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Appgate Unveils New Version of Its Industry-Leading Zero Trust Network Access Solution
Latest Release of Appgate SDP Offers Enhanced Customer Deployment Choices for the Most Complex Hybrid Enterprise Environments
Miami, FL – Oct. 28, 2021 - Appgate (OTC: APGT), the secure access company, today announced immediate availability of the latest release of its industry-leading Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution. The new version of Appgate SDP introduces an array of capability and usability enhancements designed to help enterprises expand and accelerate strategic Zero Trust initiatives. It is available to existing customers now and will be available in leading cloud marketplaces and app stores within the next few weeks.
"Appgate SDP provides us with dynamic Zero Trust access policies that can be easily enforced across our complex network infrastructure," said Matthew Staver, CTO for Verdant Services, a provider of consulting, SaaS products, and development services. "We use Appgate SDP both for our internal users, as well as for our customers, using both client-based and clientless access methods. This latest release of Appgate SDP delivers important new capabilities that make it even easier to efficiently deploy Zero Trust Network Access to our customers."
Some of the key benefits that customers will realize from the latest version of Appgate SDP include:
Flexible deployment options: customers can deploy Appgate SDP as a fully self-managed system or they can leverage the cloud-hosted Appgate SDP-as-a-Service offering. The solution can now also support multi-faceted user populations, including employees, partners, contractors and customers with company-managed and personal devices (BYOD), with both agent-based and agentless access;
Fine-grained access and policy controls: whether using cloud-based, on-premises or hybrid resources, Appgate SDP enables users to assert greater control over network traffic routing, DNS configurations and dynamically adaptive policies;
Maintaining customer choice: as always, customers maintain full control over how network traffic is routed, ensuring they can meet latency, security, and compliance requirements. This release includes enhancements to dynamic routing, network deployment, system performance and administrator capabilities;
Tame network complexity: to help manage complex and constrained enterprise network topologies, users can now more easily and dynamically be assigned different network access methods, improving flexibility and scalability in complex networking environments; and,
Streamlined usability: simplified administrative UI enhancements and an improved experience for client-based and clientless users that will help security teams drive broad adoption and greater operational efficacy of the Appgate SDP solution.
"Appgate continues to blaze new trails by bringing the most cutting-edge innovations in Zero Trust Network Access to market, and this tradition continues with this new version," said Jawahar Sivasankaran, President and COO of Appgate. "The Appgate SDP solution has now been deployed by some of the world's largest and most demanding enterprise organizations, as well as smaller enterprises with less complex requirements. We've worked hard to not only build the most robust Zero Trust solution in the market but also provide our customers with the flexibility to choose how to deploy and administer it."
To learn more about these new capabilities, visit the Appgate SDP solution page.
Appgate is the secure access company that provides cybersecurity solutions for people, devices and systems based on the principles of Zero Trust security. Appgate updates IT systems to combat the cyber threats of today and tomorrow. Through a set of differentiated cloud and hybrid security products, Appgate enables global enterprises and government agencies to easily and effectively shield against cyber threats. Learn more at appgate.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements regarding the benefits customers may receive from Appgate's SDP solution. The forward-looking statements included in this press release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results, including those risks and uncertainties set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Appgate's filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and Appgate does not intend to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Robert Nachbar
ZAG Communications
pr@appgate.com


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Q: Troubleshoot personal internet failure I have Ubuntu 14.04 and we have Wifi in the house. Lately (every 2 days), my laptop fails to connect. The Wifi sign loads forever (you know the white lines going bottom-up recursively).
The issue is resolved with restarting the rooter. However, this causes problems to the other people that are successfully connected to internet (father and brother) via Windows OSes and the telephone which needs a non-negligible time to recover.
So, I was wondering if there is something I could do in person to try to recover, maybe resetting something, like my DNS configuration or something? I have no idea, do you? :)

A: The first thing to try in case of a failing network connection that does not lie outside the system is to restart the Network Manager service.
On pre-systemd machines (like 14.04) the command is sudo service NetworkManager restart.
On systemd machines you would do either systemctl restart NetworkManager or systemctl restart network-manager.

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Arizona Politics: You Have Now Entered the Twilight Zone
Amy McMullen,
After watching Wednesday's Arizona gubernatorial debate, I noticed a comment on my Facebook page opining that if Gov. Jan Brewer wins the election after her abysmal and somewhat bizarre debating performance, we in Arizona have officially entered the Twilight Zone.
Of course, many of us remember this old TV show, where reality is bent and outcomes are usually very scary. To me, this was a fitting analogy because, aside from Brewer's deer-in-the-headlights, several-second silence in her opening statement, I've never seen so much stumbling, poor use of grammar and downright juvenile debating tactics as were employed by our governor last night. Now I'm only assuming that Brewer's community college radiological technician training, which makes up the sum of her formal education, did not likely include debate as part of its curriculum … but after last night's dismal performance, it's now very clear why she's stonewalled Terry Goddard's repeated requests for additional debates outside of this one required event. Since her performance is pretty much a mirror of her acumen as governor, it is also pretty obvious that, failing a major drop in her present 20-point lead in the polls over Goddard, her election will prove once and for all that Arizona's voters are more concerned about grossly overblown immigration threats than the welfare of our failing state.
A recent report by the Pew Hispanic Trust shows that illegal immigration numbers are down by over two-thirds, and recent reports by the FBI have indicated that crime is significantly down in Arizona. Another government report shows that undocumented immigrants actually improve the economy and boost wages and jobs. The drumming up of fear tactics on the part of Brewer, including her now infamous "beheadings in the desert" claim (which she refused to address last night both during and after the debate) has now been revealed to be the only ace she is holding to guarantee her election bid. Her mendacity about balancing the state budget, an inability to articulate how she plans to bring jobs to the state and her sidestepping the fact that her top advisers have well-publicized ties to prison corporations – prisons that are now shown to be unsafe to the general public – all added up to show a woman who is sadly out of her depth and is clutching the life preserver of the "immigration problem" as her only hope. Since this one issue is what catapulted her ahead of her primary opponents when she was seriously flagging back in April (due to all the aforementioned inabilities to govern adequately and a very un-Republican tax increase), it's hardly surprising that this now shopworn tactic is one she's planning with which to stick.
Also See: Jan Brewer Stumbles (Video)
So, why are so many voters willing to overlook our climbing unemployment, unsafe prisons, repeated untruths about everything from headless bodies to a father's WWII service and a failing economy? How can so many ignore a failing economic situation that was in part brought on by Brewer herself as a result of her signing into law SB 1070, and which has continued to decline under her watch? Why is there such a backlash against people who enter this state without documents or overstay visas in an attempt to find a better life with more opportunities? I've written before about the racial undertones that lead people to support the now enjoined law SB 1070, but I also think this goes beyond racism for some people. This is an unwillingness to face facts and a need to stick with the scapegoating, which has, once again, overtaken our country in yet another chapter of our long, dismal history of immigrant bashing, especially during bad economic times.
Or, perhaps, we have simply stepped through the looking glass, where wrong is right and up is down. Whether or not this is the case, if we're not careful, we will find that we have indeed crossed over into the Twilight Zone and the next four years will be very scary indeed.
Amy McMullen
Amy McMullen is an Arizona resident whose passion about human rights has evolved into activism since the passage of SB 1070. She's originally from Maine, where she was part of the tourism industry. She now restores homes in southern Arizona and she and her husband are living in her latest project in the foothills of the Superstition Mountains. She is working on a memoir of her early life on an isolated Maine island. And, recently, she has spoken out against Russell Pearce's proposed 'Anchor Baby' law in an opinion piece in the Tucson Sentinel.

