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require "socket"
require "openssl"
require "bson"
require "semantic_logger"

# Read the bson document, returning nil if the IO is closed
# before receiving any data or a complete BSON document
def read_bson_document(io)
  bytebuf = BSON::ByteBuffer.new
  # Read 4 byte size of following BSON document
  bytes = io.read(4)
  return unless bytes

  # Read BSON document
  sz = bytes.unpack1("V")
  bytebuf.put_bytes(bytes)
  bytes = io.read(sz - 4)
  return unless bytes

  bytebuf.put_bytes(bytes)
  Hash.from_bson(bytebuf)
end

def ssl_file_path(name)
  File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "ssl_files", name)
end

# Simple single threaded server for testing purposes using a local socket
# Sends and receives BSON Messages
class SimpleTCPServer
  include SemanticLogger::Loggable
  attr_accessor :thread, :server
  attr_reader :port, :name, :ssl

  def initialize(options = {})
    @port = (options[:port] || 2000).to_i
    @name = options[:name] || "tcp"
    @ssl  = options[:ssl] || false
    start
  end

  def start
    tcp_server = TCPServer.open(port)

    if ssl
      context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new.tap do |context|
        context.set_params(ssl)
        context.servername_cb = proc { |_socket, name|
          if name == "localhost"
            OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new.tap do |new_context|
              new_context.cert = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.open(ssl_file_path("localhost-server.pem")))
              new_context.key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.open(ssl_file_path("localhost-server-key.pem")))
              new_context.ca_file = ssl_file_path("ca.pem")
            end
          else
            OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new.tap do |new_context|
              new_context.cert = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.open(ssl_file_path("no-sni.pem")))
              new_context.key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.open(ssl_file_path("no-sni-key.pem")))
              new_context.ca_file = ssl_file_path("ca.pem")
            end
          end
        }
      end
      tcp_server = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLServer.new(tcp_server, context)
    end

    self.server = tcp_server
    self.thread = Thread.new do
      begin
        loop do
          logger.debug "Waiting for a client to connect"

          # Wait for a client to connect
          on_request(server.accept)
        end
      rescue IOError, Errno::EBADF => e
        logger.info("Thread terminated", e)
      end
    end
  end

  def stop
    if thread
      thread.kill
      thread.join
      self.thread = nil
    end
    begin
      server&.close
    rescue IOError
    end
  end

  # Called for each message received from the client
  # Returns a Hash that is sent back to the caller
  def on_message(message)
    case message["action"]
    when "test1"
      {"result" => "test1"}
    when "servername"
      {"result" => @name}
    when "sleep"
      sleep message["duration"] || 1
      {"result" => "sleep"}
    when "fail"
      {"result" => "fail"} if message["attempt"].to_i >= 2
    else
      {"result" => "Unknown action: #{message['action']}"}
    end
  end

  # Called for each client connection
  # In a real server each request would be handled in a separate thread
  def on_request(client)
    logger.debug "Client connected, waiting for data from client"

    while (request = read_bson_document(client))
      logger.debug "Received request", request
      break unless request

      if (reply = on_message(request))
        logger.debug "Sending Reply"
        logger.trace "Reply", reply
        client.print(reply.to_bson)
      else
        logger.debug "Closing client since no reply is being sent back"
        server.close
        client.close
        logger.debug "Server closed"
        start
        logger.debug "Server Restarted"
        break
      end
    end
    # Disconnect from the client
    client.close
    logger.debug "Disconnected from the client"
  end
end

if $0 == __FILE__
  SemanticLogger.default_level = :trace
  SemanticLogger.add_appender(STDOUT)
  server = SimpleTCPServer.new(port: 2000)

  # For SSL:
  # server = SimpleTCPServer.new(
  #   port: 2000,
  #   ssl:  {
  #     cert:    ssl_file_path('localhost-server.pem'),
  #     key:     ssl_file_path('localhost-server-key.pem'),
  #     ca_file: ssl_file_path('ca.pem')
  #   }
  # )

  server.thread.join
end

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The woman, who was killed in the deadly Easter attack, has been identified as Lavern Poyser.
Reports are that 4:15 p.m., residents heard explosions in the Morgan's Bridge section of the parish and called the police.
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The macabre attack has reportedly left some residents in the parish in shock, and has cut short their plans to celebrate Easter.


