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What is this New Microsoft ERP Product – Dynamics 365 Business Central?
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One of the biggest reasons that Microsoft leads the ERP industry is their commitment to constantly improving and evolving to meet the changing needs of businesses. However, it occasionally results in a bit of confusion. That is the case with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Let's clear a few things up:
What IS Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based, all-in-one ERP solution for every department from accounting to Sales. It looks to connect all the disparate processes within a business to improve data-based decision-making, optimize customer interaction, and reduce inefficiencies. There are various editions to the platform that allow users to choose exactly what they need (therefore, not paying for what they don't). Business Central joins the ranks alongside the other Microsoft ERPs like Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL – it does not replace them.
It may be helpful to mention what else Dynamics 365 Business Central is not. If you're familiar with Microsoft products, you have likely heard the terms Madeira and Tenerife used to describe this platform – those terms are both obsolete. Anybody with a computer has likely heard Office 365. Though it sounds similar, this also has nothing to do with Dynamics 365 Business Central.
What Dynamics 365 Business Central is, is a solution based on Dynamics NAV. It currently has over 165,000 global customers with 2.7 million daily users. We tend to say it was "built on the back of Dynamics NAV;" that is to say, if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Microsoft took all of the features that users loved in Dynamics NAV and simply moved them onto a cloud-based platform.
Why does the cloud-based aspect matter?
Most modern ERP solutions are looking to move to the cloud, for a multitude of reasons. Dynamics 365 Business Central being a cloud-based platform means that updates will come directly from Microsoft automatically. There is no limit to the number of users that can access the platform, no company limit, or database size limit.
Customized for You.
Additionally, this solution can be customized more easily through APIs and other developer tools. Cloud-based platforms will always have the edge when it comes to customization, and Dynamics 365 Business Central is no different. Microsoft has [designed] several APIs which allow for true customization. And, like legacy platforms like Dynamics GP, developers are still able to set up a unique, customized environment for end users that suits their unique business needs.
What's the same?
Dynamics 365 Business Central has all the functions you expect every ERP system to have:
Financial Management (which is the strongest feature – if a company primarily uses this module, they're a great candidate for the switch to Dynamics 365 Business Central.)
Jobs (Project Accounting)
All of the modules are customizable, with in-app API functionality, custom developed environments from your Crestwood team member, or through the countless ISV products that exist for Dynamics 365 Business Central.
For more detailed information about the platform, view this presentation from Crestwood's partner, Tim Thompson. It is the first in a series of webinars detailing the features of Dynamics 365 Business Central. Click here to sign up for the next webinar in the series!
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Abbe Museum
Inspiring new learning about the Wabanaki Nations with every visit
THE ABBE MUSEUM www.abbemuseum.org
The Abbe Museum, in Bar Harbor, Maine, is a museum of Wabanaki art, history, and culture, and operates from two locations.
The Abbe Museum was founded in 1926 and first opened to the public in 1928 as a private museum at Sieur de Monts Spring in Lafayette National Park (later renamed Acadia National Park). The Museum is named for its founder, Dr. Robert Abbe, a New York physician and summer resident of Bar Harbor. Dr. Abbe assembled a collection of early Native American artifacts found in the Frenchman Bay area, and he persuaded others with similar collections to join him in establishing a museum that would protect these objects and display them for public education and enjoyment. Early supporters included George B. Dorr, "the father of Acadia," and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The Abbe opened its year-round downtown Museum in 2001 with permanent and changing exhibition galleries, spaces for educational programming, comfortable visitor amenities, and climate controlled storage. The Abbe was the first institution in Maine to sponsor archaeological field research and is now the main repository for archaeological collections from the mid-coast and downeast regions. From the initial focus on archaeology, the Abbe soon expanded its scope to include ethnographic materials. In 1931, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, founder of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, donated an important collection of Native American baskets and other objects. With subsequent donations of major basket collections, it now holds the largest and best documented collection of Maine Indian basketry. The Museum has also built an extensive contemporary collection, documenting the continuing Wabanaki craft tradition in Maine.
The downtown Abbe Museum serves guests year-round, while the Sieur de Monts Spring location is open seasonally from mid-May to mid-October.
Address 26 Mount Desert St. PO Box 286
Website www.abbemuseum.org
Hours Check our website for hours and exhibitions.
Businesses and locations related to: Abbe Museum

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"This weekend. And the Golden State Warriors are trying to pull off what no team is accomplished in more than a half century. Not the Michael Jordan bulls. Not the Magic Johnson Lakers. Not the Larry bird's, Celtics. The warriors are attempting to make their fifth straight trip to the NBA finals and win their third straight title Golden State thrives with an extravagant collection of talent you'll hear from most of the star studded lineup in a moment. But the overriding question basketball right now will the best team in generation be able to triumph over not just the opposition. But over human nature forces like ego, money and fatigue. We recently spent a week with the warriors in this their last season in Oakland, one observation among many when you're the hottest act in sports the show starts early. Ninety minutes to tip off it or Llerena of the warriors. Steph curry emerges for his warm November the night. No matter the opponent fans show up early to what this curry launches dozens of shots every conceivable spot on the floor. Once he gets loose. He keeps and for his final trick the mother of all hail Marys halfway to the locker room. He dreams before. The British shooter in the history of the NBA. He's only exhibit A the warriors of of rich. Here's Kevin Durant. MVP of the finals, two years run"


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Q: Registration key I want to make my single wordpress installation a closed community. Only people who know the registration key should be able to sign up. I already added some more fields to the registration form but I can't fin a simple solution for the registration form to check if the code is correct!?
Looking forward for some ideas! Thank you!
Here's what I do have until now:
// This function shows the form fiend on registration page
add_action('register_form','show_first_name_field');

// This is a check to see if you want to make a field required
add_action('register_post','check_fields',10,3);

// This inserts the data
add_action('user_register', 'register_extra_fields');

// This is the forms The Two forms that will be added to the wp register page
function show_first_name_field(){
?>

Vorname

<input id="user_email" class="input" type="text" tabindex="20" size="25" value="<?php echo $_POST['first']; ?>" name="first"/>

Nachname

<input id="user_email" class="input" type="text" tabindex="20" size="25" value="<?php echo $_POST['last']; ?>" name="last"/>

Hochschule

<select name="hochschule" id="hochschule" class="input">
<option value="Uni Augsburg" <?php selected( 'Uni Augsburg', get_the_author_meta( 'hochschule', $user->ID ) ); ?>>Uni Augsburg</option>
<option value="Hochschule Augsburg" <?php selected( 'Hochschule Augsburg', get_the_author_meta( 'hochschule', $user->ID ) ); ?>>Hochschule Augsburg</option>
</select>

Studiengang

<input type="text" class="input" name="studiengang" id="studiengang" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_author_meta( 'studiengang', $user->ID ) ); ?>" class="regular-text" />

Geschlecht

<select name="geschlecht" id="geschlecht" class="input">
<option value="männlich" <?php selected( 'männlich', get_the_author_meta( 'geschlecht', $user->ID ) ); ?>>männlich</option>
<option value="weiblich" <?php selected( 'weiblich', get_the_author_meta( 'geschlecht', $user->ID ) ); ?>>weiblich</option>

<?php
}

// This function checks to see if they didn't enter them
// If no first name or last name display Error
function check_fields($login, $email, $errors) {
    global $firstname, $lastname;
    if ($_POST['first'] == '') {
        $errors->add('empty_realname', "Fehler: Bitte gib deinen Vornamen ein.");
    } else {
        $firstname = $_POST['first'];
    }
    if ($_POST['last'] == '') {
        $errors->add('empty_realname', "Fehler: Bitte gib deinen Nachnamen ein.");
    } else {
        $firstname = $_POST['last'];
    }
        global $hochschule;
    if ( $_POST['hochschule'] == '' ) {
        $errors->add( 'empty_realname', "Fehler: Bitte gib deine Hochschule an." );
    } else  {
        $hochschule = $_POST['hochschule'];
    }
        global $studiengang;
    if ( $_POST['studiengang'] == '' ) {
        $errors->add( 'empty_realname', "Fehler: Bitte gib deinen Studiengang ein." );
    } else  {
        $studiengang = $_POST['studiengang'];
    }
        global $geschlecht;
    if ( $_POST['geschlecht'] == '' ) {
        $errors->add( 'empty_realname', "Fehler: Bitte gib dein Geschlecht an." );
    } else  {
        $geschlecht = $_POST['geschlecht'];
    }

}

// This is where the magiv happens
function register_extra_fields($user_id, $password="", $meta=array())  {

// Gotta put all the info into an array
$userdata = array();
$userdata['ID'] = $user_id;

// First name
$userdata['first_name'] = $_POST['first'];

// Last Name
$userdata['last_name'] = $_POST['last'];

// Enters into DB
wp_update_user($userdata);
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'geschlecht', $_POST['geschlecht'] );
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'hochschule', $_POST['hochschule'] );
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'studiengang', $_POST['studiengang'] );

}

A: You could use plugin Pie Register for the invitation codes or have look at this snippet ( Creating a Closed Wordpress Community Using Referral Codes ). This forum post could be useful too.

