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Saturday, December 29, 2012
This Seems Familiar
The offensive line was a mess with injuries. This time Tyron Smith and Ryan Cook will both be starting and the offensive line won't have to shuffle around to fill in the missing pieces. Miles Austin will hopefully last longer than he did in the first game. And, most importantly, DeMarco Murray will be on the field and probably the healthiest he has been since the season started.
To me the deciding factor in the first game was turnovers. The Cowboys were able to move the ball against the Redskins with ease in the first game. The problem was the Cowboys dug a 28-3 hole in the first half thanks to three turnovers. The Cowboys need to protect the ball this time around
Defensively the Cowboys gave up way too many big plays to RGIII and the Redskins. More than anything else the Cowboys need to force the Redskins to earn their points. The key will be forcing field goals and limiting touchdowns. The defense is too beat up to be expected to shut down the Redskins. But they can play sound assignment football and limit the big plays. And I want to see Morris Claiborne and Brandon Carr willing to take a few shots at picking off some passes. Turnovers will decide the game. The Cowboys must win the turnover battle.
The special teams match up is very even. Both teams have good kickers and dangerous returners. Dwayne Harris is showing a knack for making big return plays at critical moments. A big return or two could really turn the tide in this game.
No matter how this game plays out you have to give the Cowboys a lot of respect for battling to get back into this position. With all of the injuries on defense and the Josh Brent tragedy there have been countless reasons for the Cowboys to give up on the season. But they haven't. And they seem determined to prove everyone wrong.
I can't even explain how excited I will be if the Cowboys can find a way to get into the playoffs. I really think they can beat the Seahawks if they get another shot at them. This time the game would be a home game and I think that would be the difference.
I hope Jason Garrett and Rob Ryan have a better game plan this time around. Rob Ryan appeared to figure some things out in the second half of the first game against RGIII. Hopefully he can get the defense going earlier in this game. And the offense has got to get out fast and score touchdowns. It is going to take a lot of points to win this game. The play calling should reflect that.
This is the moment that we dream about as fans. Don't forget to enjoy the moment. I'm expecting the Cowboys to win but it could very easily be the last game we get to see the Cowboys play for about 8 months. Savor the moment!
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- AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 6:05 PM
I have my fingers crossed for the luck factor. Hope the ball bounces in our favor for once. I think we have the team...need some luck...GO COWBOYS...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Well they did it to me again. I had pretty much given up on the Boys (as many fans did) halfway through the season. Even when winning 5 of 6 there was still this air of "It's the same old Cowboys. They can't win when it matters." But then Romo turned into an elite quarterback. Close to 5,000 passing yards, leading his team to multiple last second victories. I thought they were actually going to do it this year. I was picturing them beating the Seahawks in Dallas in the first round. But again - they lose in the big game. And Romo reverted back to Old Romo. But even with his two interceptions (should have been three at this point), most of their key players not on the field, them giving up a billion rushing yards, they were still within three and had the ball in the fourth quarter. And they were playing in Washington. It just felt right for a game-ending drive. But of course that didn't happen. I sat devastated after this loss. Three years in a row missing the playoffs. One playoff win in what? 16 years? Romo being labeled a choke-artist again. Year after year after year it's the same story. Don't know what else to say...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 5:11 PM
I'm devastated with the loss too but when I woke up this morning I was thinking... "Even if they had won, they would probably be killed by Seattle's defense with Dez, Austin, Harris and Beasley out". Seriously, it would not be a competitive game with Ogletree and someone off the streets starting the game.ReplyDelete
The core pieces of the Defense are returning healthy next year and hopefully Demarco and Dez can stay healthy for a full season as well.
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:24 AM
I agree that they might have lost to Seattle. But at least they would have gotten the chance to play the game. Just making the playoffs would have done wonders for Romo's confidence and the fan base. Now everyone will forget what an amazing season Romo had and just slap the choke-artist who can't win the must-win games label. I guess I'm tired of the "wait until next year" mantra. Just seems to be the same story year after year after year with the same results.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 3:30 PM
End of year thoughts?ReplyDelete
I hope everything is ok. Really like your blog. Cowboys'll be stronger than ever next season!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM
Why haven't you posted anything all off season? really like this site but it hasn't changed in so long.ReplyDelete
I'm a little sad this hasnt been updated in so long. hope all is well there.ReplyDelete
Eric, do you think before you type?? Stronger than "EVER"??? Please explain how... Furthermore, where has this guy been??? No updates... Maybe he is not as much as a fan as we all thought... I offered to help him with this blog, as he does not do much with it, but no reply to my message... Anyhow, look forward to hearing from him when he decides to be a fan again during the regular season...ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 14, 2013 at 6:34 AM
Robert why dont you write your own blog instead of bitching?ReplyDelete
Robert, Im just trying to be optimistic. They will probably be terribleReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Thoughts on the new season?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2013 at 7:18 AM
It is that time of year !! I hope this guy is doing well and will start posting again. I have always enjoyed his articles and the blogs that follow.ReplyDelete
'Boys gotta stay healthy. If the running game is solid, Romo will be great this season. Defense will be sound and create the turnovers that will equate to more wins. I say again, must stay healthy.
back to the owner of this site, let us know how your doing, hope all is well.
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Hope to see/read your take on the new season soon....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2013 at 12:08 PM
One week from today, COWBOYS victory over the giants!ReplyDelete
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Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetsbrown Jan 25, 2012 12:22 PM (in response to gildasl)
So glad you posted this as I was just doing the same thing yesterday in one of my communities and wondered.... Gee... it would be nice to add more than one tag! As a work-around, I just replicated the Watch a Tag widget a few times with a different tag in each. Takes up space, but will work for now.
Would rather a better solution.
