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DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR nForce4 SLI Review
Introduction and Specifications
DFI has gotten a lot of press over the past several years with the introduction of their "LanParty" brand of motherboard aimed towards the enthusiast and gamers of the DIY market. The boards quickly became known for having some of the best feature sets and packages as well as outstanding overclocking performance. There was a little pause between the inital DFI motherboard excitement and the most recet releases, though we are not quite sure what the hold up in the company was. In any event, today we are here with another installment in the LanParty series -- based on the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset.
DFI has gotten some heated press on both of their nForce4 motherboards because of the realization that they found a way to allow SLI graphics cards to function, albeit in a slightly downgraded form, on the nForce4 Ultra chipset as well. It seems that now NVIDIA is going through measures to stop that from happening any longer. Not to worry the board we are reviewing here today is the official SLI chipset, fully endorsed by NVIDIA.
Specifications (from DFI website)
AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
Socket 939
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
- Supports NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
2000MT/s HyperTransport interface
Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
Supports up to 4GB system memory
Supports DDR266, DDR333 and DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM
SLI mode
- 2 SLI-ready graphics cards (use identical cards) on the PCI Express x16 slots.
- The graphics cards are connected via the SLI bridge.
- The bandwidth of each slot is x8; when the graphics cards are connected
via the SLI bridge, it runs at x16 bandwidth.
Single VGA mode
- 1 PCI Express graphics card on the PCIE1 slot will run at x16 bandwidth.
- The other PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE4) will run at x2 bandwidth.
Award BIOS
CMOS Reloaded
CPU/DRAM overclocking
CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
4Mbit flash memory
Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery
Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature
Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vchipset/Vdram voltages
Monitors the speed of the CPU fan, Fan 2 and chipset fan
CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up
Karajan audio module
- Realtek ALC850 8-channel audio CODEC
- 6 audio jacks
- 1 CD-in connector
- 1 front audio connector
S/PDIF-in/out interface
Dual Gigabit LAN - Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy and Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI
Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and
802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards
nForce4 chip supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four
UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives
NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
RAID 0 and RAID 1
Four Serial ATA ports supported by the nForce4 chip
- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
- RAID 0 and RAID 1
- NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
Four Serial ATA ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip
- SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s
- RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5
Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
Karajan audio module (6 audio jacks)
1 IEEE 1394 port
2 RJ45 LAN ports
6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port
1 connector for 1 external serial port
1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks (on the Karajan audio module)
1 CD-in internal audio connector (on the Karajan audio module)
1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
1 IR connector
8 Serial ATA connectors
2 IDE connectors
1 floppy connector
1 24-pin ATX power connector
1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD-type and HDD type)
1 front panel connector
5 fan connectors
4 diagnostic LEDs
1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display
EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
2 PCI Express x16 slots
1 PCI Express x1 slot
1 PCI Express x4 slot
2 PCI slots
ATX form factor
24cm (9.45") x 30.5cm (12")
All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.


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I'm not sure if I can host a contest but i thought it would be a good occasion...
It's almost Thanksgiving! and I'm hosting a spore contest!
You are to edit the Grank (a maxis creature) for thanksgiving,
hence the name Granksgiving! XD
you can only ADD parts, not remove original ones.
for example, you can make a turkey costume for your grank! or add a hat! you can even use modded parts like darkinjection parts! (i recommend the unlimited complexity mod, since this creature is very complex)
to enter, please say what you are thankful for. your entry can be in the form of an animated gif, a video, or just a picture.
Most unique creations ranked from 1st to 3rd get a free digital drawing (whatever you want, PS, I'm GOOD at drawing)

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Yesterday I was contacted by the HR of my employment have been notified that I may be "retired". I ask your prayers for me that if it is God's will I be retained as I am 57 y.o. and still a little young to retire and in this economy may have difficulty in finding a job . If "retired, your prayers to stregnthen my resolve that this God's will for me and that I am able to accept it graciously and with thanksgiving.Blessed Holy Week!Thomas
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I lost my job, too. Please, pray for my.
Christ is Risen!Glory to God in all things. I am now "retired " from my previous job and looking for work. Thank you for your prayers about the specific situation and I would welcome your continued Prayers while I start my job hunt today.Thomas
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After successfully airlifting 5,000 Christians from Sudan in 2012, the Barnabas Fund is attempting a second rescue mission. This time the group plans to bus out another 3,400 Christians from the Islamic state.
The organization is partnering with the Africa Inland Church (which has about 125,000 members in Sudan) to take the group of mostly widows and children to South Sudan. Barnabas leaders say many of the Christians had lived in southern Sudan before it gained independence and had fled to slums outside the capital city, Khartoum, during the decades-long civil war. They see the effort as creating repatriates, not refugees.
The effort will cost $169 per person—all told, the total cost of the operation amounting to about half of Barnabas's annual revenue in recent years.
"Where at all possible, the aim is to assist people to be reestablished in their own environment," said spokesperson Brenda Dobbs in an email. "It is only in extreme situations … that people are relocated to a different country—generally when they are directly threatened with murder or the death penalty."
Religious liberty monitors and advocates say the Sudanese government has taken several measures to repress Christians and non-Arabs since South Sudan declared independence in 2011. Several churches have been destroyed and Christians are targeted for deportation, interrogation, and arrest, the groups say.
The religious freedom news service Morning Star News characterized recent government actions as evidence of the Sudanese government's "determination to rid the country of Christianity." It also said that "South Sudanese Christians in Sudan have faced increased hostilities due to their ...1


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Online Exhibitions
Wings of Fantasy: Angels in American Art
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Angel, 1887, oil, 36 1/4 x 28 1/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.112. View our slide show Wings of Fantasy to see other examples from our collection.
The painting Angel by Abbott Handerson Thayer is one of the most popular works in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. Explaining the appeal of Thayer's angels, an art critic mused, "They come near to us, there is a lovely hint of the human and intimate in them, yet they are not of the earth; they have a mystic air, and a glance that fathoms the beyond."
Winged figures have been a favorite subject of artists working in many different times and places. From southwestern sculpture to abstract modern sketches, angels and other winged beings take a surprising variety of artistic forms.
Sample that variety by exploring our thematic slide show Wings of Fantasy. To learn more about the art of Thayer, visit our online exhibition Abbott Handerson Thayer. Another artist, Elihu Vedder, created many winged figures for a classic book. Check out those images at our site Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
If you have comments or suggestions about this page please email us. The address is AmericanArtinteract[at]si.edu.


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Electronic mail message from Dr. Roland Wagner, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
Carolyn's post about cards being sinful reminded me of a few other things there many German Russians in my home area thought evil or devil inspired or sinful. Here is my list: playing cards, "Teufel Karten" my grandmother called them, and we learned to hide them when she showed up; dancing; movies (favorite occupation Sat. nights for strict baptists was to park in front of the movie theater when movie was over to see who came out of that den of iniquity); drinking alcohol (some baptists were called "ash baptists" because they got their polished shoes full of ashes because they went in the back door of the town bar to get their "bottle", thus walking through the stove ashes thrown there, which too easily identified their "sin"); ministers wearing robes (grandma walked out of church once when the new minister showed up wearing a robe, "too much like the catholics" she said.) I feel guilty just writing this.
