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What's there left to say about Kanye West? Certainly, West himself would have plenty to say. After all, he's the guy who, during an NBC telethon to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina, proclaimed, off script, that "George Bush doesn't care about black people." He's the guy who stormed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and announced that his good friend Jay-Z's significant other, Beyoncé, should have won the prize just bestowed upon the perpetually in faux-awe Taylor Swift. He's the guy who, in front of the large fabricated-mountain set on his recent "Yeezus" tour, has alternately taken aim at Hedi Slimane, Bernard Arnault, François-Henri Pinault, and Nike; likened himself to Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and Michelangelo; embarked on a long and winding monologue about Lenny Kravitz (at which Kravitz was present); and asked Google head Eric Schmidt to invest in his design firm Donda (named after West's late mother)—all while still retaining the level-eyed insight to hold Le Corbusier and Q-Tip as inhabitors of similarly lofty creative planes.
A lot of it, of course, is just old-fashioned "I'm the Alpha with no Omega" hip-hop theater. But some of it seems to emanate from some deeper, less performative place for West. Lest we forget that before he was a pop-star polymath, he was an in-demand producer whose aspirations to become a rapper in his own right were thoroughly and consistently dismissed by the very people who were profiting from his skills as a songwriter and beat-maker. He's also the guy who, after a near-fatal car crash in 2002, turned the experience into a song called "Through the Wire," which he rapped while still recovering from the accident, audibly struggling to spit out rhymes with his jaw wired shut. And he's the guy who, over the last decade, has turned out six creatively diverse, distinctively classic solo albums filled with almost as many left turns as hits, from the earnest grit of 2004's The College Dropout ("Through the Wire," "Jesus Walks") to the lush musicality of 2005's Late Registration ("Touch the Sky," "Gold Digger"), from the anthemic grandeur of 2007's Graduation ("Stronger," "Good Life," "Can't Tell Me Nothing") to the auto-tuned poetry of 2008's 808s & Heartbreak ("Love Lockdown," "Heartless"), the brilliantly realized rushes of bombast and vulnerability on 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ("Runaway," "Power," "All of the Lights"), and the lean, industrial future-soul of his latest album, Yeezus ("Black Skinhead," "Blood on the Leaves," "Bound 2"). Over the course of that sustained creative run—an almost unprecedented one in the world of urban music, which thrives off constant novelty—West has perhaps done more than any other hip-hop artist to bring the bold experimentation and cathartic emotional energy of rock 'n' roll to rap. Along the way, there have also been, amongst myriad other endeavors, forays into film (such as the 34-minute extended video for "Runaway" that he directed) and high-end fashion (he showed two seasons in Paris), a record label (G.O.O.D. Music), collaborations with the likes of Riccardo Tisci, Takashi Murakami, and George Condo, and a joint album with Jay-Z (2011's Watch the Throne).
You don't have to search far in West's bio for formative moments. The car accident, his mother's sudden death in 2007 following a cosmetic procedure, and the birth this past summer of his daughter, North, with girlfriend (and now fiancée) Kim Kardashian have powerfully punctuated both his life and career over the last 11 years. The influence of his parents, who split when West was a toddler, also looms large. His father, Ray West, was involved with the Black Panthers, and went on to become a photojournalist in Atlanta, where Kanye was born, and his mother was an English professor. (Kanye's decision to leave school before graduating, initially a disappointment to Donda, in part supplied the overarching motif of The College Dropout.) After his parents divorced, Donda took an academic appointment in Chicago, where Kanye spent most of his childhood and young adulthood. It's also where he first started writing and producing before moving to New York to join Jay-Z and Damon Dash's Roc-A-Fella crew.
Yeezus, West says, marks the beginning of a new period in his life as an artist, though the events of the last year—North's birth, his engagement to Kardashian—would seem to indicate that it marks the beginning of a new period in his life in general. 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen, in the midst of a life-changing year of his own, recently caught up by phone with the 36-year-old West in Los Angeles, where he was camped out briefly between "Yeezus" tour stops. They spoke not long after the unveiling of the oft-discussed video for "Bound 2," which was directed by Nick Knight and features West and a topless Kardashian writhing on the back of a motorcycle against a backdrop of orange-y purple-hued karaoke-video-style landscapes.
STEVE MCQUEEN: It's hard to make beauty. People often try, and more often than not, everything starts to feel sort of cheap or kitsch. But you express yourself in a way that's beautiful. You can sing from the heart and have it connect and translate, which is a huge thing for an artist to be able to do. So my first question is: How do you do that? How do you communicate in that way?
KANYE WEST: I just close my eyes and act like I'm a 3-year-old. [laughs] I try to get as close to a childlike level as possible because we were all artists back then. So you just close your eyes and think back to when you were as young as you can remember and had the least barriers to your creativity.
MCQUEEN: Let's go deep very quickly then: Talk to me about who you were and who you've become—both before and after your accident, the car crash. Who are those two people, Kanye before and Kanye after? Are they different people? Was there a seismic change in who you were after you nearly lost your life?
WEST: I think I started to approach time in a different way after the accident. Before I was more willing to give my time to people and things that I wasn't as interested in because somehow I allowed myself to be brainwashed into being forced to work with other people or on other projects that I had no interest in. So simply, the accident gave me the opportunity to do what I really wanted to do. I was a music producer, and everyone was telling me that I had no business becoming a rapper, so it gave me the opportunity to tell everyone, "Hey, I need some time to recover." But during that recovery period, I just spent all my time honing my craft and making The College Dropout. Without that period, there would have been so many phone calls and so many people putting pressure on me from every direction—so many people I somehow owed something to—and I would have never had the time to do what I wanted to.
MCQUEEN: So basically, it allowed you to focus, and you realized at a certain point that it was now or never—and that you had to do it now.
WEST: Yes. It gave me perspective on life—that it was really now or 100 percent never. I think that people don't make the most of their lives. So, you know, for me, right now it seems like it's the beginning of me rattling the cage, of making some people nervous. And people are strategically trying to do things to mute my voice in some way or make me look like I'm a lunatic or pinpoint the inaccuracies in my grammar to somehow take away from the overall message of what I'm saying ...
MCQUEEN: Well, unfortunately, that is indicative of what a lot of black performers and leaders have had to go through. People will often try to undermine them in a way to take away their power. You know, when I saw you perform, I was like, "This guy is gonna die on stage." When I saw you play, it felt like that—like it could be the last performance that you give. There's an incredible intensity to your performances.
WEST: As my grandfather would say, "Life is a performance." I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook and I'm saying everything in there out loud. A lot of people are very sacred with their ideas, and there is something to protecting yourself in that way, but there's also something to idea sharing, or being the person who makes the mistake in public so people can study that.
t's the beginning of me rattling the cage, of making some people nervous. And people are strategically trying to do things to mute my voice. —KANYE WEST
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MCQUEEN: It can be hard to take those kinds of risks as an artist if you're thinking about tomorrow.
WEST: Well, all we have is today. You know, the past is gone, and tomorrow is not promised.
MCQUEEN: Talk to me a little bit about Yeezus. The album before that one, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was a phenomenal success. Did that wear on your mind when you went in to make Yeezus?
WEST: Yeah! So I just had to throw it all in the trash. I had to not follow any of the rules because there was no way to match up to the previous album. Dark Fantasy was the first time you heard that collection of sonic paintings in that way. So I had to completely destroy the landscape and start with a new story. Dark Fantasy was the fifth installment of a collection that included the four albums before it. It's kind of the "Luke, I am your father" moment. Yeezus, though, was the beginning of me as a new kind of artist. Stepping forward with what I know about architecture, about classicism, about society, about texture, about synesthesia—the ability to see sound—and the way everything is everything and all these things combine, and then starting from scratch with Yeezus ... That's one of the reasons why I didn't want to use the same formula of starting the album with a track like "Blood on the Leaves," and having that Nina Simone sample up front that would bring everyone in, using postmodern creativity where you kind of lean on something that people are familiar with and comfortable with to get their attention. I actually think the most uncomfortable sound on Yeezus is the sound that the album starts with, which is the new version of what would have been called radio static. It's the sonic version of what internet static would be—that's how I would describe that opening. It's Daft Punk sound. It was just like that moment of being in a restaurant and ripping the tablecloth out from under all the glasses. That's what "On Sight" does sonically.
MCQUEEN: So Yeezus was about throwing away what people want you to do—the so-called "success"—so you could move on to something else.
