Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Dewey, Chetham & Howe @ NASCAR
The Glen gives Smoke opportunity
to rise with first win of year
There's more than a good chance the road to Victory Lane on Sunday at Watkins Glen will run through Tony Stewart's garage.
"Smoke" has owned the twisting 2.45-mile upstate New York road course in recent years rattling off five career wins, including last year's triumph in the Sprint Cup Series' annual visit to The Glen.
But don't ask Stewart what's made him such a road-racing powerhouse at Watkins Glen because he honestly has no idea.
"I don't know," he laughed. "I mean it's kind of that way with Sonoma too. We seem to have taken to the road-racing side of it fairly well and we just have had good luck with it. I don't know that there's a secret to it, necessarily."
Perhaps just the simple fact that Stewart embraces the two road circuit events each year on the Cup schedule is beneficial to his prowess.
"I think a lot of it is when we get here we look forward to being here," Stewart said. "There are some drivers that don't look forward to the road course races, and with us, we actually look forward to it. We like the change in pace and doing something different for a weekend. That's something we always look forward to and it kind of gets us boosted up for the weekend."
A sixth win at The Glen would help Stewart's position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings. He's gone winless this season and with victories and their bonus points crucial to the Chase seeding process, Stewart understands the importance of putting a couple of notches in the win column before mid-September rolls around.
However, despite being winless this season, Stewart refuses to press.
"This is my 30th year in racing," he said. "You take one weekend at a time and you don't think about the numbers as to how long it's been since the last time you've won. You just go with the same attitude you do every weekend, and that's to try and win the race. You go through the steps of trying to put yourself in that position to be there at the end of the day. You focus on what you need to do to win the race you're in."
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| A sixth Watkins Glen win would boost Tony Stewart's spot in the Chase. (Getty Images) |
Ambrose has won a pair of Nationwide races at The Glen and believes that confidence, as well as his ability to put the Sonoma miscue behind him, will be huge in getting to Victory Lane on Sunday.
"What happened at Infineon was an error," he said. "Whatever circumstances got us to that point, yeah, we were short on fuel. We were three laps short. If it had been a green-and-white-checkered scenario.
"We were trying to save fuel. I got greedy trying to save too much and we cost ourselves a win. It was a fundamental error, no doubt about it, and when you make a mistake like that, the worst thing you can do is stew on it, think about it and let it affect future performances.
"I'm looking forward to Watkins Glen just because I have a chance to run at the front. We have put a lot of effort into our road course program and I feel like we are in as good of conditions as we can be to contend for the win."
Who's hot at Watkins Glen
Tony Stewart: Coming off his fifth win in 11 starts, Stewart's 2009 win came in his first track start with Stewart-Haas after leading 34 laps. Stewart recorded eight top 10s with Joe Gibbs Racing in his previous 10 starts and has a 7.3 average finish in 23 overall road-course starts.
Jeff Gordon: He has four wins and eight top 10s in 17 career Watkins Glen starts. Gordon leads all drivers with 227 laps led but has a 25.0 average finish in the three races with the COT. He has nine career road-course victories and sports an 11.9 average finish in 35 overall road-course starts.
Denny Hamlin: Has yet to finish outside the top 10 in four starts at Watkins Glen. Hamlin's best finish, of second, came in 2007. He has yet to lead a lap but has the third-best average finish (6.7) among all drivers that have run in all three races with the COT. He owns a 13.1 average finish in nine overall road-course starts.
Who's not
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: He did lead 33 laps and finished 22nd in his track debut with Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 but finished 39th in 2009. Earnhardt posted three top 10s with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in eight previous starts but has a 21.5 average finish in 21 overall road-course starts.
Jeff Burton: A 29.8 average finish in five starts with Richard Childress Racing. Burton's last of three top 10s (seventh) came with Roush Racing in 2002. He has a 21.2 average finish in 33 overall road-course starts and will make his 17th track start on Sunday.
