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Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
When embarking on a new software project, there are many development methodologies that you can follow. Of course, there's the classic waterfall model, where you define all of the requirements, then you design the entire system, then you code the entire system, then you test the entire system, and you don't release it until all of the features are complete. This makes sense on paper, but in practice it's inflexible, and impractical as there's no room for change along the way.
Iterative Development
An alternative is to use an iterative approach, where you break the overall project into sub-projects (possibly by requirement) and you create a pipeline for each. For instance, while one requirement is nailed down and being coded, others might still be in the works, others might already be in testing, and others might loop back around to requirements definition even though coding already started for them. It's truly iterative, in that you go through the "define / code / test" cycle multiple times, even for the same requirement(s).
From this concept, Model-driven Engineering (MDE) was born, with its variants such as Rational's Unified Process based on UML, and the OMG's Model-driven Architecture (MDA). I particularly like UML as it helps me visualize the components in a large software system, and it goes a long way to communicating a system's design with others. In my opinion, a handful of good UML diagrams tell me more about a system then dozens of written pages.
The Capability Maturity Model (CMM), defined by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), defines a five-level process to software development. It describes the steps that a software development team should follow to attain a repeatable, successful, software development process. It also defines five possible levels that a development organization might be in, level 1 being the base level. After being assessed on certain points, such as how well documented requirements, design, and testing are, as well as how well progress is measured, an organization is deemed to be at one of the five levels.
Some developers balk at all of the formality involved with CMM, and the process-heavy approach they're often required to follow. Others like the structure and repeatability it fosters. However, most developers will agree that some process and documentation are small prices to pay to avoid the problems and possible project cancelations that might result without them. Perhaps the biggest strength of CMM is that it's flexible enough to work with any software methodology.
Agile Development and XP
Agile Software Development is a methodology that encompasses other software development methodologies. More importantly, it combines software development process with an iterative approach, group collaboration, adaptability, and software life-cycle issues. After all, a software system's life doesn't end after it exits testing. The need to deal with full life-cycle issues (i.e. customer support, patch deployment, and capturing customer feedback) is often underestimated.
Extreme Programming (XP), made popular by Kent Beck from his work at Chrysler, is form of Agile Programming. Its goals are to consider the humanity in software development just as much as the process. It focuses equally on the social side of programming, setting it out to make it as enjoyable as it is successful. The idea is that happy developers are productive developers. As a result, the methodology combines process with style, discipline, communication, feedback, and basic teamwork.
The SOYP
Unfortunately, all too often, most development teams use the SOYP methodology; otherwise known as the Seat Of Your Pants process (or lack thereof). I've found that it's best to follow some sort of process. Even if you don't choose to follow one strictly, you'll find more success if you follow portions of the methodologies defined above.
For instance, I've combined the use of UML diagrams, with the small group communication techniques found in XP, and the need to document and execute unit tests, without adopting all of the related details of the Unified Process, or XP, or CMM. On many projects and with most development teams, this can lead to more success than going too far in either direction (SOYP versus strict process). However, I've found one component critical to success in all of these projects; the RTM.
Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) Defined
Regardless of the process followed on the projects I've been involved in, I've always introduced the concept of the requirements traceability matrix (RTM). This is implemented as a simple spreadsheet, with each row of the spreadsheet dedicated to a requirement to be implemented. Included are spreadsheet columns for the following:
-A unique requirements identifier (i.e. a number)
-A description of the requirement
-A pointer to a design document for the requirement
-A pointer to the unit test document for the requirement
-A pointer to the test results after testing the requirement
-A color-coded (i.e. red, yellow, or green) status column for the requirement
-A column for sign-off for the requirement's inclusion in the next release
Each associated document, and all communication about the project (email, and so on) refer back to the requirements by requirement ID. This provides good two-way reconciliation between the RTM, and the set of design, test, and test-result documents. Meetings to measure project status and development progress always revolve around the RTM, and the requirements IDs contained within.
I've found that this simple form of project accounting helps to keep the project organized, and helps to focus all of the stakeholders. It also helps to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. For instance, if a design document is missing for a particular requirement/feature, it will be obvious when you look at the spreadsheet. If the implementation of a particular requirement is not going well, the status column will show this (and you can sort them by status if needed).
What process do you follow? How do you trace requirements/features from definition through deployment on your projects? Write back in the comments section and share with your fellow DobbsCodeTalk readers.
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SKF at Hannover fair: mobile app and vibration sensor allow collection of expert data by non-experts
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At the Hannover fair, SKF will launch SKF Enlight, a package that combines a powerful new mobile app with a special Bluetooth-enabled sensor. It allows non-expert staff to gather expert data such as vibration and temperature information, using standard mobile devices on an on-demand basis, gaining access to SKF specialist analysis.
Gothenburg, Sweden, 13 April 2015: SKF has introduced a solution to help non-expert staff gather critical data. SKF Enlight is a platform that combines a mobile app, special sensor and, if appropriate, intrinsically safe hardware to allow fast, simple gathering of data from machinery.
There are three key elements to SKF Enlight, the first of which is Data Collect, an app that turns a standard mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet into a data collection device. Data can be sent directly to the SKF cloud, for expert analysis by the global SKF Remote Diagnostic Centre (RDC) network. The second key element is the SKF Wireless Machine Condition Detector (WMCD), a special sensor that measures vibration and temperature data – and relays it to Data Collect via Bluetooth. Finally, the third element is specially built Atex Zone 1-compliant tablets and smartphones, if users need to collect data in hazardous areas.
"The app is extremely simple to use, allowing non-vibration experts to collect expert data," says Christoffer Malm, Head of Connectivity Room at SKF. "The user is only one button push away from RDC experts, who use their extensive knowledge to provide detailed analysis of a machine's condition – and provide recommendations to rectify faults."
The WMCD sensor, mounted magnetically to a machine, measures vibration and temperature data. This is then sent to the app – via Bluetooth – for visualization. Vibration levels are benchmarked against ISO standards. The user sees the assessment as a simple 'traffic light' (red, amber or green) indicator.
In addition, the WMCD takes a simultaneous measurement of the bearing's condition – using patented SKF algorithms to assess the severity of damage and wear. Again, results are displayed in traffic light format. In the event of a warning or alert in any of the measured parameters, the user can request an 'On Demand Diagnostic' directly from the measurement screen. Collected data is sent wirelessly to an SKF RDC, where a vibration expert can analyze the data and send a report as to the cause of the high vibration directly to the users email account.
Dedicated vibration analyzers require a high level of competence, and are expensive for one-off measurements. SKF Enlight provides low-cost, easy to use instrumentation, with instant connection to SKF expertise through its RDC network. It will help users carry out vibration monitoring in a way not currently fulfilled by systems such as route-based or dedicated high end analyzers. Manufacturing facilities and repair shops are likely to be the first beneficiaries.
