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US President Joe Biden was recorded apparently sniffing a young girl's hair on Friday, before telling her "no serious guys until you're 30." The president has a long history of inappropriate comments to children.
Posing for photographs after a speech at a California community college, Biden placed his hands on the shoulders of a teenage girl and appeared to inhale deeply. He then offered the girl "a very important thing I've told my daughters and granddaughters, no serious guys until you're 30."
"OK… I'll keep that in mind," the girl replied, as Biden repeated himself. A video of the conversation was posted on Twitter by reporter Kalen D'Almeida.
Biden offered similar "advice" to a nine-year-old girl in March, and has a history of inappropriate comments to and involving children. Before taking office, Biden fondly recalled having "kids jumping on [his] lap" in a Delaware swimming pool, and the president has been photographed fondling and sniffing young women since his time as vice president.
After a number of women came forward with accusations of borderline sexual harassment in 2019, Biden described these interactions as "gestures of support and encouragement." A week later, however, the then-candidate called a 10-year-old girl "good looking" at a campaign event.
In an entry to a diary believed by the US Justice Department to be genuine, Biden's daughter, Ashley, wrote about taking "showers [with my] dad" as a child, saying that these encounters were "probably not appropriate."
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BY JOHN MENADUE
Western media including our own shows no interest in peace in Ukraine.
Most political colonies have come to an end. But a colonial mind set continues in the media. That media mind set in turn promotes a 'colonisation of the mind'. It accepts the Washington consensus.
There are recent examples of the way the WMM slavishly follows the Washington consensus on the war in Ukraine. The Washington/Kiev propaganda is recycled with little question. Zelensky's non stop propaganda is not seriously examined. The first example of the Washington consensus at work is its lack of interest in the high probability that US/Poland were responsible for the sabotage of Nord Stream. WMM initially was full of stories that the Russians were responsible. When that became less and less plausible the WMM changed tack and suggested that trying to pin the US was really a Russian dis information campaign. The likely responsibility of the US was well and truly run off the rails by the WMM. The second example is that the WMM has avoided almost any mention that Russia has indicated that it is interested in peace talks. There was scarcely a mention. Even when Donald Trump on October 8 called for peace talks the WMM was silent. WMM can't usually get enough of Trump but peace talks offends the Washington mind set! The Washington Club sees Ukrainians as cannon fodder to weaken Russia. So don't talk about peace. The WWM view of the world as framed by Washington is accepted as true and right. Australian media, including the ABC and The Guardian slavishly follow. Our journalists have been on the Washington drip feed for so long they are incapable of seeing the world differently.
US legacy media – CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, Fox News and Western news agencies- in association with drivers of US power and privilege, the military, business, think-tanks and security agencies exert dangerous and destructive influence that has contributed to the killing of millions of people. Add to that the way legacy media has helped excuse the way in which the US has attempted and often successfully, to overthrow numerous governments around the world. The 'indispensable state' regards it as quite natural that US hegemony should be enforced everywhere, with WMM support.
Just as the British East India Company effectively ran Britain and its empire, so the US military and business complex, along with its elite supporters particularly in the media supports Western hegemony. No US president, and certainly no Australian prime minister or Leader of the Opposition is prepared to challenge the US Imperium.
A person from Mars who reads and listens to Australian media would conclude that we are an island parked off New York or London. The ABC is no exception. It has a Planet America program as if we are a state of the US!
Many of our journalists who attack China relentlessly have little or no experience of China let alone any Chinese language skills. On overseas assignments they seldom go beyond the Australian Embassy and the Foreign Correspondents Club. They are more like Cold War warriors than professional journalists.
The 'world view' we get in Australia from these 'journalists' is a derivative view of the world as seen from London, New York and Washington.
Most of the news we get in Australia about China, Indonesia, India and Vietnam is via Western news agencies. These media snapshots are usually about the exotic and dangerous- a coup here, a flood there. Not surprisingly we remain ignorant and fearful of Asia.
Our 'colonial' media structure was laid down long ago. It remains today.
We talk glibly about our future in Asia, but we are stuck in a US and UK media cul de sac.
With the active encouragement of our media, we have been drawn into countless US military invasions. Then we had the war on terror. Now we have the vilification of China, perhaps even a war. The US never runs out of opportunities for war.
It is not that Chinese behaviour and its human rights record has worsened or is beyond criticism. What has changed and what is feared is the growing power and influence of China. It is successful. That is seen as a threat to US hegemony. That fear of China is reflected in our legacy media in the US and the UK spewing out an endless daily campaign of anti-China stories. And our media follow.
Led by the US, our media showed no interest in 'democracy' in Hong Kong throughout over a century of British rule. But now that Hong Kong is properly recognised as part of China, the US government, supported by its media, suddenly became concerned about democracy and independence for Hong Kong. They encouraged the 2019 insurrection.
The US has rained death, destruction and displacement on tens of millions of Muslims in the Middle East over the past 20 years. Now the US media shows a remarkable and belated concern about the persecution of Muslims in China. The US record, like Australia's treatment of Indigenous people, is a blemish for all time. But who seems to care? Certainly not our own media, which wastes no opportunity to attack China.
The association of legacy media with the powerful is everywhere. As Alex Lo wrote in August 'It has long been known that the Department of Defence in the US and other government agencies such as the CIA, not only support film and cable production in Hollywood but also actively intervene and manipulate their content.'
And in June, Lo described how a long list of former US security chiefs e.g. John Brennan and James Clapper, joined US media — NBC, MSNBC and CNN.
Australian security heads have been leading the demonisation of China with help from the Five Eyes. But we get a double whammy when our derivative media draws heavily on US legacy media that in turn is heavily influenced by former US security chiefs with their 'expert opinions' and a track record of undermining and overthrowing overseas governments.
But Australian media does not have a problem just being dominated by legacy US and UK media. We have a particular problem. Its name is Rupert Murdoch, an American citizen who owns two-thirds of Australia's metropolitan dailies and more.
News Corp was a key supporter of the Iraq War — the Murdoch War. Of the 173 Murdoch papers worldwide only one, The Hobart Mercury opposed the war. Murdoch told us in 2003: 'I think Bush acted very morally, very correctly. US troops will soon be welcomed as liberators'. His foreign editor on The Australian, Greg Sheridan, could not contain himself. 'The bold eagle of American power is aloft, high above the humble earth. For as it soars and sweeps it sees victory, power and opportunity'. He is still in his job. Murdoch prefers loyalty to competence in all those around him, including his family.
Even some of the legacy media apologised for their support of the illegal war in Iraq. But never Murdoch nor for that matter John Howard.
News Corp in Australia for over a decade has also led the campaign of denial on climate change.
The US military/business/security complex exercises destructive and pervasive power. Legacy media supplies a favourable frame for that complex.
Our derivative media ties us to the white legacy media of the North Atlantic. It frames our view of the world.
This article is part of a series on White Man's Media. Articles in the series can be found here.
This article was first posted on Aug 23, 2021.
https://johnmenadue.com/white-mans-media-how-legacy-media-in-us-and-uk-frames-and-conditions-our-thinking-and-actions/
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My D just started at U of T. If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them.
Is your DD a gradute of an American high school?
Alwaysamom, if you don't mind me asking, what is your daughter studying?
How did your daughter decide what residential college to apply #1 to? And what college is she in? Is there anything one can do to enhance the chance of getting in - the all grades/all test scores approach is daunting compared to the US school with EC's and recommendation letters and interviews.
DOes she like it? Pros and cons?
dooit, her plan is to major in English and possibly adding a second major. This year, her first, she's taking a variety of courses, two English and three other different ones.
spikemom, she did a lot of research on her own, reading info from the website, talking to current students (prior to applying), reading livejournal, etc. She decided on Victoria and that's where she is, and so far is very happy. The frosh week of activities they put on was wonderful. Vic is a very popular college and it also has an abundance of scholarship money. My D has dual citizenship so she is eligible for these, and was lucky enough to get some scholarship $$. I'm not sure if students who are just American are eligible. That's something you might want to ask. I know that American kids are not eligible for the Ontario student aid which is need based.
Other than good grades and test scores, I'm not sure what can be done to improve admission chances. The admissions process is so much simpler for Canadian schools than for American ones. For my first two Ds, it was complicated and so time-consuming. I was glad that D3 decided on a Canadian school!
She's been there for a month now and is extremely happy. Her classes are challenging and interesting, she's made several friends, she enjoys her roommate and the others on her floor in her dorm, and the city has so much to offer. So, so far so good! If you can think of any other questions, please ask.
alwaysamom, thanks for the info - we visited UToronto in August and were so impressed. We had tours of University College (nice)and Innis College (just OK), couldn't fit in any more with the overall campus tour as well. Victoria College was so beautiful. This year you select your college preferences at the time of application, not after, so we have to figure that out. DS wants a dorm with a food plan, so that leaves Vic, New, University and Trinitiy. I gather no one gets into Trinity, and I really think it's between Vic and University.
We have nmet the same recruitment officer twice, once at a presen- tation here in the Boston area and once while at UToronto, and I think he knows who DS is, and was very positive with him, but have the feeling they just feed all the info into a computer and it spits out the acceptances!
Even if we do not get money there, the low cost is like getting a scholarship!!!!
spikemom, good luck to you and your son with the application! You're right, Vic is beautiful but then, so is much of the campus. It truly is a perfect setting, in my opinion. I don't think I've ever seen such a beautiful urban campus (don't tell D2 who goes to NYU that! ) We love Toronto, lived there for many years and are just in the process of moving back again! My D looked at Trinity, and knows some kids there (a couple of nieces and a nephew) but it wasn't the right place for her. She wanted something with more diversity and Trin does not have that reputation. She also thought the wearing of special gowns in the dining hall was ridiculous. Vic has a variety of different types of dorms, traditional, apartment style, gender specific, co-ed. The dining hall is in Burwash which is a gorgeous building. The food is reportedly pretty good for dining hall food although I'm sure, like most kids, she'll get sick of it after a while. I like the residential college system. It gives the kids the feel of being at a smaller college yet they still have the many benefits of attending a large university. The ability to take any course offered at any U of T college, regardless of your residential choice, is one which I wish schools like NYU would incorporate into their system. Best of luck to you!
I might be wrong, but I don't think University College has a dromitory.
dooit, UC does have dorms. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are Sir Dan, Morrison, and Whitney.
We toured University College with a very helpful student who works there during the summer. It has a lovely quad and nice architecture although not as stunning as Vic, but seemed comfortable. Trinity seemed too Harry Potter-ish to DS, and he shares the desire for real diversity, one of the reasons UToronto is so appealing to him (he is a city kid). Vic has a terrific program called Vic One that interests DS - alwaysamom is by chance your DD in that program?
spikemom, sorry it's taken me so long to check back here! No, my D elected not to apply for the Vic One program. She had a few different reasons but the restrictions on classes which could be taken in first year was the biggest negative for her. From what we were able to glean about the program, it is a fairly isolated little community which lives and attends classes (although not ALL I believe) together. There are very specific classes which must be taken. The group lives in Burwash and from the people that my D has met, seems to be focussed on Poli-Sci type classes. Sorry I can't be of more help there!
thanks for the info - DS will probably major in poli sci so it might just be right up his alley.