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The Impact of If-Conversion on Branch Prediction and Program Execution on the Intel Itanium Processor (0)
by Y Choi, A Knies, L Gerke, T Ngai
Venue: In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Microarchitecture (Micro '01
Wish branches: Combining conditional branching and predication for adaptive predicated execution
by Hyesoon Kim, Onur Mutlu, Jared Stark, Yale N. Patt - In MICRO-38 , 2005
"... Predicated execution has been used to reduce the number of branch mispredictions by eliminating hard-to-predict branches. However, the additional instruction overhead and additional data dependencies due to predicated execution sometimes offset the per-formance advantage of having fewer mispredictio ..."
Predicated execution has been used to reduce the number of branch mispredictions by eliminating hard-to-predict branches. However, the additional instruction overhead and additional data dependencies due to predicated execution sometimes offset the per-formance advantage of having fewer mispredictions. We propose a mechanism in which the compiler generates code that can be executed either as predicated code or non-predicated code (i.e., code with normal conditional branches). The hardware decides whether the predicated code or the non-predicated code is executed based on a run-time confidence estimation of the branch's prediction. The code generated by the compiler is the same as pred-icated code, except the predicated conditional branches are NOT removed—they are left intact in the program code. These conditional branches are called wish branches. The goal of wish branches is to use predicated execution for hard-to-predict dynamic branches and branch prediction for easy-to-predict dynamic branches, thereby ob-taining the best of both worlds. We also introduce a class of wish branches, called wish loops, which utilize predication to reduce the misprediction penalty for hard-to-predict backward (loop) branches. We describe the semantics, types, and operation of wish branches along with the software and hardware support required to generate and utilize them. Our results show that wish branches decrease the average execution time of a subset of SPEC INT 2000 benchmarks by 14.2 % compared to traditional conditional branches and by 13.3% compared to the best-performing predicated code binary. 1.
...not all branches can be eliminated using predication. For example, backward (loop) branches, which constitute a significant proportion of all branches, cannot be eliminated using predicated execution =-=[1, 5]-=-. 2 The execution time of mcf skews the average normalized execution time, because mcf performs very poorly with predicated execution. Hence, we report two average execution time numbers on our graphs...
Diverge-merge processor (DMP): Dynamic predicated execution of complex control-flow graphs based on frequently executed paths
by Hyesoon Kim, Jose A. Joao, Onur Mutlu, Yale N. Patt , 2006
"... This paper proposes a new processor architecture for handling hard-to-predict branches, the diverge-merge processor (DMP). The goal of this paradigm is to eliminate branch mispredictions due to hard-to-predict dynamic branches by dynamically predicating them without requiring ISA support for predica ..."
This paper proposes a new processor architecture for handling hard-to-predict branches, the diverge-merge processor (DMP). The goal of this paradigm is to eliminate branch mispredictions due to hard-to-predict dynamic branches by dynamically predicating them without requiring ISA support for predicate registers and predicated instructions. To achieve this without incurring large hardware cost and complexity, the compiler provides control-flow information by hints and the processor dynamically predicates instructions only on frequently executed program paths. The key insight behind DMP is that most control-flow graphs look and behave like simple hammock (if-else) structures when only frequently executed paths in the graphs are considered. Therefore, DMP can dynamically predicate a much larger set of branches than simple hammock branches. Our evaluations show that DMP outperforms a baseline proces-sor with an aggressive branch predictor by 19.3 % on average over SPEC integer 95 and 2000 benchmarks, through a reduction of 38 % in pipeline flushes due to branch mispredictions, while consuming 9.0% less energy. We also compare DMP with previously proposed predica-tion and dual-path/multipath execution paradigms in terms of perfor-mance, complexity, and energy consumption, and find that DMP is the highest performance and also the most energy-efficient design. 1.
...r was with UT-Austin. §Microsoft Research onur@microsoft.com ditional delay in execution. Previous research showed that predicated execution sometimes hurts processor performance due to this overhead =-=[9, 22]-=-. 3. A large subset of control-flow graphs are usually not converted to predicated code because either the compiler cannot if-convert (i.e. predicate) them or the overhead of predicated execution is h...
Incorporating Predicate Information into Branch Predictors
by Beth Simon, Brad Calder, Jeanne Ferrante - In HPCA-9 , 2003
"... Predicated Execution can be used to alleviate the costs associated with frequently mispredicted branches. This is accomplished by trading the cost of a mispredicted branch for execution of both paths following the conditional branch. In this paper we examine two enhancements for branch prediction in ..."
Predicated Execution can be used to alleviate the costs associated with frequently mispredicted branches. This is accomplished by trading the cost of a mispredicted branch for execution of both paths following the conditional branch. In this paper we examine two enhancements for branch prediction in the presence of predicated code. Both of the techniques use recently calculated predicate definitions to provide a more intelligent branch prediction. The first branch predictor, called the Squash False Path Filter, recognizes fetched branches known to be guarded with a false predicate and predicts them as not-taken with 100% accuracy. The second technique, called the Predicate Global Update branch predictor, improves prediction by incorporating recent predicate information into the branch predictor. We use these techniques to aid the prediction of region-based branches. A region-based branch is a branch that is left in a predicated region of code. A regionbased branch may be correlated with predicate definitions in the region in addition to those that define the branch's guarding predicate. 1.
...ct branches by translating them into predicate defines, which do not need to be predicted. This comes at the cost of executing both paths following the branch as if it were a single path. Choi et al. =-=[5]-=- recently performed a study, where they reported that only 7% of cycles are spent due to branch mispredictions for the SPEC 2000 integer benchmarks (without using if-conversion). This is partially due...
Phi-Predication for Light-Weight If-Conversion
by Weihaw Chuang, Brad Calder, Jeanne Ferrante - In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Code Generation and Optimization , 2003
"... Predicated execution can eliminate hard to predict branches and help to enable instruction level parallelism. Many current predication variants exist where the result update is conditional based upon the outcome of the guarding predicate. However, conditional writing of a register creates a naming p ..."
Predicated execution can eliminate hard to predict branches and help to enable instruction level parallelism. Many current predication variants exist where the result update is conditional based upon the outcome of the guarding predicate. However, conditional writing of a register creates a naming problem for an out-of-order processor, and can stall the issuing of instructions. This problem arises from potential multiple predicated definitions reaching a use, which is unresolved until the prior predicate values are computed.
...imbalance due to the penalty associated with long phichains, but the observed imbalance is quite small. Second, these speedups could be viewed as being in the same ball park with the results found in =-=[3]-=-. They found a 2% speedup on real hardware. Third conditional-move predication using Select-op predication gets only a smaller 1.7% speedup. 6.3 Out-of-order Results For the in-order results, much of ...
The exigency of benchmark and compiler drift: Designing tomorrow's processors with yesterday's tools
by Joshua J. Yi, Hans Vandierendonck, Lieven Eeckhout, David J. Lilja - in ICS , 2006
"... Due to the amount of time required to design a new processor, one set of benchmark programs may be used during the design phase while another may be the standard when the design is finally delivered. Using one benchmark suite to design a processor while using a different, presumably more current, su ..."
Due to the amount of time required to design a new processor, one set of benchmark programs may be used during the design phase while another may be the standard when the design is finally delivered. Using one benchmark suite to design a processor while using a different, presumably more current, suite to evaluate its ultimate performance may lead to sub-optimal design decisions if there are large differences between the characteristics of the two suites and their respective compilers. We call this change across time "drift". To evaluate the impact of using yesterday's benchmark and compiler technology to design tomorrow's processors, we compare common benchmarks from the SPEC 95 and SPEC 2000 benchmark suites. Our results yield three key conclusions. First, we show that the amount of drift, for common programs in successive SPEC benchmark suites, is significant. In
...to-predict branch instructions into datasdependences. For the integer benchmarks of the SPEC 2000sbenchmark suite, however, only 7% of the total clock cycles weresspent processing branch instructions =-=[8]-=-. More generally, as asresult of the increasing gap between processor and memory speedss[25], a higher percentage of the clock cycles are spent servicingsmemory requests instead of processing branch i...
Combining hyperblocks and exit prediction to increase front-end bandwidth and performance
by Nitya Ranganathan, Ramadass Nagarajan, Daniel Jiménez, Doug Burger, Stephen W. Keckler, Calvin Lin , 2002
"... As processor issue widths increase, high-bandwidth parallel fetches across multiple branches will be necessary to prevent Flynn's bottleneck. In this paper, we show that by combining hyperblocks and exit predictors, high instruction bandwidths can be achieved in a streamlined, simple design that req ..."
As processor issue widths increase, high-bandwidth parallel fetches across multiple branches will be necessary to prevent Flynn's bottleneck. In this paper, we show that by combining hyperblocks and exit predictors, high instruction bandwidths can be achieved in a streamlined, simple design that requires only a third of the predictions of a conventional predictor. Exit predictors identify the first branch in a hyperblock that will be taken with a single prediction, implicitly predicting all previous branches in the hyperblock as not taken. Hyperblock-based exit predictors reduce the number of predictions by 72%, while maintaining an average prediction accuracy of 94.7 % (compared to 95.9 % for the best conventional predictor we measured, a PAs-gshare predictor). With this accuracy, a 250Kbit exit predictor achieves a mean 3.9 misses per thousand instructions (MPKI), fetching 91 useful straight-line instructions per prediction, on average. Since so many instructions are fetched with a single simple prediction, these predictors can be used for high frequencies, run-ahead prediction, initial prediction in multi-stage schemes, instruction prefetching, or power reduction. We conclude by showing that hyperblock exit predictors achieve higher accuracy than other high-bandwidth predictors at the same fetch bandwidth, and that these predictors can be used to achieve high ILP on advanced architectures such as Grid Processors. 1
...ese hyperblock construction trade-offs in the context of VLIW processors. Most recently, Knies et al. examine the benefits of predication for predictability and performance in an IA-64 implementation =-=[5]-=-. Knies et al. show that while if-conversion can potentially remove up to 29% of mis4spredictions on an Itanium processor (for SPECint 2000), predication-improved prediction is unlikely to cause signi...
Predicate analysis and if-conversion in an Itanium link-time optimizer
by Noah Snavely, Saumya Debray, Gregory Andrews - Proceedings of the Workshop on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Set (EPIC) Architectures and Compilation Techniques (EPIC-2 , 2002
"... ABSTRACT EPIC architectures, such as the Intel IA-64 (Itanium), combine ex-plicit instruction-level parallelism with instruction predication. To ..."
ABSTRACT EPIC architectures, such as the Intel IA-64 (Itanium), combine ex-plicit instruction-level parallelism with instruction predication. To
...ing on the value of a Boolean source operand [2]. It can improve performance in a number of different ways. First, it can eliminate difficult-to-predict branches and reduce branch misprediction rates =-=[4]-=-. Second, it can increase instruction-level parallelism. Finally, by allowing the producer of a value to be moved to an earlier point in the instruction stream, if-conversion can be used to hide instr...
Field-testing impact epic research results in itanium 2
by John W. Sias, Sain-zee Ueng, Geoff A. Kent, Ian M. Steiner, Erik M. Nystrom, Wen-mei W. Hwu - In Proceedings of the 31st annual international symposium on Computer architecture , 2004
"... Explicitly-Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) provides architectural features, including predication and explicit control speculation, intended to enhance the compiler's ability to expose instruction-level parallelism (ILP) in control-intensive programs. Aggressive structural transformations usin ..."
Explicitly-Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) provides architectural features, including predication and explicit control speculation, intended to enhance the compiler's ability to expose instruction-level parallelism (ILP) in control-intensive programs. Aggressive structural transformations using these features, though described in the literature, have not yet been fully characterized in complete systems. Using the Intel Itanium 2 microprocessor, the SPECint2000 benchmarks and the IMPACT Compiler for IA-64, a research compiler competitive with the best commercial compilers on the platform, we provide an in situ evaluation of code generated using aggressive, EPIC-enabled techniques in a reality-constrained microarchitecture. Our work shows a 1.13 average speedup (up to 1.50) due to these compilation techniques, relative to traditionally-optimized code at the same inlining and pointer analysis levels, and a 1.55 speedup (up to 2.30) relative to GNU GCC, a solid traditional compiler. Detailed results show that the structural compilation approach provides benefits far beyond a decrease in branch misprediction penalties and that it both positively and negatively impacts instruction cache performance. We also demonstrate the increasing significance of runtime effects, such as data cache and TLB, in determining end performance and the interaction of these effects with control speculation. 1
...elatively few cycles on Itanium 2, so its avoidance is not the primary motivation for forming if-converted regions; rather, the regions enable powerful ILP-enhancing transformations. A previous study =-=[9]-=- on the Itanium (1) processor, using Intel's production compiler, found only a 7% reduction in the number of executed branches at what were considered "reasonable" levels of aggressiveness in forming ...
A Systematic Approach to Delivering INSTRUCTION-LEVEL PARALLELISM IN EPIC SYSTEMS
by John Wollenburg Sias , 2005
"... Computer systems designed under the explicitly parallel instruction computing (EPIC) paradigm rely extensively on compiler technology to deliver the instruction-level parallelism (ILP) required for them to achieve high levels of performance. While manifold techniques have been proposed in the litera ..."
Computer systems designed under the explicitly parallel instruction computing (EPIC) paradigm rely extensively on compiler technology to deliver the instruction-level parallelism (ILP) required for them to achieve high levels of performance. While manifold techniques have been proposed in the literature for delivering such parallelism, this dissertation is unique in integrating and applying a comprehensive suite of techniques, embodied in the IMPACT Research Compiler, to a concrete system, comprised of the SPEC CINT2000 benchmarks and the Intel Itanium 2 platform. These techniques include advanced pointer analysis, aggressive cross-file procedure inlining, targeted region formation, profile-guided optimizations, and, most importantly, aggressive and pervasive use of predication and control speculation. The collective effect of these techniques is evaluated with real-system measurements, showing them to achieve a 1.20 average (up to 1.59) speedup relative to classically optimized code and a 1.70 average (up to 2.51) speedup relative to code compiled with the Gnu GCC compiler. Achieving these results in the real-machine environment required advances in region formation heuristics, optimization, and speculation methods. Modern
Compiler and Hardware Predicated Dependency Analysis and Scheduling
by Lorinda Carter , 2002