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The recent spate of stories about privacy on social networking sites have led me to reconsider – a little. I still don't think Joe Public cares, but the technical and policy questions of networked privacy intrigue me more than the flow of personal information from a citizen to an organization and its friends.
The trigger for the current round of privacy worries was the launch of Google Buzz. Good Morning Silicon Valley puts it in context with Google, Buzz and the Silicon Tower, and danah boyd's keynote at SXSW 2010 reviews the lessons and implications.I think there may be a profound mismatch between the technical architectures of social networking sites, and the mental model of users.
Mathew Ingram's post Your Mom's Guide to Those Facebook Changes, and How to Block Them alerted me to the implications of Facebook's "Instant Personalization" features.
Woody Leonhard's article Hotmail's social networking busts your privacy showed that Google and Facebook aren't the only ones who can scare users about what personal information is being broadcast about them.
This mismatch is an example of the "hard intangibles" problem that I wrestled with inconclusively a few years ago: our minds can't effectively process the complexity of the systems we're confronted with.
Two examples: attenuation and scale.
We assume that information about us flows more sluggishly there further it goes. My friends know me quite well, their friends might know me a little, and the friends-of-friends-of-friends are effectively ignorant. In a data network, though, perfect fidelity is maintained no matter how many times information is copied. We therefore have poor intuition about the fidelity with which information can flow away from us across social networks.My most recent personal experience was when I noticed a new (?) feature on Facebook two days ago. One of my friends had commented on the status update of one of their friends, who is not in my friend network. Not only did I see the friend-of-my-friend's update; I saw all the comments that their friends (all strangers to me) had made. I'm pretty sure the friends-of-my-friend's-friend had no idea that some stranger at three removes would be reading their comments.
It's a truism that the mind cannot grasp non-linear growth; we're always surprised by the explosion of compound interest, for example. On a social network, the number of people who are friends-of-friends-of-…-of-friends grows exponentially; but I would bet that most people think it grows only linearly, or perhaps even stays constant. Thus, we grossly underestimate the number of people to whom our activities visible.
If you find the "friends-of-my-friend's-friend" construct hard to parse, then good: I made it on purpose. I suspect that such relationships are related to the "relational complexity" metrics defined by Graeme Halford and colleagues; Halford suggests that our brains max out at around four concurrent relationships.
I'm pretty confident that the Big Name Players all just want to do right by their users; the trouble is that the social networks they're building for us are (of necessity?) more complicated than we can handle. It hit home when I tried to grok the short blog post Managing your contacts with Windows Live People. I think I figured it out, but (a) I'm not sure I did, and (b) I'd rather not have had to.


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A regional drive to turn El Camino Real into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard clashed with thorny reality Tuesday night as property owners in Palo Alto lashed out at the city's effort to encourage wider sidewalks along the prominent commuter thoroughfare.
About 15 property owners attended a public hearing at Creekside Inn on Tuesday to hear city staff explain the city's proposed sidewalk ordinance and offer input. The ordinance, which was prompted by a memo from City Council members, seeks to expand the distance between curbs and buildings beyond the 12 feet that the zoning code currently calls for. It would maintain the 12-foot minimum width while also requiring an average building setback of 15 to 18 feet along El Camino.
The ordinance provides flexibility based on context, which includes such factors as "land use, adjacent properties' existing building setbacks, proposed or adjacent building design, and lot size." The city's Architectural Review Board, which issues recommendations on new developments, would consider these factors in issuing its decisions on particular projects.
In addition, the proposed ordinance would modify the existing "build to line" standard, which requires the front of the building to be 12 feet away from the curb. Under the new rules, the ground floor would be allowed to be set further back from the curb, to create more space for pedestrians, while the top floor could extend closer to the street. Features such as columns or arcades could also be brought closer to the sidewalk.
Chief Planning Official Amy French said developers currently have to request a "design enhancement exception" if they want to set their building back farther than 12 feet. The rule change would give them more flexibility in setting the buildings away from the sidewalk.
The movement to change rules along El Camino is rooted in both a regional effort to enliven the corridor and a local effort to reduce the mass of new developments. Recent developments on El Camino, including the Arbor Real townhouses near Charleston Road and the new hotel at the former Palo Alto Bowl site, have attracted criticism from residents about their large mass and proximity to the curb. In a memo last April, council members Greg Scharff, Karen Holman, Gail Price and Greg Schmid argued that the new projects have "generated consternation in the community and a strong negative reaction by members of the public as to how close the buildings are to the street and how the buildings turn their backs on the public right of way due to inadequate setbacks and building articulation and openings to reduce the building mass."
The council members pointed to the Grand Boulevard Initiative, a regional effort that calls for a minimum sidewalk width of 18 feet, significantly larger than the city's existing 12-foot standard.
"The idea of El Camino improvements is to provide vitality along the street," French said.
In addition to adjusting sidewalk widths, the proposed ordinance would also reduce the building density allowed at the 32 properties on El Camino zoned "neighborhood commercial." This provision was drafted in response to a recent change in state law that allows these properties to increase density from 15 housing units per acre to 20 units. In response, the City Council directed staff to consider reducing the "floor area ratio," which would effectively ensure that the additional units are small.
"One of the goals is (to have) smaller units to meet that segment of the housing need," French said.
Though planning staff stressed Tuesday that the new rules would only apply to new projects and not existing buildings, the caveat did little to assuage the concerns of the property owners. Many argued that the sidewalk ordinance would further limit their abilities to redevelop. Others dismissed the regional vision of turning El Camino into a "grand boulevard" as deeply misguided, noting that the car-heavy thoroughfare more closely resembles a highway than a promenade. Joe Rizza, whose property is at the corner of El Camino and Fernando Avenue, was one of many to question whether the city really needs to encourage more pedestrian use on the thoroughfare. A pedestrian who tries to cross El Camino at the crosswalk near this property effectively takes his life in his hands, Rizza said.
"I don't see people sitting on El Camino, with buses going by, enjoying their coffee," Rizza said. "I don't see bicycles using El Camino."
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Ken Weng, who also owns properties on El Camino, said the new adjustments would have a particularly negative impact on small properties, which already face heavy restrictions when it comes to redevelopment.
"We want to see a nice El Camino Real," Weng said. "The problem is, all the rules when you add them up together don't make sense with small properties."
Several speakers argued that if the city imposes new restrictions on properties, it should relax other rules, including height limits for buildings next to residential properties. Because they would no longer be allowed to be built close to the sidewalk, property owners should have the ability to build higher, they said.
