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HackerRank Survey of More than 39,000 Developers Finds Technical Hiring Managers Struggle To Assess Skill
HackerRank Survey of More than 39,000 Developers Finds Technical Hiring Managers Struggle To Assess Skill
81 percent of recruiters still rely on the resume, while nearly half of developers believe resumes are not a good reflection of their abilities
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Thanks to Vivek Ravisankar, co-founder and CEO of HackerRank for taking me through his thoughts on their new research on developers and employment.
Software developers are in high demand. Programming is one of the fastest growing professions today, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2020, there will be 1.4 million computer-science related jobs available with only 400,000 computer science graduates to fill those roles.
As a result, software developers can be selective about where they work, fueling bidding wars and a shortage of developers with computer science degrees. HackerRank, a platform that helps companies evaluate technical talent based on skill, today released its annual 2018 Developer Skills Report, which surveyed more than 39,000 software developers around the world to get a pulse on the state of developer skills, including what they're learning, what they care about, and how to best assess their abilities.
The findings provide a roadmap for companies and hiring managers to improve the way they hire developers and reveals the biggest hurdles companies face when growing their developer teams. While 81 percent of hiring managers primarily rely on resumes to evaluate developers at the first stage of the recruiting process, nearly all report that actually measuring skill is the hardest part of the technical hiring funnel, above talent shortage and time-consuming interviews. The most important skill is problem solving. Meanwhile, about half of developers say that resumes are not a good reflection of their abilities.
"2018 will mark the end of the resume for developers. As more and more companies across all industries are hiring software engineers, it's more important than ever to truly take the time to understand who developers are, what they're interested in, what drives them, and what they look for in a job. Without this, hiring managers will always struggle to find the best technical people," said Ravisankar. "With this report, we're helping companies become more developer-focused. Very few companies are doing tech hiring well because there's a gap in developer knowledge."
The 2018 Developer Skills Report provides insights into the programming languages and frameworks developers are learning, love and dislike; the emerging technologies they're most interested in building; and how they're learning and what they look for in a job. Key findings include:
Developers are overwhelmingly self-taught, proving that the ability to self-teach – not just a college degree – is the best path to becoming a skilled software developer. While 67 percent of developers have a computer science degree, roughly 74 percent say they are at least partially self-taught. In fact, one in four learned to code before they could drive.
Developers are constantly learning, even after graduating. On average, developers know four programming languages and report that they still want to learn four more. Python is universally the most popular language and Node.js is the most loved framework. There is, however, a generational divide between newer languages and frameworks. While millennials generally like JavaScript and dislike Go, the opposite is true among 45-54-year-olds. What's more, younger developers prefer newer frameworks like AngularJS and React, while older developers prefer Vue.js.
YouTube is more popular than books for learning. The very nature by which they learn is evolving, and can't be quantified by a resume. Eighty-eight percent of developers report that they head to Stack Overflow when they need to learn a new skill or tool. As a second source of knowledge, millennials head to YouTube (69 percent), while Gen Xers prefer books (71 percent).
What developer candidates value in a job defies current wisdom. In the hopes of attracting top talent, Silicon Valley companies have leaned in on perks and stock options. However, when asked what they care most about in a job, developers rank those among the least important priorities. Rather, work-life balance (57 percent), professional growth and learning opportunities (55 percent) and compensation (45 percent) are their true deal-breakers. Diving deeper on the meaning of "work-life balance," the researchers learned that developers want the time and flexibility to work on their personal coding projects. Companies looking to build a developer-first brand should keep these values in mind.
The full report detailing these and other findings are available here.
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Beatty Urges Voters to Elect a Senator Who Will Make Massachusetts A Priority
October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008
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Beatty to Kerry: Don't Treat Massachusetts as "Second Fiddle."
Senate candidate blasts Kerry for politicking for his next job.
Boston, MA — Amid increasing media reports that say Sen. John Kerry will likely receive a cabinet post if Barack Obama is elected president, Jeff Beatty today called upon voters to simply replace Kerry on November 4th for his continued neglect of Massachusetts. "Massachusetts deserves a Senator who puts Massachusetts first, not personal ambition or wealth." "Voters are tired of Massachusetts being second fiddle to better personal opportunities for Kerry."
"It's time to replace John Kerry with one of us," Beatty said. "Throughout this campaign, Sen. Kerry has repeatedly evaded direct questions as to whether he will refuse a position in an Obama administration if offered one, and serve his full six-year term if re-elected. Massachusetts voters now know he is once again seeking another job and taking them for granted."
Beatty noted that while campaigning with Georgia Sen. Max Cleland this week, Cleland told a group of Massachusetts residents, "And if Obama is elected, who knows where John Kerry might wind up?"
During the candidates' final radio debate on WTKK earlier this week, host Margery Eagan asked Kerry twice whether he would turn down a position in an Obama administration. Kerry replied, "I'm not looking for the job, I haven't asked for the job. That's a call I'm not expecting." When co-host Jim Braude pressed Kerry for a more definitive answer, Kerry responded, "I don't think you can do that about anything in life."
Beatty noted that Kerry has spent more time in recent weeks campaigning for Barack Obama in states like Iowa and Wisconsin than he has discussing the issues affecting the people of Massachusetts. Kerry is also scheduled to campaign for Obama this weekend in New Hampshire.
"There's a reason John F. Kerry's Democratic colleagues say his initials stand for 'Just for Kerry,'" Beatty said. "Apparently, staying on Barack Obama's good side in order to land a cabinet post is more important to John Kerry then serving the citizens of Massachusetts as their senator. If that's the case, Kerry should drop out of the Senate race now so that Massachusetts citizens can be assured of electing a senator who has no trouble pledging to put them first, and that's me. As a former Teamster and Small Businessman and as an Army and FBI veteran, I know the challenges facing Massachusetts families and I will work to protect our families, our jobs and our country."