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetnbussard Jan 25, 2012 12:30 PM (in response to sbrown)
The only solution I know is to purchase the Catalyst plug-in, which gives you a widget that watches multiple tags. It also has a few other good widgets. You may have to log a case to get the product information sheet for it. I remember searching for it but not being able to find it here on the community.
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetsbrown Jan 26, 2012 10:45 AM (in response to nbussard)
Nikki Bussard thanks! Is the Catalyst plug-in a Jive product ?
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetnbussard Jan 26, 2012 10:47 AM (in response to sbrown)
Yes, created by Jive Professional Services and supported by Jive Support.
Re: "Watch a tag" WidgetFrankGebhardt Jan 26, 2012 12:05 PM (in response to nbussard)
Actually you can use the Essential Plugin . It is not certified for 4.5 but we are still using it (126.96.36.199) without issues. The discussion here shows the content of the Catalyst plugin.
I'm still confused why a free plugin up to version 4.0 became a paid one from 4.5 providing such minor (compared to the core product or some of The specified item was not found. ) functionality.
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetnbussard Jan 27, 2012 7:55 AM (in response to FrankGebhardt)
I agree with Frank. We have been using the Essentials plug-in on 18.104.22.168 and it works pretty well, definitely if you only need the "watch multiple tags" widget. We're in the process of deploying the Catalyst plug-in, which was grandfathered in based on our purchase of the Social Groups widget. I've been immersed in the testing for that, so couldn't remember whether the Essentials plug-in had the same option.
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgettmaurer Jan 30, 2012 6:32 AM (in response to FrankGebhardt)
Hi Frank, I think it went from being free to being paid because Jive realized they needed to do more to support it. I believe it started out as a plug-in that a developer created for free. But then customers started coming to rely on it heavily and expecting Jive to support it and they realized that the overhead was such that they needed to charge for it. And actually the couple new widgets were fairly significant as well.
Re: "Watch a tag" WidgetFrankGebhardt Jan 30, 2012 4:25 PM (in response to tmaurer)
thank you. And I understand that reasoning for changing it.
However, I expect when a customer already has a service that cannot be taken away so lightly. And the argument of new added widgets doesn't hold IMHO either. In that case existing customers should be given (a) a choice e.g migrate to the new collection to an attractive price (relative to the community size for example), keeping the existing service (with the obligation by Jive to maintain it), .. and more importantly (b) this should be actively communicated and not just made silently in the background.
That's in the light of being a social leader bad practice.
My apologies if I've been ranting ...
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetgildasl Jan 26, 2012 12:06 PM (in response to nbussard)
Thanks Nikki. Fantastic. Is that free? By chance do you know how to get it installed?
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetnbussard Jan 26, 2012 12:53 PM (in response to gildasl)
It is not free—it's a paid plug-in. I am not sure what the going rate is. To get it installed, I believe you need to log a support ticket and @mention your account person. You could also reach out to him or her directly.
Re: "Watch a tag" Widgetgildasl Jan 25, 2012 3:37 PM (in response to sbrown)
reply to [sbrown] Like you, I came up with a "watch a tag" for each different tag. Bad, it takes place and does not really help me.
Do you know if Jive has a process to elect (push) a feature to be developed on latest release? Atlassian has this kind of capability and I like it.


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Taxpayers Have A Right To Know
For decades there was little opposition to making taxpayer-funded pension information available to the public.
It was hard for regular citizens to get their hands on the information. Most smaller newspapers didn't have the time or manpower to file Freedom of Information requests and then spend weeks sifting through reams and reams of information to make enough sense of it to write stories.
Then along came the Empire Center for New York State Policy. Armed with the Freedom of Information Act and a website, the center made information already available to the public accessible to the public. Suddenly, the information was available to anyone who cared to see it.
Should we be surprised that unions now don't want to release the names of retirees?
As it has done for the last few years, the center filed a Freedom of Information request in January 2011 for an updated list of the teachers' pension fund payments. The New York State United Teachers refused to comply and the Empire Center sued. A lower court and an appeals court have said NYSUT's action is bound by a 1983 court precedent denying a FOIL claim that sought names and addresses of retired police officers. The Empire Center has never asked for addresses.
It's ironic that the appeals court decision came only weeks before Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
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The state Court of Appeals needs to rule on the Empire Center's appeal quickly – and justices need to strike a blow for openness and transparency.


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Note: The following is a guest post by a regular reader and commenter, JohnD. You can find more of his work on his own blog, Factismals. He also performed a highly regarded review of the city's record August, 2011 temperatures. Below, to see larger versions of the images, just click on them.
As we've done before, let's spend a moment reviewing the basics before we investigate the main question: Was 2012 unusually hot?
The use of the average (a.k.a., the arithmetic mean) is fairly well-known, as is the idea of the mode and the median. And most of you know by now that a Gaussian normal curve (or bell curve, for the shape it makes) is the standard workhorse in statistics as it allows scientists to quickly estimate the odds of something happening by chance. You also know that when the skewness (distortion toward one side or the other) gets above about +/-0.5, then a Gaussian curve is no longer a good approximation. Similarly, the distribution may be flat ("have a negative kurtosis") or very sharp ("have a positive kurtosis"); if the normalized kurtosis is above +/-1.5, then a Gaussian curve is no longer a good approximation. As always, I mention these rules of thumb so that you can decide for yourself if the data is good.
I've extracted the temperature data from two places. The Annual Mean Temperatures for the contiguous United States were taken from the NOAA web page. And the Monthly Mean Temperatures for Houston and Galveston were downloaded from the National Climactic Data server; the Galveston records were supplemented by Charles Roeseler of the Houston/Galveston office of the National Weather Service. Annual Mean Temperatures were calculated using the arithmetic average of the previous twelve months of Monthly Mean Temperatures.
