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June 14, 2016 3:31 PM PT
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WWDC 2016: Apple's OS improvements, in the order I want to download them
I'm still processing the massive amount of information that Apple dropped at Monday's keynote, including poring over all the previews of the upcoming OSes on the company's website. But sometimes it's about going with your gut, and my gut is telling me that I'd like to install these new upgrades as soon as humanly possible.1
I've checked in with my gut about which particular upgrades it's the most interested in, and it very nicely came back with this ordered list, starting with a modest thumbs up, all the way to frothing-at-the-mouth excited.
I'm a daily Apple TV user, so it was great to see Apple take some steps towards correcting the biggest issues with the set-top box's user experience. And just to be perfectly clear, we're talking Single Sign-On here. Having recently given my parents my old second-generation Apple TV, I can attest firsthand to just how difficult it is for a non-technical person to go through the process of authenticating their apps.
Excited as I am for that streamlining, my enthusiasm is somewhat tempered by the fact that it's a benefit that just doesn't come into play that much. Easier setup is great, but I only set up an Apple TV once occasionally. The other improvements: Siri expansion, HomeKit integration, Apple Music, and even the new Apple Remote app are nifty, but none of it is going to immensely change the way I deal with my Apple TV. Dark mode is cool, though. (It would be great if it could auto-switch from light to dark depending on the time of day, Night Shift style.)
Let's get one thing straight: Siri on the Mac? It's about time. But despite that being the most prominent feature of the release, there are still a lot of questions to be addressed about the implementation. For example, one friend commented to me just after the keynote: "I have a Mac mini, which doesn't have a microphone…how's that going to work?" Presumably with an external mic, but Apple doesn't sell its own, so that means picking up a USB mic or, say, a webcam.
The demo was also light on details about what Siri can do: yes, it can search your hard drive, or give you the weather, but what about automation? There's more to the Mac experience than just finding files. Integration with OS X's existing voice control would open up a lot of potential power, but do the systems co-exist? Does Siri absorb Dictation Commands? It's unclear.
To me, the most interesting features that Apple showed off are those related to Continuity: Apple Pay and Auto Unlock, using authentication from the iPhone or Apple Watch in the first case, and Apple Watch for the latter. This is the kind of power I've been talking about in terms of Apple leveraging its broad ecosystems of devices: when you already have an authenticated device on your person, does it really make sense to have people enter a password again? Not so much.
Same with Apple Pay: yes, you could wait for Apple to build Touch ID into all of its Macs, but why bother when so many people have an iPhone with Touch ID sitting right next to them? (In cases where you don't have an iPhone or Apple Watch, or have an earlier iPhone without Touch ID, I wonder what happens: perhaps you just get a text or enter a password?)
On the cloud storage front, Apple's making a hard play against Dropbox by syncing your Documents and Desktop folders to all your Macs (and making them available on iOS via iCloud Drive). This is the kind of thing Apple should have been doing a long time ago, and frankly, having gotten used to Dropbox, I'm not sure that I'm in a hurry to have all the files on my Desktop (which I use as just a temporary holding place) on all my devices. And then there's the sticky issue of iCloud reliability, which doesn't always have the best reputation.
Which is a serious thorn for Apple's other new cloud-based file feature, Optimized Storage. On the face of it, anything that clears "old" files to give me more disk space gives me the heebie jeebies. Remember the uproar earlier this year when Apple was even suspected of deleting someone's Apple Music files? Yeah, now multiply that by a thousand for when somebody loses a crucial document.
This isn't to say that it can't work, just that I—and many others—are pretty wary about it.2 The track record here isn't the best, whereas many of Apple's competitors—including Dropbox—have made their names on making data reliability a priority. Also, what happens when you're offline, or have a bad network connection and need an "old" file? Are you just out of luck? Like Siri, there are a bunch more questions to be answered here, especially before people want to commit their sensitive files to it.
Let me explain—no, there is too much. Let me sum up. iOS 10 is chock-a-block with things that I'm excited about. I have to be honest: when I added lock and home screen improvements to our iOS 10 wishlist last week, I figured that I was tilting at windmills. And yet, that's exactly what we got. The Today view has moved from Notification Center to a screen accessible via swiping right from the lock screen, and has widgets that provide quick, glanceable information. Notifications on the main screen are actionable via 3D Touch (and presumably long presses on non-3D Touch devices?).
There are a couple of little touches I appreciated: that notifications no longer cause your wallpaper to darken and blur, for example. That's contradictory to the idea of picking a beautiful wallpaper image, which was something Apple always promoted. The idea of Raise to Wake, which avoids the "too good" issue where 6s users' faster Touch ID would skip right over the lock screen.
All in all, iOS is poised to get both a major increase in functionality by opening up many of its apps and services to third-party developers—Maps, Messages, and Siri—and a slight facelift in terms of design, right about the time that the iOS 7 look was getting a bit long in the tooth.
Then there's the craziness that is Messages. I could have seen Apple's approach going one of two different ways: trying too hard to be cute and hip, or succeeding by being thoughtful and fun. Much as my curmudgeonly nature wanted me to cultivate an instinctive dislike of the manifold effects and gimmickry in iOS 10's Messages, I have to say it looks like it just might work. I was more charmed than annoyed—we'll see if that lasts until after the fifth confetti explosion.
I surprised myself a little bit when I realized that watchOS 3 was the software that I wanted to install the most. There are a couple reasons for this, the most obvious being the sheer promise of the improvements in the newest version of the software. But also, it's a tacit acknowledgment that, unlike my Mac and my iPhone (and even my iPad), the Apple Watch is simply not an indispensable part of my life. If my iPhone or MacBook dies, well, I'm in a tough spot. But I lived a long while without a smartwatch, and having beta software brick it sure wouldn't kill me.
None of that should undercut the importance of what Apple showed off with watchOS 3. Not just in terms of features, but also in realizing where the missteps in the previous versions were and, as Jason already commented, being willing to simply toss out features that didn't work.
The Friends button will not be missed by any of my actual friends, whom I have managed to stay in touch with despite not sending them heartbeats and little sketches. Nor will I be pouring one out for the departed Glances, whose reach always seemed to exceed its grasp.
It remains to be seen if the speed and responsiveness that Apple showed off during the keynote will be replicated in the real world, but if it's even a fraction thereof, it will still be a massive improvement. I also applaud Apple using this opportunity to redirect developers towards making apps that are easy to access and don't hide functionality away beneath several button presses.
As a brand new type of device, the Apple Watch was a bit like the protagonist of a bildungsroman, unsure of its potential in life, but in watchOS 3, it seems like it might finally have grown into its role.
My frustrations with the Watch have been well documented, and though I rarely go a day without wearing it, I've often struggled to find a use for it beyond checking notifications and setting timers for steeping a cup of tea. But the Apple Watch I'm seeing previewed in watchOS 3 looks a lot more like the device we were first sold.
Well, I could install the betas, I guess, but I'm also not completely crazy. Settle down, gut! ↩
My anxiety fuel goes all the way back to iDisk, which deleted a bunch of irreplaceable files for me in 2008. ↩
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Q: Recovering database rows from an uncommitted transaction We have a database that was written to by a program written in Python that uses the sqlite3 module. The database had a large number of insert statements executed on it, but the transaction was never ended by a commit.
