WITNESS LIST
Education
June 2, 2011 9:30 AM
FOR:
Blincoe, Dr. Reece Superintendent (also providing written testimony) (Brownwood ISD),
Brownwood, TX
ON:
Anderson, David General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Romero, Jesse Legislative Consultant (Texas Association for Bilingual Education
(T.A.B.E.)), San Antonio, TX
Schiess, Jennifer Senior Analyst (LBB), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneski, Amy Associate Executive Director (Texas Association of School
Administrators), Austin, TX
Bergland, Jennifer Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Computer Education
Association), Pfugerville, TX
Brownson, Amanda Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX
Bryan, Beth Ann (Self), Austin, TX
Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America), Austin, TX
Golsan, James Education policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Hammond, Bill President (TX Association of Business), Austin, TX
Haney, Julie Leg. Consultant (Tx Assoc of Community Schools), Austin, TX
Holcombe, Linda Executive Director (Texas Industrial Vocational Assoc (TIVA)), Austin,
TX
Painovich, Robin Executive Director (Career and Technology Assoc of Texas), Austin, TX
Rogers, Don Ex. Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX
Saenz, Jonathan Director of Legislative Affairs (Liberty Institute), Austin, TX
Shields, Julie Asst. Dir of Governmental Relations (Texas Assoc. of School Boards),
Austin, TX
Thomas, Amanda Advocacy Associate (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX
Wurzel, Geoff Director (TECHNET), Austin, TX
Yancy, Justin Executive Director (Governor's Business Council), Austin, TX
York, Dwain Superintendent (Wimberley ISD), Wimberley, TX
Young, Gerald Executive Director (Agriculture Teachers Assn of Tx), Austin, TX
Zavala, Gilbert VP Education and Talent Development (Austin Chamber of Commerce),
Austin, TX
On:
Davidson, Elizabeth (Textbook Coordinators' Association of Texas), Pflugerville, TX
Wagner-Haight, Tracy Account Executive (Textbook Coordinators Association of Texas),
Pflugerville, TX
FOR:
Adams, John Trustee DSISD Board of Trustees (also providing written testimony) (Self),
1
WITNESS LIST
Education
June 2, 2011 9:30 AM
Dripping Springs, TX
Chavez, Jesus H. Superintendent (also providing written testimony) (Texas School
Alliance), Round Rock, TX
Ellis, Karen Member, Board of Trustees (also providing written testimony) (Richardson
ISD), Dallas, TX
Hodgins, David (also providing written testimony) (Council of School Attorneys), Spring,
TX
Hoke, Tracy CFO (also providing written testimony) (FBISD), Sugar Land, TX
Inmon, Gary President-Elect (Texas Association of Schools Board) (Texas Association of
School Boards), Schertz, TX
Janke, Kim R. Board Member (Needville I.S.D), Needville ISD, TX
Reed, Katie Northside ISD (Bexar Co) Board of Trustees (Self and Northside), San
Antonio, TX
Waggoner, Pamela School Bd Trustee (Leander ISD), Austin, TX
Wellman, Nola Superintendent (Eanes ISD), Austin, TX
Williams, Mark President, Board of Trustees (also providing written testimony) (Austin
Independent School District), Austin, TX
Winkler, Sarah Vice President (also providing written testimony) (Alief ISD), Houston,
TX
AGAINST:
Canaday, Jennifer M. Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas
Professional Educators (ATPE)), Austin, TX
Garibay, Montserrat National Board Certified Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Hartman, Eric Director of Government Relations (also providing written testimony)
(Texas AFT), Austin, TX
Hollingsworth, Lonnie Director of Governmental Relations (also providing written
testimony) (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Kouri, Richard Assistant Executive Director of Public Affairs (also providing written
testimony) (Texas State Teachers), Austin, TX
Owen, of Deats, Durst, Owen and Levy, Martha Attorney / General Counsel (Texas AFT),
