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Archives 2007
26 July 2007
Kota Kinabalu, 26 July 2007 - Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) together with Tawau and Sandakan airports today received the Aerodrome Certification from the Department of Civil Aviation...
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10 July 2007
Kuala Lumpur, 10 July 2007 - Malaysia Airports is pleased to announce that it has won the bid to manage Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Turkey for a period of 20 years, edging four other international airport...
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05 July 2007
Labuan, 5 July 2007 - The redeveloped terminal of Labuan Airport is expected to be operational by end of July 2007 and Malaysia Airports is confident that it will be a catalyst in boosting passenger movement to...
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30 June 2007
Sepang, 30 June 2007 - KL International Airport (KLIA), the World's Best Airport, today celebrates its 9th anniversary, commemorating with a rousing reception of its 163 millionth passenger (total) and 55...
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29 June 2007
Sepang, 29 June 2007 - 15 awards will be up for grabs tonight for the second annual KLIA Awards, where Malaysia Airports bid to show its appreciation to all service providers and operators at the World s Best...
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14 June 2007
Sepang, 14 June 2007 - Malaysia Airports continues its support towards "Malaysia Boleh" spirit by associating with Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtaruddin in his yearlong odyssey cycling around the world. ...
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06 June 2007
Kuala Lumpur, 6 June 2007 - Malaysia Airports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran Airports Company (IAC), which will enable both parties to collaborate on various fields of airport operations...
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05 June 2007
Sepang, 5 June 2007 - KL International Airport (KLIA) leads other airports around the globe in championing environmental preservation efforts when its Project Green Planet (PGP) was launched today, in...
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02 June 2007
Sepang, 2 June 2007- EgyptAir, the national carrier of Egypt, made its maiden flight to KL International Airport (KLIA) today, becoming the ninth Middle Eastern airline to operate to KLIA. ...
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01 June 2007
Sepang, 1 June 2007 - A total of 22 personnel of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) today completed their training in Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Course, which was conducted by...
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Donovan McNabb set a career high last year by throwing for 3,916 yards.
His previous top mark came in 2004 during the Eagles' Super Bowl run when McNabb threw for 3,875 yards.
The question we pose this morning is: Can he throw for 4,000 yards in 2009?
Former quarterback Trent Green brought the issue up while filling in for SI.com's Monday Morning Quarterback Peter King this week. Green predicted that at least 10 QBs would reach the 4,000-yard mark this season.
His guarantees: Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, Philip Rivers and Aaron Rodgers.
Others that have the potential, according to Green: Jay Cutler, Matt Cassel, Carson Palmer, Matt Schaub, McNabb, Tony Romo and Matt Hasselbeck.
Last year, six QBs hit the 4,000-yard mark: Brees, Warner, Cutler, Rodgers, Rivers and Manning.
Green's prediction of 10 QBs throwing for 4,000 yards would be a new milestone. I went back and looked at his projection compared to the last 19 years (going back to 1990). The high-mark for quarterbacks hitting 4,000 yards was 2007 when seven did it.
Second was last season with six. And third was 2004 with five.
In the decade from 1990-99, the feat was accomplished 22 times.
In this decade, with one year left, it has been done 36 times.
As for McNabb, the tools he has to work with are improved, from the offensive line to Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy and so on. Of course, much depends on injuries, not only to McNabb, but to the rest of the offense. Had he not been benched against the Ravens last season, he could very well have a 4,000-yard season under his belt.
Another factor could be that some believe Andy Reid will display a new dedication to the running game, given the offseason acquisitions.
Those same people also probably believe in the Tooth Fairy.
If McNabb is healthy for 16 games, he has a great chance to hit the 4,000-yard mark.
What do you think? Vote in the poll above, and sound off in the comments below.

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WINCHENDON — A factory that gave us the little green plastic parachute man could be going green again as a medical marijuana-growing facility.
Town Manager James M. Kreidler said he has been approached by the Centers for Alternative Medicine about acquiring the former Mylec/ Ray Plastics factory at 157 Mill Circle in Winchendon Springs in order to grow marijuana.
The factory has 100,000 square feet of space. It was originally used for cotton manufacturing and served as the White Woolen Mill. In the 1960s, Ray Plastics made plastic items there, including toy soldiers with attached guns and parachutes. Most recently it has been home to Mylec Sports, a street hockey equipment manufacturer, which in 2011 moved into a new facility on Commercial Drive.
Mr. Kreidler said he welcomes the interest in the factory, even with plans for a less traditional product to be manufactured there.
"We are a right-to-farm community," he said.
Unlike other towns and cities in Central Massachusetts, Winchendon has not enacted a moratorium on marijuana facilities, either for dispensing or growing.
Mr. Kreidler said he was approached a couple of months ago by Josh Resnek, a writer from the Boston area who is serving as a consultant for the nonprofit Centers for Alternative Medicine. Mr. Resnek indicated that the organization was looking at the old factory as a possible growing facility.
Mr. Kreidler said that after looking at the proposal and meeting with members of the group, he is supportive of the project. He said selectmen have not voted, but in talking to individual board members, he believes the board will also be supportive.
"Having had a great deal of contact with Mr. Resnek over the past month, both on site and at (the factory), and in telephone calls, I can say that the business plan they are putting forward is exceptional," he said.
Mr. Kreidler said the reuse of the factory will bring jobs and keep the building, which is more than 150 years old, from deteriorating.
"Mills of that vintage deteriorate quick if they are vacant," he said. "The building will not only be reused, but be renovated."
Mr. Resnek said he found the welcome in Winchendon to be extraordinary. He said he hopes the opening of the business will be mutually beneficial.
"It's about more jobs, paying taxes and giving back to Winchendon," he said.
The operation would be entirely contained in the building and would need to meet all requirements set down by the state.
Mr. Resnek said the group looking to develop the mill includes Dr. Daryl Colden, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Boston's North Shore, and Dr. Guy Navarra, a nutritionist with several clinics and a large private practice along the North Shore. Other principals include Jacob Resnek, Mr. Resnek's son, and Robert Edelstein. He said the group hopes to open a dispensary in Boston that would be supplied by the growing facility in Winchendon.
"We're bringing the mill back to life," he said.
Mr. Resnek said the factory will likely never be used as a factory again, but it can still be put into productive use as a marijuana growing facility.
He said the company had not yet completed an agreement on the dispensary site. He said the group wants it to be in Boston to be closer to its many medical facilities and other facilities that could use its services. He said a dispensary did not fit in Winchendon, which is in a rural area along the New Hampshire border.
Another benefit, along with growing jobs, would be that Mr. Resnek has become interested in setting up some type of museum to highlight the photography of Lewis Hine. Mr. Hine photographed workers in Winchendon and all around the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Robert Edelstein, one of the principals of the Centers for Alternative Medicine, said the organization was created after some of its group got in contact with a doctor whose efforts to stop seizures in a young girl by using marijuana were highlighted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. After seeing his success in helping the girl and looking into the topic further, they formed a group and contacted a consultant from Colorado.
