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In 2017, numerous security breaches have come to light with some of the largest companies falling prey to cyberattacks – TNT Express, BUPA, Equifax, Deloitte, Three, Sports Direct, NHS and the list goes on. The impact of the security incidents has been materially significant. The recent NotPetya attack has cost big companies millions of dollars in lost revenue.
These companies have at their disposal a fair amount of resources, capital, people and capabilities. So, why can't organizations get it right when mitigating the effects of security breaches?
Lax approach to security fundamentals
Many organizations are blatantly ignoring security hygiene, which is the leading cause of breaches. The latest report by the National Audit Office, which unequivocally states that the WannaCry ransomware attack could have been pre-empted had basic security protocols been followed, is evidence.
No amount of security investment in the latest, most sophisticated security solutions can eliminate the need for fundamentals like data back-up, patching, network segmentation, security awareness programs and so on.
Also, organizations need to look at security more holistically: 'knowing what you have before you can protect it' is the foundation of a successful approach based on the application of relevant security measures geared towards an asset's importance to the business. Continuously assessing their security maturity is key to understanding all the measures (people, processes and technology) that are in place. This will allow them to determine where changes need to be made to mitigate the impact of a potential breach.
Detection is only part of the solution
A vital mistake that most organizations make is to invest heavily in detection, but not in skills and measures that are needed for incident response. It's akin to installing security cameras around the building: what happens once the intruder is caught? An international company set aside a big budget to invest in incident detection, but then realized that once incidents and weaknesses were identified, there was no budget, resources or skills to help mitigate and remediate them.
A broad domain
Many organizations fail to appreciate that incident response is a broad domain that can't be outsourced. It includes all aspects of the business - legal, forensics, internal and external communication initiatives, HR, wider IT and infrastructure and security. Therefore, it is a fundamental business decision (just like finance or any other function) that carries accountability and impacts the bottom line in a tangible way. Different aspects of incident response require different skills and so it cannot and should not be viewed as a single function.
Being prepared
There's no truly effective 'off-the-shelf' solution or approach that organizations can deploy to respond to an incident. Organizations must have in place processes that must be executed when an incident actually happens so that damage and disruption to the business can be minimized. This includes everything from knowing who the first responders in the organization are, who to call and what communications should go out to what the regulatory obligations are. This means that staff need to be trained regularly and well-versed of their actions in this emergency.
Tactical versus strategic
While some security issues can be resolved with a tactical approach, building up the security defenses of an organization often requires a more thorough and strategic approach. If a system has been contaminated with malware, the team can fix issues on a case by case and potentially, on a daily basis. This approach is time-consuming and inefficient.
Organizations can go further. To illustrate, a bank was re-imaging about 100 end-user devices a day to eliminate the risk of malware infecting the business. When they looked closer, they found that the majority of the malware coming into the organization was the result of personal online surfing by employees at lunch time. By moving personal surfing to virtual machines, the bank was able to reduce the need to re-image systems to just 20-30 times a day which reduced both IT costs and lost employee time.
Incident response is about having a smooth process in place to rapidly and effectively respond to a security issue inside the organization in order to minimize damage to all the stakeholders and the business.
To achieve this, organizations must first understand their IT infrastructure and security systems with a clear focus on business-critical systems and regularly put them to the test so that the gaps can be remediated routinely. This requires having the right skills (be they internal or external), to identify issues, prepare an evolving security strategy, plan for the worst and in the event of a breach take urgent action to minimize damage. This approach will go a long way in potentially preventing a crippling attack and/or mitigating its impact on the business.
This approach is no different to stopping a leak in a house. Measures must be taken to prevent a leak from happening, but if it does take place, the house owner must know where the stopcock is to halt the flow of water immediately, and then take action with the advice and guidance of knowledgeable, skilled professionals to fix it so that the event doesn't repeat.


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This is the kind of trailer that makes me eat a freshly slain antelope on the roof of a Eurovan. Or something.
Here, courtesy of Syfy is the teaser trailer for Conan the Barbarian, starring Jason Mamoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, and Rachel Nichols.
And a whole lot of smoke.
Really hoping for a sword and sandal slamdunk. But even if it doesn't turn out that way, all they've gotta do is release it theatrically with the John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger DVD commentary from the 1982 film adaptation, and they're set.

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Thursday 2 August 2012
Crafty Solutions for Using Waste Paint, Inks & Sprays
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Really great ideas! :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 August 2012 at 16:27
I loved watching this video again. So inspiring whatching you make from your left oversReplyDelete
That's great! Instead of using paper towels to wipe up stuff (I see that all of the time on blogs), I use a piece of muslin which after many uses it becomes a beautiful piece of cloth to make into journal covers, bags etc. Do love this idea and will try it soon. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Brilliant, just brilliant!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 August 2012 at 18:54
I have watched this video many times and each time I find something new to look at.ReplyDelete
Great idea!
Charlotte, North Carolina
Saw this on your channel but I love it! Thanks for sharing with us. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Cant wait for your next ideaReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 August 2012 at 18:56
I have watched this video many times and each time I see something different.ReplyDelete
Great idea!
Charlotte, North Carolina
I really love this Jennibellie! It's so creative and fun - and nothing like making you feel virtuous at the same time! Defo something to try.ReplyDelete
I love this! I tend to grab little pieces from my "scraps" box to pick up any left over paint.. but i like the idea of using a big sheet as a craft mat! gives you a lot more options :) And it looks great as gift wrap :)ReplyDelete
I watched this last night and loved it! So many great ideas. I always line my art table with brown craft paper to catch all the excess & waste. But, I love the idea of using paper... a little heavier. So inspiring you are little Ms. Fabulous! ;) xxooReplyDelete
Great idea and I love all the things you did with the paper afterwards, too. :) I always look forward to your videos!!ReplyDelete
When the children were little I used to buy rolls of wallpaper lining and just cut off what they needed to draw and paint on, worked out very cheap. I think it would work well copying your idea. Thank you I feel inspired ;)ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS! so coool!ReplyDelete
Love it - sharing your video :-)ReplyDelete
I'm right with you on being frugal, Jen! My students are jokingly terrified of throwing out ANYthing in class! LOLReplyDelete
Fabulous. I might use this technique for my first journal pages. Yikes did I just say that.ReplyDelete


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Effective Sales Proposal Writing
Sales professionals often face rejections from clients after the submission of their sales proposals. One of the key reasons is the lack of understanding of the clients' challenges, needs and wants. Sales professionals also tend to re-use standardised sales a proposal that are not customised, or tend to hard-sell certain products or services that clients do not see value of. Thus, this would lengthen the sales cycle or reduce the opportunities of a sales closure. It is imperative to apply effective sales techniques to understand clients' situation, needs and challenges in order to propose the most relevant yet a high-value solution to them. Knowing how to draft an attractive business proposal with the clients' needs and solution's benefits in mind, can then help increase acceptance rates from clients and avoid massive bargaining?
This workshop comprises of group discussions, role plays, sharing, critique and review. It is designed to help participants understand how to develop effective sales proposals for clients to increase opportunities for sales closure.
Learning Outcomes
Identifying challenges in developing effective sales proposals and how to overcome them.
Defining feature- vs benefit-driven selling approaches and how to reflect key features and benefits in the proposals.
Applying effective questioning and pitching techniques to convince clients to close the deal.
Generating effective price mechanism and strategy to close bigger deals.
Implementing bundle-selling, cross-selling, and upselling strategies to obtain higher-value deals.
Applying effective writing skills to develop convincing sales proposals to increase sales closure.
Course outline
Day 1
Overcoming challenges in converting a sales prospect to a customer through the development of sales proposals
Implementing benefit-driven sales approaches and reflecting them in the proposals
Discovering more about your clients through SPIN technique
Crafting the sales pitch to close the sales
Day 2
Analysing pricing strategies and mechanism for more effective sales closure
Showcasing value-for-money deals through bundle-, cross-, and up-selling
How to write a business proposal effectively?