Staff's response that the height issue could be considered separately but is not part of the current ordinance did little to assuage their concerns.
"You're taking something away, but you're not allowing some sort of modifications to compensate for that," said Ben Cintz, who owns property on El Camino and Stanford Avenue.
The city's Planning and Transportation Commission is scheduled to discuss the rule changes on April 9.


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Collapse Renews Calls For Safety Agreement
Proponents of a self-regulatory system for foreign apparel companies and factories to improve safety for garment workers in Bangladesh are hoping that the initiative will get fresh impetus after a building collapse in Dhaka.
The agreement, drafted by the U.S.-based International Labor Rights Forum and labor groups in Bangladesh in the aftermath of a deadly fire in a garment factory in Dhaka in December 2010, has so far failed to get the support of most big-brand foreign clothing companies Gap and Wal-Mart Stores have implemented their own independent safety measures.
Factories in the eight-story building that collapsed killing at least 200 people Wednesday had passed some safety checks. But the International Labor Rights Forum argues that a tougher system of inspection is required to save lives.
The Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement would be binding on those apparel companies that choose to sign up to it. To take effect, at least four big brand retail names need to sign up. So far, only two companies have done so. Foreign brands would be responsible for making sure that the factories they use meet agreed safety standards and make improvements where necessary.
If implemented, the agreement would establish a system of independent factory inspectors, whose recommendations would be binding. It's unclear how the agreement would be enforced, besides bringing public shame to companies that violate its terms.
The agreement would also allow workers to raise safety complaints and to refuse to work in dangerous conditions without losing their jobs or getting a pay cut.
The Rana Plaza building in Dhaka had been evacuated on Tuesday after a crack appeared in one of the walls but managers told workers to return to work the next day. Shortly afterwards the building, where around 5,000 people worked, collapsed.
Judy Gearhart, executive director of the International Labor Rights Forum told The Wall Street Journal's India Real Time that workers need a system to allow them to report safety concerns without the fear of losing their jobs.
"We need them [foreign apparel makers] to come to the agreement that we have put forward, we need greater transparency and an integral role for workers and their employers; had this been in place we would not have had workers sent back into work [after the crack appeared], " Ms. Gearhart said.
The agreement was updated following a fatal fire at a garment factory in Dhaka in November 2012.
But so far, only PVH Corp., owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and German retailer Tchibo have signed up.
In March U.S. based Gap Inc. said in a statement that reaching an agreement with trade unions, other foreign retailers and factory owners could "take considerable time."
"Gap Inc. decided it was imperative to take action immediately in Bangladesh with its own independent vendor community," the statement said. The company announced up to $20 million "as necessary" to support the implementation of required safety improvements.
Ms. Gearhart said that since the fire in November, retailers have developed their own safety programs focused on monitoring and training. "But none has the greater level of transparency and accountability required," she said.
"We are finding that most of the global apparel brands are trying to do more of the same," Ms. Gearhart added.
A Gap representative in Bangladesh declined to comment.
In response to November's fire, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said it was contributing $1.6 million for an Environmental Health and Safety academy in Bangladesh and working to raise awareness of fire safety and prevention to improve the industry.
A spokesman for Wal-Mart could not immediately be reached for comment.
Bangladesh is the world's second-largest exporter of garments after China and the industry has been the basis of its economic growth. But in the last 10 years, real-terms wages for the largely female workforce in garment factories have declined by an average of 2.37% according to a study by the Center for American Progress, a think-tank based in the U.S.
Demands by workers for higher wages and better working conditions have caused tensions with factory managers.
Scott Nova, executive director of the Worker Rights Consortium, a Washington-based nonprofit monitoring group, said that foreign retailers were prioritizing lower costs over the lives of workers.
"How many more workers have to die before these corporations are willing to take the steps necessary to put an end to this parade of horror?" Mr. Nova said in a statement.
In the last decade more than 700 workers have died in factory fires, according to labor groups.
Ms. Gearhart called for "significant changes" to the infrastructure in Bangladesh.
"We can only hope that we don't see more of these disasters, but we have been hoping that for 10 years," she said.
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"I read myself out of the closet," says acclaimed gay author Christopher Bram. "I could explore that part of myself in books."
Bram's most famous novel, Father of Frankenstein, became the Oscar winning film Gods and Monsters. Bram fictionalized the final days in the life of 1930s Hollywood filmmaker James Whale, who had injected a strong gay subtext in his classic chillers Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and The Old Dark House (1932). Whale's refusal to stay in the closet played a role in his blacklist from the industry in the early 1940s.
Bram is one of the authors featured in Authors With Pride, a selection of classic LGBT literature made available anew in e-book form. Offerings include Laura Z. Hobson's groundbreaking novel Consenting Adult, first published in 1975. Hobson (1900-1986) penned the autobiographical tale as a remembrance of her own coming to terms with her gay son. The book was a best seller at a time when people "simply didn't discuss such things." Hobson often addressed topics that people didn't want to hear about, as in her 1947 expose on anti-Semitism, Gentleman's Agreement.
Though Hobson was a straight woman, the vast majority of authors represented indeed identify as LGBT. Offerings include the trashy but fun novels of Harold Robbins, whose tales of the rich and privileged often included titillating encounters with lesbianism and bisexuality. More serious and important works include Martin Duberman's Stonewall, a historical accounting of the riots that launched the equality movement.
There's also children's books, such as Lights Out Shabbat, in which a young Jewish boy spends the Sabbath with his beloved Grandma, and her female partner.
Some of the featured authors may surprise a few readers, like the 19th century children's writer Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) and noted science fiction writer Issac Asimov. (were they gay? I guess you never know!)
Selections span a variety of generations, genders and genres. There are gay Western adventures alongside works of serious literature and stories taken from LGBT history.
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FOXBORO — He doesn't consider the season a dash for cash.
"I have to be honest about it," running back Stevan Ridley answered when asked about the contract year he's entering into with the Patriots. "It's there, but it's not my first concern.
"My first concern is going out there and being the best player for this team, and I think if I go out there and have a productive year and do what I need to do, that the contract will take care of itself. So I'm not really going to put too much thought into it because I think, as you guys (in the media) know, if I start thinking about that, it could easily be a distraction.
"So I can't really worry with that," said Ridley. "I am going to have the good days. I'm going to have some bad days. But I'm going to just keep working and keep my head in the dirt and keep grinding it out."
Ridley's 4.5-yard rushing average on 555 carries over his three years in the NFL makes him the Patriots' all-time leader in that department, but they've come at a price — nine career fumbles, eight in the past two seasons, six of them resulting in fumbles.
