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There has been no shortage of assumptions made and confusion about cloud computing, along with boatloads of conventional wisdom. But the rise of cloud brings with it some so far unanswerable questions.
Here are just seven of the great unsolved mysteries that are accompanying the great cloud computing migration of the 2010s:
1) Who really pays for cloud? This is a tangle in and of itself. In surveys I have seen and conducted, it's all over the place. IT departments pay for a lot of it, and a lot of it is put on corporate credit cards. As a result, the costs get hidden or buried within corporate budgets. Another issue — when the holder of the corporate credit card tied to a cloud account leaves the company, guess what? The subscription is jeopardized.
2) Is cloud really cheaper in the long run? There is a lot of evidence that no, cloud often is not cheaper than buying on-premises software and systems when looking over a five-year horizon. Why? Companies keep paying monthly subscription fees for something they never own.
3) Is it sustainable for vendors to cannibalize their own business to get into cloud? For the IT industry, the $64-billion conundrum. Moving clients from lucrative on-site licenses to monthly subscription fees has got to hurt — at least in the short run (see mystery number 2, above). Those vendors that can ease through the transition will see impressive rewards at the end of the tunnel, with clients locked into their particular services.
4) Is cloud computing a step backwards in the openness movement? For more than a decade, enterprises and industry leaders have been hashing out standards, protocols and technologies that are more interchangeable and even hot-swappable. There's no reason why an enterprise can't swap out a back-end procurement system without touching the front-end interface that its employees use. Progress was being made for on-premises systems, but with cloud services, it may be an ugly scene when attempting to change cloud providers.
5) Who owns the data and intellectual property in cloud? The legal eagles are already puzzling over this one. For example, cloud providers have been cagey about the actual physical location of the data — an important legal concern in some jurisdictions. And issues such as data retention for legally required purposes, such as litigation e-discovery or preservation as evidence upon law enforcement request are a big question mark. And how long will cloud providers hold on to data after a contract ends? Is it a good or a bad thing if they do?
6) Is data actually safer in the cloud than on-premises? There are a number of cloud proponents and even CIOs who say yes, it's actually safer to retain data with a cloud vendor that is certified and has trained its staff in security protocols and best practices. On-site data center staff, as good as they are, may not necessarily have all the security skills they need. Is data any safer in the hands of your own corporate IT staff than it is with someone else's IT staff?
7) Are the gigantic cloud data centers energy resource hogs, or are they actually saving natural resources? It's the new "industrial era" — gigantic data center complexes being built across the land by cloud providers such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, RackSpace. Environmentalists claim these huge centers are gobbling a lot of energy, which is true. But no one knows how much cloud computing may be conserving — less paper used, fewer stores built because of e-commerce, less commuting and travel because of collaboration capabilities — and so forth.
Thank you for a good brief analysis of the often unstated issues of the State of Cloud Computing in 2013.
You are asking the right questions.
Some other questions that might be appropriate to ask, as the Cloud has gained critical momentum?
1) How do we quickly and adequately address the Cloud-related skills shortage?
2) Do companies move IT operations into the Cloud without having a proper exit strategy?
3) Are CIOs and other management staff being held accountable for failed Cloud Projects, or Cloud Projects that suffer from poor planning?
4) How is the risk of Cloud migration surprises being managed?
5) Are client companies scrutinizing the Business Continuity Plans and the Disaster Recovery Plans of their Cloud Providers?
6) If the DoJ shuts down your provider, as in the case of MEGAUPLOAD.com, how will you get access to your critical data?
7) How are you addressing hackers, social engineering, and other human-related threats as you move your data and applications into a Cloud environment? Ultimately, the company leadership is still responsible for continuing the day-to-day, revenue-producing activities that comprise the organization's business operations, no matter if the data and applications are in the Cloud or in your local Data Center.
8) If you are certified in ISO 27001, or any other Risk Management / Security Management Framework, are you truthfully addressing and documenting the business risks outlined above?
