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Fostering Innovation in Education: CPUT Adopts Huawei OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage System
CPUT's vision is to be at the heart of education and innovation in technology, across Africa. To achieve this, of course, it needs to have a university campus that is ultra-efficient and environmentally sustainable. Indeed, with the university is always looking for ways to enhance the quality of its teaching, it sees ongoing digital transformation as an imperative to build improved teaching environments.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa is the only university of technology(UoT) in the Western Cape and is also the largest university in the province. Ranked among the top 12 universities in South Africa in 2020, it is home to more than 30,000 students with over 70 programs, spread across 13 campuses and service points.
Rewind to January 1, 2005, and CPUT began life with the merger of Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon. (In South Africa, technikons are tertiary level institutions that offer technical and vocational education.) This merger was, in fact, part of a wider national transformation process that aimed to reshape the landscape of higher education in South Africa. Announced in March 2001 by the then Minister of Education, Kader Asmal, this National Plan on Higher Education included, not only the merger of higher education institutions, but also the formation of universities of technology, an acknowledgement of the direction the future was going to take.
Focusing on Innovation and Efficiency: Harnessing Technology
CPUT's vision is to be Africa's leading Smart University of Technology, globally renowned for innovation, with graduates that shape a better world for humanity. To achieve this it needs to have a university campus that is ultra-efficient and environmentally sustainable. The university is always looking for means to enhance the quality of its teaching and learning as it sees ongoing digital transformation as an imperative to build improved learning environments.
With technology developing at pace, CPUT knew that it needed to upgrade its overall Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. Aged legacy infrastructure was suffering from bottlenecks that were seriously impacting efficiency. In addition, the IT systems deployed across CPUT's 13 campuses were distributed and silo'd, meaning that they couldn't communicate with each other. In addition, storage resource utilization was extremely high, with some systems reaching end of support. Total storage utilization was anywhere between 85 and 95% and required continuous management. When problems arose, and they did, IT engineers had to waste valuable time doing manual interventions, moving workloads around to ensure business continuity. This led to inefficient use of university human and IT infrastructure resources. With a challenged service offering because of the strained environment, traffic spikes that happen at the start of every new term, were not handled well. This occurred when students rushed to register for courses, causing systems to be compromised.
Cooperating with CPUT on its digital transformation journey, Huawei first began workshopping with the university's IT Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team back in June 2019, ultimately recommending OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage to replace the legacy system. In October 2019 CPUT conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) test, which convinced the team to include Huawei in their RFP process. After a vigorous procurement process managed by CPUT's Procurement Services Department, Huawei was awarded the contract. This was because Huawei met both the technical and commercial requirements set out by CPUT.
High Performance, High Availability, and Easy to Use
Huawei OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage uses proprietary hardware, End to End (E2E) Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) architecture, and Huawei's intelligent FlashLink algorithm, which optimizes communication between controllers and Solid-State Drives (SSDs). Backed up by RAID Triple-Parity (RAID-TP) technology, the smart SSD enclosure can tolerate the simultaneous failures of three SSDs and reconstruct 1 TB of data within 25 minutes. In addition, the storage system offers comprehensive enterprise-grade features, such as 3 second periodic snapshots, setting a new standard for storage product reliability.
OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage systems also employ a next generation hardware platform and ultra-stable SmartMatrix full-mesh architecture, to enhance data reliability and service continuity, ensuring always-on storage services. With a fully interconnected design at both the front- and back-ends, SmartMatrix tolerates seven out of eight controller failures, without disrupting services. In the event of a controller fault, services are switched to a functioning alternative within a single second, creating an uninterrupted link.
With OceanStor Dorado in place, CPUT now enjoys superior performance, millisecond-level latency, and extremely high reliability. Performance bottlenecks have been eliminated and the course registration system works smoothly, even during peak times, significantly improving the university experience for faculty, staff, and students alike, effectively supporting the development of teaching and scientific research. In addition, OceanStor Dorado's intelligent O&M provides a unified storage resource pool to manage storage resources across all campuses, helping the university identify performance peak hours in advance. It proactively looks for potential component faults — endangering everything from ventilation fans and the power supply to the flash disks themselves — preparing in advance to mitigate and even avoid any impact on services. As a result, the university enjoys better maintenance efficiency, up by 30%, and improved IT resource utilization of up to 70%.
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"OceanStor Dorado's high levels of performance have significantly improved application performance, providing us with a far more stable environment across the entire university" said Jerome Corns, CPUT's IT Director. "We've had a very positive experience with Huawei. The local service team quickly responds to problems on the live network, ensuring the stable running of our systems."
Now, with Huawei OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage system in place, CPUT is well positioned to continue its transformation journey to becoming the leading Smart University of Technology in Africa. It's also fully equipped to focus on its most important mission; fostering a new generation of graduates that will shape a better world for humanity
In addition, the IT systems deployed across CPUT's 13 campuses were distributed and silo' d, meaning that they couldn't communicate with each other. In addition, storage resource utilization was extremely high, with some systems reaching end of support. Total storage utilization was anywhere between 85 and 95% and required continuous management. When problems arose — and they did — IT engineers had to waste valuable time doing manual interventions, moving workloads around to ensure business continuity.
"OceanStor Dorado's high levels of performance have significantly improved application performance, providing us with a far more stable environment across the entire university. We've had a very positive experience with Huawei. The local service team quickly responds to problems on the live network, ensuring the stable running of our systems."
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Washington's Taylor Heinicke benched for Carson Wentz, position to be reevaluated
Emma BowmanDecember 25, 2022
Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera benched Taylor Heinicke for Carson Wentz in the fourth quarter of Saturday's loss at the San Francisco 49ers, but Rivera said he's not yet sure the move is permanent. Rivera said he will name a starting quarterback earlier in the week.
Wentz played the last two series in a 37-20 loss that dropped the Commanders to 7-7-1. They remain in seventh and final playoff spot.
Rivera said he will assess the situation, discuss it with his offensive coaches and make a decision. Washington hosts the 6-9 Cleveland Browns next Sunday.
Commanders offensive coordinator Scott Turner said he won't make a "reflexive decision" but will use the fourth quarter as an opportunity to evaluate Wentz's game. Rivera also said he didn't want to see the 49ers "tee off" at Heinicke.
"It was an opportunity for us to see where Carson is and he did a good job," Rivera told reporters after the game. "We're in a pretty good situation now."
Wentz last played on October 13 when he broke his right ring finger in a 12-7 win over the Chicago Bears. He returned to the active matchdays squad last week and was close to coming into play in the second half.
Wentz completed 12 of 16 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in two working series.
"We are all competitors. I'm not going to sugarcoat it: we all want to be out there," Wentz said. "If we lose that in this position, we'll be out very quickly. So it would mean a lot [to start], but that is beyond our control. We will both prepare and work our cocks off and nothing will change due to circumstances. Whatever happens, will happen."
Heinicke said he's used to being in this situation — always an underdog or on the verge of losing his job, especially in the NFL.
"I've heard things like this all my life," Heinicke said. "I try not to pay attention to it. I control what I control and that goes out there and play as hard as I can and I feel like I've done that. If they have to put Carson in there, fine. I will come to the facility every day, work hard and do my best."
Heinicke played one of his more efficient halves of the season in the first two quarters, completing eight of 11 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Another drive ended at the 1-yard line when Washington failed to convert a fourth hit. In the third quarter, he threw a second touchdown pass.
But in the fourth quarter, Heinicke lost a fumble deep at his own 11-yard line, resulting in a 49ers field goal. He was intercepted on the next possession, this time at the Commanders 25, resulting in a second field goal and a 27-14 deficit.
"I was pretty exhausted, and the last two rides were turnovers, so I understand," said Heinicke. "Carson did a good job."
Rivera said Heinicke played "pretty well" in the first half and said it "would be tough to pin all the turnovers on him. Those weren't his problems. There were some things we could have done better."
Still, that was enough for Rivera to switch to Wentz. Washington's offense had the ball moving during Heinicke's starts; The Commanders finished 13th in the league in total yards in his first seven starts. However, they were 25th in the red zone and scoring and 27th on third downs.
Rivera was happy with Wentz's game.
"He was good at what we were doing," Rivera said. "He was big in the pocket and got the ball out quickly a couple of times and threw some good balls."
Washington traded two third-round draft picks to the Indianapolis Colts and traded second-round picks in April to acquire Wentz. He has a salary cap of $26.7 million in 2023 but no longer has guaranteed money, allowing Washington to cut him with no financial penalty. But the commanders want to find out whether he can be their man in the future or not.
If Wentz starts, he would be playing on an offense that's more run-heavy than Washington's first six games. The coaches are hoping for more success for Wentz.
"Our ability to run the ball takes a lot of the pressure off the quarterback," Rivera said. "This is a different unit than the group he played with. There are some things that show what he can do when given the opportunity to stand tall in the bag."
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Q: What does "The error has been consumed" mean? I always teach my customers to tackle the first error that is reported. This is the first error that is reported when I try to deploy my web application:

