Automated testing is an important element in the development of software. The benefit of automated testing is its ability to increase the array of different test cases in order to enhance the quality of software. Testers review code and data associated with software projects both manually and autonomously. Designing regular website automated testing assures developers, testers, and clients of the thorough analysis of software trials. Multiple test strategies are needed to asses accurate and maximum test coverage of each automated test run.
Test coverage refers to a measuring implement for evaluating a software's quality. One can evaluate possible risks, prospects, and hazards in a software application by measuring test coverage. Moreover, the test metric is a necessity in defining particular test situations that need a higher level of testing. Test coverage offers information to testers about tests being administered effectively. Thus, further helping testers and developers to alter their analysis to include and create a measurable analysis quantitatively for tests being covered and implemented.
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The data gathered from coverage measurement in automated testing can be utilized in multiple ways for improving the testing method.
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Monitors alterations and perform effect analysis.
Error or Glitch Prevention during the beginning phases of Software Development.
Aids in discovering gaps in test examples, errors, and needed added essentials at each performance level.
Establishes and designs additional test cases to establish enhanced test coverage.
Lower levels of production and developmental errors.
Indicated specific areas in the software that need more development and areas that testing is complete.
Effectively controls Risk-based methods of testing.
Establishes the numerical code that coverage measured and increases product quality.
Two methods exist the promote the best test coverage assessment; Code Coverage and Data-centric Coverage are the most used tests coverage assessments.
Code coverage is one of the popular and largely used approaches and metrics for calculating the test coverage in software development. Code coverage effectively determines the codes and data lines that are being activated by the test cases and the sum number of lines in each code performed in the process. Simply, code coverage is the site where the operating code is implemented, specifically, during the test site series. The ideal code coverage reduces the risk of undetected glitches heading into to the developmental production segment. Code coverage can be separated into sub-stages such as decisions-based logic constructs, subdivisions, branches, levels, etc.
This method is favored by testing experts as well as customers and other stakeholders because it's cost effective and requires lower budget demands. The data-centric coverage operates with input and output restrictions, each conducting their own specific areas of specialty. Q/A workers should test each area of specialty separately to ensure test coverage is at its maximum.
Test Coverage tools are an essential part of ascertaining a software app's performance level and functionality. Each source code, code execution, test cases, and lines are easier to find and determine when using hearty test coverage tools.
Coverage code and coverage element are accurately identified and tested.
Quantitative measurement of the coverage items is being tested.
Phases, data, tests, documentation and test runs are reported when they haven't been thoroughly or properly tested.
Drivers, divisions, and stubs are created; even more in the situation of unit level testing of cases.
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Sci-fi Thriller 'Songbird' to Debut Via PVOD Dec. 11
The STX Films sci-fi thriller Songbird, produced by Michael Bay, will premiere in the United States as a premium VOD release Dec. 11.
The film will be available at $19.99 for a 48-hour rental.
Songbird is the first film to shoot in Los Angeles entirely during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the studio.
Directed by Adam Mason (Into the Dark), the film is about fighting for love at the end of the world. It stars K.J. Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser and Demi Moore.
Songbird will bow on a "major streaming service" in 2021, according to the studio.
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Author Stephanie PrangePosted on November 16, 2020 November 29, 2020 Categories Digital, News, VODTags Alexandra Daddario, Bradley Whitford, Craig Robinson, Demi Moore, K.J. Apa, Michael Bay, Paul Walter Hauser, Peter Stormare, Premium Video-on-Demand, Premium VOD, PVOD, Sci-Fi, Science-Fiction, Sofia Carson, VODLeave a comment on Sci-fi Thriller 'Songbird' to Debut Via PVOD Dec. 11
Shout! Factory, IFC to Issue 'Three Christs' on DVD, Blu-ray Disc June 16
Shout! Factory and IFC Films have set a June 16 release date for Three Christs, an American drama directed, co-produced, and co-written by Jon Avnet and starring Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, and Bradley Whitford.
The film will be issued on both Blu-ray Disc and DVD, and can be pre-ordered now on ShoutFactory.com.
The 2017 film, based on Milton Rokeach's nonfiction book The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, is set in 1959 and follows the story of Dr. Alan Stone (Gere), a psychiatrist who arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with the belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated with empathy and understanding rather than confinement and electroshock therapy.
As his first study, he takes on a particularly challenging case of three men — Joseph (Dinklage), Leon (Goggins), and Clyde (Whitford) — each of whom believes they are Jesus Christ. Hoping to get them all in the same room to confront their dillusions, Dr. Stone begins a risky yet unprecedented experiment that will push the boundaries of psychiatric medicine and leave everyone involved profoundly changed.
Three Christs originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2017, and went on to a limited theatrical release. It became available on video-on-demand (VOD) on Jan. 10.
Author Justin K. ArnoldPosted on May 7, 2020 May 10, 2020 Categories DVD/Blu-ray Disc, News, Product NewsTags Bradley Whitford, IFC Films, Jon Avnet, Peter Dinklage, Richard Gere, Shout! Factory, Three Christs, Walton GogginsLeave a comment on Shout! Factory, IFC to Issue 'Three Christs' on DVD, Blu-ray Disc June 16
Lionsgate's 'The Last Full Measure' A True-Blue American Hero's Tale
It's the tale of a true-blue American hero, one who didn't have superpowers, but was exceptional nonetheless.
Sebastian Stan (left) and William Hurt
The Last Full Measure, its title echoing the words of Abraham Lincoln about the ultimate sacrifice, is based on the true story of the three-decade effort to have William H. Pitsenbarger recognized for an act of selflessness in the Vietnam War that cost him his life on April 11, 1966.
The film is available now on Digital, and arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD and On Demand April 21 from Lionsgate.
The story follows Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan), who investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request made by Pitsenbarger's mission partner and parents to posthumously recognize the U.S. Air Force medic (played in flashback by Jeremy Irvine) who saved more than 60 men before making the ultimate sacrifice in the bloody Vietnam battle Operation Abilene. Huffman interviews Army vets to learn more about Pitsenbarger's courageous acts — and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the medal's denial.
Christopher Plummer (left) and Diane Ladd play parents looking to honor their son.
"We never know in life when we show a random act of kindness or a random act of sacrifice what the effect might be 20, 30 years down the line," says writer-director Todd Robinson in the extras.
"There's a lot of remarkable courage out there, but Bill's story is one at the top," adds historian William Chivalette.