If anyone is interested, I am a Cloud advocate, and have written a lot about it and I have some significant experience in Cloud computing, Security and Data Centers. Contact me and I am willing to discuss it. firstname.lastname@example.com
It would seem that centralized energy usage has got to be more environmentally sound than decentralized. In the decentralized scenario (generally the status quo) the total number of components, wiring, energy lost through heat loss, etc. has got to be several times that of large data centers. Additionally the sheer size of the energy cost of each data center forces management to constantly look at ways to make those centers more efficient. (Profitability driving environmental improvement.) Finally, the quantity of environmentally hazardous materials, as components are disposed of, has got to be less.
"Is it safer" is a great question. In my experience, not many IT organizations know how to justify redundancy through analysis of the MTBF and the potential cost of failure. So, although the IT organization may know where they need redundancy, they lack the skills to do the study to convince management. That doesn't necessarily mean that cloud providers are better. Clearly companies outsourcing to the cloud have to figure out ways to evaluate MTBF for a variety of scenarios. Cloud companies will probably be just as resistant to revealing that info as are component vendors.
And your "openness" point is the 800 lb gorilla. I would love to see that explored further.
As usual — great post Joe !
I acknowledge issues exist. However, the viewpoint expressed in this article is antiquated and incredibly shallow. In my consulting practice, I have heard the same about server consolidation and email as a service, virtualization, etc. Over the years, the internet, what? Microsoft will never be dominant. The PC is just not the same as a mainframe. Every year we hear the new technology of the day will just not take form and shape and never be operable. The reality technology marches on regardless of our fears.
1. really credit card payments make cloud suspect? Please get serious. I guess people with credit cards never leave companies.
2. If you doubt that cloud can be cheaper, you are talking to the wrong clould provider.
3. Cloud technology will become pervasive because it makes sense. What Vendors want is beside the point and those companies that learn and move will be profitable.
4. This is so simple. Technology is already addressing this problem and companies will move their data and apps from cloud to cloud.
5. This is so much a scare tactic. Are their legal issues potentially? Yes, but companies will own their own data. Everyone from the legal aspect to the technology concerns will address this issue. If you rent a building are the materials inside yours? This is a ridiculous stance that the legal community and corporate america is addressing through contracts, etc.
6. No question that the right cloud provider can address many technical concerns that a local staff cannot address. If you dont think so, next time search for a company that makes their own power. As computing becomes a utility type service, cloud providers will be extensively more capable than any local staff.
7. IS this really an issue? Do we really doubt this? Servers mismanaged all over the country efficiently placed into a technologically advanced data center will be less efficient? Does this even pass basic tests of common sense?
Cloud is coming as so many other technological advances came from the mainframe to the internet. Prepare your business. Prepare your career if you are in the IT field. Be ready and dont be afraid. Ask questions yes, only makes it better and improves the technology. I am ready are you?
Excellent post Joe!
I have very brief knowledge about cloud but in my view:
I think it will be cheaper in the long run. If you maintain on-premises, more costs will be involved. e.g.
i) After certain life, infrastructure will require upgrading to meet the current needs.
ii) Software licensing and their periodic renewals.
iii) Introduction of latest technologies to compete in the market.
iv) Fully equipped workforce and its training.
v) The loss of time in planning and putting in place all the above and causing delay in commencement of core operations, of course, costs much more.
No organization can claim that it has a foolproof data security in place. The only reason that we take on-premises data as more secure than cloud is because cases of security breach are normally not or less reported against on-premises setups as compared to cloud providers. I believe that data will safe on cloud. I will simple say, we can have best security plans for our money but still we rely on banks because expertise and resources required will be more costly than the sum we have.
The area of prime concern, in my opinion, is the SLA we have with the cloud providers. We shall have complete understanding of SLA and be well aware of the sites where cloud is hosted. Because in some of the countries even encryption of personal data is not allowed.
