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Ancient human fossils find modern virtual homeNeanderthal humans (Homo neanderthalensis) was once common throughout Europe, but died out some 30,000 years ago. Since the discovery of Neanderthal remains in D�sseldorf, Germany in 1856, archaeologists have unearthed its fossils at dozens of different excavation sites, including those in Croatia, Belgium, France and Germany.
"These extensive finds explain why most of the scientific analysis of human evolution has been done on Neanderthals," says Heinz Cordes, coordinator of the IST project TNT, which stands for The Neanderthal Tools.
After 24 months of work, the project partners have set up the world's leading scientific network on Neanderthal research. Called the Neanderthal Studies Professional Online Service (NESPOS), it contains an impressive and growing collection of texts and digitised Neanderthal remains such as skulls, teeth and tools.
"Our database now includes 60 per cent of the major excavation sites, 800 human fossil items from 35 archaeological sites and 200 specimens provided by third parties cooperating with the project," says Cordes of TNT's core application.
The recently created NESPOS Society is taking over all of the project results and will run the project-developed software and offer it to others. All scientists joining NESPOS can use this professional Wiki-based collaboration platform that allows users to add and edit content collectively. Students and universities are offered free access, though only members of the society can visit every part of the platform.
Before the project started, the partners had to convince scientists and museum curators to share all their knowledge of Neanderthals. Once this was done and formats for the database were agreed, digitisation could begin. This meant scanning artefacts at the highest resolution possible, using portable devices and CT (computerised tomography) machines of the kind found in hospitals.
"For example, some 300 pieces were scanned at the famous Croatian excavation site in Krapina. This was done at high resolution in STL and X3D [format] for the polygonal scans, as well as DICOM, TIFF and PNG [format ] for the CT scans," says Cordes.
The partners then created virtual-archaeology software tailored for Neanderthal scientists. VISICORE, as it is known, is separate from the database. The suite allows users to visualise and analyse the scans in numerous ways, in both two and three dimensions.
"With our software, the sliced images created by the CT scanner can be twisted and turned in any direction on screen," says Cordes. Scientists may explore bones and other artefacts in tremendous detail, paving the way for new discoveries � yet without touching or damaging the original items.
"VISICORE could also interest scientists outside of the Neanderthal community," notes Cordes. "The NESPOS Society is already offering it to dinosaur, archaeology and medicine professionals. The suite's sophisticated tools could be of use to anyone who has to measure and compare high-tech scans."
NESPOS has opened a new area of scientific work, believes Cordes. "Older scientists working in the fields of palaeoanthropology and archaeology tend to be excavation specialists and focus on the physical side of their work," he says. "But they too are beginning to realise the value of this new database, such as when examining artefacts in detail on a computer screen." The virtual-exhibition features of NESPOS also demonstrate how museums can manage and display their scientific collections to the public.
Dissemination partner National Geographic has featured the project on ArchChannel, its cultural-heritage publications and internet portal. To date, ArchChannel has presented the TNT's scientific results in its German-language monthly magazine and produced a linked special edition on mankind's evolution.
Looking ahead, Cordes highlights the importance of offering free access to the project's tools: "Young scientists in the Neanderthal field benefit, since this access saves money on travel and opens up what was once a fairly closed community."
Some of project partners are currently working with the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany � not originally a project partner but now a NESPOS member � on mobile scans. Moreover, the NESPOS Society is working with the European Virtual Anthropology Network (EVAN) to spawn a new generation of researchers familiar with virtual scientific-collaboration tools.
Tested extensively in workshops across Europe, the open-source VISICORE suite is to be commercialised through NESPOS. The database may also generate spin-offs, since the creator, PXP Software, intends to market its expertise on creating such an application.
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The Story of Cream's Crowning Achievement, 'Disraeli Gears'
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Disraeli Gears was the second album Cream released in their short career, and all these years later, it still shines as their crowning achievement. Issued in November 1967, the landmark LP found Cream flipping the switch toward full-on psychedelia while remaining true to the blues roots of their 1966 debut.
Fresh Cream signaled a new force was on the scene. Like a blues-drenched warhorse, Cream plugged in and cranked up the volume delivering their own take on American blues. Along with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream ushered in not only the power trio concept, but also the heavy blues which would eventually lead into hard rock and heavy metal. But first there was Disraeli Gears.
From the opening notes of "Strange Brew," it's clear that the band had moved on from the style of their debut, taking those blues roots and twisting them into a vibrant 1967 technicolor. The pattern is followed with even more dramatic effect on the album's second track, "Sunshine of Your Love." A simple blues guitar riff sets the tone, but the pounding of Ginger Baker's drums propel the song into foreign territory. Throw in a killer Eric Clapton solo and you've got a true classic. Released as a single in early 1968, it hit the Top 5 and helped push the LP to No. 4.
Throughout the album, the interplay between the three is stunning, setting the benchmark for hard rockers to follow. Even though Clapton often gets the most accolades in Cream, in many ways, Jack Bruce is the real star of the show here. His vocals are hauntingly beautiful and his bass playing is stellar.
"We're Going Wrong" is a psychedelic tour de force. Bruce's ethereal vocals hover over the circular chord pattern and tribal drumming, while "World of Pain" and "Dance the Night Away" mix in elements of psych pop, but with a slightly darker mood. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" is one of the most haunting rockers of all time. Written by Clapton and artist friend Martin Sharp, it's descending main riff and wild lyrics meld together perfectly. Clapton delivers one of his finest solos at song's end. And "SWLABR" is one of the album's rawest tracks with a dynamic riff pushing things at full throttle.
Cream would release one final studio album, the two-record set and half-live Wheels of Fire, before calling it a day less than three years after forming. They felt they said all they had to say, and were gone before things got stale. Disraeli Gears remains the band's finest hour and still still sounds fresh.
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Maggie Chapman and Mark Stafford, so even if I'm reduced to shouting the words "ART PARAGRAPH!" over and over again, the other speakers should ensure that it's not a total disaster.
As you can see from the poster above, I'll be in good company, with friend-of-the-site Kieron Gillen, artist extraordinaire Alison Sampson and free-roaming Mindless element Kelly Kanayama/Maid of Nails also speaking words at the event. The SILENCE! boys will be attendance, and the whole thing will almost inevitably end in drunken tears, so please – JOIN US!
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FRANCHITTI GRABS PROVISIONAL POLE FOR MOLSON INDY; EYES THIRD IN A ROW AT TORONTO VENUE TORONTO (July 16, 1999) - Team KOOL Green's Dario Franchitti, looking to become the first FedEx Championship driver since 1994 to win three consecutive...
TORONTO (July 16, 1999) - Team KOOL Green's Dario Franchitti, looking to become the first FedEx Championship driver since 1994 to win three consecutive poles at the same venue, moved a step closer Friday at the Molson Indy (3 p.m. ET Sunday, tape delay, ABC-TV) as he earned the provisional pole by blistering the track record at Exhibition Place.
Franchitti, who became the first back-to-back pole winner in the history of the Toronto event last year, recorded a lap of 109.023 miles per hour (57.951 seconds) on the 1.755-mile temporary street circuit. The effort shattered his 1997 track record of 105.694 mph (58.618 seconds), which came on a 1.721-mile layout.
He will be seeking his first pole of the season and seventh of his career when final qualifying begins 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday. The pole would allow him to become the first driver to win three in a row at the same venue since Team KOOL Green teammate Paul Tracy accomplished the feat at Road America from 1992-94.
Gil de Ferran (Valvoline/Cummins Special Honda Reynard) qualified second at 108.760 mph (58.091 seconds). He is positioned for his fourth consecutive top-three start, which includes a pole a Japan, outside pole at Cleveland and third at Portland.
Michael Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Swift) was third at 108.410 mph (58.279 seconds). He comes to Toronto off a pole-winning effort and runner-up finish at Road America last weekend. His only two poles since 1995 have come at Road America the past two seasons, but remains in position to add one outside of that venue.
Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) was fourth at 108.228 mph (58.377 seconds) and was followed by Tony Kanaan (McDonald's Championship Racing Team Honda Reynard) at 108.220 seconds (58.381 seconds). Honda-powered drivers, including sixth-place Jimmy Vasser (Target Honda Reynard) filled five of the top six spots on the provisional grid.
The top 16 drivers were separated by less than a second.
FedEx Championship Series points leader Juan Montoya (Target Honda Reynard) was eighth at 107.731 mph (58.646 seconds). He holds a 113-95 lead over Andretti entering this weekend.
