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"It's never too late to achieve a goal!"
At age 60, Gloria Anderson is living proof that it's never too late to follow your dreams. Currently enrolled in the Bachelor's program for Psychology, Anderson is hooked on learning and eager to continue. "When I am finished with my bachelor's degree, and if time and health allow, I plan to continue my studies. I would like to do something helpful for others in the future, and in order to be knowledgeable when guidance is needed, I want to have gained the expertise and confidence necessary."
When Anderson graduated from high school in Oxford, Pennsylvania in 1964 ("high school was a long time ago!"), she had no plans beyond the noble career of homemaking and parenting. She married after high school and began raising a family the next year. After forty-three years of marriage, she and her husband have two sons, a daughter and six grandchildren. Anderson has worked as a secretary and parish administrative assistant for the past seventeen years, and prior to that, was a school secretary and teacher's aide. "I have enjoyed my work, but have known for many years that the college experience was something I would pursue if I had the opportunity."
In her late 50's, Anderson found online education fit into her lifestyle. After she earned her associate degree in psychology online, she found she had a desire to continue her learning which led her to Ashford University. "It was a 'good fit.' I could continue to work, I could study at home, and I would have a degree with value when I was finished. As I learned more about the school, it became clear to me that it had a long and honorable reputation, and that I would feel at home. Tamara Caolie and the other advisors I spoke with made sure I was clear about my options and that I felt confident about my choices. Ashford also accepted some of the credits I had earned from my previous school, and that was the deciding factor as far as I was concerned."
Anderson is enjoying the coursework so far and is fascinated with psychology. "I have always wanted to learn what 'makes people tick.' Of course, there are some challenges. I like to take my time with my studies and put forth my best effort. It takes discipline to study at home and maintain a steady pace, but I am absolutely thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to do what I did not do when I was much younger. I have to remember to take a break now and then so that I get other things done, but the course work is so appealing that I sometimes lose track of the time."
Even with her vast life experience, Anderson is pleased to note that her life has changed significantly since enrolling at Ashford. "I have a sense of getting caught up on what I missed earlier in my life. Although I have always loved being a wife, parent, and grandparent, I am also greatly enjoying my experience as a student. The insight I gained through just my first class helped me understand my own life more clearly." Plus she notes, "The dedication of staff members, faculty, and the friendships developed in such a short time have been a welcome surprise. My first instructor was great!! He really cared about the students and we all felt supported by his concern and individual attention."
Anderson is proud to be an Ashford student and feels that there can be no better influence on children than to see a parent or grandparent enjoying education. "I hope to set a good example for them as they mature and begin planning for their future. I also want to impress upon them, the fact that it's never too late to achieve a goal!"
In April 2009, Gloria achieved her goal: She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Since then, she has earned two additional degrees and is currently studying the French language. "My personal life has also gotten busier, and that is a good thing at the age of 64. My 'brain age' is only 42 according to recent testing - I believe that getting my college education later in life was good for me in this respect."
Gloria has also switched careers since earning her degree - she now serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Helium.com. "I am using my degree by writing and editing psychology-related articles. I also advise other writers on the importance of properly researching, writing, and citing references for scientific and medical articles." Congratulations on your success, Gloria!


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smart Canada proudly celebrates its 20,000th smart fortwo customer delivery
Aug 11 2011 - 02:25 PM
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smart Canada proudly celebrates its 20,000th smart fortwo customer delivery
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2011 /CNW/ - smart Canada today announced that the company has surpassed a significant milestone by delivering more than 20,000 units in Canada since the launch of the smart brand in the fall of 2004. From the very beginning, the smart fortwo truly redefined intelligent transportation and forward-thinking Canadians immediately and enthusiastically recognized the many benefits offered by the compact, safe and versatile smart fortwo.
To mark this auspicious occasion, Mercedes-Benz Canada President and CEO Tim A. Reuss personally met today with the 20,000th customer, Ms. Mireille Piché, who purchased her red smart fortwo coupe at Ogilvie Motors in Ottawa, ON. Mireille has been a fan of the smart fortwo ever since she first saw the vehicle in Germany in 2002. After spending some time behind the wheel during a recent test drive event held in Canada, this confirmed that the smart fortwo was indeed the right choice for her first car and she realized that its "fun to drive" quotient perfectly matched her personality. As a recent graduate of Concordia University, Mireille qualified for smart Canada's Graduate Rebate Program and saved $500 off the purchase of her passion coupe.
Mireille was presented today with a special congratulatory package that included: a commemorative plaque, two nights accommodation at the W Hotel in Montreal, tickets to visit a special Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts sponsored by smart Canada, a set of winter tires courtesy of Ogilvie Motors, $500 spending money, and a $500 gas card - which will take Mireille a very long way considering that the smart fortwo achieves an extremely low fuel consumption value of just 5.4L/100km combined.
The widely diverse customer base which spans from coast-to-coast and well into remote Canadian locations, further underlines that the smart fortwo provides a safe, comfortable, economical and extremely versatile transportation solution.
Regardless of the prevailing climatic conditions, varying terrains or distances traveled, the smart fortwo upholds the highest level of safety and technology in its class. This is attributed to the vehicle's sophisticated safety management system which is anchored by the tridion safety cell. This extremely tough steel cage protects the driver and passenger, and its sturdy and rigid shell is reinforced at strategically important points with high-strength steel to maximize protection for its occupants.
In addition, the many standard active safety systems including: electronic stability program, anti-lock braking system with electronic brake force distribution and hydraulic brake assist, help drivers avoid an accident altogether by always keeping them safely in control of the vehicle.
"As the first country to launch the smart fortwo in North America in 2004, we were confident that the savvy Canadian consumer would truly appreciate the smart fortwo's compact dimensions and its revolutionary design. We also felt that the vehicle's extremely high fun to drive factor would resonate particularly well here in Canada with customers who simply enjoy la "joie de vivre"," said Tim A. Reuss, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada. "With more than 20,000 open-minded customers in Canada, we are so proud of this diminutive car which has performed in such a big way from coast-to-coast."
Reuss continued, "I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to every customer who has joined the smart family to date. Today, our company is thrilled to celebrate this important achievement with Ogilvie Motors and our other 52 smart centres, by applauding their collective dedication to supporting the smart brand and by recognizing that their commitment to effectively serving the needs of every one of our loyal customers has definitely been the catalyst to our overall sustained success."
