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My comments on the new National Broadband Network in Australia
There has been recent news coverage regarding the upcoming National Broadband Network that the Australian Government has recently launched. Initially it was meant to be a fibre-to-the-node setup for most of the populated areas built by a private company who has won the government tender to build it. The last year was dogged with so much bickering about whether Telstra, Optus or other companies and consortia are fit to build the network. Now the Australian Government wrote off the tenders and decided to make the network a publicly-funded "nation-building" exercise on the same scale as the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Scheme.
Their idea would be to cover 90% of Australian premises with "fibre-to-the-premises" service with the remainder served by high-bandwidth wireless or satellite connections. This will be with Tasmania being a test-bed for this service and greenfield developments being prepared for fibre-to-the-premises.
But there are a few questions that need to be asked concerning the deployment of this service.
Deployments in multiple-tenant-unit developments
In most of the densely-populated areas of Australia, there are many multi-tenant-unit developments like blocks of flats, office blocks and shopping centres with many households and/or businesses in the same physical building. Similarly, there are high-density developments where multiple households or businesses in many buildings exist on one privately-owned block of land. There have been two different ways of connecting these buildings to a fibre-to-the-premises network.
The cheaper method, known as "Fibre To The Building", is to run the fibre-optic network to the building's wiring closet, then use copper wiring to bring the service to the customer's door. This may be achieved through dedicated Ethernet cabling to the office, shop or apartment or use of existing wiring that is used for providing telephone or TV service to these locations but using VDSL2 or DOCSIS technology to move the data on these cables. It would be similar to the "Fibre To The Node" setup which was originally being considered for the National Broadband Network, except that the coverage of a "Node" would be the building.
The other method, known as "Fibre To The Premises" or "Full Fibre To The Premises" would be to run the fibre-optic network to the customer's door. This would be similar to how the fibre-to-the-premises network would be provided to a sole-occupancy building like a house and would have a fibre-optic socket or optical-network terminal in the premises.
This issue could be answered by prescribing an installation standard for setups in all current and future multi-tenant developments or by allowing the building owner / landlord to determine which methodology to use for their property. Similarly, there would be the question of whether an existing building should be cabled the moment the infrastructure is rolled out past it or
Carriage of TV and telephone service over the NBN
There has been talk about the high bandwidth availability being the key attraction to the National Broadband Network. This has brought up the concept of video being transferred through the NBN and this may be considered a threat to commercial television and its stakeholders.
Most, if not all, of the high-bandwidth broadband networks in operation or currently being deployed are answering this issue by providing free-to-air and subscription television service through the networks. This has also allowed supplementary services like catch-up TV or video-on-demand to be provided over the same network. As well, the companies who provide retail Internet service based on these networks typically will resell subscription TV service with the service being delivered over the same pipe. There is also benefit for community and vertical-interest television providers because they can use the same bandwidth to broadcast their shows.
The standard for TV service that is available with this broadband technology would be a "best-case" standard which permits full high-definition picture with at least a 5.1 channel surround-sound audio mix and full two-way interactivity.
The landline telephone service hasn't been mentioned in any of the discussion about the National Broadband Network. Yet it can benefit from the same technology through the use of VoIP technologies. This can lead to cheap or free calls around the country and can lead to households and "Mom and Pop" business users having the same kind of telephone service that is taken for granted in most of big business and government.
The same technology can bring through telephone conversations which have a clarity similar to FM radio. This would benefit ethnic groups who have a distinct accent; women; children; people with a speech impediment as well as voice-driven interactive telephone services. As well, the concept of the videophone, largely associated with science fiction, can be made more commonly available.
Could this be the arrival of the "single-pipe triple-play" service on the Australian market?
This is best exemplified by the typical "n-Box" (Livebox, FreeBox, Bbox) service that is being promoted by nearly every major Internet service provider in France. It is where a customer buys or rents an "n-Box" which is a WiFi router that connects computers to the Internet and works as a VoIP analogue telephone adaptor for two phones; as well as an IPTV set-top box that connects between the "n-Box" and the TV set. The customer pays for a single-pipe triple-play service with cut-price telephony, broadband "hot-and-cold running" Internet and many channels of TV.
Universal-access service and the cost of the service
There is the promise of 90% coverage for Australia but will this promise be of reality? As well, there will need to be a minimum standard of service for all to benefit from the Internet using this technology.
I have talked elsewhere in this blog about achieving a standard of universal access for the Internet in a similar manner to the landline telephone service and other utilities. Issues that may need to be raised include reserving funds for the big infrastructure projects that need to reach certain communities and whether to create subsidised access plans which provide a basic level of service at a very low price or for free.
This would then cover access to decent Internet service for disadvantaged communities including indigenous people, income-limited people and migrant / expatriate communities who would benefit from this technology.
Once the questions regarding about how the National Broadband Network will be implemented are answered, we will be able to gain a clearer picture of the service that it will provide for all customers.
Increase in poor service quality with Web-based e-mail services
LiveSide article about Hotmail service outage (March 12, 2009)
BBC Technology article about recent GMail blackout (February 24, 2009)
An increasing number of people are using free Web-based e-mail services like Windows Live Hotmail, Google GMail and Yahoo Mail because of their free, anywhere access model. What is happening now is that these popular services are groaning under the weight of their huge userbase and traffic demands.
This is manifested through slow response time during sessions and, lately, the services enduring significant amounts of downtime. I have even observed this with a friend's GMail service which was off-air for a significant amount of time and this friend worrying about e-mail they or their correspondents were meant to receive. The situation ends up with users losing faith in the services or wondering what is happening with their incoming and outgoing e-mail, especially if the service is their primary e-mail address.
Most of these services typically run huge server farms on a high-availability arrangement, but they may need to identify ways of identifying potential bottlenecks and spreading the load. This could involve localisation of the user experience or simply extra machines or server farms providing a failover role.
Some of the recent Web-mail failures have been targeted not at the e-mail storage or handling but at the user-experience servers. A few people in the IT industry reckon that some of these servers are being subjected to DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks by computer hackers.
The situation that is happening with GMail and Hotmail needs to be observed by Web-based Internet services like the Bebo, Facebook and MySpace social networks; and the photo-sharing and video networks like Picasa and YouTube. This is in order to keep the Web 2.0 services alive and resilient.
Keeping the WiFi public hotspot industry safe
There are an increasing number of WiFi wireless hotspots being set up, mainly as a customer-service extra by cafe and bar operators. But there have been a few security issues that are likely to put users, especially business users off benefiting from these hotspots.
This is becoming more real due to netbooks, mobile Internet devices, WiFi-capable smartphones and other easily-portable computing devices becoming more common. The hotspots will become increasingly important as people take these devices with them everywhere they go and manage their personal or business data on them.
The primary risk to hotspot security
The main risk is the "fake hotspot" or "evil twin:. These are computers or smart routers that are set up in a cafe or bar frequented by travellers, business people or others who expect Internet access. They can be set up in competition to an existing hotspot that offers paid-for or limited-access service or on the fringes of an existing hotspot or hotzone. They offer the promise of free Internet access but exist for catching users' private information and/or sending users to malware-laden fake Websites hosted on the computers.
Standard customer-education practices
The common rhetoric that is given for wireless-hotspot security is for the customer to put most of their effort into protecting their own data without the business owner realising that their hotspot service could be turning in to a liability. This can then lead to the hotspot service gathering dust due to disuse by the customers it was intended to serve.
