SPARTA News June 2000 Page #
June 2000
SPARTA Chapter President’s Corner
- by Chris Blackshire
I am attending management training classes where I am learning to be a better manager. One way to be a better manager is to recognize people’s different personality traits and how to best work with a person who has those tendencies.
How many of you have heard of the Myers-Briggs personality preferences? They are a set of 4 characteristics that have 2 types for each tendency. The tendencies are:
E-I Extraversion Introversion Where do you get your energy?
S-N Sensing iNtuition How do you take in information?
T-F Thinking Feeling How do you make decisions?
J-P Judging Perceiving How do you orient toward the outer world?
People who prefer Extraversion tend to focus on the outer world of people and things. People who prefer Introversion tend to focus on the inner world of ideas and impressions.
People who prefer Sensing tend to focus on the present and on concrete information gained from their senses. People who prefer iNtuition tend to focus on the future, with a view toward pattern and possibilities.
People who prefer Thinking tend to base their decisions on logic and on objective analysis of cause and effect. People who prefer Feeling tend to base their decisions primarily on values and on subjective evaluation of person-centered concerns.
People who prefer Judging tend to like a planned and organized approach to life and prefer to have things settled. People who prefer Perceiving tend to like a flexible and spontaneous approach to life and prefer to keep their options open.
Would you believe that most technical people are ISTJ?
The next meeting is on Tuesday June 27th at LabCorp. Pizza, drinks, and dessert will be provided.
Future Speakers
(subject to change)
June 27 Implementing Parallel Sysplex by Brad Carson and Iva Mathewson of LabCorp
July 25 To be announced
We need ideas and volunteers for future speakers. Please consider giving a presentation at a future meeting. Presentations don’t have to be fancy, just informative and interesting. Even a 5 or 10 minute talk can start an interesting interaction. Contact John Bryant at the phone number or e-mail address below.
2000-2001 SPARTA
Board of Directors
Chris Blackshire - President
Northern Telecom 919-992-4602
P.O. Box 13010
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Chris.Blackshire@nortelnetworks.com
John Bryant - Vice President
Glaxo Wellcome Inc. 919-483-9548
M/S D111; 5 Moore Drive
RTP, NC 27709 JEB33378@GLAXOWELLCOME.COM
Mike Lockey - Secretary
Guilford Co. Information Services 336-412-6235
201 N. Eugene St. 336-227-2021 (Home)
Greensboro, NC 27401 MLOCKEY@netpath.net
Duane Reaugh - Treasurer
DTS Software 919-833-8426
2913 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-7841 Duane@DTSsoftware.com
Ed Webb - Communications Director
SAS Institute 919-677-8000 x4162
SAS Campus Drive 919-362-0232 (Home)
Cary, NC 27513 EDWISTUO@aol.com
Meetings
Meetings are scheduled for the last Tuesday evening of each month (except no meeting in December), with optional dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m.
These monthly meetings are held at LabCorp’s Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology (CMBP) near the Research Triangle Park (see last page). Take I-40 to Miami Boulevard and go north. Turn right onto Alexander Drive. Go about a mile or so. Then turn right into LabCorp complex and turn Left to the CMBP Building. In the lobby, sign in as a visitor to see Brad Carson. Brad will escort you to the conference room.
Call for Articles
If you have any ideas for speakers, presentations, newsletter articles, or are interested in taking part in a presentation, PLEASE contact one of the Board of Directors with your suggestions.
Newsletter Mailings
The SPARTA chapter policy is to mail a copy of the monthly chapter newsletter to each SPARTA member, NaSPA national, each advertiser, persons who have requested a copy, and to other chapters who send us a copy of their newsletter. The newsletter is mailed about the 20th of each month so you can prepare for the meeting. The mailing list is maintained by Mike Lockey at (336) 412-6235; if you have corrections or problems receiving your newsletter, call Mike.
New 1999 CBT Tape
Brad Carson now has copies of version 421 dated August 1999 of the CBT tape. Brad brings cartridges to each meeting and swaps a scratch cartridge for a copy of the CBT. If you need a round tape, contact Brad at LabCorp (Brad_Carson@labcorp.com or 336-436-4065) for details on sending a tape to LabCorp.