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The TRNC Badminton Federation, this year also arranged a day for the badminton loving mothers. The slogan of the day was "We make a team together with the Mom".
This was the second such event, aimed to make badminton a family game, and also to bring the sports loving families closer to each other. The event was made up of different amusing events where both the mothers and their children participated. The series of interesting competitions started at 13.30 and finished at 15.00 at the Atatürk Sports Centre.
At the end the winning mothers and children were given awards for their performances.
The President of the Badminton Federation, Mr.Firat Deniz, thanked the participants for making this a wonderful and remarkable day. He stressed the need of participation and support of the families to improve the performances of their children.


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Document 51996PC0170(02)
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries
/* COM/96/0170 final - CNS 96/0110 */
OJ C 245, 23.8.1996, p. 24–25 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
51996PC0170(02)
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries /* COM/96/0170 FINAL - CNS 96/0110 */
Official Journal C 245 , 23/08/1996 P. 0024
(96/C 245/06)
COM(96) 170 final - 96/0110(CNS)
(Submitted by the Commission on 21 May 1996)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas for the sake of clarity and rationality, Council Directive 90/675/EEC (1), which laid down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, was repealed and replaced by Directive 96/. . ./EC;
Whereas the replacement of Directive 90/675/EEC by Directive 96/. . ./EC has consequences for the existing texts of the following Council Directives:
- Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat (2),
- Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (3),
- Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat (4),
- Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (5),
- Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivale molluscs (6),
- Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (7),
- Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat (8),
- Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (9);
Whereas for that reason, those Directives should be brought into line with the text of Directive 96/. . ./EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
1. Directive 71/118/EEC is amended as follows:
(a) in Article 14 (B) (2) (a), the second sentence is deleted;
(b) in Article 17, the second subparagraph is deleted.
(a) in Article 31a, 'Article 17 of Directive 90/675/EEC` is replaced by 'Article 17 of Directive 96/. . ./EC`;
(b) Article 31 is deleted.
3. Directive 85/73/EEC is amended as follows:
in Article 3 (1), 'Article 20 of Directive 90/675/EEC` is replaced by 'Article 22 of Directive 96/. . ./EC`.
(a) Article 23 is replaced by the following:
'Article 23
The principles and rules laid down in Directives 91/496/EEC and 96/. . ./EC shall apply, with particular reference to the organization of and follow-up to the checks to be carried out by the Member States and the safeguard measures to be implemented.`;
the second subparagraph of Article 10 is deleted.
(a) in the second subparagraph of Article 10, 'Article 18 (3) of Directive 90/675/EEC` is replaced by 'Article 18 (2) of Directive 96/. . ./EC`;
(b) Article 12 (2) is deleted.
(a) Article 17 (2) is deleted;
(b) Article 19 second subparagraph is deleted.
(a) in the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1), 'Article 8 (2) of Directive 90/675/EEC` is replaced by 'Article 4 (4) of Directive 96/. . ./EC`;
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive before 1 January 1997; they shall forthwith notify the Commission thereof.
The shall apply those provisions as from 1 January 1997.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 95/52/EC (OJ No L 265, 8. 11. 1995, p. 16).
(2) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/65/EC (OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10).
(3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
(4) OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1985, p. 14. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/17/EC (OJ No L 78, 28. 3. 1996, p. 30).
(5) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1).
(6) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1. Directive as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
(7) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. Directive as amended by Directive 95/71/EC (OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 40).
(8) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 35. Directive as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
(9) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/103/EC (OJ No L 24, 31. 1. 1996, p. 28).


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Category: architectural history
Bill Lebovich, former National Park Service historian, architectural historian and photographer, and former adjunct college faculty member, gives weekday and weekend tours of Lafayette Square, Embassy Row, Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Georgetown, historic downtown and museums, and custom tours.
To schedule a tour, get additional information, reviews, or ask questions, email me at architecturalphoto@mac.com or call (301) 467-2831.
In the Adams Morgan section of Washington,DC, an upscale bohemian neighborhood of row houses and distinctive restaurants featuring international tastes, there is equally impressive architecture.
This late 19th century large residence (now residences) shows variety of materials (brick and copper), range of colors (yellowish brick and nearly black copper), and narrow brick with tight joints suggesting weaving, and visual interest through the detailed panels and contrast between various rounds and flat surfaces and roofline.
Applying an old principle of black and white film photography that it is better to get the image right at the time of shooting, rather than depending on manipulating in the darkroom, I limit my editing of digital images.
For a photo of an early 19th structure along the C & O canal I could not get far enough back and I had to tilt the camera up, resulting in considerable converging of vertical lines.
I used software to straighten the lines resulting in, unfortunately, cropping of the building.
But much more disturbing was the distortion of the second story windows.
At least I was able to get undistorted images of the end and canal side of the building by crossing the canal.
Mies van der Rohe's only building in Washington,D.C.
Late in his career, Mies was commissioned to design the main D.C. public library, named in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. In contrast to Mies's better known projects such as the Seagrams Building, a moderately tall skyscraper in New York City, and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, upscale housing towers, the library is only four stories above ground. But all three projects display Mies's trademark emphasis on a highly visible gridded facade. In Seagrams and MLK Library the facades had a strong vertical emphasis created by steel i-beams welded on to the frame.
Mies, who was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and Royal Gold Medal, among numerous other recognitions as a leading Modernist architect, designed the building from 1965-1966, ground broken July 1968, and the library opened either August or September 1972. (Various sources site different key dates for this building.)
The building very recently closed for renovation (including roof garden and floor plans) and will only reopen in 2020. Washingtonia Collection is at the DC Historical Society's space at the Carnegie Library.
The architect for the renovation is Martinez and Johnson. The architectural historian is Traceries.
Top photo shows G Street (main facade at left) and 9th Street side. Bottom photo showing I beams detail on 9th Street. photos copyrighted by Bill Lebovich, 2017
Kemp Hall and the possible secession of Maryland from the Union
On April 13,1861, U. S. Army Major Robert Anderson surrendered Ft. Sumter, Charleston,South Carolina, to the Confederacy. On April 27th, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates convened at Kemp Hall, corner of E. Church and N. Market Streets, Frederick, to discuss whether Maryland should follow the southern states and secede from the Union. The senators and delegates never voted on the issue. Lincoln had his troops arrest the pro-Secessionists members of the Maryland General Assembly, preventing the august body from having the necessary quorum for taking a vote.
The building is a distinctive revival building of approximately 1860 with arched window heads and wide, bracketed cornice. It is connected by a lower, setback hyphen with circular window to the third building, along Church. This building is slightly lower than the hyphen building, which in turn is slightly lower than the main building. Only the main building has arched windows. The glass store front covers the N. Market St. facade and part of the Church St. facade, which has later brickwork.
The Exquisite Thomas T. Gaff House
Built for a Cincinnati industrialist in 1904 and designed by the prominent NYC society architect Bruce Price and the equally prominent Washington,DC society architect Jules Henri de Sibour, this house is strikingly beautiful with its steep Mansard roof, strong visual contrast between the deep red brick walls and white stone quoins, and compact yet soaring massing.
As architecturally impressive as the exterior is, it is outdone by the interior with its rich wood paneling and the sense of movement from space to space, and grand ballroom.
The building is now the Embassy of Columbia's ambassador's residence.
De Sibour designed many grand residences in the Embassy Row neighborhood, including 1785 Mass. Ave.,the former headquarters of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (photograph by (c) Bill Lebovich,2016)
Georgetown's late 18th, early 19th century domestic architecture
One of the most popular rows for tourists is also one of the best rows. The power of simple motifs repeated down the row creates a sense of harmony, rhythm, and horizontal and vertical movement. No American architectural style achieved so much with such restraint. In most periods, such as classical revival, Richardsonian Romanesque — all great styles, and the post modernism , architects depend on bold statements to say their design is important architecture.
My Dupont Circle, Lafayette Park, and Embassy Row architectural tours are available for booking on groupon.com or meetrip.com. Or if you have any questions please call me (301 467-2831) or email me at architecturalphoto@mac.com. Since they are custom tours I can book them on any date or time you want. Thanks,Bill
Jules de Sibour
1785 Massachusetts Ave.,NW
Designed by Jules Henri deSibour, one of Washington,DC's finest architects of the early 20th century, 1785 was home to Andrew Mellon when he was Secretary of Treasury. It is believed he occupied the entire top floor. The British Art Dealer Lord Duveen rented the floor below and displayed his art collection. He invited Mellon to view it and the approach worked. Mellon bought the collection, which became the basis of National Gallery of Art.
The building was the headquarters of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. As the Trust was selling the building, the Trust hired me to photograph the building for the HABS Collection at the Library of Congress. I took more than 200 4 x5 black and white archival processed negatives and an archival print of each negative.
The American Enterprise Institute bought the building, joining Brookings, John Hopkins,and Carnegie Institute as some of the think tanks along this section of Massachusetts Ave., between 17th and 18th Streets.
The first photo (black and white) is from April 2014. The second photo is from November 2016.


