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|23 About that time no little disturbance broke out concerning the Way.
|23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
|24 A man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans.
|24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in no little business for the craftsmen.
|25 These he gathered together, with the workers of the same trade, and said, "Men, you know that we get our wealth from this business.
|25 He called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: "Men, you know we receive a good income from this business.
|26 You also see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost the whole of Asia this Paul has persuaded and drawn away a considerable number of people by saying that gods made with hands are not gods.
|26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
|27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be scorned, and she will be deprived of her majesty that brought all Asia and the world to worship her."
|27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty."
|28 When they heard this, they were enraged and shouted, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
|28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
|29 The city was filled with the confusion; and people rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's travel companions.
|29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater.
|30 Paul wished to go into the crowd, but the disciples would not let him;
|30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.
|31 even some officials of the province of Asia, who were friendly to him, sent him a message urging him not to venture into the theater.
|31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
|32 Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing, some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
|32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
|33 Some of the crowd gave instructions to Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.
|33 The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.
|34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours all of them shouted in unison, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
|34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
|35 But when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "Citizens of Ephesus, who is there that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the statue that fell from heaven?
|35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
|36 Since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
|36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash.
|37 You have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
|37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.
|38 If therefore Demetrius and the artisans with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges there against one another.
|38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges.
|39 If there is anything further you want to know, it must be settled in the regular assembly.
|39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
|40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion."
|40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it."
|41 When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
|41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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I'm going to my buddy's wedding this summer in the Berkshires, Western Massachusetts. We're flying into Boston and the driving to some little village, where we rented a cottage.
I just started my research, but I wonder if anyone has any insight on cool little breweries or great places to get great beer out there, that I might not be able to get my hands on in the Midwest.
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If you have time to make the drive, go to Burlington, VT and visit The Alchemist where Heady Topper is brewed. There's also Berkshire Brewing in Deerfield, MA but they only do tours/tastings on Saturdays. Go a little ways south into CT and there's Thomas Hooker and Old Burnside Brewing. Even further to the south and east in Willimantic, CT is a brew pub called Willimantic Brewing Co (aka Willy Brew). In the very south east corner of CT is Cottrell Brewing, but their beer is nothing special. Clown Shoes is near Boston, but I don't remember exactly which town it is. A brewery whose beer I just started drinking is Wachusett Brewing and they've got some pretty solid beer. That's all I've got off the top of my head, but that should get you started.
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If you're heading up to Vermont, The Alchemist and Hill Farmstead are worth the drive. Stop at Fiddlehead as well, if you're up there. If you can't make it out to Hill Farmstead, you can probably find their beers (as well as some from Lawson's Finest Liquids) at Prohibition Pig (Waterbury), Farmhouse Tap and Grill (Burlington), and Three Penny Taproom (Montpelier).
As far as western MA goes, as well as Berkshire Brewing, there's Element Brewing and the brew pubs Northampton Brewery and the People's Pint (really good food). None can really compare to VT breweries, though.
Berkshire brewing - awesome beers
Amherst brewing - brewpub
Moan and Dove - good place to get a bunch of beers
The people's pint makes good stuff
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You could also go to Northampton, MA. It sure is an interesting little city! The Northampton Brewery is there, but I really can't recall having any of their beers. Berkshire Brewing Company has good beers, and they are usually available at local stores.
Hope you enjoy your trip- it's a very pretty area.
+1 for northampton brewery, they have some good stuff. The peoples pint in greenfield is also pretty good, food is excellent, same for amherst brewing co in amherst. A little further east in Gardner is the Gardner ale house, good beer and food.
If you get a chance, in Westminster on your way out to wherever you are staying, hit up Wachusett brewing co. They have some great brews, one of my favorites. I know I mostly just repeated what others have said, but I figured id toss them out there as a second opinion. Good luck
Jacks Abby in Framingham, MA (25 mins outside city) makes incredible lagers. Cambridge Brewing Company is also very good, right next to Boston.