Joe you posed some interesting questions like the one below
Is cloud really cheaper in the long run?
You also mentioned that businesses end up paying subscription for something they never will own. So in response to that, let's take a dell server as an example and if I pay you a monthly subscription fee to have access to that dell server. What exactly am I getting for my money and how does that stack up against purchasing and owning it myself.
1. I am getting a brand new server that I did not have to pay the up-front cost for
2. I am getting the power and cooling that the server needs to function
3. I am getting 24/7/365 support for that server
4. I am getting updates and maintenance for that server
5. I am getting access to a much higher level of Data Centre security than I would have if I owned it myself.
6. I am getting access to trained staff with the right skills that I might not have access too internally because of the size of my organisation
And the list goes on…..
If we translate all the above points into individual costs for business the costs will soon start to accumulate and you can then start to better quantify the value you get from the cloud
I would argue that most small to medium size business don't really benefit from owning their own hardware, because the life cycle of servers are at best 5 years, then you have start the cycle all over again. Putting that aside, if you do invest in your own hardware then you have implement a DR and backup solution preferably off-site which then consumes more time and resource managing these projects while orchestrating and planning for all the 'what if' scenarios.
Great post as usual Joe. I would hope people are considering these aspects as they make cloud investments. There is so much potential, but potential is meaningless if its not in alignment with your needs of if seeking the potential puts the business further in harm's way.
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Your first point on who really pays for cloud is definitely one enterprises are running into, but I think it goes deeper than that purchase agreement. In a recent Symantec study, we found that 77 percent of all businesses have experienced the rogue cloud situations that you describe over the past year. Beyond just the question of whether IT departments are footing the bill or if a business exec is laying down a credit card for the service, there's also the question of what other costs the organization will see because of these rogue clouds. What about lost data, inefficient cloud storage, fines for cloud privacy violations or for missing eDiscovery deadlines – all of these can greatly cost the organization. Ignoring these hidden costs will have a serious impact on business.
Anyone that's interested in learning more about these hidden costs, I'd invite to take a look at Symantec's Avoiding the Hidden Costs of Cloud 2013 Survey here: http://bit.ly/14twIez. As always, thanks for sharing your insights Joe! –Jon-Michael Brook, Symantec
It was great to get my cloud computing brain juices going with this article. Thanks Joe for the inspiration. Originally I was going to respond in the comments but I felt that I needed to go into a bit more detail "solving" these mysteries. My full response can be found here: http://j.mp/YTJxiF (on the GoGrid blog – blog.gogrid.com)
@William – you asked some great questions as well. My quick thoughts:
1) This really depends on the cloud and standards developed. General infrastructure skills can be applied to cloud but proprietary clouds (e.g., AWS) have specialized skills.
2) That is the choice of the business. I always say to architect for efficiencies and capabilities of the cloud. Some companies do this, others don't. A successful exit strategy depends on execution.
3) This is really a case-by-case basis. It also depends on the project and its visibility.
4) That's actually a great question. Transparency and standards might help.
5) Another good question. They should be if they aren't!
6) That really depends on the vendor's reputation and what the DOJ allows or requires.
7) Standard Operating Procedures should ideally be the same (between cloud & local DCs). This isn't always the case and a lot of it is left up to the individual company to determine.
8) There are two levels of certifications to consider: 1 – that of the cloud provider and 2 – that of the cloud consumer. A provider can have all of the certifications in the world and run a tight ship but if the consumer of the cloud doesn't follow best practices, all certifications go out the window and risks continue.
Great comments & threads all!
This article takes the perspective of a large company to examine the benefits of cloud software. For most small businesses, cloud computing makes a lot of sense because SMBs do not have the budget, on-site space or skills to maintain their own servers. In terms of cost, cloud computing is the best bet for a small, growing company because of easy scalability based on the number of users.
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Hello Joe and all,
I agree with both sides, the Cloud skeptical and Cloud supporters, because it brings more points of view to the discussion, that eventually will make the industry better.