WEST: It's the only way that I can survive. The risk for me would be in not taking one—that's the only thing that's really risky for me. I live inside, and I've learned how to swim through backlash, or maintain through the current of a negative public opinion and create from that and come through it and spring forth to completely surprise everyone—to satisfy all believers and annihilate all doubters. And at this point, it's just fun.
MCQUEEN: But there must have been moments of doubt or depression or sadness. I mean, with what happened after the Taylor Swift incident [at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards] and all the negativity that came your way as the result of that. How did you deal with it all mentally, physically, and spiritually?
WEST: It's funny that you would say "mentally, physically, spiritually" because my answer before you even said that was going to be "god, sex, and alcohol."
MCQUEEN: People can get lost in all of those things. So how did you arrive where you are now after coming through that period?
WEST: Well, I don't have an addictive personality, so that means that I can lean on what might be someone else's vice just enough to make it through to the next day. You know, just enough religion, a half-cup of alcohol with some ice in it and a nice chaser, and then ...
MCQUEEN: A lot of sex. [both laugh]
WEST: Yeah—a lot of sex. And then I'd make it to the next week.
MCQUEEN: So was there a moment when Yeezus all kind of came together as a work?
WEST: I've heard people say stuff about how a work is just taken out of your hands, and there were times ... I remember that we were shooting the "New Slaves" video before I'd even finished the second verse. We were on our third shoot day, and I was in the studio still finishing it because my lyrics aren't written beforehand. It's very important to me that they're completely in sync with what's happening in society at that time—that they're very timeless, but very up to date ...
MCQUEEN: How important is that for you, to be current?
WEST: I don't use a lot of current-affairs names—I've used them seldomly—but I feel like it's just a current itself, a wave that I'm surfing. There is no sport without the wave, so I have to wait for it. If the waves are high, then we're gonna have a fun day. If the waves are low, then you just stay on the beach.
started to approach time in a different way after the accident . . . It gave me perspective on life—that it was really now or 100 percent never. —KANYE WEST
MCQUEEN: How do you approach the visuals?
WEST: Well, I'm a trained fine artist. I went to art school from the time I was 5 years old. I was, like, a prodigy out of Chicago. I'd been in national competitions from the age of 14. I got three scholarships to art schools—to St. Xavier, to the American Academy of Art, and to the Art Institute of Chicago—and I went to the American Academy of Art. So the joke that I've actually played on everyone is that the entire time, I've actually just been a fine artist. I just make sonic paintings, and these sonic paintings have led me to become whatever people think of when you say "Kanye West." Madonna, I think, is the greatest visual musical artist that we've ever had. If you look at her photo log, the photographers that she was able to work with throughout her career framed her in the proper way. It was the proper context. It was that visual that made sure that everything was gonna cut through in a certain way. I mean, you know as much as anyone how important the visuals are. So I like to collaborate with different masters—whether it's George Condo or Nick Knight or Takashi Murakami—on the visuals that are connected to the pieces, and just have a simple high school conversation with whoever I'm working with and bring our thoughts together, but ultimately what we do is through the lens of that collaborator, and it ends up being their final hand. You know, you can go to a bunch of people who say, "Hey, I want to make a video based off of these white-trash T-shirts." But "Bound 2" is Nick Knight's take on those white-trash T-shirts, and if I went to five other artists, they would all do it in other ways. So I think that's part of the beauty of life. It's more about the art of conversation, the companionship, the friendships, and the quality of life that you get out of working—it's about the creative process even more than the final product. I think there's something kind of depressing about a product being final, because the only time a product is really final is when you're in a casket.
MCQUEEN: I wanted to talk to you about the video for "Bound 2." As you know, my daughter is a huge fan of both yours and Kim's, and I saw that video and thought, "This is great. Okay, interesting, fantastic." And then I heard about all of this controversy that came to surround it, which I had to sort of scratch my head about. I mean, call me silly, but when I saw that video for "Bound 2," I just thought to myself, "It's just a video. It's obviously a sort of romantic video of him and his partner, and it's a bit tongue-in-cheek."
WEST: Yeah. I think all that stuff around it is just that: controversy. I think people are afraid of dreams, and that video is one of the closest things to the way that dreams look and feel, or the way joy looks and feels, with the colors. You know, I think there are rules to fashion, with the all-black everything, and rules to art, with white galleries. There are rules to how a lot of things are: the concrete jungle, stone pavement, brick walls. There are even rules to what a Brooklyn apartment looks like. But this video completely didn't respect any of those rules whatsoever. [laughs] It's a dream, and I think the controversy comes from the fact that I don't think most people are comfortable with their own dreams, so it's hard for them to be comfortable with other people's dreams. I mean, look, it took some time for us to be comfortable with a walking, talking mouse, but that became an icon. So this stuff, what I'm doing now, is the beginning of me throwing out what it means to be a rapper—you know, with the gold chain ...
MCQUEEN: To me, "Bound 2" looked like a Prince video. Aesthetically, it had that kind of feel. It wouldn't have looked out of place if it were part of Purple Rain [1984].
WEST: Well, I'd be biased to think that the community of Geminis is the most consistently in tune with what their spirit is telling them to do or why they have breath in their lungs. But I do think that creative Geminis—Tupac, Biggie, Prince, Miles Davis, all being Geminis—have, throughout history, been really in tune with those things. You know, some different friends of mine have been showing me these interviews that Tupac did and how they're very simple and to the point. I watched them, and one of the things that Tupac kept saying is that he wanted thugs to be recognized. Now Jay-Z is a multi-hundred-millionaire who came from the streets, so Tupac's mission, in a way, has been realized. But my mission is very different from Tupac's—and I'm not Tupac. But I think that when I compare myself to Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, or whoever, it's because I'm trying to give people a little bit of context to the possibilities that are in front of me, as opposed to putting me in the rap category that the Grammys has put me in. In no way do I want to be the next any one of them. But I am the first me. So I only mention those other names to try to give people a little bit of context.
lot of people are very sacred with their ideas ... but there's also something to idea sharing, or being the person who makes the mistake in public. —Kanye West
MCQUEEN: All of those names evoke a sense of power and money to some extent. Is that what it means to you to be recognized: to have a position of power and money?
WEST: I want the power to create what is in my mind. That's my dream. I want to be able to have a thought or an idea and bring it into reality. I want to be able to walk into a gym and say, "I think this gym could be better if Axel Vervoordt [the Belgian interior designer] worked on it." I want to be able to say, "I think school could be better if a director did all of the programming, and there were screens the size of the walls, and instead of kids being asked to get off their iPhones, they were encouraged to use them so they can move forward faster as human beings instead of being held back from the future with dated curriculums." If I want to design a product, or if I think of a new way for us to view films, then I want to be able to do it. And what happened was that when we made Watch the Throne, it was such an accomplishment, and I had a bit of money in my account, so I just started chasing other dreams. I did two fashion shows in one year—at one of them, I had go-karts that people could ride. I also shot a film in "surround vision," where I had seven screens—three in front of the audience, one above, one below, one to the left, one to the right. This is after designing Watch the Throne—and I was putting my money towards it. I put the amount of free income that I could put into it, which went into the millions. I went around and showed people what I'd done and said, "Hey, I made Watch the Throne, I made this amount of music for the past 10 years, I have this level of visuals, this level of communication, I can sell this many albums, and I also have these new inventions. Will anybody help me out?" I met with 30 billionaires, 30 companies, and basically everyone said, "Fuck you." I said, "How could this happen? How could not one person want to invest in these different ideas?" I mean, if I grouped up with three guys in a basement and started a new tech company that was very similar to another tech company down the street, but it just so happened that I had a few more followers than the other guy, then I could get all the investment in the world and value my company at a certain amount. But then I have another idea and the entire world will say fuck you? Now, that is about money and power ...
MCQUEEN: How do you think your parents influenced you and your thinking? Your mom was a college professor, and your dad was involved in the black power movement, right?
WEST: Yeah. Both of my parents were educated, and both of them were always telling me about the manipulation of the media. My mom had books she would read to me. My bedtime stories dealt with things like the nose being knocked off the Sphinx—this is the type of bedtime story I would hear when I was in fifth grade. Of course, my father is also educated, Christian, once a Black Panther, a militant black—he understood what it meant to be discriminated against because he was black. He also understood what it meant to be discriminated against by black people because he talked white. He was very keen and sensitive to this at all times. So if we take it back to the days of what the media calls "meltdowns"—which I don't call meltdowns at all, I call them "turn-ups"—at things like the MTV Video Music Awards ... I don't even think Justin [Timberlake] had an album out at that time, and I had Graduation out. It had just come out, with the songs "Stronger" and "Good Life." And somehow they talked me into performing in a suite at the Palms, and they promised me that no one else in direct competition was performing on the main stage. Then the next thing I know, they closed the show with Justin.