Further information about the smart fortwo can be found online at www.media.mercedes-benz.ca, www.thesmart.ca, facebook.com/smartCanada and twitter.com/smartCanada.
Image with caption: "Mercedes-Benz Canada President and CEO Tim A. Reuss personally met today with the 20,000th smart Canada customer, Ms. Mireille Piché, who purchased her red smart fortwo coupe at Ogilvie Motors in Ottawa, ON (CNW Group/Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/...OTO_EN_2078.jpg
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I read this one last week on the Daimler news wire! Still it's a great milestone in Canada for a niche car!
Aug 11 2011 - 03:43 PM
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The car in the photo is the first one I've seen with a white tridion. Any one know which model year this color was added as an option?
Aug 11 2011 - 04:12 PM
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I want to get a white grill surround for my black Brabus coupe. Then my car will look like Al Joelson.....
Aug 11 2011 - 05:14 PM
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Mike, what would that equate to in terms of U.S. sales?
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The white tridion, I would note, COPYING MY CAR, is an option for 2011.
Aug 25 2011 - 11:21 AM
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I knew not that you could get a white tridion.....?
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David Beckham, the international soccer and fashion icon, is hanging up his cleats at the end of this year. Made famous by his bending free kicks, GQ looks and pop-star wife, the 38-year-old English midfielder announced Thursday that "now is the right time to finish my career.''
The former captain of the English national team played 115 matches for his country, and won titles with Manchester United, Real Madrid, A.C. Milan, L.A. Galaxy and, most recently, Paris Saint-Germain in a career that spanned 21 years and five countries. He retires as the world's richest soccer player, with a net worth estimated at $260 million to $300 million.
What he does next is anybody's guess. He has said he would like to own a team, but contrary to media reports, there are no immediate plans for him to bring a Major League Soccer team to Miami.
When Beckham signed with the Galaxy six years ago, the contract included an option to buy an MLS franchise for a discounted price. Beckham told the BBC that he planned to exercise that option "immediately'' upon finishing his playing days. There have been reports he would buy the Galaxy and move back to California, where his family was very happy. There have also been whispers he would be interested in bringing a team to Miami.
It's no secret MLS would like a team in the Southeastern United States. There is no East coast team south of Washington, D.C., and Miami is a soccer-savvy market that would serve as a gateway to Latin America. The league once had two teams in Florida – the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, both of which folded in 2001.
Orlando is pushing aggressively for an expansion team, and league officials say that market has the edge right now over Miami, which is known to have a strong passion for international soccer but has not proven yet to be as supportive of domestic teams.
The Guardian wrote on Thursday: "Orlando City's frontrunner status has been dented by state rulings that denied them crucial funding to build a new stadium, but Miami and Beckham would be an intriguing mix. The city has been aggressively reinventing itself with design districts, the high-profile Art Basel art fair and equally high-end shopping. Those who play the game of guessing Beckham's next moves by matching up the tastes of his wife would see Miami as a realistic option."
While that sounds scintillating to South Florida fans, MLS executives have given no indications of any plans for a Beckham-backed team in Miami and say any talk of a Miami team is speculation. Their current expansion blueprint centers on New York and Orlando.
"Our focus is on the second team in New York, and Orlando City SC's owners are very aggressive about bringing an expansion team to Central Florida," MLS vice president of communications Dan Courtemanche said Thursday. "We'd love to be in South Florida at some point, but we currently do not have any specific plans for an expansion team in Miami."
Executives at Relevant Sports, the soccer arm of Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross' RSE Ventures, declined comment. Beckham, meanwhile, seemed ready for the next stage.
"If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over 100 times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy.
"Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back."


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Last night, Glamour cover girls Ashley Greene, Freida Pinto and Emma Stone all attended Louis Vuitton's party to celebrate their May covers and to preview the new collection. The three ladies were sporting different looks from the Louis Vuitton collection. Ashley Greene mixed preppy and edgy by sporting Louis Vuitton leather pants with a blouse and cardigan. Love the mix! She spiced up her outfit with a multi-colored clutch from the spring 2011 collection. Emma Stone was all about looking sexy and glamorous last night wearing a beautiful dress from the Louis Vuitton pre-fall collection. It looked great on her because she is not big busted. If someone with big boobs wore that dress it would lose its appeal. Freida Pinto showed off her sexy legs by wearing a look from the Fall 2011 Collection. I loved that she covered up the top, but showed off legs. It was a great balance. The red lips were the icing on the cake. Which look fits most with your personality?


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GREENVILLE, North Carolina - The UNCW women's golf team carded a team total 295 and holds a share of the lead after 18 holes of the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate Monday at the Greenville Country Club.
The Seahawks posted their seven-over-par total under wet and windy conditions to earn a share of the lead with Atlantic Coast Conference member Maryland (295) after the opening 18 holes. Old Dominion (301) is six shots back of the Seahawks and Terrapins in third while Elon (302) is in fourth.
"I was very pleased with how we played today," said UNCW Head Coach Cindy Ho. "Scoring was difficult today in the rain, wind and cold, but we finally got a solid 4th score to post our best round of the fall so far. Lori Beth (Adams) got off to a great start, getting herself to four-under-par through 13 holes. Johanna (Bjoerk) also played well, holding it together and then finished strong with three birdies over the last four holes. We had a solid round from everyone today and because of that we've put ourselves in a great position to see if we can win a tournament tomorrow."
Junior Lori Beth Adams carded a one-under-par 71 and sits in third place after the opening 18 holes while freshman Johanna Bjoerk is one shot back of Adams in an eight-way tie for fourth at even par. Juniors Laverry Kumar and Jeanne Metivier both carded four-over-par 76's on Monday to earn a share of 24th. Senior Danielle Lamy (88/T-100th) completed UNCW's entry while sophomore Mallory Warrick (86/T-95th) is competing as an individual entry.
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The two-day, 54-hole event was reduced to just 36 holes after second-round action was washed out Monday afternoon. After two hours of action, play was halted for 90 minutes due to lightning in the area during intermediate showers. When the golfers resumed play and finished first round action, heavier rains entered the area and play was halted for good around 4 p.m., leaving officials to cancel second round play all together.
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Gina Cuclis, who was the top Sonoma Valley candidate placing third of six in the June primary for 1st district Sonoma County Supervisor, has announced she's running in the November election to be 1st district Trustee on the Sonoma County Board of Education.