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'Judas and the Black Messiah': Who is William O'Neal?
Lakeith Stanfield takes on the role of FBI informant William O'Neal in "Judas and the Black Messiah."
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Armed Black Militia Challenges White Nationalists at Stone Mountain Park
The militia called for the removal of Georgia's Confederate monument at Stone Mountain Park Saturday.
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KKK, New Black Panthers and Antifa Call Rival Rallies in Dayton, Ohio
Jewish leaders have warned their community to stay away from the demonstrations.
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White Wisconsin Officer Punches Black Youth In The Face
"Why'd they punch him like that—and he's a minor," one witness said.
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Who Was Black Panther Fred Hampton?
"I am a revolutionary," Fred Hampton said. "You're going to have to say that I am a proletariat, I am the people."
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Black America Demands Power in Soul of a Nation Exhibit
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The Black Panthers, 50 Years Later
The Black Panthers responded forcefully to police brutality, and also fed thousands and opened health clinics for the poor. Today their mission remains unfulfilled.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Writing a Black Panther Comic for Marvel
We've been long overdue for a multi-dimensional black superhero.
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Documentary on Black Panthers Is a Must-Watch
Stanley Nelson's dense film chronicles a precursor to Black Lives Matter.
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For years, the NAACP's Rachel Dolezal allegedly passed for black. I did the same. Only not quite in the same way.
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Surserver is the webserver that handles the sublets and it the counterpart of sur. Per default it will bind to localhost on port 4567 and show a status page as you can see here.
A compending list of the classes with it's functionality and also the specifications of the protocol can be found in rdoc and informations in the development section.


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Q: RavenDB fails with ConcurrencyException when using new transaction This code always fails with a ConcurrencyException:
    [Test]
    public void EventOrderingCode_Fails_WithConcurrencyException()
    {
        Guid id = Guid.NewGuid();
        using (var scope1 = new TransactionScope())
        using (var session = DataAccess.NewOpenSession)
        {
            session.Advanced.UseOptimisticConcurrency = true;
            session.Advanced.AllowNonAuthoritativeInformation = false;
            var ent1 = new CTEntity
            {
                Id = id,
                Name = "George"
            };
            using (var scope2 = new TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.RequiresNew))
            {

                session.Store(ent1);
                session.SaveChanges();
                scope2.Complete();
            }
            var ent2 = session.Load<CTEntity>(id);
            ent2.Name = "Gina";
            session.SaveChanges();
            scope1.Complete();
        }
    }

It fails at the last session.SaveChanges. Stating that it is using a NonCurrent etag. If I use Required instead of RequiresNew for scope2 - i.e. using the same Transaction. It works.
Now, since I load the entity (ent2) it should be using the newest Etag unless this is some cached value attached to scope1 that I am using (but I have disabled Caching). So I do not understand why this fails.
I really need this setup. In the production code the outer TransactionScope is created by NServiceBus, and the inner is for controlling an aspect of event ordering. It cannot be the same Transaction.
And I need the optimistic concurrency too - if other threads uses the entity at the same time.
BTW: This is using Raven 2.0.3.0

A: Since no one else have answered, I had better give it a go myself.
It turns out this was a human error. Due to a bad configuration of our IOC container the DataAccess.NewOpenSession gave me the same Session all the time (across other tests). In other words Raven works as expected :)
Before I found out about this I also experimented with using TransactionScopeOption.Suppress instead of RequiresNew. That also worked. Then I just had to make sure that whatever I did in the suppressed scope could not fail. Which was a valid option in my case.