A: You are saying that this is for an university broadcasting station. So I would assume everyone involved has an @univeristy.edu email address.  If not, I'm still posting this (even if it's a late reply) because it can be a good alternative solution for people who are in a similar situation.
So this could be too restrictive or not for your use case, but you could only authorize people with valid email domain to register.
From this answer
add_filter( 'registration_errors', 'my_authorized_domains', 10, 3 );
function my_authorized_domains( $errors, $sanitized_user_login, $user_email ) {

  if (! preg_match('/( |^)[^ ]+@university\.edu( |$)/', $user_email )) {
    $errors->add( 'invalid_email', __( 'ERROR: Only valid "university" email address is allowed.' ));
    $user_email = '';
  }

  return $errors;
}

Registration will fail if email address is not from authorized domain and removes the need for sharing an authorization key, but the caveat is that their email address should be issued from a predictable domain.
But then again, adding an extra check (or modifying to check against the shared registration key) wouldn't be too hard using the above function

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This is a Conmed/Linvatec Pro 3600 battery charger. This unit is in good condition, and includes two batteries. One battery is a Pro 3020, and one is a Pro 3010. It appears that only one of the two batteries will hold a charge.
We are required by E-Bay to include the following information in this items description: North Star Medical is located in St. We sell physicians office and hospital equipment. The sale of this item may be subject to strict regulation by the U. Food and Drug Administration and state and local regulatory agencies.
The item "Conmed Pro 3600 battery charger withtwo batteries. Good condition, guaranteed" is in sale since Monday, June 12, 2017. This item is in the category "Business & Industrial\Healthcare, Lab & Dental\Other Healthcare, Lab & Dental". The seller is "northstar127cj" and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Bahamas.


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Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J. (8 de abril de 1915, Ciudad de Guatemala - 25 de diciembre de 2010, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala) fue un sacerdote jesuita, obispo de la Iglesia católica y rector universitario guatemalteco.

Vida y obra
Luis Manresa Formosa se ordenó sacerdote de la Compañía de Jesús el 29 de julio de 1948 en Barcelona.  En 1955 el Papa Pio XII lo nombró obispo de la diócesis de Quetzaltenango en Guatemala, siendo consagrado el 6 de enero de 1956 por Monseñor Gennaro Verolino, a la sazón Nuncio Apostólico para Guatemala y El Salvador.

Entre 1962 y 1965 Monseñor Luis Manresa Formosa participó como padre conciliar en las cuatro sesiones del Segundo Concilio Vaticano. También fue vicepresidente de  CELAM y, de 1972 a 1979, segundo vicepresidente del Consejo Latinoamericano de Obispos. Fue Obispo de Quetzaltenango hasta retirarse el 30 de mayo de 1979, cuando el Papa Juan Pablo II aceptó su petición y le concedió el retiro.

En 1981 fue nombrado Rector de la Universidad Rafael Landívar en la Ciudad de Guatemala. Durante su gestión de once años, hasta 1992, se fundaron importantes unidades de docencia e investigación en esa casa de estudios, como entre otras la Facultad de Teología, los Departamentos de Trabajo Social, Asuntos Estudiantiles y Asuntos Culturales, la Sede Regional de Escuintla y los Institutos de Lingüística y Musicología, así como el Instituto del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales IARNA. Fue sucedido como rector por el jurista Gabriel Medrano Valenzuela.

Como reconocimiento a su liderazgo y a la trascendencia de su labor como rector, el Consejo Directivo de la Universidad Rafael Landívar le concedió la dignidad de Doctor honoris causa. Otro homenaje importante que le rindió la Universidad consistió en poner su nombre al Instituto de Musicología. A partir del 21 de junio de 2007 esa unidad de investigación cultural, estructurada en 1990 por el Prof. Dr. Dieter Lehnhoff a instancias de Monseñor Manresa, lleva el nombre de Instituto de Musicología «Monseñor Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J.».

Monseñor Manresa pasó sus últimos años retirado en el Convento de Belén de la Antigua Guatemala y en la Iglesia de La Merced en la Ciudad de Guatemala. Falleció el Día de Navidad, 25 de diciembre de 2010, siendo sepultado en la cripta de la Catedral de Quetzaltenango.

Referencias
José Rodrigo Estrada, "El renombrado Instituto de Musicología", Vida Universitaria, 1/7/2007.
José Racancoj, "Sepultan a Monseñor Luis Manresa Formosa, falleció a los 95 años", El Quetzalteco, 28 de diciembre de 2010.

Enlaces externos
http://www.url.edu.gt/PortalURL/Noticias/noticia_individual.aspx?n=140&s=35&c=3&nc=Artes

Nacidos en Ciudad de Guatemala
Obispos de Guatemala
Padres Conciliares en el Concilio Vaticano II
Obispos católicos del siglo XX
Obispos jesuitas
Jesuitas de Guatemala

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"Cuneiform Digital Library Notes is an electronic journal constituted in conjunction with the organization and work of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative to afford contributors to that effort the opportunity to make known to an international community the results of their research into topics related to those of the CDLI. The CDLN is a moderated e-bulletin board for Assyriology and is conceived as a notepad publication of the Cuneiform Digital Library Journal and the Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin. The CDLJ seeks substantive contributions dealing with the major themes of the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, that is, with text analyses of 4th and 3rd millennium documents (incorporating text, photographs, data, drawings, interpretations), early language, writing, paleography, administrative history, mathematics, metrology, and the technology of modern cuneiform editing. Articles in the CDLB are shorter contributions of two to five pages that deal with specific topics, collations, etc., and do not attempt to offer synthetic treatments of complex subjects. The CDLN assumes the role of a bulletin board for the quick publication and internet distribution of short notices of at most one page. The CDLN is hosted by the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, LA/Berlin, and is managed by Robert Englund, and maintained by Madeleine Fitzgerald (UCLA)."


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There are places in the world where stars are the only source of light. Their singularity is breathtaking, inclines to reflection and becomes the root of inspiration. Places like that are usually unspoiled, natural and intact. These are the places where humans live in symbiosis with nature.
Namibia is one of the few places on Earth with the lowest light pollution. There are national parks there where the light pollution is reduced to zero. That's why it has become a hotspot for astronomy photographers like myself.
"Undisturbed Places" is a project made in Namibia and Botswana during Namib & Kalahari Desert Astroexpedition, organized by Safra-Go. Taking part in a month-long journey, I was able to collect 2TB of timelapse footage. What you are about to watch is a selection of the most beautiful locations I was able to film.
Licensing: Undisturbed Places is copyrighted and may not be used without permission. All footage is available for licensing under a rights-managed agreement. If you are interested in using any of my images or timelapse footage, contact me directly. Most of my clips are available up to 5K resolution.