The new CBT tape is also available from www.cbttape.org.
Minutes of the May 23, 2000 Meeting
•Meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by Chris Blackshire, the Chapter President.
•Thirteen (13) people were present; eleven (11) were members.
•Everyone in the room introduced themselves, told where they worked, and briefly described their job functions.
•The minutes of April 2000 meeting were accepted as published in the May 2000 newsletter.
•Duane Reaugh, the SPARTA treasurer, reported a balance of around $200. He will provide a detailed report later.
OLD BUSINESS
•Articles are needed for this newsletter. If you would like to write an article for this newsletter, please contact Ed Webb. Keep in mind that you don’t really need to write the article, it can be an article that you read that you would like to share with the membership.
•The SPARTA Web page is now available. To access the SPARTA Web page, point your Web browser to this site: www.netpath.net/~mlockey/sparta.html. Please send any comments or suggestions about the Web page to Mike Lockey (mlockey@netpath.net). Be sure to check the Web page every once in a while to see any new or changed information.
NEW BUSINESS
•Future Speakers and Topics:
June 2000 - Parallel Sysplex by brad Carson and Iva Mathewson of LabCorp
July 2000 - TBA
August 2000 - TBA
Other ideas:
- UNIX Services for OS/390
- IBM New Announcements
- Workload Manager
- SAP
If you have suggestions about speakers and topics, contact John Bryant.
•The June meeting will be at LabCorp in the RTP.
•Food for the June 2000 meeting will be pizza and sodas.
•Thanks to Brad Carson of LabCorp for hosting the May meeting.
•Brad Carson is investigating setting up a new List Server.
•The business portion of the meeting ended at 7:40 PM.
•Geoff Comrie and Paul Massengill of OFFSITE (Paul will continue to work for StorageTek until his replacement is hired) spoke about Electronic Vaulting.
Geoff Comrie discussed the following topics: New Backup/Recovery Paradigm; Benefits of E-Recovery; Product Offerings; Which Platforms? What Appplications? and Futures.
Paul Massengill discussed the following topics: MVS backups using E-Recovery; What files can I use? How does E-Recovery work? Full Backup Creation; Single File Restore; Disaster Recovery; and E-Recovery vs. Mirroring
•The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Treasurer’s Report for May 2000
contributed by Duane Reaugh
I have put the Sparta books in Quicken and have entered all the transactions starting with Feb 1, 2000 since that is the oldest statement I have. There is one check for $45.95 that has not cleared according to the checkbook but it was for 11/30/99 so I am not sure. Anyway, with that check, the check written last night, and the deposit for the two members, the balance is $418.65.
Items of Interest
OS/390 Security Alert
contributed by Ed Webb
On Wednesday, May 31, 2000, Vanguard Integrity Professionals issued a Security Alert for OS/390. A RACF Auditor’s tool was posted “in the clear” on the Internet. The tool could expose passwords and userids in a RACF database. For details and free code to combat use of the tool (which has been removed from the ‘net), see http://www.go2vanguard.com/os390alert.cfm
CMG in Orlando in December
contributed by Ed Webb
It’s not too early to start thinking about CMG 2000. It’s being held in Orlando, Florida, December 10-15, 2000. Cheryl Watson will be giving a session on “Interpreting RMF Reports.” For more information on the conference, please check out http://www.cmg.org.
SHARE in Boston in July
contributed by Ed Webb
Excerpts from a recent SHARE e-mail:
“SHARE in Boston, July 23-28, is less than (one month) away. In addition to SHARE's traditionally robust technical agenda and a great host city, the event will feature an optional Security/Privacy Health Check Workshop on Thursday, July 27. For a modest additional registration fee, you can attend this Workshop that will present the latest information on securing your e-business and how to perform a security assessment within your enterprise. Workshop attendance is limited and advance registration is strongly recommended. Deeply discounted early-bird registration rates for both the Security Workshop and SHARE in Boston are available until June 6 (other discounts available until July 6). For the latest information or to register online, visit http://www.shareinboston.org/boston.
Questions? Contact SHARE Headquarters
Phone: 888.574-2735 (888.5SHARE5)
e-mail: sharehq@share.org
Web: http://www.share.org”
Humor
Measuring Success in Life
contributed by John Bryant
At age 4, success is ... not peeing your pants
At age 12, success is ... having friends.