Exploring the key components of a business proposal to convince key decision makers and influencers
Target audience: Sales professionals, marketing professionals, business development professionals, business owners/entrepreneurs
Course duration: 2 days


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HPI Racing provides electric thrills at 1/10th scale
The HPI Racing E10 RTR is a good entry point into the world of R/C cars.
Last month, Ford unveiled it's electric Focus. This month, we've had the pleasure of tooling around with an all electric Mustang and, well, it's small. Actually, it's 1/10th scale small, because the electric car in question is the HPI Racing E10 RTR remote control car.
Okay, so it's a toy, but it's a pretty serious one. The $250-299 cost of entry will be prohibitive to many casual users.
The E10 RTR kit is the preassembled version of HPI's E10 R/C car chassis and accessories--RTR standing for "ready to run"--but there are quite a few user servicable parts. The simplicity of on out-of-the-box kit makes it easy for novices to setup and use. However, the wide array of upgrades and swappable parts makes it a great next step for users who want to get dig into the world of custom R/C.
Power flows from the removable, rechargeable 7.2V 1500mAh NiCd battery pack. THe E10 kit ships with an AC charger that recharges the battery pack in about 6 hours. However, we were only able to get about 30-45 minutes of play from a full charge, so we'd recommend that your first upgrade be either a second battery pack (about $15-20 at online retailers) or a step up to the GT 7.2v 3300mAh NiMH battery ($40 direct from HPI) for double the play time per charge.
From the battery, power flows to into the radio equipment box. Inside the box are the throttle controller, steering servo, power switch, and the radio receiver itself. The receiver features a user swappable AM radio crystal that operates at around 27MHz and matches with a removable crystal unit in the remote control. Users are able to purchase extra crystal sets ($15 direct from HPI) that operate at different frequencies, so that up to six cars and controllers can be used without interference.
From the radio box, energy either flows through the steering servo to turn the front wheels or to the motor, a 27-turn Saturn Performance unit, and out through the transmission (also user servicable with a variety of custom gears, differentials, and driveshafts). The E10 is setup for all-wheel drive operation, sending a 50/50 split of available power to the front and rear axles. At each end of the vehicle is a differential, that allows power to be split from left to right, but it's open design means that torque ends up being sent to the wheel with the most slip. Of course, locked and limited-slip differentials, as well as different gear ratios, are also available as upgrades.
The E10 chassis also features a fully independent, fully sprung suspension. Of course, the springs, wheels, and tires are all upgradable--are you noticing a trend here?
The chassis also features a foam front bumper, for those inevitable crashes, and four adjustable posts onto which the the plastic body shell mounts.
Our HPI E10 RTR kit was shipped with a Ford Mustang GTR shell, reminicent of the 2005 Ford Mustang GTR concept. The shell is made of very thin plastic and features vinyl stickers for the details (windshield, headlights, etc.). Near the back is a removable plastic GT wing. The shell features pass-throughs for the whip antenna and the four mounting posts; and is held in place with four pins.
The remote control that ships with the E10 RTR kit is HPI Racing's TF-1 digital proportional unit. The TF-1 is a three channel unit with a steering knob, trigger controlled throttle, and quite a bit of adjustment available in the form of adjustable steering and throttle trim and reverible steering. The controller is powered by eight AA batteries and features a connection for the user swappable frequency crystal to correspond with the crystal in the E10's radio receiver.
In its out of the box setup, the E10 kit is a ton of fun--and by "ton" we mean "about half an hours' worth." In its default "touring" setup, the R/C car was easy to control as we took it for a spin around the CNET offices. Rain prevented us from taking the electric R/C outside of the garage, but the low ride height makes this kit best suited for smoother surfaces.
Instructions are provided for converting the powertrain configuration to the "drift" layout, which reverses the orientation of the engine and radio box, adjusting the weight distribution for more slide-friendly handling.
HPI Racing E10 RTR TouringSee all photos
Interestingly, half of the fun that the E10 kit provides is the upgrades and tweaking. There are dozens of powertrain, suspension, and chassis upgrades available for users to experiment with (there's even an electronic stability control module available) and about a hundred body shells from which to choose. That doesn't even include the third party accessories and add-ons that have sprung up around the internet.
Which brings us to the only real con that we could find about the E10 RTR kit: price. At an MSRP of $299, this is no simple impulse purchase or child's toy. Being an older kit, you may be able to find the E10 RTR at as much as a 25-percent discount around the net, but it's still a pretty good chunk of change, however you slice it. Additionally, if you get sucked into the world of upgrades, it can quickly become a very expensive habit.


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Pastor shares confirmation class experiences
When I became a United Methodist minister, the bishop asked me, "Will you diligently instruct the children in every place?"
I take this seriously and have offered confirmation classes every year. In the communities I've served, I always have found families in which parents are interested in their children learning more about the faith, taking the vows for themselves, and receiving baptism if they never have.
Now I have been asked to share about the program I use, because this ministry has contributed to higher-than-average numbers in professions of faith by both youths and adults in those churches.
My own profession of faith was made in morning worship at Boston Avenue UMC in Tulsa following my childhood confirmation class. I remember taking the classes on Sunday afternoons when I was in the sixth grade. I learned about the Christian faith, and my class jointly developed an affirmation of faith. We used that creed in worship on the Sunday we were confirmed.
Today as a pastor, I have moved the classes to the Sunday school period. I emphasize the importance of regular worship; a student or family is less likely to skip worship if classes are held during Sunday school.
Inviting the students to serve as worship liturgists or help the pastor during Holy Communion also helps them grow in their faith.
I utilize 12 class sessions. We begin in January, when families often are ready to make new commitments. For 12 weeks, they attend both Sunday school and worship together. For people outside the church, new to the faith, 12 weeks is just long enough to be a significant commitment — and not too long to scare them away.
At Edmond-First UMC, we offer concurrent adult confirmation classes. An associate pastor presents the same material to parents or other interested adults, also during Sunday school. If the adults went through confirmation, that likely was years ago, so our classes help bring faith renewal for the whole family.
Also, we often find at least a few parents who are not members of our church — and some have never made a profession of faith or been baptized. During our worship service that concludes the confirmation experience, parents are invited to renew their vows along with their children. Some also will join the church, profess their faith, and be baptized at that time.
Some new adult Sunday school classes have formed after those 12 weeks together.
We also invite other adults to act as mentors to our young confirmands. They share notes of encouragement, greet them in worship, and help out on occasion with youth fellowship events. This is helpful in faith formation for more of our adults, as well as growing our youths' comfort level and connections within our congregation.
During the 12 weeks, we take field trips. We make visits to humanitarian agencies related to the Church. On Confirmation Sunday, we take an afternoon hike at Canyon Camp, introducing this United Methodist facility to the confirmands. We hope to return with them for summer church camps.
We sometimes invite other youths — who have completed confirmation — to help our confirmands feel comfortable in the youth group, a natural next step for them.
We market our classes.
We track all families who visit throughout the year and contact those with confirmation-age children. We check with member families that we haven't seen for a while that have children the appropriate age.
We make our best attempt to invite all of these through letters, emails, and calls.
There are even more ways to extend invitations. Perhaps a Scout troop meets in your church. If middle schools in your community publish class directories, send letters to all those parents. Use social media, where you can market your event for little or no cost. Ask students who already enrolled if they will invite friends who don't attend church — or if you may invite those friends on their behalf.
Be aware that in every school district, adults who experienced confirmation in their childhood have fallen away from regular church attendance. Sometimes your letter or contact about the upcoming classes will serve as God's prevenient grace, nudging them back to the community of faith, too.
Confirmation Sunday is my favorite worship service of the year. As an ordained elder who has vowed to instruct the children, what a joy it is to share our faith with others at this critical juncture in their lives! Although I made plenty of poor choices in my middle- and high-school years, I know my faith kept me on the right path during that time. I knew what was expected of me as a faithful Christian.
