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This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2005/053888, filed Aug. 8, 2005 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefits of German application No. 102004040479.8 DE filed Aug. 20, 2004, both of the applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The present invention relates to a method and device for tapping the payload data of multimedia connections in a packet network.
Modem communication architectures that utilize packet-based or cell-based methods such as Voice over IP (VoIP) or Voice over ATM (VoATM), for example, provide for separation of the connection control and the bearer channel control. The communication between one/a plurality of subscribers such as ISDN/PSTN subscribers, for example, routed via traditional circuit-switched telecommunication networks up to now, is then routed via IP networks. To continue to allow communication with traditional circuit-switched telecommunication networks such as PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks), a "translation" between the two different transport technologies is required, which is performed in crosspoints. At such a crosspoint, the first transport technology for the payload information is converted into the second transport technology by using specific facilities designated as a Media Gateway (MG).
The Media Gateways themselves are controlled by central entities, the Media Gateway Controllers (MGC). The signaling information transmitted between two Media Gateway Controllers is transported, for example, by using a BICC protocol (Bearer Independent Call Control Protocol) or SIP/SIP-T protocol. The Media Gateway Controllers are essentially used for the coordination of the Media Gateways and monitor/control connections (bearer connections) between the Media Gateways. The control of the Media Gateways is effected, for example, with the aid of the MGCP (Media Gateway Controller Protocol) or the H.248 protocol.
In the case of packet-based connections, particularly in the case of connections routed via the IP network, the payload data stream is therefore routed direct between the subscribers or gateways involved outside the switching office. The legally prescribed possibility of tapping the payload data (Lawful Interception, LI), designated as LI for short in the following, is usually effected via a conventional interface outside the packet network, implemented in TDM technology. An outgoing call via the packet network with a pure audio connection from an A subscriber who has to be monitored is then tapped in a TDM loop. This means that a conversion to TDM must be performed first. There, the payload data is tapped, forwarded to the parties tasked in this respect (LEAs, Law Enforcement Agencies), designated as LEAs for short in the following, then converted back into the IP protocol and fed to the called subscriber (B subscriber).
The corresponding relationships are shown in FIG. 1. For the purposes of tapping the voice connections in the packet network, the data stream is routed via Media Gateways MG in a loop to the TDM network and back. In the TDM network, the data stream is tapped in the known manner.
However, the double conversion of the payload data stream brings with it serious disadvantages in terms of the end-to-end quality of the payload data transmitted. This would also apply particularly to video information which would have to be tapped in the case of video telephony. Moreover, this broadband payload data (>64 kbit/s, e.g. video) does not lend itself to problem-free transfer into the narrow-band TDM network. This is another reason why TDM Gateways are not equipped with video interfaces.
In the case of video telephony, mixed audio/video payload data is produced. As soon as a mixed audio and video connection is set up in the packet network, however, the video portion/stream would have to be suppressed in the case of tapping via TDM conversion. This has a strong adverse effect on the subscriber connection (no video image), however, and the monitoring function would be detectible to the monitored subscriber. There is, therefore, de facto no longer any possibility of tapping for a potential video connection, either for audio or for video. Only statistical data and signaling data (Interception Related Information, IRI) for the call can be secured.
In practice, this means that subscribers can only be monitored while they are making telephone calls in the TDM network. Since video telephony now occupies a permanent place in the service offerings of the fixed network operators, a problem arises here for the feature LI, since the associated video payload data stream is taken away from access by the LEAs (Law Enforcement Agencies) in the packet network. In the absence of corresponding standards, the LEAs currently have no IP-based interfaces. The intended rapid and broad-based introduction of video telephony accentuates the demand position for LI in this regard.
An object underlying the invention is to disclose a way in which the feature LI can be deployed efficiently for multimedia connections.
An advantageous aspect of the invention is that the subscriber who has to be monitored does not notice the tapping of payload data, e.g. due to delays in the transmission of the payload data (lack of lip synchronization). Furthermore, the interventions in the packet-based switching system are minimal.
Thus, the logic or the switching technology of the packet-based switching system is not affected. Because of the processing of the payload data signal, existing interfaces of the LEAs can be used. The adaptations are effected in an LEA-specific manner, while the tapping and adaptation to LEA format can be effected in two stages in different facilities. This scheme also covers the serving of LEAs with new interfaces for classical TDM connections.
CallP features can also be covered with this scheme. Thus, monitoring in the case of activation of the features Call Forwarding or Call Transfer is just as possible as the monitoring of conferences
Mixed audio+video streams (e.g. coded in MPEGx) can be split, adapted to the needs of the LEAs. The audio and video signals can be transmitted in the form of two independent calls to the LEAs with conventional interfaces.
Finally, a step-by-step introduction of LEA access to the payload data of a multimedia connection is possible by adaptation of the type of payload data signal (none/audio only/video+audio, video+audio+data). The adaptation of the bandwidth of the video portion or of the overall audio+video stream is similarly possible (full bandwidth without changes, buffer storage and succeeding transmission with low bandwidth, processing and particularly compression to 64 kbit/s).
Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.
In the following, the invention is explained in detail on the basis of an exemplary embodiment represented in the form of diagrams. The diagrams show:
FIG. 1 A network configuration with PSTN/ISDN terminals, Media Gateways and Media Gateway Controllers, and LEAs according to the prior art,
FIG. 2 An exemplary network configuration according to the invention,
FIG. 3 An exemplary logic of the conversion of the IP endpoint data in the case of LI in the packet-based switching system with the controller LICA,
FIG. 2 shows the network configuration according to the invention. According to this, a plurality of terminals A . . . F is shown, which are led to a Media Gateway Controller or softswitch MGC via signaling connections S (subscriber signaling, intermediate exchange signaling). In this respect, the signaling connections are terminated in specific interface facilities, so-called Call Agent facilities CA (CA1 . . . CAn). The Call Agents CA are essential constituents of packet-based switching systems. Their task consists in controlling the remote terminals of the call in the packet network via standardized protocols, each Call Agent CA controlling a Half Call in each case. For the purposes of through-connection, the Call Agents exchange IP endpoint data IP-EPD of the terminals among themselves(e.g. via SDP). IP endpoint data IP-EPD contains, among other items, the IP addresses and port numbers of the terminals, and also information about the type of connection (audio, video, etc.), and the codecs used. The Call Agents CA involved in a call can be located in one or even in a plurality of switching systems. The exchange of the IP endpoint data IP-EPD is not affected by this, however.
