Happy Holidays!
I know that many (most) of you have been waiting to hear about my Duke admissions decision.
Well, I am happy to report that the answer is *YES*! I got the call late this afternoon and my formal acceptance letter will follow shortly!
It seems like the process has taken an eternity, starting with my GMAT prep last year, so I'm glad I can finally share this positive news!
Thanks to everyone who supported me during my quest for admission and I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season!
Duke MBA Class of 2007 here I come!
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
RBC Announces 29-Story Raleigh Headquarters
RBC Centura made the official announcement today.
They are building a 29-story corporate headquarters at the corner of Fayetteville, Martin and Wilmington streets in downtown Raleigh.
This will be a great addition to the city when it opens in 2008!
With all the recent projects announced, over $1 billion will be pumped into downtown revitalization in the next 3 years. That is huge! Go Raleigh!
RBC Centura Selects Highwoods Properties
To Develop New Headquarters - 29-Story Mixed-Use Tower will Soar Above Downtown Raleigh
They are building a 29-story corporate headquarters at the corner of Fayetteville, Martin and Wilmington streets in downtown Raleigh.
This will be a great addition to the city when it opens in 2008!
With all the recent projects announced, over $1 billion will be pumped into downtown revitalization in the next 3 years. That is huge! Go Raleigh!
RBC Centura Selects Highwoods Properties
To Develop New Headquarters - 29-Story Mixed-Use Tower will Soar Above Downtown Raleigh
Monday, December 5, 2005
Adobe Coldfusion?
Well, the Adobe acquisition of Macromedia is now complete.
I must say that I'm a bit concerned, especially after reading the Acquisition FAQ on Adobe's site. ColdFusion is not mentioned *anywhere* on this page!
Now, I realize that all products certainly aren't listed (for both companies), and I presume that CF would fall in the domain of the "Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit", but I would think they would at least mention it on this page (Flex was mentioned).
Is Adobe really as supportive of CF as we have been led to believe (by Macromedia)?
Adobe's Macromedia Acquisition FAQ
Quoted information from Adobe.com (see above link):
How is the combined company structured?
The company will continue to operate its business in a centralized fashion with its corporate functions (G&A, marketing, etc.) managed out of Adobe's San Jose, California-based headquarters.
Adobe's six business units align key products and technologies with core customer segments:
* The Creative Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for creatives and designers with leading brands such as Adobe® Creative Suite, Macromedia® Studio, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe InDesign®, Macromedia Dreamweaver®, Macromedia Flash®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, and Adobe After Effects® software.
* The Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for enterprise developers with products such as Adobe LiveCycle™ and the Macromedia Flex™ product line.
* The Knowledge Worker Solutions Business Unit will provide collaboration and communication solutions with products such as Adobe Acrobat® and Macromedia Breeze® software.
* The Mobile and Device Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for mobile and wireless device developers such as Macromedia Flash Lite™ and Macromedia FlashCast™ software.
* The Platform Business Unit will focus on advancing Adobe's PDF and Flash-based technology platforms as standards for creating, managing, and delivering compelling, actionable applications and content to any desktop or device.
* The Print and Classic Publishing Solutions Business Unit will provide print and online publishing solutions and e-learning tools with products such as Adobe PostScript® technology as well as Adobe FrameMaker®, Adobe PageMaker®, Macromedia Contribute™, and Macromedia Captivate™ software.
I must say that I'm a bit concerned, especially after reading the Acquisition FAQ on Adobe's site. ColdFusion is not mentioned *anywhere* on this page!
Now, I realize that all products certainly aren't listed (for both companies), and I presume that CF would fall in the domain of the "Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit", but I would think they would at least mention it on this page (Flex was mentioned).
Is Adobe really as supportive of CF as we have been led to believe (by Macromedia)?
Adobe's Macromedia Acquisition FAQ
Quoted information from Adobe.com (see above link):
How is the combined company structured?
The company will continue to operate its business in a centralized fashion with its corporate functions (G&A, marketing, etc.) managed out of Adobe's San Jose, California-based headquarters.
Adobe's six business units align key products and technologies with core customer segments:
* The Creative Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for creatives and designers with leading brands such as Adobe® Creative Suite, Macromedia® Studio, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe InDesign®, Macromedia Dreamweaver®, Macromedia Flash®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, and Adobe After Effects® software.
* The Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for enterprise developers with products such as Adobe LiveCycle™ and the Macromedia Flex™ product line.