In addition to Stan, the star-studded ensemble cast includes Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Peter Fonda (in his last big screen performance), Diane Ladd, Amy Madigan, Bradley Whitford, Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson. Plummer and Ladd portray Pitsenbarger's long-suffering parents, who wait patiently for their son to be properly recognized. Jackson, Hurt, Fonda and Harris play former servicemen who witnessed Pitsenbarger's heroism and are still haunted by their war experiences.
Peter Fonda plays a haunted vet in his last big-screen performance.
"This is the struggle that all of our veterans face every day, is finding purpose and reason, and that's really what the movie is all about," says writer-director Todd Robinson in the extras. "I wanted to tell a story that transcends the Vietnam War — and frankly transcends war. They had a search for purpose that took 32 years, and in that purpose, came their healing."
A featurette among the extras explores the film's original score by composer Philip Klein, who felt the music had to match the heroism of its subject.
"The story deserved an orchestral score. It deserved something big and powerful," he says in the featurette. "There was this enormous amount of responsibility that we all felt to make this worthy of this man."
Other extras include interviews with the servicemen who actually witnessed Pitsenbarger's actions in 1966, awed by his selflessness. Even three decades later, his choice to stay and help the wounded mystifies.
"There's not a one of us that wouldn't have left there if we could, and the only guy that could leave was Pitsenbarger, and he didn't," comments serviceman Ron Haley in the extras.
Also included in the extras is footage of a screening for veterans of Operation Abilene and Pitsenbarger's family at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
"Our wish for you is simply that, when you leave here tonight, this picture has cracked the door open just a little wider for communication, that if you are a veteran, you either tell your part of this story or one like it, or that the rest of us might do our part to be good, patient witnesses and listen," Robinson tells them.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
"The Women of The Last Full Measure" Featurette
"Medal of Honor Ceremony Shoot" Featurette
"That Others May Live: Remembering Operation Abilene" Featurette
"USAF Museum Screening with Veterans & Pitsenbarger Family" Featurette
"The Music of The Last Full Measure" Featurette
"William Pitsenbarger Tribute" Photo Gallery
Author Stephanie PrangePosted on April 13, 2020 May 11, 2020 Categories Sponsored ContentTags Amy Madigan, Bradley Whitford, Christopher Plummer, Diane Ladd, Drama, Ed Harris, Lionsgate, Peter Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, The Vietnam War, Vietnam War, William HurtLeave a comment on Lionsgate's 'The Last Full Measure' A True-Blue American Hero's Tale
'Handmaid's Tale' Season 3 on Disc Nov. 19
The Handmaid's Tale: Season Three will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 19 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The third season of the Award-winning Hulu series is driven by June's (Elisabeth Moss) resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead, in which she finds herself once again after opting not to flee to Canada with her baby at the end of the second season. Now, she will struggle to strike back against the regime despite overwhelming odds.
The season three cast includes Cherry Jones and Bradley Whitford, who each recently won Emmys for guest acting in the second season. The cast also includes Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Reaser, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella and Samira Wiley.
The disc includes the featurette "Power Play: Gilead's Women Fight Back."
Author John LatchemPosted on September 25, 2019 Categories DVD/Blu-ray Disc, News, Product NewsTags 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Alexis Bledel, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones, Christopher Meloni, Elisabeth Moss, Elizabeth Reaser, Hulu, Joseph Fiennes, Madeline Brewer, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale, Yvonne StrahovskiLeave a comment on 'Handmaid's Tale' Season 3 on Disc Nov. 19
'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' Arrives on DVD and Digital Oct. 23
Lionsgate will release A Happening of Monumental Proportions, the directorial debut from actress Judy Greer, on DVD, digital and on demand Oct. 23.
The comedy takes place over the course of one day and follows a group of school administrators as they find themselves caught up in a sex scandal that leads to the discovery of the dead body of the school's groundskeeper. The cast includes Common, Jennifer Garner, Katie Holmes, John Cho, Rob Riggle, Bradley Whitford, Anders Holm and Allison Janney.
The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes featurette.
Author John LatchemPosted on October 5, 2018 October 6, 2018 Categories Digital, DVD/Blu-ray Disc, News, Product NewsTags Allison Janney, Anders Holm, Bradley Whitford, Common, Jennifer Garner, John Cho, Judy Greer, Katie Holmes, Lionsgate, Rob RiggleLeave a comment on 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' Arrives on DVD and Digital Oct. 23
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$29.99 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray, $39.99 UHD BD;
Rated 'PG-13' for language and brief war violence.
Stars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon, Bruce Greenwood, Jesse Plemons, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, David Cross, Zach Woods.
Even before seeing the movie, the obvious question surrounding The Post is why the filmmakers would decide to focus a story about the publication of the Pentagon Papers on the efforts of The Washington Post newspaper when the bulk of the material was broken by The New York Times.
After watching it, though, it's a lot easier to understand some of the reasons director Steven Spielberg guided the film along the approach it took.
For one, there just seems to be much more storytelling to mine from the Washington Post perspective, whereas a Times POV would likely have been a more straightforward legal drama about the relationship between the press and government.
At the time, the Post was still seen as primarily a local D.C. publication without the broad national following it has now. Financially strapped, the paper issued an IPO that could have been threatened by any legal troubles encountered as a result of publishing the leaked documents copied from a classified report that exposed government deception in the conduct of the Vietnam War.
And that's on top of the expected discussions of the role of journalism in a democracy and defending the First Amendment against government pushback, with the Times included in all those story points anyway.
There's also an argument to be made that the primary interest of the film isn't even about the Pentagon Papers to begin with.
Certainly, looking at the film from the prism of the Pentagon Papers as the subject matter makes it seem like it's the story of a minor newspaper jumping on the bandwagon of a bigger newspaper to gain stature.
But keeping a bigger picture in mind, the film is much more about how the Post rose in prominence under the leadership of publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks), and that the Pentagon Papers just happened to be the catalyst.
From Spielberg's perspective, it probably didn't hurt that this approach also allowed him to devote significant screen time to Graham in depicting the ascension of a female publisher in a man's world.
Spielberg also seems interested in positioning the film as a prequel of sorts to All the President's Men, showing how the Post became the paper that drove coverage of the Watergate break-in.
As such, The Post is more fascinating for its procedural aspects and character dynamics for any actual history it's trying to explore. The film also sees itself as an allegorical commentary on criticism of President Trump's relationship to the media, and his tendency to label detractors as "fake news," but these aspects of the film are really only going to appeal to choirs expecting to be preached to. One could be completely oblivious to such perceived messaging and still find the film immensely entertaining. The performances are terrific and the nitty-gritty details of classic print journalism are just fun to see, particularly contrasted with the digital simplicity of today.