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North American Publisher / ISBN: Abrams Comic Arts - 978-1-4197-1454-2
Contains adult content?: yes
Does this pass the Bechdel test?: no
Positive minority portrayal?: yes
Categories: Autobiography, Education, Reportage, Slice of Life
Writer / Artist
Review by Frank Plowright
Portions of John Backderf's school days are detailed in his memoir My Friend Dahmer. Presenting himself as an unfocussed student, he drifted into work as a garbage collector, and published anecdotes about that time as his first version of Trashed in 2002. Over a decade later he returned to the topic as a web comic, but decided stories built around his experiences were preferable to a direct retelling of them. For all that, the opening of this version is similar to the original, with J.B. a stand in for the young Backderf, equally inclined to kick over the trash while being nagged by his mother to find a job. From there the separation begins.
Despite the down and dirty nature of the job, Backderf's story is relatively good natured, following Bone, J.B. and Mike on their van over four chapters split into seasons. They encounter the horrors of the garbage pile, assorted eccentrics, and fellow city employees, all the while being monitored by supervisor Wile E. He's liable to go ballistic whether or not the garbage crew are responsible for reported damage, has no qualms about sending them out on city time to do favours for influential friends, and constantly pops up at the most awkward moments, supplying Trashed's recurring joke.
Backderf splices the anecdotes of guys on the garbage trucks with facts about the trash we dispose of, almost all of which should be some concern, from the likely 7,300 pounds of garbage a family of four will dispose of in a year to recycling averaged across the USA barely making a dent in that. Still, in the days before city administrators considered garbage removal desirable, service solutions included pigs on the streets as they'd eat anything, or leaving it to build up outside the city walls. There are also interludes about garbage trucks, recycling plants, and other associated items. The sections on the construction of landfills is especially alarming concerning just what leaks into the American water table, never mind that methane from landfills comprises eighteen percent of man-made emissions.
As with Backderf's other projects, the cartooning is prime underground style, black and white with blueish grey tints, packed with the detail of life, his characters resonating, his vehicles spectacular and he revels in drawing those massive piles of garbage. The writing isn't as proficient. Fictionalising experiences prompts an expectation of there being some semblance of narrative beyond the daily grind. J.B. and Mike are only defined by their work and we learn nothing more about them other than the starting point of J.B. and his mother. Resolution to stories of the various people encountered along the collection route and the situations introduced is almost non-existent. Only the story of Marv the dog catcher has any closure, and that's unsatisfying. So is some of the dialogue, the starting pages very heavy with unrealistic exposition. View Trashed as reportage, however, and it works just fine, observant, funny, strangely touching in places and educational.
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Home»Culture & Creativity»The largest recycled artwork made from la rue beer cans
The largest recycled artwork made from la rue beer cans
By Asia Book of Records Team January 6, 2023 Updated: January 10, 2023
Heineken Vietnam Brewery Limited Company set a record for creating the largest recycled artwork made from used Larue beer cans in the shape of a sun and wave, which is located in Da Nang City (in Central Vietnam). The artwork measures 6 meters in height and 6 meters in width, has a fixed iron frame inside, and was made from around 30,000 used Larue beer cans. The work assists in educating and increasing public awareness of environmental protection. The record was confirmed on December 31, 2022.
All Indian Prime Minister portraits carved on jackfruit leaves
By Asia Book of Records Team April 18, 2022
Vivek A. (born on May 31, 2001) of Kerala, India, set a record for carving…
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Longest duration to hold Hanumanasana forward bend pose
FASTEST TO RECALL 100 DIGITS OF PI VALUE BY A KID


