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APL's Private Origins
Nearly a decade before Appleton had a publicly-funded library, Elizabeth Jones spearheaded the first successful attempt at a community reading room in the fall of 1887. At her own expense, Jones rented rooms over Pardee's Store (near the corner of College Ave. & Morrison St.), provided some materials, and solicited donations of books, magazines, and newspapers. The room was an immediate success. Within months, the Young Men's Free Reading Room Association formed to continue the effort. The Jones family remained a driving force behind the library; George Jones, husband of Elizabeth Jones, was president of the Association. In less than a year, however, its materials were turned over to a new organization in town, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The YMCA operated a reading room until 1894, when a fire destroyed most of the materials.
After the fire, Appleton was without a free reading room until the fall of 1896 when a group of citizens, led by Dr. Lummis, Mrs. J.S. Reeve, A.M. Smith, and George Jones, opened one on Oneida Street. Due to a lack of funds, it offered only newspapers and periodicals. Soon, one hundred books were secured during a "book social" where the public enjoyed refreshments in exchange for the donation of a book. The YMCA shared approximately four hundred books salvaged from the 1894 fire - and citizens continued to donate books - but funding was an ongoing problem. The venture ceased May 1, 1897. The Free Library Association offered to donate its materials to the City of Appleton on the condition that a public library be organized under state law.
The City Takes Over
After hesitating, the City Council accepted the Free Library Association's offer, using the Council's quarters above Petersen-Rehbein Meat Market (106 W. College Avenue) to house a reading room and a book room. Mayor Herman Erb, Jr. appointed the first Library Board of Directors, confirmed by the City Council on August 4, 1897. The Rev. Albertus A. Drown was placed in charge of the library. Since the City did not allocate funds to support the venture, the Board raised $940.55 and urged each of Appleton's citizens to donate at least one book if possible. Soon, the Council approved a 1/2 mill tax to support the library.
On September 1, 1897, the first publicly-owned library and reading room was formally opened. Interest was high and within months the library was circulating an average of sixty books per day. Heavy use and numerous donations required the hiring of library professionals trained in the classification of materials and library management. Agnes L. Dwight, trained at the Library School of the Armour Institute of Technology, was hired as the first professional librarian, a position she held for 19 years.
Growth And Building Projects
As a constantly-evolving entity, the Appleton Public Library has had numerous changes to its physical space over its one hundred years. Under the direction of Agnes Dwight, the library grew rapidly. By the end of the first year of operation, the library held over 3,500 volumes and circulated 21,958 items. The reputation of the library spread and the number of users increased quickly; within three years the number of library users doubled. Larger quarters were needed to accommodate the burgeoning library and, once again, the YMCA was instrumental in helping the readers of the community. The Y offered to deed land to the City on the condition that a public library be built within eighteen months. The City Council accepted the offer. A bitter civic dispute over the location and funding of the building ensued, however. After several court injunctions and a lawsuit, the City of Appleton constructed its first municipal building at 121 S. Oneida Street for a total of $25,000. The building, dedicated March 28, 1900, housed the Library on the main floor and City Hall on the second. In 1939, the city offices moved out, giving the Library much-needed space. Eventually, after the State condemned part of the building, an extensive remodeling project was undertaken in 1954. During May of that year, library services were suspended to prepare for the renovation. Though the building was closed all summer, staff provided service for children from Morgan School and conducted service for adults from the vocational school. In September, service was interrupted again while staff prepared to re-open the renovated building. The building now had space for a teen room and for new formats. A microfilm collection was offered, and a record album collection was in the planning stages. In the 1960s an art print collection was added.
Less than twenty years after the renovation, the building was again filled to capacity. Another civic debate began, with many proposing that the Library move into the downtown AAL building on College Avenue. A referendum defeated that idea. In a second referendum with support from the newly formed Friends of the Appleton Library, Appleton voters approved the construction of a new library building - the present building - at a cost of $4 million. Constructed at 225 N. Oneida Street, the building was dedicated June 1, 1981 by Mayor Dorothy Johnson. She spoke of the importance of libraries, saying, "I dedicate this building to those who seek truth, to those who seek values and knowledge, and to those who are edified by the world of ideas." The new building not only included an inviting atrium that provided passive solar heat, but also tremendously increased space; while the old building had only 20,000 square feet, the new one had 70,000. The first months the new building was open, between 1000 and 2000 people visited daily. In new quarters, the Library continued to evolve, taking advantage of new technology. In 1982, the first online circulation system was installed. Outdated collections of record albums and 16 mm films were phased out to make room for compact discs, videos, and CD-ROMs. Eventually, to increase space and create a better, more flexible floorplan, the second floor was expanded and departments and service points were re-arranged. That renovation, begun in 1995, added 17% more space, improved access for persons with disabilities, increased seating 20%, doubled children's program space, and added small-group study rooms.
Innovative Service
Though the traditional function of libraries was to collect and organize information, by the end of the nineteenth century American libraries were beginning to focus on providing other services. The Appleton Public Library was no exception, and a strong service ethic developed. Reference service -- the practice of answering questions and providing assistance to those using resources -- quickly became a priority. Community outreach and special services for children were also developed. The traditional services of collecting, organizing, and circulating information continued to flourish however, as new technology made advancements in these areas possible.
The Appleton Public Library has long been a service innovator. As early as 1904, it provided Sunday hours for working individuals too busy to enjoy the library during the week. The following year, staff began preparing bibliographies upon request for local clubs. Reference service was emphasized, and by 1908 newspaper articles urged businessmen to visit the library for statistics, encouraged railroad men to inquire about railroad books, and requested mothers to seek recommendations about children's books. APL librarians also saw the importance of partnering with educators. Not only were teachers given special borrowing privileges to obtain materials for their classrooms, they were encouraged to share lesson plans with librarians so APL could anticipate students' needs and provide better service. By 1905, librarians began visiting classrooms at Ryan High School to teach students library skills. The first telephone, installed in 1920, greatly enhanced service, enabling librarians to call Milwaukee Public Library and UW-Madison when questions could not be answered with local resources. In 1926, APL became one of the first libraries in the state to tabulate statistics on the number of reference questions answered. That year, the staff spent 406 hours answering 583 questions. By 1946, staff answered about 646 in one month alone. Reference service has come a long way. Today, APL staffs service desks over 3,300 hours per year and users submit questions via e-mail when the library is not open. Combined, reference and children's librarians answer an astounding 179,570 reference questions annually--about one question for every minute the building is open.
APL's commitment to community outreach dates back as far as 1902, when a series of public lectures or "history talks" were offered. Community groups were also invited to use meeting space in the library, and during World War I, many war effort groups, including the Committee on War Services, utilized the space. At this time, APL also participated in a book drive organized by the American Library Association to provide reading material for doughboys. The first year of the drive APL raised $463.50 and solicited 983 books from the community for the cause. After the war, the library worked to provide disabled veterans with information they needed to return to civilian life. In the next decades, the library made additional outreach efforts. During the 1920s the library began placing small, rotating collections of books at some of the larger employers in the area and at drug stores in some small towns like Shiocton. This made library materials more accessible to area factory workers and farmers. By the 1940s, the library operated small, neighborhood "branches" from Wilson, McKinley, and Roosevelt Junior High Schools. Neighborhood residents appreciated the convenient locations and evening hours. Patients of St. Elizabeth Hospital benefited from a rotating collection there, too. Today, the commitment to community outreach remains strong. Through the Community Services Section, the library offers services to the home-bound through the Walking Books program, facilitates services for the blind, coordinates visits by authors, and conducts numerous programs including book reviews, discussion groups, and film festivals. Internet classes and library skills sessions offered monthly by the Reference section enable the community to learn up-to-date skills in electronic formats. A newsletter, Fine Print, keeps subscribers aware of library activities. The library has actively worked to promote literacy and has been involved with the Fox Valley Literacy Coalition since that organization's inception.