At age 20, success is ... having sex.
At age 35, success is ... making money.
At age 60, success is ... having sex.
At age 70, success is ... having friends.
At age 80, success is ... not peeing your pants
Measuring Success in Life
contributed by Chris Blackshire
Here are a few test answers. Still want your kids to go to a party college?
Use the word “judicious” in a sentence to show you understand its meaning.
Hands that judicious can be soft as your face.
What does the word “benign” mean?
Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
What is the correct use of a semi-colon?
Only to be used as a last resort, a semi-colon is a partial removal of the intestines.
Technology
What is a turbine?
Something an Arab wears on his head.
History
What is Britain’s highest award for valour in war?
Nelson’s column.
R. I.
Who did not welcome the return of the prodigal son?
The fatted calf.
Name some famous pilgrimages.
Muslims used to go to Gamages but now it’s closed. Christians still go on pilgrimage to Lord’s.
Geography
Name the four seasons.
Salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.
What is the equator?
A menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa.
Name a greenhouse gas. What could be done to decrease global warming?
Cows make large amounts of methane when they fart. This could be reduced by fitting them with catalytic converters.
Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep, and canoeists.
How is dew formed?
The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
What is a planet?
A body of earth surrounded by sky.
What causes the tides in the oceans?
The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.
What is a fossil?
A fossil is an extinct animal. The older it is, the more extinct it is.
Biology
What happens to your body as you age?
When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
Premature death.
What is artificial insemination?
When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.
How can you delay milk turning sour?
Keep it in the cow.
How are the main parts of the body categorised? (E.g. abdomen.)
The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The branium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A,E, I, O and U.
Briefly describe the skeleton and its function in the body.
The skeleton is what is left after the insides have been taken out and the outsides have been taken off. The purpose of the skeleton is something to hitch the meat onto.
What is the Fibula?
A small lie.
Where are the Tibia?
They live in a country in North Africa.
What does “varicose” mean?
Nearby.
Membership Information
Membership in the SPARTA chapter is $20.00 per year for January through December. The 2000 chapter dues are due January 1, 2000. Please renew your membership! If you want to join SPARTA, please send your check for $20.00 for the 2000 annual dues to either:
Make check payable to SPARTA. The membership dues are not prorated to simplify our accounting procedures. Please include the membership application form with your check.
As a member, you may request copies of the handouts for any meeting from any officer.
Membership Report as of February 29, 2000
If you have questions about this list, call Mike Lockey at 336-412-6235.
We currently have 27 members in the chapter as follows:
(# = 2000 new member) ($ = renewed for 2000)
Hal Barnes $ DTSsoftware
Chris Blackshire $ EDS
James Bryant $ NC Admin. Office of Courts
John Bryant $ GlaxoWellcome
Brad Carson $ LabCorp
Will Daland
Tom Fewel ERI
Harlen Greene # StorageTek
Ron Hagler $ UNC-Charlotte
Darrell Hardin
Tom Havener NC Admin. Office of Courts
Jim Horne $ Lowes
Ed Jones # StorageTek
Mike Killam $ SAS Institute Inc.
Robert Laible
Jan Lieberman $ CSC-Compusource
Mike Lockey Guilford County
Winston Mangum # LabCorp
Paul Massengill$ StorageTek
Stan Moser #
Seth Ratliff #
Duane Reaugh $ DTSsoftware
Claude Richbourg Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Dave Rivers $ Dignus
Randy Springs $ IBM Global Services
Tommy Thomas # LabCorp
Ed Webb $ SAS Institute Inc.
Don’t Forget the Next SPARTA Meeting
Meeting Date:
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Location: LabCorp in the RTP
Take I-40 to Miami Boulevard and go north. Turn right onto Alexander Drive. Go about a mile or so. Then turn right into LabCorp complex and turn left to the CMBP Building. In the lobby, sign in as a visitor to see Brad Carson. Brad will escort you to the conference room.
Free Food: Pizza, Drinks, Dessert
Program:
Implementing Parallel Sysplex
Speakers:
Brad Carson, Iva Mathewson of LabCorp
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