Sharing this faith with young people who are beginning middle school is life-giving. It renews my own faith as well as the church.
Whether you are a pastor or lay member reading this, I encourage you to begin planning a confirmation class for your church. It is never too late to start!
(Sam Powers is senior pastor at Edmond-First UMC. Twice he has received the Denman Award for Envangelism in the Oklahoma Conference.)


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I'm so glad you're here! "The Art of Life" is where I share my journey as an artist & Momma. It's a place where I hope to encourage other women that they are artists too. In this small little space I seek to share, document, and be reminded of God's wonderful grace, all around us. ....And I would be so happy to have you journey alongside me! So grab a cup of coffee and linger for a while. I hope you leave feeling refreshed.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Turkey Shirts
~~Today is Sierra's last day of school for the week and they're having a Thanksgiving feast. So last night I helped the girls make turkey handprint shirts. They were very excited and proud of their shirts!
~~Yesterday afternoon I was doing a little painting while sitting by the computer, listening to my favorite radio station. I thought, "I should share this!" It's Air 1 Radio found at www.air1.com
They have stations all over the country. You can check the list here to see if there's one in your area. You can also listen online, which I do quite often.
They call themselves the "Positive Alternative," but don't go thinking that they're some sort of put-you-to-sleep type of station, lol. The girls and I are always riding in the car, singing along.
Just try it and you'll see. :)
~~Well, I've got to get this day started. Have a wonderful one!
Posted by Kasie @ ~The Art of Life~
Labels: Creativity, Family, Holidays
4 comments:
- Valaine said...
I checked it out! Thanks for sharing :)
- November 20, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Adorable shirts!! I love the idea! My girls would really enjoy that!
- November 20, 2007 at 1:56 PM
- 60 toes said...
we love air1 too!
I feel so edgy listening to the alternative station. It makes me sound cooler than I am. :)
Happy Thanksgiving.
- November 20, 2007 at 7:10 PM
Adorable shirts!!
- November 26, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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Quality products deserve quality packing, customized to fit your product perfectly. For products that sell they must be attention grabbers. Whether it be thoughtful design using color and texture or strike curiosity that will prompt consumers to take your product off the shelf over the many others. Design Print offers the whole package!
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The last decade has seen a 4500 percent increase in the number of rhino poached in South Africa.
The current onslaught on rhino in South Africa is the second wave against the species in recent history. The mid 60's saw them teetering on the brink of extinction through socio political issues. The current rate of poaching, brings the tipping point for the specie's survival closer every day.
The South African Veterinary Association, the collective, voluntary, representative organisation for veterinarians in South Africa has played a pivotal role in co-ordinating efforts from the veterinary profession's side to assist in the war against rhino poaching. The SAVA Rhino Fund was created to further this initiative. As professional organisation we realise that the solution to this crisis needs a multi-disciplinary approach in which vets will always play a vital role. The South African
Veterinary Association is involved in mobilising educational efforts both for veterinarians and the public. Country wide veterinary workshops have been arranged to enable veterinarians to share knowledge and experience regarding the best treatment available for animals that survive poaching. Education includes information about the use of veterinary drugs and the regulations related to the use of these drugs. The workshops also focus on the management of any rhino poaching incident crime scene, collection of evidence for forensic investigation and ways to prevent rhino poaching.
The Veterinary Association has been very active in educating children at schools informing them what the fuss is about, and equipping them with the truth about rhino horn.
The SAVA Rhino fund has enabled the Association to be involved in educating the public by means of information brochures and speaking engagements at public events, facilitating media conferences, and visual media creation for local and international news networks, to create an awareness of the plight of the rhino. The SAVA also promotes and provides contact details of relevant authorities and role players to report suspicious activities to.
Fund raising efforts by the SAVA for the SAVA Vet Rhino Fund has included change collection tins at private veterinary hospitals and clinics, the sale of branded shirts, and the creation and sale of awareness bracelets. Further to this the Association has also accepted donations and direct deposits of contributions.
Donation and contributions can be made directly into the SAVA accounts and should be marked SAVA Rhino Fund.
Alternatively, donations made via the sister organisation of the SAVA, the South African Veterinary Foundation, can be deducted from tax as the SAVF has Public Benefit Organisation Status. Funds can be distributed from the SAVF directly to the SAVA Rhino Fund as long as it is clearly marked SAVA Rhino Fund.
For further information contact
Contact Details:
Christelle Fourie
Banking Details:
ABSA Bank
Acc: 908 126 8400
Branch code: 63-20-05
SWIFT code: ABSAZAJJ
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Standard Bank
Branch code: 01-12-45
SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ
Account Number: 011812095
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For Tax deductable donations via the South African Veterinary Foundation please mark clearly SAVA Rhino Fund
Contact Details:
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ABSA – Monument Park
Branch code: 632005
Account number: 4053654551
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Chefs of the Olympics Are Feeding the Homeless in Rio
Every time it comes around, the Olympic games do much more than entertain us through television or on the web. We become inspired by the stories of athletes who push to succeed against all odds, champions who refused to be dethroned, and the random acts of kindness that remind the world that all of us on this Earth are much more alike than we are unalike. That's why the celebrity chefs catering to the Olympic athletes over the course of the games are also looking to help their fellow humans who are much less fortunate.
There are over 18,000 top athletes who are competing at the games in Rio this year, and with their hardworking lifestyles, comes the need for a lot of food. What happens to all the extra food left from the three daily meals prepped for 18,000 athletes? Well typically, those unused ingredients head straight into the trash, but thanks to Italian top chef, Massimo Bottura, Rio's homeless population can put all that potential food in their bellies. With the help of other top chefs visiting from around the world and local volunteers, Bottura has opened up a temporary kitchen that is feeding Rio's homeless every night for the duration of the games and possibly beyond. After receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, the gourmet kitchen was able to get everything it needed to run for the remainder of the Olympics. The restaurant is called Refettorio Gastomotiva, and is a mark of the goodwill and unity that the Olympics brings about. When the NY Times asked Massimo about this amazing idea, Bottura stated, "This is not just a charity, it's not just about feeding people. This is about social inclusion, teaching people about food waste and giving hope to people who have lost all hope." We're just happy to see the Olympics filled with feel-good stories like Bottura's kitchen in a time when the world could use all the positive acts it could get.
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MUSIC BUZZ: Gazelle Twin // Warpaint // touring on a budget // More
The Quietus' alternative Top 100 in 2014
No War on Drugs on the top 100 of the UK blog the Quietus. Instead they gave Gazelle Twin the crown. Kudos!
Warpaint makes number one album at The Skinny
The Skinny declares Warpaint as the album of the year and interviews drummer Stella Mozgawa, who talks about some interesting future plans of the band:
Drawing a comparison with the way electronic artists release single tracks or EPs without feeling pressured towards a full album, Stella enthuses, "I think that's the future of the band, for sure. We're just ready to re-imagine that format. It doesn't have to be so homogenous all the time. But… I don't want to spoil too much."
For sure I would be happy not to wait another three years for an album.
Tours don't have to be that expensive!
Nick Wood writes a counter piece to Pomplamoose's Jack Conte and asks one you really needs $147k to go on to tour:
Shit like this pisses me off because it implies that being in a band in the US is financially impossible for smaller groups like yours and mine. It puts a stigma on the idea of touring—that it's too complex and commercially driven. But the truth is, on my band Direct Hit's first longer US tour, despite playing to probably 15 to 25 people every night in basements and dives, we came home with enough to at least take our pissed off girlfriends out for a night on the town to say sorry for leaving for more than a month. How is it that a tiny, G-list group like ours makes more than one with more than 100 million views on YouTube? Turns out, it's fucking easy.
To Jack Conte's credit, he was not trying to make a point that you have to lose money on tour – he rather wanted to show that you can make it happen if you just work hard enough.
