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OntoCommons: An industrial ontology journey of Standardisation, FAIR Data & Innovation
February 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Events, Interoperability, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
In this first webinar of the OntoCommons project we will provide a brief overview about the OntoCommons EcoSystem (OCES), Top Reference Ontologies, Industrial Domain Ontologies, FAIR Ontologies, Standardisation in the ontology ecosystem, the OntoCommons Community and the Focus Areas of the OntoCommons project.
The webinar will be held on 23 February 2021 at 2pm GMT (15:00 CET).
Ontologists, industrial stakeholders, implementers, and end users should participate to learn more about:
The Ontology Commons EcoSystem (OCES)
The roles played by the Top Reference Ontologies, Industrial Domains and FAIR Ontologies
Standardisation in the ontology ecosytem
Our plans to grow the OntoCommons Community through engagement with key Focus Areas
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OntoCommons: ontology-driven data documentation across materials and manufacturing domains
December 1, 2020 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Interoperability, Ontology /by Gerhard Goldbeck
The OntoCommons project, an H2020 Coordination and Support Action, launched in November 2020 with three online kickoff sessions, during which more than 60 delegates from 19 partner organisations as well as Advisory Board Members discussed its objectives and actions.
OntoCommons aims to create harmonised and ontology-driven data documentation for Industry Commons, overcoming interoperability bottlenecks and facilitating data sharing and valorisation.
Over its thirty-six-month duration, the project will bring together and coordinate data documentation and standardisation activities from the most relevant EU and international stakeholders and initiatives.
"OntoCommons provides a reliable turnkey solution for industrial stakeholders to confidently use ontologies in their businesses and to share their data. In addition, OntoCommons will prove the long-awaited key role of ontology in ensuring data interoperability and will promote data-driven innovation by boosting trust in the semantics of the shared industrial data." Hedi Karray – OntoCommons Technical Coordinator
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Nominee for Standards + Innovation Project Award
July 10, 2020 /0 Comments/in Characterisation, Digitalisation, Interoperability, Metadata, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
Together with partners in the OYSTER project, Goldbeck Consulting is involved in an effort to standardise terminology, classification and documentation of materials characterisation by means of a CEN Workshop Agreement. We are pleased to announce that this initiative has been nominated for a CEN Standards + Innovation Project Award 2020.
A standardised terminology will improve communication and interoperability in the entire area of materials characterisation and reduce the barrier to utilising advanced materials characterisation in industry. The standardisation developments will support efficient solutions for materials characterisation, enhance the communication, dissemination, storage, retrieval and mining of data about materials characterisation and contribute to efforts for materials digitalisation.
The effort is carried out in the context of the project OYSTER which makes use of recent advances in experiments and modelling of nano-scale contact mechanics to develop an Open Innovation Environment (OIE) that will boost dramatically the development of nano-patterned, nano-engineered or chemically modified devices with controlled surface free energy and adhesive properties. To achieve such goals, OYSTER has been developing novel formats for materials characterisation data (called "CHADA"), which will be combined with innovative ontologies and data management plans to attempt the establishment of unified standards for the digital representation of materials characterisation experiments.
The CEN Workshop Agreement also builds on a related CWA on Materials Modelling Terminology, Classification and Metadata, CWA 17284, which was led by Goldbeck Consulting.
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European Materials & Modelling Ontology (EMMO) Release
June 14, 2019 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Ontology /by Gerhard Goldbeck
The much anticipated release of EMMO is now available under a Creative Commons licence.
EMMO is a multidisciplinary effort to develop a standard representational framework (the ontology) based on physical sciences, materials modelling knowledge, analytical philosophy and information and communication technologies. EMMO is designed to be able to represent the complex multiscale nature of chemicals and materials, multiple perspectives on those and of course all types of models, represented in line with a previously established standard for materials modelling terminology and classification (CWA 17284). Properties of materials are strictly related to measurements, in line with ISO standards. Quantum Mechanics representations cover the two major interpretations: Copenhagen and de Broglie-Bohm. All relations in the ontology are based on just four primitives: taxonomy (is-a relations), set-theory (membership), mereotopology (parthood and connections), and semiotics (representations, properties).
EMMO is ready to drive the integration of heterogeneous data sources, interoperability of modelling, integrated digital marketplaces and digitalisation of R&D. It is already being applied in a number of European projects (e.g. SimDome).
For further information there are resources on the EMMC website (note that registration may be required) which will be further updated with recordings of a recent EMMO Training workshop. For reference, bookmark EMMO.tech or contact us via email.
Acknowledgement: EMMO is a result of the EMMC-CSA project which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 723867.
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Task Group on Materials Ontologies
April 10, 2019 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Metadata, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
A new international Task Group on Materials Ontologies was launched at the Research Data Alliance's 13th Plenary Meeting in Philadelphia on 4th April 2019. The Task Group is part of the remit of the RDA/CODATA Interest Group on Materials Data. It recognises the growing importance of ontologies in the Materials Science domain for delivering on the objectives and opportunities connected with digitalisation and "Materials 4.0", in particular interoperability, information transparency, decision support based on data plus models and artificial intelligence.