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FFA High School Students Serve Thousands of Oregon Families
June 2, 2016 / OFFA / Comments Off on FFA High School Students Serve Thousands of Oregon Families
BY NAOMI INMAN
One ag student's class competition is another family's food on the table. That's what happened at Perrydale high school in 1997 when a friendly rivalry between freshmen and sophomores snowballed into Food for All, a huge produce drive coordinated by Oregon's Future Farmers of America (FFA) students to fight hunger and feed families. In the past four years alone, Food for All director Kirk Hutchinson credits students, and about 25 farms and co-ops, for collecting and distributing more than 1.5 million pounds of produce to thousands of food insecure families from the Oregon Coast to Ontario.
Hutchinson, a retired agriculture teacher of 35 years, has been directing the program and steering its exponential growth since he first acted as advisor for the Perrydale freshman class. In the 18 years since, he said, the most meaningful growth has been in the lives of the students themselves. " These kids truly learn to serve; it really changes them. It changes their minds and hearts about serving and giving to others."
Last December, Food for All collected 300,000 pounds of quality, shelf-stable fruits and vegetables, which hundreds of FFA students at six high schools—Amity, Dayton, Perrydale, Sheridan, Willamina, and Yamill- Carlton—repackaged into 40 pound boxes and delivered to more than 5,000 families around the state. At the Oregon State FFA convention in March of this year, students and OSU athletes gathered to pack boxes and deliver another 65,000 pounds of food to local food banks.
As a service and learning project, Food For All volunteers learn the ag industry from start to finish and develop real-world skills. They write letters to farmers and producers. They call, visit, and make presentations asking for donations. Pulling it all together requires students to navigate dozens of partnerships with farmers, agencies, and transportation companies. By December 23rd each year running, thousands of disadvantaged families receive a knock on their door from an FFA student or volunteer with three cheerful words just in time for the holiday season: "Food for All!"
FFAFood for AllFuture Farmers of AmericaKirk HutchinsonPerrydale High School
California Looks to Oregon for Farm Salvation
Senator, Coach, Firefighter; but Most of All a Farmer


I had the pleasure of being hosted by Comox Valley Economic Development Society for the Signature Weekend of the 12th Annual BC Seafood Festival at Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park in Comox on Vancouver Island. This was the perfect opportunity to taste many delicious dishes from international and Canadian chefs, meet seafood buyers from all over the world, and observe how shellfish are grown and produced in the Courtenay and Comox regions of British Columbia. Of course for me, the highlight was tasting the artistically designed sample plates of local seafood created by so many amazing chefs. I'll share with you the restaurants and eateries you must visit when you are in each area!
Before I show you drool-worthy photos of the dishes I tasted, I'll share some highlights of the Festival's Signature Weekend and how to get to the area!
If you haven't been to this region before, here's a quick overview map to get your bearings! I travelled to Vancouver Island via BC Ferries — both days were perfect to sit up on the sun deck and enjoy the sights, smooth sailing, and read a book! I highly recommend travelling on the ferries but make sure you plan ahead and reserve your spot so you don't have any waits. Just a side note, but I always always find jewellery and purses to buy in the gift stores on the ferries… a weakness of mine!
The seafood industry in British Columbia is much larger than I imagined. We were able to tour two seafood suppliers and a distillery before going to the fair grounds for the rest of the weekend.
The first stop was at Fanny Bay Oysters (check out the recipes they have on their website…yum, I'll be making some of those very soon!) During our tour, we were shown the extensive process of how Fanny Bay Oysters grow shellfish from hatchery to harvest using environmentally responsible practices. Even the shells are not wasted. They are used by many residents of the Island for their gardens, pathways, and many other uses.
Another fascinating tour was of the Manatee Holdings Hatchery, a geoduck clam fishery. The geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck") in the photo below is between 75 and 80 years old and can grow to the ripe old age of 150 years. Unreal! Have you touched a sea cucumber? We did! They are super soft and not slimy as you may think from the photo below.
This region has a number of wineries and distilleries as well. We visited one of each…40 Knots Vineyard & Estate Winery and Wayward Distillation House. It's not mystery that my favourite wine at 40 Knots is the Rosé, and at Wayward…the gin for my a refreshing gin and tonic.
Now for the food you've been patiently waiting for! I didn't get a chance to taste all of the food but what I did taste was simply amazing! Click on each image to see the name of the chef, where they are from, and a description of the dish.
The weekend was filled with live entertainment wherever you turned! From chef competitions (Ocean Wise Chowder Challenge, Best Caesar in Town, and Chef Challenge) to celebrity chef demos… and live bands (The Whiskeydicks, Enter the Haggis, ABRA Cadabra, Georgia Straight Big Band, and Easy Street) to the fast-paced Fanny Bay Oyster Shucking Challenge…there was something for everyone!
If you'd like to know more details about the chef competitions, check out a great detailed blog post at vancouverscape.com.
You can read the detailed history about the Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park on their site.


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Q: Can I make a flexbox and therefore its children inherit the screen's height and in doing so, make the last child stick to bottom? There's a certain peculiarity about flexbox that I both understand and don't understand:
If I am to declare the following:

#container {
  display: flex;
  border: 1px solid gray;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.one {
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  background-color: red;
  display: block;
}

.two {
  height: 100px;
  width: 100px;
  background-color: green;
  display: block;
}

The container will basically inherit the height of whatever children it has.
Now here's the thing: almost every single layout out there has the main container, the "everything goes here" type of div.
But what happens now is that if the children themselves are not tall enough to push the last child to "stick to the bottom", you'll have a layout looking like this:

But the problem here is that if you make the height of all the children be a percentage of the total height, then things become literally ugly really fast.
Why does flex choose to do this and how can we work around it?

A: I would keep the footer in it's separate div from the container at the very end.

If the wordpress template you are using is coded where the footer is inside the same container as main content. I would link to the site/and or test site, so we can better figure out the root cause because the image you posted does not show the browser window, so I cannot see exactly how big of a space on the bottom you have.


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/**
 * angular2-google-maps - Angular 2 components for Google Maps
 * @version v0.15.0
 * @link https://github.com/SebastianM/angular2-google-maps#readme
 * @license MIT
 */
import {Directive, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, Output, SimpleChanges} from '@angular/core';
import {LatLngLiteral} from '../../core/services/google-maps-types';

/**
 * SebmGoogleMapPolylinePoint represents one element of a polyline within a  {@link
 * SembGoogleMapPolyline}
 */
@Directive({selector: 'sebm-google-map-polyline-point'})
export class SebmGoogleMapPolylinePoint implements OnChanges {
  /**
   * The latitude position of the point.
   */
  @Input() public latitude: number;

  /**
   * The longitude position of the point;
   */
  @Input() public longitude: number;

  /**
   * This event emitter gets emitted when the position of the point changed.
   */
  @Output() positionChanged: EventEmitter<LatLngLiteral> = new EventEmitter<LatLngLiteral>();

  constructor() {}

  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): any {
    if (changes['latitude'] || changes['longitude']) {
      const position: LatLngLiteral = <LatLngLiteral>{
        lat: changes['latitude'].currentValue,
        lng: changes['longitude'].currentValue
      };
      this.positionChanged.emit(position);
    }
  }
}