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Also, if you're just looking for Massachusetts beer in stores, Pretty Things and Mystic make some great beers. Ipswich and Mayflower are pretty good as well, and Cambridge Brewing Company just started bottling.
Some stuff that may kinda be on your way or can be a fun road trip.
The Alchemist - Waterbury Vt - though all they have is Heady Topper, a 100 Rate Beer also same Town as the Ben and Jerry's factory.
Magic Hat - Burlington VT - Pretty cool place. They have basically an entire bar where you can try any of their beer.
Ommegang - Cooperstown NY - Quality Brewery, haven't been there since they expanded and added the Brewpub but I'm sure it's awesome.
Cooperstown Brewery - Cooperstown NY - A really cool small brewery with great guys who run it.
Wachusett Brewery - Westminster MA - Not a bad brewery at all.
That's about all I can think of right now that won't have you going too far out of the way (aka to northern New Hampshire, NYC, or NJ)
Oh man, if you can swing up to Maine, you'll be in for a huge treat. We're well known for our abundance of microbreweries. You could visit Shipyard, Allagash, Gritty's, Oxbow, Maine Beer Co. to just name just a few. In addition to the beer, Maine is known for its incredible coastlines, mountains and forests. So glad I live here.


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Get the register basicsWhether you choose the most basic battery-operated cash register or an electronic model, it should perform the following functions: record sales and return transactions, add or subtract items on your customer's bill, provide price look-ups (PLUs), calculate correct change to customers, offer tax tables and print receipts from a built-in printer. Cash registers should also include a locked cash drawer.
Consider advanced featuresDepending on your needs, you may want a cash register that connects to multiple registers and printers, prints graphic logos on receipts, provides better reporting capabilities and offers an LCD display.
Restaurant-specific cash registersCash registers designed for the restaurant business generally offer spill-resistant keyboards and can be programmed for menu items. They also offer the ability to connect to printers in your kitchen so cooks receive orders automatically.
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- Developer: Starsphere Interactive
- Publisher: TDK Mediactive
- Genre: Simulation Sci-Fi Large Spaceship
- Release Date: Jan 14, 2004
- ESRB: Everyone
Various Cheats and Hints
Award highest rank & all medals:
At the main menu, press L1, R1, L1, Circle, R1, Triangle, L1, Select.
Enable Kobayashi Maru:
At the main menu, press L1, Triangle, L1, L1, Square, Triangle, R1, Select.
At the main menu, press L1, Circle, L1, R1, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Select.
Open all missions:
At the main menu, press R1, L1, Circle, Square, L1, R1, Triangle, Select.
Unlock all user ships:
At the main menu, press L1, Square, L1, Square, R1, R1, Circle, Select.
Destroying starships:
When you intercept a starship and are having trouble destroying it, fly up behind it. They all have phasers on the back, so pull up beside an engine. Concentrate your fire on that engine. If done correctly, you will not get hit while destroying the starship.
(When attacking an "Akula" class starship, disable its shields, then go directly in the
middle to the impulse engines and fire at the ship. This works almost all of the time. The only thing that could hit you are the fighters.
Attacking the Orions:
When attacking the Orions, you do not have to destroy both Orion starships. Just disable the shields on each ship, and they should warp out of there.
Shoot Antenna:
When you shoot the antenna array (blue sphere) on top of the space station they will no longer send in reinforcements. This is in level 3 renegade.
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Tbh i use to thought that those two were attractive, nowadays one looks like she has been on a secret diet and could possibly be doing drugs on the slicky side, the other still has one of the hottest legs on tour but she looks a bit old and processed
Beauty is more than just looks, beauty is a word that should be explained probably. Too many people for so many years put skinny over curvy so much that most people either feel pressured to be skinny or just wanted to do it because they feel so insecured. I think both Serena and Petra is attractive as well. Same as Barthel and Angelique.
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Men's Health magazine ranked drivers in 100 U.S. cities using information from the Governors Highway Safety Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Allstate Insurance. Traffic fatalities and fatal accidents caused by speeding were among the key factors that determined each city's rank. Des Moines, Iowa, was seen as having the best drivers; Columbia, S.C., scored the worst. Manchester ranked 45th in the worst-to-best lineup and received a C+ from the magazine.