Cuclis is challenging incumbent Alex Bantis.
"I'm very honored to have been asked by Sonoma Valley educators to run for the County Board of Education and to have been endorsed by all of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board," Cuclis stated in a news release.
She said she's running to bring to the county board her "energy, advocacy and collaboration skills, and recent experience as a Sonoma County public school parent."
"The issue in this race is not philosophical. It's who has the energy, drive and community knowledge to be fully engaged in the position so as to better serve students, teachers, staff, parents and all who have a stake in public education in Sonoma County."
Cuclis is aged 53 and Bantis is 80 according to voter registration information.
Cuclis has 15 years experience on local government advisory boards and commissions, according to her news release. She has been working on children and youth issues as a member of the Sonoma County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board. Her 19-year-old twin daughters, Olivia and Elena Tennant, went through Sonoma Valley public schools and are 2011 graduates of Sonoma Valley High, she stated. During their school years, Cuclis was an active parent volunteer and served on Sonoma Valley High's Grad Night committee. She operates a Communications/PR consultancy.
The County Board of Education is currently in a period of transition, as it reduces from seven to five trustees. The new boundaries roughly align with the five Sonoma County Board of Supervisors' districts. The 1st district encompasses Sonoma, Bennett and Rincon valleys and areas of eastern Santa Rosa.
"The additional workload with a smaller board makes it imperative the 1st district trustee be someone who has the motivation to engage with others to address the education issues of a larger area," Cuclis said.
Cuclis said her priorities as a County Board of Education Trustee will be "to ensure all programs meet high standards including those serving special needs students and that technical education programs meet the needs of both students and the business community."


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The CJICL publishes Articles and student Notes on an array of issues such as corporate law, intellectual property, constitutional law, and human rights.
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They finally came in. I love it. As some may know you have to Install the base which ok sucks but I guess shipping it's more protected. Every time I do a pair of St's , I hate Installing the base. It's just one of those things.
I got them hooked up when I got home from work which is a chore , I didn't even feel like hooking up the center channel and get that all tuned in. I was a bit tired today but I managed to get the might ST's all wired up.
Speaking of wiring , I have to find a better way then the way I do it now. In customers homes I use this technic and I always feel like a better way. Now that they are in my home , I will find a better way. For most it's perfectly fine , my customers thing I do a excellent job there but personally I don't like it.
I have wire Mesh by Tech flex which is what you find on most higher end wires. I tried to get the power cord , line level and speaker wire all in one nice bundle. But by doing so it frayed at the end so I took it off. I think I was tired and rushing so I didn't try another way. I took some pic's you decide on the wiring and tell me what you think and if you have any ideas other then wire loop which I refuse to use. It's terribly ugly.
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As one of the Western Hemisphere's largest custom robotic solution providers, Motoman has the resources and experience to address the most demanding manufacturing challenges. The Automation Group (AG) provides unique, innovative solutions to meet customer-specific robotic application needs. Projects typically range from $80,000 to $10 million.
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- Remove crusts from bread. With a rolling pin or large soup can, completely flatten bread.
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Really fun way to change up your typical peanut butter and jelly lunch. GREAT for bigger kid bento lunches and really great way to see a kid go from bored to gleeful in a matter of seconds. This can totally work with organic peanut butter, homemade jam and any kind of bread you've got going on. Or whatever filling's you want to use, too. This was fun!
I thought these were so cute! I made them for my boyfriend, but instead of jelly used honey. I also sliced up apples and bananas to add in! Top off with a little cinnamon and sugar! So delicious! A little tip: I froze the rolls before I sliced them up, this made it easier to cut and gave the fruit a little crunch!
My kids made these, and ate these, all on their own! A fun addition to any "bento". We also made some rolls with turkey lunch meat and a cheese stick. We rolled out the bread like in this recipe, then lined it with turkey, rolled up a cheese stick inside, and sliced it into the bite-sized pieces. Next time we make these, I am going to try hummus and matchstick cucumber rolls!
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The Bottom Line
Jul 20 2012 - Toshiba's Qosmio X875-Q7280 offers a decent overall 17-inch gaming laptop but it has one major issue and that is the display. Most gaming laptops in this price range offer a full 1080p capable display but Toshiba opted for a lower resolution one. They make up for this by including more memory and storage space than much of the competition but it misses the fact that the graphics and display are the two most critical components for a gaming system. Performance is good thanks to the Ivy Bridge quad core processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics but at its price point, there are just better overall options for those looking to use it for gaming.
- Strong General and 3D Performance
- Greater Memory And Storage Space
- Lower Resolution Display That Can't Support 1080p Video
- Small Battery For Relatively Short Running Times
- Intel Core i7-3610QM Quad Core Mobile Processor
- 12GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory
- Two 500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drives
- 8x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner
- 17.3" WSXGA+ (1600x900) Display With 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M Graphics With 3GB Memory
- Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth
- Four USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, 7-in-1 Card Reader
- 16.5" x 10.7" x 1.7" @ 7.5 lbs
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Office Starter, Norton Internet Security
Review - Toshiba Qosmio X875-Q7280
Jul 20 2012 - Toshiba's Qosmio lineup of laptop has typically had some flare to the design typical of many gaming systems. With the X875 version, they have kept the much of the same overall with a number of changes to the locations of the red flare and the design of the keyboard which I will talk about more later on. Now rather than red on the bottom of the display lid, it has been moved to the sides of the laptop. On the keyboard deck, the red has shifted away from the top deck to the trim the various keys and trackpad. The laptop is still a fairly chunky beast with 1.7-inch hinge.
In terms of performance, Toshiba went with the Intel Core i7-3610QM quad core processor to power its latest Qosmio X875-X7280 laptop. This should provide the system with more than enough performance for PC gaming or even demanding general tasks such as desktop video editing. It is paired up with 12GB of DDR3 memory which provides it with a very smooth experience in Windows and will likely never require memory upgrades. Most similarly priced systems tend to come with 8GB of memory.
Storage for the Toshiba Qosmio X875-Q7280 is a bit different from most others. It relies on traditional hard drives which isn't unusual but it does come with two 500GB drives rather than a single drive. This means that it has a bit more space than the average gaming laptop that typical features either a single 500GB or a 750GB hard drive. There is no solid state memory at all in the system either as a cache or a dedicated drive but in many ways it would have been nice to see Toshiba use a single larger drive with a smaller cache based SSD drive for improved data access and boot times. If you do need additional space, the system features a total of four USB 3.0 ports for use with high speed external storage. A standard dual layer DVD burner handles playback and recording of DVD or CD media.