"It's just progressed from there," he said.
Mr. Edelstein said the group found the factory in Winchendon through a friend who had been looking at different factories.
"This may be the perfect place," he said.
The project will not move forward unless the Centers for Alternative Medicine is selected by the end of the year for one of the licenses the state plans to issue for growing and dispensing. The group has a purchase and sale agreement for the property, contingent on the license being issued.
"We feel our chances are very good," Mr. Edelstein said.
Contact George Barnes at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @georgebarnesTG


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Life & Liberty
The series centers on how Daniel and his brother Quincy who are in Boston are drawn into the American Revolution in the early days along with the secondary characters of Roxanne, cousin Elliot and Murdock. This story starts out with Roxanne and Daniel being reunited outside of Concord, in a safe farmhouse. Roxanne has been busy spying and Daniel has been part of the Battle of Ticonderoga. But, before long Daniel is attacked by British officers, is lef...
Sons of Liberty
This is the first installment in the �Patriot� series. In this book the story of the events leading up to the American Revolution are portrayed as historical fiction. You follow the main characters and how they fit into the different sides of the issues. Daniel is reading for the Law at Harvard in Boston and his little brother (Quincy) has joined him and is going to another school to finish his education (high school). They are both from a farm...
Stars and Stripes
This is the final installment of the �Patriot Series� You will see Daniel and Quincy both become fathers. But, then both of their wives will encourage them (and Murddok) to continue to do what they can to help support the Patriots. In this case it means following their neighbor from Virginia to Philadelphia to make sure that he makes it safely, as he seems to think he is invincible, even though there are plots to not only harm him to but also steal ...


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South Chicago and South Deering each recorded two homicides in the last two weeks, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
In South Chicago, a 25-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in the 8600 block of South Kingston Avenue, police said. On Oct. 10, a 28-year-old man was fatally shot in the 3000 block of East 83rd Street, according to officials.
In South Deering, a 30-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in the 9800 block of South Merrill Avenue, police said. Two days earlier, an 18-year-old man was fatally shot in the 2300 block of East 99th Street, according to officials.
Citywide, gunshot homicides were recorded in the last two weeks in Austin, Belmont Cragin, Bridgeport, Chatham, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Roseland, South Shore, Washington Park, West Englewood, West Garfield Park and Woodlawn, according to RedEye information.
Twenty-three homicides have been recorded so far this month. Forty-eight homicides were logged in October 2011, according to RedEye data.


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Google Wants You To Search The World... Literally
from the spymaster-Google dept
Google continues their effort to make sure you can search and find just about anything you'd want online by buying Keyhole, the somewhat popular satellite map provider. Keyhole is known for their program that lets you zoom in and move around in the 3D maps they create. Google's first move with Keyhole was to cut the price by more than 50%, from $70 down to $30 per year. While you can see how they could integrate this with Google's local offering in a way that's differentiated from the competition, it will be interesting to see if they try to branch out and do even more with it. For example, with the 3D navigation tools within Keyhole, you could do a search for directions on your computer, and then be able to transfer the Keyhole results to a mobile phone to show you where you're going.


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The past two seasons, the Phillies bullpen has received a critical boost from a former starting pitcher who re-invented himself in the bullpen. In 2008, it was Chad Durbin. Last year, it was Chan Ho Park.
This year, Jose Contreras will attempt to fill the void. The Phillies have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the hard-throwing Cuban righthander, according to a league source, and are hoping he can fill the void created when they gave up on re-signing Park.
Terms are unknown at this point, and the deal is not expected to be announced until Contreras passes a physical.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. acknowledged yesterday that the Phillies had been in frequent contact with Contreras' agent, but downplayed the significance of the interactions. Conteras will most likely fill in as a reliever, a role he has not filled regularly since his rookie season with the Yankees.
The righthander could theoretically contend for the fifth spot in the team's rotation, but both veteran lefthander Jamie Moyer and young righthander Kyle Kendrick would have to falter for that to be considered a realistic option.
Contreras proved to be a pivotal boost to the Rockies' bullpen last season during their fight for a playoff spot. In 17 innings, he allowed three runs and struck out 17, starting two games, then five relief appearances at the end of September. He faced the Phillies twice in the NLDS, allowing one run and striking out three while walking two in two innings of work.
Before last season, Contreras had made just two relief appearances since his rookie season with the Yankees in 2003. His best year as a starter came in 2005, when he went 15-7 with a 3.61 ERA for the White Sox during their championship campaign. He struggled as a starter since then, but the Phillies are hopeful he can make a transition to the bullpen similar to the one made by Park last season.
Interesting enough, the Phillies' two bullpen additions this offseason are both former Cuban defectors, righthander Danys Baez being the other one.
Contreras defected in 2002 while pitching for the Cuban national team during the American Series in Mexico. He originally signed a four-year contract with the Yankees before being traded to the White Sox in 2004.
At 6-foot-4, 224 pounds, the 38-year-old complements a low-to-mid 90's fastball with a change-up and slider.
The Phillies now have six relievers under contract, with prospect Antonio Bastardo the frontrunner to fill the remaining void. With veteran lefty J.C. Romero expected to miss up to a month, and with closer Brad Lidge questionable for Opening Day, young lefty Sergio Escalona and righthander Scott Mathieson will also have a chance to contend for a roster spot in spring training.
Other options include lefthander Mike Zagurski. Righthander B.J. Rosenberg, who showed promise at Class A last season, will also be in spring training.


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A Design Director within the Buildings team at WSP, Giovanni has been the lead on a number of projects both in the UK and overseas in a variety of sectors.
As a LEED accredited professional, Giovanni has a passion for low energy, integrated design and sustainability. His work often informs the architecture through passive engineering and façade performance whilst developing key engineering concepts. He has worked with a number of signature architects on award-winning schemes. On many of the projects he has been involved with he has enjoyed the challenges of balancing creative and innovative design which is robust and affordable.


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If a stranger attacks you inside your own home, the law has always permitted you to defend yourself. On the other hand, if an altercation breaks out in public, the law requires you to try to retreat. At least, that's what it used to do.
In 2005, Florida became the first of nearly two-dozen states to pass a "stand your ground" law that removed the requirement to retreat. If you felt at risk of harm in a park or on the street, you could use lethal force to defend yourself. The shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., drew national attention to these laws.
Now, researchers who've studied the effect of the laws have found that states with a stand your ground law have more homicides than states without such laws.
"These laws lower the cost of using lethal force," says Mark Hoekstra, an economist with Texas A&M University who examined stand your ground laws. "Our study finds that, as a result, you get more of it."


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Alan G. Quasha responds to this article with thirteen specific objections, and Russ Baker and Adam Federman reply in turn to Quasha, in our web letters section.
