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"KDE 4.0 is very exciting, though not yet production ready, and that shows with this weeks' release of the first beta. It's a beta release for a major software project (using the traditional definition of beta, and not Google's it's-production-ready-but-we-don't-want-to-support-it-officially-yet definition of beta) and thus, it comes complete with bugs, crashes, missing artwork, and other goodies one would expect such as new code, new technologies and fun toys. For those of you who are unaware, KDE is one of the largest open source projects ever conceived. A major milestone release such as 4.0 is a long time in the making. Here follows a number of things to look forward to for those of you brave enough to try this early beta."
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A cabinet-level member of Gov. Chris Christie's staff was alerted within hours of the discovery and reversal of lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, email correspondence released by legislative investigators shows.
Regina Egea, then the director of Christie's Authorities Unit and now his incoming chief of staff, received word of the lane closures and resulting traffic chaos in Fort Lee, N.J., just three hours after the closures were ordered to be reversed by a New York official on Sept. 13.
Egea is a longtime member of Christie's inner circle and one of his ten most senior staff members. The emails show the highest levels of Christie's staff were made aware of the traffic problems in Fort Lee as early as Sept. 13–five days after they began and the day they were reversed. The governor said Thursday the closures may have been a "political vendetta" by his aides against the borough's mayor.
Egea received the news, records show, when Bill Baroni, then the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a Christie appointee, forwarded her an outraged message from Patrick Foye, the agency's executive director and the top appointee from New York. No response from Ms. Egea was included in the subpoenaed emails.
An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.

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The Interior Design of Roman and Williams
When I think of the interiors designed by Roman and Williams, two words come to mind — masculine and sexy. While their spaces often use a limited color palette, they are full of contrasting textures, rich woods, sumptuous leathers, amazing lighting and a touch of sense of humor through the art and accessories. They are the types of homes I imagine the modern Don Draper relaxing in with his Old Fashioned.
Founded in 1999, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors is named after the grandfathers of owners (and couple) Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch. As a statement against the modernist aesthetic that seemed to be taking over the New York skyline, they opted to choose "quality materials, exceptional craftsmanship, rigor and functionality" to shape their designs. And while they have designed homes for a Guggenheim, Ben Stiller and Kate Hudson, their design of the Ace Hotel has quickly brought their work to the attention of the mainstream.
Here are some examples of their amazing interiors:
1-2 - 211 Elizabeth Street, New York, New York.
3 - Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their loft.
4 - 157 Chambers Street, Tribeca, New York
5 - Montauk House, Montauk, New York. Weekend home of Standefer and Alesch.
6 - Castilian Residence, Los Angeles, California.
7 - Roman and Williams Offices, New York, New York.
8-9 - The Ace Hotel NY, New York, New York.
Images: 1- Benjamin Donaldson/W Magazine; all others courtesy of Stephen Alesch; source: Roman and Williams.


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Holder to undergo questioning about subpoenas to AP, probe of the IRS
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press to the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings.
The panel's chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said he was concerned about the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service, which is now the focus of an investigation by Holder's Justice Department.
Responding to news of the gathering of AP records, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., planned to revive a 2009 media shield bill that protects journalists and their employers from having to reveal information, including the identity of sources who had been promised confidentiality.
The law does contain some exceptions in instances of national security.
"This kind of law would balance national security needs against the public's right to the free flow of information," Schumer said in a statement. "At minimum, our bill would have ensured a fairer, more deliberate process in this case."
Holder has said the collection of AP phone records stems from an investigation into national security leaks. Republicans and some Democrats had pressed for an investigation last year, with many in Congress contending that the leaks were designed to enhance President Barack Obama's reputation in combatting terrorism as he sought re-election.
Holder on Tuesday defended the move to collect AP phone records in an effort to hunt down the sources of information for a May 7, 2012, AP story that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to stop an airliner bombing plot around the anniversary of the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The attorney general called the story the result of "a very serious leak, a very grave leak."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee, said Wednesday that the leak was "within the most serious leaks because it definitely endangered some lives."
Feinstein said it was her understanding that the information gathering did not focus on the "content of phone calls," but rather "to see who reporters have spoken to, that somebody did provide this information with respect to this bomb."
At a news conference Tuesday, Holder defended the subpoenas to the AP and disclosed that the department was investigating the IRS for giving tea party groups extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.
Documents obtained by the AP suggest the targeting of conservative groups could be more widespread than the IRS has acknowledged. The agency has said it was limited to low-level workers in a Cincinnati office.
"Any abridgement of the First Amendment is very concerning, especially reports that the IRS targeted conservative groups for unwarranted scrutiny during an election year," Goodlatte said.
Regarding the subpoenaing of AP phone records, Goodlatte said: "Members of the committee will ask pointed questions about the Justice Department's decision to obtain two months' worth of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press."
"Congress and the American people expect answers and accountability," he added.
Holder defended the move to collect AP phone records in an effort to hunt down the sources of information for a May 7, 2012, AP story that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to stop an airliner bombing plot around the anniversary of the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The attorney general called the story the result of "a very serious leak, a very grave leak."
On the Boston bombings, Goodlatte said law enforcement and intelligence agencies failed to "connect the dots and share critical information" about the suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar.
"The Obama administration and Congress need to determine whether there are improvements that can be made going forward to facilitate interagency information-sharing so that we can better detect and deter future homegrown terrorist attacks," Goodlatte said. "We must ensure our criminal laws and processes are up to the task of handling terrorism cases."
At Tuesday's news conference, Holder said the U.S. has gotten good cooperation from the Russians on the Boston bombings investigation. U.S. law enforcement officials are trying to determine whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev was indoctrinated or trained by militants during his visit to Dagestan, a Caspian Sea province of Russia that has become the center of a simmering Islamic insurgency.


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Making an Old Mill New
Lately at Biomass Magazine, we've been boasting our efforts on our annual North American Pellet Production map. We began doing it close to four years ago, starting from a massive pile of papers of existing (possibly existing), under construction (maybe under construction) proposed (pipedream or the real deal?) and idled (but possibly dismantled) pellet plants. This information wasn't available anywhere else, so we started from scratch. For a while, I had nightmares about pellet plants.
So as you know, over the past few years, we've whittled down, sorted and organized all of that data, and each year we refine and update it. Still, we discover mills that we did not know existed.
Such as we did this week.
I came across a local news article about a pellet mill opening in Snowflake, Ariz., and was a little surprised, because we only have one other mill documented in that state, and this was not the one. We didn't even hear about proposal or construction, which is odd. I knew there was a biomass power plant located there, but not a pellet mill.
Naturally, that spiked my curiosity, so I spent a while trying to track down contact information of the owners.
Luckily, I got a hold of one of the three partners. Turns out, it is not a new mill. It's an existing mill that was closed about four years ago, formerly known as Precision Pellet. It makes sense that we didn't know about it, as we likely began our data collection efforts shortly thereafter.
