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Yogi Bear is EGG-tremely Egg-cited to emerge from hibernation after his l-o-n-g winter's nap and is looking forward to a relaxing slum"BEAR" pajama sleep over party with all his camping friends as well as some sp-EGG-tacular Easter celebrations on our opening weekend of 2019! Hippity! Hoppity! Let's celebrate!!! Show us your wildest ~bed-head~ after a good night's sleep and hop on over to Jellystone Park in your favorite, comfy-cozy PJ's along with your fluffy pillow and snuggly fleece blankets and prepare to be Egg-stra ~l-a-z-y~ all weekend long! Dress Egg-stra-ordinary for the Family Look-A-Like Pajama Contest and rise and shine you sleepy-heads for Basket Head Relay Races. Don't yolk around with the Easter Bunny and find yourself chasing Runaway EGGS and be sure to spring into action hollerin' BINGO playing Bunny Bingo Bonanza! Make sure your Lil' chickadees bring along their hunting skills because Yogi Bear loves an Egg-streme Slumber Party Scavenger Hunt. Stay on the sunny side up for some gigantic Jelly Bean Games and if you are an Easter EGG-spert, wipe the sandmans out of your eyes, and hop over to the Ranger Station to make an EGG-act GUESS at how many pieces of scrumptious candy are in the Candy Jar. Yogi will be egg-special-ly egg-cited to see his special friends, Cindy and Boo Boo and to have them help celebrate Our 38th anniversary opening weekend we are offering a Super Campsite Special. Book a campsite reservation for both Friday and Saturday and receive the Saturday night for only $38.00. Every bunny is dreamin' of a hot, sizzlin' summer so HOP TO IT and hatch your plans NOW to reserve a spot for this EGG-splosive first weekend of the summer!
Hear ye! Hear ye! All knights, princesses and royal folk are hereby summoned, by order of King Yogi Bear, to Jellystone Park Castle this weekend for a stroll through the magical fields and enchanted woods for a Fairytale Kingdom Adventure full of wonder and surprise. Enter the castle courtyard for a tournament of medieval merriment such as Pass the Royal Parcel, Wicked Step Mother Freeze and Toss the Tiara. Have you ever puckered up wearing some pretty bright red lipstick and kissed a Handsome Prince or a beautiful Princess? You'll have your chance but come prepared with shield and sword in hand to fight off the Fire Breathing Dragon on your way to Knights of the Round Table Bingo. Oh NO!! King Yogi is hosting a Grand Ball at the castle but has lost his Crown Jewels!!! The quest is on!!! Can you help Hunt for the Royal Treasure and return them to the King for a royal reward? We wouldn't want the King to be under dressed for his own surprise party!!! By Princess Cindy and Knight Boo Boo's Royal Decree, you are all cordially invited to attend the Royal Birthday Gala for his majesty, King Yogi Bear, with a Delicious Ice Cream Social and a gigantic scrumptious cake, fit for a King, who is turning another year older and another year wiser! So become a royal watcher and book now for a weekend of merriment and fairy tale adventures!
Did you ever catch yourself saying "When I grow up, I want to be a fireman?" Funny, Yogi got caught saying that too, so one day Ranger Peter decided to go out and buy a huge Candy-Apple RED firetruck so Yogi could join the Jellystone Park Fire Brigade and pretend to be a full-fledged firefighter! Boy is Yogi excited and he wants you to join the Fire Brigade too!!!! Design your very own Fireman's Hat and slide down the fire pole at Station House #59 for some Fire Brigade Training and a grueling Firefighter Obstacle Course workout. Just in case you get too close to the fire, the Rangers will teach you how to Stop, Drop, and Rock N" Roll and also teach you how to do an Animal Rescue just in case somebody's fluffy little white kitty kat gets stuck in a tree!!!! Last but not least, PUT OUT THE FIRE and become an expert Smoke Crawler and don't miss out on the Fire Alarm Bingo. And, in honour of all our Dad's this Father's day weekend come enjoy our famous Pancake and Sausage Breakfast ($) Sunday Morning. Cindy and Boo Boo will be visiting as well and are excited to take a ride in Yogi's New Firetruck so pack your rubber boots and water hoses and come prepared for plenty of intensely f-u-n challenges and firefighting excitement!! We invite all first responders (firefighter, policeman, EMT and military) to show your ID card this weekend and receive a 20% discount on campsite fees.
Hang up your shoes and throw your coats on the floor 'cause Yogi is planning a super-d-duper backwards weekend and is giving permission to campers of all ages to act completely wacky and silly with all kinds of sdrawkcab (backwards), totally upside down fun activities. Kids.... Get Ready for Backwards weekend 'cause you have Yogi's permission to talk, walk, sleep, play and eat backwards all weekend long!!!! Eat ~under~ the table and while you're at it, eat dessert before you eat that delicious main meal!!! It's bedtime so help "igoY" Lower the Flag in the morning and stay up you sleepy heads 'cause we're Raising the Flag at night. Back yourself into the pavilion for an insane game of Bingo Bar etalocohc and be prepared for plenty of sdarwkcab Relays. The admission to board the Laughs and Giggles Upside Down "ediryaH" is to wear all your clothes and hats and accessories "sdrawkcab" or inside out or else be prepared to bring one canned good to DONATE to our local Food Bank. How would you like to be crowned the Backwards King and Queen or be the most uniquely dressed Zaniest Backwards Family where the most backwards and inside out you can make it the better (prizes for ALL participants)! Cindy and Boo Boo are geared up for this silly weekend too so book now before your day gets turned "upside down"!!
Yogi Bear has been travelling the globe in search of some awesome around-the-world celebrations and is excited to invite campers far and wide to Jellystone Park this weekend to share in his once-in-a-lifetime tremendous experiences. We're starting with some good ol' Irish Blarney so "top O' the Mornin' to ye" as you dress in green and search the Emerald Isle for the Lucky Leprechaun Gold. Next, we're celebrating the 4 legged, flat snout swine who is blessed with good fortune and a beautiful personality so don your "pretty pink" and climb aboard the Chinese New Year's Express in honor of the "Year of the Pig" and see what your future holds for you at the Fortune Cookie Eating Contest. Yogi's most favorite celebration is Earth Day, so help preserve H-I-S outdoors-y environment combing the woods for priceless Nature Treasures. Experience the world "down under" during Kangaroo Pouch Races and venture to the boot shaped Isle for the Italian Spaghetti Eating Contest. Yummy Yummy in my tummy.....and a bit messy too!!! And what better way to celebrate being a proud Canadian than to create your very own Red and White Maple Leaf for all to see at the Canadian Festival of Fireworks. So pack your bags and don't forget to throw in your passport and camera because Yogi guarantees you'll have the trip of a lifetime without even leaving the campground (a trip without leaving the farm)!! This is a holiday weekend and a 3 night reservation is required for both cabins and campsites!
Come ~splash~ about in the w-a-r-m tropical waters of Jellystone Park this weekend and escape to a Fun-N-the sun Summertime Beach Party "Bear"adise – Jellystone Park Style! The tropical breezes will provide a great temperature for Pineapple Bingo and lots of island-fun activities for everyone so be sure to pack your colorful floral island attire and get prepared for the Funky Flip-Flop Toss. Incoming!!!! Watch your head! Tantalize your taste buds with some lip-smackin', mouth-watering treats at the Fruity Kabob Relay and put a luau twist on the classic Tiki Torch Ring Toss and p-l-e-a-s-e don't forget to pack your swim suits for some Body Surfin' Slip-N-Slide and Water Balloon Games. Yogi Bear has ordered picture perfect weather for the Tropical Sandy Sculpting Competition so for all you sand artists out there, put your creative skills to the test at Wizard's Beach Playground to see what wild and whimsical doohickeys evolve!! This is sure to be one of this summer's hottest events (prize for ALL participants). Surf's up Dudes!! Hula across the boardwalk dressed in your smokin' ~HOT~ Hawaiian duds to the Most Uniquely Dressed Contest then strut your stuff to the Hawaiian Hoopla Dance Party.....now that's "Bear"adise!!!! Spectacular sea-side treasures await you at the Ranger Station so calculate your best guess and a chance to WIN a prize! Yogi promises a sensational summer beach party this weekend so set your sails for a little piece of "Bear"adise!!!
Take a break from the everyday hustle and bustle and mix things up with a holiday shindig sure to recapture the magic of Christmas with Yogi Bear and the Rangers at Jellystone Park this festive holiday weekend! If you find yourself on the Naughty list, how about some Christmas Carol Karaoke to brighten up the season and to earn some much needed brownie points from the big man himself, Santa Claus, who will be passing out special treats bags ($) for all who attend the annual Tinsel Town Christmas Party. There will be lots of dancin' and prancin' at the Jolly Jingle Bell Jam and the Rockin' Reindeer Races and be sure to dig into the darkest depths of your closet for some horrid looking Christmas attire where you and your fluffy pet could win a prize for the most Pampered Petmas and Owner Look-a-Like Contest. If that's not Christmas joy, we don't know what is!!!!! Have you got the skills to fly Santa's sleigh? Or are you up to the Elf Challenge to see how many presents you can load into his sleigh? Well, LET IT SNOW because Rudy's Pretty Red Nose will be sure to rescue Santa's sleigh in distress!!!!! Spread the Christmas cheer at the Colossal Candy Cane Hunt and be sure to load up your sleigh with twinkling lights and festive decorations for the ever popular Site Decorating Contest (6 categories of judging) where you could WIN FREE CAMPING (w/e site). Be sure to make Jellystone Park a yearly tradition and make plans now to reserve your spot with Yogi Bear under the moonlit mistletoe!!
Over the river and through the woods to Jellystone Park we go!!! From a cuddly bear, a hooting owl OR a sly raccoon to the itsiest, bitsiest creepy crawlies on the ground........the forest's cutest critter life is e-v-e-r-y-where! Yogi loves strolling through the woods avoiding Ranger Smith, who is visiting us this weekend, before the bugs start buzzzzz-ing but rest assured, the Sticky Spiders and Flies will surely bring the sounds of the outdoors to life this weekend. See if you can create the Craziest Bug Hat and show it off during the Bugs on Parade Hayride and be on the lookout for the fuzzy, wuzzy Caterpillar Cocoons. RUN!! RUN!! The Sly Silver Fox is on the hunt so beware all you unsuspecting little brown rabbits hopping through the woods and be on the lookout for a slimy, slithering limbless reptile to see if he can Catch The Snake's Tail. Join the Rangers for some ~W-i-l-d Animal Antics Relays, a Sticky, Slimy, Spider Quest and the camper's favorite Busy Bee Bingo. Ever get your hands on a humungous wood spider? EEEK!! Yogi knows that all bears, BIG or SMALLL love the s-w-e-e-t aroma and delicious taste of Honeycomb which is why you want to be on the lookout for Stampding Brown Bears in search of the honey pot. So if you're the creepy, crawly bug type or better yet, the woodland furry animal type, reserve your little slice of nature's heaven before the bugs start buzzz-ing!!!
There's something undeniably thrill-ing about being soaked with freez-ing ~COLD~ water and although Yogi Bear would rather not get HIS fur wet, he's making plans to get * YOU* v-e-r-y WET during the Wettest and Wildest Weekend of the summer.... LET THE SUPER SOAKING BEGIN! It'll be a full on, no-holds-barred, super-soaking, hi-tech water battle so bring along your Mega water-bazookas, sophisticated Super Soakers with lots of water ammo and prepare to get WET.... very, verrrry WET as you wage war on the ~~Summer HEAT~~ at Jellystone Park this weekend. The Battle Zone intensifies as the mercury rises and Blind Man's Bazooka will surely be a soak-tastic water gun battle. Ahhhh! Refreshing! Climb aboard the Wettest and Wildest Water Wagon Express in the east and prepare to drench.....or be drenched!!! Beware!! All water maniacs on the ground are vulnerable targets so arm yourself with a Mega Monster Blaster with maximum shooting distance and leave the dinky squirt guns at home! Make Yogi Bear proud!!! Enjoy the sun-drenched days and the hot sizzlin' summer heat while it lasts playing lots of water-blasting, all-out-squirting ~ C-O-O-L ~ Water Balloon Races, pool games, and Water Tag. Are the Rangers water-logged yet? If not, you'll have a chance to dunk them at the Balloon Buster Dunker Event giving you some satisfaction as well as raising money for the IWK!! What are you wad-ing for? Reserve now and Good Luck staying DRY!!!! Betcha you can't!!
This is your handsome furry reporter, Yogi Bear, coming to you live from the Red Carpet at Jellystone Park NB, anxiously awaiting the arrival of talented campers from everywhere in their fancy, schmancy caravan of trailers and all types of campers for a star studded Jellystone park STYLE Musical Extravaganza weekend. Who's your favourite singer or your favourite song? Be prepared to impress and WOW the Jellystone Park judges at the Celebrity Singer Look-A-Like contest where you could find yourself "STAR of the Show" (prizes for ALL participants). Avoid the paparazzi as you cruise down Yogi-Wood Drive on your way to What's That Funky Sound and become a "one time" smash hit wonder playing Rockin' Broadway Bingo. Create your very own musical instrument and prepare to serenade the Rich and Famous with a Homemade Musical Concert on the Symphony Hay-Ride Express. That's sure to be a classic!!! Pick your partner for a musical dance routine and "break a leg" 'cause the Yogi-wood Talent Scouts are eagerly searching for the next up and coming stars competing in the Musical Stars Dance Competition and your chance to be part of the historic fabric of the Yogi-wood Walk of Fame. This weekend is your chance for stardom and fame so follow the spot lights and the spectacular show of Color in the Sky to Yogi-wood this weekend for a star studded musical event you won't want to miss. This is a holiday weekend and a 3 night reservation is required for both cabins and campsites.
Ghosts, witches and monsters too, they're ALL invited and s-o-o-o are Y-O-U!!!! Spooky times await so join your host, Yogi Bear, his best buddy, Boo Boo, and all the Park Rangers at Jellystone Park this weekend for the freakiest Howl-O-Weeny happenins' this side of Transylvania. Our scare-dule of events start with Zombie Eye Ball Mania and Ghost Key Treasure Hunt, both guaranteed to give you gigantic goosebumps!!!! Ghosts and ghouls of all ages and sizes will be scouring the park to snag some BOO-tylicious treats so come dressed as you aren't, rattle them bones, and Bibbity, Bobbity, BOO at the ever popular Spooky Boogy Bash (prizes for ALL costumed participants). Parents, please be sure to bring treats for approx. 200 spook-tacular tricksters and don't forget to check out your scary laboratory for freaky furnishings and creepy collectibles to sprinkle some magic over your campsite for the annual Scariest Site Decorating Contest (6 categories of judging) for a chance to WIN ONE FREE NIGHT CAMPING (W/E site). Next, we D-A-R-E you to take a night-time stroll through the ~trail of terror~ to the Haunted Witches Mansion on Jellystone Park Lane where the resident witches will be brewing a cauldron of frightful spells and spooky spectacles. BOOOO!!!!! Be"witch"ing hour is still stewin' and brewing up some Monster Marshmallow Spiders and B-E-W-A-R-E of the zombies at the Grave Yard Crawl Obstacle Course. Attack... or be attached!!!! Don't be a scared-y cat!!! Reserve now for this frantic frightful weekend! Come if you DARE!!!!!
Ghosts, witches and creatures of fright.... don't miss out on our second weekend of Halloween delights! The spell has been cast and the spooky times are still awaiting you so join your host, Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, and the Zombie crew at Jellystone Park this weekend for more freaky Howl-O-Weeny happenins'. Our scare-dule of events continue with more Zombie Eye Ball Mania and a Ghost Key Treasure Hunt, both guaranteed to give you gigantic goosebumps!!!! Ghosts and ghouls of all ages and sizes will be scouring the park to snag some BOO-tylicious treats so come dressed as you aren't, rattle them bones, and Bibbity, Bobbity, BOO at the ever popular Spooky Boogy Bash. Parents, please be sure to bring treats for approx 200 spook-tacular tricksters and don't forget to check out your scary laboratory for freaky furnishings and creepy collectibles to sprinkle some magic over your campsite for the annual Scariest Site Decorating Contest (6 categories of judging) for a chance to WIN ONE FREE NIGHT CAMPING (W/E site). Next, we D-A-R-E you to take a night-time stroll through the ~trail of terror~ to the Haunted Witches Mansion on Jellystone Park Lane where the resident witches will be brewing a cauldron of frightful spells and spooky spectacles. BOOOO!!!!! Be"witch"ing hour is still stewin' and brewin' and we guarantee there will be lots of duckin' and divin' at the Ghostly Gruesome Obstacle Course. Don't be a scared-y cat!!! Reserve now for this frantic frightful weekend! Come if you DARE!!!
STAR DATE 2019.08.... (Captain's log). In a galaxy not so ~far~ away, past the black hole in one of our vast solar systems, lives a brown, f-u-r-r-y, 4-legged strange being whose name is Yogi Bear, CAPTAIN of the SS Jellystone Park and he's inviting life forms of all shapes and sizes to visit him and his first officer, Cindy Bear, on his flying starship for the ultimate space adventure. The mission this weekend will be TOP SECRET as we orbit a strange green planet in search of Moon Walkers carrying pic-a-nic baskets full of Moon Rocks. Come prepared with your Martian blaster for the Martian Rock Scramble and have a blast making your way through the meteor shower to the Out of This World Obstacle Course. Strange life forms will be everywhere and we need your help to Lasso the Aliens. Watch for UFO's and extraterrestrials in the night sky and be sure to Keep your Eyes on the Asteroids so they don't fly out of orbit!!! The Rebel Alliance is recruiting you so wish upon a star in hopes of winning a crater full of choco-rocks at Big Bang Bingo. All life forms are welcome this weekend so "Trust in the Force", don't venture to the DARK side and Blast OFF for a mission through space that is sure to be one of the most unique experience in the Milky Way. So Book Early, launch "sites" will go quickly!!!
If you're ready for a yeeehaw shoutin', R-o-o-t beer drinkin', camouflage wearin', good ol' Hillbilly time then bumble over to Jellystone Park for the best dern tootin' hootenanny of the summer. Even if you can't carry a tune in a bucket it don't matter!!! Comb your mullet and brush your one-and-only tooth 'cuz y'all are invited to participate in Hillbilly Armpit Karaoke, sure to be a hoot!!!! Quityerbellyaching 'cuz thar will be plenty of road kill on the grill this weekend and lots of ooey, gooey fun at the Possum Pie Eating Contest. Yummmmy!!!! Have a knee slappin', goat lovin' good time playing the toe tappin Toilet Bowl Beans and be sure to practice up for the Hillbilly Rock Star Mating Call. Hot Dang! You know you're true "trailer trash" if you're in Hillbilly Heaven decorating your palace for a chance to WIN ONE FREE NIGHT of CAMPING (W/E site) plus bragging rights for the Trashiest Hillbilly Campsite. Y'all don't want to forget to throw in your best-est plaid shirt, sloppy overalls, straw hats and hillbilly hobo digs for the Best Dressed Hillbilly Contest (prizes for all hillbilly costumed participants - young or old). Warning!! You are now in Hillbilly territory. Yogi and Cindy have spotted several wild hillbillies in the area so PLEASE do not feed or approach these dangerous animals!!!! Take time to wrap your cottin' picken brain around trying for a straight run to the outhouse 'cause there's bound to be a whole lot of Toilet Seat Tossin goin' on and some plunger activitiy too! Remember, y'all are welcum cause as Yogi would say..... "You're the mud in my tires and I'm the rev in your engine" so gather your friends and neighbors and don't forgit to cruise on over for a foot stompin' toe tappin', hilarious Hillbilly Weekend~!!! This is a holiday weekend and a 3 night reservation is required for both cabins and campsites. Thank you for another great camping season with Yogi and the Rangers!! We love making Memories together and hope to see you all next summer 2020!!!