In the Clintons' pursuit of power, there is no such thing as a strange bedfellow. One recently exposed inamorata was Norman Hsu, the mysterious businessman from Hong Kong who brought in $850,000 to Hillary Clinton's campaign before being unmasked as a fugitive. Her campaign dismissed Hsu as someone who'd slipped through the cracks of an otherwise unimpeachable system for vetting donors, and perhaps he was. The same cannot be said for the notorious financier Alan Quasha, whose involvement with Clinton is at least as substantial–and still under wraps.
Political junkies will recall Quasha as the controversial figure who bailed out George W. Bush's failing oil company in 1986, folding Bush into his company, Harken Energy, thus setting him on the path to a lucrative and high-profile position as an owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, and the presidency. The persistently unprofitable Harken–many of whose board members, connected to powerful foreign interests and the intelligence community, nevertheless profited enormously–faced intense scrutiny in the early 1990s and again during Bush's first term.
Now Quasha is back–on the other side of the aisle. Operating below the radar, he entered Hillary Clinton's circle even before she declared her candidacy by quietly arranging for the hire of Clinton confidant and longtime Democratic Party money man Terry McAuliffe at one of his companies. During the interregnum between McAuliffe's chairmanship of the Democratic Party and the time he officially joined Clinton's campaign, Quasha's firm set McAuliffe up with a salary and opened a Washington office for him.
Just a few years earlier, McAuliffe had publicly criticized Bush for his financial dealings with Harken, disparaging the company's Enron-like accounting. Yet in 2005 McAuliffe accepted this cushy perch with Quasha's newly acquired investment firm, Carret Asset Management, and even brought along former Clinton White House business liaison Peter O'Keefe, who had been his senior aide at the Democratic National Committee. McAuliffe remained with the company until he became national chair of Hillary's presidential bid, and O'Keefe never left. McAuliffe's connection to Quasha has, until now, never been noted.
Another strong link between Quasha and Clinton is Quasha's business partner, Hassan Nemazee, a top Hillary fundraiser who was trotted out to defend her during the Hsu episode–in which the clothing manufacturer was unmasked as a swindler who seemingly funneled illegal contributions through "donors" of modest means.


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All that Glitters
All that glitters is an EP or mini-album by Soundestiny that was released in 2009.
This is a CD of music inspired by The Hobbit with original songs written by Darryl Grant Potter. In 2009, Soundestiny were busily recording a full length album of Hobbit-inspired songs and decided to take a break from the project to finish their Winds of Change album. Consequently, it was decided to release four of the already-recorded Hobbit songs as an EP and release the full album of this material at a later date. The four songs on this disc are a brief, musical glimpse into Tolkien's magical, fantasy world that later became even more famous with the publication of The Lord of the Rings.
- Darryl Grant Potter: vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Kim Sewell: drums, percussion
- Elissa Maclean: vocals
- Clyde Schipke: guitar
- Alyssa Marie: vocals on track 1
- Producers: Kim Sewell and Darryl Grant Potter
- Engineer: Kim Sewell
- Arranger: Darryl Grant Potter
- Artwork: Natalie Camilleri
Track listing
1. A lonely mountain - 4:31
2. The riddle game - 3:55
3. All that glitters - 4:28
4. Ever on - 2:41


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Almost everybody likes Superchunk, and they have their share of ardent superfans, but with regard to their estimable catalog, it feels in some ways that they have been underappreciated. Over the course of its 20-plus years together the group has greatly expanded its musical palate, but the principal attributes that comprise the band's unmistakable sound remain largely as they were from the outset: Mac McCaughan's reedy, urgent vocals; Laura Ballance's steady, unfussy bass playing; Jon Wurster's forceful and creative timekeeping; and McCaughan and Jim Wilbur's energetic, intertwining lead/rhythm guitars. Though probably best known for barnstorming major-key anthems, throughout the years Superchunk has manifested an extraordinary diversity, widening their scope to include exciting digressions into country and avant-folk, while still managing to maintain the signature strengths that made the band great in the first place. Superchunk's uncanny ability to remain just themselves even while steadily evolving is to their infinite credit, but has been something of a blessing and a curse in critical circles, with too-complacent music journalists frequently ignoring the band's seismic advances, and resolving instead to a "Good Ol' Superchunk" approach to reviews. In reality, Superchunk's is a rare story of continuity and growth, a great band staying together and sticking it out, all the while adding new layers of texture, ambition, and complexity to their work without ever straining themselves toward a contrived reinvention.
Superchunk's first blush with real notoriety came in the form of their epochal 1989 single "Slack Motherfucker," a careening bit of power pop later reissued to a larger audience on the band's early singles compilation Tossing Seeds. "Slack Motherfucker" became one of those whimsical moments that occur periodically in popular culture wherein an unforgettable song somehow gets shoehorned into a completely inappropriate media narrative (see Ronald Reagan adopting "Born In The USA" as his theme song for his 1984 re-election campaign). In this instance, "Slack Motherfucker" found itself somehow a piece with the largely asinine early-'90s media fixation on a supposed crush of young, unambitious layabouts known alternately as "slackers" or "Generation X." The irony could scarcely be thicker. "Slack Motherfucker" (recorded with original drummer Chuck Garrison and original second guitarist Jack McCook) was actually McCaughan's scathing indictment of a fellow employee at a minimum wage job, for his colleague's unwillingness to carry his own weight throughout the drudgery. Thus on the their first well-known song, Mac was playing anything other than the slacker. Instead it was a window into the near-Calvinist work ethic that would power the band through numerous great albums, countless transcendent live shows, and eventually the formation, in partnership with Ballance, of Merge Records — the impeccably curated label who would survive and advance and become an institution, as seemingly every vestige of the old record industry withered around it.
McCaughan has periodically been self-effacing on the topic of his lyrics, but in reality this is one of the band's great strengths. Even in the early going, when first-wave classics like "Precision Auto" and "Skip Steps 1 & 3″ laid bare preoccupations running toward a deeply felt impatience with just about everything from slow traffic to stemwinding speech, McCaughan's capacity with a well-judged turn of phrase gave Superchunk's songs some of the memorable epigrammatic genius of the Replacements and Dinosaur Jr. As the years have progressed, his singing has taken on greater dexterity and dynamism, with his lyrics becoming more expansive in a roughly equivalent fashion, bringing to bear an ever more authoritative and emphatic capacity for storytelling. For devoted fans, much of this trajectory could be charted on McCaughan's always interesting and periodically wonderful solo project Portastatic, an alternate identity that seemed to free him from expectations and reinforce his creative restlessness.