MCQUEEN: Of course, your mother passed away all too soon. How did her passing affect you?
WEST: It's funny, because I think about ... You know, the sketchbook, the train of my ideas, is named after her. It's called Donda. And it's amazing because my grandfather, who just passed away this year, was named Portwood, and he had the sensibility, as a Southern black man out of Oklahoma, to name his daughter Donda. And then Donda had the sensibility to name her son Kanye. How futuristic and worldly are both of those names? And then the teachings and the confidence that was instilled by my grandfather into my mother, and from my mother into me—which will now, of course, be instilled by me into North—will create the best winter coat against doubters and dream-killers ever made.
MCQUEEN: What does love mean to you right now at this moment in time?
WEST: Love ... Well, if someone has got all the money in the world, they'd still want love.
MCQUEEN: But now you've got a situation in your life where you've got a daughter, which is a different kind of love—an unconditional love that maybe you only get to have in another way with your parents. What has that experience been like so far?
WEST: I think I have to experience it for another few years to be able to give you an opinion. It's all brand new, how it feels to be a father. There are some things that I understand, certain things that I don't understand, certain things that I like to get off my chest in interviews, certain things that I want to talk about. But when we talk about love, I don't have an answer. All I can say is that I'm happy I have it.
MCQUEEN: I hate to put a stereotype on any profession, but there seems to be a certain loneliness associated with being a musician. Do you ever feel lonely?
WEST: Well, I've got my astronaut family. You know, becoming famous is like being catapulted into space—sometimes without a space suit. We've seen so many people combust, suffocate, get lost in all these different things. But to have an anchor of other astronauts and to make a little space family ... I mean, it's not like I'm the guy in The Hunger Games [2012] begging for people to like me. I'm almost the guy with the least amount of "likes." I wanted a family. So god gives you opportunities, and you make sacrifices for something that's greater.
MCQUEEN: You know, when you talk about these people and these companies not wanting to partner with you to do what you want to do, it sounds very similar to what was happening when you were starting off as an artist, where people didn't think that you could do it. But you eventually did.
WEST: It's been exactly the same. Whatever I put my focus on ... I don't want to put out a promissory note of having ultimate success at anything I'm thinking of doing, but my success will be in getting things out there. You put new ideas into the world, whether that first idea is extremely successful or an early adopter goes on to make it successful, or it's that third rendition that finally works. As a celebrity, I have an opportunity to make a living at being the spokesperson for the third or fourth rendition of a thought-promoting something that has already been proven. The problem is that I like to be the inventor—I'm the person who works on the concept, who invents new thoughts, who brings new ideas into the universe. I'm not the guy who works on selling the idea—I'm not Vanna White for the new Hyundai. I am the guy who works on the concept for the car. So success, for me, is in having the ability to get my ideas out there.
hat I'm doing now is the beginning of me throwing out what it means to be a rapper.—Kanye West
MCQUEEN: You've been on the scene as an artist now for 10 years, which is impressive, given the level of interest and artistry that you've managed to sustain in your work. In the process, you've become incredibly influential. So you talk about doing all of these other things, which is great, but there's really no amount of money that could make you more influential than you are now. So my question is: What are you going to do with all of the influence that you have right now?
WEST: Well, influence isn't my definition of success—it's a by-product of my creativity. I just want to create more. I would be fine with making less money. I actually spend the majority of my money attempting to create more things. Not buying things or solidifying myself or trying to make my house bigger, or trying to show people how many Louis Vuitton bags I can get, or buying my way to a good seat at the table. My definition of success, again, is getting my ideas out there. The first company that has really given me a shot is Adidas. They did the deal ... I mean, Damon Dash did the deal, at the end of the day. He signed Kanye West 12 years ago. What does that mean now? What does that mean to music? You know, people say things about creativity and jobs and every 10 years, blah, blah, blah. But I don't have a desire to not continue making music. When I left Chicago and moved to New York, it wasn't because I didn't love Chicago; it was because I needed to go to New York. So right now, I've got other innovations and other thoughts that I want to pursue. As I was saying earlier, I create like a 3-year-old. When you're 3, you wake up one morning and say, "I wanna ride a bike." And then the next day, you wake up and say, "I wanna draw." I don't want to be in a situation where, because I was good enough at riding a bike one day, then that's all I can do for the rest of my life. I mean, you know firsthand, being a fine artist and then moving into the Hollywood space ... You know, I say to Renzo Rosso, Bernard Arnault, and François-Henri Pinault, the heads of Diesel, LVMH, and Kering, "Come to my show and look at the mountain I made. Look at these 20,000 people screaming, and then tell me I don't deserve to design a T-shirt." If I want to design a T-shirt in my lifetime, then please help me do it! People say, "Well, why don't you just do it on your own?" Are you telling me to sew every single T-shirt? People say, "Why do you antagonize the high-end companies and your fan base?" and this and that. But what I'm saying is that in working with partners like Louis Vuitton and Zanotti and Balmain and Fendi like I have—and please forgive me for using film as a metaphor because I hate when people do that with music—I feel like it's a better form of film that I'm working with when I work with them. I'm working with better cameras. I'm working with better editors ... Steve, please forgive me because I feel like it's super-patronizing whenever someone does an analogy or a metaphor that relates to the field that you currently work in.
MCQUEEN: No, not at all.
WEST: I'm sorry. I find it super-insulting whenever people give me a music analogy. It's like, "You know, I would have understood it if you just said it in English. You didn't have to put it in music terms, like you somehow know more about music or I would understand it better if it were in music terms." So please forgive me for putting that in film terms. I mean, talking about film to Steve McQueen ...
MCQUEEN: [laughs] I grew up in Europe, in London, and you grew up in the States. When was the first time you came to Europe? Do you remember?
WEST: I think it was when Damon Dash had me and some other Roc-A-Fella artists come over. He stressed the importance of connecting with London, especially. Then we went to France, and I hated France when we first went there. Now, of course, I love it. But at the time, there was a rapper out of Chicago who wanted me to show up at some event of his, and he was trying to threaten me in some way physically if I didn't show up because we had done a record together. And Dame Dash had to man-up on the situation and apply a bit of gangster to have them fall back, just for me to be able to get on that first flight to London.
MCQUEEN: It's interesting how when Malcolm X ventured out of the United States for the first time, he went to Europe, he went to Africa, he went to Mecca, and then, when he came back to America, he realized that, to some extent, for him, it wasn't about black or white, it was about people. In talking to you now, it seems like you feel the same way—that it's never really been about race for you, but at the same time, it has very much been about that, if you know what I mean.
WEST: My mission is about what I want to create. It's for people, for humanity. It's about things that can make the world better. I'm not saying that I'm going to make a better world; I'm just saying that I will provide some things that will help, and my glass ceiling that I'm facing is based on my color. You know, I was looking at some cheesy-ass MTV videos a while ago, and it was so funny because it was like, "Wow, these videos are pre-Michael Jackson"—and people forget that Michael Jackson had to fight to get on MTV because he was considered to be an urban artist. This was, like, the greatest pop star of all time, and they told him, "We're not gonna play your video because it doesn't fit our format."
MCQUEEN: It actually stunned me to find out that you've never won Best Album at the Grammys. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's kind of odd, considering what you've done in music over the last decade.
WEST: I wasn't even nominated for Best Album this year. This year, I only got two nominations by the Grammys: for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song.
MCQUEEN: Well, that's my problem with all this stuff. It's ghettoization—and I'm talking about country as much as rap. It's all just music. And I've got a problem with people kind of trying to categorize it, where it's either good or it's bad. I find it all odd, to be honest. Have you ever been nominated for Best Album?
WEST: I've been nominated for Best Album maybe three times. I made Dark Fantasy and Watch the Throne less than a year apart and neither of them got nominated. "Ni**as in Paris" [off Watch the Throne] wasn't nominated for Best Song either. But let's go into the fact that I have the most Grammys of any 36-year-old or 40-year-old or whatever, and I've never won a Grammy outside of the Rap or R&B categories. "Jesus Walks" lost Best Song to some other song; "Ni**as in Paris" wasn't nominated in that category. But those are the labels that people want to put on you. People see you in a certain way, so if I was doing a clothing line that had rock tees in it or whatever we just did for the "Yeezus" tour, which sells $400,000 of stuff in two days ... You know, I like Shame [2011] as much as 12 Years a Slave, but Hollywood likes the idea of a black director directing 12 Years a Slave more than it likes the idea of a black director directing Shame.
