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A few more Madame Frankenstein reviews. Some of the ones posted after the release seem a little more cautious, but that's okay. We're building something here, and I think as the story continues, as readers learn more about everything, folks will be happy. Either way, it helps me evaluate my approach to sequential storytelling, which is a positive.
That all said, I was pretty stoked by this one from Horror Talk. I think it's great that genre blogs have given the book some notice.
Madame Frankenstein is set in 1932 and Megan Levens artwork helps preserve that time period perfectly. The characters look like they were taken from the set of The Great Gatsby. She bounces between creepy mad science in Krall's lab to a beautiful gorgeous landscape. The aforementioned fairies are far from Disney-like. Instead they're emaciated with an almost alien look to them.
* Omnicomic has some thoughtful reactions, and seems pretty well versed in the inspirational material.
Rich's dialogue appropriately fits the atmosphere, as he places the proceedings in 1932 Boston. There's a good sense of the time in the book, with the characters speaking and appearing within the time referenced. There's also a grand sense of poetry in the script, with Rich tapping into some of the romantic ideals that made Mary Shelley's original work so popular. It fits in the scope of the book and gives the reader a bit more to think about as they're reading.
With the book's sense of romanticism comes an equally relevant illustrative style. Levens draws a look that is very clean and defined by bold, black lines. She infuses the work with the look of 1932, with characters illustrated with a sense of being dapper that makes the book feel elegant. Character anatomy is very illustrative and defined, ensuring that the reader isn't thrown off and can find themselves in the era. Even the revival of Madame Frankenstein doesn't give the reader a hulking beast to fear; rather, they're given a look at a woman who looks very similar in walking death as she did in life.
What's really creepy though, is the scientist of the story, Vincent Krall, who is shown to be in love with the 'monster' and wishes to 'teach her how to be a lady.' The whole thing is quite unsettling in a way that may be intentional, but could possibly open up a controversial can of worms.
* Broken Frontier is pretty even-handed in its reservations.
If the central narrative of the first issue was a little sketchy, I think there's clearly enough thematic depth to the story to warrant a return visit. The pre-publicity made much of the book's 'Frankenstein meets My Fair Lady' pitch, and those two narratives have always seemed to me like two sides of the same coin.
Even if we accept that a hubristic scientist could breathe life back into the dead, how would that 'monster'* be socialised? Life might be restored as a series of biological processes, but how and to what extent could that being become a 'person' again?
* Adventures in Poor Taste amusingly calls ours into question.
There also seems to be a prominent supply of naked breasts to observe in this issue; which of course begs the question, did you make a female version of a story simply to show off T and A? Sure she's naked and a corpse, but the amount of boob shots screams, "Please horny teen buy this book!"
You got us. We figured there were so few ways for teenage boys to get pictures of boobs these days... :)
* Capeless Crusader wasn't necessarily against the bare breasts, but made the mistake of reading the comic at work. Oops. Anyway...
It feels caught between too many worlds. On one end it seems like it wants to pay homage to the literary classic Mary Shelly penned and so it delves into the philosophical end. But then it also kind of wants to be reminiscent of the more "schlocky" horror films and so you've got a woman running around with her breasts out for a large chunk of the comic. And then on the third hand of this monster of a monster story, it kind of wants to do its own thing so there is no use of the word "Frankenstein" in a comic titled Madame Frankenstein, so I'm not sure where it wants to go. But I will say on an ending note that I did actually quite like the book and want to read the next one.
* Whereas Backwards Compatible approaches it with the skepticism of someone who likes Mary Shelley's novel a lot, and is not yet sure how to assess what he's reading. Fair enough!
Jamie S Rich does a great job of making you understand why the doctor is partaking in his endeavours but I do have one major issue with his storytelling and that is the use of fairies. I hope this will play out with as a useful plot device and not a way to explain the science but I will reserve judgement until finding out the answer. The visual story has been created by Megan Levens and it is really suited to the text. The black and white art feels like it comes from the early days of comics, the clean lines make for well structured faces especially on the doctor.
Don't worry, there is more going on with the fairies than you realize yet! It's been a common question, though.
* Another fan of Shelley gives us high marks over at Sight on Sound:
Levens' art and Rich's script complement each other nicely and together they make the first issue of Madame Frankenstein worthy of carrying on the legacy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Is this a new take on an old classic? Or is it an entirely different story from another time, or another place? It's completely wide open, but this is certainly a delightful start. You'll want to get in on this at the beginning.
* Unleash the Fanboy gives us a 9.
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And with that...I am a bit pooped. But thanks everyone who has been taking the time to share their thoughts. It's been enlightening to see how folks react to different elements, and to ponder some of the structural criticisms.
Onward to #2!
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What is SRA (Seamless Rate Adaptation)? How can I enable it on my Billion 74xx router
Posted by Milton on 25 July 2008 04:02 PM
SRA (Seamless Rate Adaptation), a protocol
which, by decoupling the modulation and framing layer, can change the
transmission data rate parameters (applied by the modulation layer) without
changing any of the frame layer parameters, so there is no need for restarting
or resynchronizing the two end systems.
SRA is not enabled by default so you will need to enable it via CLI. The following steps will take you through the process:
1) Press Start > Run > Type in "cmd" > Press Enter
2) On the DOS prompt type in "telnet 192.168.1.254" > Press Enter.
Pleas note that 192.168.1.254 is the default LAN IP of the router, if you have changed the router's LAN IP please use the once you changed to instead.
3) You will need to enter the router's username and password, the same one as how you would login to the interface.
Default login is admin /admin. Please use the correct login details if you have changed it.Then press Enter to proceed
4) If you see the "admin>" prompt then you have successfully login to the router's CLI. Now you will need to enter the following command to enable SRA.
5) SRA has been enabled and we have saved the changes to flash.