The typical advice given to users is to check whether the premises is running a wireless hotspot or if there is a hotzone operating in the neighbourhood before switching on the wireless network ability in your laptop computer. Then make sure that you log on to a network identified by a legitimate ESSID when you switch on the wireless network ability.
Other suggestions include use of VPNs for all Web activity, which can become difficult for most personal Web users such as those with limited computer experience. Some people even advise against using public Internet facilities like Internet cafes and wireless hotspots for any computing activity that is confidential on a personal or business level.
But everyone involved in providing the free or paid-for hotspot service will need to put effort into assuring a secure yet accessible hotspot which provides a high service quality for all users. This encompasses the equipment vendors, wireless Internet service providers and the premises owners.
Signage and operating practices
When Intel promoted the Centrino chipset for laptop computers, they promoted wireless hotspot areas that were trusted by having a sticker with the Centrino butterfly logo at eye level on the door and the premises being scattered with table tent cards with that same logo. Similarly hotspot service providers and wireless Internet service providers used similar signage to promote their hotspots.
But most business operators, especially small independently-run cafes and bars, tend to deploy "hotspot-in-a-box" solutions where they connect a special wireless router that they have bought to their Internet service and do their own promotion of the service. This may simply be in the form of a home-printed sign on the door or window or a home-printed display sign near the cash register advising of WiFi hotspot service.
An improvement on this could be in the form of the ESSID matching the business's name and listed on the signage, which should have the business's official logo. Similarly, the network could be set up with WPA-PSK security at least with the passphrase given to the customers by the business's staff members when they order hotspot service. Most "hotspot in a box" setups that list the customer's username and password on a paper docket list the ESSID and WPA-PSK passphrase on these dockets. As well, I would modify the login page to have the business's look with the business's logo. A complimentary-use hotspot could be secured with a WPA-PSK passphrase and the customer having to ask the staff member about the passphrase. This could allow the facility to know who is using the hotspot and the organisation who runs that hotspot can have better control over it.
It may be worth the industry investigating the feasibility of using WPA-Enterprise security which is associated with different usernames and passwords for access to the wireless network. Most portable computers and handheld devices in current use can support WPA-Enterprise networks. This can be implemented with the typical "paper-docket" model used by most "hotspot-in-a-box" setups if the authentication system used in these units works as a RADIUS server and the built-in wireless access point supports WPA-Enterprise with the unit's built-in RADIUS server. The same setup could work well with a membership-based hotspot service like a public library with the RADIUS server linked to the membership database. But it may not work easily with hotspot setups that work on a "self-service" model such as paid-service hotspots that require the user to key in their credit-card number through a Webpage or free-service hotspots that use a "click-wrap" arrangement for honouring their usage terms and conditions.
The organisation who runs the hotspot should also be aware of other public-access wireless networks operating in their vicinity, such as an outdoor hotzone or municipal wireless network that covers their neighbourhood; and regularly monitor the quality of service provided by their hotspot. Also, they need to pay attention to any customer issues regarding the hotspot's operation such as "dead zones" or unexpected disconnections.
People who own private-access wireless networks should also keep these networks secure through setting up WPA-secured wireless networks. They should also check the quality of their network's service and keep an eye on sudden changes in their network's behaviour.
When wireless-network operators keep regular tabs on the network's quality of service, they can be in a better position to identify rogue "evil-twin" hotspots
Improved standards for authenticating wireless networks
There needs to be some technical improvement on various WiFi standards to permit authentication of WiFi networks in a manner similar to how SSL-secured Web sites are authenticated. This could be based around a "digital certificate" which has information about the hotspot, especially:
- the ESSID of the network ,
- the BSSID (wireless network MAC) of each of the access points,
- the LAN IP address and MAC number of the Internet gateway
- the venue name and address and
- the business's official name and address.
The certificate, which would be signed by public-key / private-key method could be part of the "beacon" which announces the network. It would work with the software which manages the wireless network client so it can identify a wireless network as being secure or trusted if the signature is intact and the network client is attached to the network from the listed BSSIDs and is linking to the gateway LAN IP.
The user experience would be very similar to most Internet-based banking or shopping Websites where there is a "padlock" symbol to denote that the user is using an SSL-secured Website with an intact certificate. It will also be like Internet Explorer 7 and 8 where the address bar turns green for a "High-Assurance" certificate which requires higher standards. In this case, the user interface could use colour-coding and / or a distinctive icon for indicating a verified public network.
The provision of cost-effective wireless-network management software
There are some programs that can turn a laptop computer in to a wireless-network survey tool, but most of them don't show much useful information, are hard to operate for anyone other than a network technician or are too costly. They miss the needs of people who run home or small-business wireless networks or wireless hotspots.
What needs to exist is low-cost wireless-network management software that can work with the common Microsoft or Apple platforms on computers that have common wireless . The software should be able to use commonly-available wireless network adaptors such as the Intel Centrino platform to perform site surveys on the WiFi bands and display the activity on these bands in an easy-to-view but comprehensive manner. The software should be easy to use for most people so they can spot interference to their wireless network easily and can "tune" their wireless network for best performance.
Similarly the popular smartphone and PDA platforms like Applie iPhone, Symbian S60 / UIQ, Blackberry and Microsoft Windows Mobile could have low-cost wireless-network management software written for them so they can make a handheld PDA or mobile phone work as a site-survey tool for assessing quality of service
Once this kind of software is available for small business and home users, it empowers them to assure proper coverage of their network and check for any "evil twin" or other rogue hotspots being set up to catch customers.
There needs to be more effort put in to setting up secure public-access wireless networks so that people can benefit from portable computing anywhere without forfeiting the confidentiality of their personal or corporate data.
It also will encourage people to gain the maximum value out of their WiFi-enabled portable information devices whether for their business life or their personal life.
thinkbroadband :: 2Meg broadband to become universal
thinkbroadband :: 2Meg broadband to become universal
My Comments about Britain's universal broadband Internet step
Britain is taking a positive step in placing broadband Internet on the same standard as the telephone service – accessible for all no matter where they live.
I have always raised a particular issue regarding rural ADSL and wireless broadband in that the bandwidth needs to be measured from the customer's doorstep rather than the base or a location closer to the base. This is because ADSL throughput is dependent on the length and condition of the telephone line to the customer's door and wireless throughput is dependent on the quality of the signal received at the customer's door.
Then any universal-service funding should be used to renovate telephone infrastructure that will impede ADSL throughput. This could include implementing DSLAMs installed in exchanges located in villages and hamlets, use of range-improvement ADSL codecs and identifying and working on any old and decaying telephone infrastructure.
Any inconsistencies in the way ADSL service is provisioned should be addressed. They typically can manifest in situations where some households, particularly those who have had their telephone lines renewed, may be able to receive ADSL whereas their neighbours may not be able to receive ADSL. This usually is caused by a street or block being serviced primarily by decaying telephone infrastructure.
Once these issues are looked at, then we can be trusting about broadband Internet as a universal service.
Watchdog exposes broadband speed rip-off – Times Online
Watchdog exposes broadband speed rip-off – Times Online
My comments
There hasn't been a standard for defining the quality of service that one should expect from their residential or small-business broadband Internet service but this is one key issue I have talked about in the blog at its current location and its previous location. Typically this may concern those of us who want a service not of minimum bandwidth but of bandwidth that is considered reasonable by today's standards.