Children have always been an integral part of the library's clientele (despite the fact that at one point in the early 1900s children were banned from the library on Sundays). Though the library collected children's books from its inception and offered assistance to students early on, the formal children's department was not organized until 1921. Additional staff was hired, child-size furniture was purchased, and a separate space was designated for juvenile materials. Staff used their expertise in children's literature and issues to assist both children and their parents. For example, during the Christmas season, staff often created special displays aimed at helping parents select quality books for Christmas gifts. Storytime was offered as early as 1918, but APL added a new twist in the fall of 1945. The Saturday morning storytime was broadcast live from the library over WHBY. Three hundred children attended the first broadcast. The radio storytime was so successful it garnered an article in Library Journal, the leading professional journal for American librarians. Today, families continue to tap the resources and expertise of Appleton Public Library and its staff throughout the year. A wide variety of programs and story hours, for all ages from birth onward, bring children and families to the library. The Children's Section staff also works with schools and child care providers. By teaching the fun, joy, and value of reading, the library works to build a community of lifelong learners. Summer is an especially fun time to visit; in the summer of 1997 there were 4,053 children participating in the summer reading program, "Zap into the Past."
None of the high-profile services would be possible without the behind-the-scenes work of the Technical Services and Circulation Sections. The Technical Services staff coordinates the ordering, processing, and cataloging of library materials. This department continually takes advantage of cutting-edge technology to streamline its duties and make materials available to the public faster than ever before. APL's staff members share their technical expertise with libraries throughout the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (as well as some in the Nicolet Federated Library System), leading the effort to develop a shared catalog. The Circulation Section, though highly visible at the circulation desk, also does much of its work behind the scenes. When the two-book limit was discontinued in 1921, circulation began to increase. Currently, in a typical month, between 90,000 - 120,000
items are checked out. As these materials are returned, circulation staff sorts and re-shelves them--a physically-demanding job. In addition, there are about the same number of materials used in-house, adding to the shelving workload. Staff in this department must also be technically savvy. The Circulation Section quietly paved the way to the electronic age, installing its first electronic circulation machine in the 1940s, and moving to a completely online system in the early 1980s. 1997 was a busy year for this department. Receipt printers were installed to give users a detailed description of materials checked out and shorten waiting lines at the desk. As an added benefit, the printers reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries for staff. For their convenience, users can now electronically access their account information, and an electronic reserve system was initiated, allowing people to request materials from participating libraries. The electronic reserve system is gaining in popularity; the circulation staff fills about 10,000 - 15,000
requests each month.
Cooperation and Technology
In the library of 1897, the card catalog was a recent innovation and the collection was limited to a few materials held within four walls. By the 1970s, interlibrary loan and cooperation among libraries was commonplace. Like most states, Wisconsin established library systems. APL joined with public libraries of two counties in helping form the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS). The offices of the system are housed in the APL building and the Appleton Public Library serves as a resource library for the system. For decades, OWLS has provided services to member libraries including consulting, training, interlibrary loan, delivery, and printing. Today, OWLS maintains an automated system for circulation and an online catalog of one million items in the collections of thirty libraries. This system allows people to find items or place a reserve on any title from a catalog terminal or from their home or business computer. Additionally, through an Internet connection, developed jointly with OWLS and funds from the Appleton Library Foundation, online catalog users can access indexes to magazines and the full text of articles from hundreds of periodicals. Patrons access this periodical index nearly 3,000 times per month. In 1995, Appleton Public Library developed the first public library web site in Wisconsin. Today the site, (www.apl.org), receives more than 200,000
"hits" per month as people use our library staff's guides to the Internet, find information about library activities, make suggestions, or review lists of new materials. Public access Internet terminals in the library are in constant use, but the majority of the use of the Library's web services is from people connecting from the outside, using APL as a "virtual library."
Community Support
Appleton has a long tradition of public interest in and support for library service. From those who helped Elizabeth Jones in the 1880s, to those who lobby for quality service today, the community has taken pride in the educational and equal opportunity values represented by a public library. This has reappeared from generation to generation for more than 100 years. To gain the first public support for the library in 1897 was difficult. The construction of the first library building in 1900 was divisive. As the Library has continued to grow, the community has responded in new ways. In 1975, a friends group was organized by individuals who wanted to support library efforts. The group, Friends of the Appleton Library (FOAL), was instrumental in passage of the 1979 referendum that gained the new library building. FOAL continues to be active, doing volunteer work, holding an annual book sale and providing support for library programs.
In 1989, the Appleton Library Foundation was organized to provide an "edge of excellence" for library activities beyond public funding. The Foundation conducted a successful fund-raising campaign and has established an endowment. Annual proceeds from this fund have provided speakers and programs, plus significant improvements in collections and technology. The Foundation undertook a special campaign in 1996 to fund purchase of the old City Hall property, develop it into parking and green space and donate it back to the City. In editorial support of this effort, the Post Crescent called the Library a "shining star" in the community.
Celebrate the Past, Look to the Future
The Appleton Public Library has seen many changes in its staffing, collection, services, and space in one hundred years. Undoubtedly, it will see many more, but the commitment to librarianship and community service remains constant. Automation and multimedia have opened many new possibilities, but the value of reading and the future of the book seem strong. As Appleton continues to grow in population and size, staff will continue to provide traditional and innovative library service. We celebrate the public support that allows APL to serve the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the community as we begin our second century of service.
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Business Intelligence
The Term Business Intelligence ( BI ) seems to be very popular nowadays and everyone seems to have an opinion on how it should be used. You can read an endless number of articles on the subject but very few commentators seem to give concrete measures on how to extract information from business processes and put this information to good use to improve a company's performance.
It's all very well gathering information, but if this process is complex it will require highly skilled and expensive staff which may negate the benefits of BI to the company. On the one hand you are trying to use BI to improve the way you do business, but on the other hand you are creating a whole new expensive infrastructure to manage the process.
The reason why existing BI processes are complex and expensive is because the Management software systems which are commonly used by companies are fragmented and many of the processes are not fully automated. Spread sheets are often used to collate and analyse information. Unfortunately, by the time all the information has been collected and processed, it is already outdated and not very useful.
What is required for BI to be effective, is for the information to be gathered automatically by your Business Management system and this must happen in real time with every single process. The information must then be sorted automatically by the software and sent to the relevant reports at the precise time that it arrives in the system. This is how the "SOMS" Business Intelligence system works.
BI in SOMS
- BI in "SOMS" does not require manual intervention.
- BI in "SOMS" is fully automated.
- BI in "SOMS" is extremely detailed and always 100% accurate.
We don't have to tell you how it's done, we can simply give you an idea of what it can do.
Imagine been able to view reports for a specific product that you sell without having to collect and download any information. Imagine been able to see how many units of that product were sold over a certain period of time. Imagine been able to analyse this further by looking at the quantities sold per customer. Then looking at the GP that you achieved for this product over that period (overall and by customer). Maybe you even want to view the sales per branch or per salesperson. You may even want to know which suppliers were the most cost effective to deal with for that particular product.
All of these reports are automated in "SOMS". each piece of information that comes in to "SOMS" is instantly and automatically directed to one or more reports. "SOMS" comes equipped with a number of standard reports which we believe are useful to any business. However, should you require specific reports which are not already in the system, then we would consider adding them for you.
How to use BI
An efficient BI system should be more than simply analysing data and compiling reports, it should guide you in your decision making. The system should be able to use the data which it has organised for you and help you create scenarios which can be implemented to improve all aspects of your business.

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Larry Chavis researches how weak institutions in developing countries pose challenges for new business formation.
