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by Sgt. 1st Class Rick Emert
1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Divsion Public Affairs
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Soldiers deployed to Iraq may be too busy to think about Army traditions.
The leadership from two attack aviation battalions however, ensured that two-dozen Soldiers' recent induction into the Non-commissioned Officers' Corps was something they would remember throughout their careers.
More than two-dozen new non-commissioned officers from 1st "Attack" and 4th "Guns" battalions, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, were inducted into the Non-commissioned Officer Corps in an Aug. 25 ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq.
The guest speaker for the event, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Joseph, the senior non-commissioned officer for the 15th Sustainment Brigade, told the new leaders that they had taken a big step.
"Soldiers will look to you, their leader – their sergeant, for direction," Joseph said. "This induction ceremony is indicative that you have entered the Non-commissioned Officer Corps."
By becoming sergeants the Soldiers had gone from being led to being leaders, and the promotion means more than a raise in pay, Joseph said.
"You're responsible for America's sons and daughters, and it is a sacred trust the American people charge us with," he said. "We must always be a Non-commissioned Officer Corps that leads by example, trains from experience, enforces the standards and takes care of our Soldiers and equipment and (adapts) to the change in environment."
"We must train our Soldiers in war time and in peace. We must coach and mentor Soldiers for their next level of responsibility, and we must care for them and their families. You are charged with building and strengthening the team and accomplishing your assigned mission."
The tradition and formality of the induction ceremony brought to light the significance of becoming a sergeant, said Sgt. Jeremy Stallard, 4-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, a native of Clintwood, Va.
"It was a great way to welcome Soldiers to the NCO Corps," Stallard said. "It really showed me the level of responsibility given to a sergeant. This is your senior officers' and senior NCOs' way of saying how much responsibility they have given you and how much they trust you."
Stallard said he didn't take Joseph's words lightly.
"An NCO's main responsibility is to teach Soldiers and take care of Soldiers," Stallard said. "A lot of my NCOs had a big impact on me, and now it is my job to help younger Soldiers."
The ceremony was an honor that not all Soldiers get when they become sergeants, according to Sgt. Raeanne Rodriquez, 1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, a native of Simi Valley, Calif.
"I got a lot of feedback from my NCOs about the ceremony, and many of them said they didn't get something like this when they became NCOs," she said.
Reaching the rank of sergeant wasn't always one of Rodriguez's goals.
"I was a trouble maker," she said. "After a while of seeing my peers have more responsibility placed on them, I realized I had to straighten up."
When she earned her stripes in April, her life changed immediately.
"Being an NCO is challenging," she said. "You go from being lower enlisted to the next day being an NCO with more responsibilities. Some days you have to make split decisions. I enjoy taking care of Soldiers and training them to be our next leaders."
The role of the non-commissioned officer hasn't changed much over the years, and it's a role that Stallard said he is excited about taking on.
"I like military history – the history that the NCO Corps has," Stallard said. "It goes all the way back to the beginning of the Army. It's great that I and other NCOs are part of something that has been going for hundreds of years and will continue for many more."
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Major sports tenant: Spokane Chiefs WHL hockey team.
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Posted by Holger Kisker on March 30, 2010
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On the need to analyze, compare and rate partner eco-systems – please vote.
The world is becoming more and more complex and so are the business challenges and their related IT solutions. Today no single vendor can provide complete end-to-end solutions from physical assets to business process optimization. Some large vendors like IBM, Oracle or HP, have extended their solution footprint to cover more and more of the four IT core markets hardware, middleware software, business applications and services but still require complementary partner solutions to cover end-to-end processes. Two examples of emerging complex IT solutions include:
- Smart Computing integrates the physical world with business process optimization via four steps: Awareness (sensors, tags etc.), Analysis (analytic solutions), Alternatives (business applications with decision support) and Action (feedback loop into the physical world). A few specialized vendors such as Savi Technology can cover the whole portfolio from sensors to business applications for selected scenarios. However, in general a complete solution requires many partners working closely together to enable an end-to-end process.
- Cloud Computing includes different IT resources (typically infrastructure, middleware and applications) which are offered in pay-by-use, self-service models via the internet. The seamless consumption of these resources for the end user anytime and anywhere however requires multiple technologies, processes and a challenging governance model often with many different stakeholder involved, behind the scene.
These are just two examples of fast growing IT markets where the need for strong partnerships between multiple vendors is predominantly visible. Of course partnerships are a key success factor in more traditional IT markets too, to complement existing solutions e.g. for specific industries, geographies, deployment options or additional value adding functionality and services.