DARIO FRANCHITTI, KOOL Honda Reynard: "The track has changed a little from last year. They've widened it at certain points. I was 12th this morning, but I wasn't too concerned. We made a couple of changes to the car for qualifying and the car got better. It was nice to do a quick time, but I don't think it counts for too much, unless it rains tomorrow, which would be quite nice. We've still got a lot of work to do. Michael is pushing hard, and Gil is pushing hard and we definitely can't stand still."
GIL de FERRAN, Valvoline/Cummins Special Honda Reynard: "It was a very good day for us. In the morning, we were working mostly on race setup and I was very happy with the car and confident for qualifying since the car was handling quite well. In qualifying, we were lucky to get a clear lap on each set of tires. I was a little bit disappointed that Dario was able to beat me on his second set of tires, since I had the pole on the first set, but that's what he's supposed to do. We'll see what happens tomorrow."
MICHAEL ANDRETTI, Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Swift: "The credit for the [track record] speeds has to go to the tires. They're really quick and very grippy. We ran pretty well this morning. I was happy with the car and we made some changes for qualifying, which made it better yet. Late in the session, I got a little sideways on the straightaway and lost three-tenths [of a second]. I think it kept us from getting the pole. But I think we have a car capable of getting the pole and we'll go back out and go after it tomorrow."
* Dario Franchitti (KOOL Honda Reynard) is seeking his sixth top-five start of the season, He currently owns outside pole positions at Long Beach and Rio de Janeiro; third at Nazareth, fourth at Milwaukee and fifth at Gateway. He has qualified on the front row for nine of the past 13 FedEx Championship Series events contested on road or street courses, dating to his outside pole at Portland last year.
* Walker Racing team member Chuck Matthews, who collapsed in the team's pits during the morning practice session, was released from St. Michael's Hospital Friday afternoon. Matthews underwent tests under the supervision of Dr. Ross Blondell at St. Michael's and results revealed the problem as heat exhaustion, according to Blondell. Matthews returned to the team hotel and is resting comfortably. His status for the remainder of the week is uncertain at this time. Matthews is a vehicle dynamics engineer who handles the team's fuel calculation.
* Payton Coyne Racing named Dennis Vitolo to campaign the #71 Tang Car Ford Reynard in this weekend's Molson Indy. Vitolo, who normally drives the #34 Team Nicoderm CQ-Nicorette Ford Reynard at FedEx Championship Series oval events, is in line to make his first road-course start since last year at Australia. He replaces Luiz Garcia Jr., who has made seven starts this season with a top finish of 14th at Cleveland.
Qualifying for the Molson Indy will air 6 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2.


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Lucknow: In a major reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 15 senior IAS officers including four principal secretaries.
Principal Secretary PWD Aradhana Shukla has been transferred to Transport department in place of Arvind Singh Dev who has been shifted to the department of Food and Civil supplies in the same capacity, a government spokesman said.
Principal Secretary, Mining and Minerals and MD, UPSRTC Sudhir Garg will be the new Principal Secretary PWD. Mrityunj Kumar Narain will replace him as MD UPSRTC, the spokesman said.
Gurdeep Singh, will be the principal secretary, Mining and Minerals.
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Kathryn Lewark's Little Free Library is located on Yale Road in Menlo Park. She stocks her library with local authors, some of her favorite writers, children's books and some Hollywood-themed books. Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.
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Washington : Disneyland would not be the same anymore as it might soon be nixing its landmark ' Forever Fireworks', which draws scores of people.
Apparently, Disneyland will not have its spectacular firework show starting from September 5 this year, reports E!Online.
It is believed that they may be cancelling it due to financial reasons.
Reportedly, Disney Dollars, restaurants, and other staples have closed because of money concerns.
In place of Forever, Disneyland's two seasonal shows for Halloween and Christmas could be the part-ins.
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On Jan 25, 2004, at 2:23 PM, Russell Shaw wrote: > Michael Glaesemann wrote: >> Hi Russel >> On Jan 25, 2004, at 12:46 PM, Russell Shaw wrote: >>> I have a list of parts, each of which is sold by multiple >>> vendors. I also have a list of vendors, each of which sell >>> multiple parts. >>> >>> How should i arrange the tables for this that doesn't involve >>> having lots of empty fields "just in case" ? >> One common way to do this is to have three tables: one suppliers, one >> parts, and one suppliers-parts referencing suppliers and parts. > > Hi, > >> Does that help? > > Maybe so. I thought of this and was wondering if it was the common > solution. > Should it be something like: > > spid supplier part > --------------------- > 0 sid_1 pid_1 > 1 sid_1 pid_2 > 2 sid_2 pid_2 > 3 sid_3 pid_3 > 4 sid_3 pid_1 > ... > > Ie, the third table just stores all the combinations of parts and > suppliers? Yup. The spid might be superfluous, depending on what you need your database for. I've never needed one. You're probably only going to be doing queries like SELECT part FROM suppliers_parts WHERE suppplier = sid_1 or variants of these. Probably will never touch the spid column. (Unless of course you have a particular reason for doing so :) Michael Glaesemann grzm myrealbox com
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New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor believes in the idea of having fun, and not taking things in life too seriously.
The actor was here Thursday night to walk for designer Raghavendra Rathore at the India Bridal Fashion Week (IBFW).
Often, Anil is called a style icon, courtesy his fashionable sense of dressing, which is truly age-defying.
Asked if such tags make him conscious about the way he turns out in public, he said: "I think the idea is have fun - whether it is about acting, clothes or food... enjoy yourself and have fun! You can't always take these things seriously."
As the showstopper at the event, Anil looked dapper in a black kurta teamed with a sleeveless black embroidered velvet jacket. And he was not a wee bit nervous.
"I feel the ramp was very well-designed... it was not formal... very casual, done up innovatively and simply," Anil said, praising the miniature fountains between the ramp.
Jaideep Sahni went for script recce for 'Shuddh Desi Romance'
Usually filmmakers go on a location recce, but for "Shuddh Desi Romance", writer Jaideep Sahni indulged in some script recee.
When the script of the film was in process, Sahni made sure he didn't miss any element. Since the movie's plot is set in Jaipur, he explored the city by staying at railway hotels, travelled in public transport, made friends with rickshaw pullers and even ate at a roadside dhaba to get a local feel of the Pink City and its people.
His observation of details helped him to enhance the script's flavour even as he explored popular couple spots in the city since the film has a strong connect to it. Post the script recce, he was satisfied enough to start writing it.
"Jaideep Sahni likes to soak in the ambience of a city when he is writing a script. For him, a city never represents just a location, it is about its people, the culture and so it almost becomes a character in the film," Rafiq Gangjee, vice president (Marketing and Communications), Yash Raj Films (YRF), said in a statement.
"For this, Jaideep travelled to interior parts of Rajasthan while he was writing 'Shuddh Desi Romance' to trace some reclusive people who are very difficult to find and meet otherwise," added Gangjee.
The movie, releasing Sep 13, stars Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Rajput and Vani Kapoor.
Priyanka goes 'Exotic' with Bheegi Billi!
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is doing every bit to promote her latest international single "Exotic", and that included a dance session for animated character Bheegi Billi too!
The video, featuring Priyanka and Bheegi Billi, will be aired on 9XM starting Saturday.
"Exotic" is Priyanka's second single after "In my city". She has collaborated with international music producer Pitbull for the new number.


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Part 2 shows defining the sprint goal and aligning the test cases
Part 3 shows creating a test plan
Part 4 shows developing an integrating a build
Part 5 shows executing test cases and submitting defects
Agile development for real-time: Embedded applications
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In this 6-part demos series, watch and learn about a day in the life of an agile development team. From a requirement to the final test run, watch how the team solves problems using smart software. You'll see demos of Rational Team Concert, Rational DOORS, Rational Rhapsody, and Rational Quality Manager, all working together.
Part 2 shows defining the sprint goal and aligning the test cases
Part 3 shows creating a test plan
Part 4 shows developing an integrating a build
Part 5 shows executing test cases and submitting defects
Part 6 shows rerunning test cases
It's all part of creating software smarter....
Here is the link to the demo series
Air Traffic Control - Software Development and a Smarter Planet
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Everyday over 50,000 airplanes are guided safely through the air. The new air traffic control teams are becoming digitally savvy using more high tech software and tools to do their job more efficiently for the safety of all of us.
The air traffic control team works much like a software development team, where there are many defined roles, all very important to complete the mission.
For example, different types of air flight controllers take control of the flight throughout the planes journey to it's destination, from departure gate to arrival gate. (Think of the plane as an application) It is a very complex process just like the software development process.