MCQUEEN: I actually remember when I first came to have meetings in L.A. after I did Hunger [2008] and people thought I was white. I think often people try to ghettoize others because they have an idea about who they think you are rather than who you are.
ecoming famous is like being catapulted into space—sometimes without a space suit . . . But to have an anchor of other astronauts and to make a little space family . . . I wanted a family.—Kanye West
WEST: Which I can't stand. But the thing is that people know not what they do. There are certain people where you just have to call them on the fact that they're behaving in a racist manner for them to understand it. Of course, they do this to me, too: "The best rap tour ..." Again, it's marginalizing.
MCQUEEN: It's interesting that we're speaking about this on the day of Nelson Mandela's memorial service, since he is such an icon of the best that we can be as human beings—not black people or white people or Asian or Indian or Spanish or whatever race or background you are, but human beings.
WEST: Yeah. I mean, there have definitely been moments where I've forgotten that I was black—and I don't want people to take that as, "Oh, he sold out." I mean, like, when I decided to wear tight jeans. At that moment, I forgot that I was supposed to wear baggy jeans because I'm black. Or when I've said certain things on TV and I've forgotten that I wasn't supposed to say them because I'm black—that I was supposed to stay in line and be neutral.
MCQUEEN: I would say that most black people don't walk around thinking about being black. People tend to think of themselves as individuals, and it's only when they're confronted in certain situations that they become "black."
WEST: And that's not just a black thing—it's a world thing where the biggest slavery that we have is our opinion of ourselves. That's why my attitude is so shunned. It's not a matter of me believing in myself that's so scary to everyone, it's the idea of everyone else starting to believe in themselves just as much as I do that's scary.
MCQUEEN: What's the best piece of advice that anyone has ever given you?
WEST: If someone ever said, "Follow exactly what you want to do, Kanye," then I would say that that would probably have been the best piece of advice. But at this point, I don't even need any advice. I just need backing. I need belief more than I need advice. People can give you advice ... I met with Deepak Chopra, right? I was supposed to go back the next day, but I told my girlfriend that I wasn't going to go. Because you know what gets me calm, baby? Success. And I went in and finished my Adidas deal instead. I felt so Zen-ed out by that.
MCQUEEN: Do you think you have another 10 years like this in you? Can you extend that interest and success that you've enjoyed in music into whatever other fields that you want to venture? Is that possible?
WEST: One-hundred percent. Easy as cake, easy as pie. Too many people are scared. But it is my job to go up every night and talk about this kind of shit. It is actually my job. I'm like a broadcaster for futurism, for dreamers, for people who believe in themselves. We've been taught since day one to stop believing in our own dreams. We've had the confidence beaten out of us since day one, and then sold back to us through branding and diamond rings and songs and melodies—through these lines that we have to walk inside of so as to not break the uniform or look silly or be laughed at. So I hope that there are people out there laughing. Laugh loud, please. Laugh until your lungs give out because I will have the last laugh.
MCQUEEN: Do you think that some people feel threatened by you because you make sense?
WEST: They try to make it seem like I'm making the least sense possible. They'll take any shot possible to try to take away the power of my influence and my words. But the proof is in the work. The proof will be when we look back on this in 10 more years, because one thing that I will guarantee to everyone reading this is success. I'm guaranteeing success. I'm guaranteeing that we're gonna win. Or let me put it another way, only one of two things can happen: either I'm gonna be right or I'm gonna be wrong. But if you look at the past 10 years, I've been right.
STEVE McQUEEN IS A BRITISH ARTIST AND FILMMAKER WHO HAS DIRECTED THE FILMS HUNGER (2008), SHAME (2011), AND 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013). HE WON THE TURNER PRIZE IN 1999.
went and met with Deepak Chopra. I was supposed to go back the next day, but I told my girlfriend that I wasn't going to go. Because you know what gets me calm, baby? Success.—Kanye West
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Chima comes of Age
Chima Ferguson is joining a select group. The 24-year-old skateboarder, who's known for his effortless style and raw ability, just received his own Vans signature pro model shoe.
Vans' pros are lifers. Skaters like Steve Caballero and Geoff Rowley have been wearing the company's shoes for most of their storied careers. The brand hasn't announced a new signature pro model in more than six years.
Chima Ferguson
Boosted Ollie
In skateboarding, it takes time, dedication and perseverance to receive a signature shoe on any company, and Chima Ferguson just released his on the most iconic brand in skateboarding -- Vans. Here Ferguson boosts an ollie in Sydney, Australia.
Boosted Ollie
Hometown Sydney
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"It's always something I dreamed about, but now that it's a reality it seems very surreal," said Ferguson about getting a signature shoe. "I've grown up watching Dustin [Dollin], Tony [Hawk], Geoff, AVE (Anthony Van Engelen) and all the other legends on Vans. So to have a chance to have a shoe along side all the people I've looked up to is amazing. Feels great to be part of something so big. I'm stoked!"
Ferguson's a laid back, stylish dude on and off his board and he wants his pro model shoe, the Chima Pro, to reflect his aesthetic.
"Pretty much every aspect of my life I like to be simple," said Ferguson. "So when it comes to my shoes I like to keep it that way. Authentics and Eras are the simplest shoes on Vans so that is precisely what I wanted to do with my shoe."
The shoe has the look of a Vans classic. But Ferguson's demanding style of skating requires technical upgrades like a new, thin, responsive inner sole called "Ultra Cush" and a reinforced toecap for durability.
The timing is definitely right as expectations are high for Ferguson to deliver a stand-out part for the upcoming Vans Skate Video. Since the iconic brand has never released a full-length skate video the pressure is mounting for the riders to deliver. Ferguson doesn't let it get to him, though.
"I don't like stress, so I don't let it get to me at all," said Ferguson. "I know what I can do, so it's all about timing and the right mind-set. Stressing just makes things worse, so I just like to take it easy and let things come to me as they do."
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THE promotion of Basingstoke has been given a boost – thanks to a leading marketing firm.
The Purple Agency is the latest firm to pledge its support to Destination Basingstoke.
The company, based at One Faraday Office Park, is a Basingstoke success story, working with global corporations and other well-known brands on marketing and public relations campaigns.
Now, the award-winning agency has agreed to help Destination Basingstoke maximise the impact of its promotion of projects and events across the borough.
As a core sponsor, the team from Purple will use their expertise in marketing and PR to bolster efforts to put Basingstoke on the map.
Steve Shaw, managing director at The Purple Agency, said: "As a business with its base in Basingstoke, we have seen at first hand the good work that Destination Basing-stoke is doing to promote the town, and we wanted to find a way to support this and become more involved in the local business community.
"Marketing and PR is of course our area of expertise, and with clients up and down the country, we are looking forward to offering our help to Destination Basingstoke."
Destination Basingstoke – a not-for-profit company – promotes Basing-stoke and the surrounding area through projects and events such as the Basingstoke Half-Marathon, A Place to be Proud of Awards, and the Inspire Business Awards, in which The Purple Agency won the Marketing Campaign of the Year category last year.
Destination Basingstoke managing director Felicity Edwards said: "The Purple Agency has a wealth of expertise from their work with major corporate, and our partnership will help Destination Basingstoke develop its PR and marketing strategy.
"As a small company with limited resources, this sort of support is vital."
Like The Purple Agency, Sentinel Housing Association has also recently become a core partner of Destination Basingstoke.


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Hey all,
I'm new to rewriting.I'm trying to get a url to split into parameters to pass to php.
The rewrite looks like this.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?id=$l [QSA, L]
But when I browse to www.site.com/testing I get an error.
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, email@example.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
This is a shared hosting package. I have WordPress working on one of the other domains perfectly. This uses rewrites so I'm fairly sure it's enabled.
Any help would be great, thanks.
I have got a bit further but now I have a 404 page rather than an error 500.
My modified htaccess is
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteRule ^v/([^/]*)$ index.php?id=$1 [L]
Let's start really basic, so we can get an idea of where you are and where you want to be.
First give me an example of the URL as it exists today, then show me what you want it to look like.
Once we know those two items, we can get you going in the right direction.