There is an impressive and growing body of work on materials ontologies, in particular concerning database integration. with recent applications including a metallic materials ontology derived from the semantic knowledge base YAGO and a catalyst materials ontology including an integration of a database of computational data and one consisting of experimental data. Furthermore, the European Materials Modelling Council has been spearheading the development of a general materials science ontology framework, the European Materials & Modelling Ontology EMMO. Furthermore, there is a rich body of work related to chemicals and nanoparticles and nanomaterials safety, as well as analytical chemistry/characterisation.
The scope of the Task Group includes any type of materials/substance in any state at any scale and any ontology about materials or directly linked to materials, e.g. characterisation, modelling, processing, safety etc.
The Task Group initial topics and objectives include:
Creating awareness of pertinent RDA recommendations and reports concerning ontologies.
Networking of groups around the world with an interest in Materials Ontologies and mapping the field.
Making materials ontologies FAIR.
Collecting use cases and requirements.
Developing recommendations on governance of materials ontologies.
Discussion on upper level ontologies in the context of materials science needs.
Interoperability of materials ontologies and interfacing with ontology developments in adjacent fields such a manufacturing.
Ontology Alignment.
Communication about the Task Group will be carried out via the RDA/CODATA IG on Materials Data (so please join!).
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Data in Materials and Manufacturing
February 15, 2019 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Metadata, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
In a session of the EU Industry Days 2019 the question of how to increase European capacity to extract knowledge from materials and manufacturing data was discussed.
Gerhard Goldbeck (Moderator) and panelists Riikka Virkkunen (VTT), Martin Winter (Cefic Innovation), Hedi Karray (Toulouse INP-ENIT), Uli Sattler (University of Manchester)
Delivering on the opportunities of Materials and Manufacturing within Industry 4.0 requires adding meaning to data (semantics), enabling interoperability and linking up silos. The huge benefits of structured data, common knowledge frameworks and interoperability were demonstrated and the importance of supporting uptake of such digital technologies in industry was emphasised. Benefits include higher efficiency of materials use, improved manufacturing value chain interactions and new business model opportunities. Current lack of semantics and interoperability are key barriers to accessing the value hidden in raw data (estimated to be 36 billion Euros) and to improved decision making. Ontologies are a core element of a set of solutions proposed by the panel and endorsed by audience contributions. All stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate and create a harmonised semantic knowledge framework open to everyone. Investments in a workforce trained in digital skills including semantic technologies is needed. The importance of overcoming 'non-technical' challenges such as legal, regulatory, security, data-sovereignty was highlighted. Building a system of trust and rewards for data sharing is required. Such a system, together with widely agreed ontology would enable Digital Marketplaces as an efficient way of realising Industry Commons. An audience poll showed a big gap between the need for and current capability in data interoperability and semantic technologies. It confirms the need for action in this important field underpinning successful digitalisation of materials and manufacturing. Strong interest was expressed in working across domains in an alliance for digital materials and manufacturing.
A recording of the session is available.
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Towards a Digital Materials Alliance for European industry
November 29, 2018 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
Goldbeck Consulting is pleased to organise a session at the the EU Industry Days, 5/6 February 2019, the flagship EU event on industrial policy. The conference will include various sessions organised by different Commission departments and industrial stakeholders. High profile industry speakers will attend the event with the purpose of influencing and inspiring future industry leaders, and prompting discussion and debate amongst different audience categories.
The session on Digital Materials will take place on 6 February and discuss a range of questions including
How to increase European manufacturing and process industry capacity to extract knowledge from data?
How to support leadership by digital transformation of data into knowledge?
What actions are proposed for a common semantic knowledge base in materials?
How can efforts to build ontologies in various domains of materials and manufacturing be combined for best effect?
How to achieve that manufacturing companies remain competitive (new products, high-added value) on the basis of knowledge extracted from wide-spanning data sets?
How to promote European benefits from data management, standardised documentation enabling interoperability and linking tools for enriching and enhancing the usability of data?
The session will feature contributions from a range of experts including:
Martin Winter, Innovation Manager, Cefic Innovation, Advisory Group & Digital Technologies, European Chemical Industry Council.
Riikka Virkkunen, VTT Digitalising Industries Manager, EFFRA board member.
Ulrike Sattler, Professor of Computer Science, University of Manchester.
Tim Dahmen, Team Leader, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Co-author of https://www. dgm.de/medien/print-medien/strategiepapier-digitale-transformation/
Hedi Karray, INP Toulouse, Industrial Ontologies Foundry
Registration for the conference is free.
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European Materials Characterisation Council: new challenges for advanced materials characterisation in Europe
October 23, 2018 /0 Comments/in Characterisation, Digitalisation, Metadata, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
The European Materials Characterisation Council (EMCC) will discuss new challenges for advanced materials characterisation in Europe at a pre-conference workshop of Industrial Technologies 2018 on 29 October 2018 in Vienna. Topics of the workshop include harmonised advanced characterisation in Europe, next generation materials characterisation; improved access for industry to advanced characterisation and materials informatics, ontology and data management (Presentation by Gerhard Goldbeck).