Sometimes, I read articles and comments that sound like "fanatical". I remits me back to the anti-Microsoft, anti-Cisco, everything-is-Linux, and, the new category, anti-Apple groups. As the time goes by, we realize that people has preference and there is space for everyone.
However, the Cloud is bringing a new Era for the IT industry, similar to the Electricity evolution, as mentioned in the Big Switch or, in my opinion, similar to the industrial revolution. In the past 2 decades+ IT industry grew by deploying tailor made solutions for each customer, what generated lots of margin for vendors and systems integrator (read a book called Consumption Economics). In order to create a parallel, imagine if each of us drives a unique car, how much would a car cost? Do you remember when each large company had their own WAN backbone? Cloud discussion today is the same as the IP Backbones' discussion was.
Cloud is bring optimization of the IT resources, and also, making IT a commodity, such any other product in globe. It looks obvious that in the long run Cloud will be cheaper, if you can not see, it is because you are not adding ALL HIDDEN costs, such as labor, cost of opportunity, real state, etc.
So, I agree with the supporters because it is a natural evolution, but also agree with skeptics because they call our attention to be prudent.


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I don't think this is a well-written recipe. It doesn't tell you whether or not to drain the corn (I drained and used some of the liquid, but not all) or when to add the pepper. It tells you to mix the dry ingredients into the sauteed veggies "...until the mixture is bubbling..." At this point, the mixture won't bubble, as there's not enough liquid in there. Next, if you add the egg into the mixture without tempering, you'll have scrambled eggs. It doesn't tell you to "spray" the casserole dish, so you'll most likely end up with a dish that has baked-on corn. And four servings is more realistic than six. Sorry, my intent is not to be super critical, but I think the author assumes that anybody preparing this recipe would know to do all of these things, forgetting that there are many beginning cooks on this site. And I also have to say that I think AR editing could have done a better job. Before pouring the corn mixture into the casserole, I tasted it and felt there was too much salt, it tasted like I'd used creamed corn instead of whole corn, and that it was pretty bland. At this point, I did add some shredded cheddar cheese, but that was the only deviation from the recipe. I know I'm the first reviewer of this recipe, and I don't want to discourage others from trying it. Taste always is subjective, and these are just my personal opinions. Sorry, BARELYBARBIE, I rarely do 2-star reviews, but this one just didn't work for us.
As written, I'm giving this 3 stars, but mostly because we all missed the creaminess that you get using creamed corn. Unlike the other reviewer, I wasn't confused by the recipe and would never think of not draining corn unless that was specified in the recipe. The taste was excellent. I've not given up on this recipe, but am going to pursue a way of making it creamier.
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I was looking for a recipe that did NOT use cream-style corn, and this was it. I'm not a big fan of green peppers, so I used pimiento instead. I also used Italian bread crumbs. When I sauteed the onion and pimiento, I added about 2 teaspoons of water before putting the evaporated milk and flour in. It turned out great!
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The answer to this question is important. Your ability to attract, develop, and retain young leaders will make or break your company in the coming years.
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Fig 1: Deloitte Global Millennial Research
Some of the initial findings are very important to understand.
1. Millennials Want Leadership and They Want it Their Way.
The first, and most striking finding, is that millennials want leadership, and they want it their way. In fact they are less interested in running your company than running their own.
Fig 2: Millennials in leadership and their leadership goals
It's pretty clear why this has happened. These young people grew up in an economy where their parents and older peers went through a massive recession and may have been laid off. They've seen rapid growth in new internet companies and the struggles larger organizations have faced. If we want to motivate young leaders, we have to give them opportunities to build, innovate, and create.
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While these younger professionals have many opportunities in front of them, they don't feel fully ready. As the data below shows, the millennials in our study are very aware that they need leadership skills.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, young people understood the need to patiently move up the corporate pyramid. Today the working world is different: companies like GE which used to have 16 layers of management now have only 7.