A great story, Ron! I was raised in a strict German-Catholic family, with roots in the Beresan colonies from the Black Sea region. Those folks loved to get together on weekends to play cards (no money or betting was involved), the men would drink "Schnaepple" (usually Kessler's whiskey, maybe they just liked the name), and the women folk would all sit in the other room and chat, watching the antics and the loud jokes of the men-folk, lovingly but slightly disapprovingly. After a couple rounds (or so) of someone shouting out, "Down with Kessler!," the mood would finally strike the men-folk and they would adjourn to the other room, each one would grab a musical instrument of choice (accordion, banjo, fiddle, whatever) and they would strike up lively old German dance tunes. We kids would fall asleep in the corner, watching and listening. It's interesting that we sometimes hear of guilt as being a uniquely Catholic trait, but those folks didn't seem very weighed down by it.
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Summer whites and LBDs have their places in the sun (literally), but, for just a sec, we're asking them to move over and make room for another seasonal palette: pastels. Yes, these muted shades have been around since Easter, but just 'cuz the bunny's come and gone, there's no reason you can't rock these subtle hues all summer long.
And, hey, though we've got 13 awesome dress options to add to your closet, don't just take our word for it. 3.1 Phillip Lim, Elizabeth and James, and A.P.C. agree that your warm-weather wardrobe should pay serious attention to Pantone's sweeter shades, and they're serving up the frocks to prove it. Baby blue, pale pink, and nursery yellow aren't so infantile anymore—click through for lots of ways to make them all grown up this season.


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We recently announced the Incubator program with a preview of the next generation 3D GPU accelerated APIs (Molehill) coming in the Adobe Flash runtimes. As you know, features or builds from the Incubator program include features under development or things we are considering adding. But what about features coming in the next Flash Player release ? Well, we are happy to announce the availability of Flash Player 10.3 beta for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Note : Note that the Incubator builds available in the Incubator program contain the features available in Flash Player 10.3.
Flash Player 10.3 will also be available in the future on mobile devices, we invite you to test the following features and let us know what you think through the Adobe Flash Player 10.3 beta forums:
Media Measurement – Measuring video just got easier. With Flash Player 10.3 and Adobe® SiteCatalyst®, developers can implement video analytics with as little as two lines of code for the first time. Analytics solutions can use a new set of open APIs to easily implement consistent video analytics irrespective of implementation or delivery protocol. Media Measurement for Flash allows companies to get real-time, aggregated reporting of how their video content is distributed, what the audience reach is, and how much video is played. For instance, using a very few lines of code you will be able to retrieve all the NetStream instances created in your applications, access any meta data (XMP) associated to media being played, and more through the NetDataEvent event. Make sure to check the NetMonitor API and the additions done to the NetStreamInfo API. We also improved the consistency over events dispatched by the NetStream API when dealing with progressive, HTTP or RTMP streaming. We also added helper APIs like pageDomain property on the Security object to expose domain of the current URL.
Acoustic Echo Cancellation – Flash Player 10.3 enables developers to create real-time online collaboration experiences with high-quality audio, such as telephony, in-game voice chat, and group conferencing applications. Developers can take advantage of acoustic echo cancellation, noise suppression, voice activity detection, and automatic compensation for various microphone input levels. End users will be able to experience higher quality audio facilitating smoother conversation flow, without using a headset. Make sure you check the new MicrophoneEnhancedOptions and Microphone.getEnhancedMicrophone() APIs.
In addition to acoustic echo removal, the following functionality will also be available through the MicrophoneEnhancedOptions API:
- Noise suppression – Remove ambient noise from microphone input.
- Automatic gain control – Compensate for level variation of microphone input (due to distance of speaker, etc.).
- Voice activity detection – Provides information whether speech/voice is detected.
Integration with browser privacy controls for managing local storage – Users will have a simpler way to clear local storage from the browser settings interface – similar to how users clear their browser cookies today. Flash Player 10.3 integrates control of local storage with the browser's privacy settings in Mozilla Firefox 4, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and higher, and future releases of Apple Safari and Google Chrome. See this related post we published in January.
Native Control Panel – The Global Settings Manager is currently a SWF residing on macromedia.com, Flash Player 10.3 provides users with streamlined controls for managing their Flash Player privacy, security and storage settings. Windows, Mac, and Linux users can access the Flash Player Settings Manager directly from the Control Panels or System Preferences on their computers. See this related post we published in January.
Auto-Update Notification for Mac OS – Flash Player 10.3 supports automatic notification of software updates on Mac OS, making it easier for Mac users to stay current with new capabilities in the latest version of Flash Player.
To download the beta release of Flash Player 10.3, visit Adobe Labs. We look forward to hearing your feedback, which will help us make Flash Player better for you. To log bugs about issues found in Flash Player 10.3 builds, please use the Adobe bugbase at bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer and select Flash Player 10.3 for the version.


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:41pm ET by Newsdesk
Usher reveals collaboration with Labrinth
Usher has revealed that his upcoming seventh album will feature a collaboration with Labrinth.
The 'Yeah' star, who releases his comeback single, 'Climax,' on April 16, told Capital FM that he decided to hook up with the British singer/producer after discovering his music whilst on tour with Tinie Tempah last year.
He said: "Well you know me and Tinie Tempah we toured together here in London and it was my opportunity to get close to him and just listen to all the different things that he and Labrinth had been working on and listen to all the music that I know admire that Labrinth did.
"I wanted to take a stab at his world – no different then Diplo – and you look at the results of that – so I can only imagine what me and Labrinth will do with this US and UK connection."
The 33-year-old, whose 2004 record 'Confessions' is reportedly the biggest-selling album of the 00s, also joked that he wants people to stop buying its nearest challenger, Adele's '21,' during an interview on the station's breakfast show:
"If I have to confess, I have to confess that I have told a few people not to go and buy Adele's album because I don't want her to go and break my record.
"No actually, I love her. Unfortunately, she's the closest to breaking my record for the last ten years. So now guys, don't go and buy that album right now."
Watch the video for Usher's new single, 'Climax,' below:
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Thursday, December 19, 2002
QAD hooks up with IBM
Manufacturing Systems reports on QAD's deal with IBM to standardize QAD's eQ supply chain management product on IBM's database, middleware, and Web services products. According to QAD's press release, QAD's eQ applications will now be pre-integrated with IBM's WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ, and DB2 database software." (It should be noted that the deal does not involve QAD's flagship ERP system, MFG/PRO, which is built on the Progress development platform and therefore not easily wrapped around IBM's technology.)
Although Manufacturing Systems treats this as a ground-breaking alliance, J.D. Edwards (JDE) announced a similar deal with IBM in September, which I outlined in my post on Sep. 22. The contrast between IBM's strategy for enterprise applications and Microsoft's is striking. Microsoft is moving directly into the enterprise systems space, with its Microsoft Business Solutions group, whereas IBM is taking the partnership route, bundling its offerings with those of its ISV partners, such as QAD and JD Edwards.by Frank Scavo, 12/19/2002 09:00:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
The first time buyer's mistake
I had an interesting discussion today with a software sales representative who described her efforts to sell a new enterprise system to a small company. Because the company is relatively unsophisticated, its best choice would be a simple system that meets its key needs -- but not too much more -- along with a local value-added reseller (VAR) that can provide support. But the prospect refuses to consider anything other than price. As a result, the prospect is considering a bargain basement system that does not have certain key features and offers only Web-based support. Furthermore, because the prospect views all software vendors as "used car salesmen," the sales rep cannot convince him that he is heading for trouble.