Please allow me to digress briefly before we get into the analysis proper. One common concern about temperatures in general and those for Houston in specific is that the location where the temperature was taken has moved several times over the past 117 years. A related concern is that some of the locations are closer to the center of the city and so may by biased by the Urban Heat Island effect. In order to explore these questions, I plotted the Monthly Mean Temperatures for several locations around Houston over the past 93 years. As the plot shows, none of the areas is suspiciously anomalous; all of the values are very close together. This implies that the Urban Heat Island effect is not affecting the Houston records and that the changes of location have had minimal effect.
So what happens when we look at the Annual Mean Temperature for Houston, Galveston, and the Contiguous United States? Was last year truly anomalous (statistically speaking) or was it just hot? We'll start by looking at the time series.
Looking at the plot of Annual Mean Temperatures for each of the regions, the difference between local weather and broad-scale climate becomes obvious. Houston suffered an exceptionally cool spell during the late 70s to early 80s, but Texas as a whole did not. In addition, the southern location of Houston and Galveston makes them nearly five degrees warmer on average than Texas as a whole, and more than 18 degrees warmer than the contiguous United States.
This becomes even more obvious if we look at the five-year means (i.e., the average of the previous five years' worth of data). The spikes caused by short-term events are smoothed out by this technique and the overall long-term signal becomes even clearer. When temperatures in the contiguous United States trend upward, those in Houston and Galveston have larger swings and no clear pattern emerges. So local conditions clearly play a strong role in transforming climate into weather and make it harder to see long-term climactic shifts; put simply, if you want to see climate, you need to look over a large area and for a long time. Single-year records in single locations are not a reliable gauge of climate change.
So, with that caveat in mind, how unusual was last year? As always, we start by looking at the mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis for the data. The low skewness and kurtosis indicate that a Gaussian curve is a good approximation to the data. And that is what we see in the bar charts as well; in general, the data (blue bars) is fairly close to what would be expected for a Gaussian curve (red bars).
And that is what we see in the bar charts as well; in general, the data (blue bars) is fairly close to what would be expected for a Gaussian curve (red bars).
But what is truly interesting is how last year plots on the charts. For Houston, last year was the warmest but it is just barely outside of the 2-sigma limit; it was hardly worth noticing. The same is true for Texas as a whole; last year was exceptionally hot but not as mind-boggling as August of 2011 was. However, for both Galveston and the contiguous United States as a whole, 2012 was freakishly hot. We would expect to see a year that warm for the contiguous United States or Galveston about three times in ten thousand years. But we'd see one that warm every seventy years for Houston and every 130 years for Texas as a whole.
So, what can we conclude from all of this?
- Local one-year records say very little about long-term, broad-scale climate
- Houston's strongly variable weather makes it very hard to see any climate signal
- Last year was absurdly hot in some locations (e.g., Galveston) and for the contiguous US as a whole, but hardly worth noticing here in Houston.


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When inappropriate sexual behavior is discovered, it's natural for men to attempt "damage control," by minimizing, rationalizing, excusing, or denying their behavior. We fear our wife will leave if the full extent of our behavior is known. Or we may just want to spare our wife more pain. We want an easy way out, but there is no such way.
Both the White Book of Sexaholics Anonymous, and SAA's similar book, Hope and Recovery caution against disclosing too quickly or too much, and to talk to their group members first. But the writers were predominantly males who were deciding what was best for their wives without consulting them.
When wives are asked what they want they overwhelmingly say they want to be in charge of how much is disclosed, and to have their feelings of violation and betrayal validated by their husband. So, our disclosure is best guided by our wife's desire to know, rather than by our desire to get out of it.
Wives often describe their reactions to the disclosure in terms of despair, devastation, and hopelessness. Although they may initially consider ending the relationship, most choose to stay and work it through. But, for trust to be restored in our marriage we have to be honest and vulnerable.
There are several things we need to be aware of. First, it's important that we be reasonable in accepting our wife's emotions. Allow and accept her rage, confusion and depression. Begin by accepting her anger and demands. These are common signs that she is hurting because of your behavior.
Second, keep in mind that this is not the time to preach and demand forgiveness. What is called for is genuine humility and 'godly sorrow' (2 Corinthians 7:10-11).
Third, it is important that we seek to educate our wife about our recovery process. Let her know what you're dealing with ' masturbation, pornography, illicit contact. Explain your recovery plan so she knows what you're actually doing to establish and maintain sobriety. Reassure her that she is still the primary focus of your love.
Once you've disclosed, your wife will likely make demands and set boundaries. It's similar to losing your credit rating with the bank ' they have to set up new terms, including higher monthly payments. See her demands as requests she needs to rebuild trust. Being truly authentic about the healing and restoration process means forbearing her pain ' taking the emotional blow and hanging in there even when it's uncomfortable.
Some wives want a policy of on-going disclosure, usually to protect themselves from any further pain.
Though total disclosure is not healthy because she'll become your accountability partner instead of your wife, it may be necessary in the beginning. Honor this desire and show your willingness to do whatever it takes. Meanwhile, be sure to find an accountability partner to actively take this responsibility off your wife.
Instead of total disclosure it is better that we commit to 'some disclosure.' This pertains to any significant difficulty or struggle with lust. If you set up a policy of 'no disclosure' (except if you act out), be sure you accompany it with accountability elsewhere. Some of us have to face the fall out of our wife's broadcast to our kids, family, and friends. This can become very poisonous to the family. If this happens go to each person and talk to them individually, offering appropriate repentance. Share your plans for dealing with the problem. Bringing it 'to the light' allows for the possibility of restored relationship and forgiveness (1 John 1:7).
