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This is often used as a witty challenge to an all-powerful God by those looking for holes in Christian belief. As silly as the question is, it does bring up a good topic. Is God capable of creating circumstances beyond His control?
What Is God's Nature?
Let me ask the same question, but in an anthropocentric way. Can a human being create something that would allow him or her to live forever? What would this take? Well, it would mean we would have to find some way to keep the body from aging, getting ill and diseased, and experiencing all the degenerative effects of the material body.
While we certainly can use our imaginations to envision such a technology, the reality is such an idea is impossible. Why? Because it violates the nature of humanity. It is the nature of man in his fallen state to experience old age, sickness, disease, and death.
The material body is susceptible to all of these defects. In fact, the entirety of the material universe is bound by similar laws of nature that permit time, decay, and entropy to have their way.
It is actually very similar to God. We have to understand God's nature in order to answer the question at hand. So, what do we know about the nature of God? We know the following:
- God is omnipotent. That is, He is unlimited power. There is nothing that is impossible for God, with one caveat, which we will get to momentarily (Matthew 19:26; Job 42:1-2; Luke 1:37).
- God is omniscient. He knows all that is, and all that could possibly be. He is absolute knowledge (Psalm 147:5; 1 John 3:20).
- God is omnipresent. He is present everywhere, and nothing is hidden from Him. He is the absolute presence (Jeremiah 23:24; Proverbs 15:3; Psalm 139:7-10).
- God is omnibenevolent. His compassion and care are without limitation. He is absolute love (Psalm 145:17; 1 John 4:8; 1 John 4:16; John 3:16-17).
What all of these "omnis" tells us is that God is an Infinite Being, unlimited in His nature. Humans, by contrast, are finite beings, very much limited in our nature, which is why we experience old age, sickness, disease, and death.
God is a Spirit Being, we are material beings. God is Self-Existent, and we are contingent beings. We are not capable of matching or even imitating the nature of God.
Would God's Nature Allow This?
As we have noted, we, as humans, are limited by our nature as finite beings and will experience the cycle of growth, old age, disease, and death. We might use medical science to cure illnesses at times, to manage disease, and prolong our lifespan, but ultimately it is our nature as fallen material beings to die.
While God's nature is perfect and imposes no such negative effects, His nature does mean that there are certain things that even He cannot do. For example, God cannot sin, because God is all-holy and perfect. God cannot make mistakes because He is perfect in knowledge and judgment.
God cannot be the cause of evil because He is goodness and mercy itself. Are you starting to see where this is all taking us? God cannot violate His own nature, since to do so would mean there is something greater than Him.
We all understand there are greater and lesser degrees of truth, goodness, beauty, strength, etc. Greater and lesser signifies things as they approximate the greatest of their category. For example, when we speak of the stove as being hot, we speak of it in terms of how close it approximates the greatest heat.
What this principle tells us is that there is something that is the greatest in truth, goodness, beauty, strength, etc. What is the greatest in these categories cannot increase nor decrease in its nature. It is the absolute, the pinnacle.
For God to create a circumstance in which He would be somehow decreased or limited in His nature would be impossible, since He is the supreme Absolute Being. Furthermore, any being that could do so would be proving that he or she is indeed not God, but a finite being already limited by its nature.
Certainly, humans can create things so heavy we can't lift them without the aid of sophisticated machinery. This is because our nature limits us. We are not the greatest in any category. Only God is, as His omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence clearly indicate.
The Church Father Irenaeus wrote of the Infinite nature of God:
"The rule of truth which we hold, is, that there is one God Almighty, who made all things by His Word, and fashioned and formed, out of that which had no existence, all things which exist. Thus saith the Scripture, to that effect 'By the Word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the might of them, by the spirit of His mouth.'"
"And again, 'All things were made by Him, and without Him was nothing made.' There is no exception or deduction stated; but the Father made all things by Him, whether visible or invisible, objects of sense or of intelligence, temporal, on account of a certain character given them, or eternal; and these eternal things He did not make by angels, or by any powers separated from His Ennœa.
For God needs none of all these things, but is He who, by His Word and Spirit, makes, and disposes, and governs all things, and commands all things into existence, — He who formed the world (for the world is of all), — He who fashioned man, — He [who] is the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, above whom there is no other God, nor initial principle, nor power, nor pleroma, — He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we shall prove."
What Does This Mean?
The fact that God is the Absolute, the greatest in all of these qualities should be a cause for joy for us, since only an Infinite God, the greatest in mercy, compassion, goodness, and love could redeem us from the penalty of sin, save us from the curse of death and make us like Him, sharing in the divine nature and eternal life.
Rather than looking for some clever way to find limitation in God, it is far better to praise the Absolute, the Greatest who loves us as only He can-infinitely.
For further reading:
What Are the Most Important Things to Understand about the Nature of God?
Is There Anything God Can't Do?
What Did Jesus Mean 'On This Rock I Will Build My Church'?
What Does it Mean That God Is Infinite?
What Does It Mean That God Is Omnipresent?
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J. Davila-Ashcraft is an Anglican priest, Theologian, and Apologist, and holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Theology from God's Bible College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a recognized authority on the topic of exorcism, and in that capacity has contributed to and/or appeared on programming for The National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, and CNN. He is the host of Expedition Truth, a one-hour apologetics radio talk show.


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A little light that provides focus for moments of remembrance of a wonderful spouse.
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The lantern is made of glass. The base of the light has a mirrored silver finish.The candle is battery-powered, a safe and convenient alternative to a naked flame (especially important in households with children). Please note the light requires 3 AA batteries, it is supplied without batteries.This product is suitable for indoor use only.Approximate weight: 0.3kgApproximate size:Height 20cm / 8inchesDiameter 9cm / 3inchesMake: Thoughts of You by CELEBRATIONS®


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Today marks day three of our countdown to International Women's Day 2019 (IWD19), for which we are profiling women who are leading technological innovation in maritime and technology.
Days one and two saw us profile Royal Haskoning's Smart Ports and Business Development Director Nicola Clay and INFORM's Vice-President Dr Eva Savelsberg.
Today, we turn our attention to Nadia Hewett, Project Lead for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology at the World Economic Forum's Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (WEF C4IR).
In Edition 80: 'Ports of the Future', Hewett contributed a technical paper called 'Blockchain and Supply Chain Integration' in which she urged the maritime industry to strive towards interoperability – the process by which different technological systems communicate with one another.