Selecting a system solely on price is the classic first-time buyer's mistake. First-time buyers often forget that price is only one factor in success. An enterprise system must meet key functional requirements of the business. It must be able to scale to support the anticipated number of users and transaction volume. It must not be too complicated for employees to learn or use. It must come with adequate support. It must operate with a certain level of reliability. When buyers ignore these other factors, they risk failure and end up spending more than if they had made a sensible choice to begin with. This lesson is so simple that it is almost common sense. But too often, common sense is not so common.by Frank Scavo, 12/18/2002 05:36:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Microsoft-sponsored study on Win2K vs Linux is NOT all good news for Microsoft
Earlier this month, the press gave wide coverage to an IDC white paper, sponsored by Microsoft, which found that (surprise!) Microsoft Windows 2000 (Win2K) is generally less expensive on the basis of total cost of ownership (TCO) than Linux.
The study of 104 U.S. companies analyzed spending trends between Linux and Win2K server environments. IDC found that Win2K is cheaper in four categories of use: networking, file serving, print serving, and security services. But the study did find that Linux has a cost advantage when used for Web hosting.
Microsoft's sponsorship of this white paper may be part of a larger PR campaign, since it comes on the heels of a recently leaked internal memo that indicates Microsoft is changing its tactics from denouncing open source software, such as Linux, to emphasizing the benefits of its own products. In light of Microsoft's PR strategy, it's tempting to discount the white paper as just an ad campaign for Win2K. Unfortunately, most reporters aided in that effort by simply repeating the conclusions of the study, as released by Microsoft, without examining the full report itself. So, I decided to get a copy of the full white paper.
Not that Microsoft or IDC makes it easy. Neither party is publishing the full report on its Web site. But eventually I was able to get a copy from Microsoft's PR firm. [Update, 6/18/2003: I have been informed that the full report is available here on Microsoft's Web site.] After reading the lengthy document, it became clear why Microsoft's strategy is to focus on the report's conclusions — because in the body of the white paper, IDC makes at least three observations that are not favorable to Microsoft.
Reading between the lines of the IDC white paper, nearly all the TCO advantages of Win2K over Linux are because Win2K is more established, with more system administrators trained in it and more system management tools supporting it. In other words, Win2K costs less to use because more people use it. At best, this is a temporary advantage, because as IDC notes in several places, Linux has been gaining market share at the low end, or as IDC puts it, on "one or two processor systems that perform relatively simple tasks on the edge of networks" (p. 6).
- Microsoft's advantage in administrative staffing costs is temporary. IDC observes, rightly, that the greatest cost category is people. The authors conclude that Microsoft has the advantage because Win2K is a "mature computing platform," for which there are more IT professionals and system management tools available, leading to lower people-costs. But the authors balance this conclusion with a note that Linux is an "emerging platform" and as Linux gains wider acceptance this gap will close:…as Linux matures and more packaged software becomes available in the Linux server market, IT professionals will be come more skilled in the efficient installation, deployment, and maintenance of Linux server environments (p. 4)....It is reasonable to expect Linux to support a more mature computing environment over the next few years, gaining better ISV support for commercial applications and packaged database products. System management tools are emerging and can be expected to expand rapidly over the next year or two in capability and installed base. It is also reasonable to expect less customization and scripting to be required for Linux computing over time, as Linux tools mature and become easier to use, thus reducing the TCO for the server environment (p.19).
- Linux is more reliable. In its analysis of file server TCO, IDC points out that W2K users experience considerably more downtime than Linux users, which drives up the cost of downtime in the TCO calculation.Taking a closer look at the data, IDC can state that, despite the vast improvements of Windows 2000 over Windows NT, the downtime associated with Linux servers is considerably less—often well less than half the downtime that users experience with Windows 2000 (p. 13).IDC explains that this may be partially attributed to the fact that Win2K servers typically carry larger workloads and that the interaction of multiple applications may cause the increase in downtime. Of course, one could argue that the free cost of Linux software enables IT departments to run as many copies as desired, cost-effectively spreading the workload across a greater number of servers. Furthermore, the free nature of Linux encourages its deployment in fail-over clusters, which shields users from drops in availability, as IDC itself points out in its analysis of the cost of downtime (p. 6).
- Linux is already cheaper for Web hosting. This is the one point in favor of Linux that did reach the conclusions disseminated by the trade press, although most reporters seem to view it more as a consolation prize for Linux. Nevertheless, Web hosting is the one area where Linux already enjoys a market share advantage over Microsoft, with the open source Apache Web server currently used on about 65% of the active Web sites, to about 25% for Microsoft's IIS, according to a survey conducted by Netcraft. The fact that Linux has a TCO advantage over Microsoft in the segment where it has the most market penetration does not bode well for Microsoft in segments where Linux holds a smaller but growing share of the market.
In explaining why Linux is cheaper than Win2K for Web hosting, IDC postulates that the cost of other Microsoft components, such as Microsoft SQL Server and Active Directory, are probably being lumped in with the cost of IIS even though those components can be leveraged for use outside of Web hosting (p. 17). This is a plausible explanation, although it inadvertently makes the case for Linux, since when an organization makes the decision to deploy a Microsoft platform for one purpose it tends to adopt Microsoft in other areas because of the tight integration with "common components." IT decision makers know this, and this could be a significant part of the business case for why Linux/Apache is so attractive for Web hosting.
IDC acknowledges that, at some point, Linux will narrow the gap in trained system administrators and system management tools. This is consistent with Linux being a disruptive technology, as described by Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School. According to Christensen, a disruptive technology is one that is intrinsically lower-cost and simpler, but currently inferior to that of the market leader. It first gains market share among the least demanding customers or applications, those who are over-served by the dominant technology. As the functionality and performance of the disruptive technology improves, it moves up-market, gaining market share among more demanding users, eventually displacing the dominant technology. Without saying so, IDC identifies Linux as a disruptive technology, in the same way that mini-computers displaced a segment of the mainframe market, and networks of personal computers running Microsoft operating systems displaced a large portion of the mini-computer market.
Interestingly, in promoting TCO as a positive benefit for its Win2K operating system, Microsoft is making the same argument against Linux that IBM likes to make in favor of its AS/400 (iSeries) platform against Microsoft. A study conducted in 1998 by IDC, showed that users of IBM's AS/400 enjoyed a lower TCO compared to both Microsoft and Unix platforms, due mainly to IBM's significantly lower staffing requirements. Now the same argument is being made on behalf of Microsoft over Linux. But, just as the AS/400's lower TCO did not slow the advance of Microsoft, it is unlikely that Microsoft's lower TCO, if true, will slow the advance of Linux.