According to the invention, a controller LICA (LI Connection Agent) and a packet multiplexer PMUX realized as a tapping device for tapping the multimedia stream are then provided. The (additional) packet multiplexer PMUX is looped into the packet data stream (payload data stream). The activation of said packet multiplexer PMUX leaves the switching software of the softswitch MGC unaffected by this. The controller LICA is realized as a pure software function unit, which is incorporated in the exchange of the IP endpoint data IP-EPD. It is located in one of the switching offices involved; but an arrangement outside the switching offices involved would be just as possible.
On the one hand, the controller LICA is in effective connection with a device LIC, which represents the LI Control. On the other hand, the packet multiplexer PMUX is activated by the controller LICA via a standard IP protocol such as H.248, for example. Furthermore, the knowledge that the feature LI is activated for at least one of the terminals is established in the controller LICA or alternatively the device LIC. The controller LICA receives this information following directory number analysis by the front-end function unit LIC or by its own activity (directory number trigger). In the latter case, the functionality of the LI Control LIC is reduced to the unconditional looping-in of a suitable LI Connection Agent LICA while taking account of the availability of LICA and packet multiplexer resources.
The controller LICA controls the data tapping transparently for the Call Agents CA. The IP endpoint data IP-EPD of the respective partner end is replaced by the IP endpoint data IP-EPD of the packet multiplexer PMUX. The payload data is therefore always routed via the packet multiplexer in the case of LI and tapped there, controlled by the controller LICA. The replacement does not affect the functionality of the Call Agents CA.
The controller LICA controls the connection of the packet multiplexer to the LEAs, which is preferably routed via an IP protocol IP-P (e.g. H.323 or SIP). If the tapping is to be effected in the TDM world (TDM LEA), the information that has to be tapped is fed via an IP protocol IP-P to a Gateway GW and from there, e.g. via a DSS1 protocol, to the LEAs.
The intervention of the controller LICA also supports switching functions (subscriber features) such as Call Forwarding or Call Transfer. All these features are handled in the usual way by the Call Agents CA. The algorithm of the IP endpoint data exchange always stays the same. This also applies to conferences, which can be monitored with the same method. In this respect, the conference point is situated in the terminal or a further facility, e.g. a central Media Server. In the case of conference functionality in the packet multiplexer, the conference point can also be situated there.
The payload data tapped in the packet multiplexer PMUX contains the audio stream and, depending on the capabilities of the LEAs, the video stream also. If only the audio portion should be required from a single data steam containing audio and video data (e.g. MPEG2 with audio+video) or if the video portion is needed separately for other technical reasons, the packet multiplexer splits the stream in the direction of the LEA (MPEG splitter). The payload data stream between the subscribers remains unaffected by this. According to the stipulations of the LEAs, the tapping is effected in such a way that the payload data stream coming from the A-end and the payload data stream coming from the B-end are forwarded separately in the direction of the LEA.
The packet multiplexer PMUX can deliver the tapped payload data in various ways depending on the requirement of the LEA:
1. Just the audio data is transmitted on two LI connections and sent to the LEA via an IP/TDM Gateway. The video data is not forwarded to the LEAs.
2. The audio data is sent to the LEA direct via a Gateway as in 1., the video data is placed in buffer storage and transmitted as TDM data to the LEA over and above the call (if the bandwidth makes this necessary) or even after the call.
3. The audio and video data is transferred to highly compressing codecs and transmitted to the LEAs direct and simultaneously as a TDM data stream or in the form of separate TDM data streams. (An example of this comprises the use of H.324M in the direction of the LEA.)
4. The audio and video data is transmitted unchanged via an IP protocol to an IP-LEA, that is to say an LEA with IP-based interfaces (SIP, H.323).
5. The adaptations to the interfaces of a plurality of LEAs can preferably be effected in a further subordinate facility for the purposes of payload data distribution. (2-stage method with tapping in a first facility and individual LEA adaptation and distribution in a second facility.) The latter possesses TDM interfaces for LEAs with conventional interfaces, or there is a further subordinate signaling and/or payload data converter (Gateway) on the route to the LEAs.
6. The adaptation to the LEA IFs is effected in an LEA-specific manner in each case, i.e. a plurality of LEAs with different interface requirements for the same call can be served in parallel.
7. A bandwidth adaptation is performed, where relevant with buffer storage.
FIG. 3 shows how the IP endpoint data IP-EPD is exchanged between a calling terminal A and a called terminal B. In this respect, the IP endpoint data of the terminal A IP-EPD-A is fed to the assigned Call Agent CA1 via the signaling connection (see also FIG. 2). There, the signaling is analyzed (terminated) and the IP endpoint data IP-EPD-A fed to the controller LICA. This then replaces the IP endpoint data IP-EPD-A by the IP endpoint data IP-EPD-LI-B of the packet multiplexer PMUX. The payload data is therefore always routed via the packet multiplexer in the case of LI and tapped there, controlled by the controller LICA. The replacement does not affect the functionality of the Call Agents CA. The IP endpoint data IP-EPD-B of the called terminal B is similarly replaced by the IP endpoint data IP-EPD-LI-A of the packet multiplexer PMUX.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the tapping of payload data has been shown using the example of video telephony. In this respect, just two different types of connection are involved, specifically a voice connection and a video or picture connection. Further connections, such as data connections, for example, can also be monitored with the method and the device according to the invention.


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A mother Raccoon and her two babies were seen using teamwork to get themselves over a wall in a high school in Missouri.
The mother can be seen lifting one of her babies, while the other holds her leg at the top. Really nice!
If only we humans always acted like this.
From YouTube User Chris Williams:
"I am a Police Officer in Camdenton Missouri and was working security one evening at the local High School. I saw the mother raccoon on the wall with one of her babies as she was attempting to get her other baby over the wall. The mother raccoon leaned over the wall as the baby held onto her legs so she could reach out and grab the other baby and pull him up. Great example of a mothers love and teamwork!"
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Just minutes from Penn Station, the Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue, and Times Square, The Avalon Hotel is ideally situated in the heart of Midtown Manhattan… close to seven subway lines, the Javits Convention Center, and world class shopping along Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, and Herald Square.
Surrounding the hotel are many of Manhattan's popular attractions and landmarks. Explore our list of best things to do in midtown NYC!
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Together with you, Noldus designs the perfect training and simulation facility, each of which are customized according to the specific needs of the researchers. Two Noldus products, Viso® and The Observer XT, are at the core of your lab. You can extend your set up with physiological measurement systems or eye trackers. All integrated by us into one research set up.