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Befuddling Teacher Utterances
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In fact, a TA.
K, in Y6, was given some cash to get himself some breakfast on the way to school. He got a Subway and some cookies for £7.50, apparently. He put it with all the other lunch boxes and the morning passed as usual. Come lunchtime, he found that a girl in Y3 was eating his Sub! There was no possibility that she'd mistaken it for her own, as she had nothing similar. Not only that, but she'd taken his 50p change. K was, understandably, pretty upset. The fuss was smoothed over by the head getting K an identical Sub out of his own money. But the befuddling statement — in fact, not befuddling but laughably, transparently, untrue and (as the kids say) inappropriate — was the TA trying to calm things down with "It's just the same as if your brother had taken it." No. No, it's not. Because "If it was my brother, I'd share it with him because he's my brother." Bullshitting to kids, even with good intentions, just makes TA look like shit.
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Re: Befuddling Teacher Utterances
I'm obviously out of touch. That schools (or at least the adults that inhabit them) have little respect for children's property, usually regarding it to be a nuisance, is hardly news.... but £7.50! That's befuddling.
Quote from: Wobbly John on April 26, 2018, 06:56:39 pm
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I'm guessing that's a "£5 Footlong" plus some extras — cookies were definitely mentioned — and a bit of exaggeration. Could be that £7.50 was the amount he was given. And no, I don't think it's a great lunch in any terms, but this wasn't my child, so not my business.
It wasn't the school having little respect for his property, it was another child who ate it. Kids are trusted to identify their own lunch and believe it will be tastier than others'(!) and it usually works(!).
Little respect for the TA is now the result of this.
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Here's a guess.
10 year old child sent out without breakfast might mean a lack of decent parenting. Might mean that as a consequence said child manifests lack of care by extreme reactions.
Maybe said TA was trying to calm down an angry \upset kid by whatever means necessary.
Its just a guess, but it is as well-informed as anybody else's here.
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on May 15, 2015, 12:36:08 pm
It wasn't the school having little respect for his property, it was another child who ate it.
Well yes, but it wasn't "Yes, Y3 Girl stole your things. Stealing is wrong. She's going to be punished in a manner appropriate for a small kid. Now, what are we going to do about your lunch?" It was effectively "You're a child and it's to be expected that other people will help themselves to your property from time to time, you wouldn't make a fuss if your brother had done it[1], so it must be okay. Now calm down."
It's all part of the "property causes bullying" trope. I see why it happens, but that doesn't make it right.
[1] I've had a brother help himself to enough of my things over the years to fail to see the logic to this one. Surely siblings are going to be the main perpetrators of theft from children, so it's hardly surprising if they end up with a grudge. Anyway, as per the OP, a well-trained sibling would have asked.
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What used to make me the most angry when I was teaching was dishonesty (come to think of it, it still does).
Some time in the early 1980s a small girl came to me because a packet of sweets had disappeared from her desk. Within minutes, I noticed a boy who sat near her with an identical packet of sweets. When I asked Boy if they were Girl's sweets, his sullen red-faced silence told me everything I needed to know. My line of questioning was not "Did you steal them?" but "Why did you steal them?" An innocent party would have denied the act of theft, the guilty knows he has been rumbled.
I didn't manage to get any answer from Boy as to why he stole them, but I like to think that the hugely uncomfortable afternoon he spent would have been some kind of a lesson. I think that if that has been my problem these days I would have sent for/written to Boy's parents, but then was a different era and my head teacher was a useless lazy git who wanted nothing whatever to do with children other than take their money off them by selling crisps to them at play time.
Oh, Bach without any doubt. Bach every time for me.
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Quote from: Kim on May 15, 2015, 01:08:47 pm
It's all part of the "property causes bullying" trope.
Not something I've come across. Either an occasional inmate of a school or as the parent of current inmates (for whom it seems that anything that goes to school becomes vaguely communal property - "first up, best dressed" appears to be the motto for clothes)
You've really never encountered:
"Miss! $bully stole/broke my $thing!"
"Well you shouldn't have had it in school."
It's an important lesson in victim-blaming, that. Bonus points if the thing in question is a) expensive b) related to actual lessons or c) disability equipment
It's also one of the arguments people like to trot out in favour of school uniform, which amply demonstrates what a festering pile of crap it is.
That wasn't the argument here, though, Kim. "You shouldn't have lunch in school" The argument was meant to be — as far as I understand and bearing in mind I'm only hearing eyewitness reports — "You wouldn't mind if your brother had taken it (and another child in school is almost like your brother — and anyway, you've got another sandwich now)".
Quote from: Flaatuus on May 15, 2015, 12:52:23 pm
It was lunch — he'd been given money to buy his lunch on his way to school — but your point is valid. Not that I know anything about this child's parents.
That is what the TA was trying to do. The point is their comparison of Vaguely Known Child to Your Brother was seen as rubbish — because kids feel differently about little brothers and unrelated little children — and so had the opposite effect from that intended. As well as demeaning the TA in the children's eyes.
The idea that children shouldn't expect to have their property (or lunch) respected is the common though. Choosing to share your lunch is not equivalent to having it stolen.
But teachers or TAs or whatever don't have time to think about this sort of thing. They're overworked, underpaid and fighting fires on all sides, and aren't thinking about what they're inadvertently teaching. They just want to calm the kid who's had their sandwich nicked down so they can go back to worrying about the afternoon's lesson, or Planning or SATS or whatever. Possibly even their own lunch, though the TAs I know barely get time for that.
Bollocks.
Complete and utter.
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Being old-fashioned and having no kids means I feel schools should have very low tolerance for Theft, which is Wrong.
Schools are there to educate and not stealing Others' Stuffs should come in years 1 or 2.
TA might be in position to judge if stealing kid is hungry and arrange food for both kids but victim still merits a nice lunch and an apology.
The lack of apology would MADDEN me if I was 10!
Kids have a strong sense of Right and Wrong and TA's failure to address this makes me want to Scream and Scream and Make Myself Sick!
That's the point. Expecting a 10 yo. to agree that it's the same thing just makes them lose all respect for you.
Someone else's experiences are complete and utter bollocks. Well done Flatus.
I assumed it was the lessons I chose to learn from said experiences that he was taking issue with.
(I accept that some people will disagree with me on the matter of school uniform. Those people are, of course, wrong. But since they're no longer compelling me to wear one, I don't actually have to care that much.)
Quote from: Wowbagger on May 15, 2015, 07:58:11 pm
When extrapolated to this:
That schools (or at least the adults that inhabit them) have little respect for children's property, usually regarding it to be a nuisance, is hardly news.
Then yes.
But hey, what do I know. I've only spent every working day of the last 23 years of my adult life in schools.
I think that's just a(nother) example of the gulf between child and adult perception, and some of the problems in overcoming it.