Linux is likely to continue to gain ground as a mainstream alternative to Microsoft operating systems. IT decision makers should evaluate Linux and Microsoft on a case-by-case basis, considering not only TCO but the specific workload requirements, existing and future staffing needs, and the organization's strategic direction for IT infrastructure.by Frank Scavo, 12/17/2002 01:19:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Possible solution for FDA electronic record audit trail compliance
Earlier today I participated in a Web presentation by DataMirror (NASDAQ: DMCX) regarding their LiveAudit product. The product is aimed at FDA-regulated companies, such as pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, which have requirements for electronic record audit trails [21 CFR Part 11.10(e)]. Although I have not yet done a direct evaluation, I can see the appeal of LiveAudit. It works at the database level in real time, allowing selective auditing of specific database files, records, and fields. It supports a variety of database and operating system platforms. Few legacy ERP systems have audit trail capabilities to the extent required by Part 11, and without a tool such as LiveAudit, it is difficult to retrofit an existing system to provide this capability or to jury-rig database logs to do this. Furthermore, because many companies operate in a heterogeneous IT environment, with multiple systems touching regulatory compliance, there is something appealing about having the audit trail operate at the database level and keeping all required audit trails in one place.
A cautionary note, however, is in order. LiveAudit is not a complete solution for 21 CFR Part 11. It only addresses the audit trail requirements. For example, it does not pretend to address requirements for electronic signatures. Part 11 requires that regulated entities enact a set of technical, procedural, and administrative controls over the use of electronic records and electronic signatures. DataMirror's LiveAudit only addresses one of several technical requirements, and, of course, it cannot address the procedural or administrative controls required by Part 11. Therefore, companies regulated by FDA should do a comprehensive Part 11 audit and develop an action plan to address all significant gaps in compliance. DataMirror's LiveAudit may then be considered as part of the solution.
For more discussion on Part 11 compliance, see my posts on Oct. 16 and Nov 16.by Frank Scavo, 12/11/2002 12:30:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Monday, December 09, 2002
The IBM/Rational acquisition from Rational's perspective
Following up on my post last week, IBM's offer to buy Rational Software is attractive also from Rational's perspective. Along with many other technology vendors these days, Rational has a "partnership problem" with Microsoft. Although Rational has long been providing tools for application development on Microsoft platforms, it has found itself more and more in competition with Microsoft as Microsoft is strongly promoting its own toolset, Microsoft Visual Studio.NET. With Microsoft looking to take more of the tools business for itself, Rational needs to pair up with someone on the same scale, someone with a large corporate client base, in order to regain market share. IBM fills the bill.
Since the deal was announced last week, the trade press has been overwhelmingly positive about it. BusinessWeek has additional analysis.by Frank Scavo, 12/09/2002 04:34:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Sunday, December 08, 2002
On a personal note
Starting this week, I will be contributing as a research analyst to Computer Economics, a research firm well-regarded for its annual survey of information systems and e-business spending as well as its analysis of ROI and total cost of ownership. The organization is over 20 years old, and it claims over 80% of the Fortune 500 as clients. I will be writing on trends and management issues in the use of enterprise systems--in other words, pretty much the same focus as this web log.
One reason that I like Computer Economics is that its independent perspective is the same as that of my consulting firm, Strativa. As indicated on their web site,
"Unlike most research organizations, Computer Economics takes pride in being totally unbiased and rejecting any association, sponsorship, or joint-venture with vendor organizations. This allows us to assist our clients in maximizing their purchasing power with their vendors, making the best e-business strategy decisions, and effectively planning for online market opportunities."by Frank Scavo, 12/08/2002 10:49:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Friday, December 06, 2002
IBM's strategy in acquiring Rational Software
IBM announced today that it is buying Rational Software, one of the leading developers of software engineering tools, for approximately $2.1 billion in cash. Rational has annual sales of about $650 million, with over 3,400 employees, and customers in 89 countries. According to IBM's press release, IBM intends to merge Rational into the IBM Software Group as a new division, joining IBM's WebSphere, Lotus, Tivoli, and DB2 products.
Rational is well-regarded as the originator of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), designed by Rational's Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, and James Rumbauch, that is used for object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD). UML is now an open Object Management Group (OMG) standard, and it has been adopted by many software developers and tool vendors. One incredible statistic: Rational claims that 98 of the Fortune 100 use its products, which have grown to include a variety of tools for system modeling, analysis, design, coding, and testing, such as Rational XDE, Rational ClearCase, Rational RequisitePro, Rational Unified Process, Rational Rose, Rational Purifyplus, and Rational Suite TestStudio.
So why is IBM buying Rational Software? I see four reasons.
- The price is right. The Rational acquisition continues what appears to be IBM's campaign to use the current slump in technology asset valuation to assemble an impressive collection of tools for application development and integration. The Rational acquisition follows on the heels of IBM's acquisition earlier this year of Crossworlds and Holosofx, which I discussed in my Sep. 16 post.
- It increases revenue and earnings. On the surface, IBM would appear to be interested in going after a larger share of the development tools market, which according to IDC will grow at 11.5% through 2006. On the other hand, Rational's $650 million in sales seems like a drop in the bucket when compared to IBM's $80 billion. So there must be more to it than IBM's simply buying market share.
- It leverages services. I suspect that a more strategic reason is IBM's interest in the application development services that can be pulled through after sales of tools. IBM already uses sales of Websphere to pull through significant work for the IBM Global Services unit. The addition of Crossworlds, Holosofx, and now Rational just continues this strategy.
- It strengthens IBM's position with software developers in its battle against Microsoft. Software developers are a key constituency that must be won in order for IBM to ensure that its other technologies, such as Websphere and DB2, gain market share. But 60-70% of software developers currently use Microsoft tools, giving Microsoft a natural advantage in promoting its .NET platform. IBM's acquisition of Rational is probably the best thing it could do in this regard, acquiring one of the premier names in software development tools. Interestingly, Rational is agnostic when it comes to platforms, with tools that support with J2EE, Microsoft, Linux, and other platforms. So, IBM gets additional points by supporting openness and freedom of choice for developers.by Frank Scavo, 12/06/2002 09:55:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Thursday, December 05, 2002
Winners in the trend to consolidate enterprise software spending
BusinessWeek is running a long article with good case studies on the trend for companies to use fewer vendors and fewer packages as a way to cut overall costs. It points to a Giga Information Group forecast, which says that sales of core ERP software will grow 4.8% annually through 2006, but that sales will be driven not so much by a desire for new technology but by the trend for customers to consolidate to fewer software vendors. Among larger companies, the winners will be the Tier I vendors such as SAP, Oracle, and Peoplesoft, at the expense of point solutions such as i2 and E.piphany.
However, among mid-size companies BusinessWeek indicates that the likely winner will be a single vendor: Microsoft. In my opinion, this latter conclusion is a bit more speculative in that Microsoft does not yet dominate the mid-tier in the same way the Tier I ERP vendors dominate the Fortune 500. In the $13 billion ERP market, Microsoft Business Solutions will only have about $500-600M of it this year. And, each of the Tier I vendors have explicit strategies to target the mid-market. For example, earlier this year SAP introduced its SAP Business One offering, a separate product which allows it to sell into smaller companies. And for years here in southern California, I have seen Oracle selling its full suite to companies with fewer than 100 users. In addition, Oracle offers a hosted version of its full suite as well as its Oracle Small Business Suite (formerly, Netledger), which are both aimed at the start-up or small business market.by Frank Scavo, 12/05/2002 08:47:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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A Golden Opportunity for Conservation
Numerous state, national and international entities are working together to conserve the beautiful golden-winged warbler.