Read 'Blockchain and Supply Chain Integration' by Nadia Hewett here
While the industry has keenly sought to use blockchain as a means of storing and sharing data, as well as increase operational efficiencies, it is seeing several solutions developed entirely independent of each other.
In August 2018, Maersk, the world's biggest container shipping line, and IBM launched a blockchain initiative to streamline the global supply chain.
#SPSC18 The final panel offers more expert analysis on #Blockchain from specialists Katherine Foster (@foster_change) and Nadia Hewett (@NadiaHewett).
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In November they were followed by a separate blockchain venture involving DP World, PSA and a series of huge liners, including COSCO and CMA CGM.
Hewett said that the first step for the industry is to develop standards and governance of blockchain and that a number of organisations have started to define a universal framework, but that "the idea of interoperability for different ledgers is still relatively new and many are in the ideas phase.
For more information on how blockchain can accelerate innovation and collaboration in the maritime sector, make sure you download Hewett's paper in the link above.
Come back tomorrow for day four of our countdown to IWD19, when we will be profiling another of the industry's leading women.


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What does Spitfire do?
Spitfire is a medium-sized telecoms company and internet service provider. We specialise in connectivity for small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded in 1988 and I joined in 1993. We now provide telecommunications services to approximately 6,000 small and medium-sized businesses. We have recently been granted an industry award for the excellence of our network. An expanding field of interest to us is the internet of things (IoT). If you wish to implement an IoT application, we can help to connect it all together over a fixed and mobile network.
What distinguishes the requirements of an IoT network?
An IoT application is generally made of up IoT devices, and possibly an IoT gateway, in the field that either relay information about the local environment or do something to change it, and an IoT platform or IoT application server that process the data and provide an interface to application users. The networking requirements of the latter are similar to any core IT function and those of the former highly application specific.
How diverse are the requirements of IoT device connectivity?
Very. IoT drives new demands with regards connectivity. They may now be mobile, have power limitations, they may even be embedded in concrete or expected to last for years without any maintenance. Consider a Devon red deer farm. The farmer wants to attach a geolocation device with a collar to each deer, but how does the device communicate back to the IoT platform? The best solution might be a LoRaWAN® with a base station/aerial on a local high point and an IoT gateway and 4G router that communicates with the local mobile mast nearby. Alternatively, a water meter a foot below the road surface outside the farmer's house down in the valley might benefit from a narrowband-IoT transmitter that communicates with the same mobile mast now several miles away.
Why is a holistic view of the customer's local and wide area network important to a successful IoT application implementation?
An IoT application should be one specialised aspect of the customer's overall networking infrastructure. As well as devices on site, the IoT platform and IoT application may be situated in the telecoms service provider network, on-premise in the customer comms room or in the cloud. The users accessing the IoT platform or application may be in the office, at home or travelling in the field. The solution must consider the required bandwidth, quality of service and security from end to end. A secure virtual private network, or VPN, encrypts data to ensure it cannot be eavesdropped.
Suppose a prospective client gets in touch, what happens next?
We will talk to them about their business and the IT applications they use. Then we discuss the networking requirements of those applications. These may differ considerably, for example a telephone call requires low bandwidth, but good quality of service; a data back-up, high bandwidth and adequate quality of service. Then we design an overall network solution that meets those requirements. Our methodology is called customer applications network needs, or CANN. It is particularly useful when considering IoT applications because the ecosystem is much broader than that of typical business software applications, with a far greater diversity of application networking requirements and the solutions available.
What can IoT users get wrong?
A lot. We see companies using 4G consumer SIMs in devices. It's a simple way to connect something and may work OK, but can also have a lot of shortcomings. The mobile operator will allocate a dynamic IP address and any communication must be initiated by the IoT device. Consequently, management of the IoT device will be limited as will security. The IoT device cannot be part of a private network. The user may be on an inappropriate commercial package.
What's the solution?
A business grade 4G SIM might be. This should provide a fixed IP address for enhanced access, management and security. The IoT device can communicate directly with the IoT platform or application server. Alternatively, the IoT device can be made part of an MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) or private network managed by the service provider. The SIMs may even be "ruggedised" to withstand a more hostile environment.
When would 2G or narrowband-IoT be more appropriate?
This is an excellent solution for low-bandwidth applications that in particular only need to transmit data on an occasional basis over a long distance or from a location with poor mobile reception. It's also really great at penetrating through walls and other structures, where 4G and especially 5G may struggle. A good example is a smart water meter located below ground outside a residential dwelling.
Why use a LoRaWAN®?
A LoRaWAN® provides a low-power wide area network that can cover 10kms or more in rural areas. The WAN can then be connected to an IoT gateway providing a single connection to the mobile operator using a 4G SIM which may help control costs, provide lower power consumption and better transmission capability for each individual IoT device. LoRaWAN®s have been used for applications as diverse as tracking reindeer and agricultural water consumption. They might also be very useful on a building site.
Is wireless always the best solution?
No. There are times when we advise customers to connect their devices to a standard Cat 5e ethernet cable and data switch as they would in an office. A common solution in factories or warehouses is to connect devices with Cat 5e to an IoT gateway, which in turn may be connected to a broadband, ethernet or 4G router. A very good example of this solution is a building management system that can be incorporated into the office LAN.
I have an IoT project, can I call you and your team at Spitfire?
We'd love to hear from you. We are telecoms experts and can help you no matter what your problem, simple or complex.
To find out more please visit Spitfire.co.uk
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Little to no reception at all when I'm near this intersection. Shopping here is an atrocity with a lack of both online usage and the lack of reception for phone calls and texting. It has been horrible here for years and shows no signs of improving.
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Never have more than 2 bars. Dropped calls constantly cutting in and out. AT&T clerk at store told me for $15 more a month problem solved. I told him I'd find another provider. He shrugged and said " whatever."
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Verizon installed a new tower @ the north end of 78th st. 6 months ago. I get consistent 4 bars of service @ download of 200 Mbps.
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Have had issues with service in this area for so long, I've switched providers and even bought an s22 ultra just for 5G. I was hoping this would do something since everything failed so far, but it's like it's worse than ever. When I have an important phone call, I have to hop in my car and drive to another area, it's like I'm using my phone like a spare iPhone, the cell connection is literally zero half the time. I pay for 100gb of data and use approximately zero data every month. It's crazy looking around and seeing the area I'm in appear nice and developed. I've gone hiking on a mountain in bumfuck nowhere and had better cell service. If I'm ever having a health crisis and need to call 911, I'd just grab a pen, scratch my last will and testament into my drywall, then I'd strip naked for easy cleanup, do a half backflip and intentionally snap my fucking neck because ain't no ambulance coming for me, I refuse to live the last moments trying to find a better cell connection. That is all.