"Why should Massachusetts residents waste their vote for U.S. senator on someone who's likely to bolt for the Obama administration the first chance he gets?" Beatty continued. "If elected, I pledge to dedicate myself to serving the people's interest, not self interests or special interests. It's time to replace John Kerry with one of us."


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Hello Thinkific fans! We've been rolling out some great new features here at Thinkific HQ, and wanted to share a few of the recent updates with you.
We're constantly working behind the scenes to make Thinkific even more amazing, with lots of fun stuff in the works. Have fun exploring!
Upload and lay out your entire video course in one step
New Feature: Bulk Video Uploader & Quick Edit. This is a big one! Instructors with video courses can now bulk upload and edit their entire course in one step. Simply create your new course, then click on "Quick Edit" in the top left once in the course editor. Drag in all of your files, and while they're uploading you can name your lessons and chapters and move things around, all on the same screen. Be ready for launch in no time flat! Details here.
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New Feature: Updated Text Content Styling. Many of our instructors are creating courses using multiple content types – Videos, PDFs, Quizzes and Surveys, the list goes on! We've now updated our Text content type to make it more robust, both for creating content right in the tool and for pasting in content from other sources. Authors can now author text content right in the system and apply basic styles without ever having to touch the HTML view (which is still there for our power users, of course).
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New Feature: Survey & Quiz Exporter. Survey and Quiz data in the system can now be easily exported. Wahoo! Quiz data is great to track student progress and see exactly which areas students are struggling with, and the export feature makes surveys more robust. Find the new exporter in your dashboard under Reporting -> Quizzes and Surveys. Instructions are up here.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Valentines Day + Two kids
Valentine's Day + Two Kids ≠
1. An Expensive dinner that costs more than a year of college tuition
2. A Romantic movie fully equipped with popcorn, gummy bears, and a soda- which when added together equals our entire grocery budget.
3. A romantic slow dance, unless you count ring around the rosey
4. A hot air balloon ride that would make both of us probably throw up
5. Breakfast in bed, because who wants to eat breakfast at 5a.m. when Peyton wakes up?
6. A romantic getaway – we are saving up for Disney
7. A trip to the Dallas arboretum because they don't allow stroller
8. Original song and serenade, although Ellie Kate did giver her best rendition of Old MacDonald
9. A helicopter ride, because haven't finished writing our will yet (you know, just in case)
10. A home cooked, candlelit dinner, because we don't play with matches
Valentine's Day + Two Kids =
A latenight Chick-fil-A milkshake and a movie in bed.
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- Kent & Kayla said...
Yeah, that would be fun! So where is your hubby a minister at?
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Ok, just wanted to let you know that I deleted the 2 comments you made on my page, just cause I'm paranoid about people knowing personal info about me, like where i live and such. You never know who's looking at this! :) I know, I'm such a dork. So it's nothing against you! Just wanted you to know that in case you saw that they weren't there anymore, but I do love comments!! :)
p.s. I just realized the above question is personal too, you don't have to answer that if you don't want to. Do you have facebook? I'll look you up on there. :)
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'The Bachelor': Chris Soules Proposes With Massive Diamond Ring
You know what they say about diamonds, right? On the Mar. 9 finale of 'The Bachelor,' Chris Soules finally popped the question– and he had the help of a massive diamond! Check out the gorgeous Neil Lane engagement ring that Chris chose!
While Chris Soules' eyes were only his fiance during the Bachelor: After the Final Rose, our eyes couldn't stop staring at that shining rock on her finger! However, before The Bachelor himself could make his final decision, he needed to first pick a ring worthy of his future wife. Finally, after seeing the proposal–complete with the huge rock — there was no way Chris was going to get any answer other than "YES!"
Chris Soules' Ring — The Huge Rock He Gave Whitney
Talk about being under pressure!
Picking out the engagement ring for your future fiancee is always stressful, but imagine not even knowing who you were giving it to! Those are the conditions that Chris was under while selecting the ring that ultimately went to Whitney Bischoff .
In this video from ABC News, we get a peak at Chris's grueling ring picking session–with Neil Lane himself!– and the groom to be is so unsure, he begins to question just about everything!
"It's an unbelievable position to be in when you're sitting there looking at rings," Chris says. "And in the back of your mind, you're still questioning which woman you want to actually give that ring to."
Chris & Whitney: He Asks Her To Marry Him
When we were able to briefly look away from the glistening diamond, we couldn't help but notice how happy Chris and Whitney were together. The two were madly in love and couldn't wait to spend the rest of their lives together.
The romantic moment, which took place in Chris' barn was truly magical. There were lanterns hung up all over the barn and what he said to her was so romantic. He truly explained why he fell in love with her and how important it was that she got along with his family.
Whitney was really ecstatic and couldn't wait to put that gorgeous sparkler on her ring and we don't blame her!
HollywoodLifers, what do you think of the ring Chris picked?
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Damnation is a steampunk shooter, developed by Blue Omega Entertainment and published by Codemasters. It was released on May 26, 2009 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Initial release date: April 4, 2009
Genres: Third-person Shooter
Publisher: Codemasters
Developers: Blue Omega, Point of View, Inc.
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Modes: Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game
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I'm a Retired Navy Corpsman who works at Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, married to a bright haired girl, take pictures and sleep with dogs and sometimes blog. Enjoying the process of building a skillset where I can fix anything anything animate, inanimate or spiritual. Disclaimer: The words expressed here in no way represent the views of the Navy, Marines, DOD or even humanity in general. They are mine alone unless otherwise stated. "When life gives you a swamp, find a yoda"
Friday, July 22, 2005
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
I just saw the video of what Hot Coffee mod does to San Andreas and I think someone is going a little overboard with slapping an AO rating on it. It's funny though. Shouldn't we worry more about the car jacking, wanton distruction and running around laying waste to the countryside that takes place in the rest of the game? Oh wait, that's why I like the game, blogger Maddox also has an excellent take. (I'm number 5 on google for "bloggers Maddox" heh)
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U.S. chip company Nvidia is making a bold claim that it has accomplished the greatest leap since the invention of the CUDA GPU more than a decade ago.