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IntOp2018: EMMC Workshop on Marketplaces and Interoperability
October 16, 2018 /0 Comments/in Digitalisation, Events, Materials Modelling, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
Join peers from a wide range of backgrounds sharing an interest in materials digitalisation, from digital online marketplaces for materials modelling to interoperability and ontologies at IntOp2018, organised by the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC) on 6-7 November in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Materials Modelling Marketplaces are next generation systems integrating tangible and intangible materials model components to support enhanced innovation. These digital marketplace take advantage of recent advances in information technologies to establish online innovation platforms to explore, learn, and create advanced materials modelling solutions covering all models and domains.
Wider interoperability across models and data is key to enhanced integration, marketplace and digitalisation. It requires agreement based on ontologies for materials, including characterisation, modelling, processing of materials as well as data, models and services.
The workshop will discuss the establishment of a digital single marketplace as innovation hub for the advancements of materials based industries. The workshop addresses both key technological and organisational human capital gaps.
The EMMC is seeking support of the entire community for the establishment of common standards for access to all online materials modelling resources including data repositories of materials properties, online modelling workflows, translation, education and training services.
The workshop will also host a kickoff session for the International Materials Ontology Interest Group led by the EMMC.
For further details and registration, see the EMMC website.
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CEN Standard on Materials modelling – terminology, classification and metadata
May 9, 2018 /1 Comment/in Digitalisation, Materials Modelling, Ontology, Standardization /by Gerhard Goldbeck
The CEN (European Committee for Standardization) Workshop Agreement CWA_17284 "Materials modelling – terminology, classification and metadata" described in an earlier post has been published. Here is the Abstract:
This CWA includes definitions of fundamental terms for the field of materials modelling and simulation. Computational materials models in this CWA are understood to be physics-based models. This CWA does not include data-based models. The definitions enable a classification of materials models. Using the entity and physics equation concepts, leads to a relatively small number of distinct materials models replacing the current situation of opacity of materials models and simulations that make the field hard to access for outsiders. This CWA also provides a systematic description and documentation of simulations including the user case, model, solver and post-processor: the "materials MOdelling DAta" (MODA). This document seeks to organize the information so that even complex simulation workflows can be conveyed more easily and key data about the models, solvers and post-processors and their implementation can be captured. A template MODA for physics-based models is described in order to guide users towards a complete documentation of material and process simulations. The CWA is based on the Review of Materials Modelling (RoMM). A MODA for data-based models can be found in the RoMM.
This document provides the basis for moving the materials modelling field up the semantic spectrum, laying the foundation for knowledge organisation achieved in many other fields (see e.g. the Osthus presentation "From Big Data to Big Analysis" given at the EMMC Workshop on Interoperability in Materials Modelling). It lays the foundation for developing and ontology of materials modelling, enabling interoperability, reasoning and knowledge extraction in the materials science domain.
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Election watch: If Kenya orders an internet shutdown, will telcos help #KeepItOn?
26 July 2017 | 8:59 am
On August 8th, Kenya will hold its presidential election. At a time when governments in Africa continue to order network disruptions and shutdowns despite their devastating impact on human rights and the economy, all eyes are on Kenyan officials. But for those of us seeking an end to shutdowns, there are other places to look. Telecommunications companies empower people to exercise freedom of expression, but they can also enable politically motivated attempts to control the flow of information online. Kenya is a champion of the digital economy and has a strong reputation for putting technology to work for people's rights and interests. If the government orders a shutdown during the election anyway, will Kenyan telcos stand firm against those demands?
What the government says
In response to media pressure, Kenyan officials have called an election shutdown "unlikely." This is encouraging. However, Kenya has a history of post-election violence, and an outbreak could lead officials to disrupt networks if they believe it is "necessary." Last year, no fewer than five African governments – Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Uganda, and Zambia – carried out shutdowns during their elections, even though it is one of the most critical moments in a democracy.
Fortunately, civil society is already preparing for the possibility that Kenya may follow suit, including developing resources for pushback. New research from KICTANet has found that there is "no legal basis for an internet shutdown" under Kenyan law. As this research makes abundantly clear, if the government orders a shutdown, telcos in Kenya have both the capacity and the obligation to challenge any shutdown order to protect the rights of their users and their own financial security.
Even better, however, would be telcos taking action right now to prevent a shutdown. That starts with a public pledge. Access Now calls on all Kenyan telcos to clearly state they will respect human rights and push back on any orders to disrupt networks next month.
Below, we explore why it makes sense for Kenyan telcos to help prevent and/or push back on shutdowns, and the tools they can use to get the job done.
Why Kenya's telcos should push back on any shutdown orders
Access Now has detailed the reasons that the Kenyan government should commit to keeping the internet on during the elections. Those in the telecommunications sector also have an obligation to respect human rights, and there are ample economic reasons for preventing shutdowns.
Currently, an estimated 84% of Kenya's population are internet users, and its mobile internet speeds are among the fastest in the world. This impressive and growing telecommunications capacity has facilitated innovation and a thriving digital economy, as well as robust online activism.
Further, Kenya's mobile market has grown steadily with support from a mobile subscriber base of 39.8 million. About 90% of Kenyans access the internet via their mobile phones or broadband at their workplace. A targeted mobile internet shutdown would thus not only hurt telcos' bottom line, it would also deprive a significant population of access to a tool necessary for their daily lives and livelihoods.
