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Comment Zen of SOA / Art Of War (Score 2, Insightful) 219

by Digital Mage (#26488263) Attached to: The Zen of SOA

I didn't see a section devoted to governance of SOA because without a strong IT Department your "Zen of SOA" will quickly become the "Art of Interdepartment War" as each division of the company will try to control or influence the service if they they have to connect to it. A strong IT Department can push back on the other departments for the greater good of the company and force departments with rogue apps to eventually use the services.
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Submission + - Japan's Newest Diplomats: Manga and Anime

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jonerik writes: "The Asahi Shimbun is reporting that Japan's foreign minister, Tara Aso, has ordered Japan's diplomats and bureaucrats to brush up on the nation's cultural exports; in particular manga and anime. "We live in such times where the popular voice coming from the general public could sway a country's foreign policy," says Aso. 'I'd like to make sure that our robust pop culture is on our side.' The biggest problem is that very few members of the Japanese diplomatic corps actually know much about Japan's cultural exports. '[An] obstacle is that few officials high up in the diplomatic ranks are well-versed in Japanese pop culture. Most admit they never read manga, and they don't watch much television, either. One senior government official admitted: "Our (pop culture) knowledge base is far weaker compared to the private sector." The official added he is now diligently working through the manga best-seller list as the first step to catch up.' The risk that Japan runs in this approach is that publicizing the good aspects of the country's culture is also likely to make more people aware of the less wholesome ones (panty vending machines, lolicon, and so on) According to Yasuki Hamano, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School (and who also chairs the ministry's special committee on pop culture), 'Pop culture is not all snow-white — there is a down-and-dirty side, too. But the government should not be censoring its content.' The directive from Aso is unsurprising in at least one sense: the 66-year-old Aso has long been known to be a fan of the Rozen Maiden manga and anime series."
Space

Submission + - The Astronomical Event Search Engine

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eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "Google is currently in collaboration with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project that will involve putting a powerful telescope in operation in Chile. Google's part will be to "develop a search engine that can process, organize and analyze the voluminous amounts of data coming from the instrument's data streams in real time. The engine will create 'movie-like windows' for scientists to view significant space events." Google's been successful on turning its search technology on several different media & realms. Will they be successful with helping scientists tag and catalog events in our universe?"
Space

Submission + - Astronaut Hopeful Stephen Hawking

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eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "As soon as 2009, the well known and celebrated Stephen Hawking may be reaching higher altitudes than our admiration. From the article, "Famed quadriplegic physicist Stephen Hawking confirms that he's planning to take a zero-gravity flight this year — a weightless adventure that's likely to unfold aboard a specially outfitted Boeing 727 operated by Zero Gravity Corp. Hawking made the comment in a 65th-birthday interview published today in The Telegraph, a British newspaper. "This year I'm planning a zero-gravity flight and to go into space in 2009," he said.""
Slashdot.org

Submission + - new nanoparticle cancer therapy

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quixote9
quixote9 writes: "Tbe BBC reports on a new nanoparticle-based therapy that sounds particularly promising. Biologically, it makes sense. For the drug companies, they don't need to tailor individual drugs, which is their problem with monoclonal antibodies. Watch this one closely!

From the article:

"The researchers used the nanoparticles to zero in on the network of blood vessels that supply the tumours in mice with nutrients and oxygen. A potentially powerful function of nanoparticles is the ability to home in on particular targets inside the body. While various nanoparticles have been designed to target tumours, the efficiency is relatively low. The researchers developed a technique for amplifying this homing ability by designing a multifunctional nanoparticle that binds to a protein structure found only in tumours and associated blood vessels. ... The tests showed that within hours of the injection, the artificial platelets began blocking the supply without harming normal tissues. The scientists believe the nanoparticles could also be used to carry drugs to the tumour.

[PS. No "medicine" subtopic. Couldn't find a relevant subtopic.]"

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