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Railway threats will continue to pose a challenge. The only way to confront our anxieties about security is through education, persistence and collaboration. Secure Rail presents practice measures and proven solutions. It lays the groundwork for an actionable discourse. Secure Rail is a meeting of necessity.
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Secure Rail began in 2015. Each year, the conference cultivates experts in critical infrastructure in rail, rail cybersecurity and individuals presenting new technology advancements – all working toward a common goal… to bridge the gap between technology and security.
Conference sessions will feature strategies and insights from industry experts on how to manage employees, passengers, technology and assets, and protect them from man-made threats and dangers.
In addition to 20+ in-depth conference sessions, the event offers plentiful networking opportunities and a chance for members of freight, transit and commuter rail communities to convene on gold standards, best practices, trends and issues affecting the security of railroad. Secure Rail's product showcase provides access to leading suppliers, tabletop exhibits and solutions to a variety of safety and security challenges.
The 5th annual Secure Rail Conference brings together the stakeholders in surface transportation security — U.S. government agencies, industry trade organizations, rail organizations, shippers and suppliers — to discuss the latest risks and threats to cyber and physical security. If you have responsibility for railroad security, emergency preparedness, hazmat transportation, positive train control, IT, signaling and communications, border control, bridges and tunnels management, capital infrastructure programs, it is in your best interest to attend Secure Rail.
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Secure Rail brings together directors of security for railroads (Class Is, shortline, regional, passenger and commuter), rail police officers, railroad IT managers, engineers, government entities and surface transportation security consultants. If you have responsibility for railroad security, emergency preparedness, hazmat transportation, positive train control, IT, signaling and communication, bridges and tunnels management, border control, and capital infrastructure programs, it's in your best interest to attend.
You will walk away with new ideas and strategies from industry experts, new solutions and products for your security challenges, and new connections made through insightful conversations had with fellow attendees.
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Chestnut Butter Bruschetta with Burrata, Kale or Arugula Recipe from Locali Pizza Bar
As family and friends arrive, it's always a great idea to have a few nibbles ready for them to enjoy as cooks in the kitchen place the final touches on the main courses. Many homes will be filled with the aroma of chestnut stuffing, so tantalize the taste buds with a delicious appetizer with a hidden ingredient, chestnut butter. Chef Mogan Anthony of Locali Pizza Bar + Kitchen shares his recipe for "Chestnut Butter Bruschetta with Burrata, Kale or Arugula" that pairs chestnut butter with greens and Burrata.
From Chef Mogan Anthony
- 1 Cup peeled roasted chestnuts (you may substitute prepared store bought)
- 2-4 Tablespoons roasted Hazelnuts
- ¼ Cup Hazelnut oil
- ¼ Cup water (less as needed)
- ¼ Cup Maple Syrup
- Pinch of Sea Salt
- Lemon vinaigrette
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
- Using a sharp knife, CAREFULLY cut a cross in the top of the chestnuts, place them in a baking pan, and roast for approximately 30 min in the oven.
- Remove and while they are hot, use a knife to remove the shell, it can be a little tricky, but it will be worth the effort!
- Using the same baking pan and heat in the oven to give the hazelnuts a little roast, approximately 5-7 min until they look slightly golden and oily.
- In a blender add all of the roasted hazelnuts and chestnuts and blend until very fine texture.
- Add hazelnuts oil + salt and pulse,
- Add 1 Tablespoon of water a time (AS NEEDED) and pulse until the perfect creamy texture is reached.
- Season with maple syrup to taste.
- Keep the butter in a jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or maybe more.
- Toast country bread,
- Spread the toasted bread with Olive Oil
- Spread with the Chestnut butter
- Top with Burrata (or your favorite cheese)
- Season with Sea Salt, a little black pepper,
- Top with a few pieces of kale or arugula
- Drizzle with a Lemon Vinaigrette
- Cut into four sections and serve


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Server Sky*
Solar powered server and communication arrays in Earth orbit .
Manufacturing, costs, environmental benefits, security, maintenance, and survivability will be discussed.
Large data centers are growing, and soon some will consume 50MW or more of electrical energy. The EPA estimated US data center power consumption in 2006 at 60 billion kilowatt hours, or 1.5% of total US power consumption, and predicts a doubling by 2011. Our efforts as programmers and technologists will continue this exponential growth. This will have huge environmental, social, and economic consequences unless we find alternative ways to power our digital economy.
Server sky is a proposal to use the capabilities of Oregon companies such as Solar World, Intel, and Triquint to build large dispersed arrays of ultralight solar powered server satellites and launch them into 6000km earth orbit, between the inner and outer Van Allen belts.
A 50 gram server-sat consists of a thinned 12 inch solar cell, with an efficient 2GIPs processor, terabit solid state disk, and microwave transmitter bonded to the back. Thousands of server-sats position themselves into dozens of dispersed three dimensional clouds (kilometers on a side) using light pressure for thrust and liquid-crystal shutters for trimtab steering. A server-sat array acts as a large phased array antenna, permitting it to steer thousands of communication beams at receiving stations and communities under its position in orbit, handing off communication and control to the server-sat clouds that follow it in orbit as it passes overhead.
A Russian Dnepr rocket could place a cylindrical stack of 50,000 server-sats into orbit for $15,000,000, or $300 per server-sat. If each server-sat displaces 100 watts of ground-based electrical generation, cooling, and power conversion, it will pay for itself in electrical savings alone in just a few years. A server-sat will cost more to manufacture than a white-box PC, but it will not need the cases, racks, cabling, power converters, land, buildings, power lines, and other materials needed to build a ground-based server farm. Total resource usage is reduced, and the total manufacturing cost may become less than traditional approaches. A server-sat array provides its own communication infrastructure and can reach the entire inhabited globe.
Since server-sat arrays operate outside the biosphere, the environmental impact of power generation and heat disposal is close to zero. Server-sat arrays can grow to practically unlimited size – space is big, and filled with unused solar energy. In time, new launch techniques, and solar cells made from lunar rock, can greatly reduce the environmental and economic costs of manufacturing and launch. There is room for 1 trillion server-sats within a 100 millisecond ping time distance from earth. Someday, quintillions of server-sats scattered around the solar system will perform cluster computation.
Of course, it will be built on open source technologies with best-of-breed security. Hopefully, OSbridge participants will have many ideas for protecting the system from criminals.
Earth can return to what it is good at – green and growing things – while space can be filled with gray and computing things.
Speaking experience
- Website: http://www.keithl.com/
I am a 55 year old mixed-signal integrated circuit designer in Beaverton, Oregon, which is about 10 miles west of Portland. I am CEO of SiidTech which licenses silicon identification technology to semiconductor manufacturers. I am also an integrated circuit design consultant . I designed crossbar routing chips for Icube Design Systems, which were used by Cisco and others to route much of the internet in the mid 1990s. I helped write the IEEE 1149.4 mixed signal scan test standard, and received an award for a related presentation at the International Test Conference
My personal web page is www.keithl.com . I am active in open source and the Portland Linux Unix Group . My server hosts the dirvish disk-to-disk backup program, based on rsync and written in Perl. My special interest is low power, high efficiency computing.
I invented the Launch Loop, a space launch system, in 1982 . This third-generation space launch system can be built with existing technologies and launch thousands of tons into orbit per day at costs below $1/kg. Not that there is a market for that … yet. Launch Loop is attracting renewed attention from a new generation of space enthusiasts .
I've written for Kluwer Press, various IEEE journals, SysAdmin magazine, Liberty magazine, aerospace journals, and Analog .
- Title: Server Sky
- Track: Hacks
- Room: Steel
- Time: 5:00 – 5:45pm
Solar powered server and communication arrays in Earth orbit .
Manufacturing, costs, environmental benefits, security, maintenance, and survivability will be discussed.
- Speakers: Keith Lofstrom