Today large IT companies have built huge partner eco-systems around their solutions with hundreds and thousands of partners for different needs. The growing importance of partners, including technology-, solution-, channel- or service partners, brings new opportunities and challenges for everyone:
- Large IT vendors need to build and run partner eco-systems with efficient, scaling processes. As their partner eco-systems are competing with each other large vendors need to understand partners like 'customers' they need to 'win' with superior value proposition. 'How can I attract and retain the right partners to sign up for my partner eco-system?' 'How can I segment my partners and scale my processes?' are business critical questions. Whoever runs the more successful partner eco-system will be more successful in the market.
- Smaller IT vendors need to make difficult choices between large partner eco-systems. Entering into a partnership means significant investments of time and money. Smaller vendors cannot effort to be in several partner eco-systems at once. 'Which is the right partner eco-system for me to join?' 'How much effort and how much additional business can I expect from joining a specific partner community?' are business critical questions. Joining the right partner system can make or break a smaller IT vendor.
- End users do not want point solutions that need to get integrated with huge additional effort. IT users expect vendors to work closely together in order to provide better integrated technologies and services. But customers need to understand what they can expect from the partnerships between the vendors. 'What level of support and commitment does a large vendor provide for his smaller partners?' 'How do the partners work together, who can I call when I have a problem?' are important questions companies need answers for, before investing into partner solutions.
With the increasing importance to successfully build, join or buy into partner eco-systems I think there is a high need for a methodology that analyzes, compares and rates partner eco-systems. A tool that will highlight the differences between existing partner eco-systems, their strengths and weaknesses will help both, large vendors to further improve their partner strategy and processes and smaller vendors to make the right partner decisions. Process transparency from partner on-boarding through contract negotiations, technical integration and joint go-to-market activities will help to set expectations and help all involved parties to make the right decisions.
Forget about features & functions, the IT battle today is between partner eco-systems!
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Comment from null on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:58
Holger, this is a very important topic for BI market specifically. In my opinion BI partner ecosystem is slowly but surely disappearing. One prime example is BPS (Business Performance Solutions) where there are no independent players left to partner with - all have been absorbed by SAP, IBM, Oracle and Microsoft. This has huge implications to all other BI vendors that do not offer a full BI stack and are forced to partner. They are finding these opportunities get slimmer and slimmer every day.
Boris, thank you for the
Comment from null on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 11:10
Boris, thank you for the comment. Yes it is interesting to see how partner ecosystems are following maturity cycles and while some are growing strongly, others might dissapear over time. In the BPS market the number of potential solution partners might have become smaller recently, however I believe there is still plenty of partnering opportunities in this fastest growing BI market in many directions. For example, as compared to most other BI solutions, BPS requires deep industry expertise that can be completented with industry content e.g. by service partners, sold by channel partners or integrated into end-to-end 'smart solutions' by technology partners. So you are probably right regarding the pure BPS products/tools market, partner opportunities might be limited. As a total BPS market I still think partnerships are critically important.
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About time for new tires (34K so far on the runflat OEMs). I now have the spare so I'll be buying non-runflats and am considering YK580s at discount tire. They have a really high rating (Best/4.5 stars) and are listed at 60K treadlife...They are not the cheapest tire but based on the rating and treadlife they seem like a good pick...That said the treadlife and ratings may be BS.
Any thoughts? Thanks...
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Thanks for the feedback...
Just got 4 Yokohama YK580s and ditched the runflats. The are much quieter than the bridgestone RFTs...
You should definitely have a well for the spare below the mat in the back. I spent about 400 for the spare and jack and based on what i paid for my yokos, i saved about $600 not buying the runflats and the yokos are alot quiter than the oem runflats. The only issue might be that you have 20s...I have 18s. I got my spare thru bmw to be sure i got one that worked. Prob more expensive though...
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wowhead page loads up but there's no content :( any help solving this?
nope not loading for me either, but loads fine on my mobile :(
For me, it's down. Guru meditation.
Nothing loads
Yep, it's confirmed to be down right now =(
It's down right now
The server has been going up & down for the last 3 days. This is stupid...
Website loads no text... Aug 21. Not sure how ti fix it on my comp.
wowhead.com is down for everyone, it says so on their official facebook page, yet this site is showing them as up and running. weird?
Error 503.
my wowhead client isn't opening WoW for me..says it has been shut down by the remote user.. lol..is that your end or my end?
yet again its not up just the front page is showing search bar but that's it
site loads but no content loads... firefox and ie (current, cache cleared)
Website loads no text on any browser.
I can get on page but it seems links aren't there and little info on page
down for me too - two different browsers
its not actually up I've tried on different internet search engines
Error 503 Service Unavailable
Ya I don't know what to do without wowhead I get a 502 gateway error or a 503 error
Just like Micah said, it is up, but nothing shows other than the logo. No text, no menu... Been like this for 2 days or something now...