At initial thought, Arizona doesn't seem like the most logical location for a pellet mill. This week, some friends of mine were wearing shorts and flipflops while there. Their "cold" weather is many upper Midwestern states' spring/early summer weather. Doesn't seem like the residential market there would be too hot.
But I'm told that it is an ideal location. Feedstock, for one reason. Partner Dan Holderman pointed out to me that there are a lot of resources out there, especially because of forest thinning needs/efforts. He added that their fingers are crossed that the region doesn't experience any forest fires this year, because that could cause some significant setbacks. And, of course, there's the opportunity to sell up into other states.
Right now, Southwest Renewable Resources isn't putting out a significant amount of pellets, as the company is busy rearranging and revamping the mill. "I have new equipment coming in, parts are on line and off line; electricians are in there working," Holderman said.
The plant's under construction for the time being, so to speak.
On what Southwest's strategy is when it ramps up production, Holderman kept a tight lip for now, but said they're not planning on staying local, and have lots of different interests.
Interests outside the energy market, perhaps?
Once they're polished up and running smoothly, they'll be ready to share more about their plans, Holderman said.
Underlying point here? If you notice our map is missing something, we'd love to hear about it. A phone call or an email, or track me down at the Pellet Supply Chain Summit in Orlando next month, which is co-located with the International Biomass Conference & Expo.
Pellet producers get two free passes to the events, so make sure to take advantage.
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The opera explores the life and religious convictions of the Egyptian pharaoh, and forms the last of Philip Glass's trilogy of 'portrait' operas in which he looks at figures from the fields of science (Einstein), politics (Gandhi) and religion (Akhnaten).
This hypnotically mesmerising work uses texts drawn from ancient hymns, prayers, letters and inscriptions sung in their original Egyptian, Hebrew and Akkadian. This extraordinary work has not been seen in London for 30 years. ENO's new production is directed by Improbable theatre company's Phelim McDermott and follows his spectacular stagings of Glass's Satyagraha and The Perfect American.Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role, while conductor Karen Kamensek, a specialist in Glass's music, makes her ENO debut.
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William88 8/8/2006 9:55:08 PMProud to be the first to comment on this fabulous photo, TOO.
Erica Murphy 8/14/2006 4:42:31 PMMany thanks William for your kind words.
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S P Mukherji 8/19/2006 8:58:44 AMStunning action capture Erica!! As usual!! #3185150
Erica Murphy 8/19/2006 11:35:16 AMThank you very much SP! #3185616
Chastity Abbott 8/21/2006 11:06:43 PMAstonishing capture!!!! Seems like you are right there with him!!!! Excellent!!! #3196554
Erica Murphy 8/21/2006 11:09:48 PMThanks a bunch Chastity! These waves break right on the shore, so I really was right there with him.
Erica #3196561
Crystal L. Craig 2/24/2007 12:13:44 PMAbsolutely awesome capture Erica! Incredible timing, great composure, perfect exposure! Excellent work! And a huge congrats for making finalist! #3982961
Christy Nichols 2/24/2007 12:39:33 PMAmazing capture, congrats Erica! #3983240
Terry L. McKaig 2/24/2007 1:19:21 PMThis sure looks refreshing to me!
Arlene Krassner 2/24/2007 3:01:07 PMYou caught the moment Erica. Congratulations on finalist status. #3984738
Anna Diederich 2/24/2007 3:16:08 PMCongrats on your finalist Erica!! Excellent capture! #3984894
Kay E. Mahoney 2/24/2007 5:56:10 PMCongratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3986382
Erica Murphy 2/24/2007 7:37:11 PMBig THANKS to ALL for the wonderful and supportive comments!
Terry L. Ellis 2/25/2007 7:27:45 AMCongratulations again, Erica! A very exciting finalist! #3990390
Erica Murphy 2/25/2007 12:00:08 PMSo nice of you to comment Terry. Thank you!
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Cyn Valentine 2/25/2007 12:03:23 PMCongratulations Erica..awesome image! #3992440
Sarah Goblot 2/25/2007 2:37:53 PMLove the expression on his face ERica! Congratulations, again. :) #3993315
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 2/25/2007 5:36:01 PMGreat action capture Erica, congratulations! #3993947
Meg Campbell-Back 2/25/2007 5:52:19 PMErica this is awesome! beautiful use of light... #3993992
Erica Murphy 2/26/2007 7:49:45 PMThank so much Cyn, Sarah, Donna, and Meg!!! Much appreciated.
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Colette M. Metcalf 2/27/2007 1:06:38 PMCongratulations to you, Erica!! #4002366
Chastity Abbott 2/27/2007 1:37:05 PMThis is SUPER COOL!!!!!! Awesome and huge congrats! :) #4002609
Terry L. Ellis 2/27/2007 2:19:27 PMCongratulations again, Erica! Another awesome Second Place win! #4003009
LENA U. FRIEDMAN 2/27/2007 4:49:57 PMWow!!!! 2 gold winners!!!! A huge CONGRATULATIONS!!!1 #4003710
Cyn Valentine 2/27/2007 5:02:06 PMWoohoo Erica two!! WTG congratulations!! #4003784
John V. Roscich 2/27/2007 6:55:44 PMVERY COOL ERICA
Erica Murphy 2/27/2007 7:29:54 PMA BIG thanks to ALL of you for taking the time to leave such nice comments!!
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Datha Y. Thompson 2/27/2007 8:40:05 PMAnother AWESOME WINNER Erica!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! WTG :0) #4004836
Erica Murphy 2/27/2007 9:10:49 PMThank you Datha!!
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Dominick M. Dimacale 2/27/2007 10:31:49 PMCongratulations Erica on your fabulous and double win...Dominick #4004983
Christy Nichols 2/28/2007 10:36:00 AMCongratulations Erica, this is an amazing photo, and it soooo deserved to win!!! #4007158
Erica Murphy 2/28/2007 10:57:34 AMThank you Dominick and Christy!
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Janine Russell 2/28/2007 4:44:45 PMErica, great capture; congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4008409
She-She Killough 2/28/2007 5:12:23 PMGirlfren.... YOU RULE!! AWESOME WORK!! (as always) :D Congratulations!! #4008480
Erica Murphy 2/28/2007 6:26:51 PMThanks Janine and Shesh!!
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Terry L. McKaig 2/28/2007 9:02:17 PMCONGRATULATIONS ERICA!!!!!!!!!!!! #4009247
Jill Flynn 3/1/2007 7:20:30 PMYou nailed this one! Awesome capture Erica! A big congratulations on your win! #4012969
Erica Murphy 3/1/2007 8:22:45 PMThanks so much Terry and Jill!
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Robert K. Bemus 3/2/2007 10:29:17 PMI didn't see this one earlier...belated congratulations on this great capture, Erica!! Looks like the right at the Wedge in the morning? #4016636
Erica Murphy 3/2/2007 10:43:28 PMThanks Robert! I admit, you're the one who inspired me to get down there and shoot some photos. It's one of my favorite spots now, though I still don't go very often. #4016650
Regina L. Rickert 3/3/2007 9:05:33 PMAnother very deserving winner! Congratulations Erica! #4019171
Bill Houghton 8/13/2007 10:58:55 AMThis is truely a great shot Erica. Congratulations. Bill #4642102
Lisa J. Boulden 9/25/2007 11:21:45 AMSPECTACULAR!!!