Thanks for that
I have been tweaking all day and at the moment I have a page set up at
Which redirects to barrasweb.co.uk/index.php?id=
I'd prefer it to rewrite rather than redirect but its a start.
the htaccess file is as below. There is a load of junk and comments in there where I have been working.
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
#RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?id=$l [QSA, L]
#RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9\\-]+)$ index.php?id=$l [QSA, L]
##RewriteRule ^v/([^/]*)$ index.php?id=$1 [L]
##RewriteRule ^v/hello.html landed.html [L]
### WORKING RewriteRule ^hello\\.html$ /landed.html [R,NC,L]
### STILL WORKS RewriteRule ^hello$ /index.php?id=$1 [R,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^hello$ /index.php?id=$1 [R,NC,L]
The last line in there seems to work but obviously it's only looking for a static hello page.
In the end I'd like
to redwrite to
Thanks in advance.
Ok, still tinkering.
I have just changed the htaccess file to read
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(index\\.php)$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php?id=$1 [L]
This seems to work but it's not passing anything to the GET super global.
Thanks again
Okay, so you basically want to do a catch-all and send it to index.php under the variable id.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?id=$1 [L]
I typically don't recommend catch-alls, but I also understand why one may want to control it pragmatically where they feel they have better control over the processing versus creating different handler files and having apache capture the data and give it to the appropriate handler. Two different methods that ultimately achieve the same end goal.
The above should capture the information and pass it into the id variable.
Absolutely fantastic, thanks for that.
Works perfectly. I just wish I knew what was going on.
I think I get most of it except the two RewriteRules. I understand the concept of the second one but I'm not sure what the first one is doing.
Well, the first one simply states, if the request is for index.php leave it alone and just let it process index.php.
The second says, capture everything, store it in $1 and pass to index.php in the variable id
An explanation for both of you:
It's ALWAYS dangerous to use (.) BECAUSE it does capture EVERYTHING (or NOTHING) so any hiccup in your website will be caused by this inappropriate use of (.). This is explained in my signature's tutorial as well as ways to correctly specify what you WANT to match ('hello' in this case).
The {REQUEST_FILENAME} lines were looking to NOT match a file (!-f), directory (!-d) or symbolic link (!-l). I have no idea why you'd want to involve a symbolic link but ... well, the other two are fine for the generic case (where you have no idea what the URI will be).
The {REQUEST_URI} used to exclude index\.php was used to escape from the infinite loop of the :kaioken: EVERYTHING :kaioken: atom, (.). Of course, as you add images and scripts, they'll have to be added to the list of excluded files (surprise! That's why you should NEVER use (.) unless you actually know what you're doing.
Kudos to cp for showing you how to create Apache variables (using the parenthetical in a mod_rewrite statement). More on that in my signature's tutorial, too.


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Pirates staying cautious with Alvarez's knee
DENVER -- Thursday's off-day didn't do Pedro Alvarez's ailing left knee enough good for Pirates manager Clint Hurdle to give his third baseman the start Friday. But after increasing his activity level in the pregame warmups, Hurdle elected to bring Alvarez in in the seventh for his first action since tweaking his knee Tuesday.
Alvarez struck out in that plate appearance, but drew a walk in his second chance of the night. Alvarez also let a manageable ground ball by him at third that continued the bleeding in the Rockies seven-run, seventh inning.
Before the Pirates' 8-1 loss Friday, Alvarez hit in the cages and shagged balls in early batting practice, but manager Clint Hurdle didn't want to rush things. Alvarez also got the day off Wednesday after the injury occurred running out of the box on a double in the fourth inning of the previous game.
Alvarez was replaced by Josh Harrison Tuesday and the Pirates' utilityman started again in his place on Wednesday. On Friday night, Brent Morel got the start at third and finished 0-for-1 with a walk two days after he was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis to take the place of outfielder Starling Marte (concussion).
Alvarez is hitting .238 (81-for-340) with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in 97 games this season. Alvarez also leads the Majors in errors at 22.
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON - The doors at three Cy-Fair Independent School District campuses were locked on Thursday after a suspicious person showed up on school grounds.
School district officials said the person was spotted at the Alternative Teaching Center, 19350 Rebel Yell, about 10 a.m.
Officials said the person was seen coming out of a subdivision behind the school. According to Principal Stacie Wicke, the person stopped and stared at a group of students lined up outside the gym. One of the students asked the person "what's up" and the person pulled something out of his front pocket and fired a shot into the ground, Wicke said.
The man then ran away. School police ran after him, but they lost him in the subdivision.
School officials said none of the witnesses could tell how old the person, only described as male, is, and they could not tell if the object in his hand was a gun.
The doors to the school were locked, and two nearby schools, McFee and Jowell elementary schools, were told to do the same. The campuses were not on lock down, school district officials said.
"We had to turn off all the lights and get under the desks and be quiet," student Chris Beaudoin said.
School district officials said the students gave them conflicting descriptions of the person.
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Just thought id let you all know my lupus is flaring woo!
if i go off radar you will kno why,
I went to be d last night (not to late) woke up at 02:30 Sleep paralysis hits again!
so i decided to get up, stayed awake speaking to haha Rasta, then returned to bed at 07:00, then woke up at 10:30am to see someone and receive summin other than a poll vote leaflet which the lady said (as she gave it to me) "dont worry we are not like MP's we dont reap fro the benefits" which i found really amusing
Anyway went back to bed and woke up @ 20:00 thats me done in now, ive got no GO GO GO in me, i have an itch on my shoulder which i cant scratch cause everytime i do it feels like some burning hot liquid is being poured into my skin, my eyes are stinging, im aching from head to toe, my back is soo bloody painful right now, its the worse its been in a long time, my hips feel like they have been bashed severall times, the joints are unbarable to touch, shoulders neck and head hurts soo much too and im well over due, plus the emotions are just summin else right now, lol i cried over a koala today on the tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAGGHHHHH help!
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This shampoo works well but the bar is quite small for the price. I probably won't order again. UPDATE: Bar seemed small but it lasted 4 1/2 months! And my hair looks great, I am reordering immediately! btw, iherb is one of the best places to shop on the internet. I've been ordering fromthem
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Great product and NOT over-priced...
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This shampoo works well but the bar is quite small for the price. I probably won't order again. UPDATE: Bar seemed small but it lasted 4 1/2 months! And my hair looks great, I am reordering immediately! btw, iherb is one of the best places to shop on the internet. I've been ordering fromthem
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This shampoo made my hair look dirty, stringy and greasy! It left a terrible sticky feeling. I got this only due to the many positive ratings so I felt compelled to share my experience. I used it twice and will never touch it again. I have very soft, healthy looking hair and this stuff made it look just awful.
The best shampoo found in 52 years
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I'll never buy a bottle of shampoo again! Even the supposedly natural ones are full of nasty chemicals and unhealthy ingredients. This is completely natural, lathers well and gets your hair super clean. Highly recommended! Thanks to Iherb for carrying this.
good for damaged hair
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I have long curly hair and I occasionally heat style. My hair gets damaged very easily. Ive tried expensive products and conditioners like Ojan but as it turns out, that stuff has silicone. I recently went cone free, alcohol free,and sulfate free. Turns out, all that jumk was intensifying the damage. So I read about this stuff on makeup alley and ordered it...such a great price! wet the bar and rub gently and repeatedly on your head. It lathers up so much better than the other sulfate free products I was using. My hair is soft and bouncy...AND shiny! The damage is way down,I condition my hair with pure jojoba oil, or a combination of that, olive oil and extra virgin coconut oil. have to lather rinse repeat to get that out but my hair is so much stronger and healthier. No one should spend money on overpriced salon products that dont work. This stuff is great.
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My daughter and I both have thick long hair. This is the best shampoo we have ever used. And by using this we can eliminate our normal conditioning step.
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Having been a user of Liggett's shampoo bars in the past, I am now returning to it and find it has improved tremendously with the addition of more types of oils and being basically fragrance free. Washes much better and lather is great now. It beats any liquid shampoo and you are not paying for water - just your own anyway. I have long hair and it works great, you do not have to have short hair for this.
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Possibly the best and multi-useful beauty product I've ever used. Leaves your whole body and face clean and soft - I no longer use handcream or any body lotions - you feel great about eliminating all the packaging involved in all of those products. I've had superb results in friends/relatives' homes with it as a shampoo, but unfortunately the water where I live is so hard and full of chemicals that I just can't get it to lather or rinse. Have tried adding baking soda, lemon and cider vinegar to the rinse, to no avail. I'm going to try collecting rain water and see if I can manage with that. Really hope I do - the results I got elsewhere with soft water were outstanding - soft wavy hair with no need to blow dry or straighten.