Clearing each flight from the gate to the runway involves several steps and teams of people working together. The pilot calls for clearance and will receive clearance from the ground controller, who will take the pilot to the appropriate runway and will put the plane in line for take off. The ground controller will also manage any factors affecting the flight such as weather.
The local controller will take the aircraft and issue the "take off clearance", to get the pilot airborne. Once the aircraft is airborne, the tower control contacts departure control and the flight is handed off to Tracon, who's job it is to get the plane through all the other aircraft in the area, track the plane to it's flight cruising altitude, and onto it's destination. Then a regional air route center then takes control.
Oh by the way, there are project manager types managing all this. Sound familiar?
IBM Software tools serve as an air traffic control system for IT. Development teams like air traffic controllers need to use the most up to date efficient tools and team tools to provide security and safety. We all need to create a smarter planet in everything we do. As software developers there are some awesome development tools available to help us create this smarter planet through software. We need to work efficiently and smarter in our global software development teams, as we hand code over from one team to the other. The key thing is communication, just like the flight controllers. Using development tools that help us communicate to our team members better, will help us develop better quality software in less time.
Check out these demos on how teams can use development tools to improve the communication through the development process:
Change management with IBM Rational ClearQuest and ClearCase, Part 1
This demo shows you how to integrate IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® and ClearCase® into a integrated change management solution. The deployed Web banking application is tested for defects. Once the test manager discovers the defect, the manager walks through the submission process. The defect is reviewed and assigned to a developer (Alex in the demo) by the project manager. Once the defect is assigned to the developer, he works to resolve the defect utilizing IBM Rational Application Developer, ClearQuest, and ClearCase. This is the first of a two part demo series. Demo
Change management with IBM Rational ClearQuest and ClearCase, Part 2
This demo continues where part 1 left off. It follows the developer (Alex) as he works on resolving the defect submitted to him. Alex uses IBM Rational Application Developer with plug-ins for ClearQuest and ClearCase. First, you'll see Alex's to-do list that contains submitted high severity defects assigned to him. Next, Alex connects to the ClearCase server and changes the code to correct the defect. Then Alex verifies his changes by running the application within his IDE. Finally, Alex checks in his changes and transition the state of the defect from open to resolved using ClearQuest. This is the second of a two part demo series. Demo
Continue to Update Your Skills and Social Network
We all know that we are in one of the worst economies since the early 80's. I'm not going to talk about how we got here, but how can we survive it. Just when we thought that job losses were slowing down, it was announced that jobless claims increased. If you have lost your job and even if you currently have one, there are two important things you need to continue to grow...Your skills and your social network.
Cheryl Palmer who is a certified executive career coach at Call To Career in Silver Spring, Md. says "Never take your career for granted. You should be constantly updating your skills and keeping your network viable. Too many people get too comfortable in their jobs and don't think about what may come next."
If you are in the technical field, you have hit the right spot.. developerWorks. Not only can you grow your skills using developerWorks resources, but you can grow your technical network using the developerWorks community. Check out "New to the Community".
Also, consider growing your skills by taking a tutorial , and watching a technical demo of products and technologies that may interest you.
All this may help you get certified on a product or technology that you can add to your resume.
And of course, I have to end with a demo: Check out "Developing the right products for the right markets, at the right time"
Developing the right products for the right market at the right time is no simple task. That is where IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ comes in -- a configurable, Web-based product and portfolio management solution that links strategy to execution. During this demo, you'll see how Focal Point helps promote successful products by helping product teams and stakeholders focus on what is most important to your customer and to your business.
Happy networking with techies on the developerWorks Community!
Creating and using Rational Build Forge libraries
For most developers, the use of Build Forge has been confined to using the management console, or the graphical user interface (GUI). Creating and using Rational Build Forge libraries can be a smart programming practice and it is easy in Build Forge. Libraries are useful for extracting repeated code so that it does not have to be re-entered as a step or series of steps in each project; the project can simply utilize the library. Libraries differ from projects only in that they do not use a selector.
Build Forge can also be connected through a client and it can integrate with IBM® Rational® Jazz™ technology-based software, too. When teams need to create or integrate their custom build and test solutions with Build Forge, application programming interfaces (APIs), known as Build Forge clients and provided by Build Forge, play an important role. The client gives you a simple and robust way to add, update, modify, and interact with the Build Forge objects in the same manner that the management console does.
Check out this demo that shows how to create a library, copy a project, inline a basic library and then use it as part of a simple pass/fail chain.
Creating, running, and scheduling a Rational Build Forge project
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IBM® Rational® Build Forge® is IBM's flagship product for build and release management. It not only provides an amazing potential to automate the build process but also to automate the testing procedures for any team.
For most developers, the use of Build Forge has been confined to using the management console, or the graphical user interface (GUI). Many teams are unaware that Build Forge can also be connected through a client and that it can integrate with IBM® Rational® Jazz™ technology-based software, too. When teams need to create or integrate their custom build and test solutions with Build Forge, application programming interfaces (APIs), known as Build Forge clients and provided by Build Forge, play an important role. The client gives you a simple and robust way to add, update, modify, and interact with the Build Forge objects in the same manner that the management console does.
Check out this this demo to learn how to create a basic "Hello World" project in IBM® Rational® Build Forge®. This demo steps you through the following tasks: Creating a server authentication, creating a selector and server, creating a project, running a project, and scheduling a project.
It's all part of creating a smarter planet!
Efficient Backup and Recovery with DB2 Advanced Recovery Solution
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Backup and recovery of systems is extremely important! From an IT perspective, manual backup and recovery processes are tedious, error prone, and time consuming, therefore, they are not frequently implemented. As the volume of data increases, though, it becomes more difficult to back up and recover without longer downtime that impacts production applications. To help resolve these challenges in database backup, recovery, and data unload, IBM DB2 Advanced Recovery Solution for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows provides three distinct products: IBM DB2 Merge Backup, IBM DB2 Recovery Expert, and IBM InfoSphere Optim High Performance Unload.
Watch how database administrators at a fictitious company improves their backup and recovery strategies with an IBM DB2 advanced recovery solution. See how the team uses various Optim and DB2 tools to make their backup and recovery process faster, simpler, and more efficient. This recovery solution includes three distinct products: DB2 Merge Backup, DB2 Recovery Expert, and Optim High Performance Unload.
Exploiting Rational Team Concert with Rational Rhapsody for complex systems and software development
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Based on the Jazz platform, IBM Rational Team Concert provides a lean collaborative lifecycle management solution with agile and formal planning, project reporting, process workflow, work item management, source code management and build management, in a single integrated product supporting all popular platforms. Combine that with IBM® Rational® DOORS® Change Management integration feature and The IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® model-driven development environment creating real-time or embedded systems and software, then you have a full orchestra.
Check out this demo that provides a short introduction on using IBM®Rational® Team Concert for complex systems and software development. It takes you through a scenario that uses several IBM Rational products to show how process controls can be enacted through rule based process guidance. The demo starts in the Rational DOORS requirements database where integration is used with Rational Team Concert to create an implementation request for some work to be performed in an IBM Rational Rhapsody model. It then steps through a work flow using the features of Rational Team Concert to manage both the changes to the model and a formal review process enacted on the project.
It's all part of creating a smarter planet through software development!
IBM application security solutions
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Check out this demo of IBM® Rational® AppScan and IBM Tivoli® Access Manager. Together, these 2 products complement each other. Tivoli Access Manager grants access to web applications and Rational AppScan ensures that these applications are scanned and tested for vulnerabilities. This application security solution allows companies to preemptively and actively protect applications from external and internal threats, increase efficiencies, support compliance and improve an organization's overall security posture. Organizations should not neglect the important step of securing their web applications, the users that access them, and the data they collect.
After all, security is key to creating a smarter planet!
IBM Cognos Adaptive Application Framework V8.4, Part 4: Extend the target model: Creating calculations and filters
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IBM Cognos Adaptive Application Framework V8.4, Part 4: Extend the target model: Creating calculations and filters
Let's review what we discussed just to level the playing field. Then we will get into the next demo:
The Adaptive Application Framework (AAF) lets you design a Warehouse model, define the ETL, and create a Framework Manager model for reporting purposes. Watch this demo to learn how to create two new calculations and a stand-alone filter in the Target Model.
Check out the demo. It is all part of creating a smarter planet!
IBM ILOG Visualization
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IBM ILOG Visualization
Some of the displays that the visualization products provide are Diagrams, Gantt Charts, Maps, Business dashboards, SCADA/HMI screens Telecom displays, Defense Maps and Charts.