Editors at The Daily Beast website announced in 2010 that they had figured out where the best and worst drivers lived. The Beast's survey looked at fatal crashes for 2009 and whether they were caused by alcohol, distracted driving or traffic law violators. It found that Connecticut was home to the country's best drivers, but New Hampshire wasn't far behind and was ranked fifth-safest place to drive in the country. The Beast's survey looked at fatal crashes for 2009 and whether they were caused by alcohol, distracted driving or traffic law violators.
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GMAC Insurance skips statistics and ranked states according to driver scores on a multiple-choice quiz on the basic rules of the road. In 2010, New Hampshire came in 43rd for its scores on a test that included a question on whether you should decrease speed and stop, or accelerate when you approach an intersection with a yellow light. However, in 2011, it came in 38th place.
As for New Hampshire's 17,000 miles of local and state roadways, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave them a grade of C.
And according to the Road Information Project, TRIP, a national transportation research group, 37 percent of New Hampshire's state roads, or 4,559 miles of highway, have pavement in poor condition. At the current level of funding, pavement will be a problem on 43 percent of state roads by 2016.
TRIP also surveyed rural roads throughout the country in 2008 and found 21 percent of the state's major rural roads were in poor condition what another 39 percent were rated fair or mediocre.
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The state on Friday charged 51-year-old Steven Hill and 21-year-old Chiaki Ito, both of Fairlee, in the case after two undercover game wardens paid $750 each to hunt a Spanish goat and wild boar.
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ciber, Inc. (NYSE: CBR), a global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company, announced that its 2012 second quarter financial results are available on its investor relations website at: http://www.ciber.com/us/index.cfm/news-and-events/news/news-releases/news-release/?q=ciber-reports-second-quarter-2012-results, as well as on Form 8-K which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on its website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Americans are happier with their credit cards than they've ever been over the past six years. That's according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates study of consumer satisfaction among credit card customers, released to the general public this month.
Researchers compiled the results of 13,726 consumer surveys to rate consumer lenders on a 1,000 point scale. The 2012 satisfaction average of 753 shows banks scoring the highest on J.D. Power's key factors since the study began six years ago. Researchers asked credit card customers to rate their lenders based on:
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Camille Little leads Storm past Dream, 88-68
SEATTLE (AP) Camille Little had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Seattle Storm used a 13-0 first-quarter run to build a double-digit in an 88-68 victory
Little's 31 points lead Storm past Lynx, 81-71
SEATTLE (AP) Camille Little scored 13 of her career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to ..... place Seattle Storm past the Minnesota Lynx 81-71 on Friday night. Little hit 11 of 15 shots from the field, including two 3s, and made 7
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s 77-65 loss to Los Angeles. Starters Sue Bird, Camille Little and Tanisha Wright played a total of 14 minutes and ..... fans, and for each other.'' It seems likely Bird, Little and Wright will play bigger minutes on Fan Appreciation
Bird scores 22 as Storm beat Shock 74-68
SEATTLE (AP) Sue Bird scored 22 points and Camille Little added 16 to help the Seattle Storm rally from a 13 ..... Shock still must play at Atlanta and at Minnesota. Little scored 14 in the second half to help the Storm to a
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Crystal Langhorne had 21 points and eight rebounds and Camille Little scored 16. Seattle shot 39.1 percent while the Sparks ..... last three games - 10.9 better than her season mark. Little , leading the Storm with 13.4 points per game, has
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the first time Seattle has missed the playoffs since 2003. The Storm rested most of their starters as Sue Bird, Camille Little and Tanisha Wright did not play in the second half. The Sparks shot a season-high 61 percent from the field.