I love how each and every time I come to this website, it says, "Yup, it's up and reachable!" even though it never is. In this case, yeah, it's up. It's reachable. But nothing shows up, you twat.
cant see no text
Tested with chrome, IE and fox, always buggy, with somethings missing. damm trainee... why they let then touch the main site ? much better had a test domain, to do shit !
Same as everyonelse, not working. Tried clearing my cache, reinstalling Java, reinstalling all three browsers, and nothing.
Yup, I tired all that too. It's not coming up with any text at all.
Not working for me at all- Tried Chrome, tried IE- ran Crap Cleaner, clear cache, restarted, nothing, WoW head is DOWN for sure
I'm getting nothing on chrome/firefox or IE. all up to date.
Having the same problem as everyone else, most text doesn't show. But looking at the source of the pages the info is there, it just will not display for some reason. Tried IE and FF.
Tried FF as admin, cleared my cache, updated FF, tried Chrome... nothing works. Any advice? All I see is a white page when I try to load Wowhead, and it's been this way since a restart a few days ago.
i use firefox mostly and tried chrome - on chrome it let me load the main page but nothing else.
plain txt page, no pics, all the positions are wrong also
same as everybody here, no text... just pics :/
Having read the comment saying it's broken in Firefox I had another look... it turns out I was using FF12. But I updated and tried it in FF15 like Marcel and it still works. Which is just odd. Basically if you have a browser it doesn't work in, try FF or even Opera/IE and see what happens!
It seems the problem is with Chrome. I use that all the time and I've had the same as everyone else, but I just loaded it up in Firefox and it's like normal. Obviously something they updated is choking on Chrome (browser compatibility fail!). Hopefully it'll be fixed soon.
Hmm Chrome works fine... FF15 nothing works. IE.. nah ain't use that. Opera 12 works fine... FF problems with Wowhead?
Same no info on pages.
Like everyone else says, the page has nothing. Can't do anything from main page apart from click on pictures. No text.
Same here, using Google Chrome, but in Firefox and IE9 is normal.
I can get on a page and it has very little info on what I searched for, no tabs for comments, uses, etc. Page says what it is, then says Related and then Contribute, and a few advertisements.
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Today, the SF SPCA and Pets Unlimited announced a merger of two likeminded animal welfare organizations, creating a centralized animal care nonprofit that will significantly increase resources and enhance operations for the benefit of animals in the San Francisco Bay Area. The merger was unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both organizations and is set to close on March 1, 2014.
"The SF SPCA and Pets Unlimited are excited about our future as a combined organization and the increased care for animals we will be able to provide," stated SF SPCA co-president Jason Walthall. "Together, we have 200 years of experience caring for animals in San Francisco, and while both organizations have a deep history as individual nonprofits, we never stop looking for new ways to advance our shared mission: to save and protect animals in need. Therefore, after careful consideration, it became evident that a merger was the best thing to do for the community and will have a considerable, positive impact on animal care. Getting animals into loving homes is what we do, and this merger furthers that cause."
The combined organization will continue to offer services at the existing SF SPCA Mission campus on Alabama Street and at the Pets Unlimited Pacific Heights campus on Fillmore Street. The dual campuses in different segments of San Francisco will substantially increase various animal care services as they operate under the same management structure.
"The merger of the SF SPCA and Pets Unlimited marks an important moment in the progression of San Francisco animal care," said Dr. Thomas Mason, Pets Unlimited director of veterinary services. "By joining forces and operating as a combined entity, we will not only become more efficient with fundraising resources, we will synergize the best practices between our organizations to elevate the level of animal care to new heights"
Key benefits of the merger include:
- Ability to increase adoptions and charitable care by offering two locations in different neighborhoods of San Francisco.
- Superior customer service for guardians by offering two locations for veterinary care, while staying in the same hospital system.
- Enhanced animal care services through the combination of best practice methods.
- Ability to share marketing, advocacy, and fundraising resources, thereby creating an efficient system that provides more in charitable animal care for those who might not otherwise be able to afford veterinary visits.
- Enhanced partnerships with local animal welfare organizations like PAWS and VET SOS.
- Larger, more efficient volunteer network.
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For over 60 years, Pets Unlimited has rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed thousands of cats and dogs with nowhere else to turn. Pets Unlimited operates a special needs Shelter and Adoption Center and its state of the art Veterinary Center provides 24-hour general, urgent, and emergency care to cats and dogs in need.
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Mumbai: Guess who's having coffee together? The adorable on screen couple Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor will be shooting together for an ad, and it seems that the two will form a couple again for the shootings.
The commercial ad we are talking about is in fact a series of several acts, and it will be made for a coffee brand. Though they are not a couple in real life, and each of them have their own lovers, when it comes to the screen, Priyanka and Shahid form an ideal couple, very catchy to the public.