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People in their 20s would like new jobs and new assignments every 12-24 months. The research shows they won't necessarily wait three to five years for a promotion – so you have to create more talent mobility, special assignments, and job rotation programs.
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One of the ways to do this, of course, is through social media. This is why internal blogs and wikis and various corporate social networks are so widely used by younger people, and often not by boomers. If you want to attract and retain young people, you and your top leaders must be more open and transparent.
The word "inclusion" is vitally important. Late last year Deloitte Australia published a report entitled "Waiter, Is That Inclusion In My Soup?" which showed that work teams that feel highly included deliver 80% higher performance than those in which employees do not feel "included."
Millennials grew up in a world where gender, race, sexual orientation, and age were widely diverse. They expect and will lead in an inclusive way.
Great article!!! The NEXT Steps Youth Entrepreneur Program has learned that the findings of this research are EXTREMELY true. Over the past five years from working with Millennials, we have learned to use our 3.5 acre urban farm and garden site (Atwood Community Gardens & Urban Farm Park, Atlanta, GA) as a non-traditional outdoor business class to teach them leadership, project management, new business development, and people/resource management skills. By first teaching this generation of kids garden, farm and market management skills, we then followup by showing them how easily these skills transfer into entrepreneurial, new business development, special event management, and project management skills in any industry. We just have to make sure business organizations continue to fund training programs and non-profits like mine to ensure we can continue cranking out kids that have the critical thinking skills businesses will be looking to hire in the next few years. Dana Jewel Harris, Executive Director, The NEXT Steps Youth Entrepreneur Program www.nextstepsyep.org
This is a great article, and I'm glad it was brought up that Millennials thrive on recognition. It seems to me that it comes down to feeling valued in an organization and believed in. As Josh said, Gen Y'ers tend to have grown up being told that they are special and unique (for better or for worse), and those employees who don't feel valued – especially the top talent (the most special and unique of them all!) will simply leave if they don't feel that their contributions are being adequately recognized. This can come in the form of a "Thank You" or a leadership opportunity or the chance to take on special projects and learn more. It's so important that companies adapt to this new way of investing in their top talent. After all, job security is not a top priority to these folks, and it's more and more possible that they will search for greener pastures!
Josh, as always a great summary of interesting research. One thing jumped out at me: Millenials expect flattened hierarchies but also demand career growth. For earlier generations this would be a contradiction, but not for Millenials. For them, career growth means more challenging positions, travel and crucially, a sense of personal development. Keeping your best Millenials on board in the future is not about handing them the key to executive washroom, but maintaining an exciting pace of personal growth. That's going to mean a new approach to management. Instead of simply using a person's position in the hierarchy to guess what they might do next, management will have to engage and communicate in new and interesting ways, for example, by providing "employee business intelligence" tools to deliver job satisfaction and help productivity. Business intelligence will help employees understand the outcomes they can impact for both themselves, and their firm. Making the most of this approach, in my view, will optimize Millennial talent in an organic and bottom up fashion.
I think the Millennials are in for a big shock. The business world will not just roll over for them. Many of the things they want don't really exist such as career growth (not their definition), fairness and performance based employment. The existing powers in the corporate world don't want to give up power. Why has it taken so long to get any movement in diversity? The system doesn't want to change. This is their first major challenge. The second is that as they experience more of the corporate world, they will change. Career growth is very challenging today and the Millenials will need their optimism. I applaud any company that strives to be continuous in their delivery of praise, recognition and reward. In reality, you just don't see much of it. I think the Millennials will impact the world just like the other generations before them. Change will be so slow it's hardly noticeable. I have young kids who'll be in college in a few years. I try to be optimistic and realistic at the same time. Kids need to educated on what the world is really like, not given some overly optimistic disney theme park view of the world.