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Sunday's trip to Hutchinson's Hobart-Detter Field brought back the what if moments for the Barton Community College baseball team as again the Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College produced two key big innings to sweep the Cougars 7-5 and 7-4. In a near replay of Saturday's game one, Barton and Hutchinson were locked up in a sixth inning tie before the Blue Dragons plated five and held off the Cougars' seventh inning rally to win the opener. Hutchinson then went on to score four in the third inning of the series finale proving to be the difference in the three run victory. The weekend series leaves the Cougars at 9-11 in conference play and 21-18 overall while Hutchinson is atop the standings at 17-7 and 27-12. Barton will step out of conference play on Tuesday for a nine inning contest at Bethany College before a weekend conference series at Lawson-Biggs Field against Pratt Community College.
Corrigan Bartlett led the Cougars in series batting .500 driving in four runs including the first of game one with a double to center field scoring Michael Sinks. Sinks, who would account for two of the Cougars' six hits, led off the inning with a line drive to right field. Bartlett would later score following two groundouts, the last coming from Dayton Pomeroy.
The Blue Dragons countered in the home half with two of their own as the teams headed to the sixth. Getting two aboard with a walk and single with one out, things started to unravel as an infield error would load the bases. A hit by pitch would give Hutchinson the lead and tack on four more with two-out on consecutive singles followed by a double in claiming a 7-2 lead.
A Ryan McClure single followed by a Pomeroy walk and a Matthew Baca single loaded the bases for a Barton seventh inning comeback attempt with one out. Fouling out for the second time in the innings, the Cougars were left to their final out before Cole Henley's double delayed the inevitable drove in the final two runs.
Pitching an effective inning Thursday, Jackson Rose returned to the start on the mound for the first time since March 20. Going the full six innings surrendering just three earned runs, Rose suffered his first loss of the season dropping to 4-1 in scattering seven hits while striking out five.
Hutchinson strung three consecutive singles to open the third inning of the series finale before Caden Doga's second grand slam of the season gave the Dragons a quick strike four run lead. One inning later three more two-out consecutive singles set up two more runs and suddenly the deficit had grown to six.
Getting a Henley one-out walk and Sinks reaching on a two-out Hutchinson infield error in the following inning, Bartlett drew the Cougars back to within four driving a double to the left center gap.
The deficit would get cut in half in the seventh as Bartlett kept the inning alive with his second double scoring one batter later on McClure's single to right.
The Blue Dragons would answer in the home half as Doga blasted his second home run of the day and fifth of the series launching a school record twentieth long ball of the season.
Trailing by four into the ninth, Sinks led off the inning with a blooper to left field skipping off the mitt of Doga. The ball found Doga once again on the next at-bat as Bartlett connected on his fourth hit of the game advancing to second and scoring Sinks on Doga's second misplay in a row. Following a McClure walk on four straight pitches, the one run was all the Cougars could get going down in order to end the game.
Cody Brewer took the loss dropping to 1-2 on the season giving up eleven hits and six runs in his 3.2 innings of work.