Spotify detroys music! Spotify saves music!
The only common sense in the discussion about streaming music is that there is none. Ben Berry writes for Wired that Spotify made his band Moke Hill possible. And he raises a point that has made me also scratching my head:
The biggest issue with most of the arguments against Spotify is that we don't know the terms of the artists' contracts. What are the details of their label deal? Do the songwriters have a publishing deal? Did the songwriter get an advance on his publishing deal? What is the songwriter's split on the song(s) they wrote? Without any of this information, we can't tell exactly what is happening to the money after Spotify writes the check.
Could it be that there's a lot of apples-to-oranges comparing going on when artists moan about their meager payouts?
Warpaint remixes Daughter, Daughter remixes Warpaint, Part II
Here's the second installment of their mutual remixing experiment: Warpaint's Feeling Alright, remixed by Daughter.


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Well Denysé Bridger has the thing just for you!
An Alteration in Destiny…
Somewhere in the Valley of Temples, deep within the heart of Sicily, the town of Destino has existed for millennia…. Once favoured by the Roman Goddess, Diana, she repaid the people of this village by placing Guardians to watch over them…
And protect them from all threats…
Throughout the ages, the Gargoyles of Destino have become mythical in their own power, and are sentient beingS. But has existence among humans altered them beyond the destiny they were created for….
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Nothing can ever prepare you for motherhood
Working Mamma by Geni Dee
You can read every book on the planet about the subject, but nothing will ever prepare you for becoming a parent for the first time.
I was completely overwhelmed. I was happy, but I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. When the fog from continued sleep deprivation finally started to lift and I felt like I was getting a handle on things, my maternity leave was over and I had to go back to work.
I was only just figuring out motherhood, how was I supposed to manage my full-time job as well?
On the first day I dropped my baby off at day-care, I cried the whole way back to the office. It took me about a month to come to terms with the new normal, and to try and embrace my dual role of mother and professional.
If you would have asked me five years ago whether I would ever consider being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM), I probably would have laughed in your face. I was young and stupid then…
Although I would offer my left pinkie for more time with my baby, I have also learnt in the meantime that being a working mother definitely has its merits.
Motherhood has actually helped me to evolve the principles of time management and productivity in my professional career.
I now concentrate on getting as much done as possible in a day because you never know when the next round of teething is upon you, which renders you basically useless at work because of a lack of sleep. Or you don't know when your baby will be sick and you need to take time off to take him or her to the doctor. So I try to use every second of the day at work as productively as I can. This has made me more focused and efficient.
Implementing a routine for my baby had also improved my organisational skills. Having a successful routine requires attention to detail and a lot of planning. This forces you to manage your time better.
Being able to go to work every day, also keeps me in touch with what's happening in the world. Whilst on maternity leave I didn't have much adult conversation with the result that when my husband got home in the evening, I literally would not stop talking.
At work I have likeminded people to share ideas with, although I think I have to work on the way I tell stories about being a mother. I realised the other day that I might spend way too much time describing my infant's bodily functions in very vivid detail to my colleagues.
I couldn't understand the look of shock and horror on their faces until I grasped that I had been doing a 20 minute soliloquy on my baby's bowel movements. I guess I should not be surprised that my invitation to Friday after-work drinks was revoked.
So maybe I haven't completely figured out that illusive work-life balance, yet.


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Girl Age 8 WelshBy Erica Sturla
Now available in Welsh – something for the little ones from Erica Sturla. These bright, child (and parent!) friendly cards are cello-wrapped and come with an equally colourful envelope to match! Cards are 150mm square.
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I've got a penguin in every pot! Oops, I mean a penguin in every pot of color. And even more: they're all photographed and have gone live on Etsy! Whooohooo!
And I know, everyone's been on the edge of their seats waiting for those penguin pictures…or maybe it was to hear about Rahdo's kickstarter <grin>. Well, with one thing and the other, it's been an exciting couple of days, round the Ham household =)
I'd like to express my thanks for all the delightful comments about my glass that are coming in via Rahdo's kickstarter. I love hearing my glass is being used and enjoyed and enhancing the gaming experience =)
It is a pleasure and a privilege to make nice things for such lovely people, and I'm soooo looking forward to getting to create wonderful new pieces for this year's kickstarter rewards.
Hugs to everyone!
=) Jenefer
PS And for today's glassy eye candy, here are two new turtles…it's sort of an evolution of turtletude. I am having too much fun with these little guys!


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On the first sunny weekend in April, leaders in geology, energy policy, and sustainable development joined over 250 delegates for Principia College's 61st Public Affairs Conference, which was titled The End of Oil? Energy Challenges in the 21st Century.
More than 230 on-campus Principia students, faculty, and staff joined 23 off-campus delegates, which included Principia alumni and parents, as well as students from Ball State University, Beloit College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Lewis and Clark Community College. Many of the off-campus delegates gave positive feedback about the conference, and the PAC Executive Board hopes that next year's conference will attract even more.
Attendees heard from speakers including former CIA director James Woolsey, journalist and author of The End of Oil Paul Roberts, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Richard H. Jones, and Executive Director of the American Petroleum Institute of Illinois Dr. David Sykuta. The talks and panel discussions covered subjects ranging from current regional impacts of the oil industry to what the future of energy will look like in the United States and the world.
Each day of the conference saw speakers take the question "End of Oil?" in a new direction, which pleased conference faculty adviser and history professor Dr. David Winder: "Perhaps most encouragingly, the conference was not agenda-driven, hence the question, End of Oil?, … [and this] motivated the audience to seek viable solutions." Senior Kenny D'Evelyn, who co-directed the conference with junior Laura Buchanan, said of the title in his opening comments on Thursday night, "The question mark was intentional."
When choosing a topic, Buchanan and D'Evelyn saw that the issue of oil would be timely and would hold significance for many academic fields. "It is extremely relevant to our generation and is the foundation of so many other challenges," said D'Evelyn. "If we can solve energy, so many other things will fall into line."
Biology professor Mike Rechlin, Interim Director of the Principia Center for Sustainability, said that he came to the conference not expecting to hear that the end of oil may still be some way in the future. "What surprised me was learning that there is a lot of oil out there," said Rechlin. "What I still wonder is, what's the price going to be?"
The solar car, Ra 7, was parked on the chapel green Saturday and served as a symbol of Principia's commitment to clean energy. Principia has already switched to buying its electricity from producers using entirely renewable energy sources, as announced at graduation last year. However, the switch may not have significantly reduced Principia's oil consumption. Woolsey pointed out that the primary gas-guzzler is transportation, while oil provides only one percent of the energy used to produce electricity in the United States. Rechlin said, "Principia has taken large steps to buy clean power … but as we found out, it hasn't done much to move us away from oil."
Buchanan felt the conference was helpful in outlining the issue. "We have more oil and the end of oil is not imminent, but we need to be more responsible with what we have left," she said.
D'Evelyn said he hoped attendees came away with the thought that "we as individuals, communities, citizens, can make a difference on local and national levels. That's the purpose of PAC – to empower the individual to enact change."
Many of the speakers mentioned their appreciation for Principia and the conference. "I've been to a lot of schools, and it really feels like I've been invited back home here – and I've never been here before," said Roberts in his closing speech. "I sense this is a community that cares about community." Said another speaker, "I've never been to a conference this well organized."
Next year's PAC, co-directed by juniors Amanda Dunlap and Kristen Rosen, is titled Solving Transnational Crime: A Solutions-Based Examination of Human and Drug Trafficking. Students considering applying for board positions should reference the recent all-campus e-mail and keep an eye on the PAC bulletin board in the concourse. Applications are due by the end of Week 4.