* The Knowledge Worker Solutions Business Unit will provide collaboration and communication solutions with products such as Adobe Acrobat® and Macromedia Breeze® software.
* The Mobile and Device Solutions Business Unit will provide solutions for mobile and wireless device developers such as Macromedia Flash Lite™ and Macromedia FlashCast™ software.
* The Platform Business Unit will focus on advancing Adobe's PDF and Flash-based technology platforms as standards for creating, managing, and delivering compelling, actionable applications and content to any desktop or device.
* The Print and Classic Publishing Solutions Business Unit will provide print and online publishing solutions and e-learning tools with products such as Adobe PostScript® technology as well as Adobe FrameMaker®, Adobe PageMaker®, Macromedia Contribute™, and Macromedia Captivate™ software.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Firefox 1.5!
Firefox 1.5 has officially been released!
I have it installed and am checking it out now. I think the best feature overall is "drag and drop" capability for browser tabs.
One thing to note:
If you have a lot of Firefox extensions installed, you may want to see if there are 1.5-compatible versions available before completing the upgrade. I had many extensions that had no equivalent and were consequently diabled :(
Ay any rate, enjoy!
Firefox 1.5
I have it installed and am checking it out now. I think the best feature overall is "drag and drop" capability for browser tabs.
One thing to note:
If you have a lot of Firefox extensions installed, you may want to see if there are 1.5-compatible versions available before completing the upgrade. I had many extensions that had no equivalent and were consequently diabled :(
Ay any rate, enjoy!
Firefox 1.5
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
I hope that you all have a great Turkey Day. We are staying in NC this year for the holiday and are having a challenge to see if we can use bourbon as an ingredient in every dish we make. So far, so good!
Here is today's menu:
-Butterball Turkey w/ Bourbon & Mustard Glaze
-Mashed Potatoes w/ Bourbon Gravy
-Sweet Potato Casserole w/ Bourbon
-Awesome Sausage, Apple & Cranberry Stuffing w/ Bourbon
-Bourbon Cranberry Relish
-Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake
We started the day with a morning run and are enjoying the 65 degree sunny weather, since it was much cooler earlier in the week. It supposed to be back in the mid 70's early next week. Bring it on!
I hope that you all have a great Turkey Day. We are staying in NC this year for the holiday and are having a challenge to see if we can use bourbon as an ingredient in every dish we make. So far, so good!
Here is today's menu:
-Butterball Turkey w/ Bourbon & Mustard Glaze
-Mashed Potatoes w/ Bourbon Gravy
-Sweet Potato Casserole w/ Bourbon
-Awesome Sausage, Apple & Cranberry Stuffing w/ Bourbon
-Bourbon Cranberry Relish
-Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake
We started the day with a morning run and are enjoying the 65 degree sunny weather, since it was much cooler earlier in the week. It supposed to be back in the mid 70's early next week. Bring it on!
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Stacey and I finally got to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra last night at the RBC Center in Raleigh. I am glad that we decided to go, since it was an awesome show.
The performance is hard to describe but it's basically an intermingling of hard rock with traditional holiday and classical music.
Check out their site to find out more!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The performance is hard to describe but it's basically an intermingling of hard rock with traditional holiday and classical music.
Check out their site to find out more!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Monday, November 21, 2005
Finally, Some Rain!
Hopefully, this will help our water levels in Falls Lake (Raleigh's water supply)! I think it would probably need to rain like this for a month to catch us up though.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220945-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RAIN WILL OCCUR ALL DAY WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND
HALF AND THREE INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN DIMINISHES
WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. HOWEVER WITH CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS
RUNNING AT VERY LOW WATER LEVELS...THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SHOULD
NOT CREATE ANY RIVER FLOOD PROBLEMS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTION OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF LINE FROM WILSON TO
FAYETTEVILLE. IF A SEVERE STORM OCCURS...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER ELEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-220945-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
433 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RAIN WILL OCCUR ALL DAY WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND
HALF AND THREE INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN DIMINISHES
WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. HOWEVER WITH CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS
RUNNING AT VERY LOW WATER LEVELS...THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SHOULD
NOT CREATE ANY RIVER FLOOD PROBLEMS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE FAR EASTERN SECTION OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF LINE FROM WILSON TO
FAYETTEVILLE. IF A SEVERE STORM OCCURS...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER ELEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