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Q: Using an expired SIM card in Airplane Mode I have iPhone 6S. My mobile phone and data plans are with Ting, a US-based mobile virtual network operator that uses the framework of the US-based Sprint Corporation telecommunications company. I'm currently not in the US. I've turned on Airplane Mode, and then switched on Wi-Fi. The caption "Sprint Wi-Fi" appears on the top left of the screen, and I am able to access the Internet over Wi-Fi.

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*How does my phone know to show the word "Sprint" in the caption? Does it read it off the SIM card, or does it get this information over Wi-Fi, or some combination of both?

*If I discontinue my Ting/Sprint membership, and stop paying my monthly subscription fee, but keep the SIM card inside my phone, without ever turning off Airplane Mode, will the caption still read "Sprint Wi-Fi"? Will my phone continue to behave as before?

*Are the answers to the questions above specific to Ting/Sprint, or will they remain true regardless of the mobile company I'm a member of (with the difference that, instead of "Sprint Wi-Fi", the caption "XXX Wi-Fi" will appear, where XXX is the actual mobile company)?

A: The reason it says "Sprint Wi-Fi" at the top of the display is that you currently have "Wi-Fi Calling" enabled. This means that your calls and text messages are sent via Wi-Fi over the public internet to Sprint instead of being transferred via a cell signal. This is a helpful feature when you haven't got a cell signal, but have an internet connection over Wi-Fi.

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*The word "Sprint" comes from the packet gateway that the phone connects to over Wi-Fi. It is not read off the SIM-card as such. Your provider Ting has a cooperation with Sprint to use the packet gateways of Sprint to enable this feature.

*If you cancel your subscription with your provider, Wi-Fi Calling will also stop working. It doesn't matter if you're in AirPlane mode or not - when you try to place a call using Wi-Fi Calling it will be rejected by Ting/Sprint if you have cancelled your subscription.

*These answers are not specific to Ting/Sprint, but are true for any cell provider that supports Wi-Fi Calling.


If you have not yet read Diffusion (or even if you have), below is a wonderful review that was recently posted to Goodreads. This reviewer did an excellent job of capturing the overall essence of the novel. By the way, if you have read Diffusion or Infusion, it would be great if you could post reviews on their Amazon product pages!
"Some spoilers below...Read with caution!
This was a fascinating book by first-time-published author, Stan Smith. What I particularly enjoyed was how quickly the book introduces action and conflict; this makes for a story that is riveting and engaging.
The setting of the book is different from a lot of books I've read lately, and I loved learning about Papua and the impact of anthropology and diffusion. What costs come with our interactions with other cultures? When we visit another country and civilization, is it only for our own needs? What happens when we make assumptions of those with beliefs and practices different than ours?
Smith explores these questions using elements of science fiction that I found to be unique and interesting. Using science fiction to investigate and address real-life issues is just one of the many ways that this book transcends multiple genres. Quentin, his family, and a small group of students start out as relatively naive characters with the goal of exploring another culture. After a mysterious plane crash, the characters quickly learn that their assumptions, mindsets, and previous ways of living must be discarded in order to try to understand their new situation and to adapt to their surroundings. Their arrival in this unfamiliar territory is devastating not only for themselves, but also for the tribe they encounter.
In this novel, the "end of the world" is presented in many ways: the death of loved ones, the end of a culture, the end of previous ways of living, the end of one's previously formed identity, the literal ending of the world, and more. The novel is not an apocalyptic novel, but it certain has some of those influences. The end of the world is something that many of the characters express, especially those from the tribe. They are aware of this (and have been expecting it for quite some time), while Quentin and the others struggle with trying to understand and shed their preconceived notions of the world and beyond.
This inability to "let go" and to be more open-minded is also represented in the fate of Quentin's son, and it causes many fatal problems for all the characters. Those from the tribe warned Quentin and his wife about Addison, but they refused to believe them until it was far too late. Even Samuel, a character who has been with this tribe for a couple hundred years, still fails to see that he is the one who is a relic of a closed-minded and damaging culture; he may see himself as progressive, but that is hardly the case.
What I've mentioned above is just a little piece of Diffusion; this creative and fast-paced novel is sure to fascinate many readers. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment in this series!"


As part of Stylist's Kindfulness Project, we are encouraging our readers to be more compassionate – to both themselves and others. Here, we examine how the #bujo trend will help you stay organised, and reduce your stress levels.
Our day-to-day lives are filled with appointments, and meetings, and lunch dates, and tasks, and shopping lists. And, unsurprisingly, trying to stay on top of our packed schedules can leave us feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious – but there is a solution.
It's time to talk about the bullet journal.
The bullet journal, lovingly dubbed the #bujo on Instagram and Pinterest, has sparked a trend for creative organisation methods.
Using these, you then number the notebook's pages, creating an index and jotting down all stray thoughts in short, bulleted statements.
These are then given symbols depending on what action they require (some are tasks, some are events, and some are thoughts), before being "migrated" to other parts of the notebook, such as a monthly planner.
It looks like a lot of work, but it's proven to be very worthwhile.
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, known to many as the author of The Organised Mind, explained to NY Mag that jotting things down in the bullet journal makes you far less likely to forget them.
Why? Because it is a form of "externalising your memory".
Essentially, our mind can only pay attention to three or four things at once – so, by writing down all of those niggling 'must-remember' tasks, you're freeing yourself for the rest of your more immediate needs.
However, while we can achieve the above using lists and bog-standard diaries, the complex nature of the bullet journal encourages you to do far more than just write things down; think charts, graphs, symbols, quotes, illustrations and other beautifying elements.
Through blending mindless doodles with deliberate tasks, the bullet journal helps you to mentally refresh, and, in the process, relieve anxiety levels.
Experts at the University of Rochester Medical Centre agree, insisting that everyone should keep a journal of some kind, in a bid to boost and improve their mental health.
"Keeping a journal helps you establish order when your world feels like it's in chaos," they write on their website.
Adding that journaling helps to prioritise problems, and provide an opportunity for positive self-talk, they continue: "Look at your writing time as personal relaxation time, a time when you de-stress and wind down.
"Write in a place that's relaxing and soothing—maybe with a lit candle and a cup of tea.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that there is no one organisational method that works for everyone; if the thought of list-making brings you out in hives, then it might be worth keeping a more simplistic 'thought journal' instead - as in, yes, a diary similar to the one kept by many teenagers.
This reaps all of the same mental health benefits provided by the bullet journal (self-reflection and analysis is key), albeit with less focus on time management and organisation.
Just choose the option that works best for you, and don't put yourself under too much pressure.