Just like software needs to be constantly refactored and its dependencies updated to keep it working and running, infrastructure needs some love from time to time as well. Our well known services kansalaisaloite.fi (github) and kuntalaisaloite.fi have been sitting on the same machines for a few years now and it was time to make some changes to keep everything under control, up to date and running. Apache HTTPD was switched to Nginx, Java 7 to Java 8, CentOS was upgraded to version 7 and so on. But it was also time to update the configuration and deployment processes.
We have always used Jenkins for automating the dev and test deployments, and our test coverage and QA are in a reasonable state. But in the old world we did not have the required control over the server configurations or production deployments. Even though deployments were mostly scripted, there were always some manual phases where you had to remember to execute all the deployment scripts on the right machines in the right order and in the right way.
I'm a huge fan of Continuous Delivery, QA and automation. I wrote my masters thesis (in Finnish) about Continuous Delivery and decided to apply some of the best practices of CD to these services as a part of this infrastructure update.
In Continuous Delivery, you should always keep your software deployable to production. Everything related to deployment should be automated and auditable: Server configurations, database migrations, deployments and of course unit and end-to-end tests.
At Solita, we mostly use Ansible for automated server configuration and application deployment, and the applications I work on are not an exception. The configurations for the 3 related applications running in 9 environments on 20 servers are now kept in one Git repository in a single branch. With Ansible, it's easy to split the setup into tasks, roles and environments. You get the synergy of unified configuration for the common parts, while still being able to add configuration that's specific to a particular application or environment.
Although Jenkins itself can be messy and complex, its plugin ecosystem offers many reasonable tools for building deployment pipelines and archiving artifacts. All configuration changes should be deployed to dev and test before production, so it was obvious to make a pipeline for server configurations. I wanted to separate the server configuration pipeline from the deployment pipeline because they mostly change independently.
Every change to the configuration repository creates a new pipeline. With the Build Pipeline plugin in Jenkins, we can deploy the changes through the dev and test environments all the way into production with just a few simple mouse clicks. Each application has its own configuration pipeline. Every change leaves a trace in the VCS, and the deployments to each environment are automated and traceable with Jenkins.
Even though automated server configuration is a huge step when it comes to controlling the whole system, the applications and deployments needed some leveling up, too. The first thing was to throw away the separate Jetty server and WAR crap and build the application as a simple JAR file with an embedded Jetty server (commit). I did not have the time and interest for switching to Spring Boot so I ended up just including Jetty as a library. This change had a positive impact on the server startup time: It decreased from about a minute to a few seconds.
Another obvious change was to automate database migrations. I usually prefer to have a separate migration phase in the deployment process rather than letting the application migrate itself, but now I decided to go with the easy way: Include Flyway as a library, include the SQL increments in the package and make the application responsible for migrating the database on startup if necessary (commit).
Now, lets talk about the deployment pipeline. Continuous Delivery relies on a deployment pipeline, in which every change in the VCS triggers the automated process that builds, tests and deploys the software. It's very important that you build the binaries only once and deploy to production the same binaries that you have tested in the preceding phases and environments. In our solution, the CI job stores the JAR file, which is the Release Candidate, and deploys it to the dev environment automatically once it has passed the unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. After the deployment to dev, the same artifact can be promoted to the test environment and after that, into production. The deployment job runs an Ansible playbook that is also responsible for updating the application-specific settings (application.properties) during the deployment.
The deployment job also runs smoke tests against the application to verify that it started up normally. It also tails some of the application log during the server restart, so while the deployment is running, you can have a look at the log in Jenkins instead of having to go to the server yourself.
Now that all the environments share the same configuration process, deployment process and binaries, it's very unlikely for the deployment to fail or any problems to occur in production. We always know when each version was installed in each environment, and reverting to an older version or server configuration is as easy as deploying it (as long as the database schema is kept backwards-compatible).
During this change I was also able to improve many other things, for example caching in Nginx. I wanted to run some performance tests to be sure we can still serve people with at least the same capability as before. We survived the massive Tahdon 2013 campaign pretty well and want to be prepared for other popular initiatives in the future. Gatling is a very simple and powerful tool for stress testing your application and it gives you many nice diagrams about the results.
The practices of Continuous Delivery make a massive improvement to the quality of the product, the stability of deployments and readiness to act when we need to make any changes to the application or the server configurations. Automation, reasonable testing and full control of the whole system are the key factors when it comes to quality and effectiveness.


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PDO MySQL Bug #53782 (foreach throws irrelevant exception)
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if (!extension_loaded('pdo') || !extension_loaded('pdo_mysql')) die('skip not loaded');
require dirname(__FILE__) . '/config.inc';
require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../ext/pdo/tests/pdo_test.inc';
PDOTest::skip();
?>
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$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);

$res = $conn->query('SELECT 0');

try {
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} catch (PDOException $e) {
    echo "Caught: ".$e->getMessage()."\n";
}

foreach ($res as $k => $v) {
    echo "Value: $v[0]\n";
}

echo "DONE";
?>
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MySQLPDOTest::dropTestTable();
?>
--EXPECTF--
Caught: SQLSTATE[42000]: %s
Value: 0
DONE

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This page displays sold house prices for Oakleigh Terrace in Bradford.
Oakleigh Terrace in Clayton, Bradford . Properties on Oakleigh Terrace typically have values around £150,000 - £200,000, with larger terraced houses and townhouses valued at around £200,000.
Map showing Oakleigh Terrace in Bradford.


When I began painting, I would often look at other artists work and marveled. The paintings are so beautiful! How did they get that effect? How did they do it? Appreciation of other artists work is one thing that inspired me to paint.
One of the first paintings that inspired me to paint was "More than friends" by Gunnar Tryggmo, a wonderful Swedish artist. It was so simple, 2 birds in the surf with a lonely rock. So simple, so beautiful.
Deep down, as I began to paint, I expected and wanted to paint like the masters that I studied. Not really realizing that they , too had taken a long and arduous journey to get to where they are today. I didn't realize that they probably experienced the very same frustrations that I encountered to get to where they are. I was reassured by their success; they got to where they were going by hard work and perseverance.
Very often our expectations often supersedes the work. In other words, we want to always paint that masterpiece. Unfortunately, we often paint something, in our minds, that falls short. Often this may be an unrealistic expectation leading to disappointment, failure and frustration. Many times, you may find yourself overworking that painting in order to achieve an improvement. In reality it results in a failed work.
"Beach Weekend" – One of my first paintings. It lacks the hallmark of watercolor and I was sorely disappointed in not having it look and read like a watercolor. This stems from a lack of understanding and studied practice. But it's a start.
Improvement comes with patience, practice and what I call 'layered or staged development'. And most importantly is perseverance. Arnold Palmer, the great golfer once said, "if you putt the ball short of the hole, it will never go in!" In other words, if you don't persist, you will never get there.
Dan Mondloch, in his article "Learning to Paint-Embracing the Struggle", explains beautifully how to embrace the struggle that we may face everyday as we paint. It's obviously much easier to keep your expectations in order. As an artist you want to utilize the best part of your skills and keep moving forward. For many of us , success can be measured in a number of different ways. And success is a development, usually in stages. Like watercolor itself, once you begin layering your development, only then will your work improve and go to the next level.
"Dry Docked – Plein Air" – (Arches Paper 11 x 15 – Daniel Smith Watercolor Paints)- One of my first en plein air paintings. In this early work there are sparks of improvement and a painting style beginning to emerge.
Some may not agree with the professor however. Ability can also surpass knowledge. Natural ability is surely enhanced by knowledge and learning. Prodigies often start with tremendous ability and it's up to that individual or the people around them to harness and cultivate that ability. In the long run it's entirely up to the indiviidual what they want to do with that ability.
I remember when I started painting watercolor in April 2017 and it was so frustrating. Not only frustrating to not be able to understand the medium, but also the simple things like drawing and composing a painting. Very often, I would draw directly on the watercolor paper, with heavy handed lead pencil and paint my painting in 'one go', not really understanding the medium or the process. Out of this frustration, however, I gained small and meaningful progress. My drawing improved. I took lessons and did a lot of reading.
Purchasing books and videos on watercolor painting was the quickest way for me to improve in those early stages. Even now, after 2 years, I continue to read and watch videos every chance I get. You see, I'm searching for the Holy Grail of sorts. Even though this may not be attainable, trying is half the fun.
Probably most important thing that led to my improvement is sticking with it and having faith. There have been a number of paintings that I would start and not finish because I didn't have faith in the process. However, I quickly realized that no matter how bad you think the painting might be when you start, try and finish it. Magical things can start to happen.
You must also have faith in the process of painting watercolor. It's just now after almost 2 years of painting, that I'm beginning to have faith, not in my abilities, but in the process of painting. Sure, my outcomes may not be perfect, but I'm beginning to realize that it's a work in progress and you can build on your experiences and improve, but only if you stick with it.
Now I have piles of watercolor paintings. In that quantity, I began to see flickers of quality and a style that I am beginning to call my own. Some paintings can even be failures in some respect, but I'm always searching and trying to emulate the best parts of my work. Once you begin to embrace and duplicate the best part or your work, other aspects of your paintings will also improve.
All knowledge essential to the painting of a fine watercolor can be obtained from books, many books; teachers, many teachers, and subscription to the truth of the pragmatic theory that doing is part of the knowing.
As you may have guessed, I liken painting to something akin to golf. Golf can be a difficult game and utterly frustrating at times. But when you attain and master some simple skills, such as a proper swing plane, grip or ball position, the act of playing can become enjoyable and rewarding. In watercolor, the simple mastery of basic skills can go a long way in producing a wonderful painting.
For every individual watercolor artist, we are unique. As in golf, every swing and golfing technique can be different, but a shot well played and low scores are what really matter, if you are so inclined. In watercolor painting and most art, the end result is what really matters. Expectations will change, goals and subjects will come and go. The important thing is to persevere and have fun and enjoy the process along the way.
Every word you wrote is so true. Your articles are great and so is your artwork.
Thank you Veronica. Love your work!
Thanks GP, love your blog! I used to play in reinactments and it's refreshing to read your blog.
In my opinion, re-enactments are the best way to teach history. People see it, interact with it and remember it – while the actors enjoy the experience!
Thanks for reading. Yes, there is a lot that happens even before brush is put to paper, for sure.