17  persistenceUnit  WARN   [localhost-startStop-1] openjpa.Runtime - An error occurred while registering a ClassTransformer with PersistenceUnitInfo: name 'persistenceUnit', root URL [file:/var/lib/tomcat8/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes]. The error has been consumed. To see it, set your openjpa.Runtime log level to TRACE. Load-time class transformation will not be available.

Part of the message says "The error has been consumed." What does that mean? Does that mean the error is important? Or not important?
(You'll be pleased to hear that it is not web-programming that I teach.)

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Now Runs at 30FPS on the New Xbox Series X
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the Xbox series game is creating the biggest waves among all the Xbox games listed by the company. Microsoft is planning to launch its latest Xbox, Xbox Series X later this year, and is expected to incorporate powerful hardware in it. With powerful hardware, many game developers try to develop their games taking advantage of the provisions provided by the Xbox.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla to run at 30FPS
In the live-streamed video of Assassin's Creed Valhalla if you are surprised with the smooth performance of the game on the proposed Xbox Series X, then you will be surprised to know one thing about the game. The Valhalla game developer — Ubisoft, confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be running at 30FPS on the latest Xbox console.
Ubisoft further stated that their game is developed such that it uses the advanced and improved features of the latest Xbox Series X. The next-gen Xbox brings many new features like graphic improvements and extremely fast loading times. We can say that all these advanced features in the latest Xbox are because of the powerful GPU.
"Ubisoft has always been committed to exploring the latest technologies that are available. We(Ubisoft) take the new console's advantage and produce the most immersive gaming experience that is possible. We are very much excited to collaborate with Microsoft in bringing Assassin's Creed Valhalla to the Xbox Series X," Ubisoft in a statement to Eurogamer.
The previous Xbox — Xbox One is comparatively very primitive to the latest Xbox Series X which got a huge spec bump. Now it will not surprise us when we can play the game at 60FPS also. But, at the current 30FPS also the game looks amazingly smooth.
We may have to wait until the latest Xbox Series X gets released sometime later this year to experience the Ubisoft's game at its present best performance.
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O Bart, Where Art Thou? is a Bart Simpson Comics story that is featured in Bart Simpson #9.
Bart injures his head while riding his scooter off the roof of his house and is forced to go to the hospital. As Dr. Hibbert shaves Bart's head bald to apply the stitches, he notices that Bart has a birthmark shaped like Ned Flanders under his hair. Hibbert explains to the Simpsons that the "Flanders' birthmark" is shared by Ned and his son Todd. Rod however, does not have said birthmark. Homer rashly comes to the conclusion that Bart and Rod were switched at birth and storms off to Ned's house to trade sons.
Back home, Marge tells Homer that they should get a DNA test first, but Homer stops her, saying that they're getting the better end of this deal. Ned compares his birthmark to Bart's showing that they are a match. Lisa then asks where Todd's birthmark is, and Ned replies that it's on his "tushie". After Bart and Homer have a good laugh, both boys reluctantly trade homes, but find it difficult to fit into their new lifestyles. While eating dinner, Rod attempts to pray at the table, but is strangled by Homer when Rod won't tell him what he's praying for. Lisa then takes Rod away to watch TV, but this only bores Rod. He suggests that they could do some home work, to which Lisa wholeheartedly agrees, stating that if they start now they could finish a weeks worth of homework in one night.
Bart also has problems while staying at Ned's and finds that he actually misses being strangled by Homer. He is irritated by all of Ned's house rules, such as not being able to stay up past 7:00 p.m. Bart becomes disappointed because this means he can't watch Krusty the Clown. Ned compromises and says that he and Todd can watch 15 minutes of Scared Straight to Heaven. Bart declines the offer, so Ned tells him that he might as well go for his bath and then get into bed. Bart reluctantly does as he's told, but only bothers to wash his face. Ned asks Bart if he had scrubbed behind his ears and, when Bart says no, proceeds to do it himself. While wetting and soaping up Bart's head, Ned discovers that Bart's supposed "birthmark" was in fact merely a wad of dried up bubble gum that had gotten stuck on Bart's head.
With the issue resolved, each child returns to their respective families. The next night, Bart comments that he should get a tattoo of Homer on his rump so that Homer will never be able to get rid of him. Homer then strangles Bart, who remarks that it's great to be home again.
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Sifrhippus and modern horse. (Illustration by Danielle Byerley, courtesy University of Florida.)
After they first appeared in the fossil record, horses got smaller as a result of a warming planet, says a study just published in Science. Thing is, proto-horses weren't that big to begin with — Sifrhippus, the first horse, only weighed 15 pounds — so by the time the climate was done with them, they'd shrunk down to 8.5 pounds, or about the size of Paris Hilton's dog Tinkerbell.
"Horses started out small, about the size of a small dog like a miniature schnauzer," said co-author Jonathan Bloch, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus.
"What's surprising is that after they first appeared, they then became even smaller and then dramatically increased in size, and that exactly corresponds to the global warming event, followed by cooling. It had been known that mammals were small during that time and that it was warm, but we hadn't understood that temperature specifically was driving the evolution of body size."
Later, as the planet cooled, horses "bulked up" back to 15 or so pounds. "When Jon and I started plotting oxygen data from the mass spectrometer, we could immediately see that the shifts in size of horses and temperature were mirror images of each other," said lead author Ross Secord.
Looking at other species of mammals, about a third became "smaller or a lot smaller" as the planet warmed, during what's known as the Paleocence-Eocene Thermal Maximum (or, in denialist circles, the One Bit of Paleolithic History We've Heard Of). That warming event, while extreme in the course of Earth's history, was gradual compared to present warming, so it's not clear that animals will have nearly as much opportunity to adapt their body size to higher temperatures. Also there's the small matter of humans' habit of messing up all of their habitat and/or eating them.
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Hacker Incidents Point to Need for More Information Sharing Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 4, 2014
The healthcare industry has had several loud wake-up calls so far this year, providing an alarm that the sector is not immune to the kinds of hacker attacks that have been more commonly associated with banks and retailers.
The most recent was a breach at Community Health Systems, which the hospital chain says involved Chinese hackers who used "highly sophisticated malware" to gain access to information on 4.5 million patients.
Regulators, law enforcement officials and others need to better collaborate to make sure timely alerts of cyber-threats - and guidance for response - are issued.
TrustedSec, an information security consulting service, has said hackers who attacked CHS apparently took advantage of the Heartbleed flaw.
In June, Montana state officials confirmed that 1.3 million people were being notified of a breach at the state's Department of Public Health and Human Services. The state says hackers gained access to a public health department server containing client information.
And back in April, a distributed-denial-of-service attack against Boston Children's Hospital also put a spotlight on another often-overlooked threat.
What these incidents show is that the risk of hacker attacks in the healthcare sector is real. So healthcare organizations need to take their heads out of the sand and be prepared to defend against these threats, mitigate the risks and respond to the assaults.
Plus, regulators, law enforcement officials and others need to better collaborate to make sure timely alerts of cyber-threats - and guidance for response - are issued.
In the Community Health Systems incident, the healthcare community wasn't alerted about the malware threat until news reports came out about the hospital chain's disclosures in an 8K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. And the FBI was criticized for not issuing an alert to the healthcare sector until after that SEC disclosure.
Time for Vigilance
In the aftermath of these high-profile breaches, and many others, the healthcare sector needs to be on high alert. Clearly, cybercriminals and hacktivists are interested in stealing data or disrupting healthcare organizations operations.
And let's face it, as a result of the HITECH Act's financial incentive program for the adoption of electronic health records, there's been a transformation over the last five years, with tons of newly digitized patient data ripe for picking by cyberthieves if it's not properly protected.
Healthcare organizations of all types and sizes need to ramp up their security. Even smaller clinics have to be on the alert, because they could be weak links that let bad actors in.
Improved cyber-intelligence sharing, alerts and guidance from law enforcement, government regulators, and industry groups can help.
For instance, the Health Information Trust Alliance - or HITRUST - is meeting next week with government officials and healthcare information security leaders to discuss - among other things - ways of improving communication about cyberthreats to help mitigate risks (see How Can Healthcare Improve Threat Sharing?).
Certainly industry groups like HITRUST can help with the effort to spread the word about the latest threats. But the FBI and other government agencies need to do a better job of providing enough timely intelligence for the sector to act upon - while not tipping their hand to the bad guys.
The healthcare industry cannot afford to snooze while cybercriminals plan their next assault. Organizations of all sizes need to be ready to recognize the threats and mitigate the risks. But government agencies and industry information sharing groups need to do a lot more to ensure hospitals, clinics and others are well-informed about the very latest threats.
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Immune checkpoints are a crucial part of the body's immune system, but cancer cells are often able to escape this tightly controlled surveillance system, in part by using checkpoint pathways to block anti-tumor responses.
New collaborative research between Rice University bioengineers Sheng Tong and Gang Bao and oncologist Cassian Yee from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center aims to engineer nanoscale systems that can disrupt these immunosuppressive pathways and subject tumors to attacks by the body's natural defenses.
Tong says the work, which is supported by a new four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, will not only expand the understanding of cancer immunogenicity and tumor-immune system interactions, but also reveal new directions in multiplexed and personalized cancer immunotherapy.
Tong, a principal investigator on the project who joined the Rice faculty from the Georgia Institute of Technology with Bao in 2015, said clinicians and cancer researchers don't yet fully understand all the methods tumors use to fool the immune system.
"There is a critical unmet medical need for many patients, particularly those diagnosed with the most lethal types of cancer, who do not benefit from current immunotherapies," Tong said.
The team aims to develop a therapeutic genome editing system by packaging CRISPR/Cas9 machinery within a delivery system using baculoviral vectors (BV) that can target a tumor's immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunosuppressive genes. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNP) attached to the BV surface will serve as a switch to induce controlled, local gene editing under an applied magnetic field.
"BV is a cylindrically shaped vector derived from an insect virus that can carry large DNA molecules, so it allows for the packaging of multiple genes," said Bao, Rice's Foyt Family Professor of Bioengineering, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research and professor of chemistry.
Recent studies in the Bao lab have focused on targeted nucleic acid delivery methods that involve the use of a locally applied magnetic field serving as a precise external control and as an "on-off" switch for controlled tissue-specific genome editing in vivo.
In addition to serving as the magnetic switch for local viral transduction, the biocompatible MNPs attached to the surface of the BV vector serve as an imaging contrast agent for tracking the BV vector. This information will allow the team to rigorously quantify the in vivo delivery efficiency and biodistribution of the MNP-BV-CRISPR, as well as examine the off-target effects induced by the gene-editing machinery.
Yee, a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy in the Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology at MD Anderson, will help evaluate and optimize the anti-tumor immunity of the new therapy in animal models.
– Shawn Hutchins is a science writer and web specialist for Rice University's Department of Bioengineering.