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Hello, I am back again. THIS CELL SERVICE IS STILL FUCKIN UNBELIEVABLY BAD. I'VE SWITCHED BAD AND FOURTH FROM VERIZON, ITS ABSOLUTELY HELPLESS GOD DAMNET. IT GETS EXHAUSTING TELLING PEOPLE "no, it's not my phone. It's not my cell provider, IT'S THIS GOD FORSAKEN CELL CONNECTION AHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" if you're reading this again, I apologize for what I'm about to say in advance again. fuck you cunts!
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Poor reception consistently with call drops / unintelligible or cut outs in the main level of the home. Upstairs phone calls are sometimes better, sometimes not. Phone calls while walking outside are consistently better quality, aside from a dead zone right at the entrance to the neighborhood that always drops calls. Some phone calls completely missed and sent straight to voice mail. Sometimes that voice mail won't show up for a couple days, sometimes it shows up immediately.
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Ive lived in this area for 3 yrs and they are building houses, and commercial bldgs everywhere but still no cell towers. The only way I can make a call or text is by using WI-FI calling. They need to build more towers out here especially for what we pay for service.
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How in the ever loving fuck is this possible. I'm living in a modern area, yet id have better luck with cell service in a wilderness hiking trail. If I have an important phone call, I have to GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE. it's not my service provider, it's these shit towers. If you're reading this, I apologize for what I'm about to say in advance, you've done nothing wrong, you're only a fellow civilian. Fuck you cunt.
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Verizon service is horrible in Apache Junction. (My real zip code is 85119 but form won't accept it for some reason.) I am basically paying them for nothing. I have to leave home to drive elsewhere sometimes just to make a phone call! I regret changing my service. Verizon is unusable in Apache Junction.
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We cannot take an ostrich-like approach in competing world economy. Indians should have a choice to deciding on their favourite products. A person should have a choice on deciding between a Zodiac shirt over Celio or vice-versa. The spirit of Make in India should not be lost in overzealous nationalism. Earlier this week Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation in the backdrop of Covid-19 health crisis and world economic slowdown with an announcement of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. This new vision has opened a fresh debate for world economist and policymakers. Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, which shall rest on five pillars of economy, infrastructure, systems, demography and demand has been announced at a time when top priority is to save lives, ensure livelihood and ensure that the country charters the right course for economic growth in the changing world. The PM in his speech also mentioned about four 'L' reforms — Labour, Land, Law and Liquidity — which are a prerequisite for ensuring economic growth.
This reference indicates that India is now prepared to undertake tough and long pending reforms if we were to make Make in India a grand success. In its battle against Covid-19 almost every country is on its own. The situation looks quite grim. India faces far serious challenges than ever seen in the past. Employment rate is at 27.1 per cent, the worst ever, credit rating agencies have cut their projection. Moody projects 0.2 per cent from 2.5 per cent and Fitch has projected 2 per cent from its earlier 5.1 per cent. Rupee has taken a hit, exports are refusing to pick up and industrial activity has come to a halt. The PM's new announcement also highlighted policy lacuna we are experiencing due to the Covid-19. His speech started with our inability of making masks and medical equipment in bulk and how we have transformed the situation and now in short span of time emerged strong and are producing lakhs of PPE per day. He is known for converting challenges into great opportunities, his shift in the policy of survival to strength gave sleepless nights to several businessmen. But they also understood need of the hour. In his speech he talked about self-reliance and "be vocal about local," formula.
This is a natural instinctive call which comes from our experiences of global lock down fighting the pandemic. However, this was interpreted as a major and drastic economic policy shift by some people. Several eminent economists have been critical of the policy course correction saying we are going back to the regressive import substitution policy Narasimha Rao had revoked with great determination and vision. Economists like Arvind Panagariya believe that bureaucratic forces have regrouped to return India to import substitution and thus bringing back license raj. They say during preNarasimha Rao era, in the import substitution regime we were pushing the economy into producing goods in which we lacked comparative advantage. It is true that two former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and V.P. Singh understood the need to dismantle the license raj and prolonged protectionism to the economy, but neither had the political courage to do so. It was P.V. Narasimha Rao who chose to bite the bullet in spite of his party's strong support for continuation of Nehruvian socialism. When Rao addressed the nation for the first time here's what he said: "The economy is in a crisis. The balance of payments situation is exceedingly difficult. Inflationary pressures on the price level are considerable.
There is no time to lose. The government and the country cannot keep living beyond their means and there are no soft options left. We must tighten our belts and be prepared to make necessary sacrifice to preserve our economic independence which is an integral part of our vision for a strong nation." With globalisation of trade, Rao decided to do away with import substitution policy. And he dared to open up the economy for unlimited opportunities. He devalued rupee twice, and on 24 July 1991, he announced industrial delicensing and decontrol. This happened on the day just before the Budget speech was even delivered by the then Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. Rao's liberalisation reforms brought us good rewards, between 2003-04 and 2011-12, India's GDP grew 8.2 per cent annually leading to reduction in poverty. When he gave this speech, India was reeling with acute foreign debt. The country had to mortgage 60.91 tonnes of gold in two tranches between May-July 1991. The gold worth $405 million was transported from RBI vaults in the then Bombay to the vaults of Bank of England.
It was a sentimental moment for all Indians including me as pledging gold is considered to be an insult. After PM Modi's aatmanirbharta announcement a number of economists have been advocating liberalised trade, they have said we produce and export more of those products for which our production costs are lower than our trading partners and imported more and more of the products for which our production costs were higher. There is no wisdom in producing products at home that we can buy abroad at a lower cost using our export earnings. So, there is an apprehension we may revert back to import substitution policy, which will take us off road to an uneven and regressive path, rather than us staying on the highway of open market. More over response to any policy change takes time. Some economists believe rather than appointing a taskforce to find ways to curb imports, our strategy should be to devise strategies to expand exports and to do so on war footing. PM Modi qualified his policy decision by stating that Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan will give fillip to "Make in India."