The result is that we have two files:
     Size             Time       Name
855117824 2010-12-14 15:27 db
  1665240 2010-12-14 15:27 db-journal

The database file is large, but most of the data is uncommitted so when we select from the database, we only get a few rows. When we execute the sql command 'VACUUM', the database shrinks to about 3MB.
Is there any way to get the data back?

A: I performed a bit of testing using the sqlite3 shell program.
Assuming that the sqlite3 Python module behaves in the same manner, there does not seem to be a way to reliably recover uncommitted transactions.
For a relatively small number of statements, uncommitted transactions seem to remain entirely in the application memory only and no data is written to the filesystem. Those insertions are completely lost once the DB connection is closed or the application terminates.
For larger transaction blocks data is written to the filesystem, but it is cleaned up once the DB connection is closed or (if the application crashes) on the next open of the DB. In simple terms, new DB pages get allocated for the uncommitted transaction, but if the transaction is not committed they are considered free space, which is why VACUUM reduces the DB size. These pages will be written to (and their data lost) at the next write to the DB file. If they are at the end of the DB file, the file simply gets truncated at clean-up.
You might be able to recover some data from the last uncommitted transaction that was performed, as long as no other write transaction was performed afterwards. From the way your question is phrased, it sounds as if the whole DB was created and filled in a single program run and a single transaction (although VACUUM would not produce such a large file then). In that case things could be a bit easier.
It heavily depends on how the misbehaving program was terminated. If you allowed it to terminate gracefully it may have had the time to clean-up, which in this case is not desirable. Since you have the DB journal I will assume that it had a more violent end.
In any case, you would have to at least delve into the sqlite3 DB file format and modify the library code to parse the uncommitted data. You will still lose those parts of the transaction that remained in the application memory.
If there were free pages (e.g. from DELETE statements) in the DB file there might also be fragments of older transactions, although interpretting those fragments is another story.
In my opinion, the whole operation will stray way too close (if not outright enter) to the fields of computer forensics and data recovery, along with all the relevant issues. Unless you have really important data that you cannot get in any other way, I doubt it will be easy enough to be worth the trouble.

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Lady Gaga achieves Facebook milestone
Monday, 5th Jul 2010
People with Lady Gaga tickets have helped the singer achieve a milestone on Facebook.
The singer now has ten million fans on the social networking site, according to Famecount.
This puts her ahead of US president Barack Obama and other major music acts such as Britney Spears and Taylor Swift.
It also means that Lady Gaga is the first living person in history to have more than ten million Facebook fans.
Daniel Dearlove, spokesman for Famecount, commented: "Achieving ten million fans is a remarkable testament both to her stardom and to Facebook's extraordinary reach."
Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat, he added that Lady Gaga's fanbase on Facebook has more than doubled this year, which makes her the fastest-growing star at the moment.
The news comes ahead of a series of UK dates for Lady Gaga later this year, which includes three gigs at the Odyssey in Belfast.
She is also set to perform at the O2 Arena in London in December.
By Jemma Howard
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Now here's some news that might just ruin your day (or make it, it depends).
Cole's have announced they'll be extending their popular Little Shop campaign. So yep, you'll have to keep hearing about plastic minis for a little bit longer.
The mini collectables, which shoppers get for free as supermarkets across the country for every $30 spent were due to end on August 28.
But today they've announced the collectables will still now be available through until September.
The collectables have faced scrutiny over their impact on the environment - but fans have gone crazy over the mini sized groceries.


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Canyons, Corals, and Sustainable Fishing in the Bering Sea
Should the Bering Sea canyons be closed to fishing to protect sensitive habitats? Here are a few FAQs about the science and the decision-making.
The Bering Sea off Alaska is home to an enormously productive ecosystem, where the upwelling of nutrient-rich waters fuels a vibrant diversity of marine life, from crabs to whales and everything in between. It is also home to some of the most valuable fisheries in the world, among them salmon, king crab, and the biggest catch of all: Alaska pollock. The continued existence of these fisheries depends on a healthy and productive ecosystem, and our goal at NOAA Fisheries is to make sure it stays that way.
Alaska pollock isn't only the largest catch in the nation, it's also one of the most sustainable. With few exceptions, all the large ships that account for the bulk of the catch carry independent, NOAA-trained fishery observers to ensure accurate data on both the catch and the unintended bycatch of other species. Bycatch is managed with closed areas, gear modifications, and limits that, when tripped, trigger closures. And the fishery is managed using a "catch shares" system that gives fishermen a strong incentive to protect the resource.
Most importantly, NOAA Fisheries scientists head out to sea every year to survey pollock. The stock assessments they produce are then used by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to set sustainable catch limits. This model of fishery management, in which regional councils make decisions based on scientific information from NOAA Fisheries, was established almost 40 years ago. In the decades since, Bering Sea pollock has never been overfished. This record of success is one we are working to replicate across the nation.
But sustainability requires a process of continual improvement, and new issues frequently arise. One such concern is that fishing gear, including the nets used to catch Alaska pollock, may be impacting deep-water coral habitats in the Bering Sea canyons and that to protect them, it may be necessary to close the canyons, or parts of them, to fishing.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has initiated a public and transparent process to decide whether and how to protect deep-water coral habitats in the Bering Sea. The role of NOAA Fisheries in this process is to provide independent scientific information and advice to the Council.
The following questions and answers describe cold water corals and the Bering Sea canyons, the scientific research NOAA Fisheries is doing to learn more about them, and the process the Council will use to arrive at a decision.
Taken near the Aleutian Islands at a depth of 307 meters, this photo shows bubblegum corals, hydrocorals, and several species of sponges. Corals and sponges provide habitat for myriad species of fish and crabs, including the rougheye rockfish shown here. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
What are deep-water corals?
Many people are familiar with the coral reefs that thrive in shallow, clear, light-filled tropical waters where colorful corals provide habitat for numerous invertebrates and fishes. The corals provide protection and cover, sources of nutrition, and sites for reproduction.
Corals also grow in the deep, cold sea. Unlike their shallow-water cousins, these corals grow beyond the reach of sunlight, so they don't have photosynthetic algae living inside them to provide nutrients. Instead, they survive by filtering nutrients from the water. Because they live beyond scuba range, we know little about their distribution, biology, behavior, and function as essential habitat for fishes and invertebrates.
The Bering Sea, and the larger of the Bering Sea Canyons. Map: Wikimedia
What are the Bering Sea canyons?
Several hundred miles from shore, the bottom of the Bering Sea starts sloping down into the abyss. Most of the slope makes a gradual descent. But in several places, canyons interrupt the regular topography and bite deeply into the slope and shelf. Unlike the V-shaped canyons we're familiar with on land, these come in a variety of shapes. Some resemble gently sloping amphitheaters. Others are similarly broad, but steeper and more rugged. One of these, Pribilof Canyon, is so broad that its footprint covers about 10 percent of the entire Bering Sea continental slope.
Parts of the canyons contain deep-sea coral communities that are important habitat for myriad species of fish and crustaceans, including valuable commercial species. These coral habitats are vulnerable to damage by fishing gear and, if damaged, take a long time to recover. For this reason, several environmental organizations have requested that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council close the canyons, or parts of them, to fishing.