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It seems like everyone is streaming movies, TV, and YouTube these days. And, to stream to your HDTV, you need a set-top box that connects your living room (or other room) TV to the internet. For most Apple users, the set-top box of choice is the Apple TV. With tight integration with iTunes, as well as Apple's other services like iCloud and Apple Music, and easy-to-set-up wireless configuration, it's a great choice. But, when you buy an Apple TV, what else do you need to buy to ensure you're getting the best experience?
Apple TV: The obvious, basic purchase. Even if you can an earlier model for a little less money, don't bother. The latest version—in this case, the Apple TV 4K—will always deliver the best, most up-to-date features and fastest hardware. If you don't have a 4K TV and don't expect to get one soon, the 4th Generation Apple TV is a good option, but don't buy anything older than that.
HDMI Cable: The box you get when you buy an Apple TV includes the device itself, the Siri remote control, and a power cable. Conspicuously absent is the HDMI cable that connects the Apple TV to your HDTV and/or receiver. Don't forget to buy one—nothing will work without it.
Remote Case: While some people think that the slim Siri remote control that comes with the Apple TV is a great device, others find it slippery, hard to orient, and generally annoying. At least some of these problems can be solved with a case. Like an iPhone case, Apple TV remote cases wrap around the remote and make it easier to hold and orient. Plus, they're pretty cheap (about $10 to $20 in most cases).
iTunes Money: While streaming the content in your iCloud account or from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the Apple TV is fun, the device is even better when you use it to rent or buy movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store directly from your couch. To do this, you'll need an iTunes Account and some money to spend in it.
Netflix Subscription: The selection of content you can stream to your Apple TV is tremendously expanded when you've got a Netflix account for streaming movies and TV. Netflix offers monthly and annual subscription accounts with streaming to access their library of content.
Other Streaming Services: Netflix might be the biggest name in streaming, but it's far from the only one. Consider adding on subscriptions to things like Hulu (for TV), HBO (for TV and movies), sports packages like NBA League Pass or NFL Sunday Ticket, and many more.
Extended Warranty: When it comes to most technology and electronics purchases, it's generally a good idea to buy a (reasonably priced) extended warranty. However, with the Apple TV, it's hard to imagine the device failing very soon after buying, given that there are essentially no moving parts. With the likelihood of failure being low, and the price of the Apple TV itself being pretty low, too, it's probably safe to skip the AppleCare extended warranty in this case.
When buying an iPhone, the final price tag exceeds just the cost of the device because you need at least a few accessories to get the most out of your purchase. That's not true with the Apple TV. Buy it and a video cable and you're good to go. But, you'll get more out of the experience if add on to your Apple TV.


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Fate of national exams hangs in balance over Corona crisis
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 00:00 | By
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Kenya National Examination Council chief executive officer Nancy Karogo. Photo/PD/FILE
The fate of at least two million candidates scheduled to sit this year's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams hangs in the balance as the government fights to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Yesterday, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) spent the better part of the day in a crisis meeting deliberating on the options available.
However, opinion remained divided among education stakeholders on whether the two exams should be postponed until the situation improves.
KNEC chief executive Nancy Karogo was cagey when asked about the fate of at least 700,000 KCSE and more than a million KCPE candidates.
"No decision has been taken yet but let's cross the bridge when we get there," said Karogo and promised to call us later. She did not, however, call back.
But sources at KNEC said the government was considering postponing the exams at the end of the 30 day period that President Uhuru Kenyatta announced when he ordered the closure of schools.
"The government is likely to make a firm decision on April 16 when the 30-day period elapses, " the source, who did not want to be named, said.
KNEC has already postponed the Early Childhood and Development (ECDE) and Diploma in Special Needs Education examinations scheduled for later this month, a clear indication that both KCSE and KCPE tests could also be rescheduled.
Revise calendar
A letter dated March 30 by Karogo to regional and county directors of education states: "The Kenya National Examination Council wishes to inform you that the 2020 ECDE (proficiency, certificate and diploma) examination scheduled to take place between April 12 and 16 and the diploma in special needs examination scheduled to be done between April 12 and 23 have been postponed until further notice."
Yesterday, the secretary general of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Akello Misori, who has been advocating for postponement of exams said the environment was not conducive for the tests.
"We maintain our position that the government should consider revising the school calendar, with a view of having KCSE and KCPE exams postponed. Plenty of time was eaten up by the early closure of schools in the first term, and there is no way we are going to open the schools in good time for the second term," Misori argued.
He said that should the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise, some schools are likely to be turned into temporary hospitals while others will become quarantine centres.
"This pandemic is unprecedented and is taking a dangerous trend the world over. Kenya is no exception. Learners have not covered the syllabus adequately, hence there is nothing to examine them on," Misori said.
He noted that the second term was scheduled to begin on May 4, which is less than a month away.
For primary and secondary schools, Knec had already released the exam timetable which shows KCPE was scheduled to start on October 27 while KCSE exam would have kicked off on November 2.
"Looking at the situation, we have just reached a dangerous curve that may not allow us to reopen schools ... candidates don't have time to prepare well for exams," Misori said.
Unless the curve is reversed, Heath officials have projected the number of coronavirus cases locally to reach 5,000 by mid this month, and 10,000 by the end of the month.
The trade unionist cited countries such as Chile, China, France, Japan, Spain and Vietnam where national tests have been postponed until normalcy returns.
Premature calls
But the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general Wilson Sossion and the chairman of the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association Kahi Indimuli are opposed to postponement of exams.
According to Indimuli, those calling for postponement are jumping the gun.
"These are premature calls. Why can't people wait for the government to make a pronouncement on the way forward? Headteachers will only comment on the matter on April 16 when the government decides whether to extend the closure of schools or re-open them," he said.
Sossion is against postponement of exams as well as the use of some schools as coronavirus isolation and treatment centres.
"We plead with the government to drop the option of using boarding school facilities in treating victims of Covid-19 due to post-corona stigma that would affect the management of schools," said Sossion.
The Nominated MP warned that postponement of exams would likely force candidates to repeat classes and wait for longer before they sit final tests.
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So, my journey begins, starting with a prototype magnetic loop assembly. A starting point for what's to come, and maybe even part of my finished product.
You are right. It does look like an orange version of the wonderful Wellbrook 1530 loop, which is my inspiration. My intention is to learn enough to understand how wideband magnetic loops work. My end game is to design a working system and build it up. This will take a lot longer than simply buying the Wellbrook but, for me, I hope time well spent.
My prototype magnetic loop assembly shown above is at once simple and powerful. Simple in the sense of just being one turn of half-inch PEX-AL-PEX with a one meter diameter. Powerful in the sense that it provides me with some hardware to support my learning and experimentation. As I have described previously, the aluminum core PEX contains a thin conductor inside lightweight plastic. PEX is easy to form into a loop and holds its shape without much help.
By pure coincidence, I had some orange PETG filament which I used to print my loop base and amplifier box, as well as a top brace. If you are going to try this approach, learn how to CAD a curved tube inside a plastic block. By curving the holder for the loop to the same radius you get a much better fit. Finally. I added a vertical brace of half inch PVC pipe to give additional support and reduce the twisting forces on the base holder.
This entire prototype magnetic loop assembly weights less than 1.5 pounds and has wind loading of under 0.5 square foot.
In the past, most folks who built receiving loop antennas used coaxial cable and piggybacked power through the cable. The trend today is to use Ethernet network cable instead. What are the differences? If properly applied, CAT should reduce common mode interference along the transmission line. It also contains multiple twisted pairs (4) allowing you to send power, control and RF signals separately. Finally, impedance is 100 ohms of balanced line, rather than 50 ohms unbalanced.
As you can see in the prototype magnetic loop assembly, I have used RJ45 screw terminal blocks embedded in the plastic box to enable screw connections without the challenge of wiring tiny RJ45 connectors.


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About Erica Sunshine Lee
With a name like Sunshine, this up and coming Country Artist is bound to turn heads with her talented song-writing and beautiful unique southern voice. Accompanied by her sunny blonde curls, blue eyes, this Southern Belle, born and raised in the fields of a small northeast Georgia town, is now known as performing artist Erica Sunshine Lee. After her recent performances in Nashville, Sunshine completed her second album, "Road to Recovery", weaving stories of her love for "Grandpa's Whiskey", adventures of waking up in a stranger's bed, and love gone wrong. With the success of her first album, Struggle Street, it's no wonder Erica Sunshine Lee and her contagious smile is finding fans worldwide. Having performed with the likes of ZZ Top, Henry Kapono, Wayne Mills, and Derek Welsh from Vegas to Hawaii to Nashville, Erica has won the hearts of musicians and fans. Roots from the south and a heart in the west, this mix of contemporary and classic sound brings a unique blend to the genres she so loves. Sunshine is equally comfortable performing as a solo artist playing on her sunburst Breedlove acoustic electric guitar (self-taught) or with her full band, including some of the top musicians in the country. "Sunshine" isn't just another pretty girl with a voice; she is a talented musician who also plays harmonica, washboard, tambourine for kicks, and at times tinkers with string instruments when she gets bored. She's a true country girl; always on the move, with a well rounded passion for all types of music, influences like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Fleetwood Mac. Her relentless drive, fun loving spirit, vibrant personality and southern charm attract fans to Erica's venues across the United States, Europe, and through Central America. Erica Sunshine Lee is constantly writing, performing, and currently recording her 3rd studio album in Nashville, Tennessee. There is no end in sight as Grandpa's girl continues down the road from Struggle Street on the Road to Recovery.