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A great long lasting shampoo! Not messy and lathers well and rinses well. Easier than a bottle and less waste as well as one less bottle in a landfill!
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Works great on my scalp dermatitis
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Clean Recycled Water Produces Clean Recycled Sand
Question: What are the two biggest factors affecting quality of recycled sand?
Answer: Sand type and water quality.
Sand type is easy to solve. Simply purchase washed sand without fine particles and organic matter, which is available wherever concrete is sold.
Solving water quality isn't so easy, but it all begins with doing a good, reliable job of liquid-solid separation. Operating Rotary Liquid-Solid Separators (LSS) in a closed-loop arrangement is one method for generating, maintaining and preserving water quality in the sand manure separation process.
Closed-Loop Water Recovery (CLR) Systems extract water naturally held in manure to serve as dilution for Sand-Manure Separation (SMS) Systems or manure conveyance. Traditionally, recycled water has been pulled from multi-stage manure storages. This practice, although possible, offers water of varying consistency. While water from a multi-stage storage can contain 5 percent total solids and be a poor dilutant, water produced by CLR Systems at 5 percent is acceptable. This is largely due to the difference in thickness of the water. Clean, thin water equals clean sand.
In a CLR System, sand-free effluent exits the SMS System and is pumped to a Rotary LSS. Solids from the LSS can be hauled to distant fields and land applied. The liquid effluent is desired recycled water that can be used directly for SMS Systems or conveyance.
Closed-Loop Water Recovery System
Remember: Clean recycled water produces clean recycled sand. When designing and fine tuning a SMS System, take care of recycled water quality and sand-manure separation will take care of itself.
Annual Sand Solutions Conference Scheduled
Each year, McLanahan hosts a two-day Sand Solutions Conference to talk with interested producers on the benefits of sand bedding. This year's conference will follow the same style as previous years with system tours at local dairies on the first day and a variety of industry experts speaking on the second day.
Dates: November 19-20, 2013
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
Hotel Information: Best Western PLUS Bloomington, located directly across from the Mall of America and offers free shuttle service to and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. Room cost is $99/night, please reference McLanahan Corp. Conference.
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- BSO Case Number: LL13-02-01752, LL13-02-01873
- PIO Number: 13-2-14
- Date: February 24 & 26, 2013
- Time: 11:44 a.m., 9:47 a.m.
- Jurisdiction: Lauderdale Lakes Places of Occurrence: 5103 NW 35 Ct., Lauderdale Lakes 3430 NW 52 Ave., Lauderdale Lakes
- Normand Tremblay, 61, male, 5103 NW 35 Ct., Lauderdale Lakes & Canada
- Suzane Boutin, 61, female, 5103 NW 35 Ct., Lauderdale Lakes & Canada
- Jacques Baillargeon, 66, male, 3430 NW 52 Ave., Lauderdale Lakes & Canada
- Louise Morin, 66, female, 3430 NW 52 Ave., Lauderdale Lakes & Canada
- Nathaniel Lee Smith, 29, male, 03/06/82, 5075 NW 36 St., Lauderdale Lakes (IN CUSTODY)
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have arrested a suspect who committed two recent home invasion robberies in Lauderdale Lakes.
In the first home invasion just before noon Sunday, Normand Tremblay and Suzane Boutin were in their Hawaiian Gardens condo with the door propped open to get fresh air. A black male armed with a handgun and crowbar entered their apartment and ordered the couple to lie face-down on the bed. The gunman rummaged through the apartment stealing jewelry, cash, cell phones and a laptop computer. The couple was not injured and the suspect fled.
In Tuesday morning's home invasion, Jacques Baillargeon and Louise Morin were relaxing in their condo and, like the previous victims, had their front door propped open. A black male armed with a handgun and crowbar entered their apartment, but in this case, Baillargeon fought back. He surprised the gunman by spraying window cleaner at him and blocked the suspect's swing of the crowbar, disarming the suspect of the tool. Deterred, the suspect fled the apartment empty-handed. As deputies were working the home invasion, a man called 9-1-1 to report his apartment had been broken into and some of the items taken were a crowbar and skull cap. The would-be victim, identified as Nathaniel Lee Smith, was detained by detectives after he removed marijuana from his pants. Further investigation by BSO robbery detectives confirmed that Smith lied about the items supposedly taken to cover-up for the crowbar and skull cap left behind at Tuesday's home invasion scene. As he was interviewed by BSO detectives, Smith admitted committing both crimes. He faces a number of charges including kidnapping and armed home invasion and is being held without bond at the BSO Main Jail.
MEDIA NOTE: The 9-1-1 call from Tuesday's home invasion and the suspect's 9-1-1 call have been uploaded to
- INVESTIGATORS: CID, Robbery, D-4, Det. Carrasquillo
- THIS REPORT BY: Mike Jachles/PIO 02/27/13 1430
Posted At: 02/27/2013 04:01 PM
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New York -- Walmart will open as many as 115 small-format stores this year, according to Bill Simon, president and CEO of Walmart U.S.
Simon discussed the chain's store portfolio during a presentation at Raymond James Institutional Investors conference. He noted that Walmart's smaller-format stores (below 60,000 sq. ft.) are making inroads against dollar stores, supermarkets and drug stores and will play a key role in the company's future.
"They compete really well against multiple channels," Simon said.
Simon explained that Walmart thinks of its smaller-format units, which include both the Walmart Express and Walmart Neighborhood Market banners, as hybrid stores rather than specific niche competitors.
"They are more hybrid stores than you would think … they all have fresh food and pharmacy and the Walmart everyday low price promise," he said. "And they are all enabled with.com capabilities, and Site-To-Store capabilities. So you have that endless aisle that we can offer that others might not be able to offer."
Walmart is particularly bullish on its Neighborhood Market concept, with a direct line to 500 by fiscal 2016, according to Simon.
"This is a great opportunity for us, he said. "Five hundred is by no means the end. It's merely just the beginning of what we think the opportunity might be for this format."
But the Walmart chief said the chain remains equally dedicated to its superstore concept.
"Supercenters are still a great growth vehicle for us from a dollar perspective and we'll continue to build those where we see the opportunities," Simon said. "We'll add about 125 new supercenters this year."


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Need help with webpage design and instructions for new remote app. - Printable Version
+- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv)
+-- Forum: Support (/forumdisplay.php?fid=33)
+--- Forum: Supplementary Tools for Kodi (/forumdisplay.php?fid=116)
+--- Thread: Need help with webpage design and instructions for new remote app. (/showthread.php?tid=121675)
Need help with webpage design and instructions for new remote app. - jimk72 - 2012-02-01 20:00
My program is almost ready for release. It's very unique in the aspect of it is completely built using XML. It has so many functions and options I decided to build an editor for it. You can custom build a GUI program that will controll xbmc and almost any other program on your entire network in about 2hrs. Here is a short list:
Send json to any other program
Run or exit any program on your network.
Send keystrokes to any program on your network.
Control any hardware with ir signals using an itach device on your network.
Turn up or down/mute the vol of any pc on network.
Display all your movies/music libraries and launch items over network.
And many other small things for touchscreen usage, hide task bar, start button, start screensaver, hide cursor, ect..
With the editor u build your program and then add functions to each button. There is no limit to functions for a single button so you could turn on all your entertainment system, turn off lights, set to correct inputs and boot htpc with the click of a single button on a program that u design. I am up to 6 pcs in my house and this runs on every single on to give me control over every thing else at any on pc.
This is the coolest thing... U can export a panel from the app and enable webapp so that same GUI and funtionality is avail on any device with a browser!
From messing with it I see the capabilities are almost endless and you don't need to know how to write a single line of code.
My problem is I have no free time to develop detailed webpage and instructions to assist people using the program. I have a readme file and a program built with the editor that demonstrates almost all the capabilities of the program.
It looks like I should be ready for testing by end of next week. I have done many test already but when dealing with tcp communications and network functions alot of things won't work it the ports aren't setup and ip address is wrong. Because of this detailed instructions are a must. The demo app I made workes perfectly on my pc but any one else will have to change the ports and ip settings for it to work. Some knowledge of program design would be nice
I am getting a website to host prob tonight so by the end of the week you would get an early preview and testing of the program.
I'll post more info when I get off work.
- jimk72 - 2012-02-04 01:52
I threw together a demo app using the editor that controls pandora, itunes, xbmc, and my mediaplayer pc and sony system.