Here is a short video that shows a variety of IBM ILOG Visualization products in action, including IBM ILOG JViews Enterprise and IBM ILOG Elixir Enterprise. See for yourself how the user interfaces you build for your customers can be intuitive and engaging!
IBM Optim Performance Manager
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Optim™ Performance Manager for DB2® for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® boasts a whole new architecture that includes modern browser-based user interfaces which provide system health overviews and detailed diagnostics to isolate the source of emergent problems. It provides performance analysis and tuning for managing DB2 systems using an easy to use web interface.
You should check out these demos to get started on the basics. It is a really cool product.
IBM Optim Performance Manager 184.108.40.206, Part 1: Install the product
Part 1 of this demo series describes IBM Optim Performance Manager 18.104.22.168 architecture and packaging, and how to install the product. Part 2 describes the Extended Insight architecture, and how to install and configure the Extended Insight client.
IBM Optim Performance Manager 126.96.36.199, Part 2: Install and configure the Extended Insight feature
Part 2 describes the Extended Insight architecture, and how to install and configure the Extended Insight client.
It is all part of creating a smarter planet!
Identity Theft and Creating a Smarter Planet
Recently CNN had an interesting article on how identify theft is on the rise. CNN notes "hackers are working their way into the computer systems of major retailers across the country, experts say. As the bad guys get savvier, identity theft has become more common. Last year, the number of incidents of identity fraud in the United States increased 22%., according to the most recent survey by Javelin Strategy & Research."
As consumers, we can lower our risk by monitoring our credit reports, but we can only do so much. As application and web developers we need to take responsibility and develop secure web applications. Don't you think? Let's create a smarter more secure planet through software.
Has your identity been stolen? If it has, how did that make you feel? IBM Rational AppScan is doing a lot to help developers make web sites more secure.
Check out this demo "Introduction to Rational AppScan" This demo shows you how to scan a Web application for security vulnerabilities using Rational® AppScan® Standard Edition. This is one of our most popular demos. DEMO
It is all part of creating a smarter planet through software!
Integrating WebSphere Service Registry and Repository with Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database
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Integrating WebSphere Service Registry and Repository with Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database
The integration features for CCMDB in WSRR version 7 are intended to:
A Service Oriented Architecture typically spans across multiple phases like Service
The integration of WSRR with CCMDB enables federation of service related meta-data
Tivoli CCMDB contains configuration information relevant to IT Service Management
Meta-data associated to a Service object in deployment lifecycle can be linked with the
This demo shows how to set up the integration of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository with Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database through simple steps. It gives an overview of how this integration provides demographic information of services and involves operations professionals who make governance decisions in service oriented architectures.
Jazz and Rational Team Concert = collaboration!
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Today I'm going to talk a bit about the Jazz Architecture.
Jazz is a platform based on a client-server architecture. The Jazz server, normally running on a secured server-class machine, hosts a set of services and houses data in its repository. Remote clients communicate with the Jazz server over the network using HTTP. Remote clients come in many forms, with the quintessential one being an IDE with integrated Jazz support (like RTC), driven by a user engaged in collaborative software development. Other remote clients, such as Jazz-specific command line tools or Ant scripts, operate in headless mode. And others access the server directly using a web browser, without needing to install Jazz-specific software on their machine.
The Jazz Platform is designed and built to:
* Support seamless integration of tasks across the software lifecycle.
* Facilitate team collaboration and coordination throughout the software lifecycle.
* Provide an extensible platform.
* Help teams build software more effectively.
* Support globally distributed development teams.
* Provide solutions scalable from small teams up through large enterprises.
* Maintain audit trails and automate bookkeeping so that teams are accountable.
* Support UI integrations (IDE, web browser, etc.) that fit the needs of customers.
* Foster a broad ecosystem of tool providers, including independent software vendors (ISVs).
* Make software development more enjoyable.
IBM uses Jazz technology and products like Rational Team Concert (RTC) to build the products themselves. In fact, at any time registered Jazz.net users can see in-depth the on-going development of a product like RTC (work items, reports, graphs, etc.) in real-time.
Rational Team Concert dashboards and reports
This demo shows some of the dashboard and reporting capabilities of IBM® Rational® Team Concert. The demo uses real data and dashboards created and available on Jazz.net.
It is all part of creating a smarter planet!
Optimize data availability and resource utilization with InfoSphere Optim Configuration Manager
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Maintaining database and application uptime while improving performance and lowering costs is an important challenge for DBAs and IT organizations.
IBM® InfoSphere™ Optim™ Configuration Manager allows you to view an auditable inventory of the information in your data systems. You can track configuration changes, determine and resolve problems by working with current and historical configuration data, and manage client configurations all from a central repository.
In this demo, check out how an IT team at a fictional company, the Sample Outdoor Company, can optimize their data availability and resource utilization with InfoSphere Optim Configuration Manager.
It is all about creating a smarter planet through software.
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Burtonsville, MD, United States, 2012/09/21 - Ann Dozier, Dean Foods Vice President/IT and former Coca Cola Global VP/Strategic Industry Initiatives & Customer Collaboration, Joins iControl Board of Directors - iControlDSD.com.
iControl Systems, the nations leading provider of Information Integration technology and Scan Based Trading facilitation and technology to retailers in the grocery, drug and convenience channel along with their value chain partners, today announced the addition of Ann Dozier to the companys Board of Directors, effective October 1st, 2012. Ms. Dozier will take the seat previously held by Cameron Cloeter, president of Impulse Marketing.
Dozier is currently the Vice President of IT/Fresh Dairy Direct at Dean Foods, a position she has held since September 2010, and where she is responsible for strategy, design, development, and implementation of all IT capabilities and solutions that support Dean Foods Fresh Dairy Direct and Supply Chain business units. Key initiatives include digital marketing, business intelligence, advanced analytics, sales and customer capabilities, mobility, order to cash, direct store delivery distribution, supply chain, plant operations, quality, sustainability, and finance.
Prior to Dean Foods, Dozier spent 19 years at Coca Cola, the final 4 years as Global VP/Strategic Industry Initiatives & Customer Collaboration, and the 6 years before that as VP/Business Development. Before Coca Cola, she led eCommerce at Colgate Palmolive.
Dozier is the current vice-chairman of the Grocery Manufacturers Association IT Committee. She is an Executive Board Member for Consumer Goods Technology, and an Executive Member of the Network of Executive Women. She was previously the Chairwoman of Grocery Manufacturers Association Direct Store Delivery Committee (2006-2010), a global Board member of the GS1 Board Standards Committee (2006-2009), a member of the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (2006-2009), Chairwoman of America's SAP User Group, eCommerce (1995-1997), and Chairwoman of Atlanta Electronic Commerce Forum (1993)
Ann is a very knowledgeable and valued industry executive who is highly respected in the area of informational technology and operational effectiveness, said iControl board member and Hillshire Farms SVP/Government & Industry Affairs Dennis Belcastro. Having worked with Ann on many key DSD industry initiatives, I am looking forward to working with her on the iControl board and further developing and fostering industry-wide collaboration between retailers and their suppliers.
"I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with iControl as they continue to develop technology that redefines Scan Based Trading in a way that offers win/win solutions for many retailers and suppliers, said Dozier. I look forward to working with such a strong group of Retail and CPG thought leaders as we continue to grow our industry."
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(A) In accordance with rule 5101:12-1-01 of the Administrative Code, the child support enforcement agency(CSEA) is required to provide support enforcement program services to a case for which it has administrative responsibility. In accordance with section 3125.36 of the Revised Code, a CSEA shall make available a IV-D application to any person requesting a CSEA's assistance to locate the non-custodial parent, establish a paternity or support order, or enforce or modify a support order.
(B) An individual who receives support enforcement program services is eligible for IV-D services when the individual is:
(1) A recipient of Ohio works first (OWF), medicaid, or Title IV-E foster care maintenance (FCM) benefits for whom an assignment is still in effect;
(2) A former recipient of OWF, medicaid, or FCM in whose case there are assigned arrears;
(3) A former recipient of OWF, medicaid, or FCM in whose case there are no assigned arrears and IV-D services have not been terminated; and
(4) An individual who has signed and filed an application for IV-D services that has been approved by a CSEA and IV-D services have not since been terminated.
(C) IV-D services include all support enforcement program services described in rule 5101:12-1-10 of the Administrative Code.
