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IT Management Slideshow: Online Holiday Shopping: Putting Your Enterprise at Risk?
In holiday season 2010, employees were expected to spend less time shopping online while at work than in years past. The bad news? They were more likely to shop during company time using their mobile devices, which may present an increased security risk to their organizations, according to a > survey from the ISACA formally known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Beyond security, the loss of productivity due to this activity will cost companies thousands of dollars, ISACA reports. "Digital natives are comfortable with blurring the lines between work and play, which poses new and interesting management challenges for their employers," says Robert Stroud, international vice president of ISACA. Stroud is also a "service management and governance evangelist" at CA Technologies. "This generation is happy to use their own tablet computer at work or use a work-supplied smart phone for shopping or updating Facebook. So they need a new kind of IT security policy - one that balances access and control." At the very least, CIOs and other managers must ensure that their employees keep "best practices" in mind as they click and shop, such as using a privacy-screen shield on mobile devices. Or, avoiding the opening an unfamiliar e-mail with a "too good to be true" offer. More than 2,800 U.S. consumers took part in the survey. Another related survey was conducted using results in which more than 830 ISACA members in the U.S. took part. Here are selected highlights from the research:


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CHICAGO — The Chicago Fire U-16 Academy got off to a promising start in their second match of the Al Kass International Cup, but a strong second-half performance from Manchester City ultimately led to their downfall, forcing a 6-1 loss at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.
The Fire U-16s opened the scoring in the fourth minute as midfielder Kevin Timachy finished a rebound off of Djordje Mihalovic's shot, giving his side a 1-0 advantage. City retaliated at the 26-minute mark with an equalizer from Daniel Barbir, sending both squads into halftime with a tied score.
The second half belonged to City, who dominated possession and shots on goal. Paulo Cantin was able to give the English side its first lead of the match in the 60th minute, firing the ball into the top right corner of the net.
The Fire U-16s had a chance to equalize in the 81st minute, but the play resulted in a chip off the post and City was able to break on the counter attack. After moving the ball up the field, Isaac Buckley-Ricketts cut inside and blasted one past Fire U-16 goalkeeper Raymon Leon Jr. at the 82-minute mark, setting off a chain of goals that widened the scoring gap.
Two minutes later, Buckley-Ricketts struck again to put City up 4-1. Zackarias Faour followed up with a pair of goals of his own in the 88th and 92nd minute to close out the game at 6-1.
The Fire U-16s will partake in one final match for placement on Friday before returning home. The match can be caught online at www.alkassinternationalcup.com.

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BNR Branding needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 29 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
White Ginger
White Ginger is a women's apparel retailer that imports fine silk apparel from southeast Asia and are looking to expand in to e-commerce. All of the apparel offered is limited run high quality silk. The existing website can be found here -
The target audience for White Ginger is 35-65 y.o. women in mid to upper income levels. The line caters to women that can afford luxury items and are not as concerned with price as they are quality, fit, and unique design.
The new look of the website should be inspired by similar luxury brands - clean light colored design with ample white space. The focus of the pages should be the apparel. Some sample websites -
Additional colors should be taken from the attached logo. A home page design as well as a product details page are desired, again taking styling cues from other similar brands.
Samples of the apparel can be found at the current website. Larger size apparel images can be supplied if necessary.