Below are some pics of whats possible. These are built for an iphone 3gs resolution but will work on anything that has a browser. The whole webapp took 45 min to create and export.
and here is a pic of the editor when I was building the demo app to show the possiblities.
If you notice the shadows and how they make it 3d. these are just shadow images you can put over the backgrounds to give it depth.


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COLOR II: Laparoscopic Versus Open Rectal Cancer Removal (COLORII)
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|Rectal Cancer
|Procedure: surgery
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer.
- locoregional recurrence rate [ Time Frame: 3 years post operatively ]
- survival free of cancer recurrence [ Time Frame: three, five and seven years post-operatively ]
- overall survival [ Time Frame: three, five and seven years post-operatively ]
- port-site and wound-site recurrences [ Time Frame: annually for seven years ]
- distant metastases rate [ Time Frame: annually for seven years ]
- operative mortality and morbidity [ Time Frame: 8 week or in-hospital ]
- macroscopic evaluation of the resected specimen [ Time Frame: post-operative ]
- duration of in-hospital stay [ Time Frame: post-operative ]
- duration of absence of work [ Time Frame: 8 weeks and 6 months post-operatively ]
- postoperative health related quality of life,including standardized questionnaires on sexual and bladder function [ Time Frame: weekly for 8 weeks ]
- in-hospital direct and indirect costs [ Time Frame: seven years ]
- out-of-hospital postoperative costs [ Time Frame: seven years ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
surgery (open or laparoscopic) and observation
Procedure: surgery
randomized to open or laparoscopic technique
Other Name: observation following intervention
Detailed Description:
The design involves allocation of all suitable consecutive patients with rectal carcinoma to either of the two procedures at a randomization ratio of 2:1 in favor of the laparoscopic procedure. Excluded are patients with a carcinoma treated by local resection and palliative resections. The trial will be stratified according to participating centre, resection type, and preoperative radiotherapy.
If the 95% CI for the difference of the 3-year locoregional recurrence rates excludes a difference greater than 5% in favor of the conventional procedure, non-inferiority of the laparoscopic procedure will be concluded. Assuming both rates are 10%, 1000 evaluable cases are required in total for a power of 80%.
Analysis will be primarily on an intention to treat basis. Definition of conversion is defined by protocol.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- solitary rectal cancer observed at colonoscopy or on barium X-ray
- no evidence of distant metastases
- distal border of the tumor within 15 cm of the anal verge at rigid rectoscopy or under linea conjugata at lateral barium enema radiography
- suitable for elective surgical resection
- informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- T1 tumors treated by locl excision
- T4 tumors
- patients under 18 years of age
- signs of acute intestinal obstruction
- more than one colorectal tumor
- Familial Adenomatosis Polyposis, Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer
- active crohn's or active ulcerative colitis
- scheduled need for other synchronous colon surgery
- preoperative indication of invasion of adjacent organs, immobile at palpation or CT showing invasion
- preoperative evidence of metastases (at least chest X-ray and liver ultrasound)
- other malignancies in medical history except adequately treated basocellular carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri
- absolute contraindications to general anesthesia or prolonged pneumoperitoneum (ASA class > III)
- pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00297791
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|Universitair Ziekenjuis Leuven
|Leuven, Belgium
|Canada, Alberta
|Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|Canada, Nova Scotia
|CDHA/ Dalhousie University
|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9
|Canada, Ontario
|University of Western Ontario
|London, Ontario, Canada
|Aalborg Hospital
|Aalborg, Denmark
|SVS Esbjerg
|Esbjerg, Denmark
|Amtssygehus i Gentofte
|Gentofte, Denmark
|Hilleröd Hospital
|Hilleröd, Denmark
|Odense Universitetshospital
|Odense, Denmark
|Roskilde Hospital
|Roskilde, Denmark
|Viborg, Denmark
|Ludwig-Maximilians Universität Klinikum Großhadern
|München, Germany
|Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef
|Regensburg, Germany
|University Hospital Regensburg
|Regensburg, Germany
|Stuttgart, Germany
|Wuerzburg University
|Wuerzburg, Germany
|Korea, Republic of
|Korea University Anam Hospital
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
|Academisch Medisch Centrum
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
|Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
|VU Medisch Centrum
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
|Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
|Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
|Rijnland Ziekenhuis
|Leiderdorp, Netherlands
|Erasmus Medical Centre
|Rotterdam, Netherlands
|Medisch Centrum Rijnmond-Zuid
|Rotterdam, Netherlands
|Jagiellonian University
|Krakow, Poland
|Hospital Clinic i Provencial de Barcelona
|Barcelona, Spain
|Hospital de Sant Pau
|Barcelona, Spain
|Hospital S.A.S. de Jerez
|Cadiz, Spain
|Hospital del Sureste de Madrid
|Madrid, Spain
|Arrixaca Hospital Universitario
|Murcia, Spain
|Sahlgrenska University Hospital
|Göteborg, Sweden
|Skvöde, Sweden
|Ersta Hospital
|Stockholm, Sweden
|Uddevalla Hospital
|Uddevalla, Sweden
|Örebro Hospital
|Örebro, Sweden
|Principal Investigator:
|Jaap Bonjer, MD, PhD
|Dalhousie University, and VUMC, the Netherlands
|Principal Investigator:
|Marius Hoogerboord
|Nova Scotia Health Authority
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Jaap Bonjer, MD, PhD, Capital District Health Authority, Canada
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00297791 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 27, 2006
|Last Updated:
|July 29, 2013
Keywords provided by Jaap Bonjer, Capital District Health Authority, Canada:
rectal cancer
laparoscopic technique
open technique
clinical trial
multicenter study
randomized controlled trial
Tumor Below 15cm
curative surgical resection
no evidence for distant metastases
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rectal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Popular property highlights
Located in Eski Lara, this beachfront hotel is in the city center and within 3 mi (5 km) of Shemall Shopping Center, Ataturk's Hosue Museum, and Karaalioglu Park. Hidirilik Tower and Broken Minaret are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Catch some rays on Akra Hotel's private beach or spend the day relaxing at the full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants.
Room Amenities
All 471 rooms feature thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, plus free WiFi and LED TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find balconies, 24-hour room service, and minibars.
Guest Highlights
- Central location
- Breakfast
- Pool
- Convenient parking
- Helpful staff
Akra Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Simply step outside to unwind on the hotel's beach. At Akra Hotel you can cool off in one of the 3 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, outdoor tennis courts, and a health club. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A total renovation of this property was completed in December 2013.
Akra Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Hair salon
- Shopping on site
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 471
- Number of floors - 10
- Babysitting or childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Health club
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Luggage storage
- Tennis on site
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- ATM/banking
- Meeting rooms 16
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Rooftop terrace
- On private beach
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis courts - 4
- Snack bar/deli
- Year Built 1989
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Pool umbrellas
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Sauna
- Garden
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- On private beach
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Shower only
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Asmani Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Akra Bistro - Overlooking the ocean, this bistro specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Main Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A private beach, outdoor tennis courts, and a health club are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.
Children under 10 years old are not allowed in the health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Fitness classes on site
- Playground on site
- Tennis lessons on site
Spa Services
LifeCo has 10 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Thai massage
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 16
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between TRY 60 and TRY 100 per person (approximately)
Hotel Name
- Akra Barut
- Akra Barut Antalya
- Akra Barut Hotel
- Akra Barut Hotel Antalya
- Barut Akra
- Antalya Dedeman Hotel
- Akra Hotel Antalya
- Dedeman Hotel Antalya
- Akra Antalya
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
Spa and Dining Discount
Book a stay in any room or rate plan and receive 15% off spa services at The LifeCo and 15% off dining at Saf Restaurant in The LifeCo Spa.
Full details at check-in. Offer valid anytime, subject to availability. Restrictions may apply.
Honeymoon Special
Book a stay in a "Honeymoon Room" and receive wine, chocolate upon check-in, room decoration, 1 in-room breakfast, 1 dinner at Pavillion, 1 free bicycle rental, free local non-alcoholic drinks at the beach and pool bars, 10% off at the hotel's outlets, and 1 free 20-minute couples massage.
Must book the "Honeymoon Room" to receive benefits. Full details at check-in. Guests must present their official wedding/civil partnership certificate at check-in. If official marriage certificate is not presented at check-in, the hotel reserves the right to amend the room rate. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Spa appointment may be required. No refunds for any unused portion of offer. Offer subject to availability. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.