The Blu-ray includes a number of good behind-the-scenes featurettes that detail the making of the film and explore the real-life circumstances being explored. This being a Spielberg movie, there's also a featurette about the music composed by longtime collaborator John Williams, this being their 28th film together.
Author John LatchemPosted on April 27, 2018 May 16, 2018 Categories ReviewsTags 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Alison Brie, Ben Bradlee, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon, Daniel Ellsberg, David Cross, Jesse Plemons, Katharine Graham, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, New York Times, Nixon, Pentagon Papers, Sarah Paulson, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Tracy Letts, Vietnam War, Washington Post, Zach WoodsLeave a comment on The Post
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North Korea still hasn't started returning American war dead despite "immediate" promise
More than a month after North Korea pledged to immediately return some American war dead, the promise is unfulfilled.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who traveled to Pyongyang this month to press the North Koreans further, said Wednesday the return could begin "in the next couple of weeks." But it could take months or years to positively identify the bones as those of specific American servicemen.
In a joint statement at their Singapore summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed to recovering the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action decades after the Korean War — "including the immediate repatriation of those already identified."
That was more than a month ago, on June 12. Although Trump said eight days later that the repatriation had happened, it had not. It still has not. So, it was not "immediate," though the Stars and Stripes newspaper reported from South Korea on Tuesday that the North has agreed to transfer as many as 55 sets of remains next week. The Pentagon and the State Department declined to comment on any specifics promised by the North.
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SN42.006 - Asibandhakaputta
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why prayers do not help for rebirth.
On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Nalanda in the Pavarika Mango Grove. Then Asibandhakaputta the headman went to the Blessed One and on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One: "The brahmans of the Western lands, lord—those who carry water pots, wear garlands of water plants, purify with water, & worship fire—can take [the spirit of] a dead person, lift it out, instruct it, & send it to heaven. But the Blessed One, worthy & rightly self-awakened, can arrange it so that all the world, at the break-up of the body, after death, reappears in a good destination, the heavenly world."
"Very well, then, headman, I will question you on this matter. Answer as you see fit. What do you think: There is the case where a man is one who takes life, steals, indulges in illicit sex; is a liar, one who speaks divisive speech, harsh speech, & idle chatter; is greedy, bears thoughts of ill-will, & holds to wrong views. Then a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart [saying,] 'May this man, at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, the heavenly world!' What do you think: would that man—because of the prayers, praise, & circumambulation of that great crowd of people—at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, the heavenly world?"
"No, lord."
"Suppose a man were to throw a large boulder into a deep lake of water, and a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart [saying,] 'Rise up, O boulder! Come floating up, O boulder! Come float to the shore, O boulder!' What do you think: would that boulder—because of the prayers, praise, & circumambulation of that great crowd of people—rise up, come floating up, or come float to the shore?"
"So it is with any man who takes life, steals, indulges in illicit sex; is a liar, one who speaks divisive speech, harsh speech, & idle chatter; is greedy, bears thoughts of ill-will, & holds to wrong views. Even though a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart—[saying,] 'May this man, at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, the heavenly world!'—still, at the break-up of the body, after death, he would reappear in destitution, a bad destination, the lower realms, hell.
"Now what do you think: There is the case where a man is one who refrains from taking life, from stealing, & from indulging in illicit sex; he refrains from lying, from speaking divisive speech, from harsh speech, & from idle chatter; he is not greedy, bears no thoughts of ill-will, & holds to right view. Then a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart [saying,] 'May this man, at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in destitution, a bad destination, the lower realms, hell!' What do you think: would that man—because of the prayers, praise, & circumambulation of that great crowd of people—at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in destitution, a bad destination, the lower realms, hell?"
"Suppose a man were to throw a jar of ghee or a jar of oil into a deep lake of water, where it would break. There the shards & jar-fragments would go down, while the ghee or oil would come up. Then a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart [saying,] 'Sink, O ghee/oil! Submerge, O ghee/oil! Go down, O ghee/oil!' What do you think: would that ghee/oil, because of the prayers, praise, & circumambulation of that great crowd of people sink, submerge, or go down?"
"So it is with any man who refrains from taking life, from stealing, & from indulging in illicit sex; refrains from lying, from speaking divisive speech, from harsh speech, & from idle chatter; is not greedy, bears no thoughts of ill-will, & holds to right view. Even though a great crowd of people, gathering & congregating, would pray, praise, & circumambulate with their hands palm-to-palm over the heart—[saying,] 'May this man, at the break-up of the body, after death, reappear in a destitution, a bad destination, the lower realms, hell!'—still, at the break-up of the body, after death, he would reappear in a good destination, the heavenly world."
When this was said, Asibandhakaputta the headman said to the Blessed One: "Magnificent, lord! Magnificent! Just as if he were to place upright what was overturned, to reveal what was hidden, to point out the way to one who was lost, or to carry a lamp into the dark so that those with eyes could see forms, in the same way has the Blessed One—through many lines of reasoning—made the Dhamma clear. I go to the Blessed One for refuge, to the Dhamma, & to the community of monks. May the Blessed One remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge from this day forward, for life."
This translation is from SuttaCentral


This hole-in-the-wall coffee place offers Sheung Wan dwellers their specialty Melbourne-style coffee. Made from coffee beans delivered from Melbourne's Market Lane Coffee, you can order anything from a cappuccino to their signature 21-hour cold brew, or from a great selection of tea including Prana Chai and Matcha with soy milk. Grab a fresh pastry if you're a rush or sit down for a full breakfast but be prepared to wait, the small cafe only seats around 10-15 people.


Ah March, you fickle, fickle beast!
In New England, Mother Nature always tends to be a bit schizophrenic–on the one hand, it's beautiful and sunny in the 60's, on the other, we have the biggest snowstorm of winter. That's in the same week, by the way.
This is a shot of Bryce Canyon in Winter. The "hoodoos" always remind me of the Southwest US with its hot temperatures and desert climate. While seeing these spectacular formations covered with snow seems so strange, don't you think?
Let's see what our authors–known as The Word Count Irregulars–come up with this time!
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MAYNARD, Ark.— The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans Field Division is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary and theft of firearms from M & M Farm & Lumber, a federal firearms licensee (FFL) located at 12170 Highway 115, Maynard, AR 72444. ATF is offering the reward along with the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, for a total reward up to $10,000.