Factors that may affect the broadband service quality typically will include the quality (and age) of the telephone infrastructure in an ADSL setup and the number of households sharing the same bandwidth in a cable-modem setup. Wireless installations like 3G tend to vary in quality because they are simply radio-based and can be subject to "distance from base" issues, material being between the base aerial and the customer's modem; and simply interference.
What needs to happen is a defined minimum service standard for broadband Internet and operators being encouraged to achieve the standard at all service points. Often this is because there isn't a universal service obligation for the Internet in that country as I have mentioned in a previous article. This issue may be more of concern with country areas or poorer communities where there is little desire to invest.
WiFi tops poll for best technological innovation of last decade – Telegraph
WiFi tops poll for best technological innovation of last decade – Telegraph
What has WiFi been about especially for the home IT environment?
One major way WiFi has benefited the home IT environment is the increased sale of laptop computers (http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24851973-15306,00.html?referrer=email) over desktop computers. This typically would manifest in a home computing environment consisting of one or more laptop computers that have built-in WiFi wireless ability. The network – Internet "edge" device in this environment would be a wireless router that brings the Internet to these laptops via WiFi wireless. In some countries, the standard provider-supplied "customer premises equipment" for Internet service would be equipped with WiFi wireless capability.
Increasingly, nearly every printer manufacturer is running at least one residential-tier multi-function printer equipped with network ability, typically with WiFi network access. This means that the printer can be located in one position wherever the user desires and print documents from their laptop. There also is the increasing number of "Internet radios" or "i-Radios" that use WiFi to bring Internet radio streams to the speakers in these sets.
This may not be strictly a home-IT environment issue but the number of "hotspots" and "hotzones" that are part of public places is now increasing. These WiFi-based public networks are allowing for anywhere computing.
This has also caused most current-model mobile phones and PDA devices to be equipped with WiFi wireless thus allowing for cost-effective portable Web browsing and, increasingly, DLNA-driven music management and playback. These phones will eventually lead to WiFi being another mobile-telephone network usually in the form of fixed-mobile communications for example.
There have been attempts to "kill the goose that laid the golden egg" by limiting WiFi or making it unpopular. It has mainly been based on the "electromagnetic waves being dangerous to people" theory being propagated as part of junk science, but real scientific tests have proven that the RF emissions yielded by typical WiFi and Bluetooth setups none or very little detrimental effect on people.
Even without this article, I would certainly agree that WiFi has become an important computer technology for all IT scenarios.
Universal Service Obligation and Broadband Internet – Further comments
ThinkBroadband article on European Commission plan to establish a broadband-Internet universal service obligation in the European Union.
My Comments
What should be the minimum qualifications for universal provision of a broadband Internet service?
Who should be the ISP who provides the "standard service" and is responsible for covering all areas?
What could be the public-access requirements?
How should it be funded?
To sum up
"Triple Play Social" now in full deployment in Paris
News Links (French-language sites)
http://www.degroupnews.com/actualite/n3071-hlm-paris-sfr-fibre_optique-haut_debit.html DegroupNews (France)
My commets
Since my earlier article wbich I had moved from my older blog, SFR had taken over Neuf Cegetel. But this universal-acces "single-pipe triple-play" service has continued on and the trucks are now rolling a the HLM estates as this is being written.
Because of the high-throughput technology, companies like SFR are able to provide this kind of acess to the people. As I mentioned earlier, it is underpinned by the European business culture which is primarily "for the people" rather than for the executives of the big companes which is the primary business culture in the USA.
"Triple Play Social" in Paris – an example for providing a universal bare-bones "triple-play" service
News Links (French-language news sites)
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/41764-neuf-cegetel-opac-triple-play-social.htm PC Impact
http://www.vnunet.fr/news/neuf_cegetel_introduit_sa_fibre_optique_dans_les_hlm_de_paris-2026564 VNUNet
My comments
)In February 2008, Neuf Cegetel (a French telecommunications provider) along with Office HLM de Paris (the public housing authority in Paris, similar to the Ministry of Housing in Victoria, Australia) have established a universal-access "single-pipe triple-play" service for deployment in areas of Paris that have fibre-optic telecommunications.
This service, which is offered for EUR1 / month tax-exclusive has the provision of:
- 18 channels of regular "free-to-air" digital television programming including high-definition broadcasts provided by the "free-to-air" broadcasters
- 512kbps broadband which is effectively the same standard as most mid-tier ADSL plans currently available in Australia and;
- a landline telephony service of similar standard to Telstra's InContact service — can receive incoming calls but cannot make outgoing calls except to emergency and special numbers
delivered over the fibre-optic pipe.
Comments on this service in relevance to the Australian market
From what I see, the 512kbps ADSL service is being considered the bare minimum standard of Internet access in Europe where people in Australia have to call this standard of service a luxury and have to consider 256kbps "fraud-band" Internet service as the "way in" when thinking of broadband. Often this has meant that sole parents and others on very limited income are having to stick to this speed if they want to think of broadband at all; or just simply work with a dial-up Internet connection.
As well, Australian pay-TV providers don't offer a "FTA-only" deal where you only receive the free-to-air digital TV channels. This may be because of the prevalence of cheap standard-definition DVB-T boxes flooding the market and the DTV service comprising primarily of the FTA channels receivable on regular TV and a handful of supplementary channels that are "spin-offs" of the regular broadcast output. The only areas where such a service may take hold would be customers who live in areas with marginal TV reception and / or customers who rent premises where there is an underperforming TV aerial or simply no TV aerial and may find it hard to get proper digital TV reception.
The kind of landline telephony service that is offered may appeal not just to people on a low income but to share houses where a common telephone may be required just for receiving calls and "emergency fallback". Typically, the tenants would then maintain prepaid mobile phones for their outgoing calls and for receiving personal calls.
This kind of service provisioning may catch on in Continental Europe where most of the culture is centred around being "for the people" but won't easily be accepted in cultures like the USA where corporate profits are more important than the needs of the people.
Housewives hooked on the internet as they log on more than anyone else | Daily Mail (UK)
Articles posted during New Year's Day
My Comments
Affordability of Internet service and computer equipment
Nowadays, a decent-standard broadband Internet plan is at a price that is affordable for most people no matter the financial situation. Increasingly, these plans are becoming bundled with other personal telephony or pay-TV deals so they end up being a no-brainer to consider for the home. This also includes the arrival of "n-play" deals that encompass personal (landline and / or mobile) telephony, Internet access and multi-channel pay-TV services.
As well, computer equipment of a standard good enough for working on the Web and doing other basic tasks can be purchased for a reasonable sum of money. Similarly, I had talked on the blog about a) repurposing an old business laptop as a general-purpose "kitchen PC" and b) the concept of "netbook" computers like the Asus Eee PC as general-purpose computers. This covers cost-effective laptop computers being able to earn their keep in this kind of situation.
The new computing experience
I have mentioned a lot in my blog of a "new computing experience" that is becoming the norm in most households. The Internet "edge" for this setup is typically an affordable wireless router that provides a WiFi local network segment as well as an Ethernet local network segment. The computer that is typically used in this setup is typically a notebook (laptop) computer that has a built-in WiFi network interface. The printer will typically be an inkjet-based "all-in-one" that is hooked up to the computer as need for printing or scanning arises. Some setups may use a network-enabled "all-in-one" printer that connects directly to the Ethernet or WiFi network segment and uses standard network protocols for handling print jobs.