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A creature feature so delightfully outlandish that it could only have been produced by Roger Corman (Galaxy of Terror), Sharktopus arrived on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2011, from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
In the monster movie, an eight-tentacled nightmare hybrid of shark and octopus, the sharktopus "S-11," was created by genetic scientist Nathan Sands (Eric Roberts, Crimes of the Past) as the U.S. Navy's next super-weapon. But when its control implants are damaged during a training experiment, the beast escapes to Puerto Vallarta and starts to have a grand meal of bikini babes, jet-skiers and spring-breakers. With the ocean terror out of control and seemingly invincible, a ragtag trio of saviors comes together to stop the unholy beast from turning a seaside tourist resort into the ultimate human buffet. But it won't be easy… of course.
Directed by Declan O'Brien (Monster Ark), Sharktopus premiered on the Syfy Channel in September to strong ratings (2.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the monster in action) and lots of online affection.
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Sam Hunt, Dan & Shay and Hunter Hayes, plus the Illinois State Fair!
A night out at the Illinois State Fair always spells the end of summer for a farm girl. This was kind of a last hurrah, a fun concert and walk through the grounds with my friend Rose before harvest time. Our first stop was the Illinois Lottery where Rose everything out. We entered the sweepstakes and I won a $2.00 on a scratch off ticket, the night was off to a good start.
After a few stops at the butter cow, a chance to pet a rabbit in the petting zoo and a sit on a funny stool with legs and a stop at the vintage ag display we made our way to the grandstand where I settled in to tweet about the concert. This was my first time blogging about a concert; it has been a great experience. Loving country music as I do, a chance to combine two favorite things, writing and music was a win/win.
First up was newcomer Sam Hunt. "I really liked his music," Rose Hammitt said at the end of his set.
A Georgia boy is both a singer and song writer. His work encompasses both country and hip-hop giving him his own style. He has written songs sung by Kenny Chesney, Billy Carrington and the latest "Cop Car" by Keith Urban. Last night he brought his own special style to Springfield and had the crowd swaying to "House Party".
Next up were the Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney that comprise the duo Dan &Shay. The two are famous for the debut singles "19 You + Me" as well as other songs. Meeting at a house party at Smyers home in Nashville, the two have only been writing and producing music together since 2012.
The two young men like Hunt are both singers and songwriters and the crowd responded to their rock/country sound. "I love their harmony," Rose added enjoying their combined talents.
The Springfield listeners raised their voices and put their hands together in appreciation when the premier act singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes came on stage. Sitting next to Rose and I was an attorney from New Orleans who came to visit his daughter. He was a very interesting fellow and said that Hunter Hayes was from a town near New Orleans Louisiana called Breaux Bridge.
It is a small world!
Hunter Hayes began his session with rousing numbers that brought many to their feet and showcased his amazing talent with his guitar solos. The highlight of his performance for me was how humble he was and his song "Invisible" where the lyrics were so encouraging everyone to follow their dreams. "I am a geek and a nerd and I always will be," Hayes said on stage.
The singer is a true inspiration. "I think he is a great role model for young people today," Rose said.
All in all, it was a good night and this was just one of the amazing concerts that is part of the Illinois Lottery's Anything is Possible Media Series. For more information about the series, check out http://bit.ly/1nVuZaJ.
By the way, I did manage to be good and bypass the highest caloric fair food. I succumbed to popcorn, but hey, I was at a show!
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"Congress has done a great disservice to American women, children and families today by failing to send a Zika funding bill to the President before leaving town for the remainder of the summer.
"The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), representing more than 57,000 physicians and partners in women's health, is extremely disappointed with the partisan politics Congress is playing in the face of this very real public health crisis.
"As of July 7th there are nearly 650 pregnant women infected with the Zika virus in the US states and territories. Ob-gyns are on the front lines of this virus, caring for women whose pregnancies are at risk from Zika and its devastating birth defects.
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Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Children in War Zones (10 Dec 1997)
Stephen Timms: What steps she is taking to encourage implementation of the Machel recommendations on children in war zones. [18427]
Stephen Timms: I very much welcome my hon. Friend's reply. He will know that the report for the United Nations Children Fund, for which Mrs. Machel was responsible, highlighted the issue of households headed by children. He will also know that it is estimated that there could be 80,000 such households in Rwanda following the conflict there, that there are many more in Uganda as a result of the conflict in...
Minister without Portfolio (Millennium Experience): Millennium Experience (8 Dec 1997)
Stephen Timms: I wonder whether my hon. Friend is aware that the millennium dome is already a spectacular site from my constituency [Interruption.]—indeed it is—north of the river. Rather than listen to the consultants who are the pre-occupation of Conservative Members, will he consider asking school children in my constituency for ideas about the content of the exhibition in that dome, because they...
Local Government Finance (England) (2 Dec 1997)
Stephen Timms: I particularly welcome the new emphasis on fairness in my right hon. Friend's announcement, and the change to the treatment of capital financing charges in the formula. Will he join me in paying tribute to the long fight by the Newham Needs campaign for the abolition of the concept of notional debt, which played such a significant part of the formula used by the Conservatives? Will my right...
Innovation (Small Firms) (7 Nov 1997)
Stephen Timms: We have just listened to a remarkable speech by the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Mrs. Gillan). The subject of the debate is innovation and the role of small firms and the context for it is the Government's response to the third report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, which was published last month. I do not know whether the hon. Lady has read it or is...
Stephen Timms: I will be pleased to concentrate most of my remarks on the subject of innovation, but a response is required to the lengthy speech that we have just heard from the hon. Lady. Not only has the Conservative party ceased to listen to small businesses: on the single currency, it has ceased to listen to the big businesses represented by the Confederation of British Industry. From the Labour...
Stephen Timms: I am well aware of the view of the small business representatives to whom I have spoken, and the view of the CBI, which is shared by the hon. Member for Esher and Walton, who is sitting next to the hon. Lady. That view is very different from the dogmatic view taken by the Conservative party. My hon. Friend the Minister has been listening to small businesses. She spoke at a remarkable and...
Stephen Timms: I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention and pay tribute to his work in this field as a member of the previous Government. I accept that these are complex matters, but my point is that the United Kingdom science base is in a parlous state and we are losing investment as a result. The Government should turn their attention to that in a way that the previous Government failed to do.
Stephen Timms: I thank my hon. Friend for making a telling point and I agree with him. The issue of the research infrastructure ought to be at the centre of this debate and I shall concentrate on that subject during the remainder of my speech. My central point in welcoming the Government response to the House of Lords Select Committee report concerns the problem facing small businesses that want to exploit...
Stephen Timms: I entirely agree with the hon. Lady. That is an important point and my hon. Friend the Minister is also committed to that approach. My point is that there is much innovation in our universities that is not finding its way to commercial exploitation. Today's debate must be about how we can change that so that small businesses have access to that innovation and can exploit it commercially, in...
Stephen Timms: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, but there is also a large manufacturing sector in London. I am told that there are more people working in manufacturing in London than in the whole of the northern region. It is therefore vitally important that the businesses that employ those people are innovative and the Government are rightly turning their attention to how that can be achieved. The...
Stephen Timms: I was interested to hear the hon. Lady's constituency correspondence, but I wonder whether she will now come to the subject of the debate, which is innovation in small businesses.