Austin, TX
ON:
Anderson, David General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Rome, Christy Director, Intergovernmental Relations (Austin ISD), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barksdale, Jay VP, Public Policy (Dallas Regional Chamber), Dallas, TX
Beneski, Amy Associate Executive Director (Texas Association of School
Administrators), Austin, TX
Blincoe, Dr. Reece Superintendent of Schools (Brownwood ISD), Brownwood, TX
Brown, Kevin Superintendent (Alamo Heights ISD), San Antonio, TX
Bryan, Beth Ann (Self), Austin, TX
Burge, Duke President (Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees), Midlothian, TX
2
WITNESS LIST
Education
June 2, 2011 9:30 AM
Cárdenas, Melva V. Executive Director (Texas Association of School Personnel
Administrators), Austin, TX
Chiodo, Dana (Technology Association of America), Austin, TX
Clore, Paul Superintendent of Schools (Gregory-Portland ISD), Portland, TX
Connett, Brent Policy Analyst (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX
Gibson, Greg Supt. of Schools (Schertz-CIBOLO-Universal City and TASA), Schertz, TX
Golsan, James Education Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Gutierrez, Michael (Self), San Antonio, TX
Hammond, Bill President (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Haney, Julie Leg. Consultant (Tx Assoc of Community Schools), Austin, TX
Landrum, Mary Grace Spring Branch ISD Trustee (SB ISD), Houston, TX
Orr, Dawson R. Superintendent (Highland Park ISD), Dallas, TX
Pena, Martin Executive Director (South Texas Association of Schools), Laguna Vista, TX
Rogers, Don Executive Director (Texas Rural Education Assn.), Austin, TX
Rue, Karen Superintendent (Northwest ISD), Ft W., TX
Shields, Brad Lobbyist (Tx Smokestack School Coalition), Austin, TX
Shields, Julie Asst. Dir of Governmental Relations (Texas Association of School Boards),
Austin, TX
Thomas, Amanda Advocacy Associate (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX
Yancy, Justin Executive Director (Governor's Business Council), Austin, TX
York, Dwain Superintendent (Wimberley ISD), Wimberley, TX
Zavala, Gilbert VP Education and Talent Development (Austin Chamber of Commerce),
Austin, TX
Against:
Acosta, Amelia Marie Pre-K Bilingual Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Acosta, Connie M. Bilingual Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Aguilar, Anna Teaching Assistant (Self), Austin, TX
Aguilar, Liz (Self), Kyle, TX
Arreola, Augustin Grand Parent (Self), Austin, TX
Arriaga, Margaret Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Autin, Albert Student (Self), Austin, TX
Banda, Rudy Custodian x (Self), Austin, TX
Banda, Yolanda Secretary/Bookkeeper (Self), Austin, TX
Berfrand, Vickie TA (Self), Austin, TX
Bertrand, Lesker parent (Self), Austin, TX
Bos, Donald W. Librarian (School) (Self), Austin, TX
Bujanda, Miryan Public Policy Manager (Methodist Healthcare Ministries), San Antonio,
TX
Bunton, Kim TA (AISD), Austin, TX
Burnett, Oralia B. Bilingual Teacher 2nd grade (Eduacation Austin (AFT)), Austin, TX
Camarillo, Virginia (Self), Austin, TX
Campos, Frank Tchr (El Buen Pastor ECDC), Austin, TX
3
WITNESS LIST
Education
June 2, 2011 9:30 AM
Capo, Zeph (Self), Houston, TX
Carlin, Tom Retired Airline Employee (Self), Hurst, TX
Carrizález, Armando Educator (Ed. Austin), Austin, TX
Castillo, Alicia Registrar - Elem School (Self), Cedar Creek, TX
Castillo, Rudolph Teacher Assist - Elem School (Self), Cedar Creek, TX
Cerda-Hysaw, Mrs. Anna M. Clerk @ Middle School (Self), Austin, TX
Chandler Reynolds, Ella L. Bus Driver (Ella L. Chandler), Austin, TX
Clark, Mark Parent (Self), Austin, TX
Coleman, Susan Clerk/grandparent (Self), Austin, TX
Cortez, David (Self), Austin, TX
Coutee, Danah Teachers Assistant (Danah Coutee), Austin, TX
DeLa Rosa, Minerva Reading Specialist - Bilingual (Self), Buda, TX
