I do not purport violence. I do not support the EDL protests in Birmingham yesterday. They seemed likely to incite problems. In the recent face of UAF violence against the BNP, the demo in Birmingham seemed to be a bit like a playground reaction. [Those EDL demos were intended to be a reaction to the Muslim Extremists who violated the homecoming parade of The Anglian Regiment in early March this year]...
"Sappy" by Janette Slack 8" X 10"; Pastel $50 10% to be donated to Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center To Purchase Contact: JanetteArt@mts.net Most wild animals that come to a wildlife rehab center have something that needs fixing, whether it's a broken wing or leg, head trauma, encounters with cats, cars, windows....the list is long. This hapless little red squirrel came in with two strikes...
Thoughts of a Summer Solstice–What Are We Now? Gary Corseri Those who study signs and omens may find the conjunction of Father’s Day and the summer solstice on the very same day—a mere 13 days before the onanistic, self-congratulatory celebrations of the birth of our lost Republic, with its concomitant nod to the “wisdom” of the “Founding Fathers”—a matter...
Oil dropped a dollar to below $66 (U.S.) a barrel yesterday after unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand and that last month's rally was overdone.
In a new report issued on the first of the month, Forrester Research has reasserted the importance of enterprise platforms for governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Pointing to big name corporate failures in the last decade, they argue that the value proposition for GRC software is clear, and they identified the leaders in the market. The open question from the research is whether the...
PC World - SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction.
Going through my feed reader this morning when I ran across this post on Dark Reading about Your First Three Steps for database security. As these are supposed to be your first steps with database security, the suggestions not only struck me as places I would not start, it offered a method that I would not employ. I believe that there there is a better way to proceed, so I offer you my alternative...
It was a little surprising when Information Week reported last month on Gartner's Business Intelligence market share estimates for 2008. It cited that report as implying that SAS Institute (which historically has a large Philadelphia area user base) grew its BI revenue from $752 million in 2007 to $1.29 billion in 2008, a growth rate of 72%. I thought this couldn't be correct; in fact it was a virtual...
BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Success Strategies in a Changed World“ – that’s what the SAP World Tour, which made a stop in Mannheim at the beginning of June, is all about. The away match will
Oh no! This shirt is so sad! What ever could have happened to Love-A-Lot to cause such a turn-around!? This used to be my favorite Care Bear!.. Ok, it still is. I'm a sap. But Brian Walline must have had a pretty bad love-experience to resort to turning Love-A-Lot into Eat-your-flesh-A-Lot! I have to say though, the Turquoise background is so fitting to the Care Bears and such a nice balance to the...
Outer-hallway meeting room, with privacy glass, allowing natural light penetration. SAP, USA, newly constructed LEED "Platinum" headquarters building. I recently had a chance to speak with representatives of the global business software company SAP, as well get a tour of the firm's nearly completed LEED Platinum US Headquarters building in Newtown Square Pennsylvania. The result, written...
The sizzling temperatures and scorching sunshine has triggered the worst plague of greenfly for more than 25 years in the UK. Experts say the blazing June weather has provided perfect breeding conditions for aphids - the tiny pests hated by gardeners that destroy everything from cannas to cabbages. Billions of the green, black and white pests have been spotted swarming in the skies and munching through...
I’m on my way home from SIGMOD 2009 , my first experience attending a conference on databases. Actually, it was a my first experience attending two conferences on databases, since SIGMOD was held in Providence concurrently with PODS . Ed Chi , Jeff Heer , and I were invited to SIGMOD for a session in which we shared our perspectives with the database community on Human-Computer Interaction with...
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