Aim of the latter is to make Indian manufactured goods globally competitive by harnessing demographic dividends. Here economists agree with the government mission, Make in India is making for the world and not just for India. Also, the fact that foreign brands provide employment to millions of Indian youths employed in every nook and corner outlets of our malls, and manufacturing should not be ignored. Going by our present experiences being vocal about local is a great idea. Chinese prefer their home-made goods but that doesn't mean they do not import foreign made goods. They buy local goods as they get value for money. So, the road to Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) will definitely be full of challenges. India will have to produce far better-quality products to compete with foreign made goods. This is not to say we don't have the capability but we need the determination PM Modi mentioned in his speech. The logic behind our following export-oriented policy all these three decades was to encourage Foreign Direct Investment, creation of jobs and increase in global value chains. We have been to some extent successful on the first three counts but we need to majorly improve on our participation in Global Value Chains, which countries like Vietnam and China score over us.
However, in spite of following export oriented policy for decades, inadequacy to deliver in these testing times has undoubtedly triggered the need for an economic course correction. There is a realisation that India must have a strategic production capability even in the areas where it does not have compatible strategic advantage, for example PPEs and medical equipment such as ventilators. According to an estimate Bihar has a total of 250 ventilators for 9 crore people, a population size one and a half times bigger than Italy. Free market has not resulted in health infrastructure. On one side we have a profitable prospect of following export-oriented policy, which has provided millions of jobs, especially in the service sector, on the other a realisation that India is a vulnerable country, which requires domestic production capability to deal with difficult situations like Covid-19 health crisis. These realities should be eye opening. Ebola, Saars, Nipah, Mers, Bird flu were the harbingers but we did not learn from them earlier. Our population is poor and vulnerable; we need certain production and supply lines even if it does mean to lose comparative advantage of production.
So the dilemma before the policy makers is either to embark upon a protectionist policy in trade, which leads to inefficiency, only taking pride in Indian manufactured goods so that they become popular in foreign lands and make a market for itself or to continue with the export oriented policy we have been following for decades. We have to be practical as we are not living in Gandhi's Swadeshi era when foreign goods boycott and reliance of indigenous goods was a sentiment aroused for a special purpose against British. We are living in a global village where there is a plethora of choices. Today even in the remotest of villages people have access to packaged Italian pasta and noodles, people living in those places use world class smart phones. After India is exposed itself to global economy there is no reason that Indians should not have a choice of deciding their favourite products. In today's free market a person should be allowed to choose between a Zodiac shirt over Celio or vice-versa. Hindustanis are today accustomed to using foreign brands and enjoy them. Therefore Aatmanirbhar Bharat should not be confused with total Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods in our overzealous nationalism. We cannot take an ostrichlike approach in ruthless and competing world economy.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat requires we create ecosystem where Indian made products are of high quality and based on local customer feedback. India needs to invest in innovation, customer feedback mechanism, better production and supply lines. Taimur Beg, chief economist in DBS bank, also cautions there is no need to over react. It is only an expectation that there will be a great deal of home buyers for indigenous products and they will turn inwards. The world is interconnected, corona virus has shown there are no boundaries and the countries world-wide should continue to communicate and share their technologies. Economic solutions will also depend on the viral research and vaccines, what if it doesn't show for a year or two. The answer to economic distress also lies in the solution of public health services. Therefore India needs to ensure it does not over react but Covid-19 experience has taught us, just like it has taught to even most developed countries including the US, that one dimensional policy has its perils. While we need to wait and watch for some time, we must simultaneously start planning long-term and shortterm strategy so that we do not miss the bus. Trade wars between the US and China has resulted in relocation of manufacturing due to higher US tariff.
However, China has positioned itself higher up in the value chains with downstream processes and is itself keen to move towards less labour-intensive industries. Vietnam does not have the capacity to fully replace China. More over Vietnam has a high trade deficit with US and sooner or later, Vietnam may also be subjected to high tariffs by US. Thus, opportunities of manufacturing will definitely be created and India with abundant supply of abundant supply of labour and natural resources need to take up this opportunity. So, designing a policy towards this will require both short- and long-term planning. For short-term policy decisions may be taken to compete with Vietnam and other emerging economies of the world, while for long run, a proper plan may be designed to replace China as a manufacturing hub. So, we need not return to the 1950s but should device a new policy which is mix of import substitution with export orientation.


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Textbooks have long been a fundamental component of the educational landscape, serving as a primary tool for teachers to deliver content and support student learning. However, their effectiveness in facilitating learning and achieving educational goals largely depends on how they are used by teachers. In this article, we explore the relationship between Free Textbooks and teacher effectiveness, examining how educators can leverage textbooks to enhance their teaching and support student achievement.
The Role of Free Textbooks in Teacher Effectiveness:
Free textbooks serve as a crucial resource for teachers, providing them with a structured framework for delivering content and organizing their lessons. They can help teachers to establish clear learning objectives, create a logical sequence of topics and activities, and provide a consistent and coherent experience for students. By relying on textbooks, teachers can save time on lesson planning and focus on delivering engaging and effective instruction.
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I was born and raised in Bogor, a small city that also one of buffer cities of Jakarta. Everyday, hundreds people commute to Jakarta that about 40 km far apart for work. Just like the other cities near to the capital of Indonesia, Bogor has been exposed to modernization, including its problem. Economic inequality and poverty that lead to more problems, such as teenage juvenile, school drop out, and street children. Therefore, after earned bachelor degree, I started to try to hand a little real contribution by setting up a social organization with some friends called Terminalhujan Foundation back in 2011, that helps children who live along the river for better understanding and knowledge about education and community development to mums group. I also work in educational industry as a lecturer, trainer, and management consultant who specializing in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management. I meet students with diverse backgrounds and needs so I have to always catch up to the latest insights and experiences. Especially, the establishment Economic ASEAN Community is the major agenda that will lead another challenge and opportunity for Indonesia, in educational field. By joining IATSS forum, it will also surely enrich my knowledge about the macro condition of other ASEAN countries and the strategies to overcome it.