Which telcos are likely to push back if the government orders a shutdown? Access Now is mapping telco ownership in our Who Owns What (WOW) database to see whether factors like whether a telco is owned by the government impacts its decision to carry out shutdown demands.
Kenya's mobile market has three key players: Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom Kenya. Safaricom is 40% owned by the U.K.-based telco Vodafone, 35% owned by the government, and 25% owned by public investors. Airtel Kenya is fully owned by its parent company, India's Bharti Airtel, and and Telkom Kenya is 40% government-owned and 60% owned by the private equity investment firm Helios Investment Partners.
Safaricom is the largest telecommunications firm in the country, primarily due to its popular mobile phone-based payment platform, M-PESA, responsible for 145 million USD in payments daily. The mobile service provider controls a 71% market share of the mobile money network, with 27.7 million subscribers, as of December 2016. Safaricom is also the only company operating an active 4G network after it purchased a license in early March.
As the largest telco, both in terms of the number of subscribers and geographic coverage, Safaricom, which is partially owned by the government, would have the biggest role in carrying out a shutdown and letting customers know about the nature, scope, and magnitude of the disruption. In 2014, Safaricom drew scrutiny from civil society when it contracted with the Kenyan government to build a massive surveillance system. In April 2017, a Safaricom network outage left millions of people in a communications blackout for seven hours. This "brief" shutdown led to the loss of Sh2.6 billion M-Pesa transactions (about $24.9 million). It shows just how much Safaricom and other companies have to lose if they carry out a shutdown order without pushing back.
How Kenya's telcos can prevent or mitigate the impact of a shutdown
Telcos have a duty to reject government orders for a shutdown and respect human rights. They also have a number of tools at their disposal to ensure this pushback is effective.
Safaricom and Airtel are both party to the United Nations Global Compact, which includes a commitment to respect and protect "internationally proclaimed human rights." Experts at the U.N. have explicitly affirmed that human rights apply online, and have specifically condemned internet shutdowns. A new report by U.N. special rapporteur David Kaye finds that shutdowns "involve measures to intentionally prevent or disrupt access to or dissemination of information online in violation of human rights law." Given these statements, we believe that telcos that are party to the Global Compact must refrain from intentionally disrupting networks.
Even though some of Kenya's telcos agree to the Compact, none have standalone human rights policies, nor have they issued public statements affirming their support for privacy and freedom of expression and plans to mitigate risks to those rights. These human rights policies, recognized by Ranking Digital Rights, are a way for companies to signal to the world that they recognize and will respect human rights in the digital age. When a telco has a policy, and senior leadership approves it, it helps company employees confidently push back on government demands that threaten users. It also builds trust among the company's partners, investors, and civil society stakeholders. (One example is the policy issued by South Africa-based telco MTN in 2014.) We call on the leadership of Kenya's telcos to draft and approve human rights policies.
However, even without these policies in place, telcos have several tools for challenging government orders. Here are a few:
Engage in pushback and legal challenges – Safaricom is 35% owned by the government, but it has already shown its willingness and capacity to resist government threats to the freedom of expression. This past February, the government released a plan to monitor social media and mobile phones, but Safaricom pushed back against the Communications Authority, rejecting a proposal to install device management systems. Its lawsuit argues that the plan would discourage Kenyans from buying or using mobile phones. The case is set to be heard on September 20, 2017. Access Now strongly supports the company's defense of its users, as systematically tracking users and phones opens the door for the massive breach and abuse of sensitive personal data, turning citizens into suspects and chilling their expression.
Implement rights-respecting standards – Telcos have also demonstrated that they can protect human rights while addressing security concerns. Leading up the 2013 Kenyan election, officials sought to prevent an outbreak of violence, focusing specifically on the use of hate speech disseminated through SMS. Companies including Safaricom were tasked with protecting users' privacy while navigating Kenya's new hate speech laws. Importantly, they relied on international human rights law and worked with civil society in carrying that out, crafting an internal policy using benchmarks such Premium Rate Messaging and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), and the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Its experience shows that telcos can brainstorm creative solutions that address government concerns while remaining committed to human rights.
Influence public policy – Telcos can also use a new advocacy tool from the Global Network Initiative to educate policymakers. The GNI one-pager lists the many harms of internet shutdowns, including human rights violations, safety risks, financial disruption, and GDP loss. It also provides resources that companies can use to inform government officials about the severity of these potential costs.
Explore other kinds of leverage, such as technical resources – In April, Liquid Telecom, a Pan-African data, voice and IP provider, submitted a proposal called Anti-Shutdown 101 to the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) which suggested that the NIC respond to internet shutdowns by withholding resources from the governments that order them. Although the proposal failed to pass, it did serve to demonstrate that the private sector can explore new avenues for leverage when faced with government orders that violate human rights.
Work with allies – If the government orders a shutdown, external organizations will likely put pressure on telcos to challenge the order. The Kenyan Human Rights Commission filed a suit last month against the Communication Authority, Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom, and the Attorney General to prevent the installation of device management systems, arguing that it would open a backdoor to confidential information on users' devices. More broadly, Safaricom has met with civil society in Kenya and has begun to build the coalition necessary to push back effectively.
