Monthly Archives: March 2017

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US Women's Hockey Team Sees 'a Lot of Progress' Toward a Deal New York Times A lot of progress was made today, said Lamoureux-Davidson, who was joined by seven teammates in Philadelphia for the meeting, with an additional 10 players participating remotely. Negotiations began 14 months ago but stalled, and the team announced ... Progress made between USA Hockey, women's hockey team over wagesSentinel & Enterprise all 27 news articles »

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Crews Make Progress With Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Demolition CBS San Francisco Bay Area BIG SUR (KPIX 5) It could take crews until the end of the week to finish tearing down the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge near Big Sur. Right now, engineers are trying to figure out the best way to demolish the rest of the bridge. It's the southernmost ... and more »

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North Korea's Test of Rocket Engine Shows 'Meaningful Progress,' South Says New York Times SEOUL, South Korea North Korea's latest test of a rocket engine showed that the country was making meaningful progress in trying to build more powerful rockets and missiles, South Korean officials said on Monday. North Korea said on Sunday that it ... North Korea engine test may be prelude to partial ICBM flightReuters South Korea: North Korean Rocket Engine Test Shows 'Meaningful Progress'Voice of America Seoul: North Korea made 'meaningful progress' in rocket engineUPI.com U.S. News & World Report -Stars and Stripes -NDTV all 802 news articles »

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Last September, Adobe officials said they would make a number of their cloud services available as Azure-hosted services. This week, Microsoft and Azure provided an update on their progress.

Last Fall, the pair said that Adobe Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Document Cloud would all be available on Azure, and Azure would be the "preferred cloud platform" for these services. (I believe that means optional, not exclusive.)

The pair also announced that Adobe's Marketing Cloud would be Microsoft's Marketing module for the Enterprise version of Dynamics 365, its combined CRM/ERP suite. Microsoft is developing its own, still unofficially announced marketing app for SMBs, which is expected some time this Spring.

At Adobe Summit on March 20, Adobe announced a new umbrella service called Adobe Experience Cloud, which encompasses Adobe Marketing Cloud, Adobe Analytics Cloud and Adobe Advertising Cloud. The company also announced Adobe Analytics will be integrated with Microsoft Power BI.

The two companies made some incremental progress towards the goals announced last September. Adobe Experience Manager Sites Managed Service -- one component of the Adobe Marketing Cloud -- is available as an Azure-hosted service. Adobe Campaign, another piece of the company's Marketing Cloud, is now integrated with Dynamics 365 Enterprise.

Adobe and Microsoft are collaborating on a semantic data model for customer engagement. They are collaborating with AppDynamics, Acxiom, Dun & Bradstreet, Quaaltrics, Zendesk, [24]7 and MasterCard on this model and will build applications based on the common language. It's not clear from the announcement how this model relates to Microsoft's Common Data Model which is at the heart of its Dynamics 365 service. (Note: Microsoft officials lately are talking Common Data Service, or CDS, rather than CDM. But, same question as to how this relates still applies.)

Microsoft officials said the pair would provide another update on the progress of their plans at Microsoft's Build 2017 in mid-May.

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Microsoft, Adobe make some progress on their joint cloud commitments - ZDNet

The two-time world champion endured a frustrating pre-season testing programme, with McLarens running hampered by poor reliability and a lack of power from its new Honda power unit.

Although Honda has been working on cures to address its engine mapping and reliability, Alonso is under no illusions that things will be dramatically different when the F1 season begins in Melbourne.

After a difficult two weeks of testing were prepared to face a difficult weekend in Melbourne, said Alonso ahead of the Australian GP.

Well do our best with what we have and theres a lot of hard work and collaboration happening within the team, but the lack of time before the first race means you have fewer options for big changes.

The first step will be to work on reliability before we can make any assumptions or predictions about performance, and we will try to enjoy the weekend as much as we can.

As well as focusing on the cause of its reliability dramas in testing, Honda has spent considerable focus on improving its engine mapping for the start of the season.

It is understood that problems with the mapping were the root cause of the vibrations that led to some of the issues in Barcelona testing.

Hondas F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa has said that progress has been made with mapping plus in other unspecified areas.

In terms of performance, there has been room for improvement with mapping in order to have better driveability, and with further analysis we were able to make additional changes to be ready for Melbourne, he said.

We know we are heading in the right direction and well continue our efforts in order to increase our competitiveness throughout the season.

For McLaren, which has sounded out Mercedes about a future customer supply dealin case Honda does not make the progress needed, this weekend will be important for better understanding exactly how it compares against the opposition.

Racing director Eric Boullier said: Itll be interesting for us all to see the pecking order emerge as each session goes by, as well as where our own strengths and weaknesses lie, and were prepared for a challenging weekend ahead.

We will approach this season race-by-race for us Australia will be the benchmark by which we can understand where we are in relation to the rest of the field, and what we need to do to tackle the coming grands prix.

We wont make any promises or predictions about our performance or results, but McLaren and Honda will continue to worth together in partnership and maximise everything we have in our package.

