For the women, senior All-American Kailey Campbell was a finalist at both 800- and 1,500-meters last year and will focus just on the 1,500 this year. A number of UW's talented distance women could also double back in the 5k. Lawrence and Campbell were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 5k last year even after picking up individual wins one day prior.
Coming off a PR at the Ken Shannon Invite, senior Ryan Vu should contend for a podium spot along with Roth in the pole vault. Fellow senior Zack Midles has posted two-straight third-place finishes at Pac-10s in the men's hammer and will give it his all this weekend to take home a title.
Leading the women's sprints efforts will be senior Falesha Ankton, competing close to her hometown of Benicia, Calif. for her final Pac-10 appearance. Ankton made the finals two years ago but barely missed out in 2009 so she will be looking to contribute some points once again and shoot for a top-three finish. Junior Dominique Lauderdale is also coming off huge season-bests from the WSU dual and would give the women a big boost with a finals appearance in the 100- and 200-meters.
TAIWO GIVES UW A LEG UP AFTER DECATHLON: Washington is already in second-place on the men's side thanks to the efforts of sophomore Jeremy Taiwo, who set a huge PR to take second in the decathlon at last weekend's Pac-10 Multi-Event Championships, also in Berkeley. Taiwo amassed 7,521 points over the two days, and finished with a dominating win in the 1,500-meters. His score is the fourth-best in UW history and best in 24 years. It also moves him up to 10th in the NCAA this year. Taiwo had wins in the high jump at 6-8 and dominated the 1,500-meters by 10 seconds, winning in 4:17.57, a PR by 13-seconds. He also took second in the 100m dash (11.10), 100m hurdles (14.54), and discus (136-0). Junior Andrew Ferleman was 11th in the decathlon. In the women's heptathlon, first time competitors Sarah Schireman and Lindsey Kirschman were ninth and tenth, both posting new career-bests. Schireman, a freshman, scored 4,623, the eighth-best mark in UW history, while Kirschman, a junior, had 4,382.
NEW NCAA QUALIFYING FORMAT: Athletes, coaches, and fans will be dealing with a new format this year for NCAA Championships qualifying and competition. The old system with four regional sites sending five auto qualifiers apiece to the national meet has been tossed out.This year, descending order lists will be the focal point, similar to the NCAA Indoor Championships, though for the outdoor meet there will be no set qualifying standard whatsoever. Hitting a certain mark will not guarantee anything, but will place an athlete on a massive region-wide descending order list. And this year there are just two 'regions', West and East. Then based on set field sizes for each event, the top athletes in the west will head to Austin, Texas and the best in the east will meet at Greensboro, North Carolina for what are essentially the NCAA preliminary rounds. Athletes will need to qualify through those two large meets to move on to Eugene, Oregon and the final site of the NCAA Championships. For most individual events, there will be 48 qualifiers at each preliminary round site, while there will be 24 relay teams at each location. Multi-events are the only events that will still qualify directly to Eugene based on top scores.
LAST YEAR AT PAC-10s - HUSKIES COLLECT FIVE PAC-10 TITLES: Washington athletes turned in a slew of historical performances at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships at Oregon's Hayward Field, with five athletes taking conference crowns, the most since UW also won five titles in 1998. Sophomore Scott Roth started things off with a dominant win in the pole vault. He set a new PR of 18-4 1/2, the second-best vault in the NCAA this year and second-best in UW history. Then UW's women's distance stars claimed the spotlight with runaway wins of their own. Redshirt freshman Mel Lawrence won the steeplechase in a Pac-10 meet record time of 9:54.13, more than 20 seconds ahead of the runner-up. The former meet record belonged to then-Husky assistant coach Kelly Strong from her days at Arizona State. Shortly thereafter, junior Anita Campbell claimed her first Pac-10 title in the 10,000-meters, crushing the field by a full minute. The next day UW added two more titles. Senior Jordan Boase rolled to a win in the 400-meter dash in 45.64 seconds, then junior Katie Follett successfully defended her Pac-10 1,500m title, edging Stanford's Alicia Follmar at the line by 0.04 seconds. Follett becomes the first Husky woman ever to win back-to-back Pac-10 titles in any event. The wins for Boase and Lawrence were also the first ever for Washington in those events. The Husky women had not won a conference title in a running event from 2002-07, but now have earned four in the past two years. Other performances of note included third-place finishes for junior Zack Midles in the hammer throw and freshman Christine Babcock in the 800-meters. Jared O'Connor was fourth in the pole vault, and Kyle Nielsen took fourth in the javelin. In the women's throws, Elisa Bryant was fifth in the women's hammer as was Brooke Pighin in the javelin. Freshman Jeremy Taiwo had a tremendous third-place finish in the decathlon one week earlier, scoring 7,299 points.
HUSKIES IN THE RANKINGS: The Husky men moved up two spots to a season-best 20th this week in the USTFCCCA team rankings. Washington received a boost in the latest number crunching from senior Ryan Vu, who moved up to 12th in the NCAA in the pole vault with his PR of 17-7 from this past Saturday. They also tacked on some new points thanks to Jeremy Taiwo's efforts in the decathlon at the Pac-10 Multis, as he also has moved up to 10th with a PR of 7,521 points. The Husky women currently come in at No. 42. Looking at the individual rankings, senior Katie Follett is the NCAA leader at 1,500-meters after her school-record 4:10.66 from the Mt. SAC Relays two weeks back. The men have a pair in the top-three in their respective events, as junior Kyle Nielsen is third in the javelin at 247-1 and junior Scott Roth is third in the pole vault with a best clearance of 18-0 1/2. Also ranking in the Top-25 nationally for the women is junior Brooke Pighin in the javelin at 10th. For the men, freshman James Alaka is 10th at 100-meters, freshman Joe Zimmerman is 17th in the javelin, senior Jake Schmitt is 20th in the 10k, and senior Zack Midles is 22nd in the hammer.