Do the canyons contain unique habitats?
In 2012, NOAA Fisheries undertook a study to determine just that. Looking at corals, sponges, crabs, and fishes, our scientists found that species composition varied mainly with depth and latitude. But at a given depth and latitude, species composition was similar both inside and outside the canyons. In other words, if you dropped down randomly onto the slope, you wouldn't be able to say, based on the species you saw around you, whether you were inside a canyon or not.
The study did find areas with relatively high concentrations of corals in the western portion of Pribilof Canyon. However, those habitats extended beyond the canyon and onto the adjacent continental slope. While high compared to the rest of the slope, coral densities there appear to be only about one-fourth those found in the Aleutian Islands area generally, and about one-twentieth those found in the Aleutian Island coral gardens, which were closed to fishing in 2006.
Would closing the canyons to fishing be the best way to protect coral habitats?
The canyons are very large, and vast stretches of them contain little or no coral habitat. At the same time, many areas outside the canyons do contain coral habitat. So if the goal is to protect sensitive habitats, there may be better ways to do that than simply closing the canyons to fishing.
On the left, a gorgonian coral and a Pacific Ocean perch in Pribilof Canyon. On the right, a gorgonian coral surrounded by sea stars in Zemchug Canyon. Both photos are from a 2007 submersible dive to the Bering Sea Canyons. Photo: Greenpeace USA, NOAA Fisheries, UC Santa Barbara
What about focusing protection on areas that we know have a high density of corals?
Unfortunately, we don't have enough scientific information to do that today. Although scientists have visited the seafloor a few times in submersibles, the areas in question are far too vast to cover that way. Instead, we use scientific models that predict where corals are likely to occur based on factors such as bottom type, depth, and currents.
Currently these models are very coarse and produce results with a high degree of uncertainty, making it impossible to identify tightly focused areas for protection just yet.
Given this uncertainty, should we take a precautionary approach and close the canyons, or large parts of them, to fishing now?
High uncertainty does generally call for a precautionary approach. The degree of uncertainty in this case, however, will likely be greatly reduced this summer, when NOAA Fisheries conducts the first-ever, large-scale survey targeting corals in the Bering Sea.
The results of this survey will be used to validate and refine our predictive models so they produce finer-scale results with less uncertainty. If there are areas that contain corals in high enough densities to warrant protection, this survey will hopefully help us find them, which would allow for more tightly focused and targeted protections.
Of course, you could use today's coarse models to close Pribilof Canyon and the adjacent slope to fishing. But that area is vast—more than 10 percent of the entire slope—and closing an area that size could have unintended consequences. If fishermen intensify their effort elsewhere in response, that might increase Chinook salmon bycatch, for instance, or shift any impacts to other habitats. Minimizing unintended consequences requires a focused and strategic approach, and this summer's survey will help make that possible.
This summer, NOAA Fisheries will conduct the first-ever, large-scale, systematic survey targeting corals in the Bering Sea. Scientist will drop a stereoscopic camera at 300 locations (shown as red dots) along the Eastern Bering Sea Slope that are between roughly 150 meters and 1000 meters deep. Although the canyons reach much greater depths, most fishing, and all trawl net fishing such as that for Alaska pollock, happens at depths of less than 1000 meters. This survey will greatly increase our understanding of the distribution and abundance of corals and other benthic species in the Bering Sea. Map : ESRI, NOAA.
What will we learn from this summer's deep-sea coral survey?
A large-scale, systematic survey for corals has never been attempted in this area before. The results will greatly increase our understanding of the distribution and abundance of corals in the Bering Sea.
What is the process for arriving at a science-based decision?
At its most recent meeting, in April 2014, the Council approved a motion to determine whether and how to protect corals in and around Pribilof Canyon. They decided to focus on Pribilof Canyon for now because current scientific models indicate that's where corals are most concentrated.
That motion initiated a series of well-defined steps the Council will follow, including gathering scientific data, collecting public input, and weighing alternative measures. The results from this summer's survey will inform their deliberations.
This process is open, transparent, and accountable, and periodically pauses to invite public comment. In fact, this is the very mechanism that environmental organizations used to bring this issue to the attention of the Council in the first place. Based on past experience implementing closures elsewhere, the process will likely take 2 to 3 years to complete.
The possible outcomes range from large area closures, to small area closures, to no closures at all.
Many areas in the Alaska region have been closed to certain gear types, or closed to fishing entirely, to protect sensitive habitats. Map: North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Has this decision-making process resulted in protections for sensitive habitats in the past?
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is widely recognized as a leader in promoting sustainable fisheries, and it has a history of protecting sensitive habitats. In 2006 the Council created a series of six marine protected areas around the magnificent coral gardens in the Aleutian Islands. In 2008, the Council created the Northern Bering Sea Research Area, which excludes bottom trawling from an area the size of Arizona. And in 2009, the Council closed all U.S. waters above the Arctic Circle to commercial fishing. As summer sea ice in the Arctic retreats, the shipping and energy industries are quickly exploiting new frontiers. But no U.S. commercial fishing vessels will steam north of the Bering Strait until we have the scientific information we need to fish there sustainably.
These are just a few examples of the habitat protection measures the Council has adopted in recent years. All of them were based on sound science and on the same deliberative process now underway regarding sensitive habitats in and around Pribilof Canyon.
The Council process, and the science that supports it, is what makes the United States a global leader in sustainable fisheries management. Like all open, deliberative processes, this one takes some time. But industrial fishing has been going on in these areas for more than 50 years, and there is no state of emergency. If coral habitats in the Bering Sea are worth protecting, then it's worth taking the time, and doing the necessary research, to get those protections right.
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The chatbot that will force your landlord to fix a leaky tap
by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff September 16, 2016: 9:25 AM ET
Lawyer-bot helps you force your landlord to fix your property
To anyone struggling with landlord repair problems: Help is on the way in the form of a 19-year-old tech whiz.
Stanford student Joshua Browder just launched a new "chatbot" service on his website DoNotPay.co.uk that's designed to help tenants force their negligent landlords to fix problems like leaky taps or moldy walls.
The new online service launched Friday in the U.K. and follows the highly publicized success of Browder's online parking ticket appeal service, which started in the U.K. but recently expanded to New York and Seattle. Browder estimates he has saved drivers about $5 million through successfully appealing 180,000 parking tickets.
CNNMoney was given exclusive access to the new landlord service before the launch.
It's not a glamorous website and it's got a few kinks, but it generally works as promised. A tenant simply has to answer a few questions with an automated bot. Then the service will draft a formal legal document that can be easily emailed to the landlord to demand repairs.
Bonus: The whole service is free.
"I'm trying to level the playing field with chatbots so anyone can have legal access for free," Browder told CNNMoney. Browder said he doesn't make any money from the service.
"I think it would be morally wrong to charge people... I think the most vulnerable are using my services at the moment," he said.
Website DoNotPay.co.uk has a new chatbot to help tenants force their landlords to perform building repairs.
The DoNotPay chatbot is also designed to feel approachable, using friendly-sounding phrases like: "I almost forgot to ask what your full name is. What is it?"