The commercials are being shot as we speak, and the first ad will be seen on the small screen starting next month. The shootings for this first new commercial have already been completed on Wednesday, and we will be able to see the two happy together in the Film City, on the screen.
We can't wait the see the two in the ad, especially when thinking about how hot Shahid and Priyanka look together.


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Field watches tend to be ignored among the tool watch set, mostly because their definition is a bit less clear than divers' or pilots' watches. In fact, a field watch's rugged build and clear dial markings makes it the perfect candidate for all sorts of expeditions. These five are particularly excellent candidates for bumps and bruises, be they from scree-scrambling, brush-clearing or desk-bumping.


text: Cape Town - White people are alienated from the public service due to the government's policy of absolute representation on the basis of race, said trade union Solidarity. This hampers the appointment and promotion possibilities for whites in the public service.The union's comments follow the call by Nkosinathi Nhleko, the director general of the department of labour, to young white people to pursue a career in the public service. According to Dirk Groenewald, head of Solidarity's department of labour court Law, this invitation shows that the government's stance on affirmative action differs from day to day. "The trade union's more than 25 affirmative action cases against institutions such as the South African Police Service and the department of corrective services show that the government's invitation to white youth to work in the public service contradicts what happens at state and semi-state institutions in practice," he said.The government's previous statements on affirmative action have already alienated white people and offer a strong contrast with Nhleko's statements, said Groenewald. "The state has lost its credibility as an employer where a white person can build a career," he said.Groenewald said that if the government wants to draw young white people to the public service, they will have to do more than merely extend an invitation. "The government should rather start revising its irrational affirmative action goals as well as its application."Follow Fin24 on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.


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Expert meeting on criteria for inscription on the lists established by the 2003 Convention
05/06-12-2005Paris (France)
The meeting on criteria for inscription of intangible heritage elements on the Lists to be established under the 2003 Convention (Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding) was attended by experts coming from some 15 UNESCO Member States and by observers from another 30 Member States.
The report summarises the debates of the meeting and presents the selection criteria as recommended at the conclusion of the meeting, relating in particular :
- to the definition of intangible heritage given in the Convention,
- to the need of involving communities in the whole identification and safeguarding process,
- and to the importance of transmission of ICH.
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01-11-2005Paris (France)
Expert meeting on inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage
17/18-03-2005Paris (France)
The purpose of the meeting was to study various inventory‐making methodologies and to debate issues to be taken into account when preparing the implementation of the 2003 Convention. Indeed, the characteristics of various systems already under elaboration or in place were studied and compared during the meeting, as were the different approaches and experiences of Member States, regions and disciplines. The debates and the conclusions of the meeting will contribute substantially to the elaboration of thematic manuals on the safeguarding of the ICH. The experts took part in the meeting in their personal capacities; they did not represent – unless they explicitly stated otherwise – official positions of their countries.
The 30 participating experts were selected among researchers, representatives of custodian communities, civil servants working in local and national administrations, as well as from relevant NGOs. Most of them came from countries that had already acquired experience in preparing one or more inventories of ICH.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was also invited, as were observers from UNESCO Member States, in particular those that had already ratified the Convention or that had shown a special interest in UNESCO's programmes in the field of ICH. Some 50 observers attended all or part of the meeting. There were four plenary working sessions, each of which was introduced by a keynote presentation.
Regional meeting for Caribbean States
17/19-02-2005Roseau (Dominica)
The aim of the meeting was to promote the Convention with a view not only to its ratification but also to its implementation. Experts from all over Latin America including Cuba attended the meeting.
Regional meeting for Arab States
05/06-01-2005Algiers (Algeria)
Jointly organized with the Algerian authorities on the occasion of the official visit of the Director-General of UNESCO to Algeria, this regional meeting was be attended by representatives of some thirty Member States.
Mrs. Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaïdjan, and several important Algerian dignitaries, including Mr Mohammed Bedjaoui, President of the Constitutional Council, were also be present.
Contact in Rabat: Mohamed Ould Khattar - in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture in Algiers.


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Capital Region indoor sports leagues
Yesterday's weather was such a tease: mid-50s? The sun shining? That's outdoor league sports weather to me. But then today it's back to reality: a high in the 20s with gusting winds.
Indoor team sports prevail for a few more months.
Fortunately, the Capital Region has a fair amount of indoor sports leagues to choose from. And forget the stress of being the new guys on a team, being picked last, or learning a new sport.
Local JCCs, YMCAs and community centers often have their own leagues and pickup games. The Ciccotti Center in Colonie has a men's and a women's league starting at the end of February.