Welcome to the NFL
On the second day of practice in full pads, veteran cornerback Brandon Browner welcomed rookie running back James White to the NFL by leveling him with a hit he punctuated with a celebratory scream.
Following the rain-shortened practice, Ridley swept the fourth-round draft pick off his feet with praise.
"I say particularly, and not to single out one guy, but James has come in and he's done an awesome job," said Ridley.
Take a lap
Rookie quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (third day in a row) and rookie center Bryan Stork (second day in a row) were forced to run their daily punishment laps for a botched snap.
Linebackers Steve Beauharnais and Cameron Gordon were similarly punished during Sunday's practice after jumping offside.
Roster's full
The Patriots released wide receiver Greg Orton, who reportedly suffered a torn Achilles tendon at Friday's practice (he was carted off the field), and signed wideouts Cole Stanford (Cal Poly) and Brian Tyms (Florida A&M).
The moves put the Patriots at the league-limit 90 players.
Director of player personnel Nick Caserio said that Orton will "probably end up on injured reserve."
Start your engines
Wide receiver Julian Edelman joked that his recent experience driving the pace car at NASCAR Sprint Car series Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway prepared him for last Wednesday's conditioning test.
"It's good," said Edelman. "It actually helped me for the conditioning test to set the pace for what our times were. It was a fun experience and you get to appreciate that sport when you see it up close."
The attendance sheet
Cornerback Alfonzo Dennard, wide receiver Aaron Dobson, wide receiver Jeremy Gallon, and special teamer Matthew Slater continue their stints on the physically unable to perform list.
Defensive lineman Dominique Easley, offensive tackle Chris Martin, and linebacker Deontae Skinner remain on the non-football injury list.
Defensive backs Daxton Swanson and Jemea Thomas, both of whom were injured earlier in camp, remained out.
The week ahead
After taking today off, the Patriots will practice at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Friday's practice is the annual in-stadium affair at night (7 o'clock), a ticketed event.
Glen Farley writes for the Brockton Enterprise of GateHouse News Service.
Patriots Notebook: Ridley's priorities are in place
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Michael Martin, Eastfield Head Baseball Coach, has been named the 2006 American Baseball Coaches Association and Diamond Sports Company National Coach of the Year for National Junior College Athletic Association Division III baseball. He will be honored at the ABCA Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet on January 5, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.
Eastfield head coach Michael Martin, a former Louisiana Tech standout relief pitcher, took the reins of the Harvester baseball program in fall 2001. Since then, he has helped produce six National Junior College Athletic Association All-American First Team players, sixteen All-Region players, and five Texas-New Mexico All Star Game players. He has also helped 35 of his players find spots with four year college/university teams. In addition, the Harvesters closed the 2005 season 43-16 and were ranked second in the nation in the year end NJCAA Division III poll. Martin led the Harvesters to win the Metro Athletic Conference Championship title in 2005.
The American Baseball Coaches Association also has honored Martin and his fantastic work by naming him NJCAA Division III 2005 Coach of the Year.
Prior to coming to Eastfield, Martin spent five seasons at the University of Arkansas- Monticello as head coach, where he established himself as one of the top coaches in the school's history. Entering the 2001 (spring) season, he stood as the second-most winning coach in Boll Weevil baseball history.
While at UAM the Weevils, under Martin's direction, enjoyed their highest finish (third) since joining the Gulf South Conference in 1995 and qualified for their first trip to post-season play. Martin also oversaw the reshaping and renovation of Weevil Field.
Between 1997 and 2001, nine Weevils were named to the All Gulf South Conference team and one player, pitcher Chad Yates, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Before arriving on the Monticello campus, Martin served four seasons at Louisiana Tech as both pitching and infield coach. He also was the coordinator of LA Tech's recruiting and the Bulldog's yearly baseball camp.
Martin completed his undergraduate career as the Bulldogs all-time saves leader. He posted a 5-0 record in 1989 with a sparkling 2.00 ERA and a school record of eight saves. He also batted .294 with one home run and five RBIs. In 1990, Martin recorded five more saves, establishing the since-broken, Tech record for career saves. After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1991, Martin remained at Tech as a graduate assistant in 1992 and was promoted to full-time assistant in 1993.
In 1987, his freshman season, Martin was part of Tech's Southland Conference- East Division and tournament championship team which advanced to the NCAA Regionals. In 1992, the Bulldogs captured the Sun Belt Conference-West Division title.
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Alan danced the tango, whilst Becky watched the waltz. Jim and Jane were great together. Ken was magnificent during his foxtrot and Simon excelled at the rumba. Jessica danced with Alan, but Laura did not dance with Simon. Who danced the rumba with Simon?
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I'm going to be taking a break from Herbst Handmade during and after the the Holidays.... I'm not sure when I'll return. I plan to keep blogging, but I imagine the shop won't be restocked for quite some time. I've got quite a few projects for myself and our house that have been on the back burner for way too long. Also, I've got a growing list of changes I'd like to make in the new year, which are inevitably going to affect the way I work. I think it's going to be good. I just need some time to sort it all out.
We're heading to Ohio for Christmas so the next few days will be filled with last-minute planning, packing and all of the dread that goes along with traveling with a one-year-old during the Holidays. :-P (!)
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Stage 2 swim lessons for school age children at the YMCA focus on forward movement in the water and performing basic self-rescue skills independently, without the instructor's assistance.. Instructors help students continue to feel comfortable in an aquatic environment, both at the surface and underwater, as well as basic water safety. See Swim Lessons for an overview of our Stages progression.
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Rush challenges MSNBC
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh challenged MSNBC on Tuesday to go 30 days without mentioning his name on television.
"Throughout the busy broadcast day, MSNBC cannot go an hour without mentioning me or playing video of me or having me discussed," Limbaugh said. "I challenge you, MSNBC! Thirty days without anything mentioning me. No video of me, no guests commenting on me. See if you can do it."
Limbaugh accused the cable network of trying to "build its ratings on my back" by making him a frequent subject of discussion and portraying him as a leader of the Republican Party.
"It seems that the liberalism that is MSNBC isn't selling as well as they would like because they cannot — from the Scarborough show in the morning, all the way to night, they cannot … go any appreciable length of time without showing video of me, the CPAC speech or excerpts from this radio show or having a bunch of hack guests on to discuss me," he said, according a transcript on his website.
Limbaugh also suggested that the network may not be able to withstand a ratings plunge if mentions of him were pulled from the network.
"Let's see if you can run your little TV network for 30 days without doing a single story on me, and then let's take a look your ratings during those 30 days and see what happens," he said. "Because obviously MSNBC thinks they cannot get numbers without focusing on me."
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"The World's End" prints sold out at the show opening!
"Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz", and now "The World's End" make up what writer/director Edgar Wright has deemed "Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy". They're three relatively different films in that their only main connection is that they're written/directed by Edgar Wright, they all star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and at some point, Cornetto ice cream cones are eaten in each movie. That's an excellent basis for a trilogy in my opinion.
With "The World's End" opening next week, Gallery 1988 has teamed up with Edgar Wright to celebrate his career with artwork portraying his various projects. I adore his films, and I absolutely cannot wait to see what he does with Ant-Man for Marvel in a few years. The footage he showed off at San Diego Comic Con last year was incredible, and I think there's no better director than Edgar Wright for that project.
When I started working on ideas for what I wanted to do for this show, I felt drawn to doing three pieces, based off of the trilogy. I love combining things that are clearly not for kids with things that clearly are only for children. So what better way to take these three films, and turn them into children's books!
Limited signed/numbered prints of each piece will be available at the gallery! I'll also have framed #1 prints on the wall.
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There will be some VERY special guests showing up to the opening, so if you can make it, please come early, as the line will no doubt be insane.
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About the Pupil Portal
The student portal is a service which provides all pupils secure access to a host of key information. This information is pulled directly from the school's central management information system (MIS). It also runs a full virtual learning environment. The portal is 100% web based meaning you just need a web browser to use it. It works from in school and from any location around the world that has internet access.
Every school will use the system differently and have direct requirements but at present every pupil can access the following information:
Home Page
When you log in you will be presented with your home page. At present it is fixed but soon pupils will be able to pick and choose what information and objects they would like on their front page. For now it shows your timetable (today and tomorrow), latest content on the intranet that is linked to subjects you study, your teachers (with e-mail links) and your teaching groups (sets). When you first log in you can register your mobile phone and choose a nickname. Its important to do this as the Virtual Learning Environment will use SMS to alert you about new content, home work, tests etc.
VLE - Virtual Learning
A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a software system designed to help teachers by facilitating the management of educational courses for their pupils, especially by helping teachers and pupils with course administration. The system can track pupils progress, which can be monitored by both teachers and pupils. While frequently thought of as primarily tools for distance education, they are most often used to supplement the face-to-face classroom. Depending on how your teachers will use the new environment they following features can be used.


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When you've worked out of a traditional tool chest for 15 years, you sometimes forget how excellent it is to work from.
That is, until you teach others how to build the chest.
This week, I'm at Roy Underhill's woodworking school, "The Woodwright's School." This is the last class I'm teaching in 2012 (aside from Woodworking in America), and it makes me a little sad for some curious reason.
I've helped bring more than 50 of these chests through the birth canal in the last 15 months, and every one has been a difficult delivery. While tool chests are simple projects – just dovetails, dovetails and dovetails – they require a certain level of devotion to complete.
That's because unlike a workbench, you can put a tool chest aside to work on other projects.
So when someone sends me a photo of the tool chest that they built, or rebuilt or refinished, I am totally thankful. It is quite easy to dismiss a tool chest as antiquated or back-breaking. It takes someone with a streak of crazy, drunk or open-mindedness to actually build one and use it.
When these crazy, open-minded drunks report back to me, here is what they say: I never knew how awesome it would be to work out of a tool chest.
So build one. It takes only about 40 hours of time. If you don't like it in the shop, your spouse will be thrilled to have a dovetailed blanket chest.
And it just might change the way you work.
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Oh My Papa
(1) Convince Jack and Diane to speak out against Caesar. (2) Find Regis evidence that Caesar will annihilate the Great Khans. (3) Convince Melissa to speak out against Caesar. (4) (Optional) Find a way to disgrace Karl in front of Papa Khan. (5) Return the Legion slave ledger to Regis. (6) Talk to Papa Khan about breaking the alliance.
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Legion Slave Ledger.
This side quest can be, in a word, complicated. In two words, quite complicated. This side quest is intimately intertwined with the faction known as the Great Khans, who are located in their greatest numbers at their main encampment, Red Rock Canyon on the far western edge of the Mojave Wasteland. Unfortunately, Red Rock Canyon is one of those few locations on the map that don't have an easy springing-off point. That is to say, you're going to have to go overland through treacherous, mountainous terrain in order to get there. If you want a good point to spring-off from that's somewhat close by, however, consider Spring Mt. Ranch State Park to the south, or Remnants Bunker and Ranger Station Foxtrot to the north. Either way, when you arrive, seek out the longhouse on the compound, where the Great Khan leadership is located. These guys are the key to getting this side quest going.
Head inside the longhouse. As long as it's at a reasonable hour, you'll find men and women sitting around eating. Speak to everyone, leaving the Great Khan leader, Papa Khan, for last. This will ensure that if you haven't learned about a possible Great Khan-Caesar's Legion alliance somewhere else in the game before undertaking this side quest, you'll know now. Then, you can speak to Papa Khan, though he won't have much to say to you. Tell him you're interested in convincing him to sever his ties with Caesar's Legion, but for the time being anyway, he won't hear of it. With nothing left to do, use the in-game wait system to wait a while. See if the man sitting next to Papa Khan, Regis, has left. If he has, head outside, and you should run into him. When you do, he'll automatically engage you in conversation. What happens here is that Regis will tell you exactly who to speak with and what to do with each person (him included) to convince everyone that Caesar's Legion is not to be trusted. Speaking to all of these people and completing the corresponding tasks are the only way to convince Papa Khan himself, Regis' father, that he's better off siding with the NCR.
(It's true that you may be interested in preserving the Caesar's Legion-Great Khans alliance. If so, that's totally fine, but that route isn't covered here. We're most interested in staying on the Great Khans' good side so that they help us during the main quest known as Wild Card: Side Bets . Thus, severing the Great Khans' ties with Caesar while staying on their good side is a prerequisite.)
Two of the people Regis mention are Jack and Diane (yes, this is a rather obvious John Mellancamp reference). Jack and Diane are located closest to you, so you might as well go visit with them first and take care of business with them. They're posted at a unique location to the north of Red Rock Canyon, called Red Rock Drug Lab. You can easily walk there if you haven't been there already. Jack and Diane are intimately intertwined in another Side Quest known as Aba Daba Honeymoon , so you may or may not have already met them. Either way, approach the lovebirds and engage them in conversation. Speaking to both of them will net you all sorts of information, though if you use a really simple Speech check on Jack, you'll convince him that the Legion isn't any good for him or his woman. Well, that was simple!