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The city of Batam is the main choice when you want to visit the Riau Islands because of its strategic location across the line. HARRIS Resort Waterfront Batam is the main choice when visiting because it has attractive facilities, one of which is the Harris Cafe restaurant which is diverse with varied and creative food menus made to support guests' needs during their stay. The importance of menu variations for breakfast can also increase the satisfaction of hotel guests. The results obtained by the author in research on the implementation of breakfast menu variations in each hotel certainly have a standard menu. Basically, the menu consists of carbohydrates, protein, and fruit. According to theory, the types of breakfast menus that are often prepared by hotels are: Fruit, Cereal, Egg, Fish, Cold, Meat, Bread, Preserves, Hot Meat, and Beverages. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Thus, the data obtained is based on the author's direct observation through in-depth interviews with informants. The data obtained will be processed and explained clearly using language methods that are easy to understand. There are several types of food that must be served and some are complementary foods depending on the standard of the hotel. At HARRIS Resort Waterfront Batam itself, it has done quite well during its implementation at the Harris Cafe restaurant because it rotates the menu once every 3 months, as well as forming an attractive buffet featuring various kinds of stalls, namely Egg Station, Bakery and Pastry, Butter and Jam, Cheese and Cold Out, Porridge, Pancake and Waffle Stall, Indomie Rebus Stall, Western Buffet, Slice Fruit, Salad Corner, Cereals, Crackers, Mini Stall, Indonesian Sweet, Bubur Manis Stall, Asean Buffet, Healthy Corner, Aneka Sambal, Nusantara Stall and Beverages.
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Mike Gravel on Health CareLibertarian for President; Former Dem. Senator (AK); withdrew from Presidential primary July 2019 | |
A: I�d pay for it with a retail sales tax. I favor universal coverage of quality medical care. I favor it through a device of using vouchers where everybody would be able to get a voucher. They�d sign up for it every year. It would guarantee them equal health care. All citizens would get the same health care. They would be able choose from insurance plans or a government plan like Medicare. That�s how we would have health care, and the only way you�re going to pay for it is not by saddling business. All you do by forcing business to pay for health care or passing a law telling people they have to go buy insurance, which is a subsidy for the insurance companies, all these plans are going backwards.
A: By one, making the whole process competitive. Two, by changing the control that�s held by the pharmaceutical companies, by the insurance companies and the health-care industry over the Congress so that they cannot properly design a health-care system that meets everything that you defined. Stop and think what failure we have in this country. Bismarck put this in place in 1888. Truman advocated this in 1946. And we still can�t get it right. Maybe there�s something failing in our society. And there is. It�s called representative government. And what we need to do is to equip the American people to then step in and be able to make laws in partnership with their elected officials.
A: It�s not so difficult, and it doesn�t take a lot of rethinking. There�s nothing wrong with a wealthy--supposedly wealthy--country like ours to define that everybody should have the same health care. And that�s what I�ve done with my program, [designed by] people that have really fought, they�ve spent their lives at this. It�s not that difficult if you have a commitment. But when the industry that profits from health care calls the shots on the way health care is going to be delivered, then you are going to see the anomalous situation that you have in this country where they can�t even deliver it to everybody fairly.
Q: So, how would you prohibit that kind of influence?
A: Well, you can�t. This is representative government. They put up all the money.
A: I�d very simply recognize that we have to provide a system where everybody is treated equally, and that�s a voucher system. You would sign up for a voucher, you would not pay for it; they would give you the choice of five insurance plans, and the insurance companies would not determine what care you�ll get. They�ll compete on the basis of administration. But the difference between the voucher plan, which gives you freedom to pick a doctor, pick a hospital, is different from all the others because they�re financing their plans via business enterprise. And there�s no reason why businesses in this country should have to carry the cost of health care. It disadvantages them in the world competitive market. It makes no sense. You�re given the choice of either a job or health care, but you�ll never get both
A: The obvious answer is that we need to do a better job on health care. We need to do a better job with respect to how we treat Americans. I feel very deeply.
GRAVEL: Understand that the health care that we�re talking about, by and large, is going backwards. We�re subsidizing the insurance companies. And all the plans that I�ve heard of, except Dennis�s, is a continued subsidization of the insurance companies.
A: Doctors do a lot of testing today to cover their backside, you know, because they don�t want to be sued. One of the features of these regional boards is we�re going to do away with what we see that the attorneys love, and that is to go sue doctors or raise the costs where they can�t even stay in business.
Now, what can we do? Real simple. We can turn around and say let�s have a health care program that establishes equality. It�s called the universal single-payer -- by single-payer I mean all Americans pay for it regardless of the system you have now but the system you�re going to get, single-payer Health Care Voucher plan.
And the vouchers are set up for risk on an individual basis, not on a collective this fits all, because if you�re young, you probably don�t have a cost of more than $3,000. When you�re my age, it could be $180,000 in one year, which is what I got hit with and I went bankrupt as a result of that.
There will be no lemon-dropping-- no �you don�t qualify, you got a preexisting condition.� This plan can work. All we need to do is bring the people in. The people are not empowered to do anything.
A: There is a role for the president in his or her leadership capacity, and that is to change the culture, to really energize people to exercise, to eat the right foods. [A constituent] showed me she could have got this junk bar for 50 cents but they were asking for $.125 for an apple. Doesn�t that tell you something about the dynamics of what�s going on? We need a leadership that sets a tone. We know the problem of obesity. I try to diet all the time, sometimes successfully, sometimes not so successfully. But when all you�ve got in your field of vision is junk food, you got problems. The government is a tool. [But now] the special interests determine how the tools of government is handled by the lobbyists to manipulate you to vote for them. That�s the process that we live under and that�s process that has to change.
A: One of the facets of my plan would be to keep in place Medicare and Medicaid and phase them out over time. Because plans to put everybody on Medicare aren�t going to fly financially and just can�t be met. We are in deep economic difficulty and in debt. So when you talk about the seniors, this is where you have these health regional boards where in that region they�ll be defining what goes into these various vouchers. And they�ll change every year depending upon your personal history as you get older. We know it costs less for young people and it costs more for old people. That�s just the nature of the situation. So I don�t have any magic to take care of the seniors. All I can say is I can set up a structure that will have checks and balances where they�ll have a better say, they�ll have a better say than they have today.
Comprehensive care that provides for early detection of disease is unavailable. There are not enough facilities in the right places. There is no effort to assure that health problems will be checked in the whole population.
A fundamental principle of a people�s platform must be to establish citizen control over the public and private medical-industrial complex. A national health administration must coordinate efforts with local health districts. The concept of a national health service is not new. It has worked successfully in England & other nations. The difficulties & dislocations will be great in implementing it here, but the step must be taken.