For something a bit more intense, the The All American Sports Recreation Adult Basketball league promises to "make you feel like a PRO within your level of play." The league season's is already in swing, but you could try to sign up as a free agent.
Albany Dodgeball mixes athletics, philanthropy and fun Thursday nights from 8-10 pm at the Washington Ave Armory. People are encouraged to just show up and teams are picked by counting off in a line, so there's no fear of being picked last.
Also, there's a bartender working the nights of the games -- why wouldn't you want to play? And did you know Albany Dodgeball was involved in the world record for the longest dodgeball match ever played?
Flag Football
The All American Sports Recreation Flag Football league is apparently the fourth largest such league in the country. They have men, youth, and coed leagues and different divisions for varying skill levels. The winter season has already begun, but they also have a free agent option and a forum to find out if teams need players. They play at Afrim's.
The Albany County Hockey Facility has adult (high school or older) open hockey on most Wednesday and Sunday evenings. You must wear your full equipment. Wednesdays are $10, and Sundays are $12.
Indoor Soccer
Afrim's in Colonie has a bunch of indoor soccer leagues. Many of the leagues are underway, but they have a 9v9 soccer league starting in March, and their "Winter 3" session starting at the same time. The levels of each league are designated by experience: they have options for college athletes to those just learning the game.
Roller Derby
We're lucky in the Capital Region: we have three different roller derby leagues. The Hellions of Troy (who practice and play out of Schenectady), The Albany All-Stars (whose bouts are at the Washington Ave Armory), and the Capital District Men's Roller Derby (who have their first bout in April). All three leagues are recruiting.
Thinking ahead to spring? There are plenty of volleyball, outdoor soccer and softball leagues to choose from.
Men's and Women's rugby is an option, too. The Albany Knickerbockers Rugby Club welcomes 18+ and all skill levels. Their games begin in April.
And if you still haven't found a league that's right for you, Sportsvite (a website where you can create a member profile and browse local athletes and leagues) and Craigslist are both good places to look.
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mm, rugby.
There is also ultimate frisbee! Our indoor league for this winter is already closed but outdoor will start in May.
Thanks J Mac! I had no idea there was an indoor ultimate frisbee league. Good to know outdoor starts in May.
Is this your group? http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57603983375#!/group.php?gid=57603983375&v=wall
Um, that outdoor soccer link - I don't think that league is in our Albany, looks like California. Is there a league in our area?
Thanks for catching that Shannon. Sorry about that.
It looks like Clifton Park might be starting up a women's adult league. Scroll down about halfway through: http://www.cliftonparksoccer.com/index.htm
The older information is here: http://www.adultsoccer.info/
Lynn's is the "other" league in Albany area, it is not the largest, but it's the very best run league! Contact the commish if you have any questions.
Women's tackle football is also an option. The Roster is still open for 2017 Games start in April. http://www.nyknockoutfootball.com/
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Legoland plans to use satellite navigation to pinpoint children who go astray while visiting its park in Windsor, Berkshire.
As part of the system, all children will wear tiny bracelets which parents activate if a child gets lost. The bracelet can then be tracked.
It is hoped the system will be in place in Legoland Windsor by next year.
"There is every chance that we could bring this here in 2005.
"It's certainly something we will be looking at," said Legoland Windsor spokesman Ben Egan.
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A major stretch of central London is to be rebranded the Northbank in an attempt to create a rival to the South Bank.
280 businesses in the area north of the river from Trafalgar Square and Embankment to the Strand and Aldwych have voted for the creation of the Northbank Business Improvement District (BID).
Westminster City Council balloted businesses in the area - including luxury hotels The Savoy and Corinthia, the Queen's bank Coutts and restaurant The Delaunay - and more than 80 per cent voted in favour.
The yes vote gives the go-ahead to an £8 million four-and-a-half year plan to improve the area that will start in October.
Ruth Duston, who will run the project, said: "A renewal plan for the area is long overdue with the area a lynch-pin for London's prosperous history. Londoners and tourists can see how vibrant the South Bank has become and we believe more can be done to drive inward investment, spend and footfall to the area."
Plans include a team of street guides, new pedestrian areas, as well as an upgrade programme for Villiers Street, Embankment Place, Embankment and Temple underground stations and improvements to pedestrian access to link with Covent Garden.
There has been criticism of the Northbank brand name and Paul Dimoldenberg, leader of the Labour group at Westminster council, previously told The Standard it reminded him of the stand at the old Highbury Stadium: "Immediately I think of Arsenal. The Strand is a world famous name, it's even on the Monopoly board. Why not build a marketing initiative on that."
But Duston said: "There are many distinct locations here but we needed a name to encompass all of these iconic places. Like Midtown we wanted to find a new name to represent the whole area."