Langhorne lifts Storm to 71-65 win over Stars
Stars had rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to take a 59-57 lead. Langhorne also had 10 rebounds. Camille Little added 15 points and Bird 10 for Seattle (10-20), which moved within 3 1/2 games of the Stars for the fourth
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the season for Tulsa (10-17). Sue Bird scored 15 points and Tanisha Wright added 14 for Seattle (9-19). Camille Little and Crystal Langhorne had 13 points apiece. Diggins entered the game needing seven points to become the franchise
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|White Cockatoo
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|C. alba
|Binomial name
|Cacatua alba
Müller, 1776
The White Cockatoo, Cacatua alba (also known as the Umbrella Cockatoo or U2), is a medium-sized, approximately 46 centimetres (18 in) long cockatoo endemic to the islands of Halmahera, Bacan, Ternate, Tidore, Kasiruta and Mandiole in North Maluku, Indonesia. This threatened white parrot has brown or black eyes and a dark grey beak. When surprised, it extends a large and striking crest, which has a semicircular shape (similar to an umbrella, hence the alternative name). Pet White Cockatoos may raise their crests upon training, or when something catches their interest such as a new toy or person. The undersides of the wings and tail have a pale yellow or lemon color which flashes when they fly.
The White Cockatoo can live up to, and perhaps beyond, 100 years.[citation needed]
The White Cockatoo was first described in 1776 by German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller. Its species name alba is a Latin adjective for "white". It lies in the subgenus Cacatua within the genus Cacatua. An alternative name is Umbrella Cockatoo. The term "white cockatoo" has also been applied as a group term to members of the genus Cacatua.
The White Cockatoo is around 46 cm (18 in) long, and weighs about 400 g (14 oz) for small females and up to 800 g (28 oz) for big males. The male White Cockatoo usually has a broader head and a bigger beak than the female. When mature some female White Cockatoos can have a reddish/brown irises, while the irises of the adult male are dark brown or black.
The feathers of the White Cockatoo are mostly white. However, both upper and lower surfaces of the inner half of the trailing edge of the large wing feathers are a yellow color. The yellow color on the underside of the wings is most notable because the yellow portion of the upper surface of the feather is covered by the white of the feather immediately medial (nearer to the body) and above. Similarly, areas of larger tail feathers that are covered by other tail feathers – and the innermost covered areas of the larger crest feathers – are yellow. Short white feathers grow from and closely cover the upper legs. The feathers of this species and others create a powder similar to talcum powder that easily transfers to clothing.
Like all cockatoos, the White Cockatoo nests in hollows of large trees. Its eggs are white and there are usually two in a clutch. During the incubation period – about 28 days – both the female and male incubate the eggs. The larger chick becomes dominant over the smaller chick and takes more of the food. The chicks leave the nest about 84 days after hatching.[2]
The White Cockatoo is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.[1] Its numbers in the wild have declined owing to capture for the cage bird trade and habitat loss.[3] It is listed in appendix II of the CITES list which gives it protection by restricting export and import of wild-caught birds. BirdLife International indicates that catch quotas issued by the Indonesian government were 'exceeded by up to 18 times in some localities' in 1991, with at least 6,600 Umbrella Cockatoos being taken from the wild by trappers - although fewer birds have been taken from the wild in recent years, both in numerical terms and when taken as a proportion of the entire population.[3] RSPCA supported surveys by the Indonesian NGO ProFauna suggest that significant levels of trade in wild-caught White Cockatoos still occur, with 200+ taken from the wild in north Halmahera in 2007.[4] Approximately 40% of the parrots (White Cockatoo, Chattering Lory, Violet-necked Lory and Eclectus Parrot) caught in Halmahera are smuggled to the Philippines, while approximately 60% go to the domestic Indonesian trade, especially via bird markets in Surabaya and Jakarta.[4]
The illegal trade of protected parrots violates the Indonesian legislation passed in 1990 (a wildlife law concerning Natural Resources and the Ecosystems Conservations).[citation needed] Accordingly, the perpetrators are liable to a maximum five-year prison term and a maximum 100-million Rupiah fine.[citation needed]
White Cockatoos are kept as pets because they can be very affectionate, bond closely with people and are valued for their beauty. They are often called "velcro birds" because they like to cuddle with people, especially their owners, or primary care-taker. Anyone not used to cockatoo behavior may find this cuddling behavior odd, as most parrots do not cuddle like the Umbrella cockatoo. Although capable of imitating basic human speech, they are not considered the most able speakers among parrots. They are often used in live animal acts in zoos and amusement parks because they are naturally acrobatic and easily trained, because of their highly social nature and high level of intelligence.