Stephen Timms: The hon. Lady encouraged the House in the 24th minute of her speech by mentioning innovation. Perhaps she could turn her attention to that, which is the subject of the debate.
Wireless Telegraphy Bill [Lords] (29 Oct 1997)
Stephen Timms: I am pleased to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood)—I followed his speech with interest. It is extraordinary that he launched such a savage attack on a measure that was in the Conservative party's manifesto. It will be interesting to see whether other Conservative Members follow his line and oppose their manifesto, or whether some of them agreed with the manifesto on...
Stephen Timms: It is difficult to say how much money will be raised by the Bill, but there is no doubt that an orderly approach to spectrum allocation, which is enshrined in this Bill and which was in the Conservative party's manifesto, is the right way to go. My discussions with people in the industry suggest that that is overwhelmingly their view as well. The mobile operators do not oppose the Bill in...
Stephen Timms: The hon. Gentleman has misunderstood what my hon. Friend said. He made it clear that existing operators will not be participating in auctions, but that does not mean that they will not be paying charges. The appropriate mechanism for that will be set out in the Bill.
Stephen Timms: The hon. Gentleman is supporting my argument; there will be charges on existing operators. I want to know how those charging mechanisms will be established. I do not know whether Conservative Members agree with their spokesman, but I have no objection to charging for the radio spectrum or to the competitive mechanism that is enshrined in the Bill. Those proposals are entirely appropriate and...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (9 Jul 1997)
Stephen Timms: The Prime Minister will be aware that, of the 6 million or so personal pensions sold since 1988, at least 500,000 were missold, in that people who bought them would have been better off had they kept what they began with. The determination that the Government have shown in sorting out that mess is welcome, and I welcome what my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary said about that this morning....
Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: European Year against Racism and Xenophobia (7 Jul 1997)
Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he plans to contribute to the European Year against Racism and Xenophobia. [5511]
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AI and Patents, are we ready?
It didn't seem that long ago that people were talking about Artificial intelligence or AI, as something futuristic, or another generation away. Not anymore. AI is rapidly infiltrating many aspects of our lives with automated assistants, smart devices, driverless cars, toys, and more.
While there are seemingly limitless benefits of AI, there is high-level concern about AI's impact on people and jobs. Research group Gartner predicted that by as early as next year more than 3 million workers globally will be supervised by a "robo-boss." There is no denial that this technology is creating such unprecedented disruption that governments, companies and societies around the world are racing to manage and control AI before AI controls us.
Even the IP industry isn't immune. And it's not just the filing of patents for AI technologies that's of concern. AI raises intriguing questions such as who the inventor is where the machine invented or contributed to inventing the technology. From an IP industry perspective, questions are being raised about stated initiatives from IP firms and patent offices such as the EPO to conduct patent searching, examine patents and even write patent specifications using AI.
Identifying the inventor – human or robot?
A relatively easy initial target for AI may be patent searching since this is a time-consuming task. A patent search usually has some defined scope and often search terms and strategy evolve as a search progresses based on results found and learnt from. AI could ease the work involved here or at least supplement the efforts of real people. But what would happen if the AI system itself invented something, for example in the process of searching or in the development of a new product?
According to Ryan Abbott Professor of law at the University of Surrey School of Law, AI systems have been making patentable inventions for over 20 years, but patent law hasn't kept up.
He said, "Soon computers will be routinely inventing, and it may only be a matter of time until computers are responsible for most innovation. To optimise innovation – and the positive impact this will have on our economies – it is critical that we extend the laws around inventorship to include computers."
Machines inventing things contrasts with a key reason for patents being to recognise inventors (people) for their inventions in a public forum (a patent office).
Meanwhile, the number of patents issued around the word for AI enabled technologies has been skyrocketing in recent years (see IPWatchdog, VOX, iProgrammer). In the US alone, market intelligence firm Tractica released a market taxonomy of 27 industry sectors featuring potential AI use-cases and forecasted that global AI revenue would grow from $643.7 million in 2016 up to $38.8 billion in 2025.
But the question as to who would be liable for malpractice if the product or process was invented by an AI machine is another issue yet to be defined. Is the patent owned by the machine, the owner of the machine, or the person who programmed it? This is not a far-fetched question as legally, inventors have the right to file a patent unless other contractual obligations exist. Should an AI robot be listed as an inventor? Is this legally right since patent law defines the inventor as a person?
In October, Saudi Arabia became the first country to grant citizenship to an AI robot developed by Hanson Robotics called Sophia. She also said that she wanted to have a child one day, presumably to create another AI personality like her – Sophia II. Will Sophia have the patentable right for her progeny, or will Hanson Robotics?
At present, the European Patent Office, which sets a high standard for patentability, states that it would depend on the 'technical' versus 'non-technical' features that contribute to the 'inventive step'. A computer processing non-technical information in some non-obvious way may not be considered inventive unless there is a technical effect. However, these standards vary around the world, and the impact AI will have on IP rights is yet to be seen.
AI patent systems may be faster, but are you willing to bet your patent rights on them?
There's also the tricky issue of ethics. AI technology is designed to mimic humans, so will we be able to rely on AI automated patent advice or patent examination to provide a fair and unbiased service?
In the short term, while the world grapples with the implications of AI, filing and protecting of patents will still need to rely heavily on experienced and connected IP experts. But these investments in new technologies will inevitably be offset by fee increases and service disruption, perhaps initially for specific tasks like patent searching.
The hope is, once AI systems become better trained and their accuracy and understanding of the many IP anomalies improve, having supporting AI technology to plough through time-consuming tasks like patent searches will save time and create other positives for the industry such as greater patent quality. It would stand to reason, therefore, that the cost of these specific tasks will lessen over time.
With so much change in the IP industry, will the personal approach of the experienced IP strategist eventually be replaced by an AI supported IP graduate in a mega-IP group with the funds to invest in this technology? Possibly, but probably not for some time, at least until Patent Attorneys and their robo-bosses can argue with confidence against an AI judge as to who or what invented the technical step! Perhaps obviousness rules should be amended to not reflect what is obvious to a person skilled in the art but rather what is obvious to a 'person or machine' skilled in the art?
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Hi, after 2 weeks of not being arround, I can tell you for sure I missed you all guys and gals... I should confess that; LPSG is addictiveHow about you? have you ever been apart for a long time?
The longest I've ever been away was maybe 24 hours. There's been times where I've gone days without posting, but I check in everyday for some reason or another.
Yes this site is very addictive . The longest time so far without visiting the site was about 2 days.
It seems the longest I've gone without posting here was about six weeks. It's not too surprising, though, since I've participated in some other online communities for periods of time during the last year.
I've been coming back to LPSG more lately, though, because of the variety of topics of discussion, the huge pool of interesting people, and the general fun factor.
Yup it is addictive as are some on the people here. I went without it was for a week in the summer.
about a month or so a few months back when I was at a friends, although I did check in once or twice to pick up my messages.
I was gone for a year. It was when the server and owners changed and everything was new. I forgot my password and just never came back around. I had to make a new identity and start over.
I go weeks. I don't think I've properly caught the bug yet.
My longest period of absence from here since first posting was about 2 years.
About a year or so.
Ive have been gone a month at a time, either because of travel, or because I was sick of the site.