With the start of the school year comes rushing around in the morning to get to the drop-off line, scrambling for healthy after-school snacks and carting the kiddos to and from soccer practice and piano lessons. Oh, and homework. With some tasty new flavors of CLIF and LUNA bars now available, parents will at least have the snack portion of their daily routine taken care of.
CLIF Kid Zbar has introduced two new flavors: Caramel Chocolate and Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter. Though they taste like a dessert to kiddos, parents know these bars are organic and baked whole-grain energy snacks. These are the perfect grab-and-go eat so kids can get a boast of energy and nutrition post-homework and pre-practice.
For moms, LUNA (the first women's nutrition bar) has unveiled new dessert-worthy flavors to its Whole Nutrition Bar lineup: Sea Salt Caramel and Creamy Dreamy Peanut Butter. They will give busy mamas plenty of energy; plus, they are gluten-free. The brand has also unveiled a brand new line, called LUNA Rica (pictured). LUNA Rica is meant to be indulgent to satisfy sweet cravings, so you might as well kiss your sugar-packed chocolate bars goodbye thanks to flavors like Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Almond and Salted Caramel Nut. Rica bars are organic and made with real nut butters, organic fruits and nuts.
For parents craving a more fruit-forward snack, CLIF Fruit Smoothie Filled Energy Bars are available in three summery flavors: Strawberry Banana, Wild Blueberry Acai and Tart Cherry Berry. These are particularly delicious at breakfast time because they are inspired classic smoothie ingredients and have a deliciously creamy filling to perk up the taste buds in the morning.
Another a.m. winner is new to the CLIF brand: CLIF Energy Granola. The new granola is crafted with organic oats, almonds, seeds, dried fruit and eight grams of plant-based protein. The Energy Granola is now currently available in four flavors to satisfy just about any craving–Blueberry Crisp, Cinnamon Almond, Cocoa Almond and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut. The fruity options are delicious with a splash of almond milk or atop a smoothie bowl while the White Chocolate Macadamia Nut would add a great crunch a bowl of frozen yogurt.


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Articles, Notes of history
Posted on 25 July, 2019 by FUNCI
Article author: Irene Suárez - FUNCI
Date of publication of the article: 25/07/2019
Al-Andalus, History, Madrid, Mayrit
The current capital of Spain is rooted in the Al-Andalus period. Between the years 852 and 871, Emir Mohamed I decided to fund this frontier city for the defense of the settlement of Toledo. From then on, a whole Islamic Medieval city began to develop, with its urban structure, its practices and its remarkable characters. Among them, we find an astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, and economist, known and respected across the whole of Al-Andalus: Abu-l-Qasim Maslama Al-Mayriti, better known as Maslama Al-Mayriti, or Maslama of Madrid. It is not to be confused with another important figure at the time: Abu Maslama Muhammad Al-Mayriti, devoted to alchemy and natural sciences.
Although his biographical data is scarce, it is possible to place this scholar around the years 1007-1008. Maslama Al-Mayriti's scientific progress corresponds to the period of the Caliphas Hakim II and Hisham II, under the Caliphate of Cordoba. He moved to this city when he was young, and he passed away there. However, he would always carry the surname of Mayriti, as his city of origin, and the name he will be known for: Maslama Al-Mayriti (Maslama, of Madrid).
Maslama Al-Mayrit's Legacy
His reputation and scientific recognition are the result of his study of science, which made him one of the most renowned scholars of Al-Andalus. Among his achievements, we might highlight his translation of the Atlas of Ptolomeo. This work has never been found. However, it was later translated into Latin and Hebrew, and these translations have survived to our days.
Maslama Al-Mayriti also carried out an adaptation of the tables of Al-Khwarizmi (from whose name comes the term "algorithm") to the meridian of Cordoba, through astronomical observations made around the year 979.
Maslama Al-Mayriti also carried out an adaptation of the tables of Al-Khwarizmi (from whose name comes the term "algorithm") to the meridian of Cordoba, through astronomical observations made around the year 979. Thus, he reviewed and corrected one of the most advanced Andalusi astronomical works on the movement of stars. This adaptation became his main work, transforming Persian dates (guided by the sun calendar) to the Arab ones (guided by the moon). This work was, later on, translated to Latin, and then to English by Adelard of Bath. So, paraphrasing Juan Vernet, Arabist and Islamologist from the University of Barcelona: "The first mention of a measure of the Earth carried out by the Arabs entered in the West with the translation of the astronomical tables by Adelard of Bath in 1126" (Vernet, 1999). Some of the tables have, in fact, been calculated according to Cordoba's coordinates, thus fixing the medium length to the stars at the beginning of the hegira (622). According to the latest studies, the tables of Maslama are more simple to use than those that precede them, and provide more precise data. In fact, through these estimations, the size of the Mediterranean was corrected and its real measure was found out.
"The first mention of a measure of the Earth carried out by the Arabs entered in the West with the translation of the astronomical tables by Adelard of Bath in 1126"
Developments in astrology
Another important work he left was A Treatise on the Astrolabe, where he studies its manufacture and use. This treaty is kept in the library of the Royal Site from San Lorenzo de El Escorial, under number 967 of the Arab Library Fund. Through this work, he introduced new techniques for the manufacture of astrolabes and a series of procedures to divide its ecliptic, its horizontal projection, and the procedures for the projection of fix stars.
Maslama also determined the right ascent of every zodiac sign and the declination of the stars. A significant contribution in the field of astronomy was the estimation of the length of the star of Regulo, which made him the first astronomer to find out its longitude in Al-Andalus (135;40 degrees).
In addition to this scientific achievements, he was the astrological advisor of Almansur He even predicted the end of the Caliphate of Cordoba. He reached this conclusion after observing the solar eclipse of the year 1004, a comet in 1006, and the confluence of Jupiter and Saturn with the zodiac sign of Virgo. He, thus, predicted a civil war and the return of previously overthrown kings.
This advances and studies led to the creation of a school of mathematicians and astronomers. The influence of Maslama and his disciples spread across the whole of Al-Andalus, and lasted for three generations. Sources explain how scholars from all across Al-Andalus would go the school to listen and learn from him. The scientific legacy of Maslama Al-Mayriti makes him the father of the flourishing of Mathematics in Al-andalus.
The scientific legacy of Maslama Al-Mayriti makes him the father of the later flourishing of Mathematics in Al-andalus.
However, in spite of his contribution to the city of Mayrit, Madrid and its population don't know of his existence. But the first renowned scientific of Madrid should not be forgotten, nor considered a character foreign to the history of Spain.
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We went to see Up with the kids this weekend, and I gotta tell you, for a Pixar film, it was pretty sad. The kids either didn't notice or didn't care as much as us old folks, but I was crying within the first few minutes of the film. It got better from there, but it is not a lighthearted animated spectacle. Other than the weeping, it was a pretty good flick, but on the whole, I prefer some true summer fare: crappy rom-coms or big, popcorn, explosion-filled action movies. Alas, I have yet to see Wolverine or Terminator, and I hear I'm not missing much. Dammit.