Cockatoos are also noisier than many parrots. They can become very bonded (or dependent) on human companion and this combined with their long life and often misunderstood behaviors can lead to behavior issues.. They have very strong beaks, and umbrellas are capable of breaking walnuts and fingers if very scared. They have a "fight or flight" flock mentality, and general prefer to fly away from danger. In a cage, with no escape path, they can be subjected to stress which often leads to feather picking (as with many pet birds).
Health issues with captive birds are common since many people do not provide a proper diet for cockatoos. Seeds provide little nutrition (they are mostly fat) and is considered similar to a person living on junk food. Assorted fresh fruits and veggies and properly created pellets available at many good pet stores is more appropriate. A sick bird naturally will try to hide its health issues. Generally it is considered that in the wild a flock will kick an unhealthy bird out of the flock for fear of attracting predators. An often cited rule of thumb among avian enthusiasts is "if the bird looks sick, it's very very sick, possibly near death". As such qualified avian vet care is required.
Signs of a sick bird can be (but not limited to) runny eyes, sluggish behavior, unusually colored droppings (esp indicating blood in the digestive tract), sleeping more than normal, droopy wings, tail bobbing when sleeping (indicating difficulty in breathing), sleeping on the bottom of the cage (birds naturally want to be high on a perch), unusual behavior, feather plucking, biting themselves, and a drop in appetite are a few symptoms of illness.
They were quite popular in China during the Tang Dynasty, a fact which in turn influenced the depictions of Guan Yin with a white parrot. The Fourth Crusade was also sealed between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the Sultan of Babylon in 1229 with a gift of a White Cockatoo.
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Editor's note: This guest post provides context on mission focused data analytics in the federal space by one of the leaders of the federal big data movement, Ray Muslimani. -bg
2012 will go down as a "Big" year for Big Data in the public sector. Rhetoric and hype has been followed by tangible action on the part of both government and industry. The $200 million Big Data initiative unveiled by the White House in March 2012 was an injection of R&D and credibility towards efforts to develop tools and technologies to help solve the nation's most pressing challenges.
On the industry side, the recently issued TechAmerica report, "Demystifying Big Data," provides agencies with a roadmap for using Big Data to better serve citizens. It also offers a set of policy recommendations and practical steps agencies can take to get started with Big Data initiatives.
For all of the enthusiasm around Big Data this year, every indication is that 2013 will be the year when Big Data transforms the business of government. Below are 5 steps that need to be taken in order for Big Data to evolve in 2013 and deliver on its promise.
Demystify Big Data
Government agencies warmed to the potential of Big Data throughout 2012, but more education is required to help decision makers wade through their options and how further investments can be justified. Removing the ambiguitiessurrounding Big Data requires an emphasis in 2013 on education from both industry and government.
The TechAmerica Big Data report is a good example of how industry can play an active role in guiding agencies through Big Data initiatives. It also underscores that vendors can't generate more Big Data RFPs through marketing slicks and sales tactics alone. This approach will not demystify Big Data – it will simply seed further doubt if providers of Big Data tools and solutions focus only on poking holes in competitor alternatives.
Industry and government should follow proven templates for education in 2013. For example, agencies can arrange "Big Data Days" in a similar format as Industry Tech Days occur today. Big Data industry days can help IT providers gain better insight into how each Agency plans to approach their Big Data challenges in 2013 and offer these agencies an opportunity to see a wide range of Big Data services.
The Big Data education process must also extend to contracting officers. Agencies need guidance on how RFPs can be constructed to address a service-based model.