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Gases. Getting started with gas calculations:. Before we can start talking about how gases behave in numerical terms, we need to define some of the quantitative properties that are characteristic of gases:
Getting started with gas calculations: • Before we can start talking about how gases behave in numerical terms, we need to define some of the quantitative properties that are characteristic of gases: • Pressure (P): The force of gas molecules as they hit the sides of the container in which they are placed. • Common units of pressure: • atmospheres (atm): The average air pressure at sea level. • kilopascals (kPa): The SI unit for pressure; 101.325 kPa = 1 atm. • mm Hg (Torr): 760 Torr = 1 atm.
Common Units continued • Volume (V): The amount of space in which a gas is enclosed. • The only commonly used unit of volume is liters (L). • Temperature (T): A measurement of the amount of energy that molecules have. The higher the energy, the higher the temperature. • Common units of temperature: • Kelvin (K): The only units that can be used when doing numerical problems with gases. • Degrees Celsius (0C): Must be converted to Kelvin before doing problems (by adding 273).
Other terms frequently used: • STP: Stands for "standard temperature and pressure", namely 273 K (00 C) and 1.00 atm. • "Room temperature": 298 K (250 C)
Boyle's Law: P1V1 = P2V2 • For any gas, the product of the pressure and the volume before a change is equal to the product of the pressure and the volume after a change. • In plain English, what this means is that • If you put pressure on a gas, it gets smaller. • If you decrease pressure on a gas, it gets larger.
Sample problems: • If I have 10 L of gas at a pressure of 1 atm and double the pressure, what will the new volume of the gas be? • 5 L • If 250 L of a gas is in a sealed container at a pressure of 1.5 atm and I decrease the volume of the container to 100 L, what will the gas pressure inside the container be? • 3.75atm.
Charles's Law: • If you increase the temperature of a gas, the volume also increases. • Note: The temperature must be in Kelvin, NOT degrees centigrade or Celsius • Why? The KMT tells us that the amount of energy that a gas has is determined by the temperature of the gas. • The more energy a gas has, the faster the gas molecules move away from each other, causing more space between the molecules and a larger overall volume. Kinetic Molecular Theory
Examples • If you heat a 1.25 L balloon from a temperature of 250 C to 400 C, what will the new volume of the balloon be? • 1.31 L • What temperature will be required to raise the volume of a 1.0 L balloon to 1.25 L if the initial temperature is 250 C? • 373 K
Gay-Lussac's Law: • When you increase the temperature of an enclosed gas, the pressure of the gas goes up. • This is why it's a bad idea to put a spray can into a campfire – eventually the pressure rises so much that the sides of the can split and the can explodes.
Example: • If you have a spray can at a pressure of 20 atm at room temperature and put it into a campfire at a temperature of 1200°C, what will the pressure in the canister be right before it explodes? 98.9 atm
The combined gas law: • If we put the last three gas laws together, we can devise another law that encompasses all three of them (making it unnecessary to memorize the three):
How to use this law: • Whenever you have a problem in which you change the pressure, volume, and/or temperature, just plug the values into it • If one of the variables isn't mentioned, we can assume that it's kept constant and we can just cross it out of the equation.
Examples: • If I have 25 mL of a gas at a pressure of 2.1 atm and a temperature of 300 K, what will the pressure become if I raise the temperature to 400 K and decrease the volume to 10 mL? 7 atm • If I have a container with an internal pressure of 1.5 atm and temperature of 250 C, what will the pressure be if I heat the container to 1500 C? 2.13 atm


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When I think EPCOT, one of the first things that pops into my head is Spaceship Earth. I absolutely love the ride experience and cannot deny that each trip I take about 3 billion photos of its exterior in every shade of light possible. However, Spaceship Earth is more than just the physical representation of EPCOT, it's a symbol of continued evolution - just as Walt wanted. Walt Disney once said EPCOT "would always be in a state of becoming," and Spaceship Earth has lived up to that vision for generations.
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WEF releases report 'Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer Market – India'
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently released its latest report titled 'Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer Market – India'. The report stated that India is set to become the world's third largest consumer market behind only USA and China by 2030. As per the report, consumer spending in India is expected to grow from $1.5 trillion at present to $6 trillion by 2030. With the annual GDP growth rate of 7.5%, India is currently the world's sixth largest economy. The report noted that growth of the middle class will lift nearly 25 million households out of poverty. As per the report, growth in income will transform India from a "bottom of the pyramid economy" to a middle class-led one. The report produced in collaboration with Bain & Company builds on consumer surveys conducted across 5,100 households in 30 cities and towns in India, and draws from more than 40 interviews with private and public-sector leaders.


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Scorpio 5 December 2022 Horoscope Today, Rashifal, Lucky Colour, Auspicious Time, Astrological Prediction
Scorpio: You are advised to avoid an oily and spicy diet. Today, you can take your family members out for a get-together and spend a considerable amount of money on them. Family members will hold a special place in your life. You will be in sync with the heartbeats of your partner today. Yes, it's a sign that you are in love! Promotion or monetary benefits are in store for deserving employees. Today, a relative of yours can visit you without any prior notice, due to which you will have to devote your time to tend to their needs. You might spend a really wonderful evening with your spouse today. This is one of those days when you'll try to take out time for yourself from your busy schedule but fail.
Lucky Colour: Light Purple.
Auspicious Time: Between 6.30 pm and 8 pm.
Remedy: Give black grams, black clothing and mustard oil for better health.


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Dear Lucy Leader … Who Can Be on an LWML Committee?
Dear Lucy Leader,
What qualifications are required of LWML committee members?
Committee Member Want to Bea
Dear Committee Member Want to Bea,
The first and most important qualification is to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37). The next important qualification is to be passionate about LWML and its mission.
Active and energetic committees are necessary for LWML to function at its best. Committee members who are enthusiastic, productive and use their talents and energies to fulfill the purpose of the committee are essential to the LWML. Here is a link to help you understand more about being a member of an LWML committees: www.lwml.org/posts/leadership/committees-an-overview.
Cooperation among committee members is important in ensuring that the committee accomplishes its goals. Communication is vital. Committees are expected to produce a significant amount of work, and the members should be competent and knowledgeable about the committee's goals. More is accomplished when members work on assignments between meetings. Being part of a committee that works together to serve the Lord is a rewarding experience.
There are committees on every level and in all ministry areas of LWML. Look for the committee that best matches your passion and skill set. To find out about committees in your local group or zone, contact the president at that level. To learn about committees in your district, check your district LWML website and look for the bylaws. You can also contact your district president. To learn about the committees on the national level, go to www.lwml.org/officers-and-committees.