But the legal document it produces is formal and direct, using sentences like: "In light of the recent condition of the property, I respectfully request you repair the property to fulfill your obligations under Section 11."
Related: How to build a Facebook chatbot
Browder, a computer science major with an interest in law, said he originally launched his website last year after becoming a pro at appealing parking tickets in London. He had so many friends asking for help with their tickets, that he decided to create an automated service.
His website has since expanded to help people seek reimbursement for delayed flights in the European Union. Browder is also developing a chatbot to help homeless people find shelter, though that is still a work in progress.
"I'm just one person but I'm trying to expand as quickly as possible," he said.
Related: How this STEM school is shattering stereotypes
Chatbots have become a big deal this year, with Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook (FB) getting in on the game.
Facebook launched a bot service in April to allow companies to chat with customers through its Messenger app. The goal is to let users access things like weather updates, shopping notifications and personalized news from companies, but these bots are still very clunky and have not yet achieved widespread appeal.
CNN offers a chatbot through Facebook Messenger where users can message topics like "zika virus" or "politics" and CNN's bot will respond with related stories and information.
Microsoft's Twitter (TWTR) chatbot -- named Tay -- stirred controversy and was taken offline in March after it delivered a string of racist and misogynistic tweets.
Microsoft explained Tay had a "vulnerability" and apologized for the incident.
CNNMoney (London) First published September 16, 2016: 6:37 AM ET


We got this dark, dubby, minimal techno mix through a recommendation from a friend this week and we felt we should post it. It's from 19 year old Vivian Koch of Polynom Records out of the (fairly) small German culture-town of Weimar. By far one of the youngest and most talented DJ's we've heard in a while, and when we learned it's a pure vinyl mix, we knew we had to post it. We'll be keeping an eye on her as we're looking forward to hearing more from her music in the future.


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Meme, Day 18!
Day 18 - A movie that you wish more people would've seen
Babe: Pig in the City. For what it's worth, I did try to encourage people to see it.
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
How do you open a science fiction-action show involving genetic engineering, mysterious government shenanigans, and family drama amongst a family that doesn't know a dead family member is actually alive? With slightly aggressive jazz and narration by (of all people) Charles Durning:
"An ordinary man, an insurance salesman, stumbles to his death on a New York City subway platform -- or does he?
"Unbeknownst to his family, his brain is recovered from the accident scene by a top secret government agency and placed in the body of a genetically-engineered 26-year-old man, who has the strength of Superman, the speed of Michael Jordan, and the grace of Fred Astaire.
"The only catch: under penalty of death, he can never let anyone from his past know that he is alive. And that, my friends, is a problem. For this man is desperately in love with his wife, his daughter, and his past life."
That was the pre-titles sequence (followed by an opening scene and then opening titles of DaVinci-style drawings of men getting sketched out) for the 1999-2000 CBS show Now and Again, ( Collapse )
Now and Again never caught on with a large audience, though it did get a full 22-episode season; it ended on a cliffhanger that's stayed with me, and I saw it 10 years ago. And something about the opening helped to grab me, so that I saw the wit and the drama of the rest of the show.
There should be more slightly aggressive jazz in science fiction, on television, and just in the world in general.
All too easy
It felt selfish. I still did it.
Midday today I was planning to go to downtown's library and pick up a book on hold, and I realized I felt like driving. Usually I'd do such a trip by bus; that's always the case on weekdays, and of course the bus pass makes it convenient to do so. But I felt like driving.
This caused internal debate. Drive somewhere to do one thing? Would I allow myself to do that? I try not to do that. And with the genuine disaster that's still sending enormous amounts of oil where it should never be, how could I justify that trip, even a short one? And really, my only reasons were A) It's convenient and B) I wanted to drive.
I could justify it by saying that, by most car owners' standards, I drive very little. (Never mind plenty of people can't drive at all.) This tank of gas is already paid for. (But I will buy more tanks of gas in the future -- unless I decide I'd be a hypocrite if I did so and just got rid of the car -- and would the oil situation be better or worse by then?) I'll drive carefully, and it's always good to get more practice. To quote Capt. Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager, "You can use logic to justify anything."
At some level, it's probably good I had this debate, that I didn't just pile into the car without thinking this, but there's a good chance that sometime in my lifetime I'd always have to have that debate. That lots of people would have to have it. And I'm not automatically a better person for debating it when I didn't necessarily have to; I still did the convenient thing, right? The easy thing? The most I did was, I made one other stop downtown, at Border's to pick up a CD and a DVD I'll send to people as gifts. (Gifts that'll be shipped in trucks and planes, all using gas...) Could've been worse; I could've driven to one place, parked, did that bit of business, then drive further and park again before doing the next bit of business, THEN leave. I did use my legs, as I often do, to navigate downtown. Makes sense to do so. Driving didn't necessarily make sense.
Yet another way that it's hard to think about current events. And I'm nowhere near the places directly affected by them.
Why don't I have a bike yet? Get on that, Chris!
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Even failed cooking experiments usually at least taste okay.
I've been a little stagnant in my food-making choices. (I first typo'd that as "stagnanty." That's how Buffy characters would say it!) So I tried the "look in my pantry and see what I haven't been using and use it" thing.
I threw lentils that I'd been meaning to use for a while into a pan, watered it, and seasoned it with garlic and -- here's where it got slightly experimental -- Secret Aardvark habanero sauce. Good, locally-made sauce; Big-Ass Sandwiches has it as an option on its sandwiches, and I usually get it on my sandwiches there. I also have my own bottle of the stuff, and I'd better not be afraid to use it.
I may have used a little too much of the sauce, but nothing I can't handle. And garlic makes many things good. So: I'm getting to eat something I don't usually eat. Go me. I ate some of it, and next I'll cut up some chicken sausage and add it to the bowl and get some meat digesting, too.
...as I said elsewhere online a few minutes ago, "I'm as riveting as rivets tonight, huh?"
full of fiber!
I'm in a Harlan mood.
So share I shall: Here's Harlan Ellison telling Robin Williams about what L. Ron Hubbard was like in the Fifties.
Yes, Harlan speaks faster than Robin Williams. Can your ears keep up?
A cautionary tale from xkcd about book burning
To which I add: HA HA HA HA HAAA.


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March 1, 2012 by Andrew Holmes
The Orlando Magic have had the Washington Wizards number over the past three seasons. Wednesday night at the Verizon Center was much more hotly contested than the team's previous match-ups in Orlando this season, but despite having a seven point second half lead and battling back from another double digit first half deficit the Magic held on to down the Wizards, 102-95.
The Wizards haven't beaten the Magic since February 5th of 2010.
Ryan Anderson had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Magic, who also shot an impressive 15-36 from three point range.
John Wall led the Wizards with 33 points (13-for-25 from the field), four assists, thre boards, two steals and only one turnover, while Jordan Crawford pitched in 18 points (14 in the third quarter) and led the Wizards with five assists.
Washington featured a new starting lineup that had Nick Young and JaVale McGee on the bench in favor of Jordan Crawford and Kevin Seraphin. McGee had started every game for the team this season, and Young had started 32 straight. It was Seraphin's first start of the season and only the second of his career. It continued a post-All Star break trend reapportioning minutes to bench players.