The federal Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement for $80,000 each with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and a general contractor for dumping fuel and other substances into a lake near a major highway bridge project.
The EPA said in a Friday (July 31) statement that Caltrans and Tutor-Saliba Corporation each were responsible for allowing sediment, diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid and dewatering slurry to enter Shasta Lake at the site of the Interstate 5 Antlers Bridge project near Redding, CA. The discharges took place from 2011 to 2013, the EPA said.
After receiving complaints from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, the EPA inspected the site in 2011 and 2013, the agency said in its statement. It found that Caltrans had failed to prevent polluted stormwater runoff from entering the lake, which is the state's largest drinking source.
Caltrans and its contractor, Tutor-Saliba, have agreed to pay $80,000 each as part of agreements they made with the federal EPA for illegally dumping into Shasta Lake in northern California.
Failing to have a permit for the dumping, and from preventing the runoff from entering Shasta Lake, was in violation of the State of California's Construction Storm Water General Permit and the Federal Clean Water Act, the agency said.
In its agreement with the transportation agency, the EPA said Caltrans discharged about 33,000 pounds of sediment into Shasta Lake. In addition to paying the $80,000 penalty, Caltrans has agreed to install and maintain erosion and sediment controls at the bridge construction site.
Meanwhile, the agency said that Tutor-Saliba dumped illegally 25 times from October 2011 to April 2013. In EPA's agreement with the contractor, the agency said Tutor-Saliba Corp. discharged 8.5 gallons of diesel fuel, 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid and hundreds of gallons of dewatering slurry.
The EPA said all of the Tutor-Saliba incidents were self-reported leaks or spills, but they were not covered by a state or federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
The discharge into California's largest drinking water source occured in 2011 and 2013 as a result of the $129-million Antlers Bridge replacement project. The bridge carries Interstate 5 over Shasta Lake.
As part of the agreement, neither Caltrans nor Tutor-Saliba admit nor deny fault for the EPA allegations and both agree to waive the right to contest the allegations or appeal them.
Also, the public has 40 days to comment on the agreements. Instructions on how to comment on the Caltrans or Tutor-Saliba agreements are on the EPA's website.
The $129-million Antlers Bridge replacement project is ongoing. A new bridge will replace the one built in 1943, which is two decades past its 50-year life expectancy, the EPA said in its statement.
Over the years, the stress of heavy truck traffic has weakened the bridge, the EPA said. It is one of the most expensive structures recently built in northern California.
When completed in 2017, the new bridge will have an anticipated lifespan of 100 years.