Around 45 million people pass through the area each year via Charing Cross, Embankment and Temple Underground stations. The funding will come via a levy of all occupiers in the area – each business will pay 1 per cent of their rateable value with a cap for the biggest.
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Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), which detected 129.5 Million PUPs (potentially unwanted programs), said that users removed only 71.7 Million of them.
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Updated - The Sun highlights Peter Andre's Valletta controversy - minority leader says decision was taken only by the mayor
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Britain's top selling Sun newspaper reports today how how the appointment of singer Peter Andre as Valletta cultural capital has made the Maltese cross.
"Maltese cross at 'culture ace' Pete" it says, adding that Andre has no link to island.
The perma-tan pop statesman, 39, was unanimously voted by city councillors to promote the rich history and art of the world heritage site, it reports, but more than 1,000 furious locals have signed a petition to get the Mysterious Girl singer — who has no links to the Mediterranean island — sacked.
Their plea blasts: "Peter Andre should be the last person to carry such a prestigious and important title.
"Valletta shall only be handled with honour."
Still reeling from the honorary citizenship given to Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias, in 2008, residents branded this celebrity title "100 times worse."
Despite winning "Best International Male" at the Malta Music Awards last week, Andre made no mention of his appointment by mayor Alexiei Dingli earlier on the same day.
Mr Dingli said he wanted "a celebrity fond of Valletta" to help promote the 16th-century city abroad.
He added: "Valletta will feature prominently in his ITV show which has an average viewership of 1.7 million.
Apart from this, I can reveal Peter promised to come again this summer where we will be discussing potential future collaborations."
Meanwhile Ray Azzopardi, minority leader in Valletta local council wrote in a comment to timesofmalta.com that no vote was taken in the council for Peter Andre's appointment.
"The decision was taken by the mayor the week before, and he informed us about the decision, which he took on his own. There was never any discussion about it.
In a reaction to Mr Azzopardi's comments, Mr Dingli said that contrary to what Mr Azzopardi was stating, a unanimous decision was taken by the council during a meeting where he was present and the unanimous decision was minuted.
"Mr Azzopardi was so in favour of this decision that he proudly showcased his meeting with Peter Andre on his facebook page and in the side comments, he also wrote that he believes that this was good idea," Mr Dingli said.
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Gamification of education is a developing approach for increasing learners' motivation and engagement by incorporating game design elements in educational environments. With the growing popularity of gamification and yet mixed success of its application in educational contexts, the current review is aiming to shed a more realistic light on the research in this field by focusing on empirical evidence rather than on potentialities, beliefs or preferences. Accordingly, it critically examines the advancement in gamifying education. The discussion is structured around the used gamification mechanisms, the gamified subjects, the type of gamified learning activities, and the study goals, with an emphasis on the reliability and validity of the reported outcomes. To improve our understanding and offer a more realistic picture of the progress of gamification in education, consistent with the presented evidence, we examine both the outcomes reported in the papers and how they have been obtained. While the gamification in education is still a growing phenomenon, the review reveals that (i) insufficient evidence exists to support the long-term benefits of gamification in educational contexts; (ii) the practice of gamifying learning has outpaced researchers' understanding of its mechanisms and methods; (iii) the knowledge of how to gamify an activity in accordance with the specifics of the educational context is still limited. The review highlights the need for systematically designed studies and rigorously tested approaches confirming the educational benefits of gamification, if gamified learning is to become a recognized instructional approach.
"Teaching Machines and Turing Machines: The History of the Future of Labor and Learning"
"I want to talk to you today about the history and the future of teaching machines. I want to talk about teaching machines and teaching labor, specifically the belief that machines are necessary because they are efficient, labor-saving. Here at the University of Wisconsin, these questions are all the more imperative: what labor, whose labor is saved, is replaced in this, an age of economic precarity, adjunct-ification, anti-unionism, automation? What is the role of education technology in pedagogy, in scholarly labor, in the labor of learning and of love? And again, whose labor is saved, and whose is replaced? "
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Looking ahead, these experts predict more disruption, starting with digital interfaces: They say voice-recognition (think "Siri" and "Alexa") and "air typing" on connected surfaces of all kinds will become mainstream activities. A data layer will be superimposed on the physical environment, allowing more context, history, and insight to be gained when people interact with their surroundings. Artificial intelligence will be ever-more-deeply ingrained in decision-making and logistics. Gigabit-enabled applications will be common — as people interact with holograms of others in both artificial and real worlds that otherwise may not be easy to get to. They predict the very notion of "being present" with another person or encountering another place will change. In all, the expert respondents to Center questions argued that by the year 2025, the internet will become "like electricity" — less visible, yet more deeply embedded in people's lives for both good and ill.
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Presentation slides for my ISTE 2017 maker education workshop.