If there is a singular turning point for Superchunk, it is surely the 1994 masterpiece Foolish, an astonishingly intense pop record, which ranks as one of the best releases of its era. This was not the band's first brilliant act — the previous year's On The Mouth was as great a collection of rollicking punk anthems as anyone could hope to expect — but Foolish nevertheless represented something new entirely. Various interpersonal dynamics had brought the band to a state of near dissolution and the frustration is more than palpable. Here McCaughan is reminiscent of Blood And Chocolate-era Elvis Costello, filled with rage and recriminations and nearly feral in his wounded state, and yet self-aware enough to recognize his righteous indignity is profoundly flawed.
If it can be stipulated that Superchunk never felt quite so desperately lightning struck, it is only understandable — this was the kind of open-nerved expression rarely sustainable over the long term. But Foolish was a crucial touchstone in the development of the band — never again would they release music that was less than profoundly adult, complex, and engaged. On subsequent albums, Superchunk frequently vacillated between emotional uplift and profound melancholy.
1995's Here's Where The Strings Come In was a muscular and exciting album, replete with galvanizing rockers, tricky time signatures, and ebullient anthems. 1997's brilliant Indoor Living was a different animal altogether, wedding some of McCaughan's most evocative lyrics and best singing to a reflective album verging on the funereal. Both releases are terrific, as are the valedictory releases of 1999 and 2001 Come Pick Me Up and Here's To Shutting Up. It was something of a surprise when the band resurfaced with 2011's Majesty Shredding, a back-to-basics primer that touched upon all of Superchunk's distinct charms with a kind of "we're not dead yet" insouciance. It isn't the greatest album the group ever made, but it sure functions as a shot over the bow. They've been with us for a long time now –- dismiss them at your peril. Superchunk has come to represent so many things above and beyond the greatness of their music. They are the flagship band for Merge, the champions of Chapel Hill, and the reliably excellent live act that's come through your community for years without ever disappointing. Setting all of that aside, this is an attempt to talk about the band in terms of their achievements on record (including for consideration their studio LPs; only one of the band's several compilations is listed here), a remarkable catalog that stands shoulder to shoulder with any of their contemporaries.
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The fat glossy stack passed through the mail slot and hit the floor with a pronounced whomp. I got up to investigate and found, sitting underneath junk mail and a wedding invitation, a copy of Brides Magazine. I doubt my betrothed friends sent this. I love practical jokes, so I appreciate the humor of the mysterious sender. $6 well spent.
I avoid women's magazines like Vogue and Glamour, sister mags of Brides Magazine. Flipping through those glossy, airbrushed pages is like diving into a strange world populated with painfully expensive shoes, clothing and bad sex advice. Brides Magazine touts the same format, just switch out career and sex advice for floral arrangements and wedding budget. (I bet if I read a glossy mom's mag I would find eerie similarities. Substitute advice on placating temperamental bosses with experts on fussy babies. Dating, marriage, babies. Glamour, Brides, Mother & Baby. A magazine for every chapter of a woman's life!)
After a long day I sat down with some tea and a pen, ready to ink my snark onto the pages. Near the end I found an ad that flooded a history lesson into my brain… Continue reading Oneida: Polyandry and Fine Wedding Cutlery


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The Measure L Citizens Oversight Committee heard an update to its response to Mayor Dan Clark's controversial letter demanding changes to the committee's format, which thus far has not generated a reaction from City Hall.
The Measure L Citizens Oversight Committee heard an update to its response to Mayor Dan Clark's controversial letter demanding changes to the committee's format, which thus far has not generated a reaction from City Hall.
Committee members and some from the public expressed their disappointment Monday with the fact that the mayor had not yet addressed the concerns raised in the response letter.
The mayor's Jan. 14 letter included proposed directives of how the committee might conduct its activity, including recommending that support from city staff be limited to once a quarter.
It sparked an outcry from members of the community concerned about the mayor's motives for wanting changes to the Measure L Committee.
The resulting backlash drew criticism and support for the committee from all sectors of the community over two council meetings and several Measure L committee meetings.
The rebuttal letter, approved and signed by the entire committee following its Feb. 11 meeting, was delivered to mayor on Feb. 21.
Committee Member Phil Salvatore asked if there had been any response or feedback from Mayor Clark.
Karen Harker, the committee's secretarial contact, said no formal response had been received.
The committee's response included a short cover letter to the mayor indicating the rebuttal letter "is intended to provide candid feedback and clarify the purpose of the Committee as defined by the Measure L Ordinance."
The cover letter concluded with an invitation for the mayor to attend future meetings, indicating that the next one was Monday.
Robert Eiereman, speaking as a member of the public, expressed his desire to see the city's media address the rebuttal letter's contents "so the public could make their own judgment on the mayor's action by his own letter" and the committee's response.
"I think it is significant that the mayor was way out of term, pretending to speak for the council when he certainly was not," Eierman said. "I think the public should be aware of not only that, but the fact that mayor started this whole brewhaha for no conceivable reason."
Eierman said the only possible intent in his view was to "neuter the committee so it would not be in a position to object when it blatantly led the council to misspend the money."
Eierman said his primary concern was the ambiguity behind Clark's reasoning.
"That is the image that he has left for me and many other citizens," he said. "He could so easily put this to bed by addressing the issue from the council dais, and in whatever way he chose to, apologize to the community for causing such discontent and dissent when there was no need for it."
Stan Rajtora recommended that the committee and the public attend the City Organization Committee given that it was tasked with discussing city budget matters.
"I think the City Org meeting is a good place for anybody who is interested in the budget to participate," he said.
Jerry Taylor pointed out the matter should be brought to the full council instead of the committee.
"They really need to have it come to the full council and not just two council members," Taylor said. "They need to have a full meeting as a workshop or something to make the necessary major cuts, otherwise they will be borrowing more money to get through this fiscal year."
Closing out the meeting, committee member George "Andy" Anderson commented he too was disappointed with Clark's absence or respond to the committee.
"I'd like to know what his problems, other than the ones we addressed to him, are," Anderson said. "If he has a problem with the committee, I would really like to know what it is."
Salvatore pointed out the committee had the power of information on its side.
"While we can't tell the mayor what to do, we can certainly publish information and that gives us a bit of power," he said. "And if the city council were wise and know what is in their interest, would use our data properly to verify their intent to use Measure L money as it is intended."
Salvatore expressed hope that the council would utilize the information compiled by the committee.
Committee Chair Eddie Thomas voiced his optimism for the committee's progress and underscored his desire to move on.
"I'm kind of past the mayor thing," he said. "We've extended ourselves, wrote letters and I want to lean more toward moving past that and on to what we can accomplish."
Thomas said the committee had done its part and the ball was in the mayor's court to respond in his own manner.
"I don't want this committee or the public to stop making progress because we are headed in the right direction," he said.


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IMF Survey : More Policy Work Ahead to Avoid Global Crisis Relapse
January 17, 2013
- Important to follow through on policies, to put uncertainty to rest
- Finish job of reforming financial sector
- Shift focus to growth that actually delivers jobs
After avoiding economic collapse following the global financial crisis, policymakers have more work to do to and cannot revert to business as usual, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.