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Mr. Sanjiv Mathur, Head of Marketing, Microsoft India, had his viewpoint on Open Source Software in Governments published in the November 27 issue of the Economic Times. Here is a point-by-point rebuttal of his claims made in the article.
To begin with let me first clarify the term 'Free software.' The word 'free' here specifically means what you can do with the software, not the price.
And you can do a lot more with free software than you can with commercial software.
While you can obtain the basic software free, it is distributed and sold for a charge by companies who develop applications on it.
Oh, really? Does the Samba team charge for the excellent software they provide that involves reverse-engineering Microsoft's networking standards and providing interaction between UNIX and Microsoft-based products? Does the OpenOffice.org team charge for its revolutionary office suite, which according to a poll on linux.com satisfies the needs of nearly all MS-Office users? Do the KDE and GNOME teams charge for the superb desktop environments they've built? On a larger scale, in case he's referring to distributors, does RedHat charge for the entire 3 CDs worth of RedHat 8.0 that they've put on their ftp site for download? Do any of the other distributors? Wrong, sir, wrong. Most companies that develop applications on Open Source platforms do NOT charge.
And by the way, where you draw the line between "basic software" and the "applications developed on it"? Because Linux is essentially a huge set of applications ranging right from the kernel to the desktop environments, working together to produce an OS. There is no "basic software" anywhere in the UNIX world. All are applications. Mr. Mathur is still stuck in the Windows world where you have a "basic" Windows product and then have to buy additional applications that run on it.
As a result, the pricing structure becomes very similar to commercial software as companies promoting free software charge for initial >installation, support, training, etc.
To suggest outright that the pricing structure of Open Source Software is similar to commercial software is flawed. Unless a company specifically approaches a Free/Open Source Software vendor for support as regards initial installation, further support and training, there is no obligation upon that company to pay the vendor. Such charges as mentioned by him are not mandatory, and indeed, several companies moving to Free/Open Source Software do not opt for support from the vendor.
Though the price debate is still under the microscope, the total cost of ownership underscores the fact that when you invest in software or hardware, there are a number of hidden costs that come into being. In the commercial and free software debate this element becomes of critical value as studies reveal that TCO of free software is quite high.
Prove it. This doesn't make sense. As mentioned by R. Gopalakrishnan, secretary to the chief minister of MP, the TCO of Free/Open Source Software is anywhere between one-half to one-tenth of the equivalent commercial solution, even when accounting for your "hidden costs".
Microsoft believes in the overall benefit of the software ecosystem — one that recognises the roles of government, education, private industry and end users to develop a healthy interaction that advances the public knowledge base, protects IP rights, furthers innovation and spurs further growth.
Our primary concern is not with open source as a whole, but with the GNU General Public License. Its role in discouraging the development of commercial software threatens to undermine intellectual property, stifle innovation, and limit entrepreneurism while reducing choice in the market.
Reducing choice?! The fact that the Open Source community has over 3 high -quality equivalents for every major commercial offering, speaks volumes for the proliferation of choice in the Open Source market. Instead the very nature of GPL is what encourages and fosters Open Source products of high quality – because everyone gets to make use of the best code contributed by the most talented developers.
The best catalyst for software innovation and industry growth is the market place, supported by a strong regime for intellectual property protection. If an organisation is looking at moving over to free software, it is attracted by the short term benefits where the initial investment may be less than what they would need to do for commercial software.
But price is what Microsoft is harping about; the Open Source community has always stressed upon the "free as in speech" advantage that Free/Open Source Software offers. And while Microsoft brands the Open source philosophy as "communist" and "anti-American", listen to their Head of Marketing speak – "supported by a strong regime for intellectual property protection". This kind of "regime" is exactly what fosters monopolies. If Microsoft is really interested in advancing technology, then the best way to do so is to make public your best technologies, so that others can extend them. The best implementation shall win. Those that don't make the grade will lose due to lack of market acceptance.
However taking into account the longer term implications; they definitely need to think of the overall value proposition that a platform offers vis-a-vis the other.
Same flaw – Same argument. See above.
They need to evaluate the basic acquisitions costs of free software vis-a-vis the long term costs which include integration costs between various components, backwards compatibility costs, collaboration with the partner community, trained manpower.
He mentions integration costs between various components. The best part is that a lot of the integration is done by the distributors themselves. Then again, the integration part isn't as hard as Microsoft makes it out to be – excellent sites like Linuxfromscratch.org describe how to get a complete Linux system, using nothing but the source codes of various software. Imagine doing that with Windows 2000 components!
From a larger perspective, the UNIX philosophy isn't even about the kind of integration that Microsoft (and the Windows world) are used to. UNIX is all about tools, tools which each achieve one fixed function, and then to combine these tools in almost infinite ways in order to achieve your end. This is what gives UNIX its fabled flexibility and transparency.
As far as integration between components goes, if each one of those components follows clear, open, simple standards of communication (as opposed to cryptic, closed, binary-based standards) , there shouldn't be any problem.
These costs are absorbed by the commercial software companies and the value is passed onto the customer. Moreover, once free software is installed, it also becomes a source of elevated security vulnerabilities for IT buyers, because the source code is freely available: no one person is responsible for it.
This argument is now beginning to bore me – Open Source software being more vulnerable to security just because its source code is available. How does Microsoft explain the fact that in spite Windows NT/IIS Web servers making up a small fraction of web servers on the Internet, as opposed to UNIX/Apache-based ones, the former are the ones which are most frequently hacked? Indeed, UNIX wouldn't be such a hit on mission-critical servers (such as web servers) if it were so vulnerable just because its source was available. Go check out NetCraft.com for a rating of the longest-running web servers; all of the top ten run BSD, a free variant of UNIX. I quote "Applied Cryptography", Bruce Schneider, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, page 3, speaking about the public key-private key encryption algorithm:
"All of the security in these algorithms is based on the key (or keys); none is based in the details of the algorithm. This means that the algorithm can be published and analyzed. Products using the algorithm can be mass-produced. It doesn't matter if an eavesdropper knows your algorithm; if she doesn't know your particular key, she can't read your messages."
Or, even more relevant, to "Practical UNIX and Internet Security", Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford, O'Reilly and Associates, pages 40-45:
"... This is especially true if you should find yourself basing your security on the fact that something technical is unknown to your attackers. This concept can even hurt your security."
Scary, isn't it?
Microsoft's investments in e-governance in particular go back several years, and we were amongst the first IT companies to strike alliances with the central and state governments. Today, we have MoUs with 18 state governments in India, and are doing pioneering work in developing e-governance applications and solutions. Some results of our successful partnerships include the Gyaandoot Project with the government of Madhya Pradesh, the Bhoomi Project in Karnataka and work with the Treasuries department of the government of Haryana. We at Microsoft believe that a healthy software ecosystem is one built on choice with government agencies and all entities having the ability to select which software model fits their needs.
We believe that an open market approach where software products compete on their technical merits is the best model for the long-term growth of the software industries in all countries.
Good attitude. But having said that, don't use your financial and political clout to undermine other offerings, whether closed-source or Free/Open Source. History is rife with examples of how Microsoft has used non-technical means to further its interests.
Software companies make heavy investments in R&D and if they do not have a chance to be compensated for their R&D spends, the cycle of sustainable innovation is disrupted and the health of the local software industry is jeopardised.
The form of R&D that the Open Source community puts in, is far more than any commercial offering, both in terms of quantity and quality, since those who develop Open Source Software are committed to the code they produce, the fact that they are at all coding the software bears ample testimony to the fact that they put in an amazing amount of time and research into their product. The beauty of the whole ecosystem is that developers do not *expect* to be compensated for the work they put in. Compensation is the fact that they gain a higher standing among their peers. To a true developer, this is the highest form of reward.
As a result, it would discourage any organisation to take on the effort of expensive R&D to improve upon the same as they would not see any benefit in doing so.
This would lead to a disruption in the software ecosystem. Both open source and commercial software are integral parts of the broader software ecosystem, and the two models have co-existed within the software ecosystem for decades.
We are not averse to sharing our source codes with our customers if it will be beneficial for them
Well, then by all means do so. It will be immensely beneficial for all, not least you.
, however we are concerned about the potential implications of GPL. The problems created by GPL result from the onerous licensing terms that it contains. The GPL requires that all third parties must have the right to make unlimited copies of GPL-licensed software and distribute them free of charge. Obviously, it is extremely difficult for a software company to generate revenue by distributing a program if everyone has the right to distribute unlimited copies of the same program free of charge.
He misses the other side of the coin – If anyone can copy your software and market it as their own, remember that they have to make it available under the exact same licencing terms that it was available to them. Thus if they can make unlimited copies of your software, so can you, of their product. Whatever modifications the "third party" makes to your software to make it better, you can view those same modifications and use it in the next version of your software.
Thus in a process that builds upon itself, the software in question keeps getting better and better. The vendor who in the end markets his product better, will win. But customers always have the option to switch to the other alternative(s) available. In the end, the customer benefits. Those are the new rules of the game. No one has, or can, decree that vendors have to keep making vast profits the way they have always been doing. If, in the interest of producing radically better technology, vendors find that they cannot do businesss the way they have traditionally been doing, then that's too bad. New business models will evolve to fit the new trend in technology. All Microsoft is doing is stifling this evolution towards better software by branding it as "onerous".
We believe that software has commercial value and attempts to render software free will ultimately undermine the software industry, causing less R&D to go into software development and ultimately less innovation for consumers.
Sanjiv Mathur, Head of marketing, Microsoft, India
And finally a contradiction. When he started this article he said that in the end, Open Source software in the marketplace is not much different from any commercial offering. So how will attempts to render software free "ultimately undermine the software industry"? The software industry as we know it today will undergo a sea change in the future. Software today is looked at as a product, rather than a service. That will eventually change.
Clearly Microsoft has a fundamentally different viewpoint on software than the Free Software/Open Source Software community. They shall go their way and we ours. May the best man win!