There is positive sentiment developing around Nvidia's NVDA, stock. After all, Nvidia claims to be combining artificial intelligence, real-time ray tracing, simulation and rasterization. To top it off, there is a catchy name: Nvidia Turing GPU architecture.
Will the technological leap from Nvidia make the stock leap? Let's explore with a chart.
Please click here for the annotated chart of Nvidia. Please note the following from the chart:
• The chart shows that Nvidia stock has been rising, supported by a trend line.
• The chart shows the resistance from which the price will have to decisively break for the stock to leap.
• If the stock breaks the trend line shown on the chart, there is significant downside.
• The chart shows that lately the volume is low. This indicates that investors are waiting for the next trigger to drive the stock either higher or lower.
• The relative strength index (RSI) shows negative divergence. In plain English, this means that even though the stock price has risen, the momentum has waned. In traditional technical analysis, this is considered negative. However, in my decades of experience, this is not necessarily a negative in top-performing stocks.
Quarterly lag
Nvidia bulls are getting excited about the introduction of ray tracing. However, they may want to temper their enthusiasm because the new GPUs will not be available before the fourth quarter and may not materially impact earnings for a while.
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Robert Heather, former head of the New England Regional Art Museum and now Director Advancement, Communications and Events at the University of New England, kindly sent me links to paintings with New England connections. This is one of them.
The painter himself was something of a journeyman painter. Convicted of forgery and transported to Australia in 1832, Backler travelled widely across regional NSW and Queensland in search of portrait and landscape commissions. When he arrived in a town, Backler would advertise his services in local papers. He visited Tenterfield in 1860 on his way to Brisbane.
Backler's Tenterfield painting is one of those that the State Library Foundation is seeking sponsorship for to help conservation and preservation. Robert thought that it was a sufficiently important one in local terms that the need should be publicised.
presented by the State Library for sponsorship, I realised that I had no idea of the depth of their collection nor of the number of paintings with New England connections. I found over 30 artworks with some connection to the broader New England. This is another example.
Major James Nunn, Australian Mounted Infantry c1840, attributed to Joseph Fowles, State Library of NSWNow James Winniett Nunn of the NSW Mounted Police is quite an important figure in New England history for his role as officer in charge for the massacre of Aboriginal people at Waterloo Creek in 1838. I had never seen an image of him.
Robert's message came as I was reading Antipodean Perspective: Selected writings of Bernard Smith (edited by Rex Butler and Sheridan Palmer, Monash University Publishing, 2018). Smith, one of Australia's famous art historians, has been a favourite of mine for many years. He was the one who really introduced me to the history of Australian art around 1970, although I had had exposure before that.
Some of the early pieces in the book deal with Smith's views on the role of the art museum. Smith was a bit of an iconoclast, a man of firm views. He was concerned about the way that special exhibitions detracted from the gallery's primary collections. To his mind, a key role of the curator was to document and understand existing collections, to place them in context so that they became more broadly accessible. A policy that combined a focus on a limited number of special pieces with special exhibitions meant that the total collection gathered dust.
While Smith compared the failings of Australian state galleries with some of their London compatriots, he was not blind to the practical difficulties involved. The careful examination of individual works, the establishment of their provenance, their placement in an historical context, all took money which was in sort supply. Galleries had to make judgments, to satisfy funders public and private, people and organisations who did not always see the value of careful long term work.
Frances Cory (Mrs Edward Gostwyck), artist unknown, c1820. State Library of NSW.
The Corys arrived as free settlers in 1823 and, in 1828, were raising cattle and horses on a large holding at Paterson, in the lower Hunter district. This rare early colonial likeness shows Frances 'Fanny' Cory at about 28 years of age. She is dressed in the fashions of the late 1820s which saw the addition of fussy Elizabethan-style ornamentation to the previously uncluttered Empire line.Smith believed, too, that public galleries should combine exhibitions of work by current artists with displays from the collection. He also had a reasonably broad view of what constitutes art. Finally, he was a great supporter of the broad education role that he believed galleries should play.
While reading Smith, I was thinking about the role of regional galleries across the broader New England. Added force was given to those thoughts by the identification of yet more colonial paintings with New England connections. Before going on, I note that the regional or bigger public galleries are are only part of New England art history and current cultural life. There are smaller local public and private galleries, a multiplicity of artists and a range of private collectors.
While I have traced some of the history of the museum movement across the North, I haven't properly tracked the public galleries themselves. There is a problem here, for most galleries emphasise the date they received their first collection rather than the date the gallery opened for the first time. This was often in temporary premises and could be years after the first donation. Then there could be another long delay until permanent premises were acquired or constructed. The relatively large regional galleries that we know today are all relatively recent in historical terms. Their collections are also quite varied since the core reflects the varying interests of those who donated the collections.
On Smith's measurements, I think they do a pretty good job in terms of presenting the collections, in education services and in their displays by living artists. They do so despite limited resources with funding dependent especially on councils and on sporadic often project based NSW Government grants. There is some sponsorship, but the local pool of funds is relatively smaller than it was in the past and more hotly contested. This places the galleries in competition with each other and with other cultural institutions.
Tom Roberts, Edward D S Ogilvie 1894-95, State Library of NSW. Edward Ogilvie commissioned Roberts to paint this accomplished, richly coloured portrait at Ogilvie's extensive Clarence River property, Yulgilbar, north of Grafton.An art historian, Smith argued strongly that Australian painting had to be seen in its European context. To his mind, that provided a richer. deeper understanding of individual works. However, in then writing about Australian art he created an historical and visual framework that became a living entity in its own right. But, with exceptions largely linked to Sydney and Melbourne, he did not discuss regional variations in Australian painting.