LAST TIME OUT: The Husky track and field team enjoyed a picture perfect afternoon at Husky Stadium for Saturday's Ken Shannon Invitational, and the Huskies warmed up with dozens of season and career bests. Senior Ryan Vu proved that the winds in off Lake Washington are perfect for his personal sails as he soared to a new lifetime-best in the pole vault, clearing 17-feet, 7-inches with ease. The clearance ties the Interlake grade for eighth on the UW all-time top-10 list, and also moves him up to 12th on this year's NCAA descending order list. On the track, sophomore Ryan Styrk picked up the win in the 800-meter run, clocking 1:51.43, while freshman Michael Miller cut nearly a second off his PR to take second in 1:51.97. Redshirt freshman Rob Webster Jr. had the best 5k of his young career, as he took second overall in 14:32.56, which is 15 seconds faster than he ran one month ago at the Pepsi Team Invite. One impressive win came from true freshman Dan Sanders as he lowered his PR in the 400m hurdles to 54.35 while junior Miles Timpe was close behind in 54.59. Redshirt freshman Greg Drosky also clocked a PR in the steeplechase, taking second in 9:18.79. In the jumps, redshirt frosh Clayton Johnson continues to improve by leaps and bounds in the triple jump, as he PR'd with a mark of 48-feet, 9-inches that was tops among collegiate competitors. That was a full foot beyond his previous PR. All-American Kyle Nielsen went 239-6 to win the javelin throw despite taking just four throws. Moving over to the women's action, sophomore Jordan Carlson got the win in the 200-meter dash in a PR of 25.11 despite running into a 1.9-meter headwind and freshman Justine Johnson had a strong season-best at 800-meters, taking second in 2:13.01. Senior Syreeta Martin was second in the 400-meter hurdles in her final Husky Stadium appearance, clocking 1:02.55. Sophomore Kelly Mudlo and freshman Logan Miller both cleared 12-4 in the pole vault, which matches Miller's best and was a new season-high for Mudlo. Yet another true freshman, Shaniae Lakes, earned the triple jump victory with a best of 39-10 ½ while senior Nicole Vielma showed she's not done improving as she had a PR of 39-3 ¾. In the throws, senior Korede Oyetuga made her last discus throw in Husky Stadium the best of her career, as she tossed 144-feet, 11-inches to get the win in a new PR. In the javelin, junior Brooke Pighin got in a good tune-up for the Pac-10 meet with a solid toss of 159-11, about eight feet off her season-best.
FOLLETT AND PIGHIN TAKE PAC-10 WEEKLY AWARDS: A pair of Husky All-Americans have added Pac-10 Athlete of the Week honors to their long list of achievements this season. Brooke Pighin earned the honor for the week of April 5-11 and Katie Follett was named AOW for April 12-18. Pighin is the first women's thrower to earn the award since three-time Olympian Aretha (Hill) Thurmond. Pighin took the javelin title at the Pepsi Team Invitational April 10. She threw a season-best 166-feet, 10-inches, and no other competitor from Oregon, Texas A&M, or Missouri was within 10 feet of her winning mark, which came on her second attempt. Follett won the Mt. SAC Relays 1,500-meter invitational on Friday April 16 in a school-record time of 4:10.66. Follett lowered her already-impressive personal-best by more than four seconds in what turned into a duel with fellow Seattle-resident Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific. Pixler led for most of the race, before Follett passed her on the inside down the homestretch for the victory. Follett's time was the fastest by an American woman this year, and the second-fastest mark in the world. She took the NCAA lead by more than two seconds. The Fort Collins, Colorado native moved past UW legends such as Regina Joyce (PR of 4:12.84) and 2006 NCAA Champion Amy Lia (4:14.63), and broke the record of 4:10.93 held by 2003 grad Courtney Inman.
FOLLETT ADDED TO BOWERMAN AWARD WATCH LIST: Husky senior Katie Follett was added to The Bowerman women's watch list The Bowerman Women's Watch Committee announced on May 5. The award honors the top male and female athletes in collegiate track and field. Follett currently leads the NCAA in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:10.66. The Bowerman is in its second year of existence and is awarded each year to the top male and female collegiate athletes in the sport, similar to college football's Heisman Trophy. Follett is now one of ten women in the NCAA on the main watch list, with another 23 athletes falling in the 'also receiving mention' category. The Fort Collins, Colo. native is the first Husky ever on the watch list, just a another in a long line of 'firsts' for Follett, who ran to the school-record in the 1,500-meters in a win at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17. Her time is the best in Division I by over two seconds and is the fifth-best in world this year. She earned Pac-10 Athlete of the Week honors for the performance. Earlier this season Follett posted her best NCAA finish as she placed second in the mile run at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning the seventh All-America honor of her track and cross country career. She broke the UW mile record indoors as well, running 4:34.98, and was named West Region Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Follett's career accomplishments have been unprecedented at Washington. She is the first woman ever to earn three All-America honors in cross country, and set a record with four All-America awards in indoor track, giving her seven altogether. In 2008, she was the fourth finisher, 26th overall, on UW's NCAA Champion cross country team and was part of UW's historic 1-6 Pac-10 sweep that season as well. She will be going for her third-straight Pac-10 title at 1,500-meters, something only one other woman in Pac-10 history has done. Her 4:10.66 time ranks fourth in Pac-10 history at 1,500-meters. She ranks in UW's top-10 in seven different events with records in the mile, 1,500-meters, and distance medley relay.
ROTH REACHES RARE AIR: 2010 is more than a third of the way over, and Scott Roth remains the top American pole vaulter for the year. In a sport that lends itself easily to metaphor, Roth has taken an already impressive career to dizzying new heights this season, winning his first NCAA Championship indoors and leading the U.S. with his mark of 18-9 1/4 that he set in the Dempsey Indoor while winning the MPSF title. Roth came into 2010 with three All-America honors already to his credit. He won his first Pac-10 title with ease last season, and followed with a West Regional victory. Roth then finished as the runner-up at NCAA Outdoors to Jason Colwick of Rice and ended his season placing eighth at the U.S. Championships. Still, that season was essentially a comeback year following a year away from competition to heal a chronic back injury. Now in 2010 with a long stretch of training in the bank, Roth has continued his ascension. He was undefeated during the indoor season, including a win at the National Pole Vault Summit over Colwick. Roth and Colwick figured to battle at NCAA Indoors, and that came to fruition as they traded bars in Fayetteville, Ark. in March. This time around it was Roth who came out on top with a clutch third-attempt clearance of 18-4 1/4 to earn his first NCAA title. It was the fourth title for assistant coach Pat Licari who mentors Roth, as U.S. Olympian Brad Walker won back-to-back indoor vault titles in 2003 and 2004 and Kate Soma was victorious outdoors in 2005. Roth credits his father, Curt, a former vaulter himself, for starting his love of the sport, and Licari for taking him the rest of the way. So far this outdoor season Roth has been short of his personal-bests, but remains third in the NCAA with an 18-foot clearance. He certainly has the ability to overtake Walker's outdoor school-record of 18-6 1/2 before season's end.
CANADIANS LEAD JAVELIN CORPS: At the 2009 NCAA Championships, two Husky Canadians became All-Americans, as Kyle Nielsen placed sixth in the men's javelin and Brooke Pighin was seventh on the women's side. The coinciding achievement was no surprise to them as they'd spent the early part of their careers together in British Columbia training side by side with Nielsen's father as coach. This year both are again in the hunt for Pac-10 and NCAA titles, but the javelin unit as a whole is on the rise with a number of talented freshmen in the mix. Joe Zimmerman out of Spokane is one of the top newcomers in the NCAA, and his top throw of 228-1 ranks 17th in the nation, and third in the NCAA among all freshmen. Zimmerman was the Washington State 4A Champion in 2009, and second-place went to Jimmy Brookman of Redmond, who has also thrown 207-feet this season. Washington, Oregon, and BYU are the only schools with multiple javelin throwers in the top-20. Nielsen is currently third overall with a PR of 247-1, and he continues to close in on the school record of 249-6 set by Darryl Roberson back in 1989. Pighin is currently 10th on the NCAA list, and freshmen Ally Mueller and Jordin Seekins have both thrown 136-3 this season, which ties for seventh on the UW top-10 list with the new implement.