Erica Murphy 9/25/2007 11:39:29 AMThank you VERY much Lexi, Bill and Lisa!!
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Brook Burling 10/15/2007 8:51:13 AMWOW check out this shot! A big Congrats as your work is Excellent. #4928644
Howard B. Cheek 12/17/2007 4:00:22 PMExcellent action capture Erica, the POV is perfect..Where were you to get this one? In the water?
Erica Murphy 12/17/2007 4:06:22 PMThanks Brook and Howard!
I was on the shore Howard. This was at the Wedge in Newport Beach where the waves break big close to shore.
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Michele Margutti 3/25/2008 10:53:08 AMsimply fantastic #5695966
Bill Houghton 4/20/2008 3:33:51 AMBeautifully done Erica. Thanks for your comment on my little Warbler. Bill
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Erica Murphy 4/20/2008 8:45:31 AMThank you Michele and Bill!
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Scott A. McDaniel 4/25/2008 10:28:29 PMGotta love sponging at the wedge. Great capture! #5843091
Yves Rubin 5/18/2008 9:02:50 AMSimply the best! #5938035
Erica Murphy 5/18/2008 9:20:22 AMThank you Scott and Yves! I appreciate it!
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Bill Houghton 2/16/2009 3:16:05 AMOutstanding winner Erica. Beautiful job. Bill #7170530
Robert Jensen 7/1/2011 4:24:35 PMOutstanding capture #9500448
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Good Move
Avoiding rounded corners. Good move that.
Smartphones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, but among the recent models from Sony Ericsson is the Xperia Ray, a slim and stylish Android 2.3 device with a sharp 3.3in widescreen. It also sports a well-featured 8Mp camera with 720p HD video recording and a host of other handy functions at a mid-range price. Sony Ericsson …
Avoiding rounded corners. Good move that.
The slim dimensions of the phone are one of the reasons I went for it, I don't want a huge slab of gadgetry in my pocket.
You also didn't mention the headphones, which are a very nice pair, far superior to any I've seen bundled with phones. Maybe you didn't get the offer?
The standard keyboard isn't great, but, took 5 minutes to install Swype, so not a problem at all.
The only really irritating thing about the phone is that all the software that SE have dumped on there is installed in the system area, making it impossible to uninstall without rooting the phone... which you can't do with sim locked phones! This means you're stuck with useless trial versions of software you don't want or need.
If anyone can tell me how to root it, that would be most welcome! And no, the instructions on the SE site don't work.
Small screens, single core processors - when will Sony get with the times?
Well, they have a big screen, big powered phone. It's called the Arc S and it recently picked up a 90% score on here.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, Android 2.3.4 is optimised for single-core cpus, so having a dual-core makes little sense - in most cases it'll have little benefit on performance and it definitely kicks battery life down a notch or two.
So, given Sony have met this year's apparent "needs" with the Arc, maybe the Ray isn't aimed at people for whom bigger is always better - perhaps it's for people who don't want to fill their pockets with gigantic slabs of glass?
Didn't you post that same text on the Arc S review?
I still have yet to be convinced a dual-core processor in a phone is actually useful. My Desire HD @ 1.2GHz cuts through every task like butter.
Also, small screens? This model is deliberately designed that way. Are you being obtuse? Because the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S has a 4.2" screen and was reviewed right here on El Reg, to huge acclaim, despite a single core 1.4GHz CPU.
Why? Because the specs aren't as important as sheer usability and feel.
Small screen? If you want a big screen, buy an Arc S, simple... it's called having a choice, something some manufacturers will never give you.
I got one for a friend of mine, she was forever moaning about the size of text and as a new smart phone user I didn't want to complicate her life with all the 3rd party apps.
Not great if you are over 35 and have ropey sight.
and so do I. Which is why the little screen isn't a problem. I like having a phone small enough that I often don't even notice it's in my pocket. Some of my bigger-pawed friends have found it a bit fiddly to use. But that's OK, it's not their phone.
As for video playback, if you have a DLNA-compliant device plugged in to your TV, simply select "Play on Device" on the phone and the video appears. No messy wires needed. I always thought that having a whole port just for HDMI was somewhat overkill on a phone.
The biggest draw though is the fact that this handset is half the price of the Arc S. Combine that with a sim card from giffgaff and I've just more-than-halved my phone running costs for the next 18 months. Also screw you Vodafone with your stupid price hikes.
enough with the single-core CPU blather. Android 2.3 isn't optimized to support dual-core chippery so squeezing some fire-breathing 1.2GHz twin-core monster into a phone like the Ray or Arc/Arc S would be a COMPLETE F***ING WASTE OF TIME.
And the battery life would suffer.
Very true, but a software update to enable this will breath new life into a current dual-core phone - extending it's useful life to well beyond the point the user is offered an upgrade.
With this single core, thats it. Not to mention it's priced at the same level as faster handsets.
and if your going to get all shirty with someone, don't hide behind 'AC' :-p
My Xperia Play has the same core hardware and so far I've only seen it struggle with excessively Flash heavy web pages. Spending more cash on a better CPU and draining the battery faster really isn't worth it just to speed up Adobes piss poor software. Software that might (ho ho) get faster with a free software upgrade ;)
I've even lowered my Play's min clock to 122Mhz and had no obvious speed or responsiveness problems. Noticeable battery life boost though.
Faster is always nice but most of us are a long way from *needing* that much power in our phones and it's hard to imagine that changing before our phone's get replaced anyway.
Where did you take the picture of that shiny ball? Looks like one of Anish Kapoor's.
I think it's from the Vatican...
You think correctly.
Is that who they're by? I've seen another very similar one in Japan.
There is definitely a market for good quality phones with screens in the low 3"s. The 3.2 in the Hero may seem a bit small now but at the time was perfectly useable.
That's exactly what I'll be looking for when my contract ends. This Desire is great but just too big
... but it IS a proper-sized FWVGA screen.
"The capacitive screen's a bit of an odd one. Diagonally, it measures 3.3in, but that actually translates to 480 x 854 pixels, offering an unusually widescreen resolution, like a dinky little cinema screen. It promises over 16m colours and looks as sharp as a tack, but there's really no getting round the fact that for a smartphone, it's rather on the small side."
Umm guess what? This is is the standard resolution of all Sony Ericsson, Motorola etc Android phones - you know, smartphones you regularly review here...
"Not to mention it's priced at the same level as faster handsets."
really? It's easily available for £290 unlocked and I can't think of any faster phones that you can pick up for that price. The more I think about that it's actually pretty cheap for a Snapdragon handset with a very good camera. As others have pointed out putting a dual-core chip into a phone like this would be pointless. A bit more RAM would be a much better and cheaper idea.