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Intellifinishing Mar 05, 2012
It takes less space. It runs on less energy. It's low-maintenance, and it offers flexibility that is changing the way things are made.
Now the Salina company that created IntelliFinishing, a modular industrial painting system, is facing the challenge of introducing change to a manufacturing process that has stayed essentially the same for 40 years, said Doug Oliphant, vice president of IntelliFinishing, a division of Kasa Companies, 418 E. Avenue B.
"The more installs we get, the more references and the more believers there are," Oliphant said. "Success breeds success."
Oliphant said IntelliFinishing, launched in 2010, is what's known as a "disruptive innovation" for the finishing industry. He thinks it's only a matter of time before the rest of the industry adopts the technology or falls behind.
But convincing potential customers of that is the job at hand, and it probably won't happen overnight. Purchasing a system requires an upfront investment of at least $1 million.
"Other finishing companies are entrenched in the old ways, and they're not just rolling over and saying, 'That's a great idea. We're closing our doors,' " he said.
An ability to innovate in hard times can help bring back good times, and Kasa is among several of Salina's longtime industries that have survived and thrived because of their ability to respond to a changing market.
A stand-alone product
With IntelliFinishing's first two customers being Caterpillar and Raytheon, IntelliFinishing launched into parts finishing on a major scale. The systems are applying coats of paint to massive equipment parts weighing as much as 12,000 pounds. IntelliFinishing marks the first time a Kasa company has produced a stand-alone product under its own brand name, he said. It has required hiring marketing and sales representatives who know how to market the brand and educate potential buyers about the benefits of taking a new approach.
"The project at hand is a huge business model change," he said. "Now we're the lead."
IntelliFinishing is redefining business as usual for its parent corporation, and Oliphant said the timing for its launch may turn out to be "really good."
"Economic indicators are that things are coming back, and we're ready to go," he said. "Our company's philosophy is that we always have to be growing. If you're just steady, you're dying."
Kasa is looking to add engineers to the nearly 200 employees already on the companies' payroll.
Recession an opportunity
Down times in the market can offer a unique opportunity for starting something new, said Joni Cobb, president and chief executive officer of PIPELINE, a Kansas-based fellowship program that trains, mentors and connects high-potential technology entrepreneurs.
"Times of recession are often the best time to start entrepreneurial endeavors," she said. "More than half of the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list and nearly half of the firms on the 2008 Inc. list of America's fastest-growing companies were launched during a recession or bear market."
Cobb said entrepreneurs deal with constant need for change and adaptation.
"Very successful entrepreneurs are willing to constantly assess their assumptions and find new ways to approach their markets," she said. "We talk a lot about 'change' in terms of 'pivot' to an entrepreneur's business model."
What a machine can do
The need to anticipate future "pivots" is a selling point for IntelliFinishing, Oliphant said. The system offers flexibility that traditional finishing systems don't have and can be adapted to parts of varying shapes and sizes.
"It lets you take a little bit of the not-knowing-what-the-future's-going-to-bring out of the purchase," Oliphant said. "Nobody knows what they'll be doing five years from now."
Oliphant can describe multiple benefits of switching to the IntelliFinishing process:
It's fully automated and can record production time and processing data for parts being coated. This allows the user to track work flow for ways to improve the efficiency of production and monitor such variables as temperature and humidity for each individual part.
Its conveyor system can run forward or backward and speed up, slow down or stop in different areas, allowing more time for processes that require more time.
It can paint parts of different sizes requiring different drying times and paint applications at the same time, so a complete set of parts can be produced without stockpiling.
It's energy efficient because the spinning-tube conveyor requires less force and only runs as needed. Also, the system's drying ovens are insulated and their doors close instead of remaining open to accommodate an ever-moving parts carousel.
Big transition for Kasa
The introduction of IntelliFinishing marked a big transition for Kasa Companies. Since 1974, Kasa Industrial Controls has produced programmable logic control panels that operate a variety of manufacturing systems for national and international companies. Kasa Fab also fabricates metal enclosures to hold the control panels and other parts.
"That's our major flywheel," Oliphant said. "It's ticking. It's going, so that has allowed us to invest in this as well."
Kasa usually operates as a subcontractor, designing custom-made control panels to address a specific need in a mechanical system designed elsewhere, Oliphant said.
For the IntelliFinishing product, the control panels were installed in a system that Kasa engineers spent five to seven years originally helping develop for Caterpillar.
But, will it sell?
The potential for universal applications in all kinds of manufacturing finishing processes was immediately recognized, but the decision to sell the system wasn't immediate, Oliphant said.
A consultant was hired to research paint systems currently available and what kind of market share could realistically be captured. Caterpillar, which applied for several patents in connection with parts of the system, agreed to allow IntelliFinishing to sell the modular paint system, he said.
The conveyor system, ovens and washers were developed by partner firms, but the controls and computer engineering is what makes all of it work together, Oliphant said.
"The brains behind them is what makes it unique," Oliphant said. "We're applying the control panel technology to an area that hasn't been automated to this degree in the past."
Oliphant said being in charge of IntelliFinishing projects is a nice change.
"We're really good at project management, and it's nice to be in charge of your own destiny," he said.
- Reporter Erin Mathews can be reached at 822-1415 or by email at emathews@salina.com.
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Parallel Kinematic Machine offers 88.9 m/min rapid traverse.
Honing Machines fit on any workbench.
Rotor/Brake Lathe operates at one spindle speed and feed rate.
Weld Cleaning System offers non-toxic alternative.