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feed has gone offline - conference is over?
I doubt it. T.D. maybe.
it says its not broadcasting. Who knows. There should be a repeat though ... probably on Pacers.com like Dukie stated
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
Danny told Bird that Hibby will be an All-Star. Im sure he meant eventually.
It's still going on, they just lost the feed.
I do think it's possible for Hibbert to be an All-Star down the road, however.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
Danny "Nostradamus" Granger.
Wow, we all kind of piled on there.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
Bird on O'Brien:
"I think Jimmy needs the opportunity to let these guys grow. I believe in the way Jimmy coaches. He's a players' coach. He works the players hard and he makes them better."
He also said, if a player tuned out O'Brien because he's in the last year of his contract, "We'll get rid of the player."
And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
In Levelland. (James McMurtry)
lol now that I look at it from another point of view I can see where he was probably talking about Granger.
they were making fun of it in the beginning...something about it being an antique technology or something
I heard that. This is ridiculous. This was supposed to make my morning since I'm the only one here.
Well, from what I heard before the feed crapped out, I believe his intention is to:
i) keep our pick
ii) stay at #13 and see who drops down
iii) draft someone other than a PF because he doesn't think there'll be anyone worthwhile at #13
iv) instead try to obtain a non-star veteran PF who isn't currently signed to a long-term contract and who's known for his D and can score a bit in the post
Best guess??
Hoping to draft Gerald Henderson
Will try to sign (s&t?) Drew Gooden
Overall from what has been broadcasted, just another Bird Press Conference where he paints with a broad stroke and really never clues us into anything specific. From what I saw which wasn't much, these are my notable points he made or didn't make.
-number one priority is to get big.not really news.
-will take the best player available if know one falls.
-he liked what he saw from Jarrett at the end of the season and wants to try and keep him.
-TJ starts off great but needs to learn to finish.
-He see's TJ and Jarrett as a solid rotation.
-he made comments like he is happy with JOB but I just got this impression that this was just a smoke screen.
-Troy was not really talked about too much. I found this interesting. but I have yet to see the whole transcript.
-I may have to retract this one, but I thought he said that we have the ability to play good defense. This is opposite as to what JOB has said.
Overall nothing earth shattering but what did we expect from Bird.
it was interesting to me that he first said that they had about 10million to spend and then backed up and said "the budget is not decided yet, still have to discuss it with Herb"...
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
I thought once Granger's extension kicks back, we'll still be over the cap. We still have to MLE
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
I would not be suprised to see Nick Cathelises on this squad next year.
Well, he was basically giving a rough idea of what he knew, but is going to confirm that with Herb.
It would be nice if Boozer would accept the MLE, but I think he'll be getting more from a team like Detroit. I just realized that Boozer has a $12 million player option. My guess is that hes going to exercise his option because of all the time he missed this season, his value might have dropped. Which means that Milsap will be an restricted FA. I think Milsap should be given a $6 - $7 million / season. When he got the mins, he produced.
Also, Brandon Bass is FA. Im sure we should pick him up for cheap and have him come off the bench. I would love to see Hibbert and Milsap be our front court and have Bass come off the bench
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"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.


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A Distinction with a Difference in SCADA Security
When It Comes to Protecting Your Assets, Security and Compliance Are Not the Same
This article was printed in CONTROL's April 2009 edition.
By Nancy Bartels and Walt Boyes
When you're talking about cybersecurity in the process industries, there are only two issues that matter. The first is how much security you need to be really secure. The second isn't all that obvious, but in many ways defines the first—and it's one people aren't thinking about. What's the difference between "compliance" and "security?"
To find out, we consulted experts on the ground—security consultants, regulations experts, vendors, systems integrators and end users. Not surprisingly, their answers covered a lot of territory, but zeroed in on a central theme: security and compliance are not the same thing. And, while it's tempting to think that compliance to existing regulations is "good enough" (and the most cost-effective) security, that's a strategy that can come back to bite you—hard.
Bob Radvanofsky, owner of the SCADASEC automatic emailing list server, or listserv, begins the discussion by parsing the classical definitions of compliance and security. He points out they're not synonymous and "practically contradict one another."
"Clearly, the definition of 'security' does not constitute a method by which you are 'complying with' something. Consequently, being 'compliant' does not guarantee that something is 'secure.' One deals with compliance based on levels of coercion, meaning that someone or something made you [take certain actions]. Whereas, 'security' represents a state of mind, meaning that one feels safe or secure only if certain preventative and/or reactive efforts are implemented."
Dan DesRuisseaux, manager, Ethernet Marketing Group, Schneider Electric, adds, "Compliance doesn't assure security. A company can be compliant with internally or externally generated security regulations, but may still be vulnerable to attack. Being compliant with any one standard does not guarantee security."
Joe Weiss, founder of Applied Control Solutions and author of ControlGlobal.com's "Unfettered" blog, adds, "Ideally, North American Electric Reliability Corp.'s Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) security compliance and securing assets should be complementary. NERC CIP compliance means you've met NERC's requirements. Many people assume NERC requirements lead to secure assets―but they do not! What they lead to is a programmatic approach that may or may not be relevant to actually securing assets."
Marcus Sachs, executive director, government affairs-national security, Verizon, puts it more bluntly. "Compliance equals auditors are happy. Security equals investors and customers are happy," he says. "We tried to create a 'culture of security' many years ago, but failed. Instead, we created a 'culture of compliance,' and it led to a lot of problems. We need to get out of the checkbox mindset and back to thinking like security experts when examining information systems, regardless of whether they're plant or enterprise IT systems."
How Close to the Edge?
"How much security you need really depends on how much risk you're willing to accept," says John Cusimano, director of security services at exida. "With the understanding that one can never completely eliminate risk, corporations need to quantify their level of tolerable risk, and then design their systems to meet or exceed that level. Compliance measures conformity to a standard or regulation. The relationship between the two is that one can establish a target security level in the form of a tolerable risk level, and measure whether they're complying with that target."
Todd Stauffer, PCS 7 marketing manager at Siemens Energy & Automation concurs. "Security is a relative term. There's almost no way to provide 100% assurance that a system is secure today and will be secure in the future. To maximize security posture, owner/operators should implement a defense-in-depth security concept. This concept leverages technology, such as firewalls, access control, virus scanners, software patch management, physical protection and personnel operating procedures to create a layered defense. These measures must be continually updated and augmented to ensure that newly discovered security vulnerabilities are mitigated."
How Much Security Is Enough?
Jake Brodsky of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) describes the end user's perspective. "How secure is secure enough? That's really the foundation question. It's like asking how safe should our cars be? We can include all sorts of measures in them, ranging from anti-lock brakes, airbags, seat-belts, crumple zones, safety glass, traction control, etc. However, even this isn't going to help if the driver is reckless. Control systems are like that. The biggest hurdle [to good cybersecurity] is education: ensuring that people understand what they're doing when they design these things. It is also a matter of teaching people to operate securely."
Brodsky adds, "As an interim step, we have to mandate a compliance-based approach, with the caveat that this alone may not prevent an attack. In the long run, a compliance-based approach is only a temporary measure until people combine enough experience and knowledge to know better."
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Burns odd man out after Wolf called up
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers made room for right-hander Ross Wolf by sending reliever Cory Burns back to Triple-A Round Rock. The move leaves four left-handed relievers in the Rangers' seven-man bullpen.
Jason Frasor and Tanner Scheppers are the only right-handed relievers aside from closer Joe Nathan. The left-handers are Robbie Ross, Michael Kirkman, Neal Cotts and Joseph Ortiz. Burns, who has options, pitched in three games since being recalled on Thursday and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
"Somebody had to go," manager Ron Washington said. "Cotts, we want him here. So there's the decision. When you look at it, [Burns] was the 25th man."
Cotts was called up on Tuesday and threw a scoreless inning in his first Major League appearance in almost four years. The Rangers can't send him back to Triple-A without exposing him to outright waivers, and Cotts would almost certainly be claimed by another team. In Wednesday's 3-1 win, Cotts pitched two scoreless innings and struck out the side in the sixth.
Ortiz was the only other candidate to be sent down because he also has options. He is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 17 games.
"In Ortiz's case, we're not ready to go there," Washington said.
Washington said he is not concerned the Rangers bullpen is heavy from the left side.
"It's not a handicap," Washington said. "If guys are able to get outs, it doesn't matter. They all have good stuff. Cotts is healthy and throwing good. Some situations are presented to you where there are no clear-cut answers."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.