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Robotics Can Help CIOs Maximize Their Impact - If They Can Think Beyond the Human
By Devin Gharibian Saki, Chief Solution Officer, Redwood Software
Devin Gharibian Saki, Chief Solution Officer, Redwood Software
Automating internal processes requires a controlled, centralized approach
The typical CIOs find themselves constantly pulled in two directions. Typically, their first obligation is to provide robust systems of record to serve the operations of their business. By definition, that requires a deliberate, risk-averse approach. For each new system put in place, they have to go through a rigorous set of tests and checks before it becomes operational. This requires multi-year rollouts and a cautious, resources heavy approach to new systems to avoid the nightmare scenario of a system of record failing.
Unfortunately, not all members of the business share this perspective. Other members of the C-suite see a rapidly evolving marketplace for their product, and technological developments that move at a breakneck pace. They look to the CIO to produce the systems that will allow them to keep up with these developments, and wonder why the CIO is so often not on the same page. To take one example of many: a typical provisioning of a virtual server at an enterprise with 10,000 or more employees could take several days. Amazon Web Services, by contrast, can spin up the same capacity in a matter of minutes and a single flash of a credit card—but only if the enterprise is willing to hand over vital systems to a third party at such short notice.
Robotics and automation can offer one potential solution to this conundrum. Effort-heavy internal processes such as accounting, supply chain management or human resources are natural candidates to be replaced by streamlined, efficient automated processes. In this way, a CIO can leverage robotics to deliver immediate impact to the bottom line. However, when you probe deeper, this type of robotics brings its own set of headaches for the CIO.
Robotic Process Automation can deliver replication of human effort—a key benefit from an efficiency standpoint. Although, the CIO must deal with an immediate list of follow-up questions to ensure that the systems of record remain robust. Will the automation of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of processes be carried out in a compliant fashion? Does the company have the staffing resources and expertise to maintain the automated systems in such a way that they deliver in a consistent fashion? Most importantly, is the new system scalable? CIOs have to think in multi-year increments, and a system with a simple, defined niche within an organization, which cannot be scaled up is going to have a limited shelf-life.
A smarter approach is to start with the process you want to automate
Fundamentally, many of these issues stem from a single drawback in robotic process automation: the impulse to automate by simply replacing human effort with software that emulates individual people's activities on a physical or virtual desktop computer. This approach is leading to a decentralized system based around multiple individual different user interfaces. Decentralization inherently brings with it instability because the typical user interface can vary from person to person, system to system and is subjected to important changes overnight. Hence, robotic process automation, which uses this approach, is creating a large amount of custom code for robotization, which later has to be maintained by an appropriate large number of technically skilled people within the customer organization.
A smarter approach is to start with the process you want to automate. If you remove the human experience from the initial task, the natural solution is to centralize your systems in a single solution rather than disperse it through multiple user interfaces. This centralized approach gives the CIO much greater control and flexibility. If you robotize from the process up, the logical starting point is the API rather than the user interface. Due to the fact that APIs provide standardized and supported capabilities, the robotic process automation solution of choice ideally integrates and already supports those APIs to ensure highest level of robustness and scalability. In terms of compliance, you have a secure environment in which you design robotized processes that can then be applied in the enterprise in a standardized fashion. Most importantly, you are able to scale with ease: once you begin automation in one area of the business, you can then apply the same principles elsewhere, allowing automation to become an incremental, iterative process.
But scalability is not only relevant in terms of supporting different processes, but equally important in terms of supporting a global company with robotic process automation. To take one case study, one major European life sciences company undertook the automation of key portions of its finance division. This began its automation process by robotizing 19 processes in three business groups, comprising 60 legal entities. Following a successful first phase, they then proceeded with a second phase, which involved migrating an additional six business groups, with a total scope of 130 legal entities. By the time the process was complete, they had achieved an automation rate of almost 90 percent, and had reduced their financial close process from over two weeks to just three days.
Looking at that final setup, just the robotized close process already involves about 485,000 single activities in total of which about 435,000 are robotized. Considering that all these activities are completed by the robotic process automation solution within a timeframe of 3 days, the organization at peak times would need at least 1,000 employees or employee equivalent robots to achieve the same scale. Therefore, thinking of such large scale realities should definitely be part of the key considerations when thinking of how to use and leverage robotic process automation.
Robotic systems are here to stay, and will unquestionably have a direct impact on the role of the CIO. CIOs have an opportunity to leverage this trend to step up their strategic contribution to their businesses. To do so requires more than just openness to new technologies. CIOs need to develop new skills and increase the agility of their organizations. Above all else, they must have the imagination to focus on what the systems of record achieve, rather than the systems themselves.
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Linda Gallagher
MANCELONA — Christmas came early this year for the Antrim Conservation District when a former Antrim County resident donated a parcel of undeveloped land in Mancelona Township.
The 40 acres of land, which holds 30 acres of mature red pine planted by Herb and Florence Riley in the 1950s, had been in the hands of the Jabara family since the 1940s, according to donor Abdeen Jabara, who grew up in Antrim County but now resides in New York City, where he is an active civil rights attorney.
Of the property, which is open to the public, Jabara said, "The red pines, which are some of the first Herb and Florence every planted with a tractor, will be thinned as needed for good forest management and may eventually be useful for utility poles. It's a nice piece of property that will be a good place to go for a hike or do some cross-country skiing on that will bring in a small income for the Conservation District."
The land, which once held 10 acres of non-native Scotch Pine which has been removed, was purchased from the railroad and was owned by other members of the Jabara family for many years before he acquired it, said Jabara, who also owns a summer cabin on the Cedar River in Kearney Township that he tries to visit regularly.
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Violet Bruce1
Last Edited=2 Mar 2006
Violet Bruce is the daughter of Rear-Admiral James Minchin Bruce and Elizabeth Lucas Hill.1 She married Major Arthur Richmond, son of Arthur Richmond, on 7 February 1901.1
From 7 February 1901, her married name became Richmond.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 552. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Arthur Richmond1
Child of Arthur Richmond
Major Arthur Richmond1
Major Arthur Richmond is the son of Arthur Richmond.1 He married Violet Bruce, daughter of Rear-Admiral James Minchin Bruce and Elizabeth Lucas Hill, on 7 February 1901.1
He lived at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.1
Stewart Crawford Bruce1
M, #185904, b. 20 January 1801, d. 18 February 1878
Stewart Crawford Bruce was born on 20 January 1801.1 He was the son of Rev. Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, 1st Bt. and Letitia Barnard.1 He married Helen Baillie Alves, daughter of William Alves, on 6 December 1828.1 He died on 18 February 1878 at age 77.1
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Londonderry.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Londonderry.1 He lived at Eveham Place, Hampshire, EnglandG.2
Child of Stewart Crawford Bruce and Helen Baillie Alves
Major Stewart Hervey Bruce+ b. 10 Jul 1834, d. 1899
[S2741] Jenny Stiles, "re: Becher Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 20 Marh 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Becher Family."
William Alves1
William Alves lived at Enham Place, Hampshire, EnglandG.1
Child of William Alves
Helen Baillie Alves+1 d. 23 Sep 1873
Helen Baillie Alves1
F, #185906, d. 23 September 1873
Helen Baillie Alves was the daughter of William Alves.1 She married Stewart Crawford Bruce, son of Rev. Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, 1st Bt. and Letitia Barnard, on 6 December 1828.1 She died on 23 September 1873.1
From 6 December 1828, her married name became Bruce.
Child of Helen Baillie Alves and Stewart Crawford Bruce
Major Stewart Hervey Bruce1
M, #185907, b. 10 July 1834, d. 1899
Last Edited=5 Nov 2008
Major Stewart Hervey Bruce was born on 10 July 1834.1 He was the son of Stewart Crawford Bruce and Helen Baillie Alves. He married Frances Anna Maria Becher, daughter of Henry Corry Rowley Becher and Sarah Evanson Leonard, on 19 January 1864.1 He died in 1899.1
He gained the rank of Major in the 102nd Foot.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Londonderry.1 He gained the rank of Major in the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers.2 He gained the rank of Captain in the 63rd Regiment, 91st Highlanders.2 He held the office of Governor of Londonderry Counry Prison.2
Children of Major Stewart Hervey Bruce and Frances Anna Maria Becher
Reverend Stewart Alexander Bruce+1 d. 24 Mar 1956
Helen Stewart Bruce3 d. 19 Sep 1939
Ethel Caroline Bruce3 d. 17 Jun 1949
Henry Becher Bruce1 b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 14 May 1944
Henry Corry Rowley Becher1
M, #185908, b. 5 June 1817, d. 6 July 1885
Henry Corry Rowley Becher was born on 5 June 1817 at 13 Gower Street, Bedford Square, London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of Captain William Alexander Becher and Frances Scott.1 He married, firstly, Sarah Evanson Leonard on 27 October 1841.1 He married, secondly, Caroline Street, daughter of Samuel Street and Abigail Hyde Ransom, on 20 August 1874 at Whitby, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1 He died on 6 July 1885 at age 68 at Falconhurst, Sidcup, Kent, EnglandG.1
He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.)2 He lived at CanadaG.2
Children of Henry Corry Rowley Becher and Sarah Evanson Leonard
Frances Anna Maria Becher+2 d. 30 May 1927
Florence Becher1
Alexander Becher1 b. 18 Jul 1844, d. 21 Jun 1897
Henry Becher+1 b. 6 Jul 1846, d. 15 Jan 1889
Richard Leonard Becher1 b. 1848, d. 19 Dec 1880
Constantia Ann Becher+1 b. 1851
Ethel Alice Fane Becher1 b. 1854, d. 21 Jul 1856
Ethel Alice Becher+1 b. a 1856, d. a 1923
Frances Anna Maria Becher1
F, #185909, d. 30 May 1927
Frances Anna Maria Becher was the daughter of Henry Corry Rowley Becher and Sarah Evanson Leonard.1,2 She married Major Stewart Hervey Bruce, son of Stewart Crawford Bruce and Helen Baillie Alves, on 19 January 1864.1 She died on 30 May 1927.1
From 19 January 1864, her married name became Bruce.
Children of Frances Anna Maria Becher and Major Stewart Hervey Bruce
Henry Becher Bruce1
M, #185910, b. 17 February 1866, d. 14 May 1944
Henry Becher Bruce was born on 17 February 1866.1 He was the son of Major Stewart Hervey Bruce and Frances Anna Maria Becher.1 He married Marian Evelyn MacFadden, daughter of James MacFadden, on 28 October 1904.1 He died on 14 May 1944 at age 78.1


