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Alpha is actively expanding the organization's footprint to achieve our commitment to the belief that people with disabilities have the same rights and responsibilities as all people; notably, the right to participate in their community.
Our headquarters is located at 1000 Alpha Drive, Delaware, Ohio, 43015 with two additional satellite locations in Lewis Center and Westerville with plans for continued expansion over the next couple of years.
As a result, Alpha operates five distinct service divisions which includes:
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Probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) are a rich framework for encoding probability distributions over complex domains: joint (multivariate) distributions over large numbers of random variables that interact with each other. These representations sit at the intersection of statistics and computer science, relying on concepts from probability theory, graph algorithms, machine learning, and more. They are the basis for the state-of-the-art methods in a wide variety of applications, such as medical diagnosis, image understanding, speech recognition, natural language processing, and many, many more. They are also a foundational tool in formulating many machine learning problems. This course is the first in a sequence of three. It describes the two basic PGM representations: Bayesian Networks, which rely on a directed graph; and Markov networks, which use an undirected graph. The course discusses both the theoretical properties of these representations as well as their use in practice. The (highly recommended) honors track contains several hands-on assignments on how to represent some real-world problems. The course also presents some important extensions beyond the basic PGM representation, which allow more complex models to be encoded compactly.
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- Royal Palms Hotel
- The Fairmont Hamilton Princess
- Rosedon
- Rosemont Guest Apartments
- Greenbank Guest House
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The Pembroke Parish hotels are quite popular among Bermuda visitors. The main reason for this popularity is convenience. Pembroke Parish is where you will find Bermuda's main hub – Hamilton City. The capital of Bermuda, Hamilton City boasts the territory's highest concentration of shops, clubs, and restaurants. It is also home to a major bus terminal, the main Bermuda ferry terminal, and a cruise port. Because of the available transportation options, those who stay at one of the Pembroke Parish hotels will find it easy to access all other points of interest around Bermuda. It isn't all about convenience, however. The Pembroke Parish hotels offer plenty in the way of variety and quality. There are also some good area vacation rentals to consider for those who wish to go that route.
A landmark luxury hotel that is basically credited with launching Bermuda's tourist industry, the Fairmont Hamilton Princess first opened its doors in 1885. It has long prospered as Bermuda's only urban resort and is one of the largest hotels in the territory, offering more than 400 rooms. These rooms are quite lavish, and many offer wonderful harbor views. Serving as a complement to the rooms are a variety of facilities. Highlights in this department include several bars and restaurants, a health club, fresh and saltwater pools, and an outdoor putting green. Guests of the renowned Fairmont Hamilton Princess should also know that they can enjoy complimentary ferry trips to the resort's larger sibling – the Fairmont Southampton. Among other things, this sister resort features its own beach and has an 18-hole par-three golf course. The Fairmont Hamilton Princess also has a partnership with Riddell's Bay Golf and Country Club.
A better Pembroke Parish lodging fit for travelers who are interested in more intimate hotels, the Royal Palms is a boutique hotel that only offers 32 rooms. Found within a five-minute walk of the City of Hamilton, this is actually one of the most sought-after small hotels in Bermuda. Much of its popularity has to do with its style. Originally built in 1903, the Royal Palms is a fine example of Bermudian architecture, and its owners have done well in regards to care and restoration. The main guest units are spacious, comfortably furnished, and well-equipped overall. Travelers can also choose to stay in a more budget-friendly unit that is housed in the separate mews house. This guesthouse is connected to the main house via a brick-paved walkway. Other features of the Royal Palms Hotel include a delightful restaurant, a wraparound porch that is ideal for relaxing, lovely gardens, and a refreshing outdoor pool.
Bermuda visitors who are interested in smaller Pembroke Parish hotels with plenty in the way of charm and character are also encouraged to consider the Rosedon Hotel. This enticing boutique hotel is housed in a stately 1906 mansion and surrounded by lush tropical gardens. Within walking distance is Hamilton City, and guests can enjoy access to the tennis courts at the South Shore Beach & Tennis Club. Each of the 44 rooms at the Rosedon Hotel is individually decorated and features an array of satisfying amenities. Among the amenity highlights are pillow top mattresses, luxury bedding, flat screen TVs, DVD players, and Wi-Fi internet access. General facilities include a temperature-controlled swimming pool, a flagstone terrace, and an honor bar and pantry. A full breakfast and afternoon tea are included in the Rosedon Hotel rates. Guests can also enjoy free beach transfers. As a side note, the Rosedon Hotel is known to offer special lodging packages throughout the year. These packages can include such things as spa treatments, rounds of golf, and dinner vouchers. As is common among many of the best Bermuda hotels, the Rosedon Hotel is also known to offer lodging packages that revolve around weddings and honeymoons.
Vacation Rentals
Accommodations that are better classified as vacation rentals are available in the Bermuda parish of Pembroke. These accommodations tend to come in the form of apartments, condos, cottages, and homes. An example of a lodging establishment that offers vacation rental units in Pembroke Parish is Rosemont Guest Suites. It has 47 suites that are both well-furnished and well-equipped. Kitchens come standard, and since there is no restaurant on the premises, cooking in is popular among guests. A grocery store is conveniently located close by, and management is known to offer coffee and muffins in the morning. The general facilities at Rosemont Guest Suites include a swimming pool, and guests can rent mopeds for getting around. Elbow Beach – one of the most renowned beaches in Bermuda – is just a 15-minute scooter ride away!
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deGeneration X: Cave Diving in the Riviera MayaTravel Features Adventure Travel
At the not-so-ripe age of 39, I finally got my PADI dive certification in Taganga, Colombia, and proceeded to dive 40 more times over the next two years. These aquatic adventures included swimming alongside giant manta rays at Nusa Lembongan (Indonesia), through a pack of menacing sharks at Sipadan (Malaysia), with large sea turtles near Roatan Island (Honduras) and down the surreal Blue Hole off the coast of Belize. With such an emphasis on an activity I wanted to do my entire life, it sounds like I became an instant scuba junkie, but I actually came to think diving is a bit overrated. Not a popular sentiment I agree, but I usually don't see that much more at 120 feet with an oxygen tank than I do at 30 feet with a mask and snorkel. That said, a boat-less dive in Tulum completely blew me away, and the water had little-to-no visible fish.
When it comes to pre-Columbian Mexico, most people think of the Aztecs since their former capital is now Mexico City, but the Maya occupied southern parts of the country that included the Yucatan Peninsula. The most iconic Mayan ruin is El Castillo temple in Chichen Itza, while backpacker-friendly Tulum boasts ruins directly on its white-sand Caribbean beaches. Though not as touristy as Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen to the north, Tulum arguably outshines them all with beachfront archeology, alluring blue waters and outstanding restaurants like Hartwood and Gitano. The Yucatan also boasts numerous underwater cave systems called cenotes (pronounced "say-no-tayes") that divers can explore. I booked one such adventure with an Australian-raised Slovokian divemaster named Tomas Kuzela.
"I'm taking you to Dos Ojos," said Kuzela as he picked me up outside a local hostel. I was the only diver who signed up that day so it was just the two of us. "The name means 'two eyes' in Spanish. Are you claustrophobic?"
"Not at all," I said.
"Good," the divemaster continued. "It can get cramped in there, and for parts of the system, you will be completely surrounded. You will not be able to surface to get air if your equipment malfunctions or you start to panic. For this reason, you need to stay close to me the entire time."
"This sounds safe," I thought to myself.