Sam Hornish Jr.: A 34.0 average finish in two starts, Hornish has a 34.6 average finish in five overall Sprint Cup Series road-course starts.
Make a note
• Stewart has finished first or second in six consecutive Watkins Glen starts heading into Sunday's race. He leads all drivers with five wins at the Glen, one more than Gordon.
• Ambrose leads all drivers with a 2.5 average finish at The Glen
• Four-time winner Gordon leads all drivers in laps (227) led.
• Denny Hamlin has a 7.5 average finish in four starts.
• Kyle Busch (2008 winner) and Carl Edwards have each finished ninth or better in the last four races.
• Juan Pablo Montoya has a 5.0 average in his last two starts at the track.
• Kevin Harvick has one win and four top 10s in his last seven starts at Watkins Glen.
• Kurt Busch has a 9.3 average finish with the COT at The Glen.
• Boris Said will be racing the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota this weekend.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Claudia Palacios @ XXX Premio Anual de Periodismo y Reportería Gráfica Alfonso Bonilla Aragón.

Conversatorio con la presentadora de CNN, Claudia Palacios
La periodista y presentadora de CNN Internacional, Claudia Palacios, estará este martes 3 de agosto a las 9:00 de la mañana en el tercer piso del CAM, en un conversatorio con los periodistas de la región.
Posteriormente, la Oficina Asesora de Comunicaciones dará a conocer los nominados al XXX Premio Anual de Periodismo y Reportería Gráfica Alfonso Bonilla Aragón.Thursday, July 15, 2010
Juan Bautista Toro Toro @ FIX University Campus
Juan Bautista Toro Toro @ FIX University Campus






Friday, July 9, 2010
II Festival Internacional de Cine @ FIX University
La Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo de Cali amplió el plazo para la inscripción al concurso del II festival Internacional de Cine de Cali, hasta el jueves 15 de julio de 2010, con el propósito de lograr la mayor participación de directores y productores colombianos y extranjeros en largometraje y cortometraje, que harán parte de la Selección Oficial Competitiva de Festival, realizarse entre el 29 de octubre y el 7 de noviembre del presente año.
La información con respecto a las bases y la ficha de inscripción la encuentra en la página http://www.festivaldecinecali.gov.co/.
Para este año, el II Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali tiene como objetivo promocionar toda clase de trabajos audiovisuales (largometrajes, cortometrajes, documentales, cine experimental, videoarte, video-instalación, etc.) que exploran y cruzan, en forma y contenido, nuevas fronteras.
El programa incluye tres Secciones Oficiales Competitivas:
Competencia Oficial Internacional, en la que participan películas de largometraje internacionales, documentales y de ficción.
Competencia Oficial Colombia, en la que participan filmes de largometraje colombianos, documentales y de ficción.
Competencia Oficial Internacional de Cortometrajes, en la que participan cortometrajes nacionales e internacionales, documentales y de ficción.
Podrán participar en la Sección Oficial Internacional las películas que reúnan las siguientes condiciones: Largometrajes de ficción o documental terminados en 35mm o en video de por lo menos 70 minutos de duración. Haber sido producidos dentro de los 18 meses anteriores a la celebración del Festival.
Para la Sección Oficial Colombia de largometrajes podrán participar, las películas que reúnan las siguientes condiciones: Largometrajes de ficción o documental con producción colombiana de por lo menos 70 minutos de duración. Haber sido producidos dentro de los 12 meses anteriores a la celebración del Festival.
En el caso de la Sección Oficial Internacional de Cortometrajes las películas que reúnan las siguientes condiciones: Cortometrajes de ficción o documental con duración máxima de 69 minutos. Haber sido producidos dentro de los 18 meses anteriores a la celebración del Festival. /Secretaría de Cultura
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Logistics Program @ FIX University "a place for independent study"

Logistics Program @ FIX University "a place for independent study"
Bachelor of Science (BS): Logistics and Supply Chain Management Degree Overview
A Bachelor of Science degree program Logistics and Supply Chain Management teaches students to direct the way a firm buys, stores, and sells supplies to other firms as well as negotiate contracts and work with vendors. These skills will teach you to run business more smoothly, which will greatly benefit your organization. Learn more about Logistics and Supply Chain Management degrees here.