This experience has been brought about through Intel's heavily-promoted "Centrino" concept which promotes the WiFi wireless network as part and parcel of laptop use. One main concept that was promoted in the "Centrino" concept was the idea of portability where you can go anywhere in the house in a moment's notice yet still be within reach of the Internet.
What is this leading to?
The main activities cited in the article include general Web browsing and banking / paying bills online. It had said that the short amount of time needed to do the business online can lead to more leisure time. In the context of the housewife, this would encompass more quality time with the children.
Other articles that I have read talked about housewives with young children visiting the casual gaming sites like MSN Games and MiniClip so they can play a few rounds of a casual game while their child is having a nap.
Social-networking sites; which are often demonised as huge "time wasters", a threat to privacy and a hangout for unsavoury types of people, can appeal to this kind of user. The same can hold true of online forums, instant messaging and similar sites.
But primarily, the housewife using the Internet as part of her life means that there is another tool for her association with th organisations that she deals with. Think of being able to view "parent-teacher" information sent by the school that the children go to or putting up online notes for the pressure-group organisation that she and her neighbours are part of.
The remarks made in the Daily Mail article and in this blog commentary certainly show that the "connected" lifestyle certainly appeals to those who spend some of their time alone in the house.


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The goal-scoring machine, 30, has told friends he wants to buy two flats and smash them into one pad overlooking Etihad Stadium where he would smash two flats together
HIGH-flying footie star Sergio Aguero is set to buy one of the highest properties in Britain.
The Argentina international has set his heart on the top floor of a 65-storey apartment block being built in Manchester — the fifth tallest building in the UK.
Man City striker Aguero, 30, has told pals he wants to buy two flats in Deansgate Square South Tower and smash them into one huge pad overlooking the city.
The ambitious project would cost around £4million and would give him a bird's eye views of City's Etihad Stadium.
A source said: "Sergio fancies a sky-high apartment and this is the highest outside London."
The striker, who has scored more than 150 goals for City since 2011, currently lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
Aguero's night out with stunning tattooed model Zoe Cristofoli
By JOE MILES
THIS is the mystery woman that was spotted outside a nightclub in Los Angeles with Sergio Aguero last month.
The tattooed blonde has now been identified as Zoe Cristofoli, who is a well-known Italian blogger and Instagram model.
The Manchester City forward made the most of his time off during the international break as he partied with his pals.
He was spotted pulling up to The Warwick on Saturday in a £140,000 Mercedes G Wagon with two women and team-mate Lucas Fernandez.
He spoke of his fondness for his adopted 'home' city in his recently-published book 'Born To Rise - My Story'.
He said: "Manchester is very quiet and a calm place to live. You can go for a stroll or a walk without any problem.
"There's a real difference between me living here and when I was in Madrid and particularly Argentina.
"I can go out for a meal and people are very respectful and if they can see you eating, they leave you alone.
"If they are sure you have finished, they may politely ask if they can have a photo taken with you, but in Argentina I can't do anything.
"I can't go out to eat, or go to the supermarket or out shopping – it's just car and home.
"If I go out, word gets around and a crowd will gather in minutes and that's it.
"If I'm eating in a restaurant, people will come up and take a picture without asking.
"One guy came up once and wanted a picture so I asked him to wait for a moment and he said, 'No, no – I've got to go!'
"The people in England are so polite and respectful and that's something that really strikes me.
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Evidence In Motion (EIM) is thrilled to announce the faculty for the fourth annual Manipalooza, which will be held May 17-19th at the University of Colorado – Denver. Manipalooza is a 3-day festival of hands on learning in manipulation, soft tissue techniques, pain management strategies, sports physical therapy, and practice management.
Throughout the course of the event, participants will learn the most cutting-edge techniques from experts in the physical therapy field. This year's faculty includes both national and international thought leaders in the profession, as well as respected faculty from across the country. Manipalooza 2014 faculty include:
- Dr. Andrew Bennett, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
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Manipalooza participants will be awarded 24 contact hours from the EIM Institute of Health Professions for attending. Advanced registration is $750, though participants may register onsite for $800. Those who are only able to attend Saturday's session may register for $250, and entry-level DPT students may register for $150. Saturday participants will receive 8 contact hours.
Additional information on Manipalooza 2014 and this year's roster of world-class faculty may be found online at http://www.manipalooza.com or https://www.evidenceinmotion.com.


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15 Behaviors That Can Make Someone Toxic To Be Around
Everyone has a few negative qualities. And you know what? That's fine. We can't all be 100 percent reasonable, and kind, and thoughtful 100 percent of the time. But it's important to recognize the signs someone is toxic, because that is when negative qualities may move past mistakes we might make every day.
And the best place to start is by knowing what constitutes toxic behavior. "For some people, having this knowledge is enough for behavioral change, [while] others may need to delve deeper into their consciousness and implement a more intensive fix, perhaps through therapy," therapist Talia Wagner, LMFT tells Bustle.
That's one way to notice toxicity, and get rid of it. Another way is by taking the temperature of the room, after you chat with others. "I encourage clients to discover what their 'whisper brand' is within their network," executive and life coach Regan Walsh tells Bustle. "Your whisper brand is what people say about [you once you leave the room] — good, bad, or indifferent."
Since we all want to be a positive force in the world, and leave others better than we found them, this may be an interesting lens to peek through. (Was the interaction a good one? Did everyone have kind things to say? Was there a positive vibe?) That's not to say we should become too hung up on what others think, but considering your "whisper brand" can certainly be eye-opening — as well as super helpful when it comes to recognizing toxicity. Here are a few habits and behaviors that can make someone toxic to be around, as well as how to balance them out.
1. Negativity
We're all entitled to the occasional moment of negativity. But in general, having a "glass half empty" view of the world is seen as a toxic trait not only because it impacts the person who's being negative, but because it also drags down everyone around them.
Someone with this habit "will make sure to point out what's wrong first, instead of what's right or can be improved," certified life coach Dr. Alisha 'Ali' Griffith Au.D CCC-SLP, tells Bustle. "Eventually you begin to listen to them and their negativity seeps into you."
If this sounds familiar, know that even the most negative outlook can be improved with therapy, or by making a concerted effort to think positively. It may not be easy at first, but it's a habit that can stick with practice.
2. Complaining Often
Complaining is another behavior that's tinged with toxicity — especially when the person doing the complaining doesn't know when to call it quits. That's why, as Griffith says, someone inclined towards this toxic behavior should "bring consciousness to their negativity." By being aware of it, and making an effort to change, it'll be possible to break even the most engrained habit.
3. Not Being Present
It may sound simplistic, but we often view others as toxic (read: rude) when they aren't being present in the moment. For example, by "being the person who is glued to your phone when out for drinks or dinner with friends, you are making people feel like you'd rather be out to dinner with your social media network," Walsh says. And that doesn't feel good.
4. Not Caring About Other People's Time
When a person is constantly on their phone, and appears to be checked out, it can make them seem toxic. But so can other rude habits, such as constantly running late, or canceling on friends at the last minute. This person may make others feel like their time isn't valuable, Walsh says. "Time is the most precious thing any of us have today." So it's important to take it seriously.
For those who are wont to do any of the above, it can help to make small changes, such as leaving your phone in your bag or leaving ten minutes earlier, in order to be more cognizant of other people's time.