CAMPBELLS LOOKING TO PEAK FOR POSTSEASON: Two of Washington's most accomplished seniors will be finishing up their track careers in the coming weeks, hopefully with appearance in the finals of the NCAA Championships. And while Anita Campbell and Kailey Campbell are not related in the usual sense, they each have played huge roles in UW's recent distance dominance, and both are now looking to round into form just in time for the championships season. Anita Campbell is the defending Pac-10 Champion at 10,000-meters, winning by over a full minute in 2009, but has not run a 10k since she placed third at the NCAA Championships last year to earn her first track All-America honor. Campbell had exhausted her cross country and indoor track eligibility but came back for her final outdoor season. Unfortunately she had some aches and pains over the winter and has been working hard to reach her All-American form in time to make it to Eugene. This weekend's Pac-10 Championships will be her first 10k of the year. She showed positive signs with a 16:17.85 time in the 5k at Mt. SAC, and then won the 3k against Washington State by 17 seconds. The Vancouver, B.C. native ranks in UW's top-10 in five events, was a two-time First Team All-Pac-10 runner in cross country and helped lead UW to the 2008 NCAA Cross Country title. Running slightly shorter distances, Kailey Campbell has also been battling back after an injury during the indoor season. Kailey made her first NCAA Outdoor Championships last year in the 1,500-meters, and also earned All-America honors indoors as part of UW's distance medley relay. She opened her outdoor season at Stanford with a time of 4:20.32 that should easily get her to Austin for the first rounds, but Campbell is still working hard to get back to and surpass her PR of 4:18.43. Campbell exhibited a new level of fitness in the fall, as she was one of UW's top-five cross country runners for the first time in her career, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional meet.
NEW DAWGS MOVE INTO THE DEMPSEY: Washington's freshman class has provided a huge lift in a number of critical areas throughout both the indoor and outdoor seasons. London's James Alaka has made the biggest splash, as he has already staked his claim as UW's best short sprinter since 10-time All-American Ja'Warren Hooker. Alaka heads to the Pac-10 Championships ranked second in the conference in the 100m (10.32) and first in the 200m (20.87). The 100-meter time is fifth in school history, and he has also posted a wind-aided 10.22. Joe Zimmerman is also well on his way to the NCAA first round in Austin in the javelin, as he ranks 17th in the nation with a season-best of 228-1. Close behind is Jimmy Brookman, who has tossed the spear 207-9. Zimmerman and Brookman went 1-2 at the Washington state meet as seniors. Shaniae Lakes of Richland, Wash. has immediately given the Huskies a boost in the triple jump, where she broke the freshman record with a mark of 41-0 1/4 that ranks third in school history. Newcomer Julian Bardwell has been the team's best long jumper outdoors, measuring 23-3 1/4. Illinoisan Lindsay Flanagan, the only freshman to run in UW's top-seven during the fall, took ninth in the 5k at MPSFs, running a time of 16:48.71 that ranks seventh in school history and then PR'd outdoors with a time of 16:38.21. Flanagan also competed on the U.S. Junior Team at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Tobago, finishing sixth overall and third among Team USA. Justine Johnson of British Columbia came up less than a second shy of an NCAA Provisional mark in the mile indoors, as she ran 4:47.90 at the UW Final Qualifier. Newcomer Sarah Schireman of Everett has shown a ton of talent in the multis, and turned in the eighth-best heptathlon in school history at Pac-10s, scoring 4,623 points for ninth. Logan Miller of Reno, Nev. vaulted her way into the UW indoor top-10 list with a clearance of 12-9 1/2 at the UW Indoor Open. A former 2A state champion, Shayne Moore of Blaine, Wash. shows great promise in the short hurdles as he set a huge 60m hurdles PR at the Indoor Open with a time of 8.15 that ranks 9th on the top-10 list. James Cameron, UW's top freshman during the cross country season, capped off his indoor season with an excellent mile time of 4:06.99. Freshman walk-on Dan Sanders leads the team in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.35, and Bryce Borer of Mercer Island cleared 16-feet in the vault indoors. Ally Mueller and Jordin Seekins, two rookie javelin throwers, have both tossed an identical 136-3, which ranks them seventh in UW history.
HEAD COACH Greg Metcalf: Former Husky All-American Greg Metcalf is in the midst of his eighth season as head of Washington's track and field program, and his 13th year overall on the staff, and remains the driving force behind UW's rise to national prominence. Metcalf, also the head cross country coach, led the women's cross country team to the National Championship in 2008, the first team title for a UW track program. The women went undefeated and Metcalf earned Pac-10 and National Coach of the Year honors. This past fall the women were third at NCAAs and Metcalf repeated as the Pac-10's top coach. The men's cross country squad has also reached NCAAs in five of the past seven years with three Top-20 finishes since 2006. The track and field squads have also enjoyed a prolonged period of unprecedented success the past several years. The men have finished in the Top-25 at eight of the last nine NCAA Championship meets, including consecutive Top-10 indoor finishes in 2007 and 2008. At the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, the men placed 20th while the women were 19th. At the end of the year, Washington was one of six programs to place both its men's and women's teams in the 2008-09 USTFCCCA Program of the Year Top-10 standings, which measures combined NCAA Championship results across cross country, indoor, and outdoor track. Men's track also won the MPSF Championships in both 2006 and 2007, and Metcalf was named conference coach of the year on both occasions. The women have also had five Top-25 NCAA finishes since 2005, and sent three team members to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1500-meters. Husky track and field individuals in Metcalf's tenure have combined for seven NCAA titles, 16 Pac-10 crowns and 164 NCAA Championships appearances, while breaking school records on 72 separate occasions. In addition to their athletic prowess, Metcalf's teams have been among the brightest at a school renowned for its high academic standards. His teams are eight-time recipients of the USTFCCCA All-Academic honor, including the men's team being named the 2008 Outdoor Scholar Team of the Year, and six UW individuals have earned Academic All-America. Washington is the second head coaching position for Metcalf, who served in 1996-97 as the head cross country and assistant track coach at Auburn University. A four-time Academic All-Pac-10 honoree at Washington, Metcalf earned All-American honors at the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Championships. His best collegiate mark of 8:41.17 ranks fourth all-time among Husky steeplers. He also was a steeple finalist in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials.
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- Organisational factors to be considered
- Specific responsibilities inc audit, reconciliation work and contract management
The SAM Process
- Overall SAM process framework
- Stages in the lifecycle of software assets
- SAM processes groups and policies and procedures required
Implementation of SAM
- Stages and activities involved including initiation
- Outline plan for the implementation of SAM
- Resource requirements of product and business as usual activities
Tools and Techniques
- Types of SAM tools and their usage
- Criteria, justification, selection and procurement of appropriate tools
- Management and maintenance of SAM information
- SAM related reports required throughout the organisation
- Measurements, metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of SAM
- Report analysis and instigation of process improvements
Interfaces and Dependencies
- Interfaces with other IT and Service Management processes
- Inter dependencies of one on the other
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The course will benefit anyone who is involved or is about to be involved in the SAM process e.g. IT Managers (and others working in the IT department), IT Auditors and Software Compliance Officers.