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From The Files Of October 5, 1989 '89 Work on the new McConnellsburg Motor and Implement building began last Wednesday and was framed by Friday and under
roof by Saturday. Company owners received much volunteer help, including from Forbes Road votech students. The new building is being constructed just west of the old site, which was destroyed in an early morning blaze on August 19. Damage estimates of that blaze totalled nearly $1 million.
The 16th annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22.
Former prothonotary Marlin "Corny" Shimer is confined to his home after falling and suffering a panful neck injury last week. His sister, Lena Mellott of Hopewell, is staying with him.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowers of Fort Loudon on September 25; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Clark of Mercersburg on September 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Peck of McConnellsburg on September 28.
Eddie and Dolly Yost of Needmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Lee, to Paul Bowers, son of Paul Bowers, Warfordsburg, and Barbara Deneen of Hancock.
Marriage licenses: Donald Rhodes, McConnellsburg, and Delores Lenora, McConnellsburg; Ronald McCarty, McConnellsburg, and Elizabeth Keefer, Mc- Connellsburg.
Deaths: Roger Sipes, McConnellsburg; Lucy Peck, McConnellsburg; Elsie Leabhart, Wood; Gertrude Reeder, Fairview; Donald Helman, East Waterford; Amy Conrad, Hancock; Donald Carbaugh, Burnt Cabins.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 4, 1979 '79 It was hazardous driving on Route 30 west and east of town at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday night. A leak from a tank truck full
of diesel oil left a wide oil slick on the route going east before the driver discovered he'd lost most of his load.
Roy Witter of Waterfall recently celebrated his 89th birthday.
The marriage of Virginia Palmer to Gary Akers took place on September 1 at Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. W. Edward Palmer of Warfordsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Akers of Quarryville.
Barbara Jean Waltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Waltz Jr., Hancock, was united in marriage to Brian Lee Deneen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Deneen of Warfordsburg, on September 15 at Hancock Assembly of God Church.
Mrs. Ruth Strait Knepper will celebrate her 90th birthday on October 9.
Specials at the IGA: sirloin tip roast, $2.39 lb.; Banquet meat pies, 29 cents; IGA bread, 3 for $1.
Winners in the Lions Club Tennis Doubles Tournament held last Saturday were Lee Oakman and Henry Isban, with Robert Snyder and Robert Ross as semifinalists. Mixed winners were Rena and Paul Ott, and Charlotte Wilt and Roger Seville as semifinalists.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Campbell of Berkeley Springs on September 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seville of Mc- Connellsburg on September 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Barton of Wells Tannery on September 25; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Horton of Orbisonia on September 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Lake of Big Cove Tannery on September 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Todd of Greencastle on September 28.
Deaths: Bruce M. Cutchall, Hustontown; Earl D. Brown, Rockhill Furnace; Evangeline M. Johnson, Hancock; Rose E. Mitchell, Berkeley Springs; Carrie A. Divelbliss, Hancock; James E. Clark, Fort Loudon; Arthur R. Drenning Jr., Six Mile Run.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 16, 1969 '69 The Tuscarora Cycle Club has announced that it will sponsor a half-mile sportsman track championship motorcycle race on
Sunday, October 19, at the Davis Lane Speedway at Hustontown.
The annual firemen's Halloween parade in Mc- Connellsburg will be held on Thursday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m.
Terry McGowan of the U.S. Navy is spending a 10-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy McGowan of Hustontown.
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 561 held its regular meeting at the post home on October 8 with a covered dish supper, after which offices were installed. Officers for the coming year are: Mildred Fix, president; Mrs. Mae Mann, first vice president; Mrs. Mildred E. Rubeck, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Blanche Hess, chaplain; Mrs. Janet Fore, membership chairman; Mrs. Catherine Stine, sergeant-at-arms; and Mrs. Ann Divens, poppy chairman.
The Hustontown Fire Co. held its annual election of officers on October 8 with the following members being named to office: Clair Miller, president; James Chesnut, vice president; Morris Crouse, secretary; John Hann, assistant secretary; Ralph Mellott, treasurer; Albert Corman, financial secretary; Dale Black, chaplain; Ralph Fraker, assistant chaplain; Clair Miller, electrician; Albert Wible and John Hann, assistant electricians; Dr. R.C. McLucas, surgeon; Clark Brant, fire chief; Leo Foreman, captain of big hose; Ronald Bishop, lieutenant of the big hose; Marvin Deshong, training officer; Ralph Mellott, assistant training officer; Clark Brant, chief of fire police; Leroy Mellott, captain of fire police.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vores of McConnellsburg on October 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Waite of Mapleton Depot on October 5; a son to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sipes of Mc- Connellsburg on October 6; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Sipes of Harrisonville on October 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Junior H. Decker of Everett on October 8; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman J. McFadden of Hancock on October 9.
Lieut. Richard "Lefty" Shearer, after a year's tour of duty in Vietnam, is spending a month's furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Shearer, before returning for reassignment duty at Camp Lejeune, S.C. Lt. Shearer is serving with the U.S. Marines.
Men in Service: Airman First Class Terry W. Chilcote, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Chilcote of Hustontown, is on duty with the 4258th Strategic Air Wing at U-Tapao Air Field in Thailand.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Frehn of Orbisonia announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan, to En. 3 Paul Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schmidt of Oxon Hill, Md.
Specials at the IGA: Libby pumpkin, 25 cents, 1-lb. 13-oz. can; Austin's A-1 bleach, 29 cents gal.; Duncan Hines cake mix, 33 cents; sugar, 59 cents, 5-lb. bag.
Deaths: C. Walter Fix, Mercersburg; Ray F. Bolinger, Wells Tannery; Resley H. Weller, Hagerstown; George Meyers, Needmore; Boyd D. Kling, Knobsville; Norman B. Mellott, Needmore; C.V. Houpt, Baltimore.
Jim Hawbaker is holding down one of the positions on the Red Raider soccer squad at Shippensburg State College during the current season. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hawbaker of McConnellsburg. Roy Herbert Cline Jr. will hold down the position of right fullback on the Red Raiders squad this year. Roy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cline of Harrisonville and a graduate of Forbes Road High School.
The wedding vows of Miss Cheryl Catherine Palmer and Clemente Andy Ciampa were solemnized in Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church on September 14. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer of Warfordsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ciampa of Three Springs.
The Mount Olivet United Brethren Church was the scene on October 3 of the marriage of Katrina Sharon Bain, daughter of Mrs. Edith Bain of Mercersburg, and Ralph Edward Sipes, grandson of Mrs. Esther E. Sipes of McConnellsburg.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 15, 1959 '59 Fred Lamberson, supervising principal for the Forbes Road Joint School, in discussing the newly constructed senior high school, recently
opened for the 260 pupils enrolled this year, described it as "a school to be proud of."
Mrs. Wayne McQuait, the former Marty Ann Martz, gave birth to twin sons on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martz are the proud grandparents.
An Ohio man, Glen W. Bittel, 74, of Norwalk, Ohio, was killed in an auto accident near Needmore on Monday.
Marine Lance Cpl. Alvin P. Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Doyle, is serving with the 10th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, S.C.
President Dwight Eisenhower announces to the country that the interest on E and H Series Savings Bonds has been increased from 3-1/4 percent to 3- 3/4 percent retroactive to June 1
Carl Carbaugh and Donald Richards won the contour and level county plowing contests held on Friday. Runners up were Richard Carbaugh and Lee Glazier.
Residents of McConnellsburg area warned by the secretary of health of Pennsylvania to cease and desist the emptying of sewerage into the streams from private sewers. Residences will be inspected and violators will be given 60 days to make corrections.
Emil Mellott, Needmore, will exhibit sheep; Earl Sipes, Harrisonville, a steer; and Jerry McKee, Amaranth, an Angus cow, at the third annual Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition to be held in Harrisburg in November.
Barbara Ann James and Leland Charles Cisey were married on September 12.
Norma Jean Sigel and Seibert Strait of Amaranth were wed on September 10.
The election proclamation for the municipal election to be held on November 3 lists the following candidates for county office: Humphrey W. Yaukey (D) and Charles H. Croft (R) for treasurer; Earl R. Sipes (D); Wayne W. Mellott (D); Brinton C. Wright (R); Bernard P. Barnhart (R) for commissioners: Don Chesnut (D) and Fred S. Fisher (R) for sheriff.
Don Hill of Needmore underwent surgery at Hagerstown Hospital last week.
The Mason Mellott home at Needmore burned down early Sunday morning.
Mollie Garland will offer for public sale on October 24 a home in Needmore and personal property.
Births at the Medical Center: a son on September 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Powell, Hancock; a son on September 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Chilcote, Mercersburg; a son on September 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Johnson, Hustontown; a son on October 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wright of McConnellsburg; a daughter on October 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Huey Mellott, McConnellsburg.
Lewis Largent, director of Veterans Affairs for the county, urges all Korean veterans to pick up their bonus application forms.
Beaver Fraker, Fort Littleton, died suddenly of a heart attack last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Young announce the birth of a son at the Bedford Memorial Hospital last week.
Deaths: Adam Wirth, 76, husband of Mrs. Jessie Deshong Wirth, on October 5; Beverly Jean Orr, 2-dayold baby of Mr. and Mrs. Derwood Orr, Burnt Cabins, on October 23; Mrs. Loretta A. Lashley, 86, of Buck Valley, and Mrs. Ella Foff, 88, of Buck Valley.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 20, 1949 '49 James McKelvey Jr., present administrator of the Chambersburg Hospital, has been named as administrator of the Fulton County
Medical Center, which is now under construction and which is expected to open in late spring or early summer.
Calvin Glazier of McConnellsburg has been chosen to appear with the Juniata College Chapel Choir.
Clarence Bender of McConnellsburg took top place in the fall meeting of the muzzleloader shooter at Shartlesville last Sunday.
Miss Jeanne Haxton has been named as home economist extension representative for Fulton County.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Denver Mellott of Mercersburg on October 14; a son, Gerald Monroe, to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lake of Baltimore on September 30.
Mr. and Mrs. George King of Fairview celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on Saturday.
The choir form the Center Church, with Mrs. Merrill Cook as pianist, was the guest of three churches of the Port Matilda Charge on Sunday, where Rev. Forest R. Stong is pastor.
Seibert Barnett of Center has returned home from the Chambersburg Hospital where he was treated for a broken nose.
Leo Foreman, who has been stationed in Guam, received his discharge and returned home last week.
Howard Barnett of near Waterfall celebrated his 80th birthday on October 13.
Deaths: Mrs. Thomas J. Foor of Wells Tannery; Mrs. John W. Evans of Weyers Cove, Va.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 19, 1939 '39 Deaths: Mrs. Isabel (Beatty) Hixson of Huntingdon; Mrs. Margaret (Stoler) Bossler of Saxton; Tobias Glazier of McConnellsburg.
The Franklin-Fulton Little Farm Products Show, sponsored by the Lions Club of this area, will be held in Washington Township High School near Waynesboro on November 16 and 17. The presidents of the three surviving clubs are: Sam Breth of Waynesboro; Charles Ross, Chambersburg, and Harold Welsh of Mc- Connellsburg. They will serve as an executive committee for the show.
The ladies of the local Lutheran Church will hold a chicken supper on October 28. The menu will include chicken, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, salad, pickles, gingerbread with whipped cream and coffee. The price will be 50 cents.
Mrs. E.N. Akers of Sipes Mill attended the 39th annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters in Washington, D.C., last week and was one of the 1,500 ladies who, by special invitation, attended a tea and reception by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Akers is the postmistress at Sipes Mill.
George Oliver Deshong of Harrisonville has been admitted to Everett Hospital for treatment of a compound fracture of the right leg.
On Monday afternoon Campbell Patterson addressed the senior agriculture boys of the local high school. As the first highway superintendent in Fulton County, he discussed the early history of roads in Ayr and Todd townships and told of the hard-surfaced road in Fulton County – in the early 90s – which extended from Warfordsburg to Hancock.
Donald Paxton McPherson Jr. and Janet Lewis Russell were married on Saturday.
William J. Mellott and Beatrice Kelso were wed October 10.
The Pennsylvania Manufacturer's Casualty Insurance Co., which has been located in the Nace-Sheets building, moved on Monday to the Nesbit Hotel. The office vacated by the insurance company will be occupied by the district office of the Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters, which will move from the Stevens building.
Douglas Layton of Warfordsburg is spending this week at State College, attending a poultry short course and the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Poultrymen's Association.
Rev. and Mrs. William J. Lowe returned home last Thursday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Black of Oklahoma City. They spent three weeks on the trip and travelled more than 2,900 miles.
Mrs. Bessie Cooper was admitted to Chambersburg Hospital last week for observation and treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Morgan have moved into the property of the late Henry Comerer, recently purchased and renovated by C.F. Scott.
Death: Harry Miller of Burnt Cabins.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 17, 1929 '29 Deaths: Harry E. Skipper of Blue Mound, Ill.; Mrs. Albert
Johnson of near Saluvia; Marvin Earl Truax of near Sipes Mill; Mrs. Helen Ora (Lear) Naugle of near Knobsville; Sarah Ellen Rhodes of Todd Township; the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Foreman of near Knobsville.
William Weller, a son of Mrs. Clara Weller of Thompson Township, was drowned at the beach at Los Angeles, Calif., on September 2. He was 31 years of age. With his wife and only child, he had gone bathing at the beach and the outgoing tide carried him away from the shore. He drowned before assistance could reach him.
Glenn Foster's dwelling in Wells Valley was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning.
Carl Becker and Hazel Elvey were married October 1.
Merrill Murphy and Alda V. Cowan were married October 10
Ronald McDonald, a Civil War veteran and native of Mc- Connellsburg, observed his 84th birthday on October 14 at the home of his granddaughter in Chambersburg. Before going to Chambersburg, Mr. McDonald served as prothonotary and clerk of the courts of Fulton County.
David Washabaugh Jr. and family are moving into their new home on Lincoln Way West this week. Plumber N.H. Rettger has just finished installing a vacuum vapor heating plant in the new home.
"Here's pleasant news for the ladies! Fred Ray of Northcraft has purchased a Ford roadster."
Mr. and Mr. Ben McLucas have moved into their new home at the intersection of Lincoln Way East and the Cito Road.
Wilbur Grissinger has started the foundation of his new home on Lincoln Way East.
Dr. Grover Cleveland Kirk and Marguerite Vandermark were married September 25.
Mrs. Isaiah Kline of Saluvia has one pumpkin vine. From it she has taken 11 fine pumpkins with a total weight of 190 1/4 pounds.


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Apparently we ate out a lot over the weekend. Nothing like looking at your photos & realizing they're all of food! Just to clarify, this was over the course of 3 days...
We actually try to cook at home as much as possible, I should post more of those meals because that is the majority of what we eat. Every now & again it's nice to grab cheap tacos & fries or a really good slice of pizza.


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North Country Matters TV Show to Feature Bill Vitek on
Prof. Bill Vitek's presentation "Joyful Ignorance and the Civic Mind" is an essay from his book The Virtues of Ignorance: Sustainability, Complexity, and the Limits of Knowledge, co-edited with Wes Jackson and forthcoming this spring from the University Press of Kentucky.
Joyful ignorance, Vitek claims, is a willful, defiant, rebellious act in the face of the obvious, of certainty, of security and control, and of domination. He uses the work of forester and philosopher Aldo Leopold to describe what he calls a more civic way of knowing, or the "civic mind," and ends with some suggestions for educators and policy makers interested in promoting it.
Vitek is an associate professor of philosophy at Clarkson University, where he has taught for 20 years. He has a B.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Union College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
North Country Matters continues to be the only show on North Country cable systems focused entirely on local issues, featuring stories about local people, produced entirely by folks living here. There is no other show like it north of the Blue Line.