Can UV stain UC's record?
A tempestuous match-up between two bitter rivals is expected to usher in the weekend as the two-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers battle the undefeated University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters today in the 2018 Cesafi men's basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum.
Game time is slated at 5:30 p.m. with UV raring to stain UC's immaculate 4-0 win-loss record.
The Green Lancers' head coach, Gary Cortes, admitted that while this may just be an ordinary game, the first of two in the elimination round, he and his wards will try to be the first team to hand the Webmasters a loss this season.
"This game is just another ordinary game but we'll do our very best to put a stain on their clean standing," said Cortes, who added that his team already knows how it feels to be vulnerable, having opened the season with two straight losses. Since then, they have racked up three straight wins to boost their record to 3-2.
UC head coach, the multi-titled mentor Yayoy Alcoseba, is keen on keeping his wards even-keeled but still stressed the significance of this game against the defending champions.
"Every game is important for us, much more against the defending champions, UV," said Alcoseba.
Meanwhile, in high school action yesterday, the Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma Baby Cobras picked up their first win in four games, outhustling the Don Bosco Greywolves, 43-38.
Don Bosco remains winless in three tries.
In the second game, the UC Baby Webmasters beat the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles, 65-58. UC improved to 2-1 while Ateneo de Cebu remains winless this season in two tries.
James Incio led the Baby Webmasters with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jerick Ranido also had 15.