He is studying how organizational design affects the delivery of development aid to rural communities and small-scale entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Transparency International's Global Corruption Report 2005 summarized his research on the effect of social networks on firm bribe payments in transition economies.
Dr. Chavis' broad interest in social issues affecting firms is reflected in research on the effect of the Iraq war on French wine sales in the United States with Phillip Leslie of Stanford University. Their research demonstrates that firms should be concerned about grassroots level boycotts and how they are perceived in the market place. Their findings were reported by many news outlets, including U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post.
As a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a North Carolina native, Dr. Chavis has a strong academic and personal interest in issues facing North Carolina. Future projects include work on minority entrepreneurship, North Carolina's changing demographics and rural economic development.
He received his PhD in economics from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MS in applied economics and management and an MA in Asian studies from Cornell University, and a BA in anthropology from Duke University.


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Legend says that the enigmatic Millennium Puzzle will grant one wish to whoever deciphers its ancient secrets. Upon solving it, high school student Yuugi Mutou unleashes "another Yuugi," a peculiar presence contained inside. Now, whenever he is faced with a dilemma, this mysterious alter ego makes an appearance and aids him in his troubles. Wishing to unravel the mystery behind this strange spirit, Yuugi and his companions find themselves competing with several opponents in "Duel Monsters," a challenging card game used by people seeking to steal the Millennium Puzzle in a desperate attempt to harness the great power within. As the questions pile on, it is not long before they figure out that there is more than pride on the line in these duels. [Written by MAL Rewrite]


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Crunchynut executed for blowing up Cocoa Pebbles HQ
Good job! Here's mine:I didn't do it as accurately as yours, though. I fail at 8-bit sprites.
Hey Sonic, I finished my Zero! I might do another with the running animation but i gotta work up the willl power.
That's Zero from MMX. I think Sonic's drawing Zero from MMZ.
I have a question.What is Mega Man?
Mega man, A.K.A the blue bomber. He is a blue robot that has a powerful arm cannon called the mega buster with an enemy named Dr. Wily who builds robot masters who Mega Man to fight and absorb their powers. He goes to each Wily castle to fight Dr. Wily and save the world.
Sounds like an awesome game.
One of the best series ever.
However, in the first game, the Robot Masters were robots Dr. Wright (Dr. Light in Japan) created to do various jobs around the city, but were corrupted by Dr. Wily. Mega Man (and Proto Man and Roll) was(/were) created specifically to destroy the Robot Masters and defeat Dr. Wily, but not to kill him, as that is illegal. (Until the Mavericks came along in Mega Man X, but that's a story for another day.)
People think modern games are hard. Go beat Halo and MW3 and then try to beat some of the final bosses in the Mega Man games. They'll make you wanna take the game out of the system and throw it against the wall.(Sigma..I will hate you forever)
Speaking of Mega Man X8, the Mets on there look like someone you'd see on Kirby 64, or Mario 64. They just do.
Which MMX game? MMX1? MMX8?
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Wendy Thurm reviews legal matters for Fangraphs, and her writing is excellent. In her latest article, she gives updates on several ongoing legal battles involving MLB. Its an excellent read. Here's a quick review of the current issues, how I think they'll play out and then how I *wish* they would play out, as a baseball fan and a fan of all that is right and just in the world :-). I won't go into a full description of the issue (read Thurm's article for more, because she also links to her past stories to provide full context of the issues). Then at the end of this post we'll talk about the Nats-MASN issue, which lingers without resolution but received a very intriguing piece of news this week (and thus has come up in the comments elsewhere). Read on…
Houston Astros/CSN Houston
Issue: CSN Houston couldn't get most of the cable companies in Houston to pay its fee demands, so 60% of local residents can't watch the games and CSN Houston just went chapter 11. (There's more to this story than this sentence; Thurm's article has links to more detailed overviews).
How I think it will play out: I think the fact that CSN Houston is now in Chapter 11 will grease the skids towards getting the games onto the local carriers at significantly cheaper fees, which means less money in the Astro's pocket. Oh, and they probably lose their ownership percentage too as the bankruptcy court pays out debtors.
How I wish it would play out: I think the Astros have dug their own grave here. Lots of executives and baseball pundits are praising their "purposely bad" strategy, which has resulted in 3 straight #1 overall picks, three straight "worst in the majors" seasons, and they'll likely challenge for a 4th straight such season in 2014. This may be a great long term strategy … but if I was a season ticket holder or a suite renter I'd be beyond livid at the product being put on the field. You want me to pay to see your team play? Then show me you're at least *trying* to field a competitive, entertaining team. In that respect I don't feel the Astros deserve nearly anything close to the RSN fees it's getting. The fees Houston gets should be commensurate with the product its putting on the field; make them sign a cheap deal until they're good again, and then they can re-negotiate.
Alex Rodriguez Suspension
Issue: Alex Rodriguez got an unprecedented suspension not entirely in line with the JDA signed between MLB and the MLBPA, and is suing everyone and their brother to try to get reparations and/or reversals.
How I think it will play out: I think union arbitration processes are sacred and the courts are not about to change that. All A-Rod's lawsuits to that end will be tossed, he'll serve his suspension, perhaps he'll play some independent league baseball or go to Cuba or something (boy wouldn't that be a thumbing of the nose to America). And then sometime in the off-season of 2014-2015 the Yankees will outright release him, nobody else will pick him up, and A-Rod will go the way of Barry Bonds with his hundreds of millions of dollars and ruined reputation.
How I wish it would play out: I've gone on record a couple times in this space (here and here) about how I think both sides are culpable in this mess. I believe A-Rod continued to dope and more and more I believe he showed a distinct pattern of cheating to the point where I don't have a problem if he never played again. But in the meantime I believe what MLB did to pursue A-Rod went far above bounds, and I believe that Selig was colluding with the Yankees owners in some respects (just as I believe Selig has organized collusion among the owners against players and/or the MLBPA several times in the past). I wish MLB would lose its anti-trust exemption so that a number of the unsavory situations in the game could see the light of day in a courtroom. It'll never happen.
San Jose vs MLB/Giants and Athletics
Issue: Oakland wants and needs to get out of its sh*tty stadium and San Jose is an ideal spot to move. Except that San Francisco is claiming that as part of its god-given "territory" despite evidence that it was once Oakland's to begin with and the then-Oakland owner "gave" it to SF out of gratitude. Meanwhile, San Jose filed an antitrust lawsuit to try to compel movement in the interminable "blue-ribbon panel" that Bud Selig appointed years ago but which has done nothing.
How I think it will play out: Well, the lawsuit that San Jose filed against MLB has no chance of winning. How do I think the whole Oakland moving thing will play out? Unfortunately, I think the commissioner (who, remember, works at the behest of the owners) will *never* broach a territorial battle of one of its owners, because that'd set a precedent that they wouldn't be able to fix (think about how many teams would *love* to move to Brooklyn and immediately have a 10m person fan base…Tampa Bay would be there tomorrow with their NY-based ownership group). So Oakland will continue to be stuck in Oakland until maybe possibly they decide to test a new market in Portland or San Antonio or Charlotte. Except that (of course) all those markets also have the same territorial rights (from Seattle and Houston and Washington/Atlanta respectively), so maybe that's a non-starter too. *sigh*.
How I wish it would play out: I wish the Giants would just be forced to admit that San Jose is not part of their territory. Perhaps when they played in Candlestick and it was workable to drive from San Jose to the south of the city to see a game. Now? The heart of San Jose is 50 miles from the Giants stadium, which is in the middle of the city with limited parking. It is exactly akin to driving from DC to Baltimore on a mid-week night to see a game … except that the Baltimore stadium has acres of parking paved out. Oh and if you realistically wanted to make a 7:05 start in Baltimore and you lived in Northern Virginia … you'd be leaving your house at 4:30 to ensure you beat the traffic. For that reason, I feel that the A's should be allowed to move to San Jose and re-distribute the fan-bases of the Bay area. Large swaths of the Oakland suburbs in east bay would now be so much closer to AT&T park than the A's stadium that they may start patronizing the Giants, while huge swaths of the south bay would now have an easily accessible team to visit and follow. It'll never happen though.