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Legal Classification Track
OverviewThe purpose of this track is to evaluate methods of document classification on a collection of legal documents.
For this track the standard procedure is used.
Test CollectionThe source dataset is the collection of legal documents (2007).
Task Description for Participating Systems
Each participant is granted access to the training set, and a set of documents from the legal documents collection. The task is to assign topic(s) from the training set to each document from the collection. Valid number of topics per document is from 0 to 5.
The training set is a subset of the categories based on the
All the documents from the collection must be classified by participants, so for each of these documents must be specified a list of topics (which should be sorted in descending order of confidence).
Evaluation Methodology
Data Formats


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A viral video sweeping the internet is making violent Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony one of the most infamous men on the planet.
The 30 minute Kony 2012 film by US charity Invisible Children is aimed at making Kony, the leader of the guerilla group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a household name in the hope he will be brought to justice.
It has been viewed about 10 million times on YouTube and shared throughout the world on Twitter and Facebook in less than two weeks.
Kony is not well known in the West, despite being named the International Criminal Court's most wanted war criminal.
He is indicted for decades of "crimes against humanity", including kidnapping thousands of Ugandan children and forcing them to become child soldiers.
The Invisible Children campaign proposes blanketing streets with "Kony 2012" posters on April 20 in the hope US political leaders will cede to public pressure and send military to speed the warlord's arrest.
It urges a rapidly growing cadre of supporters to pressure political leaders such as former US President George Bush and cultural figures including Oprah Winfrey to speak out against Kony's crimes.
But the backlash to the viral phenomenon has already begun.
Canadian student Grant Oyston's criticism of the campaign and Invisible Children has won international attention for his blog.
He points out the charity only use 32 per cent of their yearly spend for direct services, with much of the rest going into salaries, transport and travel.
Charity Navigator rates Invisible Children's accountability at 2/4 stars because they will not allow their accounts to be externally audited.
Oyston also opposes the group's support for Ugandan military intervention against Kony.
"Both the Ugandan army and Sudan People's Liberation Army are riddled with accusations of rape and looting, but Invisible Children defends them, arguing that the Ugandan army is 'better equipped than that of any of the other affected countries'."
The Daily What claimed supporting US military action to stop Kony was "dousing the flames with fuel".
It called for Kony 2012 supporters to give to other registered charities setting up medical and educational facilities in Uganda.
Under Kony, the LRA has committed a long list of atrocities - regularly entering towns to kill adults, take male children as soldiers and sexually abuse young girls.
US President Barack Obama committed 100 troops to abetting Kony's capture when he signed the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act into law in 2009.
It was co-sponsored by 65 US senators and supported by Invisible Children.


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Create a Domain-based Attribute (MDS Add-in for Excel)
In the Master Data Services Add-in for Excel, administrators can create a domain-based attribute when they want to constrain the values in a column to a specific set of values.
The values can already be in the worksheet or they can come from an existing entity.
If users type a value in the constrained column, rather than selecting from the list, errors are displayed in the $InputStatus$ column when they publish.
To perform this procedure:
You must have permission to access the System Administration and Explorer functional areas.
You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).
The model and entity must already exist.
To perform this procedure:
In Excel, load the entity that contains the column (attribute) you want to constrain. For more information, see Load Data from MDS into Excel.
Click any cell in the column you want to constrain.
In the Build Model group, click Attribute Properties.
In the Attribute Properties dialog box, in the Attribute type list, choose Constrained list (domain-based).
In the Populate the attribute with values from list:
To use values from the worksheet, choose the selected column. A new entity and new staging table will be created with the values from the selected column.
To use values from an existing entity, choose the name of the entity.
If you chose the selected column in the previous step, in the New entity name box, type a name for the new entity. This can be the same as the column (attribute) name.
Click OK. Each cell in the column now has a list of values for users to choose from.
Next Steps
- To add and delete values in the constrained list, load the entity that the attribute is based on. For more information on loading entities, see Load Data from MDS into Excel.
See Also
Create an Entity (MDS Add-in for Excel)
Domain-Based Attributes (Master Data Services)


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According to an article on the Hubspot website, Apple's iPhone5 has a 64-bit A7 microprocessor that has competitors quaking. Qualcomm provides microprocessors for Android phones that compete against Apple.
Hubspot quotes an alleged Qualcomm insider as saying, "The 64-bit Apple chip hit us in the gut. Not just us, but everyone, really. We were slack-jawed, and stunned, and unprepared."
The alleged insider says Apple's innovation is not so much of a threat now because most current software won't benefit. But it could make a difference in the future.
"A 64-bit processor handles more data in bigger chunks than 32-bit processors, so it can get jobs done faster," says the article.
Personal computers have had 64-bit chips for awhile, but Apple's is the first in a smartphone.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Don Bauder
- Broadcom plots $100 billion bid for Qualcomm — Nov. 3, 2017
- Qualcomm sued for not being competitive enough — March 18, 2017
- Qualcomm accused of illegal scheme — Jan. 21, 2017
- No Snapdragon, no problem for Samsung — Oct. 8, 2015
- Qualcomm may be bidder for ailing BlackBerry — Nov. 3, 2013
Maybe Apple is trying to become more vertically integrated like Samsung. Or maybe Apple just wants to use the possibility of vertical integration as a negotiation chip with QCOM.
ImJustABill: Apple likes to stay ahead of competitors. That may explain this. Best, Don Bauder
I wonder if Apple thinks QCOM doesn't have enough competition. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) hate to have a single source for any critical components.
ImJustABill: Of course OEM manufacturers don't want to rely on a single source. Normally, they have to reveal what percentage of their business goes to how many customers. Best, Don Bauder
So I guess I'm just saying I don't know if Apple really wants to go into the chip-making business or if they just want to make sure QCOM, INTC, BRCM, etc know that they can make chips if they aren't getting what they need at the prices they need from their suppliers.
ImJustABill: Earlier this year, the scuttlebutt was that Apple did not want to rely on its arch-competitor Samsung for some of its chips, and was talking with Intel. Apple wants to have a number of chip suppliers. Best, Don Bauder