(D) Due to restrictions in federal law, the following IV-D services shall only be provided to an individual who has been approved for IV-D services in accordance with this rule :
(1) Federal income tax refund offset submittals for the collection of support arrears;
(2) Withholding of unemployment compensation for the payment of support;
(3) Requests to the internal revenue service for the disclosure of taxpayer information for use in establishing and collecting support obligations;
(4) Requests to the U.S. department of treasury for the administrative offset of certain federal payments other than federal income tax refund offset for the collection of delinquent support; and
(5) Requests for certification to the U.S. district court when another state has failed to act on an Ohio support order.
Cite as Ohio Admin. Code 5101:12-1-10.1
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/28/2011 and 12/01/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3125.25
Rule Amplifies: 3125.03, 3125.36
Prior Effective Dates: 8/1/82, 11/11/82, 7/1/83, 11/1/83, 1/1/84, 1/7/85, 1/9/86, 1/1/87 (Emer), 3/20/87, 12/1/87, 6/10/88, 7/15/88, 12/29/88, 4/1/89, 6/2/89, 9/1/89, 12/1/89, 4/1/90, 8/1/90, 10/1/90, 4/1/91, 11/1/91, 4/1/92, 8/1/92, 7/1/96, 10/1/96, 12/30/97, 2/22/02, 7/1/02, 4/18/03, 6/15/06


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'Fear of defeat forced AINRC to delay polls'
By Express News Service | Published: 19th November 2012 10:27 AM |
Last Updated: 19th November 2012 10:27 AM | A+A A- |
Union Minister for PMO V Narayanasamy said the fear of defeat has made the ruling All India NR Congress led by N Rangasamy to make efforts to delay the civic body polls.
Narayanasamy said ministers of the State Cabinet have told Rangasamy that his party would lose polls if held immediately and urged him to delay them. Following this, a former councillor, who is now an AINRC party member, has moved the Madras High Court to stay the elections, he added.
Narayanasamy said steps were taken for delimitation of wards for equal distribution of voters by the government well in advance.
He stated that the delimitation of wards is based on the 2001 census instead of 2011 census.It may be recalled that the petitioner has objected to this.
The Union Minister said all parties should respect the High Court order that elections should be held before January 15 next year.
Alleging that the Chief Secretary M Sathiyavathy, Chief Minister N Rangasamy and the head of the Kadirgamam Government Medical College were responsible for back-door appointment of employees, Narayanasamy said he requested the Lieutenant Governor to conduct a probe into it.
The senior Congress leader said he has sanctioned Rs 50 lakh from his MPLAD fund for the construction of bio-toilets at five places in Puducherry at a cost of Rs 10 lakh each.


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With his legal battle over the sale of the Natal Command site in Durban headed for the Constitutional Court, businessman Sunny Gayadin has now locked horns with the Msunduzi municipality for allegedly selling land cheaply to a property conglomerate.
Gayadin claims that the land was sold to the Liberty Property Group for R7.5 million plus VAT, which he contends in papers filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday, was below the fair market value. He said later that his business consortium, Epilite 123, had offered the municipality twice that amount – R15m – for the properties near the Liberty Midlands Mall to develop its own mall at a cost of half a billion rand.
It has long been thought that the site would be used for the expansion of the Liberty mall.
Gayadin has asked the court for an order reviewing and setting aside the municipality's decision to sell the land; the setting aside of the agreement of purchase and sale; and that if the properties had already been transferred, an order directing the registrar of deeds to cancel the registration of transfer.
The decision to sell, and the process that followed, had not complied with the principle of legality, he argued, adding that the municipality's executive committee had adopted a resolution to sell the properties to the Liberty group without first calling for representations from the public.
"Had the municipality followed its processes correctly, it would have had the benefit of Epilite's offer of R15m, or other offers from other interested persons in considering what the fair market value was," Gayadin said in his affidavit.
"It is submitted that the properties have been sold for less than its fair market value."
Gayadin said that after it adopted the resolution to sell the property on April 10, 2008, the municipality proceeded to sign the agreement of purchase and sale on June 23, 2009.
"The resolution in April was therefore not an approval in principle, nor did it take into account any comments… from the local community," Gayadin said.
The municipality, he said, had signed the agreement without first advertising its intention to sell the property, as was required. Epilite thereafter lodged its objection to the sale.
The corporation's offer was, however, allegedly rejected in September last year on the basis that the council policy did not allow the sale of the property by private treaty, "unless the potential buyer owns the adjoining property and wishes to expand".
The municipality had also told Epilite that its council was contractually bound by the signed sale agreement with Liberty.
Gayadin said in his affidavit that the municipality had committed a number of irregularities and illegalities in dealing with the offer made by the Liberty group.
"At the time of deposing to this affidavit, the municipality has still not provided a formal response to Epilite's objection," he said. Gayadin later said that his consortium had offered
R15m for the land and had set aside R500m to develop it.
He said he made several attempts to arrange meetings with the municipality before the closing date for objections, but was unsuccessful.
"I intended to submit and discuss a development plan concept comparable to the new lifestyle centre in Johannesburg's Fourways, Nicolway, with a new concept of a Woolworths super store, similar to Hyper by the Sea, and another based on the Crescent Centre at uMhlanga," Gayadin said.
He said his consortium's objective was to develop about 40 000m2 of mall space, and had compiled a business plan to offer rentals at less than half of the costs of the existing mall
He is also in the middle of a legal battle with movie maker Anant Singh over the development of a film studio at the Natal Command site. The two will slug it out in the Concourt in September.
Gayadin claims the deal, in which Singh bought a R71m site for R15m by public treaty, was flawed.


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Washington, August 3 (ANI): A photo of US President Barack Obama has become the face of a target dart shooting game at the Otsego County Fair in Morris, NYC.
The snaps, which were provided by fairgoer Abigail Czapsky to the Huffington Post, show Obama on a board next to stars at a dart game stall.
Earlier in August 2010, a company known as Goodtime Amusements came up with a carnival game, called 'Alien Attack', that required players to throw foam darts at an image similar to Obama's. (ANI)


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Justin Bieber stared deeply into a mannequin head's eyes last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and then gave the doll a big smooch. And there was a lot of tongue. Like, too much tongue.
Bieber and Fallon played basketball with some of the Bieb's favorite things (Tim Hortons' coffee, ramen, etc.) and it didn't need to get intimate, but it definitely did.
Watch the whole clip below:
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Mr. Thomas W. Ward will address the Religious Union at 7.30 o'clock tonight in Brooks House. His subject will be: "Suggestions Toward Obtaining a Realizing Sense or Idea of God." The address will be open to all members of the University.
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Third Arab of Social and Economic Development inaugurated in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The Iraqi delegation to the Summit is headed by The Vice-President, Khudair al-Khuzayi.
The Summit will tackle six key issues including the implementation of the resolutions of the former Summit held in Kuwait in2009 and the Summit held in Egypt in 2011.
The Summit will also discuss a host of pressing issues concerning with the development and investment in the Arab region in particular, and ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in addition to the adoption of new model of development in the Arab countries. They also seek to create an economic bloc which supports their economies and boosts its role as a consistent regional and international group.


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I am using tha facebook api to post to the wall. I want to get the email address of the user who shares the post on the wall. How to I do that? Its urgent.
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I have no idea, but I would imagine that it was impossible for security reasons. If not, it would seem to be a serious security breach.
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Using that API you are only ever going to be able to obtain the information that the API makes available. I cannot imagine any reason why Facebook would make the email address available as a part of that data given the huge security issues that would create. In fact as far as I can see the only email references in the script relate to you passing an email address to the script.
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Not sure if it's a security breach, anymore. Facebook keeps changing their privacy policy, and has the integrated user experience, allowing people to LIKE things on other websites that will reflect in Facebook.^_^
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Im ready to roll - sorry that vacation grabbed not once but twice this season.
Maybe I can set something up where I play my games every Tuesday at 7pm MST
Hey Ertic, starting Wednesday I'm free after work all evening. We just had a bout or bad timing as my girlfriend's parents are STILL HERE and all they do is watch the television. We could do 7pm MST on Wednesday?
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Fat sharks to be fed healthy vegetables
ABOUT 100 sharks have been deemed overweight and are about to go on a diet, an official said.
Changfeng Park Ocean World said a special menu, including cabbage, has been designed for the sharks. The fat sharks were getting too much nutrition and not enough exercise.
"Their fat is clearly seen piling at the belly," said Wang Mingjie, an ocean world official.
Compared to when they arrived, the sharks are about 100 kilograms heavier on average, she said.