Most 17-inch gaming laptops opt to have a display that can display a full 1080p video or game. Toshiba has opted to use a lower 1600x900 resolution 17.3-inch display panel for the Toshiba Qosmio X875. This is a bit disappointing as it can't support 1080p. The color and contrast are both acceptable as are the viewing angles. With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M graphics processor, it has no problem playing the most modern games up to the full resolution of the display. This is one slight advantage of having the lower resolution screen but it does drop the detail compared to its competitors. The graphics processor also has the benefit of accelerating non-3D applications that use the CUDA code.
The keyboard design uses the isolated or chiclet keys that are typical of most laptops these days. It is in a recessed portion of the deck and features a red outline with backlighting. A number of the media keys and lights present in the past versions have been removed to give it a cleaner overall appearance. The keyboard offers an accurate enough experience that isn't great or bad in any particular way. The trackpad uses a textured surface that is very subtly distinguished from the deck by the red outline trim similar to the keyboard. Unfortunately, the buttons are integrated into the trackpad which is problematic at times when dealing with the left and right clicks. Of course, gamers will typical use an external mouse so this probably won't be a huge issue.
For a gaming laptop, the Toshiba Qosmio X875 is relatively light at seven and a half pounds. Much of this weight savings comes from the small 47WHr capacity battery pack used in the system. This is relatively small and more common with a typical 15 or 17-inch consumer laptop than a power hungry gaming laptop. In video playback testing, the system ran for just under two and a half hours before going into standby mode. Toshiba claims it could run up to 3.9 hours but this would be with very little use on the most conservative power settings. Obviously, a gaming laptop isn't going to be used like this much. It does beat out a couple of other gaming systems such as the ASUS G75VW and Samsung Series 7 Gamer but only by fifteen minutes. It falls well short of what the HP Pavilion dv7 can achieve with its battery that is twice the capacity of this one although it is a general purpose laptop.
With a price or roughly $1450, the Qosmio is priced within a number of other 17-inch gaming laptops including the ASUS G75VW, the base Alienware M17x and a number of MSI GT70 based laptops including the Cyberpower and iBUYPOWER. In each of these systems, they all offer a higher resolution display and generally better battery life. Both Alienware and ASUS are heavier while the MSI based systems offer a similar overall weight. Of course, each has less overall storage space and only the ASUS offers the same amount of RAM.


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John Warren
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The presents have been exchanged, some of the toys have broken and some have made their way back to stores for a different size or color. Some of you may have taken down the Christmas decorations, for the secular world Christmas is over; ready to be put up out of the way and out of mind.
But for the church, Christmas is just the beginning of the story. Let me put it this way, we could equate Christmas to a young couple getting ready to have their first child. They buy clothes and a baby bed; prepare a room to be the nursery. But the real story begins when they bring the little baby home. That is when their lives change. That is when they direct their attention on the defenseless baby.
Christmas in the church is when we redirect our lives to fit the needs of Jesus. As 2012 closes, I like to look back over the year and see if there are adjustments in my life to be made. For those Mayan calendar readers who packed their bags for the end of the world, I have one suggestion; if you live each day in a way that is pleasing to God, you do not have to worry when the end comes for you have prepared your boarding pass by the way you treat others. What will God do through you in 2013?


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"Good morning. On this day of remembrance, September 11th, we honor those who fell eleven years ago today and we honor those who fought to try and save those who died. We will be attending the memorial ceremony after this. The best thing that we can do as a people to honor those individuals is to make sure that it never happens again.
"We face looming massive defense cuts that this House has acted to substitute. We put forward a plan to make sure that the sequester in terms of its impact, especially on our Defense Department, does not take place. We substitute cuts instead of those that will, as the Speaker says, hollow out our military. I was surprised this morning when I heard Secretary Panetta say the Pentagon has not readied itself. It has not come to terms with what it chooses to do with the sequester, which says to me there is a lack of leadership in this Administration.
"We have a desperate need to make sure that our men and women in uniform have what they need. I can tell you in a state like mine, in Virginia, the sequester is a big issue. It is an issue affecting our ability to defend this country and our state's role in doing that. It is also a tremendous issue that is sending tremors through the communities in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. The President should be called upon and asked, what is his plan? How is he going to lead to make sure that our military is not hollowed out? How do we avoid these defense cuts in a responsible manner? It's time to hear and to see how he will do that."
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Community Building is as fundamental aspect of my life from both a professional and philanthropic perspective, please read this article with maximum attention : My Organic Cycle of Women's Digital Literacy, Sustainability and Community Building at Women's Annex and Film Annex.
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Francesco Rulli is the founder and the president of Film Annex,a leading online short film distribution, blogging, and film financing platform.
Rulli is a founding board member of Women's Annex Foundation with Roya Mahboob and Fereshteh Forough supporting Women's Digital Literacy, Sustainability, and Community Building.
Francesco Rulli is also the founder of MTI New York, a consulting firm, providing fashion related services to the top 200 North American fashion industries. Since 1995, MTI became one of the leading textile agencies operating in the United States.
Adding to his success in the fashion business, Rulli founded another company in 2002, Uncle Kimono & Mrs. Mudd, which served the fashion and design inspirations of John Malkovich. Three years later, Rulli founded and became the president of Phase One, a global sourcing, product developing, and garment manufacturing company now incorporated within the MTI group.
Francesco Rulli is also an active member of the Global Medical Relief Fund, an organization committed to bring hope and help to children who are missing or have lost the use of their limbs, have been severely burned, or are otherwise damaged due to the atrocities of war, natural disaster or illness.
Francesco Rulli is also a 4th Degree Belt Belt in Judo with over 30 years of competitive experience and sponsor of the New York Judo Open.
Favorite quote:
"Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi!"
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Full Stack Web Developer
Technology Team | New York, NY OR Atlanta, GA
Position Overview
HowStuffWorks, Inc. is looking for a Full Stack Web developer to work in our New York or Atlanta office. This position will build web applications and other front-end experiences using the latest features found in the HTML5 and CSS3 specifications; as well as both jQuery and in-house Javascript libraries. This position includes development and maintenance of software in keeping with our architectural standards. This position also has backend development and significant work with relational databases
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new software and work on various associated development tasks in accordance with pertinent established standards.