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We all love to set our smartphone screen wallpaper the best images that we find internet or a moment-catching one from our gallery. The Microsoft's Bing search engine provides the daily images as wallpapers. And if you love them, just automatically set Daily Bing Picture as Wallpaper on Android. For those who all love to put creative photographs on their smartphone wallpapers, there is a big tool for you to know.
There are several ways to put the daily Bing images as your wallpaper and change them daily accordingly. For you to know, there is this official way, via their official app, and the third party app. Both provide the timely update on images and lets you put wallpapers enough to make your day. Let us dive into the tutorial which depicts you how to automatically set daily Bing picture as the wallpaper on your Android smartphone.
How to automatically set daily Bing picture as wallpaper on your Android smartphone.
Use Bing App for Android
Microsoft offers more apps on Google Play Store, more than Google has. It is really interesting while checking out the apps published by the Microsoft corporations. The Office Lens and the Word are few of the best known and most downloaded apps ever. They even provide an Android launcher and a lock screen app.
Moreover, their search engine Big is available as an app, like Google. The Bing app works as same as the Google, except it doesn't natively support their AI-assistant feature Cortana (you need to install it separately).
Using Bing app, you can add widgets to the home screen, search on the web, and you can set the daily automatic wallpapers. It will change your wallpaper based on your taste (or just as updated by the Big itself globally). The redesigned user Interface f the app makes it easier for you to set bing daily pictures as the wallpapers for any Android smartphone.
DailyPic App
DailyPic is a third-party app which comes with an integration of the Bing daily images. From this app, you can choose for setting changing your daily background images automatically from the Bing's images. It also offers many other options in the app which is not available with the Bing app.
You can select the ideal resolution that needed for your smartphone screen, thus save the daily data which is being used by the app. Also, you can save any of the images on your smartphone storage by a single tap. The app also gives the users permission to download all the photos that appear as daily wallpaper.
Here are the top functions available on the DailyPic app:
- Set daily bing images as wallpapers
- Automatically save daily bing images and update wallpapers
- Set the daily images as lock screen picture
- You can set up resolution up to 1920 x 1080
- Remove ad by in-app purchase
Before you go for setting the daily wallpaper from Bing, make sure that you have an active internet plan on your cell. Then only your wallpaper will get changed automatically on a regular basis
Hope this article helps you in setting best wallpapers on your smartphone easily. No more searching for wallpapers online. You have the best wallpapers right beside you.


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If you wish to make your dream property, every time you look at a board saying 'land for sale', your heart races to pray and in that couple of minutes time you virtually see your castle constructing on the identical land. Situated amongst rolling hills and the scenic bluffs of the Gulf of Mexico, the Bluffs of St. Teresa gives interested buyers with the singular chance to personal a massive tract of north Florida property with many potential makes use of. Art is also anything that can notoriously be forged, so take care when purchasing it at an estate sale.
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Maintain your eye on the piece and ask the estate owner as many queries as you require to about the furnishings piece. An estate sales liquidation organization can assess the value of all of the items for sale in the home, clean up following the occasion and oversee all of the transactions. Just final weekend, St. Louis Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan had an estate sale at his Nashville, TN, property.


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Think about what school was like five years ago . . . And think how things have changed! Who could have predicted back then the future of Elk Grove High School? A school where every student would have a mobile device that would transform they way they learn. Five years ago, few people had even seen or used an iPad, and here we are preparing to be a full 1:1 iPad school for the 2015-16 school year!
So what will the future bring?
I think it is exciting to imagine future realities in education. There will certainly be new and innovative developments that we cannot currently imagine.
I am intrigued to see what will develop with a new trend in technology that is beginning to spark interest with educators: The Internet of Things (IoT).
If you haven't heard of IoT, you might want to read "A Beginners Guide to the Internet of Things." In this article, Bonnie Cha explains:
Smart locks, smart thermostats, smart cars — you've probably heard some of these terms lately, and you're going to hear them even more as the year goes on. But what are these things exactly — and what makes them so smart?
These devices are all part of an emerging category called the Internet of Things, or IoT for short. At its very basic level, IoT refers to the connection of everyday objects to the Internet and to one another, with the goal being to provide users with smarter, more efficient experiences.So what does this have to do with education? How will IoT transform the way we learn and problem solve? Some answers are already coming out of the The University of Wisconsin's Internet of Things Laboratory. They refer to it as an interdisciplinary "technology sandbox" where students and professors collaborate and design innovative projects to demonstrate the possbilities of IoT. According to their website, "IoT will "transform the way we live, work, and play." You can see some examples in the following video: Internet of Things 101: Inside the Latest Trend in Education.
To see more examples of innovative student projects with IoT, check out the University of Wisconsin Internet of Things Website
"Can the Internet of Things make education more student-focused?" explores the impact of IoT on traditional school institutions. According to author Max Meyers, "connected devices have the potential to drive new ways of teaching and transform the experience both for students and educators."
If you want to be even more fascintated by the possiblities of the Internet of Things, check out #IoT on Twitter!
It will be interesting to read this post five years from now to see just what unimagined things in education, including applications of IoT, have become realities.


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Learn ways to relax
The first thing to try is to learn ways to relax and to use these techniques regularly during your week. Learning relaxation takes a bit of practice, so don't worry if it doesn't work straight away. For guidance on how to get the most of relaxation have a look here click to download document – ' Tips for Relaxation'
If you use an iPhone there are some free apps that you can download and listen when it suits you, for example:Relax Completely Hypno Therapy Direct
Challenge your anxious thoughts
The next step is to to identify and challenge your anxious thoughts. When you are feeling anxious try and write down what thoughts are going through your mind. Then, you can use these questions to try and challenge the thoughts click to download document – 'Alternatives to Anxious Thoughts'
Break the cycle of avoidance
Finally, it is important to start thinking about things you avoid due to anxiety. Avoiding things that make you anxious works in the short-term but generally, the more you avoid, the more anxious you become. To overcome anxiety it is important to break the cycle of avoidance. One approach to this is called graded exposure, which just means you take it step by step. For a very clear handout and example diary on how to use graded exposure from the BBC look here http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/headroom/cbt/graded_exposure.pdf
Books on Anxiety
If you would like to find out more we recommend reading these books, which are available for free in Hammersmith & Fulham libraries:
To find out which libraries have these books available search here
If you would like to find out about other people who may be feeling the same way, you can contact these organisations:
www.nopanic.org.uk – a charity for people who have an anxiety problem
www.anxietyuk.org.uk – offers for help, information and support in dealing with anxiety.
Types of anxiety
There are also very specific types of anxiety, when your anxious thoughts and become centered around a very specific situation or fear. You may start avoiding more and more situations because they make you feel anxious and you may have to change your everyday life because of your anxiety.
If you are extremely frightened of a specific animal (e.g. spiders, bees, birds) or situation (e.g. dentists, planes) you may have a Specific Phobia.
If you find that your anxiety is very intense and your heart races and breathing speeds up very quickly you may be suffering from Panic Attacks
If it's really hard to leave the house or travel any distance away because you think you might start to feel anxious or unwell then you may be suffering fromAgoraphobia
If, when you are talking to people you are often afraid that they don't like you or think badly of you or you find it very hard to speak in front of groups of people then you may be suffering from Social Anxiety
If you can't stop worrying about your health, even when doctors say there is nothing wrong then you may be suffering from Health Anxiety
If you find that you sometimes do things over and over again and have thoughts that you can't get rid of no matter how hard to try then you may be suffering from Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
If you find that you are worrying constantly about lots of different things are you are always thinking 'What If?' and this stops you from getting on with everyday activities you may be suffering from Generalised Anxiety Disorder
If your anxiety is connected to a very upsetting and traumatic event, either recently or a long time ago then you may be suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
The good news is that Back on Track can offer you effective treatments that really work for all of these anxiety problems. Please contact us today for an assessment to find out more.