Cenotes—a mid-19th century term derived from the Maya word "ts'onot"—are natural sinkholes in which limestone bedrock collapsed and exposed a water-filled cave system below. The Yucatan Peninsula contains many such systems, and Dos Ojos is one of the longest and most famous. Exploration of Dos Ojos started 30 years ago, and the Quintana Roo Speleological Survey reported in 2014 that it contains at least 30 sinkhole entrances and stretches more than 51 miles. Per the survey's analysis of 101 local cenotes, Dos Ojos is the fourth longest, with Sistema Ox Bel Ha leading the pack with nearly 168 miles of caverns. As far as depth, Dos Ojo is the known leader with an area called The Pit stretching 390 feet down.
The namesake Dos Ojos are the Blue Eye and Black Eye whose entrances, as you might have guessed, look like a pair of eyes from an aerial view. For the more adventurous diver, the Black Eye offers a sensory-deprived adventure through pitch-black caves that require portable lights to navigate. Kuzela, however, took me into the Blue Eye where divers swim through turquoise-blue freshwater filled with majestic stalagmite and stalactite formations. At one part of the system, divers can also emerge from the water into a bat cave. The Maya, who settled around these sacred wells, believed the cenotes were entrances to the Xibalba underworld where they could commune with their gods.
"We will do two dives today," said Kuzela after arriving at the Blue Eye, which is a short drive north of Tulum. "I brought food and drinks, so we will have lunch between the dives."
I noticed his dive gear included two oxygen tanks.
"You dive with two tanks?"
"Yes," he explained. "It is a safety precaution in case there are any problems with the tanks, or you run out of air in the caves."
Dos Ojos is arguably the most famous of the Yucatan cenotes, and many people have seen it on the big and small screen. The 2002 IMAX film Journey Into Amazing Caves and 2006 BBC/Discovery Channel series Planet Earth both featured Dos Ojos, and scenes from the 2005 film The Cave were filmed here (though most of the cave scenes were shot in a manmade system constructed in Romania).
The cenote entrance looked like a giant cavernous pool, and several people were snorkeling atop the water. With our gear on and tested, we entered the pool-like sinkhole and proceeded to swim through the warm water toward a cave entrance. As we entered the system, a measure of darkness flooded the scene before us, yet the crystal-clear water—predominantly rain water filtered through the limestone—offered an unreal level of clarity with visibility reaching 200 to 300 feet. I knew immediately that this dive was going to be special.
As I followed Kuzela for about 45 minutes, I almost felt like I was on a Disneyland ride, but this attraction gives all the credit to nature. The various caverns felt like ancient cathedrals and temples flooded by water and decorated with glorious columns that sometimes stretched from ceiling to floor. Many of the stalactites (icicle-shaped rocks hanging from the ceiling) and stalagmites (icicle-shaped rocks protruding from the floor) radiated such beauty that the Maya people likely thought the gods shaped them with their very own hands. Some were the size of a pencil, while other formations resembled petrified trees. Beams of light cut through the water at various points illuminating the limestone and sometimes refracting in strangely beautiful ways. Whereas I typically chased fish and turtles out at sea, my first cenote experience felt like swimming through a museum filled with natural canvases.
According to geologists, the Yucatan was once a giant coral reef covered by water, but ocean levels dropped considerably during the Ice Age killing the coral and allowing jungle to envelope the now exposed reef. The cave systems developed as the coral limestone slowly dissolved over a very long stretch of time. When the Ice Age ended, the glaciers receded and many of the cave systems collapsed. Archeological finds in the cenotes include the fossilized remains of mammoths, camels, jaguars and sloths, and explorers discovered the 13,000-year-old skeleton of a teenage girl in the Sac Actun cave system that actually connects to Dos Ojos. National Geographic described the find in 2014 as the "oldest most complete, genetically intact human skeleton in the New World."
After the first 45-minute dive, Kuzela and I had sandwiches and bottled water beside the entrance. After about an hour break, we got ready for the second dive.
"Do you feel comfortable swimming through a narrow passage?" Kuzela asked.
"For sure."
"We will have to go through it one at a time, and the passage is narrow," he continued. "If you have a problem, stay calm, and don't go through if you feel anything is wrong."
We explored the next set of caves for about 15 minutes before we arrived at the tunnel. Kuzela entered the narrow pathway first, and I followed closely behind. Despite all my dives, I struggled to stay level in the water, and my tanks banged against the top rocks when I first entered. I opted instead to float down a foot or so before I proceeded. Rather than continue to bang my tank on the ceiling, I planned to use my hands to avoid hitting the bottom, but fortunately I made it through without again touching the sides. Kuzela waited for me on the other side and gave me the thumbs up when I emerged. We spent the next 20 minutes exploring other sections of the underwater wonderland.
As we emerged from the water at the end of the second dive, Kuzela asked, "So, what did you think?"
"I definitely want to dive more cenotes," I proclaimed. "This was my favorite dive ever."
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David Jenison is a Los Angeles native and the editor-in-chief of PROHBTD. He has covered entertainment, restaurants and travel for more than 20 years.


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I have been reading your blog at utility bill busters for a long time now, and I wanted to ask you a question. I live in a small ranch style house in illinois in the south and as you may know the weather has been absolutely scorching! We have a window air conditioner in the bedroom and one in the living room, since those rooms are the most occupied. Recently I have noticed they seem to be running all the time but not making a difference! Should I replace …
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For the most part, energy leaks or loss around windows (leaks that don't have to do with the windows themselves: the panes, the construction, the actual unit itself) comes down to two main areas – the frame itself and the insulation around the frame.
Energy can be lost whether the window is brand new and just installed (and thus installed incorrectly) or if the window is older.
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Costs of constructing the sunroom vary according to the location of your home, quality of materials used, labor charges, size of the sunroom and other sunroom wall insulation costs if required. Some people prefer the two or three season sunrooms while others prefer a sunroom for all the seasons of the year. Cost for installing a two or three season sunroom is lesser. If you wish to install a four season sunroom then you will require insulation of a superior quality at least.
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There are plenty of cheap and common insulation materials available on the market today. Many of these have been around for quite some time. Each of these insulations have their own ups and downs. As a result, when deciding which insulation material you should use, you should be sure to be aware of which material would work the best in your situation.
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Heating your home is as much about stopping heat from escaping as it is about maximising the output of your radiators and heaters. By reducing heat escape, you use less energy in heating the rooms.
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Maximizing the insulation for your green home is the most important step you can take towards reducing the heating and cooling energy requirements of your home and conserving energy. Many options are available to you, such as fiberglass batt, rigid or blown-in insulation. Let us look at cellulose blown-in insulation, which, in my opinion, is one of the greenest options available today.
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Building Material and Wood Technology, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, considers cellulose insulation a smart choice and recommends its use.
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If your home is freezing cold in the winter and blistering hot in the summer, then you need an effective insulation system for your home. Many homes have old insulation system or no insulation at all. Old insulation system looses some or complete effectiveness with passing years. There are many different types of insulation systems are available, cocoon insulation is one them.
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Insulation terms can be quite confusing to anyone outside the industry. If you've ever bought insulation for your house, you know that insulation with a high R factor is better. But what, exactly, does that mean? Did you know that the R value depends on other factors?
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The International Politics of the Red Sea
This pioneering book is the first comprehensive study of the Red Sea as a sub-region of the international system in its own right. Examining the international politics of the Red Sea region from the Cold War to the present day, it argues that the Red Sea area demonstrates the characteristics of a sub-regional system, given its increasing economic and social interdependence, greater regional integration, and flows of resources across it. It details how stronger regional powers - Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia - which co-habit the sub-region with much weaker, vulnerable and fragile states, are seeking to stamp their own authority on this dynamic sub-region. They have attempted to do so, the authors show, through extension of their military and economic influence where ever possible, while also forging regional partnerships aimed at protecting their interests or to fend off possible encroachment of others. The book discusses in great detail the security and military dynamics of the sub-region; land and maritime borders; as well as economic issues, including trade, migration, capital flows and transport. It covers developments across the Red Sea and also within all the states of this newly-forming sub-region.