On October 15, 2017, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into, and burglarized M & M Farm & Lumber stealing numerous firearms. The suspect(s) fled in an unknown direction with the stolen firearms.
The ongoing criminal investigation is being conducted by ATF and the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. Anyone with the information about the incident should call ATF at 1- (800) ATF-GUNS (1-800-283-4867), or the Randolph County Sheriff's Office (870) 892-8888. All calls will be kept confidential.
Information can also be sent to ATF via the mobile app www.reportit.com by using the New Orleans Field Division (ATFNOL) as the location.
This reward is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which NSSF matches ATF's reward in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers. ATF works closely with members of the firearms industry to curb the criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms.


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Tull Price is one busy but unassuming guy. He's been in the shoe business for more than 15 years and has almost unfathomable success, but you'd never catch him boasting. He founded Royal Elastics with a partner in 1996 (when he was "very young"). The company was so successful (if you're a child of the late 90s, early 00s, you almost certainly had a pair, I know I did) they sold to K-Swiss in 2001. Since leaving the company he founded in 2004, Tull has managed to build not only one, but two successful footwear companies – he's a partner with the designers of hugely successful New York label Rag & Bone in their footwear division (again, I own a slightly embarrassing number of their shoes) and he owns the limited-run label Feit with his brother Josh. He certainly manages to keep himself occupied.
Tull's involvement in Rag & Bone seems to have come about in a more organic way, after he ran into friends and Rag & Bone founders, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville, in 2008 and they started discussing bringing footwear into the then growing company. "There's a lot of handmade influences in what they do and most of their product at that time was made in America," says Tull. "So I thought it was a good match where I could use those things that I'd been looking into and learning about and trying to combine them." It's clearly been a great partnership – you can barely walk down the streets of New York or Los Angeles (or Sydney for that matter) without spotting a pair of Rag & Bone boots. It also means that Tull can now afford to take more of a hand-off approach and focus more of his energy on Feit.
If there ever was a concept close to my heart, it's the idea of building a company, especially a fashion label, with thought and at the label's own pace. With Feit, Tull and his brother, are doing just that – even if it is on opposite sides of the world.
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The everything-in-a-hurry hackathon model might be OK for brainstorming a single app or business model. For developing policies for a complex nation, not so much.
I've no doubt that Wyatt Roy's heart is in the right place, but the new Assistant Minister for Innovation's Policy Hack is turning into a joke before it even starts -- and I'm far from surprised.
As its OurSay project page explains, Policy Hack will "use the hackathon methodology to nominate, select and work together in mixed teams on new government policy ideas designed to foster the growth of innovation industries including tech startups, biotech, agtech, fintech, renewables and resources".
Roy has teamed with startup accelerator BlueChilli. So before we even start, the entire concept of innovation has been equated with startups. And that means we're seeing comments like those from venture capitalist Paul Niederer, framed in terms of "seed-stage startups" and "the next Facebook".
"We need to empower these brave supporters and innovators in their early days. They move forward tranche by tranche as goals are achieved until ready for a Series A. However... the centralised regulatory and cost structure does not empower this area of funding," Niederer writes.
What Niederer says is fair enough, at least within that specific, narrow framing of new businesses as startups on the venture-capital funding road to riches. But, as I've written before, startups represent a tiny proportion of the overall opportunity.
A process that focuses solely on startups will inevitably end up being more about making things better for youthful developers with billion-dollar stars in their eyes, and the high-risk investors they attract, than for the stated aim of "making innovation a centrepiece of the Australian economy".
Inevitably, some of the ideas being proposed, such as Alex Ghiculescu's suggestion that technical graduates being encouraged to work in startups through a AU$10,000 Australian Startup Signing Bonus, are really little more than asking the government to subsidise those lottery ticket purchases.
The punchline to all this will come this Saturday, 17 October, with a one-day hackathon-based policy development workshop in Sydney with policy experts from the departments of Treasury, Industry, and Communications.
"The champions on [sic] the highest voted policies will be invited to Sydney to lead teams on the day to workshop their ideas with government representatives," the Policy Hack page explains.
Ah yes. "Highest voted policies", eh? Do you think that process might favour populism over considered policy proposals?
Well, as at 0800 AEDT Monday, the current highest voted policy was from Clinton Mead.
"Cut regulations, cut taxes, abolish industry subsidies, abolish duplicate Federal Departments like Industry, Health and Education, abolish the crime of having a job known as the 'minimum wage', and just generally stop doing things that prevent people from working together to make their own lives and others better," Mead writes.
"It's not that hard Wyatt, you don't need a national workshop. Just get on with it."
That's Mead's policy in its entirety.
In second place is a rambling suggestion from Hector Titterton.
"It is apparent the current frameworks and organisation of power/education are the causation of the many global issues we face today. Global sea levels rising, global financial crisis, global food shortages, the increasing gap between the wealthy and the poor, acidification of water, changing weather systems and an increase in natural disasters," writes Titterton, before going on to discuss climate-change refugees, biodegradable coffee cups, and an education system that includes "the structural analysis of colonial history".
I look forward to Mead and Titterton leading the discussion of their sophisticated, detailed, and sharply-focused policy proposals with those experts from the departments of Treasury, Industry, and Communications this Saturday. The future of Australian innovation is assured.
Fetch me some popcorn, will you?


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Supply of 382 EPLS retrofit kits
Düsseldorf, Germany, 20-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall, through its joint venture Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV), is supporting the programme to modernize part of the British military's fleet of logistic vehicles with a new loading system. A total of 382 retrofit kits for the Enhanced Pallet Loading System, or EPLS, will be supplied and integrated into the tried-and-tested HX trucks of Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Booked in the first half of 2018, the RMMV contract is worth over €43 million. Shipping and retrofitting are to be completed by the end of January 2021.
During the period 2005 to 2013, the British Army procured more than 7,500 HX logistics vehicles. As the backbone of the Royal Logistics Corps, this "military off the shelf" family of vehicles has proven highly effective. However, the growing demand for transport solutions for containers has continued to rise. Based on operational experience, RMMV, MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd and British Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials drew up a plan to retrofit existing flatbed vehicles with a hook lift system.
The modernization programme is a team solution. The contract with the MOD has been entered into by MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd, who will lead the project management and undertake the conversion of the vehicles in the UK. RMMV are responsible for supplying the conversion kit, which will be produced by the company's plant in Vienna. The hook loading system is made by HIAB, a company Rheinmetall has cooperated with in many comparable international projects, e.g. in Australia, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand.