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From the author of the beloved bestseller Garden Spells comes a beautiful, haunting story of old loves and new, and the power of the connections that bind us forever...
The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was on a picture postcard. Just an old photo and a few words on a small square of heavy stock, but when she saw it, she knew she was seeing her future.
That was half a life ago. Now Lost Lake is about to slip into Eby's past. Her husband George is long passed. Most of her demanding extended family are gone. All that's left is a once-charming collection of lakeside cabins succumbing to the Southern Georgia heat and damp, and an assortment of faithful misfits drawn back to Lost Lake year after year by their own unspoken dreams and desires.
It's a lot, but not enough to keep Eby from relinquishing Lost Lake to a developer with cash in hand, and calling this her final summer at the lake. Until one last chance at family knocks on her door.
Lost Lake is where Kate Pheris spent her last best summer at the age of twelve, before she learned of loneliness, and heartbreak, and loss. Now she's all too familiar with those things, but she knows about hope too, thanks to her resilient daughter Devin, and her own willingness to start moving forward. Perhaps at Lost Lake her little girl can cling to her own childhood for just a little longer... and maybe Kate herself can rediscover something that slipped through her fingers so long ago.
One after another, people find their way to Lost Lake, looking for something that they weren't sure they needed in the first place: love, closure, a second chance, peace, a mystery solved, a heart mended. Can they find what they need before it's too late?
At once atmospheric and enchanting, Lost Lake shows Sarah Addison Allen at her finest, illuminating the secret longings and the everyday magic that wait to be discovered in the unlikeliest of places.
Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. With each passing day she longs more for a baby— a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Yet the longer she tries, the more her desire becomes an unquenchable thirst, stealing the pleasure out of the life she already has.
Sydney's daughter, Bay, has lost her heart to the boy she knows it belongs to...if only he could see it, too. But how can he, when he is so far outside her grasp that he appears to her as little more than a puff of smoke?When a mysterious stranger shows up and challenges the very heart of their family, each of them must make choices they have never confronted before. And through it all, the Waverley sisters must search for a way to hold their family together through their troublesome season of change, waiting for that extraordinary event that is First Frost.
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Well we couldn't have wished for a better day weather wise, that was the story for the whole day, it just got better and better. First off at the brides home then over to Denmead to the best man Dans house where the boys were far more subdued than the girls ( heavy night or just nerves) a few getting ready and a few ring shots then it was back over to the girls. Make up being done for the girls by Lindsey Wood, I have a second shooter today Paul from "A simpler life" he has been catching the girls whilst I was over with the boys. Dresses are on, into the garden for a few captures and then it's into the cars and onto the church.
The wedding today is at St Thomas, Bedhampton, beautiful church off the track and offers the most scenic of settings.
The Reception is at The Newtown Hotel, Manor Road, Hayling. It is a delightfully spacious and clean garden area to congregate and have table magic by the great 'El Roberto', before moving inside where 80 people fitted just perfectly with room for more. Speeches went without hiccups and dry eyes and moved into the evening of cake smash (accidental) and first dance with a swing. It was the perfect day with perfect family and friends and I wish Matt and Emily, their boys Harry and Oliver all the love, luck and happiness for their futures together. JB


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Remember the feeling of holding your first driver's license in your hand. The Freedom! The Independence! You could go anywhere!
Now imagine of opposite, you are told you can no longer drive yourself and hand over your license. This is a situation that many older adults are facing and many fear the loss of independence and control that driving provides.
Normal aging does affect driving but there isn't a "set age" when driving must stop.
When asked about driving safety, I generally reply back, "Would you feel comfortable letting your children/grandchildren ride in the car with this driver?" This usually gets the conversation started quickly!
As a physician, I take into account the following areas when assessing if driving is best for you:
With age comes a natural decline in vision so making sure your current prescription for glasses are accurate and YOU ARE WEARING THEM. Seeing an ophthalmologist or optometrist should be at least an annual event for the 60+ crowd.
Physical Health
Are you falling? Do you have trouble moving your foot to the gas pedal /brake or turning the steering wheel? It takes flexibility, coordination and some strength to drive a car safely. Your doctor may recommend a formal driving course or occupational therapy if there is a concern about your physical strength. I have listed a few sites that offer Mature Driving Courses at the bottom. Usually car insurance companies will also discount drivers who participate in them as well!
Driving requires quick decisions and a working memory. Adults with dementia, advanced medical issues or on medications that modify or slow your brain should have a more formal evaluation on their cognition.
Have you started to recognize some problems with someone's driving? The following are some red flags from The Alzheimer's Association and AAA that you should pay attention to:
- Issued 2 or more traffic tickets in the past 2 years
- Involved in 2 or more accidents or "near misses" or seem to always have new dings in their vehicle
- The driver get confused with the pedals or has trouble working them
- Seems to ignore or miss traffic signs and signals
- Commonly weaves or straddles lanes
- Gets lost or disoriented easily even with familiar places
Working together with your loved one and making a collective decision is best. Family Caregiver Alliance and National Institute on Aging (NIA) recommend the following steps when deciding when to stop
- Involve the Driver: No one wants to be hoodwinked in this life-changing decision
- Observe for Signs: Share and discuss your observations
- Build a Record: Don't just tell someone they are a bad driver, have specific examples.
- Get help from professionals: DMV with driving test, person's physician, lawyer, case manager, finance planner, etc can give an unbiased, third party opinion for guidance.
- Develop a Plan: This could mean limit driving by having "certain rules" to follow or decide how to transition out of driving
- Find Alternatives: Public transportation, taxi service, relying on friends or family.
- Reduce the Need to Drive: Look for services that drop off at the person's home or make home visits (pharmacies, hairdressers, clergy, groceries, etc)
Much of the information in this blog was gathered from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully Campaign, The American Automobile Association (AAA) and several resources listed within the article and below.
For Older Drivers, have an open and honest talk with your doctor or loves ones if you are concerned about your driving. We all just want to help!
Be Well!
Mature Driver Education Classes
AAA Mature Driver Program
Take the on-line course or call your local AAA club or 1-800-448-7916
A great brochure: Flexibility Fitness from AAA: Flexibility Fitness Training for Improving Older Driver Performance (available on website)
AARP Driver Safety Program (formerly known as "55 Alive")
AARP Smart Driver Course