This leads me to my two weaknesses as I see them The regional galleries may place certain paintings or artists in a broader context, they may point to certain local links, but they generally do not provide any picture of the total oeuvre of New England related work nor of the ways those paintings fit into New England history. This story remains untold.
Tom Roberts, On the Timbarra - Reek's and Allen's sluicing claim c1894, Art Gallery of NSW. This painting probably dates from the same trip in which Roberts began the Ogilvie painting.The second related weakness, at least as I see it, is that while the galleries show current work, they do not really put that into any context. Of course they say something about the artist and the nature of the work, but it tends to be very one dimensional.
Like Bernard, I am an historian, although I make no claim to be either an art historian or critic. But I am conscious of the way in which I see patterns in art especially linked to area and style.
Julia Griffin, Rain on the Uralla RoadBack in 2009 I tries my hand at a photo essay, The Colours of New England, looking at the way colours changed across the North. In writing, I used a combination of paintings and photos with dashes of poetry. In the nine or so years since then I have added films, more paintings, more photos, more poetry and prose to deepen the picture that I had in my mind.
It would be nice to think that over the next decade our larger galleries might broaden their focus to make part of this story more accessible to New England audiences. There is a considerable story to be told.


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'IT'S TIME for all governments to be replaced by a tribunal of grandmothers," said Roseanne Barr to Michael Musto, after she had referred to the Bush administration as "a bunch of Satan worshippers."
EVER SINCE Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made a not-so-secret appearance at the opening night of the new off-Broadway show "Jump," tickets have been selling with a bounce. The couple, now living in New York, took their children to see the martial arts comedy-spectacle from Korea. They sat quietly in the back two rows with a group of kids who were laughing through the entire performance.
When they tried to make a discreet exit from the Union Square Theatre, the customary swarm of cameras caught them. They escaped and immediately called from their car to offer thanks and send their congratulations to the talented Korean cast. This, of course, made headlines all over South Korea.
Not since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton stopped theater traffic twice during their tempestuous marriages have we seen a true power couple like this.
(Everything stopped in Times Square when Burton did "Hamlet" in 1964 and Miz Liz picked him up after every show, and then when he and Elizabeth did "Private Lives" in 1983.)
FALLEN OLYMPIC champ Mar ion Jones has put athletes in the spotlight's rude glare, but tomorrow night, many big names fly in for the "Salute to Women in Sports" 28th annual gala at the Waldorf. We'll see the highly responsible profiles of the one and only Billie Jean King, who adds so much to N.Y.C. Plus, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Laila Ali. A few film stars like Geena Davis and Holly Hunter will join in. Hot ticket!
LET'S GET on the record here. I like Rosie O'Donnell, admiring her many charities, her theater enthusiasm and her candor. But her new book, "Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)," is a cri de coeur of what seems to be "unrequited love" for a mother figure. She has made my friend Barbara Walters that figure.
If you are dying to know exactly how Rosie felt during the recent smash-up just before she left "The View" – well, you'll see that she didn't really leave the show over Donald Trump, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar or even her idol up until then, the host Ms. Walters. Rosie seems to have been disillusioned from the start. She didn't like climbing back into the fame saddle after she'd already quit her own TV show. She didn't like being told what to do on "The View" after she'd had complete charge on her own show. So why did she take "The View" job? Because she worshipped Barbara and had been invited by her. Then, things didn't pan out.
This book offers candid self-examination by the controversial Rosie, who admits she veers between her own ego and withering self-criticism. Although it's not a big book, it sprawls and meanders from her mother's death to her lovable children to the hero worship of Barbra Streisand. It needed an editor, or a foot on the brake. There's much of psychoanalytic interest in it and lots of sincere confusion and heartbreak.
Rosie will persevere. She remains gloriously her own worst enemy!
TITANS OF finance turned out for Alan Greenspan's party at the Four Sea sons Grill to toast his No. 1 non-fiction best seller, "The Age of Turbulence." He was introduced by none other than Pete Peterson and Bill Clinton. He accepted applause from the likes of Bob Rubin, Henry Kissinger, Barbara Walters, Sid and Mercedes Bass and the rest of the WSJ crowd. His charming wife, Andrea Mitchell, stood by him at his insistence, putting her head on his shoulder. The 42nd president said in his brief praise of Greenspan that he was "the greatest," adding that, at solving problems, America is also the greatest.
PHOTOGRAPHING celebs can be worthwhile business! The maestro of snap, Patrick McMullan, is being taken Nov. 17, with his many friends, by the Hakko family to kick off his "Glamour Girls" book in Istanbul at the brand-new Vakko flagship store.
TIME's panel on selecting the Person of the Year happens Nov. 8 with Karl Rove, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Williams, Chris DeWolfe, Hirsi Ali arguing it out. VIPs fighting to get invited . . . They say Greg Kinnear, Julianna Margulies, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander and James Gandolfini will hit Tuesday's ALS dinner at the Waldorf. "Dreamgirl" Jennifer Hudson performs. . . . The fabled World Monuments Fund is giving its Hadrian award at a lunch Friday in the Pierre. David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger are just two names being dropped as they honor Semahat S. Arsel and Rahmi M. Koc and his family for restoring Turkey's cultural heritage. Mica Ertegun chairs. . . . New Yorkers seem to be busy giving away their money in great wads. Stacks of fund-raisers, charity events and similar happenings are piled high in my office!