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Prior to that, Repko served as senior vice president of nuclear operations, where he provided oversight for several Duke Energy-operated nuclear plants, including Harris near New Hill, N.C., Brunswick near Southport, N.C., Oconee in Seneca, S.C., and Crystal River 3 in Crystal River, Fla. He has also served as site vice president of McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville, N.C. He directed station and facilities management, operations, maintenance, chemistry and radiation protection, engineering, nuclear and industrial safety, and business operations.
Repko joined the company in 1985 as an engineer at Oconee Nuclear Station. He has held positions of increasing responsibility, including nuclear shift supervisor, operations shift manager, engineering supervisor, maintenance rotating equipment manager and superintendent of operations, where he had responsibility for the operations of Oconee Nuclear Station and Keowee Hydro Station. Repko has also served as engineering manager for Catawba Nuclear Station and station manager for McGuire Nuclear Station.
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Q: python function random cycling if statements I'm making a rock paper scissor game and have run into a problem with the decisioncycle(). What I'm trying to do is ask the user to input a choice in usercycle(), have the computer generate a random choice in gamecycle(), then determine who won the round and keep track of each result with a win and loss count. It seems to be deciding when to work at random.
import random

class rpsgame:

    rps= ["rock", "paper","scissors"]

    wincount=0
    losecount=0
    def usercycle(self):
        userchoice = input("rock, paper, scissor.....")
        print("SHOOT")
        return userchoice

    def gamecycle(self):
        computerchoice = random.choice(rpsgame.rps)
        return computerchoice

    def decisioncycle(self):
            if rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[0] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[1]:
                    print("paper beats rock, you lose!")
                    rpsgame.losecount +=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[1] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[0]:
                    print("paper beats rock, you win!")
                    rpsgame.wincount+=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[0] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[2]:
                    print("rock beats scissors, you win!")
                    rpsgame.wincount+=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[2] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[0]:
                    print("rock beats scissors, you lose!")
                    rpsgame.losecount+=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[1] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[2]:
                    print("scissors beats paper, you lose!")
                    rpsgame.losecount+=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[2] and rpsgame.gamecycle(self) == rpsgame.rps[1]:
                    print("scissors beats paper, you win!")
                    rpsgame.wincount+=1
            elif rpsgame.usercycle(self) == rpsgame.gamecycle(self):
                    print("it's a tie!!!")
            print("wins {}, losses {}".format(rpsgame.wincount, rpsgame.losecount))

while True:
    rg = rpsgame()
    rg.usercycle()
    rg.gamecycle()
    rg.decisioncycle()