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Diagnostic work-up of cardiovascular autonomic failure (adapted from Fanciulli ). CNS = central nervous system; CRMP-5 = collapsin response mediator protein 5; DAT = dopamine active transporter; HbA1c = haemoglobin A1c; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; I-MIBG = I-metaiodobenzylguanidine; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PCA-2 = Purkinje cell cytoplasmic autoantibody type 2; SPECT = single-photon emission computed tomography; SS-A = Sjogren's syndrome-associated antigen A; SS-B = Sjogren's syndrome-associated antigen B.
Diagnostic work-up of cardiovascular autonomic failure (adapted from Fanciulli ). CNS = central nervous system; CRMP-5 = collapsin response mediator protein 5; DAT = dopamine active transporter; HbA1c = haemoglobin A1c; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; I-MIBG = I-metaiodobenzylguanidine; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PCA-2 = Purkinje cell cytoplasmic autoantibody type 2; SPECT = single-photon emission computed tomography; SS-A = Sjogren's syndrome-associated antigen A; SS-B = Sjogren's syndrome-associated antigen B.
The results of interictal EEGs are normal in syncope. 410 , 430 An interictal normal EEG cannot rule out epilepsy and the EEG in epilepsy must always be interpreted in a clinical context. An EEG is not recommended when syncope is the most likely cause of TLOC, but it is when epilepsy is the likely cause or when clinical data are equivocal. The EEG is also useful to establish PPS, if recorded during a provoked attack.
Computed tomography and MRI in uncomplicated syncope should be avoided. If neurological examination points out Parkinsonism, ataxia, or cognitive impairment, MRI is recommended. In cases of contraindication for MRI, computed tomography is recommended to exclude brain lesions.
No studies suggest that carotid Doppler ultrasonography is valuable in patients with typical syncope.
An acute or subacute onset of multidomain autonomic failure suggests a paraneoplastic or autoimmune cause. Screening for specific paraneoplastic antibodies is recommended: the most common paraneoplastic antibodies are anti-Hu, while others are anti-Purkinje cell cytoplasmic autoantibody type 2 and anti-collapsin response mediator protein 5. 431 Seropositivity for any of the above-mentioned antibodies may therefore prompt further investigation for occult malignancy (e.g. whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose−positron emission tomography). 432
Seropositivity for antiganglionic acetylcholine receptor antibodies is the serological hallmark of autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy. 433 , 434
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Game companies now lean heavily on loot boxes to monetize their products. Legislators around the world are threatening to impose regulations on the boxes, claiming that they're gambling. Industry groups, however, insist that the boxes are not .
I play games that are funded with loot boxes. My favorite game of all time, Dota 2 , is funded almost exclusively through loot boxes. Regulations that tightly restrict or absolutely prohibit loot boxes will definitely hurt the gaming industry and will hurt, perhaps even fatally, games I love. There will definitely be economic harm, and games companies will have to figure something out to fill the monetary gap. It's no surprise that game companies are defending the practice.
But here's the thing: loot boxes are gambling. The essential features of the transaction match those of gambling, the reward pathways and addiction mechanisms are those of gambling, and playing dumb about it, as the industry is currently doing, is a bad look.
The loot box mechanism is straightforward: you buy a box for a fixed price, and you receive a random reward. Some rewards are commonplace and low value; others are rare and high value. So far, so gambling: these essential features are found in roulette, slot machines, betting on horses, raffles, and lotteries.
The excitement loot boxes offer their buyers is comparable, too: the moment of uncertainty, the high of getting a big win, the low of missing out. This is the same high as the one gamblers enjoy. Regulators in Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed that this basic structure makes loot boxes a kind of gambling.
Game companies defend loot boxes by saying they're not the same as gambling because you can't lose with them: you always win something , even if it's not very valuable. This is a weak defense. For one thing, that consolation prize may, in fact, be worthless.
Consider Dota 2 's loot boxes. They offer a number of standard, low-value prizes, along with a small chance of getting a "rare," "very rare," or "ultra rare" high-value prize. The loot boxes are designed so that if you buy as many boxes as there are standard prizes, you'll always get one of each standard prize. But if you keep on buying more copies of the same loot box in order to spin the dice yet again and have another chance at one of those rare prizes, you will, through necessity, receive duplicates of the standard items. These duplicates are, functionally, worthless: Dota 2 's items are cosmetics for the game's heroes, and the heroes simply can't equip more than one copy of any given item. The first copy has value; the subsequent ones don't, as you have no way of using them.
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Marc Rich, the commodities trader who fled the U.S. to avoid federal indictments during the 1980s before President Bill Clinton pardoned him two decades later, has died. He was 78.
The businessman with a taste for flamboyant neckties and Cuban cigars was celebrated for inventing the spot-oil market and later became one of the most wanted white-collar fugitives in American history for 17 years. After leaving the U.S., he founded a commodities trading company that became the forerunner of today's Glencore Xstrata Plc.
Rich died in a hospital near his home in Switzerland early today, spokesman Christian Koenig said by telephone.
Rich fled to Switzerland hours before being indicted in 1983 on more than 50 counts of wire fraud, racketeering, trading with Iran during an embargo, and evading more than $48 million in U.S. income taxes. The charges stemmed from a multimillion- dollar chain of U.S. crude oil deals that roiled the global petroleum industry in the early 1980s.
On the last day of his presidency in January 2001, Clinton pardoned Rich, who repeatedly maintained his innocence.
"We bought the oil, we handled the transport and we sold it," Rich said of his Iran dealings during an interview for the 2009 book "The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich" by Daniel Ammann. "They couldn't do it themselves, so we were able to do it."
Commodities Empire
Rich ran a multibillion-dollar empire that stretched from Russian nickel mines through Malaysian tin deposits and into trading rooms in London, Hong Kong and New York. He owned a fleet of oil tankers, counted former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and opera tenor Placido Domingo as friends, lived in a $9.5 million home on Spain's Costa Brava coast and even co-owned 20th Century Fox studios. He donated generously to charities and museums in Switzerland and Israel, and helped bankroll the Jamaican Olympic team and Zurich Opera.
Rich co-founded commodities company Marc Rich & Co. in 1974, which was renamed Glencore International AG 20 years later when he sold his 51 percent stake. Rich's firm was where Ivan Glasenberg, who was part of the $1.2 billion management buyout and is now chief executive officer of Glencore Xstrata, learned the commodities trade.
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Klipfolio has partnered with Insights from Flat Creek to focus on the data challenges facing today's enterprises.
"Businesses today are challenged not only with the sheer logistics of integrating their various data sources, but then how to make sense of an increasingly fragmented data landscape. Klipfolio makes quick work of the first challenge and allows us, through our Insights service, to take care of the second," says Allen Fuller, managing partner of Insight from Flat Creek. "We initially evaluated several data visualization tools, but there is not a single Web-based tool on the market that can integrate with the variety of data sources that Klipfolio does. Klipfolio truly is an integrated KPI dashboard, and we are excited to be partnering with them."
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Klipfolio Dashboard is a Web and mobile dashboard that is focused on the real-time visibility of operational data. Klipfolio Dashboard Web and mobile can connect to virtually any data source and combines a self-service platform with the agility of the cloud and mobile devices.


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Zac Hicks has an intriguing analysis of the value of using the Common Lectionary as an aid to Bible study and worship. He rightly points out that this is one tool of the Holy Spirit to knit the scattered bones of the church back together as so many read, study, pray and worship around the same texts week by week.
It is also a way to be joined together in ordering our time, all of us dancing to the same delight in the same celebrations throughout the year; all of us pacing to the measure of His work rather than to the commemorations of our various States or to purely personal memorials and agendas.
I have been working on a cycle of daily Bible studies based on the daily readings from the Lectionary. The set for Lent is complete, and will soon be available for personal or group study. Below is a sample lesson. I'd love to hear your comments. Is it clear? Easy to use? Does it draw out the themes that echo among the Old and New Testament readings for the day?
Thursday: Beloved Enemies
Ps. 35, 148; Romans 11:25-36; Deuteronomy 30:11-20
Discussion & Study
1. What point does Moses emphasize about the Law in Deut. 30:11 – 14?
2. Where does David turn for justice when he is oppressed, according to Ps. 35?
3. Who were David's most painful enemies according to Ps 35:12 - 17?
4. On what basis does he make his plea? Why can he expect God to take up his case?
5. Who had become the enemies of God's people in Paul's day (Rom 11:28)?
Our worst enemies are the ones we helped and trusted. The ones we counted as friends or family. David's anguish is increased by the nearness of his enemies. But in his pain, he does not take matters into his own hands.
David pictures himself in the Court of Heaven. He asks for the Judge to plead his cause on the basis of His covenant, and proceeds to give evidence of his oppressors' abuse of that covenant. He lays before God, his complaint and trusts in God's justice and mercy. He calls for God's punishment on the wicked and His defense of the righteous, but David understands that, particularly in the case of once-friend enemies, he himself might not know who the wicked are. "Judge me," he says.
God knows not only the outward violations, but the inward ones as well. He knows the particular wounds and rottenness in the oppressor's heart. He is the only one who can truly mete out justice. But God's purposes in His justice go far beyond simple retribution. His justice not only gives the wicked his just desserts and the oppressed relief, but it produces restoration of the offender.
Israel in Paul's day had become the enemy in God's bosom and the God-fearing Gentiles had taken David's place. Paul exhorts these Gentile converts to take up David's wisdom. For God is not merely shaming and confounding covenant-breakers, but He is preparing an unprecedented union as well. Because of God's rejection of Israel, both Israel and non-Israel know the wrath of God, so that those physical descendants of Abraham and those spiritual descendants of Abraham who fear God will be unified by their experience of God's grace.
They will all be Israel together, beyond all pettiness, beyond all betrayal, beyond all pain.
Does one near you oppress you? Do not seek revenge. Lay your complaint before God, who is just beyond Justice. His grace will not gloss over wickedness; will not merely excuse the destroyer. But His justice will produce real healing and real unity.