Finally, there are a few possible exceptions to full disclosure. First, you may want to remain silent about affairs from a long time ago in order to protect your wife from additional hurt for something that no longer poses any threat to your marriage. But be honest with yourself and with any desire you may have to continue it in the future. Revealing this may disarm it from having any importance to you.
Second, there are some rare cases where disclosure may be different. For example, if your wife is terminally ill, mentally ill, or emotionally unstable to extent that her life is at risk–in this case loving your wife means disclosing and working wholeheartedly with an accountability partner, a band of brothers, and your pastor.
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The Dallas Cowboys have played six games this season without the help of defensive tackle Jay Ratliff, and they don't expect him back anytime soon.
Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday, on his weekly radio program, that a report suggesting Ratliff might not play again this year is accurate, according to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
NBC's Michele Tafoya said during "Sunday Night Football" that her "interpretation" of a conversation with Jones led her to believe that Ratliff "will not be playing for the Cowboys," and Jones didn't swat it down. Jones said Ratliff's hamstring and groin injuries -- which have him tucked away on the team's reserve/PUP list -- remain an issue.
"We've got a situation that's not positive as far as him getting on the field this year," Jones said, per ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon.
Jones stressed that the ambiguity around Ratliff centers on the tackle's health, not on his attitude. But Jones acknowledged that if Ratliff doesn't play this season, it's unlikely the defender would be part of the team in 2014.
We wouldn't be shocked to see the Cowboys flat out release the 32-year-old. He's battled injuries and caused headaches since signing a seven-year, $48.625 million contract in 2011. Dallas hoped Ratliff would anchor the defense for years to come, but he hasn't stepped on the field since training camp. His days in Big D likely are over.
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Antitrust: shortcomings in pharmaceutical sector require further action
Market entry of generic drugs is delayed and there is a decline in the number of novel medicines reaching the market, according to the European Commission's final report on competition in the pharmaceutical sector. The sector inquiry suggests that company practices are among the causes, but does not exclude other factors such as shortcomings in the regulatory framework. As a follow up, the Commission intends to intensify its scrutiny of the pharmaceutical sector under EC antitrust law, including continued monitoring of settlements between originator and generic drug companies. The first antitrust investigations are already under way. The report also calls on Member States to introduce legislation to facilitate the uptake of generic drugs. The report notes near universal support amongst stakeholders for a Community Patent and specialised patent litigation system in Europe.
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "We must have more competition and less red tape in pharmaceuticals. The sector is too important to the health and finances of Europe's citizens and governments to accept anything less than the best. The inquiry has told us what is wrong with the sector, and now it is time to act. When it comes to generic entry, every week and month of delay costs money to patients and taxpayers. We will not hesitate to apply the antitrust rules where such delays result from anticompetitive practices. The first antitrust investigations are already under way, and regulatory adjustments are expected to follow dealing with a range of problems in the sector."
Main findings and policy conclusions
The inquiry has contributed significantly to the debate on European policy for pharmaceuticals, in particular for generic medicines.
On the basis of a sample of medicines that faced loss of exclusivity in the period 2000 to 2007 in 17 Member States, the inquiry found that citizens waited more than seven months after patent expiry for cheaper generic medicines, costing them 20% in extra spending.
Generic delays matter as generic products are on average 40% cheaper two years after market entry compared to the originator drugs. Competition by generic products thus results in substantially lower prices for consumers. The inquiry showed that originator companies use a variety of instruments to extend the commercial life of their products without generic entry for as long as possible.
The inquiry also confirms a decline of novel medicines reaching the market and points to certain company practices that might contribute to this phenomenon. Further market monitoring is ongoing to identify all the factors that contribute to this decline in innovation.
Reacting to the findings, the Commission will apply increased scrutiny under EC Treaty antitrust law to the sector and bring specific cases where appropriate. The use of specific instruments by originator companies in order to delay generic entry will be subject to competition scrutiny if used in an anti-competitive way, which may constitute an infringement under Article 81 or 82 of the EC Treaty. Defensive patenting strategies that mainly focus on excluding competitors without pursuing innovative efforts will remain under scrutiny. To reduce the risk that settlements between originator and generic companies are concluded at the expense of consumers, the Commission undertakes to carry out further focused monitoring of settlements that limit or delay the market entry of generic drugs. In the case of clear indications that a submission by a stakeholder intervening before a marketing authorisation body was primarily made to delay the market entry of a competitor, injured parties and stakeholders are invited to bring relevant evidence of practices to the attention of the relevant competition authorities.
On regulatory issues the inquiry finds that:
The Commission is also urging Member States to:
To assist Member States in delivering speedy generic uptake and improved price competition, the report contains an overview of national measures and their effects on generic uptake (volume, prices, number of entrants) and encourages Member States that want to benefit from generic savings to consider such measures. In this light the Commission will also examine existing EU rules in the area of pricing and reimbursement (Transparency Directive 89/105/EEC).
The inquiry began in January 2008 (see IP/08/49 and MEMO/08/20) to examine the reasons why fewer new medicines were brought to market and why generic entry seemed to be delayed in some cases. The goal is to find ways that help the market work better.
Preliminary results were published in November 2008. More than 70 submissions were received from stakeholders. Consumer associations, health insurers and the generics industry have welcomed the results arguing that they confirm their concerns. The originator industry and their advisors have supported the call for the creation of a Community Patent and a specialised litigation system, whilst arguing that generic delay and the decline in innovation is caused by regulatory shortcomings.
For further information, see also MEMO/09/321
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I watched this typical "street shoeshine" scene from my car while we drove to an appointment in Buenos Aires.
Nothing particularly special…until!…the shine administrator wrapped a plastic cuff around the left sock of the client to protect the client's sock from the shoe polish.
So thoughtful!
This might be common practice in some communities but I, personally, have never seen that maneuver.