5. Failing To Apologize
"A toxic person plays the 'woe is me' card," Lakiesha Russell, MS, LPC, a therapist at The Evolving Chair, tells Bustle. Instead of owning a mistake, or admitting that they're wrong, they tend to grab at straws, and find any way to get out of the sticky situation they're in — without ever accepting responsibility.
And yet this almost always rubs others the wrong way. It's so much healthier to own a mistake, apologize when necessary, and see it through to the other side, than it is to make excuses, or sweep it under the rug and hope no one notices.
6. Interrupting & Overshadowing
While we all have stories to tell and things we want to share, it's important not to talk over someone, interrupt, or overshadow their story with one that's bigger and better. "By doing so, [toxic people] are giving the message that [the other person isn't] important enough and that their experiences are far more interesting," registered psychotherapist Juliann Rasanayagam, MA, RP tells Bustle.
This is where active listening skills can come in handy, to prevent a toxic situation from occurring. "This would involve putting your thoughts to the side and giving [someone] your full attention," Rasanayagam says.
7. Glossing Over Someone's Accomplishments
When someone shares an accomplishment, it's always a good idea to give them a few minutes of undivided attention. So often — whether it's due to jealousy, or whatever else — it's easy to ignore our loved ones, or downplay their successes. (Or one-up them, as mentioned above.) But these are all toxic behaviors.
"The focus of the conversation should be on them, not you," Rasanayagam says. "Use words of encouragement when you can," and situations like this will be more easily avoided.
8. Jumping To Conclusions
When jumping to conclusions becomes someone's MO, "this causes people in their life to feel like they have to walk on eggshells and be hyper-aware of what they say/do, which ultimately ends in them not wanting to stay engaged with the toxic person after a while," Candice Thomas, an intuitive coach and author of The Success Sense: Intuition for Entrepreneur and Career Success, tells Bustle.
It's important not to feel bad about these knee-jerk reactions, but instead remain aware of them, and take steps to improve them — such as by talking with loved ones or a therapist.
9. Gossiping
Nothing's more toxic than a gossip ring, or worse — someone who sits down with friends and immediately begins criticizing others. "This makes people around them stop sharing their wins with the toxic person or feeling dread when they let slip that they have good news," Thomas says. And it also makes it impossible for their friends to be open with them about negative things or private matters, since they never know who will find out. That's why, even though it may be fun to do so occasionally, gossiping is one of those behaviors that's better off avoided.
10. Letting Jealousy Win
While it's natural to feel jealous occasionally — and it can even be a good thing, if you use it to motivate you — nothing good ever comes from full on, intense envy.
When someone let's jealousy get the better of them, Thomas says they might "feel insecure," and may even lash out at loved ones, instead of sharing happily in their successes.
Jealousy is another toxic behaviors that can be improved on by seeing a therapist or talking with loved ones since, more often than not, there's an underlying reason for it.
11. Having Low Self-Esteem
We're all entitled to feeling a bit down and out, from time to time. But nothing zaps the energy from the room quite like a person who's constantly putting themselves down.
"Being around a person who constantly expresses their low self-worth drains other people to the point that they physically feel ill or tired and don't want to be around the toxic person," Thomas says. "Sadly, this just feeds back into the negative loop that the toxic person has."
By simply being aware of this habit, however, it can be changed.
12. Being Extra Dramatic
Someone can seem toxic when everything in their life is taken to the most extreme degree. "Their lives are always dramatic and there is always some kind of crisis going on," Dr. Judy Ho, clinical psychologist and panelist on Face The Truth, tells Bustle. "They seem to even revel in talking about the crisis, and tend to refuse any good advice you give them and argue against you, telling you all the ways in which it won't work."
This is something we all do to a degree, but it's important to be aware if it's getting out of hand.
13. Being Self-Centered
When someone is self-centered, it's almost impossible not to view them as toxic to be around. "They insist on making everything about themselves, and can't demonstrate good listening skills," Dr. Ho says. "When someone shares something about them, they are likely to jump in and talk about how that applies to them, immediately shifting the conversation to themselves. If you try to point this out, they often become extremely angry and lash out against you verbally or passively-aggressively shut you out." Which, as you can imagine, isn't healthy for anyone.
14. Lacking Empathy
Sometimes, all we want is a shoulder to cry on. But toxic folks have a hard time with this. "People who are toxic can't offer empathy, although they demand attention and care from others," Dr. Ho says. "When you are going through something, they are all of a sudden not available or tell you that you are making too big of a deal."
This can stem from a variety of negative places, so it may be helpful to bring it to the attention of a therapist. While we aren't all the type of people to play the role of "therapist" for our friends, it's not healthy to completely lack empathy, either.
15. Being Judgmental
Some folks are judgmental. And it's those same folks that most people view as entirely toxic. "Toxic people sometimes like to put others ... down to make themselves feel better," Dr. Ho says. "They are extremely judgmental and because of their own insecurity, criticize others and make them feel small in order to make themselves feel better."
Again, this can come from a place of pain, so it's important not to throw judgment right back at the toxic person. Toxic moments like these can creep into everyday life, and they can happen to all of us. Even the most contentious person can seem difficult to get along with, if they gossip, or pass judgment, or jump to conclusions. But by being aware of behaviors that come off as a toxic, we can all be a little bit better.


text: Supreme Court of Canada renders decision on trust residencyMay 18, 2012 Stikeman Elliott On April 12th, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the taxpayers' appeals in Fundy Settlement v Canada, 2012 SCC 14 (also referred to as St. Michael Trust Corp. v The Queen, or the "Garron" case), and upheld the decision of the lower courts that a trust is, for Canadian tax purposes, resident in the jurisdiction where the central management and control of the trust actually takes place. As the case illustrates, this is not necessarily the jurisdiction where the trustees reside. Background This case involved a reorganization of the capital of a private Canadian operating corporation, the shares of which were indirectly held by Canadian individuals through two Canadian holding corporations. One of the primary objectives of the reorganization was to ensure that no Canadian tax would be payable on any future capital gain that could result from an increase in the value of the operating company. To accomplish this, the existing common shares of the operating company were exchanged for "freeze shares" redeemable for an amount equal to the fair market value of the common shares immediately before the reorganization was implemented, and new common shares in the operating company were issued to two newly-formed Canadian resident holding corporations. Shares in these new holding corporations were then issued to trusts settled in Barbados. When the trusts disposed of the shares in the Canadian holding corporations, the purchaser withheld approximately $152 million of the purchase price and remitted this amount to the Minister of National Revenue pursuant to section 116 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Act") on account of the potential Canadian tax on the capital gains realized by the trusts on the sale of the shares. The Barbados trustee sought the return of the withheld amount pursuant to an exemption from Canadian capital gains tax under the Canada-Barbados Income Tax Treaty (the "Treaty") on the basis that the trusts were resident in Barbados and not in Canada. According to the relevant exemption, tax would only be payable by the trusts in the country in which they were resident for purposes of the Treaty. The Decision of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Canada agreed with the lower courts that the residence of a trust for Canadian tax law purposes should be determined by the principle that a trust is resident where its real business is carried on, which is where the central management and control of the trust actually takes place. In settling this issue, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the "central management and control" test, which has been the common law test for determining the residence of a corporation since the 1906 decision of the House of Lords in De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. v Howe, is also applicable to trusts. In this regard, the Supreme Court agreed with Justice Woods (the judge of first instance at the Tax Court of Canada) that adopting a similar test for trusts and corporations promotes the important principles of consistency, predictability and fairness in the application of tax law. Prior to this case, it was generally accepted by the tax community that a trust is resident in the jurisdiction where a majority of its trustees reside. However, since this rule had never been conclusively endorsed by a court, and since the Canada Revenue Agency has for many years expressed the view that management and control of a trust is an important factor in the residence determination, most tax professionals have generally been sensitive to this issue when advising clients regarding transactions involving offshore trusts. As a result of the Supreme Court's decision, it is now clear that for Canadian tax purposes, a trust will be resident in the jurisdiction in which the substantive decision-making regarding the trust takes place. As acknowledged by the Federal Court of Appeal in this case, this will often require a line to be drawn between, on the one hand, strong recommendations by the beneficiaries to the trustee, leaving the trustee free to decide how to exercise the powers and discretions under the trust, and on the other, where beneficiaries are really exercising the powers and discretions under the trust as regards its management and control. In this case, all levels of court accepted that the Barbados trustee did not exercise the main powers and discretions under the trust indentures, but rather limited its involvement to the execution of documents and the provision of administrative services. As determined by the Tax Court of Canada, the primary beneficiaries, either directly or indirectly through their advisors, exercised central management and control of the trusts in Canada. As a result, notwithstanding that the sole trustee appointed was a trust company resident in Barbados, the trusts were found to be resident in Canada for purposes of the Act and the Treaty. DISCLAIMER: This publication is intended to convey general information about legal issues and developments as of the indicated date. It does not constitute legal advice and must not be treated or relied on as such. Please read our full disclaimer at www.stikeman.com/legal-notice.