Antitrust challenge to MLB Blackout Policy
Issue: Thanks in part to the whole "territory" issue mentioned above, MLB now finds itself with these arcane blackout policies that are incredibly unfair to people who live in certain "multi-team territory" states and who depend on MLB.tv to watch games. If you live in some places like Iowa, south Nevada, Oklahoma, Connecticut, etc then you may be completely blocked from watching your local team altogether, thanks to MLB blacking it out and your local cable channel perhaps not carrying your favorite team's games.
How I think it will play out: I'm sure MLB will continue to claim that it can't compete against its RSNs … not while these RSNs continue to line the pockets of owners. Remember, everything baseball does is about putting extra pennies in the owner pockets. See the CBA, limits on amateur spending, the cap on posting fees for Japanese players, everything.
How I wish it would play out: How hard would it be to just pipe in the RSN feed to MLB.tv in these blackout areas? You'd be showing local customers their local commercials and ending the blackouts. Is that just too simple? If RSN's are worried about ratings … just add in the MLB.tv ratings. In this day and age, where companies now can track TV watching far better than the Nielsen ratings ever could (don't believe me? How did Tivo know that the infamous wardrobe-gate incident was the most "rewound event" ever unless they're tracking our watching patterns FAR more closely than we know?)
Thurm also maintains an equally excellent overview of the Regional Sports Network (RSN) deals in place for MLB teams, so that fans can see just how ridiculously unjust the current revenue distribution is in the game. By way of example; the Dodgers are getting an unbelievable $340M/year from their RSN deal while Pittsburgh gets $18M. Yeah; that's pretty much the definition of an uneven monetary playing field. Yes some of this money goes into a revenue sharing pot, but the lions share of it stays with the team, and enables the Dodgers to have a payroll 5-6 times that of most of its competitors.
I bring up this last point because (in case you didn't know or havn't been reading the comment sections here) Jonah Keri recently published an excellent "expose" of the downfall of the Baltimore Orioles under the "leadership" of Peter Angelos, and it contains a very interesting nugget of information about the ongoing Nats-O's MASN struggle. Thurm didn't go into this particular issue because it isn't a "legal issue," meaning there's no lawsuit pending. Not yet anyway; Keri discovered that MLB has been making secret under the table payments to the Nats to make up for the obvious and clear RSN revenue shortfall that the Nats are being screwed out of in the current MASN deal, and Keri alleges that these payments are being made in order to PREVENT a lawsuit from Ted Lerner and the Nats ownership group. Which only makes sense to me.
Washington's market is about the same size as Dallas, in terms of population. It is significantly more wealthy. However the baseball-watching fan-base isn't as developed as in other mature baseball markets. You can easily make the argument that the Nats should be getting a comparable deal to what the Texas Rangers on some levels, but not others. The Rangers are getting a whopping $150M/year from their deal while the Nats get $29M (plus whatever under-the-table cash from MLB) from MASN. Its no wonder the Nats have demanded $100M from Angelos, and its frankly ridiculous that Angelos' thinks his counter of $35M is anywhere close to equitable. And its no wonder this hasn't been resolved yet, not when the sides are $70M apart. That being said, Keri lays out a rather reasonable explanation why Angelos is worried about this whole deal, and why it may be impacting his on-the-field product.
How I think it will play out: a deal is a deal, and I'll bet the Nats are stuck with this deal for the long term. Thanks Bud!
How I wish it would play out: I wish the league would just recognize its deal with Angelos was hopeless and force a one-time buyout fee and/or a splitting of the RSNs. I'd love to see a buyout of the deal (costing hundreds of millions of dollars), and then a new RSN and/or a joining forces with CSN Washington (who already broadcasts Wizards and Caps games) to create a strong Washington DC RSN. I'd even be willing to throw some ownership percentage as an appeasement to Angelos. Maybe we can do some partnership deals with MASN to broadcast Orioles games in the DC area on CSN-Washington2. Let Washington control its own destiny.
Editor Note: I corrected Wendy Thurm's name throughout; I had it as "Thrum." Thanks to commenter Wally for pointing this out.


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Drinking from the Firehose
For a complete list of all installed modules, see Modules
A toolchain is a set of compilers, libraries and applications that are needed to build software. Some software functions better when using specific toolchains.
We provide a good number of toolchains and versions of toolchains make sure your applications will compile and/or run correctly.
These toolchains include (you can run 'module keyword keychain compiler'):
- The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj,...).
- GCCcore
- The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj,...).
- foss
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) based compiler toolchain, including OpenMPI for MPI support, OpenBLAS (BLAS and LAPACK support), FFTW and ScaLAPACK.
- gcccuda
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) based compiler toolchain, along with CUDA toolkit.
- gmvapich2
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) based compiler toolchain, including MVAPICH2 for MPI support.
- gompi
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) based compiler toolchain, including OpenMPI for MPI support.
- gompic
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) based compiler toolchain along with CUDA toolkit, including OpenMPI for MPI support with CUDA features enabled.
- goolfc
- GCC based compiler toolchain __with CUDA support__, and including OpenMPI for MPI support, OpenBLAS (BLAS and LAPACK support), FFTW and ScaLAPACK.
- icc
- C and C++ compiler from Intel
- iccifort
- Intel Cluster Toolkit Compiler Edition provides Intel C,C++ and fortran compilers, Intel MPI and Intel MKL
- ifort
- Fortran compiler from Intel
- iomkl
- Intel Cluster Toolchain Compiler Edition provides Intel C/C++ and Fortran compilers, Intel MKL & OpenMPI.
- iompi
- Intel C/C++ and Fortran compilers, alongside Open MPI.
You can run 'module spider $toolchain' to see the versions we have:
$ module spider iomkl
- iomkl/2017a
- iomkl/2017b
- iomkl/2017beocatb
If you load one of those (module load iomkl/2017b), you can see the other modules and versions of software that it loaded with the 'module list':
$ module list Currently Loaded Modules: 1) icc/2017.4.196-GCC-6.4.0-2.28 2) binutils/2.28-GCCcore-6.4.0 3) ifort/2017.4.196-GCC-6.4.0-2.28 4) iccifort/2017.4.196-GCC-6.4.0-2.28 5) GCCcore/6.4.0 6) numactl/2.0.11-GCCcore-6.4.0 7) hwloc/1.11.7-GCCcore-6.4.0 8) OpenMPI/2.1.1-iccifort-2017.4.196-GCC-6.4.0-2.28 9) iompi/2017b 10) imkl/2017.3.196-iompi-2017b 11) iomkl/2017b
As you can see, toolchains can depend on each other. For instance, the iomkl toolchain, depends on iompi, which depends on iccifort, which depend on icc and ifort, which depend on GCCcore which depend on GCC. Hence it is very important that the correct versions of all related software are loaded.
With software we provide, the toolchain used to compile is always specified in the "version" of the software that you want to load.
Most Commonly Used Software
We provide lots of versions, you are most likely better off directly loading a toolchain or application to make sure you get the right version, but you can see the versions we have with 'module spider OpenMPI':
- OpenMPI/2.0.2-GCC-6.3.0-2.27
- OpenMPI/2.0.2-iccifort-2017.1.132-GCC-6.3.0-2.27
- OpenMPI/2.1.1-GCC-6.4.0-2.28
- OpenMPI/2.1.1-GCC-7.2.0-2.29
- OpenMPI/2.1.1-gcccuda-2017b
- OpenMPI/2.1.1-iccifort-2017.4.196-GCC-6.4.0-2.28
- OpenMPI/2.1.1-iccifort-2018.0.128-GCC-7.2.0-2.29
We currently provide (module -r spider '^R$'):
- R/3.4.0-foss-2017beocatb-X11-20170314
We provide a small number of R modules installed by default, these are generally modules that are needed by more than one person.