Stewart Pringle reviews Action Plans – Selected Performance Texts, by Action Hero, published by Oberon Books.
I've always liked Action Hero, and liked them instinctively. But I hadn't realised quite how instinctive, or how remote from any attempt to unpick or properly interrogate their work, my liking was. Hoke's Bluff just seemed self-evidently good. It exploded the linguistic commonplaces and rhythms of a specific kind of Americana, one that's filtered through the mythological structures of the American High School, which had always seemed as remote but ineffable as the strictures of Ancient Sparta. It reformed them into strange looping shapes and re-performed them at one remove, constructing a kind of bi-directional queering of itself – too rough and spiky for its cornball inspiration, but too slick for its DIY performance art context. Likewise Slap Talk seems to satirise the absurd linguistic gaming of competitive negging, while the recent Wrecking Ball opened a shutter-eye into the world of complicity and consent in the terrifying Terryworld of hipster fashion photography. After reading Action Plans, they seem like far more.
Where Ontrorend Goed's book All Work: No Plays offered a series of blueprints for their performances, from which a company could – with the resources and timescales suggested – theoretically recreate Audience or A Game of You to traumatise their families and friends,Action Plans is more like a toolkit for the interpretation of Action Hero themselves. Walking through an Ontrorend Goed performance after reading All Work was a strangely distancing experience. Your mind can't help comparing the corridors or actions with those listed and mapped out in the book, by revealing the mechanics of the productions, the company at once make them less absolute, atomised as they are into their component parts and decisions, and less threatening. It's like taking a ride in a car after reading the Haynes manual. It never feels quite like the same car again.
Conversely, though Oberon books have lavished the same standards of production and typographical freedom on Action Plans, which is if anything even more beautiful an object than All Work, this volume serves to increase and deepen an experience of Action Hero's works and practise rather than compartmentalise and deconstruct. It begins with an illuminating introduction by Carl Lavery in the form of a lexicon, which takes a thematic, theoretical and alphabetical approach to their work as a whole. As a primer, it's suggestive and sympathetic toAction Hero's work, even where it's a little too Cultural Studies-ish (B is for Baudrillard, P is for praxis, T is for Tate Modern Bookshop). It certainly lays some solid foundations for thought for those who might have mistaken the superficial attractiveness of Action Hero's work for an underlying superficiality (*raises hand, sheepishly*).
In a nod to the academic or to posterity that's feels only half-serious, Hoke's Bluff is annotated with production notes – the texts, films and websites Paintin and Stenhouse visited during their development period. There are moments of candour, one scene described as a last-minute rewrite when Action Hero realised that their own deconstruction of the American high-school drama itself failed the Bechdel Test. The scene they inserted to ensure a passing grade ironically sees the Wildcats cheerleading squad discussing the 'Deadman', another in a series of fictional moves of no-less-than-conventional absurdity. In the case of Frontman, which Paintin apparently found so uncomfortable to perform that it has been definitely retired from their repertoire (unless that too is a game Action Hero are playing with the notion of perpetual finale's and inevitable comeback tours) the text has been annotated with fragmented memories from friends and colleagues. These locate it as an experience in time, as a thing that has happened and that may not happen again, and also offer a rejection of the totalising position of authorship within a volume of 'collected works'.
Action Hero are adept manipulators of cultural memory, and their presentation of texts here honours that. Hoke's Bluff and Frontman and Slap Talk are a bit like an awful lot of things, they are packed with images, phrases and ideas which trigger spasms in the mush of mushed together cultural experiences. Even in Extraordinary Rendition and Wrecking Ball (which came too late to be included here), images of the familiar and the all-American, Top Gun in the case of the former and a pantheon of loli-chic images in the latter, compete with brutality or submission. Action Hero don't use these devices ironically, but as component parts of the worlds their works describe. Here the texts are a 'bit like' their performances, they do not contain 'all the words [they] actually speak on stage'. The longer scenes from Hoke's Bluff are truncated; A Western would be more or less indecipherable without a prior knowledge of the piece, suggesting, rather than transcribing, the experience; Watch Me Fall is presented with a ticker-tape of narration against a collection of the images Action Hero gathered from the disposable cameras handed to their audience, a fragment of the archive of 10,000 or so images crowd-sourced throughout its dozens of performances. Frontman has been shorn of its song lyrics for reasons of copyright, performing a convenient redaction of one the one remaining layer of specificities in the piece. Best of all, Slap Talk dispenses with the neat page layout of borders and margins, with the cognitive impossibility of processing (or performing) its sprawling and repetitive six-hour script neatly transcribed as a text which folds into the book's spine in minute, intractable print.
The most telling piece of glossing or cross-referencing in Action Plans comes from Svetlana Boym's The Future of Nostalgia, quoted over the pre-credits 'Where Are They Now' sequence that closes Hoke's Bluff. It describes nostalgia as a 'superimposition of two images – of home and abroad', and states that 'Nostalgic love can only ever survive in a long-distance relationship'. There is plenty that is not of love, or of nostalgia as we would conventionally understand it, in Action Hero's work, and their most recent work in particular. But despite this, and despite it emerging from a relationship which is both personally and professionally close, there is something persistently long-distance in all of their plans and their works, a bifurcation between the remembered and the performed, the cultural and the actual and active, which Action Plans remembers and celebrates in both form and content.
It's another gorgeous book from Oberon, whose dedication to exploring the possibilities of print to do justice to their subjects is one of the joys of contemporary performance publishing – and to a greater extent even than OG's All Work, it feels like an heroic extension of everything Paintin and Stenhouse have built so far.
Action Plans – Selected Performance Texts, by Action Hero, is published by Oberon Books.
Exeunt readers can 40% off Action Plans when using the code ONACTIONHERO on the Oberon website.
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The extreme sports channel Rush HD will make its debut in the Czech Republic in September.
According to Parabola, it will replace Voom HD, which is exiting Europe at the end of this month.
Up until now, Rush HD has only been shown in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and Germany.
It was also launched in Brazil earlier this month.
Voom HD is being replaced by History HD in Slovakia.


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Activist Greta Thunberg gets preview of UNHQ ahead of climate summit
Two days after disembarking from her carbon-free yacht in New York, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg paid a visit to UN Headquarters on Friday, after joining participants of her global climate strike movement, Fridays for Future, at the Organization's gates.
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Thursday's Daily Brief: UN refugee agency on Venezuelan migrant crisis, dramatic resurgence' of measles in Europe, a UN News visit to former nuclear test site, Colombian law for disabled persons receives praise, Security Council on violence in Yemen
A recap of Thursday's stories: 'No end in sight' to massive movement of Venezuelan migrants and refugees; 'Dramatic resurgence' of measles threatens Europe; Report from nuclear test site in Kazakhstan; UN expert welcomes new Colombian law for persons with disabilities; Security Council concerned over violent spams in Yemen.
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Venezuela migrant crisis begs a 'coherent, predictable and harmonized' response: UNHCR
There is "no end in sight" to the massive movement of Venezuelan migrants and refugees, now at around 4.3 million in number, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shared on Thursday.
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Football is 'refuge for those who have left everything'; UN initiative aims to bolster well-being of refugee, migrant children in Peru
Sport brings people together "regardless of conditions or flags", a senior United Nations official in Perú said on Tuesday referring to a new initiative launched over this past weekend to promote the well-being of children and youth in Lima's refugee and migrant communities through football.
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FROM THE FIELD: Argentina Preserving Pristine Forests
Thousands of species of animals and plants which are indigenous to a vast forest in Argentina could be saved thanks to a partnership between the United Nations and the South American country.
Bigotry makes politicians 'complicit in the violence that follows' : UN independent experts
Responding to the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio on Saturday, a group of independent UN experts has called out the "increased use of divisive language", as well as attempts to marginalise racial, ethnic and religious minorities", by some politicians and leaders.