I think my problem is in the decisioncycle(). this is my first shot at a class as the game was working with global variables, but I read here that that is a bad practice to carry out for the future.

A: instead of evaluating each combination using numerous cycles you can use modular arithmetic.
lets say that you make mapping
"rock" => 0
"paper"=>1
"scissors" => 2

you can evaluate solution as
(A.number - B.number) % 3

if this result is 0, it is draw, if it is 1 that A won if 2 A is lost

A: You are asking for a new user input in each condition.  You probably want to read it just once and then compare it each time like
user_choice = self.usercicle()
game_choice = self.gamecycle()
if(user_choice == self.rps[0] and game_choice == self.rps[1]):
    print "Paper beats rock, you lose!"
    self.losecount += 1
elif( user_choice...

and so forth

A: I think you should make a separate function for determining the winner, and use a dict, rather than a 7-way if statement:
def who_won(player, computer):
    rules = {"rock": "scissors", "paper": "rock", "scissors": "paper"}
    if player == computer:
        return None
    if rules[computer] == player:
        return "computer"
    return "player"

It's probably a good idea to check for invalid input, but that should be done in the input function, rather than this function.

A: I think this could actually be simplified. There are some mistakes, and they look like they are due to a simple unfamiliarity with classes. Take a look here:
class RpsGame:

    # create a game loop. Let's try a while loop
    # also, let's try using a dict to make comparisons easier

    def play(self):
        rps = {'rock':'scissors', 'paper':'rock', 'scissors':'paper'}
        score = 0
        # lets just say player must win 3 or lose 3 to end the game
        while -3 < score < 3:
            # ask user for their choice just once here, for instance
            user = raw_input("Rock, paper or scissors: ").lower()
            # and check the input is valid
            # get the computer choice with random

            # then find the winner and adjust score
            # when score reaches -3, computer wins etc.
            # comparisons could go like:
            if com == rps[user]:
                score += 1
            elif user == rps[com]:
                score -= 1

        self.game_over(score)

    def game_over(self, score):
        if score == -3:
            result == "You win"
        else:
            result == "You lose"

        print "%s!!" % result

# We would start by instantiating the game
game = RpsGame()
# And then calling the play method
game.play()

I would go and have more of a read about classes and the usage of 'self' if I were you also.

A: Lots of funky things there, but I think the problem you're having is that you're passing self to a function that doesn't (really) take an argument as input.
class TestClass(object):
    def some_method(self):
        return random.choice(['rock', 'paper', 'scissors'])
    def make_choice(self):
        return self.some_method(self)
        # raises TypeError

A method's classes are AUTOMATICALLY given the instance it belongs to as the first argument. If you try and pass that again, it fails.
That said, I think your class should look something like:
class Roshambo(object):
    ROCK = 'rock'
    PAPER = 'paper'
    SCISSORS = 'scissors'

    OPTIONS = [ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS]

    def get_user_input(self):
        choice = input("r/p/s? ").lower()
        if choice.startswith('r'): choice = self.ROCK
        elif choice.startswith('p'): choice = self.PAPER
        elif choice.startswith('s'): choice = self.SCISSORS
        else:
            # what do we do now?
            pass  # for now
        return choice

    def get_computer_input(self):
        return random.choice(self.OPTIONS)

    def start(self):
        # get input ONCE...
        user_choice = get_user_input()
        computer_choice = get_computer_input()

        if user_choice == ROCK and computer_choice == ROCK:
            # tie
        # etc....

Then instantiate
game = Roshambo()

And run
game.start()


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Bristol and Spanish workers picket multi-national strike breakers Adecco
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Bristol Solidarity Federation picketed a branch of giant employment agency and arch strike-breakers Adecco last week in solidarity with striking workers at the Asea Boveri Brown (ABB) factory in Cordoba, Spain. The strike was called in protest at ABB plans to make workers employed at the factory by subcontractors EULEN redundant and replace them with EUROCEN non-union labour with no experience or qualifications. EUROCEN is the logistics division of the ADECCO Group of companies. The dispute was fuelled by serious breaches of health and safety in the factory and by management's refusal to honour collective agreements. Adecco has been providing scab labour to try and break the strike.
The picket, called to coincide with others around the UK, was joined by a comrade from Spain so it was solidarity and new friendships formed on the pavement as well as across the IWA. Leaflets were handed out to passers by and Adecco staff were given a few copies to expose them to the unscrupulous activities of their employer and to let them know that we're onto them. One youthful passer-by asked us if we were getting paid for handing out leaflets. When our negative response drew a bemused expression we tried to explain the concept of solidarity. "Well, I'm sure you help your mum out don't you?" asked one of our number. "Not really no" he replied a bit too quickly, "I get paid to wash up"....
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SAP To Acquire Business Objects
By Jeffrey Schwartz
Marking perhaps the most significant BI acquisitions to date, SAP plans to buy Business Objects, the largest supplier of BI software, for $6.7 billion.
The companies announced the deal Sunday night in which Paris-based Business Objects will operate as a standalone business unit of SAP. If a larger bidder doesn't emerge and the deal goes through, SAP will integrate its NetWeaver BI platform (formerly known as the SAP Business Warehouse) with Business Objects' BI platform.
SAP said Business Objects will also continue its support of other software platforms, though it remains to be seen how Business Objects customers and developers are affected under the new corporate parent.
"We will see the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of business performance and optimization solutions in the market and we will offer these for companies of all sizes in all geographies and over time for industries," said Henning Kagermann, CEO of SAP, speaking from a press conference in Frankfurt, which was Webcast Monday.
The Business Objects platform will gain SAP's master data management, in-memory analytics, governance, risk, and compliance management, said John Schwartz, Business Objects CEO, also speaking at today's press conference. "We instantly [will] have access to the integration of the Business Warehouse, which is the largest business warehouse in the market with our analytics and our reporting capabilities," he said.
NetWeaver BI, has never compared favorably to competitive BI platforms, wrote Forrester analyst Boris Evelson, in a blog posting. The acquisition of Business Objects, he wrote, gives SAP "best of breed set of BI tools with full BI stack capabilities, everything from data integration tools like ETL and data quality to reporting, OLAP, dashboards, text analytics and many others," he wrote.
The deal comes just months after arch-rival Oracle acquired Hyperion and a year after Microsoft bought ProClarity. Microsoft last month released its new PerformancePoint Server 2007, a performance management software that integrates with SQL Server Analysis Services.
For its part Business Objects has its own hooks into Microsoft's software and the .NET environment. Last year, Business Objects integrated its Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup data visualization solution with SQL Server Reporting Services. Business Objects has various tools that integrate either Crystal Reports and BusinessObjects XI BI platform with SharePoint Portal Server, Office, Dynamics and SQL Server Analysis Services. Business Objects also offers hooks to Microsoft's flagship development environment, Visual Studio.
Jeffrey Schwartz is editor of Redmond magazine and also covers cloud computing for Virtualization Review's Cloud Report. In addition, he writes the Channeling the Cloud column for Redmond Channel Partner. Follow him on Twitter @JeffreySchwartz.