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'We don't want to make exaggerated fantasy claims, and instead seek to wow our customers with actual facts,' says Gemballa. Actual facts, and vast, vast quantities of horsepower.
So what exactly is Gemballa unwilling to make exaggerated fantasy claims about? This car here: a modified Porsche Panamera pushing out 700bhp and weighing in at over two tonnes (2,045kg to be exact). At the Nardo high-speed circuit, this very car - a customer car, no less - clocked a top speed of 338.8kph.
Why is this significant? According to Gemballa, this makes the Megamera the world's fastest over-two-tonne street-legal saloon, which it's fair to say hasn't been a hotly-contested category in the past. It does however, fall into a category we are aware of, in that its bloody fast. The 'standard' 520bhp V8 Turbo Panamera runs to 304kph and is therefore no slouch. But 339kph? Sheesh.
The Panamera Turbo's standard 22-inch wheels, rear-seat entertainment, and even aero were left unaltered to achieve this top speed. Gemballa simply upped the twin-turbo V8 engine to 700bhp, and sent it to Italy. And not only will it do 339kph, it'll also go from 0-100kph in 3.3 seconds, 0-200kph in 9.6 seconds and 0-300kph in 26.5 seconds. Actual facts, right there.


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XFX HD 5870 Review
With the change of the seasons comes the change of hardware. AMD just released their latest series of video cards to the public in the form of the ATI HD 5870. The ATI HD 5870 comes packing double the stream processors and double the texture (TMU) units as well as doubled render (ROP) units. The stream processors total in at 1600, with 80 TMUs and 32 ROPs - the reference core speed remains the same as the 4890's while memory speed has increased to 1200MHz. The fabrication process has been shrunk from 55nm down to 40nm, but with the increase of transistors the total die size has grown considerably to nearly an extra 25% in size. ATI was the first to 40nm video cards, and is also the first to present DirectX 11 compatibility. The memory bus and size has not increased - remaining at 256bit and 1GB. Overall the new release should bring some serious performance and all of the new developments look very enticing. AMD also has developed new software to go along with the new series - it is called ATI Eyefinity, the software allows multiple monitors of up to 6 to be used at the same time on each video card.
XFX has quickly come out with their own 5870, the XFX HD 5870 1GB. It runs at the reference clock speeds of 850MHz on the core and 1200MHz on the GDDR5 memory. The card is shipped with a voucher to get Dirt 2 - a DirectX 11 game - when it comes out later this winter. The XFX HD 5870 is the same as a plain ATI HD 5870, with its double stream processors, TMUs, and ROPs of the 4-series, so I'll save the suspense and move on.
Closer Look:
XFX has decorated the box with black and red art which resembles vents or something, and in the center black and yellow caution stripes. Some patches resemble brushed metal, none of the box is plain looking. The front has a three page fold out that is held on by four Velcro tabs and the folds are held shut by a single Velcro tab. The XFX sticker at the top has the usual company logo "play hard." Several other stickers are present: ATI Radeon, 1GB GDDR5 memory, XFX 5-Star Support, and the ATI Eyefinity. This extra attachment is not intended for retail markets, and is just showing off the Eyefinity stuff. Opening the fold shows a three page scene of a Subaru rallying on what looks like a representation of a Eyefinity demonstration. Opening the first tab shows flags against a red wall of rock.
The other flap has information about DirectX 11, ATI Eyefinity, and Dirt 2. At the bottom is XFX's website www.XFXforce.com. The ATI Eyefinity blurb reads "Enjoy an incredibly immersive HD gaming/computing experience with ATI Eyefinity Technology. This revolutionary multi-display technology allows you to expand your visual real estate across up to three displays with innovative wrap around capabilities to maximize your field of view with incredible sharpness and clarity. The DirectX 11 part talks about how the HD 5800 series is the first completely compatible DirectX 11 GPU.
The center pane shows the back side of the Subaru kicking up a bunch of dirt and gravel, the pictures are enclosed in a grayish brushed metallic border resembling monitor bezels. The two flaps fold away from each other to resemble a tri-monitor setup playing Dirt 2. Next the fold-out can be removed and the box can be seen in its entirety.
The true front of the box is the same as the attached foldout with the exception of the ATI Eyefinity sticker being replaced with a Dirt 2 sticker, and the Not for Resale words being omitted. The side of the box has Dirt 2 ratings, model/part/serial numbers and barcodes. There are also some badges for supported groups such as RoHS compliance, FCC, etc.
The end of the box is held shut with a round piece of tape and has some features of the ATI card. Four white pictures at the top are titled vivid photos, cinematic video, immersive gaming, and high performance. Underneath those pictures are some features of the card - ATI AVIVO: high definition video, gaming, and photos. ATI Catalyst Software Suite: software suite for improved stability and performance, and manage your graphics cards with the ATI Catalyst Control Center interface. ATI CrossFireX: take gaming to a new level with plug-n-play ease, add multiple compatible XFX Radeon graphics cards. Then there is the usual small dark writing about stipulations of the features.
This end is held shut just as the other end was, with a round sticker. This side says the system requirements - PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0 compliant motherboard with one X16 graphics slot, 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI-Express* power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX technology in dual mode), Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to www.XFXforce.com or http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products, Minimum 1GB of system memory. The end also lists the packaged components in the box: XFX Radeon HD 5870, Installation CD, CrossFire Bridge, Quick Installation Guide, Driver CD Installation Guide, XFX Serial Number Door Hanger, 6-pin to 4-pin Power Cable, and DVI to VGA Adapter. The back of the box has plenty of information. Key features are listed, the only ones which haven't been touched on earlier in the review are: supports OpenGL 3.1, Dynamic power management with ATI PowerPlay technology, video output through Display Port, HDMI, and 2xDL-DVI. Underneath the Radeon HD 5870 are the words Expand. Accelerate. Dominate in bold green. In the middle is the 5 Star Support also bolded. The bottom has five red and black stickers side by side.
Opening one of the end flap shows a black box with greenish XFX logo, the color reminds me of the old green glow-in-the-dark toys. This box is similar to the smaller boxes XFX was shipping with except that this one is around double the width!
After opening the box users will be welcomed by the user manuals and driver disks, door hanger, and Dirt 2 voucher sitting atop black foam which is held in place by green colored cardboard. The foam is very dense and offers very good impact protection.
Underneath the top layer of foam is a form-fitted piece that encases the video card from the sides. The card is also protected by an antistatic bag. Underneath the green cardboard form are the hardware accessories - two Molex to 6-pin PCI Express adapters, CrossFire dongle, and DVI to VGA adapter.
These are the included accessories - Quick Install Guide, ATI Graphics Card drivers, Installation Guide, Dirt 2 voucher, CrossFire dongle, DVI to VGA adapter, two Molex to 6-pin adapters, and "Do not disturb I'm gaming" door hanger. A full package, other video adapters aren't included because the video card already has most of the mainstream ports. Finally, the XFX HD 5870 is out of the box but the cat isn't out of the bag just yet.
With everything unboxed it is time to examine and dissect the video card!