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Seahawks Insider Blog
Morning links: Paying homage to Mr. Jones
With the team's announcement that Walter Jones was placed on the injured reserve with a knee ailment, ending his season, local writers paid homage to the Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle with the possibility of this being his last season.
When he arrived in 1997, he was the best lineman on the field with his first step. He ran the 40 in the 4.6-second range at well over 300 pounds. He had a dancer's feet and a wire-walker's balance. I've been in attendance at almost every down he's played for the Seahawks, and I don't believe I've ever seen him off-balance.
At times early in his career, on those "reach" plays toward the sideline, he might block the entire side of an opposing defense, sealing off the end first, scraping off him to flatten a linebacker, and then hustling up the field to scare the wits out of a safety who dared try to support the run.
Most often, though, it was somewhat less spectacular – more a matter of rendering an opponent invisible. Former Seahawks defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes talked about coaching against Jones, and how demoralizing his play was. Rhodes claimed it was as if Jones would bring his opponent to the park in a little sandwich bag, take him out of the bag, humiliate him for 60 minutes, and then put him back in his little bag before showering up.
Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times:
Jones went 10 consecutive seasons without missing a game because of injury. He treated even the best defensive ends as if they were little boys swinging their arms errantly at him. He earned nine Pro Bowl berths, six All-Pro selections, became the best player at his position and perhaps the entire NFL, and if this is starting to read like his football obit, well, it's hard not to consider the end right now because Wednesday exposed a sad reality.
You can't rely on Mr. Reliable anymore.
You can hope Big Walt will return; you can't expect. That goes for both the public and the Seahawks.
He's probably done forever, but don't tell Big Walt that. He plans to return next year. And you wonder why.
Jones will be 36 in January. Players his age rarely come back from microfracture knee surgery. Even if he does, Jones won't be the player he once was -- he will have been out for nearly two years since his last game on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas last year. That's fine, you argue, a Walter Jones at 60 percent is no doubt better than his fill-in, Damion McIntosh, at 100 percent.
Part of me hopes he makes it all the way back and is a productive contributor next season. But a bigger part of me thinks he should hang it up. In his comments to the media, Jones sounded like an aging boxer who doesn't know when it's time to retire.You argue again that Jones should be able to go out on his own terms. But in the NFL, how often does that happen? And what's wrong with these terms -- ending a brilliant career as one of the best tackles in pro football history?
Jones is headed to the Hall of Fame. He will be in the Ring of Honor. At some point he'll raise the 12th man flag. He'll be saluted as one of the finest to ever wear a Seahawks uniform.
Here's my story on Jones' heading to the IR.
And here's a notebook on LB Lofa Tatupu and the possibility of his season ending this week.
I talked with KJR's Ian Furness on Wednesday about the Jones, and what the team will do moving forward in this audio link.
Rob Sims talked with Ian about Jones moving on and the upcoming matchup against Dallas in this audio link.
Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley talks with KJR's Mitch Levy about this week's game in this audio link.
Wide receivers Nate Burleson and Deion Branch, along with defensive tackle Brandon Mebane, highjack the airwaves at KJR in this audio link.
Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News writes about the coaching lineage of Wade Phillips and Jim Mora, whose fathers both coached in the NFL.
David Moore of the Dallas Morning News quotes Dallas receiver Roy Williams saying that Seattle is inconsistent just like his team. Williams: "You don't know what team is going to show up. They've blown some teams out then they've gotten beat. We're pretty much like them. We don't know what team is going to show up with us. But we've got a little streak going. We've just got to continue to ride this wave."
Jeff Chaplan of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says second-year cornerback Michael Jenkins is becoming the player the organization envisioned.
A preview of Sunday's matchup between Seattle and Dallas.


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The previously unknown lizard lived about 250 million years ago.
The scientists have named the genus of the creature after one of the Guarani people's mythical monsters. An article in the journal Nature states:
"Genus named after Teyú Yaguá, one of the seven legendary beasts in the mythology of the Guarani ethnic group, who occupied a large territory of central east South America, including the type locality of the new species. Teyú Yaguá, literally meaning 'fierce lizard,' is commonly represented as a dog-headed lizard. Species name derived from paradoxa, Greek meaning 'paradoxical', 'unexpected', owing to its unusual combination of plesiomorphic and derived characters."
Teyujagua paradoxa holotype. (Pinheiro et al.)The team who found it, three Brazilian university researchers, call it a beautiful fossil. It was a small animal, similar to a crocodile. It likely lived near lakeshores and fed on fish.
An article on Guarani mythology describes the monster called Teyú Yaguá and says it is a giant lizard with a dog's head and skin covered in gold and precious stones that it gained from rolling in the treasures of Itayu.
His eyes are believed to shoot fire, but despite this and his menacing appearance, he is said to be benign. He doesn't move well, but that may be due to his large size.
Depiction of Teyú Yaguá from the Mythical Museum Ramón Elías. (tripfreakz)According to legends, Teyú Yaguá's diet consists of fruit, and he is considered the protector of fruits. But his favorite food is honey, which his brother Yasy Yatere, another monster, gave him.
- Sierra de la Plata: The Inca Legend of the Silver Mountain
- The Gods of Creation and Legendary Beasts of the Guarani
- The Legendary Powers of a Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
The couple's story is highly important in the Guarani creation myth and belief system. Tau took form as a human and courted Kerana for seven days.
Depiction of Tau and Kerana. (Public Domain)But the spirit of good, Angatupyry, tried to save Kerana. Angatypyry fought Tau for seven days until he defeated him. Tau went into exile. But he returned, kidnapped Kerana, and they became a couple. The goddess Arasy cursed the couple. With this curse and Tau's malevolent nature, the pair had seven monstrous sons with different attributes and domains. Teyú Yaguá is one of these seven sons.
The fossil identified by the scientists from Brazilian universities was related to the dinosaurs' ancestors the archosauriforms—a class of reptiles that were at the apex of the food chain before a series of volcanic eruptions nearly wiped them out about 252 million years ago. About 90 percent of Earth's life forms that lived then were killed by the catastrophe.
Fossilized skull of the Teyujagua. (University of Birmingham)Felipe Pinheiro of the Universidade Federal do Pampa was one of the scientists who discovered the fossil skull near the city of São Francisco de Assis.
- The Last of the Charrua: The Honored Warrior Tribe of Uruguay
- Candomble: The African-Brazilian Dance in Honor of the Gods
- Discovery of ancient stone tools in Brazil challenges belief about human arrival in the Americas
"The discovery of Teyujagua was really exciting," Pinheiro told the BBC. "Ever since we saw that beautiful skull for the first time in the field, still mostly covered by rock, we knew we had something extraordinary in our hands. Back in the lab, after slowly exposing the bones, the fossil exceeded our expectations. It had a combination of features never seen before, indicating the unique position of Teyujagua in the evolutionary tree of an important group of vertebrates."