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Early 2012 Fantasy Football Rankings
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I know, it's early January. We've yet to even get into the Wild Card action that's on tap this weekend. There are plenty of enticing matchups, as usual. In fact, I think all 4 games minus Pittsburgh vs. Denver will be decided by 7 points or less. But that's not the topic at hand today.
Unless you're in a postseason fantasy league, you're fantasy fix for the 2011-2012 season has run out. And if you're a fantasy football nut like me, you know it's never too early to look forward to next season.
Below, I'll take a look at the top-10 options at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end for 2012 fantasy football drafts…
Note: Rankings are for non-PPR formats
1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Drew Brees
3. Tom Brady
4. Cam Newton
5. Matt Stafford
6. Philip Rivers
7. Michael Vick
8. Ben Roethlisberger
9. Eli Manning
10. Matt Ryan
Honorable mention: Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Joe Flacco, Josh Freeman
-I wouldn't try and over-think things at the top. Rodgers and Brees are slam dunk picks at 1 and 2, as two of the game's best passers, playing on two of the game's best offenses. Both guys have finished in the top-5 every year since 2008…Brady isn't far behind, still in his prime at 34 with 3 dynamic weapons...Newton excelled in his rookie year, and there's no reason to believe his sophomore season will be a flop. Steve Smith will return for another season and he showed he has plenty left in the tank with a 17.6 YPC average in 2011. What'll be most difficult for Cam is putting up another 14 rushing scores…With Stafford, it's all about staying healthy. He finally put up the eye-popping numbers many believed he was capable of and it was because he finally avoided a serious injury. Calvin Johnson – with his 96-1,681-16 line – had something to do with it too. Jahvid Best – health permitting – will give him another dynamic target next season…Rivers was a puzzling guy to watch this season. But it's hard not to love him next year, assuming Vincent Jackson – a free agent – returns. Remember, before 2011, Rivers finished among the top-5 fantasy signal callers in 2 of the past 3 seasons…Vick could be without DeSean Jackson next season and remains an injury risk. To me, his arrow is pointing downward, but rushing scores will support him in fantasy…Big Big has two dynamic pass catchers in Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown, and another one emerging in Emmanuel Sanders…Manning and Matty Ice are in similarly fantasy-friendly situations. Who would you take, Roddy White and Julio Jones, or Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz? Talk about a win-win.
1. Ray Rice
2. Arian Foster
3. LeSean McCoy
4. Chris Johnson
5. Marshawn Lynch
6. Jamaal Charles
7. Ryan Mathews
8. Darren McFadden
9. Matt Forte
10. Maurice Jones-Drew
Honorable mention: Ahmad Bradshaw, Beanie Wells, Michael Turner, Frank Gore
Rice's involvement in the passing game gives him a huge boost in fantasy leagues. Only Darren Sproles' 86 receptions bested his 76 this season. Oh, and he also set a career-high with 1,364 rushing yards…Foster played in 13 games this season, yet managed 12 total TDs, nearly 2,000 total yards and a top-5 fantasy finish. He'll be in line for another monster workload in 2012…McCoy's slight build scares me from an injury standpoint, but when you watch him play, you notice he doesn't take many shots. He'll be in high demand over the summer… I'm not ready to give up on CJ2K. With a fresh offseason to get in shape, I think he returns to his 2010 form…Beast Mode is for real. He finished 5th this season among RBs in 15 games. A lack of involvement in the passing game caps his upside, though…Don't sleep on Charles, who tore his ACL just 2 weeks into the regular season. He should be 100% by the preseason…Mathews broke out this season, performing at an elite level for fantasy owners despite sharing time with Mike Tolbert. His injury history is troublesome, but the sky-high upside is undeniable…McFadden's season ended on a sour note, but he's arguably the most dynamic RB in the league when healthy. The foot injury figures to be a thing of the past come September…Ditto for Forte's bum knee. In fact, he's pushing to play in the Pro Bowl. If Chicago retains him, he'll be in store for that 300+ touch workload fantasy owners want…Sure, MJD finished 3rd in standard league scoring this year, but the wheels are due to fall off any time now. He's averaged an insane 361.3 touches over the last 3 years, and is coming off a career high 386 touches. He's too much of an injury risk for my liking.
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Andre Johnson
3. Larry Fitzgerald
4. Greg Jennings
5. Victor Cruz
6. Wes Welker
7. Steve Smith
8. Roddy White
9. Antonio Brown
10. Julio Jones
Honorable mention: Kenny Britt, Marques Colston, A.J Green, Hakeem Nicks
It's Johnson and Johnson at the top. Calvin and Matt Stafford are an unstoppable duo, while Andre will welcome the return of Matt Schaub…Still in his prime, Fitz has shown an ability to produce top-notch numbers without top-notch QB play…Jennings is an elite talent, with an elite QB throwing him the ball. The only argument against him is that Rodgers likes to spread the ball around. It's a pretty weak argument, considering he finished 18th among WRs in just 13 games – with a healthy 93 targets… Cruz's emergence is for real. And with an elite talent in Hakeem Nicks deflecting defensive attention, he'll be a fantasy force again next season…You know what you're gonna get with Welker by now. He's notched 110+ catches and 1,100+ yards in 4 of his 5 seasons with New England…Smith's chemistry with Cam Newton will only grow stronger, and Smith's age (32) isn't worrisome to me…Roddy benefited from the emergence of Julio Jones, posting his second 100+ catch season along with 1,296 yards and 8 TDs. I see the Falcons leaning even more on Matt Ryan's right arm in 2012…Brown out-targeted Mike Wallace by a slim margin (113 to 108) but didn't truly emerge until mid-season. I think he overtakes Wallace as Pittsburgh's most productive pass catcher…Julio finished as the WR17 this season, despite playing in just 12 games. Playing alongside Roddy and Matt Ryan, the upside is undeniable.
1. Jimmy Graham
2. Rob Gronkowski
3. Jermichael Finley
4. Antonio Gates
5. Aaron Hernandez
6. Jared Cook
7. Jason Witten
8. Tony Gonzalez
9. Fred Davis
10. Vernon Davis
Honorable mention: Owen Daniels, Brandon Pettigrew, Brent Celek, Jermaine Gresham
Consider Graham and Gronk as 1A and 1B. The only thing stopping them from another lights out year is an injury…I've always been amazed by Finley's athletic ability. I think he becomes more consistent as he enters his prime years…It won't be long before Gates is no longer among the elite TEs. But I think he enjoys one more season in top-5 territory. Playing through a foot injury and Philip Rivers' struggles, he still managed to finish 7th among TEs – in just 12 games...Don't think two New England TEs can finish in the top-5? The Pats finished 2011 with two top-3 fantasy TEs (Gronk 1, Hernandez 3). Hernandez, just 22-years-old, improved each week in 2011… Cook is one of my favorite breakout picks for 2012. He's always had the size (6'5, 250) and speed to be a seam stretcher, and now he's got the experience under his belt. The 3-year pro caught fire down the stretch with 21 grabs, 335 yards and 1 TD over the last 3 games…Witten's a tough guy to get excited about, but he's a model of consistency with 7 consecutive top-10 fantasy finishes dating back to 2005…Gonzalez signed an extension last month, so he'll remain in Atlanta for another season. While they've moved to a pass orientated offense, an over-the-hill Gonzo will be a poor bet to repeat his surprising 80-875-7 line…As a free agent Davis might not return to Washington next season. If he does, he'll be slated to take over full-time TE duties with Chris Cooley likely on the outs because of his contract situation…VD finished 8th among TEs this season, and will continue to have limited opportunities in San Francisco's run-first offense.
Enjoy the playoffs, and good luck to those of you playing in postseason fantasy leagues!
How about DeMarco Murray in the top 10? I think he is the starter next yr. He looked incredible this season...watched him every week (I'm a Cowboys fan....yeah, that was hard to admit) :/
Hatty January 12, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Looking at my draft guide I have DeMarco Murray ranked #6. Kevin is a guest blogger and has his own insight. Murray will be a beast next year for SURE!
Lot of tough calls at WR, even with guys on the same team. Wallace/Brown, Jennings/Nelson, White/Jones. There's probably more Im missing.
I agree, there are a number of tough calls due to multiple talents at WR. The key is obviously what QB is throwing to them. The Aaron Rodgers WR's will most likely outperform the Big Ben WRs.