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On December 11 , 2015, Season 2 of Transparent was released on Amazon Prime. In episode 8 Oscilate, I was a background performer in a yoga class at The LGBT Center doing sun salutations alongside Alexandra Billings.
In the scene, Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor) who is at an interview for a suicide hotline, looks into the window of a the class and spots Davina (Alexandra Billings), her best trans friend, who she's been feuding with.
While this wasn't my biggest career move, it was still super exciting to be a very small part of smart groundbreaking TV and I met some amazing people on set that day, including Wyatt Gray, Dale Guy Madison, and Krystal Shelley.
Transparent is an American comedy-drama web television series created by Jill Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014. The story revolves around a Los Angeles family and their lives following the discovery that the person they knew as their father Mort (Jeffrey Tambor) is transgender.
Transparent's first season premiered in full on September 26, 2014, the second season on December 11, 2015, and the third season on September 23, 2016.
At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while Jeffrey Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. This is the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a streaming media service to win a Golden Globe for Best Series.


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It's 70 years since Elin Wägner, feminist, pacifist and pioneering environmentalist, renowned author of prose fiction and journalism, was elected to the Swedish Academy. She was only the second woman ever to be elected; the first was Selma Lagerlöf, also published by Norvik Press.
Penwoman, Wägner's classic novel from 1910 about the Swedish campaign for women's suffrage, translated by Sarah Death and published by Norvik Press in 2009, revolves around a young female journalist, as quick-witted as she is intrepid:
'Well Penwoman, you'll soon have driven them all away,' said the Scanian, smugly admiring his pretty reflection in the landlady's largest pier-glass from his vantage point in the most comfortable chair.
Penwoman, catching her breath after the heat of the battle, looked up: 'Oh no, do you think so? I don't mean to. But it's impossible for me to stay calm when anybody attacks women's suffrage.'
'No, it can't be easy for someone with such a pugnacious spirit to be a woman,' he teased. 'Tell me, Miss Penwoman,' he said, squinting up at her, as she stood by the door, 'wouldn't you love to be a man?' Penwoman screwed up her left eye and pondered for a moment.
'No, but wouldn't you?' she asked in turn.
In Sweden the novel remains one of Wägner's best-known works. Witty and poignant Penwoman, 'beautifully translated' (Belletrista), offers incomparable insights into the Swedish suffrage campaign. Read more about Penwoman here.
Also available from Norvik Press is Helena Forsås-Scott's Re-Writing the Script: Gender and Community in Elin Wägner (2nd ed., 2014). The first full-length study in English of Wägner's output, it covers texts representing a wide range of genres and shows some of her work to be considerably more radical than has been observed previously. The book has been described as 'a standard work' on Wägner (Avain – Finnish Review of Literary Studies). Read more about Re-Writing the Script here.
Elin Wägner's Penwoman, translated by Sarah Death, available at all good bookstores.
Helena Forsås-Scott's Re-Writing the Script: Gender and Community in Elin Wägner (2nd ed., 2014), available at all good bookstores.


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Misumi's Standard Precision Positioning Stages Offer Easy Alignment and Adjustment, While Reducing Overall Costs
With 22 new and legacy models in the line, users can select the right solution for their applications - at prices 20 to 40 percent lower than conventional stages.
(Schaumburg, IL) MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (TOKYO: 9962), recently announced the addition of several new products to its family of Standard Precision Positioning Stages.
These versatile devices are designed to meet a wide and diverse range of positioning application requirements. When compared with conventional high precision positioning stages, either purchased or produced in-house, the Standard Precision Positioning Stages offer excellent value - delivering a cost savings of 20 to 45 percent. All styles are shipped in three days.
Standard Precision Positioning Stages are used by industrial companies to perform various positioning tasks in tooling jigs, manufacturing, assembly, testing and inspection, nesting, and sensor adjustment. Now with 22 different styles available in MISUMI's 2011 lineup, users can select from among a broad range of products, depending on specific application requirements such as: moving axes, positioning accuracy, load capacity, feed mechanism (rapid or fine), linear guidance structure (Dovetail, Cross Roller, or Linear Balls), and type of clamping mechanism.
All of MISUMI's Standard Precision Positioning Stages are quickly and easily adjustable without the use of tools. Their simple, compact design and rugged construction provides long-term reliability, as well as ease of alignment and positioning repeatability.
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FCA may ban commission on P2P advice
Since the Retail Distribution Review(RDR) was implemented in 2003, financial advisers cannot receive a commission from product providers. The new regime was a significant improvement over the previous one where small investors got "free" advice only to be invested into high-cost investment vehicles chosen primarily for the commission that the fund would pay the adviser.
The FCA is now mulling whether to extend this regime to P2P lending products as well. If the FCA follows through on this, providing advice on P2P lending will become a regulated activity just as P2P lending itself is. As I have highlighted before, peer-to-peer loans are a more attractive and easily understandable investment product for most retail investors than even equity mutual funds. It is only logical that the same regulatory principles should apply to all advisory services related to a client's investments. The FCA's move is welcome and represents another step in the road towards peer-to-peer lending becoming a mainstream investment option for all investors in the United Kingdom.


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When you host a conference session about the Internet of Things but refer to it, for some reason, as the Internet of Connected Products, you should be ready for someone to poke fun at you. Leave to an industry analyst sitting on a panel discussion in that session to do the job.
"IoCP, which obviously refers to the Internet of Carrier Pidgeons," joked Josep Di Paolantonio, an independent researcher based in San Francisco who took part in the track as part of Salesforce's recent Dreamforce 2014. He got some laughs, but then quickly turned the pun into a useful analogy about the IP-enabled sensors embedded in all kinds of everyday products.
"In a way it's actually like (carrier pidgeons), where you use its eyes as an extension of our own eyes. The IoT is really about sensors, and the data coming out of those sensors and what we can do with that . . it can help us define customers, open up new business models."
Some of those new business models include predictive maintenance, insights on customer behaviors that can improve existing or new services and even the ability to sell non-competitive data to other firms in the same industry. Analysts on the panel, which was moderated by Salesforce CTO for Customer Connections Charlie Isaacs, suggested CIOs may still be struggling with figuring out what approach, if any, to the IoT they should take.
"There is still a lot of 'bright and shiny object' syndrome," said Rebecca Wetteman, vice-president of Boston-based Nucleus Research. "There's no new model for ROI on IoT. It's just that it wasn't cost-effective to do it before. What we're seeing now is that the technology is offering breadth and repeatability — a sensor connected to IP are becoming more valuable the more people it touches and greater the frequency of how often something happens. Nobody wanted to spend the money on a smart fridge. Now, the cost is being brought down."
Wetteman was most interested in projects such as one in South Bend, Indiana, where firms have reduced flooding in basements by putting sensors on drains. This allows them to watch for the impact of rainfall and open additional valves as necessary to manage flood water. CIOs shouldn't limit themselves to merely tracking data via the IoT, however.
"The value is not just uni-directional, where you're sending information out to a device, but multi-directional, so that as things become more intelligent they can participate in new workflows," she said.
Although some might assume that effective use of IoT will also involve complex big data analytics, Di Paolantonio said sensor networks are offering a return to computational statistics that could offer greater accuracy.