As a committee member, you play an important role in the success of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League's mission. Consciously seeking the Holy Spirit's guidance — contributing the specialness that is you — actively fulfilling your committee's purpose — enriching and enabling each other through mutual accomplishment — that's how God's people serve Him in love!
God's blessings to you as you serve Him!
Lucy Leader
Do you have a question for Lucy Leader?
Write in to the Vice President of Organizational Resources here!
God's Blessings,
Lois Teinert, Chairman
Leadership Development Committee
2019–2021 LWML Leadership Development Committee Members
Marie McNary
Sherrie Smith
Lois Teinert, Chairman
Marie Chow, Vice President of Organizational Resources, Advisory


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Qarip Restaurant Garipçe /Sarıyer
Qarip Restaurant is located in Garipçe which is one of the nine villages that are in the Istanbul, Sarıyer.Especially because of the 3. Bosphorus Bridge and North Marmara Highway construction, people become to know this little fishing village. The village has a little bay and the Garip restaurant belongs to the most of the view of the sea. With its breakfast and also the sea food menu, the restaurant provides different tastes.
Qarip Restaurant is a good option for the people who wants to have a breakfast while watching the view of the sea with its mixed breakfasts with multiple choices that are prepared completely from organic foods and it is quite successful. For the weekends it offers open buffet and you can also drink tea as much as you like.
In the afternoon, you can find various appetizers and fish in the main dish menu. The most attractive foods are fish soup, calamari, grilled turbot, and halva.In Qarip Restaurant which draws attention with its foods and cleanliness, the price is for a two-person breakfast is 60-70 Turkish Lira and the main dish price is approximately 15-45 Turkish Lira.
Adress: Garipçe Cd. No:76, 34450 Sarıyer/İstanbul
Phone :(0212) 228 1666
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Happy Weekend
Some photos from my phone since the longest time. As always, from left to right and top to bottom…
This year for teacher´s appreciation gifts we gave a box of donuts with a tag that said " we DONUT know what we would have done without you… thank you". I found the printable tag online. The pretty lacquered ballerina shoes from Bonpoint were a second hand buy. My mother´s day peonies were bright pink and so gorgeous. My friend and I had some gelato in Tallinn and took a picture of our pink wallets & my pink phone with the pink watermelon gelato. Because it was too icky cute not to. Those bunches of peonies at the flower market were amazing. Another gelato, this one I bought in Helsinki for my husband. My two seconds off one day when I put my feet up and enjoyed this lemon and mint drink. Some French chocolate at the old market hall deli were we went to shop for the girls candy day treats. New summer canvas shoes from Jacadi. Two gifts for one little friend who turned 7, both girls were invited. The pretty gelato in at gelato ladies in Tallinn. and a pretty door in the same city. Cotton Candy in her gingham pj´s. The pink peonies I brought home from NYC a while back. Just a pretty colour combo in my lap when I took a take away banana mylkshake for school pick up. One of the pretty pastel houses I took a picture of in Tallinn.
Have a very happy long weekend! We have a ballet recital and a trip to the Zoo in plans and then we head south to Hanko for the weekend.


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Applying for Accommodation
Now you've accepted your place at the University of Cumbria why not enhance your student experience by living in halls? At the University of Cumbria we view living in halls as an integral part of your overall student experience. With rooms from just £10 per night, we have some of the most inexpensive student accommodation in the whole of the northwest, giving you an affordable way to access a holistic student experience which maximises your social, cultural & academic development opportunities
How to Apply for Accomodation
The application process is simple and stress free! Below you will find our downloadable application form. Please note: only applicants who have gone firm on their offer and have University of Cumbria as their first choice can apply for accommodation.
You can find out more about the accommodation available at Carlisle and Lancaster by clicking here: Accommodation
Please print, complete and return the form to the relevant campus address noted on the application form. An email will then be sent confirming receipt of your application form.
Once you have been allocated a room we will send you confirmation that you've been successful. All rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis once applications are received.
You will need to sign the contract and return to us within 7 days, along with your prepayment and guarantor information and identification to confirm your acceptance of this offer. Should you fail to do this within the timescale then your room could be reallocated.


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As enterprises move towards the next phase of their digital transformation journey, the role of the data center is now more crucial than ever. Vital facilities for hosting IT infrastructure and data storage repositories of strategic importance, data centers that are well-run represent a competitive advantage as industries embrace and accelerate digitalization.
And as organizations increasingly seek to extract insights from data, data center operations and maintenance (O&M) systems can no longer stay the same. Typically seen as immutable systems that run unchanged for years, O&M must evolve to incorporate greater agility to meet fluid, demanding new requirements without compromising their innate reliability.
For a start, O&M systems are no longer passive support systems, but seen as part of core production systems. New capabilities and a process of integration are required to bring new value to services, which may be a bridge too far with traditional systems.
Another transition happening is the shift from human-centric processes to autonomous ones. Where O&M processes used to revolve around machines assisting humans, the new paradigm sees AI-based machines reconstructing the service process and even autonomously driving IT O&M. Manual interventions, if required at all, are specific and centered on novel challenges. In a sense, it is humans who will be assisting the machines.
Intelligent O&M with Huawei DME
Huawei Data Management Engine (DME) is an intelligent O&M platform for modern data infrastructure. It enables full data storage lifecycle management and automation that covers planning, construction, optimization, and O&M. To deliver the versatility, integration, and autonomous O&M for advanced data centers, DME incorporates various built-in AI capabilities that are tightly integrated across various aspects of its operation to support AIOps or Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations.
First proposed by Gartner, AIOps envisions the use of big data analytics and machine learning to automate IT operations processes. AIOps helps IT O&M personnel process massive volumes of data to determine the root causes of errors and proactively predict the risks from existing systems. With its ability to enhance decision-making by contextualizing large volumes of operational data, Gartner says AIOps adoption is growing rapidly across enterprises1.
AIOps systems also automate mundane software maintenance activities and orchestrate the many layers of IT systems, enabling them to become increasingly autonomous and self-regulating. Indeed, IDC predicts that AIOps will become an important capability for O&M with an adoption rate of at least 50% by large enterprises by 2024 and become the new normal for IT operations2.
Enabling AIOps
Huawei DME uses AI technologies to enable various capabilities, from predicting performance and capacity, to quickly identifying or even predicting impending faults. By delivering continuous insights and optimization of IT infrastructure and services, IT O&M personnel are hence able to identify system exceptions and quickly locate root causes, proactively predicts system running risks, and generate alarms.