Installing your own modules
To install your own module, login to Beocat and start R interactively
module load R
Then install the package using
Follow the prompts. Note that there is a CRAN mirror at KU - it will be listed as "USA (KS)".
After installing you can test before leaving interactive mode by issuing the command
Running R Jobs
You cannot submit an R script directly. 'sbatch myscript.R' will result in an error. Instead, you need to make a bash script that will call R appropriately. Here is a minimal example. We'll save this as submit-R.sbatch
#SBATCH --mem-per-cpu=1G
# Now we tell qsub how long we expect our work to take: 15 minutes (D-H:MM:SS)
#SBATCH --time=0-0:15:00
# Now lets do some actual work. This starts R and loads the file myscript.R
module load R
R --no-save -q < myscript.R
Now, to submit your R job, you would type
sbatch submit-R.sbatch
We currently provide (module spider Java):
- Java/1.8.0_131
- Java/1.8.0_144
We currently provide (module spider Python)
- Python/2.7.13-foss-2017beocatb
- Python/2.7.13-GCCcore-7.2.0-bare
- Python/2.7.13-iomkl-2017a
- Python/2.7.13-iomkl-2017beocatb
- Python/3.6.3-foss-2017b
- Python/3.6.3-foss-2017beocatb
- Python/3.6.3-iomkl-2017beocatb
If you need modules that we do not have installed, you should use virtualenv to setup a virtual python environment in your home directory. This will let you install python modules as you please.
Setting up your virtual environment
# Load Python
module load Python/3.6.3-iomkl-2017beocatb
- Create a location for your virtual environments (optional, but helps keep things organized)
mkdir ~/virtualenvs
cd ~/virtualenvs
- Create a virtual environment. Here I will create a default virtual environment called 'test'. Note that
virtualenv --helphas many more useful options.
virtualenv test
- Lets look at our virtual environments
% ls ~/virtualenvs test
- Activate one of these
%source ~/virtualenvs/test/bin/activate
- You can now install the python modules you want. This can be done using pip.
pip install numpy biopython
Using your virtual environment within a job
Here is a simple job script using the virtual environment testp2
module load Python/3.6.3-iomkl-2017beocatb
source ~/virtualenvs/test/bin/activate
python ~/path/to/your/python/script.py
The system-wide version of perl is tracking the stable releases of perl. Unfortunately there are some features that we do not include in the system distribution of perl, namely threads.
If you need a newer version (or threads), just load one we provide in our modules (module spider Perl):
- Perl/5.26.0-foss-2017beocatb
- Perl/5.26.0-iompi-2017beocatb
Submitting a job with Perl
Much like R (above), you cannot simply 'sbatch myProgram.pl', but you must create a submit script which will call perl. Here is an example:
#SBATCH --mem-per-cpu=1G
# Now we tell qsub how long we expect our work to take: 15 minutes (H:MM:SS)
#SBATCH --time=0-0:15:00
# Now lets do some actual work.
module load Perl
perl /path/to/myProgram.pl
Installing my own software
Installing and maintaining software for the many different users of Beocat would be very difficult, if not impossible. For this reason, we don't generally install user-run software on our cluster. Instead, we ask that you install it into your home directories.
In many cases, the software vendor or support site will incorrectly assume that you are installing the software system-wide or that you need 'sudo' access.
As a quick example of installing software in your home directory, we have a sample video on our Training Videos page. If you're still having problems or questions, please contact support as mentioned on our Main Page.


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The G20 lacks legitimacy
The spirit of the Congress of Vienna, where great powers assembled to effectively govern the world, has no place in the contemporary international community. The G20 is sorely lacking in legitimacy and must change.
A number of countries that have been central to international cooperation in the past, including Norway and the Nordic countries, are excluded from direct membership. Low-income countries and the continent of Africa are almost entirely without the needed representation.
As the response to the financial crisis showed, there is value in having an effective, smaller forum of nations, equipped to act quickly when necessary. But, within that framework, there are simple ways to make the G20 more representative of the world it influences. (via The G20 lacks legitimacy).
It is every man for himself
Caught in a vicious downward spiral, Europe is at a loss. Britain is moaning about the demise of its special relationship with the USA. Sarkozy is off to the US, to mend fences with the Americans. At Copenhagen, while the BASIC countries were negotiating a 'deal' with the USA, European countries were sitting out. Waiting for the Big Boys to finish their talks. Japan, China, Korea – along with the USA and India are meeting at Seoul in June to create a strategic oil reserve, against possible supply shocks. To be shuttered out like this, is an unfamiliar experience to Europe.
The Norwegian appeal for inclusion in G20 is to be seen in light of the above reality.
That man with a tan – Obama
Obama has been stressing that EU needs to get its act together and speak in a common voice. The days when 6-12 European countries walked onto centre-stage, are over, seemingly. And Norway is one such victim of the changed circumstances.
The Greek crisis is stressing the weak links between European States. A 'suspected' withdrawal by Germany from the EMU would devastate Europe – and EU. Should the EU collapse, the Nordic countries would be shut out from many global forum.
And it is this fear that fuels Norway's plea for G20 membership!.
In the doghouse
But it was not Obama who put European principalities (Norway, ruled by a king, is too small to be called country) in the doghouse. It started when George Bush railroaded Europe into Iraq and Afghanistan. And excluded the habitual European attendees from G20 – like Norway.
On Dec 10th, 2009, President Barack Obama landed in Oslo, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize – an annual 'price' that is
"decided by a secretive five-strong committee appointed by the Norwegian parliament. All current members are former politicians drawn from Norway's four biggest parties. It is chaired by Thorbjørn Jagland, a former Norwegian prime minister."
It was noted that,
"Worldwide astonishment greeted the decision yesterday to give Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. The U.S. President has been in office for less than nine months, has yet to score a major foreign policy success. He had not even known he was among the record 205 nominations. The deadline for submitting candidates had come just 12 days after he entered the White House."
At the airport, he was welcomed by the "Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Kaci Kullmann Five, deputy chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee." In his acceptance speech, Obama admitted that maybe there were "more deserving" candidates. Was the Nobel price in anticipation of a Nordic inclusion in G20? For turning a more benign American eye towards Europe?
Norway raised its claim for G20 membership, the Financial Times wrote
a month before Barack Obama, the US president, visits Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Jonas Gahr Store proposed that members of the Nordic Council – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – could share a rotating seat together with the Baltic states and possibly Poland.
Spain and the Netherlands have managed to secure invitations to all three summits since the financial crisis without being official members. But others such as Poland, Belgium and the Nordic countries have been excluded.
So much for Norway's Nobel price.
The legitimacy of G20
Jonas Gahr Støre is stressing about the 'legitimacy' of the G20 group. If the G20 is indeed illegitimate, then in that case, Shri Støre, you should ask for disbanding the G20! Not make a desperate plea for inclusion into the G20. Will an illegitimate forum become legitimate by Nordic Norway's inclusion?
That reminds me. Norway was one of the 'moving' spirits' behind the Copenhagen Circus on climate change. This Copenhagen Circus sought to impose a rule of Western NGOs on poor countries of the world. Faceless NGOs, without accountability to anyone, were able to bring global political leadership, to the very brink of an agreement. How legitimate was that Shri Støre?
Støre's logic somehow escapes me.
Norway- One Great Power
Shri Støre invokes the hoary spirit of the "Congress of Vienna, where great powers assembled to effectively govern the world" . Now, by what logic do 'Great Powers' derive legitimacy to govern the world? By Norway's inclusion?