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The Internet provides many excellent opportunities for embarrassment. People are so enthusiastic about embracing these opportunities that it may be categorically inaccurate to think of them as embarrassments. In parallel, reality television has grown around the increasingly plausible idea that the pleasure brought on by fame can blot out any negative side effects of public exposure (shame, self-loathing, etc.). The Internet is proving the same principle, but for less pay. Do you and your coworkers like dancing to Soulja Boy? Show us! But back in the Victorian age of the Web, some people were sharing private moments with the world without knowing it.
A post on Joshua Bearman's blog led me to a post by audio archivist David Dixon, who collected some of the private recordings that leaked into the world at large because of a peculiar synergy between the Napster file-sharing service and a software package:
Back around 2001 there arose a "perfect storm" of technological innovations which made possible audio files I call "mic in tracks". This was right around the time that Napster was just beginning to penetrate into the average computer user's lives. At the same time, an audio utility program called MusicMatch Jukebox was also being widely used, since it was often pre-installed on off-the-shelf PC's. MMJ allowed you, among other things, to make recordings using the cheap microphone included with the PC, and save the file in mp3 format. If you didn't give the audio file a name, it assigned a default name "mic in track" followed by a number. Now if you were also running Napster, and you were careless enough to be sharing everything on your computer (which *many* were), then anyone also running Napster could just do a search for "mic in track" and find and download these personal recordings, usually without your knowledge.
Dixon did, and some of his archive is available here. Scroll down for the original "mic in track" files. Some of the recordings were probably intended for one other person, at most, like the #iframe: (http://stark-effect.com/MIT/mic%20in%20track%20-%20Hey%20There%20Sweetie%20(take%20two).mp3). The recordings that involve play-acting may have been meant only for the actors imagining alternate lives: What if I was an air-traffic controller? What if my brother and I got to make infomercials? (I have about ten cassettes of me and my brother pretending to be a band called Fine Country Wine, whose members sometimes interviewed each other and imaginary guests.) The biggest category of "mic in track" recordings is musicians practicing their craft: drumming, death metal Cookie Monster singing, semi-rapping, and doing barbershop-country-rap covers.
The people who made these recordings might be surprised to know these files are circulating; some of them will be surprised to discover that they had ever recorded anything in the first place.


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While Epsom salt and mineral baths might be common today, Hippocrates is credited with recognizing the health benefits of salt first (450 BC). And (not surprisingly) he was prophetic in this observation. A soak in a salt bath can relieve aching or tired muscles and leave skin smooth and radiant. The ancient Greeks loved thermal baths with sea salts and dried herbs, a ritual that replenished skin and relaxed the body.
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His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a muscular, 6-foot-4 frame, but it was topped by the brightest of megawatt smiles.
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His gravelly baritone was well-suited to everything from animated films to action spectacles, but no matter the role, a warmth and a sweetness was always evident underneath.
The prolific character actor, whose dozens of movies included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and box office hits including "Armageddon," "Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," died Monday at age 54. And although he only turned to acting in his 30s, it's clear from the outpouring of prayers and remembrances he received across the Hollywood and sports worlds that his gentle-giant persona made him much-loved during that relatively brief time.
Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, said his fiancée, reality TV personality Rev. Omarosa Manigault, in a statement released by publicist Joy Fehily.
Duncan "suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered," the statement said. "Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
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Tom Hanks, star of 1999's "The Green Mile" -- the film that earned a then-little-known Duncan a supporting-actor nomination at the Academy Awards -- said he was "terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike. He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of 'The Green Mile.' He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned."
"I will miss my friend, Michael Clarke Duncan," comedian and talk-show host Steve Harvey said on Twitter. "What an incredible soldier in God's Plan." Other sad and shocked reactions came from a diverse field that included Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, actresses Alexa Vega, Niecy Nash and Olivia Munn, and former boxing champion Lennox Lewis.
In the spring of 2012, Duncan had appeared in a video for PETA, the animal rights organization, in which he spoke of how much better he felt since becoming a vegetarian three years earlier.
"I cleared out my refrigerator, about $5,000 worth of meat," he said. "I'm a lot healthier than I was when I was eating meat."
Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him accolades and fame. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer with a surprisingly gentle demeanor and extraordinary healing powers.
Duncan's performance caught on with critics and moviegoers and he quickly became a favorite in Hollywood, appearing in several films a year. He owed some of his good fortune to Bruce Willis, who recommended Duncan for "The Green Mile" after the two appeared together in "Armageddon." Clarke would work with Willis again in "Breakfast of Champions," "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Sin City."
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Born in Chicago in 1957, Duncan was raised by a single mother whose resistance to his playing football led to his deciding he wanted to become an actor. But when his mother became ill, he dropped out of college, Alcorn State University, and worked as a ditch digger and bouncer to support her. By his mid-20s, he was in Los Angeles, where he looked for acting parts and became a bodyguard for Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and other stars. The murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G., for whom Duncan had been hired to protect before switching assignments, led him to quit his job and pursue acting full-time.
Early film and television credits, when he was usually cast as a bodyguard or bouncer, included "Bulworth," "A Night at the Roxbury" and "The Players Club."


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I'm on a mission to reduce my food waste and I'll be checking in regularly on how I'm doing as part of #FoodWasteFriday.
How to avoid food waste traps
I want to share with you this TED talk on How to Avoid Food Waste Traps by Selina Juul. Selina founded the Stop Wasting Food movement in Denmark (which is a leading nation when it comes to reducing food waste). Selina goes through common food waste traps and ways to avoid them. I particularly like her tip to take a photo of the inside of your fridge before you go shopping so you can remember what you've already got.
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The tie rod is the main upgrade, it is a solid bar instead of the weak hollow tube.
The XJ Drag link has two options, 20mm and 22mm. Early Jeeps had the 20mm and I'm not sure when this changed. The part numbers below are for 22mm pieces. If you have the 22mm drag link already, you can order one adjusting sleeve instead of two, and use your old one from up by the pitman arm.
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1) Moog DS1312. 93 V8 ZJ Tie Rod.
2) Moog ES3096L Tie Rod End. One for tie rod, one on drag link at pitman arm. Order one if not changing drag link.
1) Moog DS1238 Drag Link. This is a XJ drag link, 22mm.
2) Moog ES2079S Adjusting Sleeve. If you already have a 22mm drag link, or if you are changing the tie rod only, you can order one of these instead of two.