Offense was hard to come by with their leading scorer and rebounder on the bench. The Wizards only mustered four points in the game's first five mintues. But McGee seemed to get the message, playing great defense on his first two possessions against Howard and hitting a foul line jumper on offense.
The Magic then went on a 11-0 run to build a 25-8 lead, including two and-ones from Howard. They led 27-11 when the Wizards went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter, with five of those points coming from a motivated McGee.
The Wizards cut the lead to 40-38 on Wall's first assist of the night, a three pointer from Roger Mason with two minutes to go in the half. But the Magic scored the next five points, and were able to escape to the locker room up 46-41.
Washington had 14 second chance points off of eight offensive rebounds to help them keep pace. Wall (13 points) and Jason Richardson (12) were the only double digit scorers in the half, as each team featured a balanced attack.
Jordan Crawford hit three quick long jumpers to start the second half, giving the Wizards a 47-46 lead, their first of the game. Wall's layup in transition gave the Wizards a 60-53 lead, but the Magic went on a 5-0 run. They would take the lead minutes later on a JJ Reddick three-pointer that made it 68-67.
Orlando extended their lead to 79-70 on back to back threes from Ryan Anderson and Chris Duhon, capping an 11-0 run that took them into the fourth quarter. The Wizards responded with back to back baskets to pull within five, but Glen Davis scored four straight to keep the home team at a distance.
Wall responded with six straight points, two on a finger roll layup before converting on back to back jumpers. Wall had all 10 of the Wizards points in the quarter at that point, and a Mo Evans three pointer knotted the score at 83.
As they'd done all night, the Magic responded with some hot shooting beyond the arc. They hit back to back threes to regain a six point advantage.
The teams traded baskets after several hard fought possessions, culminating in a confrontation between Trevor Booker and Richardson on a rebound. The energy made for exciting basketball, but the Wizards were unable to cut into the lead. They also squandered an opportunity when Wall fouled Anderson while shooting a desperation three pointer at the tail end of the shot clock. Anderson made all three and gave the Magic a 95-87 lead.
McGee and Young were nowhere to be seen at the game's most critical juncture, with the two accumulating 16 and 19 minutes respectively—and none down the stretch. Asked if he understood why Randy Wittman had him on the bench, McGee quizzically replied "I can't say I do, but I'm sure I'll figure it out sooner or later."
Despite improved defense on Howard Orlando's rebounders and outside shooters were able to keep the Wizards at bay, and the game's final minute was hardly contested compared with the previous 23.
Washington has two days off before they face the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on Saturday, where Andray Blatche may be available once again for the first time since January 28th. "Saturday will feel like Christmas for me," he was quoted as saying earlier in the day. We'll see if Wizards fans feel the same.
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In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Los Angeles. The Lakers have signed Bryant to a 2-year contract extension. General manager Mitch Kupchak made the announcement Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, ending speculation that Bryant could end up with another team after this season. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
(USA Today) – Lakers head coach Byron Scott has a Herculean task in front of him, as he tries to bring the Los Angeles Lakers back to the forefront of the NBA after missing out on the playoffs last season. Kobe Bryant is finally healthy — for now — and Scott said after practice Tuesday that he's impressed with Bryant's progress.
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Hitler Would Be Proud
By Bruce Bialosky
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Invoking Hitler usually is done by an over-the-top left-wing politician about something a Republican did which has nothing to do with the actual situation. Using the name of Hitler for a Jew in any other context than historical debates or reminiscing about Mel Brooks' The Producers should always be done with great caution. But the stifling of free speech permeating our society warrants this deviation from my long-standing policy.
To me there remains nothing as sacrosanct as protecting rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution. As I often repeat, there is a reason it is the First Amendment. My first stand against suppression of free speech was in college in 1976. During my senior year at San Diego State University, the Student Council (of which I was a member) passed a policy put forth by left-wing Hispanic groups that funded ads which were to run next to the ads of a winery in the student newspaper. They soon had pictures of burly, white cops beating up small, female farmworkers.
I insisted this was an infringement of the first amendment, and had nothing to do with any other issue. I single-handedly (yes, it was sad I had no support) collected a petition to have the student body vote on the issue. Fortunately, the three questions on the initiative passed overwhelmingly and the First Amendment was protected. The righteousness of a cause never, ever justifies suppression of the freedom of speech.
We all know that has changed. PC (political correctness) has permeated our society. That is just a small part of the problem. Our vast society can endure the peril of PC because we have many organs from which we can fight back. The left has been minimized in some regards in their broad movement to foist PC upon the society. MSNBC and left-wing talk radio have been disasters.
There is one area where suppression of free speech has blossomed. That is at our universities and colleges. It started ages ago. In 1993, it exploded into the consciousness of America when Eden Jacobowitz, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, disturbed by noise outside his dorm room yelled out his window "Shut up, you water buffalo." The case challenged the right of free speech against a campus harassment code.
These speech codes created by the professors and left-wing administrators (mainly former professors) were being used to control two principal groups. First and foremost, fellow scholars seeking to become colleagues that had to run the gauntlet of becoming tenured. Second, students who wished to express contrary views in a classroom or in a paper. To a point those wielding these policies succeeded on campuses, but they created their own uncontrollable monstrosity.
The students started their own efforts to suppress freedom of speech. It became overtly public whenever a speaker deemed inappropriate in their positions was invited to a college campus. People like Ann Coulter or David Horowitz were being harassed off campuses. If they were allowed to speak they would be heckled instead of respectfully listened to or ignored. An opposing opinion became repugnant. The expression of open thought that universities for which were formed had become the suppressor. The guardians of free speech had been thrashed.
It then spread to college commencement speeches. People like former Secretary of State Condi Rice were run out of addresses. The professors and their minions would not allow an unapproved thought to pierce their ears. Only properly-vetted speakers who spoke "the gospel" were allowed.
Next it spread to comedians. You know -- those people who have the job in our society to make fun of our worst tendencies. They make sure that we do not take ourselves too seriously. Not at colleges. Jerry Seinfeld, possibly the leading stand-up comedian of his generation, abandoned performing on college campuses because of the obliteration of free speech. When it went public he made clear he was not the only one when he said "I hear that all the time, 'I don't play colleges,' but I hear a lot of people tell me, 'Don't go near colleges. They're so PC." Chris Rock deserted the circuit and so has Larry the Cable Guy. The students don't want to be offended.
The students are now demanding what they call "triggers" (warnings about upcoming material) from their professors. The American Association of University Professors stated in a committee report, "A current threat to academic freedom in the classroom comes from a demand that teachers provide warnings in advance if assigned material contains anything that might trigger difficult emotional responses for students. This follows from earlier calls not to offend students' sensibilities by introducing material that challenges their values and beliefs." The professors are now experiencing the wrath of their creation.
The term "Microagression" was coined by Harvard Professor Chester M. Pierce in 1970 to describe insults and dismissals he said he had regularly witnessed non-black Americans inflict on Blacks. It has now been expanded to include any perceived insult against anyone who feels they have been insulted. As you know the largest university system in the United States (University of California) issued guidelines for professors to help them from hurting the feelings of their students. It was stated by the UC administration that they are just guidelines, but no one believes that and speech is once again suppressed as the students stomp out academic freedom in the name of protecting their little hearts from being hurt.