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Vol 2 No 1 (2017): Transforming our World: Role of TVET in Sustainable Development Agenda /
ICT AS SUSTAINABILITY ENABLERS
Applicability of the YouTube as a Pedagogical Tool in Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Benson Odongo Wandago Daystar University
Ayub Mutua Mwangi Daystar University
Jenje Bozo University of Nairobi
Rita Mwabonje Mombasa Technical Training Institute
Peter Kihu Miano Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Keywords: Pedagogy, TVET, multimedia, YouTube, training, technology
Development in information technology has brought with it a multiplicity of measures for publishing and accessing information and instructional resources which can be harnessed for TVET. This study was conducted to establish if YouTube content can be applied in TVET which currently faces numerous challenges despite its importance to the economy. The study aimed at establishing the level of YouTube usage among trainers in TVET institutions; the number of trainers who developed YouTube content for training and identifying challenges and limitations of this online resource. These range from few instructors, inadequate facilities and capacities to cater for the large number of those who complete primary and secondary education and wish to undertake TVET. The study involved 10 instructors and 128 students sampled from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) and the Mombasa Technical Training Institute which are the government institutions that offer TVET within Mombasa County. Data for the study was collected through face to face interviews and self-administered questionnaires with predetermined responses which were administered to students and members of faculty. The study yielded both quantitative and qualitative data whose analysis indicate that students often use YouTube to complement classroom instruction, such content made it easy to understand processes, operation of machines, programs and software. It was also established that most of the material accessed by the learners was developed in the west and other parts of the world. The study also found out that local trainers were hesitant to develop YouTube content due to low multimedia content development capacity. The study concludes that YouTube videos and narrations can be applied to complement lecture led classroom instruction. It therefore recommends that use of YouTube and other multimedia tools should be given prominence in TVET. It further argues that instructors in TVET institutions should be trained on online content development to increase the amount of local content shared on the internet platform. The paper however suggests that despite its applicability, YouTube should only be used as a complement but not substitute class room instructors.
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Jay talks with Ellen Fiosher and Claudia Fiks about Newton Open Studios and the upcoming Spring Open Studios taking place on April 6 and 7.
Jay talks with Hannah Goodwin, Allison Sillers and Amber Pearcy about some of the various ways the Museum of Fine Arts helps make it's collections, exhibitions, and programs more accessible to a wide -range of visitors.
Jay talks with Christine O'Donnell and Chris Lee about the fascinating new exhibit entitled Analog/Digital which is on display at the Beacon Gallery until February 22.
Via Skype, Jay talks with Elizabeth Semmelhack about the Bata Shoe Museum, which is located in downtown Toronto. The Bata Shoe Museum houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of shoes and footwear-related artifacts.
Jay talks with Christie Jackson about the exhibition entitled leisure Pursuits: The Fashion and Culture of Recreation, which is on display at the Fruitlands Museum until March 24, 2019.
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Ceridwen
To Celtic Characters To Medieval Gods To Witchcraft
Ceridwen Glynn Vivian Art Gallery 1910 Christopher Williams (1873-1934)
Ceridwen was an enchantress, mother of Morfran and a beautiful daughter Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel, and they lived near Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) in north Wales. She possessed the cauldron of Poetic Inspiration (Awen) and the Tale of Taliesin recounts her swallowing her servant Gwion Bach who is then reborn through her as the poet Taliesin.
Morfran (also called Afagddu) was hideously ugly, so Ceridwen sought to make him wise. She had a magical cauldron that could make a potion granting the gift of Wisdom and poetic inspiration. The mixture had to be boiled for a year and a day. Morda, a blind man, tended the fire beneath the cauldron, while Gwion Bach, a young boy, stirred the concoction. The first three drops of liquid from this cauldron gave Wisdom; the rest was a fatal poison. Three hot drops spilled onto Gwion's thumb as he stirred, burning him. He instinctively put his thumb in his mouth, and instantly gained great Wisdom and knowledge.
Ceridwen chased Gwion. He turned himself into a hare. She became a greyhound. He became a fish and jumped into a river. She turned into an otter. He turned into a bird; she became a hawk. Finally, he turned into a single grain of corn. She then became a hen and ate him. When Ceridwen became pregnant, she knew it was Gwion and resolved to kill the child when he was born. However, when he was born, he was so beautiful that she couldn't do it. She threw him in the ocean instead, sewing him inside a leather-skin bag. The child did not die, but was rescued on a Welsh shore - near Aberdyfi according to most versions of the tale - by a prince named Elffin ap Gwyddno; the reborn infant grew to became the legendary bard Taliesin.
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Celtic Goddess of Wisdom, Intelligence, magic, divination and enchantment.
She is the Goddess of the cauldron. Popular among the Celtic Classical and Craft of the Wise Traditions.
Cerridwen's cauldron has the power to return the dead to life.
Alignment: N
Areas of Influence: Intelligence, Magic, Wisdom
Sacred Animal: White sow (pig), toad, hawk and crow.
Symbol: The cauldron, sickle and scissors.