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Almost two years ago, Spanish filmmaker Cristóbal Vila shot an exquisite little film, Nature by Numbers, which captured the ways in which mathematical concepts (Fibonacci Sequence, Golden Number, etc.) reveal themselves in nature.
"It has been suggested that the use of active learning instructional strategies, both in traditional face-to-face classrooms as well as online courses, enhances learning and results in better learning outcomes. . .[Online Interactive Activities include] multiple choice, "drag and drop" matching exercises, and video and traditional case discussions, as active learning strategies to reinforce course concepts. This study examines whether the inclusion of these activities significantly improved learning outcomes as measured by performance scores on two required exams.
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Today's global employers are searching for employees that have specific skills. Those skills may not be the same needed in 10 years though. In 2009, the US Department of Labor estimated 65% of today's school children would eventually be employed in jobs that have yet to be created. The number is far higher today. The influx of technology is what has changed the shape of education forever. For this reason, schools must create opportunities for students to engage in higher level thinking skills and experience 21st century skills while using technology.
Today's global employers are searching for employees that have specific skills. Those skills may not be the same needed in 10 years though. In 2009, the US Department of Labor estimated 65% of today's school children would eventually be employed in jobs that have yet to be created. The number is far higher today. The influx of technology is what has changed the shape of education forever. For this reason, schools must create opportunities for students to engage in higher level thinking skills and experience 21st century skills while using technology.
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Christian Scott-Hills is a secondary English teacher at Brooklyn Center High school in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. In this conversation with E4E-Minnesota Outreach Director Holly Anderson, Christian shares why she is passionate about teacher diversity and getting involved to bring changes for her students.
Salesforce is an incredibly powerful tool, but it's only effective if your sales team knows how to use it. Cue Salesforce training. Although many resources are available, it's a challenge to find the right training for your team.
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"TEACHING NAKED? That's what Goucher College's president, Jose Bowen, calls going tech-free in the classroom, and he thinks more teachers should try it. He's not anti-tech, but he worries that PowerPoint encourages professors to "profess" too much—spouting content rather than encouraging active learning. Bowen shares his provocative take on teaching in this week's EdSurge Podcast."
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It wouldn't be the Learning Technologies conference without an overview of what lies ahead. The pace of change in our field is unpredictable. Sometimes it seem terribly slow, but right now it seems we are on the cusp of an enormous shift. Helping us understand and find our way through it are Steve Wheeler and Tony O'Driscoll, who will look not only at the new technologies, but also at their likely impact on L&D.
Summary: Situated Learning Theory posits that learning is unintentional and situated within authentic activity, context, and culture. Originator: Jean Lave Key Terms: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP), Cognitive Apprenticeship Situated Learning Theory (Lave) In contrast with most classroom learning activities that involve abstract knowledge which is and out of context, Lave argues that learning is situated; that is, as it normally occurs, learning is embedded within activity, context and culture. It is also usually unintentional rather than deliberate. Lave and Wenger (1991) call this a process of "legitimate peripheral participation." Knowledge needs to be presented in authentic contexts -- settings and situations that would normally involve that knowledge. Social interaction and collaboration are essential components of situated learning -- learners become involved in a "community of practice" which embodies certain beliefs and behaviors to be acquired. As the beginner or novice moves from the periphery of a community to its center, he or she becomes more active and engaged within the culture and eventually assumes the role of an expert. Other researchers have further developed Situated Learning theory. Brown, Collins & Duguid (1989) emphasize the idea of cognitive apprenticeship: "Cognitive apprenticeship supports learning in a domain by enabling students to acquire, develop and use cognitive tools in authentic domain activity. Learning, both outside and inside school, advances through collaborative social interaction and the social construction of knowledge."
The next digital evolution is the rise of the internet of things—sometimes now called the "internet on things." This refers to the growing phenomenon of building connectivity into vehicles, wearable devices, appliances and other household items such as thermostats, as well as goods moving through business supply chains. It also covers the rapid spread of data-emitting or tracking sensors in the physical environment that give readouts on everything from crop conditions to pollution levels to where there are open parking spaces to babies' breathing rates in their cribs.
"*Learning from direct experience can be more effective if coupled with reflection-that is, the intentional attempt to synthesize, abstract, and articulate the key lessons taught by experience.
*Reflecting on what has been learned makes experience more productive.
*Reflection builds one's confidence in the ability to achieve a goal (i.e., self-efficacy), which in turn translates into higher rates of learning."
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Many of us already believe this; here it is confirmed by a Harvard Business School study. Full article may be downloaded here.
"Some 30 percent of this year's three million graduating seniors will not go straight to college, a number that is ticking up as an improving economy draws more graduates directly to work. They go to Walmarts and to welding shops, restaurants, salons, hospitals and construction sites, to start careers on the tougher side of the vast economic and cultural divide that is demarcated by a college degree.