Increase transparency – Telcos must keep consumers informed in the event of a shutdown. In April, KICTANet held an online chat with Safaricom representatives. Participants raised the issues of human rights, user privacy, and internet shutdowns. Although Safaricom reiterated that the company is obligated to follow government directives, it separately affirmed that it aims to become the "most transparent operator in the market." We support this commitment and urge Safaricom to extend that affirmation to a pledge to disclose to the public any government order for a shutdown, and to issue regular transparency reports on government and third-party requests impacting user privacy and free expression. For example, in its first Sustainability Report, Liquid Telecom included a Transparency Report disclosing government requests for customer contacts, internet blocking, and censorship. These kinds of disclosures set important standards for how telcos can combat government abuses and keep the public informed of potential rights violations.
Now is the time for telcos to pledge: We will not comply with shutdown orders
In sum, based on Kenya's digital rights environment and the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, we request that each telco operating in Kenya issue:
a human rights policy approved by senior leadership, affirming support for privacy and freedom of expression;
a pledge to publish, scrutinize, and push back against shutdown orders; and
regular transparency reports on government and third-party requests impacting user privacy and free expression.
We hope that Kenyan officials will not order a shutdown, and especially not during the elections on August 8th. However, if they do, Kenyan telcos can and should publicly disclose, closely scrutinize, and legally challenge the order to protect the Kenyan people's rights – and their own reputation and financial well being. Kenya is a leader in connectivity, accessibility, and innovation in Africa, but all of that is at risk if they choose to deliberately disrupt networks. Kenya is also a member of the Freedom Online Coalition, but it sits next to five other governments that shut down the internet during elections last year. The world will be watching Kenya's upcoming elections. If the government orders a shutdown, we expect telcos to show leadership by employing any of the tools above to #KeepItOn.
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Are you Recruiting for Emotional Intelligence?
Traditionally organisations recruit new leaders based on an individuals' previous results and their track records, increased profitability etc. This recruitment is often conducted without attention to how they achieved these results. In some cases, these individuals have been unchecked thus permitting them to leave a trail of devastation in their wake, inducing long term stress on their colleagues resulting in loss for the company as valuable people leave the organisation.
The latest evidence backs the need to focus on how a leader is being when running their team or organisation on a day to day basis, in other words, "what finger print are they leaving" in every interaction? In essence, ensuring that the leader engages with the hearts and the minds of the people within their organisations.
A recent global study conducted by Gallup (2013) reported that 'only 13% of employees from 142 countries were actively engaged, in other words, only 1 in 8 employees are psychologically committed and likely to be making a positive contribution'.
At the other end of the stats, '24% of staff were actively disengaged, meaning, 1 in 4 were unhappy and unproductive at work and liable to spread their negativity on to their coworkers'. The impact of these findings on the 'bottom line' is predictable and a number of organisations have started to look at this topic of Emotional Intelligence.
There are a number of EI measurement tools that are available, for the past 15 years we have been working with the below model developed by JCA Occupational Psychologists.
A critical aspect of Emotional Intelligence is to have a balance between Self Regard, which measures how OK you are with yourself and an equal measure of Regard for Others which looks at how OK are you with other people.
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Q: Are my formulas correct and are there any tips and tricks to find them faster? I have the following Problem.
Be $\sigma=\{G, \cdot\}$  a signature in which $G$ is a digit
relations symbol and $\cdot$ two-digit function symbol. Be $\mathcal{A}=\left(\mathbb{Z}, G^{\mathcal{A}},\cdot^{\mathcal{A}}\right)$ a  $\sigma$-structure in which $G^{\mathcal{A}}=\{2 x | x \in \mathbb{Z}\}$ and   $\cdot^\mathcal{A}$ is the normal integer multiplication.
Give a formula for $\varphi_{1},\varphi_{2}$ and $\varphi_{3}$ so that
$(i) \varphi_{1}(\mathcal{A})=\{1\}$
(ii) $\varphi_{2}(\mathcal{A})=\{-1\}$
(iii) $\varphi_{3}(\mathcal{A})=\left\{s 2^{k} | k \in \mathbb{N} \text { und } s \in\{1,-1\}\right\}$
Now I want to know three things:
First, is my solution correct.
$(i) \varphi_{1}(x) = \forall{y}(x \cdot y = y)$
$(ii) \varphi_{2}(x) = \exists{y}(x \cdot x = y \wedge \varphi_{1}(y))$
$(iii) \varphi_{3}(x) = \exists{y} \exists{z}(y * G(z) = x \wedge (\varphi_{1}(y) \vee \varphi_{2}(y)))$
Second, is $(ii) \varphi_{2}(x) = \exists{y}(x \cdot x = \varphi_{1}(y))$  also ok ?
Third, if everything is wrong, what how could I change it, to be correct, are there any tricks?