She told a January 17 news conference at IMF headquarters in Washington that decision makers should focus on the real economy and on growth—"not any growth, but growth that can actually deliver jobs."
Looking ahead to priorities for 2013, Lagarde said "We stopped the collapse, we should avoid the relapse, and it's not time to relax."
She noted that collapse had been avoided in most parts of the world, thanks to policies enacted by central bankers and by governments—particularly in the advanced economies. But she added that there is still a lot of work to be done. Decision makers and authorities cannot relax, assuming that because some recovery is in sight and markets are anticipating good news, that they can slow down and go back to business as usual.
Lagarde called for action in three key areas.
First, follow through on policies to put uncertainty to rest. Removing uncertainty plays a key role in rejuvenating confidence.
• In the euro area progress needs to be made on banking union, and continued monetary easing will be appropriate in order to sustain demand.
• For the United States, all sides should pull together in the national interest, reaching agreement on time on increasing the debt ceiling and on medium-term debt reduction.
• Emerging market economies and low-income countries need to grow at a pace that is sustainable and also necessary for the wellbeing of their populations. Although some of these countries are much more vulnerable and open to the risk of spillover effects from the advanced economies, others are more interconnected regionally and less prone to those risks. But they should rebuild their buffers against crisis effects.
Waning commitment
Second, finish the reform of the financial sector. "We recognize that there has been progress, but the process has been very time consuming and continues to contribute to uncertainty. We sense some signs of waning commitment," Lagarde said. Some reforms are diluted or softened at the margin, or implementation is delayed and there are inconsistencies of approach that lay the ground for possible arbitration. "We believe that it's important for the regulators, for the supervisors, for the authorities, to resist aggressive industry pushback."
Key risks include further weakening of capital and liquidity standards; and not enough progress on cross-border resolution and on shadow banking and derivatives. Lagarde said the ultimate goal should be a financial sector that supports growth and the real economy.
Third, focus on the real economy and on growth—"not any growth, but growth that can actually deliver jobs." Noting that there are 200 million people out of work in the world economy today and that two in five of the jobless are under 24, Lagarde said "We need growth for jobs and jobs for growth. It's a virtuous circle."
She called for measures to promote inclusive growth that shares the benefits of expansion among all segments of the population. That means transforming energy subsidies into cash transfers and social safety nets "that are properly targeted to the people that actually need the support, and that are not across the board and generally benefiting anybody—including those that don't need it at all."
Lagarde also urged authorities to encourage balanced growth that is more compatible with the sustainability of the environment and with the fight against climate change.
Support for IMF members
Stating that the IMF is stronger, better equipped financially, and has refined its analytical tools, Lagarde said the institution will continue to strengthen its surveillance, especially on spillover effects and on the financial sector. It would also further strengthen its support for the entire spectrum of members through lending, capacity building, training, and technical assistance.
"When you look at the map of the world and see where our teams are, whether it's in capacity building, in technical assistance, in programs associated or not with financing, we are all over the map," she stated. She added that the IMF would press ahead with the important and yet not completed reform of quotas and governance.
Responding to questions from reporters, Lagarde welcomed the focus of the Russian authorities' agenda for the upcoming meetings in Russia of the Group of Twenty advanced and emerging market economies. She said that agenda's focus on job creation, financial sector reform, and mutual assessment to guide national policies is important and will be supported by the IMF.
Loans to Greece, Portugal
Lagarde noted that the IMF Executive Board had on January 16 approved a €3.24 billion disbursement to Greece under the country's four-year loan arrangement with the IMF, bringing total IMF disbursements under Greece's loan deal to €4.86 billion. She expressed the hope that the Greek people would support the authorities' efforts to restore growth.
Lagarde welcomed Portugal's progress in reducing its fiscal deficit, noting that the IMF Executive Board had also on January 16 approved a disbursement of €838.8 million as the next tranche of Portugal's three-year loan arrangement with the IMF.
Commenting on the IMF's further research into fiscal multipliers, Lagarde said the IMF does not operate under principles that are set in stone. "The pride of this institution is to constantly question, challenge, revisit, reexamine, and test its findings and assumptions, in order to be as up to date as possible," Lagarde said.
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Fumio attended Galt Joint Union High School and the University of California, Berkeley and earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Denver and a Masters degree from Harvard University. He and his brothers were very successful San Joaquin Valley farmers for 58 years, including Brentwood, Stockton, Linden, Farmington, Manteca, and French Camp. The Nishida family was interned at Tule Lake, CA and Amache, CO relocation camps.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The ABC drama "Scandal," Netflix's "House of Cards" and pair of news programs about concussions in the National Football League are among a record 46 recipients of Peabody Awards.
The winners were chosen by the board of the George Foster Peabody Awards at the University of Georgia as the "best in electronic media for 2013." They were announced Wednesday by Peabody Award-winning journalists Ira Glass and Charlayne Hunter-Gault on "CBS This Morning."
The PBS show "Frontline" won for "League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis" and ESPN's "Outside the Lines" won for its piece, "NFL at a Crossroads: Investigating a Health Crisis."
The Peabody awards will be formally presented May 19 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.


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A novel two-pronged strategy targeting DNA synthesis can treat leukemia in mice, according to a study in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Current treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an aggressive form of blood cancer, include conventional chemotherapy drugs that inhibit DNA synthesis. These drugs are effective but have serious side effects on normal dividing tissues.
In order to replicate, cells must make copies of their DNA, which is made up of building blocks called deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs). Cells can either make dNTPs from scratch (the "de novo" pathway) or by picking up the breakdown products of cells death (the "salvage" pathway). Caius Radu and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles now show that blocking the de novo pathway using thymidine causes leukemia cells to switch to the salvage pathway. This may explain why thymidine showed limited effectiveness as a single agent in clinical trials. Blocking both the de novo and salvage pathways was lethal for leukemic cells. The authors also found that a novel small molecule inhibitor of the salvage pathway enzyme deoxycytidine kinase blocked leukemia growth in mice in combination with thymidine (to inhibit the de novo pathway). Importantly, there was no significant toxicity to normal blood cell development. Why leukemic cells and normal blood cell precursors respond so differently to this treatment requires further investigation.
According to Radu, "this new dual targeting approach shows that we can overcome the redundancy in DNA synthesis in ALL cells and identifies a potential target for metabolic intervention in ALL, and possibly in other hematological cancers."
This interdisciplinary study not only advances our understanding of DNA synthesis in leukemic cells but also identifies targeted metabolic intervention as a new therapeutic approach in ALL. Clinical trials will be required to establish whether these promising findings will translate into a new therapeutic approach for ALL.
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'Velocity of Autumn' with Estelle Parsons to close
NEW YORK (AP) — The first casualty of the Tony Award nominations has fallen: The play "Velocity of Autumn" will close.