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Why COMMUNITY matters most in COMMUNITY RECOVERY to disaster
I've been riveted by coverage of the total devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma. I'm speechless, my throat tight with tears for the heartache and suffering being experienced by those who are impacted. I'm motivated to action and to be of service and struggling with doing more than giving money.
This is a call to action I can't ignore. My life's work is in brave, honest conversations. I have extensive experience in working with communities post disaster to figure out what to rebuild, where to rebuild, how to support each other and get support for the cycles of challenge, emotion and trauma that comes post disaster. This is what I know, what I do best, how I make a difference in the world.
I've worked on community recovery from wild fires in northern Alberta. I've worked on community recovery to Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. I've worked extensively across Australia over many years to build capacity, skill and knowledge for community led recovery to natural disaster with the Australian Emergency Management Institute. And I know help is needed now, before recovery starts to happen form Hurricane Irma.
Right now, communities are in a phase of RESPONSE. Making sure people have temporary shelter, have food and water, taking care of those needing medical and emergency assistance. It's a time of taking stock of the damage to infrastructure and assessing risks. This is what the military, Red Cross and other agencies do best — come in fast and assess the situation, deal with emergencies and deliver immediate aid.
In many situations in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, like in the case of the British and US Virgin Islands, this is what survivors themselves are pulling together to do. But it isn't sustainable for the long run for survivors to do this. Community recovery is a long, slow, painful crawl. It's a marathon, not a sprint. And people will tire, burnout, and start to experience psycho-social impacts of the disaster themselves, leaving them less able to help others as time goes on.
RECOVERY starts very soon after the dust starts to settle and recovery takes months and years. In the case of Hurricane Irma, definitely years. After the dust settles and the debris gets cleared, everyone has temporary shelter and food and water comes the hardest part. The really hard work of building lives, connections and community with people who are disconnected, scattered and traumatized.
I know from experience that successful recovery comes from the vision, dreams, hopes and challenges of community themselves. It is about so much more than the buildings, roads and infrastructure. It is about community choosing what their future looks like, and then acting on it with the support of agencies and groups. Not the other way around, which happens so often where agencies act, and community follows. It is about community recovery and it is more than that — it is COMMUNITY LED RECOVERY where lives, connection, social capital and vibrancy of place are built again.
You can build back buildings but can you build back connection, social capital and community values? That is what matters most, and in our rush to take stock and take action we sometimes forget that disaster is about people. And how we care for them and support them, and hear what they want and need. And how we engage them in re-designing their lives.
It is about the WHOLE community creating that vision and developing a long-term plan for recovery that is inclusive and grounded in community values. That is hard when people are scattered and moved from their original connections and place. It's hard too when just a few survivors are there to take action, supporting the rest.
In the beginning communities pull together and are often overwhelmed by the heartfelt outpouring and intense bonding that comes from the gratitude for being alive, and the adrenaline of the experience. The short term aftermath of a disaster celebrates heroic efforts and contributions, and a community pulls together.
Eventually, cleavages start to show. People get tired. Not everyone is strong all the time, every day. People are grieving, hurt, fearful and scared, and they may start to feel the stress, overwhelmed and need support.
Those who have been evacuated or left the community feel further disconnected and disenfranchised, and are often isolated from social connections and support.
You've got to have a place and a space for everyone, wherever they are emotionally in order to start planning for recovery.
The goal is not to re-build or build back better (as so often is said) but instead to BUILD COMMUNITY, in all the senses of that word. Not just the physical structures, spaces and infrastructure but also the social connections, the vibrancy of place, to create a physical essence of the hopes, dreams and values of a people in a location.
And this takes the community to lead. It takes a plan and a process. It takes an assessment of community resiliency at the outset, to identify vulnerabilities and risks.
Long-term recovery takes a community led process that is grounded in:
- Approaches led by community. Where community comes together to talk together about what comes next, what worked before, and what they want to recreate, and what didn't work and what they want instead. It takes someone to hold space for those brave, honest conversations and to support people to really dig into their needs and where to from here.
- It takes a connection between community conversations and the actions that are taken by agencies so that what happens reflect the community's wishes.
- It takes open and transparent flow of information and free flowing, responsive communication.
- It takes a recognition of complexity. There are power dynamics, conflicts and diverging views in communities everywhere, all the time. Post disaster these can be heightened and then layered with the trauma, disorientation, loss, anxiety and anger that can be generated by the event.
- Recovery planning and conversations need be timely, fair, equitable and inclusive. It takes everyone's views and perspectives on the table, hashing out what happens long-term, who benefits and when and what is needed in a place of diverse needs and perspectives.
- Recovery means building community with an eye to long-term resilience. Resilience needs to be seen as geographic, structural and also emotional, psychological and social.
- Recovery takes compassion, courage and consistently held space for tough conversations, all the time so people feel held, supported and accepted right where they are. It also means supporting those who are vulnerable or marginalized and ensuring their voice is heard is crucial.
- Recovery takes flexibility as needs change over time, and adjusting the plan through conversation, dialogue and community input.
The best community led recovery starts with people at the centre. It starts with a recovery process that focuses first and throughout the long marathon of building community based on community voice, view and needs.
Community led recovery takes a process laid out that says "we are in this together, and together we will choose what comes next."
And so I'm called to action. To offer my services to support this work. To help build a process for long-term recovery that holds space for brave, honest conversations at its centre, and that allows the long journey of community led recovery and community building to begin.


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It was a bit of a festive occasion on Wednesday night in Krasnodar, where Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar became the 14th club to play 100 games in the EuroCup. Having made its debut in the 2011-12 season, Lokomotiv is in its sixth EuroCup campaign. With its 79-21 all-time record, no team has a better winning percentage in competition history than Lokomotiv. Looking back at its previous five seasons, Lokomotiv won the 2013 EuroCup trophy, had a 19-game winning season in 2014-15 and a 20-2 record last season when it also tied its own EuroCup record winning streak of 20 and also set the mark for most consecutive wins to start the season (20).