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Welcome to Fifth Essence Jewelry! My name is Ashley Lauwereins and all of my jewelry accessories are handcrafted and completely unique. I have been making jewelry for over 15 years. Because I have fallen in love with many of the necklaces I've made and I choose to keep them for myself, I ensure that all designs are made to withstand daily wear by my toughest critic: myself.
I enjoy mixing gemstones, metal, wire, and mixed media elements together into beautiful wearable designs. Earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are all designed based off my mood and the materials that inspire me in small collections of a limited number of designs. If you are interested in seeing and buying my jewelry shop my jewelry designs on Etsy.
I also enjoy pushing myself as a designer and using my talents to create custom jewelry for weddings and to give as gifts. If you are searching for jewelry to include in your wedding but haven't found exactly what you're looking for, I would love to collaborate with you to create exactly what you want for your special day. If you want to give a meaningful gift, let's collaborate together to design something special. Contact me to get started.
When I'm not in the studio making jewelry, you'll find me enjoying a beer, hiking or spending time outside, or relaxing with my cat Sappho.


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MHSA Public Policy Vision
This policy summary comes from a more detailed paper that describes the Association's Vision for Early Care and Education (pdf).
The Minnesota Head Start Association applauds the public focus on investing in early childhood education and care as wise public policy. As practitioners who have worked with Minnesota's lowest income children and their families for more than forty years, our experience strengthens our resolve and belief in an underlying philosophy --- Every young child has enormous potential to blossom and develop, and their early learning is essential to their later successes.
Given the proven long-term results of high quality early learning opportunities and the financial realities of their costs, we urge policy makers: Invest first in the children with the most to gain, and ensure the investments are sufficient to pay for the quality that will actually produce the necessary impact.
We advocate the following Guiding Principles as minimal requirements for new public policies in the early childhood arena.
More High Quality Opportunities for More Low-Income Children.
Start Early
Address the Needs of the Whole Child and Family
Reflective Diversity in Staff
Mixed Delivery System Based on Community Needs
Standards for Excellence
Parent Leadership
Public Will for Committed Funding Must Be Built


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Handmade from Pine wood, these Trinity Triangle crystal shelves make a wonderful addition to any altar or decorative area! Each triangle is handmade and painted. Shelves measure 15inx15in. Please note, each piece of wood is different and therefor will not be 'perfect'.
Please include what color you would like!
Color Options:
Classic Wood Stained
Scarlet Red
Neon Yellow
Hot Pink
Considered the most stable of forms, the Triad. Three symbolizes the trinity of life, of substance, intellect, of the force which drives it. The point where matter, and consciousness connects with the higher realms.


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The Ontario Legislature passed Bill 154, the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017, on November 14th. Bill 154 effected changes to non-profit corporate legislation in Ontario.
The Government has announced that it is working to bring Ontario's Not-for-profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) into force and effect by early 2020. This aligns with the long-promised 2 years' notice that the Government would give to the non-profit sector to allow the sector to prepare for ONCA's arrival. Even once ONCA is proclaimed, non-profit corporations (now governed by the Corporations Act) will have 3 years to transition under the long-anticipated ONCA regime.
Bill 154 also made changes to the Corporations Act – some of which are beneficial to non-profits in Ontario and can be taken advantage of now, particularly related to relaxing the rules around the conduct of members' meetings.
Bill 154's changes to ONCA have no immediate impact. Boards are encouraged to keep ONCA on their radar – but no immediate steps are required. Keep posted.