- Participates in a cross-functional team and requires working successfully independently and collaboratively with other team members both internally and externally with other departments.
- Read and review functional specifications and test cases to ensure accuracy and develop understanding of business requirements.
- Perform code reviews to ensure best practices and standards across team members.
- Monitor bug tracking (Jira) queue for tasks and update tasks with relevant information in a timely fashion.
- Provides input into project technology issues and direction.
- Understand scalability issues and adapt systems to evolving user and business needs
- Recommend competitive advantages gained by emerging technologies.
- 5+ years PHP and MySQL/PostgreSQL experience
- 5+ years framework experience (ex: Zend Framework, Slim, etc)
- 5+ years templating (Twig, Smarty)
- 5+ years HTML, CSS & JavaScript experience
- BS/BA degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to write documentation including, but not limited to, technical specifications and use cases
- Experience with AWS environments, databases, cloud based tools
- Flash experience is a plus
- Candidates must submit online portfolio
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to work at howstuffworks dot com. You must include the job title in the subject line.
Infrastructure Cloud Engineer - Devops
Technology Team | New York, NY OR Atlanta, GA
Position Overview
Howstuffworks.com is looking to add to an already-talented team focused on supporting our cloud infrastructure and operations team. We see Devops as the process in which Software Engineering and IT work closely together to produce and grow high quality applications and systems for our customers and partners. The Infrastructure Engineer (Devops) uses his/her expertise and leadership in troubleshooting and automating our environment, building resilient systems, and creating repeatable processes. All the while you are expanding your skill set in a fast pace environment and at the end of the day you will enjoy what you do.
- Provide application and system troubleshooting and problem solving across the application stack and cloud environment
- Create and use customized scripts to automate repetitive tasks, configure and manage systems, monitor system health, and reporting metrics
- Drive automation of monitoring tools and application deployment
- Provide and improve incident and problem management coverage and support
- Define and document current and future configuration processes and operating procedures
- Analyzing and monitor performance bottlenecks and key metrics in order to optimize software and system performance
- Provide and improve analytics and forecasts for cloud capacity, troubleshooting analysis, and uptime
- Work closely with software engineering to create and grow repeatable system deployments
- Provide application and system troubleshooting and problem solving across the application stack and cloud environment
- BS in Computer Science / Engineering or related field
- 5+ years Web Operations background understanding concepts such as distributed systems, alerting, monitoring, logging, and incident management
- 3+ experience implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting Linux environment
- 3+ Experience with using cloud infrastructure services with AWS services; specifically EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53
Experience with the following technologies:
- nginx - installation, configuration.
- MySQL - including replication
- Build management and deployment tools like Jenkins
- Automation and configuration management using provisioning tools like Puppet
- Log management tools like Splunk
- Search technologies - installation and maintenance of Lucene and SOLR
- Scripting languages - PHP or similar
- PHP Framework - Zend or similar
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to work at howstuffworks dot com. You must include the job title in the subject line.
UI / UX Web Designer
Product Team | New York, NY OR Atlanta, GA
Position Overview
HowStuffWorks, Inc. is looking for a proven UI/UX Web Designer to work in our New York or Atlanta office. In this hands-on role you will have a significant impact on the success of our growing business by collaborating with a great team of product managers, developers, and editorial stakeholders to iteratively define and design an excellent user experience for our web and mobile products.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with various business stakeholders to understand project requirements and define product approaches and visual direction
- Design beautiful and functional interfaces and web pages based on principles of design and usability
- Own the end-to-end design process and deliverable set (including wireframes, mockups, and cut assets for the developers) with frequent iteration and evolution of design solutions
- Stay current on site performance metrics as well as emerging trends in online consumer behavior, technologies, and design
- Identify opportunities for innovation based on research and competitive analysis
- Help establish and evangelize design standards and best practices to define a consistent best-in-class user experience
- 3+ years of professional experience designing digital web and mobile products
- A clear comprehension of UX and UI design concepts and work fundamentals (i.e. ability to execute a design concept, take art direction, modify and evolve a design based on feedback, etc.)
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills – We are looking for a true team player who can own and speak to the design process while gracefully integrating feedback into their work
- Experience using A/B and/or user testing data to inform the design process
- High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator)
- Good general understanding of HTML, CSS, JS concepts and development
- A bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent UX experience is a plus.
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to work at howstuffworks dot com. You must include the job title in the subject line.
Project Manager
PMO Team | Atlanta, GA or New York, NY
Position Overview
Reporting to the PMO Director, the Project Manager is responsible for planning and executing all projects and tasks assigned to the working team. Supporting and managing the working team, ensuring quality control and holding the space for positive collaboration is essential to this role. This role has significant impact on the success of our growing business by collaborating with all necessary vendors and internal stakeholders including but not limited to Product Managers, Developers, QA Analysts, and Editorial Team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage project development from initiation to closure
- Be accountable for project results along with Product Manager
- Work with Product Manager and stakeholders to complete project charter outlining scope, goals, deliverables, and timing
- Work with the team to create work estimates and put together meaningful iterative releases
- Clearly communicate expectations to team members and stakeholders
- Work with Product Manager to determine how results will be measured and facilitate a post-project evaluation to determine how well results were achieved
- Ensure all project and working team documents are completed and organized appropriately
- Proactively identify bottlenecks and remove blockers for the team
- Provide a positive and diplomatic space where team members feel valued
- University degree or college diploma in business or a related field
- 3 years work experience in project management
- Experience working in digital media a plus
- PMI certification is a major asset
- Demonstrated leadership managing people with the ability to motivate
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Strategic, operational, technical and management skills
- Rapidly adapt and respond to change in environment and priorities
- Excellent communication, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills
- Unwavering attention to detail and organization
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to work at howstuffworks dot com. You must include the job title in the subject line.
Senior Financial Analyst
Finance Team | New York, NY
Position Overview
Reporting to the VP of Finance in Bellevue, WA this highly visible position is responsible for driving key processes within InfoSpace's HowStuffWorks business, including financial and operating metrics reporting, a full P&L forecast on a monthly basis, leading the annual budgeting process as well as performing ad hoc analysis in support of Sales, Marketing, Product Development and Executive Teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for monthly P&L forecast and operations review, focusing on the analysis of key historical and predictive business information, ensuring accuracy of financial results, appropriateness of future financial commitments, and explanations of variances to Budget.