Beury Mountain WMA
Discover what the Wildlife Resources Section is doing to improve wildlife habitat on this recently expanded wildlife management area in southern West Virginia.
West Virginia's State Reptile
Next time someone asks you about the timber rattlesnake, you'll be able to rattle off numerous facts.
Urban Deer – What can we do?
Urban deer hunts are being used safely in combination with fencing and repellents to deal with four-legged city residents.
What's in the Water?
Microscopic organisms play a big role in the health of a lake.
Field Trip: Tygart Lake State Park
Wildlife Diversity Notebook: Flat-spired Three-toothed Land Snail
Mountain State Flora: Virginia Creeper
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text: Elsewhere we've discussed the recent increase in Z8 prices that may affect our driving habits with less time behind the wheel. Along this trend towards higher prices for collectible cars, despite my lack of garage space I still find myself scanning Autotrader and eBay motors looking at cars currently undervalued. For P-cars the 996 series appears to be in this category, especially for the GT3 and the rare GT2 (aka "the widow maker"). Anyone else car to share their thoughts on buying opportunities?


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another "quick idea"
"an assortment of cans in different heights, widths and textures
is the perfect foil for a selection of plants, as well as an excellent way to recycle."
(i covered my cans in a variety of decorated paper,
because I was planning to give them away as gifts,
and I thought it looked a bit more finished."
"Use a screwdriver to pierce the base of each can several times for drainage,
being careful not to skewer yourself.
Sand the rough edges inside, fill the cans with soil, and add your plants."


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February 5, 2007
As Wabash College swimmers prepare for the NCAC swim meet they do so on the leadership of only two seniors and strength of a talented freshman class.
Eleven Little Giant freshmen have recorded times this year which could allow them to score in Division III's toughest conference meet. Kenyon, which has won 27 straight national titles, annually dominates the meet or battles for the top spot with Denison.
The meet is being hosted by Wabash College this year at its permanent site at Canton, Ohio. Wabash public affairs and athletic department staffers will provide the administration for the nine-team affair.
For the athletes it's the culmination of a year's work. Coach Peter Casares makes little secret the entire season and training program is for this meet. His freshmen have performed beyond expectations, but it will be their first time facing down Kenyon.
Senior swimmer Tony Caldwell downplays that lack of experience. "It certainly has been different knowing so many of the guys have never been in this type of conference situation before, but a majority of these guys have been to high school state meets and/or big club meets," he said. "I haven't really been worried too much about their ability to be prepared to swim against tough competition when everything is put on the line."
Adam Petro '10 has an individual shot at advancing to nationals but several other freshmen could surprise as well. Two Little Giant medley relay teams could be in position to make nationals at Houston, Texas. Caldwell and his classmate Kyle Weaver will be key contributors on the relays.
"I knew that Tony and I were going to have a big role to fill in order to teach the young guns how to effectively integrate swimming into their new and academically rigorous lifestyle," Weaver said. "To my surprise, not only have the freshmen looked up to Tony and me for advice, but I have also learned a great deal from these guys.
"The freshmen brought with them a new sense of heart and determination that I have never seen my past three years at Wabash College. I believe it has been their heart and determination that has led to our success this season."
Casares plans for this meet, but knows he is building something special at the same time. "We're looking to achieve some glory this weekend, but in the back of my mind I am making decisions about relays," he explained. "We'll have a lot of freshmen swimming in the morning (preliminaries) and seniors swimming at night. We want them to know what it feels like to swim on a relay for your team against the best in the country."
Caldwell said the freshmen will be up to the challenge largely because the College prepares them for hard work. "It has been a process seeing them develop as student-athletes," he explained. "They're coming from high school where they could really concentrate on their swimming and still do well in their classes. Now they have to really focus on their classes, labs, and homework combined with the adjustment to a new lifestyle and environment.
"I'm extremely proud of how they have handled things like pledgeship, homecoming activities, and getting involved on campus in a lot of ways. They've shown they understand Wabash is a place that challenges you in many ways and has great opportunities. I know we will have great success this weekend and I look for further improvement from these guys over the next 2-3 years."
Weaver isn't afraid of his younger teammate's lack of experience and sticks to the old adage the future is now.
"I don't think that will stop our team one bit to have a successful meet and edge closer and closer to Denison and Kenyon. Once the guys step foot on deck, their adrenaline levels will be so high that their nerves should not negatively affect the way they swim. I believe our team will step up its game to a level this swim team has not seen in awhile.
"We will have a successful meet and watch out Houston, Texas, we are knocking on your doorstep."
In photos: On Swimming homepage: Freshman Adam Petro.


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In the words of Langston Hughes these are "the ways of white folks, I mean some white folks" and the opinions of some black folks. This gallery is meant to be light-hearted and it does not represent the views of all black ideals, opinions & personalities. Enjoy and laugh if you can relate!
17 Reasons Why It Sucks to be the Only Black Person in the Office was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
1. God Forbid you need to borrow some cover-up because most likely you'll end up looking like this.
2. Hey, [insert black co-worker's name] can you teach me how to Cha-Cha Slide or Wobble? ….. Umm, what are we? The Billy Blanks of line-dancing?!
3. Can a sista' enjoy her lunch without one of her co-workers attempting to stick their fingers in it, asking to taste it or pointing out they've never heard of it before?!
(Photos: Youtube-"Unwritten Rules")
4. They think you're the rap encyclopedia. "What are the lyrics to Biggie's song?" How about you ask me if I listen to rap music first? (I do), but still!
5. Don't let you change your hairstyle up because you're just going to get bombarded with "your hair grew so fast" and "is that your hair" comments while they break their brain trying to figure out how you did it.
(Photos: AP/PR)
6. Some of us feel "Bird" in "Soul Food"! Sorry, but we can't all cook…..or…
7. Sing! or…..
8. play sports well!
9. They try to hook you up with every black guy they encounter (like…can they at least be cute?)
(Photo: Youtube-"Unwritten Rules)
10. Doesn't it seem like their voices get lower when they have to say "black" or "African-American"?!
11. They always want to touch your hair!!
12. How we really want to break it down at the office party but we can't.
13. Don't let Black History Month come around. Suddenly you're the end-all-be-all of black history and everyone wants to be sooo nice to you. Where are they the other 11 months?
14. Sometimes it's just as simple as "Did they really just send me that stupid email?!"
15. One of two things typically occurs: 1. We are asked to define a slang word 2. The slang gets turned up when they talk to us (like really, why are you saying Whazzup, yo & homie to me)?
16. Sometimes you want to indulge in some black entertainment but when you go to work the next day, you have no one to gossip with it about!
17. And sometimes they do too much to be cool with you.
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"Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments;
and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy." Revelation 3:4
Suggested Further Reading: John 14:18-24
Do you meet with many men who hold communion with Christ? Though they may be
godly men, upright men, ask them if they hold communion with Christ, and will
they understand you? If you give them some of those sweetly spiritual books,
that those who hold fellowship love to read, they will say they are mystical,
and they do not love them. Ask them whether they can spend an hour in
meditation upon Christ, whether they ever rise to heaven and lay their head on
the breast of the Saviour, whether they ever know what it is to enter into
rest and get into Canaan; whether they understand how he has raised us up
together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; whether
they can often say,
"Abundant sweetness while I sing / Thy love, my ravish'd heart o'erflows; /
Secure in thee my God and King / Of glory that no period knows."