My order came to $180 for all of these parts. (8/2016)


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The Wreck of the Carl D: A True Story of Loss, Survival and Rescue at Sea
Michael Schumacher
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On the night of November 18, 1958, the Bradley, a 623-foot limestone carrier, was torn apart during one of the most violent storms in Lake Michigan history, sinking in less than five minutes. Only four members of the crew survived the wreck, two of whom died battling thirty-foot-high waves that night, while the other two barely survived the freezing cold water. News of the Bradley shocked the residents of Rogers City, Michigan, a hard-scrabble town of 3,800 and home to most of the ships crew. Rogers City was dependent on the Bradley, and the ships loss nearly crippled the town. In Wreck of the Carl D., Michael Schumacher reconstructs, in dramatic detail, the tragic accident, the perilous search and rescue mission, and the chilling aftermath for the small Michigan town that many of the victims families called home. Publishing on the 50th anniversary of the wreck, Schumachers dramatic follow up to Mighty Fitz is a wonderful addition to the literature of the Great Lakes and maritime history.


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Gavin O'Flaherty, who just attended his 3rd SxSWi in a row, has wrote his thoughts on this year's event below.
Irish Government steps
The foresight of the Irish government in setting up the IDA office next to the EI offices on Congress Avenue in Austin and also supporting the appointment as Adrian Farrell as Counsel General also based in Austin is really beginning to bear fruit. Staffing the office with Irish people who have lived in the US and have built-in expertise in dealing with the US psyche is a real help.
White Hot Competition
I went behind "enemy" lines to the UK House at SxSWi and their offering is certainly impressive which highlights the ongoing flaws in attracting investment to Ireland which are the high personal tax rate and the failure to properly incentivise entrepreneurs. The situation is improving but it needs to.
US investor requirements
There can be a tendency for Irish companies to roll over and have their tummy tickled when a US investor requires that the investment must be made into a US corporate. There can, of course, be regulatory requirements that justify such a move but various discussions I had around the conference flagged that any such requirement should be stress tested at all times given the cost involved in a flip up type arrangement – query is it strictly required or is it a nice to have? The recent King Digital deal highlighted the clear benefit in that transaction of having an Irish incorporated target entity - why should this be different for smaller emerging companies?
Bravery of Irish companies
You have to admire the bravery of the Irish companies who join with Simone Boswell and the EI team, man the desks at the EI stands and embrace the SxSWi festival. It is not an easy task by any stretch of imagination but to see the energy and excitement of companies like Firstage, Kong Digital, KantanMT and Openback (to name but a few) revives the spirits and continues to give great hope for the future.
Access to Capital
The rocketing costs of living in the Silicon Valley is going to see other areas such as Austin continue to grow exponentially. A vital part of that will be access to substantial venture capital funding in the area (which Silicon Valley still trumps Austin on to some extent). The ongoing development of domestic and local VC houses in Austin is clearly taking shape with local VC houses like Silverton Capital supporting exciting local start-ups such as Favor and also supporting the vibrant Capital Factory with early stage funding.
The cross-fertilisation of experts within the Austin based community such as Josh Baer from the afore-mentioned Capital Factory who also sits on the boards of some emerging companies based in Austin has resulted in the development of a collegiality which is not necessarily standard in other areas.
Keep Austin Weird
While we rightfully treasure our reputation as being the friendliest place on earth, the people in Austin really do push us close. They embrace the festival in a collective manner. While I am sure there are gripes for locals as will always happen with the amount of closures which take place, I have had great conversations with local people in everywhere from coffee shops to q'ing for magnificent food from a food truck.
Service providers carrying the load
While, of course we are all in the game to get paid, service providers need to do their bit to try and help the efforts to attract in investment to Ireland and this is why it was great for us here in Eversheds to be given the chance to support, along with KPMG and Bank of Ireland, the amazing exhibition of Irish culture put on by Noeleen, Sharon and all the team in Macnas on the centre-piece Saturday evening event along Austin's vibrant Sixth Street – see video above.
Regulatory footfaults
As a couple of presentations I attended emphasised, it is a total waste of the efforts of starting business in the US if a regulatory breach is allowed to occur. The US is heavily regulated - it does not have the general data protection law which we have in Europe and separate industries have specific data protection requirements such as, for example, the HIPAA regulations which apply to operators in the healthcare industry. Red tape sadly has to be complied with.
Celebrate and learn from failure
The Start Up wake hosted by Niamh Bushnell at which speakers like the promoter of Circa spoke of their experiences followed on from previous talks on this line which Paul Hayes had hosted back home - we can all learn from failure. The maxim "fail fast" was also mentioned at several talks – we probably suffer in Ireland when looking for VC funding, for example, with the concept of death by a thousand goodbyes.
Tech gold rush
The growth of Austin year on year is stunning to witness. A modern day gold rush is taking place there and Ireland stands to benefit if it remains close to this tide of growth.
Sectors of growth
The fact that the conference had a separate accelerator competition for wearable technology indicates its position as an area of growth.
Poor old RDS!!
As the people on the EI stand can attest to, the wifi in the Convention centre at SxSWi was quite patchy - I hope Lisbon takes note!
Other US Tech Hubs
It's not all Silicon Valley and these new tech hubs - I used the lack of a direct flight to drop into Chicago on the way over. A hard working city with a huge amount of building going on in it. We also dropped into emerging company hubs such as the 1871 building in which entities like Techstars are based. Following on from my point above about advisers giving back, we also visited Catapult which is a co-working space hosted by a US law firm - we met a few exciting young firms there which already had international plans.
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The StudyWell project involved the construction of a new website for students and staff at City University London. The purpose of StudyWell is to integrate existing resources in the University on plagiarism prevention and good study into a single place, and supplement these with a range of new, interactive resources for users. The site takes a positive approach to good study and plagiarism prevention, through its provision of quizzes, activities and case studies, and is aimed at users at both the host institution and to the external community. This paper discusses literature and other data sources which informed the development of StudyWell and argues that, when developing enhancement initiatives of this type, a meso educational change approach should be deployed: one that accounts for the diverse needs of different users and workgroups in school and departmental contexts. The paper also considers the design and construction of the site, summarises results of initial evaluations, and comments on the aforementioned theory and literature in light of development of the site.
Patrick Baughan is a Senior Lecturer at the Learning Development Centre, City University London. He leads and teaches on several modules of the University's MA Academic Practice (staff development) programme. His research is focused on various areas of the study of higher education and educational development, including assessment, feedback, and academic conduct; he has additional interests in workplace issues, such as organisational cultures and the psychological contract. Patrick is a Convenor for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is currently undertaking PhD research, supervised through the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University.