"Vegetables and vitamins will be fed to replace part of their meat consumption," she said. "For example, we will cut open fish and stuff cabbages inside."
Ocean world decided to put the sharks on a diet after one of its turtles became sick in January.
"The turtle's stomach was filled with serous fluid. We believe that an excessive and seriously greasy diet was to blame," Wang said.
Laziness was the other big threat to the health of the park's sharks.
She said divers wake them during the day and force them to swim in circles.
"Some divers will dress as mermaids or spiderman to excite the sharks and keep them moving," added Wang.


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From: Alex Crettol <AlexC(at)BassSoftware(dot)com> Subject: RE: Thai data import into PostgreSQL Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:39:20 +1000 Message-ID: <415719E2420CD4118EEF00001C1902FE339760(at)bassex(dot)melb(dot)basssoftware(dot)com> > Tatsuo, > > Thank you for your reply. > > I unfortunately do not have much detail on the encoding used. > The details that Oracle provide are TH8TISASCII = Thai Industrial Standard > 620-2533-ASCII 8-bit (Single-byte encoding, Strict Superset of ASCII, EURO > symbol supported). I had a look on the web, but could not find anything more > detailed. > Do you know if there is any encoding existing for PostgreSQL which could > match this ? I'm not sure what "Strict Superset of ASCII" actually means, but it seems you could use SQL_ASCII or LATINn (where n = 1~5) encoding, since they are also "Strict Superset of ASCII". Or even you don't need to enable the multibyte at all, I guess. -- Tatsuo Ishii
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YHA Hokitika Birdsong is a friendly family-run backpacker hostel that earns its excellent reputation for its welcoming ambiance, modern facilities and high standard of cleanliness. The impressive communal facilities are well-organized and neatly presented. You are guaranteed relaxation at this family-friendly two-storey house with stunning ocean views and unique native bird-themed artwork throughout. YHA Hokitika is warm, comfortable, quiet and charming.
An extra touch that make this hostel accommodation feel like home is the two outdoor baths beneath the stars. Access to the beach is a 2 minute walk from the hostel and the free Glow Worm Dell and town centre are a 2 minute drive by car. Enjoy stunning sunsets, ocean views and a native garden at YHA Hokitika. Native birds such as tui, bellbird, weka and fantail are frequent visitors to the garden.
Hokitika is the Jade Capital of New Zealand and brims with arts, crafts and natural West Coast beauty. YHA Hokitika's hosts are happy to share their local knowledge and suggestions on local activities including walking tracks, New Zealand's only Treetop Walkway, the stunning Hokitika Gorge, views of Mount Cook and the Southern Alps, lakes, bushwalks, fishing and kayaking. YHA Hokitika is situated 2.5km north of Hokitika town on Highway 6, enroute to Greymouth.
Buses and shuttles arrive and depart from the I-Site or Travel Centre in town. Free hostel pick-ups by arrangement.
The hostel is a 3 minute taxi ride from the airport.
The Intercity bus collects passengers from the Tranz Alpine Train in Greymouth, 40 minutes south of Hokitika.


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Will Friedle on Being "Batman Beyond"
Warner Home Video has released the following press release interview with actor Will Friedle, the voice of Terry McGinnis and the title character of the series Batman Beyond, now available in a complete series set. Among other topics, Friedle discusses his favorite memories of recording the series, his favorite episode of the show, what it was like to work with Kevin Conroy (voicing an older Bruce Wayne), his feelings on the importance of superheroes to society, and what it's like to be the Blue Beetle on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Comic Book Resources has posted an interview with Friedle about his time on the series as well.
Read Toonzone's review of the Batman Beyond: The Complete Series set here.
Will Friedle chats about his time in the Batcave;
Batman Beyond: The Complete Series on DVD Tuesday, November 23
Will Friedle took a futuristic Dark Knight in altogether new directions as the voice of Terry McGinnis in Warner Bros. Animation's breakthrough 1999 series Batman Beyond.
The popular voiceover actor took time last week to speak about his days as the new Caped Crusader in preparation for the Tuesday, November 23 release of Batman Beyond: The Complete Series, a nine-disc limited edition DVD set that presents nearly 20 hours of animated action spread over 52 episodes, as well as including all-new bonus featurettes and a 24-page, 8″x 12″ collectible booklet.
Batman Beyond: The Complete Series centers on Terry McGinnis, an ordinary teenager … until his father is mysteriously murdered. Suspecting foul play at his father's company, Wayne/Powers Corporation, Terry meets Bruce Wayne and learns of a secret identity hidden for decades. Now too old to don the cape and cowl as Batman, Wayne refuses to help – so Terry does what any brash young kid would do: steal the Bat-suit and take matters into his own hands! Vowing to avenge his father's death, Terry dons the high-tech suit tricked out with jetpacks, a supersensitive microphone and even camouflage capabilities in search of his father's assassin.
The all-star production team was headed by executive producer Jean MacCurdy and producers Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami and Paul Dini. Writers on the series included Burnett and Dini, as well as Stan Berkowitz, Bob Goodman, Rich Fogel, Hilary Bader and John McCann.
Friedle made his mark in live-action television and film from the time he turned 10, starring in hit series like Boy Meets World and Don't Just Sit There. He gradually shifted his attention to voiceover work, taking the lead in Batman Beyond and co-starring in Disney's Kim Possible to name but a few. Today, he primarily stays behind the microphone, voicing such notable roles as Doyle on The Secret Saturdays and Blue Beetle on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Here's a brief Q&A with Mr. Friedle …
QUESTION: When you think back on all those Batman Beyond sessions, what are your favorite memories of recording the series?
WILL FRIEDLE: This sounds like a cheesy answer, but working with Andrea (Romano) is just the greatest experience. Every week you go in and it's amazing and fun. You just never knew who the guest cast would be. My favorite was recording Return of the Joker. Sitting between Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill for five days was pretty incredible. I learned more about being a voiceover actor in those five days than I did in the five months before that. Just watching the two of them work – how Mark got so into the character, completely losing himself in that role. And then there's Kevin with that deep, booming voice, always sitting with his back straight and working perfectly with the microphone. It was an education.
QUESTION: Do you have a favorite Batman Beyond episode?
WILL FRIEDLE: There was an episode called "Out of the Past" where it's Bruce Wayne's birthday and as a birthday present Terry takes Bruce to see a new play, "Batman: The Musical." So there's Bruce sitting in the audience, watching these people in costume jumping on stage, singing about the Dark Knight, and Terry's right behind him humming the songs. And Bruce just hates it. Seeing Bruce Wayne watching "Batman: The Musical" was pretty funny.
QUESTION: Were you a fan of Batman: The Animated Series before you were cast for Batman Beyond?
WILL FRIEDLE: I have been an animation fan my whole life. Love cartoons, always have. But I thought Batman: The Animated Series changed the whole ballgame. Every generation thinks they grew up with the best cartoons – I had Thundercats and Transformers, shows like that. Very bright, and the acting was very big. But then Batman came out and there was nothing cartoony about it. The acting was very real and the overall feel of the show was dark. It was like nothing you'd seen before, and I was a huge fan of the show. This was pre-Tivo, so this was one of those shows where you had to see it every day. You didn't want to miss an episode. So when I got a call to be the voice of a new Batman, and the series was being made with the entire team that did Batman: The Animated Series, well, that was huge.
QUESTION: You spent a lot of time with Kevin Conroy over the course of the series. What was that experience like for you?
WILL FRIEDLE: First of all, Kevin is a classically trained actor. He's very professional. I've had the good fortune of working with several characters like that, but I'd never done an animated series before, and I was kind of slumped in my chair saying my lines. And Kevin started giving me tips. Simple things, but things that really make a difference. For example, he had me sit up straight, and showed me how that helps open your diaphragm naturally. Little things you look for in an actor of his caliber like the right ways to play to the page, the right ways to not pop your P's. He was nice enough to take me under his wing and teach me, and I'll never forget him for that.
QUESTION: What set Batman Beyond apart?
WILL FRIEDLE: To me, it always goes back to the writing. Batman Beyond was so strong that you couldn't wait to get the script for the next week. The character development was outstanding – from the new villains they'd invent to the way they brought back the old villains. And the way they treated Terry and Bruce, and their relationship. The casting was phenomenal, but even the greatest actors can't make bad writing good – so it all comes down to what was on the page, and that's where Batman Beyond became a great show.
QUESTION: How important are super heroes to you?