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Alonso braced for difficult weekend, despite Honda progress - Motorsport.com, Edition: Global

Freshman wide receiver DJ Edwards follows the ball as passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard tries to distract him during spring football practice Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in the Mollenkopf Athletic Center.(Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier)Buy Photo

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The inexperience showsin route running.

The youth shows in attention to details.

The lack of playmakers shows in the limited big plays.

The inability to concentrate shows in the high number of dropped passes.

This is Purdues receiving group at spring practice. This isnt a surprise. The Boilermakers lost a bulk of theirproduction and leadership from last years team, forcing younger players to become veterans in a hurry.

Progress is coming slowly, especially Monday, the first practice after spring break.

I didnt think today was one of our better days, first-year coach Jeff Brohm said. When our kids are fresh and feeling good, I think we can be OK. Today we got tired and we didnt do near as well as I wouldve liked. We have to push through it.

It also doesnt help when players arent practicing.

Freshman DJ Edwards, who enrolled in January, suffered a hamstring injury during the March 8 scrimmage. The Florida native was on the sidelines for most of Mondays practice.

The 6-foot-2 Edwards doesnt see the injury as a long-term issue.

I couldve gone today but they told me to sit out, he said. I dont think its major. Its just a little tweak. I cant get to the top speed how I want to.

Sophomore Terrance Landers saw limited playing timelast season and was expected to receive a look from the new coaching staff to see if the Dayton, Ohio native could contribute.

However, Landers was absent from Mondays workout.

First-year coach Jeff Brohm evaluates the first day of practice after spring break. Still a lot of work ahead for the Boilermakers Mike Carmin/Journal and Courier

Theres some things in the classroom he has to get cleaned up and we hope to get him out here as soon as we can, Brohm said.

Another newcomer freshman Tyler Hamilton is being evaluated to see where he fits into Brohms offense. Gregory Phillips, who made 17 receptions last season, along with Benaiah Franklin, Anthony Mahoungou and Jackson Anthrop are among other players getting as many repetitions as possible.

But is the competition currently in place to force the group to raise their level of play?

Regardless, a high standard exists in coach JaMarcus Shephards world.

These guys are quickly learning that excuses are not something that will be tolerated, the energetic Shephard said. Its something that were going to have as an expectation of what youre going to do as a football player on this football team. Youre going to do it.

On the surface, Edwards would appear to give Brohm and his coaching staff a viable option. In a short sample size, Edwards brings quickness, possesses a deep threat and the ability to turn short passes into big gains.

Hes going to be a very good player for us eventually, Brohm said. Hes a young freshman who needs to add a lot of strength and endurance. He broke down on us. I thought he would be back by today but hes not. Weve got a ways to go with him.

The Boilermakers don't have a lot of experience at the receiver position. How is the group progressing after six spring practices? Mike Carmin/Journal and Courier

For Edwards, his biggest challenges may come off the field.

Hes only been in college since second-semester classes started two months ago and hes learning theres a higher expectation level compared to his time at Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach.

Its been good, he said. I have my days when Im not in the mood. Im not in high school anymore. Its not so much you do what you want to do you do what youre told to do. I either get with it or get out and I cant go home.

Contact Journal & Courier sports reporter Mike Carmin at mcarmin@jconline.com. Follow him on Twitter: @carmin_jc

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After yet another winter and spring where the Jacksonville Jaguars spent lavishly in free agency, quarterback Blake Bortles is trying to hold up his end of the bargain.

In what has amounted to a make-or-break year for the former No. 3 overall pick, Bortles is attempting to adjust his clunky mechanics and streamline his throwing motion with the help of quarterbacking gurus Tom House and Adam Dedeaux.

"The first week, it wasn't pretty," Bortles said of his progress, via Jacksonville.com. "It didn't look good. Part of trying to change things is it won't be great (right away). But we were able to hash it out."

In a separate comment to ESPN.com, he acknowledged the obvious: His performance this season is essential not only to his career but the immediate future of the new-look Jacksonville Jaguars.

"It's huge," Bortles said. "It's as big as however you want it to be, but regardless we've got to be here on April 10th and we've got to show up for camp in August and eventually they're going to start playing football games, so I think all that's stuff's irrelevant.

"I'm confident with what I've done this offseason and that I'll be able to come help this team be as good as we possibly can be. Everything involving the contract, that's up to them. I look forward to playing football."

It seems like an awfully large burden for Bortles to bear right now. Changing one's mechanics -- or in Bortles' case, eliminating his exceedingly long windup, which manifested itself in a big way last year when Bortles dropped from a 4,428-yard, 35-touchdown quarterback in 2015 to a 3,905-yard, 23-touchdown quarterback last season -- is not a simple endeavor. It involves a complete mental and muscular sync which can take experienced athletes years to adjust to. Meanwhile, the Jaguars are making it clear that this team is good enough everywhere else to return to the playoffs.

The team has yet to pick up Bortles' fifth-year option and will have a little less than a month's worth of practices before the early May option deadline hits. His on-field progress could give us a window into whether that option will end up being exercised, even if it makes all the sense in the world to do so.

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