We decided to have a little fun with the thought of Millennials in the workplace. What if they wrote the lyrics to the Dolly Parton classic, 9 to 5? We think it'd go something like this http://youtu.be/eGqbn2bx7o4
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Leon was born June 29, 1944, the son of Elden and Alvera (Meeries) Kenney. On Oct. 24, 1982, in Reno, Nev., he married his loving wife of 30 years, Betty Ann Grano, who survives.
As a young man Leon proudly served his country in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany.
Leon was an avid rock collector; he loved to carve and polish beautiful Petoskey stones.
His lifelong career was spent as a long haul truck driver traveling the roads of the entire U.S.A.
Leon was an accomplished fisherman, often times providing fresh fish for his many friends. Along with fishing he loved to sing and enjoyed playing cribbage.
Leon is survived by his wife, Betty; a brother, Wayne (Sherry Lynn) Kenney; a sister, Kathleen Kenney Richter; five children, Leon E. Kenney Jr., Jonathon Kenney, James Kenney, Clara (Hector) Gonzales and Parvaneh Gallegos Kenney; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his twin sons, John and Lonnie Kenney; and a sister, Eileen Nelson.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Northport Covenant Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial at a later date will be held at Leelanau Township Cemetery. The Reverend Jerry Lange will officiate.
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Both paintings were traditionally regarded as self-portraits, but in 1958 De la Faille raised doubts about cat. 122. Working on the premise that it would have been very odd if Vincent had never painted his brother during the two years he lived with him in Paris, he suggested that this was a portrait of Theo. There was a close resemblance between the brothers, as Jo van Gogh-Bonger noted in 1914, the main difference being that her husband was 'more delicately built and his features were more refined, but he had the same reddish fair complexion'.
Vincent Willem van Gogh, Theo's son, dismissed De la Faille's theory, and the question of whether one of Van Gogh's supposed painted self-portraits is in fact a portrait of his brother has never been posed since. We agree that it is not relevant in the case of all the self-portraits – apart from this pair. The two men differ far more from each other than do any other stylistically related self-portraits by Van Gogh. To put it another way: if these are the portraits of one and the same person, that is to say Vincent, it is incomprehensible that there should be such a great differences in facial appearance, given the similarities in style and degree of detail. That is difficult to explain, which suggests that the opposing view that these are two different people, Theo and Vincent, is far more logical. The question is: does anything else point in that direction, and if so, can we work out who is who?
The differences are quite striking. The man with the straw hat and stiff bow tie has blue eyes, an ochre-coloured beard without side whiskers, and a remarkably round shell of his ear (cat. 121).The person with the felt hat and floppy bow tie has light, greyish blue eyes, a bright orange beard and cheeks that look rather more sunken (cat. 122). Beneath their jackets with piping around the edges is a waistcoat with red edging. The floppy bow tie was a little more common in artistic circles, but apart from that this was normal middle-class attire. What is unusual is the combination of the informal straw hat with the formal bow tie. The clothing worn by both men is unusual for Vincent, or at least for the Vincent we know from the self-portraits. Some show him with a straw hat and a blue jacket with piping, and in several he wears a grey felt hat, but he never portrayed himself in a light greyish pink jacket or with a bow tie. So the comparison with the clothes Vincent is wearing is of no help, but a comparison of the heads with those of the two brothers is. A self-portrait from the first half of 1887 (fig. 121e) shows Van Gogh with the same sunken cheeks as in cat. 122, so we can take it that this is his own likeness, as already asserted by Theo's son. That would mean that the other man is Theo, but are there any firm indications that it is?
The ear of the man in cat. 121 has a beautiful round shell, and that is certainly not what Vincent's ears looked like. He had fleshy earlobes and a lot of cartilage (figs. 121f, 121g). Theo, on the other hand, had round ears (fig. 121h), so could very well be the man in the straw hat (cat. 121). As luck would have it there is a second clue to his identity. The man in that portrait has no side whiskers, and we know that Theo did not have any either. Vincent had a natural, unruly beard, as can be seen from the self-portraits, whereas Theo trimmed his and either shaved his cheeks or had no hair growth there. That is how he appears in photographs from 1889 (figs. 121i, 121j), and in drawings by Joseph Isaäcson and Meijer de Haan from 1888-89 (figs. 121k, 121l).