"Some — mostly boys, researchers say — will land high-paying jobs as welders, electricians, plumbers or air-conditioning technicians. But the number of higher-skilled jobs attainable with a high school diploma is eroding over the long term, replaced by low-skilled work, despite President Trump's promises to champion blue-collar workers.
"This graduation season, The New York Times visited schools in rural Idaho, an industrial city in Indiana and California's suburban Inland Empire to talk with seniors and their parents about their plans, hopes and dreams — and their decisions not to continue their education."
Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group.
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"Garry Kasparov and DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis discuss Garry's new book "Deep Thinking", his match with Deep Blue and his thoughts on the future of AI in the world of chess."
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The 14th Rattlesnake Trail 50k was run Saturday July 12, 2008. Under ideal conditions, the course is tough. Under the conditions we had for the race, it was brutal but fun. That's right. Ultra runners are a sick bunch. If it was cool, overcast and breezy it would be a 10k! So much for the theory of slower times going hand in hand with high temperatures. Continue Reading »


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Another day, another injury for Admiral Farragut.
The Blue Jackets lost starting left tackle Brendon Staas on Wednesday when he tore the lateral collateral ligament in knee during practice.
"It was kind of a freakish play," Admiral Farragut coach Chris Miller said. "Brendon will definitely be out this week and the trainers said it doesn't look good."
Staas is the third player on the team to have a serious injury this week. The Blue Jackets lost receiver/defensive back Rayshawn Jenkins for 4-5 weeks with a fractured ribs and running back Cortavious Givens is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his knee.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally suggests a fuel-tax hike might be a way to address national concerns about fuel consumption and cause Americans to buy smaller vehicles, but he refrains from backing a specific proposal calling for a 50-cent-per gallon increase.
"Not necessarily," Mulally says when asked here at the Management Briefing Seminars whether he was throwing his support behind Michigan Congressman John Dingell's call for a 50-cent hike. "But it is necessary that the auto industry join in the debate" about governmental efforts to boost corporate average fuel economy requirements. "A piece of that could be a tax."
Mulally clearly is no fan of CAFE, saying "I've never seen a market-distorting policy like it.
"It is important for the industry to say what we stand for, not what we're against," he adds. "We absolutely believe in fuel efficiency, alternative-fuel technology and a clean environment."
Meanwhile, although Ford made $750 million in the second quarter, Mulally expects the auto maker to lose money in the remaining quarters due to a traditional tapering of vehicle sales toward the end of the year.
But proving that everything is relative, he reiterates a prediction Ford at least will lose less money in 2007 than in 2006.
He says the auto maker is addressing its fundamental problems, such as manufacturing overcapacity and a product lineup that relied too heavily on fullsize SUVs and pickup trucks.
That reliance "worked in the past, kind of, but it's not great for the future."
In a short time, Ford's vehicle-sales mix has shifted from 70% big trucks and 30% cars to closer to a 50/50 split, he says.
Also on the CEO's to-do list is better leveraging of Ford's global operations with a greater sharing of product development and components worldwide.
Despite its size, he says Ford was the "smallest large company" he has ever seen. "Ford is going to be a global company. We have been a regional company."
Mulally is closing in on his first year as Ford CEO, coming from outside the auto industry. The former head of Boeing Corp. was asked what advice he might give to another "outsider," Robert Nardelli, the new chairman and CEO of Chrysler LLC and former head of The Home Depot.
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Mr. PRICE of Georgia. I thank the leader.
As a physician, one of the tenets of medicine is: first, do no harm. Sadly, the President's law does real harm.
The Supreme Court has said that the law is constitutional. That doesn't make it good policy. It harms all of the principles that Americans hold dear as it relates to health care--it increases costs, decreases accessibility, lowers quality, and limits choices--the wrong direction for our country. It harms patients--especially seniors--by removing $500 billion from Medicare and having 15 unaccountable bureaucrats deny payment for health care services--decisions that should be made by patients and doctors, not by government. It harms doctors, over 80 percent of whom in a recent poll said that they would have to consider getting out of medicine because of this law. And it harms our economy, killing over 800,000 jobs and making it more difficult for small businesses, the job-creation engine of our Nation, to create jobs.
And it's that much more frustrating because it doesn't have to be this way.
There are positive solutions that don't require putting Washington in charge. There's a better way, and the first step to that better way is to repeal this law so we may work in a rational, deliberative, and, yes, bipartisan process for patient-centered health care where patients and families and doctors make medical decisions, not Washington.
The President's law doesn't just harm the health of patients and seniors; it harms the health of our economy and our Nation. And the first step to replace is to repeal. And we can start today.
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