Producers said Tuesday that Eric Coble's play starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella will shut its doors Sunday, having played 22 preview and 16 regular performances at the Booth Theatre.
The announcement came just hours after Parsons was given a Tony nomination, but the play didn't earn any others. "Velocity of Autumn," which is hemorrhaging cash, needed several nods to stay open.
The play is about an elderly woman who has barricaded herself inside her Brooklyn brownstone, while two of her children threaten to either put her into a nursing home or call the police. A third child intervenes.
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SCA/SCA Component/SCA Testing SCA Applications Principles
Testing unit and integration tests for an SCA application consists in testing component services, integration of the components and composite services. In the following, we call "SCA element" a component or a composite.
Basis Principles
Writing and performing unit and integration tests for SCA applications is very similar.
The only difference in the tooling job is the number of mocked up references. And for the user, what changes from one to the other is the interaction with the tooling (dialogs, right-clicks...) and the TestCases he has to write.
Writing tests for an SCA element consists in:
- Generating testing code to run these tests, distinct from the business code which should not be modified to run tests. This can be made by the tooling.
- Completing a JUnit TestCase skeleton with test methods. This has to be done by the user.
This is a common to unit and integration tests. Only the number of mocked up references changes. In unit tests, all the references are mocked up. In integration tests, this number vary from 0 to n-1 references (where n is the number of references of the element).
Roughly, here are the usage steps:
- You have an SCA application in your work space (composite, interfaces, implementations).
- You ask to generate a testing project.
- for( every element to test )...
- You ask to generate a TestCase.
- The tooling generates a new SCA application (composite, interfaces, implementations) from the original SCA application. This means that several SCA applications co-exist in your workspace and share common elements. It sets coherence issues that are discussed farther.
- The user completes a JUnit TestCase by using EasyMock features to mock references.
- The user can run thse tests from Eclipse or keep them for later.
Generated testing applications have the following properties:
- They are SCA projects with Java implementations only.
- They are made up of two components: the first one's implementation contains the TestCase. The second one is related to the element to test. References of this second components are all wired to services of the first component, which will define references behavior during tests (in testing methods).
- In any case, they respect one of the two followingpatterns.
Testing a component
In this case, we copy-paste the component and its elements to the testing application.
Testing a composite
In this case, we generate a component with the same services and references than the composite, and having the composite as implementation.
This implicitly means:
- One test => One SCA application. This is a strong constraints, but it allows you to separate your tests and to not modify your business application. Besides, this will let you the possibility to re-run these tests in a future iteration (non-regression tests).
- An excellent organization of the test project to keep it useable and manageable.
- Coherence constraints must be checked so that when the tested project evolves, the tester project evolves in consequence. As an example, if an implementation is changed, and that a test is using it, then this implementation should be reimported into the tester project. This could be done using a builder.
Pros and Cons / Test Philosophy
- We do not touch the business code.
- Tests are saved from one iteration to another, so that we can run non-regression tests.
- Most of the testing code is generated, the tester can focus on writing TestCases.
- We can use JUnit and EasyMock even when the business implementation are not written in Java (the SCA platform deals with that for us).
- We do not simply test services. We tests services by defining references behavior. This requires the tester to know how references are used by the implementations and in which conditions. It means we can not have the same approach with SCA elements than with Java interfaces / classes (i.e. be able to write tests only from the interfaces). This might be solved by providing more flexibility in the use of EasyMock (e.g. let the implementation define the bahvior of the mock at runtime, so that the user can avoid defining it himself). This ia an issue if we want to do "Test Driven Development" with SCA projects.


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Trio of vets looks to reclaim past glory in Minnesota
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When Jason Bartlett looks around the clubhouse at Hammond Stadium, he doesn't see too many familiar faces.
Of the players on the Twins' 40-man roster, only Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins remain from Bartlett's time with the Twins from 2004-07, before he was traded to the Rays.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When Jason Bartlett looks around the clubhouse at Hammond Stadium, he doesn't see too many familiar faces.
Of the players on the Twins' 40-man roster, only Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins remain from Bartlett's time with the Twins from 2004-07, before he was traded to the Rays.
But Bartlett isn't alone as a non-roster invitee trying to reclaim past glory with the Twins, as he's joined by designated hitter/outfielder Jason Kubel and reliever Matt Guerrier.
All three players made their Twins debut in 2004, and are eyeing roster spots a decade later on a young team trying to climb back from three forgettable seasons that saw them lose at least 96 games each year.
"It's pretty cool that we we've all been around that long and we've come back where we started," Bartlett said. "But I still get calls from guys like [Jason] Tyner, and he asks if it's an Old-Timers' Game."
So while Bartlett, 34, jokes about his age, he's serious about snagging a roster spot as a utility player this spring after not playing baseball last year due to knee surgery in May of 2012.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he plans on using Bartlett all over the diamond this spring, and he'll see action in both the infield and the outfield.
"He's healthy, and that's kind of what we are hoping for," Gardenhire said. "He knows all the drills. He knows how to play. He's so much different than the first time he was in Major League camp. He's a veteran now -- been there and done it."
But of the three, Kubel is the most likely to make the roster. The Twins are counting on him to bring some much-needed left-handed power, after he had a down year in '13 that saw a strained left quad derail his season.
Kubel, who left the Twins after the 2011 season to sign a two-year, $15 million deal with the D-backs, had a big first year in Arizona in '12, hitting .253/.327/.506 with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 90 RBIs in 141 games, but he hit just .216/.293/.317 with five homers, eight doubles and 32 RBIs in 97 games with the D-backs and Indians last year.
But Kubel, 31, is healthy now and has a strong chance to make the roster as a designated hitter and part-time outfielder.
"I'm over all the injuries and stuff," Kubel said. "I'm just looking forward to starting over again. I started out fine and then got hurt early. It never really healed, and I never really got back after that. It was my left quad. It stayed around all year. So I think that's gone. Actually, I know that it's gone. Hopefully, I'll just stay healthy."
Guerrier, 35, is more of a wild card, as he's coming off surgery in mid-August to repair the flexor mass in his right elbow. The Twins are taking it easy with him in camp, as he's yet to throw a live bullpen session, and he's just now starting to work in his breaking ball.
Guerrier was a dependable reliever during his time with the Twins, posting a 3.38 ERA in seven seasons before departing via free agency on a three-year, $12 million deal with the Dodgers after 2010. His time in Los Angeles, however, was marred by injuries, and he had a 4.24 ERA while throwing just 110 1/3 innings over 2 1/2 seasons.
He's likely to miss the first 10 days of Grapefruit League play, but hopes to be ready for the season -- whether he needs a stint at Triple-A Rochester or shows enough to make the trip north with the big league club.
"I'm just trying to stay healthy and that's the biggest thing for me," Guerrier said. "I felt comfortable coming into camp, wherever it may be, that if I were healthy, I'd have a good chance. So the biggest thing was coming in healthy. So hopefully, I'll get a couple appearances in games and go from there."