Shri Jonas Gahr Støre has sent out copies of the same PR material, to Malaysia (published in the New Straits Times), in Canada (published in the Ottawa Citizen), and in the (as per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway) in The Straits Times (Manila, the Philippines), 6 April 2010 – Al Hayat, 7 April 2010.
Norway's economy
God has been kind to Norway! Instead of thanking God for His kindness, for underground wealth – and for natural beauty above the ground. Instead, Norway wants to be 'recognized' as a 'Great Power'!
Norway's claim to fame is oil. Some 12%-15% of Norway's GDP is oil. A significant part of Norway's wealth is "raw products mined and processed in Norway include iron ore, lead concentrates, titanium, iron pyrites, coal, zinc, and copper." Is Norway's claim to be a 'Great Power" based on something buried underground!
15% of Norway's GDP is Tourism! With more than 1,1oo hotels and nearly 1,000 registered campsites, with picturesque coastline and fjords plus a number of well-known ski resorts. By the way, Norway's population is about 45 lakhs – 4.5 million.
Manufacturing accounts for an awesome, jaw-dropping 1 percent of Norway's annual GDP.
The world must listen to
Norway's population is lesser than Haiti! If there is one country that the world needs to hear clearly and audibly, it is Haiti. Compared to Norway, Haiti has a far superior claim to be a Great Power. Single-handedly responsible for forcing the West to abandon slavery, Haiti has been a victim of Western vindictiveness. It is time that the world listened to Haiti. And for Norway to keep quiet!
And be grateful to God!


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DePauw is First Liberal Arts College to Ever Receive Prestigious EDUCAUSE Award
August 7, 2003
August 7, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University is a recipient of the 2003 EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning for its 361° Initiatives. One of six EDUCAUSE Awards for leadership and innovative use of technology in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning has never before been presented to a university or college that is not a doctoral/research institution. This prestigious honor recognizes campus-wide programs and practices that use information technologies to support student-centered teaching and learning in ways that are transformative, sustainable, and replicable. DePauw and its 361° team will be honored at the EDUCAUSE annual conference in Anaheim, California, on Thursday, November 6 where they will also make a presentation on DePauw's technology initiatives.
"DePauw's innovative program uses a central metaphor -- 'more than full circle' -- to represent the comprehensive preparation of students for their encounters with and use of information technology in all aspects of their professional and private lives," states a news release distributed by EDUCAUSE today, announcing the selection of 361° for the award.
Also receiving a Teaching and Learning Award this year is the University of Colorado at Boulder. Winners of the Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning are chosen by the EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Award Committee, whose members are selected for breadth of professional experience. The award is sponsored by Collegis, An EDUCAUSE Bronze Partner.
"The EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning is an exceptional honor," says Dennis Trinkle, director of 361° initiatives, coordinator of information services and technology, and Tenzer University Professor in Instructional Technology at DePauw. "The generous grant from Lilly Endowment has allowed us to make DePauw a national model for how technology can enrich and extend liberal arts education. We hear daily success stories from students, faculty members, and students who believe that their work, experiences, and community are being strengthened by 361°. That DePauw is the first liberal arts institution to receive this honor shows the power of our collaboration and collective efforts."
In February 2001, DePauw University received a $20-million grant from Lilly Endowment to establish a national technology center and launch a series of initiatives to guarantee that the university's 2,350 students, faculty, and staff will be equipped to provide the creativity and leadership required by the digital age. The name of the resulting model -- 361° -- refers to DePauw's goal that these initiatives will prepare students for every degree of life and for creating the future. DePauw's efforts reinforce the institutional emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, interpretation, learning through experience, and learning through reflection. In this context, information technologies are integrated into curricular and co-curricular activities as a liberal art rather than in a skill-based approach, and IT tools are used as a scaffolding for discussion.
"We've known from our initial discussions with Lilly Endowment what a unique and influential program this would be," says DePauw University President Robert G. Bottoms. "As a liberal arts college, we are committed to teaching critical thinking, speaking and writing, as we have been since DePauw was founded in 1837. Yet we're aware that today's world also requires people to be skilled in the use of technology and, moreover, to envision how today's tools can be used in new and innovative ways tomorrow. 361° is providing our students with an array of experiences that ensure that they will enjoy success in the workplace, in leadership roles in their communities and within their personal lives -- as DePauw graduates have for generations," Dr. Bottoms adds.
"We hoped that one of the outcomes of the 361° initiative would be an increased awareness of the excellent teaching and learning that occurs in Indiana and at DePauw in particular," says Sara B. Cobb, Lilly Endowment vice president for education. "The Endowment, therefore, is pleased by the news that DePauw has received this distinguished award. The real 'winners,' of course, are all those whose lives are enriched by this effort -- both at DePauw and at other institutions with whom DePauw has willingly shared its expertise and experiences."
Among the 361° initiatives are:
- Student Technology Assessment Resources and Training Program (START), through which students can assess and improve their technical skills, taking advantage of student-led workshops, Web-based training featuring University-developed modules, and one-on-one assistance from START's 20 well-trained student consultants
- Information Technology Associates Program (ITAP), a three-year training program that provides special opportunities for up to 200 DePauw students to develop advanced skills in a range of information technologies including digital video production and Web design, information analysis, desktop and network hardware, along with career-development and leadership training
- Faculty Instructional Technology Support (FITS), which helps faculty members enhance their own teaching and their students' learning through a focus on pedagogical applications of technology, FITS is supported by five full-time staff members. With the implementation of the 361° programs, technology utilization is being recognized in the faculty tenure-review process
"From FITS' role in helping faculty members becoming even more effective in the classroom to CTEP's role in helping close the digital divide in Putnam County, our initiatives are having a deep and broad impact on and off campus," Dr. Trinkle, a 1991 graduate of DePauw, adds. "This award is being given to DePauw for a community-wide effort, and the hundreds of students, faculty members, staff members, and community partners who have contributed to 361° should take pride in this recognition. The EDUCAUSE Award provides an important affirmation of the success of all our efforts."
Recognition from EDUCAUSE marks the third time in recent months that 361° has been awarded for its innovation and excellence. In late April, the New Media Consortium (NMC) notified DePauw University that it has been named a New Media Center for its 361° initiatives (read more here), one of only about 125 institutions worldwide to receive the designation. Dr. Larry Johnson, president and CEO of the NMC, noted, "Even among a very strong field, it was quite clear that DePauw University is a place where smart, creative people are devising innovative solutions to challenges we all face in teaching and learning. The dedication to excellence here is palpable, and students and faculty are the clear beneficiaries." In May, DePauw was among three Indiana colleges and universities to receive Mira Awards for 361° 's "excellence in the delivery or use of technology to further learning and educational achievement" (see photo above left; read more here). The award was presented by TechPoint, the leading agent for change for Indiana's technology industry.
With a membership of nearly 1,900 colleges, universities, and education organizations and more than 180 corporations, EDUCAUSE is one of the preeminent associations addressing the complex issues of incorporating information technologies and resources into the higher education mission. The association has offices in Washington, DC, and Boulder, Colorado. For more about the EDUCAUSE Awards, see the complete award applications and related URLs by clicking here. The mission of EDUCAUSE is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Visit the organization's Web site here. The story is also noted on the Web site of Inside Indiana Business (click here) and is mentioned in an Associated Press article (read it here).
Read the original announcement of DePauw's technology initiatives from March 16, 2001 by clicking here.Back


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I simply adore the fair. It brings back so many wonderful memories from my childhood. So naturally I insisted that we attend the Florida State Fair this weekend. We had an amazing time checking out all of the animals and exhibits, exploring the miles of food carts to find the most interesting treats, watching pig races, a grizzly bear show, and agility dog competitions. The maple bacon cupcakes just may have been the most amazing thing I've ever tasted in my life. You can guarantee I'll be trying to recreate them soon.