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The Baseline League didn't need to get any tougher. But it has indeed.
The new league realignments resulted in the departure of Alta Loma and Glendora which have traditionally been the bottom feeders. They have been replaced by Chino Hills, which had been a top contender in the Sierra League, along with Damien.
The Spartans are likely to find the going tough but it's only the second year of the Mark Paredes era at Damien so it's too early to tell.
Upland and Rancho tied for the top spot last year with the Highlanders winning the head-to-head battle 24-6 in the regular season finale.
Just how balanced is this league? Now-departed Glendora finished fifth last year but beat Upland, while Rancho needed a last second miracle to beat Los Osos which finished fourth.
All expect the competition to go up another notch with this year's new additions.
"We went from first to fifth in two weeks," Etiwanda coach Brandon Rohrer said. "It will be just as tough or even more tough this year. There isn't an easy game."
Last year four teams made the playoffs. Even if that happens this year, one or more good teams are likely to be left out in the cold.
Coach: Tim Salter
2013 record: 9-4
Key returners: QB Tyler Hilinski, Sr; UT Nathan Tilford, Soph; DB Kameron Powell, Sr; DB Elijah Jones, Sr.; OL Donnie Green, Sr.; OL David Martinez, Sr.; LB-TE Troy Thomas, Sr.; WR-DB Joseph Ayala, Jr.; WR Malik Yoakum; TE Hasani Smith Sr.; K Luke Van Ginkel, Sr.
Key newcomers: RB-LB Josh Woods, Sr.; DN Augustine Uribe, Sr., from Colton; OL-DL Gary Baker, Sr.; WR Eric Turner, Sr.
Bottom line: The Highlanders return multiple players at every position and still have the reigning Offensive Player of Year in Hilinski. Salter says as many as 10 players have already received offers, the most he's had in any one year so early in his two-decade tenure. With that kind of talent expectations will be lofty once again.
Coach: Nick Baiz
2013 record: 10-2
Key returners: QB Angel Matute, Jr.; RB Khalil Muhammad, Sr.; RB Aaron Manning, Jr.; WR Blake Fisher, Sr.; WR Jerry Chaney, Sr.; OL Josiah Gray, Sr.; DE Uepi Kaufusi, Sr.; LB Gabriel Espinoza, Sr. ; LB Isi Fonua, Sr.; DL Robert Cuevas, Sr.
Key newcomers: DL Jabari Watson, Jr.; DB Jaylon Redd,, Soph.; DB Darrial Busby, Jr.
Bottom line: The Cougars have advanced to at least the CIF semifinals for four straight years until being sent home in the quarters last year. All the skill position players are returning so they are well armed to make another push this season. A tough nonleague schedule will be good preparation.
Coach: Matt Bechtel
2013 record: 7-4
Key returners: RB Brysen Charbonier, Sr.; QB Zac Sturdivent, Sr.; OL Clay Garcelli, Sr.; OL Jaimey Wasson, Sr.; OL Matt Kivler, Jr.; RB Justin Rodgers, Sr.; DE J.P. Lanathoua, Sr.; NG Anthony Adame, Sr.; DL Anthony Rosales, Jr.; LB Konnor Zickefoos, Sr.; CB Tyrus Lineberger, Sr..; S Jared Patuano, Sr.
Key newcomers: CB Josh Zappola, Jr.; S Craig Worthley, Jr.; TB Curtis Price, Jr.; QB Carlos Arreola, Jr.
Bottom line: The Huskies make the move from the Sierra and should compete. They have the entire defensive front and linebacking corps returning which is always a good place to start. A tough nonleague schedule should prove good preparation for the Huskies first slate of games in their tougher new league.
Coach: Brandon Rohrer
2013 record: 6-5
Key returners: OL Tariq Myricks, Sr.; RB-S Kamari Pleasant, Jr.; OL Emmanuel Ramirez, Sr.; TE Michael Neal, Sr.; LB Khaylan Thomas, Jr.; LB Deshawn Fortune, Sr.; CB Treyjohn Butler, Jr.;
Key newcomers: QB Andrew Kanatsky, Jr.; FB-LB Aiden Anderson, Jr.; S-RB Kendall Geer, Jr., from Alta Loma; WR Keon Stephens, Sr., from San Bernardino High.
Bottom line: The Eagles have some top-notch players coming back on defense and will be a force to reckon with if newcomers in skill positions deliver. Special teams loom as the biggest question marks but the Eagles should challenge the perennial powers as well as newcomer Chino Hills.
Coach: Mark Paredes
2013 record: 5-5
Key returners: RB Dylan Thigpen, Jr.; OL Francis Paguio, Sr.; WR Mackenzie Sternquist, Sr,; TE Hunter Smith, Sr.; LB Drew Chang, Sr.; WR Christopher Gregg, Jr.; DL Patrick Sanchez, Sr.; RB Nick Castro, Sr.; DB Cameron Record, Jr.; DB Aaron Gonzaelz, Sr.
Key newcomers: OL Evander Achen, Jr.; OL Liam Bryan, Jr.
Bottom line: The Spartans were in transition last year under a new coach and rounded out the season, winning three of the last four to get to .500. It will be a tougher go this year in better league but Paredes is embracing the challenge and expects ghis team to do so as well. He thinks he has starters that can compete but depth is an issue.
Coach: Kevin Price
2013 record: 5-6
Key returners: QB Jason Crain, Sr.; WR Caleb Repp, Sr; RB Donovan Williams, Jr.; WR Malcolm Smith, Sr.; OLB Bryce Younquist, Jr.; LB Donald Fin, Sr.
Key newcomer: OL-DL Kyle Masropian, Sr.
Bottom line: The Grizzlies graduated 35 seniors of the 68 left at season's end so there are a lot of holes to fill. Last year was Crain's first playing high school football so his improvement will be a big factor in whether the Grizzlies can compete with teams with far more weapons on both sides of the ball. A big key will be getting the ball to the most proven weapons in Repp and Williams.
Impact players
Tyler Hilinksi, Upland, QB, Sr.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder has already committed to Washington State. His numbers last year were downright gaudy – 3,053 yards and 34 touchdowns with just eight interceptions. He threw for 442 yards and seven touchdowns in the much publicized playoff showdown loss last year against Corona Centennial. He has a ton of weapons around him again this year so he could surpass those impressive totals.
Khaylan Thomas, Etiwanda, LB, Sr.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder will spearhead what should be a great defense with the Eagles having a couple other top notch prospects as well. Thomas already has 15 offers from Division I schools, most notably UCLA, Miami, Nebraska, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington State. More are sure to come.
Best of the Rest
Brysen Charbonier, Chino Hills, RB, Sr. — Ran for 1,207 yards, 19 TDs last year
Blake Fisher, Rancho Cucamonga, WR, Sr. — Had all the clutch receptions last year for Cougars
Deshawn Fortune, Etiwanda, LB, Sr. — Joins forces with Thomas to give Eagles great 1-2 punch
Trent Goens, Chino Hills, DL, Sr. — Defensive MVP in Sierra has committed to Northwestern
Kameron Powell, Upland, DB, Sr. — Headed to Washington State along with Hilinski
Caleb Repp, Los Osos, WR, Sr. — Caught 27 pass for 502 yards and 7 TDs last year
Nathan Tilford, Upland, ATH, Soph. — Already a top recruit and excels at multiple positions
Jabari Watson, Rancho Cucamonga, DL, Jr. — Will occupy spot vacated by Player of Year Chris Unga
Dylan Thigpen, Damien, RB, Jr. — Rushed for 898 yards, 13 Tds as a sophomore
Donovan Williams, Los Osos, RB, Jr. — Threat out of backfield or at receiver. Can also play QB


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by Richard A. Stein, M.D., Ph.D. at Genetic Engineering News
While developments in DNA sequencing provided increasingly high-quality and high-confidence genetic and genomic data, the indispensability of additional layers of inquiry in characterizing biological systems emerged as an acute necessity.
This fueled the interest to characterize and survey the transcriptome of various cell types, under specific conditions.
Insights into the transcriptome have been made possible as a result of several waves of technological advances and, among these, RNA-seq is assuming a central and expanding role.
"RNA-seq provides a great tool to start with and, in all certainty, people will develop more precise methods down the road," says Chuan He, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and the University of Chicago. Dr. He and his colleagues are using RNA-seq, more specifically m6A-seq or MeRIP-seq, to characterize methylation changes on RNA transcripts.
While RNA methylation was observed and reported decades ago, its importance in shaping gene expression has only more recently come into the spotlight, and understanding the removal of methylation marks has been even more elusive.
Investigators in Dr. He's group were the first to reveal that, just like DNA and histone methylation, RNA methylation is reversible. They found that fat mass and obesity-associated protein, FTO, involved in human obesity and energy homeostasis, is an oxidative demethylase of RNA N6-methyladenosine. Subsequently, Dr. He et al., identified a second RNA demethylase, ALKBH5, which affects mammalian mRNA export and metabolism. While both proteins demethylate N6-methyladenosine RNA residues, they participate in distinct biological pathways and show different tissue expression patterns.
"Once we open this door, there are so many possibilities that emerge because, if we consider all the pathways and networks, RNA modifications can shape and, in some cases, dominate gene regulation," Dr. He says.
Additional efforts his lab revealed that RNA demethylation is functionally significant and performs a regulatory role. "We justified two critical points, change in gene expression and reversibility but, based on the more stringent definition for epigenetic modifications, we also need to ask whether these changes are heritable, and this aspect needs significantly more work," he adds.
According to Jia Meng, Ph.D., associate researcher and bioinformatics core facility supervisor at MIT, "not much research has been done on RNA methylation in the past, but recent approaches are enabling us to study the RNA epigenome at an enhanced resolution and at the genome-wide scale."
Dr. Meng and his colleagues recently developed FRIP-seq (fragmented RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing), a new tool that combines ChIP-seq with RNA-seq. Because of the nature of the RNA, software and algorithms developed for DNA methylation analysis are not informative, and new tools are required.
"This motivated us to develop this new algorithm that will help us, in the long run, to analyze the function of RNA methylation," says Yufei Huang, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio and senior author of the study describing FRIP-seq.
Dr. Huang and his colleagues are currently applying this technology to examine epigenetic changes in the RNA, particularly mRNA, from cancer cell lines.
Based on FRIP-seq, and with the help of computational strategies, a new MATLAB-based package called exomePeak was developed and is freely available for researchers interested in characterizing transcriptome-wide post-transcriptional RNA modifications.
"Over the next few months we will release a new version based on R, and it will be more powerful and user-friendly," says Dr. Meng.
The existence of RNA methylation in several species—from humans to bacteria—reveals the importance that this process plays in biology. RNA methylation profiling is marked by several challenges, some of which are shared with the ones encountered in the case of DNA, while others are specific for RNA. For example, the presence of 5'-cytosine and 6'-adenine RNA methylation make it technologically more demanding to study this modification than it is in the case of DNA.
"In addition, RNA can be very unstable, and this makes it even more challenging to understand how methylation is introduced into and removed from RNA," Dr. Huang says.
While the correct alignment of RNA reads to the original genomic sequences is one of the major goals in RNA sequencing, this process may be challenging for multiple reasons. One of them is that the length of RNA reads significantly shapes the effectiveness of reconstructing the transcriptome of the original cell, and shorter reads, though less costly to generate, present a higher risk for misalignment.
"The longer the reads, the higher the likelihood to assign them to the correct location," says Steven L. Salzberg, Ph.D., professor of medicine, biostatistics, and computer sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
An additional, somewhat related challenge lies in the fact that the human genome contains at least 14,000 pseudogenes. Pseudogenes have highly similar sequences to transcribed genes but, as opposed to them, lack one or several introns, or contain premature stop codons and, as a result, do not encode functional proteins. Nevertheless, intron-spanning RNA reads may align to pseudogenes. A new spliced aligner that Dr. Salzberg and colleagues designed, TopHat2, addressed this and several other concerns.
In a two-step process, TopHat2 first identifies potential intron splice sites, similar to its previous version, TopHat1, and in a second step, it aligns reads that contain multiple exons. Novel algorithms incorporated into TopHat2 allow it to process more diverse sequencing datasets and to align reads of various lengths.
"Overall, TopHat2 aligns more reads, and it does so more accurately than the earlier versions of this algorithm," Dr. Salzberg says.
The Pseudogene Problem
"We are interested in several aspects related to RNA-seq, as this approach allows us to find coding and noncoding transcripts, examine splicing, and perform quantification," says Mark B. Gerstein, Ph.D., professor of biomedical informatics at Yale University.
Investigators in Dr. Gerstein's lab recently performed a complete annotation of pseudogenes from the GENCODE Project data.
While pseudogenes were historically viewed as genomic loci that might not have any roles, some of them were recently proposed to have an active cellular role. By using locus-specific gene expression analyses combined with high-throughput RNA-seq, Dr. Gerstein and colleagues revealed that pseudogene transcription occurs in a tissue-dependent manner and is associated with active promoter regions and open chromatin states. The analysis revealed that even though many pseudogenes are inactive, some of them potentially may assume regulatory functions that are reminiscent of noncoding RNA molecules.
"RNA-seq is something that we will see being increasingly rolled out for multiple applications, including personal transcriptome profiling in cancer and other diseases," Dr. Gerstein says.
Among the remaining challenges are the need to standardize gene expression measurements, to incorporate the degree to which specific genes are turned on or off, and to advance insights into noncoding RNA—a topic that has seen intense transformation over the past few years.