For now, the Twins are happy to have all three veterans around to help lead the younger players in camp. Kubel and Guerrier both saw action in the postseason in three different years with the Twins, while Bartlett played in the '06 postseason with the Twins and again '08 and '10 with the Rays.
"Those guys know how to win. They're winners," Mauer said. "They've won here, moved on to other places and won. Bartlett in Tampa, so it's good to see those guys back here. Hopefully, they can help us win here."
Gardenhire said that all three players being around winning clubs throughout their careers was a reason for bringing them aboard this offseason.
"We talked about that during the winter -- we need to bring some attitudes in here that know how to win and know how to play," Gardenhire said. "And not only go out and get it done themselves, but also know what it takes and to be able to go out and help the other guys. So we'll see how it breaks down. It's why these guys are here. They know how to win. They know how to play. They can help you. Hopefully, they'll get it done here in Spring Training. We'll see what happens. That makes it tough for us to make decisions. We brought them in here for a reason."
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Organizations struggle to determine the impact of their investments
More than 60 percent of respondents surveyed say their organizations do not currently have a return-on-investment mechanism in place. The Open Group surveyed 307 cloud specialists at global organizations that ranged in size from fewer than 200 employees or more than 5,000 employees in February and March of 2011.
The survey included government IT professionals, but the results have not been broken out by sector, said a spokesperson for The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium that focuses on the development of IT certifications and standards.
Cloud computing provides on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or interaction from the service provider.
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Cloud will continue to be at the forefront of IT discussions due to the potential system optimization and cost savings that are associated with it. However, industrywide motivation and the business impact of cloud implementation remains unclear, the survey states.
"Return on investment is probably the most commonly used measure of success of a technical change," Chris Harding, forum director for The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group, wrote in a blog on May 9.
Some survey respondents think that cloud ROI should be easy to evaluate and justify. Cost, quality of delivered result, utilization, speed of operation, and scale of operation are the most useful metrics. But only 35 percent have mechanisms in place to measure cloud ROI, as opposed to 45 percent that did not, with the other 20 percent being unsure, Harding said.
"The question on the impact of cloud produced the most striking of the survey's results," he said. "While 82 percent said that they expected their cloud initiatives to have significant impact on one or more business processes, only 28 percent said that they were prepared for these changes," Harding said.
Last year, The Open Group released a white paper, "Building Return on Investment from Cloud Computing," to give organizations guidance on measuring cloud ROI.
The Open Group plans to do more to develop understanding of the business impact of cloud computing, Harding said. The organization will publish The Open Group Guide to Cloud Computing for Business later this year and will continue to develop the theme at conferences and in the Cloud Computing Work Group discussions, he added.
Federal and state agencies are increasingly moving operations to the cloud, looking to free up data center space, cut maintenance costs and power use, increase the availability of systems for mobile users, and, above all, save money. Also, the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to move three applications to the cloud in the next 12 to 18 months.
Major conclusions of the survey include:
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Companies working in a legacy environment have chargeback tools to measure costs and ROI, but when migrating a portion of their workloads to a cloud computing infrastructure, they need a cost optimization tool designed for heterogeneous environments; Cloud Cruiser is one example.
Organizations moving from a commoditized to an elasticized infrastructure, whether private/hybrid/or public cloud, need a granular, proactive view of their costs down to the individual user level. This is called organizational mapping. As a result of these business analytics, they can determine workloads in real time through alerts and ensure that all work from a project, to a business unit is aligned with the company's strategic direction.
People just don't get it. Look at the last paragraph of the article: The question on the impact of cloud produced the most striking of the survey's results, he said. "While 82 percent said that they expected their cloud initiatives to have significant impact on one or more business processes, only 28 percent said that they were prepared for these changes," Harding said.
DUH-- when will we ever figure out once and for all that planning is needed and such complex and risky "outsourcing" to the "cloud" must be architected. Not learning from mistakes in the past is the definition for ....
FEAC Institute graduates completed many projects in their EA certification program Practica where teams successfully architected for such unknown environments. Its about holistically considering and modeling all of the stakeholders' needs and issues directly or indirectly related that can effect one's decision how far to go into the cloud.
I have had solid realworld commercial and technical experience in implementing private cloud and integrating it with public cloud in the enterprise. The reality has only some bearing on the 'hype' of quick, easy and cheap in many cases.
It was only after I transformed an organisation's entire IT cost base to a per user per month per application (PUMPA) equivalent, did I prove that a 'low cost' enterprise SaaS system was one of the highest per user per month costs for all enterprise apps, companywide. It was more expensive on a PUPM basis than the BI system, and well above the ERP system.
Not to mention the complexity and effort in managing the SaaS system's governance to meet minimum SDLC change control criteria.
What percentage of SaaS providers can support an Escrow arrangement in case they go out of business (and some will)? Some can provide some sort of Escrow, others just cannot.
Moreover, the 'commodity' computing – electricity grid analogy is only partly true (at this stage in the maturity of Cloud) as, unlike the real utility companies, the interchange barriers for Cloud are rich with cost, risk and governance challenges for the unwary. The true analogy is like having to re-wire all or part of your house if you wished to switch electicity utility providers!
Proceed in haste, count the cost at your liesure, or you may be lucky and hit your goal first time. Most importantly, know which questions to ask.
Undoubtedly, in the right hands, and with the right due diligence, SaaS has the potential to be extremely powerful, high value and even transformational, however it's not the answer to the world's IT problems (in the enterprise, at least, at this stage)
The benefits are often true, however the cost, risk and other issues are sometimes not clearly exposed for scritiny and assessment by the consumer of Cloud computing. If you don't know the TRUE cost (and risk), how can you do an ROI, irrespective of the intangibles?
A balanced approach is needed, especially in corporations where risk, cost and governance are of prime concerns.
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Sharp will leap into the next-gen optical disc player arena this coming autumn with a machine it claims is ready play Blu-ray Discs within seconds of the media tray closing.
The consumer electronics company doesn't appear to have formally announced the player, called the BD-HP205, yet, but according to a Hi-Def Digest story, the machine will incorporate an HDMI 1.3 port, Dolby TrueHD audio and 24fps playback for displays that can operate at the true cinema speed.
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NHIAA Hockey: Merrimack remains undefeated with win over BowBy MARK QUIRK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 02. 2013 10:31PM
MANCHESTER - Scoring isn't much of a problem for the Merrimack High School hockey team, so there's no reason to panic even when it gives up a goal just seconds into a game.
The Tomahawks managed to rebound from a quick strike by Bow and, powered by two goals from Jason Fortin, remained perfect with a 3-1 win in a battle of undefeated Division II teams at West Side Arena on Wednesday.
"We know, essentially, it's going to be tough for teams to shut down a Connor (Powell), a Dom (Valluzzi) or a Jason," Merrimack coach Kurt Mithoefer said. "We have a lot of offensive power."