Contact: Learning Development Centre, Room FG02, Innovation Centre, City University London, EC1V OHB, ph: 020 7040 0175
This paper introduces and discusses the StudyWell project, the first phase of which was undertaken by a small group of staff at City University London, between 2009-2010. StudyWell is an interactive website, the aims of which are to integrate existing resources in the University on plagiarism prevention and good study into a single place, and supplement these with new resources for students and staff. The paper offers an illustrative approach, focusing on a number of aspects of the project: the rationale for developing the website as a teaching and learning tool, its inclusion of a variety of perspectives and 'voices' on plagiarism prevention, the actual process of developing a website of this type, the initial evaluation, and plans for its continued development. Reference is made to literature which informed the project, including that of Blum (2009) and Carroll (2007). The work is also theorised with reference to Trowler's (2005, 2008) meso approach to educational change. Finally, suggestions for colleagues involved in comparable schemes are offered. It is hoped that the paper will be of value to colleagues who have a teaching and learning role, particularly those involved in the development of positive study skills, plagiarism prevention, and the more general promotion of a climate of academic honesty within their institutions.
Like most other higher education institutions, City University London has well established regulations and support mechanisms concerning academic honesty and conduct. However, evidence suggests that during the last 10-15 years, there have been increased opportunities for students to become involved in different forms of academic misconduct arising from mass internet use (Carroll, 2007; Sutherland-Smith, 2008), financial hardships (Brown, 2001), a decline in the tutor-student ratio (McDowell & Brown, 2001) and intensified pressures on students to achieve good grades (Blum, 2009). Consequently, senior staff at the University indicated that there was a need for further steps to be taken to ensure that students and staff were furnished with a fuller understanding of relevant academic conduct issues. Following this, a number of successful institution-wide plagiarism prevention initiatives were organised, such as the former Educational Development Associate initiative (discussed in Baughan, 2010), whilst regulations and guidance about assessment and academic misconduct were also substantially updated. The result was a wider range of sources of information related to plagiarism issues across the University.
Whilst these represented positive developments, they also contributed to a more subtle problem, as information and guidance was left situated in different places and managed by different sections and departments, such as the Library, the Student Centre and the Students' Union. It seemed to be sensible, therefore, to try to integrate the relevant information and policy in one place, whilst refreshing guidance on good study and academic honesty at the same time. It is these factors that led to the creation of StudyWell.
The topic of plagiarism is widely and rightly documented as negative and problematic (see for example, Fry, Ketteridge & Marshall, 2009) and one that many people would rather not engage with. Consequently, the decision was made to try to imbue a positive approach in StudyWell, encouraging the development of good study skills and plagiarism prevention knowledge. The project team also strived to make the site interactive, as policies and information about plagiarism prevention is so often provided in the form of unappealing text based documents. To make it dynamic, the site was designed with activities, quizzes, videos and a number of fictional characters to help convey key messages. In addition, attempts were made to make the project as inclusive as possible, with staff and students from different sections of the University invited to contribute and feedback. For example, individual students were asked to comment on both content and presentation issues, to ensure that account was taken of the 'learner voice' (Porter, 2008). In this capacity, the project team was informed by the work of Blum (2009), who has considered incidents of academic misconduct from the experiences of students studying at a number of North American colleges. Blum argues that academic misconduct may take place as a result of the existence of different cultures within institutions: a staff culture that regards plagiarism as a serious and punishable academic offence, and student cultures based on the need to obtain the qualification as the first priority, as well as the influence (for many) of the more general student experience of '…growing up in a college bubble' (p. 91). Blum points to the need for greater alignment between staff expectations and student practices, towards a joint understanding of the issues. Such a view was accounted for in developing StudyWell, its aim being to provide a resource for both students and staff.
In planning the site, the project team accounted for research about student writing and plagiarism prevention (Stefani & Carroll, 2001), and student centred assessment (Falchikov, 2004; Pickford & Brown, 2006). Of particular value in the planning stage was the holistic approach to plagiarism prevention (Carroll, 2007; Macdonald & Carroll, 2006). This seeks to provide a structured approach that institutions can follow, involving a common understanding of what plagiarism is, 'designing out' opportunities for plagiarism, 'designing in' guidance for students and staff, and creating a culture where plagiarism is not accepted. Effort was made to ensure that the site addressed the various stages of the holistic approach by providing definitions and examples of different types of academic misconduct, through the inclusion of activities that users can undertake to check their understanding, by incorporating a sub-section on detection issues, and by providing fictitious case studies of actual plagiarism cases. The work of Sutherland-Smith (2008) was valuable at the design stage, too, as it provides an insight into some of the 'grey areas' of academic misconduct. As well as exploring the complexities of understanding what constitutes plagiarism, Sutherland-Smith has devised a 'plagiarism continuum' which '…suggests lenses through which issues of plagiarism and classroom practice can be explored both by teachers and policy makers' (p. 4), and draws on the notion of shared responsibility – this being another value which characterises StudyWell, with advice on plagiarism prevention strategies offered for both students and staff. Further, and as might be expected, the project team were mindful of other organisation-wide initiatives based around plagiarism prevention, including those documented in Morris (2010), Carroll (2005) and Park (2004). Finally, in making decisions about how the website should be structured and presented, the project team consulted related websites, such as the academic integrity website of Curtin University of Technology.
Employing an appropriate approach to educational change
Whilst an understanding of previous research and earlier initiatives was important in guiding the approach taken, there was also a need to account for more immediate, local-level needs: those of the departments and schools of the institution which StudyWell now serves. In developing educational enhancement initiatives, there is often a temptation to deploy 'top-down' or technical-rationalist approaches (Sadler-Smith & Smith, 2006), which pay only secondary attention to local but diverse teaching and learning contexts. However, for such a scheme to achieve positive effects, a 'top-down' approach may not be enough. As a devolved, geographically distributed organisation, City University is better understood as comprising 'loosely coupled systems' (Weick, 1976, p. 6), characterised by different needs and priorities amongst its constituent departments and workgroups. Trowler (2005, 2008) provides a framework for understanding educational change at the meso level, that is, a change approach which considers more local level needs and cultures, such as those of the department and school. He uses the conceptual device of Teaching and Learning Regimes (TLRs) to provide insights into meso level dimensions in universities which relate to teaching and learning and to change processes; a number of cases studies of TLRs in situ are discussed in Bamber, Trowler, Saunders & Knight (2009). In a similar way, Silver (2003) is amongst those authors who argue that more attention needs to be paid to the disciplinary level, as opposed to assuming the existence of a unitary, organisational culture in a university or similarly complex organisation. Therefore, in creating the site, attempts were made to account for the varied needs of different groups of students and staff, through both the composition of the project team and through the collection of feedback. In particular, a number of students and staff were invited to look at early prototypes of the site.