When you get through the door, make a beeline for colleagues and clients who make you feel good. Instead of leaving it to chance, why not get a series of one-to-ones booked in with those people? If you have a good sense of what you need to feel confident, ask for it. It might be starting with particular tasks, shadowing someone, getting brought up to speed on a particular case or agreeing expectations of what you'll do in your first week. And remember to go easy on yourself - the acid test is whether you'd say to a friend, what you're saying to yourself.
"After a career break, staff shouldn't be expected to be razor sharp. That said, I read the Journal and the press and did KIT days."
"Starting a new job was very daunting. I think it was really difficult for me. I struggled a lot with a new area of law and new concepts, colleagues, environment etc. to get used to. I just got on with it and tried to be as competitive and committed to my work as I always have been in the past. Perhaps I tried to do too much."
"I probably only got back up to speed in the first couple of weeks back at work. I had the option of a phased return after each baby and used this time back at work to catch-up on files that were still ongoing, read briefing notes and important emails that I had missed and familiarise myself with the new files that I would be taking on."
It might sound ridiculous but it's based in science: before you walk in on your first day (or even before that, on a KIT day or a call with your line manager) strike a 'power pose'. Research by social psychologist Amy Cuddy found spreading out your limbs - such as in the 'warrior' poses in yoga teaching - is correlated with increases in feelings of power. Try it, you might like it.
Imagine you woke up feeling calm and competent on your first day back at work, what would be the first signs other people would notice? Given that, what actions could help you get to that state?
What do you need to do to bring yourself up to date and be fit to practise? Which of these things could you do on a Keep In Touch day?
Who makes you feel good about yourself? What role could that person play in helping you go back feeling good? When will you get in touch?
What place does knowledge have in shaping your confidence? What are three actions you could take to deepen, refresh or expand your knowledge?


This 2.14 mile route begins and ends at the Wildcat statue, located on Main Street. This fully-marked trail travels through College Woods via College Road and Library Way. Implemented during the fall of 2016 as part of UNH's commitment to the Partnership for a Healthier America's Healthier Campus Initiative, the College Woods Trail is just one way UNH is working to become a healthier place.
The full 2.14 mile trail loops through College Woods. This section consists of moderately sloped dirt trail with exposed tree roots and embedded rocks.
A 1.86 mile accessible portion of the trail follows man-made surfaces leading to a packed natural surface in the woods. This portion is an "out and back," meaning users travel to the end point and then return along the same route to complete the trail at the Wildcat starting point.
A leisurely stroll of the full College Woods Trail will take the average walker between 40 minutes and an hour. Trail marker numbers and distance measurements will help you track your progress and estimate walk time. Look for trail markers along the route.
You can find information about parking at UNH Parking Department site.


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UrbanClap to offer free pest control services in flood affected areas across Chennai
Following the severe rainfall that flooded the city recently, UrbanClap- a marketplace for services- is taking the initiative to organize a pest control camp at three locations within the city, today. The activity is scheduled to start at 9 am today, at ThiruvanmiyurKuppam, and will be led by fifteen volunteers from the organization, and its partners.
Abhiraj Bahl, Co-founder- UrbanClap said, "Over the last few days, the residents of Chennai have come together to weather this crisis. As an organisation that's committed to serving the city of Chennai, we thought we should do our bit by tying up with our partners to offer free pest control services in areas worst affected by the floods."
While the rains have ceased, several areas continue to face the problem of water logging. Several eminent public health experts have even raised concerns that this situation willlead to a rise in cases of dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and other associated diseases. This initiative aims to eliminate the increasing population of mosquitoes and other insects, in households across the city.
Other areas in the city which will also receive these services include Kuilkuppam (Velachery), and Kanagam (Taramani).


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Grade And Quality U.S. Treasury notes with a remaining term to maturity of at least six and a half years, but not more than 10 years, from the first day of the delivery month. The invoice price equals the futures settlement price times a conversion factor, plus accrued interest. The conversion factor is the price of the delivered note ($1 par value) to yield 6 percent.