The programme is a compelling example of the close partnerships RMMV and MAN maintains with its customers, encompassing post-design service throughout the product's entire lifecycle. It also highlights the prolonged supportability of the HX family of vehicles, which set the global standard for robustness, mobility, performance, flexibility and modularity.
Rheinmetall's subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK (RMMV UK) and Rheinmetall Defence UK (RD UK), are well-established suppliers to the MOD. They support the British military in a number of areas, including vehicle systems, ammunition and technical assistance. In addition to providing support services for tactical logistic vehicles during deployed operations, the team is currently working on a proposal for enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, and with Artec GmbH, is working to propose the Boxer 8×8 wheeled armoured vehicle to meet the requirements of the UK's Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) procurement programme.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members." National Research Council. 2012. Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13390.
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
MG (ret.) Larry G. Lehowicz is the manager of the Experimentation, Test and Training Sector Group at Quantum Research International. Prior to that, he was the corporate vice president for business development, engineering, logistics, and strategic solutions at Science Applications International Corporation. Previously, he was vice president of Quantum Research International. He retired from the U.S. Army as a major general and commander of the U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command, an organization dedicated to ensuring that warfighting systems, information management systems, and other military equipment are prepared for combat use. Gen. Lehowicz served as deputy chief of staff for combat development at the Army Training and Doctrine Command, and he was assistant division commander of the Tenth Mountain Division. He has a B.S. in geology from Kent State University and an M.B.A. from Syracuse University. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. General Lehowicz was the chair of the National Research Council's Committee on Assessment of Test Infrastructure Requirements to Support Testing of Defense Directed Energy Systems. He served previously as the vice-chair of the Committee on Army Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology and was a member of the Committee on Alternative Technologies for Anti-Personnel Landmines.
Cameron R. Bass is director of the Injury Biomechanics Laboratory in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Duke University. He is a recognized expert in blast and ballistic injury risk modeling with over 15 years' experience in biomechanics. This includes substantial experience developing biomechanical injury models of blast, ballistic, and blunt trauma. Following postdoctoral experience (on an NSF fellowship) developing injury biomechanics models for blunt impact at the University of Virginia, Dr. Bass established a military and high-rate biomechanics program at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics, which he ran from 1995 to 2008. One initial focus of the program was cranial, thoracic and spinal injuries from behind-armor blunt trauma (BABT), which led to the development of a BABT head injury assessment methodology being used at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to evaluate ballistic protective helmets and other biomechanically based injury risk functions. In recent years Dr. Bass's program has focused on the assessment of brain and thoracic trauma from primary blast and high-rate blunt trauma. Dr. Bass has developed animal and human cadaver models for assessing blast injuries, including the first large animal model, which demonstrated diffuse injury to axons from short-duration blasts that
do not cause fatality from pulmonary trauma. Dr. Bass has over 50 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of blast and blunt injury biomechanics and tissue biomechanics. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Virginia.
Thomas F. Budinger, NAE and IOM, is professor in the graduate division of the University of California, Berkeley; senior medical scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco Medical Center. Dr. Budinger has authored numerous papers on specific research topics including biomedical electronics, aging and cardiovascular physiology, bioastronautics, image processing and reconstruction, nuclear magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography, reconstruction tomography, and inverse problem mathematics. He is coauthor of the text Ethics of Emerging Technologies: Scientific Facts and Moral Challenges. He received the Gold Medal from the American Roentgen Ray Society in 2009 and the Hal Anger Memorial Lectureship from the Society of Nuclear Medicine in 2010. Dr. Budinger graduated magna cum laude in chemistry from Regis College and received an M.S. in physical oceanography from the University of Washington. He subsequently received an M.D. from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. in medical physics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Morton M. Denn is Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering and director of the Levich Institute at the City College of New York. He is past professor and chair of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and head of materials chemistry at the LBNL. He served as editor of the Journal of Rheology and received the Bingham Medal from the Society of Rheology in 1986 and the Founders Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2008. He was elected to the NAE in 1986. Dr. Denn received a B.S.E. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, both in chemical engineering. His expertise is relevant to this study in polymer rheology, including process dynamics of materials.
William G. Fahrenholtz is a professor of ceramic engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla. Before that, he was assistant professor of ceramic engineering and a research investigator in the Graduate Center for Materials Research, University of Missouri-Rolla. Dr. Fahrenholtz also worked as a research assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Mexico, where he researched ceramic-metal reactions and composite formation by reactive hot pressing and reactive metal penetration, examined processing methodologies, characterized microstructures, studied reaction sequences, and evaluated mechanical properties. His current research interests include processing and characterization of ceramics, ultra-high-temperature ceramics, reaction-based processing of ceramics and ceramic-metal composites, cerium oxide coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum, and thermodynamics. Dr. Fahrenholtz received his B.S. and M.S. in ceramic
engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico.
Ronald D. Fricker, Jr., is an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School. He's current research is focused on the performance of various statistical methods for use in biosurveillance, particularly epidemiologic surveillance, and statistical process control methodologies more generally. His recent research includes developing new spatiotemporal algorithms for biosurveillance, useful for both early event detection and situational awareness, and methods for optimizing the performance of biosurveillance systems. His other recent research includes assessing the effects of individual augmentation deployment on naval personnel retention, researching federal support to state and local organizations for domestic terrorism preparedness, and investigating the use of pesticides by U.S. forces during the Gulf War. Dr. Fricker holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in statistics from Yale University, an M.S. in operations research from The George Washington University, and a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon graduation from the Academy, he served as a surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. He has published in Statistics in Medicine, the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, the Journal of Quality Technology, Naval Research Logistics, Teaching Statistics, and CHANCE. Professor Fricker is on the editorial boards of Statistics, Politics and Policy and the International Journal of Quality Technology and Engineering. He has served as the chair of the section on Statistics in Defense and National Security (SDNS) of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Prior to the creation of SDNS, he was a member of the Committee on Statisticians in Defense and National Security, serving as both the chair and vice-chair. He has also served as membership chair for the Quality and Productivity Section and as publicity chair for its Section on the Physical and Engineering Sciences.