Archosauromorph phylogeny showing the recovered position of Teyujagua. (Pinheiro et al.)The ancient culture of the Guarani people, who are spread across Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, is as strong today as it was many centuries ago, sustained through an oral tradition of passing down myths and legends from one generation to the next.
Featured Image: Artistic representation of Teyujagua paradoxa. Source: Voltaire Neto
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by Hywel Davies .
Alfred Dunhill
For his debut catwalk collection for Alfred Dunhill, Kim Jones' aim was to reinforce the label's roots in Britishness. Describing the look as "Classic modern," Jones presented a collection that paid homage to the brand. Many of the press were suprised that the collection lacked Jones' personality and quirky approach to design, but he has certainly given the brand a new focus and judging by the packed audience, many were keen to see the new direction. Form and function were clearly the starting point for the collection which was focused on the suit and its various incarnations.


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2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Specs Update And Price
2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. As always, Porsche has kicked 911 enthusiasts (and sports car enthusiasts in general) too busy with a selection of the first time model, and the new GT2 RS is no exception. This thing is an absolute monster, sending the fitting for the 991 body style we are waiting for the next generation. Combining ready-made track components and civic sensitivity is hardly a good one, the end result is "the fastest and most powerful 911 street model law ever," at least according to officials Porsche.
Without a doubt, this one is a guard. When automakers appear at Goodwood Festival of speed, they tend not to reach without panoply of vehicles. This year, Porsche bought a large number of fast things, including the popular 935 car race known as Moby Dick, the new 911 Turbo S exclusive series, and the new LMP1 919 from its 24-hour winning of Le Mans less than two weeks earlier. Also chose the occasion to reveal the most powerful, most expensive, and most crazy sounding 911 in history: 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
Visually, the new 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS makes the 2011 model appear odd. Almost every external panel has been modified or replaced, culminating in the heinous delivery of the basic 911 form. These front fender openings include the RS3 RS style, the "Frunk" panel made of carbon fiber, and the front clip that has become a huge, three-piece grille. The roof is provided in magnesium while carbon fiber reinforced plastic forms mirror caps, air intakes by the body, and a lot of rear curtain and decelid.
The huge rear spoiler, such as a lunch counter, comes over the hood to help lower power. The available Weasach range also increases weights by 40 pounds supported by the replacement of lightweight magnesium wheels and the expansion of the use of carbon fibers to anti-roll rods and associated coupling bars and ceiling panels. I left another bit in addition to the unpainted Frank plate to save the body color bar. The interior 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS does not weigh down from the rear seats, just as before, the two carbon fiber chairs that remain are just like those of the GT3 and the Spyder 918, Their upholstery includes red, black and microsided skin.
Not surprisingly, the rest of the 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS limits are immersed in carbon fiber, too. However, the 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS comes with a decent amount of creature comforts such as the Porsche Entertainment Information System and Porsche Navigation, plus the Porsche Precision Track application that makes detailed driving data record available via one smart phone. The Chrono adds a clock on the dash (such as a Sport Chrono package on the lower 911s), a performance display function for the BMS system, and a lap trigger for use with an external track recorder.
Let's just jump right into it – mounted way out, you'll find a fleshy twin turbocharged 3.8-liter flat six-engine. It's the same lump you get in the current 911 Turbo S, although this time, it's the larger Turbos vibrator and more boost. The completion of the additional atmosphere is an improved cooling system, including water sprayers to keep the cold coolant, as well as a titanium exhaust system that reduces 15 pounds compared to the standard exhaust 911 Turbo. The horses send to the pier is a seven-speed double-clutch your custom tuned, complete with all the quick swap exchanges you'd expect.
The gross output is measured at a great 700 horsepower and 553 pounds of torque, and the best old 911 GT2 RS numbers are up to 80 horsepower and 37 lb ft, respectively. Put your foot down and go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Keep the right pedal fixed, and you'll see a top speed of 211 miles per hour. These figures are also significant improvements to the old GT2 RS 3.5 seconds 0 to 60 mph time and a maximum speed of 205 mph. So how does the new model apply new output? We will have to wait for the official lap times of Porsche, but rest assured that they will be fast, especially given the old model was able to impressive 7 minutes, 18 seconds around Nurburgring.
Adding more energy, better Aero, and a revamped chassis, 6-minute times are definitely a very definite thing. You gotta love tons of energy, but without the right bits underneath, all the output in the world will not make much difference on the track. As such, the new 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS uses a variety of strategies to ease leg and mass. These include exterior and interior components made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, while the roof is made of magnesium. All that, the new weight for the 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is relatively low at 3,241 pounds, even with the gas tank filling to the edge. If you are looking to maximize weight savings, Porsche also offers an optional Wesach package that cuts an additional £40 from the top.
Additional savings are the addition of magnesium wheels, as well as more carbon fiber, including the construction of a composite roof, anti-roll bars, end joints, and axles. Drivers electronic drivers are on board to keep you out of trouble, but the stability management is caught for "spirited driving", which means you can still have fun if you want. Alternately, the assistants can completely defeat the full hero mode. In the corners, you'll find high-performance high tires, with interlocking sizing at 265/35R20 in front and 325/30R21 at the rear. Transported is a Porsche ceramic composite brake as standard.
As ever in Porsche, with great power comes a large leash, and this 911 the most obvious street in history is also the most expensive 911 street in history in history – by much – at $294,250 to start. The Wesash package adds another $31,000 to the final result. Customers who still have the money to burn their cars delivered with the 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS can offer a stylish Porsche Design that features, among other things, a tungsten rotor winding style car wheels, carbon face, and displays that match stylistic vehicle instruments. While its predecessor was limited to 500 units worldwide, the new 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS does not have the stated production ceiling. It is available for immediate demand and the first US cars are expected to arrive in early 2019.


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Paul Burney Johnson, Jr.: Fifty-fourth Governor of Mississippi: 1964-1968
When Paul B. Johnson, Jr. was inaugurated as Mississippi's fifty-fourth governor on January 21, 1964, he became the only son of a Mississippi governor to follow his father to the state's highest office.
"Little Paul," as he was fondly known among his supporters, was born at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on January 23, 1916. He received an undergraduate degree and, in 1939, a law degree from the University of Mississippi. During his father's term in office, he was married in the Mississippi Governor's Mansion.
Shortly after his discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps, Johnson first
ran for public office in 1947. Actually, he ran for two different offices.
Johnson was defeated in the August Democratic primary election in his
first bid for the governorship. In a November special election to fill
the unexpired term of the recently deceased Senator Theodore Bilbo, Johnson
was defeated by John C. Stennis. He served as assistant U. S. attorney
for the Southern District of Mississippi from 1948 to 1951. He again ran
unsuccessfully for governor in 1951 and in 1955. In 1959, Johnson was
elected lieutenant governor in the first primary.