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Economist Paul Krugman has long been one of the most sober and sane voices on the topic of Social Security. In his column in today's New York Times, he deconstructs Bush's new claim that blacks are treated unfairly by the current system.
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Roast Chicken
Whizz a couple of anchovy fillets in a food processor with parsley, lemon zest and garlic and smear under the skin of a chicken before roasting.
Extra Flavours
Add a few chopped anchovies to any meatball or burger mixture to add depth of flavour. A couple of chopped anchovies will liven up an egg mayonnaise sandwich, or give classic potato dauphinoise a kick.
Make a warm lemon anchovy vinaigrette to serve with fish. Mash some drained anchovy fillets then mix with the juice and grated zest of a lemon, extra virgin olive oil and a finely chopped shallot.
Provençal snack
Anchoiade is a punchy Provençal snack. Pound anchovy fillets in a pestle and mortar, mix with finely chopped onion, chopped tomato and chopped fresh parsley. Add seasoning, tomato purée and a dash of vinegar and olive oil before spreading on slices of toasted baguette. Any leftover anchovies can be kept in a bowl covered with cling film.
Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde (literally 'green sauce') is particularly good with grilled fish or barbecued meats. Take a handful of chopped flat leaf parsley, basil and mint, add 1 tbsp of chopped capers, 1 tbsp chopped gherkins, 6 anchovy fillets, 1 clove of crushed garlic and a dash of lemon juice or red wine vinegar. Mix in enough olive oil to make a thick sauce. Add a dash of Dijon mustard to hot things up. It will keep for a day in a sealed container.
Pasta Puttanesca
Anchovies give the classic Italian dish Pasta Puttanesca its gutsy flavour. Fry 2 chopped garlic cloves in a pan with some olive oil, add 6 anchovy fillets, 1 tbsp capers and 150g pitted black olives. Stir in a tin of chopped tomatoes and some chopped fresh parsley and season to taste. Serve with spaghetti.


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Operation Groundbait: Espionage in Ukrainian war zones
After BlackEnergy and Operation Potao Express, ESET researchers have uncovered another cyberespionage operation in Ukraine: Operation Groundbait.
After BlackEnergy and Operation Potao Express, ESET researchers have uncovered another cyberespionage operation in Ukraine: Operation Groundbait.
Jigsaw 2.0 is not fully-fledged ransomware, but it does try to feed off of ransomware's current popularity amongst cybercriminals, writes ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.
Many Android apps in Google Play are still not following best practice when it comes to authentication and authorization.
Incidents of cybercrime are on the rise, with a new study from PwC reporting it as the "only economic crime to have registered an increase".
US government data say 45% curtail online activity due to privacy and security fears, which is sad but not surprising because we could see this coming.
A Norwegian-based watchdog has identified a breach of European data protection law by fitness tracking app, Runkeeper.
ESET's Lysa Myers discusses audit logging and how it can help you track and identify security violations, performance problems, and flaws in applications.
Welcome to this week's security review, which includes an online safety guide for families over the years, the repercussions of last year's data breach at TalkTalk, and a warning from Adobe of a Flash zero-day vulnerability.
When it comes to online safety, it can be difficult to understand what's suitable for different age groups. Our guide offers advice on how to manage this over the years.
In contrast to the Eurovision contestants, malware writers try to make their creations as stealthy as possible. But thanks to unique behavior and sometimes even unintended showmanship of their malicious code, they end up in the limelight.
The UK-based telecommunications company TalkTalk has seen its profits more than halve, following last year's "significant and sustained cyberattack".
Adobe Flash users find themselves in danger once again, as they wait for an emergency security patch to fix a vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.
SWIFT has delivered a strongly-worded statement that rejects the claims made by both Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Police's Criminal Investigation Department over one of the biggest cyberheists in history.
Matías Porolli shows how exploit another classic buffer overflow vulnerability, in which the ebp register is moved to execute an arbitrary code.
In our first post in this series, we talked about authentication. The focus shifts to authorization and access control, says ESET's Lysa Myers.
Top tech organizations have been "ordered" to disclose their approach to security updates with mobile devices.
Data breaches are widespread among large businesses in the UK, according to a new report. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that two-thirds of the biggest firms have experienced an attack of some kind over the past 12 months.
On Mother's Day, ESET takes a deeper look into the results of its recent survey focusing on parenting in a digital era. We looked at how moms in the US, Germany, the UK and Russia are trying to protect their children.
Welcome to this week's security review, which includes Jigsaw & the increasing aggressiveness of ransomware and the importance of passphrases.
The FBI has published a list of tips to reduce the chance of ransomware being the ruin of your company - and is keen that you don't pay the extortionists.


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RALEIGH, NC – The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (25-15, 14-1 CIAA) took their first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) loss of the season when the team took a 7-6 loss to the Shaw Lady Bears (14-20, 9-8 CIAA), Sunday afternoon. The loss was the first CIAA Southern Division loss since the 2011 season.
The loss came in spite of a great hitting effort by the Lady Rams who totaled 10 hits in the game and benefitted from four Shaw fielding errors. Sophomore Monet Daly added another great effort with a two-for-four performance at the plate with a run scored. Fellow sophomore Mariha Freeman also had a strong day with a one-for-two effort with two runs scored. Senior outfielder Shantel Haskins added four RBI with a two-RBI homer.
The Lady Rams jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with a first inning run, followed by two fourth-inning runs. WSSU benefitted from a first inning Shaw fielding error to score the first run of the game. Haskins drove in a pair of runs with a two-RBI ground out in the fourth inning. The Lady Rams allowed four inning runs to the Lady Bears to fall behind, 3-4. The team answered in the fifth inning with an RBI sacrifice fly by sophomore right fielder Bria Jones. However, the team allowed another Shaw run to remain behind 4-5 in the fifth inning.
The Lady Rams went back up when Haskins hit a sixth-inning two run home run to go ahead 6-5. However, the Lady Bears tied the game with a sixth-inning run and set the stage for a thrilling seventh inning. The Lady Rams went scoreless in the top of the inning and allowed a walkoff RBI single by the Lady Bears that ended the game.
WSSU junior Yasmin Lee took the pitching loss, going 6.1 innings and allowing 12 hits. She recorded a pair of strikeouts. Senior Brittany Lane made an appearance with a strikeout.
With the loss, the Lady Rams fall to 14-1 in CIAA play. The team will return to action, Wednesday when they host the Brevard College Tornadoes, Wednesday afternoon. For more information on Lady Rams softball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.


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Paracord can be an awesome tool in your preparedness arsenal. This durable nylon rope can be tied into tons of different designs including a paracord drawstring pouch, bracelet, strengthened cord, pouches and more. If you're in an emergency, you simply unwind the strong cord and use it to bind, haul or anything else that you might need.
So, whether you're a beginner or an expert paracord lover, we have a design for you. Check out these paracord designs below. If you don't want to spend time weaving your own bracelet, you can always let us do it for you.
What is Paracord?
Paracord, also known as parachute cord, is a soft, lightweight nylon rope that was originally used for parachuting. Typically, 550 paracord (which is the paracord used for our bracelets) is made of 32 strands of nylon sheath on the outside and seven strands of 2-ply nylon yarns on the inside (the "guts"). The 550 paracord is the same made for the government and has a minimum breaking strength of 550 lbs.
While paracord started out as a parachuters tool, people quickly recognized its usefulness in other areas. Since the cord is quick-drying, rot- and mildew-resistant, it's great for many purposes. Military units use it for securing packs, hanging covers and tents. Many military personnel even use the guts as fishing line.
Check out these designs:
Paracord Bracelet
Paracord Snake Design
Paracord Woven Watchband
Paracord Keychain
Paracord Belt Design
Paracord Drawstring Pouch
You'll need:
• About 100 ft of Paracord
• A heavy object to use as a base about 7 inches in diameter (a small trash can will work well)
• Scissors or a Knife
• A Lighter
Creating the Drawstring
1. Take one end of the paracord and wrap it around your object with about 3-inches or so on each end. Cut the ends.
2. Tie one end of the string around the other end so that it creates a drawstring effect. You can use any knot that works well for you. You can also use a slip tie.
3. Replace the drawstring base on the top of the trash can.
The Bag
1. Take one end of your paracord and tie it onto the drawstring.
2. Move 1 ½ - 2 inches to the right of the drawstring and tie another overhand knot. Make sure to leave just a bit of slack between the two knots.
3. Repeat this process until you rotate all the way around the trash can.
NOTE: Make sure that the distance between each knot is roughly the same. It helps to keep things a little more uniform.
4. Once you tie knots all the way around the drawstring you'll find that you've come back to the original line. Simply continue tying overhand knots on the second layer of rings.
Finishing the Net Design
1. Once you've made your bag as long as you'd like it, it's time to end! Simply take the line that you've been working with and weave it through all the loops that remain on the bottom layer. You can crisscross the weavings or you can go through all the loops in a giant circular motion.
2. Finish the bag by tying off the excess paracord so it doesn't get caught.