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Brownies #3 (healthier carb)
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 20 mins | Servings: 8 | Difficulty: Easy
- 5 tablespoons organic butter (salted)
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil
- 5 ounces coconut palm sugar
- 3 ounces organic honey
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cold large eggs
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 1/4 cup stone ground whole wheat flour
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8" baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides.
Melt the fats and cool briefly. Combine the fats, sweeteners, and cocoa in a medium heatproof bowl. Stir until the mixture is smooth.
Stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon. Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. When the batter looks thick, shiny, and well blended, add the flaxseed meal, cinnamon, and the flour and stir until you cannot see it any longer, then beat vigorously for 40 strokes with the wooden spoon or a rubber spatula. Spread evenly in the lined pan.
Bake until a toothpick plunged into the center emerges slightly moist with batter, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack.
Lift up the ends of the parchment or foil liner, and transfer the brownies to a cutting board. Cut into 9 squares.
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Experiencing the music of Sons Of An Illustrious Father is like being invited into a trusted triangle of creativity, emotion, spiritual and personal and interpersonal growth. Here, three stories of three songwriters/singers/instrumentalists merge selflessly into one artistic continuum. This February, the New York-based trio releases its most boldly vulnerable and artistically distinct body of work yet; its third album, Revol (Big Picnic Records).


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Why do I need general liability insurance?The short answer: stuff happens. California is no different than any other state where that's concerned. Stuff happens. Stuff you didn't anticipate. Stuff that can end up costing someone a lot of money, and you don't want that someone to be you. General liability insurance is a solution.
Contractors face the same risks as contractors everywhere else. An accident at your place of business or at a work site could result in injury or property damage and a law suit against your business. The work that contractors and subcontractors do can be dangerous. Excavators and electricians and roofers and people who work with power tools or heavy equipment face far more dangers on the job than the average office worker, for example. California general liability insurance can keep you from being bankrupted by a serious worksite accident.
You may be wondering, Why do I need general liability insurance if worksite accidents are covered through Worker's Compensation?The simple answer is that Worker's Compensation Insurance replaces some of the wages a worker may lose due to an accident and pays some of the injured worker's medical bills. But it won't help you if you lose a lawsuit related to a worker's on-the-job injury.
Some risks contractors face are not as obvious as a worksite accident. Suppose you install a lighting fixture in a house you're remodeling for a residential client. The fixture turns out to be faulty and causes a fire. The house will need extensive reconstruction, and the homeowner will need temporary housing in the meantime. And there are big medical bills for treating injuries suffered during the fire. The company that manufactured the malfunctioning lighting fixture has gone out of business. So guess who gets sued? Or, suppose that a visitor to your place of business trips and falls and sues you for negligence. Such exposure to risk can also be offset by California general liability insurance.
Clients and contractors you work with in California expect you to be covered by general liability insurance. They're probably not worried about what would happen to your business if you lose a law suit. They simply want to make sure that if you get sued and lose, you will be able to pay up. They may even require you to carry a certain amount of general liability coverage as a condition for working with them. The type and amount of insurance your business carries may be the deciding factor in whether or not you win a contract.
Deductibles: How much and for what?The rule of thumb with most insurance is: the higher the deductible, the lower the premium. In other words, you take on the risk of paying more out of your own pocket later for lower premium payments now. Unfortunately, most people worry more about current expenses than about something that might happen sometime in the future, or not at all. The question for contractors can choose to have the same deductible for bodily injury as for property damage, or have a higher deductible for one than for the other.
Part of your insurance strategyGeneral liability insurance is a must for contractor, you need to have an overall insurance strategy that protects your business in a number of ways. Your strategy will include Worker's Compensation as well as general liability insurance, and may also include more specialized insurance for situations not covered by either of those. You may also want to consider excess/umbrella coverage, insurance for materials and tools in transit from one location to another, and builder's risk coverage.
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Another year has passed and it is time to summarize data related to Class-A appraisals for the People CMM®. (the first post was Adoption of People CMM® -01: Appraisal Results).
Here is the updated data with the People CMM® SCAMPISM-A published results of 2014 added:
Data for 2010 to 2014 has been picked up from the Published Appraisal Results Site maintained by the CMMI Institute. Earlier data has been picked up from multiple sources as given in the table. Some appraisals may be missing from the data, if the appraised entity did not wish to publish the results (for whatever reasons).
Further analysis of the past 20 appraisals (of the last 3 years) listed in the Published Appraisal Results Site (with Filter People CMM® v2.0) shows the following:
- Eighteen of the 20 appraisals in the period 2012-2014 were led by three LAs (D Sankararaman, K Kothandaraman and Rajesh Naik).
- The 20 People CMM® appraisals (of the last 3 years) were accounted for between five LAs.
- There are 11 authorized LAs for the model on 5-Jan-2015 (the number of LAs was 9 in 2013). Five of the eleven have done at least one listed SCAMPISM-A appraisal in the last 3 years. (for a list of People CMM® LAs go to the Partner Directory; select "CMMI Institute Authorized SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser" option –> you will get the list of LAs for People CMM®).
- Most appraised organizations of the last 3 years belong to the IT, ITes and engineering domains. Though there are some from other domains like telecom (Dialog).
- Accenture – Tech units across the globe has the highest number of entries in the list of the last 3 years.
The reasons for the low number of appraisals for People CMM® have been discussed in the post Adoption of People CMM® -03: Why is it Low? – I believe the same reasons continue to apply even today.
Hope we have a greater adoption of the model and more number of reported appraisals in 2013 and beyond.
Other related posts uploaded on the same blog:
- Adoption of People CMM® -03: Why is it Low?
- People CMM® – Explored: A Quick Overview – A Presentation
- My List of Books for Implementing People CMM®
- Interview with Prakash Hegde: Experiences with People CMM® Implementation
- Interview: Monty Bharali (Head-HR, DSTWS) shares his experience with the People CMM® in a BPO-IT context
- Interview: Ajay Prabhu (COO) and Sonia Kutty (GM-HR) of QuEST share their experience of implementing People CMM® in an engineering organization
- Interview: D Sankararaman – a Consultant-cum-LA's view of People CMM®
Nothing Official About It! – The views presented above are in no manner reflective of the official views of any organization, community, group, institute, or association. They may not even be the official views of the author :-).
SM-SCAMPI is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University.
The People CMM® (by Bill Curtis, Bill Hefley, and Sally Miller) has been available for more than 15 years. Version 1.0 of the model was released in 1995 and version 2.0 was released in 2001.