It used to be that the universities were the center of free thought. Scholars were the center of that going back to Socrates. Colleges were the center of the defense of free speech and resistance. If it was a revolt, it started with the students. The U.S. anti-war movement on college campuses in the 1960s was the center of the free speech movement. So were the fights against Communist regimes. The fights to overturn the dictatorships in Egypt and Iran were led by the students.
The most famous resistance within Nazi Germany was The White Rose (a film of the same name was made). White Rose were students from Munich University. The Nazis always feared the free speech of the intellectuals. Hitler would not have to do such today. In America the students are the center of the suppression of free speech.
Instead of defending the First Amendment the professors have created a monster which is halting the First Amendment and their own right of free speech. The people who are historically the highest advocates for free expression have become the shock troops of abolition of such. Never would dictators think the universities and their students would be the principal source of free speech suppression. Never would they dream that their main source of grief would self-inflict the squelching of speech.
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Spring Street was closed between Temple and Aliso streets as law enforcement officials attempted to talk the suspect into standing down.


Adelaide is 9 months old.
What an exciting time! I think this is my favorite baby age - around 9 months. Babies are gaining so much personality and learning big skills like crawling, cruising, and eating. I've loved watching Adelaide hit those milestones!
-has learned to crawl and actually move around the house. She was rocking on all fours and taking one 'step' here and there for a couple of months but now she is officially on the go. It is so strange to see a baby crawling on all fours! Genevieve never did that so it's fascinating for me to watch.
-is pulling up to standing and walking assisted. What!?
-still has no teeth. This makes for trouble eating. Genevieve had a bunch of teeth at this age so this is different. But Adelaide is doing a great job gumming at all sorts of food like - sweet potato, avocado, banana, and humus.
-still does not sleep. Like seriously, waking every 1-2 hours at night. We have not encountered any sleep regressions because she has NEVER slept. But the beauty about it all is that I have not once googled, "my 9 month old is waking every hour" like I did with her sister. I am not trying to fix it. I am just nursing and surviving and it makes me not miserable. One day all her teeth will appear and she will sleep through the night and I won't know what to do with myself.
Our days are full of tea parties, coloring, bubbles, play dough, blocks, i-pad games, and Peppa Pig. All day every day, Peppa Pig. She will shake it up with a little Doc McStuffins in there but she loves her Peppa. And she's even picking up some British words which is so cute, like instead of saying go outside she will say she wants to go to the garden or instead of "ready, set, go" she says "ready, steady, go". It's precious.
The 'fall' weather, or really the extension of summer, has allowed us to play in the sand at the nature playground behind our house. It has become her favorite outing. She asks to play in the sand every morning. We also try to play with her cousin Nora at least once a week and those two are truly sisters. I have loved watching their friendship grow. Whenever they are together they hold hands. They simultaneously fight and have each other's back. It is a very sweet friendship.
And I can't believe I am saying this but she will be 3 years old in a little over 2 weeks! How is that possible!?!?
Guys, my life is insane. It's so insane. I am full-time caregiver to my two children under two, I run our Airbnb and flip the space 3+ times a week, I am running a doula agency which has really picked up in business, I've been writing all my essays and statement for Vanderbilt's Midwifery application, and I am taking night classes. My brain is mush most days and I am either going at 110% or barely able to get off the couch. It's insane. But I am doing it. And I am trying my best to care for myself while I am in this crazy season. I treated myself to a float and it was exactly what I needed. I went to Float Nashville a few times when I was pregnant but I had never gone not pregnant. It was as amazing as I remembered :) I felt like I reset. I am also getting help with our Airbnb space and extra childcare help as well which is making my life so much more manageable. And I officially submitted my Vanderbilt application which feels like I am done with one of my part time jobs, what a relief!
Besides the absolutely craziness of life going on, we took a trip to see my dearest friend, Karlie, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Michael had a work conference in Louisville so I met him up there with the girls on the last night of his conference. We spent a day in Louisville, a night in Charleston, West Virginia, and then a couple of nights in Charlottesville. It was actually the perfect road trip. I wasn't sure how the girls would do but they were amazing.
In Virginia we got a sitter and went out without kids. It was one of my favorite nights! We ate incredible food, danced to reggae at an outdoor music festival, played games, sat outside by the fire, and talked late into the night. The next day we hiked a mountain (I am so out of shape!) and enjoyed the beautiful outdoors of Virginia. It was the perfect time to get away and enjoy my family and friends.
You are my joy and my delight. You smile SO MUCH. And my heart aches when I look at you because you are just so cute. You love exploring and discovering new things and you're proving to be more adventurous than your sister at this age. Now that you are pulling up and crawling all over the place, I am getting glimpses of what it will look like when you are no longer a baby. I will always be so grateful for the love that you and Genevieve have for each other. I hope that bond will run deep. Don't worry, if another kid gets anywhere near you Genevieve yells, "no that's my baby!" She won't let anything happen to you. This next month let's see about getting a tooth or two and maybe a 3 hour stretch of sleep at night? ;) I love you dearly my little boo and I am so glad I am your person.


On July 20, 2018, Daniel P. Denisiu was arraigned on five felony counts pertaining to the illegal transportation, handling, and storage of hazardous waste. He was charged, via criminal complaint, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on June 15.
On August 26, 2015, Denisiu used his pickup truck to take waste materials from a science laboratory storage room at a high school in the Covina Valley Unified School District to his apartment in Pasadena, California. He did not have a manifest identifying the materials he collected, properly placard his vehicle, or possess equipment to store the materials safely. Furthermore, he left the hazmat in the bed of his truck in a residential parking structure while he attended a family event. When Denisiu returned home, he placed glass containers—which contained residue from the hazmat he collected—in recycle bins in a nearby neighborhood.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) tested one of the bottles and determined that it contained barium hydroxide—a federally regulated hazardous waste material. Later tests of the bed of Denisiu's truck revealed several hazardous materials.
DOT-OIG is conducting the investigation with the LACFD.
Note: Indictments, Informations, and criminal complaints are only accusations by the Government all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


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Education, Skills and Training Bulletin January 2023
This bulletin is dedicated to cyber-related education, skills and training. It is for anyone interested in forthcoming education opportunities relating to cyber resilience or cyber security (for example, learners, school teachers, youth workers, college lecturers, academics, training providers or learning and development managers).
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CyberScotland Week, 27th February – 5th March 2023
Join us for CyberScotland Week 2023. A week of events focused on raising cyber awareness, developing skills and promoting innovation. There will be a wealth of education and training activity taking place during the week. Why not promote your own activity as well?
Free webinars, resources and learning opportunities will be available throughout the week . These will help people and organisations become more informed about cyber risks and learn how to become more cyber resilient. There will be opportunities to connect with industry leaders in the field of cyber security. Some key dates include:
Holyrood Connect, Public Sector Cyber Security – 2nd February
Future Scot, Cyber Security 2023 – 27th February
OSP Academy, OT / IT Cyber Summit Aberdeen – 2nd March
See the full event listing on the CyberScotland Week website and book your tickets.