One school of thought in philosophy and ethics holds that the concept of quality of life should not be used because it undermines the intrinsic dignity and worth of human life. Something (human life) is being evaluated that should not be evaluated. Human life is valuable for its own sake and not merely as a means for something else. The term quality of life seems to imply that life is not intrinsically worthy of respect, but can have greater or lesser value according to its circumstances.
In addition to those who regard all talk about the quality of life as an affront to the inherent dignity of the human person, objections to the term also come from the disability rights community. From this perspective, the notion of quality of life is part of a broader normalizing ideology in the mainstream culture and works to the detriment of persons with disabilities by perpetuating stigmatization and discrimination against them.
To what does quality of life refer?
If we pay close attention to the different ways in which the concept of quality of life is used in health care, it is possible to make one's way successfully through this semantic minefield. In order to do so it is important to distinguish four different senses of the notion of quality of life.
Quality of life as a property of the individual. First, the notion of quality of life is used to refer to some characteristic or state of being of the individual person. A quality of life (whether good or poor) is something one has or possesses, much as one has a physical characteristic or an occupation. Understood in this way, one's quality of life is not essential to one's identity or self-esteem. As such it has no straightforward moral significance. A poor quality of life (due to ill health, loss of a job, breakdown of personal relationships, or the like) is not necessarily a sign of a person's moral failing, and it says nothing about the intrinsic value of life as such, or even about the moral value of that particular life at that particular time.
Quality of life as a goal of care. A second common meaning of quality of life defines it as a goal of care. The moral point of our dealings with another (whether the situation be health care or some other form of relationship) is to sustain and improve the quality of life. In this sense, quality of life becomes a benchmark to guide human activity and a concept of assessment and evaluation. But notice that the evaluation here is directed primarily at the caregiver and the caregiving process, not at the recipient of care, who partakes of the quality of life achieved but is not judged by it. Moreover, quality of life can be thought of as an interaction between the person and his or her surrounding circumstances, including other people. Thus understood as a goal or outcome of care, an improved quality of life may be a change (for the better) in the person's symptoms or perceptions; or it may be a change in the person's relationship with his or her environment. Medical cure, symptom relief, psychological happiness, or social empowerment may all be goals of care as comprehended by the concept of quality of life.
Quality of life as a social situation. Next, quality of life may refer to a state of interaction between an individual and his or her social and physical environment. Here a certain quality of life is not a property of the individual per se, but a function of that individual's form of life. So understood a low quality of life assessment does not necessarily suggest a negative evaluation of the person or his worth; it can equally well imply a critical evaluation of the person's environment and indicate ways in which that environment could be changed so as to enhance the quality of life according to some scale of norms such as justice, freedom, health, happiness, and the like.
Quality of life as the moral worth of a life. Finally, it must be acknowledged that the term quality of life is sometimes used to refer to the moral worth or value of a person and his or her life. Pushed to its logical extreme, this understanding of the quality of life takes us to the infamous Nazi concept of ''life unworthy of life,'' (lebensunwertes Leben ), which was used to rationalize everything from active euthanasia of those with disabilities to the genocidal death camps. To say that a person has no quality of life or a very low quality of life is to say that prolonging this person's life has no moral significance, either to the person himself or to society.
In this author's view, it is a mistake to use quality of life as a measure of the moral worth of human beings. The notion of the moral worth of a life is logically quite distinct from the notion of quality of life. An account of moral worth is based on an underlying account of humanness or the human person; an account, that is, of what it is to be human. The concept of quality of life, on the other hand, is based on an account of a person's inherent capacities and external circumstances. Quality of life may tell us what is required in order to become (more fully) human, but never about the value of being human.
Hedonic theories. Hedonic theories identify quality of life with states of awareness, consciousness, or experience of the individual. Happiness or pleasure, however those terms are precisely to be defined, are the sine qua non of quality of life. This allows for considerable individual variation in assessing good quality of life because different things make different people happy, but it also allows for some kind of common metric (at least on the negative side) because there are seemingly universal negative states of pain or suffering or unhappiness that all (normal) persons avoid.
An interesting question is whether it is necessary for the person to realize he is happy in order to be happy. In other words, is the kind of happiness (or pleasure) that makes for a good quality of life a direct, unmediated sensation, or is it a psychic state that results from some act of self-interpretation? If it is the former, then it would seem to follow that a person locked in a cell with an electrode implanted in a pleasure center of the brain would be experiencing the highest quality of life. That conclusion must be mistaken and counts against the theory. On the other hand, if the pleasure or happiness the theory requires involves some form of cognitive mediation and secondary interpretation, then persons who have serious cognitive deficits will be automatically judged to have a poor quality of life by definition, and that view seems unduly biased against nonintellectual goods in life.
Rational preference theories. The second type, rational preference theories, define quality of life in terms of the actual satisfaction or realization of a person's rational desires or preferences. This is a much more objective theory than the hedonic account in that a person need not be aware that his or her preferences are being fulfilled (or need not take pleasure in that knowledge) in order for the quality of his life to be good; it just must be the case that they are being fulfilled in fact. The underlying appeal of theories of this type is the notion that individuals have a good life when the objective state of the world conforms to what they rationally desire.
Theories of human flourishing. Theories of human flourishing attempt to base our understanding of the good life on an account of those functions, capacities, and excellences that are most fully and constitutively human. To the extent that we attain and master those capacities, and to the extent that we avoid those conditions that would stunt or undermine those capacities, we flourish as human beings. Theories of this type also usually have a developmental component built into them, for those most fully human capacities are ones that are not mastered at birth or automatically expressed by instinct, but must be developed and nurtured by education, interaction with others, and practice over the course of a lifetime. To the extent, then, that the individual continues to grow and develop throughout his or her life, the quality of life is enhanced thereby.
Accounts of these most fully human capacities differ among philosophers working in this tradition of theorizing, but as a generalization we can say that philosophical accounts of this type usually emphasize the human capacity to express and to experience meaning in social relationships of intimacy, friendship, and cooperation; the capacity to use reason and to develop and follow a life plan of self-fulfillment and self-realization; the capacity for independence and self-reliance; and the human need for an appropriate social and cultural environment that provides the individual with various types of resources—material, symbolic, spiritual—necessary to live a developmentally human life and to meet both basic and secondary needs.
Reviewing each of these three philosophical approaches to quality of life, one can argue that the concept of quality of life should not be construed as a floor below which no significant societal expenditure of resources is required, and below which personal caregiving efforts may be reduced to the decent minimum. A much better way to think about quality of life is to see it as a ceiling, a potential level of functional capacity and capacity for relationship, toward which caregiving efforts should be designed to strive. The height of this ceiling will not be the same for everyone, and quality of life is not a test that you fail if you do not reach a certain height. But the important point is that quality of life should be used as a teleological concept—setting a goal to reach and a process to reach it, rather than as a prioritizing concept—setting a rank ordering for the allocation of scarce resources.
In conclusion, it is important to note that no one of these philosophical theories has completely carried the day among philosophers, and each of the three is still under development in the philosophical literature on quality of life. None of them offers a complete account; elements of all three are essential to cover the broad range of circumstances and individual needs pertinent to the issue of quality of life in an aging society.
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What caught my eye in tech: May 2020
Every month in 2020, I'm going to be sharing the top 5 interesting things in tech that have caught my eye. Enjoy!
1. Trump tweet censored by Twitter
The killing of George Floyd has sparked renewed pressure on the world to change, and those in power to step up.
A lot of this pressure has been focused on tech companies that refuse to rid their platform of hate. Whilst technology is certainly not the most important part of this story, the censoring of a tweet marks a significant turning point. Twitter, historically, has failed to make a stand but this month set a new and welcomed precedent. Masked with a warning was a tweet from Donald Trump promoting violence in response to rioting following George Floyd's killing. In addition, whilst a person can choose to view it, they are not able to spread it through a retweet. Whilst I applaud this effort from Twitter, more needs to be done and that extends to other platforms too. Unfortunately at the time of writing, Facebook has yet to follow suit and openly allows the same message to exist and spread on its platforms freely.
Trump responded to this by signing an executive order to remove section 230 of the CDA Act of 1996. Section 230 states companies like these aren't liable for what is said on their platforms as long as they try to remove it. However, Trump has likely performed a flex of power that wasn't thought through. As this NY Times article points out it's this very section that provides him with a shield to post the messages he does today.
More on the inaction by Facebook via Bloomberg
2. Christopher Nolan X Fortnite
Last month I covered Epic Games hosting of an innovative Travis Scott concert within the Fortnite world, a real game changer! This month Christopher Nolan has thrown his hat in the ring and will be bringing one of his films into the game, to be screened later this summer. The film is TBC but it's likely to be "iconic", The Dark Knight perhaps?
How this came about is of interest to me as it further explores new opportunities for revenue generation in free to play games such as this. 'Tenet' is Nolan's upcoming movie due to be released later this month and it was a trailer for this film within the game that spawned the announcement. Sneaker drops, e-sports events, public events… it's feasible to think we'll see ads for these at some point.
More on the screening via NME
3. Will ByteDance take the tech giant crown?
We all know TikTok has been making waves this year but now we have a glimpse as to how much cash it's riding on. According to Bloomberg, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, raked in $3bn in net profit last year and attributed much of it's success to the growth of TikTok. To put it into perspective, Snapchat's revenue was $1.7bn. With the growth trajectory of TikTok and the cash pile it sits on, ByteDance is one of the first genuine competitors to the dominance of the big players in Facebook and Alphabet. Unlike those companies, with ByteDance based in China, it has a footing in a market they've struggled to gain access to and ultimately provides them a real potential to be bigger than both.
More on the profit reveal via Bloomberg
4. Spotify signs Joe Rogan in exclusive content deal
In February I wrote about Spotify looking to grow its podcast dominance by acquiring exclusive content. In news that rocked the industry, Spotify continued on this quest by putting pen to paper with Joe Rogan (US comedian) in a $100m deal. I'm going to be honest, I had no idea who Joe Rogan was before this news and to be even more honest, I still don't. What strikes me about this deal however is Joe Rogan seems to be a big name, has an existing strong fanbase, and makes good money off of his podcasts already… why does he need Spotify? If it turns out he thinks he does then is he not the one benefitting in this deal and not Spotify? Gain access to a huge audience, grow your personal brand, and then go it alone again? A very real possibility.
More on the deal via Forbes
5. The end of Silicon Valley (and cities) as we know it?
A lot of folks within the tech industry, amongst others, have spent the past few months working from home due to Covid-19. With many companies on the fence about remote work in recent years, this forced experiment has provided some with enough positive insight to convince those at the top it's here to stay. Twitter, Facebook, and Google have all come out and said many of their staff can work from home through to next year. Others such as Shopify have even gone all in and are now transitioning to become a permanently remote-first company.
Away from the effect on the lives of employees, cities are likely to be deeply impacted by this shift and none more than Silicon Valley. Astronomical doesn't even begin to describe the cost of housing in the region, with prices largely being propped up by the high salaries of tech employees. If all these employees are now leaving, you can guess what happens next!
Cities have needed a rethink for many years and it seems like we've just had the kick needed to start this process.
More via Wired
One more thing: Elon Musk's SpaceX launches astronauts into space
After 9 years, with the help of SpaceX, NASA launched a space shuttle mission. It's the first time a commercial company has been involved in space flight in this manner, with NASA providing the astronauts and SpaceX the shuttle. SpaceX went to town and a lot changed. Touchscreens in the cockpit, rockets landing themselves back on earth after use, and rockstar entrances for the astronauts in Tesla cars and new suits. A mesmerising watch…
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Little Fields Taylor, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire suffers from a rare genetic disorder which affects her ability to speak.
But miraculously, after starting a new diet just three months ago, which includes almost a kilo of Philadelphia a week, the adorable three year old has finally spoken her first words.
Delighted Mum, Stevie, 34, said: "The first time I heard Fields say Mum it was just wonderful.
"I didn't really believe that something so simple as changing her diet could make such a big different.
"The amount of Philadelphia she goes through is a bit mad but the effect it's had is amazing.
The toddler has been diagnosed with an extremely rare condition called Glut1 Deficiency – it means her brain is starved of energy because her body cannot transport enough glucose.
There is no cure for Glut1, which affects just 25 people in the UK, but children can be helped with a special diet called the Ketogenic Diet.
Her new diet is high in fat, and forces her brain to use this as its energy source – rather than glucose.
Stevie said: "At first I was pretty dubious about the diet – I didn't see how food could make such a big difference.
"But within weeks you could see it working, she was more alert and her personality seemed to come out a bit more.
"Then, one morning I was in the kitchen and all of a sudden I heard this little voice shout mum.
"I dropped what I was doing and ran into the direction of Fields and just couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"There's been times that I never thought I'd hear her speak. I was just over the moon.
The Ketogenic Diet is high in fat and very low in carbohydrates. Field's must also drink 50ml of a special oil four times a day to boost her fat intake.
Stevie said: "Sweets, cakes and fizzy drinks are out, but anything really high in fat is great for her.
"It was hard to get used to at first – I'd go shopping and start buying loads of butter, cheese, and oil – things that you think are unhealthy.
"Philadelphia really has been our saving grace – she just loves the stuff. She'll pile it up on crackers and it gives her loads of energy.
"I do get funny looks when I give her a tiny piece of toast with layers and layers of butter on but the diet has really worked wonders for her.
…The only way to treat the condition is by starting the Ketogenic Diet which Fields was put on in April.
Her parents are now hoping that, thanks to the diet, her condition will improve even further.
Stevie said: "We went to a Glut1 conference in America last week and there were children there that were walking.
"It's a huge goal for Fields to reach, but she's progressed so far in such a short time.
Emma Williams MBE is the CEO and Founder of Matthew's Friends, a Ketogenic Dietary Therapies Charity.
Emma said: "The Ketogenic Diet is really the only treatment there is for Glut 1 DS and sadly there are still patients in the UK that have been diagnosed with Glut 1 DS that are then put on a long waiting list for the treatment – this is not acceptable as there should be no waiting list for these patients.
"The longer they are without treatment the longer their brains are being starved and the more damage can be done.