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To savor a meal in Sicily is to encounter an extraordinarily rich collection of culinary traditions. UNESCO defines them well where it describes protecting the Mediterranean diet as "a set of skills, knowledge, practices and traditions ranging from the landscape to the table, including the crops, harvesting, fishing, conservation, processing, preparation and, particularly, consumption of food." Among the most typical and unique of Sicilian dishes are: granita (crushed ice flavored with juice from local fruits or nuts), arancini (fried rice balls traditionally filled with meat and tomato sauce or mozzarella and ham), caponata (sweet and sour cold salad of eggplant, celery, bell pepper, capers, olives, and tomato sauce) and cannoli (pastries filled with ricotta). You will enjoy washing them down with one of Sicily's wonderful indigenous wines: Frappato, Nero d'Avola, Malvasia and Caricante.
Other highlights include: visits and tastings to olive oil and wine makers, to local Slow Food Presidia (worldwide initiatives to support quality production methods that are at risk of extinction) such the Ragusano Dop cheese from Modicana cow, and Magghia Masculina (anchovies caught with a traditional fishing method), and visits to local agriturismi (usually, family-run "farm stays" combining agriculture and tourism). Typically, an agriturismo features room and board in a farmhouse, which has been either partially or totally transformed to provide accommodation and meals.
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Shaped like a triangle, Sicily's storied shores touch three seas. Across the millennia, so many cultures have landed here, each leaving its indelible influence on the island and the people. "Tasting Eastern Sicily and the Aeolian Islands" delicately balances the monuments with the mouthfuls as each "feeds" into the other's stories of life, past and present, in this slice of, arguably, Italy's most famous region. Sicily is the largest of the islands in the Mediterranean.
Benvenuti! (welcome in Italian) in the heart of the Mediterranean!
We begin in Catania, made an UNESCO site for its late Baroque buildings. Our late afternoon walk allows us to explore up close the city's famed architecture, the Greek Theater and the breathtaking view from the Church of Badia of Saint Agata before dinner tonight in a local restaurant featured in the Slow Food Osterie di Italia guide book.
Slow Food is a non-profit organization founded in 1986 that promotes "good, clean and fair food" (the motto of Slow Food International). Today, Slow Food includes upwards of 100,000 members in more than 150 countries.
Explore the slopes of the UNESCO site of Mount Etna on an easy 1-2-hour hike with a local guide, and learn more about the highest active volcano in Europe. Today you can also decide to remain in Catania instead and explore the city at your own pace, even better while indulging on some local sweet delicacies such as fruit-shaped marzipan or a "granita" (a concoction similar to sherbet and made with fruit flavorings, water and sugar).
Enjoy lunch on own and in the afternoon we'll transfer to Taormina for more exploration of one of the most picturesque of Sicily's hilltop towns, that is worth dedicating some time. Today you can visit its Greek theater, ample the charming stone streets and admire the beautiful panoramas.
Tonight we'll enjoy another delectable meal featuring local fish and more Sicilian recipes in Catania before our tomorrow's departure.
We start with an exploration of the acclaimed fish, vegetable and fruit market of Catania, an exciting experience for its colorful arrays and the locals that meet here for their daily grocery shopping.
Today en route to one of the most affluent of Sicilian provinces, Ragusa, we'll stop at a winery to learn about the distinctive red grapes Frappato and Nero d'Avola and white grapes Albanella and Zibibbo. Here, these native grapes are naturally grown and transformed into noble nectars that we'll of course have the chance to taste while sampling other local delicacies during lunch.
Before reaching our final destination we'll stop in Modica, another UNESCO site worth a visit and tasting to the oldest pastry shop of Sicily. Here, you'll learn how chocolate is made following an ancient Aztec recipe, that the Spanish brought to Sicily during their presence in this area.
After a walk in Modica, we'll continue to the UNESCO site of Ragusa famous for its Baroque architecture, best on display in ancient Ibla, the lower part of town, which is well worth visiting in the next two days. Dinner tonight is on your own, please ask us for suggestions!
Our day starts with a pleasant 1-3 hour hike down to the valley underneath and back up on the other side to reach elevation and enjoy breathtaking views of the Ibleo Plateau. Today you can also decide to remain in town and explore the hidden corners of Ragusa Ibla, its gardens and the cathedral.
After lunch on own we'll transfer to Scicli and we'll stop at a masseria (historical Sicilian farmhouse) to meet a local cheese maker and hear about the traditional methods of production of dairy, including ricotta and Ragusano Dop, another Slow Food Presidium made from the milk of the native Modicana cow.
Then we'll transfer to Donnalucata, on Sicily's southern coast where we'll be able to soak up the sun and breathe in the fresh sea air before a cooking demonstration with a Sicilian chef and our evening meal in his restaurant. His wife is an Italian food writer who will tell us about her experiences living in this corner of Italy after many years residing in Paris, Boston, and various points across Italy.
Ingredients in tonight's meal are sourced mostly locally and include some of the most important elements of Sicilian cuisine, a quintessential expression of the Mediterranean diet, now listed as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage site.
Transfer to the UNESCO site of Siracusa and specifically to its beautiful old section called Ortigia, where we'll explore a unique setting right on the sea and featuring Baroque buildings and stunning piazze (town squares) with a local guide. In the next days you'll have the chance to discover more of the incredible preserved history here in the Roman remnants at the local archeological park and the largest Greek theatre of Sicily.
Before hotel check in we'll stop by an agriturismo, which is a unique type of accommodation in Italy. Typically, it features room and board in a farmhouse, which has been either partially or totally transformed to provide accommodation and meals.
This is certainly the case at our agriturismo, that is also still a working farm, the main house of which dates back to the fifteenth century. In its gardens you can find orange, lemon, carrob and olive trees that we'll explore with the owner after a visit to his local museum of old farming tools.
Today you will taste your way through an unforgettable lunch featuring more Sicilian recipes, such as caponata (sweet and sour cold salad of eggplant, celery, bell pepper, capers, olives, and tomato sauce), cannoli (pastries filled with ricotta), homemade bread and local olive oil that you'll taste with the owner, while learning more about their method of production. Tonight dinner is on your own and we'll be glad to give some suggestions.
Today you can join us for an easy 1-2-hour hike by the sea in the Nature Reserve of Vendicari with a local guide and learn more about bird migrations and tuna fishing ancient technique.
If you like you can also remain in Siracusa Ortigia for more exploration and soak in the atmosphere either on foot or simply relaxing at a local bar sipping a nice espresso. At this point, you'll surely have tasted the most typical and unique of Sicilian dishes such as arancini (fried rice balls traditionally filled with meat and tomato sauce or mozzarella and ham) or a gelato. If you haven't, today you can fill in any blanks during lunch on own!
Save some appetite for our final dinner tonight and let's celebrate sharing our great memories of an unforgettable tour and, who knows, maybe also singing along some Sicilian songs!
At 8:30am we offer one 1-hour group transfer to Catania airport. Should you have more time, please join us on a post-tour extension to two UNESCO sites to discover the Greek temples, a Roman villa and the olive oil of Sicily in the area of Agrigento or discover the Aeolian Islands.
Your two-day extension begins with a transfer to the area surrounding Agrigento, where we'll meet an olive oil producer. Over a delectable lunch with the local family, we'll learn how this great product is made in this area. Later, we'll visit a UNESCO site: the Valley of the Greek Temples and travel back in time as we discover the Akragas, one of the most important Greek colonies in the fifth century BC.
From here, we'll check in at our agriturismo for the night and meet the owner, a wonderful opportunity to absorb the nuances of this region through the words and life experience of a life-long local! An agriturismo is a unique type of accommodation in Italy. Typically, it features room and board in a farmhouse, which has been either partially or totally transformed to provide accommodation and meals. Our evening meal tonight will be unforgettable, sourced mostly locally.It is a matter of fact that Sicilian cuisine represent one of the quintessential expressions of the Mediterranean diet, now listed as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage site, specifically in its Italian, Spanish, Greek and Moroccan expressions.
En route back to Catania, we stop by another UNESCO site in Piazza Armerina: the ancient Roman villa of the Casale. This site boasts one of the most complex Roman mosaics still intact in the world, which dates back to the fourth century A.D..
For sure, this is one of the highlights of the day so we'll take our time here before continuing on to Catania to enjoy our last dinner together featuring fish, or, if you would prefer to take a break from traditional Sicilian cuisine, a great pizza. We'll share a second dinner to commemorate our delicious experience visiting and tasting this enchanting corner of Italy, the heart of the Mediterranean!
Catch our group transfer to Catania airport. Buon viaggio ("good travel" in Italian) and we hope to see you again soon!