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{Red velvet funnel cake}
{Rastafarian banana}
{Freak shows}
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What's your favorite part of the fair?


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For Aaron Mathes measuring how much Virginia's executive branch agencies are saving by moving to a customer relationship management system on a shared infrastructure, is like trying to hit a moving target.
Agencies speed up delivery of services, retire outdated software and systems and redeploy staff to other tasks by standardizing on Microsoft Dynamics. Read more.
"I've put together a couple of documents on our savings, but it is almost like every time I turn around, I'm finding a new area where we are saving money," said Mathes, deputy secretary of technology in the Governor's Office.
Using a CRM system, based on Microsoft Dynamics, within a shared infrastructure is allowing agencies in the commonwealth to modernize business functions and improve citizen services.
The secretary of the commonwealth has moved many paper-based processes online, such as applying for and renewal of notary licenses, by becoming a tenant along with nine other agencies on the shared CRM platform.
Prior to moving into a shared environment, the commonwealth was paying $150,000 a year in infrastructure costs, plus $30,000 a year to the company supporting the platform. "We literally moved into the shared services Dynamic CRM environment for $30, 000," Mathes said. "We were able to eliminate $150,000 right off the bat just in infrastructure costs."
Virginia had a hodgepodge of internally built CRM systems prior to the setup of the shared infrastructure by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), the state's central IT department.
Agencies were working with Microsoft Access databases and even some older systems, said Nancy Kuppich, workgroup productivity manager with VITA. The state's health care agency had a system built on Oracle Forms that was very expensive, and the State Board of Elections had an entirely different system, Kuppich noted.
"I think the best ROI story is [eliminating] Lockheed Martin IQ at the Governor's Office," she said, because the office was paying for two separate installations of the enterprise communication and business process management system. This included the costs of licenses, an Oracle database and plenty of virtual servers.
When the Governor's Office was faced with a decision to either upgrade servers, hardware and databases or consider doing something else, VITA got engaged and helped steer the office toward a shared services platform.
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Urban and the Shed Crew: Riveting and Available to Stream
Urban and the Shed Crew is a powerful, moving story packed with memorable, searing performances, including a terrific ensemble of young actors.
Beautifully done, all, esp. Richard Armitage (Chop), Anna Friel (Greta) and Fraser Kelly (Urban). Unforgettable.
The film garnered the People's Award at the Newcastle Film Festival, and Richard Armitage, as Chop, captured the Best Actor award.
Rent it now.
Some Urban and the Shed Crew scenes…
Thank you, Candida Brady, for this wonderful film, and thank you, Bernard Hare, for writing something – as Urban says in the film – that means something.
Urban and the Shed Crew to Premiere at Newcastle International Film Festival
Based on Bernard Hare's memoir Urban Grimshaw and the Shed Crew, the film adaptation Urban and the Shed Crew, directed by Candida Brady and starring Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, with Fraser Kelly as Urban, will screen at the Newcastle Film Festival Saturday, March 31, at 7 PM.
The screening will include a reception, the film, and an "In Conversation' panel featuring Fraser Kelly, Richard Armitage, Candida Brady, Titus Oglivy and more. It will be held at The Biscuit Factory (16 Stoddart Street) in Newcastle. Tickets are £32.93, and are available now.
For more information on the screening and to reserve your tickets, check out the Urban and the Shed Crew Newcastle Film Festival site.
The film also stars an astonishingly talented young cast as the 'Crew', including Charlie Heaton (Frank), Jonathan Payne (Skeeter), Liam Ainsworth (Sparky), Olivia Downie Hullah (Molly), Olivia Tomlinson (Kara), Oscar Rogers (Sam), Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (Amber), Ellie Rooney-West (TLS), and Max as Tyson. The film also stars Neil Morrissey as Doc and Kathryn Drysdale as Madge.
For more information on the film, watch the trailer here, and follow Urban on Twitter and Facebook.
2014: A Great Year and So Many Gifts from RA! Let's Give Back & Say Thanks Through JustGiving!
What a great year 2014 has been for RA (and for us): I think it ALL began with The Anglophile Channel 2013 British Artist of the Year Award! That was followed by Pinter/PROUST in NYC in January; the The Anglophile Channel interviews on its YouTube Channel in February; then Urban and The Shed Crew and its regular updates. In May, we had the audiobook (#1 for the year for Audible, by the way) Hamlet: The Novel that overlapped with The Old Vic's advance promotion for The Crucible. Once The Crucible opened, we had RA updates every day for three months, as he took the time after each evening performance to meet his followers at the Stage Door. And in the middle of ALL The Crucible's well-deserved accolades, Into the Storm opened, and RA joined social media. The Crucible wrapped up and RA seemed to be in LA almost immediately for Sleepwalker… and now we have The Hobbit: THORIN (aka #BOFTA)!
RA and all of his followers have been immensely blessed this year; RA has brought us so many gifts of phenomenal performances and delightful appearances. Thank you, RA!
In return, we believe we should give something back.
RA supports a number of charities doing superb,
much-needed good work.
Go to JustGiving for a list of them all,
and give as generously as you can afford.
We know these causes mean much to RA, and he might even prefer
that we spend our money there, rather than a Ferrari.
RA kicked off 2014 in January, with Pinter/PROUST, a reading in NYC, directed by Pinter directing partner Di Trevis. Look for Chrissy's videos here: AND our album of her photos here.
Marlise Boland of The Anglophile Channel interviews if RA in February were a tremendous hit with fans: RA as you'd never seen him before!
The interviews here: Teaser; First Interview; Second interview; Third Interview; Silly bits.
"Urban and the Shed Crew," based on a true story by Bernard Hale. IMDb's description: It's been described as a tale of heroin and cement, set in Britain's underclass in the 90s.
Twelve-year old Urban Grimshaw (Fraser Kelly) is Britain's most runaway child, he's even been on TVs Crimewatch. His mother is a junkie and his father might as well be dead. He can't read or write, and he doesn't go to school. His average day is spent sitting around a bonfire with his mates smoking drugs and stealing cars. When he meets his mother's new friend Chop (RA), a 37 year old, disillusioned, ex-social worker also living on society's margins, on one of Leeds roughest estates, the two become firm friends. But even Chop with his own penchant for drink, drugs and hard living is shocked by the state of Urban's life. After much soul searching he resolves to clean up his own act and save the kid. But as their friendship deepens, Urban introduces him to the Shed Crew the anarchic gang of kids aged between ten and fourteen years who spend their time joy-riding, thieving, and engaging in drugs and sex. It is only then that we see exactly how long the road to civilization really is.
When ex-social worker Bernard Hare turned his startling experiences with a group of young delinquents into a novel it was described as one of the year's most compelling and best selling books. Urban and the Shed Crew is a stunning piece of ethnography described by The Guardian as moving but never sanctimonious, another City of God, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.
Our album about the production – from photos to interviews with Author Bernard Hale and others – can be found here.
As Urban and the Shed Crew wrapped, RA released Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, brilliantly written by AJ Hartley and David Hewson. Audible.com describes it as: "…a tale of ghosts, of madness, of revenge – of old alliances giving way to new intrigues. Denmark is changing, shaking off its medieval past. War with Norway is on the horizon. And Hamlet – son of the old king, nephew of the new – becomes increasingly entangled in a web of deception – and murder. Beautifully and compellingly performed by actor Richard Armitage Hamlet, Prince of Denmark takes Shakespeare's original into unexpected realms, reinventing a story we thought we knew.
For RA's rendition, Audible named it its #1 Audiobook of the year! Listen and you'll understand why!