That these two men are indeed Theo and Vincent is confirmed by the different colour of their beards. Vincent himself said that he had 'a very red beard' [letter 626], and always painted it a bright orange after embracing the modern movement in the winter of 1886/87. That is also the colour of the beard of the man in the grey felt hat (cat. 122), which also argues for Vincent as the sitter. The beard of the man in the other portrait, though, is not orange but more ochre in colour, and interestingly enough that matches Jo's description of the two brothers' hair colour. She did not know Vincent well, but Theo she did, and said that his was 'reddish fair'. That may seem to resolve the problem, but it does not do so entirely. The colour of the men's eyes contradicts this identification. Theo's are bright blue (cat. 121) while Vincent's are light greyish blue. Neither colour matches what we know about their eyes. According to Jo, Theo had 'the same light blue eyes [as Vincent] which sometimes darkened to a greenish-blue' but that is certainly not true of Vincent's eyes. They were not light blue but green. That, at any rate, is how he described them in a letter from Arles, and it is how he depicted them consistently from his first attempts at self-portraits in 1886 right up to those from 1889, in which he always gave his irises a greenish hue.
This seems problematic, but there is an explanation for the different eye colours – an artistic one. In Theo's portrait he probably adjusted the colour of the eyes to match that of the blue background, just as he did not always give his own eyes the same hue of green in the self-portraits, but varied it according to the colour scheme he had chosen. His decision to give himself light blue and not green eyes in cat. 122 is odder. There are no other examples of this, but it turns out that the reason is again an artistic one. The main colours in this portrait are light blue and pale pink, which are rather unusual for Van Gogh, and there was no reason to add green to the colour scheme apart from in the eyes. The latter was evidently not an option, so he omitted green from the palette entirely and gave his eyes the colour of the background, as he had done with Theo's – in his case a greyish light blue.
Finally, if one accepts this identification one sees that the attire of the two men matches their social status. Vincent is wearing an artistic bow tie while Theo has a formal one. One element that is still strange, though, is Theo's straw hat, but that was probably a joke that was echoed in Vincent's self-portrait. He depicted himself with a felt hat, but we know from Andries Bonger that it was not his own hat but Theo's. Vincent did own a straw hat, which was a common item of apparel for artists working out of doors, and it very much looks as if the brothers are wearing each other's hats.
het is theo.
i thought it was Vincent..
It looks a lot more like the portrait of Theo than of Vincent, particularly the nose, ear and jaw.
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defn theo. he is the real artist
Very interesting question. From all the evidence, I would say that it is probably Theo, but that may be wishful thinking…
i think the man in that picture is Theo.
I think it is Vincent


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THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Pennsylvania will be using a two-tier system of grading school systems is an interesting concept. But with it comes good and bad elements.
The new system of rating how schools are educating students allows for a different way of judging school districts that have a substantial number of poor students than evaluating the others.
Yes, everyone realizes that children from poverty normally score lower on tests than other students from middle- or high-income homes. Part of the reason is that often the kids from poverty have no one at home to help them or to even push them to do better.
So the state will spend extra money to educate these students in reading and math. It sounds good, right? But will it work or is it just money wasted? In a state where Gov. Tom Corbett has been cutting funding for education, is it realistic?
A few years ago, the announcement was made that the once highly regarded "Head Start" program isn't working. That stunned a lot of people. Studies showed that giving underprivileged children extra educational training at early ages failed, partly because as the kids got older they fell behind others anyway.
We wasted some $166 billion on the program. It's pretty much the same concept that the United Way of Mercer County had when it started a "Success by Six" program to help with early education. One could ask, "Is that money better being channeled there or to other charities during this economic downturn that has affected our area?"