Optimus 2X is priced at £290 according to a recent round-up
Satan get thee hence!
I had the misfortune of having an LG foisted on me last year by my employer. A total pile of poo. Buttons all down the side so it was impossible to pick it up without performing some unwanted action. The crazy auto locking behavior while you're in the middle of a call that could NOT be disabled. A manual lock that seemingly could be undone by pressing almost any button.
The only gadget I have ever lost my temper with.
I didnt think there was still a market for crap phones like this SonyEricsson turd?


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Being a Christian, I've made my decision. That decision offers no compromise; therefore, I'm closed to anything else.
That could easily devolve into a massive bloodbath of ... Catholic on Catholic violence. (Hey, methinks this would make for a smashing short story!!! Machinegun preachers duking it out with mobsters )Did I go a bit ... ellipsis crazy there?
Rev. Tommy: You mean, let me understand this, 'cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm pious how? I mean pious like I'm a priest? I absolve you? I make you spiritual, I'm here to fuckin' absolve you? What do you mean pious? pious how? How am I pious?
They will just give Francis an offer he can't refuse.
^Wasn't that the basic plot of The Godfather Part III? It's been 15 years or so since I've seen the movie, so I really don't remember.
Wasn't that the basic plot of The Godfather Part III? It's been 15 years or so since I've seen the movie, so I really don't remember.
Godfather III sucked. I'd tell you but I don't remember, it sucked that bad.
I believe it was -Shaffy
Did someone say Highlander? I resemble that remark
Stop it you guys! Seriously! Now I have Pope Franky, Don Corleone and Sarah Palin in my head, squaring off in the colosseum, with katanas ... Beatrix Kiddo might be there too ... and Spartacus. Morricone is providing the soundtrack.
This is CLEARLY a sit back and grab the popcorn kind of event. Cheering is optional ... except when it is for maximum carnage.It should be televised/livestreamed ... with televoting ... "and the viewers at home have given Pope Franky ... THE CHAINSAW!"*the crowd goes mad*


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But let me suggest a better idea, just wait for the translations, they already update very fast already.
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actually Godou should just make his own organisation like Alec. taking over an organisation that lasted for a long time will restrict his movements. there would be traditions people would want to keep and Godou will feel he has to respect these traditions.
And when did a girl of the harem become the wife ? Erica and Ena was saying these. did Yuri also join them stating herself as Godou's wife ?
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if they pull a move like that .. and he finds out .. hell will rise .. xD ( more like a boar WILL RISE .. :P xD )
also i don't think kaoru will let them do it so easily =/ since she likes cute girls and all ..
i don't think she will allow herself to get into godou's bad side by letting the other family's do something like that ..
just think about it .. if godou's finds out she knew about an attack to one of the girls and let it happen she will not escape the punishment and she will lose everything she has been planning (scheming)with Ericka
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Godou calling himself normal and a pacifist is a facade that he repeatedly makes excuses for when everything is peaceful. The moment something serious happens, he throws it away without a second thought and only tries to rationalize it later.
Asuka noticed that he changes his mind way too easily as if his "convictions" about being a pacifist/normal doesn't mean anything. Erica called him out on him making exceptions about fighting and a real pacifist won't make exceptions. Him lying that he was mind controlled after getting hit by Lancelot's berserk curse and apologizing when they see through his lie is another indication. Even the author himself in the afterword says to not trust Godou's thoughts about himself.
So I don't see how Godou being a "pacifist" can hinder him taking action for Yuri. He'll summon the Boar and rampage around the moment he finds out his harem is in danger. He crossed the ocean and did it for Erica, he'll do it for Yuri without hesitation. He'll just make excuses afterwards (which the girls somehow play along with because it makes Godou happy).
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Pacifist my ass! Godou is definitely no pacifist. He's someone who'll immediately resist if provoked. The true pacifist is someone like Ghandhi.
All Campione have terrible attitude. The two that try to deny their personality like Alec and Godou always lost in arguing about their personal traits. Alec is a troublemaker who causes the problem himself (although I'd like him not to do anything, then when the crisis comes, just say it the others that this shit happens because they don't want him to take action), while Godou always act like it's none of his business (ignore to study about the occult, unlike Alec) until the problem starts, then comes to help.
While I think that both have bad attitude, I think that it'd suck so hard if they have to live the life following the basic principle that people only need you when you're needed (then casted aside).
Thus, in my opinion, I believe that the organizations that try to control campione for their own gain (whether it's public interest or not) are horrible too. Because, fuck public interest and world peace, the campione is needed when people are in troubles from gods anyway!
Sadly, this LN's protagonist is Godou, someone who'll lose to his girls' request anyway. I don't think Godou is someone who's good at manipulating others, it's just that he's a natural charmer, and I don't particularly like that. I want him to be of an ass like Alec, or at least being cruel enough to play mind game against those surrounded him and put them into their place.
Seriously, the situation that Godou has to face is like a country being invaded asking for help from another country, then making many demand and condition like not bombing the enemy bases in their land despite the fact that it'll make victory more difficult to obtain.
While in Alec's case, it's like planning to destroy the terrorist at once since he knows about the terrorist best, but the plan can also fail, but if left, the terrorist will do something terrible in the future.
They simply ask too much.
And I can hardly call millennium old artifacts to truly belong to someone. The Holy Grail should belong to the Celts, not Brits.
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You do know I like that part of him, that sees himself as human. He has that relationship of friendship with others, something like you scratch my back I scratch yours. I think when he becomes strong enough he will abandon his facade, but he will still be more laidback, unless he wins some kind of personal goal. Other than fighting Gods or Campiones, otherwise I like him.
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The thing is we'll have to see what happens when the volume comes out. Like the endings of vol 3 and 6, both leads to another volume story line. The ending of vol 13 seems like its pointing out that vol 14 is about Godou dealing with Japanese Nobles from what it looked like. If Godou could say stop to the Nobles and they follow through, there isn't much to vol 14 is there? Unless a God or a Divine weapon or a Divine beast is mix in, there has to be something in the story line to provide entertainment.
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As for magic instruction, it is already shown Godou + Amateur magic = danger....so.
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Today's post is adapted from an editorial introducing the September 2010 volume of Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (PSCF), the peer-reviewed journal of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA).1 The issue contains several articles of interest to the BioLogos Community, including one by BioLogos Senior Fellow Dennis R. Venema on the evidence from genomics for common ancestry between apes and humans.
Two other papers in the volume, by Calvin College Theologians Daniel C. Harlow and John R. Schneider, examine the historicity of Adam and Eve and original sin. Both authors suggest that the traditional Augustinian understanding of these doctrines must be reexamined in light of the many strands of scientific evidence pointing to the gradual creation of human beings through an evolutionary process.
While there is much food for thought in these two papers, we caution against pronouncing judgment too quickly, either for or against the ideas they contain. Certainly BioLogos supports accepting scientific conclusions where the science is clear. It is clear, for example, that the whole human race did not come from a single ancestral pair. What is not clear, however, is whether acceptance of an evolutionary view of creation requires rejection or substantial revision of these doctrines. (Denis Alexander's recent BioLogos paper, while not the final word on the matter, demonstrates that historicity may, in fact, be embraced within an evolutionary framework.)