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The Woods Hole Historical Museum presets its eighth biennial model boat show on April 16 – 17, 2011 (tickets $). The exhibits will be located in several buildings in the village of Woods Hole on Cape Cod. In the past the show attracted over six hundred visitors. For more information: www.woodsholemuseum.org
On that weekend, The Palmer House Inn will be donating 10% of the proceeds to the museum.
To make reservations: www.palmerhouseinn.com or call (508) 548 – 1230.


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Simon Fraser University has become the first such Canadian tertiary education institution to accept donations in Bitcoin, the university reported:
Simon Fraser University is the first Canadian post-secondary school to accept donations in Bitcoin, a digital currency that can be exchanged electronically.
And SFU alumnus Scott Nelson and Simon Fraser Bitcoin Club president Mike Yeung are the university's first Bitcoin donors, contributing the cash equivalent of $6,000.
"We are embracing Bitcoin because it is innovative, open source, entrepreneurial and fits well with SFU's mission to engage the world," says Yeung, who hopes his donation will be used by students to spark conversations on how non-profits in developing areas can use the virtual currency.
"Bitcoin can be moulded in ways that can benefit people (in every part of the globe and every segment of society) in many ways," adds Yeung, who is also the founder and CEO of Saftonhouse Consulting Group. "And those benefits can only be realized when Bitcoin is driven by community efforts and the passion of those with vision and determination – the very traits that SFU breeds and supports."
The university is yet another institution accepting Bitcoin, this time as donations, not as payment for goods or services. This shows us that Bitcoin is gradually transpiring not only into the world of retailers but also into other forms of activity, donations for educational purposes being only one example.
We're obviously still early on the road to Bitcoin adoption – SFU is, after all, the first university in Canada to accept the cryptocurrency – but, as we have numerously expressed, this is precisely where the opportunity with Bitcoin lies. The currency is still in the early stages of possibly redefining the payment systems we know.
For now, we'll focus on the charts.
On BitStamp, we saw a move down yesterday. This was a second day of depreciation. Such a situation might naturally evoke the question whether anything has actually changed as far as the short-term outlook. This is the question our readers probably ask themselves and we understand where it's coming from and also ask ourselves similar questions and check them against the current market conditions to arrive at conclusions. Today is no different and we provide you with our opinion on where the market is headed.


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Bits and bytes are the basics of our business, and business is good. So much so that even the immense capacity of advanced data centers can't keep up with demand. And complexity? Off the charts. Now the question is, does continuing to manage your own data center facilities make financial sense?
That might seem like a contrarian takeaway from our InformationWeek 2013 State of the Data Center Survey, given that all respondents are involved with management or decision-making at organizations with data centers of 1,000 square feet or larger. In fact, the percentage of respondents whose operating centers are at least 25,000 square feet jumped four points from our 2012 survey, to 15%.
The enterprise-owned glass house is alive and well: Our survey shows just 4% of respondents aggressively moving applications to the public cloud, and another 4% of survey respondents expect demand for data center resources to decrease, compared with 69% expecting increases. Many are girding for upticks of 25% or more. At that pace, enterprises can't further virtualize or build new facilities fast enough to keep up, even if they could afford to -- which many can't, given that spending on data center facilities and associated infrastructure is little changed year over year.
After you've consolidated existing facilities and servers to the limit, what then?
To get more done with the same physical resources and people, CIOs might look to such cutting-edge technologies as self-service private clouds; software-defined networks and storage; and high-density, low-power servers. They can off-load commodity IT services such as email, unstructured data backup and public-facing websites to public cloud and software-as-a-service providers. But is that enough, given how fast demand for application resources, storage, network capacity and services is rising?
In the column on p. 6, we discuss the U.S. government's massive consolidation effort in which it will close about 40% of its data centers and make a lot more use of the cloud. It's a good start, but it's not a full-on move away from current models. Even if the Office of Management and Budget's goal is met, Uncle Sam will still maintain almost 2,000 data centers. In the private sector, FedEx is moving to a hybrid private-public data center model. Its new Colorado Springs facility uses a private cloud architecture, whereby any company workload can run on commodity hardware. FedEx plans to meet some of its future capacity needs by moving certain Tier 1 applications to the public cloud, to avoid having to invest more in its own data centers.
But few CIOs of established companies have charted such a clear strategy. Our take is that they have a bad case of the paradox of choice: Faced with myriad alternatives -- private data centers, leased wholesale space, collocated facilities, managed infrastructure services, virtual private clouds, public IaaS, PaaS, SaaS -- they get overwhelmed and become paralyzed.
What you'll find:
- Top 14 success metrics for server virtualization
- Breakdown of total IT budget spent on data center ops
To get unstuck, remember the decision shouldn't be: Do I build, upgrade or lease data center infrastructure? Rather, it's: What's the optimal way to deliver this particular application or IT service? The answer should be based on analysis of requirements, including availability, reliability, security, redundancy, flexibility to meet business and application requirements, compatibility with existing infrastructure and, of course, cost (however you measure that: TCO, opex, capex).
Time is running out. Only 55% of respondents to our survey say they can continue to add servers without needing to build new facilities -- that's a 10-point drop from last year. Meanwhile, the percentage of respondents planning to move IT-owned systems to colocation facilities rose by just five points, to 20%. We hope the benefits of leased space that we highlighted in last year's report are becoming apparent to IT decision-makers, but we're early in this transition. Less than 40% of respondents put one-tenth or more of their existing systems in third-party facilities, though the percentage jumps six points, to 45%, for new systems. Given the expense and complexity of building and operating private data centers, those percentages are lower than we expected. On the plus side, public cloud services are a more popular option for new applications, particularly among startups and small enterprises without much (if any) legacy infrastructure. More than half of survey respondents say 10% or more of their new applications will use, in whole or part, multitenant IaaS or SaaS services instead of a dedicated private infrastructure. For an intrepid 8% of respondents, the cloud will be the platform for half or more of their new applications -- again, a percentage that's lower than we expected. At the far end of the spectrum are companies like Netflix, which has more than 90% of its revenue directly dependent on a cloud-hosted streaming service.
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One of my search websites, is Find-A-Grave. I can always manually type in the URL into the Address Bar at the top of the Web Search Workspace. The "New" button, when clicked, will open the New Search Favorite window. You can enter the URL (Internet Address) and put the name of the Web Site, that you want to use and that makes sense to you.
In the Web Search Workspace, I entered www.findagrave.com into the Address field at the top of the Web Search screen.
The Use Current Site button, once clicked, will copy that URL into the appropriate field. It will also populate the Favorite name field. In this case, I deleted some of the text that was put into that field. I just want it to say Find-A-Grave.
As you can see on the Left, there is a new link there.
When you enter the Web Search Workspace for the first time (after opening FTM2012), you will get to the normal Ancestry..com search screen. Clicking on the new link, it will open, in this case, the Find-A-Grave website.
I have other Search Favorite sites. GenealogyBank,com and FamilySearcy.org, as two examples. Here is how I manage this list of Favorites.
At the bottom of the Left Hand Panel, to the Right of the New button, just discussed, it what I can Manage this list. I can Move the selected site up or down, Sort favorites Alphabetically, and I can add another site from the Manage Favorite button.
Clicking on the New, will bring up the screen we saw earlier. Note, that I have set the Favorites to sort by name. I had NOT completed (clicked OK) this setting, which is why the list on the Left has not changed.
Having clicked OK, then select Genealogy Bank, clicked on GO, to the upper right of this screen, I am taken to the Genealogy Bank website.
This feature makes it easy to navigate to your other Favorite search websites.
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Quick questions for residential install, 2400 sq ft house, 30,000 btu heat loss, Allentown, PA.
Should the contractor use thermally enhanced grout and if so, what conductivity, and should a thermal conductivity test be done? Here's what my contractor said about it:
"We use bentonite grout for our residential jobs which has a conductivity of .4, we also use if the water table is high, stone then grout which is very good. You must understand that we also in addition to doing many, many residential jobs we also do large commercial geo loop fields for schools, government buildings and institutions in 5 states. Commercially we do what is call a thermal conductivity test prior to the field install which measures the sites geologic conductivity, for residential jobs the cost would be prohibitive, that is why we have standardized to 150 foot of bore per ton. We can grout with thermally enhanced grout but there would be an additional cost for that. The true purpose for grout is to protect the water aquifers which is the first concern, in recent years the use of enhanced grout is being used to reduce drilling cost for large jobs."
So, this contractor is lowest bidder and happens to be the most experienced also. But I want to make sure they aren't taking shortcuts that will sacrifice the efficiency of my install.