"You don't have to rely on probabilistic models but can bring in precise data from everything from ATMs to jet engines to manufacturing systems and handheld drills," he said. "It will reach the point where it will tell you that this particular, very precise item is going to fail in the next 24 hours."
Kate Leggett, an analyst with Forrester Research, suggested CIOs look for inspiration in areas from the consumer space, including home automation products like the smart thermostat Nest that was acquired by Google. The value from such early IoT products may help show enterprises the way.
"Try something in your personal life," she said, pointing out that in some ways, creating an effective use case for IoT will not be a multi-million dollar initiative. "It's cheap hardware and software — very small, very lightweight."
Wetteman agreed, adding that enterprise IT shops need to democratize the skill sets around the IoT so that it doesn't seem like the domain of a small set of experts.
"It's putting the blueprints out there so you don't need to be a data scientist," she said. "There's a rising role in every organization that's adopted the cloud where someone in marketing becomes the marketing tech or the finance tech. We need to put the tools in place to help them find those opportunities and deliver value."
Over time, it may not be that difficult to find them, said Esteban Kolsky, founder and principal with with ThinkJar.
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As a result of the investigation, on March 20, 2017, Kevin Kidd, a Black male 18-years-old; Jermon Simmons, a Black male 24-years-old and Emmanuel Kilpatrick, a Black male 30-years-old were arrested for the shooting deaths of Irby Walton Sr. and Irby Walton Jr. Kidd, Simmons and Kilpatrick were interviewed at Dallas police headquarters after being read their Miranda warning. They each waived their rights and agreed to speak with detectives where they admitted their roles in the crime. They have each been placed in jail for capital murder with a $500,000.00 bond. Please see The affidavit's posted below.
Patrol officers responded to a call on March 11,2017,at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the 3100 block of Simpson Stuart. Upon officers arrival they discovered two Black males deceased from gunshot wounds.
Irby Walton Sr., B/M/69 and Irby Walton Jr.,B/M/41 were found in their apartment.The Dallas Police Homicide unit is asking for the public's assistance in solving this crime. Please contact Detective Stewart at 214-671-3635 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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There is good news for those who love an afternoon nap: a nap at work is believed to stimulate employees' creativity and well being. From quiet areas to futuristic siesta cocoons, the practice of taking a nap at work may well become more widespread in the future.
Although the French verb siester only made it into the Petit Robert dictionary in 2016, more than one French person in three claims he or she does not get enough sleep. According to a study by Institut National du Sommeil et de la Vigilance, (the national institute for sleep and vigilance), one employee out of five owns up to having a secret nap at work. In Japan, where people only sleep about six hours and twenty-two minutes during the working week, companies have long encouraged their employees to take a nap during the day, reports The Guardian. Is it the best way of combating tiredness? Yes, but not only does it combat fatigue, scientific research suggests that taking a rest during the working day leads to much greater benefits for both employees and employers.
Natural cycles of drowsiness
« It is a very common bio-rhythm pattern to feel drowsy between 1 pm and 3 pm, and it is nothing to do with digestion or eating »said Caroline Rome, a sophrologist at the sleep centre in Hôtel Dieu hospital in Paris. For many years, Rome has been working with companies such as Airbus, Air France and Axa, teaching staff to allow themselves to have a short nap, even if it is only a few minutes long: « It is a time of day when we are slightly washed out, when daytime vigilance is at its lowest. When we are fighting to stay awake we are less efficient and creative. That is when most mistakes are made and accidents happen ». By fulfilling the need for a doze, « siestas reactivate the automatic memory. We can move from being sleepy to vigilant, while reducing a small quantity of stress along the way, »continues the sophrologist. Having a siesta may help your memory and concentration« but it will do nothing to help chronic fatigue ».
Caroline Rome has several suggestions on how best to recharge your batteries. A one to five-minute « flash » siesta can be taken virtually anywhere.« You do not really fall asleep, but you can let go and that has measurable positive benefits. The ideal nap is ten to twenty minutes long: « this is the time needed for a light sleep that reduces biological markers of stress, without dropping into a deep sleep. »The royal siesta (between one and two hours) is not really adapted to the workplace:« It is much more difficult to wake up from a deep sleep as a degree of inertia arises from sleep » explains Rome.
With this in mind, some companies have fitted out areas adapted to these practices. In the US, the offices of Google, Uber and the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's all have rest areas. The trend has since crossed the Atlantic. As the magazine Le Nouvel Observateur pointed out, the idea is attracting the directors of more and more companies. A study carried out by Robert Half at the end of 2013 found that 47% of managers and directors of administrative issues are favourable to the introduction of a siesta lasting less than 20 minutes in the workplace. « More and more companies are become aware of the effectiveness and profitability of a nap. I work with in-flight crews, companies with odd working hours and jobs subject to a lot of pressure » says Rome.
From quiet rest areas to futuristic siesta cocoons
For six years, Novius, a web agency in Lyon, has set up a comfortable rest room for its 30 employees, with beanbags, low tables and bedside lights. « Some people sleep for 15 minutes, others an hour. The room is very popular, first come, first served. I usually take advantage of it during the holidays », said Isabelle, 29, PA to the finance director, adding, « New staff members find it fun and relaxing. They don't usually dare to use it straight away, but it soon becomes a habit. » And at Novius, even the boss takes a nap, and doesn't try to deny it.
In Charente-Maritime, Léa Nature, a company producing organic products, offers its 500 workers a chill-out area at the request of the works committee. « It is open to all, outside working hours, during compulsory, unpaid breaks: a quarter of an hour between 10 and 11 am, and another between 3 and 4 pm, as well as during the lunch break from midday till 2 pm for a maximum of 1H30, » says Mireille Lizot, the company's director of communication. Employed in the management service, Angélina is a frequent user of the space. « I don't really fall asleep, but the silence soothes me and I'm more relaxed. I work in the management service and deal with contentious issues regularly. I spend all day on the phone with dissatisfied clients, and go into the area to recharge my batteries. »
In Orleans, ColorInside fits out rest areas in the workplace and several are truly a dream: CalmSpace, a 10 sq m dome-like object, is covered in a white fabric on which relaxing colours area projected and peaceful perfumes released. It is an installation designed for 15-minute naps. ColorInside also markets lit recliners covered in anatomical mattresses.
In the States, more spectacular products look like they were just pulled off a science-fiction film, for example, Energy-pods, are semi-private reclining chairs fitted with speakers.
In February 2016, University of Miami also acquired two napping pods, futurist cocoon-like chairs on the campus for students who live far from campus Another interesting concept is the Giantbirdnest designed by the creative agency O*GE!. The nest-shaped couch in wood is filled with large foam eggs, the ultimate cocooning place.
Let go and accept the nap
According to Rome, while directors are increasingly conscious of the benefits of naps for both staff and the business, it is often the staff themselves who baulk at the idea. « The most difficult thing is to accept letting go. At work, people are often in a situation of hyper control. Before, people would find hard to accept their sleepiness and would go to sleep in their cars, » she admits. Bear in mind that although the furnishings described earlier make people want to sleep, the specialist believes such napping rooms are not an end in themselves. « Staff are increasingly requesting rest areas but the real goal is to accept the practice and to take it on board. Dedicated rooms are not always appropriate, it depends on the business. Above all I tell employees to sleep a little bit, never mind where, because that is the most efficient way. » This is exactly what the surrealist painter Salvador Dali used to say – he was a fervent admirer of the mini nap, which he called « key sleep ». Why? He would sit in an armchair, arms relaxed, holding a key between his thumb and forefinger just above a plate. Once he had relaxed completely, the fingers relaxed, and the noise of the key on the plate would wake him up and remind him to get back to work.