Consumerize Big Data
While those within the public sector with the proper training and skills to analyze data have benefited from advanced Big Data tools, it has been far more difficult for everyday business users and decision makers to access the data in a useful way. Sluggish data query responses, data quality issues, and a clunky user experience is undermining the benefits Big Data Analytics can deliver and requiring users to be de facto "data scientists" to make sense of it all.
Supporting this challenge is a 2012 MeriTalk survey, "The Big Data Gap," that finds just 60 percent of IT professionals indicate their agency is analyzing the data it collects and a modest 40 percent are using data to make strategic decisions. All of this despite the fact that 96 percent of those surveyed expects their agency's stored data to grow in the next two years by an average of 64 percent. The gap here suggests a struggle for non "data scientists" to convert data into business decisions. What if any government user could ask a question in natural language and receive the answer in a relevant visualization? For Big Data to evolve in 2013 we must consumerize the user experience by removing spreadsheets and reports, and place the power of analytics in the hands of users of any level without analytics expertise.
Mobilize Big Data
IDC Government Insights predicts that in 2013, 35 percent of new Federal and state applications will be mobile. At the same time, 65 percent of Federal IT executives expect mobile device use to increase by 20 percent in 2013, according to The 2012-2013 Telework/Mobile IT Almanac.
Part of consumerizing Big Data means building it for any device so that users do not need to be tethered to their desktops to analyze data. Agency decision makers must be empowered to easily view and analyze data on tablets and smartphones, while the increase of teleworking in the public sector requires Big Data to be accessible from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.
There is promising innovation at work by both established Federal IT providers and upstarts in taking a mobile-first path to Big Data, rather than the traditional approach of building BI dashboards for the desktop. The degree to which 2013 sees a shift in Big Data from the desktop to tablets and smartphones will depend on how forcefully solutions providers employ a mobile-first approach to Big Data.
Act on Big Data
A tremendous amount of "thought" energy went into Big Data in 2012. For Big Data to evolve in a meaningful way in 2013, initiatives and studies must generate more action in the form of Big Data RFIs and RFPs.
Within the tight budget climate, agencies will not act on Big Data if vendor proposals require massive investments in IT infrastructure and staffing. There must be a shift –to the extent possible – of the financial and resource burden from agency to vendor. For example, some vendors have developed "Big Data Clouds" that allow agencies to leverage a secure, scalable framework for storing and managing data, along with a toolset for performing consumer-grade search and analysis on that data.
Open Big Data
Adoption of Big Data solutions has been accelerated by open source tools such as Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, and HBase. While some agencies will find it tempting to withdraw to the comfort of proprietary Big Data tools that they can control in closed systems, that path undermines the value Big Data can ultimately deliver.
One could argue that as open source goes in 2013, Big Data goes as well. If open source platforms and tools continue to address agency demands for security, scalability, and flexibility, benefits within from Big Data within and across agencies will increase exponentially. There are hundreds of thousands of viable open source technologies on the market today. Not all are suitable for agency requirements, but as agencies update and expand their uses of data, these tools offer limitless opportunities to innovate. Additionally, opting for open source instead of proprietary vendor solutions prevents an agency from being locked into a single vendor's tool that it may at some point outgrow or find ill suited for their needs.
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Construction Litigation Committee
The Construction Litigation Committee strives to bring together litigators who primarily practice construction law. The committee sponsors programs on various topics at the Annual Meetings of the American Bar Association, the Section of Litigation, and the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. One of the Section of Litigation's strongest committees, our membership brings together more than 2,100 construction litigators from diverse backgrounds, levels of experience, practices, and geographical areas. The committee offers its members varied opportunities to participate in committee activities ranging from opportunities to simply attend and network at its programs to the ability to substantively participate by publishing articles for the committee newsletter, contributing web content such as News and Development and Sound Advice, speaking opportunities, and leadership roles as active subcommittee members and chairs. It is our goal to provide our members with valuable content, benefits, and mentoring that will support all aspects of professional growth and development at every stage of their careers.