The following will help you find the cheapest iced tea makers on the market. Despite being low priced, all of the tea makers described here have great reviews from customers all over the world.
One of the cheapest iced tea makers on the market is the Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker. Some of the great features include the ability to contain almost two liters of tea. Also, the ability to brew both traditional tea bags and loose tea. This will automatically shut off once it is ready. Additionally, there are several different gadgets to choose different brew strengths. This will come in handy when you want a different taste of tea.
The next cheapest iced tea maker would be the Back To Basics Iced Tea Maker. Some of the features of this maker include that is has a unique shape that is not found anywhere else on the market. With this vase-like shape comes the ability to choose from several different strengths of brewing. Almost two feet tall, the pitcher associated with this maker can hold almost two liters of tea.
One additional maker that is cheap and durable would be the Takeya Flash Iced Tea Maker. Though this maker is quite tall, it's also quite skinny. This makes it easy to fit in most places. During times of use, it's also easy to keep out of the way. It can hold several quarts of tea.
This maker can handle both tea bags and also loose tea. It can make a several cups of tea in less than five minutes. This is also one of the only iced tea makers that is made directly in the United States. For those into design, it would be also informative to know that this maker comes in several different colors. All of the colors come with all of the features and great attributes of the original maker.
Customers have been raving about keeping this maker inside the refrigerator after the tea has brewed. This is because the lid that comes with this maker is made to let no hour out or in. That means the tea will remain fresh at all times. No unwanted chemicals or the like will be found in this tea; it doesn't matter how long the maker remain in the refrigerator.
You can also search the World Wide Web to try and locate other cheap iced tea makers that are durable. The ones presented here have been sold the most throughout the world. You will also find it helpful to know that most of these ice tea makers can only be purchased online. They will not be found in any local department store. Buying them online, however, does make these items cheaper.


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IFSC and UL Collaborate on Wildfire-Fire...
The International Fire Safety Consortium (IFSC) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) have announced a collaboration on two new worldwide research initiatives designed to create new knowledge and understanding of wildfires and fire modeling.
The IFSC and UL first established a relationship in October 2020 when it became the consortium's first nonprofit partner to add its support in advancing scientific research, knowledge exchange and global collaboration to address unresolved fire safety problems worldwide. These research initiatives represent the next step in advancing fire safety innovation through this growing partnership.
"Fire problems are growing in complexity and are evolving faster than the pace at which we are producing new knowledge and technical expertise," said Arnaud Trouvé, UMD Professor of Fire Protection Engineering. "The IFSC is an attempt to coordinate efforts between leading institutions in fire safety education and research in order to respond to that challenge. We very much welcome this new partnership with UL that will allow us to reach a critical mass on two fire problems with global impact."
Supported by $1M in funding from Underwriters Laboratories, the two projects will involve researchers from across the IFSC and Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI).
The first research initiative, led by principal investigator (PI) Stanislav Stoliarov, also a professor of fire protection engineering at UMD, will improve understanding of the ignition of wildfire fuels by firebrands, which are burning particles that have the capability of setting additional fires. Firebrands are widely recognized as a key factor in the propagation of wildland fires and have the capability to ignite spot fires up to several kilometers from their origination. They are also known to be a key factor in the propagation and damaging effects of wildland urban interface (WUI) fires. This project will explore the ignition of building materials by firebrands, and relate the ignition propensity to material properties, characterizing the associated thermal and gaseous environments, wind speeds, external radiative heat fluxes, and exposure times. Structural materials will be installed in a bench-scale wind tunnel and subjected to piles of smoldering wood dowels. Gas analyzers will measure the heat release rates and advanced visible and infrared pyrometry will measure the ember and building material temperatures and the heat flux distributions. These processes and findings will be incorporated into new computational models. The project will lead to the improved resilience of structures in wildland fires and new standard test methods.
The second research initiative, led by Trouvé, will improve models for compartment fires, which are fires in a room (or "compartment") within a building. While the fire modeling community has made significant progress in recent years with fire models in free-burn configurations, there is an unmet need to extend this work to compartment fires. This research project aims to address this unmet need, focusing on Computational Fluid Dynamics-based (CFD-based) modeling applied to compartment fires. The project will lead to significant steps forward in understanding complex coupled phenomena, including flow fields, combustion, and heat transfer, as they occur in compartment fires. The project will also evaluate the performance of current fire modeling capabilities in the simulation of compartment fires with a particular focus on the Fire Dynamics Simulator developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The IFSC research team will seek to identify the best modeling options to simulate radiation heat transfer, flame extinction, soot production, and fuel production due to pyrolysis taking place inside solid flammable objects.
Fires result in hundreds of thousands of deaths each year with financial losses estimated between 1-2% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a total of approximately $76 billion USD worldwide. As a result of pivotal trends in global urbanization, social inequality, climate change, and human migration, combined with substantial worldwide growth of wildland-urban interface (WUI), fire-related damage to structures and other economic losses are worsening and predicted to increase, as they have in recent years in the Western U.S.
The growing societal costs associated with these problems require greater worldwide coordination of expertise, partnerships, and multidisciplinary research. The IFSC aims to fill this need by bringing together research expertise from across the globe to take on these urgent fire safety challenges. In doing so, the organization could make a global impact through basic and applied research addressing fundamental challenges related to fire science and fire protection engineering to help make communities safer. The IFSC also seeks to help advance the fire safety profession through education and training to address critical societal problems.
"Our collaborative work with researchers in the consortium gives us access to worldwide expertise that is complementary to that of FSRI," said vice president and executive director of UL's FSRI, Steve Kerber. "We are excited to advance knowledge through these two collaborative research initiatives that will improve understanding of how best to address global wildfires and improve fire modeling."
The IFSC includes expertise from around the globe, including the University of Maryland, University of Melbourne, Lund University, University of Queensland, and University of Edinburgh—the five founding partner universities and members of the Universitas 21 Global Network—as well as Ghent University and the University of California, Berkeley.
For more information about the International Fire Safety Consortium, and to learn more about partnership opportunities, visit the IFSC website or contact Arnaud Trouvé (atrouve@umd.edu).
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Terese David, Chief of Staff, comes to Kimbell and Associates after working in political action committee fundraising at Grand Valley Consulting. While at Grand Valley Consulting, Terese assisted in fundraising for six Members of the House of Representatives, planned and executed events across the United States, established and maintained a nationwide donor database, and maintained firm compliance with Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations.
Over the past four years, Terese has built significant experience in both the public and private sectors, specializing in political campaigns. Terese previously interned in the Communications Office of the Michigan Department of the Attorney General, the Republican National Committee, the Office of former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers [MI-08], the Michigan Republican Party, the Romney for President campaign, and at the Michigan House of Representatives. Terese's wide range of political experience has helped her to develop skills that make her astute to all aspects of politics.
Terese graduated from James Madison College at Michigan State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Relations and Policy with a specialization in Religious Studies and a Minor in Theatre. At Michigan State she was the president of her sorority.
Terese is from Shelby Township, Michigan and a classical pianist.
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Big Data: 6 Bold Predictions For 2015
'Tis the season when industry soothsayers don their prognostication caps to make fearless forecasts for the coming year. What does the crystal ball say about big data?
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We culled an assortment of 2015 predictions from big data executives and analysts. The overarching theme: Big data gets real next year, as does the Internet of Things. What do you think? Will these prophecies come true, or are better suited for the Psychic Friends Network?
Prediction #1: Big data proves it's more than just big hype.
"In 2014 the booming ecosystem around Hadoop was celebrated with a proliferation of applications, tools, and components. In 2015, the market will concentrate on the differences across platforms and the architecture required to integrate Hadoop into the data center and deliver business results." -- MapR CEO and cofounder John Schroeder.
Prediction #2: On a similar note, 2015 will be Hadoop's "show me the money" year.
"Hadoop has been rapidly adopted as 'the way' to execute any go-forward data strategy. However, early adopters must now show return on investment, whether it's migrating workloads from legacy systems or new data applications. Luckily, products and tools are evolving to keep pace with the trajectory of Hadoop." -- Gary Nakamura, CEO of Concurrent.
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Prediction #3: Location services move indoors.
"Indoor location technology and services will rapidly gain traction. Where previously WiFi was the primary enabler to position a mobile device indoors, its inability to calculate elevation, coupled with errors introduced through signal noise, has meant that using WiFi alone indoors was frequently not accurate enough. However, with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacons now increasing in number, these can combine with WiFi access points while using the device-embedded MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical-systems) sensors to provide accurate location indoors." -- Juniper Research's "Top 10 Tech Trends for 2015" whitepaper.
Prediction #4: Connected cars might grab the headlines, but other IoT devices will prove a lot more useful.
"Autonomous vehicles such as drones and self-driving cars will dominate public perception of the IoT. Less-glamorous connected objects will make the greatest impact on people's lives -- many without them even knowing it." -- Brian Gilmore, an Internet of Things and industrial data expert at Splunk
Prediction #5: You, too, can be a data scientist, no PhD required.
"As data becomes more accessible and analytic tools become easier to use and readily available, data science won't be limited to those in the technology sector. In 2015, anyone with the right tools can draw powerful insights from data.
[Will big data know too much about us? Read Big Data Tool Analyzes Intentions: Cool Or Creepy?]
"We're not blasting CS degrees but in 2015, data scientists' skillsets will be vastly different, especially as the ability to code will be less of a job requirement. Data scientists should take a page out of anthropology and understand that qualitative information can also provide answers to questions you didn't know you had." -- Lukas Biewald, CEO and cofounder of CrowdFlower, a data-mining and crowdsourcing service.
Prediction #6: The Internet of Things will have a big impact on customer service, with consumers expecting more personalized interaction with vendors.
"The Internet of Things changes the entire customer service dynamic; rather than a limited number of customer communication channels, customer experience management (CEM) systems will be able to process live streams of data from fitness wearables, motor vehicles, home appliances, and medical instruments, to name only a few categories of connected devices on the horizon. When collected, correlated, and applied, the data from these devices will coalesce into an unprecedented view of the customer's needs, resulting in far greater competitive advantage for those who are aware of the possibilities." -- Keith McFarlane, CTO and senior vice president of engineering at LiveOps, a cloud-based customer service provider.
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pfretty,
1/6/2015 | 3:11:14 PM
Already more than hype
It's the big data successes that prove the first prediction. However, it's important to note that the best approach to building sustainable big data success occurs when organizations start small with managable wins that not only prove out models, but ultimately help the organization build momentum and buy-in at various levels. When organizations aim for the sky immediately, it will understandably result in disappointment and the belief that big data is hype.
Peter Fretty, IDG blogger working on behalf of SAS
kstaron,
Prediction number 5 is of particular interst to me. As a scientist I routinely dealt with large sets of data and the resulting statistical number crunching. It's exciting to see that My sub-par coding abilities may no longer be a detriment to me using my skills to extract interesting data. However, the idea of just anyone being able to do it unnerves me. All I can think of is the first rule od statistics as told to me by my first professor. "There are white lies, damnedable lies, and then there are statistics, the worst of them all." In the hands of people that don't know what they are doing statistics from big data can be laughable, or in the hands of people who have an agenda, can be downright dangerous. I think as we finally get a handle on all this data coming in, it's going to be really interesting to see what people do with it.
Ariella,
Re: #4
@soozyg yes tailoring the technology to people rather than the other way around. It's a fudamental value of design that people can forget about when they just want to stuff as much technology into something as they can.
soozyg,
He pointed out that sometimes they need a reminder of the user experience in planning the technology rather than making the user conform to a plan to add in whatever cool technology is possible to incorporate in a car.
Yes, I've writtena about that. There's a type of design called user-based or user-experience design that builds the user experience into the building/production process. it is a slower process, but makes a better product.
@soozyg interesting, I recently spoke with someone who told me he was working as a consultant with a car company that he didn't want to name on the question of working in the technology in a user friendly way. He pointed out that sometimes they need a reminder of the user experience in planning the technology rather than making the user conform to a plan to add in whatever cool technology is possible to incorporate in a car.
Yes, during a recent Business Insider webinar, the speaker claimed that car technology, while improving, is not happening fast enough and that other technology will be in the news for a while before car IOS's are a newsy topic.
BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacons now increasing in number
I actually just heard recently that beacons are on the way out, that new technology is going to replace them soon. (!!)