A practical politician, Johnson delivered on his inaugural promises. Black voting rights had long been trampled under Mississippi's discriminatory voter registration laws. Within a year of his inauguration and encouraged by Governor Johnson, some county election officials began to register black voters. And, during a special session of the Mississippi Legislature in June-July 1965, the legislature repealed the state's discriminatory voting laws. After this act, plus the August passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, registration of black voters soared.
During Governor Johnson's administration, Mississippi reached a milestone in its economic development. In May 1965, the number of Mississippians employed in industry exceeded the number of agricultural workers for the first time in the state's history. The balance between agriculture and industry had been achieved.
In 1967, while he held the office of governor, Paul Johnson conducted an unsuccessful campaign for lieutenant governor. After that defeat, he returned to his law practice in Hattiesburg and eventually assumed the role of elder statesman of Mississippi politics. Governor Johnson died at his home in Hattiesburg on October 14, 1985.
David Sansing, Ph.D., is history professor emeritus, University of Mississippi.
Posted January 2004
Mississippi Official and Statistical Register (1964-1968), 26.
Paul B. Johnson Subject File, Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
McLemore, Richard Aubrey. A History of Mississippi, Vol. II. Jackson 1973
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In light of Bobby Martinez' recent decision to sell his '06 Mundaka trophy on eBay, I thought I'd see what other great surf-related items are for sale. Here's just a sampling of the thousands of the items desperate consumers are willing to give up in these sorry economic times:
Yep, it's rare.
As much as American surfers would love to conclude that our shaka-throwing President surfs, he doesn't. But Bobble Barack does.
She surfs, too. It's an ad. From a magazine. It's $10.
Yes, that's right, it's the hamster surfer and sleep dome you've been searching for all your life.
The free surfboard stir-sticks from the bar, for only $10.
Yes, that IS a CARDBOARD logo. No, this person isn't kidding.
Ken's tan now. He surfs.


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For the upcoming European parliamentary elections, the voter in East Anglia is spoilt for choice. Or, should I say, the Little England voter is spoilt for choice, with a selection of rabid anti-Europeans prepared to take on the barbarians at the gates in Brussels on behalf of the good burghers of Colchester.
Passing over the BNP, whose odious presence I noted in Frinton the other week, and the even more obvious UKIP, I am being urged to vote for UKF (United Kingdom First) and their local candidate, one-time presenter of One Man And His Dog, Robin Page: "NOW is the time to free Britain from the EU, political correctness and the gravy train". From the leaflet, I can't establish whether these three constraints are, in his mind, separate issues or same thing, despite the fact that Robin "is famous for his straight talking". I would beg to differ and suggest that, actually, he is famous for explaining the nuances of dogs chasing sheep.
Robin's main policy, it would seem, is not to do anything at all - he will "only attend the EU Parliament when it's in Britain's interests". While I commend Robin on his commitment to reducing expenses, I can't help feeling he is missing the point about the most effective way to represent my interests. Maybe he is hoping the other MEPs will be shamed by his empty chair, and agree to dismantle the entire EU apparatus?
At the other end of the political spectrum the no2eu party have engaged an equally unattractive famous face to press for my vote - none other than Bob Crow, strike-happy RMT headbanger. Bob is clearly a busy man, but he has managed to find time to read the Lisbon Treaty and find something that no-one else has mentioned: that it "enshrines privatisation as legal requirements [sic] at a time when this discredited dogma has clearly failed". Being an ex-member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, Bob probably knows a thing or two about discredited dogmas, though I was interested to note that in most parts of the EU, Trades Unions have supported the treaty, including in Ireland in the referendum campaign.
Something both Bob and Robin (and their anti-EU peers) seem to have missed about the Lisbon Treaty: for the first time it introduces an exit clause for members wanting to withdraw from the Union. While there has been one instance where a territory has ceased to be part of the Community (Greenland in 1985), there is currently no regulated opportunity to exit the European Union. So, ironically, all these parties should actually be campaigning for ratification of the Treaty/Constitution, which makes me question exactly how much they know about the EU in the first place.
Another thing all these campaign leaflets have in common is they made terrific firelighters for my first barbecue of the summer. No doubt the contents of the resulting meal would have offended the sensibilities of the most recent leafleteer in the neighbourhood: The Animals Count party, who are fielding candidates for "a political party for people and animals" under the incontrovertible slogan "animals can't vote, but you can!" I am not sure what it says about the upcoming political process that this is the first pro-European leaflet I have received.
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Volunteer Your Time
We really appreciate all our volunteers and always have plenty for them to do! From Cub Scout Troops to retirees looking for rewarding volunteer opportunities, the Leelanau Conservancy can put you to work. In fact we have a whole tab devoted to volunteering, including a questionnaire to determine your interests and preferred schedule. Click on the link below to get to our the Volunteer section of our website.


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We all want to find that perfect partner to spend our lives with who's not only our lover but our deepest, most intimate confidant. Lately, however, it seems that current trends in dating have made finding this kind of relationship difficult, leaving people frustrated and disappointed rather than happy and in love. Contemporary guidance in dating makes it feel like a rat race filled with a plethora of tips and tricks for snagging a keeper that usually requires each of us to come painfully close to (and sometimes over the edge of) compromising ourselves.
We may capture someone's attention for all of a New York minute, yet these tactics often fail to produce a meaningful and lasting connection, rich in intimacy and connection. I was frustrated by these superficial connections when I was dating, and now I see my clients struggle to make sense of the constantly changing and sometimes dizzying dating landscape.
I believe it's time we change the way we approach our pursuit of conscious connections. Rather than partaking in the rat race, we need to evolve our perception of dating and become conscious daters. Conscious dating is a method that honors and respects us as individuals and offers an emotionally healthy way to find love. This process is about attracting people who are in alignment with our most authentic and strongest self. It's not about creating superficial illusions or wearing a mask. Here are five ways that you can begin to embark on a more conscious form of dating.
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CDT
St. Mary Czestochowa Church
3055 N. Fratney St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 271-2165
the church is on the corner of Fratney & Burleigh
At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.
Special Olympics
2310 Crossroads Dr. Ste. 1000
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 222-1324
Web Site
Below is the contact information for a florist recommended by the funeral home.
Scarvaci Florist & Gift Shoppe
2663 North Holton Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(800) 993-3214
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Life Story / Obituary
Dolores H. Iwaskiewicz
(nee Duerr) July 27, 2016. Age 89 years. Preceded in death by her beloved husband William Iwaskiewicz Sr. Cherished mother of James (the late Debra) Moran, Sue Ellen (Steve) Suminski, and William "Billy I" Iwaskiewicz. Loving "Grandma Dee" to Sean (Valerie), the late Shanin, Stephanie, Steven (Lindsey), Samantha, Sara, Janelle (Chris), Billy III (Christina), and Katlyn. "Dee Dee" to Aaron, Brayden, and Lilly. Dear sister of Richard (the late Delores) Duerr and the late James (Margaret) Duerr. Further survived by other relatives and friends.