The next person you're looking for is a woman named Melissa, and unfortunately, she's nowhere near Red Rock Canyon. She's located at an obscure destination known as the Great Khan Encampment, which is far to the southeast of Red Rock Canyon. You can walk there if you must, but there are other locations around the encampment that you can quick-travel to if you'd like, including Goodspring Cemetery to the west, Quarry Junction to the east, and the Yangtze Memorial to the south. This area is absolutely rife with dangerous Deathclaws, however, so keep your wits about you. When you finally stumble upon this tiny, obscure location, you'll encounter a trio of Great Khans who are waiting for an illicit drug shipment from the NCR. Speak to their leader, Melissa, and talk a bit about the Legion. She sounds excited about joining the Legion at first, but when you inform her that women aren't even allowed to serve in their ranks, she quickly changes her tune, agreeing to support a severing of ties between the Great Khans and the Legion. Even better, you can also undertake a side quest from Melissa, one called Don't Make A Beggar of Me .
Finally, we have find evidence that Regis himself asked for, because he doesn't necessarily believe that a Great Khan-Legion alliance is a bad thing, either. This evidence can be found at none other than ground zero for Legion activities -- a place known simply as The Fort. Now, this Legion stronghold may not be on your map yet, and for good reason. Finding it organically is virtually impossible. You need to take a makeshift ferry there from Cottonwood Cove, which is at the far southeastern end of the Mojave Wasteland. This place is overrun with Legion foes, but if you followed our Walkthrough , then Cottonwood Cove should already be emptied of any enemies. In fact, The Fort should be too, so you can quick-travel there effortlessly to get the ball rolling on the evidence Regis needs to become convinced. Unfortunately, this tactic won't work for you if you didn't follow the path designated in the aforementioned walkthrough.
Both at Cottonwood Cove and the Fort, even if you've already been there and completely cleared its occupants, still be on the lookout for stragglers. In our playthrough, we killed everyone at Cottonwood Cove and the Fort, including the entire Legion leadership, but still ran into about a half-dozen guards and some of their dogs when we arrived nonetheless. The idea is to break through to the Fort's back end, where you'll find an ornate tent. This is where the Legion's leadership is/was, but the piece of evidence you seek is also there. Move into the tent and head forward, looking for a table in an alcove on your left. On that table should be a book. Claim this book, called the Legion Slave Ledger, which is the proof you'll need that the Legion isn't to be trusted, by the Great Khans or just about anyone else.
With the Legion Slave Ledger in-hand, there's nothing left to do but to return to Red Rock Canyon with your evidence. Once there, seek out Regis, who should be back inside the longhouse. Talk to him and present him with the ledger, which will convince him once and for all that the Legion-Great Khans alliance is simply not going to happen. Now that you've touched base with Jack, Diane, Melissa and Regis, and convinced all four of them to press Papa Khan that the alliance isn't a good idea, you can speak to Papa Khan himself. While a quick resolution to this side quest from here involves a high Speech skill, you should already have a Speech skill high enough to do what's necessary, since we've stressed endlessly in both the Basics section and the Walkthrough of how ridiculously important a jacked-up Speech skill is. Using that skill, you can convince Papa Khan that the Great Khans can reclaim their own greatness without the help of the Legion. He'll agree, sending out Caesar's emissary and wrapping this side quest up. If you don't have a Speech skill high enough, however, you'll need to find another route towards the end of the quest, which isn't covered here.


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On the day Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an apparent heroin overdose, so did roughly 100 other Americans — 100 lives claimed by heroin or some other drug.
"Everyone's talking about him, and we want to know whose phone numbers were in his cellphone," says Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of The Partnership at Drugfree.org. "All of that's important, but in Washington, in San Diego, in Chicago and in Vermont, people died. And that's the nature of this. People say he was a smart guy, that he should have known it was bad. Of course he knew it was bad — the problem is, his brain was constantly telling him that some heroin would be a very good idea."
Hoffman's death highlights a steep increase in drug overdoses. Consider that in 2010, there were 38,329 such deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's more than double the 16,849 fatal overdoses recorded in 1999. Overdosing is now the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., ahead of traffic fatalities and gun homicides. And health officials warn that we're in the midst of a new heroin epidemic that will only get worse before it gets better.
"It's not that Hoffman overdosed on heroin — it's that he was using heroin in the first place," Pasierb says. "Like there's some safe level. Like if only he would have taken less, then somehow this would have been OK."
Aside from the obvious truth that no amount is safe, here's what you need to know about the drug:
It's a depressant. Heroin — a white to dark brown powder or tar-like substance — is a highly-addictive opioid drug extracted from poppy plants and synthesized from morphine. It's a downer, which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body. When it enters the body, it's converted back into morphine, and users feel a rush of euphoria.
"You have an extraordinary sense of well-being," says Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It's bliss. It removes any sense of discomfort." Once the brain discovers that effect — that powerful high — it begins to crave it again and again. "And if you don't have that drug onboard, you feel awful," Volkow says. "Things that in the past would produce pleasure no longer do."
[Read: Analyzing Philip Seymour Hoffman's Heroin Addiction.]
It's linked with prescription drug abuse. The No. 1 sign that someone will use heroin, Pasierb says, is that he or she abused prescription painkillers like Vicodin and oxycodone."Where I am in NYC, I'm looking out at Madison Square Park," he says. "I can probably go out there and find an oxycodone for about $40. I could go down to Washington Square Park and get five envelopes of heroin for $40." Those are the "economics of what's driving the increase in heroin use," Pasierb says.
There are signs that someone is using. When someone is abusing heroin, he or she may suffer from shortness of breath, dry mouth, a droopy appearance and cycles of hyper alertness followed by sudden drowsiness. Their pupils will likely appear small. Users may also show sudden changes in behavior or actions.
"At one moment, they may be extremely friendly and sociable and very happy, and then they may be the opposite — very aggressive," Volkow says. She adds that as heroin starts to leave the body, a person's heart rate will spike, he or she will begin to sweat and the user might even experience seizures. "It's a very severe withdrawal," she says.
[Read: One Man's Story: How I Beat Addiction.]
There are multiple ways to use it. Twenty or 30 years ago, heroin was 6 to 10 percent pure, Pasierb says — so if people wanted to get high, the only choice they had was to inject it. These days, heroin is 50 to 60 percent pure, so most users start by snorting it, then gradually progress to smoking and injecting it.
"Maybe you've taken a couple oxycodones, and you're now dependent on them, and you say you're never going to put a needle in your arm," Pasierb says. "So you grind up some heroin and snort it, and that actually works for a little while." But then you build up a tolerance, so in pursuit of a better high, you decide to smoke it. That works for a while, too, until you again become tolerant. "And lo and behold, the only way to capture that high is to inject it into your arm," Pasierb says.