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package org.nem.ncc.controller.viewmodels;

import net.minidev.json.*;
import org.hamcrest.core.*;
import org.junit.*;
import org.nem.core.model.AccountStatus;
import org.nem.core.serialization.JsonSerializer;
import org.nem.ncc.test.Utils;

import java.util.*;

public class AccountTransactionsPairTest {

	@Test
	public void canCreateMetaDataPair() {
		// Arrange:
		final AccountViewModel account = new AccountViewModel(Utils.generateRandomAccountInfo(), AccountStatus.LOCKED, null);
		final List<TransferViewModel> transactions = new ArrayList<>();
		final AccountTransactionsPair pair = new AccountTransactionsPair(account, transactions);

		// Assert:
		Assert.assertThat(pair.getAccount(), IsSame.sameInstance(account));
		Assert.assertThat(pair.getTransactions(), IsSame.sameInstance(transactions));
	}

	@Test
	public void canSerializeMetaDataPair() {
		// Arrange:
		final AccountViewModel account = new AccountViewModel(Utils.generateRandomAccountInfo(), AccountStatus.LOCKED, null);
		final List<TransferViewModel> transactions = new ArrayList<>();
		final AccountTransactionsPair pair = new AccountTransactionsPair(account, transactions);

		// Act:
		final JSONObject jsonObject = JsonSerializer.serializeToJson(pair);

		// Assert:
		Assert.assertThat(jsonObject.size(), IsEqual.equalTo(8));
		Assert.assertThat(jsonObject.get("address"), IsEqual.equalTo(account.getAddress().getEncoded()));
		Assert.assertThat(((JSONArray)jsonObject.get("transactions")).size(), IsEqual.equalTo(0));
	}
}


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package sizzle.aggregators;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.NullWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
import org.apache.hadoop.mrunit.mapreduce.ReduceDriver;
import org.junit.Test;

import sizzle.io.EmitKey;
import sizzle.io.EmitValue;

public class TestMaximumAggregator {
	@Test
	public void testMaximumAggregatorTopTenCombine() {
		final List<EmitValue> values = new ArrayList<EmitValue>();
		values.add(new EmitValue("two", 200));
		values.add(new EmitValue("thirteen", 1300));
		values.add(new EmitValue("six", 600));
		values.add(new EmitValue("four", 400));
		values.add(new EmitValue("seven", 700));
		values.add(new EmitValue("fourteen", 1400));
		values.add(new EmitValue("three", 300));
		values.add(new EmitValue("nine", 900));
		values.add(new EmitValue("one", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("twelve", 1200));
		values.add(new EmitValue("ten", 1000));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eleven", 1100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("five", 500));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eight", 800));

		final ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, EmitKey, EmitValue> reduceDriver = new ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, EmitKey, EmitValue>(
				new MaximumSizzleCombiner());
		reduceDriver.setInput(new EmitKey("test"), values);
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("fourteen", 1400.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("thirteen", 1300.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("twelve", 1200.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("eleven", 1100.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("ten", 1000.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("nine", 900.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("eight", 800.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("seven", 700.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("six", 600.0));
		reduceDriver.addOutput(new EmitKey("test"), new EmitValue("five", 500.0));
		reduceDriver.runTest();
	}

	@Test
	public void testMaximumAggregatorTopTenReduce() {
		final List<EmitValue> values = new ArrayList<EmitValue>();
		values.add(new EmitValue("two", 200));
		values.add(new EmitValue("thirteen", 1300));
		values.add(new EmitValue("six", 600));
		values.add(new EmitValue("four", 400));
		values.add(new EmitValue("seven", 700));
		values.add(new EmitValue("fourteen", 1400));
		values.add(new EmitValue("three", 300));
		values.add(new EmitValue("nine", 900));
		values.add(new EmitValue("one", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("twelve", 1200));
		values.add(new EmitValue("ten", 1000));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eleven", 1100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("five", 500));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eight", 800));

		final ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable> reduceDriver10 = new ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable>(
				new MaximumSizzleReducerTen());
		reduceDriver10.setInput(new EmitKey("test"), values);
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = fourteen weight 1400.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = thirteen weight 1300.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = twelve weight 1200.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = eleven weight 1100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = ten weight 1000.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = nine weight 900.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = eight weight 800.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = seven weight 700.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = six weight 600.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = five weight 500.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.runTest();

		final ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable> reduceDriver1 = new ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable>(
				new MaximumSizzleReducerOne());
		reduceDriver1.setInput(new EmitKey("test"), values);
		reduceDriver1.addOutput(new Text("test[] = fourteen weight 1400.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver1.runTest();
	}

	@Test
	public void testMaximumAggregatorAllEqual() {
		final List<EmitValue> values = new ArrayList<EmitValue>();
		values.add(new EmitValue("two", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("thirteen", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("six", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("four", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("seven", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("fourteen", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("three", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("nine", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("one", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("twelve", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("ten", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eleven", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("five", 100));
		values.add(new EmitValue("eight", 100));

		final ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable> reduceDriver10 = new ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable>(
				new MaximumSizzleReducerTen());
		reduceDriver10.setInput(new EmitKey("test"), values);
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = eight weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = eleven weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = five weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = four weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = fourteen weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = nine weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = one weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = seven weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = six weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.addOutput(new Text("test[] = ten weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver10.runTest();

		final ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable> reduceDriver1 = new ReduceDriver<EmitKey, EmitValue, Text, NullWritable>(
				new MaximumSizzleReducerOne());
		reduceDriver1.setInput(new EmitKey("test"), values);
		reduceDriver1.addOutput(new Text("test[] = eight weight 100.0"), NullWritable.get());
		reduceDriver1.runTest();
	}
}

class MaximumSizzleCombiner extends sizzle.runtime.SizzleCombiner {
	public MaximumSizzleCombiner() {
		super();

		this.tables.put("test", new Table(new sizzle.aggregators.MaximumAggregator(10)));
	}
}

class MaximumSizzleReducerTen extends sizzle.runtime.SizzleReducer {
	public MaximumSizzleReducerTen() {
		super();

		this.tables.put("test", new Table(new sizzle.aggregators.MaximumAggregator(10)));
	}
}

class MaximumSizzleReducerOne extends sizzle.runtime.SizzleReducer {
	public MaximumSizzleReducerOne() {
		super();

		this.tables.put("test", new Table(new sizzle.aggregators.MaximumAggregator(1)));
	}
}