How StudyWell works
StudyWell was launched in autumn 2009 and is structured under three sections. First, the Understanding Academic Misconduct section seeks to demystify the terminology, explaining terms such as plagiarism and collusion, and how they relate to one another. This is accompanied with a video, made by staff at the University Library, on student understandings of plagiarism. The video has attracted some positive comments on the basis that it provides narratives about plagiarism for students, by students. This section also signposts users to the regulatory framework on assessment and plagiarism, as provided by the Academic Development Unit at the University – which leads on academic policies and regulations for managing the quality and standards of educational provision. It is worth drawing attention here to a recent publication which aided the construction of this section of the site: Williams & Carroll (2009) provide helpful accounts of various types of academic misconduct, as well as numerous examples.
Second, the Preventing Academic Misconduct section offers a range of tips for students on how to avoid plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct, guidance on citing and referencing, and a related online quiz, so that users can check their understanding of the issues. Turnitin software is introduced with respect to how it can be used as a preventative tool. Finally, the Dealing with Academic Misconduct section addresses 'what happens' in cases in which a party is accused of academic misconduct. For example, information about Academic Misconduct Panels is given here. Further, through the provision of a series of illustrated, fictitious case studies, examples of academic misconduct are presented, so that students can identify what practices they should avoid in undertaking their own work.
An initial evaluation
A small-scale, informal evaluation was undertaken, which involved surveying the views and experiences of a range of users by means of a short, emailed questionnaire. There were eight responses, four from students and four from staff. In addition, verbal feedback was provided by two academic colleagues at an external institution, both of whom have used the resource in their own teaching. The feedback suggests that StudyWell is viewed as an effective teaching and learning tool, which has succeeded in its aim of consolidating a range of information and guidance into a single location. More specifically, students have found the case studies on the site particularly helpful. One stated that the explanations clarified a number of issues, with the fictitious characters providing a sense of reality. Second, the definitions section – in which related terms such as 'plagiarism', 'collusion', and 'cheating' are separately defined – was viewed as useful and innovative, two respondents adding that the 'umbrella metaphor' used here provides a valuable learning aid. The site is also being used by the Student Union as part of a training programme for Student Advisers: thus, there have been some benefits gained from its creation which were not expected.
However, the feedback also shows that there remains work to be done, as well as – paradoxically, perhaps – a slight overlap with another institution-based online resource. In the case of the first point, feedback suggests that there remains a need to develop further resources for staff users – this is discussed in more detail below. For the second issue, it has transpired that there is an area of overlap between StudyWell, and another online facility entitled Upgrade, which formed part of a separate project within the University, focused on referencing techniques. It is not untypical for such scenarios to occur in large organisations, but the project team were aware of the need to rectify this overlap, to prevent an occurrence of 'information overload' (Cameron & Tschirhart, 1992) or associated user confusion. As a result, the purposes of, and rationale for StudyWell have been further explicated.
The project team will organise a larger scale evaluation following implementation of the second phase of the site, plans for which are summarised below.
StudyWell is a fully functional website but there are opportunities to further broaden its offering. At present, it incorporates a series of activities for students, but this needs to be balanced with more staff resources, including teaching ideas and case studies about how opportunities for plagiarism can be reduced through the use of diverse assessment methods. These staff resources will enable the site to be embedded more fully in actual teaching, helping – it is hoped – to further reduce future incidences of academic misconduct. The project team would also like to use StudyWell to provide the opportunity to explore some of the ongoing debates about academic misconduct: for example, to what extent should intention to plagiarise matter (whether an academic misconduct offence was intentional or accidental), when a case is detected and confirmed? This issue has already been given some discussion in the work of Sutherland-Smith (2008). Third, the site includes a Frequently Asked Questions section, but there is scope to extend this based on user enquiries and ideas. Whilst StudyWell is being used around the University, there are different levels of take up in different sections: there is more profile-raising work to be done, therefore. With respect to this point, the project team would like the continued development of the site to be informed by as many workgroups (staff and student groups across the University) as possible, accounting for the educational change approach developed by Trowler (2005, 2008). Finally, the project and feedback received about it enable some comment to be made about plagiarism prevention frameworks, such as those of Carroll (2007) and Blum (2009), both of which were drawn upon in the planning stages. Each provides discussions of culture in relation to plagiarism prevention: the former makes reference to the need to develop a culture in which the profile of academic misconduct is raised and addressed through its adoption of a holistic approach; the latter discusses the need to account for the existence of different student and staff cultures. Carroll's work was found to be very helpful, and her approach has been influential in both the UK and overseas. Nevertheless, a further degree of sophistication might be added to such frameworks if they too considered the cultural concept in more depth, taking greater account of the meso level.
Lessons learned
StudyWell represents a distinctive and valuable project, so it is worth drawing out some of the lessons learned which could be relevant to colleagues working on comparable schemes. First, there are benefits to be gained by integrating advice and policy on plagiarism prevention in one place. At City, as at other institutions, information and policy on plagiarism prevention became rather scattered, leading to different understandings of where to go to obtain information – this point became clear in committees, for example. The website has undoubtedly been useful in enabling users to rely on a single site for information and link to other resources.
Second, particular benefit was gained from involving staff and students from various sections of the University at the outset. This helped ensure that more interests and concerns were addressed, and represents our application of the meso approach (Trowler, 2005, 2008), as detailed earlier in the report. Indeed, the experience of developing the site would lend some support to the meso approach.
Finally, for colleagues interested in schemes of this sort, it needs to be pointed out that the development of a web resource – even a small one – requires a significant time investment. Whilst this might be an obvious point, a positive study website needs to be continually updated and developed, particularly as external issues and needs change. In summary, a commitment to a study skills and plagiarism prevention resource is a long term commitment: for the developer, there is always that concern that another update is due or something else needs to be added.
Closing comments
The above paper has discussed the development and evolution of StudyWell, a web resource focused around the related issues of positive study and plagiarism prevention. Reference has also been made to literature and theory which informed development of the site. The closing sections have considered ideas for further enhancement of the site and offered some suggestions and reflections for colleagues at other institutions. For the project team, a key aim is that StudyWell continues to be as relevant and supportive as possible for all its users, for there are many staff and students at City and beyond for whom we would like this site to have a positive, learning role.
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About Global Change Observation Mission - Water
Observing All Environmental Changes on Earth for Present and Future Generations
The "Global Change Observation Mission" (GCOM) aims to construct, use, and verify systems that enable continuous global-scale observations (for 10 to 15 years) of effective geophysical parameters for elucidating global climate change and water circulation mechanisms.