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How to cross the DevOps chasm in a safe and reliable manner
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If you read IT blogs regularly, you would assume DevOps is already the status quo, that everyone has 'crossed the chasm', and are practicing continuous delivery on a daily basis. We read about all these amazing companies releasing hundreds of times a day using a mature DevOps model and release automation. Well, the reality is these exceptional companies are just that – the exceptions. Most companies are just setting out on their DevOps journey,...
By Dr. Chris Boorman, 11 February 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, DevOps, Infrastructure.
Enterprise SDN: Harnessing 'containers as a service'
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A major market for telcos will be the enterprise adoption of SDN. They will be able to harness the SDN/NFV innovations from the telco industry, and apply the technologies within their data centres, as well as using new telco services that they enable.
As SearchDataCenter describes, NFV offers the potential to unify the...
By cloudbestpractices.net, 29 January 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Data & Analytics, Data Centres, Developers, Enterprise.
Datical: Why DevOps is right for every organisation
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For a concept which merges different stakeholders within a business, it is perhaps not surprising that recent research concerning DevOps shows a fractured landscape. 84% of respondents surveyed by Gleanster Research in August defined DevOps in a multiple choice poll as "developers and system administrators collaborating to ease the transition between development and production", while 69% opted for "using infrastructure automation to facilitate self-service...
By James Bourne, 25 January 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Applications, Developers, DevOps.
Culture over technology: The key to DevOps success
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Don't take this the wrong way. As anyone who has been reading my articles can tell, I am all about the technology that enables DevOps but sometimes the greatest change in the enterprise comes from non-technical places.
To many of you reading this statement, that might be a radical concept – but when it comes to overarching changes such as implementing a DevOps program, culture is much more important than what code repository to use. DevOps in particular not only...
By David Auslander, 21 January 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, DevOps, Infrastructure.
Is there a DevOps skills gap?
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I have been seeing job ads more and more frequently that heavily emphasise the requirement for 'current skill sets'. The fact that these ads are putting such emphasis on the importance of skill sets being current signals to me a trend within the DevOps landscape: the ever-widening gulf between technological innovation and those who have exposure to it.
There are two core reasons why this problem exists and is growing. Firstly, maintaining employees with 'cutting...
By Jason DuMars, 19 January 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, DevOps.
The three keys to DevOps success – and why most businesses aren't doing it
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A business-led approach, collaborative IT resources and adopting key controls are the three main factors to DevOps success – but many UK businesses are still struggling with it, according to a new study from CA Technologies.
The report, entitled 'Assembling the DevOps Jigsaw' which polled more than 500 respondents from Europe, found only one in 10 (11%) UK organisations are in the category of 'advanced DevOps adopters', defined as organisations who have...
Enterprise IT in 2016: Why it is no longer enough to just be the best in your industry
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Over the course of 2015, we've seen many of the trends we predicted last year come to fruition. As cloud adoption in the UK soared past 84% in May, it was evident that we had been right that the technology would become even more mainstream. With enterprises aiming to become more mobile, 2015 has also seen the normalisation of "anytime, anywhere working" and the increased dependency on...
By Sean McAvan, 07 January 2016, 0 comments. Categories: Adoption, Developers, Enterprise, Security.
Why the cloud does not just "work"
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Everyone knows that migrating workloads to the cloud is challenging. But many assume that after you get to the cloud, all you have to worry about is maintaining your applications.
After all, you have outsourced infrastructure management to AWS, right? No more racking and stacking servers, no more switches and hypervisors.
While AWS will maintain the physical infrastructure that supports your virtual environment, it is not initially set-up to help you configure those virtual instances...
By Logicworks, 05 January 2016, 1 comment. Categories: Amazon, Applications, Developers, Infrastructure.
A trillion tiny robots in the cloud: The future of AI in an algorithm world
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It's not words, but how we say them that speaks volumes. By analysing your tone of voice, a new computer algorithm can predict whether your relationship will last, and it arguably does so more accurately than professional therapists.
Now, I'm not here to advise you on couples therapy. What I'm interested in is how algorithms like this one are going to change the way we live and provide a massive opportunity for the cloud...
By Kelly Stirman, 21 December 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Big Data, Data Management, Developers, Infrastructure.
Is your cloud wasting money? How to rein things in
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Cloud costs are notoriously difficult to contain. With 50+ AWS services, complex usage pricing, and bills that list "EC2 costs" as a single line item, it is often hard to know who spent what — and then tie those numbers to project budgets and ROIs.
It is no wonder that cost monitoring tools have proliferated in the last two years. And while these tools help, they are only half the battle.
Recently,
By Logicworks, 04 December 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Adoption, Amazon, Developers, Economy, Infrastructure.
IT turnover: How to keep cloud and DevOps projects on track
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It is no secret that it is difficult to recruit and retain IT talent. Millennial disloyalty, boredom, stressful workplaces, and the ubiquitous advice that job-switching leads to higher salaries are some of the many reasons employee tenure is reaching all-time lows across multiple industries. Low employee retention in the enterprise always means expense and disruption.
Turnover...
By Logicworks, 03 December 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, Economy, Infrastructure.
DevOps skills continue to be in high demand, survey shows
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A survey from Puppet Labs shows DevOps engineers earn "noticeably higher" salaries than the majority of other job titles.
More than half (55%) of those polled in the 2015 DevOps Salary Report earn $100,000 per year or more, according to the research. The only job role which is more likely to provide greater remuneration is architect, which includes cloud or infrastructure architect and systems architect.
"Now that organisations are learning the benefits of DevOps,...
By James Bourne, 17 November 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, Infrastructure.
A quick refresher: DevOps
The DevOps Enterprise Summit last month had a record number of attendees and speakers, all of whom were there to discuss the tremendous positive impact DevOps is having within the enterprise.
When representatives of financial services companies (not the usual industry of early adoption) such as ING, CapitalOne and Bank of America are listed among the speakers, it's time to pay attention. This and the preponderance of articles presenting evidence, that enterprises of all...
By David Auslander, 10 November 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, DevOps, Infrastructure.
DevOps gaining ground in businesses, but data security fears linger
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The DevOps movement is gaining ground in the UK with spending topping £1 million for one in three UK organisations, according to latest research published by Delphix.
More than three quarters (77%) of organisations surveyed said they had introduced dedicated budgets and support teams for DevOps. Companies have on average introduced seven DevOps initiatives over the past 24 months, with this figure expected to rise to nine in the next two years.
The influences for DevOps are evident....
By James Bourne, 13 October 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Data & Analytics, Data Management, Developers, DevOps, Infrastructure.
Built to fail: System resiliency is not relegated to the cloud
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Advances in software architecture over the last eight to 10 years have led to more complex and dynamic software architectures in the form of distributed systems. Despite this progress, today's software applications, web-based or not, continue to still either provide a slower response or become completely non-responsive too often.
Utilising software like Chaos Monkey, which challenges a software application's distributed systems by taking random instances offline, allows...
By ZapThink, 24 September 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Applications, Architecture, Developers, Software.
Why cloud MSPs are software companies
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By Jason Deck, vice president of strategic development, Logicworks
When your infrastructure is code, the art of developing great software applications and building great infrastructure systems start to look similar.
Many of the best practices of software development — continuous integration, versioning, integration testing — are now the best practices of systems engineers. In enterprises that have aggressively virtualised data centres or moved to the public cloud, servers, switches,...
By Logicworks, 24 August 2015, 0 comments. Categories: Developers, Infrastructure, Software, Virtualisation.
The state of DevOps in 2015: It's strongly defined...but not the same definition
A curious finding appears in the latest DevOps market assessment from Gleanster Research and Delphix: stakeholders have a strong definition of what DevOps comprises, but each definition varies wildly.
75% of the more than 2000 survey respondents agreed DevOps was either 'strongly' or 'somewhat' defined, yet when asked to pick an option, the consensus was less than unanimous.
The most popular definition (84%) for DevOps was "developers and system...
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Want to get ahead in the cloud? Docker and DevOps skills are what you need
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Give Me My Remote > About Last Night > About Last Night…LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, THE VOICE, and ARROW
About Last Night…LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, THE VOICE, and ARROW
May 7, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
Arrow — "Living Proof" — Image Number: AR721b_0517r.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn and Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow — Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Let's talk about Monday night's TV!
LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: THIS BONKERS SHOW. God, who would have thought a nipple would cause so much trouble?? (That was a weird sentence to write.)
When Sara and Mick talked about being the last of the originals Legends, it was a little startling to realize how that was (almost) true. (The caveat is if Ray's gone, but I doubt he's gone-gone.) It's incredible how well this show works, even though it has lost some incredible actors along the way.
THE VOICE: One of the biggest challenges of these types of shows is knowing the difference between a fun song and one that actually suits your voice. The disservice of the "fan choice" week is a number of contestants were given the absolutely wrong songs…in a stage when 5/13 of them will be kicked out with no safety net. ("Shallow"?! Oh come on.)
That being said: Maelyn came relatively out of nowhere and gave by far the performance of the night. She is legitimately the only contestant this week where I will be enraged if she's not back.
ARROW: Here's the thing about the future timeline—knowing Roy was alive there made his big "sacrifice" anticlimactic. I also stand by that if it stands, it's a horribly depressing way to think this story might conclude. Literal best case scenario is the team pretty much can't save the city, and Oliver can't raise either of his kids.
I loved, loved, loved having Tommy back; his friendship with Oliver is still a hole the show can't (and shouldn't) fill. I really wish it wasn't in service of trying to prop up Oliver's half-sister. Especially because she, again, stabbed him in the back.
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Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children: A randomized controlled pilot trial
Aneesia Varkey, Sarita Devi, Arpita Mukhopadhyay, Namrata G. Kamat, Maria Pauline, Madan Dharmar, Roberta R. Holt, Lindsay H. Allen, Tinku Thomas, Carl L. Keen, Anura V. Kurpad
Background & aims: Stunting in children is a comorbid condition in undernutrition that may be ameliorated by the provision of high-quality foods that provide protein and micronutrients. Addressing this problem in lower social economic environments requires, in part, affordable and scalable food-based solutions with efficacious food products. Towards this end, biochemical/metabolic indicators for fast-throughput screening of foods and their components are desired. A highly acceptable and economical micronutrient-fortified food product with different levels of legume protein was provided to stunted Indian children for one month, to determine change in their linear growth and explore associated biochemical, metabolomic and microbiome indicators. Methods: A randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted with 100 stunted children (6–10 years of age) to elucidate metabolic and microbiome-based biomarkers associated with linear growth. They were randomized into 4 groups receiving 6, 8, 10 or 12 g of legume-based protein for one month. Anthropometry, blood biochemistry, aminoacidomics, acylcarnitomics and fecal microbiome were measured before and after feeding. Results: No significant differences were observed between groups in height, height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) or BMI-for-age Z-score (BAZ); however, 38 serum metabolites were altered significantly (Bonferroni adjusted P < 0.1) in response to the interventions. IGF-1 (Insulin like Growth Factor-1) was positively (ρ > 0.2, P = 0.02), while serine and ornithine (ρ < −0.2, P = 0.08) were negatively associated with change in height. Leucine, isoleucine and valine positively correlated (P = 0.011, 0.023 and 0.007 respectively) with change in BAZ. Three Operational Taxonomic Units belonging to Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes (VIP score > 1.5) were significantly correlated with change in height. Conclusions: In this pilot trial, a number of fasting serum metabolomic and fecal microbiome signatures were associated with linear growth after a short-term dietary intervention. The alterations of these markers should be validated in long-term dietary intervention trials as potential screening indicators towards the development of food products that favor growth. This trial was registered at www.ctri.nic.in as CTRI/2016/12/007564.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.018
Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2020
Legume protein
Linear growth
Metabolome
Stunting
10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.018
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Varkey, A., Devi, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Kamat, N. G., Pauline, M., Dharmar, M., Holt, R. R., Allen, L. H., Thomas, T., Keen, C. L., & Kurpad, A. V. (Accepted/In press). Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children: A randomized controlled pilot trial. Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.018
Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children : A randomized controlled pilot trial. / Varkey, Aneesia; Devi, Sarita; Mukhopadhyay, Arpita; Kamat, Namrata G.; Pauline, Maria; Dharmar, Madan; Holt, Roberta R.; Allen, Lindsay H.; Thomas, Tinku; Keen, Carl L.; Kurpad, Anura V.
In: Clinical Nutrition, 01.01.2020.
Varkey, A, Devi, S, Mukhopadhyay, A, Kamat, NG, Pauline, M, Dharmar, M, Holt, RR, Allen, LH, Thomas, T, Keen, CL & Kurpad, AV 2020, 'Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children: A randomized controlled pilot trial', Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.018
Varkey A, Devi S, Mukhopadhyay A, Kamat NG, Pauline M, Dharmar M et al. Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children: A randomized controlled pilot trial. Clinical Nutrition. 2020 Jan 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.018
Varkey, Aneesia ; Devi, Sarita ; Mukhopadhyay, Arpita ; Kamat, Namrata G. ; Pauline, Maria ; Dharmar, Madan ; Holt, Roberta R. ; Allen, Lindsay H. ; Thomas, Tinku ; Keen, Carl L. ; Kurpad, Anura V. / Metabolome and microbiome alterations related to short-term feeding of a micronutrient-fortified, high-quality legume protein-based food product to stunted school age children : A randomized controlled pilot trial. In: Clinical Nutrition. 2020.
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The 'Best Public School in America' Is Profiled by Business Insider A photo-driven piece about BASIS Scottsdale
by Team Vectors
The news website Business Insider spent a day at BASIS Scottsdale this fall, for what it said was going to be a profile of one of our network's Legacy Schools, and what all the buzz on 128th Street is about!
The piece focuses on the second-oldest school in the BASIS Curriculum Schools network — BASIS Scottsdale opened its doors in 2003 – and includes the experience and institutional knowledge of BASIS Scottsdale Head of School Kristen Jordison. Of course, the article also touches upon students and teachers currently on campus, including their thoughts on the BASIS Curriculum!
You can find the piece by clicking here. It's a unique, photo-driven story. Please enjoy!
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BASIS Charter Schools Reach New Heights in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Rankings While the 2020 rankings methodology still veers from schools with our network's 'college readiness' goal, nine of our campuses are still ranked in the nation's 99.6th percentile and 5 are in the top 25 STEM schools nationally! - April 23, 2020
Making Education Better Via a Blockbuster New Partnership The Better Education Company, from the co-founders of BASIS Charter Schools, will help students nationwide - February 27, 2020
New Ranking Methodology? Same A+ Result for BASIS Charter Schools in 2019 Rankings U.S. News & World Report veers from "College Readiness" as a prime factor and ranks six times the number of schools – but BASIS Charters still dominate - April 30, 2019
Soon Serving Students in Nation Number Four - October 22, 2018
ICYMI: Vital Links You May Have Missed Arizona Chamber Foundation Profiles BASIS; Prescott's 4th Grade Researchers; BASIS Is Big Data; Our Co-Founders Open Up - June 7, 2018
'A Lesson In Learning' CBS News doesn't overbid as it profiles BASIS Independent Silicon Valley - June 2, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Break Out the Broom BASIS Curriculum Schools Sweep Top Five Spots in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Rankings - May 11, 2018
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BASIS Heads of School react to the Astounding U.S. News & World Report Rankings - May 11, 2018
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We explore optimal monetary and macroprudential policy rules for a small open economy. Delegating 'lean against the wind' squarely to macroprudential policy provides a more robust policy mix to shock uncertainty-(i) if macroprudential measures exist, there are no significant welfare gains from monetary policy reacting to credit growth under a financial shock; and (ii) monetary responses to financial markets could generate bigger welfare losses than macroprudential responses under different shocks. The source of outstanding liabilities also plays a role in the choice of policy instrument- macroprudential policies are particularly effective for emerging markets where foreign borrowing is sizeable.