RA signed on for an intense, "visceral" three-month gig on stage as John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Yael Farber in-the-round at the Old Vic. Rehearsal photos began showing up early as part of the promotion. Then things got under way in June with the play's previews, followed by Opening Night in July.
The Crucible is powerful and complex – especially this interpretation – and received well-earned 5-star reviews across the board. Learn more about it on The Old Vic website and in our album here, and share your appreciation of RA and the The Crucible production on our Richard Armitage in THE CRUCIBLE Appreciation page.
During alll the amazing publicity, accolades and sold-out shows of The Crucible, RA's US film Into the Storm opened! Although it was, as RA called it, a "summer disaster film," it performed well internationally. More here in our Into the Storm album. (RA US had a crew on the Black Carpet! What an honor!)
AND, on his birthday – again, in the middle of The Crucible run – the very best thing of the 2014 happened: RA joined Twitter. For all his previous comments about not understanding social media (My Space, RA, really? ), he has taken to it like a pro, and seems to be enjoying himself (we certainly are!)! King of the Hashtags and Selfies! It is a welcome link to, and yet another gift to his fans!
Then, toward the end of the run of The Crucible came the news all those who hadn't been able make the London trip – and, franly, all who'd seen it – had been hoping for: The Old Vic was allowing Digital Theatre to record the production! It would be released in theatres in the UK and Ireland in December, and then globally – except, due to copyright issues, in North America – in theaters in 2015. However, American and Canadian audiences will be able to download a production they never thought to see. What a lovely gift!
So: 1980s poverty-stricken Leeds; 1300s-1400s Denmark; 17th century Salem, Massachusetts… what was next for RA?
The contemporary thriller Sleepwalker, with RA as Dr. Scott White. The Anglophile Channel blog describes it this way: "In a script written by Jack Olsen, Sleepwalker, centers around Sarah (Ahna O'Reilly, best known for her role in The Help) who's trying to reconstruct her life following the apparent suicide of her novelist husband. After returning to university, to finish her dissertation, Sarah experiences frequent bouts of sleepwalking. She is sent to Dr. Scott White's (Armitage) sleep research lab for treatment. When Sarah's life starts to alternate between her waking world and a nightmarish alternate reality, where no one recognizes that she has ever existed, she is plunged into chaos, confusion and terror. The one constant in her shifting world is Scott, the man she's been longing for all her life. But does Sarah's true love actually exist, or is it a figment of Sarah's troubled imagination that derives from wishful thinking and longing? (I think I had a dream like this once…)"
And in November, RA celebrated the 10th anniversary of the iconic North & South, a role that really put him on (our) map, at least.
Already making its international box office power obvious, according to Deadline: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies continues to roll out overseas, planet Earth is becoming dominated by Middle-earth. The finale to Peter Jackson's big-footed trilogy opened in 17 markets Thursday with No. 1s across the board. Grossing a total $13.7M in 28 markets, the cume at Thursday's close was $26.6M."
And it doesn't even hit the STATES until next week!
I've left out other RA projects: his narration of a terrific documentary, not to mention his promotion of the DOS DVD and then the DOS EE DVD, his marathon Hobbit: THORIN promotional tour , and a much-longed for reunion interview with Marlise & The Anglophile Channel; here's the tease …
And I've surely missed some other things as well. TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS!
So BLESS YOU, our incredibly hard-working RA! Congratulations on an astonishing year! We can't wait to see what's to come!
And remember: See all he's done for us this year! SO much Access!
Again, one last call-to-action:
Please, everyone, let's all determine to give something back.
RA supports a number of charities doing incredible work with few resources.
Go to JustGiving for a list of them – Shelter, YoungMinds,
The Salvation Army, Childline, Anthony Nolan
and Barbado's – and give as generously as you can afford.
And we wish RA and all or his colleagues a lovely, restful, renewing holiday season! Then on to 2015!
You may also follow Richard Armitage US
on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
More Casting News for "Urban and the Shed Crew": Neil Morrissey!
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) page has been updated. RA has been added as Chop, and two more cast members have been named:
First we have the fabulous Neil Morrissey as Doc (his bio and credits are here), and Kathryn Drysdale as Madge (her bio and credits are here).
Interesting, isn't it, that neither Anna Friel nor Nadine Mulkerrin – the other two cast members we've seen announced – are listed yet?
Thanks to RA US Special Correspondent Chrissy Lampard for the IMDB tip!
And – as always – we invite you to follow
Richard Armitage US on Facebook and Twitter!


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Women boxers will have the option of wearing shorts or skirts when the sport debuts at the London Olympics this summer, the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed.
During a world conference on women and sports in Los Angeles Saturday, AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said that female boxers would not be forced to wear skirts.
"Some women want to wear shorts and some want to wear skirts," Wu said. "So the decision we have made is that we shall make it optional because many boxers are undecided."
The executive committee would hold a vote "in the next few days" in an effort to address the controversial issue, according to Wu.
"We have never asked the women to wear skirts compulsorily," Wu told an audience of 300, drawing warm applause. Our Technical and Rules Commission have had several discussions. Some women want to wear shorts and some want to wear skirts.
"So the decision we have made is that we shall make it optional [what they wear] because many boxers are undecided."
The AIBA requested that female boxers wear skirts — on a trial basis — at the European Championships this past October, but only Poland and Romania complied.
This drew the ire of several female boxers, including Canada's Elizabeth Plank. The Montreal amateur fighter balked at the proposal requiring female boxers to wear skirts.
"Forcing women to wear skirts, I think, it's sexism," she told Teddy Katz of CBC Radio Sports in January.
Plank received more than 52,000 signatures of support at Change.org, where she has created an online petition protesting the AIBA's willingness to consider skirts in the ring.
"This ludicrous recommendation clearly has nothing to do with athletics and only serves to enforce gender stereotypes and the subjugation of women," she said on the petition.


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Hyperpolarization is a new and emerging field to achieve enhancement of signal over 30,000-100,000 times what is currently available. Our current research utilizes a method of hyperpolarization termed parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) to transfer the polarization from the parahydrogen nuclei to a 13-carbon or 15-nitrogen nucleus with a slower signal decay allowing for in vivo studies. We are developing the next generation of instrumentation to bring this technology into the mainstream research environment.
Our research is focused on chemical and technological difficulties of enacting a fast chemical addition of parahydrogen and the radiofrequency pulses required to convert the nuclear orientation of the two hydrogen nuclei in parahydrogen into an alignment in the third adjacent nuclei. Research in this area has already produce two promising molecules. Hyperpolarized succinate can be used to probe the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle for research into metabolic diseases like diabetes and cancer. Hyperpolarized TFPP, tetrafluoroproply 1-13C-propionate, has been developed as a marker to detect fat and is currently being investigated for detecting atherosclerotic plaque.
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Project B5: Small regulatory RNAs with a role in the virulence of Xanthomonas
Juliane studied Biology at the University of Halle (2004-2010).
The focus ofher work is the characterization of the RNA-binding protein Hfq of the plant pathogenic bacterium. In some bacteria, e.g. enteropathogenic E. coli, Hfq contributes to virulence. In contrast, little is known about the role of Hfq in plant pathogenic bacteria. She tries to find sRNAs which associate with this protein and have an influence on the virulence of this pathogen.
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The latest on Natalie is that we are praying that her IV lasts the till Tuesday. This is highly unlikely but since Surgery is moving departments when they are available it doesn't' make much sense to put in something better than and IV if it's only going to be in for a few days.
If we can get the IV's to last till Tue (and we are able to have consecutive Negative blood cultures) we can put in her new port. She has to get poked every morning to draw labs, cultures and misc other tests. This is not fun and her arm is rather black and blue. She's tough though and we are enjoying our time together. Lots of Elmo, video games, hard boiled eggs and coloring.
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- IV doesn't dry up, make it till Tuesday
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