WILL FRIEDLE: I love super heroes, and Batman was always my favorite. I was never a huge Superman fan. I like the idea that Batman was just a man. He doesn't have super powers. As you're reading comics or watching animated series, I think you normally gravitate toward one or the other. But for me, it came down to this: Superman had to come from another planet to save us. Batman said "Look what we can do for ourselves – with our heart and mind and soul, we can save each other."
QUESTION: Why are super heroes important to society?
WILL FRIEDLE: I love to read. I'm a voracious reader. I think the super hero genre is really our modern day Greek mythology, These are our gods; this is Homer writing the Iliad. We've got super heroes; they had gods. From a literary standpoint, this is the next generation of mythology. From a fan standpoint, with authors like Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and even the Harry Potter series, a great fantasy book just takes you away. You can disappear into an entire world where you can forget what is going on in your world. For kids, I think it teaches a sense of right and wrong. For the most part, these stories are tales of good vs. evil. That's important for kids – to see what is good and bad, and how it can be fought without violence. And just for the fun of it all, who doesn't want to get lost in a great book or series?
QUESTION: So now you're back in the super hero realm – and Batman's universe – on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. How do you like your role as Blue Beetle?
Blue Beetle is a ton of fun to play. I wasn't totally familiar with the character, but I studied up for the role quickly. It's been tricky because we wanted to make sure that we played to Jaime Reyes' heritage – as he is the first real Latino super hero – but we didn't want to do a cartoony Latino voice. But at the same time, you also have to make him Hispanic. So there was more riding on this role. Terry could be created in any way, shape or form. Jaime had already been established. It's not a heavy character, but there's more of a history. So to step into a world that's already established was more difficult than creating a character from the beginning.
QUESTION: You've been solely focused on voiceover roles for several years. Are you no longer interested in on-camera acting?
WILL FRIEDLE: I retired from on-camera work at 30. Plain and simple. I started acting on camera when I was 10, so it had been 20 years. I really enjoyed it, but the on-camera side of the industry isn't as fun anymore – it's definitely not the same as when I started. I'm now more established in the voiceover world, and I get to do it in a far more fun, more fulfilling way. I think I went out on a high note. I was still doing films and television series and I thought I'd rather walk away when it was my choice. I know you're never supposed to say never, but I can pretty much say never to on-camera again.
QUESTION: What's the best thing about playing a super hero?
At the time we were doing Batman Beyond, I thought the coolest thing was telling my nephews I was Batman and not being lying to them. One time, my oldest nephew Huck came out from Brooklyn. He pulled me aside and said "Look uncle Will, I want you to know I'm six now. I think I'm old enough to see the Batcave." He actually thought I was Batman, which is very cool. It can't get much better for an uncle.


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AbstractIt reads like a political thriller. An NSA spook, Edward Snowden, meets his conscience, blows the whistle on a massive secret attack on the Fourth Amendment, and is pursued globally by an obsessed president. Spice things up with a bit of character development cross-pollinated with a history lesson. First there's Darth President. His administration has earned the distinction of invoking the Espionage Act of 1917 (a constitutionally questionable World War One relic) more than all other presidents in the previous 96 years combined—by a factor of two. The Obama administration has charged eight people under the act. All previous administrations have charged three.
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Community Forums › Forums › General Discussion › Custom Post Hierarchical Archive & Taxonomy Templates
Tagged: archive, CPT, Custom post, Custom Post Type, taxonomy, template, term
This topic contains 3 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by electricbrick 3 years, 2 months ago.
June 25, 2014 at 4:08 pm #111335
Recently I built a Faculty CPT-based plugin for our school's faculty member directory. The Faculty CPT has a single taxonomy of 'department' and the subsequent child terms of that taxonomy are our 5 main schools, followed by their respective academic departments as "grandchild" terms.
I'm attempting to create three templates (with little success):
- A master archive of all Faculty, separated by school and then department, with faculty organized by name and entries showing in 3 columns.
- A top-level school archive separated by department, and with faculty organized by name and entries showing in 3 columns.
A department-level archive with faculty organized by name and entries showing in 3 columns.
Here's what I have:
The above is partially derived from this tutorial.
I've also been wrestling with the following code, but still cannot seem to get these archives to work. Any guidance would be appreciated — please let me know if I'm omitting any other details that would be helpful.http://su2.edu.70-32-99-102.electricbrick.co/blog/faculty/June 25, 2014 at 6:47 pm #111565
So this may not be helpful at all, but I recently needed a page displaying all posts in my custom taxonomy, separated by terms (Which may be what your master archive would be?) I tried a gazillion tutorials and this is the one that finally worked for me:
http://vimodesigns.com/wordpress/how-to-list-all-posts-in-a-custom-taxonomy-separated-by-terms/ Just posting it in case there is something there to help troubleshoot your issue.
Also - could you get the list working, and then do the columns with css instead of in the template? The archive portfolio template in the minimum pro theme or executive pro theme could be helpful.June 26, 2014 at 9:22 am #111631
Thanks, Carrie. This is a LOT closer, plus very simple and elegant. With this new code, the output is showing faculty under the parent terms and the child terms at the same time, however.
As far as the columns, I suppose I can use CSS, but for some reason I had it in my head that I was going to implement a grid loop in order to get each row to return cleanly and not have to rely on floats.
Again, thanks a million!June 26, 2014 at 2:05 pm #111660
So, I've been able to get my faculty bio info to show up in archives using your code, Carrie. Still can't figure out how to get it to not put faculty posts under the parent terms, or how to use the code to autodetect the slugs and only show department-related terms when in a specific department.
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Ok, so now that the laundry is mostly done and the house is sort of cleaned up, lets finish the fun of our Vegas Vacation.
Museum of Natural History:
|We explored the animal room and everyone was most impressed with the polar bear (he's the tall fuzzy one in the back).
|Kneel like an Egyptian...this was a great interactive exhibit, the kids loved it.
|Josh feeding Logan to a pre-historic alligator (or crocodile, I don't know the difference really).
|Fun On the Strip:
We really didn't spend much time on the Las Vegas strip. We ventured there twice and that was really enough for us. Despite the cool things to see there is just too much smut and filth everywhere you look and especially with little kids it just didn't feel great being there. Besides every time we turned around Gavin was commenting on how all these gamblers littered so much and looked at too many naked ladies (at the top of his lungs, I swear...his mother was totally red in the face, who raised that kid anyway...we have taught him that in our family we don't choose to gamble, but we NEVER taught him that people who gamble are automatically litterers, he made that up on his own. Sorry to anyone we may have offended).
While on the strip Josh even watched a camera crew following a policeman filming for the show "Cops," maybe we'll end up on the show and become famous...maybe not.
|The fountain show at the Bellagio. It is really cool and was not even a mile from our condo so it was an easy walk.
|M&M world was four floors of M&M stuff and a movie that the kids loved (except Ellie who screamed until I took her out).
|This is why I don't usually let Josh be in charge of the camera.
|Triumphant little climbers.
|So, while Josh worried, the kids and I scampered up every rock face we could find. We didn't get pictures of the heights or the view, but it was awesome. I could have spent days here.
Ethel M. Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden:
Another favorite was the chocolate factory and cactus garden. The botanical garden was awesome. Even the kids liked looking at all the different plants and chasing after the poor innocent lizards.
|Why doesn't PJ look happier, it is a chocolate factory after all.
|Logan made weird faces in every picture this day. That kid!
|PJ, still grumpy, refused to be in pictures, so I helped him out. I didn't throw him in the cactus (which is what felt like doing with the grump). I'm pretty sure that makes me a hero.
Lied Children's Museum:
By far the kids favorite part of the trip was the children's museum. There are a lot to see and do, we spent several hours here and they still whined when it was time to go.
|Aubrey running her grocery story.
|Josh and Ellie blowing giant bubbles.
|A more cooperative PJ doing car repairs.
Finishing Up:
The rest of the time was spent at the resort swimming, watching tv, playing wii and just having fun as a family. This really was a great trip.
|Ellie and the giant chess set at the resort. Josh and Bryce had a lot of fun playing with this, and Bryce beat his dad for the first time.
|Josh and Ellie at the pool. Ellie screamed if we put much more than her feet in the water...spoiled little thing! She and I hung out on the edge of the pool a lot.
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Episode Title: "You Bury Other Things Too"
Writers: Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin
Director: Michael Waxman
Previously on "The Event":
After learning that their homeworld was threatened by a supernova, the aliens were surrounded in a church by soldiers loyal to President Elias Martinez (Blair Underwood). Hoping to bluff their way out of danger, Sophia (Laura Innes) ordered a portal opened in Washington which destroyed the Washington monument and killed several civilians. Around the same time, CIA Director Blake Sterling (Zeljko Ivanek) figured out that Simon Lee (Ian Anthony Dale) was a secret alien sleeper agent. With the President, they overheard a phone call between Simon and Sophia in which she admitted that her threat was a bluff.