Yogendra M. Gupta is currently a Regents professor in the Department of Physics and the Director of the Institute for Shock Physics at Washington State University. He has been studying condensed matter response to shock wave and high pressure loading since 1970, with particular emphasis on examination and understanding of microscopic processes, and has supervised the work of over 90 graduate students and research associates since joining the Washington State University in 1981. He received his B.Sc. (physics., math, and chemistry.) 1966 and an M.Sc. (physics) in 1968 from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, and a Ph.D. (physics) in 1972 from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. He is the author of over 250 publications, has made over 300 invited and contributed presentations; and holds two patents. These include the invited articles "Shock Waves" in the Encyclopedia of Physics (Van Nostrand Reinhold) and "Shock Waves in Condensed Materials" in the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (McGraw-Hill). Dr. Gupta has been a member of the External Review Committee for the Physics Capability Review of the Atomic Weapons Establishment of the United Kingdom; the Technology Area
Review and Assessment Panel for Applied Research and Technology Development for the Department of Defense; the American Physical Society Panel on Public Affairs; and the University of California (UC) President's Science and Technology Panel for Oversight of the UC-managed DOE national laboratories, at present he is a member of, the External Review Committee for the Pulsed Power Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, and is the chairman of the Subcritical Experiments Evaluation Committee, DOE/NNSA to name a few.
Dennis K. Killinger is the Distinguished University Professor and professor of physics at the University of South Florida and is an expert in laser and optical remote sensing/lidar, applied laser spectroscopy, laser physics, and free space optical laser communication. He received a B.A. from the University of Iowa, an M.A. from De Pauw University, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan. He conducted research on radar analysis and microwave atmospheric propagation while employed as a research physicist at the Naval Avionics Facility and was on the research staff in quantum electronics at Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, conducting research in the development of new solid-state lasers and their application as spectroscopic LIDAR probes of the atmosphere. In 1987, he joined the Physics faculty at the University of South Florida and is director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric LIDAR and Laser Communication Studies and past technical director of the Technology Deployment Center, working on technology transfer for the university and regional industries. Dr. Killinger is a fellow of the Optical Society of America, a senior member of the IEEE, past associate editor of Applied Optics and Optics Letters, past member of the NAS/NRC Committee on Optical Science and Engineering, and has served as chairman of several international conferences on lasers and applied spectroscopy. He has published over 200 technical papers, reports, and conference papers, and five books or book chapters.
Vladimir B. Markov is president of Advanced Systems & Technologies, Inc., and past vice president and director of applied optics at MetroLaser, Inc., in Irvine, California. He specializes in the research, design, and development of devices and systems in the areas of laser physics and real-time holography, multibeam interaction, and holographic sensors. Throughout his career, Dr. Markov's activity has been strongly associated with development of the fundamental properties of three dimensional holograms, real-time holography, optical image processing, and holographic nondestructive testing. He was actively involved and participated in development of such areas as nonlinear optical holography, including optical wave front conjugation, lasers with controlled parameters, especially with phase conjugation mirrors, multibeam interaction, and holographic sensors. In the area of holographic interferometry, Dr. Markov developed the technique for studying the vibrational characteristics of large-scale pressurized plastic pipes, a method that for the first time allowed detecting, studying and developing the technology to arrest fast-running cracks propagating in this type of pipe. At the same time, using a more conventional approach, he
developed an opto-electronic holographic nondestructive system for defect detection in various items, including components used in the electronic industry and museum objects. Some of his recent activities include the development of a matrix (16 × 16 beams) laser Doppler velocimeter system capable in detection of defects in airframe components (for the U.S. Navy and the Air Force); a novel long-range active laser tracking system for space situation awareness; a miniature laser system for crack precursor detection; a multibeam laser vibrometer; and a novel method for wave function sensing. Dr. Markov has more than 100 papers published in refereed journals, two books, and patents. He is a fellow of SPIE, a member of OSA, and is on the editorial boards of Optics and Laser Technology (U.K.) and the Journal of Holography and Speckle.
James D. McGuffin-Cawley is chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He received a B.S from Alfred University in 1978 and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1984. After 2 years at what is now NASA Glenn Research Center, he began his academic career in the College of Engineering at Ohio State University, where he spent 6 years. Dr. McGuffin-Cawley returned to Case in 1991 as the Great Lakes Associate Professor of Ceramic Processing and became a full professor in 1996. He was named Arthur S. Holden Professor of Engineering in January 2007. Dr. McGuffin-Cawley's research has included work on mass transport and corrosion of ceramics, especially in aerospace applications. Most recently, he has concentrated on advanced processing strategies for producing components from ceramics.
Russell N. Prather is an engineering analyst at Survice Engineering Company. He retired from the Army Research Laboratory, where his career focus was on personnel vulnerability, body armor research, and wound ballistics. He has extensive knowledge about wound ballistics, bioresponse to trauma, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics and statistics, electronics engineering, physics, anatomy, photography, and explosives. Mr. Prather's experience includes planning and conducting experiments to study the effectiveness of protective materials; identifying damage caused by transient deformation of protective materials and developing counteractive measures; assessing the effectiveness of personnel protection devices in response to new threats; and evaluating the ability of new weapons systems and ammunition to incapacitate. Mr. Prather served on the Joint Interservice Body Armor Committee, 1969-1972; Personnel Armor System Working Group, 1971-1975; International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1978-1986; and Joint Working Group for Protective Eyewear, 1986-1992; he represented the Army Research Laboratory, Expert Group on Ballistic Test Methods, in support of NATO Working Group 5, 1994-2000. He was awarded a B.S. in engineering-physics from Loyola College in, Baltimore in 1968 and in 1981 was awarded a master's degree in engineering administration from the George Washington University.