Harlow and Schneider's papers have caused no little stir in some Reformed circles. Importantly, the question is not whether their ideas are heretical or even whether these doctrines should be open for discussion in the first place. Rather the question is how a given Christian tradition, the Reformed faith in this case, may determine the range of views consistent with its own creeds and confessional statements. As BioLogos is not affiliated with any single Christian tradition, we do not have identical concerns. Our interest is two-fold: we want to protect the integrity of both science and Scripture and create a place for Christians to engage in healthy dialogue on these difficult issues.
Dr. Leegwater's editorial is important in the conversation for several reasons. First, he humbly admits that in reviewing new data in genomics and evolutionary science, some of his most cherished beliefs were challenged. It is a good reminder that encountering facts that conflict with our deepest beliefs is painful and disorienting, if not downright frightening. We should thus be charitable with those who disagree with us. At the same time, wrestling together is good for the church—iron sharpens iron—and it should not be avoided, for failing to seriously consider new data is not a satisfactory option for truth-seeking Christians. Second, Leegwater recognizes that we tend to oversimplify the issue of interpretation. Too often, he notes, a false dichotomy is presented: "Should science be interpreted by Scripture or Scripture by science?" Neither simple approach gives full integrity to the entirety of God's Two-Book revelation. Finally, Leegwater observes that we are embedded in a rationalistic Western culture that elevates the methods of science in ways that invite unhelpful responses to Scripture. In reaction to the positivist edicts of science, he says, we tend to reduce Scripture to a collection of infallible intellectual assertions. In doing this we forget the richness of faith, for "faith has to do with promises and expectations, with the certainty of our identity as God-related creatures."
Introduction written by Kathryn Applegate
Dr. Leegwater's Editorial
On a late April 2010 visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, I viewed a diversity of exhibits, particularly those in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. To move from panel to panel describing and detailing the evolution of humans from primate forebears to modern humans, one is taken on a journey of over seven million years. This mind-boggling experience, coupled with a recent Science issue detailing the mapping of the Neanderthal genome and its genomic heritage in modern humans, and reading this issue of PSCF, devoted to the historicity of Adam and Eve, genomics, and evolutionary science, challenged some of my long-cherished positions. Such encounters call for a serious examination and reconsideration of certain crucial matters.
Speaking personally, it was a hard lesson to digest, as I suspect it may be for many readers of PSCF. What should we make of all the diverse anthropological evidence collected from several continents as well as the recently acquired detailed genomic data? Should we sweep it under the rug, considering it to be the result of a shameful misguided investigation, since it assumes a view that calls into question the "plain straightforward reading of Scripture"? Or should we dispute the science and suggest the data is open to multiple concordist interpretations? Neither of these positions would be fair to the nature of scientific practice. "Science in God's world has its own proper task of giving joy, its own peculiar ministry of healing, its own God-given gift of serving up nuanced insight for one's neighbor" (Calvin Seerveld). Nor would either position honor the role of hermeneutics in interpreting biblical literature.
Parenthetically, as an editor of PSCF, I have often hoped that I could keep these matters at a studied distance, because, in my opinion, there are many other pressing and important issues which the Christian community needs to address and which, due to the ferocity of the debates, frequently become emasculated. And secondly, and for perhaps far too long, a discussion of origins has functioned (for many) as the self-identity or touchstone of the ASA.
But, back to the matter at hand. If we accept the long-drawn-out saga of the evolution of living forms in creation, how must we then understand ourselves? Where and how do we humans "fit" in this development? That question is often the dominant theme in discussions about origins. As someone has perceptively remarked, "It is not the 'fourth day,' but rather the 'sixth day' that is in question." To hold that the center and meaning of our life lies outside ourselves may be a posture that many persons and different religions share. But to honor this position as a Christian confession takes one on an eccentric and peculiar journey. In his Institutes, Calvin raised the classic question of human self-understanding, the question of how humans can know themselves. The answer that Calvin gives points us away from our desire to first examine ourselves: "Again it is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God's face, and then descends from contemplating him to scrutinize himself" (I.i.12). We, as humans, are essentially God-related creatures (Homo religionis).
While recognizing our human condition, we also need to tread carefully. The intense debates often assume the stage is set by positing "hard scientific data" to be in tension with our (systematic) theologies. In simple terms, the scene is portrayed as a battle between believing science and believing Scripture. Should science be interpreted by Scripture or Scripture by science? We desire simple satisfying answers. To a large extent, however, we have simplified the issues. Putting the matter in this way, I think, will cause us to lose sight of the integrity of both the Bible and of science. If the reliability of the Bible as the Word of God is wedded to its scientific reliability, the "scientific" battles for an infallible Word of God have been lost from the start. We have then placed both on the same (scientific) level, and in the process, we will lose the reliability of the Scriptures. The Scriptures are not written as a historical research report, nor do they give a scientific account. Rather, they are a testimony of faith, albeit in the form of God-inspired literature. The Bible is part of creation which bears witness to the Word of God who was present at Creation. The Bible points us to Christ. The Bible is divinely inspired, but it is not divine. The Holy Scripture in its entirety is revelation, but it is not the whole of revelation. Reducing the Word of God to the Scriptures can be a form of bibliolatry. The revelatory Word of God for creation speaks to its reliability and trustworthiness.
Stating it differently, the Bible speaks in prescientific language and pictures. It employs the language of the day, reflecting the world-picture of the original audience. The language of the Bible is accommodated to the cosmological and historical awareness of the day. In our eyes, these cosmological world-pictures may seem hopelessly scientifically naive, but the Word and Spirit are able—the church confesses—to penetrate our hearts, regardless of our local customs and situations, or of the world-pictures we hold.
In addition, we often discount the philosophical and historical contexts that undergird many of our procedures of interpretation. We live in a westernized rationalist culture which probably reached its zenith in the Enlightenment, but is still clearly regnant in the practice of the natural sciences and the theological sciences. This historical context has shaped our view of the Bible and its interpretation: we like (or deem it necessary) to compare the scientific propositions of science with the propositional revelation (teachings) of Scripture. In an effort to counteract the rational infallibility of scientific propositions, Christians respond with the rational infallibility of revealed propositions. Consequently, employing the term "inerrancy" to describe the character of the Scriptures seems inherently tied to a rationalistic and positivistic position and plays into the hands of higher criticism. Our intellectual instincts tend to treat faith as basically an intellectual matter. But faith is much richer in its purview. "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb. 11:1, RSV). Faith has to do with promises and expectations, with the certainty of our identity as God-related creatures.


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Significant neurological abnormalities developed after she had received six infusions of natalizumab, and her doctors found that she had extremely high titers of antibodies against the drug, reported Anders Svenningsson, MD, PhD, of Umeå University in Sweden, and colleagues.