With a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, you could work as an industrial traffic manager or materials manager, and arrange for transportation of materials, supplies, and finished products. About 30 colleges and universities offer a Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Coursework
Courses offered in a Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program may include:
- Information Technology Tools
- Business Strategies
- Outsource Decisions
- Business Law
- Business Writing
- Calculus for Business
- International Management
- Introduction to Accounting
- Introduction to Human Resources Management
- Introduction to Logistics
- Introduction to Management Information Systems
- Introduction to Marketing
- Logistics Operations
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Management and Organization
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Statistics for Business
- Strategic Management
- Transportation Economics
Skills Obtained
A Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree prepares you to accept good jobs in the inventory management and purchasing field. You also learn spreadsheet and database software in this program, but it is helpful to know a little bit about these subjects ahead of time. Good skills in writing, speaking, and critical thinking are needed for advancement in the business world, so it is good to take classes in these subjects, even if your program doesn't require it.
Why Earn this Degree?
A Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree will increase your understanding of the logistics involved with supplying goods and services, allowing you to obtain high-level management positions.
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Required Courses May Include
Purchasing is a major component of study for most schools' associate degrees in supply chain management. Future supply chain managers will likely take classes that include:
- Purchasing
- Marketing principles
- Finance
- International shipping
- Negotiations
- Accounting
- Transportation management
- Statistics
- Economics
- Hazardous materials
- For every retail store or e-commerce website, there is a team of supply chain professionals working behind the scenes to choose suppliers, order inventory, handle transportation of the goods, and make sure that products are available when needed. This degree can help you join them.
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With a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, you could work as an industrial traffic manager or materials manager, and arrange for transportation of materials, supplies, and finished products. About 30 colleges and universities offer a Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Coursework
Courses offered in a Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program may include:
- Information Technology Tools
- Business Strategies
- Outsource Decisions
- Business Law
- Business Writing
- Calculus for Business
- International Management
- Introduction to Accounting
- Introduction to Human Resources Management
- Introduction to Logistics
- Introduction to Management Information Systems
- Introduction to Marketing
- Logistics Operations
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Management and Organization
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Statistics for Business
- Strategic Management
- Transportation Economics
Each MLOG class arrives @ FIX University graduates. During that time, MLOG students complete four major phases: Orientation, Fall Semester, and Spring Semester.
Like a pyramid, each phase builds on the one preceding it – starting with basic analytical skills, adding on fundamental theory in the fall, applying it to practice during IAP, and finally capping it off with a strategic perspective in the spring.
MLOG students are required to take the following core courses. Students must also enroll in two seminars and complete a thesis.
Required Core Courses offered in
ESD.260 Logistics Systems Fall
ESD.261 Case Studies in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Spring
ESD.262 Supply Chain Context (IAP)
ESD.264 Database, Internet, & Systems Integration Technologies Fall
ESD.803 Know Thyself Leadership Skill Building Workshop Fall
15.521 Management Accounting and Control Spring
15.871(4) System Dynamics Fall or Spring
Seminars
ESD.263 Thesis Seminar Fall
Popular Electives
In addition to the required courses, MLOG students take at least 18 course units of electives. Most students end up taking between 30 to 50 elective course units across all different programs. Some of the most popular electives for MLOG students are:
Popular Electives
ESD.201 Transportation Systems
ESD.204 Carrier Systems
ESD.205 Transportation Flow Systems
ESD.269 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies
ESD.71 Engineering Systems Analysis for Design
15.057 Systems Optimization
15.062 Data Mining: Algorithms and Applications
15.067 Competitive Decision-Making and Negotiation
15.220 International Management
15.356 How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services
15.390 New Enterprises
15.665 Power and Negotiation
15.760 Introduction to Operations Management
15.762 Supply Chain Planning
15.764 The Theory of Operations Management
15.769 Operations Strategy
15.812 Marketing Management
15.912 Technology Strategy
Each MLOG student must complete a research thesis. It is an opportunity to conceive and execute an independent research project on a topic of the student’s own choosing, under the guidance of a faculty supervisor.