It all happened late between @lokobasket and @KKCedevita!
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The club has never had fewer than nine wins in a EuroCup season and on Wednesday against Cedevita reached its eighth win of this season. Lokomotiv took the lead for good in the first half behind its defense, holding Cedevita to 27 points before halftime on 1-for-11 three-point shooting, while allowing only 3 assists and forcing 5 turnovers.
Even though that defensive level dropped in the second half, it forced Cedevita to play from behind the rest of the night. Playing with the lead is something that Lokomotiv likes to do and has done plenty of over the years behind its trademark defense. Lokomotiv has allowed 71.4 points per game in these 100 games, which is the fifth-lowest in competition history and the lowest by a team with at least 50 games played.
On a night the club reached a milestone, it was only fitting to see the team pull out another win and use a performance similar to many of those we have witnessed over the years from Lokomotiv.


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Lack of classrooms, teachers hound first day of classes; no sex ed yet
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The first day of classes on June 15 was subject to the common classroom overcrowding, reports GMANews.tv.
At the Payatas-B Elementary School in Quezon City, 120 students were packed in one shift. At the Baclaran Elementary School in Parañaque City, 60 students were reportedly crammed inside one classroom.
The Department of Education estimates 23.43 million students went to public elementary schools and high schools on June 15, reports Balitanghali. DepEd figures show a nationwide average of one teacher per 39 grade school students and one teacher per 55 high school students.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers National Chair Antonio Tinio told Inquirer.net there is a lack of 54,060 teachers, 6,473 head teachers, 4,538 principals, 61,343 classrooms, 816,291 seats, and 113,051 water and sanitation facilities for the school year 2010 to 2011. The organization estimates an additional P400 million is needed to address the textbook shortage.
The DepEd has called for an additional three billion pesos for the education budget next year, reports Balitanghali.
As for the scheduled sex education pilot testing in 80 elementary schools and 79 high schools, DepEd Sec. Mona Valisno told dzBB, as reported by GMANews.tv, it has not yet been implemented. "Consultations are ongoing."


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Editorial portraits are – by far – my favorite and most asked for shoot. There are few things on this earth I enjoy more than playing dress up and taking photos. Even my mom can tell you – when I was a little girl, that was all I wanted to do. Now as a professional creative, inspiring confidence in others is what I believe I'm truly here for. There are a few things to know about how the editorial portrait process works:
This is about you. I have only two goals when shooting – to make you feel gorgeous and to get THE shot(s) that we'll both love forever. Has it been a long time since you did something nice for yourself? Do you want to reignite your confidence and see a whole new version of you? Do you just have an idea for a shoot that you're dying to go for? Keep reading.
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Peter Bahls is a co-founder of Northwest Watershed Institute and has served as the organization's Executive Director since the organization's inception in 2001. He completed an M.S. in Fisheries Science and Aquatic Ecology from Oregon State University and has over 20 years experience in conservation biology and management, from tracking ants in Panama to brown bears on Kodiak Island. Prior to working for NWI, he worked as Senior Fish Biologist for David Evans and Associates, Inc. in Portland, Oregon and as the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's Habitat Biologist for the Hood Canal region, including Tarboo Creek. In 2009, Peter received the National Wetlands Award and the Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award for conservation achievements in the Tarboo watershed.
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Judith Rubin is a restoration botanist and Stewardship Director. A co-founder of NWI, she joined the staff in 2004. Jude earned an M.S. as a Switzer Fellow and R.K. Mellon Fellow from the Botany-Field Naturalist Program, University of Vermont. Jude has worked on restoration efforts in Central and North America, with 16 years experience restoring native plant communities in the Pacific Northwest. She was formerly Director of Olympic Peninsula Foundation (now "Northwest Natural Resources Group"); other previous employers include River Network and The Nature Conservancy. In 2010, Jude won the Hood Canal Coordinating Council's Environmental Achievement Award.
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"Hachnasat orchim." The Mitzvah of Welcoming Guests,
We strengthen community by welcoming guests — fellow congregants, guests and strangers — to share Kiddush lunch. Kiddush lunch at Rodfei Zedek has become essential to our celebration of Shabbat. It allows us to enjoy the company of both old and new friends. It is a blessing that strengthens community, encouraging thoughtful, lively conversation. Many congregants sponsor Kiddush lunches, and we are grateful for their generosity. We thank them for their support of the opportunity to relax, sing, and learn together after Shabbat morning services through the Adopt‑a-Shabbat program.
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We watched the news – I looked at my work e-mails (bad idea) – and he made breakfast – again! Scrambled eggs – cinnamon toast – milk – coffee. Simple, wonderful – and I didn't even have to do the dishes. ('cause that's the rule, right? I cook, you clean?)
Then we watched Drop Dead Gorgeous – and I read some blogs. At one-thirty I drug my stinky butt into the shower, packed my bags – and soon I'll be leaving. <small sad face>
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BRIDGEWATER, Va. – The Bridgewater College Women's Soccer Team (7-1, 1-0 ODAC) scored five times in the opening half hour en route to a 12-0 win over visiting Emory & Henry College (3-6, 0-1 ODAC) Saturday afternoon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Bridgewater 12, Emory & Henry 0
LOCATION – Bridgewater, Virginia – Bridgewater College Soccer Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (3-6, 0-1 ODAC); Bridgewater (7-1, 1-0 ODAC)
How It Happened
- Grayson Mathews put the Eagles on the board at the 5:59 mark.
- Bridgewater pushed its advantage to 4-0 midway through the 24thh minute as Isabella Wiegel netted a hat trick across five minutes of play. Isabella Krider assisted on the final two goals of the span.
- Keri Rager and Emily Brummett both notched a brace (two goals) in the contest with Rager's pair coming in the first half and Brummett spreading her scores one in each period.
Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Junior goalkeeper Kayla Wright (Franklin County, Va.) came on for the second half, making eight saves on 18 shots faced.
- Sophomore Kieran Liseski (Mooresville, N.C.) added five saves on 22 shots faced in the opening 45 minutes of play.
- Senior midfielder Allie Hooper (Cosby, Tenn.) had the Wasps' lone shot on goal in the match, coming midway through the first half.
Bridgewater Individual Leaders
- Wigel's hat trick led the way while Rager and Brummett each scored twice.
- In addition to Krider's two assists, Catherine Haufe also added a pair of helpers in the match.
- Bridget Fabiani scored once and added an assist in the match.
- Bridgewater is picked to finish in fifth place during the ODAC Regular Season this year.
- The Eagles have non-conference wins at Frostburg State University, and against Birmingham Southern College and Centre College so far this year.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry will return home on Friday to host perennial ODAC power Virginia Wesleyan College. Kickoff between the Wasps and Marlins is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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Gluten Free Recipe: Grilled Egg Scrambler Sandwiches
Abisaac Saraga April 06, 2010 Gluten Free Recipes 1 commentGrilled Egg Scrambler Sandwiches
Makes 2 sandwiches
2 Eggs (Scrambled or Fried)
4 pieces of Kinnikinick Sunflower & Flax Seed Bread (right out of freezer)
2 slices of Kraft singles cheese
4 slices of Butterball Turkey Bacon
Pepper to taste
In a frying pan either scramble or fry the eggs. Brown up the turkey bacon, it should only take a couple of minutes.