Seven months after starting on the drug, she was dead, the researchers wrote online in Neurology. Her physicians ruled out progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a known and frequently fatal side effect of natalizumab therapy.
Svenningsson and colleagues concluded that her death resulted from "rebound neuroinflammation as a result of the development of natalizumab anti-drug antibodies."
Noteworthy was that the patient had shown unusual reactions to the drug starting with the fourth infusion, including chills and fever, they suggested.
"We recommend that repeated moderate to severe infusion reactions in the beginning of natalizumab treatment should prompt the cessation of treatment and assessment for the development of natalizumab anti-drug antibodies," Svenningsson and colleagues wrote.
The patient was first diagnosed with MS in 2001 when she was 32. She was initially treated with interferon-beta-1a, but was switched to natalizumab in November 2007 when MRI scans showed growth in brain lesions. Because the scans did not show contrast enhancement, her doctors determined that her blood-brain barrier remained intact.
Natalizumab was given at the standard dose of 300 mg every 4 weeks by infusion.
The chills and fever that started with the fourth treatment became progressively more severe with subsequent infusions, the researchers indicated. After the sixth, she developed progressive gait abnormalities, ataxia, and significant mental deterioration.
MRI scans showed new hyperintense T2 lesions as well as multiple areas of contrast enhancement. Molecular tests of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid for the JC virus were negative, arguing against PML, which is caused by reactivation of latent JC virus infection.
At that point, she was transferred to a regional hospital. Her disability level progressed to 9 on the EDSS scale, compared with a level of 3 when she started on natalizumab. She was unable to get out of bed and was uncommunicative.
Another MRI scan showed additional contrast-enhancing lesion growth. Brain biopsy results were consistent with acute MS inflammation, Svenningsson and colleagues reported, "with infiltrating activated macrophages as well as signs of blood-brain barrier breakdown."
Most important, anti-natalizumab antibodies were found at a level of 335 mg/L, "among the highest recorded among anti-drug antibody positive patients identified in Sweden," the researchers indicated. The antibodies were predominantly of the IgG3 complement-fixing class.
The woman underwent plasmapheresis and her doctors wanted to perform an autologous stem cell transplant, but her condition was too poor for that, and she died in June 2008.
Autopsy findings showed no evidence of infectious pathogens in the central nervous system. The conclusion was that acute MS inflammation was the cause of her symptoms and eventual death.
Svenningsson and colleagues considered the possibility that the anti-natalizumab antibodies had triggered an anti-idiotype reaction, which could have led to an autoimmune attack on ligands of VLA-4, VCAM-1, and fibronectin. But in vitro studies using serum samples from the patient showed no signs of anti-idiotype reactivity.
Other clinicians have reported cases in which patients worsened while on natalizumab or who showed severe relapses after stopping the drug, Svenningsson and colleagues said, but their case was unusual in its fatal outcome.
The study was funded by ALF, the KI Foundation, and the Swedish Association of Persons with Neurological Disabilities.
Study authors reported relationships with Biogen Idec, Bayer-Schering, Baxter Medical, Sanofi, and Merck Serono.
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Transitions is a program designed to enhance the experience of students at Wofford College. While emphasis is placed on students of color, all students are encouraged and welcomed to participate in the various workshops, seminars, and programs that are offered. The program's core mission is to Transition students "into" and "out of" the Wofford College community, add lasting value to the Wofford experience for students of color, and make a positive difference in the lives of all Wofford College graduates.
Meet the Transitions Leadership Team
First and Second Year ProgrammingAs a new student to Wofford, freshmen are filled with questions. What is dorm life like? What if I don't like my roommate? What organizations should I join? What classes should I take? These questions and many others are all a part of the process of changing from one stage to another; high school to collegiate life. The programming for first and second year students targets those areas of uncertainty and cements a balanced foundation of educational preparedness and social awareness.
Third and Fourth Year ProgrammingBy Junior year students have formed peer groups and mapped out a general course for the future but in the home stretch of College life these student are about to Transition once more from campus to the real world. Programming for the third and fourth year students is focused on preparing each student for graduation and life there after; from internships and creating a résumé to graduate school and career opportunities.
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Q: Is Transitions only for African-American Students?A: Absolutely not! Transitions and all of its programming will benefit all Wofford students. As a matter of fact, all students are invited and encouraged to attend Transitions meetings and programs. Emphasis is placed on students of color, but all students are welcome to join and be apart of this great Team!
Q: Is Transitions a mandatory program for students of color?A: No, Transitions is a volunteer program, students join and participate at their own will. If a student chooses to attend the Summit with Transitions support then that student is required to attend Transitions events throughout the semester.
Q: What types of socials does Transitions offer?A: We do a little of everything, from Tailgating with Alumni, to ice Cream socials, to bowling, and dancing. Then there are the small events like spades tournaments, PS2 tournaments and just plain impromptu fellowship.
Q: How does Transitions help me academically?A: We provide support immediately to academic success. First by helping you identify campus resources on your first day on campus. Secondly, we will provide you with Peer Mentors that will help guide you along the first weeks of your semester –they will make sure that you are studying and check frequently that you are staying ahead on reading. Thirdly, you will have the opportunity to learn just how you learn! Through a workshop called Learning Styles, this will help you as you discover your own unique learning style. Finally, you will meet and develop a great relationship with Faculty, staff, and administrators who will assist you as you develop at Wofford.
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What We Noticed: We loved the bright, warm colors of these kitchens from Leicht; they felt refreshing and invigorating after all the grey and white at the show. This kitchen is also a really nicely-done set of built-ins. The cabinets are set into the wall and lift open, and all the appliances hide away, including the fridge and freezer drawers. One more nice touch: the oven has knobs that looks and feel just like a stereo!
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Microsoft gave out these limited edition E3 2005 branded Xbox 360 faceplates at their press conference earlier today. We got our hands on one, and thought you might want to take a looksy. I am personally not going to be into the whole customization thing, as I would rather spend that cash on games - but this is pretty cool. There were only 5000 of these manufactured - and Playfeed is giving one away.
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If you are not among the lucky auto owners with 110v outlets in your means of transportation, then you too can be like those people that are able to make their own coffee in their car or never have to buy car adapters for their cell phones. Just follow the instructions by Liski to install some power jacks in your car. Just remember to exercise the proper safety precautions when doing this mod.
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Detailed PS3 Information
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Sony's new console looks a lot like the complete opposite to Microsoft's Xbox 360. While the new Xbox will remind you of an inhale, Sony's Playstation resembles an exhale. Earlier it seemed as though Sony was going for the small and sleek look with the release of the redesigned Playstation and their slick PSP; now it seems as though they just tried to jam all that power into a case and worry about looks later. Oh well, the games do look amazing. At least we're not disappointed with the insides! Check out the rest of the images after the jump.