- Lead the annual budgeting process, including building all financial models to incorporate new initiative product plans, revenue targets and resource requirements.
- Build and present monthly results and forecast packages to the leadership team, covering financial trends, forecast assumptions, and key business metrics.
- Provide analytic support for product planning, marketing/advertising, engineering resource planning, and new business development.
- Act as the primary contact for structuring and review of financial deal terms with revenue generating partners.
- Support ad hoc financial projects involving sales, marketing and operations.
- Assist in market sizing, competitive analysis and industry research in support of revenue projections, product positioning, and long range planning.
- 2-5 years related business experience in a high tech industry (online advertising preferred).
- Team player with strong analytical, technical and problem solving skills, as well as solid presentation and communication skills.
- BA/BS in a related field (Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, etc…); MBA preferred, but not required.
- Understanding of GAAP fundamentals necessary to translate business drivers into appropriate financial projections.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with Google Analytics desirable.
- This position is located in New York, NY and will report to a Manager in Bellevue, WA.
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to work at howstuffworks dot com. You must include the job title in the subject line.
About HowStuffWorks, Inc.
Founded in 1998, HowStuffWorks is an award-winning website that is home to thousands of articles, podcasts and videos that explain how the world really works. The site receives nearly 40 million unique visitors and 10 million podcast downloads per month. HowStuffWorks.com is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and is a division of InfoSpace LLC.


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Internet competition and threats to tech capitalism
Google led, orchestrated, politically-framed and set the political tone for much of the Web's opposition to pending anti-piracy legislation, SOPA/PIPA, because rule of law and effective enforcement of property rights online represent a clear and present danger to Google's anti-property-rights mission, open philosophy, business model, innovation approach, competitive strategy, and culture.
The much underappreciated subtext of Google's original rallying cries that anti-piracy bills would be censorship akin to China and Iran, break the Internet, and "criminalize linking" is that Google and others that protested against SOPA/PIPA believe that a "free and open internet" means that they do not have to pay for Internet content (free of cost) and they do not have to ask anyone for permission to use any Internet content (open to whatever someone wants to do with it.) SOPA/PIPA spotlighted how wide the chasm is between the rule of law and property-rights enforcement offline and online.
Google preemptively went nuclear politically, before either the full House or Senate could consider the legislation, because effective property-rights enforcement threatens Google to its core. Expect Google to use its recently-flexed, and newly-appreciated online muscle, as the real political power behind the Internet throne, to continue to thwart enforcement of the rule of law on piracy, property rights, privacy and antitrust.
Why Google Sees Effective Property Rights Enforcement as a Mortal Threat
1. Google Copies the Whole Internet: Google's search index is a nearly-complete copy of the Internet, encompassing all legal and pirated content, domestic and foreign. Ever wonder how Google could search the Internet for your query and answer in milliseconds? It's because Google does not search the actual Internet, it searches its constantly updated copy of the Internet that Google stores in triplicate on Google's cloud servers around the world. Google's surely appreciates the huge liability it potentially faces, given that its mission is to organize the world's information, and given that its search bots indiscriminately crawl the Internet; this means Google's cloud servers effectively store by far the world's largest collection of pirated content.
2. Google is the World's-Leading Internet Navigation Tool: Most everyone uses Google to navigate the Internet to find the content or site they seek. Google has 80% of the world's search market share, 90% share of the world minus China, and 92% share of world's mobile market share per NetMarketShare. What this means is that the vast majority of the world's Internet users find pirated content via Google more than any other means.
3. Google Has the World's Worst Theft/Piracy Track Record: A previous analysis of mine, "The Evidence Google's Systematic Theft is Anti-Competitive," documented (with sixty links) eight distinct patterns of Google theft involving most every type of property: copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, contact lists and private information, over a period of several years. What this means is that Google does not want new legislation that gives victims of theft any new tools to prevent piracy because such legislation could vastly increase Google's vulnerability and liability to property rights enforcement going forward.
4. Google's Business Model Fuels Piracy: Another previous analysis of mine, "Grand Theft Automated, Online Ad-Economics Fuel Piracy and SOPA opposition," explained that enabling access to and providing advertising for, pirated content and counterfeit goods and services are big business and nearly pure profit on the margin for Google. First, Internet traffic volume drives online ad economics and piracy drives huge Internet traffic volume. Second, Google's automation-model both enables and drives online ad-economics and efficient mass market piracy. Third, pirated content is arguably among the most demanded and hence most lucrative information an ad-based model can offer users. Fourth, central to the value of an ad-based website is being able to attract the most traffic because user traffic is what attracts advertisers, which in turn is what commands the highest ad rates and hence drives advertising profitability. Finally, ad-based social media providers like Google+ appreciate that pirated content is what many people most want to share.
5. Google's Innovation Model Depends on Property Infringement: Yet another previous analysis of mine, "Google's Infringenovation Secrets," explains the secret keys to Google's innovation. First, Google admits that its algorithms are not better; it's that they have more data than anyone else. And second, they have more data (including propertied content and private information) than anyone because they don't believe they have to ask for permission to use other people's property or private information. Google's "innovation without permission" ethos is essentially "infringenovation."
In sum, Google — as the world's dominant navigation tool to find pirated content and dominant monetization engine to monetize pirated content — could unilaterally reduce piracy of American intellectual property if it wanted to. However, for the reasons above, Google does not want to reduce piracy. Google simply wants to do the minimum necessary under the DMCA (taking pirated content down promptly when notified) to meet the technical letter, but not the spirit of the DMCA and property law.
I can't believe you had the balls to publish this trash. I'm beginning to see that Forbes is completely financed by PR campaigns.
Seriously? The people who support SOPA/PIPA brought this on themselves. They've been building this play for years now. They're making their move now and people are just falling for it.
It's a little difficult to see an impartial argument presented since you primarily link to your own articles (blatant self-promotion, btw). Further, seeing as netcompetition.org (solely owned by your company) is financially backed by pro-sopa funders makes it even more irritating.
Either way, i disagree that Google was the one orchestrating this bill. Your argument that Google went 'nuclear' 'before' either the House or Senate had a chance to look at SOPA is suspect as well. Where is your proof? Many of us SOPA opponents were irritated that the bill was being rushed through when many of the Senators reading it didn't have a clue what it would do, nor did they really understand what it really meant (as many of them openly admitted).