Recently there has been a big, bordering on huge, trend towards old school barber shops opening in New York City. I would love to see an equal re-emergence of shoe shine stands. Maybe they should be inside the barber shops (hint, hint). I mean, I'm doing nothing but looking at old magazines while I wait for my turn anyway, why not get a shine!


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The Vatican praised a U.N. vote making Palestine a nonmember observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region. On Nov. 29 138 U.N. member states voted to boost Palestine's status from "entity" to "nonmember state"—the same status held by the Holy See—in an implicit recognition of Palestinian sovereignty. Israel, the United States and Canada were among nine states that voted against the motion, and 41 countries abstained. The Vatican said in a written statement released on Nov. 29 that Palestine's enhanced status "does not constitute, per se, a sufficient solution to the existing problems in the region." Such a solution would require "effective commitment to building peace and stability, in justice and in the respect for legitimate aspirations, both of the Israelis and of the Palestinians." The Vatican urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restart peace "negotiations in good faith and to avoid actions, or the placing of conditions, which would contradict the declarations of good will and the sincere search for solutions which could become secure foundations for a lasting peace." The Vatican also noted its agreement with the Palestinian Authority in 2000 supporting "the recognition of an internationally guaranteed special statute for the city of Jerusalem."
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The Jewish roots in Palestine go much farther back than most Muslims would be willing to admit. Before 1948, Palestine was ruled by a series of empires. Before that Palestine was Judaea—a Jewish country. Jews have lived in Palestine continuously for more than 3,300 years. "Palestine" was the name given to the Jewish homeland in the second century by the Romans, in an attempt to break the Jewish adherence to the land. This was a century after the Jewish temple was destroyed and more than a million Jews were massacred. The Jews stopped fighting the Romans only after they had no more fighting men standing. As Evangelist William Eugene Blackstone put it in 1891, "The Jews never gave up their title to Palestine… They never abandoned the land. They made no treaty, they did not even surrender. They simply succumbed, after the most desperate conflict, to the overwhelming power of the Romans." The Jews persisted through the centuries under the various empires, after the Arab invasion of 635AD (which they fought alongside the Byzantines), and after the Crusade massacres of the 11th Century, which decimated much of their population. Few Muslims realize that Jewish customs, religion, prayers, poetry, holidays, and virtually every walk of life, documented for thousands of years—all revolve around Judaea/Palestine/Israel. For thousands of years Jews have been praying for Jerusalem in every prayer, after every meal, in every holiday, at every wedding, in every celebration. The whole Jewish religion is about Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. Western expressions such as "The Promised Land," and "The Holy Land," didn't pop out of void. They have been part of Western knowledge and tradition dating back to the beginning of Christianity and earlier. After the Crusades, the Jews—including many who have returned over the centuries—lived peacefully with Arabs, often in the very same villages, as in Pki'in, in the Galilee, until the Zionist immigration of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Article 6 of the PLO Charter specifically calls for the acceptance of all Jews present in Palestine prior to the Zionist immigration. These Jews were simply another ethnic group in a region composed of Sunnis, Shiites, Jews, Druz, Greek Orthodox, Catholics, Circassians, Samarians, and more. Some of these groups, like the Druz, Circassians, Samarians, and an increasing number of Christians, are actually loyal to the Jewish State. Incidentally, genetic studies consistently show that Zionist immigrants (a.k.a., Ashkenazi Jews) are closely related to groups that predate the Arab conquest, like the Samarians, who have lived in Palestine for thousands of year. Arab and Muslim denial may lead to events such as the ones brilliantly depicted in Jonathan Bloomfield's award-winning book, "Palestine," in which actual history and predicted events are thinly veiled as fiction. War and bloodshed will continue until the Arabs and Muslims stop clinging onto fabricated histories, and acknowledge that the Jewish roots in Palestine go back thousands of years, long before the Arab invasion of Palestine.


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Nigga's can't say I'm not from my city though
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Nigga's gettin' locked up, out here for sellin' dimes
Say he got a manager, (damn) but he out here sellin' dimes
Most nigga's sellin' dreams', nigga I can't waste my time
A lot of niggas still young
Real old, tryna stay up on top, like a nympho (damn)
Chest got wet up, like a nympho (damn)
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I'm still thuggin' like I said
P.Y.T mixtape nigga
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Join Senior Value Stream Architect, Matt Angerer, to learn how Tasktop can help you:
•Modernize test management by adding new, specialized tools for test automation
•Improve collaboration between QA teams working in their preferred tools of choice
•Eliminate the laborious effort of manual synchronization and report generation
•Centralize test data from automated and manual tests spanning multiple tools and instances for real-time reporting
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Jun 20 2019
27 mins
Tina Dankwart
Over the last few years, a major shift has occurred in the Quality Assurance (QA) and Software Testing Management space. Organizations are adopting smart test automation, but continue to find the need for traditional PMO-level reporting offered by tools like Micro Focus ALM and Quality Center. Often, this results in a tool mismatch that negatively impacts the ability to report in real-time across all phases of manual and automated testing.
Smart test automation is no longer a "nice to have" but rather a foundational aspect of the testing process, and this is impacting the toolchain. Organizations are adding new test management tools like Selenium, Tricentis Tosca and others to their suite to better align with their Agile and test automation efforts. Global QA Directors are recognizing a multi-vendor and multi-tool approach to software quality assurance with commercial and open-source tools yields the best results.
With test planning, design, execution, and reporting now split across multiple tools, organizations have lost their visibility into key QA metrics for measuring manual vs. automated test execution effectiveness, test automation progress, automated testing execution progress, and defect remediation for all phases of the software testing lifecycle.