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Timeline in the history of the Salzgitter plant
In the service of the National Socialist regime (1937 – 1945)
The state-owned Reichswerke AG für Erzbergbau und Eisenhütten "Hermann Göring" was founded for the purposes of building and operating an iron and steel works in the Salzgitter region to exploit domestic ore deposits
Pig iron production began at the Salzgitter smelting plant
The steelworks was commissioned
Following the outbreak of war in 1939, conscripts, prisoners of war and forced laborers from abroad were compelled to work at the plant, where from 1942 onwards they were joined by concentration camp prisoners who were employed mainly in munition production.
The plant was occupied by Allied troops and production cease
An uncertain future (1946 – 1953)
Work began to dismantle the iron and steel works, followed from 1947 by the systematic demolition and destruction of plant and equipment
One blast furnace was recommissioned, even as dismantling continued
Dismantling ceased, by which time 75 % of the blast furnaces, 100 % of the steelworks and rolling mills, one coking oven and numerous auxiliary plants had been removed or destroyed
The smelting works was transferred to Hüttenwerk Salzgitter AG, a newly formed subsidiary of the AG für Berg- und Hüttenbetriebe, which as successor in title to the German portfolio of the former Reichswerke was in the ownership of the Federal Republic of Germany
Reconstruction and cooperation (1954 – 1970)
A new heavy and medium plate mill was commissioned, marking the first time in nine years since the end of the War that Salzgitter was capable of end-to-end production from pig iron to plate
The company was renamed Salzgitter Hüttenwerk AG, following the change of name of the parent AG für Berg- und Hüttenbetriebe in 1961 to Salzgitter AG
As part of an increase in capital the Steel Division of Salzgitter AG, comprised mainly of the steelworks in Salzgitter, was merged with Aktiengesellschaft Ilseder Hütte, in return for which Salzgitter AG acquired a majority stake in Ilseder Hütte; the new undertaking was renamed Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG
Difficult decades (1971 – 1997)
Administration of Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG was centralized in Salzgitter, in the enlarged building housing the offices of group parent company Salzgitter AG
The previously state-owned Salzgitter AG and thus also its subsidiary Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG were privatized with the sale of the business to Preussag AG
Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter AG was renamed Preussag Stahl AG
A memorial to the satellite Concentration Camp Drütte was opened on the site of the Salzgitter plant
A new beginning and new development (from 1998)
Preussag Stahl AG was spun off from the Preussag Group as an independent unit that was renamed Salzgitter AG and floated on the stock market
Introduction of a new Group structure: Salzgitter AG became a management holding company with independent subsidiary operating companies arranged in divisions; as part of the process the Salzgitter plant was folded into the newly formed Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
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