If you would like to organise an event, you can find out more about how to get involved on the website. Keep up to date on social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
For P7 to S4 pupils: Discover Tech Skills Live – Hide Secret Messages Using Tech
Open the door to a life of online crime fighting in a new series of live and online cyber security lessons. With no technical knowledge needed, these practical classes enhance digital skills, allow pupils to ask the experts how it's really done, and also showcase careers in cyber security, one of the fastest growing sectors in the world today. Join Skills Development Scotland for this interactive lesson to discover how steganography works and your learners will be challenged to use digital tools to uncover secret messages hidden inside digital images.
Steganography is the science of hiding information. You can use steganography to hide secret messages inside what looks like an innocent photograph. Cyber criminals use this technique to secretly communicate with each other, so more people must understand this devious use of science and technology.
Your class is invited to learn how to prevent cyber crime whilst having fun using technology.
When: Wednesday 29th March, 2 – 3pm, Register here
For Girls: CyberFirst Development Days
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is running free courses in February and March 2023 to help girls explore their passion for computers and technology and introduce them to the fascinating world of cyber security.
The development days are open to girls in S2/S3 in Scotland. For more information and to sign up, please see CyberFirst Girls Development Days (qa.com)
Becoming a CyberFirst Member
There are currently approximately 200 CyberFirst members supporting CyberFirst activities including the Bursary programme, annual Girls Competition, summer courses for young people and supporting CyberFirst Schools and Colleges. They are keen to boost membership in Scotland.
To find out how to become a CyberFirst member, please email [email protected]
For 12 – 14 year olds: CyberFirst Trailblazers and Adventurers Courses
Trailblazers and Adventurers are free and interactive learning events for 12-14-year-olds, offering an exciting introduction into the world of computer science.
To join us for a free half-day, face-to-face event, please see Trailblazers and Adventurers (qa.com)
Update on CyberFirst Girls Competition
The qualification round for this year's CyberFirst Girls Competition has now closed. All schools have been notified and invited to attend a regional final.
Scotland has done exceptionally well this year with a huge increase in the number of schools registering to take part compared with last year. NCSC is looking forward to hosting the Scottish final in February in Edinburgh.
Congratulations to these schools which have reached the Scottish finals:
Hyndland Secondary School, Glasgow
Trinity High School, South Lanarkshire
Girvan Academy, Ayrshire
Stirling High School, Stirling
Douglas Academy, East Dunbartonshire
Greenwood Academy, Ayrshire
Carluke High School, South Lanarkshire
Linlithgow Academy, West Lothian
Biggar High School, South Lanarkshire
Saint Matthew's Academy, North Ayrshire
Pitlochry High School, Perth & Kinross
Campaign on Romance Fraud
Young Scot will be launching a Digi Know campaign, across social media channels, focusing on Romance Fraud.
Building on engaging with young people who outlined the themes and types of content, this campaign will include information on how to identify, how to respond and how to be resilient to online fraud and scams. This will be launching week beginning 6 February and running for two weeks.
For more info, check https://young.scot/campaigns/digiknow/
For 11 – 26 year olds: DigiKnow Award
Young Scot are pleased to share an opportunity for young people to develop their cyber resilience skills and identify career pathways in the cyber and digital landscape.
The DigiKnow? Award is hosted by Glasgow Kelvin College and accredited as SCQF Level 4 with 4 credit points attached. It is open to all young people in Scotland aged 11 and up (with parental consent required for under 13s.) By the end of the programme, learners will be able to;
Stay safe and protected from online harms
Spot online threats
Understand the impact of technology use
Be aware of the range of job opportunities available in cyber careers
Through Glasgow Kelvin College's Moodle site, learners will have access to course tutors, resources, content, assessments and digital badges. For more information visit their corporate site or contact them via [email protected]
Young people can find out more about the DigiKnow? Award on our website at https://young.scot/campaigns/digiknow/
New SCQF level 3 unit in Cyber Security Unit
Education Scotland has created learning and teaching resources for a new cyber security Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 3. These resources can be found on Glow, under Microsoft team titled 'CyberFirst'.
The new unit will give learners a basic introduction to cyber security and the skills and knowledge they will need to prepare them to undertake a National Progression Award in Cyber Security (which are available at Levels 4, 5 and 6).
Education Scotland has already delivered a webinar on this new unit and accompanying resources and plans to deliver another webinar later this year so keep an eye on the Twitter account @DigiLearnScot for more details.
For Teachers: Introduction to Cyber Security for Teachers (2023) (via the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)) – Funded places available
The CPD award 'Introduction to Cyber Security' was created for all primary and secondary teachers and designed to give background knowledge and understanding related to teaching basic cybersecurity and configuring an environment suitable for cybersecurity education.
The module allows teachers to get a basic practical understanding of cybersecurity and cyber resilience and the relationship between these two areas. This will enable teachers to have the awareness and confidence to support pupils and create practical activities and content. The module content is levelled at SCQF 7 however is appropriate for teachers delivering to BOTH primary and secondary pupils.
The module will be delivered over 14 weeks and the semester will start the week beginning 23rd January 2023 with an online induction and initial lecture.
No time off will be required during the school day. The lectures are recorded for students unable to attend in person. All activity is carried out online the majority of which happens asynchronously. The modules have a notional 200 hours per module over the semester. It would depend on previous experience whether the full 200 hours is required. It is recommended that a day at the weekend or a couple of evenings a week would be required to achieve this award.
The courses are open to any teacher with the relevant entry qualifications (degree and existing teaching qualification) who have an interest in computing or cyber security.
To apply for the course register with this link: https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/cpd-award-introduction-to-cyber-security/
For any queries, please get in touch with Gordon: [email protected]
Cyber for Your Subject: Bringing Security to the College Classroom
Dundee and Angus College in collaboration with Skills Development Scotland have created a course to raise awareness of, and develop skills in cyber security. This course is designed to engage learners who are, not from computing or technical backgrounds and highlight the importance of cyber security to everyone.
All colleges in Scotland are invited to be a part of the next phase which will give lecturers and students some exposure to an important topic that may be out of their comfort zone. Starting in March 2023, Dundee and Angus College will give lecturers access to all materials and resources needed to deliver the unit to a class over 8 weeks and will also provide weekly lecturer-led classes and online staff support to assist delivery.
All participating students are accredited with an SQA unit, which appears on their certificate at the end of the year if they achieve successfully. This sessions (see links below) will tell you how to get your college and students involved in this course.
Thursday 19th January – 10 am until 10.30 am
Thursday 26th January – 4.30 pm until 5 pm
Student pop-up stalls
A team from the University of St Andrews is helping students provide cyber security advice to their peers at pop-up stalls.
After consulting with students, they designed a leaflet and trialled their approach in front of their main library. They aim to show that the stalls work and to make it easy for other universities and further education colleges to run the stalls in future. For more information, contact Jean Carletta.
Businesses and other organisations
Industry Engagement in Education
The 'Tech Industry in the Classroom' programme, run by Skills Development Scotland, sees employers from the digital sector using their industry experience and guided activities to offer school pupils an insight into their day-to-day work.
This programme gives tech companies the chance to help the next generation of school pupils enhance their digital technology skills using a toolkit and a series of training sessions that detail the support available from more than 10 different partners.
There are lots of ideas and activities already available, which are detailed in the toolkit. These are fun activities to get pupils working together to solve problems in areas like digital forensics and software development.