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NDLEA, MDCAN, call for comprehensive approach to curb drug abuse
By NAN
10 December 2021 | 2:00 pm
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) have called for comprehensive approach to curb drug abuse in the country.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd). Photo: TWITTER/NDLEANIGERIA/OLAWALEADEKOLA
They made the call at the Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of MDCAN, FCT Chapter, on Friday in Abuja.
The theme of the conference is: "Epidemic of Drug and Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse: Causes, Consequences and Remedies''.
Sub-themes are "Drug Abuse and the family: Prevention, detection and care giving" and "A Doctor's retirement plan: When and How?"
Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, noted that the dangers inherent in drug use and other psychoactive substances were very enormous.
Marwa also the Chairman of the occasion emphasised "the consequences are so grievous that we cannot afford to ignore the call for all hands to be on deck in the fight against the trend.
Represented by Oluchi Nweke, Assistant Commander of Narcotic, NDLEA, he noted that substance/drug use should not be handled with kid gloves adding that there was paradigm shift in the age bracket of partakers in the unhealthy act.
He specifically said that the unhealthy act had moved from the normal adult age groups to under age "now fully in the quagmire".
"We are all stakeholders starting from the individual, family, institutions and the society at large. Everybody is affected in one way or the other in the adverse effect of this great challenge.
"Substance and drug use is becoming nightmarish putting into consideration that the activities of armed bandits, terrorists and many groups identified and unidentified are horrendously terrifying our society.
"There is no gain saying the fact that players in this acts, nonetheless are mostly under the influence of substance use in the face of the foregoing.
"I am pleased that with this gathering concerted effort is being made to put this threat under control. The aim is to curb the social and moral menace in ever increasing prevalence of drug abuse in Nigeria.
"It is pertinent to device means in which the society can be made to understand the dangers posed by substance use and how negatively it has impacted our society.
Marwa noted that substance use and abuse around the world including Nigeria was on the increase in terms of the proportion of the world population.
He explained that findings from the National Drug Survey (2018) conducted by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) revealed that 51-year-olds to 61-year-olds had used a psychoactive substance in the past year for non-medical purpose.
According to him, this means that one in seven persons has used some substances other than Alcohol and Tobacco. More worrisome is the finding that among four drug users in Nigeria, one is a woman.
"Above findings of the survey by UNODC gave a troubling portrait of drug abuse in Nigeria and we can no longer live in denial that Nigeria has a thriving illicit drug culture.''
Dr Imuentinyan Igbinovia, Chairman, MDCAN FCT Chapter, called on government to prosecute drug dealers in order to curtail the menace in the society.
Igbinovia noted that the theme was selected "because it has become a serious matter cutting across all strata in the society, while the poor uses a particular type of drug the rich abuse other types.
He emphasised that the conference was to enlighten the people on the dangers, it societal ills and also to bring some levels of remediation to reduce the menace among the people.
According to him, the consequence of drug abuse is a lot because it damage homes, family and when the family unit is broken every other thing is broken.
`It also leads to crime because quite a number of abuse of drug is nothing but anti-social behaviour and we do not want this anti-social behaviour in our system.
Dr Osamuede Ojo, Consultant Psychiatrist and Substance use Disorder Specialist, Karu General Hospital, FCTA, called for closer monitoring of drugs supply and distribution in the country in order to reduce the prevalence of abuse.
Ojo, also the Medical Director of the hospital, in a keynote address on "Epidemic of Drug and Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse: Causes, Consequences and Remedies'' specifically, called for policy on unused prescription medicines.
According to her, such measure will ensure that unused prescription drugs do not get to the hands of the dealers.
Ojo noted that curbing the epidemic of substance abuse required collaboration and partnership between multiple institutions.
"It demands education, uses prevention, treatment and research, supply reduction, law enforcement to make legal drug scarcer, more expensive and less socially tolerated.
"Drug abuse and misuse increase mortality from overdose, psychological and psychiatric disorders, respiratory problems, kidney problems, effect on sex and reproduction among others.
Buba Marwa
MDCAN
NDLEA
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Object storage offers a new paradigm. As a data storage system, it is something that can be installed on site, but it is also the basis for most of the storage available on the public cloud. However, its use as a valuable technology in M&E — both for active workflow storage and long-term asset preservation — is less understood. This tutorial will explain why it is so useful, how it works, the problems it solves, and how it differs from other approaches.
Like many things in IT, the way data is stored, especially in a shared storage environment, can be thought of as a "solution stack." At a base level, data is stored on storage devices, such as hard drives and flash drives, as blocks of data. Every individual file gets broken up into several blocks of data with each block being a particular number of bytes. These data blocks are mapped to regions of the data storage device, such as sectors on a hard drive. These mappings are stored in a file system, which is a database of these mappings, along with metadata about the files, such as access rights, creation and modification dates, etc. The file system is layered onto the raw storage device when a drive is formatted.
File systems are organized into hierarchies of directories, or folders, and within these directories are files. They are certainly useful for organization, and many users and workgroups come up with elaborate hierarchies with strong naming conventions for directories and files. We have the means of sharing these file systems out to workgroups of users, server systems and associated software platforms, via SANs and file servers.
But there is something rigid about hierarchies. Perhaps there is a better paradigm than the traditional file system.
Blocks, Files, and Objects, Oh My!
Object storage answers this by borrowing the notion of a data object from areas such as object-oriented programming and databases. So, what is a data object? It is the data — any data but probably a file or other captured data stream — referred to by an arbitrary set of attributes, usually expressed as a number of key-value pairs. "File name" would be a key, and the name of the file would be the value for that key. "File creation date" and "file modification date" would be other keys, with their own values.
What object storage gives you that traditional file systems do not is the ability to create your own sets of key-value pairs to associate with the data objects you are storing, which can be integrated, more or less, any way you please through a software application interface. Think of the key-value metadata pairs you may have come up with for different classes of assets stored in a MAM database. You can come up with whatever you want, and they are not inherently hierarchically arranged. This means you could have a search engine application integrate with the metadata index of an object storage system, based on a customized query looking to bring back a list of all files that adhere to that particular set of criteria.
It is an exceptionally flexible way to organize things on an object store. Which might mean it is not really structured at all. You may find it more useful to keep an object's searchable metadata in a totally separate place, like your MAM database. What the MAM and the Object Store both need to track is the file's main object ID, which the object system assigns to the files that are stored on it. This ID will be what a MAM or other software application passes to the object store via a GET API call, for example, in order to pull the file back to a file system for processing or use.
Many media software applications today are not able to modify data in place that is stored on an Object Store via that system's APIs because they are written to utilize file systems on local storage, or shared via SAN and NAS file sharing technologies. Your NLE cannot really edit off object storage. Your transcoder cannot really decode from and encode to your object store. Not via the native APIs, anyway. However, many object storage systems do offer file-sharing protocol "front-ends" to their systems in order to support applications or users that need that interface to the data today. These do work decently, but tend not to match the performance of traditional shared file systems for media processing workloads.
Where this is starting to change more is in the public cloud space. Some providers like Amazon Web Services also offer media-specific services such as transcoding. These cloud providers are based around files being stored on their object platforms, like S3. They have been motivated to adapt and build media tool sets that are able to work with data on an object store. These capabilities will likely, over time, "trickle down" to on-premises deployment models.
For on-premise object storage deployments, the object storage platform is usually the second tier of a two-tier data storage setup. SAN or NAS for processing, and object for longer-term storage. Even smaller object stores can compete performance-wise with very large tape library installations. Tape may still be useful as part of a disaster recovery, or DR, strategy but it seems as though object storage is set to supplant it for many so-called "active archive" applications — archives that store data that is actually utilized on a regular basis.
Another strength of many object storage platforms is how well they scale. Many can grow to tens and hundreds of petabytes of capacity per "namespace," or unified object storage system. Many traditional shared file system technologies fall apart at this scale, but object truly is "cloud-scale." We generate a lot of data in media these days, and by the looks of things, data rates and storage requirements are only going to keep increasing with 4K, 8K, HDR, volumetric video, 360-degree video, etc.
But what's especially exciting about object for those of us in media is that it's not just storage at scale, but storage with exceptional preservation qualities for the underlying data. Data integrity is usually talked about in terms of "durability," and is referred to as X number of nines — much like data availability which, unlike durability, speaks more to the accessibility of data at a given moment. Durability for object storage is achieved through a few mechanisms and they result in systems that make it very likely you will never experience any data ever going "bad" or being lost due to bit-flipping, drive loss, or other failures, even when storing many petabytes of data.
The first way this is achieved is through erasure coding algorithms. Similar to RAID, they generate extra data based on all file data that lands on the system. Unlike the generation of RAID parity data in RAID 5 and 6, however, erasure coding does not require costly specialized controllers; rather, it uses the CPU of the host server to do the calculations.
Unlike RAID, erasure coding can allow for more loss per disk set than a RAID 6 set, which can only lose two of its constituent drives. When a third fails, before rebuild is complete, all data on the RAID set is lost. As such, it is imperative to limit the number of total disks when creating a traditional RAID set in order to balance total storage space desired with the risk you are willing to take on multiple disk failures that can cause data loss. Erasure coding algorithms are much more flexible — you can assign six out of 18 drives in a set for parity, so one third is unavailable for actual storage. However, six drives per set can be lost, without data loss! Other ratios, which affect overall system data durability and storage efficiency, can also be selected.
Another mechanism some object storage systems use to achieve durability — even in the case of entire site failures — is the ability to do erasure-coded disk sets across subsystems housed in multiple geographic locations. There are often some fairly stringent networking requirements between sites, but it sure is reassuring to be able to have, for instance, a single object store that is spread between three locations, and is erasure coded in a way where all data can be maintained even if one of the three locations is wiped off the map — all while still achieving the storage efficiency of a single erasure code. If this is a larger geographic footprint than you want, a direct one-to-one replica is often also a function between systems in different locations. This really means two separate object stores do a full replication between one another. There are some whispers of two-site erasure coding becoming an option with some future systems, so things may improve the road from a storage efficiency perspective for two-site setups.
Finally, as far as preservation technologies go, some object stores feature ongoing data integrity checks, via checksum (or hash value comparison) techniques. Hashing algorithms generate a unique value, based on the original set of bits in a file. If the hash is run again at a later time, and the hash value generated is the same as the original, you know that all of the bits in the file are identical to the originals. If the hash value changes, however, you know at least one bit in the file has changed — and that is enough to consider a file ruined in most circumstances.
Thankfully, because multiple copies of bits are stored utilizing the previously-described erasure coding techniques, object stores that offer this kind of feature are capable of figuring out which versions of a file's bits are uncorrupted and can repair the corrupted bits using these uncorrupted copies. This kind of operation can be set up to run periodically for the entire data set, so such checksums are performed every six or 12 months. When considered in tandem with overall bit-flipping probabilities, this can lead to a stable system. While some data tape systems do offer such checksum features, these are much slower to complete due to the inherent latencies and bandwidth limitations of the data tape format.
Object storage is metadata-friendly, and thus extremely flexible when it comes to organization and discovery of data. It is very easy to integrate with applications like MAMs and media supply chain platforms. It offers quick-accessibility of data and can scale to extremely large capacities while protecting against data loss due to mechanical part or subsystem failure, data corruption, or even site loss. It is not wedded to hard drive technology — you can build, if you want, object stores out of flash drives (we do not advise this but it is possible). You can own it and host it yourself, lease it via the cloud and a broadband connection, and in some cases create hybrid systems of these approaches. And it's not subject to the risks of RAID when deployed at scale.
I think a common model that will emerge for many media-centric companies will be to build a single-site object store that is relied on for daily use, but a copy of all data is also put into a very low-cost public cloud storage tier as a disaster recovery backup. This will essentially keep any egress or recovery fees for the public cloud tier minimal, other than in a disaster scenario, because you are using the copy of the data that's on your own system.
There is finally something new under the sun in data storage that offers real value. Object storage is available for everyone, and we look forward to seeing how we can use it to build smarter, more efficient systems for our clients over the coming years.