The GCOM mission is a two series of satellites, GCOM-W for observing water circulation changes and GCOM-C for climate changes. The GCOM-W with a microwave radiometer onboard will observe precipitation, vapor amounts, wind velocity above the ocean, sea water temperature, water levels on land areas, and snow depths.
Launch date: May 18, 2012
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Huge Iceberg Breaks away from Antarctic Ice Sheet — Shizuku Satellite Observations Detect
An iceberg about the size of Mie Prefecture of Japan split off from Antarctica's Larsen C iceberg on July 12, 2017. The second Advance Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR2) on JAXA's Shizuku satellite captured the calving of the close to 5,800-square kilometer chunk of ice. The nascent iceberg created by the rift is estimated to weigh over a trillion ton kilograms. AMSR2 was instrumental in grasping this major calving event. It can turn to and observe the same area a few times a day regardless...
- Sep. 5, 2014 (14:00) [release]
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World's Largest Revolving Space Antenna AMSR2
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2,) which will be loaded onto the GCOM-W, is a sensor to observe radiometers, or microwaves emitted naturally from the ground, sea surface and atmosphere, using six different frequency bands ranging from 7 GHz to 89 GHz. The strength of a natural microwave is determined by its characteristics and moisture, including the surface condition and temperature of the material. Although it depends on the frequency, the microwave is very weak. AMSR2 will detect such weak microwaves at an altitude of 700 kilometers and measure the strength of them with a very high accuracy. For example, by measuring the strength of a microwave emitted from the sea surface with the AMSR2, we can understand the water temperature of the sea surface to an accuracy of 0.5 degrees Celsius.
The antenna of the AMSR2, which receives microwaves from the ground, arc scans the ground surface at a ratio of one turn every 1.5 seconds and observes an area approximately 1,450 kilometers wide in one scan. Using this scanning method, the AMSR2 can observe over 99 percent of the Earth's area in just 2 days. The diameter of the antenna is about 2 meters, making it the world's largest observation sensor aboard a satellite. The height of the rotating part is about 2.7 meters and the weight is about 250 kilograms. The AMSR2 can keep rotating such a large and heavy antenna at a speed of one turn per 1.5 seconds for 24 hours a day and more than five years without a minute of rest.
Major Characteristics
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|Launch Date
|May 18, 2012
|Launch Vehicle
|H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 21
|Tanegashima Space Center
|2 box shape with wing-type solar array paddles
Approx. 4.9m×3.0m×5.1m (Depth)
(Length between the tips of the paddles: 17.7 m)
|1900 kg
|Sun-Synchronous Subrecurrent/ Recurrent
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Are you looking to learn about photography in Covington OH? Whether you are a hobbyist, professional, or beginner, the best way to improve your photography technique is through hands-on training with skilled instructors.
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Smart Technology Infiltrates Architecture
Smartphones, wearable technology, and other devices interconnected through Wi-Fi networks were becoming a ubiquitous part of everyday modern life in 2015, but few people understand the capabilities of smart technology. The first device to be connected to a computer network was a soft-drink vending machine at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982; the appliance was able to report on the amount and temperature of its contents. By 2015, however—thanks to the miniaturization of microprocessors, the prevalence of wireless networks, and the extension of battery longevity—the ostensibly modest vending machine could offer a hot or cold drink depending on the weather, be aware of users' favourite snacks, provide vital information about possible allergens, activate an alarm if the supply system had been sabotaged, and ensure that the machine never ran out of stock.
Who's in Charge?
Connected devices have come to anticipate and cater to people's every need. It is no surprise that individuals turn to them even—or especially—in the most private circumstances: the convenience of their homes. By far the largest market for smart devices conceived for human "comfort" is in the "streamlining" of domestic existence. Nest Labs, a home-automation firm acquired by Google Inc. in 2014, markets the Learning Thermostat, which allows users to remotely control the temperature in their homes from their smartphones. The Nest thermostat, however, also analyzes data in order to anticipate patterns over long periods of time so that it can eventually regulate the temperature on its owners' behalf without their involvement. Future-Shape, a German company pursuing large-area contactless sensor systems, has developed a textile floor surface with 32 sensors per square metre (3 per square foot), which tracks movement when a person crosses the floor. The system can switch on the lights, open automatic doors, and even detect unauthorized movement—for example, by an intruder or a medical patient. In 2008 TOTO, a Japanese manufacturer specializing in bathroom technology, launched the Intelligence Toilet II, which features a urine "sample catcher" that measures glucose, urine temperature, and hormone levels and then processes the data in order to regularly transmit a health report to a computer via Wi-Fi. At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung revealed a transparent touch screen. Although its initial market was expected to be commercial enterprises that could use it for such purposes as display cases, the "smart window" eventually could replace standard window glass.
The variety of smart technologies that can be integrated into a residential building seems endless. In 2015 British Gas announced a range of "smart home" products devised by industrial designer Yves Béhar and geared to the British market. Behar said, "In the future, everyday items will be smart, connected, and make my life easier in some way. More importantly, the technology is invisible—I never have to pull out my phone, hide my face in a screen, even push a button, for the product to work. I think this is the shape of things to come: invisible design, where things magically happen around me."
The interesting, or alarming, thing—depending on how one looks at it—in all of those developments is the displacement of the notion of human control. In each of those cases—the thermostat, the toilet, the floor, the window—the technology is designed to both react to and trigger changes in external circumstances. In accomplishing that, the devices introduce a fundamental ambiguity regarding whether the person or the apparatus is in charge. As each device analyzes behaviour over a longer period of time, patterns can appear to emerge. The technology then generates an automated pattern that regulates the surroundings until eventually the environment, continuously doctored and tweaked, seems to be a perfect fit, and the patterns—however incidental or random—become automated, eternal. The more times that those patterns are ingrained by the technology, however, the more insidious they can become. The patterns could act as a straightjacket that imposes an environment or behaviour that might not have been intended by the inhabitants.
Thus far the exchange of data in the "smart architecture" realm has primarily been between humans and their objects. Various smart utensils collect information on behaviour and relay that information back to the user's computer or smartphone. In the near future, however, that pivotal position of humans in the exchange of information will by no means be a given. The incorporation of all devices, institutional as well as private, into an "Internet of Things" will also increase the exchange of data between objects themselves. Through ever-more-sophisticated artificial intelligence, the various artifacts in everyday life will interact with the environment and with one another in an increasingly autonomous manner. Objects will directly transmit information to other objects, without the intercession of humans. Those devices will independently act on whatever information is available at any given moment. (See Special Report.)