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I have often used my Grandmother's Tosty Arepa when in Caracas and my very good friend bought one that makes sixteen mini-arepas about 2 years ago which is great for hour d'oeuvres! :-)
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Derio, Spain, 19 - 22 Sep 2017
Université de Bordeaux and Tecnalia, EIT RawMaterials partners, hosted the Innovation and Entrepreneurship autumn school, a one-week program that allowed participants to enhance their talent and develop the skills needed for creating innovative projects.
The school was attended by an heterogeneous group of twelve PhD candidates from several European countries.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship school 2017 was a one-week program to allow participants to enhance their talent and develop the skills needed for creating innovative projects. The main focus of the program was to push the participants to think about the future application of their project results, taking into account the main value or benefit of their projects, the target groups of beneficiaries and stakeholders (customers and also users, and other relevant actors in the value chain), and the competitive advantages for the market and for the society in comparison with existing products/services or processes.
With a learning-by-doing approach, the following topics were addressed:
- Leadership and Team work
- Creativity and lean Innovation
- Business models, Lean start up and customer development
- Marketing and communication
The framework of topics, as well as the learning approach was very similar to the one developed in T-DoRe, but taking into account that the duration was only one week. But the feedback was quite good, and we achieved our main goals, which were:
- Participants learn and develop new competencies and skills not covered in the researcher's career.
- Participants transform a research project (the PhD thesis) to a professional development project, which could evolve into a new line of business inside an enterprise or in a new company.
- Participants, who sometimes have an individual approach in their research, understand the importance of building networks, and in this sense they become part of a learning community with other researchers from other areas to share, enhance and devise new challenges and professional development.
Besides the practical exercises, based on real context of the different projects, and the lectures introducing the new topics and tools, one day was devoted to visiting research laboratories and industrial companies. We visited Indumetal Recycling, a specialized industry with an extensive experience in the integral handling of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment), and Digimet which is an start-up based on a new concept of metallurgical furnace, which viability has been demonstrated with EAF dust treatment. Also we visited different Tecnalia labs for metal recycling, materials for energy, new materials for aerospace sector and nanotechnology.


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Westgate Baptist Community Student House is student accommodation in the busy, cosmopolitan suburb of Yarraville in Melbourne's inner west.
The House continues to be fun, sometimes messy, sometimes loud and an intentionally Christian household. The house is mixed gender, semi-furnished and self-catered.
The House is for students making the transition from country to city who want to be an active member of a Christian community, intentionally formed and resourced by Westgate Baptist Community.'
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voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Introduction to Community Engagement for Community GroupsCreated: 16/09/2019
Community Engagement is increasingly becoming a more valuable skill for both statutory and voluntary groups to possess.
An exciting opportunity is now available for community groups and charities to improve their knowledge and skills in the area of community engagement.
The Engaging Fife Network group has developed a new "Introduction to Community Engagement" course which is free to attend.
This introductory course is designed for charities and community groups working in local communities in Fife. This course is a result of a collaboration between Community Planning partners to strengthen community engagement practice throughout Fife.
This workshop will promote the importance of good community engagement and identify how the refreshed National Standard for Community Engagement can support local practice.
By the End of the session participants will
This training is being organised by Fife's Engaging Communities Network Group
This event is free to attend but to encourage attendance and try and ensure a good turnout to benefit all delegates, we will charge a non-attendance fee of £25.00 per delegate. By submitting a booking for this event you agree to pay this fee for those delegates who have places booked but do not attend. Cancellations can be received up to 5 working days ahead of the event, thus avoiding non-attendance fees. A cancellation will only be valid if we have confirmed it with you. You can send somebody else in place of a booked delegate without incurring a non-attendance fee.
Who is it for?
This course is aimed at Charities and Community Groups who, as part of their community work engage with communities on a regular basis.


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Today is Thai Loy kra tong festival day.
Me and my friends go to Thai temple at Wimbledon.
Many Thai people in UK came here to respect for the Buddha and do respect
for the god of rivers.
I told my friend how Kra tong are made from banana trunk aod we put some flowers and pray.!!!!
I'm really enjoy to show the our traditional.
It's other good day to do sth special with them.
We are normally put Kra tong in the big river and sometime
It was made from bread which help them to feeding fishes as the same time. 🙂
This is Kra tong … but this is not the traditional one..
as u can see some of them is burned because it was made from paper.
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The cases of Polaroid/Kodak
In a disruptive innovation course with Rotterdam School of Management the Professor shows this slide below when talking about disruptive innovations.
The slide shows Polaroid who filed for bankruptcy in 2001 failing to respond to Digital Imaging. So Polaroid has been wiped out by disruptive innovation.
What the Professor also said and I fully agree, "You are – also – always one innovation away from wiping out the competition." So every new technology is a great opportunity.
Same is btw true for Kodak who also failed to make the transition from analog film maker to digital cameras and closed in 2012.
Of course this market has been brutal. Not only was it disrupted by digital cameras but then later on by smartphones with built-in cameras and social media with cloud computing. Overall the market for digital imaging is growing very nicely 9% yearly. Just not with these traditional players.
Bottom line, Polaroid (or Kodak) was never going to maintain their film-related revenues and profitability if they stayed in the consumer photography market – film or digital.
There are quite a few lessons to be learned:
- disruptive innovation is brutal and makes no prisoners.
- it happens very fast and many technology waves might "hit" you.
- what could save you is not simply doing the same with new – digital – technology – but going into entirely new markets (see Fujifilm who did that successfully)
So in order to survive one has to (I agree with IgnitionFramework):
- Find a market that is growing and make some key acquisitions in that market (as Fujifilm did)
- Create an internal startup that is physically separate from everything else and not beholden to corporate policies
Digital Imaging Market…
Mobile Imaging…
An American Kodak moment…
Story of Kodak….
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Magic time Patterns&Frames – collection of graphic patterns and lettering designs with snowflakes, coniferous trees, cones and abstract knitted cloth – for creating products with Winter and Christmas mood. In base – ink drawings, vectorized and colored.