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First PS3 Pictures shown from E3 Conference
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With E3 about to start the Press Conferences have already begun. Tonight, Sony and Microsoft make their announcements with details about their systems. Above is the first picture of the Sony PS3 for the Public. If you check out the writing on the system it looks a lot like the text from the "Spiderman" movies. The system is really slick! At the moment Andru is out in LA at the Microsoft Press conference and I'll be out in LA to join him for the rest of the fun tomorrow. We will be giving you the run down on everything as soon as possible! To check out the specs on the PS3 read more.
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By Gabriella Morrongiello at Red Alert Politics
Free speech and due process guaranteed by the First and Fifth Amendments remains intact on college campuses as federal officials have backed away from implementing the "blueprint" for campus speech restrictions issued by the Departments of Education (DOE) and Justice (DOJ) in May.
The guidelines on campus speech restrictions were developed after the DOE and DOJ carried out a joint investigation into allegations of sexual assault that occurred at the University of Montana.
"The investigation found that six football players were accused of aiding, attempting or committing sexual assault from spring 2009 to spring 2012 and that three of the players weren't prosecuted through the campus judicial system for more than a year after their coach was notified that the victim had filed a complaint with the Missoula Police Department," the Huffington Post reported in May.
According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the agencies' settlement with the University of Montana "sought to impose new, unconstitutional speech restrictions, due-process abuses, and an overbroad definition of sexual harassment and proclaimed the agreement to be 'a blueprint for colleges and universities throughout the country'."
"It even provides that students accused of sexual harassment may be punished before the investigation is complete, lending a true 'Alice in Wonderland' quality to the whole endeavor. As the Queen of Hearts said: 'Sentence first-verdict afterwards!'," wrote FIRE's Senior Vice President Robert Shipley in an op-ed for the Daily Caller.
While the agencies originally tried to foist the 'blueprint' on campuses across the country, FIRE reported that "recent actions from OCR [DOE's Office of Civil Rights] further suggest that the worst features of the Montana settlement are not being required of public colleges, indicating that OCR no longer regards the controversial components of its May agreement as a blueprint for all colleges."
Among these indicative actions was a letter sent to FIRE last week by Catherine Lhamon, head of OCR, saying "the agreement in the Montana case represents the resolution of that particular case and not OCR or DOJ policy."
"Assistant Secretary Lhamon's clear statement that the Montana agreement does not represent OCR or DOJ policy-meaning it's not much of a 'blueprint'-should come as a great relief to those who care about free speech and due process on our nation's campuses," said FIRE President Greg Lukianoff.
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If you look at the most popular roles in enterprise IT today compared to a decade ago, you'll notice that key IT roles have changed dramatically. Today's hot IT jobs -- including security engineers, server virtualization administrators, and mobile developers -- were nonexistent or played a far less significant role in the past. We can expect the same to happen in the future.
One role starting to develop prominence is what's known as an "IT service broker." And if you don't think your department needs one now, you probably will see the need in the not too distant future.
Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014 called out the IT service broker as a position that would be gaining importance in cloud-leveraged organizations. The broker's responsibilities are to work with public, private, and hybrid cloud service providers to assist in the design, implementation, and support of cloud services. Each organization is different -- it's the duty of the service broker to understand those differences, translate them into the optimal cloud strategy, and then work with service providers to create a custom service at the lowest possible cost.
If you were to read the above description of what an IT service broker does, you might conclude that businesses using cloud services will no longer require in-house technical experts such as network and server architects. But this assumption would be misguided. In-house technical staff will still be required, but their duties will change. The main difference is in how their technology expertise will be applied as they move to the service broker role.
Translating information back and forth between business leaders and service provider architects will likely arise as the biggest challenge IT service brokers will face. A clear understanding of business drivers -- and the optimal cloud technologies available to facilitate those business goals -- will be needed.
That means that service brokers will need to understand the technical nuances of current and future cloud technologies. When there are dozens of technical ways to accomplish the same business goals, someone has to be responsible for choosing the right technology for the job. Ideally, this would be a former network engineer or server administrator on the inside who can work closely with the business leaders.
As cloud adoption continues to pick up steam, I expect many network and server virtualization experts to abandon their jobs as in-house data center architects and migrate to positions as IT service brokers. IT professionals who can translate business needs into technical designs are prime candidates. If these employees have the capacity to communicate both on technical and business levels, they will be able to settle in nicely to the next hot IT job.
Private clouds are moving rapidly from concept to production. But some fears about expertise and integration still linger. Also in the Private Clouds Step Up issue of InformationWeek: The public cloud and the steam engine have more in common than you might think (free registration required).


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Men should be ashamed. Men should be ashamed of the way our culture blames women for rape. Saying: "she should not have been _____ (wearing that outfit, in that place, having a drink)" is blaming the victim for the crime of the perpetrator, as though it is up to the woman to avoid being raped because it's natural for a man to rape. As though men cannot control themselves and must rape a woman whom they find attractive. Men, stand up for yourselves. Don't let our culture spread these negative assumptions. It is not the natural state of a man to rape. Put the blame where it belongs. The one who rapes is the one to blame, not the victim. Victim-blaming must end. It is a culturally pervasive myth that rape is the fault of the victim by what they wore or where they were or what they did. Let's shatter this myth. While we are at it here are a few more myths in need of shattering:
Myth: Men are the rapists, women are the victims.
Fact: While the highest number of sexual assault cases are of a man against a woman, women can commit rape and men can be raped.
Myth: Most sexual assaults are committed by a stranger.
Fact: About 80% of rapes are committed by someone known to the victim such as a relative, friend or acquaintance. Rape can also occur in relationships and marriages–being married does not imply automatic consent. Each person in a relationship has the right to say "no" to sex at any time and have that no respected by the other person.
Myth: Rapes are committed in dark alleyways.
Fact: According to the FBI database 70% of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement happen in the home of the victim, offender, or another individual.
Myth: Only homosexual men rape boys.
Fact: Most men who abuse boys define themselves as heterosexual.
Myth: Sexual assault is something that happens to pretty, young women
Fact: Sexual assault is about power and control. Offenders look for people who are the most vulnerable to attack or who they believe they can have power over. Victims can range from very young to very old. 61% of rape victims were assaulted before 18 years of age. 34% of sexual assault victims are age 12 or younger.
We live in a rape culture. Women are told to dress attractively for men but if they get raped it's their fault. Jokes about rape and degradation of women are common place. Our society holds up the "boys will be boys" mentality allowing men to abuse with little consequence. Many of our swear words have a sexual nature; most of those speak specifically to sexual violation. In movies, TV shows, and video games the idea of sexual assault has become so common place that in some video games a player can be rewarded for raping the enemy. The myths this society believes about rape, the blame that mostly lands on the victim and the trivialization of rape all work to perpetuate the occurrence of sexual assaults in our world.