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REVEAL @ NEM Summit
- Jochen Spangenberg
- On November 29, 2016
- http://blogs.dw.com/innovation/
From 23-24 November 2016 REVEAL participated in the 2016 NEM Summit in Porto, Portugal. We showcased some of the project work at the NEM exhibition and participated in a pitching session in which we presented our research outcomes to potential investors.
About 250 people attended the 2016 edition of the NEM Summit, organised by the NEM Initiative. It took place from 23-24 November in Porto, Portugal. We were there, too, represented by Nikos Sarris (Athens Technology Centre), Petter Bae Brandtzæg (Sintef), Paul Walland (IT Innovation) and myself, Jochen Spangenberg (Deutsche Welle).
Most of our time was spent manning the REVEAL stand. There, we showcased our work, talked to people interested in the field of social media sourcing for news and verification of user-generated content, and investigated potential future cooperation opportunities. We picked up some promising leads. However, our overall expectations regarding exposure and visibility were not completely fulfilled. The exhibition hall was difficult to find and not well promoted. And it probably also had to do with the fact that, in parallel to the exhibition, some very interesting conference tracks and expert talks were hosted.
On Thursday, day 2 of the event, Nikos Sarris then presented our research outcomes to potential investors in a kind of 'elevator pitch' (he was given eight minutes – a rather long elevator ride…). This special session was organised by the i3 project, an EU-funded initiative whose main goal is to coordinate and support efforts and activities in the social media convergence domain. Five projects and businesses took to the stage, with REVEAL being one of them. The jurors were interested in what we have to offer, provided very useful feedback on market opportunities as well as sectors to target outside the news media business, and gave other valuable input.
Overall, we were mostly happy and content with the way things went. If it hadn't been for the weather… It was cold and rainy most of the time. Not what we had expected of Porto. But at least, this way we could fully focus on the primary task that took us to Porto and the NEM Sumit 2016: spread the word about REVEAL and tell anybody interested in our work and outcomes about what we have to offer. (NB: If you want to trial and test some of the REVEAL components, we suggest you go to the summary article of our September 2006 workshop. There, URLs are given for trialing and testing individual features.)


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Beautiful (but cold! 26 degrees!) morning beside the Green River in Kentucky. Upon arriving at the visitor center at Mammoth Caves NP, we were told that two of the three CG's were closed but one 1st/1st was still open. It wasn't until we loaded back up to head there after our tour that we realized it only had 12 sites and "does not accommodate large trailers or RV's." In reality, the only prohibitive part was the super steep entrance road which ends directly into the river where, until it was suspended by the government shutdown in 2013 and never reopened, a ferry took vehicles across the river. Besides some stinky brakes, down was no problem. Oh, other than needing six (!) blocks under the curbside to level ourselves in the site. Will report later on whether we make it back up to the top! #airstream #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #ky #kentucky #mammothcaves #mammothcavesnationalpark #greenriver
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iOS Conversation Manager Developer Guide for SAP Mobile Platform SDK 3.0 SP07
This guide describes how to use HttpConversationManager and HttpConvAuthFlows libraries for implementing request, response, and challenge filters when developing native iOS OData apps with the SAP Mobile Platform SDK version 3.0 SP07 and later.
The iOS HttpConversationManager is an iOS networking library that enables sending and receiving of HTTP requests and responses between an iOS app and server securely, and is built on top of NSURLSession and related classes, extending the high-level abstractions built into CocoaTouch to meet SAP OData framework and corporate standards for security, traceability, and logging. The HttpConversationManager operates with native CocoaTouch constructs (for example NSURL and NSMutableURLRequest); however, it also uses some specific classes, protocols, and properties that comply with the special requirements for which it was built.
Getting Started with Conversation Manager for iOS
See the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) https://support.sap.com/release-upgrade-maintenance/pam.html for the complete list of requirements. Click the Mobile link at the top of the page. Scroll to find the appropriate product and version in the product list. Access to PAM requires an SAP Service Marketplace login: http://service.sap.com/request-user
Installing the Libraries
If you do not use the CocoaPod master spec file to set up the project, you must manually add the libraries to your project: after installing the SAP Mobile Platform SDK for iOS and the libraries and resources are extracted, locate and add these libraries, which is usually enough to write your first Conversation Manager based app:
- libHTTPConversation.a
- libHTTPConvAuthFlows.a
- libMobilePlace.a
- libE2ETrace2.a
- libSupportability.a
- libPerformanceLib.a
- (iOS) Foundation.framework
- (iOS) UIKit.framework
- (iOS) CoreGraphics.framework
- (iOS) libsqlite3.dylib (required by libSupportability)
- (iOS) Security.framework
Note: Beginning with SAP Mobile Platform SDK version SP08, a CocoaPod master spec file will be provided which automatically sets up the project dependencies.
Exposed protocols:
RequestFilterProtocol – defines the delegate which is called before a request is triggered; this allows modification of the request (adding request header, set POST body, and so on) prior to execution.
ResponseFilterProtocol – defines the delegate which is called after a request is triggered; this allows modification of the NSURLResponse and the response data before it reaches the request executor.
ChallengeFilterProtocol – defines the interface for the ChallengeFilter delegate, which is called whenever authentication is required for request execution.
ManagerConfiguratorProtocol – defines the interface for holding a view controller reference which can be used by filters to display views with additional information on top of it.Filters are basically providers that communicate with conversation manager values such as user credentials; there are various typesof filters: authentication challenge filters, configuration filters, and response filters.
RedirectWhitelistProtocol – defines the interface for a class that handles redirects; it is called whenever a redirect to a new URL is going to occur.
Public interfaces:
HttpConversationManager – request execution manager class, supports request, response, and challenge filtering.
HttpConversationObserverProtocol – defines the HttpConversationObserver interface. Observers are notified when a specific event occurs.
SupportabilityUploader – SupportabilityUploader implementation, used by E2ETrace and ClientLog uploading.
NSURLResponse+HttpConversation – extension that adds batch response handling support.
NSMutableURLRequest+HttpConversation – extension that adds batch request handling support.
Conversation Manager API Usage for iOS
After adding the required dependencies to your project, add the #import "HttpConversationManager.h" statement to your source file. Instantiate the conversation manager with:
HttpConversationManager* manager = [HttpConversationManager new];
The Conversation Manager exposes a single block-based API to execute network requests. The API expects an NSMutableURLRequest as input, and returns response data, an URL response, and an NSError in its completion block, which is non-nil after successful execution.
-(void) executeRequest:(NSMutableURLRequest*)urlRequest completionHandler:(void
(^)(NSData* data, NSURLResponse* response, NSError* error))completionHandler;
NSURL* url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"<your URL goes here>"];
//initialize a request object
NSMutableURLRequest* request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
//execute conversation
[conversationManager executeRequest:req completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response,
NSError *error) {
if(error != nil)
NSLog(@"Error: %@", [error localizedDescription]);
// perform meaningful error handling
// data received
The conversation manager instance usually cannot be used immediately to execute requests; it must first be configured to handle common authentication flows such as basic authentication.
Responding to Authentication Challenges
Challenge filters – assign authentication challenge filters to a manager instance to respond to authentication challenges. Use the addChallengeFilter: API to assign one or more challenge filters to a given manager instance.
Challenge Filter classes must adhere to the ChallengeFilterProtocol, which declares a delegate method that is called whenever an authentication challenge occurs during request execution.
(void (^)(BOOL useCredential, NSURLCredential* credential))completionBlock;
The delegate method should supply valid credentials in its completion block and set useCredential to YES (if set to NO or the credential is nil, it is interpreted as if no credential is provided.)