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End of Oil? Sound bites from the speakers
"The end of oil keeps being pushed into the future." – Francisco Gonzales, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at The John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
"It's not all about geology." – Molly Williamson, former Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Energy
"Peak oil is largely a political term." – Dr. David Sykuta, Executive Director of the American Petroleum Institute in Illinois
"The predictions of global warming are being overtaken by the actual global warming." – Richard H. Jones, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
"The United States is a Saudi Arabia of renewable energy." – Ms. Jeramy Shays, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
"Now is the time to invest in sustainable energy. If we don't, the need for that energy will increase and cost more. The alternative is rising unemployment. We need development, and for that we need energy. But we can change the sources." – Richard H. Jones, Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
"Talking with students, I always feel bad telling them, 'This is what my generation has left for you,' – but they always give me hope." – Paul Roberts, journalist and author of The End of Oil and The End of Food


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The head of the House Freedom Caucus, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, helped plan the January 6 event that culminated in a storming of the Capitol, according to Ali Alexander, a lead organizer of the gathering. Alexander, a pro-Trump personality, was an early founder of the "Stop the Steal" movement and helped bring together various right-wing factions around a mass event on January 6, aimed to coincide with objections to the counting of Electoral College votes.
Alexander made his claim in three separate livestreams in late December, adding that Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama were also involved. "We're the four guys who came up with a January 6 event," Alexander said. On December 8, the Arizona Republican Party boosted Alexander, asking supporters if they were willing to give their lives in the fight over the results of the presidential election.
His claim is also buttressed by a fourth video from a December 19 rally at the Arizona State Capitol, at which Alexander played a video that Biggs had supplied. In the video, Biggs mentions Brooks as his ally in the fight. Gosar spoke in person at the event.
Here is Ali handing Gosar the mic at a stop the steal event. Video posted to Gosar's Parler account Nov. 30. https://t.co/QtJJ4DtvJc pic.twitter.com/lg41ex3GC4
— Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) January 8, 2021
Biggs's connection to Alexander was reported on Sunday by the Arizona Republic, which quoted his spokesperson, Daniel Stefanski, denying any connection to Alexander. "Congressman Biggs is not aware of hearing of or meeting Mr. Alexander at any point — let alone working with him to organize some part of a planned protest," Stefanski said. "He did not have any contact with protestors or rioters, nor did he ever encourage or foster the rally or protests."
Gosar did not respond to inquiries from The Intercept. Alexander did not respond to a text or phone call; his voicemail was full. Alexander, who adopted a new name after pleading guilty to felony property theft in 2007 and felony credit card abuse in 2008, has been suspended from Twitter and other platforms for his role in organizing the January 6 event. As the Daily Beast reported, he has said he has been unfairly blamed for the violence on January 6, and has gone underground.
Brooks, after the event, sought to legitimize political violence in a radio interview.In a statement to The Intercept following publication, Brooks's office denied the congressman incited violence, writing in part: "Congressman Brooks has no recollection of ever communicating in any way with whoever Ali Alexander is. Congressman Brooks has not in any way, shape or form coordinated with Ali Alexander on the January 6th 'Save America' rally. Congressman Brooks spoke at the 'Save America' rally at the invitation of the White House (the invitation was extended the day before), not anyone else."
Alexander's contemporaneous claims have taken on new relevance as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has floated the possibility of expelling members of Congress who are found to have been involved in the riot. "Your views on the 25th Amendment, 14th Amendment Section 3 and impeachment are valued as we continue," she wrote to her colleagues over the weekend.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, reads:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Alexander made his comments in a livestream posted December 28. Jason Paladino, an investigator with the Project on Government Oversight, archived the video from Alexander's now-suspended account and provided it to The Intercept. "I was the person who came up with the January 6 idea with Congressman Gosar, Congressman Mo Brooks, and then Congressman Andy Biggs. We four schemed up of putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting so that who we couldn't lobby, we could change the hearts and the minds of Republicans who were in that body hearing our loud roar from outside," Alexander said in the livestream.
in case he takes the video down, here's the relevant section pic.twitter.com/IYiqxeX6Ch
— Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) January 8, 2021
Alexander reiterated the claim of collaborating with Biggs, Gosar, and Brooks a second time, using almost identical language in a December 29 livestream similarly provided by Paladino, who has tracked Alexander. "I'm the guy who came up with the idea of January 6 when I was talking with Congressman Gosar, Congressman Andy Biggs, and Congressman Mo Brooks. So we're the four guys who came up with a January 6 event — #DoNotCertify — and it was to build momentum and pressure, and then on the day change hearts and minds of congresspeoples who weren't yet decided, or saw everyone outside and said, 'I can't be on the other side of that mob,'" Alexander said a week before the event he predicted would bring more than a million people to Washington, D.C.
On December 21, Alexander made the same claim on a livestream. "We're working closely with Congressman Mo Brooks, we're working closely with Congressman Andy Biggs, and closely with, obviously, Congressman Paul Gosar, my great friend," Alexander said. "I believe that the president should do something brave, I think the vice president should do something brave. I believe that that's how we maintain the White House. … It's a moral imperative to maintain the White House."
The Office of Congressional Ethics has seen some of the claims made by Alexander and is looking into the connection between him, Gosar, Brooks, and Biggs, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The OCE was unable to confirm or deny whether any specific investigations are underway, in accordance with the office's rules.
At the December 19 rally, two days before that claim, Alexander more clearly delineated the different roles Biggs and Gosar were playing. "Congressman Gosar has been the spirit animal of this movement, and he's helped out where he could. He's offered to call donors. We actually had our first D.C. march because he called me and he said, 'You need to go to the Supreme Court.' I said, 'All right, my captain,'" Alexander told the audience at the Arizona State Capitol.
"One of the other heroes has been Congressman Andy Biggs. Now, when the good doctor Paul, now a friend, has been concentrating on the movement, Andy Biggs has been running ahead of him and whipping votes in Congress. So he stayed in Washington, D.C.," Alexander noted, explaining that Biggs had "sent us a video."
In the video, Biggs tells the audience:
I wish I could be with you today. I pledge to you that I'm going to keep fighting for President Trump. And when it comes to January 6, I'll be right down there in the well of the House with my friend from Alabama, Mo Brooks, and dozens of others who will join me as we look at some of the elections around the country and we say, "How do you explain that?" And more than that, we're going to stand up for this president and for the voters of America. That's legal; not only is it legal, that's constitutional; not only is it constitutional, it's the moral thing to do. And we're going to keep fighting. And I implore you to keep fighting too.
When asked why Biggs would record a video for someone he doesn't know, Stefanski told The Intercept: "Rep. Gosar's team asked for the video, and he provided it."
On the day of the riot, Gosar used his official Twitter account to call for peaceful protest, urging Trump supporters "not to get carried away" so no one gets hurt, while spreading an entirely different message on Parler, a right-wing social media platform created in opposition to Twitter. "Americans are upset," he wrote, sharing a photo of the rioters climbing the Capitol walls.
Rep. Paul Gosar post via Parler on January 6, 2021.
At the December 19 rally, Alexander also thanked Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward. "I want to thank Chairwoman Kelli Ward and the Arizona Republican Party. I work in seven states, and there is no party like the Arizona GOP Party, so let's thank Kelli Ward," Alexander said. Ward spoke at the rally.
"Let me tell you an open secret. The president watches these rallies, and he's watching you today," Alexander said, leading the crowd variously in "Fight for Trump," "1776," and "Christ is King" chants.
That day, Donald Trump posted to his since-suspended Twitter account: "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"
Gosar tagged Alexander on Twitter twice on January 6, and tagged him repeatedly in his posts throughout November and December.
Biden should concede. I want his concession on my desk tomorrow morning. Don't make me come over there. #StopTheSteaI2021 @ali pic.twitter.com/E2kuoWPUVy
— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) January 6, 2021
As the mob broke into the Capitol, Gosar was in the middle of his speech objecting to the certification of Arizona's Electoral College votes. Once the Capitol was cleared, Gosar continued to object, as blood dried on the marble floors just steps away.