A: The comments have dealt with (i) and (ii). For (iii), an integer has the form $\pm 2^k$ iff all its divisors are either units or even:
$$\varphi_3(x) \equiv \forall y\forall z(x = y \cdot z \Rightarrow (\varphi_1(y) \lor \varphi_2(y)\lor G(y)))$$
or, equivalently, iff all its odd divisors are units:
$$\varphi_3(x) \equiv \forall y\forall z((x = y \cdot z \land \lnot G(y)) \Rightarrow (\varphi_1(y) \lor \varphi_2(y)))$$
EDIT [Added for the record much later]
Your proposed solution for (ii) has the main idea but isn't quite right: your $\varphi_2(x)$ is true when $x=1$ as well as when $x = -1$. This is easy to fix (and we can also get rid of the existential quantification, because we only need to talk about $x$ and $x\cdot x$): we make $\phi_2(x)$ assert that $x \cdot x$ is $1$ but $x$ is not $1$:
$$
\varphi_2(x) \equiv \phi_1(x\cdot x) \land \lnot\phi_1(x)
$$

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Five Years On Of The Words That Saved The Euro
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ECB's chairman Mario Draghi
Posted By: The Corner 26th July 2017
One of the most famous sentences in the history of the Eurozone turns five years today: "Within our mandate the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. And believe me, it will be enough". ECB's chairman Mario Draghi words will be reminded for long as a balm to the euro crisis of 2012, but what real effect this discourse has had?
Five years ago the relatively short story of Europe as a monetary common place was about to collapse with Spain and Italy in a downward spiral reaching a point of no return. At that point Philippe Waechter Chief Economist at Natixis Asset Management says Draghi's speech, delivered at London's Lancaster House ,"made remarks in London that have changed the world".
Waechter explains Mario Draghi did three things. First The ECB's chairman said that the Euro area was a political construction.
"It was the result of countries' will to live together. It has worked. The area has been in peace since WWII. This is the most important point for Europe. The euro currency is just a technical commitment. An important one but not more than that."
Furthermore, after this sentence the ECB became the lender of last resort that a monetary construction needs. Until this moment the central bank had never played this role. In fact, the growth recovery is now strong, even Italy and Greece are now growing. Eurozone GDP growth should surpass 2% in 2017.
Source: Bloomberg and BondVigilantes
The second idea that Draghi gave was that if the currency was just a technical mean to improve the way the Euro area political framework worked then it had to continue. In the end, the role of the ECB was to save the Eurozone by avoiding a collapse of its currency.
The third point came few days later at the ECB monetary policy meeting with the creation of the OMT which allows the ECB to buy assets (public debt) mainly in Italy and Spain.
"Later in 2012 and after in 2013 the interest rate spreads with Germany decreased dramatically. This was the end of the main divergence within the Euro area. The ECB has been a game changer by avoiding the collapse of the European construction. Since then, economic policy leader is the central bank under the impulse of Mario Draghi. Progressively the fiscal policy has converted to a neutral stance. The Eurozone economic policy is now done in Frankfurt more than in Brussels."
There is a strong case that Draghi's intervention saved the euro zone in 2012, but is it certainly the euro zone much stronger now than it was in 2012?
The fact is that the debt crisis in Greece continues to burst every time it needs a renewed bailout, political turbulence seems to surround every election on the region and inflation is still weak.
Therefore, consolidating the future of the euro will require a third stage: the political. As said by François-Xavier Chauchat, Chief Economist of the Investment Committee at Dorval Asset Management:
"The good news is that this process has finally begun, thanks to Emmanuel Macron's victory in France. In the immediate aftermath of the French elections, Germany and France have indeed agreed to open a new agenda of negotiations aiming at upgrading the institutional framework of the euro. No need to hold our breath: coming to a new compromise involving some forms of burden sharing and fiscal union will take a long time, and probably require a Treaty change."


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What is Interpersonal Psychotherapy?
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a short-term treatment that is effective in treating depression in children. It is based on the idea that depression occurs in the context of an individual's relationships, regardless of its origins in biology or genetics. More specifically, depression affects people's relationships and these relationships further affect mood.
The IPT model identifies four general areas in which a person may be having relationship difficulties:
Grief after the loss of a loved one
Conflict in significant relationships
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In IPT, therapists help the child to identify areas in need of skill-building to improve his or her relationships and decrease the depressive symptoms. Over time, the child learns to link changes in mood to things happening in his/her relationships, communicate feelings and expectations for his/her relationships, and problem-solve solutions to difficulties in the relationships.
IPT for Adolescents
IPT has been adapted for the treatment of depressed adolescents (IPT-A) to address developmental issues most common to teenagers, such as separation from parents, development of romantic relationships, and initial experience with death of a relative or friend. IPT-A helps the adolescent identify and develop more adaptive ways of dealing with the interpersonal issues associated with the onset or maintenance of their depression.
IPT-A is typically a 12-to-16 week treatment. The therapy primarily involves individual sessions with the teenager, although parents are asked to participate in a few sessions to receive education about depression, to address any relationship difficulties that may be occurring between the adolescent and his/her parents, and to help support the adolescent's treatment.
IPT has been proven by numerous studies to be effective in treating depression in adolescents in both a group or individual format.
Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Mufson, L., Jekal, A., & Turner, J. B. (2010). The impact of perceived interpersonal functioning on treatment for adolescent depression: IPT-A versus treatment as usual in school-based health clinics. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 78(2), 260.
Hall, E. B., & Mufson, L. (2009). Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A): A case illustration. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 38(4), 582-593.
Spence, S. H., O'Shea, G., & Donovan, C. L. (2016). Improvements in interpersonal functioning following interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with adolescents and their association with change in depression. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 44(3), 257-272.
Gunlicks‐Stoessel, M., & Mufson, L. (2016). Innovations in Practice: a pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents and their parents. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 21(4), 225-230.
Mufson, L. H., Dorta, K. P., Olfson, M., Weissman, M. M., & Hoagwood, K. (2004). Effectiveness research: transporting interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A) from the lab to school-based health clinics.Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 7(4), 251-261.
Young, J. F., Mufson, L., & Davies, M. (2006). Efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training: an indicated preventive intervention for depression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 47(12), 1254-1262.
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Centrally placed within the site, the linked two-storey concrete 'box' buildings create a series of courtyard spaces providing a pleasant environment for officials and visitors alike. Although the buildings are structurally and environmentally flat roofed, a series of over-sailing mono pitch, freestanding roofs provide solar shading to the buildings on the north elevation due to Harare's southern hemisphere locality.
Solar shading to the east and west elevations of all buildings is provided by avenues of semi-mature indigenous trees flanking the buildings and reflecting the vistas through the site. Additionally, external louvres are added at high level on the windowless, shorter east and west elevations. The trees not only shade the buildings but have the additional advantage of providing screening to the outer edges of the buildings and therefore giving privacy from the adjacent sites as and when they are built upon.
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The name Out for Sport has been used at least three times.
1 The original Out for Sport
2 Out for Sport 2012
3 Out for Sport booklet
The original Out for Sport
Out for Sport was formed in 1999 by Ivan Bussens, to create a network of LGBT sports groups, mainly in London and the South East.[1]
On 31 July 1999 Out for Sport organised a large tournament at Crystal Palace. It included men's and ladies' volleyball, swimming, football, badminton, squash and running.
In 2005 Out for Sport London hosted The Building Bridges Conference that was intended to heal rifts between the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) and Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA). The event was organised by Ivan Bussens who helped the two major gay sports governing bodies come together to overcome their differences and discuss the future of gay sports. In 2018 the Gay Games and OutGames events will come together for the first time in the "One Quadrennial Event", London submitted a bid to host this event: London 2018.
In 2007 Ivan Bussens died,[1] and the organisation ceased.
Out for Sport was very much seen by people in the North of England as a "southern" organisation though it may have had ambitions of representing all the UK's LGBT sports groups. Pride Sports in Manchester was the organisation in the north which brought LGBT sports groups together. The National LGBT Sports Network (which includes Pride Sports) is the UK's LGBT sports umbrella organisation.
Out for Sport 2012
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Out for Sport London revived the name in 2012, and ran "Out For Sport Week" between the Olympics and the paralympics.[2] Its Wordpress page lasted until about 2014.[3] It is still listed as a member of the Federation of Gay Games.[4]
Out for Sport booklet
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GMFA, the health charity, has used the name Out for Sport in the title of a small publication. GMFA runs an online database for all LGBT clubs and associations in the UK.[5]
↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/25/obituaries.guardianobituaries Phillip Collins, "Ivan Bussens", The Guardian, 25 October 2007.
↑ http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-londoners-come-out-sport-during-olympics200712/#gs.UFtU1w8 Matthew Jenkin, "Gay Londoners come out for sport during Olympics". Gay Star News, 20 July 2012.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150101225439/http://outforsport.wordpress.com/ OFS website as at January 2015, archived at the Web Archive.
↑ http://gaygames.org/wp/about-the-fgg/structure-of-the-federation/members/. Accessed: 2016-02-05. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f4HOFZBM)
↑ http://www.gmfa.org.uk/the-guide
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Kearns, Davd A. Where Hell Freezes Over. A Story of Amazing Bravery and Survival. New York. St. Martin's Press. 2005. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Keating, Bern. Chopper! The Illustrated Story of Helicopters in Action. Photo available. Chicago. Rand McNally. 1976. 4to. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Fine copy in fine (owner name on front panel) dust jacket (in mylar).
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Keegan, John. Intelligence in War. Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda. Photo available. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 2003. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).


So this morning while driving into work I caught part of a piece on The Current, entitled "The Disappearing Butch". The premise of the article was that with greater access to gender reassignment surgery, a growing number of people who would have identified as (or been identified as) butch Lesbians are taking the option to transition to male.
I haven't had time to listen to the whole program yet today, but I gather from the website that later in the program, others argue that: "the butch identity is simply evolving, with younger lesbians presenting as masculine preferring to call themselves "queer" and not "butch."
Anyways, I thought that this piece might be of interest to people here. I'm really curious to hear opinions about this piece, as it is a topic I don't know much about. Does what they are talking about seem to ring true?