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Free parking, bicycling and walking, and small towns.
At 734 pages, The High Cost of Free Parking is not a book I can easily summarize in one short article. So I've decided to focus on a few things as they relate to small, rural towns like Kirksville.
When I read books about bicycling or traffic in general, I often find myself thinking, "That's true for big cities, and probably smaller cities like Columbia, but does it have anything to do with towns like Kirksville?" Is that because no one bikes and walks in small towns, or because small towns are the minority? According to the 2010 Census, about 70% of the US population lives in cities larger than 50,000 people.
Nonetheless, I learned quite a few things from this book that are applicable to small towns.
At first glance, parking might not seem to have much to do with bicycling, outside of the chronic need for bicycle racks, and nothing to do with walking. So why am I interested in parking? In fact, parking lots detract from a city, creating unpleasant areas to walk past and generating congestion. Bicyclists, particularly those on sidewalks, and pedestrians are at increased risk of colliding with a vehicle entering or exiting a parking lot. Indirectly, parking causes crowded parking due to a positive feedback loop known as "build it and they will come", crowded parking causes congestion as drivers cruise looking for parking, and congestion is dangerous to bicyclists and pedestrians because motorists are looking for a parking space instead of watching for hazards.
But I admit that through reading this book, I've gotten interested in the effects of parking that aren't directly related to bicycling and walking.
Underpriced or free curb parking generates crowded parking and traffic congestion as would-be parkers search fruitlessly for a parking space. But that doesn't sound like Kirksville, does it? When have you ever circled the block even once in Kirksville without finding a space? According to Shoup, the ideal pricing for parking results in 85% occupancy at all times. At 85% occupancy, you never have to drive far to find a parking spot. When occupancy drops below 85%, "smart meters" would charge less, and at certain times of the day or night, parking would be free. When occupancy is greater than 85%, "smart meters" would charge more.
I walked through downtown Kirksville on a Thursday at noon, which should be pretty close to downtown's "peak parking". I counted 2 empty spaces on Washington St. and 18 parked cars, or 90% occupancy. I'd say the pricing (it's free) is spot-on for our downtown.
Of course, street parking isn't the only place to park downtown. I used Google maps to capture images of several downtown Kirksville blocks, measured the land area of each block, and measured the land area of the parking lots in each block. I found that 30% of the land area of the Kirksville downtown blocks is parking lots. That's about average, according to Shoup.
But is average too much, too little, or just right? Shoup says that is the wrong question. Let the free market decide how much parking to provide, and price it to achieve 85% occupancy in order to control congestion.
Cities mandate parking requirements in response to complaints from residents about spill-over parking. But there are other ways to control spill-over parking--like charging for parking. For example, residents receive a permit to park on their street, and anyone else must buy a permit. Permits are priced so that street parking is at 85% to control congestion.
It turns out that underpriced and overabundant parking kills businesses. "But wait a minute," you say, "if there's nowhere to park, no one will go shopping there." That turns out to be false! As long as a place is attractive, people will find a way to get there. Ugly parking lots and congestion (caused by people cruising for parking) discourage people from visiting.
Free parking isn't as harmful to towns like Kirksville as it is in places with higher population density, but we could benefit from revising the code pertaining to parking requirements, letting the free market decide how much parking to provide and charging for street parking as needed to control spill-over parking and to prevent congestion.


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TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues.
College Park shooter in murder-suicide identified as Morgan graduate: Police said they are investigating whether Dayvon Maurice Green, a 23-year-old graduate student who had been battling a diagnosed mental illness, could have been plotting more violence beyond killing one roommate and wounding a second yesterday.
Campus police officer shot in training exercise: A University of Maryland campus police officer was critically wounded Tuesday after being shot in the head by an instructor during a training exercise with Baltimore police.
St. Joseph Medical Center not certified by Medicare system: The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center failed a critical federal inspection and has been unable to collect what is likely millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursements from the federal government since Dec. 1.
Obama outlines ambitious agenda for second term: President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to try to breathe new life into his economic agenda, reviving modest measures to spur growth and trying to create fresh momentum in the talks over deficit reduction.
Dorner manhunt: Charred human remains found in burned cabin: Charred human remains have been found in the burned cabin where police believe fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner was holed up after trading gunfire with law enforcement, authorities said.
ORIOLES: The Orioles are confident that the existing core of players, buoyed by the expected return of key contributors like Reimold, Wada and second baseman Brian Roberts, can help sustain their sudden success of 2012.
Peter Schmuck: The Orioles will open spring workouts without a dynamic offseason acquisition to juice up the starting rotation or the batting order. The front office apparently is convinced there is enough talent already in place to replicate last year's success.
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College roundup: Martin, Wright lift KSC men past PSU
January 15. 2013 11:42PM
Ryan Martin tallied 20 points and Rashad Wright netted 18 to lead Keene State College past Plymouth State University 83-62 in a Little East Conference men's basketball encounter at Foley Gym in Plymouth Tuesday.
Martin was 8-of-11 from the field, including four-of-six in three-point land. He had a game-high 10 rebounds to lead the Owls, now 9-6 overall. Anthony Mariano contributed 17 points off the bench on 7 of 11 shooting from the field while Eric Fazio netted 15 points with six boards.
Plymouth State dropped to 3-12, getting 12 points apiece from Adam Goodwin and Dover's Alex Burt.
Women's basketball
Keene State 62, Plymouth State 41: At PSU's Foley Gym, senior Siobhan Carnell scored a game-high 20 points and collected a team-high eight rebounds. The Owls (6-9) were also led by Christan Wojtas of Amherst with 12 points. PSU (1-14) received 13 points from Krystin Corliss of Loudon.
Pace 51, St. Anselm 49: In Manchester, Tori Lehr scored a season-high 14 points for the Hawks who dropped to 4-10 on the season, 1-9 in Northeast-10 action.
Men's hockey
UMass-Boston 3, SNHU 0: In Boston, Mass., the Penmen fell to 2-11-2. Penmen goalie Tyler Holske recorded a season-best 41 saves for SNHU.
Women's hockey
Connecticut College 6, Plymouth State 0: In New London, Conn., Ariel DiPasquale recorded a hat trick for Connecticut College.