Ask them that, and they will say, "We don't comprehend you." Now, the reason
of it is in the first part of my sermon—they have defiled their garments, and
therefore Christ will not walk with them. He says "Those that have not defiled
their garments shall walk with me." Those who hold fast the truth, who take
care to be free from the prevailing sins of the times, "These," he says,
"shall walk with me; they shall be in constant fellowship with me; I will let
them see that I am bone of their bone, and flesh of their flesh; I will bring
them into the banqueting-house; my banner over them shall be love; they shall
drink wine on the lees well refined; they shall have the secrets of the Lord
revealed unto them, because they are the people who truly fear me: they shall
walk with me in white."
For meditation: Do you have to confess that you have no idea what Spurgeon is
talking about? If so, he must be talking about you!
Sermon no. 68 / 23 February (Preached 24 February 1856) – Charles Spurgeon
– Bible Gateway.Com


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Gov. Rick Perry addressed a national convention of anti-abortion activists Thursday, a little more than a day after a special legislative session failed to approve sweeping restrictions to make abortion all but impossible for many women in the state.
The Republican leader has called a second special legislative session beginning July 1, allowing the GOP-controlled statehouse another crack at passing restrictions that opponents say could shutter nearly all of the abortion clinics across the country's second-largest state.
Perry's announcement came mere hours after the much-watched proposal failed in the face of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate that turned chaotic when Republicans used parliamentary rules to cut it short. Jeering abortion-rights protesters looking on from the public gallery became so deafening that it halted all action on the floor.
Perry, who has said he'd like to make abortion at any stage of pregnancy a thing of the past in Texas, called the special session after lawmakers finished the regular session May 27, but didn't add the abortion measure to the issues to be discussed until late in the session.
Perry Criticizes Davis' Single Mom History
The omnibus abortion measure passed the Texas House after nearly an entire night of heated debate Sunday, but the effort to get Senate approval before the session ended at midnight Tuesday failed.
Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth staged a filibuster for more than 11 hours. But when Republicans were able to silence her on a technicality minutes before midnight, hundreds of protesters clad in orange raised such a ruckus that lawmakers were unable to hold a final vote until after the clock had run out.
The spectacle drew national attention and put the spotlight on Perry as he prepares to open the 43rd annual National Right to Life Convention in Dallas on Thursday.
During his address to the convention, Perry criticized Davis' history as the daughter of a single mother as well as her history of being a single mother herself.
"It's just unfortunate that she hasn't learned from her own example that every life must be given the chance to realize its full potential and that every life matters," Perry said.
His decision to call another special session gives lawmakers 30 more days to push the abortion restrictions and likely enough time to withstand Democratic stalling tactics. The governor can call as many special sessions as he likes, though lawmakers can only work on the agenda Perry sets.
In addition to a renewed abortion fight, Perry asked lawmakers to pass two pieces of legislation that also died with Davis' filibuster: funding for major transportation projects statewide, and approval of new, stricter sentencing guidelines for 17 year olds in capital murder cases.
"I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas," Perry said in a statement. "Texans value life and want to protect women and the unborn."
The entire process starts over, with bills that must be filed by lawmakers, undergo public hearings and be passed out of committee before they can be considered by both chambers.
Still, supporters are likely to draft a measure similar to the one that nearly passed during the first special session. It sought a statewide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the point at which anti-abortion activists claim a fetus can feel pain -- despite a lack of scientific evidence to support that.
It also would have forced many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities to be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. Doctors would have been required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles.
If such a provision became law, it is possible only 5 of Texas' 42 current abortion clinics would remain in operation in a state 773 miles wide and 790 miles long -- and with 26 million people.
In a statement Wednesday night, Davis said that if her GOP colleagues intend "to keep pushing their extreme personal political agenda ahead of the interests of Texas families, I will not back off of my duty to fight on their behalf."
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund and daughter of the late former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, said, "While yesterday was a great victory, we knew the fight was not over. And it's a fight we will win. The nation is watching and we will defeat this again."
But Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who oversees the Texas Senate, said an extra session will let lawmakers "address the issues derailed by the actions of an angry mob."


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A Visit to the Lighthouse
Mrs. Hernandez's first-grade class was going on a field trip to the lighthouse. The school bus pulled up the long driveway that led to the lighthouse. The students looked out the bus windows. The lighthouse was on a ridge on a peninsula. As far as the students could see, there was ocean. The big, white cumulus clouds that had been in the sky earlier that day had puffed away.
Mr. Thomas, the lighthouse keeper, was waiting for the bus.
"Welcome, welcome!" Mr. Thomas said, and he shook Mrs. Hernandez's hand.
The sun was already starting to move lower in the sky. The afternoon was warm.
Mr. Thomas led them up to the lighthouse. He took them up the winding staircase that led to the top of the lighthouse. At the top of the stairs was a little room. The walls of the room were windows. In the center of the room was a giant lens. Mr. Thomas explained that a light beam was shone through the lens. The lens magnified the light beam so that it could be seen from far away.
"This lighthouse has been guiding boats safely into port for over 200 years," Mr. Thomas said. "We get a lot of fog here. Sometimes the boats cannot see where the ocean ends and the land begins. That can be dangerous for a boat."
"Who can tell me what causes fog?" Mr. Thomas asked. He looked around at the students, but no one said anything. "Well, I did not know what causes fog either when I was your age. But I was curious about it. So I came to this very lighthouse and asked the lighthouse keeper. He told me that when warm air blows over a cool surface, it sometimes causes fog. The weather reporters said we might get fog this afternoon."
The students looked back out over the ocean. The sun looked dimmer. The ocean seemed to disappear. Mr. Thomas looked out at the ocean, too.
"It looks like we're in luck! Fog!" He was very excited. He asked the students to go back down the winding staircase. The students walked out of the lighthouse and stood in a little group. Suddenly a big beam of light broke across the sky. Mr. Thomas had turned on the lens.
The students watched the fog bank roll across the ocean toward the peninsula. Soon the fog hit the land. The railing at the edge of the lighthouse yard disappeared. Mrs. Hernandez told them to stay in a group by the lighthouse. From the top of the lighthouse, a big beam of light swooped into the fog. In the distance, they heard the clanging of the bells on buoys in the ocean. Except for the bells, everything else was quiet. The students could feel little drops of water collecting on their faces, their hair, and their clothing.
After a little while, the railing at the edge of the yard appeared. Soon the students could see where the ocean met the land. Before long, they could see out over the ocean again. Mr. Thomas walked out of the lighthouse.
"Sometimes fog comes in quickly and leaves just as quickly. That is one of the reasons a keeper must always be at the lighthouse."
The students looked out over the horizon. The sun was setting. Just above the horizon, the clouds were low and dark.
"Well, kids," Mr. Thomas said while pointing to the clouds, "we might be in for a storm tonight."
The students thanked Mr. Thomas for showing them the lighthouse. Mrs. Hernandez guided the students back onto the bus. Soon they were driving back down the ridge and watching the sun set over the ocean.
- buoy:
- A floating object that is anchored in water to warn of danger or to mark a channel.