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Long-Handled Black Willow Hardwood Bellow with Solid Brass Nozzle
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Keep the fires glowing with bellows that are as functional as they are beautiful. These popular fireplace accessories feed air to the flames out of an expandable bladder, boosting the combustion in wood fires.
Bellows are made of an attractive black willow hardwood with a hand-rubbed oil finish. Long handle keeps you from bending over. Trimmed in a leather grain vinyl with a nozzle machined from solid brass. Made in USA.
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Diabetes Home > Victoza Warnings and Precautions
Victoza may increase your risk of pancreatitis; let your healthcare provider know right away if you develop symptoms of pancreatitis, such as vomiting. Other warnings and precautions with Victoza apply to people with alcoholism, pancreatitis, or liver disease. This medication should not be taken by people with certain medical conditions, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2.
What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider Before Taking Victoza?Prior to taking Victoza® (liraglutide), tell your healthcare provider if you have:
- Pancreatitis
- Gallstones
- Alcoholism
- High triglycerides
- A history (or even a family history) of cancer, especially thyroid cancer
- Diabetic gastroparesis
- Liver disease, such as liver failure, cirrhosis, or hepatitis
- Kidney disease, such as kidney failure (renal failure)
- Any allergies, including to foods, dyes, or preservatives.
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you are:
- Breastfeeding
- Pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant.
Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any medications you are taking, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Specific Precautions and Warnings With Victoza
Warnings and precautions to be aware of prior to taking Victoza include the following:
- Very preliminary data suggests incretin mimetics, such as Victoza, may increase the risk of precancerous cellular changes (called pancreatic duct metaplasia) in people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers are continuing to study the possibility that incretin mimetics might increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, although at this time there is not enough information to know for sure if there is any increased risk.
- Even though it is taken by injection, Victoza is not insulin and should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.
- In laboratory rats and mice, this medication causes thyroid tumors, which may sometimes be cancerous. It is unknown if Victoza causes such tumors in humans. Be sure to let your healthcare provider know right away if you develop any signs or symptoms of a thyroid tumor, such as:
- A lump in the neck
- Difficulty swallowing
- Shortness of breath
- A persistent hoarse voice.
- Victoza may increase the risk of pancreatitis. You may be at a higher risk for pancreatitis if you have ever had it before, if you have had gallstones, or if you have a history of alcoholism. Let your healthcare provider know immediately if you develop any signs or symptoms of pancreatitis, such as:
- Severe, persistent abdominal pain (stomach pain), sometimes radiating to the back
- Vomiting.
- When used by itself, Victoza is not particularly likely to cause dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). However, combining it with insulin or oral medications that increase insulin production appears to increase this risk (see Victoza Drug Interactions for further information).
- Victoza has not been thoroughly studied in people with liver disease or diabetic gastroparesis. If you have any of these conditions, your healthcare provider will probably need to monitor you more closely.
- Although studies have not shown Victoza to be toxic to the kidneys, there have been a few reports of kidney failure (or worsening of preexisting kidney failure) in people taking Victoza. This medication may need to be used cautiously in people with kidney disease.
- It is not known if this medicine passes through breast milk. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding or plan to start, discuss this with your healthcare provider prior to taking the drug (see Victoza and Breastfeeding).
- Victoza is considered a pregnancy Category C medication. This means that it may not be safe for use during pregnancy, although the full risks are currently unknown (see Victoza and Pregnancy).


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Digital Rapids to highlight latest Transcode Manager enhancements
At IBC2007, Digital Rapids will showcase its Transcode Manager 1.1 and Transcode Manager LE, which provide distributed media transcoding for high-volume multiformat workflows and offer centralized management, automation, failover and intelligent load balancing to increase production volume while reducing costs.
Transcode Manager LE is designed for small studios and workgroups, while the latest version of the flagship Transcode Manager, which is designed for large studios and facilities, has new features including third-party database integration and enhanced failover capabilities.
The company will also showcase its Studio AVC Encoder, an optional module for the Digital Rapids encoding and transcoding solutions optimized for delivering MPEG-4 AVC/H.264-encoded content meeting the stringent requirements of VOD and IPTV platforms.
See Digital Rapids at IBC2007 in Stands 7.641 and IP342, or visit www.digital-rapids.com.


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This recent article in the Wall Street Journal does a grand job of summing up both the Math and ELA inadequacies of the Common Core Standards. It also points out the discrepancies of Obama's STEM plan and what the Common Core actually delivers. The author Sandra Stoksy is the leading critic of Common Core according to Diane Ravitch's blog and she has been credited with one of the country's strongest sets of academic standards for K-12 students in Massachusetts. She did so while serving as Senior Associate Commissioner in the Massachusetts Department of Education some ten years ago. Stoksky's current research ranges from the lack of teacher preparation programs and teacher licensure tests to the deficiencies in the K-12 reading curriculum, as well as the question of gender bias in the curriculum.
Read on to get a better understanding of what the consequences of the Common Core will be in American education if we continue on this path.
Common Core Doesn't Add Up to STEM Success
The high-school math standards are too weak to give us more engineers or scientists.
As a former member of the Common Core Validation Committee and the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, I am one of the few mothers to have heard the full sales pitch for this latest educational reform, which has been adopted by 45 states.
I know the Common Core buzz words, from "deeper learning" and "critical thinking" to "fewer, clearer, and higher standards." It all sounds impressive, but I'm worried that the students who study under these standards won't receive anywhere near the quality of education that children in the U.S. did even a few years ago.
President Obama correctly noted in September 2012 that "leadership tomorrow depends on how we educate our students today—especially in science, technology, engineering, and math." He has placed a priority on increasing the number of students and teachers who are proficient in these vital STEM fields. And the president's National Math and Science Initiative is strongly supported by people like Suzanne McCarron, president of the Exxon Mobil Foundation, who has said she wants to "inspire our nation's youth to pursue STEM careers by capturing their interest at an early age."
Yet the basic mission of Common Core, as Jason Zimba, its leading mathematics standards writer, explained at a videotaped board meeting in March 2010, is to provide students with enough mathematics to make them ready for a nonselective college—"not for STEM," as he put it. During that meeting, he didn't tell us why Common Core aimed so low in mathematics. But in a September 2013 article published in the Hechinger Report, an education news website affiliated with Columbia University's Teachers College, Mr. Zimba admitted: "If you want to take calculus your freshman year in college, you will need to take more mathematics than is in the Common Core."
As Stanford mathematics professor James Milgram noted in "Lowering the Bar," a report the two of us co-wrote for the Pioneer Institute in September, the Common Core deliberately leaves out "major topics in trigonometry and precalculus." Contrast that with the status quo before the Common Core, when states like Massachusetts and California provided precalculus standards for high-school students. The implications of this are dramatic. "It is extremely rare for students who begin their undergraduate years with coursework in precalculus or an even lower level of mathematical knowledge to achieve a bachelor's degree in a STEM area," Mr. Milgram added.
To read the rest of the article and get Stoksky's view on the Common Core and ELA read the rest here in the The Wall Street Journal.


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We have covered methods organizations might use to address issues related to the way people behave at work. In addition, you should now be familiar with the large number of factors, both within an individual and within the environment that may influence a person?s behaviors and attitudes. In the coming years, society is likely to see a major shift in the way organizations function, resulting from rapid technological advances, social awareness, and cultural blending. OB studies hope to enhance an organization?s ability to cope with these issues and create an environment that is mutually beneficial to the company as well as its employees.
Our values and personality explain our preferences and the situations we feel comfortable with. Personality may influence our behavior, but the importance of the context in which behavior occurs should not be neglected. Many organizations use personality tests in employee selection, but the use of such tests is controversial because of problems such as faking and low predictive value of personality for job performance. Perception is how we interpret our environment. It is a major influence over our behavior, but many systematic biases color our perception and lead to misunderstandings.
Several theories view motivated behavior as attempts to satisfy needs. Based on this approach, managers would benefit from understanding what people need so that the actions of employees can be understood and managed. Other theories explain motivated behavior using the cognitive processes of employees. Employees respond to unfairness in their environment, they learn from the consequences of their actions and repeat the behaviors that lead to positive results, and they are motivated to exert effort if they see their actions will lead to outcomes that would get them desired rewards. None of these theories are complete on their own, but each theory provides us with a framework we can use to analyze, interpret, and manage employee behaviors in the workplace.
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welcome to the great divide
Thursday, October 12, 2000
@ home 2216 hrs
Where have I been? What have I been doing? Have these last few months been any more than waste?
About two months ago, and excuse me if I've posted this before, Wendi asked me if I'd regret this time of my life in the future. At the time I responded, jokingly, "Only if it gets better." Now I'm not so sure. Maybe it's my exhaustion speaking, but I've begun to think that my late nights out and growing group of friends have been, for the most part, all for naught. As if, in the beginning, I trusted such actions and people to "fill the void" in my life, but now, being here, I find that not to be true and, even worse, to have eroded some more essential part of me.
I've neglected this journal of late and I feel the guilt of doing so. It seems the more I go out the less I have to write. Maybe because I reserve less solitary time devoted solely to cultivating my own thoughts or maybe because I'm slowly finding that all those thoughts and opinions are horribly misguided–that anything I write or feel has the aura of impermanence and meaningless about it. I'm rarely this blunt in person, and this fact makes me wonder if, deep down, I know my view of things can't stand up to another's cold gaze and questioning.
I am exhausted. Spiritually. I don't mean that in any religious sense; going to church wouldn't fix it for me. I mean, my own spirit, me, has left the room or at least seems to have. Which is another reason, I believe, my writing has been so sporadic and so much more dry than usual. I read back over my archives and think, Well, there's some decent writing in there and some coherent ideas, and then I look at my more recent posts and find them rather lacking in discernable content. I feel like I need some time off.
Taking a hiatus from this journal isn't fair to my readers (but, then again, continuing to write may never have been very fair to them either–ha!), as I've already taken an unofficial hiatus over the past few months. What I need is a hiatus from the life I'm leading. Not that it's a horrible life. I'm proud of the relationships I've built recently, but I wonder if devoting so much to their well-being and growth has cost me the time and energy needed to improve upon what I consider my one true love: words.
I feel I sound a bit too much like Wendi when I suggest that I need a break from all the late nights and friends in order to get myself back together. So I contradict myself? So I'm a hypocrite? So I am. What are your thoughts on it?
Even though before this time in my life I felt very alone, I, somehow, also felt more solid. At least that's how it seems now–distance from past experiences seems to spruce them up a bit.
I don't know what to do. I need the phone to stop ringing but I'm afraid it will and never ring again.