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|2003-11-13, 14:47
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mr. dingdong
just finished my sketch.....upload in a few hours cause my scanner is screwed...
mundai...me like!!! bit dark tho...can you cg it now?
i would like to see anime otaku participate!! where is he?!?!
|2003-11-13, 17:58
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They call me stew
honestly, I dont want to spend the time I think it will take to CG that pic o.O im lazy, and its made up of mostly heavy lines and big shaded areas, I could CG it easy if the rezolution was high enough to do it all on the comp, but still im looking at a long time :P Howeever, tonite i may have spare time, and re draw the thing at a different angle, and I will make it good enough to CG :P
|2003-11-14, 23:32
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Inactive Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Swimming in a Fish Bowl.
Hmm, as I'm disappearing for at least a year on the 16th, I'll extend my premature vote to Tzurial's munkee lady because... well... because i'ts a munkee lady. Kapao in a close second ^_^ mundian did nice coloring (kinda remnided me of uglypigs only less loose and w/ either spilt coffe splotches or cigarette burns). prettymuch everyone else did really good job too.
|2003-11-15, 00:21
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They call me stew
O.O a year!? wow, good luck with whatever you gotta do, c ya ^_^ Thanks for the comment, and I was highly influenced by uglypigs style, I tried to make it similar without looking at it :-p
BUT! CIAO?! isnt that french for good-bye? >_< are you french, or do you just like that word :P
P.S. if we can vote, im going for Tzurial, the charcater has so much flavor! (PLUS IT WAS DRAWN IN RED! .. lol)
|2003-11-15, 07:10
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mr. dingdong
you can still participate...extended to 20th.
top three so far:
1.Tzurial - Monkey lady.
2.Kapao - Baiken
3.Mundain - untitled
runner up...(sorry)...Messenjari!!
so far tzurial has been the most creative...
but voting hase not even started
|2003-11-15, 13:20
|Link #76
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Netherlands, Maastricht
Age: 32
Haha, it keeps getting extended, it's just like some games I know
But maybe I'll still be able to participate, I have to make a new one though...Messenjari was first with the scythe, even though I have the sketch here
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You're Whole
Season 1
Smoothies, Pumpkins, & Cookies
Life guru Randall Tyree Mandersohn teaches you to fill your holes with his life's work "You're Whole," now available on DVD.
Finger Puppets / Saxophone / Fish Tank
Life expert Randall Tyree Mandersohn fills your holes with his revolutionary life system. Highlights include finger puppets and fish tanks.
Tools / Drawing Comics / Spin Class
Public speaker and expert Randall Tyree Mandersohn strengthens spirits and muscles. Highlights include spin class and working with tools.
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Randall Tyree Mandersohn invites you to meet your unicycling soul mate with his groundbreaking "Use The Tongue" method. Also: a 1963 Buffalo Head nickel.
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Randall Tyree Mandersohn trains you to walk like a panther and adds some SPiCE to his revolutionary eating system. Also: fear.


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Deputy Chief Technical Officer, BEA
The latest Open Group member spotlight focuses on Sam Ceccola, one of The Open Group's Governing Board Directors as well as Deputy CTO at BEA. In the following interview Mr. Ceccola relates how his affiliation with The Open Group has benefited his professional experiences and why he feels membership in The Open Group has and will continue to enrich the IT end-user community at large.
Q: How long have you been involved with The Open Group?
Q: What spawned your personal involvement in the organization?
I'm very passionate about what I do. When it comes to The Open Group's mission, I saw it as a mutually beneficial relationship and stepped on the gas pedal.
Q: Why did BEA become a member of The Open Group?
Q: What key initiatives are you personally involved with at The Open Group?
In addition, I am vice chair to the supplier council and the elected supplier council representative to the Board of Directors.
Q: How has membership in The Open Group benefited you, your organization and the industry at large?
These areas translate to benefits for BEA as well--not just for me but for others at the company. We are the co-authors of SCA, and The Open Group has provided a forum for us to submit thoughts around this specification and an SOA reference architecture – both for the good of the industry.
The Open Group is stretching the chasm – taking the things that come out of the industry, and showing the realm of what is actually possible with IT standards. For example, other standards bodies might tell me that the J2EE spec says I can do persistence. The Open Group tells me what I can do with that persistence. That's the real value.
Being involved may also influence BEA's economics in terms of new business opportunities resulting from our affiliation and use of our TOGAF license.
Q: What contributions to The Open Group are you most proud of?
I firmly believe that if you look at the way the industry is moving, the problems SOA has solved, and the challenges SOA creates – a convergence of semantic technology and SOA is going to need to happen in order for the industry as a whole to be successful. Like many first waves of technology, the gap between concept and execution was big when semantic interoperability was first introduced in 1999. The work that The Open Group is doing will prove the realm of possibilities.
The politics and social issues around the acceptance of this technology will be broken down a lot more quickly within The Open Group than it would if a single company was pushing it. I believe The Open Group will be instrumental in facilitating the broad adoption and acceptance of this technology as it has for others – and I am proud to be a part of this.
Finally, I'm obviously very proud of being elected to The Open Group's Governing Board as a supplier council representative.
Q: Why is it important for other organizations to join The Open Group?
Q: Any last thoughts?
The Open Group will no doubt continue to take advantage of its rich history to move itself even further ahead of the curve. I'm personally committed to helping make this happen – that's why I originally got involved.
About Sam Ceccola
As Deputy CTO, Office of the CTO, Sam Ceccola is involved with setting the technical vision and future direction of BEA Systems. He is also responsible for strategic technical and architectural guidance to customers, partners and employees. Prior to his work in the Office of the CTO, Mr. Ceccola held a similar position as Federal CTO/Chief Federal Architect for BEA's US Government business. Mr. Ceccola has over 18 years experience in the design and delivery of information technology systems for business and government, with a focus on distributed architectures including Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Prior to joining BEA, Mr. Ceccola was responsible for the High Availability practice at Hewlett-Packard Managed Services, where he provided high availability end-to-end services for HP's largest global customers. This position included responsibility for the architecture, implementation and governance for the mission-critical business of these key customers. Prior to HP, Mr. Ceccola was responsible for pre- and post sales support for J2EE architects for Bluestone Software.
Prior to this position, Mr. Ceccola held the roles of Information Technology Manager/Lead Consultant for a mid-sized Systems Integrator, and CEO and founder of a small services company.
In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Ceccola has served as a university instructor at Pennsylvania State, Albright and other private institutes, teaching Object Oriented Technologies, J2EE, C++, and other related information technologies.
Mr. Ceccola represents BEA by leading or participating in several industry forums including The Open Group (Board of Directors), Industry Advisory Council and Integrated Justice Standard. He also sits on the Board of Advisors for several other technology companies.


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Italian singer and songwriter Paolo Conte, pianist Ludovico Einaudi, Israelian guitarist Yuval Avital and Chinese rapper MC Yan. What do they have in common with Italian singer Elisa, composer Giovanni Sollima and Iceland rock band Sigur Rós? Aside from being musicians and composers? They all have teamed up with Moleskine for limited-editions projects. Sometimes inspiring special notebooks with custom-made covers and paper bands, others sharing their artistic flair through Detour, the Moleskine exhibition where artists make public their private notebooks.
Music festivals and events are also inspiring for Moleskine, often becoming special editions: Haldern Pop Festival with its purple pop paper band is one, then the Woodstock edition conceived with 4 different covers and the more classic Montreaux Jazz Festival edition along with the Manhattan New Music Project custom-made notebooks. But there are more, many more. Can you discover the others?
In the meantime, if notes and lyrics are also they way you express yourself, the Music Journal and the Music Notebook, pocket or large, are perfect for jotting down harmonies, melodies and musical ideas.


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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Peru asked the U.N.'s highest court Monday to set a maritime border between it and Chile, in a case that could greatly expand the amount of rich seas under Peru's control off the two Andean neighbors' Pacific coasts.
Peru launched the case at the International Court of Justice in 2008, arguing that a maritime boundary was never established and that two agreements which Chile claims set the border are non-binding and merely denoted some fishing zones. Chile insists the border was clearly set in treaties signed in 1952 and 1954.
Chile and Peru are among the world's top producers of fishmeal, and the waters off their coasts are an important source of income for both countries. If Peru wins, it could gain control over more than 60,000 square kilometers (23,166 square miles) of ocean that Chile has controlled for the last 60 years.
Peru was presenting its arguments Monday and Tuesday. Chile will respond Thursday and Friday.
The Peruvian government's lawyer, Alain Pellet, told the court there is "a flagrant lack of any maritime delimitation" between the two countries and that Chile's proposed border "radically cuts off Peru's access to the high seas."
Pellet said Peru wants the 16-judge court to draw a line that will equally divide the sea off the two countries' coasts based on established international law. "Peru asks neither more nor less than the laws of the sea grant to all coastal states," he said.
Peru and Bolivia waged a joint war against Chile from 1879-1884 and lost badly, with Chile seizing a chunk of southern Peru as well as all of Bolivia's coastline. Chile has long held that all border questions were resolved by several 20th century treaties.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera last week said the long-awaited case in The Hague boils down to defending "a cause that belongs to us all, such as defense of our oceans ... and our sovereignty."
Chilean representative Maria Teresa Infante Caffi told reporters outside the courtroom that her country's standpoint was not changed by Peru's arguments.
"The central point for Chile is the existence and validity of the limits that were established through bilateral agreements between the two countries," she said.
Peru's foreign minister, Rafael Roncagliolo, disagreed.
"No maritime boundary agreement exists between Peru and Chile and that was the heart of the presentations we made," he told reporters.
Roncagliolo stressed that in the 1980s "Peru sought a negotiated solution and then formally sought a discussion with Chile again in 2004 but "in the face of the impossibility of reaching a negotiated outcome we have turned to the court as a civilized and peaceful option."
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Always popular risotto benefits from the addition of spicy chorizo sausage. Capers and olives add a kick to this comforting dish.
1⁄2 lb. chorizo, sliced
2 chicken breasts, cubed
1 onion, chopped
1⁄2 tsp. achiote paste
2 tbsp. oil
2 cups arborio rice
5 cups chicken stock
1 green pepper, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
Capers, as needed
Green olives, chopped, as needed
Parmesan, grated, as needed
1. In a skillet over medium heat, sauté sausage until cooked thoroughly. Remove sausage from pan and add chicken breast. Sauté until cooked; drain and reserve.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion and achiote in oil until onion is translucent. Add rice and sauté until lightly toasted.
3. Add 1⁄2 cup chicken stock and stir. When liquid is absorbed, repeat with remaining chicken stock in 1⁄2-cup increments, stirring constantly.
4. When rice is desired texture, stir in remaining ingredients. Garnish with additional parmesan.