Forum on the Construction Industry Breakfast
Come discuss the revised construction litigation model jury instructions. Co-sponsorsed with the ABA's Forum on the Construction Industry at their annual meeting, Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida.
ABA Forum on the Construction Industry 2014 Writing Competition
Articles may now be submitted for the 2014 Forum Student Writing Competition. The Competition is open to all law students in good standing and attending an ABA accredited law school during calendar year 2014. The winning author receives a cash prize of $2,000, travel expenses, and registration for the next Forum annual meeting (where the winner will receive their first prize plaque), a one-year membership in the Forum, recognition in both the Forum newsletter, Under Construction, and on the Forum's website, as well as the opportunity to be published in one of the Forum's two publications, Under Construction or The Construction Lawyer. In addition to the first place winner, one or more authors may be judged a finalist and recognized with a plaque and in Forum publications.
Students may submit articles on any topic related to construction law. The format of the articles should resemble the articles published in either of the Forum's two publications, The Construction Lawyer (law journal format with guidelines in the link below) and Under Construction (newsletter format with articles of 1000–2000 words).
Senior ABA Forum members will judge the submissions. Criteria for selection include creativity, clarity and precision of writing, strength of argument, novelty and timeliness of subject, and quality of research.
The deadline for submission of articles for the 2014 competition is January 15, 2015.
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Get Involved
Involvement in our committee is a great way to keep your practice up-to-date and get more involved in the Section of Litigation. In addition to seeking contributions to our newsletter and website, we are looking for help with our subcommittees. If you think you might be interested in contributing an article, news & development, or case note; joining a subcommittee; or getting involved in leadership, please let us know.
Construction Litigation: Summer 2014 Newsletter
The latest edition of the Construction Litigation newsletter is now available.
Message from the Chairs
Dear Construction Committee Members:
We are pleased to have been selected as the cochairs of the Construction Litigation Committee for the 2014-2015 bar year.
We look forward to an extremely active year for the committee, offering valuable content to our members as well as numerous opportunities to our members to contribute and participate in the committee's activities.
Presently scheduled is a significant role with the Construction Super Conference to be held commencing December 1, 2014 in Las Vegas. The Section of Litigation and Construction Litigation Committees will be co-sponsoring this conference. We are presenting programs on December 2 ("When Insolvency Comes to the Project Site," "Anatomy of Different Site Conditions Claims," and "Shifting the Risk/Sharing the Load/Balancing the Interests") and an additional three programs on December 3, 2014 ("Green Build/PMC LEED Platinum," "What to Do When the INS Shows Up at Your Jobsite," and "Pitfalls of Electronic Communication"). We hope that all members will find these programs and the overall Construction Super Conference of value to their practice and will attend this event in December.
We have also been approved to present a program at the April 2015 Section Annual Conference in New Orleans. The program will cover best practices to maximize the benefits of arbitration and will be held in conjunction with a program on ADR Ethics.
We are in the home stretch on finalizing the committee edits to the updated Construction Litigation Model Jury Instructions. This book is being finalized as an update to the 2001 model jury instruction that the committee published through the Section of Litigation. It will include additional instructions, significant additional citations, and modifications to existing instructions, based upon developments in the law across the country. In conjunction with the publication of the model jury instructions, we are working on developing one or moreregional programs that will focus on the trial of a construction case from openings to closings, and all aspects in between. We hope to be able to put the regional programs on in late Spring of 2015 and will be seeking assistance from the members in developing materials and presenting in the selected locations. Further information will be provided.
We will continue to publish our quarterly newsletter focusing on different subject topics and as always, welcome your input and your assistance in volunteering to prepare articles. Similarly, we will continue to publish updates and other articles on the website and offer you the opportunity to contribute papers you have prepared, updates on legal developments within your state and other information that you would like to share one the web.
We will hold at least three to four membership conference calls to discuss developments in the law and in the committee and will also look at the opportunity to provide roundtable discussions during the course of the year.
We look forward to working with all of the membership during the upcoming bar year and hope that all members continue to contribute to the committee and the membership as a whole.
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