Update: January 12, 2021
This story has been updated with a comment Rep. Mo Brooks's office sent after publication. The full statement reads: "Congressman Brooks has no recollection of ever communicating in any way with whoever Ali Alexander is. Congressman Brooks has not in any way, shape or form coordinated with Ali Alexander on the January 6th 'Save America' rally. Congressman Brooks spoke at the 'Save America' rally at the invitation of the White House (the invitation was extended the day before), not anyone else. Congressman Brooks never incited violence, as has been egregiously and falsely claimed by his political opponents and the Fake News Media who distort Congressman Brooks' remarks, take them out of context, and thereby sully Congressman Brooks' reputation for political advantage. As the words in the speech unambiguously reflect (see the very preceding sentence to the 'take name' sentence), Congressman Brooks gave his 'take names' remarks in the context of winning elections in 2022 and 2024 and sought to motivate despondent Republicans into seeking change at the ballot box in 2022 and 2024. The only action Congressman Brooks asked the rally attendees to undertake at the Capitol was to say the words 'USA.' Period.'"


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May festival iGEM Japan
May Festival
We carried out "pre-iGEM Japan" to improve questions that we prepared for Human Practice iGEM Japan Project. Tokyo_Metropolitan took part in this project. We all used paper-based questionnaire during one of our university festival called Gogatsu-sai: May festival.
Targets, Terms, and Places
- Students, Others
- May festival - May 29, 30 at The University of Tokyo
- I. Please tell us if you have heard about the facts below.
- 1. We genetically inherit some part of characters and natures from our parents.
- [Knew it / Didn't know it]
- 2. A gene decides which factors in one's nature get passed down.
- [Knew it / Didn't know it]
- 3. One receives a half set of genes from each of his parents.
- [Knew it / Didn't know it]
- 4. Biodiversity is derived from how one inherits genes from his parents.
- [Knew it / Didn't know it]
- 5. Have you ever heard of the term 'biodiversity'?
- [Yes / No]
- 1. We genetically inherit some part of characters and natures from our parents.
- II. Please tell us if you have heard about the facts below.
- 1. Genes are, so to speak, tiny pieces. Have you ever been amazed to think that something so complex as our body is consisted of such 'tiny pieces'?
- [Yes, once for a while / Yes, upon hearing so / Never]
- 2. Have you ever heard of the term 'genetic modification'?
- [Yes / No]
- 3. It is possible to genetically modify living organisms and make them newly produce some useful proteins for mankind. (It might be possible to produce medicines which is hard to manufacture through chemical reactions for low cost.) Assuming that a good medicine for a certain critical illness but producing it requires a certain proteins produced by genetically modified bacteria, would you take it?
- [Yes / No]
- Why is this?
- 4. Genetically modified crops are commercially available these days. By genetically modifying, we can develop crops with some special characters such as tolerance against winds, floods, and pests, or as richness in a certain nutrient. Which would you prefer, inexpensive, chemical-free modified crops or crops cultivated with conventional pesticides?
- [Genetically modified Crops / Conventional pesticides]
- 5. Even though some groceries are labeled 'no genetically modified organisms used', it only means it contains less modified ingredients than 5%. Did you know the fact that the 'Not Genetically Engineered' products may actually contain modified food?
- [Yes / No]
- 6. They feed most of the domestic animals including beef food containing genetically engineered crops. Did you know it?
- [Yes / No]
- 7. Getting to know the fact above, how do you feel about eating meat?
- [It doesn't matter / Feel uncomfortable / Unwilling to eat]
- 8. Fuels like bioethanol are extracted from genetically modified crops. What do you think about the use of modified crops to get fuels?
- [No problem / Feel awkward / Dislike]
- 9. Genetically modified plants can introduce new genes into wild-type plants around by spreading pollens and spores. It's also possible that modified plants with high viability take over the ecological system, deriving the other wild-types away. What do you think about it?
- 10. Do you think it is fine for researchers to proceed studying about genetically engineering technology if it's simply for scientific use and if they will keep modified organisms inside the labs?
- [Yes / No]
- 11. How do you feel if genetically engineering technology get developed enough to be available at markets?
- [Good / Not preferable]
- 12. Do you think DNA introduced in one's body as food would negatively affect his health?
- Why is this?
- 1. Genes are, so to speak, tiny pieces. Have you ever been amazed to think that something so complex as our body is consisted of such 'tiny pieces'?
We drove this survey during May festival at The University of Tokyo.
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Our result is too much to write all on this page. So we write only graphs on this page and upload all result data. In this questionnaire
The definition of genetic heredity and its features are known to almost everyone. However they are usually not knowledgeable on heredity at the population level and how this contributes to biodiversity. A possible cause is the current biology curriculum in high schools in Japan. For example they teach concentrating on a limited number of generations and with an emphasis on population genetics using equations. Then students learn the calculation without deep understanding. And it must be difficult to understand such phenomena for people who had not studied biology.
Many people said that they would take the medicine produced by genetically modified bacteria described in question 3. However three quarters of the people said that they would rather choose the medicine over death. These results indicate that people have ambiguous concerns about the safety of genetically-modified products and that they do not want to use them if possible. Therefore, it is more important to organize a framework that enables the public to accept it than to insist its safety.
The result that chemical-free modified crops is more acceptable than crops cultivated with conventional pesticides indicates that products originating in nature are more familiar to people than apparently artificial products such as chemical substances. However we cannot ignore the fact that more than 30% people said that they could not accept modified crops and 28.62% people did not respond.
Most consumers excessively trust the labels on genetically-modified food issued by the national agency and do not doubt it. Therefore the use of national agencies should be effective in acquiring reliability.
The results indicate that using genetically-modified crops as feed for domestic animals is more acceptable. So, people tend to think that it is not important that genetic modified crops are cultivated unless they eat the products.
We should thoroughly notify the public that genetically modified products are treated carefully under the regulation so as to avoid their diffusion to the environment.This is because many people are worried about them breeding with wild species. There was an opinion that we should use seeds that are sterile, but this conflicts with antitrust law. Meanwhile, public opinion will not interfere with the progress of scientific research and the development of products using genetic engineering technologies because these are well appreciated by the public.


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This section is dedicated to developer in you. Browse the articles and make your YJSG theme unique.
The grids are setup so that by default if you have 1 module in the grid it will be as wide as the grid holder or if you have more modules in any given grid they will either get the assigned width value from template manager or they will split the holder width between themselves. In both cases you are not able to float them to a specific side without defining the floats and widths for them within css files.
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What is subtractive synthesis?
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What is a synthesizer?
The internal structure of a subtractive synthesizer
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What is LPF, HPF, BPF, Cut OFF or Resonance?
Monophony vs polyphony
What is a monophonic synth. What can a polyphonic synth do? What is a paraphonic synth?
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Nice, calm and structured explained. Never take notice of the signal flow components in Zeeon😅. Thx. Hope to see more and more and more from you of these series🤤
Finally! Thank you! Watching the rest asap.
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I've watched similar content, and I really appreciate how you explain these concepts! Thank you for putting these out!
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Products are made in the factory, brands are created in the mind.
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Little Birdie Branding is committed to delivering exceptional strategic and creative solutions to my customers. It is the brand that represents your business. And it's my goal to understand you, define your identity and deliver that brand.
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Illustratie Pascal Tieman
High-tech innovations, robots and artificial intelligence are going to play a bigger and bigger role in food systems, agriculture, health and environmental interventions. And they largely revolve around data. To prepare its students better for this, Wageningen University has launched a major expansion of the range of courses related to data science. A Data Science Minor was started last year, 10 new Data Science courses have been developed, and more and more Master's programmes are adding a Data Science track.
New skills
Data science? But surely all science makes use of data? That's right, says Dean of Education Arnold Bregt. 'Data is as old as science itself. You have a question, you collect data, you analyse it and then draw a conclusion. But increasing digitalization has made it easier to collect and analyse ever larger quantities of data. This means data sets are getting larger and more complex. That offers wonderful new possibilities for research but also means new skills are needed to conduct that research in the right way.'