Merrimack moves to 5-0 while the Falcons, who needed just 12 seconds to score their lone goal, are now 3-1-1.
Bow struck quickly with a strong rush off the opening face-off. Tomahawks goalie Brett Glendye made saves on the first two shots he faced, but the second rebound went right to Matt Murray in front and he buried it to make it 1-0 just 12 seconds in.
"That's what we were hoping, to get a good start," Bow coach Tim Walsh said. "But obviously you can't win a game in the first minute."
Merrimack responded well. It killed off a power play and then went on the offensive with a charge led by Fortin.
The sophomore defenseman carried the puck behind the Bow net and made a nifty move to beat a Falcons defender. He played the puck to himself off the back of the net, spun back to the direction he came from, moved out front and roofed a shot by Bow goalie Connor Simpson (33 saves).
That tied the game 1-1 with 11:28 left in the first.
"I just tried to do what I could," Fortin said.
He did a little more later in the period when he gave the Tomahawks the lead for good.
This time it was amidst some confusion in front of the Bow net. Simpson had made a save, but the puck remained in the crease. Fortin quickly pounced on it and flipped the puck by Simpson for the power-play goal to make it 2-1 at the six-minute mark.
The Falcons' best chances to tie the game came late in the second period. The first was when they had a couple of swipes in front of the net with about two minutes left.
Then, with about 1:30 remaining in the period, they got a 2-on-1 with Chris Fournier and Murray but Glendye made the save on a shot by Murray. It was one of his 30 on the day.
"That's what is frustrating about (Merrimack)," Walsh said. "They're talented and they make you pay for your mistakes."
Merrimack had all the good scoring opportunities in the third.
One was when Powell made a nice move to beat a defenseman and deked around Simpson, but missed the open net with 12:00 left to play.
Shortly after that, Valluzzi hit the crossbar with a shot and the Tomahawks finally got the insurance when Tyler Brewster scored with 2:39 left to play.
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Vicky Salisbury gives her daughter, Carissa and Nicholas Nottage a ride through the pumpkins on the lawn of St. Mark's Church on West Shore Road. As it did last year, the church is selling the pumpkins that range in price from $1 to $30. The church pumpkin patch is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Warwick Beacon photos)
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The PJs are so cute. No wonder your daughter is pleased. I hemmed some pants but that's about all I've done so far. I did just buy some knit fabric to make some summer shorts.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I totally agree! I tell myself I don't have to make anything else for Valentine's Day (every year!) but I always am just pulled to craft for this holiday. I LOVE, LOVE! I love hearts, the pink and red, the shimmer, the softness...everything! A couple of my crafts were recently featured on my blog.ReplyDelete
I am glad you are managing your time, as I am not. I am floundering! I hope to get a handle on it soon. It's hard with a preschooler and owning my own business and wanting to tend to my creative needs...I know you understand :)
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"An intensive campaign to combat HIV/AIDS with costly antiretroviral drugs in rural South Africa has increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals, according to new research," the Los Angeles Times reports. "The two studies, published Thursday in the journal Science, come as wealthy Western nations are debating how best to stretch limited AIDS funding at a time of economic stress," the newspaper writes (Morin, 2/21). In one study, researchers followed 16,667 HIV-negative South Africans for seven years in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, observing HIV seroconversions, according to the study abstract. They found that "individual HIV acquisition risk declined significantly with increasing [antiretroviral therapy (ART)] coverage in the surrounding local community," the abstract states, adding, "For example, an HIV-uninfected individual living in a community with high ART coverage (30 to 40 percent of all HIV-infected individuals on ART) was 38 percent less likely to acquire HIV than someone living in a community where ART coverage was low (<10 percent of all HIV-infected individuals on ART)" (Tanser et al., 2/22).
"'We were super excited when we first saw the data because the results were so striking,' says epidemiologist Frank Tanser at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies in Somkhele who led the study," Science writes (Cohen, 2/22). In another study, researchers "found that overall life expectancy in KwaZulu-Natal rose more than 11 years since the province scaled up HIV treatment in 2004," NPR's "Shots" blog notes (Beaubien, 2/22). According to the study abstract, "Based on standard monetary valuation of life, the survival benefits of ART far outweigh the costs of providing treatment in this community. These gains in adult life expectancy signify the social value of ART and have implications for the investment decisions of individuals, governments, and donors" (Bor et al., 2/22). Till Bärnighausen, a health economist and one of the study's authors, said, "As more people gain access to ART the general life expectancy will most likely further increase," Mail & Guardian notes (Malan, 2/21). In two related articles, Science examines how South Africa is "trying to overhaul its response" to HIV and tuberculosis (TB), and interviews "Aaron Motsoaledi, the South African minister of health who has helped South Africa aggressively expand testing and treatment for both HIV and TB" (Cohen, 2/22).
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Here we are again, nephalem. As we prepare to close out another Season in Diablo III, it's time to take a moment to remember what you have achieved and ensure that you're ready for the next.
If you haven't experienced the end of a Season, there's a lot to know about what happens to your gear, your progress, and your characters. Don't fret! We're here to give you a full overview of what to expect when the current Season ends and the next one begins.
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If you've played through a Season before, you know that all the gold, gear, and Paragon experience you earned don't just disappear. But what exactly happens to all that hard-earned progress when a Season ends? The short answer is that you get to keep just about all of it.
Here's a list of all the rewards from this Season you can expect your non-Seasonal heroes to enjoy:
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Unlike other rewards, Conquests do not roll over at the end of the Season (because they aren't available to non-Seasonal heroes). This also means that your non-Seasonal Achievement point total will not be affected by any Conquests you earn during a Season.
Once the Season ends, all Seasonal Leaderboards will be wiped and you'll be unable to attain new Leaderboard ranks until the next Season begins. The results of the previous Season's Leaderboards will remain available for viewing in-game for PC players. Once the new Season begins, PC players can view a handy dropdown menu to compare current and previous Season records. Similarly, console players will be able to view their rank for the previous Season.
PC players can also view current and past Leaderboards on our website.
In addition, the non-Seasonal Greater Rift Leaderboards on PC will be wiped sometime after the end of the Season. However, players on this platform can immediately compete in the currently active Era with their non-Seasonal heroes (including those who have just rolled over), and will not have to wait for the start of the next Season.
You can sort through your Seasonal rewards and review your progress on the Leaderboards between Seasons. It's a great time to reflect on the accomplishments you've made and enjoy the fruits of your pre- and post-Season loot hunts!
Season 12 will end on the following dates:
Season 13 will begin about two weeks afterward on the dates below:
For time zone assistance,check out this handy guide . We look forward to seeing you in Season 13!
How have you fared during Season 12? What was the highest Greater Rift you reached? Did you complete any Conquests? Any other exciting accomplishments to share?
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This article, the first in a series, discusses mathematical-logical intelligence as described by Howard Gardner.
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