Join Senior Value Stream Architect, Tina Dankwart, to learn how Tasktop can help you:
•Modernize test management by adding new, specialized tools for test automation
•Improve collaboration between QA teams working in their preferred tools of choice
•Eliminate the laborious effort of manual synchronization and report generation
•Centralize test data from automated and manual tests spanning multiple tools and instances for real-time reporting
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Introduction to Incast, Head of Line Blocking, and Congestion Management
Jun 18 2019
61 mins
Sathish Gnanasekaran, Broadcom; John Kim, Mellanox; J Metz, Cisco; Tim Lustig, Mellanox
For a long time, the architecture and best practices of storage networks have been relatively well-understood. Recently, however, advanced capabilities have been added to storage that could have broader impacts on networks than we think.
The three main storage network transports - Fibre Channel, Ethernet, and InfiniBand – all have mechanisms to handle increased traffic, but they are not all affected or implemented the same way. For instance, placing a protocol such as NVMe over Fabrics can mean very different things when looking at one networking method in comparison to another.
Unfortunately, many network administrators may not understand how different storage solutions place burdens upon their networks. As more storage traffic traverses the network, customers face the risk of congestion leading to higher-than-expected latencies and lower-than expected throughput. Watch this webinar to learn:
•Typical storage traffic patterns
•What is Incast, what is head of line blocking, what is congestion, what is a slow drain, and when do these become problems on a network?
•How Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand handle these effects
•The proper role of buffers in handling storage network traffic
•Potential new ways to handle increasing storage traffic loads on the network
After you watch the webcast, check out the Q&A blog http://bit.ly/323kyNj
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Livestream Video - Multi-Cloud Security and Compliance
Jun 4 2019
46 mins
Alex Hilton, CIF | Patrick Grillo, Fortinet | Dave Barnett, Forcepoint EMEA | James Hughes, Rubrik
The cloud strategy of today's enterprise spans across multiple clouds and hundreds of applications. Point security solutions no longer work, so enterprises are turning toward a more orchestrated approach to achieving security and compliance in the cloud.
Join cloud and security leaders in an interactive discussion to learn about:
- Key security and compliance challenges associated with a multi-cloud strategy
- Recommendations for managing and automating security across multiple clouds and applications
- The future of cloud
- Improving enterprise security in an ever-changing threat landscape
James Hughes, Field CTO, Rubrik
Dave Barnett, Head of CASB, Forcepoint EMEA
Patrick Grillo, Senior Director - Security Solutions, Fortinet
Moderated by Alex Hilton, Chief Executive, Cloud Industry Forum
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How ATOS Uses PlateSpin Migrate
May 22 2019
52 mins
Stephan Riebroek, Jo de Baer
This webinar is brought to you by the Vivit Automation and Cloud Builders Special Interest Group (SIG).
In this webinar, you will learn all about Micro Focus PlateSpin; what it is and how can this tool be used to migrate workload from one place to another. The speaker will also explain how the migration to different platforms is setup. After attending this webinar, you will know:
• The core principles of 'lift-and-shift" server migration
• How ATOS is using PlateSpin to successfully migrate customer applications to the cloud and other platforms
• What major features were recently added to PlateSpin and what the future road map looks like
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New Landscape of Network Speeds
May 21 2019
66 mins
David Chalupsky, Intel; Craig Carlson, Marvell; Peter Onufryck, Microchip; John Kim, Mellanox
In the short period from 2014-2018, Ethernet equipment vendors have announced big increases in line speeds, shipping 25, 50, and 100 Gigabits-per -second (Gb/s) speeds and announcing 200/400 Gb/s. At the same time Fibre Channel vendors have launched 32GFC, 64GFC and 128GFC technology while InfiniBand has reached 200Gb/s (called HDR) speeds.
But who exactly is asking for these faster new networking speeds, and how will they use them? Are there servers, storage, and applications that can make good use of them? How are these new speeds achieved? Are new types of signaling, cables and transceivers required? How will changes in PCIe standards keep up? And do the faster speeds come with different distance limitations?
Watch this SNIA Networking Storage Forum (NSF) webcast to learn how these new speeds are achieved, where they are likely to be deployed for storage, and what infrastructure changes are needed to support them.
After you watch the webcast, check out the Q&A blog at http://bit.ly/2ZPleUr
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How We Approached Evaluation of ALM Octane and Now Run Agile Testing
May 16 2019
60 mins
Gerd Fladrich, Risang Sidik
This webinar is brought to you by the Vivit Testing Quality ALM Special Interest Group (SIG).
Join this webinar that will demonstrate how BNP Paribas started and performed evaluation of ALM Octane and is now using the tool to run complete agile testing lifecycles. The testing lifecycle will be presented as a live demo that follows Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodology and uses Gherkin notation for defining test suites.
The testing lifecycle starts with definition of requirements and user stories, heavily builds on test automation and advanced reporting, manages and synchronizes defects across tools, and feeds learnings from testing back into the requirements. It uses an integrated development and testing infrastructure including products like Confluence, Jira, Micro Focus ALM, Micro Focus ALM Octane, Jenkins, GIT, Cucumber, IntelliJ, TestCafe, and others.
BNP Paribas's journey with agile test automation using ALM Octane started in 2017. The webinar presents in a nutshell how evaluation of ALM Octane was approached and conducted. It explains how new methods were introduced with the objective to leverage full tool functionality. The initiative has soon helped to increase testing efficiency and created important business value.
Webinar participants will learn:
• How BNP Paribas has conducted evaluation of ALM Octane
• Why ALM Octane is much more than just a successor of ALM/Quality Center
• How ALM Octane eases flexible management of its entire surrounding tool chain
• Why methodology like BDD shall precede tools, and not vice versa
• How Gherkin establishes a common language for the entire agile development lifecycle that helps integrating business, development, and testing
• How to use ALM Octane for pipeline management, reporting, defect synchronization, import of performance testing and BPT results, integration of in-sprint testing etc.