Some of the AI-powered capabilities in Huawei DME.
- Performance warning: By looking at the performance trend model, AI algorithms determine the presence of performance bottlenecks. As needed, administrators are instructed to perform capacity expansion, service balancing, or migration to address performance risks.
- Load imbalance detection: DME periodically checks on the loading of key components such as storage controllers and fiber channel (FC) ports. Administrators are alerted to optimize the configuration should user-defined thresholds be exceeded.
- Fault warning: AI algorithms periodically check resource and hardware health indicators such as hard disk drive (HDD) S.M.A.R.T. status and solid-state (SSD) drive wear indicators. Where necessary, DME instructs users to optimize configuration or replace failing hardware.
- Root cause analysis: DME constructs a knowledge graph of all objects in the storage subnet and association with subnet objects. By including ancillary information such as historical alarms, cause of alarms, and recovery actions, DME can leverage it to infer the cause of root alarms and determine the most likely recovery actions and suggestions.
Intelligent O&M in action
Intelligent O&M applies to different industries, including industries as diverse as finance and telecommunications, among others. One of the largest banks in China with more than 540 branches replaced its traditional storage system with Huawei's high-end OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage system in 2020. Huawei DME was implemented to manage its converged systems.
Previously, meeting service requests is a challenging and time-consuming process. Due to the presence of multiple systems and interfaces, bank O&M personnel must spend up to an hour planning on the requested configuration, then work for another hour to prepare the requisite configuration scripts. The high level of complexity necessitates a separate review by the storage administrator before it is queued for manual execution by on-duty personnel in the evening.
With Huawei DME, service change requests are performed on a single unified management interface. No cumbersome scripts are needed, and changes can be queued for unattended execution for a significant improvement in terms of efficiency. Moreover, resource dependency self-detection and automatic resource provisioning ensure that new configurations don't fail due to insufficient allocation of resources.
The largest carrier in Indonesia holds nearly 50 percent of the market share in the country. After years of growth, it faced a growing total cost of ownership (TCO) and low efficiency in its IT system. With systems spread across five data centers and storage systems from different vendors on its production network, management was challenging and inefficient – and made its journey to incorporate cloud resources more difficult.
After adopting Huawei DME, the carrier was able to manage its O&M with a single storage pool, incorporating IT hardware and resources among different public clouds platforms within one management console. AIOps also enabled automatic resource provisioning to transform what used to be a 6-hour task into just five minutes, giving the telecommunications operator a greater than 10-fold increase in efficiency, and enabling a smooth journey to the cloud.
As we build the next generation of data centers to support accelerating digitalization, there is no question that AIOps will be a vital driving force in delivering the agility to meet new requirements, supporting efficient operations, and enhancing reliability. Designed to simplify and automate storage management with the power of AI, Huawei DME centrally manages Huawei storage, third-party storage systems through a unified management interface.
Learn more about Huawei DME here
1 Gartner. Market Guide for AIOps Platforms.
2 IDC. IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Artificial Intelligence 2021 Predictions.
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Preparing for the Cloud: EAM System Considerations and Opportunities
What do you need to know when considering taking your EAM system to the cloud? What are the infrastructure differences and options? This webinar will cover definitions of approaches (on-prim, co-location, leased server space) and what are some of the typical software options. Is it better to bring your own licenses (BYOL) versus leasing (SaaS)? What are other considerations around connectivity and security? We will introduce currently available solutions and the intended resultant benefits, as well as common hosting infrastructure providers and some of the benefits of hosting.
What are the perceived benefits of having your EAM system hosted?
- Scalability
- Built-in redundancy and failover
- Reduced infrastructure cost
- Reduced support overhead
What We Cover:
- Typical components of a cloud hosted environment
- How to make the process transparent to end users
- How system modifications are made easier
- How to increase failure protection
Walter Betsill, GenesisSolutions
Walter Betsill has 30 years' experience working with maintenance and engineering organizations. Betsill began his career in the chemical industry prior to becoming a cross-industry field consultant. In the 1990s, he worked for the two top CMMS software companies, PSDI (IBM Maximo) and Datastream Systems (Infor EAM), first as a field consultant and subsequently as a project manager. In 2000, he became a founding member of GenesisSolutions. Betsill helps his clients evolve to a better state of maintenance operations and reliability. His current focus is to assist clients in identifying the data that indicate success and then utilize good processes and technology to obtain the data easily and with a high degree of quality.
About ABS Group
ABS Group of Companies, Inc. (www.abs-group.com), through its operating subsidiaries, provides technical advisory and certification services to support the safety and reliability of high-performance assets and operations in the oil, gas and chemical, power generation, marine, offshore and government sectors, among others. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ABS Group operates with more than 1,000 professionals globally. ABS Group is a subsidiary of ABS (www.eagle.org), a leading marine and offshore classification society.


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After LA made yet another disappointing second round exit from the NBA playoffs last week, a Lakers fan put together this not so terrible ode to ball hog MVP shot-jacker Kobe Bryant. And it's all in the key of Gotye.
It's pretty great if you're a basketball fan.
Sample lyrics:
You didn't have to hog the ball.
You're triple teamed so kick it out to either Blake or Sessions.
I know that they don't shoot so well,
But you're really not the Kobe that we used to know.
Thanks again, internet.


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OpenMedia welcomes government's Connectivity Strategy to bring rural communities online with high-speed Internet access
The strategy puts a focus on areas traditionally underserved and often left offline
Underwhelming rural broadband announcement underlines need for National Broadband Strategy to bring rural Canadians up to speed
Internet advocates warn that billions will need to be invested in open access networks to ensure basic Internet access for rural and remote Canadians.
All Canadians deserve affordable, high-speed Internet. Because 2016.
Your OpenMedia team took a simple but important message to the recent CRTC hearing: broadband access is considered an essential service by most Canadians and we deserve better. It's time for the CRTC to bridge the digital divide.
We need YOU to join us in Gatineau for a crucial CRTC hearing on the future of the Internet
This is our chance to change the state of Canadian broadband Internet, and we are asking our community to join our Campaigns Director, Josh Tabish, at the CRTC hearing this April 28th. Who's in?
Rabble: Fact-checking the Conservatives' rural broadband strategy
The government's rural broadband strategy falls way short of our digital platform and here's why.
We need to fight back by pledging to vote now at OurDigitalFuture.ca
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