Each year MLOG students are paired with sponsoring companies to work on innovative and challenging supply chain research projects through the Supply Chain Education Partners (SCEP) Program.
Research
Each year MLOG students are paired with sponsoring companies to work on innovative and challenging supply chain research projects through the Supply Chain Education Partners (SCEP) Program.
Started in 2010 for the Bicentenial by the FIX Center for independent studies & Logistics, the program gives MLOG students the opportunity to work closely with professionals on a challenging supply chain opportunities, and gives companies access to a student or student team who bring new insight and approaches to a current supply chain project.
Logistics PHD Degree
Program Information
A Ph.D. in logistics focuses on the operations and maintenance of supply chain management and transportation. It involves all aspects of the industry. More information on earning a doctoral degree in logistics is below.
Doctor of Philosophy in Logistics
Logistics Ph.D. programs allow students to extensively study and research the development, theory and strategy of logistics modeling and operations in supply chain management and transportation. Doctoral degree candidates understand the process of forecasting, purchasing, inventory and assembly.
Analytical and empirical methods provide students the skills needed to understand relationship and demand management. Students will learn to utilize their expertise in a professional setting. These full-time programs are research and technology intensive.
Educational Prerequisites
Ph.D. programs are highly competitive and require applicants to have at least a bachelor's degree, although a master's degree is preferred. The latter may be earned in tandem with the doctoral degree. Relevant work experience is encouraged due to the program's competitiveness.
Program Coursework
A majority of a Ph.D. students' time is spent on researching, writing and editing a dissertation. This is the culmination of their work and is presented to a panel that decides if the Ph.D. candidate may graduate. A written and oral exam is also necessary for degree completion. Students can expect to study:
* Logistical systems
* Methods of statistical research
* Modeling logistics
* Supply chain technology
* Transportation economics
Year 1
PSY521: ANOVA for Soc. Sci.
PSY522: Multiple Regress. for Soc. Sci.
First Year Research Project
L611: Theoretical Foundations
M612: Quantitative Methods
L613: Evolution of SCM Thought
M613: Qualitative Methods
or May Mini‐Term
L614: Evolution of Logistics Thought
HRD513: Special Topics
Year 2
L613: Evolution of SCM Thought
L615: Logistics Models Comprehensive Exam
or Minor Elective
L614: Evolution of Logistics Thought Minor Elective
STAT579: Multivariate Statistics
Minor Elective
Year 3
M616: Measurement Dissertation Defend Dissertation Proposal
IOPsych 617: SEM Models
Minor Elective
Year 4 Dissertation Dissertation Defend Dissertation
based on the idea that images the following:
Monday, June 21, 2010
Toros @ Plaza de Toros de Cañaveralejo
Good News @ Plaza de Toros de Cañaveralejo Cali (Colombia)
Vuelven a los toros de la Feria de Cali Julián López 'El Juli' &
Manuel Díaz 'El Cordobés'
José María Manzanares y Curro Díaz harán parte de la nómina de toreros extranjeros que entrarán el ruedo caleño entre el 25 de diciembre de 2010 y el 2 de enero de 2011.
Así lo dieron a conocer los presidentes de la Plaza de Toros de Cali y la Sociedad Plaza de Toros Cañaveralejo de Cali, Eduardo Estela y Víctor Manuel Salcedo, tras el cierre de negociaciones que se llevó a cabo en España.
Cayetano, hijo de 'Paquirri' y hermano de Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, y Daniel Luque serán el talento joven en la 'Fiesta brava' de la próxima temporada en Cali.