This means you can provide a high-quality activity, aligned with the curriculum, that helps young people learn something new from industry experienced employees.
These training sessions will give you the tools and confidence to engage with young students through step-by-step tutorials. You'll learn how to use the materials in the classroom, and get the chance to try it out.
Encrypting Files – Thursday 19th January 2023, 10 am – 11:30 am
Defend The Hospital – Thursday 2nd March 2023, 10 am – 11:30 am
Digital Forensics – Tuesday 28th March 2023, 10 am – 11:30 am
Exercise in a Box Workshop – exercising your response to a cyber incident, 26th January
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) is facilitating workshops taking Scottish public and third-sector organisations through using NCSC's Exercise in Box security tool. They are offering free in-person workshops alongside their virtual sessions covering 'Ransomware', 'Digital Supply Chain', 'Sensitive Data Leak' and 'Micro Exercises'.
This is a great opportunity for you to test the resilience of your organisation and consider what you might need to change in order to make your organisations more cyber resilient.
Exercise in a Box 'Miro Exercises' MS Teams – 26th January
Exercise in a Box 'Sensitive Data Leak' MS Teams – 9th February
Workshops are free to those in health, social care, housing, charitable or public sector organisation in Scotland looking to strengthen your cyber defences, sign up below.
Find out more details and book ongoing Exercise in a Box events
SBRC is going on tour with a series of roadshow events for Public and Third Sector organisations.
These events will focus on discussing some key cyber security topics you and your organisation or charity should be considering for 2023.
Find out more and secure your place today.
Digital Youth Work Conference, Safer Internet Day 7th February 2023
Join YouthLink Scotland on Safer Internet Day (7th February) for a digital youth work conference in Dundee.
This free event is for youth workers, and other CLD workers interested in using digital well in their work with young people.
Come and explore digital youth work and how to embed cyber resilience in your youth work practice. It may be what you do every day or your ambition to get started. Either way, this day will be an opportunity to meet, talk, do and learn with other like-minded people.
Lead Scotland's Cyber Accessibility and Accreditation Project
Stay safe and secure online and feel more confidence passing on this information to others. Find out more on the Lead Scotland project webpage and contact [email protected] to get started.
Lead Scotland will deliver tutor supported webinars, train the trainer sessions as well as opportunities for learners to gain qualifications in Cyber Security. If you are an SQA Centre, they will happily share combined learning and teaching resources so that more learners can work towards two qualifications at the same time.
Lead Scotland works in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), translating the NCSC's Cyber Aware campaign into accessible formats including British Sign Language, Easy Read and Community Languages.
Get started today and enroll for one of Lead Scotland's free online courses.
Learning for Everyone
Free online "Practical Cyber Resilience" short course
Do you want to improve your cyber security habits and learn how to use security apps? Here's how to do it without boring presentations or complicated technical instructions.
Increase knowledge and confidence on this micro course run over two 2-hour sessions. You'll earn a certificate and (real!) badge on completion. You don't need any technical knowledge or experience to take part.
Feedback from previous attendees say that this online course is "friendly and non patronising" "entertaining and informative" "clear and non-judgmental" "just what I needed but was too afraid to ask".
These workshops are organised by Scottish Union Learning and Digital Skills Education, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government's Cyber Resilience Unit in partnership with the UK Government.
Signup link February 2nd and 3rd
Signup link March 2nd and 3rd
"Your Cyber Resilience Questions Answered" Video Series
Got a cyber security question that you'd like researched and answered in an easy-to-understand way? This series of short videos, provided by Scottish Union Learning, answer real questions from real people in Scotland.
Kirstie from CyberScotland and Daniel from Digital Skills Education answer questions from Scottish workers on everything Cyber.
In the two episodes available so far, Kirstie and Daniel answer questions about what to do if you click a phishing link, and what it means to 'accept cookies', and whether your TV needs antivirus software.
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Here at Flint Hills Family Chiropractic, LLC we are dedicated to making our patients feel comfortable during their time with us. We understand that the first chiropractic visit can come with many questions, and we want to ensure we answer them the best we can. We have included our most frequently asked questions to make your first visit as easy as possible. First and foremost, the chiropractors will seek information about any previous medical history in order to become more familiar with the patient's background. Every patient will have a neurological exam to provide the doctors with information on how well your nervous system is working and adapting to your environment.
Expecting mothers can expect to disclose their pregnancy history, and whether there were any complications during gestation. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Palmer use a model to demonstrate the Webster Technique, an adjustment that aligns a pregnant woman's pelvis. All adjustments are made gently in order to keep everything properly aligned in preparation for labor and delivery.
When bringing in a newborn baby, parents can expect to disclose information on the pregnancy and the labor process. Newborn babies will receive a gentle examination, where Dr. Palmer or Dr. Campbell will check their nervous system, spine, and examine the clavicle to check for a fracture. Then, gentle adjustments may be made using as minimal pressure as possible, with a finger tip.
This is a similar process where the doctors will assess the child's current health, and ask questions regarding the development process. If necessary, gentle adjustments will be made depending on his or her health conditions.
Do you use your hands for adjustments?
Yes, manual adjustments are made where Dr. Jessica Campbell and Dr. Lauren Palmer will assess the spine and make further adjustments if necessary. In special cases an activator tool may be used that controls the pressure that is released during adjustments.
Chiropractic adjustments are painless. Soreness is possible following the first adjustment while the body is adjusting to the alignment, and icing will help to relieve the soreness.
The pressure used on a baby is equivalent to the pressure one uses to check a tomato for ripeness. With infants, we often use our pinky to find their restrictions and perform the adjustment. Adjustments are very safe and gentle.
This depends on each individual case. For a patient in pain, Dr. Campbell and Dr. Palmer develop a personalized care plan for each patient, and try to involve patients with their care by giving them a few exercises to do at home in order to speed up the recovery process. Ultimately, the goal is to lessen symptoms, and therefore decrease the amount of visits to the chiropractor. Once pain has been relieved, chiropractic care can be part of a healthy lifestyle. As with other healthy habits, like eating a balanced diet, working out, and drinking plenty of water - these things are done regularly for the most benefit. Wellness care is recommended to keep your body functioning at its best and reduce the re-occurrence of pain. For a pregnant patient, the care plan follows a similar schedule to the OB/Gyn's. The goal with pregnancy is to keep the pelvis aligned throughout the entire the pregnancy, to balance the changing bio-mechanics of the mother's body. For infants and children, the care plan is also personalized. We want to help support their growing and developing nervous and skeletal systems. Children tend to respond extremely well to adjustments and it's a good idea to have children checked regularly, because of the many ways they grow so quickly.
We are no longer in network with any insurance company. Payment is due at the conclusion of your appointment. It is important that you receive a SuperBill at the time of your visit, though. This receipt will contain medical codes that your insurance company uses to process your claim. You will then submit the SuperBill to your insurance company, and they will reimburse you directly.
We offer family discounts for those seeking wellness care. This is a time of service discount, where the more family members that are scheduled together on the same day, the bigger the discount.
When are diagnostic studies (X-ray, MRI, lab work, etc.) necessary during a chiropractic exam?
Diagnostic studies may be necessary depending on history and examination, or if the doctor's think there's another cause of the issue.