Sheldon M. Wiederhorn (NAE) is a senior fellow emeritus at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and continues to carry out a research program on the mechanical properties of ceramic materials. His current interests are to use the atomic force microscope to investigate the atomistics of crack growth in glasses and ceramic materials with the objective of learning more about the crack growth process and its relation to the microstructure of glass. At the National Bureau of Standards, now NIST Dr. Wiederhorn carried out a program on the mechanical reliability of brittle materials. He was one of the first to apply fracture mechanics techniques to study the fracture of ceramic materials. A consequence of his research was the development of techniques to assure the structural reliability of brittle ceramic materials. Techniques pioneered by Dr. Wiederhorn and his colleagues are now used to assure the reliability of glass windows in airplanes, space vehicles, and related applications. Dr. Wiederhorn is best known for the experiments that he developed to characterize subcritical crack growth in glasses. The results of these studies illustrate the complexity of subcritical crack growth, which consisted of stress-enhanced chemical reactions between water and stressed bonds at the tips of small cracks in glass. A natural conclusion of his study was that the failure of glass was caused by the slow growth of cracks to a critical size, which determined the time-to-failure. Dr. Wiederhorn received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University in 1956 and a M.S. (1958) and Ph.D. (1960) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He has received many awards for his research and leadership at the NIST. These include both a Silver (1969) and a Gold Medal (1982) from the Department of Commerce and the Samuel Wesley Stratton Award, (1977) from the National Bureau of Standards. He is also a fellow of the American Ceramic Society (1970) and has received a number of important awards for his research from that society, including the Jeppson Award (1994) for outstanding research on ceramic materials. He is now a distinguished lifetime member of the American Ceramic Society (1998). In 1991, Dr. Wiederhorn was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Alyson Gabbard Wilson is statistics research associate at the Institute for Defense Analyses. She is past associate professor in the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University and Scientist (Level 5) in the Statistical Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Wilson received a Ph.D. in statistics from Duke University, and a M.S. in statistics from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a B.A. in mathematical sciences from Rice University. She is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and a recognized expert in statistical reliability, Bayesian methods, and the application of statistics to problems in defense and national security. Prior to joining Iowa State in 2008, Dr. Wilson was a project leader and technical lead for Department of Defense programs in the Statistical Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory (1999-2008). In this role, she developed and led a $3 million portfolio of work in the application of statistics to the reliability of conventional and nuclear weapons. Before she moved to Los
Alamos, Dr. Wilson was a senior statistician and operations research analyst with Cowboy Programming Resources (1995-1999), where she planned, executed, and analyzed U. S. Army air defense artillery operational evaluations. From 1990 to 1991, she was a mathematical statistician at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wilson has served on numerous national panels, including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Industrial Methods for the Effective Test and Development of Defense Systems (2008-2010), the Sandia National Laboratories' Predictive Engineering Science Panel (2008-2013), the NAS Panel on Methodological Improvement to the Department of Homeland Security's Biological Agent Risk Analysis (2006-2008), and the NAS Panel on the Operational Test Design and Evaluation of the Interim Armored Vehicle (2002-2003). She was on the organizing committee for the Department of Energy Office of Science Workshop on Mathematical Issues for Petascale Data Sets (2008), and an invited participant in the Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished Fellows Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability (2008), the DOE/OS Workshop on Mathematical Research Challenges in Optimization of Complex Systems (2006), and the DOE Simulation and Modeling for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Workshop (2006). In 2006, Dr. Wilson chaired the American Statistical Association President's Task Force on Statistics in Defense and National Security.
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In 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report Warfighter Support: Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding, which commented on the conduct of the test procedures governing acceptance of body armor vest-plate inserts worn by military service members. This GAO report, as well as other observations, led the Department of Defense Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, to request that the National Research Council (NRC) Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences conduct a three-phase study to investigate issues related to the testing of body armor materials for use by the U.S. Army and other military departments. Phase I and II resulted in two NRC letter reports: one in 2009 and one in 2010. This report is Phase III in the study.
Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III provides a roadmap to reduce the variability of clay processes and shows how to migrate from clay to future solutions, as well as considers the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing. This report also develops ideas for revising or replacing the Prather study methodology, as well as reviews comments on methodologies and technical approaches to military helmet testing. Testing of Body Armor Materials: Phase III also considers the possibility of combining various national body armor testing standards.
Front Matter i–xxii
1 Introduction 20–24
2 Overview of Body Armor 25–33
3 Historical Basis for Current Body Armor Testing 34–45
4 Clay and Backing Materials 46–91
5 Instrumentation and Procedures for Measuring an Indent in a Clay Backing Material 92–106
6 Statistical Considerations in Body Armor Testing 107–136
7 Helmet Testing 137–168
8 Medical Basis for Future Body Armor Testing 169–239
9 Future Improvements in Testing Methodology 240–256
Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 257–263
Appendix B Committee Meetings 264–267
Appendix C Additional Phase III Tasks 268
Appendix D Report Sections Cross-Referenced to the Statement of Task 269–271
Appendix E Ballistic Body Armor Insert Composition and Defeat Mechanisms 272–273
Appendix F Committee Responses to the Government Accountability Office Report 274–279
Appendix G Determining the Necessary Level of Precision for Body Armor Testing 280–298
Appendix H Statistical Tolerance Bounds 299–301
Appendix I Analytical Approaches for Comparing Test Protocols 302–304
Appendix J Contemporary Methods for Assessing Behind-Armor Blunt Trauma in Live Animals 305–315
Appendix K Phase I Findings 316
Appendix L Phase II Recommendations 317–322
Appendix M Estimating the Accuracy and Precision of the Digital Caliper and Faro Laser 323–340
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France Takes the Lead of NATO's Very High Joint Readiness Task Force (VJTF)
France takes the lead of NATO's highest-readiness military force on Saturday (1 January 2022), for a period of one year. The formation, formally known as NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), was created in 2014 in response to crises in the Middle East and Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and is permanently available to move within days to defend any Ally. The VJTF is the highest-readiness element of NATO's 40,000-strong Response Force.
In 2022, the VJTF will comprise a multinational force of several thousand troops. The Franco-German brigade of 3,500 troops will serve as the core of the force, drawing on the 1st Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Hussar Regiment. Led by France's Rapid Reaction Corps in Lille, the Franco-German brigade is a bi-national unit, underlining the strong bond between NATO Allies Germany and France. Other NATO countries, including Spain, Portugal, and Poland will also provide forces. The majority of the force is comprised of units from the lead brigade.
"I thank France for leading NATO's rapid reaction force in 2022. The Very High Readiness Joint Task Force is a substantial contribution to our collective defence, and France's leadership is a strong display of commitment and capabilities. At a time of unprecedented security challenges, there must be no misunderstanding about NATO's resolve: we stand together to defend and protect all Allies," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
During the 2014 Wales summit NATO leaders agreed to establish a Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). The VJTF will be a high-readiness "Spearhead Force" able to deploy at short notice to threats against NATO sovereignty. It will consist of a land brigade numbering around 5,000 troops, supported by air, sea and special forces. The VJTF would be supported by two more land brigades as a "rapid reinforcement capability" in case of a major crisis. Altogether, the enhanced NATO Response Force will amount to around 30,000 troops. The meeting followed the Crimean crisis and the Russian assertive policy of annexation of a sovereign state that didn't meet a substantial reaction.