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How to make time for a home lab
In this timely episode of the Exploring Information Security podcast, Chris Maddalena and I continue our home lab series by answering a listener's question on how to find time for a home lab.
Chris (@cmaddalena) and I were asked the question on Twitter, "How do you make time for a home lab?" We answered the question on Twitter, but also decided the question was a good topic for an EIS episode. Home labs are great for advancing a career or breaking into information security. To find the time for them requires making them a priority. It's also good to have a purpose. The time I spend with a home lab is often sporadic and coincides with research on a given area.
In this episode we discuss:
- Making a home lab a priority
- Use cases for a home lab
- Ideas for fitting a home lab into a busy schedule
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News ArchiveCurrent CML Project News.
April 2018
The SFB offers several scholarships for medical doctoral students. Click here for the PDF flyer:
- experimental medical doctoral theses on highly innovative neuroscientific projects on multisensory processing and crossmodal learning in the brain;
- supervision by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and/or clinicians in an international working environment;
- regular journal clubs, workshops, as well as scientific lectures;
- financial support: scholarship 838 € per month for 12 months.
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- are highly motivated to work in a neuroscientific and experimental environment for 12 months full-time;
- are interested in acquiring scientific skills, such as planning, executing, analyzing and publishing neuroscientific experiments;
We look forward to receiving your application (including CV, letter of motivation, study record, and indication of preferred SFB TRR 169 project). Applications can be submitted electronically at any time. Contact person: Dr. Sina A. Trautmann-Lensgfeld, Dept. of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Tel. 040-7410-57238). Prof. Andreas K. Engel (Coordinating board member of SFB TRR 169) Prof. Jianwei Zhang (Coordinator of SFB TRR 169)


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Why Are Latin American Countries Saying Yes to Snowden?
(NEW YORK) -- The presidents of Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia have publicly expressed interest in granting asylum to former CIA analyst Edward Snowden who is wanted by the United States on charges of revealing classified government information.
On Friday WikiLeaks, the organization that publishes private, and often top secret, information from anonymous sources, announced in a post on Twitter that Snowden "applied to another six countries for asylum." The tweet came after an earlier announcement that claimed Snowden had made similar applications to 21 nations last week.
Out of a total of at least 27 asylum requests only three countries said yes. They all happen to be Latin American countries.
"We have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to the American Edward Snowden to protect him from the persecution being unleashed by the world's most powerful empire,'' said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a speech at a parade commemorating Venezuela's July 5 independence day.
"He is a young man who has told the truth, in the spirit of rebellion, about the United States spying on the whole world," Maduro went on to say.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega also said his country would receive Snowden if "circumstances permit."
"We are an open country, respectful of the right of asylum, and it's clear that if circumstances permit, we would gladly receive Snowden and give him asylum in Nicaragua," Ortega said during a speech in the Nicaraguan capital Managua, according to Reuters.
On Saturday, Bolivian President Evo Morales became the latest Latin American leader to say Snowden is welcomed in his country.
Morales said his asylum announcement is a sign of protest against the U.S. and European nations because they rerouted his plane home from Moscow because of suspicion Snowden on board.
Speaking about Snowden, Morales said, "I want to tell Europeans and North Americans that as just protest, we will now give asylum to the North American pursued by his countrymen. We do not have any fear," the president said in Spanish at a public appearance on Saturday.
The plane incident changed the Latin American nations' position on Snowden, Gregory Weeks, director of Latin American studies at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte told Bloomberg.com.
"Now Maduro feels he has a chance to establish himself as a leader who responds when U.S. imperialism exerts itself over the region," Weeks said. "For Maduro, the best case scenario would be if Snowden never comes. That way he can say that he is fighting the U.S. without actually having to do it."
León Krauze, a frequent contributor to ABC News/Univision and news anchor at Los Angeles' Univision station KMEX, says the Latin American presidents' announcements are "politically convenient and go with a deep rooted tradition in Latin America."
"Obviously, granting asylum for Snowden is a symbolic gesture and a way of playing on the anti-American tradition from Latin America's left," says Krauze.
"To antagonize the United States is quite useful as a political tool in Latin America in particular; it's rooted in understandable resentment and political pragmatism," Krauze went on to say. "Fidel Castro has used it for fifty-plus years, Chavez used it quite effectively, as well." Krauze said.
"Obviously the governments of Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have this ideologic coincidence of being anti-American, at least in rhetoric, and it is almost part of their mission," Krauze said.
According to WikiLeaks, asylum requests were made to a number of countries including Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, the Swiss Confederation and Venezuela.
Unless Snowden can travel to Venezuela, Bolivia or Nicaragua on a private flight that reportedly would cost upwards of $200,000, he will have to make a connection in Cuba, involving yet another Latin American country.
U.S. officials told ABC News last week they believe the Cubans want nothing to do with Snowden. As evidence, they pointed to the fact that Snowden failed to board previous flights to Cuba, when safe haven in Ecuador appeared to be an option.
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Don't mention it
Barrister wants his name and critical paragraphs removed from FCC judgment ... Donors' Day ... Application for suppression of the juicy bits ... Sperm donor parenting dispute ... Naaman Zhou reports
THE Federal Circuit Court has rejected an application from Sydney silk David John Lloyd to prevent publication of parts of a judgment critical of his conduct in a family law case.
Lloyd claimed that if he was identified in the judgment as counsel for the applicant his reputation in the field of family law would be detrimentally affected. He also wanted the name of his instructing solicitors removed plus two paragraphs from the judgment.
Judge Robyn Sexton dismissed the application.
Lloyd represented a Mr Oxbourne in parenting proceedings concerning his nine-year-old old biological child. Oxbourne had been chosen as a sperm donor by the child's mothers, Ms Ewans and Ms Rose, who had lived in a same-sex relationship for 27 years.
Sexton J said the case had challenging emotional complexities and sensitivities.
"The central difficulty was identifying how the biological father's relationship with the child was to be managed and developed into the future, in circumstances where at conception the parties envisaged that the child would be raised in a household with two mothers: a non-traditional family structure."
The judge singled out Lloyd's behaviour during the courtroom tussle as "sarcastic, unnecessary and unhelpful".
The two paragraphs from her reasons that he wanted censored, read:
"69. I accept the mothers' solicitor's submission that the manner in which the applicant conducted his case did not alleviate the mothers' fear or enhance the prospects of the mothers supporting [the child] spending time with the applicant, even limited time. Counsel for the applicant referred to the applicant as 'the father' throughout the hearing, which the mothers found affronting, distressing and insensitive, and I find served to exacerbate the mothers' fears and resistance to face to face time. The mothers do not regard the applicant as a father to their child, but rather as a 'sometimes person' who donated the seed needed for X's conception. Counsel said:
Counsel: You don't see him as any father, do you?
Mother (first respondent): He's not a father to my child ...
Counsel: I'm going to continue to call him 'the father' ...
Mother (first respondent): I understand.
70. I also found counsel's at times sarcastic style of cross examination unnecessary and unhelpful in the difficult circumstances of this case. For example, he asked the first respondent whether she would prefer Father's Day to be re-named Donor's Day. I found his submission that the mothers are 'insular', 'narrow-minded', 'belligerent' and 'appalling' role models particularly unhelpful in a case in which his client had consented to an order that the child live with them."
Ms Rose said in evidence that she felt that there had been a deterioration as a result of these proceedings and she had been hurt because of the "terminology" that had been used.
The need for careful advocacy
Lloyd submitted that "the paragraphs unnecessarily refer to me and have the effect if published of detrimentally affecting my reputation in family law". The criticisms "could not be said to be in the interests of justice nor the open administration of the court".
Michael Kearney SC, for Lloyd, submitted that the criticisms advanced in the reasons were not the subject of any invitation to address, and in any event, it would not have been appropriate for the applicant to have "become an advocate in his own cause".
Judge Sexton said that in family law "the manner in which the case was conducted was relevant to the determination of the proceedings".
Conduct, she said, "will always be central to careful advocacy in children's cases: in almost all parenting cases the litigants will have to maintain an ongoing relationship (of some form) for the parenting of the children".
Counsel for the mothers said it was "not particularly helpful" that Lloyd had referred to the two women so negatively.
"These parties have become further polarised by these proceedings, not brought back together."
Lloyd's argument was that there was scope for a suppression order under both the Federal Circuit Court Act and the Family Law Act.
It was argued that section 15 of the Federal Circuit Court Act extended to allowing for suppression orders "to prevent any abuse of or interference with its processes".
HH shot this down.
"Counsel does not refer to any case in the Federal Circuit Court where such an order has been made under s.15 and my research suggests that no such case exists. The authorities to which counsel refers to ... [are not] orders for the non-publication of judgments."
It was also submitted for Lloyd that s.102PF of the Family Law Act allowed for suppression orders that are "necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice".
HH said Lloyd, "argues that [his] reputation in family law will be affected ... [but] does not explain how".
"The test is not whether [it is] in the interests of justice or the open administration of justice. The test is whether the order for suppression and non-publication is 'necessary' to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice."
The bar is higher than "mere embarrassment" or a damage to reputation that is not explained or quantified.
Furthermore, the judge said that Lloyd would not have been protected by the legislative requirement to restrict publication of the identity of parties to family law proceedings.
"I find it noteworthy that the term 'person associated with any party' does not include a party's legal representative in s.121(1)(b). Whilst s.121(1) does not expressly exclude a legal representative of a party, the publication of a party's legal representative's name is routine in the publication of family law decisions."
The broad intention of the provision is "to protect the identity of parties, witnesses and particularly children", not lawyers who cop flak for their sarcasm.
The judge delayed publication of her reasons until the appeal period had passed.