Is internet piracy a big deal? Yes. Should there be a bill addressing it? Probably. Was SOPA the answer? Absolutely not. The best analogy I've heard about SOPA is that it is like banning cars because bank robbers have been known to use them in getaways.
Come back when you have more references and you aren't shouting out from someone else's pocket.
As a large editor and author for Forbes, you think we would be presented with something a bit more accurate. With Google being the worlds largest search engine that expands across a vast global market, of course theyre going to find pirated content on the internet. They have taken more action to bring down piracy than any other company or organization, even more so than the freedom disablers such as MPAA. You even published an ignorant book about how why Google shouldnt be trusted because the information they store on their servers, yet the companies that utilize that kind of information are the very same companes that you represent.
Quantity of links does not correct bad logic.
Way to dodge just about every comment he made except for the technical one about your references. You know how to do your research, but honestly, do you really think Google is the only search engine that doesn't discriminate against copyright infringing websites?
Darrenslatten really makes an excellent argument against this article.
"you've grossly understated or ignored SOPA's obvious flaws just to fuel your anti-Google rhetoric–which I now realize has always been a means of promoting your own personal agenda and has never been rooted in anything humanitarian.
The point you seem to be making in this post is that Google only campaigned against SOPA out of self-interest and greed…but if those aren't valid motives, then your Forbes column is looking a lot like a glass house."
I read your article because it was the top result for the search "PIPA" on Google; you're completely right, Google does not properly protect its users from harmful content.
are you as quick to talk about the monopoly your employers have over broadband access?
Scott Cleland is chairman of NetCompetion.org, which promotes online competition over regulation with the backing of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, American Cable Association, Verizon and AT&T.
What a crock…I find it despicable that you take the high ground when the major of Americans rely on government mandated monopolies your employers enjoy JUST to access the Internet.
I'm sorry but you cant write two pages against Google and your only reference is you add to that every one who had a positive comment about your book was someone working for another search company or someone wanting Google not to give so many free services so they can charge for it I'm an internet expert with a lot of online investments and I find what you write sounding like one of those lets Incorporate the world and charge people for breathing because that's how innovation works which is completely wrong I find Google using location services extremely beneficial and you can stop it with one click Google directing adds to what i search for is extremely amazing though now I look at ads instead of just trying to skip ads I don't care about because Google adds relate to me the only problem is Google thought of all those things before any one else they toke the whole market and now you guys are pissed but you know what live with it wow that's the first time I get annoyed by an article on Forbes any way it is your opinion and that was mine
Thanks for the well thought out post Scott
I Really encourage you to leave this subject again because your being an ignorant funded by pro SOPA Firms easy to see on your company's website please every one can read now and search (many people learned that from Google) so please stop trying to do what your doing it is not going to work i promise
Hi Scott,
I've been following your articles for awhile now. I've always appreciated that someone was calling Google out on their bullshit–and from a sufficiently-reputable platform like forbes.com.
However, after reading this particular article, I've decided to unsubscribe from any and all publications related to you and/or Forbes.
The content of this post is misleading, exaggerated, and in some instances, markedly false.*
I find it contemptible that you've grossly understated or ignored SOPA's obvious flaws just to fuel your anti-Google rhetoric–which I now realize has always been a means of promoting your own personal agenda and has never been rooted in anything humanitarian.
The point you seem to be making in this post is that Google only campaigned against SOPA out of self-interest and greed…but if those aren't valid motives, then your Forbes column is looking a lot like a glass house.
*FALSE: "…its search bots indiscriminately crawl the Internet…"
Source: http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=156449&topic=1724262&ctx=topic
Thank you, darrenslatten. Most intelligent and accurate siting on this page. Need anyone say more.
@ copysense
Are you Scott Cleland's mom? Or, just one of his many sockpuppets?
Makes me ashamed to be a Scot.
On another note, I find a it a bit disingenuous that Mr. Cleland would take issue with Google protecting its business model while being obviously unconcerned about a former Senator being hired a President/Lobbyist-in-Chief for the MPAA. Mr. Cleland, have you no shame? I don't know about the rest of you but x-Senator Dodd very brazenly admitted to quid-pro-quo influence pimping. While we all know it is S.O.P. for Capital Hill, you'd think that at least Dodd would have the good taste to sugar-coat it for the great-unwashed? Look at Dodd's angry constipated face and you'll want to pirate some movies too. So, Mr. Cleland considers it acceptable for Dodd to purchase legislation and his real, covert complaint is that Google's alarm clock woke the masses.
The question I have about the entire thing is, why do MPAA tied companies like CBS have sites which they own that have programs like Kazaa readily available for download. For example, C-Net is owned by CBS, and they do still offer Kazaa on there, along with ads that advertise illegal mp3 download sites. Newscorp that owns Fileplanet.com also lists arcade emulators such as Mame32 on their site. Sounds to me like all parties are guilty as charged, and the spin doctors are in full force to see who can get the most money from the publicity.
Congratulations on producing the most misleading, asinine article on forbes I've ever read.
That you would rebut well-informed commenters with things like "The post is accurate [according to the people who pay me], well documented with dozens of links [to my own works or things that do not support the thesis], and clearly argued [with an exciting mix of obvious points, non sequiturs, unverifiable claims, and lies]" is the capstone of this astroturfing disaster.
Scott, great article! It's refreshing to find something like this after the mass hysteria caused by Google last week that had internet users lining up like lemmings to follow their cry of 'censhorship'. Google couldn't care less about real censorship, it's about making sure they aren't held accountable for anything ever.
You had to expect the comments like the ones below as a majority of people that follow this story are the internet anarchists who think they are entitled to others creative works for free. As an artist, I just wanted to thank you for writing this……..
Bart, the anti-SOPA/PIPA movement was already going strong WAAAAY before Google got involved. In fact, Google only committed to joining in 2-3 days before the blackout.
Saying Google started this "mass hysteria" as you call it, is like saying Call of Duty created the First-Person-Shooter genre; it's flat out wrong. Oh, and as for your snarky comment about "internet anarchists" (which clearly makes you feel oh-so-clever inside), people started rallying because of several factors:
1) They actually READ the bill, and tech-savvy people (like THE ENGINEERS OF THE INTERNET ITSELF) realized the structural damage it could cause to the internet. People also saw how the bill gave the government authority to shut down sites indefinitely without due process of law (even if the accused site didn't actually HAVE infringing material, similar to the case of http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111208/08225217010 ).