The pack includes:
– 33 seamless patterns in 27 EPS10 files
– 8 EPS10 files with card/poster designs
– 8 EPS10 files with brushes and frames
– All vector files are duplicated by JPEGs 5000 px
– All elements can be recolored and used differently.
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Project delivery grants of up to £4000 will support grassroots organisations to deliver projects that address Comic Relief's four strategic themes. Projects should be able to clearly show, the local need for the project, robust planning, and legacy.
To apply for a grant start by taking the eligibility quiz:
Examples of project delivery grants:
- Training for parents and carers to help support their children's development before starting school
- Activities for girls or women to help them make healthier life choices
- Supporting people with mental health issues to improve an outdoor space or create a meeting space
- Setting up a peer support network for people experiencing homelessness
- Hire of room where homeless people can access support
This list is not exhaustive and there will be many other types of projects that can be funded. all projects must be completed in 12 months. Core organisational costs, may be included but the fund will not fund projects which only contribute to organisational general running costs or solely a continuation of services. Project delivery grants do not require match funding, however if they do the Comic Relief Community Fund should be the main funding source.
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Easy to like Francona
You know it's bad when the manager of a baseball team is the face of the franchise.
But that's exactly the situation in Cleveland after Terry Francona accepted the Indians' invitation to manage their team for the next four years.
From a perception standpoint, be it local or national, Francona will be the man until the club can develop the kind of player or players who can grab the spotlight from him.
It's not his fault. After all, he arrives in Cleveland as one of the most decorated and beloved managers in the history of the Boston Red Sox. In giving Red Sox fans two World Series championships, he became an icon. His departure from Boston was less than cordial, but nothing lasts forever.
Following his introductory news conference in Cleveland a few days ago, it is easy to see why the Indians liked him and wanted him. He has a commanding presence that can, at times, be disarming and charming at the same time.
The new Tribe skipper does not lack from confidence. Oh no. He's out there. There is not a shy bone in his body.
And the Indians' brass hopes some of that confidence, some of that brashness, some of that personality rubs off on the players. Oftentimes, the trickle-down theory works.
Francona most likely will be the exact opposite of his predecessor. Too often, it seemed as though the Indians didn't play hard for Manny Acta, whose inability to stop a runaway train ultimately cost him his job.
The first words out of Francona's mouth after General Manager Chris Antonetti introduced him provided an early clue as to what the next four years are going to be like.
Antonetti spoke glowingly of his new manager's accomplishments. Enough to make the man blush. Instead, he rose and said, "After that introduction, I don't think I got enough money."
And for the next roughly 28 minutes, he looked relaxed and seemed to have a lot of fun working with his new media friends in Cleveland.
He made it very clear as to why he chose to accept this job. "The two main reasons I'm here today are Chris (Antonetti) and Mark (team President Mark Shapiro)," he said.
"I wouldn't have interviewed here if I didn't think it was the right thing to do. A large part of the allure was my relationship with the people here. There was no introductory process. When Chris called, I knew it was the right thing to do."
Taking this job was a no-brainer, he said. "Negotiating (the deal) took about 10 minutes," he revealed. "(Four years) was as much as they would give me."
After parrying a few questions about the strengths and weaknesses of the roster, Francona made it clear he's not beginning his glide toward retirement. "I didn't come here to go to pasture," he said. "I'm not afraid of a challenge, either here or at ESPN."
Spending the past baseball season as an analyst at ESPN has proved therapeutic for Francona and only fed his desire to get back into the dugout.
When it was suggested he had a much larger payroll with which to work in Boston, he rebutted, "A large payroll does not guarantee success. It makes you an analyst." How can you not like a man who pokes fun at himself?
What about the difference in money the two teams spent on their rosters? The Red Sox's payroll last season hit $160 million before the late-season purge, while the Indians checked in at $66.5 million.
"I didn't ask (Indians) ownership to go out and spend money," Francona said. "We'll work together and figure out how to handle the challenges."
And there will plenty of those come next spring training in Goodyear, Ariz. From the lack of power to the highly questionable starting pitching to the suspect defense to the losing atmosphere that has permeated the clubhouse for the last several seasons.
The new manager faces a substantial task. He no longer can write names like David Ortiz or Manny Ramirez or Dustin Pedroia or Kevin Youkilis on his lineup card. In Boston, he had an abundance of talent. All he had to do was make certain his players were happy and enjoying themselves.
The best part of taking over the Indians is there is only one direction it can head after the stinker (68-94) they put up in 2012. Finishing at .500 in 2013 would be considered a major accomplishment.
One thing is certain: With Francona now running the dugout, the Indians will not wear the forlorn look that dogged them as a team in the last half of this past season. He seems to be the kind of manager who will make certain every man is held accountable for his actions.
He said his one of his first goals will be to forge an identity for the Indians. "My job is to get the most out of every player," he said in somewhat clichéd fashion."
He later went on to say he did not want to be "a rental manager. I want to be part of the solution. I want to stick around."
All nice words spoken with sincere confidence. But unless Francona is given the bullets to place in his gun, he might as well keep his finger away from the trigger because the only sound he'll hear if he pulls it is a click.
It is now incumbent upon Antonetti to change the culture of this team to fit the personality of the man he has chosen to take it in a new direction. If he wants to justify hiring a high profile guy like Francona, he has to go out and back it up with sound moves. Radical changes need to be made.
Cleveland baseball has a chance to make a comeback. The first step has been taken with the hiring of Francona.
Good choice. Surprise choice (that he even wanted the job). And, as it turned out, the only choice.


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Elemental cultivates relationships and works with a wide array of industry partners, including technology and channel partners, to develop end-to-end video processing solutions for customers around the world. The Elemental Technology Partner program includes leading vendors that provide best-of-breed content acquisition and production, content viewing, preparation, packaging, and distribution solutions. The Elemental Channel Partner program has more than 100 active channel partners.