HTTPConvAuthFlows – the HttpConvAuthFlows library provides a set of authentication providers that can be used as an alternative to implementing challenge filters.
A CommonAuthenticationConfigurator instance must first be created, followed by setting the required providers and implementing specific delegates. In this example the manager instance is set up to retrieve user credentials from the implementing class.
// get an instance from the network standards based configurator
CommonAuthenticationConfigurator* commonConfig = [CommonAuthenticationConfigurator new];
//add Username Password provider with our implementation
[commonConfig addUsernamePasswordProvider:self];
//configure manager with standard set of plugins but with our own implementation of some providers
[commonConfig configureManager:manager];
You must also implement the corresponding UsernamePasswordProviderProtocol delegate – provideUsernamePasswordForAuthChallenge:completionBlock.
#import "UsernamePasswordProviderProtocol.h"
@interface ViewController () <UsernamePasswordProviderProtocol,
SAML2ConfigProviderProtocol, ClientCertObserverProtocol, ClientCertProviderProtocol>
pragma mark – Providers
* Username Password provider. Provider hard-coded username/password for this sample only
* Also shows how to override default UsernamePasswordProvider.
completionBlock:(void (^)(NSURLCredential*, NSError*))completionBlock {
NSURLCredential* credential = [NSURLCredential credentialWithUser:@"username"
password:@"password" persistence:NSURLCredentialPersistenceForSession];
completionBlock(credential, nil);
The HttpConvAuthFlows class provides default implementations for:
- Authentication Challenge Providers – UsernamePasswordProvider default implementation of UsernamePasswordProviderProtocol displays a secure alert view to enter username and password.
- Configuration Providers:
- OAuth2RequestFilter RequestFilter which handles OAuth authentication flow
- SAML2ResponseFilter ResponseFilter which handles SAML2 authentication flow
Unit Tests and API Documentation
The HttpConversationManager and HttpConvAuthFlows libraries include an extensive set of unit tests, usage, and best practices.
Go to the <sdkinstall dir>\NativeSDK\ODataFramework\iOS\docs directory of your SAP Mobile Platform SDK installation, open the HttpConvAuthFlows-APIDoc.zip or HttpConversation-APIDoc.zip file, then open the index.html file to view API documentation for these libraries.
Additional Resources
See http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/mobility-platform/blog/2014/11/14/request-response-challenge-filters-in-httpconversationmanager on the SAP Community Network Web site for additional information about HttpConversationManager request, response, and challenge filters.


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At the estate of the esteemed Lady Somerset, a group of murder-mystery types gather for a weekend retreat. Do they know why they are all there? Of course not!
There's the Major who served in India; the inebriated, fading actor; the innocent ingénue; the exotic lady in red; the mysterious Chinese gentleman; the rich dowager aunt and her faithful maid and the completely worthless nephew.
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On Sports and Human Rights: We Aren't Turning a Blind Eye
My major problem with focusing on the Sochi Olympics, or the FIFA World Cup, or any other similar event is that it is symptomatic of an approach to human rights that is both shallow and tokenistic. The way sexual, ethnic and other minorities are treated in Russia is abhorrent. Human rights violations demean the value of our common humanity and make our whole world that little bit worse. To conflate an issue of such magnitude with the location of what is ultimately a big skiing party seems to me to be a serious error of judgment.
Let me begin by clarifying that there definitely are cases when human rights concerns should trump sporting values and entertainment. The boycott of rugby and cricket teams during the apartheid regime in South Africa, as part of a wider set of measures, was completely justified. In cases where the event itself directly contributes to human rights abuses, such as the well-documented abuses of the rights of migrant workers who are building stadiums for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, there is a very strong case for cancelling the event.
However, if we are to make human rights concerns predominant when selecting sports events, we are essentially mandating that the World Cup and the Olympics are only really for Western countries and a handful of their friends. That is before you deal with the political brouhaha that would arise when the right of Western nations such as America or Israel to host events is inevitably criticized by the excluded countries. Once you let politics into sport it will consume its ethos of non-discrimination entirely.
I am against restricting where sporting events can be held for the same reason I am against academic boycotts of countries with poor human rights records. Sport, like academia, is only tangentially related to politics. Mixing sport and politics also just doesn't work. The only major sporting events to be boycotted in recent years were the Olympics of 1980 (Moscow) and 1984 (Los Angeles). Initially the US boycotted in response to the invasion of Afghanistan, the USSR responded by leading a counter-boycott four years later. What was achieved? The Olympics were worse and a lot of athletes' careers turned out to be a bit of a waste of time.
It was the American boxer Rocky Balboa who, having just defeated Ivan Drago, declared to his newfound Soviet admirers, "If I can change, and you can change, maybe we can all change." We should not throw away sports' capacity to build bridges lightly given we live in a world where mutual understanding is in short supply.
It is also worth noting that it is only because of the Olympics that we are having a conversation about the position of minorities in Russia at all (which has to be one of the saddest aspects of this whole debate).
The key point is this; hosting a sporting event is not a prize given to nations for good behavior. It is an opportunity for people to be inspired by the hard-working and competitive spirit of ridiculously impressive athletes. There are many things we can, should and must do to support human rights in Russia, as well as around the world – none of them are even remotely related to curling.


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EPNS Teaching Course 2017 'Child Neurology in Infancy', Astana, Kazakhstan –Registration now open!
Date: 18-20 October 2017
Venue: Hotel Park Inn, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Subject: Paediatric neurology in the first year of life; following the book, 'Principles and practice of child neurology in infancy'.
Course Content: Final programme for Kazakhstan training course 2017
Course language: English.
Registration fee: 70 Euros.
Registration fee includes: attending the whole course, written materials, two meals, coffee breaks, certificate of attendance.
Accommodation: please visit to follow site of Astana hotels: www.apartamenty.kz/en/astana/hotels.html
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More details can be viewed http://www.epns.jmre.es/epns-teaching-course-2017-kazakhstan/
EPNS Congress 2021: The EPNS is delighted to announce that Glasgow, UK will be hosting our Congress in 2021. Look out for more information.
2nd EPNS Masterclass 2017 – Registration open and just a few last places available!
Following the enormous success of our inaugural 2015 Masterclass we are delighted to host a 2nd EPNS Cambridge Masterclass!
We are very excited to have Siri Hustvedt contributing to the meeting. Siri is a writer of novels and non-fiction including a highly-acclaimed account of her own experiences of "medically unexplained" functional neurological symptoms. She lectures on psychiatry, medical humanities and neurosciences courses. She wonders what happens — rhetorically and physiologically — when we change our minds.
Date: 14 – 16 September 2017
Location: Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Topic: Functional Disorders – Child Neurology meets Literature
More details can be viewed http://www.epns.jmre.es/2nd-epns-master-class-2017/
Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. This will be based on the receipt of the full payment and not the receipt of the completed booking form.


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I blame our month-long stay in Lisbon on the fact that I have a cousin in Denmark (how fun is that to say?). The original intent of the trip was a 1.5 to 2-week stint. I was going to join my work team in Lisbon for a meetup for a week, and Chris would join me at the beginning or end. Then my cousin said she might be able to spend some time with us, too. The time we were staying stretched onward, and we finally realized that staying for a month in an apartment was not much more expensive than spending a couple of weeks in a hotel. No brainer. We booked. She visited.
We had a marvelous time with my cousin and her man. You've met her before if you read this blog. She played Monopoly with us last year. Thing is — I haven't seen her live in about 8 years. This was such a treat! So much better than Zoom (although I'm grateful for that).