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Rupali Ganguly's husband surprised Rupali on the sets of Anupama, Anupama said, my real life Anuj Kapadia
By New Times Of India Staff Last updated Sep 16, 2022
Anupama and Anuj are married. Rupali Ganguly starrer serial Anupama has been playing the wedding track in the last few episodes. Fans of Anupama serial have been waiting for the marriage of Anupama and Anuj for a long time.
A lot of people including Rupali Ganguly were working hard to shoot this track. Now Rupali Ganguly's husband Ashwin K Verma has tried to surprise Rupali by coming on the set. Rupali Ganguly also posed a lot with her real life husband. This photo is making a lot of noise on social media.
Rupali Ganguly is seen as a bride in the photo seen on social media. In the photo, she is posing differently with her real life husband. Sharing this photo, Rupali Ganguly wrote in the caption, 'When Anuj Kapadia came to meet me in my real life.' This photo is getting a lot of love from the people. In this photo, Rupali's co-star Gaurav Khanna has said in a comment, "Yeh hui na baat…" Let us tell you that Gaurav Khanna is playing the role of Anuj in this serial.
A new twist is going to come soon in Anupama. After marriage, Anupama Hussain Khushi will reach her father-in-law. From here the people of Anuj's house will enter. This is where things get difficult for Anupama. According to media reports, Anupama will soon go to her father-in-law and will be very sad. Gradually, the makers of the serial will focus on Anupama and her father-in-law's house. People will rarely get to see the story of the Shah family in this.
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Investment Styles Tongue-in Cheek. Excerpt from Traders, Guns & Money by Satyajit Das. This is an excellent book talking in depth on weapons of mass destruction aka derivatives, accounting magic & the glitzy world of finance and mega bonuses.
What is it? The fund manager chases whatever is going up.
What is it? The fund manager invests in undervalued gems that he has uncovered through research.
What is it? The fund manager invests to generate above-market income.
What is it? The fund manager will specifically design investment strategies to fit your exact risk and returns parameters using sophisticated investment tools & financial products.


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La Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso, también conocida como la Parroquia de Tapes debido a su localización, es uno de los mayores ejemplos de arquitectura religiosa en la ciudad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Se enlaza en el barrio de Bella Vista sobre la calle Tapes 956.

Historia
Sus orígenes se remontan al año 1888 cuando la Congregación Alemana de los Padres Redentoristas se instala en el Barrio Bella Vista de la ciudad de Montevideo. Su construcción comenzó en el año 1896, colocándose la piedra fundamental el día 21 de junio del mismo año, e inaugurándose solemnemente en junio de 1899, aunque la culminación de obras en su interior no fue hasta el 25 de abril de 1901.

La parroquia se trata de una réplica mejorada de una iglesia de la ciudad de Aquisgrán, en Alemania, que fue totalmente destruida durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial por un bombardeo de los Aliados el 14 de julio de 1943.

El decorado total del interior, reconocido entonces, y todavía hoy, como el más bello por la magnificencia y el gusto severo de todos los templos del país, fue realizado en 6 meses por cuatro artistas alemanes contratados de Aquisgrán.

El 28 de junio de 1921, se casó en esa iglesia la poetisa Juana de Ibarbourou, siendo padrinos el poeta de la patria Juan Zorrilla de San Martín y otra ilustre poetisa María Carmen Izcua.

Galería

Referencias

Iglesias de Montevideo
Iglesias católicas de Uruguay
Iglesias neorrománicas
Arquitectura neorrománica en Uruguay


As we already know that US is the best place to pursue your PhD studies, it's not always possible for every aspiring student to go to US and pursue their PhD. It is also being assumed that if you don't want to go to US, you will completely avoid the tour to the foreign countries for pursuing your doctoral studies. It's not the question of your capacity; rather it may be financial constraint or any other personal issue. Then what would be the alternative? We will talk about it here.
You can presume from the title of this article that the alternative is nothing but pursuing your PhD in India. We will give you some solid reasons why pursuing a PhD is a boon even if you miss out higher studies in foreign countries. So, without much ado, let's begin with the reasons for pursuing your doctoral studies.
Have a better perspective about India: You know that the grass always looks greener on the other side. Thus, if you see India from a viewpoint of an Indian, India would look dull and unattractive. And that's our perspective which needs to change. So, if you want to pursue your PhD studies from India it's always better to have a better perspective about India.
It's not that you need to metaphorically imagine something grandeur, but truth is India is now grandeur. It is part of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) which are the fastest growing developing countries. Yes, US stands out in the crowd. 75% of top 20 institutes are from US. But if you do your doctoral studies from India, the chances of shining are not bleak. India has top institutes like IIM, IIT and IIS come under top 200 institutes in the world. So, no matter what streams you choose to pursue your doctoral studies, even in India you can make your mark.
Don't forget that India is the hub of spiritual awakenings all around the world and mathematics and sciences evolved from ancient India. And now this generation which is called millennial which know cutting edge technology, love to start their own things and carry out responsibilities well. So, India now is a blend of traditional values and cutting edge innovations.
Not only the young generation in India, are the institutes and top notch universities reflecting the same values and traditions. Thus, when you go to pursue your full time doctoral studies in one of the top notch institutes in India, chances are you will get to learn what's inherent within you along with what's out there in the world.
You can also tie up with companies working in the same domain as yours and collaborate to work on ideas that matter. So, even if you are not able to go to foreign countries to pursue your PhD, you are losing very little. Maybe what you are missing out is the international experience. But if you pursue your career diligently you can go abroad and do your post doc later from a foreign university. Hang on there. Do your thing well. You will make yourself a recognized authority not only in India, but all over the world within few years.
Most Indians don't view Indian institutes as top notch as there are now options to go abroad and make their dreams true. But not everyone can afford the luxury of going abroad and pursue their doctoral studies. If you are unable to go to abroad to pursue your PhD, you have two choices. One, you can feel yourself inferior, regret your luck, feel glum chum and sit idle. Another is you get up and do whatever is under your control and make a room for your future to grow in multi directions.
Now, when we Indians are criticizing the benchmark of Indian institutes, at that time, the enrolment of foreign nationals are increasing year by year. It's not only people who can't afford their higher studies in their home countries and come to India to pursue their doctorate; rather it's them who have the avenues to pursue their PhDs in US or UK, but still they pick India over any other country. Why? They realize that they can learn a ton.
If we just shift our thinking in the right direction and instead of criticizing or saying bad about Indian institutes, take charge to make them good, then everything will make sense. It's not the courseware of the institutes and faculties that make institutes stand out; rather it's the students of the institutes and the standard they set for themselves. Are you ready to set a high standard for yourself and make yourself and your institute stand out in your choice of study? Then one of Indian institutes would be perfect choice for you.
If you pursue your PhD from India, the cost of endeavouring into doctoral studies would be much less compared to the pursuance of PhD studies in other counties. Lot of aspiring students choose India over other countries to do their PhD because of this single reason. Often institutes like IIM charge absolutely nothing from their PhD full time students, rather they pay them stipend every month nearly around Rs. 30,000.
So, if you aim to do PhD in India, your first aim should be to find an institute which pays you well at the end of the month as well as you get the opportunity to work as assistants to your guides while pursuing your own research.
Working opportunity with PhD: Many PhD students pursue their PhD part time and continue to get employed with their respective institutes either as an assistant professor or as full time employee. Why students continue both of the things simultaneously? Why they would like to juggle? The reason is simple.
They don't want to miss out on anything. There is a huge opportunity cost if you go for a full time PhD and let go of employment for a while. Thus, they go on doing both of them. In India specifically, the part time PhD is very popular. In foreign countries you would not see many people doing PhD as a part time occupation. They do it full time. Thus, it's your advantage in India, if you would like to do both – a job and your PhD simultaneously.
India is not a less standardized country to pursue your doctoral studies. If you try to compare with foreign institutes, the comparison is irrelevant. Because the funding those institutes get are much more than Indian institutes. So, if the Government takes the initiative to fund heavily in Indian institutes, the days are not far when Indian institutes can be compared with the top notch institutes of the world.
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Disappointing experience for one of our party. Dinner cold when it arrived. Fresh meal delivered 20mins later, in spite of telling staff that we were going to theatre. One glass of wine F.O.C as compensation - not really good enough!!