- peninsula:
- A piece of land that sticks out into water from a larger land mass.
- ridge:
- The line formed by two sloping surfaces that meet; crest.
- What was the sky like when the students arrived at the lighthouse?
[anno: The sun was shining. The cumulus clouds had blown away.]
- Why did Mr. Thomas say they might be in for a storm that night?
[anno: Mr. Thomas said they might be in for a storm that night because there were stratus clouds on the horizon.]
- What causes fog?
[anno: Fog is caused when warm air travels over a cooler surface, such as the ocean.]
- What is your favorite kind of cloud? Why? Write a sentence or two about your favorite kind of cloud.
[anno: Answers will vary.]


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Here is another example of what now would seem to be the primitive conditions of warfare in the sixties. There was no organized barber service; the soldiers arranged for their own haircuts and shaves--or went without. The popularity of beards actually antedated the Civil War by a year or two-- witness Lincolns growing a beard after his nomination--hut the exigencies of wartime service helped make beards fashionable.
William Dame was a Maryland Confederate, a student of theology who entered the ministry after the war. His volume of memoirs is particularly valuable for its pictures of daily life in the army.
There was only one man in the Battery who could cut hair--Sergeant McCreery--and he had the only pair of scissors that could cut hair. So every aspirant to this fashionable cut tried to make interest with Van to fix him up; and Van, who was very good natured, would, as he had time and opportunity, accommodate the applicant, and trim him close.
Several of us had gone under the transforming hands of this tonsorial artist, when Bob McIntosh got his turn. Bob was a handsome boy with a luxuriant growth of hair. He had raven black, kinky hair that stuck up from his head in a bushy mass, and he hadnt had his hair cut for a good while, and it was very long and seemed longer than it was because it stuck out so from his head. Now, it was all to go, and a crowd of the boys gathered round to see the fun. The modus operandi was simple, but sufficient. The candidate sat on a stump with a towel tied 'round his neck, and he held up the corners making a receptacle to catch the hair as it was cut. Why this--I don t know; force of habit I reckon.
Van stood behind Bob and began over his right ear. He took the hair off clean, as he went, working from right to left over his head; the crowd around--jeering the victim and making comments on his ever-changing appearance as the scissors progressed, making a clean sweep at every cut. V/e were thus making much noise with our fun at Bobs expense, until the shears had moved up to the top of his head, leaving the whole right half of the head as clean of hair as the palm of your hand, while the other half was still covered with this long, kinky, jet black hair, which in the absence of the departed locks looked twice as long as before--and Bob did present a spectacle that would make a dog laugh. It was just as funny as it could be.
> Just at that moment, in the midst of all this hilarity, suddenly we heard a man yell out something as he came running down the hill from the guns. We could not hear what he said. The next moment, he burst excitedly into our midst, and shouted out, "For Gods sake, men, get your guns. The Yankees are across the river and making for the guns. They will capture them before you get there, if you dont hurry up."
This was a bolt out of a clear sky--but we jumped to the call. Everybody instantly forgot everything else and raced for the guns. I saw McCreery running with the scissors in his hand; he forgot that he had them--but it was funny to see a soldier going to war with a pair of scissors! I found myself running beside Bob McIntosh, with his hat off, his head half shaved and that towel, still tied round his neck, streaming out behind him in the wind.
Just before we got to the guns, Bob suddenly halted and said, "Good Heavens, Billy, it has just come to me what a devil of a fix I am in with my head in this condition. I tell you now that if the Yankees get too close to the guns, I am going to run. If they got me, or found me dead, they would say that General Lee was bringing up the convicts from the Penitentiary in Richmond to fight them. I wouldnt be caught dead with my head looking like this. ..
In the meantime, the enemy guns across the river opened on us and the shells were flying about us in lively fashion. It was rather a sudden transition from peace to war, but we had been at this busines before; the sound of the shells was not unfamiliar--so we were not unduly disturbed. We quickly got the guns loaded, and opened on that Infantry, advancing up the hill. We worked rapidly, for the case was urgent, and we made it as lively for those fellows as we possibly could. In a few minutes a pretty neat little battle was making the welkin ring....
The battle ceased, the picket line was restored along the river bank, and all was quiet again. Bob McIntosh was more put out by all this business than anybody else--it had interrupted his hair cut. When we first got the guns into action, everybody was too busy to notice Bobs head. After we got settled down to work, I caught sight of that half-shaved head and it was the funniest object you ever saw. Bob was No. 1 at his gun, which was next to mine, and had to swab and ram the gun. This necessitated his constantly turning from side to side, displaying first this, and then the other side of his head. One side was perfectly white and bare; the other side covered by a mop of kinky, jet black hair; but when you caught sight of his front elevation, the effect was indescribable. While Bob was unconsciously making this absurd exhibition, it was too much to stand, even in a fight. I said to the boys around my gun, "Look at Bob." They looked and they could hardly work the gun for laughing.
Of course, when the fight was over McCreery lost that pair of scissors, or said he did. There was not another pair in camp, so Bob had to go about with his head in that condition for about a week--and he wearied of life. One day in his desperation, he said he wanted to get some of that hair off his head so much that he would resort to any means. He had tried to cut some off with his knife. One of the boys, Hunter Dupuy, was standing by chopping on the level top of a stump with a hatchet. Hunter said, "All right, Bob, put your head on this stump and I'll chop off some of your hair." The blade was dull, and it only forced a quantity of the hair down into the wood, where it stuck, and held Bobs hair fast to the stump, besides pulling out a lot by the roots, and hurting Bob very much. He tried to pull loose and couldnt. Then he began to call Hunter all the names he could think of, and threatened what he was going to do to him when he got loose. Hunter, much hurt by such ungracious return for what he had done at Bobs request, said, "Why, Bob, you couldnt expect me to cut your hair with a hatchet without hurting some"--which seined reasonable. We made Bob promise to keep the peace, on pain of leaving him tied to the stump--then we cut him loose with our knives.
After some days, when we had had our fun, Van found the scissors and trimmed off the other side of his head to match--Bob was happy.
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Romney visited the wailing wall in Jerusalem. The Republican candidate drew the ire of Palestinians after he said Israel's culture was responsible for its superior economic performance.
Romney delivered the controversial speech in front of the Old City of Jerusalem. In his comments about the economy, Romney made no mention of a principal reason for the disparity between Israelis and Palestinians — Israel's military occupation of the West Bank since June 1967, argues Burns.
Romney shook hands while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the centerpiece of his trip.
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Correspondent John Berman uncritically enthused, "If you're in a wheelchair, that ramp is thanks to Ted Kennedy. If you earn the minimum wage, you make more because of Ted Kennedy." Certainly he championed the legislation, but is Kennedy solely responsible for individuals making the minimum wage today?
The reporter talked to a young woman, who, at age six, helped the senator lobby for stem cell research. At no time during the segment did Berman point out that some Americans opposed embryonic stem cell research or found many of Kennedy's proposals to be controversial.
The GMA personalities also failed to consider that some of these legislative items listed on-screen seem rather uncontroversial, such as the AMBER Alert Notification Systems Funding Act. Instead, Berman generalized on most issues, such as this statement: "If you're a child, he worked to make sure you have health insurance."