DVB, or digital video broadcasting, is a suite of international standards for digital television distribution. DVB offers a broadcast platform for cable distribution (DVB-C), satellite transmission (DVB-S), and terrestrial transmission (DVB-T). According to the DVB consortium, television services using DVB standards are now available on every continent with more than one billion DVB receivers deployed around the world.
Get an inside look at Elemental technology and channel partners as executives discuss how their organizations work with Elemental to create and drive revenue opportunities that comply with DVB standards. In a video snapshot with Nevion, Janne Morstøl, Chief Strategy Officer, describes how her business partners with Elemental to provide a unified headend solution that enables terrestrial operators to deliver DVB-T2 compatible video to primary screens and multiscreen devices. In a video snapshot with Teleste, Julius Tikkanen, Vice President, Video Service Platforms, describes how his company's DVB-C and DVB-S2 expertise complements Elemental's deep video processing experience to enable cable and satellite providers to deliver video content beyond primary screens to multiscreen devices.
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Vulcan Stev family movie review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Logan Lerman … Percy Jackson
Brandon T. Jackson … Grover
Alexandra Daddario … Annabeth
Jake Abel … Luke
Sean Bean … Zeus
Pierce Brosnan … Mr. Brunner / Chiron
Steve Coogan … Hades
Rosario Dawson … Persephone
Melina Kanakaredes … Athena
Catherine Keener … Sally Jackson
Kevin McKidd … Poseidon
Joe Pantoliano … Gabe Ugliano
Uma Thurman … Medusa
Maria Olsen … Mrs. Dodds / Fury
Julian Richings … Ferryman
20th Century Fox * 118 mins * PG * 2010
Synopsis from IMDb: It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson's Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they're not happy: Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy finds himself caught between angry and battling gods, he and his friends embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true lightning thief, save Percy's mom, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.
VS: 1.55 pointed ears
Greek mythology has always fascinated me. When I first heard about this movie I was intrigued, however, part of me wrote it off as a Harry Potter rip-off. I was surprised to discover that there is in fact a book series upon which this movie is based. So it can't be a complete riff on the Harry Potter-verse. Let's face it, coming of age stories are coming-of-age stories regardless of the genre or the characters which inhabit them. Similarities are going to abound regardless. So we're going to skip the fact that there's a trio of heroes (two males and one female). We're not going to mention the act that our protagonist knows nothing of the world that he's going to be pulled into. And we're going to gloss over the fact that our hero just happens to be one of the more powerful members of his new-found group.
Aside from a brief mention of the stolen lighting bolt bringing about a war of the gods,very little of e movie is actually devoted to the title piece. Zeus automatically assumes that Percy (Poseidon's son) has stolen it. So naturally every mythological bounty hunter begins attacking Percy in the hopes of recovering it for Zeus. Doesn't Zeus lo-jack his lightning? Persephone allows her pearls to be tracked via the Marauder's… er a mystical map that Luke just happens to have in his collection. For an all-knowing god, Zeus seems to be awfully short-sighted. But the maybe it's a good thing that Zeus doesn't have a magical lightning tracer considering where the dumb thing finally shows up.
Percy also seems to be blessed by Fortuna the Geek goddess of Luck. He doesn't get in trouble for leaving the camp and embarking on his little solo quest. Even though he and his friends are the subject of a nationwide manhunt nobody ever seems to recognize them or call America's Most Wanted tip line. Nobody seems to mind that Percy and his friends destroy at least one national landmark. It's also probably just a coincidence that the casino left the keys in that car.
I see a lot of complaints on the net about Olympus being attached to the Empire Sate Building. The novels make it known that Olympus attached to the mortal plane a nonlinear fashion instead being anchored to the "Center of Civilization". I wish the movie had explained that little feature. I'm also seeing complaints about the actors not being the age the characters are in the novels. Director Chris Columbus has been quoted as saying that after Harry Potter, he was NEVER going to work with that many ten-year olds again. Given the way the Potter actors have aged beyond their characters, I'm not going to fault Mr. Columbus on that one.
If this movie has one redeeming feature. It is in the fact that both PITs have expressed an interest in actually reading the Percy Jackson novels. I enjoyed the movie and cannot wait for the DVD.
Pvt Black Spartan: (coming) she's on an FTX and will get us her review later.
PIT #2: 2 pointed ears
I liked the fact that the writer was able to bring the Greek myths and legends to life in 21st century America. By using these archetypes there wasn't a whole passel of exposition that need to be made. The characters were believable.
PIT #3: 2 pointed ears
I didn't hear any bad language in this movie. I liked the fact that there was ZERO kissing in the movie. This movie had awesome special effects. I thought it was cool that they got James Bond to play Percy's teacher.
I was so impressed with this movie that I actually want to go read the novels that this movie is derived from. I can't wait for Percy Jackson 2.
5.55 pointed ears out of 6 – A nice popcorn family friendly flick. Take the time to see it while it's in theaters but this a definite must-see on video. Despite my complaints I really did enjoy the movie. I sincerely hope that 20th Century Fox has the next "Potter" series here.


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In Martinez, people know each other. We have strong personal networks that work. There are lots of benefits. An important one is keeping us safe.
Our new police Chief Manjit Sappal considers trust and working together with the community as his most important jobs. His office door is open. Martinez Police officers know that a big part of their job is to know the community. We have a small but highly competent department. Chief Sappal is a local guy. He grew up in Pittsburgh and was in Richmond before coming here.
Martinez PD is recruiting. If you know of a dedicated person with a clean record, let them know of a great opportunity. There's a screening process and a lot of training. You end up in a great job with lots of skills and in a position to make a difference and to do a lot of good.