There's such thing as "bad heroin." A batch of so-called "bad heroin" has been making headlines across the East Coast, reportedly killing 22 people in western Pennsylvania over the course of a week. It's mixed with the prescription narcotic Fentanyl, which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine. Dealers use fentanyl to spike heroin as a "product marketing" tactic, Pasierb says — it provides a more powerful high than standard batches. "The problem is, these guys mixing it into some of the heroin they're selling aren't mixing the right amount, and they're killing their customers." Fentanyl-laced or not, he cautions: "The key thing about heroin is you don't know what you're getting. Buying a bag on the street is Russian roulette — open the chamber and see what you get."
[Read: A Mother's Perspective on Her Son's Addiction.]
Withdrawal is brutal. Imagine that you haven't eaten for three or four days, and then food is withheld for another three days. You'll become psychologically and physically distraught. "You're in agony," Pasierb says. "Your body is craving the thing you're refusing to give it. It's a very tough, hard thing, and your body goes into a full-out revolt." That's why, even when people are determined to kick their habit, they often fail to do so without strong professional help.
It makes your body forget to breathe. Every time someone injects heroin, they're risking an overdose. Most often, "it kills you because you stop breathing," Volkow says. We typically don't need to think about breathing, because it's an automatic behavior driven by centers in the deep parts of our brain, and regulated by multiple neurotransmitters.
But heroin inhibits the brain centers that control breathing, and after making someone feel calm and sleepy, the respiratory drive will simply shut down. Short of death, heroin can cause an array of serious health conditions, including hepatitis and HIV. Chronic users may suffer from collapsed veins, infections of the heart lining and valves, liver or kidney disease, and pulmonary complications like pneumonia.
[Read: Cory Monteith's Death Highlights Addiction 'Crisis'.]
No one is immune. Heroin affects all demographics and professions; men and women of all ages in all parts of the world. "It reaches everybody," Volkow says. "That's the case for addiction in general — you can have it in very rich people, in very poor people, in people who are 20 and people who are 64. It doesn't discriminate."


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1800s AG-TECH INNOVATION WORLDWIDE
Innovation and rapid adoption of changing technology are characteristic of agriculture in Australia. The Machine Age and Industrial Revolution were well under way – innovation was predominantly focused on machinery and the efficient mechanisation of labour.
One famous Australian invention was known as 'Ridley's Stripper' – a mechanical reaper of wheat invented in 1844 by John Ridley. This innovation greatly increased the efficiency of the harvest and minimised manual labour.
Another Australian innovation in agriculture was the adeptly named 'stump-jump plough'. Developed by brothers Richard and Clarence Smith in 1876, this plough's hinged tines allowed it to rise out of the ground and carry on smoothly when it encountered a stump or root in scrub-land cleared for cropping.
1800s Bayer
Industrial invention was closely linked with advances in engineering and chemistry, the second of which became the basis for "Friedrich Bayer et. Comp" in Germany in 1863. What began as a laboratory for the synthesisation of fabric dyes for commercial use would later branch out into numerous fields of chemistry.
20th CENTURY – INNOVATION TRAVELS
After a period of 19th Century innovation focussed largely on the mechanisation of labour, agricultural science of the 20th Century honed in on the chemistry of crop protection – and the potential for these minute, specific chemical combinations to effect global change. Bayer's reach as a company expanded hugely in this time – including all the way to Australia.
Bayer's roots in the textile industry are in fact particularly relevant to the company's expansion into crop protection. The study of textile pests required extensive research on plant fibres, in order to create Bayer's first pesticides against plant lice and bed bugs.
Bayer opens the Biological institute of the Crop protection Experimental Unit to expand agrochemical research and develop products specifically for farm use. Having developed its first seed fungicide in 1915, Bayer now expanded research to include greenhouses and open field research, so that the efficacy of products could be measured in normal farming conditions.
Bayer's scientific innovations in crop protection first made their way to Australia in 1927, where they could be found for sale at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. This paved the way for dozens of innovative crop protection products to be developed and registered for use in Australian farming over the last 90 years. The unique nature of Australia's agricultural conditions has made the nation a leader in crop science research.
Bayer establishes an on-the-ground presence in the US and South America, developing and manufacturing agro-chemicals.
Subsidiaries are set up in the Asia-Pacific region with the establishment of the Bayer China Company and the Bayer Far East Company.
Bayer introduces 'Bayleton®' to the market, a fungicide with incredibly successful results for threatened wheat and barley crops in Australia and New Zealand.
21st CENTURY – TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE AND DATA UNITE
As technology and science continue to advance rapidly and create new opportunities for the future of agriculture, it is essential to invest in innovation in order to reap the best possible results. Bayer has continued to facilitate and develop new ways to optimise Australia's agricultural potential – which will become increasingly important if Australia is to become a major contributor to world food security for a growing global population.
In 2002, Bayer CropScience was brought to the Australian agricultural industry. The merger of Bayer and Aventis CropScience resulted in the first legally independent Bayer subgroup, which comprises three major sectors: crop protection, seeds and environmental science. This merger capitalised on Aventis CropScience's strong presence in traditional crop protection, combined with Bayer's wealth of data and research across a broad portfolio of most major crops. Bayer CropScience became the grower-focussed entity that it is to this day: Your Partner for Growth.
2012 – Sakura
In 2012, Bayer was able to bring the game-changing herbicide – Sakura® – to wheat farming in Australia. Its effectiveness in the control of annual ryegrass in wheat crops – even grasses which had proved herbicide-resistant in the past – set a new standard for crop reliability. It has also become an invaluable part of diversifying herbicide rotations in order to combat further weed resistance to herbicides.
2014 Wheat & Oilseeds Breeding Centre
On February 12, 2014, Bayer opened a state of the art Wheat & Oilseeds Breeding Centre. The Centre is the first of its kind not only in Australia but in the entire southern hemisphere, and is located at Victorian agricultural education institution Longerenong College, near Horsham. The Centre's primary aim is 'to bring together all the technologies that Bayer has access to globally' in order to improve the available varieties and 'give local farmers the tools to remain competitive in a changing economic climate.' Ties to agricultural education are also essential, fostering a close relationship between developments in science, research technology, and the future of the Australian industry.
2014/2015 – PodGuard ®
Harvest can make or break a canola crop – literally. In the past pod shatter as a result of hot, dry, windy conditions prior to or during harvest or varying levels of crop maturation due to soil diversity during harvest has led to substantial losses in crop yields, . This has left growers with a very narrow window in which to harvest canola crops, and has meant that many will err on the side of caution and harvest earlier than they would like to. PodGuard is a new trait technology developed by Bayer to reduce pod shatter tendencies and allow farmers to harvest when the crop has reached full maturation. This is an important step towards long term sustainable farming practices, reducing crop waste and improving the efficiency of labour during harvest.