Maybe – just maybe the new system of grading schools will help if students get additional training in elementary, middle and secondary schools to add to the Head Start or Success by Six programs. That has yet to be seen.
But we also need to hope that this new two-tier system doesn't just mean that we will accept lower grades for the poor. Because if this doesn't work where do we go next?
We need a complete overhaul of the educational system, both in Pennsylvania and nationally. In a national program called "No Child Left Behind" there are way too many children left behind.
I'm not just talking about poor or even special-needs kids. We are providing woeful education for our best and brightest students. Instead of separating these higher IQ and high-achieving students into special groups and pushing them at advanced levels, we lump them in with other students.
Part of the problem is the huge number of schools in Pennsylvania that are too small to provide those kinds of programs. (Need I mention the value of consolidation?)
So in our individual classes we either teach down to the lowest intelligence kids, teach up to the higher level students or find a happy medium. And no matter how you look at it, some students are losing out.
Today (Oct. 5 each year) we celebrate "World Teachers Day". But even the best teachers can't succeed when their hands are tied as far as how they can teach and how they can discipline students.
And it's going to take a lot more than just a two-tier system of grading schools before that changes.
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Lisa Ann (Stimson) Rhoat, December 7, 2012 with her loving husband at her side. Born on March 18, 1963 in Newfane, she is the daughter of the late Paul C. Stimson and Audrey Eleanor (Cole) Orr of Wilson.
A 1981 Graduate of Wilson High School she was a Twenty-Year Employee of Trans Corp, Inc. in Niagara Falls. She met Ron Rhoat in 1997 and they were married on January 28, 2004. Lisa liked to play quick draw, enjoyed the casino, and spending time with family and friends. She loved her pet children, Ebby and Ray.
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Homespun indie rock with a feel that skews toward roots; this isnt surprising, since BMP reference Dylan in their name but are certainly very excited about the new Shins record, too. It also seems to make sense that these guys hail from Ypsilanti theres something about their mismatched cotton work shirts and slight flair for the absurd that screams college town party crasher. And thats all right with us. At 10:15 p.m., Mar. 8, Kellys Bar.
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professor at Catholic University School of Law. While prior scholars
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will bring a new dimension to the position, for he is the first scholar
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I removed a non-load-bearing wall and all went well. Next I needed to relocate the light switches. All 3 switches were on dimmers and operating correctly. I rewired everything, but now face the problem that only 1 of my 3 lights is working properly. Two of them appear like they are getting too much voltage. They are WAY brighter than they were before and when I move the dimmer setting all the way down, the brightness is cut in half, but still quite bright.
When I tie the switch directly to the light wiring, it does not have any power and the switch does not work. Leaving one wire tied to the switch and the second wire spliced to a hot wire and a wire from the switch is what is causing it to be a super high voltage. I have also tried switching which of the two wires is connected to hot and directly to the switch. There is no difference. Both situations lead to a bulb dangerously bright and a dimmer that only dims halfway at best.
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At this point, you really need an electrician or at least a handy-man with electrical experience to take a first-hand look at what is going on here. Trial and error connections is not a good way to troubleshoot.
This is going to sound harsh but I am just going to be factual here: You obviously do not know very much about electrical wiring - even to the point that what you are trying to describe is not accurate enough for anyone to trouble-shoot your problem via this forum. There are several different types of switches and lighting circuits that are all wired in different ways - from what you have described nobody here can give an accurate answer.
Please call in an electrician to sort this out. The chance of shock or a fire is not worth risking any other option.
Yes I agree get qualified electrician to sort out your problems. PS If you are back feeding a circuit you may or may not increase the voltage. And that sounds like your problem. Depending on what hot legs those feeds are from create lighting issues. But you surely will end up with switches that act like a Stooges Movie skit. Or depending on the wiring set up tripped breakers.
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