Visitation Sat. July 30, 2016 at Our Lady of Divine Providence – St. Mary Czestochowa Church, 3055 N. Fratney St. (Fratney & Burleigh). From 9:00 AM until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Special Olympics.
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If you've been waiting to get your hands on an Indian language tablet, it looks like the wait is finally over. VIA Technologies and Wishtel have announced the launch of the world's first Indian language tablets. Called the Wishtel IRA and IRA Thing, it will enable Indian users to "enjoy a rich computing, entertainment, and internet experience in their own native language such as Hindi, for the first time, and combine advanced multimedia, connectivity, and computing capabilities with a rich feature set in a sleek, light, yet highly durable device."
Powered by the WonderMedia PRIZM WM8650 ARM SoC, these tablets feature a high-resolution 7″ capacitive/resistive touchscreen, Android 2.3 or Linux (native Indian Language), WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 3G WCDMA EDVO USB dongle support, 720p HD video support, a built-in camera and up to four hours of battery life. The tablets are now available nationwide from between INR 4,000 (US$80) and INR 5,500 (US$110).


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Three Tree Community Church Seeking Artists & Musicians
Three Tree Community Church is looking for both artists and musicians of all kinds to come and join them for an upcoming community event on Saturday, April 11th.
The Benefit Concert and Art Show will be held the Saturday before Easter as a benefit for the Des Moines Food Bank.
Here are some details, courtesy Sandra Valette:
In our main auditorium we will be having bands playing and in the newly remodeled student center is where we will be having the Art Show and will have the acoustic musicians playing in there.
We just ask that you're artwork be appropriate for all ages to enjoy.
Thanks for your interest!
- All musicians can bring their merch and keep 100% of their sales.
- All artists can bring their wares and keep 100% of their sales.
- There is no set-up fee.
- We will be charging a $5.00 admission per person OR a donation of non-perishable food items.
- ALL the proceeds from the admission fees will go directly to the Des Moines Food Bank.
- If artists would like to donate their set up fee cost to the Food Bank they are more than welcome to do that.
- We have a number of artists interested and some musicians as well. We would love to have more get involved!
- We will be sending out flyers to the high school and putting them up at local businesses and Highline Community College.
To apply, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Three Tree Community Church is located at 16261 1st Ave South and their phone number is 206-246-8803.
For more information, visit Three Tree Community Church's website.


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"Sweden is in the process of destroying a civilization that took 1,000 years to build. It floods its cities with aliens who dislike the food and climate, feel uncomfortable with the taciturn, reserved Swedes around them, mostly cannot work for months or years for language reasons, and end up festering in angry and unemployment-plagued parallel societies in the suburbs. I don't care what the stats are made to say. What I know is this. When I first stayed in Sweden, three decades ago, crime of any kind was a rarity. When I last stayed there, a few years ago, it was a daily occurrence. I don't need BRAA reports to know that everything in Sweden has changed. You name it: murder, non-fatal shootings and stabbings, burglary, rape, rioting, vandalism, molestation, benefit swindling: all of these things are now daily occurrences in large parts of most cities, and in nearly all of Malmo. In cities, young women do not dare to go out alone at night. That's a banal observation that hides an awful truth: Sweden has lost the most valuable thing any society can have: civic trust. For decades Swedes could trust strangers to do the right thing. Well, they can't any more. In fact, a lot of them simply avoid certain parts of town, and look away from certain faces. That too is new. The old Sweden—the real Sweden--never really had places you could not feel safe in. But thanks to mass immigration, all that has gone, as it has gone in our country too.
In response to this disaster, the government doubles down and the left-leaning middle classes, in a country so unused to having to face colossal failure, are forcing themselves to smile and pretend to like all the new excitement. Meanwhile, dissenters are persecuted with a zeal that echoes East Germany (google the ritual front page "hanging out" of hacked Disqus commentators by Expressen). Swedish schoolgirls are subliminally encouraged to mate with Afro-Asian immigrants, not with Swedish boys (see this video, in Swedish but you get the picture http://www.ur.se/Produkter/161....
What is happening there is a comprehensive tragedy that has only one upside: they are making the mistakes for everybody else. This is exactly how the rest of Scandinavia has come to view Swedes, who are now regarded by Finns and Danes as having almost lost their reason.
But don't take my word for it. I leave the last words to this plaintive, anonymous internet post by a Swede summing up the feelings of millions of his compatriots. Translated from Uriaposten website (sorry for reposting if you have read it):
"At the beginning of each depressing thread, I look nonetheless at relatively encouraging comments; "Now things are changing!" Or "(PM) Löfven is waking up from his dream world." Personally, I feel just a huge darkness, hatred and sadness.
My country is ruined and there will never be the same. The welfare system will be destroyed, crime is increasing markedly, my future children will grow up in a much less safe society, the wages of low-paid jobs will plummet, Islam will gain an increasingly important role in Swedish society, housing queues will become enormous, and the white homogeneous neighborhoods are disappearing at a furious pace. In time, ethnic Swedes will be outnumbered by Arabs in this country.
It does not matter that the borders are closed or that the public debate has finally become more open. The last fifteen years have completely destroyed my beloved country. What has happened is irreversible, and it will only get worse. I'm just so very sad."


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Life With Wee People: The Autism/PDD-NOS Yard Survey
So I'm in The Man Cave hanging with Mr PDD-NOS chatting about the fact that Mr Autism is turning 10 in a couple of weeks. We want to throw him a small party. Ever try having a conversation with a 5 year old riding circles around you? It's a fascinating experience because Stephen, the Minion Blur will suddenly decide we need to go for a walk in the middle of it. Translated: he rides and you jog through the neighborhood (LOL).
Turns out he wants to look at other yards and see what the neighbors have done with their seating arrangements. Shorty has concerns about a party disturbing our birds. He's taking planting the yard very seriously. The picnic table we wanted to get for the drive has been discontinued by Home Depot so we're back to square one (sigh).
The neighbors on the left help feed the birds and put three spikes in our tree by the garage. One has a little bird bench to hold food and we usually sit in The Man Cave watching them eat. It's one of our fave quiet time moments.
Noah decided he wants a bird and butterfly garden so we're researching tasty plants and trees. These are going to be fun to add to the wee people landscaping list:
Stephen was adamant we had to have a lot of red and blue flowers.
My kids think Home Depot is da bomb diggety. So do I. It's going to be a blast getting Noah's birthday presents from there. The boys asked Mike for watering cans today. They're insisting they each have to have their own set of gardening tools to tackle The Naked Yard.
I can't wait to dig in the dirt with my kids. They're mad funny to work with and rarely play in the back yard so we're gonna pimp the front yard first. (silly grin).