Chris and I are serious walkers, and Lise thought she was, too. But the hills in Lisbon proved a little too much for a post-leg surgery patient, so we hit the Yellow Bus Tour. It had horrible reviews, which made me a bit nervous, but we had a marvelous time. I do have to say that in the on-season and on weekends the reviews are justified, but for a low-key weekday in April, it was a fabulous experience.
We sat in an uncrowded bus and cooled off under blue skies while soaking in the history of the city — both old and new. We also enjoyed funiculars, trolleys and ferries as part of the tour. If a radio didn't work, we switched our seat. No problem.
On the weekend we struggled to get room on the trolleys (hence the correct reviews comment earlier), but weekdays were bliss.
I'm not sure what part of the Wed-Mon visit I loved best (apart from just being with Lise in person). Perhaps it was sharing the wonders of a continent together — from the Moor Castle in Sintra to watching performers in the plaza. Or giggling over childhood stories. Or meeting her boyfriend (also named Chris. Poor Lise, hanging out with Chris, Chris and Chrissie). I guess it's good that I'm not required to pick a favorite moment.
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Watching an episode of A Chef's Life this morning brought into focus a lot of the reading and thinking I've been doing lately. Tradition comes up in a variety of forms. It can be discussions of what have become traditional styles (e.g. Arts and Crafts, Shaker, etc.) or it can be the matter of traditional working methods. There's a lot of talk in woodworking publications and sites lately about getting past some of these "traditions" and into other more rewarding modes or periods for discussion. That's all well and good, but what does it really mean to work with/within a tradition?
E.P. Thompson suggests that there were several varieties of medievalists at work in the Victorian era. Some were most interested in emulating the substance of gothic affectations, making objects/buildings that looked medieval on the surface while being totally unconcerned about how or why these objects existed. This is a shallow sort of fashion following; it exists in virtually every sort of endeavor you can name. Others, like Morris for example, were interested on the sociality of medieval workers: their methods of interacting with others inside or outside their trades, modes of exchange and manufacture, etc. more so than the actual products produced or exchanged.
It dawned on me this morning that the most obvious difference here is between respecting practice rather than product. This doesn't mean that product doesn't matter, far from it, but by achieving the ends desired by using similar or identical means we offer a greater degree of respect for those who produced the products that we admire or are influenced by.
The boredom I think that many (rightly) feel about styles that have become too commonplace (like Shaker or Arts and Crafts) results from too shallow of an exploration of the practices rather than products. I feel like I've hardly begun with both of these styles, mostly because it is so unclear just how they produce the mental effects they do. I feel a sense of peace and well-being when I'm at the Hancock Shaker Village that comes from proximity to not simply artifacts or things (I suspect much of what's there are copies) but from a constellation of material evidence for a way of life that has long passed.
Which brings me back to A Chef's Life. I had never thought of meals as having a "theme" (beyond an ingredient or a regional cuisine) until I watched the pair of episodes in the second season where she cooks a luncheon to celebrate the women that matter most to her. Yes, it's about regional North Carolina foods, but it's so much more than that. It's about respecting her mother, and grandmother by trying to reproduce not simply their flavors but their methods of making the foods she loves. The heartbreak, when she had to resort to restaurant methods for producing one of the dishes instead of the way her mother had always done it, is palpable. She was so afraid that it just wouldn't be the same, and reading that if if it failed it wouldn't have been the first time she failed.
But more than that, it was the moment that she revealed how hard it was to watch people reject the "Tom Thumb" dish meant to pay homage to her grandmother, by witnessing it travel half eaten or not sampled to the garbage can after the luncheon showed just how personal and heart rending the experience of sharing a tradition with people not ready to appreciate it can be. It's not so much about rejecting a product that doesn't fit contemporary tastes as much as rejecting a culture that she labored mightily to share. It was a really moving moment for me, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it all day.
It's easy to think we can improve upon the past, especially when it comes to improved technologies and materials. But to deny the simplicity and effectiveness of traditional practices disrespects those who came before us. Why are we so sure that our way will be better than the traditional methods? The ultimate respect we can pay to those who came before is often to simply reproduce not only their products, but their methods— to do otherwise implies that we are somehow are better or smarter than they were. It's easier for me to see that as disrespect now.


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A week or so ago, I posted an innocuous quote about slander on my Instagram feed. It was quickly labeled as "false information" by "independent fact checkers" and censored— hidden away because it was apparently so threatening.
Here's what the quote was:
In reality, I have been experiencing a painful episode in my private life of professional and personal slander. Being the good social scientist/anthropologist that I consider myself to be, I set out to understand the psychology of slander. Anyone that knows me intimately knows what this means— I dove deep into the world of slander, the history of it, the neurobiology, the interpersonal web of group dynamics that makes it so powerful.
This quote was intended as a teaser for the upcoming blog I am writing about slander. It's really a story about the lions and the sheep in society. But, I digress.
My partner in crime Chrissann (who does all my social media, PR/website design) asked if I wanted her to remove it from my IG page. My immediate reaction was, "Fuck no."
The Instagram police censoring a quote card doesn't in and of itself bother me. Most of my career takes place in the depth and authenticity of IRL. But the principle of being censored really gnawed at me—Because today it's a quote card, but tomorrow it's my ideas, and the next day it's my rights, and after that, well, we know this script.
So I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that if my website/social media offends you in any way, please feel free to unfollow me using the power of that unfollow button. That, right there, is the power you have on these platforms to curate your exposure to anything that hurts your sensibilities. Seize it.
And, if you are new here, or you've been around a while (thank you!), I want to reintroduce myself with Five Facts You Should Know About Me:
1) I'm unconcerned with being liked. Plain and simple. I left that in my thirties and honestly, I barely had it then either. I am interested in discussing topics that have deep tentacles that impact our life in profound ways. And I am interested in the human experience: mine and yours. But I am not concerned with being liked. If I am doing my job well, you won't like me all the time. I'm okay with that. I hope you are too.
2) I believe freedom of choice and freedom of speech are partners in crime. You can't have one without the other. My goal is to provide people with information, a POV (often a strong POV), and a launching pad for you to find your own way towards your own truth. This is an invitation to learn about your own relationship with yourself. But in the end, this is a benevolent dictatorship here in my tiny slice of the internet— I curate my content to suit my professional and creative urges. I won't tailor that to suit popular opinion. See number 1 for why.
3) I have a mailing list, in case you didn't know. Here's the link if you're not already subscribed, or if you know someone else who should be (thank you in advance for sharing!). My areas of interest are broad and sweeping. I have consciously chosen not to become an expert in any one lane. Lanes make me nervous. This mailing list is my (and Chrissann's) top project for 2021. It's the only thing I really own when it comes to the internet, and I intend to spend much of my focus this year on my website, content, book proposal, and blog. So, please sign up to stay in touch. I will be on these platforms as little as I need to be in order to reach my goals.
4) You won't get any photos here or on social media of my family, my love, or my personal life in any deep sense. You can't have access to that. I've got a small tight pack I run with, and we have something that can't be shared, mostly because it can't be replaced if it got injured or hurt. I keep everything of consequence to me offline. For that matter, you won't get selfies or ads on here either. It's not my jive. (No slight on anyone who does, I've bought a bunch of life changing products through IG ads.) Also noteworthy, I'm allergic to bullshit. Occasionally, I'll use this space to announce seminars, events, and content on my blog. Daily, on social media, you'll get a snippet about something I am thinking about or working on, or something I have experienced. I'm trying to keep it simple here. These platforms make me itch. Again, see number 3 on how to stay in touch with me in a much deeper and more meaningful way.