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The Council ~ What In The World Is Going On?
By Ron Head, 09/27/2016
We have told you through many messengers that there would be, and now is, a great influx of light into your system. We have told you that there would be no one and no thing that would not be affected by this wave of light. We have even told you that you are truly well into this process at this time. And we wish to inform you now that while all of this is indeed the case, the intensity will continue to increase.
The reason we are addressing this today is that it is causing such great change within each of you that even some of those who have become well aware of what we have told you are becoming disoriented, confused, and even at times disheartened. It is one thing to understand warnings of impending chaos and confusion, and it is quite another to experience living within that sort of energy.
Today we would like to give you another way to see what is now all around you so that you may continue to be the magnificent beacons that you are.
Imagine that the world you are living upon is a can of paint. You are looking down into the can. Now stir it up. Mix all of the different degrees of light together well. There is lots of love, a good deal of compassion, some peace of mind, and many other colors, as well. We know there is also some red hatred and anger. There is even some black. But when it is stirred well we tell you that black is not the result. It is not even a dark gray. But the swirls of black, grey, and red are doing their very best to hang onto their intensity so that they stand out well against the background of the more predominant pastels of love, compassion, and kindness.
Now imagine that there is a huge barrel of perfectly white paint being poured into the can as it is being stirred. Imagine the color of the paint in the can becoming lighter and lighter. Also imagine that there are millions of tiny spigots of the whiteness that have been planted within the can that now begin to release the whiteness that they have brought with them. And the paint in the can has no option but to become lighter and lighter until eventually it is cream, eggshell, and then white.
That is what you are currently living through. It is very difficult to see this happening when all around you there is confusion and you are being shown only the black, red, and grey by those that live in and for the black, red, and grey. You need only look around you to see and even feel that there is actually a lot more pink and gold than you are being shown. And your confusion and angst are actually caused by your own yearning for the light. Are they not?
We wish you to know that there is great deal more of that perfect white paint being poured into the entire system that you inhabit. And little pixels that refuse to change color will eventually be washed away.
Now this is all a cute and pretty picture. Anyone could say sweet things to you and pat you on the back and ask you to pull yourself together. Is that not so? So what we ask you to do know is to make a daily effort to see something around you, or on your internet if you have that, that is improving. There is, in truth, quite a lot of that going on. If you look, you will find it. Then, for that day, be the little spigot of white paint, of love and compassion, where you stand.
Know that we are here. We are with you each and every moment. And our hearts are filled with love and the greatest respect for you as you fulfill the challenge that you have taken upon yourselves. You – where you are – doing what you do are divine pieces of All That Is. The world must change because of what you are, and it is doing so. It will reflect the light of your being. Love and blessings to each of you.
There are two published books available on Amazon that contain the collected messages received by Ron Head (that's me). The first is The Wisdom of Michael, available HERE, and the second is It Rings True, Available HERE. A third book is being compiled now.
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