Having all of this empty space and not using any of it is making me crave Black & Decker tools. I happen to love power tools and know how to use them. My Mom's Dad was a very cool grandfather. He was a carpenter and let my sister and I hang out and help when we were kids. Then I took sculpting on Saturdays at Cooper Union and started messing with my Dad's tools. Now I have more tools than Hubby (LOL). ;-)
Did I mention my kids love Realtors and Bob the Builder? They're visual learners and also like books with lots of pictures.
Yup. This is definitely going to be a fun birthday gift. Mr Autism and Mr PDD-NOS will be pegging the yard tomorrow to let me know where they want their stuff. Then we have to go high-jack Daddy (poor Mike - LOL). ;-)


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"Glow" at the St. George Holiday Ball!
Saturday, December 11 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY
FREE for members/ $5 non-members
21 and over only
Cash bar, food donated by local eateries, live performances, art installations…
Don your mask, dress in holiday gold and glitter and sweep into the "Glow" of the St George Ball. Day de Dada will entice you past curious animals lurking in the Museum courtyard and the steampunk brewer, to costumed nautical visitors chatting up Diver Dan, shining projections, virtual worlds and anthr…opomorphic living sculptures. Reveal secrets and have them turned into poetry, savor special tastings, surround yourself with art, nature, friends and dance while simultaneously celebrating the one year anniversary of Second Saturdays!
The TypewriterGirls will be performing a piece called "The Poetry Cure". Here is a short description:
Guests will first visit an alternatively trained "psychoanalyst" and reveal to her their darkest secrets, most perverse dreams, and debauched fantasies. They will then move on to a renowned bohemian occultist who will utilize ancient Roma magic and alchemical secrets from the book of Paracelsus to create for the visitor a trinket encoded with magic words (also known to some as a poem) to relieve them of their neurosis.
Costumes provided by ETG Clothing Store
15 Minute random Ipod Dance Party- dance to the music you like!
Bring a 15 minute playlist on your ipod and sign up to DJ.
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Featured performers include:
Brendan Coyle and Steven Lapcevic
Amanda Curtis
Inbred Hybrid Collective
The Typewriter Girls
Jim Jeffers
Tamara Wyndham
Reuben Sandwich
DB Lampman
Phil Sanders
Viv de Dada
Mary Campbell
Michele Guttenberg
Milenka Berengolc
Installations by:
Richard Plunkett
Mark Zappasodi
"Glow" at the St George Ball – a Day de Dada Production – part of Second Saturday Staten Island
For more party info contact:
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Obama, Edwards pay little for shunning PACs
Barack Obama and John Edwards, aiming to contrast their clean-government bona fides with those of Hillary Rodham Clinton, are trumpeting their refusal to accept contributions for their presidential campaigns from political action committees and lobbyists.
But passing on PAC cash, in particular, may be more rhetorical device than financial sacrifice.
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PACs aren't bankrolling Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, or any of her rivals, a Politico analysis of campaign finance reports filed this year with the Federal Election Commission shows.
The New York senator has accepted $747,000 from PACs — more than any other candidate — but that represents less than 1 percent of her total fundraising haul this year.
Six other White House wannabes have received a larger share of their campaign cash from PACs, according to the Politico analysis of more than 1,300 contributions.
In all, political action committees have given $2.6 million to the major presidential candidates — which amounts to 0.7 percent of their total $370 million haul.
By comparison, PACs have given $120 million to congressional candidates this year, accounting for 35 percent of all the cash they've raised.
Part of the reason is that PACs get more bang for their buck in congressional politics.
"A $5,000 contribution can go pretty far in a close congressional race where each side raises $1 million dollars," said Trey Hawkins, director of the Credit Union National Association's PAC.
"But $5,000 is like a drop in the bucket for someone who's raising $20 million in a quarter" in a presidential race, he said.
Hawkins' group this year has contributed $1.1 million to federal candidates and committees — making it the 10th most generous PAC, according to FEC records aggregated by CQMoneyLine.
But the credit union PAC has not given a dime to the large crop of prospective presidents.
That's because, Hawkins said, it doesn't give to more than one candidate for an office or to presidential campaigns, policies common among PACs contacted by Politico.
The National Association of Realtors, traditionally among the most generous PACs, has similar policies partly because it's concerned picking a presidential candidate could divide its 1.3 million members.
"We would probably thrill half of our members and potentially lose the other half," said spokeswoman Mary Trupo.
And neither PACs nor individuals were able to contribute in recent presidential general elections because all nominees participated in the public financing system, which bars private donations.
Next year could mark the first time candidates opt out of the system, which could increase the flow of PAC money to presidential candidates.
But PACs are likely to continue directing more of their largesse to members of Congress, particularly those on committees with jurisdiction over the PAC's issues, said Meredith McGehee, policy director for the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, which works to reduce the role of money in politics.
In fact, the three presidential candidates who took the most PAC cash all happen to be senators: Clinton; Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who accepted $563,000; and John McCain (R-Ariz.), $436,000.
From the PACs' perspective, those contributions might be a good investment no matter who occupies the White House in 2009, McGehee said.
"Let's say you lose the presidential but you're still back in Congress; you're going to remember those who gave to your campaign," she said.
That's not how Michael Petricone sees it.
He's vice president for government affairs at the Consumer Electronics Association.


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Auckland parents Manihera and Moana Forbes are fundraising for cancer treatment for their two-year-old daughter which could cost millions.
The Forbes whānau joined Kawe Kōrero Reporters with their daughter Ka'iulani to share the realities of the battle they're facing.
Manihera says, "It has been stressful."
"Some times you just find tears going down your face with out even thinking about it."
They're trying to raise money for treatment that could cost from $350,000 to $2 million.
Ka'iulani was diagnosed with stage four high risk neuroblastoma in December last year.
Neuroblastoma is a solid tumour which can cause pain throughout the body as well as paralysis in the legs and in some cases the spine.
Both Moana and Manihera have left their jobs to look after not only Ka'iulani but her 6-month-old sister Te Atakohu.
Moana goes to the hospital every day to be by Ka'iulani's side while Manihera looks after their 6-month-old at home.
To follow Ka'iulani's battle, go to her Facebook group called 'Ka'iulani's Journey'.
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The new Trinity Times for October 2017 is now available for download.
CLICK HERE to get your copy.
In case you're unfamiliar with the Trinity Times, this publication has been appearing monthly, more or less, for at least 20 years, and is intended to provide a bit more information about selected events at Trinity — and in the world — than one can get from the short paragraph our weekly e-mail newsletter, the Trinity Update, could possibly contain.
If you would prefer to have the Trinity Times for October 2017 on paper, you can pick up a copy at Trinity. Usually there are copies on the table at the rear of the nave, on the table outside the door of the sacristy, or on the table at the doors to Walker Hall.


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Create a warm and delightful cluster of jam jars with these three jar cozy projects from Dottie Angel. She shows you how to create a cozy from the sleeve of a thrift store sweater, a doily and crochet and then she shares ideas on grouping them together for a glowing mantlepiece or table scape. [via Nice Package]
How-To: Jar Cozies Three Ways