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(CNN) - Tim Pawlenty's making it official, and the location where he's doing it is no surprise.
A source close to the former Minnesota governor tells CNN that Pawlenty will formally announce his candidacy for president Monday morning in neighboring Iowa. The Hawkeye State's caucuses kick off the presidential primary and caucus calendar and a strong finish in Iowa is crucial for Pawlenty's hopes of winning the Republican presidential nomination.


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Recommended reading: Bill Whittle
I just got around to the new Bill Whittle essay, and all I can say is: read it.
Well, that's not all I can say. Whittle is one of those thinkers rather than linkers, and he publishes very seldom, so when he does it's an event. And it's looong.
So I won't add too much to it, except to say that Whittle has a way of getting to the heart of a number of matters (chickenhawks, US imperialism, "no blood for oil," Bush's intelligence or lack thereof, pacifism, and the "Bush lied" meme, to name just a few). Plus a colorful way of writing that keeps it all interesting.
In case you're not up to The Whole Thing--and I sincerely hope you are--here are a couple of excerpts that don't even begin to do justice to Whittle's opus:
Doves think the choice is between fighting or not fighting. Hawks think the choice is between fighting now or fighting later.
If you understand this, you understand everything that follows. You don't need to think the other side is insane, or evil. Both hawks and doves are convinced they are doing the right thing. But it seems to me there is a choice between peace at any price and a peace worth having.
We cannot undo the invasion and compare that timeline to the one we have. The only data we can use to compare these philosophies is embedded in the pages of history. What does history show?
I cannot think of a single example where appeasement – giving in to an aggressive adversary in the hope that it will convince them to become peaceful themselves – has provided any lasting peace or security. I can say in complete honesty that I look forward to hearing of any historical example that shows it does....
So, contrary to doomsayers throughout history, the destruction of the Barbary Pirates did not result in the recruitment of more Pirates. The destruction of the Barbary Pirates resulted in the destruction of the Barbary Pirates.
And it is just so with terrorism. When the results of terrorism do the terrorist more harm than good, terrorism will go away.


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Paris Community Hospital joins Rural Alliance for Exceptional Care
Paris Community Hospital (PCH) has joined the Rural Alliance for Exceptional Care with Carle. The Rural Alliance is designed to help better coordinate care in the region and ensure that resources are available for patients closer to where they live.
"Our patients have benefitted from seeing Carle physicians both here in Paris and in Urbana. Joining Carle's Rural Alliance will help us streamline care, whether it's by having more specialty care available locally, ordering the appropriate diagnostic exams or communicating between providers and facilities," said Oliver Smith, Chief Executive Officer for Paris Community Hospital.
The 25-bed Paris hospital will remain independent and will continue to be operated by its local board. For PCH, joining the Rural Alliance provides a framework to develop future services when patients need an additional level of care not available locally. The partnership will allow Carle to continue serving patients who would travel for care, with the intent of providing more care closer to home for those in Edgar County and the surrounding area.
"We're thrilled to have Paris Community Hospital join the Rural Alliance for Exceptional Care because they share Carle's commitment to remaining locally owned and operated to provide the best possible care for patients," said James C. Leonard, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Carle Foundation.
Paris Community Hospital and Carle have collaborated for more than 20 years with Carle specialists in cardiology, gynecology, oncology, adult and pediatric pulmonology, general surgery, gastroenterology, and urology providing care in Paris. When a patient needs another level of care, he or she may be transferred to Carle and physicians from both facilities collaborate to provide the most appropriate treatment.
"Adding PCH to the Rural Alliance will allow us to consider together how to best provide specialty care offerings, hospital-based physicians or shared clinical care protocols all so we can care for patients who need the support," said Stephanie Beever, RN, MS, senior vice president for system strategic development, The Carle Foundation.
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Bambu is located in a beautiful part of Spain and is a perfect area for hiking. "Walk on the Wild Side", our hiking holiday, is now an integral part of our spring and autumn calendar.
Walk on the wild side
The week offers 4 beautiful walks, selected to showcase the diverse beauty of the region. The participants enjoy breathtaking gorges, beautiful rivers, pretty white villages and panoramic views of the mountains and coast.
Every day we walk for about 4 hours with plenty of drink and snack stops. We will also enjoy refreshments at a local restaurant before returning to Bambú. Anyone who is fit enough to cope with steep hills can enjoy the holiday. The hikes are considered easy to moderate.
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"After the Hurricane".
Cristina Cardona was born and raised on the island of Puerto Rico. She had no idea how her life would change when a devastating storm named Hurricane Maria swept through her island. The hurricane destroyed everything in its path, leaving power lines down, shopping plazas unrecognizable, the streets filled with displaced trees and homes destroyed all over. Like many, Cristina's family was affected by the storm as well. With the help of her mother's friend, on November 25, 2017, she relocated to Connecticut with her son and only a few items to help on her journey. Once she arrived Cristina knew she had to recreate a stable life for herself and her son.
"I watched as neighbors lost windows, roofs, and whole houses. I attempted to assist friends and neighbors survive and reconstruct their lives with a shortage of water, food, gasoline and even electricity. Supermarkets and gasoline stations were empty. Waiting for basic needs required forming long lines," said Cardona.
Not long after arriving in Connecticut Cristina was introduced to the Puerto Rican Relief Center. She was able to meet with staff who helped provide clothing, food and community resources for her and her son. Cristina was grateful for all the services provided, but she wanted to get back to work. Without hesitation, Cristina signed up for the ESL classes provided by Career Resources. When she first walked into the classroom she met other individuals who had also come to Connecticut after losing everything in Puerto Rico. In no time Cristina built a relationship with her classmates and professor while she was working on perfecting the English language.
"I was intimidated by the English language at first because it wasn't something I used to but it was something I needed to perfect. My instructor Ms. Maria Lee made me feel comfortable and like a friend," said Cardona.
Cristina knew relocating to Connecticut wouldn't be easy, but she was willing to give it her all. Before leaving Puerto Rico Cristina had been a teacher at a HeadStart program (Fundacion Para el Desarollo de Hogar Propio), teaching little children. Cristina wanted to get back to teaching and knew that becoming fluent in English was the place to start. Although she was still adjusting to living in Connecticut she found herself wanting to give back as well, so she decided to volunteer with the community aid program. Volunteering gave Cristina a new kind of hope because she knew what it was like to have nothing, and helping others like herself gave her inspiration to keep her pressing forward.
Today, Cristina is still attending ESL classes as she gains cultural training, life skills, and job skills. Through Career Resources she will be attending Digital Literacy classes while receiving WIOA program services. She is happy that her son is in a magnet school where she can support him in his education as well. Cristina was struck by tragedy but with help of the Bridgeport community and Career Resources, she was able to find beauty after the storm. She says, "I am so very grateful for the Puerto Rican Relief Center, Mrs. Rosa Correa, my family and my teacher Ms. Maria Lee. I miss my family in Puerto Rico, but I am so very grateful for the family I made in Bridgeport, Connecticut."


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Young meerkat name: pup
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Meerkat class: Mammal
The meerkat or suricate Suricata suricatta is a small mammal and a member of the mongoose family. It inhabits all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a mob, gang, or clan. A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats at a time, but some superfamilies have had 50 or more. Meerkats have an average life span of 12-14 years.
Meerkat is a loanword from Afrikaans. The name has a Dutch origin but by misidentification. Dutch meerkat refers to the guenon
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Ive started a No imperial units discussion If / when webnovel sees this could you pls read it and comment... Thank You.
Oh Both are Great
I think I should create an apocalypse where there is some creature that if seen you'll instantly die... Where almost all the people exist were blind and by some unknown circumstances blinds have been given some supernatural abilities.... Then the mc will be in the portion of humans which is a normal human and alive having a skill called ecolocation due to some practice before the apocalypse occurred.... Well I just thought that just now.....second how about I create a Novel where in some unknown instances the male lead fall in love to a female general? Well that would be interesting if I would say....
Crixzivion I just want to say that if anyone has seen Bird Box this sounds like it could be a sequel with a more fantasy take on it. But, just the blind people and instant dead monster thing.
Yuyumamoru exactly! I just recently watch bird box so I thought I should make it as a preference.... And some final touch here and there..
Well, I'm just here to advertise my novel under the Apocalypse setting.
Title: I Hate Systems
Author: Overlord_Venus
Extras: runner up in the #32 writing contest: Systems
All the best to the new entries, these two topics are really fun to write.
Do I have to submit a prompt? or do I have to start writing a novel and release it throughout the week?
It will not be easy to submit a whole idea in just 7-8 chapters. please answer.
Spunk_image you would have to write and release the chapters of your novel throughout the week just like other novels out there, the number of chapters to be released are you wish. Plan ahead and have fun
Spunk_image Follow your pace. Quality is important! lol!
Divine_Mango thank you
Um, forgive my newbieness, but what does "reserves the right of final interpretation for all stories submitted..." mean? Is this to do with language translation?
Also, are we picking from the sample or just writing to the theme?
Does this mean the story is won through votes? Or will there be a judges choice as well?
Can any one tell me the advantages of these contests other than the advertisements???
AveAnderson most oblivious one is the spirit stones. a tiny to no chance of getting a contract.
Hi im new here, so we'll have to use these two topics? And there is no word count limit?
zurenika choose any one of them and write. you have to write a novel and publish it so off course there is no words limit, but there is a time limit
Here's my little participation for the Apocalypse theme.
Hi am new here can anybody help me out I don't really av a vast knowledge of webnovel pls. help me out here
Does the apocalypse novel has to be a main character that somehow has time traveled to the past, got lucky, gets a harem, and already be at the top?
Reason I'm asking is its too boring to write about a cheat main character starting as the weakest and then found some type of ore, absorbed the ore or something like that, and then...you know what i mean. Its really generically cliche (at least that's what i think)
Altherius you dont have to follow the exact storyline, would be fine as long as you write according to the genre given.
Here's my story for the apocalypse theme.
please check out my novel and leave a review it's my first time writing
Hello, this is a shameless promoting of my novel for the #46 prompt: fall in love with a soldier. Warning: this is my first novel so my writing speed is not the most stable. I hope you will give my novel a chance and that you will enjoy it.