Once ready, place eggs & turkey bacon on plate and put to the side. Put margarine on both sides of each piece of bread and put 2 pieces into the frying pan. Layer the cheese, turkey bacon and egg on top of the first piece of bread. Pepper to taste. Top with the other piece of bread and grill (think grilled cheese sandwiches...mmm).
It should take a couple of minutes for the first side to get crisp. When browned, flip over and grill the other side of the sandwich.
Be careful to keep an eye on the sandwich as gluten free bread sometimes browns faster than regular bread does, but it still toats so well!.
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Scooter startup Bird has authorized sale of $200M in shares in latest funding round
Bird, the scooter startup whose scooters you might have seen fallen over on the sidewalk in a major metro area, has authorized a new $200 million round of funding that could value the startup at around $1 billion post-money, according to a certificate of incorporation filed in Delaware.
The latest Bird round has been pretty widely reported, suggesting that the company is raising $150 million at a $1 billion valuation. That, too, comes amid a big effort by competitor Lime to raise a big funding round. These documents indicate that the company has authorized the sale of those shares, though it may not fully fill out the round. The certificate of incorporation document was provided by Lagniappe Labs, creator of the Prime Unicorn Index. [ TechCrunch ]
Why Female Entrepreneurs Have a Harder Time Raising Venture Capital
I once had a startup founder tell me that he was having a recurring nightmare about being in a small room where 4 law enforcement officers would aggressively interrogate him, and he would try in vain to keep up with their questions. Each night, the dream would change slightly—the interrogators would look different, though always faceless—until finally he realized what the dream was about: pitching his startup and the interrogators were potential investors. [ Scientific American ]
What Silicon Valley Could Use More of: Inefficiency
Hypocrisy thrives at the Waldorf School of the Peninsula in the heart of Silicon Valley. This is where Google executives send their children to learn how to knit, write with chalk on blackboards, practice new words by playing catch with a beanbag and fractions by cutting up quesadillas and apples. There are no screens — not a single piece of interactive, multimedia, educational content. The kids don't even take standardized tests. [ NYTimes ]
Hailo raises a $12.5M Series A round for its deep learning chips
For the longest time, chips were a little bit boring. But the revolution in deep learning has now opened the market for startups that build specialty chips to accelerate deep learning and model evaluation. Among those is Israel-based Hailo, which is building deep learning chips for embedded devices. The company today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A round.
Investors include Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, Maniv Mobility, Next Gear, and a number of angel investors, including Hailo's own chairman Zohar Zisapel and Delek Motors' Gil Agmon. [ TechCrunch ]
Patreon Acquires Kit To Bring Merch To Patron Memberships
Patreon, the company that helps artists and other creators receive an income through patron memberships, announced today that it acquired New York-based Kit, a network that allows users to make money by reviewing and sharing products online. Through Patreon, creators ranging from makeup gurus, painters, and musicians are supported by their subscribers and fans with tiered memberships. With its platform, Patreon aims to reshape the way that people think about art as a "sensible" profession. [ CrunchBase ]
When Being Early Isn't Wrong: How This 17-Year-Old Software Startup Just Hit A $1 Billion Valuation
There's a saying in Silicon Valley: "Being early is the same as being wrong." Tech entrepreneur Paulo Rosado is defying the adage as CEO of OutSystems, a software business with more than $100 million in revenue, 70 percent growth and a valuation north of $1 billion—but in his case, being early means he's reached those milestones after 17 long years. [ Forbes ]
Scooter startup Lime is reportedly raising $250M led by Uber investor GV
It's scooters all the way down this morning, with Lime also reportedly raising $250 million in a funding after a new Delaware filing this morning indicated that competitor Bird authorized the sale of up to $200 million in shares. GV (formerly Google Ventures) is leading this round, according to the report by Axios, as the massive land grab for a stake in the scooter wars continues to heat up — whether that's funding or actual scooters piling up on the sidewalk. [ TechCrunch ]
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text: Considering stack overflow as fatal errors makes sense for JVM running single applications. This could be the subject of a RFE, the feature is well defined and the implementation should not be too complex. However, JEP-270 has been designed with multi-tenant applications in mind. In this context, we'd like to avoid having to crash the VM and restart the application and all tenants because one tenant had a misbehaving thread. The reserved stack area is used to protect the critical locks of the host application, in order to give it a chance to cleanly kill the problematic tenant without impacting the others. Regards, Fred On 24/11/2015 19:16, Steven Schlansker wrote: > > On Nov 24, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Karen Kinnear <karen.kinnear at oracle.com> wrote: > >> Doug, >> >> I have been thinking about this more from the perspective of the original problem >> we set out to solve > > I apologize if this has already been considered -- but for a lot well designed systems, > occasional application failure is an expected fact of life and we design our HA around > this with automatic restarts and monitoring. > > If it is so hard to detect / resolve a stack overflow situation, maybe one useful > mitigation of such awful situations (juc hangs, corrupt state, lost locks) would be to > actually treat a stack overflow as a fatal condition, much like OutOfMemoryError. > > In fact, we configure all of our production servers with the moral equivalent of > -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError="kill -9 %p" > because once we are in a possibly inconsistent state, we would much rather nuke > it from orbit and start over. > > Maybe introducing some new options, like > -XX:OnStackOverflowError= > or > -XX:TreatStackOverflowAsOOM (piggyback on the existing tunable above) > would allow end users to avoid the really bad behavior in a controllable way? > > >> , which was identified in the concurrent hash map usage, at the >> time in the class loading logic. While the class loading logic has changed, I think we >> have enough experience with this particular example and have studied >> the code constructs sufficiently that there is value in checking in the small set of >> JDK changes that target that situation. I also think this gives a sample of >> the kind of model in which this approach can be effective. In addition, having this small set of >> changes provides the ability to test and ensure that the hotspot changes continue to >> work. >> >> So I would like to recommend that we go ahead and check in the hotspot changes >> and the initial minimal set of j.u.c. updates as a way to put the new mechanism >> in place so that the people with more domain expertise in the java.util.concurrent >> libraries can experiment with the mechanism and add incremental improvements. >> >> thanks, >> Karen >> >>> On Nov 22, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Doug Lea <dl at cs.oswego.edu> wrote: >>> >>> On 11/20/2015 12:40 PM, Karen Kinnear wrote: >>>> Totally appreciate the suggestion that the java.util.concurrent modifications >>>> be done by folks with more domain expertise. >>>> >>>> Would you have us incorporate the initial minimal set of j.u.c. updates or none >>>> at all? >>> >>> Sorry that I'm still in foot-drag mode on this. >>> Reading David and Fred's exchanges reinforce my thoughts >>> that there is no defensible rule or approach to >>> use @ReservedStackAccess so as to add as little time and >>> space as possible to reduce the occurrence of stuck >>> resources as much as possible during StackOverflowError. >>> >>> After googling "StackOverflowError java util concurrent" and seeing the >>> range of situations that can be encountered, I don't even know >>> which kinds of constructions to target. >>> And I'm less sure whether using @ReservedStackAccess at all >>> is better than doing nothing. >>> >>> Maybe there is some decent empirical strategy, but I can't >>> tell until hotspot support of @ReservedStackAccess is in place. >>> So my vote is still to keep the JDK changes out for now. >>> >>> -Doug >>> >> > -- Frederic Parain - Oracle Grenoble Engineering Center - France Phone: +33 4 76 18 81 17 Email: Frederic.Parain at oracle.com