Incensed, the President ordered the buses carrying the aliens to be destroyed by a helicopter. Intent on saving his mother, Thomas (Clifton Collins Jr.) ordered his bus in front of hers, taking the fatal missile strike before Sophia's bus escaped through a portal. Meanwhile, Sean Walker (Jason Ritter) blackmailed Vicky Roberts (Taylor Cole) into helping him find and take down Dempsey (Hal Holbrook). Eventually the pair tracked him down to France, where Dempsey appeared to have discovered proof of previous visits by Sophia's people.
After a violent trip through the portal, the last surviving bus with Sophia, Michael (Scott Patterson) and Leila (Sarah Roemer) among others arrives in the gated community run by Thomas' sleeper cell. Back in Washington, Simon is almost moved to tears for the tragedy he participated in before Blake "congratulates him." Hoping to flush out Sophia, Blake tells Thomas that they've already tracked her to their new location. As Simon prepares to call Sophia and warn her, a second sleeper within the White House warns him that his cover is blown and helps him escape.
Realizing that they have a second mole, the President brings back the nosy junior Senator from Alaska, Catherine Lewis (Virginia Madsen). Because Catherine was a former CDC doctor(?!), the President enlists her aid in creating a fake medical testing to screen for aliens both in the White House and in the general population, over Blake's objections. At the alien community from hell, Leila finds out that she can't leave. And Sophia is suddenly grief stricken for the son who tried to kill her more than once. She then denounces humanity for slaughtering her people and announces that she will follow Thomas' plan and bring all 2 Billion of her planet's survivors to Earth.
In France, Vicky's contact Henri (Salvator Xuereb) gives Sean and Leila intelligence on where Dempsey is staying. Vicky tries to convince Sean that they will have to kill Dempsey to be finished with him, but he refuses. He also releases Vicky from the leverage that he held over her and he tells her that she can leave. Meanwhile, Dempsey becomes impatient at the archaeological dig and breaks a vase to get at an ancient scroll inside. Later, Vicky decides to come with Sean anyway, but it ends up being a trap. Vicky is captured, but Sean escapes by using his supernatural-like ability to run away.
Back at alien acres, Simon vows loyalty to Sophia. But privately, he urges Michael and Leila to go with him and warn the humans to prevent their slaughter at Sophia's hands. Michael warns him that their people will view them as traitors, but he agrees to do it. Unfortunately, Michael only said that to fool Simon and leads him into an ambush. Sophia states that Simon is like another dead son to her and she has him led away while Leila watches in horror. In France, Sean uses his "side window" skills and knocks out Henri. He then tortures Henri into revealing where Dempsey really is by breaking both of his hands with a hammer.
At the White House, the President's wife, Christina (Lisa Vidal) voices her objections to his illegal medical testing plan… which leads the President to begin suspecting that his wife is an alien as well. In France, Dempsey orders Vicky to be killed and leaves her tied up in his local estate while his underling sets it on fire.
I can't escape my suspicion that "The Event" was wildly retooled after the 13th episode by the writers. After building up the division between Thomas and Sophia for a couple of episodes and leading towards an alien Civil War, the show has completely switched gears into a story that's changed Sophia from the voice of reason into the essentially main villain.
The President can't even really be called a hero anymore. A couple of episodes ago he had some bad gas and a nightmare or something. Now, all of a sudden the guy who wanted to release the alien refugees is ordering missile strikes on them. Some of that is understandable, after the Washington monument attack. But the President is no longer someone we can root for. I do like the idea that his wife is the second White House sleeper, which means that his kids would be part alien as well. However, it does seem like another plot twist that was tacked on as an afterthought.
As far as the real protagonist of the series, that moniker seems to have fallen on Simon… the one man/alien willing to take on both sides to prevent a tragedy. His rejection of Sophia's plan was actually perfectly in character for him. He's the hero of the show in a way that Sean has never been. If the series had followed Simon more closely from the start, the first few episodes may not have been as shaky as they were. Given the way that Leila was staring at Simon as he was led away, I'm willing to bet that she ends up helping him escape. And if the show pairs them up romantically (as I now expect them to be), then it frees up Sean almost entirely from the alien subplot.
Speaking of the midnight runner, I don't know if there are any drinking games for "The Event." But if there are, one of the rules has to be to take a drink every time Sean miraculously escapes from danger just by running away. That's happened so many times that it was unintentionally hilarious when it happened again here. The one positive thing out of this side story is that Vicky's face turn is basically complete. Taylor Cole is the actress best suited for the lead among the female performers, so her elevation is welcome. However, Vicky's inevitable romance with Sean is not.
"The Event" also has a strange habit of randomly giving people the skills they need to serve the plot. Like Sean's hacker skills that appeared out of nowhere several episodes back and now with Senator Lewis' sudden history in the CDC. That was amazingly far fetched. Plus, how many junior Senators get to join national security conspiracies after just a few weeks in office?
It's still amazing to me that there aren't any well defined villains on this series. Dempsey is supposedly the "big bad," but it's hard to take a guy seriously when he can't even get a scroll out of a vase without breaking it. There's just nothing intimidating about Dempsey. Every time I see him, he looks like he's waiting to be put down for his nap.
And do you know what the truly sad part is? "The Event" is a huge clusterf*** and it's still better than "V" ever was.
But the last couple of episodes have at least been entertaining, so I'll keep coming back for now.
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Vick could be hot waiver-wire name
Michael Fabiano | Tags: Kevin Kolb, Michael Fabiano, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
As bad as Kevin Kolb looked before leaving Sunday's game with a concussion, fantasy owners should be thinking about Michael Vick's potential impact.
In Kolb's absence, Vick has led the Eagles on two scoring drives, and the offense looks more cohesive with the left-hander under center. I'm not sure if a quarterback controversy is imminent, but coach Andy Reid has to at least think about using Vick.
Maybe fantasy owners need to as well. If I have Kolb (and I do in a few leagues), I'm seriously thinking of adding Vick as insurance this week.
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3. Betty White joined Twitter—and she's already flirting with Ryan Seacrest. Hot! [Twitter]
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ST. PETERSBURG — Police made four new arrests Thursday in connection with the violent May 12 armed robbery of a pain clinic.
One of those arrested is a masked gunman who pistol-whipped the manager, according to St. Petersburg police, then made off with $3,200 and three boxes of the prescription painkiller oxycodone.
The other suspects are a mother and her two sons, who police said helped plan the robbery at the St. Petersburg Pain Management and Urgent Care Clinic, 4900 33rd Ave. N.
Lindsey Sermon, 26, is the accused masked gunman, police said. He was acting out a plan hatched in part by Loretha Hart, 49, and her sons, police said.
"We have reason to believe she was the one who brought the idea together," said St. Petersburg Police Maj. Mike Kovacsev.
She was also a patient at the clinic and may have even visited hours before two gunmen robbed it, police said.
Hart was arrested along with sons Jacob Hart, 30, and Jared Murrary, 26, bringing the total number of arrests to six.
The first arrests were made Tuesday with the capture of Kenny Tyrone Baxter, 24, and Stewart Decory Lucas, 28. Baxter is accused of being the second gunman, the one who police said wasn't wearing a mask and whose face was seen on tape. Lucas is the accused getaway driver. But the robbers ditched that vehicle and got into another vehicle arranged by Hart and her sons, police said.
Sermon was arrested on charges of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, along with outstanding warrants for attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud and failing to appear in court.
Loretha Hart and her sons each were charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and principal to armed robbery. Each were being held at the Pinellas County jail Thursday night on $300,000 bail.


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Mr. HOLT. E pluribus unum: one out of many.
We help each other. We always have. My district and many around were badly affected by one of the largest storms, by one of the most expensive storms, by one of the worst storms in history. There are thousands of people who are not going back to their homes. They deserve our help. I wish I could speak as articulately and in such a measured manner as our leader did and as others have, but I'm afraid my anger is going to get the better of me.
Some weeks ago, someone said to me, You know, you're not going to get help from the House of Representatives because these are blue States. They voted for a Democrat for President.
Now, I would like to think--and Mr. King and Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Smith and Governor Christie would like to think--that this is not a partisan matter, but I have to wonder what could be going on here. Why would we not help each other as this House has always done?