For thousands of farmers around Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, the alternative to incinerating plant waste and thereby polluting the environment, is to sell the waste with a profit. The German company Bio-Lutions pays for plant remnants which they use as raw material to produce cutlery and packaging material. DEG supports the start-up.
The robust plates and packaging products from Bio-Lutions are cooked up from a plant-and-water mixture without any chemical additives.
Kurian Mathew stands in the brand new production hall by a main road in Bangalore and says: "It feels good to be able to tell your daughter what her father does: it's ecological and it earns you money." Mathew, 43, is head of the Indian production site of the Hamburg company Bio-Lutions. He reaches into a white sack, pulls out a handful of brown fibres and lets them trickle through his fingers. The raw material comes from the collection centre about 15 kilometres from the factory. This is where the delivered crop waste is cleaned, chopped, dried and packed into sacks. There is no shortage of supply since the area around the high-tech city of Bangalore is agricultural land.
Once the Bio-Lutions pilot plant, which started operating in 2017, had proved viable, DEG (a subsidiary of KfW) provided a loan of 500,000 euros to enable the German start-up to commence serial production of tableware and packaging made from renewable raw materials. The funds come from the Up-scaling programme that DEG uses to support innovative medium-sized enterprises in Germany and across the world. With the investment in Bangalore "plastic waste is being reduced and poor farmers are being helped to earn extra income", says Alexander Feltes, Analyst and Customer Relationshop Manager of DEG.
Years of developing and testing are over: Bio-Lutions went into serial production with packaging and cutlery made from plant waste.
"Everyone thinks it's such a simple technology, why didn't someone come up with it before?" says Mathew. But Eduardo Gordillo, founder of Bio-Lutions, and the Brandenburg company Zelfo Technology spent several years working on the process to get it right. Their challenge was to develop a sustainable raw material which doesn't need any chemical additives, is suitable for large-scale production and can compete with cardboard and paper on price.
Neither Mathew nor the Colombian-born Gordillo, who moved to Germany years ago, come from the recycling industry. They are both architects and product designers. They first got to know each other in China a few years ago. The documentary film "Plastic Planet" gave him his ecological and business idea, says Gordillo, 52, who wants to do nothing less than "fundamentally change the world of packaging".
DEG provides the German start-up Bio-Lutions with a loan of 500,000 euros. The funds come from the Up-scaling programme that DEG uses to support innovative medium-sized enterprises in Germany and across the world.
Mathew is standing before a basin in a clean hall surrounded by the noise of presses working continuously. Once the plant fibres have been split, heated and blended into a sticky pulp, this falls into the large, water-filled vat. A mechanical rake passes through the pulp, which has a very high water content. From here it passes through a pipe into presses, such as those used in paper production.
Step 1 - The idea behind the biodegradable packaging is a natural cycle: The agricultural waste is turned into fibres, which in turn can be processed into packaging. After use, the packaging can be composted as organic waste or incinerated with virtually no CO₂ impact.
Brown plates and bowls are produced under high pressure. One worker takes them out of the moulds and another trims them. These processes could also be fully automated, but this approach creates jobs. The company currently employs 20 people at the Bangalore site. BIO-LUTIONS currently processes around four tons of plant residues per day. However, the number of presses is to be increased from eight to twelve in the current year. One of Bio-Lutions' existing customers is the supermarket chain Big Basket, which sells fruit and vegetables in 100 percent degradable cardboard packaging. Hospitals order dishes for medical instruments from Bio-Lutions. The products can also be coated to make them waterproof, oil or grease-resistant.
In a collection centre close to the factory, the delivered crop waste is cleaned, chopped, dried and packed into sacks.
The business is still confined to India, but Mathew is now reporting "lots of enquiries from Europe". They are thinking about expanding at the product level as well and are considering producing recyclable, disposable cutlery, which would open up a whole new sales market to the company. For the cutlery production, injection machines would be needed to mould the runny fibrous pulp.
Even waste processing generates some waste. Once a month Bio-Lutions needs to dispose of the water that is repeatedly cleaned and flows back into fibre processing. Mathew leaves the manufacturing hall and leads us through a garden outside the front of the hall. There are no flowers growing here, just crop plants: cauliflower, papaya, chilli, tapioca in well-ordered rows. What is growing between the plants looks like shredded packing paper but is actually fibre remnants. The waste water from processing crop waste causes plants to grow. This could be called circular economy.