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Turning a Service Management Support Engineer Effortlessly into Learning Content
May 9 2019
50 mins
Anna Marie Jupp
There are many challenges facing those who work in the ITSM field. It seems the most significant challenge is the constant changes, whether they are within the tools and customers you are supporting, the on-and-off boarding of employees, or the changes in your ITSM solution from upgrades or total replacement. The Micro Focus Adoption Readiness Tool can help you guard against these changes affecting your business.
• How to stop your knowledge leaving the building when the SME's move on
• How to put together a knowledge repository and maintain your content efficiently
• How to create new content on the fly
• How to make this knowledge available for everyone at the point of need
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DevOps Adoption in The Real World – 3 Ways to Drive Test Centric Continuous Deli
Apr 30 2019
59 mins
Julian Fish, Wes Godard
As Enterprise DevOps adoption hits the mainstream, organizations are looking to streamline and simplify their Development and Testing practices through the use of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD). Whilst CI and CD practices can provide significant benefits, such transformations are often led by Development teams, where little thought is given about the impact that the process and technology changes will have upon testing organizations, and the need to fully align all areas of the application delivery pipeline.
In this live webinar, join Micro Focus to understand:
• How development, test and release processes and pipelines can be easily and simply aligned
• How test automation can be a core component of your CD pipeline and why an orchestrated DevOps toolchain is key to successful DevOps transformation
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Critical Lessons Learned While Adopting DevOps Lifecycle for SecOps using Agile
Apr 24 2019
60 mins
Matt Snyder
This webinar is brought to you by the Vivit DevOps Special Interest Group (SIG).
SecOps teams are always looking to strike a balance between staying ahead of new threats and not getting burned by older ones, all while having to do a hundred other things at once. The SecOps team at VMware will share their experience adopting a DevOps process for continuous improvement, while working to reduce the extreme utilization level of the Security Operations Center (SOC) team and to improve the overall security posture. The session will offer practical lessons learned, from a real 24/7 global SOC, without all the fancy buzzwords and feel good tips that don't actually work in the real world.
Join this webinar to learn:
• How shifting the method of working has improved Security Monitoring, without having to spend more money
• What to be aware of when adopting new methods or techniques
• How to plan out goals and achieve them in environments where priorities constantly are shifting
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Creation, Ideation & Innovation: Female Leaders in Tech Tell It All
Apr 11 2019
45 mins
Sowmya Murthy, Karen Greenberg, Sherry Harmon
Oftentimes when it comes to celebrating women in technology, we hear a lot about individual change-makers and one person's astonishing journey up the corporate ladder. However, what we hear about much less frequently is peer-to-peer support and guidance.
How are female leaders in hi-tech careers growing both their teams and their company's product? How do women in different business functions successfully build out high-performing diverse teams, get products to market, and drive revenue?
Tune into this live panel discussion with experts across industries, fields and backgrounds for an in-depth, peer-to-peer fireside chat to answer these questions and more. Learn how we can better support and enable one another to be successful women leaders, from creation, to ideation, to innovation and beyond.
Moderator: Sowmya Murthy, Chief Customer Officer, Seven Lakes Technologies
Panelists: Karen Greenberg, Client Champion and Sherry Harmon, CRO, ModuleQ
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In his commentary Romans, Dr. R.C. Sproul discusses the relationship between justification and sanctification: "We are not going to make it on the basis of our righteousness, but only on the basis of faith. If the faith is genuine ...Read More
Instruments of Righteousness
We work with God to make sanctification an experiential reality in our lives, but we must not lose sight of the fundamental truth that the Lord makes us holy. Because He has made us holy, we are to become holy ...Read More
Considering Ourselves Properly
If we look at sanctification as making ourselves holy, we will be driven to despair, for how can we make ourselves pure? We do cooperate with God in sanctification, but we do not make ourselves holy. He has made us ...Read More
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We rest for our final salvation in the work of Christ alone, but that does not mean there is no change in our own experience of sin and holiness. John Calvin comments, "the faithful are never reconciled to God without ...Read More
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Dr. R.C. Sproul has often pointed out that the threefold repetition of "holy" in today's passage indicates the vital importance of God's holiness. The Lord clearly wants us to understand that He is holy, and we must understand this ...Read More
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John Murray was one of the most influential Reformed theologians of the twentieth century. In his commentary on Romans, Murray says in his exposition of 1:18 that "wrath is the holy revulsion of God's being against that which is ...Read More
The Meaning of Holiness
In Christ we become friends of God (John 15:12–15; James 2:23), but this is no casual friendship like we have with other human beings. The Lord is to be treated reverently by His friends, and if we ...Read More
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Once we begin to understand something of the gravity of our sin and the purity of God's character, it can be easy for our knowledge of our depravity to paralyze us. This need not be the case, for the good ...Read More
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Honoring God's Holy Name
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September 14, 2012
The Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series at Loyola University New Orleans is proud to present a special farewell performance of the critically-acclaimed Tokyo String Quartet. The concert will take place on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, located in the Communications/Music Complex on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street.
After 43 seasons, the Tokyo String Quartet has announced that this season will be their last. In their final New Orleans performance, the group's program will feature Joseph Haydn's "Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, The Rider," Béla Bartók's "Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114" and Felix Mendelssohn's "Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2."
Tickets for the event are $12 for general admission and free for Loyola students, faculty and staff. For tickets and information, visit montage.loyno.edu or call 504-865-2074. Free parking is available in the West Road Garage, accessible from St. Charles Avenue.
Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world, the Tokyo String Quartet has collaborated with a remarkable array of artists and composers, built a comprehensive catalogue of critically-acclaimed recordings and established a distinguished teaching record. Performing more than 100 concerts worldwide each season, the quartet has a devoted international following across the globe.