5) I believe social media platforms are a social experiment, for which we are all subjects. We are not the puppeteers. We are the puppets. As a people watcher, this fascinates and terrifies me.
I'll be frank about my intentions here: I am here to source opportunity. I am here to monetize my talents. And I am here to add value to valuable conversations. Those conversations might provoke or trigger you. You'll have to be accountable to yourself about whether or not it's good for you virtually hang out with me.
Okay, that's it for now. Stay curious.
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Famed Czech master of surreal animation Jan Svankmajer brings his dark talents to a magically creepy, loose adaptation of Lewis Carroll's loopy fantasy Alice in Wonderland. Little Alice is the only human, live-action figure present in a stop-motion world of bizarre sawdust-stuffed creatures and enchanted objects. Alice wanders the subterranean land she has followed the White Rabbit into, changing sizes by eating tarts or drinking ink. When she shrinks, she becomes an eerie Victorian-doll version. Much weirder than the more well-known film versions, Svankmajer's take will mean you'll never look at your sock drawer or kitchen utensils the same way again.
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Outstanding fantasy grounded in a Spanish Civil War setting, about a girl who discovers a magical maze at her ruthless stepfather's remote army base.
A collection of bizarre, sinister and highly original short animation films from famed Czech director Jan Svankmajer.
Enchanting stop motion feature from the imagination of Tim Burton, set in a 19th century European village, following the spooky adventures of Victor.
A series of bizarre and unforgettable adventures in this much-loved adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic story.
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Franco Moschino was born in 1950, on February 27th. In 1978 for eleven consecutive seasons, he designed the Cadette collection. His work on it heralded what became some of his most famous personal and stylistic traits. In 1983 he made the first fashion show of Moschino women's collection, presented in Milano. In 1984, the second women's wear fashion show at the Fiera in Milano confirmed the success of the previous season. Then, in 1985, the first Moschino men's wear collection was presented at the Regal Palace in Milano. His career was raising and, in 1986, he launched the first 'Moschino Jeans' women's wear collection. After that, in 1987, the Maison launched its first fragrance and, in 1988, the first Moschino 'Cheap and Chic' collection. A very important year was the 1989, when he opened the first Moschino boutique in Milano, via S. Andrea. The second boutique opened in 1990 in Via Durini, Milano, for the 'Cheap and Chic' and 'Moschino Jeans' collections. In 1991 Franco Moschino decides to stop having fashion shows, and in 1992 he launched his first 'social awareness' advertising campaign. In 1993 an exhibition is held in Milano to celebrate the first ten years of Moschino's and the book 'X years of Kaos' is published. In this year a fashion show of historical dresses is held at the National Theatre, in Milano. In 1994 Franco Moschino dies on the 18th of September.
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Similiarities and differences between participants and nonparticipants of nursing continuing education
Olfert, Margaret Elaine
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Continuing education (CE) in nursing is a critical element in assuring quality health care for the public. Rapid changes in technology and increasing emphasis on utilizing current research findings in practice increases the importance of participation in CE. Many nurses, however, do not attend CE sessions. As provincial professional associations are looking at ways to ensure competency in practice, the issue of who participates in CE and who does not is becoming more relevant to employers and educators. p*A review of the literature found that while many studies looked at factors that increase participation in CE, few examined deterrents or barriers to CE participation in nursing. Few studies were found comparing CE participants with nonparticipants. This comparative descriptive study examined the similarities and differences between participants and nonparticipants of CE. Questionnaires, including the 40-item Deterrents to Participation Scale as well as some demographic and recent CE participation information, were distributed to a sample of acute care nurses in three different-sized hospitals in Saskatchewan. To maximize response rates, Dillman's Total Design Method for surveys was used where possible. Means of the interval data was compared between the participants and nonparticipants. Cross tabulations were used to explore relationships among non-interval data. This study provided valuable insights into participation and nonparticipation in CE, and will thereby help employers and educators develop a deeper understanding of possible strategies that could increase participation in CE.
DegreeMaster of Nursing (M.N.)
DepartmentCollege of Nursing
ProgramCollege of Nursing
SupervisorSmith, Barbara
CommitteeStewart, Norma J.; MacDonald, Mary; Laing, Gail; Berenbaum, Shawna
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This week we preview Lenovo's new tablet PC (pictured), a colour laser printer from HP and retail software from Mamut.
Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet
What is it? Convertible portable PC
How much? Starts at €2,370
Lenovo's new ThinkPad X60 can be controlled with either a fingertip or a pen for controlling the cursor and inputting information.
The convertible unit comes with a rotating screen and can act as a conventional laptop or as a slate-type unit. It comes with a 12-inch display with anti-reflective and anti-glare technology to make it easier to see in a variety of lit environments. The tablet is pitched at a range of possible uses such as recording patient information in a hospital setting or note-taking by an estate agent or field sales executive. Select models of the X60 Tablet come with a choice of wireless connectivity options and will work with the upcoming Vista operating system from Microsoft.
HP Colour LaserJet 2700
What is it? Laser printer
How much? €490 including Vat
For businesses that need colour or black-and-white paper documents as needs dictate, HP's Colour LaserJet 2700 printer offers both in a single device. The printer outputs in black and white at up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) and in colour at up to 15 ppm. Users can print on a wide range of paper types, including envelopes, labels, heavy stock and glossy papers, so that the 2700 can be used to produce business presentations or brochures. A 100-sheet multipurpose tray and a 250-sheet input tray are supplied as standard, with an optional 500-sheet input tray. Businesses keeping an eye on their printing costs can use the access
controls which monitor colour usage and can shut down colour capability completely until it is needed for special projects.
Mamut Point of Sale
What is it? Retail software
How much? €724 including Vat
Small or medium-sized retailers can run their business more efficiently with Mamut point-of-sale (POS) software. The POS system is compatible with Mamut's business management software and acts as a direct link between the front of house and the back office. It gives staff instant access to update reports or pricing information, allowing them to retrieve stock levels, current pricing, special promotion details and even a customer's purchase history. Reports generated by the software give up-to-date overviews of sales by time, customer, product or salesperson. Retailers can also use the software to streamline end-of-day processes, as cash register reconciliations are posted directly into the accounts while sales are registered directly on the customer contact card in the financial system.
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
Spotify Removes Alex Jones Podcasts
Yet another general platform has blocked Alex Jones.
The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of "The Alex Jones Show" podcast for violating its hate content policy.
The company said in a statement late Wednesday that it takes reports of hate content seriously and reviews any podcast or song reported by customers
Spotify is a private company and can do what it wants but it should be noted there are aggressive ideologically driven organized campaigns to block Alex Jones/Infowars broadcasts on platforms across the internet.
The issue here is not about the content of Alex Jones shows but about the limiting of views on general platforms. It is a very dangerous trend (Though not a violation of NAP).
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We live under a diversity dictatorship.ReplyDelete
Yes, the company can do whatever it wants --it's their money. But it does present a PR and policy problem for Spotify because the company opened the door to political activists who want to censor rivals. A more principled stance is not easy to maintain due to a very human desire to please everyone, but it wouod be easier to defend compared to a mushy policy.ReplyDelete
Leverage the central bank to have a few market dominating companies. Then have government regulate to make sure they stay on top. Then those few dominating companies censor views that the government and its influencers don't like. Then it's all just fine because they are private companies. This is how censorship is done in the USA.ReplyDeleteReplies
Tis the truth an unfortunately the masses dont care enough to be discerningDelete
Hmm I seem to recall the right going ape-shit when Obama floated the idea of bringing back the "fairness doctrine." But I guess when the shoe's on the other foot, upholding principles become a little inconvenient...Delete