2) The ONLY technology company allowed to attend the bill hearing in November was Google; the other five witnesses were all representing the big media companies.
3) The online video feeds of the markup sessions in December made it clear that none of the supporting politicians (many of whose largest contributions came from the media companies PUSHING the bill) had any clue how the bill's technical aspects would severely damage the Internet's structural integrity, nor did they appear to care; In addition, ALL proposed markups were beaten down, even those that would have resolved said technical issues.
Get your facts straight before you post. Google had nothing to do with starting the movement, and people opposing the bill are hardly "anarchists", unless that's what you call Americans who value their rights on the Internet.
Oh yes, Google led the fight to stop SOPA. Because they're a big bad internet company with a political agenda to take over the world . Give me a break. They threw a black box over their doodle for a day and published a page asking people to call their Congressional representation a few days before the bill was to be debated. None of the other tech sites, bloggers, or reporters had *anything* to do with anyone's awareness at all of the issue back in October or November. This article is absolute trash.
Actually, I don't think Google asked people to call their representatives. Google asked people to sign a petition. Wikipedia asked people to call their representatives. It was Wikipedia that mostly drove the calls to Congress, which is really what changed their minds. The petition was just a nice gesture.
This is really inaccurate! You need to check your facts before writing an article for Forbes. In fact, if this is the quality of journalism I can expect from Forbes.com I will never return to this site.
I'm starting to believe the same obsolete 20th century thinking that created SOPA is the same thinking that was used to by you, Scott when writing this article.
I had to make an account just because I found this article so backward.
By this logic we should start burning libraries. Maybe jailing postal service employees for delivering counterfeit or pirated goods? Referencing your own previous analysis also doesn't build a credible argument.
The issue with 'defending property rights' is that currently the power is with the big players who are happy to throw their weight around.
Where exactly is the property going to come from when everyone faces being effectively removed from the internet or jailed as soon as the big players start crying wolf over infringements.
If even the White House had concerns about the depth of new powers the Acts proposed then normal citizens should be terrified.
Complaining about Google while corporations use their wealth to try and push Acts through without being noticed in attempt to steal the democratic chance to have a fair say on the matter?
Sounds like Google is playing an extremely important balancing role on the other end of the spectrum.
You would certainly be hard pressed to find an organisation these days that doesn't have dirty laundry – I guess its lucky these days we can find out about it with the internet, probably through a Google search.
How exactly would that work with a censored internet? Would it work?
As they say: "Don't shoot the messenger".
"And second, they have more data (including propertied content and private information) than anyone because they don't believe they have to ask for permission to use other people's property or private information"
There is an usefull thing called robot.txt . You can use that file to say to google (and other search engines) what to index(and so copy) and what not to index of the contents you are exposing .
I know it s "techy" thing to know , but you should have sounder grounds for your writings if you write about technology .
"There has grown in the minds of certain groups in this country the idea that just because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with guaranteeing such a profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to public interest. This strange doctrine is supported by neither statute or common law. Neither corporations or individuals have the right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back."
- Robert Heinlein, Life Line, 1939
The content industries can't figure out how to best monetize their content in an Internet age. That's not our problem – it's their problem. They think the solution is prior restraint of free speech, a removal of the protection of people to not be deprived of property without due process of law. That is our problem. Fortunately we've got a start on doing something about that.
From the slant of your article I don't think you're going to be happy about how this works out.
I'm reading this article a few days late, and the comments of course. And let me start with a simple statement, I despise piracy with all my heart, I'm a software developer and I know what it is to have your work being stolen.
But this doesn't mean I support SOPA, PIPA, ACTA or any kind of law that are full of holes and give a few corporations enough power to actually shut down internet.
I finished reading the article and the only thing I had to say was that the author clearly doesn't know how Google works, forget Google, how a web crawler works, so the article bashing Google was made by someone who doesn't understand how internet works, so it will be a good idea to read about crawlers.
Also, I would like to point to the author to find out how YouTube, owned by Google, works and how it protects the material giving its rightful owners the proper rights, read more on how YouTube implemented very complex algorithms to analyze the videos, on how Google shares the revenue made by those videos with its rightful owners and no the person that uploaded the video. This will be a good start to understand that the big bad agenda that you say Google has is not true.
Yes, Google probably has issues and depending on how bad or good they work them out, will be the future of the company, but saying that Google is pro-piracy is just biased and reading the comments left by others I can understand why it's biased.
I'll use an example, say you work as a tourist information center in NYC, someone asks you where they can find the best pizza, so you are going to give them some choices based on what others think about those places, but comes up, that the best pizza in NYC is in one of the worst neighborhoods there, with prostitution, drug dealing and murders, still the best pizza in NYC, so the tourist decides to go there, get the pizza and in his way out, decides to get some drugs, suddenly the police raids the place, the tourist gets caught, but because the tourist was sent there by you, then you're responsible too and you will end up in jail and paying fines, that's fair according to SOPA and you will be liable for anything that happens in that neighborhood.
Pretty much that's how Google works, they gather information, use complex algorithms to evaluate the data of the site and others site, (but make sure that you first understand how a crawler works), rank the site and then when someone comes and ask where the best pizza is, Google shows the results, so now Google is liable because in that place they sell drugs? or in this case, they have illegal downloads?.
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA are trying or were trying to "protect" something at the expense of taking our freedom and giving more power to the government to get in our private life, that's now how you protect something, the MPAA and others need to understand that their business model is obsolete, they need to understand that technology is way ahead of them and if they want to survive in this new world they need to change, look at how others have adapted to it and are surviving. This is not the first warning they get, but they will not have many more, either they adapt or they die and bills like SOPA are not the solution.
I can't say it better than others, but I have to say it. This is a terrible article. Many statements in the article are misleading or inaccurate. The conclusions, from those misleading or inaccurate statements, are even further suspect.
This is an alternative view point that I hadn't read until now. I will keep it filed away as a reminder of how some people can get off track with flawed logic, or unreasoned arguments.
"it searches its constantly updated copy of the Internet that Google stores in triplicate on Google's cloud servers around the world."
….Exactly how technologically challenged do you have to be to make such an incredibly ignorant statement such as this? Boggles the mind that Forbes allows someone with such a clear lack of knowledge to write on a subject like this.


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