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Religion Notes; March 31
Easter egg hunt, 3 to 5 p.m. today, Tracy Grove Baptist Church, 984 Tracy Grove Road, Flat Rock. Hot dogs and lots of eggs. Info: 828-693-7733.
Balfour, Dana, Edneyville, Fruitland and Upward United Methodist churches have planned cooperative services during the Lenten season. Free lunches will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4 at Moore's Grove. Following light lunch, a devotional will be shared. The session will be finished by 1 p.m. Donations are welcome and will go to the Storehouse ministries. Call 828-692-5501.
Easter drive-through, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Carr's Hill Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 276 South, 3� miles from the Transylvania County Courthouse. Characters will portray scenes from the life of Christ. Info: 828-884-9306.
Children's and Family Easter Celebration, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 7, Grace Lutheran Church, at U.S. 64 West and Blythe Street, Hendersonville. Activities will be geared for small children through fifth grade. Families who come should bring a dozen filled plastic eggs for each of their children who attend, as well as a basket for the egg hunt. Each family should also bring a side dish or dessert to share with everyone at the free hot dog luncheon. Call the church office at 828-693-4890 to make a reservation no later than Monday.
Easter egg hunt and family fun, 1 to 3 p.m. April 7, Mills River Presbyterian Church, 10 Presbyterian Church Road, Mills River (off School House Road). Info: 828-891-7101.
Easter carnival, 2 to 4 p.m. April 7, Salvation Army Gym, Third Avenue East at Grove Street. Free event will feature games, inflatables, door prizes, refreshments, music and Christian fellowship. Info: 828-693-4181.
Easter egg hunt, 3 to 4:30 p.m. April 7, Etowah United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah. Special activities include Easter storytelling, Easter crafts, light refreshments and a bouncy house. Info: 828-891-4360.
Easter egg hunt, April 7, Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, at Greenville Highway and Highland Lake Road, Flat Rock. Info: 828-692-0063.
Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church (LCMS), 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville, will have an Easter breakfast at 9:15 a.m. April 8. To make reservations, call the church office at 828-692-2707 by Sunday.
Wild game dinner, 5:30 p.m. today, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2557 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville, at Howard Gap Road and U.S. 64 East. Guest speaker: Fred McCoy. Free. Men and boys of all ages welcome.
The Greek Ladies Philoptochos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will have their annual Palm Sunday luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Take-out line will open at 10:30 a.m. A variety of Greek dishes will be served cafeteria-style. Call ahead to place a takeout order at 828-253-3754 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 828-254-4754 on the day of the luncheon.
Church yard sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Brevard.
The BEAR Closet at 1 Banner Farm Road, Horse Shoe, has infants' and children's clothing, diapers and baby equipment available to struggling families from 1 to 5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month. Everything is free. Sponsored by Cummings Memorial United Methodist Church. Info: 828-891-1557 or 828-216-3696.
Gospel singing, 6 p.m. Sunday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, U.S. 225 South, Zirconia.
The Carolina Crossmen are guest singers at the First Sunday Night Singing at 6 p.m. Sunday at In Jesus Name Church, 2934 Sugarloaf Mountain Road, Hendersonville. Info: 828-685-3313.
Rejoice! will perform at 6 p.m. April 14, at Mills River Baptist Church, 689 S. Mills River Road.
Billy Hodges, former member of the Kingdom Heirs, will sing at 7 p.m. April 14 at Enoree Baptist Church, 881 Tigerville Road, Travelers Rest, S.C. A love offering will be taken. Info: 864-834-8741 or 864-238-7040.
Study and retreats
Adult forum, 9:15 a.m. Sundays in the Felix Building, Hendersonville First Congregational United Church of Christ, Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Drive. Sunday: Hal Littleton will discuss "Early Christianities: the Many Faces of Jesus"; April 8, Rebecca Weidler of Davidson College will share her research on the proposed marriage amendment. Info: 828-692-8630.
Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church (LCMS), 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville (across from Blue Ridge Health Department on U.S. 64 East) will continue men's and women's weekly Bible study. The women meet at 10 a.m. Tuesdays to study "Angels and Demons." The men meet at 8 a.m. Thursdays with a free-will offering breakfast, then Bible study of the book of Psalms. Info: 828-692-7027.
Please email copy for the Crossroads page to lifestyle@blueridgenow.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, the week before the event. If you don't have access to email, please mail typed copy to Crossroads, Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, NC 28793 or fax to 692-2319. Emailed submissions are given priority. Include contact name and number and a church or event information number for publication. Call 694-7874 for more information.