Thought for the day

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who as the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt]

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Barbara Fairchild - The Teddy Bear Song

One of my favorite songs and your weekly dose of old country.

Oracle Consultancy Colibri Forms Global Alliance

Agreement with UK Company Provides Customers 24/7 Support Worldwide

Colibri Limited Company, a Roswell-GA based provider of managed services, hosting and solutions for companies using Oracle and Microsoft technology has entered into a global alliance with DSP Managed Services, which offers similar services from its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.  “This alliance provides 24/7 support worldwide for our customers,” said Jim Cotten, Colibri’s managing partner.  “No matter when customers call and where they call from, they will always reach a person ready to respond to their needs.”

The alliance made sense for several reasons, Cotten said. “We know each other well. We address similar markets and have the same attitude towards our customers and deliver highly personalized levels of service that you cannot get elsewhere. ” Colibri also maintains offices in Roswell, GA and Mumbai, India and services customers worldwide.

Working together, Colibri and DSP support a continuous level of services seamlessly and without interruption to their clients.  These services include a full range of database administration and hosting, but also implementation, upgrade, and design services for Oracle and MS SQL Server databases.  Oracle eBusiness Suite functional helpdesk services are also offered. “More and more companies have global presences,” Cotton said.  “No matter where they are located, support and service is available.”

Colibri was founded in 1998 and has a wide range of customers in the US, Europe, and Australia. Colibri has been able to offer a level of expertise and support missing from most Oracle consultancies. DSP Managed Services was founded in 2000 and offers managed services for Oracle and Microsoft implementations to companies of all sizes throughout the United Kingdom.



More information about Colibri can be found at http://www.colibrilimited.com
Contact: Jim Cotten, Tel: 678-352-1001 ext 101, Fax:  678-352-1015 E-Mail: jcotten@colibrilimited.com
More information about DSP Managed Services can  be found at http://www.dspmanagedservices.co.uk/About-DSP
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Free Album!

A free album, you get 26 tracks.

Another TSA Outrage

Anyone who flies frequently is aware of the outrages perpetrated by the government goons known as TSA. Here is the latest.

My name is Michael Roberts, and I am a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., based in Houston (that is, I still am for the time being). This morning as I attempted to pass through the security line for my commute to work I was denied access to the secured area of the terminal building at Memphis International Airport. I have passed through the same line roughly once per week for the past four and a half years without incident. Today, however, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at this checkpoint were using one of the new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) systems that are currently being deployed at airports across the nation. These are the controversial devices featured by the media in recent months, albeit sparingly, which enable screeners to see beneath people’s clothing to an extremely graphic and intrusive level of detail (virtual strip searching). Travelers refusing this indignity may instead be physically frisked by a government security agent until the agent is satisfied to release them on their way in what is being touted as an “alternative option” to AIT. The following is a somewhat hastily drafted account of my experience this morning.  Read the rest here.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

If Tech Companies Made Cars



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8 Great Bacon Recipes

Who doesn't love bacon?  Here are 8 great recipes to try.

JFK on Taxes

JFK got it unlike his successor. This is worth the 5 minutes it takes.

Winter Garden

My winter veggies are doing alright, some much better than others.  The collards are doing very well.

The lettuce is not bad either but the broccoli, cauliflower, and brussell sprouts could do better.