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A quick reminder that we'll be chatting live on our Billboard site today at noon. Jay Skurski will be moderating, as usual, and providing the compelling polls and facts to which you've grown accustomed. I just arrived at Sun Life Stadium, where the sun is shining and it's around 73 degrees. I don't like switching from the cold weather to hot climates. I usually get a cold. I feel one coming on. I also feel a Bills loss coming on. Miami has offensive issues, but the defense has been very good. They have shut down some very good runners this year, including the Raiders' Darren McFadden and the Steelers' Rashard Mendenhall.
Speaking of the Steelers, here's a good story on Troy Polamalu on the Cold Hard Football Facts site. If I had a vote, I would consider Polamalu for league MVP. It's almost certain to go to Tom Brady, and the only candidates appear to be quarterbacks. Once in awhile, the voters should consider a defensive player for the award. This story makes a good case for the guy with a crazy hair.


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Porcelain china doll skin
shows bright under stark yellow
fly bloated light.
I reach to take your hand
unaware your fingers have broken off in mine.
A silent victim becomes ash,
the twinkle in your eye once so green
now a melting pool of candle wax.
Under the onslaught of flame
your delicate lace bra strap
has fallen on your exposed shoulder.
Moving to fix it I fail to notice
the charred sackcloth once sundress.
Oblivious to smoke I see fresh mountain air;
a bountiful spread of vivacious hair
so eager to have fingers run through it,
now fallen away to soot.
An unnoticed television plays in the corner,
a sad box encasing flame.
What was once so good
shall always be now.
The glorious rays of paradise
bask me up and down,
reclining in the crematorium's coffin.
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After a soupy dish of beans and assorted cereals boiled together with giblet-like fragments floating in it, a meat dish appeared which Q was quite unable to conjecture at. The meat, cut into petal shapes, enclosed a considerably thick bone and was of very gelatine-like quality. It gave the impression of being segments of a much larger, stick-shaped object.
"What kind of food is this?" asked Q of the theologian, but he received no reply.
The rector then leaned his body forward and said: "It's smoked tail seethed in red wine, my boy."
"Tail? What tail?"
"Various tails….."
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Offically Paul Whitrod sifu started martial arts training at the age of 13 with Kyukushinkai Karate. (Though he had trained in Unarmed combat at the age of 9). Although at only 13 years old, he remembers the training being quite tough with lots of sparring and lots of students getting hurt as this particular form of Karate is famous for its knock down rules. He stayed with the system for 1.1/2 years.
Later at the age of 15 years in early 1975 He started Chow Gar Praying Mantis Kung fu, under the tutelage of Yip Chee Keung Sifu, who came to London in 1974. Yip Chee Keung Sifu is the son of the famous Great Grand master Yip Shui, who was foremost authority on the Chow Gar Praying Mantis system until his death at 93 in 2004.
After only 4 or so years in London Yip Chee Keung Sifu went back to Hong Kong, and from there he extended an invitation to Paul Whitrod to come and study in Hong Kong. Accommodation was no real problem as Grand master Yip Shui wanted Paul to stay in his Hong Kong home, so that He could be under the Grand master guidance 24 hours a day. It was from here that Paul Whitrod was to complete the Chow Gar Praying Mantis kung fu system as well as Dit Dar medicine (fall & hit medicine) that deal with massage, and injuries due to martial arts practice.
He became a closed-door student and went through the ritual of giving the tea (sifu tea) to grandmaster Yip Shui so he could learn the finer things of this unique art and being situated right at the heart of system, placed him in a perfect learning environment. In the fall 1986 Paul Whitrod opened his first full-time school in London and the following year invited his Yip Shui Sigung and Yip Chee Keung Sifu to London. It was at this time they made Sifu Whitrod has the UK representative of the Chow Gar Praying Mantis kung fu of June 1987.
In the early days of training in Hong Kong there many contests Paul Whitrod had to go through, some crossing hand, some testing of skill involving other martial artist. These were no hold barred contest and took place in Hong Kong and in UK. Paul Whitrod has gone on to promote this unique system of kung fu through articles, videos, and UK television appearances etc., He now has many students of his own teaching in Australia, Europe, USA. He still continues to enlighten his followers and martial artists worldwide about the Southern Chow Gar Praying Mantis kung fu. He still goes to Hong Kong regularly keeping his roots strong and paying respects to the late Grandmaster Yip Shui and his family members who are also involved in training. This also includes Grandmasters students who have been an inspiration to his training.
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We managed to obtain a few snapshots of Martina Hingis training with French talent Camille Pin at Roland Garros. This is a pleasant surprise. Hingis recently announced that she and Anna Kournikova are going to play at the Wimbledon Legends tournament. The return of the Spice Girls will surely generate a lot of publicity.
Hingis will also participate in doubles with Lindsay Davenport on the WTA Tour. The veterans have yet to announce their schedule however.
More Hingis news. Hingis will also play the World Team Tennis tour this July and a few exhibitions such as Nottingham.
It's nice to see Hingis back in tennis. I won't lie, I have always been a huge fan of her style of play and I hope that she will grace the courts for a little while longer than she did back in 2007.
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A teacher's view of BETT 2016
I was very lucky to have been able to spend the last two days at the BETT show in London. For those of you who are unaware about what the BETT show is, it stands for British Educational Training and Technology show. It is a coming together of Technology giants such as Microsoft, Google and the BBC. It is also a platform for smaller companies, start-ups and speakers to share their work with the public at large. It is held at the Excel exhibition centre in East London.
The show is large; very large with the main hall itself being about half a mile long. According to my fitness band, I was clocking up about 9 miles of walking each day.
As a teacher interested in technology and especially coding, I was able to find out the current trends in computing as well as having a glimpse into the near future.
It was also my first opportunity to meet the some of the superb staff working for the Educational App Store, something I has only been able to do via email so far. Justin and his team were working to bring you the very best of the technology out there through detailed reviews and analysis. I have to say that they are all incredibly nice too!
So to the show itself…
Physical application of coding seems to be a big focus for where Computing in the classroom is headed, with the BBC Microbit bringing this capability to all year seven students. The Microbit is a small circuit board (4cmx5cm). It is loaded with all kinds of clever tech such as an LED array, which can create scrolling animated text or basic images. It has an accelerometer, meaning it can sense how it is being moved.
It also has inputs and outputs that can be used to connect it to motors, buzzers etc. It also hosts a Bluetooth chip that can connect to an Android mobile device. That means children can code without the need for a dedicated computer. All of this capability on a tiny board, which is being given away FREE. The board itself can be programmed in a range of languages including Blockly (like Scratch), Touch develop, JavaScript, python and even C++, making it a tool suitable from primary up to industry level application!
I was also lucky enough to see the Astro Pi module, a copy of the one that has been sent to space with Tim Peake on the ISS space station. The Astro Pi module is a ruggedized Raspberry Pi computer that will host and run children's code in space. How cool is that? Primary children's computer code running on the ISS. What a fantastic way to inspire the next generation of astronauts, coders and engineers.
Putting my primary head back on I was looking for resources to teach the very youngest pupils in my school. I was already aware of the blue bot (a Bluetooth enabled version of the already popular bee bots). I knew that it could be controlled with an app via tablets. However, TTS (the company behind it) have come up with what is in my view a perfect solution for younger children. They have designed a set of cards that can be build up in a slotted tray to create an algorithm. While, this idea is nothing new the twist is that the tray itself is Bluetooth enabled. When the children are ready, they can broadcast their algorithm wirelessly to the bluebot and see their idea come to life. The lack of need for a tablet or computer makes coding accessible to more children than ever.
We are at a very exciting time within computing and education. More and more children are going to experience coding within the classroom, using devices such as the microbit, crumble, code bug or the slightly more humble blue bots. They will be able to see real life applications of their code. This is so important in making the learning less abstract. Most importantly apart from the blue bots, these devices are all available for under £10, making them accessible to more people.
If you have any sort of interest in educational technology, I would certainly recommend a visit to the show next year. It is free to attend, but you are best to sign up online first. Experience the excitement of hands on demonstrations, and if you see me there remember to say hi.