From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, American architect Peter Eisenman designed a series of houses as a demonstration of the autonomous logic of (architectural) form over function—of the inescapable apartness between man and object. Eisenman referred to the inhabitants of his houses as "intruders" to emphasize the feeling of estrangement that ensued from architecture's autonomy. Forty years later the smart house has taken that notion to a new level. As the high-tech elements within a residence increasingly acquire a life of their own, occupants run the risk of becoming estranged visitors. In that sense smart technology makes everyone an intruder.
The Question of Security.
The rise of smart devices and the vast amounts of data that are being gathered and processed from individuals have already raised concerns. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.K.'s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), among many other national governmental bodies and agencies, were embroiled in a mass-surveillance scandal, revealed to the world in 2013 by American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Over many years data were gathered globally and indiscriminately under the guise of national security. Smart buildings and the smart devices embedded within them could provide an endless stream of data for governments and corporations to continuously access, effectively monitoring the minutest aspects of people's lives and over time learning about each individual's habits. In 2013 Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tom Coates connected his home's smart devices to Twitter. House of Coates (@houseofcoates) reported everyday activities: "Someone just activated the Sitting Room Sensor so I'm pretty sure someone's at home" and "Looks like Tom's gone out. I saw him check in at Four Barrel Coffee."
Smart devices need not be under malicious cyberattack but could be quietly mined for information by either corporate or governmental interests using built-in "back doors." For example, European lawmakers have already considered requiring that every car in their market include a mechanism that would allow the police to stop it remotely at any given time. In 2014 Jim Farley, a senior executive at Ford Motor Co., said, "We know everyone who breaks the law; we know when you're doing it. We have GPS in your car, so we know what you're doing. By the way, we don't supply that data to anyone." Extrapolating those developments onto the built environment, the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas wrote in the following year, "Soon, your house could betray you."
As early as 2011, American security researcher Jay Radcliffe demonstrated that an automatic insulin pump used by himself and other diabetics could be hacked and its function interrupted. In early 2014 a University of Michigan researcher was able to gain control over the signal colours of nearly 100 wirelessly networked traffic lights. Even with those cyber back doors supposedly secured, potential hacking of the connected built environment poses a major security threat. For example, when the average person's personal computer is hacked or infected with malware, the worst possible outcome is a loss of money and, possibly, dignity. In the future, implanted medical devices could be caused to malfunction, and smart buildings, for all of their artificial intelligence, could become the targets of sabotage. The Economist magazine raised a similar concern for dwellings in 2014: what if boilers could be hacked and made to explode? As Cambridge, Mass.-based security expert Joshua Corman said, "If my PC is hit by a cyber-attack, it is a nuisance; if my car is attacked, it could kill me." The same could be said of buildings.
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Wi-Fi, networking technology that uses radio waves to allow high-speed data transfer over short distances. Wi-Fi technology has its origins in a 1985 ruling by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that released the bands of the radio spectrum at 900 megahertz (MHz), 2.4 gigahertz (GHz), and 5.8 GHz for unlicensed…
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A small group of us set off on a short walk in the countryside from Coton.
As we were passing the church (pictured) on our left hand side we were hailed by the church warden waving the church key. As everyone seemed to be keen, we took the opportunity to have a quick look inside this historic - and charming - building dating back to the 12th century. With a thank you and a hearty wave, we headed up through the village taking a small path leading up towards Madingley. Our circular walk took us down by the side of the American Cemetery, and out onto the fields beyond. We listened for the bird's evening chorus in the ancient woodland, and enjoyed the cool gentle breeze on what was probably our last summer's evening walk of the year.
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Weather proved to be quite pleasant for our bike ride from Histon to Swavesey. So after kitting Stewart up with a bike, four of us (Nick, Pete, Val and Stewart) met up on Histon Green and set off through the village to join the Guided busway and it's fabulously smooth traffic free cycle track. A gentle ride out to Swavesey followed before looping back through the village and some nice quiet country lanes to Longstanton where we took the old airfield perimeter road to Oakington and a well earned stop for tea and cake at the garden centre. From there it was only a few kms back to the busway and down to Histon station where we split up to return home.
All told a very pleasant afternoon, no-one fell off and no-one got left behind. Also nice and healthy (well - apart from the cake!). A total of 26.8 kms - about 16.5 miles in old money.
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We do know how to picnic! Got it off to a fine start. Some of you might have thought that the event would be rained off last night. Not at all. Us hardened British folk soldiered on and managed to enjoy three hours of rain free event before the heavens opened up and the raineth cometh!
Excellent performance with a mischievous Puck roaming the crowds begging for food scraps. She was fussy too - obviously alergic to nuts!
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Another fine dining event at 22 Restaurant. We had a lovely table, set in the middle of the elegant Victorian dining room. Started the evening off with a glass of champagne (getting to be a bit of a tradition) then on to some rather lovely food and wine selected by Dave and Nick.
Check out my dessert - yum!
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Jacky and Val managed to arrange some lovely weather for a their BBQ event on Sunday and about 30 of us took advantage.
Not only did we have the BBQ with requisite fine spread of salads to go with the burnt meat and deserts but we had fine Cucumber Sandwiches to accompany the Croquet (when we could work out the rules).
A great surprise was Ian's model railway, giving rides to a steady queue of takers.
Of course we had to employ the only official "railway person" we had to drive before he called in the union and had eveyone out on strike.
At least Alans driving was somewhat more controlled than Christines "waving hands in the air" style - you had to be there - fortunately Ian was on hand to stop the train before it went crashing through the fence.
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Slightly fewer entries than previous months (18 from 8 photographers) for July's theme of The Four Elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water - but what we lacked in quantity we more than made up for in quality with some excellent shots. A fun evening was had critiquing the shots and there did seem to be a reasonable consensus on how shots might be improved.
Entries and comments are available at https://cambsivc.org/photos.
In the voting there was one winner Helen's - "Embers" definitely capturing the element of fire.
Three entries then tied for joint second.
Nick's Zion Valley from Angels Landing
Val's Scorched tree
and Alan's Earth and Water
August's assignment is "A song, book or film title" - You've just been commissioned to shoot the cover for an album or book or a film poster - produce an image which represents the subject.
Get you entries in at https://cambsivc.org/photos
Critique/Judging will be on 5-Sep with guest host Tony
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Archive for September, 2015
Bearly there
I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. I was so productive, and then suddenly it all went to pot! Not entirely sure what's been going on. This is just a quick catch up, really. I finished off this little fellow a couple of weeks ago. He's sitting in an egg cup […]
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