Data is used on an ever-growing scale these days to optimize processes, make predictions, identify objects in photos with the aid of artificial intelligence, and so on. An example is the Global Detector developed by Arjen Daane and his colleagues at Wageningen Economic Research. This tool combines several data sources and algorithms to answer questions such as: which location in the world is the most suitable for growing tomatoes, or how much demand will there be for milk in Asia in 2022?
Digital twins
Another example of data science in which WUR is investing is 'digital twins': the making of a digital copy of a system or organism, such as a cow. Modern cowsheds measure precisely how much a cow eats, how much milk she produces, the temperature in the shed etc. By making a digital copy of this data, you can try and get a better grip on the actual situation as well as make models for predicting the future, regarding the impact of a change of diet on milk production, for instance. Scientists can make digital twins of cells, plants, animals, humans and ecosystems, as well as of more abstract things like food chains.
'In a nutshell, data science is getting the knowledge out of data,' says Lukasz Grus, data science education coordinator at WUR. 'A data scientist researches the various methods of collecting, analysing, processing and visualizing data. In conventional science, data are the means of answering questions. In data science, you study this means in itself, exploring what you can get out of data and trying to solve problems by identifying patterns in data.'
In conventional science, data are the means, in Data Science, you study that meansLukasz Grus, Data Science education coordinator
The role of Wageningen
In his role as education coordinator, last year Grus took stock of what Wageningen University already had to offer in the field of data science. 'I saw that we were already doing quite a bit, but all of it applied within our academic fields. We don't have a separate Data Science Master's here, but we do teach students applied data science.' He gives examples such as the degree programmes in Geo-Information Science, Biosystems Engineering and Bioinformatics. 'These are pretty much Data Science Master's programmes within particular fields.'
That approach suits Wageningen, says Bregt. 'Master's degrees in Data Science are springing up all over the place in the Netherlands, but we prefer to leave the training of hard-core data scientists and the development of new algorithms to universities like Delft and Eindhoven. By training data scientists within our domain, we at Wageningen play a bridging role. Data science in context. Because it's one thing to combine incredible amounts of data and calculate something with them, but you've also got to be able to assess whether the links you find actually make sense. I think that's a great role to play, and it also gives you added value on the market.'
You've got to be able to assess whether the links you find actually make senseArnold Bregt, Dean of Education
New courses
For the university to fulfil that role satisfactorily, it needs to expand what it offers in the way of Data Science courses. The subject involves a range of skills, explains Bregt. 'You need to know a bit about statistics, artificial intelligence and data collection. And visualization is important too: how do you present your results? The ethics of it is another important aspect of it, in terms of privacy for example. And there's your choice of working method. Some methods tend to push you towards certain answers. You've got to think about that.'
A range of skills, then, which require a range of courses. Some of those courses were already up and running, and some still needed developing. Bregt: 'In one year, we have developed 10 new courses that are already being taught this year. Technical and methodological courses about how you should analyse data, a number of advanced courses on data science in context, such as Data Science for Health, Data Science for Ecology and Smart Environment, and a course on data and ethics.' Master's programmes can offer a combination of these courses as a track. Bregt: 'Students who opt for a track like that become data scientists in their chosen field. So we are educating students with data skills plus substantial knowledge of their subject area, who also think about their ethical responsibilities as scientists.'
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If data science is so important, shouldn't it be made a compulsory component of every degree programme? Bregt: 'Wageningen University's core task is to teach students to do good research within a discipline. Being able to handle data well is an essential skill for good research: everyone who graduates from Wageningen should be capable of that. But that doesn't mean every student should become a data scientist as such. If you do want to do that, though, it is our duty as a university to facilitate that.' Ten new courses and nine new Master's tracks constitute a big step towards that objective, thinks Bregt. 'We've got the building blocks. So now we can expand and look at how we can also develop Master's tracks for the degree programmes that do not yet have Data Science tracks. That move towards optimization is starting now.'
Counting animals with data
How do you go about a game count in an African national park hundreds of square kilometres in size? 'In the old days, you and your team took a helicopter flight over the park and you all counted animals,' says Lukasz Grus, Data Science coordinator at WUR. 'The plus side: fun to do. The downside: expensive and not very accurate. Devis Tuia and Benjamin Kellenberger at Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing came up with a method that is both more accurate and cheaper. They flew a drone over the land, which shot over 150 aerial photos per square kilometre. Then they used a form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning. In simplified terms, they taught a computer programme to recognize animals in aerial photos.'
The computer program got some human support with this task. First, hundreds of volunteers identified animals on the aerial photos. The scientists then fed those photos into the programme to show it which pixels were animals and which ones were rocks or bushes. The programme analysed that input and then started identifying animals itself. The output was then checked by people. A points system was used, and if the programme had mistaken a bush for an animal, it dropped one point. If it had missed animals on the photo entirely, it dropped 80 points. This taught the algorithm to distinguish animals from bushes, and especially not to miss any animals. 'Now the programme might say: these pixels are 90 per cent certain to be a wildebeest, or those pixels there are 80 per cent certain to be an antelope,' says Grus. Using this program, just one person can now count all the game in the park in a week.
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Maartje Holtslag (25) did the WUR Master's in Geo-Information Science. 'That is actually a Data Science Master's that focuses on spatial data.' In short, training to become a subject specialist with data skills. During her Master's internship at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Holtslag did an assignment for the Dutch Society for the Blind. 'They want to create routes for blind people so they need to know where the zebra crossings are. It might sound odd, but there is no overview of them anywhere in the Netherlands. So I trained a computer model to detect zebra crossings automatically in aerial photos.' To do that, Holtslag first had to make training data. 'I drew surfaces on zebra crossings on photos, which the model could use as examples. Then I put new photos into the model to see if it recognized zebra crossings on those.'
I trained a computer model to detect zebra crossings in aerial photosMaartje Holtslag, Geo-Information Science graduate
After graduating with her degree, Holtslag got a job as a programmer at ESRI. 'I find out things like which roofs have solar panels on them. Or I use data from cameras at junctions to see how many cars and cyclists cross them. That enables you to work out whether the cycle path is safe or how the coordination of the traffic lights could be improved. As a programmer, you focus on the technical side of it. So it's not my job to analyse the results, it's more about obtaining the results.'
Holtslag thinks WUR has made the right choice with its strategy of educating subject specialists with data skills. 'With data science you can end up in lots of different jobs, but most of them are within a specific subject area. So you want to know the subject area well and to be able to handle data.'
Interested in data science? These are the options
You can take Data Science courses as electives. They include Data Management, Programming in Python, Big Data, and Biological Data Analysis and Visualization. You can also do a Data Science Minor which combines several Data Science courses.
The Master's programmes in Geo-Information Science, Biosystems Engineering and Bioinformatics are so data-oriented that in practice they are subject-related Data Science Master's programmes. Six other Master's programmes offer Data Science tracks or clusters of Data Science courses. These are: Biology, Earth and Environment , Forest and Nature Conservation, Nutrition and Health, Plant Biotechnology and Plant Sciences. Every Master's programme gives you the option of taking Data Science courses as electives.
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By Bobb Rousseau and Rosi DeJean
The Haitian Diaspora faces an unresolved contradiction if it wants to deliver the needs of people in Haiti and to become the source of salvation for Haitians at home. However, they are failing miserably due to the fact they are so focused on fulfilling their own high expectations that they lose the sense of who they are and what they are about.
The diaspora wants to build political power in Haiti through backdoor politics or infiltration into governments, not through mobilization, involvement, and engagement.
They want economic power not through social entrepreneurship, but by agitating the right to vote although there is no law depriving them of such rights. They do nothing but whine about the $1.50 fee on money transfers and the small fees associated with international calls. They claim they are more educated than the Haitians in Haiti. They believe they are experts in governance, in economic development, public policy and they will make the best leaders if allowed.