Officially formed in 1969 at the Juilliard School of Music, the ensemble traces its origins to the Toho School of Music in Tokyo, where the founding members were profoundly influenced by professor Hideo Saito. Instilled with a deep commitment to chamber music, the original members of what would become the Tokyo String Quartet eventually came to America for further study with Robert Mann, Raphael Hillyer and Claus Adam. Soon after its formation, the quartet won first prize at the Coleman Competition, the Munich Competition and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. An exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon firmly established it as one of the world's leading quartets.
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Pro Bowl offensive guard Marshal Yanda was held out of practice Tuesday after getting his legs tangled up with a defensive lineman on Monday.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh downplayed the severity of the injury.
"He kind of tweaked it a little bit," Harbaugh said. "It's nothing serious, but we had a little pileup, which we were kind of disappointed by. It wasn't anybody's fault. We're just giving him some rest."
Yanda grew up on a farm in Iowa, and has built a reputation for durability and toughness.
The former Iowa standout had emergency surgery on his right leg following a win over the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 24.
Yanda got kicked in his leg and developed compartment syndrome, a compresssion of muscles, blood vessels and nerves that cut off the proper blood supply to his lower leg.
After undergoing surgery to relieve the pressure in his leg, Yanda started the regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals despite dealing with the leg problem and bruised ribs.
The Ravens won the AFC North division title against the Bengals with Yanda blocking well for Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Yanda won a cash bet as a rookie when he allowed a teammate to shock him with a Taser in the chest three times.
Yanda acknowledged last year that it wasn't a high-voltage Taser. It was actually a stun gun that former Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle brought to work.
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I apologize for the blog pimping, and I try not to do it too often, but…
Yesterday I had my first experience with JW's at my house, and I wrote all about it on my blog.
I apologize for the blog pimping, and I try not to do it too often, but…
Yesterday I had my first experience with JW's at my house, and I wrote all about it on my blog.
tracie harris says
That was extremely entertaining. Thanks for posting that. Also, just for the record, JW's not only differ on "hell" but also on the divinity of Jesus. They don't beleive Jesus is god. But they do hold that he was a specially created being for the purpose of salvation. I don't know the details. They also have their own brand of Bible translation that is different than all other Bibles–in order to support their doctrines. That's why it's a good idea to have another Bible available if you opt to debate Biblical passages with them. I think you were wise not to–but just fyi.
Kazim says
I never debate about specific word nitpicking in the Bible. I know you would be very good at that, but I'm much more familiar with the broad thrust of the Bible than I am with the fine details. There were several times when they tried to start telling me about what the Bible says, but I would say that I don't believe in their book and they would slide away from the subject voluntarily.There was one time when the older woman read me this vague, fluffy passage that was clearly trying to make one philosophical point. All I said was "That's interesting, what does that passage mean to YOU?" I think she was disappointed that I wasn't floored by the piercing insight of the passage into my own life or something.
tracie harris says
Actually, even if I had the Bible memorized, I wouldn't enter into debate about "what the Bible says," because it's too interpretive–but Xians don't see that. Every one of them thinks it's "clear"–but every one of them interprets that "clear meaning" differently than the other denominations.Also, for every passage, there is a counter passage–which is why it works so well. "Build your house on the rock"; but "give no thought for tomorrow"; the atheist looks at it like "you can't win," the believer, on the other hand, can't lose–because no matter how he wants to see it, it's right there in black-and-white.Anyway, just to say that your handling of it–not going there–I think is always the wisest move. Arguing the Bible is putting the cart before the horse, but it's a common mistake atheists make; and as you illustrated, it's just best to keep pointing out that you can't really give it any weight unless you believe in god. If they can get you into discussing the Bible, that's a quagmire nobody can ever come out of!
Brian says
Tracie, the Bible put out by the JWs is actually not that different from most protestant bibles. The New World Translation (JW Bible) wasn't even put out until the 1950's, and most of the JW theology was developed before that, when they were using the American Standard Version. Now, the NWT does have a number of deviations from the original manuscripts (most notably the inclusion of "Jehovah" in the New Testament despite the fact that the tetragrammaton doesn't exist in any NT manuscript).
Most of them won't insist that you use their Bible, and in fact will often go out of their way to point out they are willing to use any translation you wish, but they just use the NWT because they think it's "more accurate" (read: their organization told them it was more accurate).
That said, it doesn't matter anyway since the superior tactic is to attack the Bible's credibility itself.


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Understanding a multi-threaded program have always been a wild goose chase for many programmers. There are always many aspects to consider when writing a multi-threaded program.
Green threads vs Native Threads
The difference between green threads vs native threads is something that programmers may be unaware of. Both are mechanisms are ways of achieving a 'multi-threaded program'. It is the compiler / interpreter variants that usually implements green or native threads.
Native threads uses the operating systems threading capability to execute multi-threaded programs on the other hand, the green threads emulates the multi-threading without using the underlying capabilities of the OS. Green threads are also known as 'Cooperative Threading' where each processes co-operate with each other to emulate a multi-threaded environment.
Execution in a multi-core machines
Another advantage of native threads is that multiple processes would execute in parallel in a multi-core machine. On the other hand, green threads are executed on a single core the entire time and it is the VM that gives a multi-threading notion. So actually there is only singe executing in case of green threads.
Process Scheduling
Native threads uses OS scheduling algorithm. Modern day OSes support pre-emptive scheduling. Green threads can use any kind of scheduling algorithm. Synchronization and Resource sharing
Native threads usually have complicated synchronization and resource sharing. Multiple processes would require kernel level locks for synchronization. Synchronizations are pretty easier in case of green threads.
Reference: Native vs Green threads from our JCG partner George Janeve at the Janeve.Me blog.