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package hct.ha;
import hydra.blackboard.Blackboard;

/**
 * A Hydra blackboard that keeps track of what the various task threads in an
 * {@link Feeder} do.
 * @author Suyog Bhokare
 * @author Dinesh Patel
 */
public class HAClientQueueBB extends Blackboard
{

  // Blackboard creation variables
  static String BRIDGE_BB_NAME = "HAClientQueue_Blackboard";

  static String BRIDGE_BB_TYPE = "RMI";

  // Counters for number of times test did certain operations
  public static int NUM_CREATE;

  public static int NUM_UPDATE;

  public static int NUM_INVALIDATE;

  public static int NUM_DESTROY;

  public static int NUM_EXCEPTION;

  public static int NUM_CLIENTS_KILL;

  //1 if OverFlow happens in HA
  public static int HA_OVERFLOW_STATUS;

  //Counter to check for the total no. of conflation happened across all the VMs
  public static int NUM_GLOBAL_CONFLATE;

  // Counters used for synchronization
  public static int feedSignal;
  public static int stableSignal;

  private static HAClientQueueBB blackboard;

  /**
   * initialize HAClientQueueBB
   */
  public static void initialize()
  {
    getBB().printSharedCounters();
  }

  /**
   * Get the HAClientQueueBB
   */
  public static HAClientQueueBB getBB()
  {
    if (blackboard == null)
      synchronized (HAClientQueueBB.class) {
        if (blackboard == null)
          blackboard = new HAClientQueueBB(BRIDGE_BB_NAME, BRIDGE_BB_TYPE);
      }
    return blackboard;
  }

  /**
   * Zero-arg constructor for remote method invocations.
   */
  public HAClientQueueBB() {
  }

  /**
   * Creates a sample blackboard using the specified name and transport type.
   */
  public HAClientQueueBB(String name, String type) {
    super(name, type, HAClientQueueBB.class);
  }

}

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