He did allow that Kennedy's record was "liberal" and "sometimes controversial." However, George Stephanopoulos, who appeared at the end of the piece, fawned, "Boy, not a corner of American life that Ted Kennedy didn't touch." As the Senator's bills endlessly ran on-screen, Sawyer marveled, "Well, as I said, we can continue this right through our break and still not end."
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DIANE SAWYER: We are going to begin something. Can you see this going by? It's a scroll. And it's going to continue. We will not finish it before we take a break, because it's Senator Kennedy's legacy. Forty six years of service. Three hundred bills passed. And John Berman is at the John F. Kennedy library in Boston, Massachusetts to take a look at what he did and what it means for everyone's everyday life."
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JOHN BERMAN: The Vice President said that Ted Kennedy changed the circumstances of tens of millions of Americans. But what does that mean for you? If you're in a wheelchair, that ramp is thanks to Ted Kennedy. If you earn the minimum wage, you make more because of Ted Kennedy. And it wasn't just the big bills, was it?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN OUTSIDE JFK LIBRARY: No. It was the small bills that made people love him.
BERMAN: If you're a child, he worked to make sure you have health insurance. If you're Robert Pofvin [PH], you got your first job because of Ted Kennedy.
ROBERT POFVIN [PH]: Teddy Kennedy gave me a break when I was a kid. I was 21 years old and I needed a job as a college student. And I got a job as a ranger at Cape Cod National Seashore.
BERMAN: Kennedy reached into families. Lauren Stanford was diagnosed with diabetes, at the age of six.
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BERMAN: He helped her cope with her disease and fight for stem cell research. He read a letter of hers on the Senate floor.
KENNEDY: Is it more important to throw discarded embryos in the trash than it is to let them be used to hopefully save my life?
BERMAN: And brought her to Washington to testify. He stayed in touch with Lauren over the years, with letters and phone calls.
BERMAN: [Phone message] Lauren this, is Ted Kennedy, here in Massachusetts. And I just wanted to give you a call. Thank you for all of your wonderful help.
STANFORD: If I could help someone as much as he helped me, that would be a big life accomplishment.
BERMAN: Christy Coombs [PH] lost her husband on September 11th. Kennedy wrote her every year on the anniversary.
CHRISTY COOMBS [PH]: He had certainly lost enough family members that were close to him in sudden, tragic ways. And so, I had do doubt that he was relating to what I was feeling.
BERMAN: His record was liberal. His politics, sometimes controversial. But if you needed help, Ted Kennedy was there. For Good Morning America, John Berman, ABC News, Boston.
SAWYER: Joined, now, by Ron Claiborne, who is filling in at the news desk. And, George, what do you think as you watch that goes by?
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Boy, not a corner of American life that Ted Kennedy didn't touch. But, not only here- You know, I remember the first time I met him, 1984. I was a cub reporter in the Sudan covering the famine. And he spent his entire Christmas break there to make sure he brought improvement to that part of the world as well.
RON CLAIBORNE: And he was the driving force behind COBRA, so important to so many people out of work right now, which allows people to continue with their employers insurance for a year and a half after they are laid off, keeping a lot of Americans insured after they lose their jobs.
SAWYER: Well, as I said, we can continue this right through our break and still not end.


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When Lio (Lionel Messi) was 10, his father Jorge Horacio Messi and his wife, Celia Maria Cuccittini, noticed that he wasn't growing. A series of tests revealed that he'd be lucky to reach five feet as an adult, and the Messi agreed to a regime of nightly growth-hormone injections in alternating thighs. Starting at 11, Lio would tote a small blue cooler with needles and doses to games, friends' houses, everywhere. He injected himself; he never complained. "It was just another part of my routine," he says. He would do that for five years.
The medicine was expensive—$1,000 for a 45-day regime—and after two years Jorge's employer, a steel manufacturer, stopped its coverage. Jorge made no more than $1,700 over 45 days, and with Lio now 13 and attracting attention from other clubs, Jorge asked Newell's to pay for the treatment. After giving the Messis three payments totaling $500, Jorge says, Newell's cooled on the idea. "We didn't want to beg," Jorge says, "so we started looking at other options." Jorge flirted with Buenos Aires power River Plate, but eventually Barcelona stepped in and offered to cover the full cost. That's where the story usually pivots onto positive ground: Eventually Lio not only got the medicine needed to grow to 5'7″ but was also surrounded by the players and the coaches he needed to realize his potential. But the move nearly broke the Messi family.
Jorge moved Celia, their three sons and their five-year-old daughter, María Sol, to Spain in September 2000, but within a year Celia took the other kids home to Argentina, leaving Jorge and Lio in Spain. The separation was excruciating. "Lio needs his mother, and I needed to see my daughter," Jorge says. "The first three years Lio saw his mother only every four months." Boarding the plane back to Barcelona after visits to Argentina, Lio would be an emotional wreck. He spent many nights in La Masía alone, crying; the other kids would go home on weekends. "It was very tough for me," Messi says. "There were moments when I was really sad and homesick, but I never thought of leaving. I knew I wanted to stay and keep playing."
In discussing his five years in the Newell's youth program, Messi dwells on the bitter end: The club wouldn't pay for his treatment, he says, and Barcelona did. The result is that Newell's is now known, worldwide, for making one of the biggest mistakes in soccer history. But in a dispute that has only further separated Messi from his roots, both Almirón and Carlos Morales, who coached Lio from age eight to 11, say that Newell's provided the Messis with more than $8,000—$450 a month—over an 18-month period that ended only when Lio left for Spain in 2000. Morales says that the Messis simply stood to gain more from Barcelona: "There was a lot of money involved."
Almirón, Newell's football school director then, corroborates the $8,000 figure and says he always made the payments in cash, to Celia. Sitting in a Rosario hotel lobby in April, he fans out nine receipts signed, he says, by Celia. But five of the fresh, unwrinkled receipts show payments of $200 or less. Only two sets of receipts are dated the same months, April and July 2000, and they total $305 and $240—below what Almirón says he gave the Messi, and well below what Jorge says the treatment cost.
The amounts involved, of course, are minuscule, and Almirón and Morales are no longer with Newell's. The club's new president has taken pains to reach out to the Messis, and last year Jorge responded with a $29,000 donation for the Newell's training facility. But bitterness about Lio's departure simmers on both sides—and it's not only at Newell's that people have mixed feelings about Rosario's most famous son.
Across town at Messi's boyhood field at Abanderado Grandoli, families still fill the small grandstand on Saturdays, and fathers still clutch at the hurricane fence while staring at their boys' games. Yes, Messi is a point of pride here, says Grandoli youth soccer club president David Treves, but Messi hasn't visited since he became a star, and he hasn't contributed balls or uniforms or money to upgrade the field. (Jorge says Lio's foundation plans to help the entire neighborhood, stressing education as well as sports.)
"He never came back here, not since he left for Barcelona," says Vecchio. "I've never spoken to him again." After Brazil beat Argentina in Rosario last September, Vecchio stood outside the stadium for an hour, chatting up Jorge and Celia, waiting for Lio to emerge so he could get a word. When Messi hurried onto the team bus, Vecchio figured his chance had passed. Then Messi sat and saw him through the window. He recognized his old coach, and his eyes lit up, and he grinned and waved, looking small again behind the glass.
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