You understandably expect great things when you are preparing to buy a new full-size truck. When your focus is on finding a truck that is loaded with power, style and numerous comfort features, you cannot go wrong with the new 2018 Nissan Titan. By stopping by Midway Nissan to learn more about the many changes in the latest model year available, you will immediately notice updates to the stylish new grille and to the design of the headlights. The improved handling and enhanced fuel economy is the result of Nissan reducing body weight by several hundred pounds.
Your selection of a quality truck that is right for you requires a closer look at the many trim levels and configurations available for the 2018 Titan. Notably, there are five trim levels, and these are the SL and Platinum Reserve for drivers looking for a more sophisticated truck. On the lower end, the trim levels are the S, SV and Pro. Regardless of the trim level that you select, you can choose between leather or cloth seats in three color options. There are also seven exterior color choices available. Other differentiations include a 4 x 2 or a 4 x 4 design and a king, crew or single cab option. While more sophisticated trim levels have an enhanced list of standard features included, the lower-level trim levels are also thoughtfully-appointed. Each Titan for 2018 includes mud or splash guards, 18 or 20-inch alloy wheels, remote power door locks, a bed liner, a locking liftgate, power windows, USB connections, climate control, speed-sensitive audio controls, power steering, an instrumentation panel, four speakers for the sound system and a tilting adjustable steering wheel that has controls for audio and cruise control on it.
The 2018 Titan is equipped with a 5.6-liter, V8 engine that uses regular unleaded fuel. Because of the truck's lighter weight, you will notice increased power and fuel economy. This year's model packs a punch with 350 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque. Power is not the only benefit associated with driving this truck. It also has an overall sublime driving experience because of features like an improved front independent suspension system, variable valve timing, front and rear stabilization features, direct fuel injection and an Aisin automatic transmission. Some Titan trucks for 2018 also come with front-wheel drive, full-time or part-time four-wheel drive and hi-lo gear selection.
If you are concerned about safety on the road, you will love the fact that Nissan has taken huge strides to improve the safety level of the Titan for 2018. This is evidenced through improved safety test results. The IIHS conducts five safety tests on vehicles, and it gave the 2018 Titan the highest possible marks for all five tests. Analyzing all of the standard safety features packed into each Titan will help you to see why this vehicle scored well on these tests. Standard equipment includes front seat belt pretensioners, driveline traction control, electronic stability control, height-adjusting headrests for all passengers, height-adjusting seat belts, braking assistance, front and side airbags, a deactivation sensor for the front passenger airbag, side impact support beams, four-wheel ABS, rear and front ventilated disc brakes, a panic alert feature and an anti-theft alarm system. Midway Nissan is the place to go to test drive the 2018 Titan.


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Time to sell your Palm Beach Club condo? Read about today's resort-market buyer.
Nestled between the Santa Rosa Sound and emerald-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the condos at Palm Beach Club are ideally located in a quiet area of Pensacola Beach. Eighty-four units are spread out in four different buildings. These 2-3 bedroom units all boast cozy private balconies, oversized windows looking over the water, and whirlpool tubs in every master bathroom. The complex sits just outside of the entrance to Fort Pickens National Park, with a wealth of historical and natural sites to see. The gated community also sits near a trolley site, making transportation around Pensacola Beach hassle-free. The outdoor pool looks over the Santa Rosa Sound and boasts a spacious sundeck with plenty of room for the whole family to stretch out. If you feel like heading to the beach, you can either walk straight out your door and arrive at the Sound or cross the street and enjoy the sugar-white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.
Pensacola Beach is widely known for its natural, scenic beauty which is best enjoyed along the protected, undeveloped beaches of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the area from your bike or on a drive through the park. Get out and hunt for seashells, spot the wildlife, or enjoy a quiet picnic on one of the most beautiful beaches along the Gulf Coast. Head over to Fort Pickens and immerse yourself in the history of the site, which was established in the early 19th century to protect Pensacola Harbor. When it's time to hunt up some grub, head over to the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk. Home to some of the best restaurants in the area with gorgeous views of the Sound. Grab some fresh seafood at the Jubilee Oyster Bar & Grille before hitting Bamboo Willie's Beachside Bar for some cold drinks. For a truly unique adventure, head over to Key Sailing on the Boardwalk to arrange a dolphin cruise, go parasailing, or rent a kayak and paddle around the Sound.
Whether you're enjoying the natural beauty of Gulf Islands National Seashore, relaxing on the pristine white sands by the Gulf, or just hanging out around the pool, the relaxed atmosphere of Palm Beach Club is the perfect place to end an exciting day at Pensacola Beach.
Please let us know if you would like further information for Palm Beach Club or any other condos, homes, or real estate along the Gulf Coast or would like to schedule a private viewing by emailing info@condoinvestment.com.


Hopefully, after we complete your periodic cleaning, X-rays, and examination, we will deliver to you a clean bill of health and you won't need any further treatment. We can send you on your merry way with a new tooth brush, tooth paste and some dental floss and see you again in six months!
If finances are a concern, a reasonable payment plan can be arranged so that money doesn't stand in the way of your treatment. We are not the one who ultimately decides the course of treatment – you are. However, we will make sure that you are able to make a well informed decision after a thorough discussion of all the alternatives available to you, based upon your condition, your objectives, and your financial situation.