Así mismo, el rejoneador Andy García e Iván García, quien tuvo una excelente temporada en 2008 en España, completan el cartel de 'matadores' que serán protagonistas en el ruedo.
Salcedo, gobernador encargado, dijo que el espectáculo tendrá ocho ganaderías reconocidas. Ellas son La Carolina, Juan Berrando Caicedo, El Paraíso, Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo, Fuentelapeña, Ambaló, Puerta de Hierro y Miguel Gutiérrez.
Definido el cartel taurino y la ganadería para la temporada de fin de año en Cali
Julián López El Juli, José María Manzanares y el Cordobés, son los toreros que encabezan el cartel contratado para la feria taurina de Cali este fin de año y comienzo del 2011.
Así mismo recordó que las ganaderías que ésta año estarán presentes con sus ejemplares son la Carolina, Juan Bernardo Caicedo, Ernesto González, El Paraíso, Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo, Fuentelapeña, Ambaló, Puerta de Hierro y Miguel Gutiérrez.
Cali cierra nombres y ganaderías
Cali (Colombia). La empresa de la Plaza de Toros de Cañaveralejo, regida por Eduardo Estela Garrido y Víctor Manuel Salcedo Guerrero, ya tiene lista la nómina de toreros extranjeros y ganaderías que estructurarán su feria de 2010, que se desarrollará entre el 25 de diciembre y el 2 de enero próximos.El listado de toreros no colombianos que harán el paseíllo en el coso de Cali está integrado por los matadores Julián López 'El Juli', triunfador de la pasada edición, José María Manzanares, Curro Díaz, Daniel Luque, Cayetano, Manuel Díaz 'El Cordobés', que como ya informó mundotoro actuará cuatro tardes en su regreso al coso de Cañaveralejo e Iván García y el rejoneador Andy Cartagena.
El grueso del apartado ganadero estará formado por hierros que ya estuvieron presentes en la anterior feria, como La Carolina, Juan Bernardo Caicedo, El Paraíso, Fuentelapeña, Ambaló, Puerta de Hierro, Miguel Gutiérrez y Ernesto González Caicedo, mientras que vuelven tras su ausencia las ganaderías de Ambaló, Miguel Gutiérrez y Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo, propiedad de César Rincón, que regresa al coso colombiano tras cuatro años de ausencia.
Cali toma cuerpo
A falta de dos meses para que los carteles de la feria taurina colombiana de Cali vean la luz, ya se conocen un buen número de nombres de matadores de toros y ganaderías que estarán en el coso de Cañaveralejo, tal y como informa Diario Occidente de Colombia.
Entre los toreros españoles, ya es segura la presencia de Julián López ‘El Juli’, Manuel Díaz ‘El Cordobés’, José María Manzanares, Cayetano, Curro Díaz, Daniel Luque, Iván García o el rejoneador Andy Cartagena.
También es un hecho que las ausencias vendrán dadas por José Tomás, Enrique Ponce y Morante de la Puebla, que no pisarán Cañaveralejo en un ciclo que se desarrollará entre el 25 de diciembre y el 2 de enero de 2011.
Sí se conoce al completo el elenco ganadero, que contará con los hierros de La Carolina, Juan Bernardo Caicedo, El Paraíso, Fuentelapeña, Ambaló, Puerta de Hierro, Miguel Gutiérrez, Ernesto González Caicedo y Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo, el hierro en Colombia del matador César Rincón.
Las mejores figuras estarán en la fiesta taurina de Cali |
| A dos meses de presentarse los carteles oficiales de la fiesta bra-va de la plaza de toros de Cali para la temporada 2010 - 2011, se conocieron los nombres de los toreros de talla internacional que estarán en el ruedo de la Cañaveralejo. Julián López "El Juli", Manuel Díaz "El Cordobés" y José María Manzanares estarán deleitando a los aficionados en tres faenas de gran nivel cada uno. Los grandes ausentes |
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