They criticize, expose problems, denounce corrupt leaders, but they are yet to bring plausible solutions. They are so selfish that they even threaten to stop sending money to their loved ones if the government does not adhere to their wishes. Diaspora, do you know that your money transfers alleviate individual poverty, not community economic empowerment.
Hands down that the diaspora has unlimited potential to succeed, but they lack the leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills necessary to achieve a fraction of what "we the people" expect from them. The amount of Haitian diasporic organizations indeed substantiate that diaspora wants to be involved, but it also reveals a stronger proof that they want a piece of the pie.
It shows passion and patriotism, but not commitment or engagement. The diaspora will continue to fail if it does not concentrate on countering policy that the government and the international community use to drive and maintain a dependency system that pillages the resources of the country and keeps Haitians poor.
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A diaspora equity or investment fund is overdue. This means the international community, the banks, and the money services benefit from the diaspora remittances more than the recipients do. Thus, the diaspora must counter policies and multilateral contracts or international agreements that obstruct the nation's means of control over its right to sovereignty.
While this fight is ongoing, the diaspora must subtract 25 percent of their remittances to deposit onto a fund to sponsor projects, which will directly develop a domestic national enterprise sector with the capacity for innovative solutions to human problems and win demand in export markets. Once the diaspora has products that add values in the supply chain, create jobs, protect human rights, and lead to social justice, it will become an attractive economic force.
The international community shows that money talks or that economic power fuels politics. Thus, the right to vote or to run for office, as well as, the underhanded strategy to infiltrate politics and government are fruitless endeavors, as they show a lack of patriotism and nationalism.
The diaspora must make its presence felt by formulating and implementing bold policy solutions that match the scale of the socio-economic crises facing Haiti. They all know the problems, and they all know the political position of Haitian leaders and the international community regarding Haiti's economic dependency.
Furthermore, the diaspora must organize itself to become a serious non-political force to work closely with Haitians in Haiti, because it is not possible to bring support to Haiti without assessing the needs of the people. Let's no longer ask them to let us breathe, let's stop focusing on the problem for our inhuman conditions and let's stop practicing identity politics so we can create breathing wealth to oxygenate our economic independence; thereafter, we can do hardcore, die-hard, and active politics.
Bobb Rousseau is a law, public policy, and international development expert. He is a contributor to The Haitian Times.


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ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND—While January 31st was National Plan for Vacation Day, chances are not everyone has finished mapping out how they're going to spend their hard-earned vacation days this year. Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) can help! Since good vacations revolve around great food, VAAAC has compiled a list of eight food festivals that will be wowing visitors to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County in the months ahead. By planning ahead, savvy travelers can turn the tasty events into weekend getaways.
12th Annual Friends of the Light House GumboFest Sunday, February 26 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. DoubleTree Annapolis Hotel, 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis Admission: $25 in advance; $30 at the door http://www.friendslhs.org 443-569-4209
A gumbo contest with area chefs competing for the Best Gumbo and Best Booth Display. Sponsored by Friends of the Light House. All proceeds benefit the Light House, a homeless prevention support center in Annapolis.
Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning Saturday, March 18 Noon to 4:00 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 Second Street, Eastport, Annapolis Admission: $25/person; People's Choice Tasting, $75 – Taste the creations of 12 different restaurants and vote for best oyster dish www.amaritime.org 410-295-0104
Celebrate the spring equinox and the beginning of boating season with a family-friendly feast of the Chesapeake's most cherished bivalve. Feast on oysters any way you like them – raw, steamed, fried and grilled. Festivities include shucking and cooking demonstrations, an oyster shucking contest and exhibits highlighting the area's unique maritime heritage and the role oysters play in maintaining the health of the Bay. The sock burning tradition dates to the mid-1980s. It's commemorated with the "Ode to Equinox", recited annually as the first sock is thrown into the fire.
4th Annual Chicken Wing Festival Saturday, April 1 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Hwy., Crownsville, MD Admission: Adults, $12; kids 12 and under, free www.mdchickenwingfestival.com
Taste the best, most inventive chicken recipes from the area's finest chefs, all while enjoying a selection of local and regional craft beers. Back by popular demand is the "Make Your Own" wing sauce. After sampling a host of amazing creations, see what you can come up with on your own! Want more jalapenos? Go for it! Throw some peanut butter in? You bet! The only limit is your imagination. Event also features music and kids' areas.
7th Annual Naptown barBAYq Saturday, May 6 Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Highway, Crownsville, MD Admission: Adults, $15; kids 12 and under, free www.barbayq.com 410-353-9237
Enjoy the live music of dozens of bands performing on three stages, abundant food, cooking demonstrations, a barbeque competition, arts and crafts vendors and more during the family-friendly event sponsored by the Parole (Annapolis) Rotary Foundation. Sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the barbeque cooking contest is expected to attract more than 60 competitor teams. Event includes live music and kids' activities.
72nd Annual Rotary Club of Annapolis Crab Feast Friday, August 4, rain or shine 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis Admission: $65 in advance; $75 at the gate www.annapolisrotary.org 443-837-3105
Crustacean lovers feast on the Chesapeake Bay's bounty at this all-you-can-eat and drink event that's arguably the largest crab feast in the world. Nearly 2,500 individuals are expected to finish off 345 bushels of #1 crabs (that's nearly 40,000 of the big ones!), 3,400 ears of corn, 100 gallons of crab soup, 1,800 hot dogs, 150 pounds of beef barbeque, and hundreds of gallons of beer and soft drinks. Once again, Annapolis Green will compost the crabs, food remnants and utensils. It's anticipated that 20,000 pounds of food waste will be collected. About two months following the feast, the watermelon rinds, corn cobs, brown paper and crab shell bits will have turned into compost used to benefit area gardens. Plastic will be collected as well. Proceeds of the Crab Feast benefit local community and cultural organizations.
50th Annual Maryland Seafood Festival Saturday-Sunday, September 9-10 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sandy Point State Park, 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis, MD Admission: Adults, $15; kids 12 and under, free. Parking passes, VIP tickets and crab soup cook-off tickets are also available. www.mdseafoodfestiveal.com 410-353-9237
Enjoy a variety of delicious seafood, exciting demonstrations and competitions, live musical entertainment, kids' activities, loads of shopping options and exhibits. I highlight of the event is the 27th Annual Crab Soup Cook-off featuring Annapolis-area restaurateurs and chefs in a classic Maryland showdown.
Oyster Festival Sunday, October 15 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Captain Avery Museum, 1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side Admission: Adults, $6; children under 12, $2 www.captainaverymuseum.org 410-867-4486
Enjoy food, live music by local artists, unique crafts, face painting and demonstrations showing the vital role oysters play in maintaining the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Seafood lovers are invited to feast on raw and fried oysters, oyster stew, fried oyster roll sushi, cream of crab soup, Maryland crab soup, and much more. Hamburgers, hotdogs and homemade desserts will also be available.
3rd Annual Chocolate Binge Festival Sunday, December 3 Noon to 5 p.m. First blocks of West Street in downtown Annapolis Admission: $5.00 suggested cash donation www.annapolischocolatefestival.com 443-452-7321
A dozen local chocolate vendors will be selling chocolate specialties, including chocolate caramels, cakes, chocolate bars, truffles, fudge, cookies, candies, hot chocolate, fondue, martinis and more. The afternoon also includes family-friendly entertainment, holiday shopping opportunities and the lighting of the West Street Holiday Light Canopy. Enjoy live music, a marshmallow roast, gingerbread house moon bounce, giant snowball run, hot chocolate with members of the Annapolis Police Department and a visit with Santa. Presented by the Annapolis Arts District and Inner West Street Association.
VAAAC is a nonprofit, membership-based destination marketing organization that generates revenues for the local economy by promoting Annapolis and Anne Arundel County to leisure and business travelers across the country and around the world.
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