What can citizen's do? Keep your eyes open. Lock your house and your car. Don't leave bags of stuff in your car. The bag in the back seat may contain nothing but stinky gym clothes, but the burglar doesn't know that and you're likely to lose a window.
The Martinez Police Department is running a classy training course for citizens. It was a success last year, and will be given again. Learn about this, the neighborhood watch program and more at www.mpdcops.org.


text: My life is so filled with sunshine, but I know that I will see some rain, and the weather is not always warm outside because the seasons do also change. There are times when this life gets the best of us but situations never stays the same, and whenever I'm feeling like I want to give up, I never cease to call the Lord by His name. As I live my days on earth, there are some things that I won't forget, but I will spend my time very wisely, because I may never know what to expect. I know that I will have to grow old one day as the years just passes me by, and I know that my spirit will have to leave someday and return back to the sky. Even friends won't always be around that long though they promise that they'll always stay, but the Lord will send new people in your life while the others go about their way. I have learned so many valuable lessons in life that my troubles won't always last, and I will never stop keeping my head up high because I know that this too shall pass.


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Equine Photography at its very best!
from Jennifer O'Sullivan
This article is long overdue on SBB Columns, although it now ties in nicely with the refurbishment of the site and the synergies in respect of quality we want to provide you, the reader, with. I have for some time been a fan of Jennifer O'Sullivans work as a photographer particularly in the equine field. I don't remember how I actually discovered her work, but it was on facebook when a single photograph of a horse caught my attention to such a degree, the image held me spellbound for longer than a photograph should normally do.
We have used some of Jennifers work on SBB in the past as featured images, which she has kindly agreed to and so good is what she creates I felt obliged to bring her work to an audience who may yet to have discovered it. I am not a particular fan of art, performing arts maybe the exception, nor photography for any more than pleasure when capturing something quite well with the general family digital pocket-sized camera but in Jennifers Work I have seen so much more.
Each image seems to have so much action, a story; they speak! To say what Jennifer produces is wonderful photographs would be a descriptive injustice and I urge anyone who should read this article to take a visit to her facebook albums to witness for themselves the quality and see just what it is that has grabbed my support. Hey, I'll even go as far as to say I am a Jennifer O'Sullivan fan now.
A Short Jennifer O'Sullivan Biography
Jennifer O'Sullivan is one of Ireland's leading photographers. She is widely published and particularly well known for her work in the horse racing industry. Her greatest acclaim has been through her work in horse racing and other equine sports, where she has received national and international media coverage. She is proud to have been invited to the recent 2012 Horse Racing Ireland awards in recognition of her contributions to the sport. A number of well-known Irish and British artists such as John Fitzgerald and Gina Hawkshaw have used her work as the basis for their paintings.
Jennifer was born in the United States and grew up in Australia. She moved to Ireland early in her career and received her Science degree from the Waterford Institute of Technology. She currently lives on the Waterford/Tipperary border with her husband Colm and son Daniel.
There are thousands of photo's to be seen on the facebook albums, or indeed, why not visit Jennifer O'Sullivan Photography and see what else she can do.


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Barry Madden, NWT Volunteer
It always takes me by surprise how quickly the year turns. We enter January full of optimism, plummet down to earth through long, cold February nights, have a brief flirtation with the sun during early spring when everything emerges fresh and eager, only to plod through this cool, cloudy often wet and windy summer. Before you know it the solstice has come and gone and people are talking of their hope for an Indian summer. Another year has well and truly matured.
The visual evidence of how the season has sped by can now be seen very clearly at NWTRanworth Broad. Here a walk along the boardwalk will take you through lushly vegetated wetland where head high reed sways in the breeze, their ranks speckled with pastel pink valerian, purple spikes of marsh thistles, white umbels of milk parsley and yellow spires of loosestrife. In the wet swamp carr, woodbine, perfumed sweet, entwines with woody bittersweet and the Royal fern thrusts its spore laden fingers skyward. Rich summer profusion.
But it is perhaps the activity of the birds that indicates how we have moved from the frantic urgency of spring; the chasing, screeching, posturing and skirmishing, to the more focused task of fledging this year's offspring. And the most obvious species to be encountered as you look out over the broad from our floating visitor centre are the grebes, terns and the swallows.
One pair of grebes are busy looking after a pair of humbug-striped chicks quite close to the observation windows where they can be observed catching fish to satisfy the incessant hunger of their prodigy. Great-crested grebes are good parents that in the early stages of the chicks' development will keep them very close, warding off any potential predator. Unlike the mallards that let their ducklings scatter and swim wildly hither and thither: easy prey for herons, gulls and marauding marsh harriers. The parent grebes are now finding quite large fish to offer to the eager young ones who will raise their heads skywards to gulp the fish down head first. A couple of weeks ago one over optimistic parent gave a very large fish to one of the small chicks that gamely tried but ultimately failed to force it down its gullet. Being able to watch these dagger billed aquatics in such intimate detail is a true privilege.
The swallows enliven the immediate vicinity of the Visitor Centre during the summer months with their breath-taking aerial ballet. They nest under the eaves where they are totally protected from the rigours of the northerly wind and sheeting rain. Three pairs have taken up residence this year and can be watched hawking insects over the broad which they cram into the mouths of their well grown brood. They will breed again once the current nestfuls have fledged and may well try for a third time during August.
And then there are the terns; feisty, screeching, aerodynamic perfection. After a late start these graceful wanderers are now nesting on the specially constructed rafts, the adults making regular trips to Malthouse Broad to catch small fish for their newly hatched young. It is worth spending a while watching these sharp eyed birds swooping through the air, plunging into the water to remove a fish with clinical precision. For me they embody the spirit of this place.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust run lots of beginner and family events at Ranworth during the summer from pond dipping to moth trapping Have a look to find one that suits you.
Read more of Barry's wildlife observations at www.easternbushchat.blogspot.co.uk