To borrow from the Alcohols Anonymous 12 step program, first we must admit we have a problem. Awareness is the first step towards a better future. Each person can become more aware of the areas in our society that trivialize and normalize sexual assault. The first step is seeing: seeing how sexuality is portrayed in the media. Being aware of the images you see on a daily basis can help you to take a step back and recognize what messages are healthy and what messages are harmful. Next listen to the way sexual is spoken of both in the media and in daily life. This can help you become more aware of your own language. It seems like a minor thing but using sexually violent language trivializes sexual violence. Using sexually violent language perpetuates sexual violence in our culture by turning it into a joke. We may not be able to make the world perfect but we can certainly make it a safer place for our children by bringing awareness to issues like sexual assault.
The statistics in this article come from the Riverview Center which is a crisis center for victims of sexual assault in Dubuque, IA. For more information visit www.riverviewcenter.org.


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Wondering if you need both a serum and a moisturizer? Before you can make that decision, you need to understand the differences in serums and moisturizers.
The molecules in serums are very small. Because of this, a serum can travel deep into the layers of the skin – much deeper than a moisturizer can. Serums are highly concentrated and deposit nutrients deep into the skin's layers, working on the skin that has yet to reach the surface.
You can get many types of serums such as anti-aging serums, skin brightening serums and acne preventative serums. Serums are lightweight and typically soak into the skin very quickly. Some people with very oily skin can get by with only a serum, but most will definitely need a daily moisturizer. To use, apply the serum to your skin after you wash your face and apply a toner if you use one.
The molecules in a moisturizer are larger than the molecules in a serum. Because of this, the moisturizer cannot penetrate the skin as deep as a serum can. Moisturizers are meant to deposit moisture and nutrients to the surface of your skin.
Just like serums, you can find moisturizers for all different skin types and needs from oily to dry, aging skin to acne. Moisturizers are able to work on the surface of the skin, fighting fine lines, acne and discolored areas, but they do not have the same ability to fight as deep as a serum can. Unlike serums, many daytime moisturizers contain SPF to protect your skin from the sun. Daily SPF is a must for everyone, no matter the skin type.
Do I Need Both?
That depends on your skin's current condition and the goals that you have for your skin. If you are trying to reduce the signs of aging, adding a serum along with your daily moisturizer will definitely be of benefit to your skin. If you deal with mid-day oily skin, a mattifying serum will also be of great benefit. But if you are happy with your skin's current condition, do not see a need for skin brightening, acne prevention or age-fighting, a moisturizer is likely all that you will need at this time. Just be sure it has SPF in it.
Here are a few ZENMED serums and moisturizers worth noting.
Support Serum is a Vitamin C serum in ZENMED's Rosacea line. Vitamin C is a known antioxidant which helps ward off the signs of aging, but it also helps reduce swelling and redness.
B5 Hyaluronic Plumping Serum helps bump up collagen levels by drawing moisture towards the surface of the skin. Plumping skin cells leads to a visible improvement of mature, sun-damaged, and dehydrated skin. Contours appear more enhanced, wrinkles are minimized, and the skin looks visibly thicker and more youthful.
Oil Free Moisturizer SPF30 is a great daily moisturizer for those with oily to combination skin. SPF 30 is a great way to start your day.
Sebum Regulating Moisturizer is a lightweight mattifying moisturizer with vitamins B5 and E perfect for those with acne-prone skin.
AVT Cream is for those who are looking for an age-fighting moisturizer or those who have dry skin. Containing peptides, Hyaluronic Acid, Argan oil, Jojoba oil and Borage oil, it's a daily treat for your skin.
Related articles
- The Benefits of Moisturizing Your Face (zenmed.com)
- 5 Vitamins for Healthy Skin (About.com Skin Care)
- What's the Hoopla about Serums?! (agapeoils.wordpress.com)


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This season of giving, charity and "goodwill towards men" is also when Americans will buy millions of dollars' worth of clothes for themselves and others that were made in Bangladesh by workers in crowded, unsafe sweatshops getting paid a minimum wage of $37 a month.
This season of giving, charity and "goodwill towards men" is also when Americans will buy millions of dollars' worth of clothes for themselves and others that were made in Bangladesh by workers in crowded, unsafe sweatshops getting paid a minimum wage of $37 a month.
We should care more than we do about this contradiction.
The Bangladeshis' plight has caught the world's attention for a brief moment due to the recent factory fire outside of Dhaka, where 112 garment workers died producing clothes for Western retailers such as Walmart, Sears and Disney (all now say the Tazreen Fashions factory was not authorized to do their work). Some workers jumped from upper floors to escape the flames after finding factory exit doors locked, according to survivors.
The facts are eerily reminiscent of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, in which 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant girls and women, died in lower Manhattan because exits had been locked to prevent worker theft.
Within two years of the Triangle fire, more than 30 labor laws were passed in New York State, requiring safer conditions and better wages.
Maybe now, over a century later, there will be an equally satisfying result from the Bangladesh fire, though I doubt it. Bangladesh lures business with its "race to the bottom" wages and loose regulations. Like rats to a garbage dump, global retailers have rushed in, making Bangladesh the world's second leading garment exporter.
The sad, enduring truth is that exploitation is good for business. Mistreating workers has proven an almost irresistible economic model throughout human history. What's unforgivable is that the U.S. continues to allow robust trade with countries that embrace the practice.
Even ostensibly pro-worker Democrats pay little more than lip-service to workers' rights abroad. When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Dhaka earlier this year, she was asked about the repression of workers trying to organize (it's believed worker advocate Aminul Islam was tortured and murdered by security forces in April for organizing activities, though it's not been proved). Clinton urged Bangladeshis to continue this "very important struggle" but didn't promise to help.
And the Obama administration could help. It could enforce its Generalized System of Preferences agreement with Bangladesh that promises workers "acceptable" wages and safety conditions as well as the right to organize. But the administration has done little to breathe life into those provisions, according to Stephanie Luce, associate professor of labor studies at CUNY in New York. Moreover, Luce worries that those GSP rights are in danger of being weakened as the administration pursues its goal of freer trade in Asia.
We're going backward on a promise of basic, shared humanity.
Some Americans think that people in poor countries are lucky to have any kind of job, even if the hours are punishing and the pay is so paltry that it barely affords subsistence. It's a self-serving attitude, since we reap the rewards with cheap goods. But deep down, do we really think it's OK for teenage girls and women, the bulk of garment workers, to work 14 hours or more per day, six or seven days a week, for as little as 21 cents an hour?
Their world is not that far removed from that of "Oliver Twist," Charles Dickens' tale of workhouse brutality in 19th-century England.
In the well-researched "Dickens & the Workhouse, Oliver Twist & the London Poor," author Ruth Richardson says that Dickens had been a Gallery Reporter in Parliament, recording and transcribing events around the time new punitive rules for the poor were established. Parliamentarians held the contemptuous view that the paupers who couldn't provide for themselves and landed in workhouses were self-evidently indolent and deserved to be worked hard and half-starved, according to Dickens. It was a convenient falsehood.
So, too, are the poor kept down today in Bangladesh and places like it, not due to their own lack of industry, but as unwritten national policy where governments conspire with corporate powers to extract labor on the cheap.
We could change this. But it would take Americans caring about it at least as much as, say, what to get their dog for Christmas.


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