A large part of Bayer's work centres on establishing platforms that will allow for sustainable agricultural practices to meet the needs of the future. Education is essential in meeting this goal, by providing spaces in which future innovation has room to grow.
CSIRO – Sustainable Futures
Bayer has had a long and very successful partnership with CSIRO, supporting a range of educational programs to engage young Australians in the future of science and sustainable environmental practices. Over 450 Australian schools have now registered with the program, which offers students a range of activities to encourage critical thinking about environmental challenges, and provides a practical, real life application of science.
Youth Ag-Summit
The 2015 Youth Ag Summit in Canberra was one such initiative, an educational program designed to support, encourage and inspire 18-25-year-olds from across the world, who will lead the next generation of agricultural innovation into the future.
Luna® Sensation
Luna sensation is a brand new and unique product for chemical control of in-crop diseases, targeting apples, pears, stone fruit and almonds. The exceptional in-field disease control provided by this new chemistry not only safeguards the health of fruit, but can also result in a longer, more robust shelf life after harvest.
As agriculture in the 21st Century moves increasingly towards data-driven planning highly specific science, Bayer is seeing remarkable results following decisions to invest in research and data in the recent past.
Prosaro® scale
The Prosaro scale is a 2015 Bayer innovation designed to help growers manage fungal disease in canola. The scale utilises daily rainfall and temperature data, which can be aligned with precise area postcodes, to predict the onset of seasonal conditions suitable for disease spread and infection. This technology exemplifies Bayer's aims moving forward – combining incredibly specific, localised data with the relevant scientific research in order to provide an individually tailored solution.
Weed resistance mapping
The development of weed resistance mapping tools is highly indicative of the payoff now being delivered by Bayer initiatives. Data gleaned from the analysis of weed seed samples sent in over the last ten years has enabled Bayer to put together a database of regions affected by herbicide resistance. This can be used to map a decade-long progression of herbicide resistance and analyse a range of outcomes in affected areas.
Bayer is at the forefront of an international effort to implement a system of integrated weed management. The success of weed management cannot be measured simply looking at the results of a single season – herbicide resistance is a cumulative and increasing problem. Bayer is taking a proactive role in preventative action, having launched the 'Diversity Can't Wait' program in 2014. This program is a way of sharing Bayer's comprehensive research and information on herbicide rotation, crop diversity, soil cultivation and numerous other aspects of integrated weed management.
IPM – Biologics
Integrated pest management is a highly innovative sector of Bayer's work, using the latest research to combine biological control, chemical control and cultural control of pests in a way that optimises natural defences in tandem with new chemistry, whilst ensuring minimal environmental impact. Bayer frequently partners with other research-driven organisations to offer a broad range of solutions suited to varying situations and crop threats.
Collaboration in innovation is a primary goal for Bayer in Australia, as a proud partner of numerous leading research institutions across a range of programs. Bayer's collaborations include work with CSIRO, the GRDC, Longerenong College and the University of Western Australia. Research, innovation, and awareness are key to moving forwards in agriculture and reaching the 21st Century's potential.
Herbicide Innovation Partnership
March 2016 has seen the launch of a world-first lab in Frankfurt as part of a partnership between Bayer and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), a leading Australian agricultural research organisation. The Herbicide Innovation Partnership marks a new kind of collaboration that is specifically focused on grower needs within the Australian environment, with considerable research funding having been supplied by those working within the Australian agriculture industry. This five-year research partnership is dedicated to targeting the world's biggest agricultural challenge – herbicide resistant weeds – as part of an international effort towards future world food security.
In the pioneering spirit of Australian agriculture, Bayer is committed to innovation and progressive, sustainable farming practices. The 21st century has so far seen huge advances in the use of data, new chemistry and digitally driven agriculture, with Bayer as an international leader in the field. Australia's history of progressive agricultural innovation, and Bayer's own history in scientific breakthroughs, makes for the perfect relationship between contemporary Australian agriculture and the specifically tailored work undertaken by Bayer.


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Modern headlines often carry news of scandals, crimes, corruption, and violence. When historians study this darker side of life, they hope to use the events as windows on a particular era, shedding light on its cultural and religious values, its social tensions, and its political and diplomatic struggles. In this issue of History Now, four noted scholars examine a wide range of events, from the witchcraft trials of the seventeenth century to the twentieth century political scandals of the Harding era. Each of these unique events can be used in the classroom to begin a discussion of the larger historical context in which they occurred. In this way, they cease to be simply sensational stories and become the starting point for interesting historical investigation.
In "The Years of Magical Thinking: Explaining the Salem Witchcraft Crisis," Professor Mary Beth Norton helps us deconstruct the popular myths that surround this episode in New England life. Through Norton's close study of the local, longstanding tensions surrounding the "outbreak" of witchcraft, the religious beliefs that made witchcraft seem both plausible and likely, and the perceived connection between an external danger—Indian enemies—and internal danger—practicing witches, we are able to see the reality shrouded by the myths. In "Avast! How the US Built a Navy, Sent in the Marines, and Faced Down the Barbary Pirates," Professor Christopher Miller takes us back to America's first encounter with Mediterranean pirates. He reminds us that the US was once a young and struggling nation, concerned about its international reputation, and eager to prove its ability to defend its citizens and its honor. In "The Filibuster King: The Strange Career of William Walker, the Most Dangerous International Criminal of the Nineteenth Century," author T.J. Stiles takes us back to ante bellum America, when Manifest Destiny and the recklessness and lawlessness it often created spread not simply across what became the continental United States but south into Mexico, Nicaragua and other Latin American lands. As the nineteenth century's leading filibuster, or independent adventurer, Walker was hailed as a hero by many for his take over of a divided Nicaragua. But the upshot was a conflict that eventually drew neighboring nations, the British royal navy, and the US government into the fray, and endangered the shipping route from America's Atlantic to its Pacific coast. Stiles uses Walker's colorful life story to illuminate an era of uncontrolled economic competition and territorial expansion that flowed into the Civil War. Finally, in "Graft and Oil: How Teapot Dome Became the Greatest Political Scandal of Its Time," Professor Robert Cherny reexamines the scandal that became the symbol of government corruption during the years of the Harding administration. The abuse of natural resources including national forests, oil and coal reserves reflected not simply corruption in government but a failure to recognize the value of conservationist policies. The investigation of the scandal proved as significant as the scandal itself for it led to important precedents, both legal and political, and, Cherny notes, the hearings led to a broader understanding of the role of Congress as an investigatory body.
As always, History Now offers readers a series of suggested lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school teachers and our archivist, Mary-Jo Kline provides rich additional resources for your use in designing your own classroom assignments. Our interactive feature is a slide show of William Walker's exploits, entitled "Filibusters in Nicaragua," drawn from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
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