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World War II and are part of all the most successful world class businesses, most famously in manufacturing and design, and also in all kinds of organizations including hospitals and schools. The role of W.E. Deming was especially important as an inspiration to many. Deming's 1986 book had the bold, audacious and commanding title, "Out of the Crisis."
Quality improvement methods are the application of scientific methods to practical problems within a new theoretical framework, systems thinking, backed by a new kind of statistics. The complete quality package of Quality includes tools, processes, and a different view of the world in general. Quality improvement takes the scientific revolution to another level in both theory and practice.
Quality improvement methods are known as Six Sigma and Total Quality.
Quality #1: Results for customers, clients, or patients, not just what they want but what they need in terms of total value, which includes costs.
Quality #2 Preventing Problems from the design of the solution by the health care practitioner to the accuracy of the individual health seeker's implementation of the solution. This is called quality control or quality assurance, QA, and is based on prevention instead of inspection after the fact.
The customer means the human being and their needs: client, patient, etc.
This differs from health care driven by a specialist technique: hammers seeking nails.
Customer focused health aims at "complete solutions," keeping track of all needs so the client can get the final result of optimum health. Complete solutions can be pursued through the service delivery strategy of health coaching, with the coach acting as a generalist: nutritionist, guide to do-it-yourself physical therapies, shopping consultant, etc, while referring out to specialists like orthodontists as needed.
Complete Solutions was created by the computer company IBM as it transformed itself into an information company to align its mission with customers needs: all their information needs, not just the hardware. IBM continued to make computers but would recommend another brand of hardware if necessary to service the client's interests best.
Deeper understanding of customer needs inspires innovation in solutions. Difficult problems require creativity. In fact, chronic illnesses now require a revolution in paradigms beyond the medical model with its fragmented version of science, and toward a holistic model focused on lifestyle and environment of the health seeker. A holistic model of health favors a more complex approach beyond specialists in favor of holistic generalists like health coaches.
The medical model defines health problems in terms of the expert's specialty and sometimes even for their convenience: solutions are take it or leave. The health seeker is alone in fragmented shopping experience subject to emotional appeals of marketers and not being held accountable to implementation with no checks on self-sabotage.
The holistic model with its service delivery model of coaching aims at complex customized solutions with support for the messy details of implementation and complexity. Coaching shifts health seeking from a shopping transaction to an internal transformation.
In manufacturing and services the aim is to prevent problems like defects and delays because this saves time from fixing things after that fact, and save materials that would be wasted. Quality improvement lowers costs, time, and waste. Quality improvement is synergistic thinking, not trade-off thinking.
A health problem is a "defect" in the quality of life.
The medical system addresses health problems after they occur, and usually only the symptoms, like an inspection system in a factory.
Preventive health focuses on the lifestyle and environment in which root causes reside.
Each individual is responsible for quality of health on a preventive level and to improve health.
In a factory it is not just quality inspectors but all employees in their work preventing defects and improving processes to be more reliable or designs to be more value added and durable.
In health it is not just doctors acting as inspectors catching and fixing problem when it is too late, but each individual changing their lifestyle.
For people in general it is taking responsibility for the environment: what we each produce and consume that may be toxic and affecting others. It is important to add environment so that "lifestyle" is not a way of blaming individuals in isolation.
The next page explains the conceptual foundation of quality improvement: a theory of systems: body, mind and environment are systems. This is holistic thinking.


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Health Benefits of Coconut Oil That Everyone Should Know!
The use of coconut has become extremely popular nowadays as it has been shown that it offers many health benefits. All products of coconut are widely used like coconut flour, coconut milk and coconut oil. Nonetheless, the coconut oil is believed to be the best product from coconut. Mostly, because it contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are healthy fatty acids also present in milk and yogurt.
They are considered healthy because they are quickly processed in the body and as well as used as energy, not being stored like the rest of the fats. The coconut oil has in its content lauric and caprylic acid, which are great for the treatment of viruses and bacteria. Likewise, it is high in minerals and vitamins; therefore you will not make a mistake if you add it into your diet as it will provide you with remarkable health benefits.
You can achieve this only by applying a little bit of coconut oil in the nose. The coconut oil becomes a powerful and efficient antibiotic once it gets absorbed. Likewise, it can be utilized in oil pulling and as a nasal rinse. For the purpose of nasal rinse, you have to mix it with some purified water and sea salt or baking soda.
Thanks to the content of the lauric and caprylic acid, the coconut oil is extremely helpful in the treatment of yeast infections. Likewise, the content of the medium-chain fatty acids is beneficial for the elimination of bacteria, viruses and yeast. A well-known naturopathic physician and president of the Coconut Research Center, Dr. Bruce Fife recommends a daily consumption of 3.5 tablespoons of coconut oil to people who are prone to yeast infections.
The imbalance of the thyroid results from the present inflammation in the body and due to the immune system problems. If the body experiences problems with the thyroid then many health issues can occur. They can be prevented by the use of coconut oil as it is beneficial for the regulation of the immune system and in reducing the inflammation in the body. The coconut oil also helps in balancing the function of the thyroid. The thyroid will function accordingly if you consume coconut oil on regular basis combined with a healthy diet and exercise.
The National Eczema Foundation website released an article which stated that the organic virgin coconut oil can successfully deal with eczema and other skin concerns in children and adults. The coconut oil is one hundred percent natural showing no side effects and it is also easily applied. Just rub a little of it on your skin.
Enhance your metabolism by incorporating the MCTs into your diet. Namely, the non-hydrogenated coconut oil can elevate the level of fat burned in the body, and because of that you need to consume fat so that you lose fat.
Coconut oil is rich in fiber which is vital for alleviating constipation. For that reason, mix half a teaspoon of extra virgin coconut oil in an 8-ounce glass of natural fruit juice. Drink this solution half an hour prior your meals, which means 3 to 4 times during the day.
Acne occur due to bacterial infections in the skin glands which are getting irritated thereby causing the red facial swelling. The coconut oil is a potent antibiotic with anti-inflammatory properties which when applied on the affected area with acne will efficiently remove them. It can be taken either orally or applied topically.
You may have not known this that what you consume can affect on the chances of getting sunburns. Diet rich with healthy fats provides better sun tolerance. For that reason, we advise you to drink a cup of organic tea with some coconut oil every day to increase the intake of the MCTs and in that way rejuvenating your skin, which will effectively prevent the sunburns.
These were some of the benefits that the coconut oil can offer to the body; therefore do not hesitate to use it in your daily diet. You can replace the butter or olive oil with coconut oil in cooking and baking.