Deutsch, Carolyn (Self), Austin, TX
Dupont, David Teacher - Austin i.s.d. (Self), Austin, TX
Ferrier, Jeannie teacher (Self), Aus, TX
Flint, Cynthia Parent (Self), Austin, TX
Forbes, Lee Director of Human Relations, Texas AFL-CIO (Self), Austin, TX
Gage, R. Lynne (Education Austin / Bedichek Middle), Austin, TX
Gibbons, Bob Teacher - 29 years experience (Self), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Eva Teresita Teaching Assistant (Self), Austin, TX
Guevara, Noelia Parent Support Specialist (Self), Austin, TX
Hoberer, Shannon AISD-teacher/coach (Self), Austin, TX
Hoelzel, Gail Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Hutchinson, Judith Exec. Board (Education Austin), Austin, TX
Kenney, Matt Teacher (Self), Buda, TX
Kriegel, Kim Teacher (Region 10-Association of Tx. Professional Educators), Red Oak,
TX
Kurtz, Pam (Self), Port OConnor, TX
Lopez, Luis (Self), Austin, TX
Mabry, Regina teacher Metz El (Education Austin), Pflugerville, TX
Martinez, Carolyn E. Teacher (Self), Aus, TX
Martinez, Sandy I. Bilingual Pre-K teacher (self), Austin, TX
Means, Randall Teacher (Myself), Austin, TX
Medrano, Ora Teacher Assistant (Self), Austin, TX
Meza, Rick Driver (Self), Austin, TX
Moore, Doris Elementary ESL Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Mullen, Lawrence R Retired (Self), Houston, TX
Nash, David Monitor (Self), Dale, TX
Neal, Lynda Nash Bus Driver (Self), Austin, TX
O'Sullivan, Sonja retired teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Pannell, Lisa Bus Driver (Education Austins), Austin, TX
4
WITNESS LIST
Education
June 2, 2011 9:30 AM
Pená, Esperanza Elem. Bil. Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Perez, Dolores Parent Support Specialist (Self), Austin, TX
Perez, Gwendolyn English Teacher (Self), San Antonio, TX
Pocaigue, Dorothy C Teacher - 20 yrs (Self), Del Valle, TX
Ramirez, Gracie (Self), Austin, TX
Reynolds, Allen Bus Driver (Allen Reynolds), Austin, TX
Rodriguez, Robert Deputy Sheriff (Self), Austin, TX
Salinas, Sadie A. Food Service worker (Self), Aus., TX
Sills, Edward Communications Director, Texas AFT-CIO (Self), Austin, TX
Valdez, Alma Instructional Coordinator (Self), Bastrop, TX
Valdez, Pete B Bus Driver AISD (Self), Austin, TX
Vela, Matilde Teacher (Self), Austin, TX
Willis, Vivian (Self), Austin, TX
Yazdanpanahi, Miriam Student/nurse (Self), Austin, TX
Ybarra, Ceceil (Self), Austin, TX
Ybarra, Ruby Second-Grade Elementary (Self), Austin, TX
Zoch, Jerrilyn Teacher - Elementary First Grade (Self), Austin, TX
On:
Parrish, Deborah L. retired Texas teacher (self), San Antonio, TX
Providing written testimony:
Against:
Garcia, Eileen CEO (Texans Care For Children), Austin, TX
Smith, Michelle Treasurer (Partnership for a Healthy TX and Parent), Austin, TX
5


What Time Disney+ Launches In Every Aussie State
by Tegan JonesAfter 84 years (okay, a week) of watching the U.S. chat about Disney+ and The Mandalorian, it's finally Australia's turn.
Last week we warned you to not get too excited. Despite Disney+ news running rampant online, Australia had to wait until November 19.
Well it's nearly here and we have the exact release times.
While we don't know the full suite of content that will be hitting the service in Australia, we did get a glimpse of about half of it from a Instagram post that Disney+ Australia posted last week.
In addition to the vast back catalogue of Disney-produced content (I'll be watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks immediately), we're also going to see the likes of Star Wars and Captain Marvel.
We're also unsure if Australia will be getting shows like The Simpsons due to it being on Foxtel here, or some of the non-PG content.
In the U.S. Disney+ is being bundled with the likes of Hulu, which Disney also owns, so people can enjoy some of the non family-friendly content as well.
What we do know is that the service will cost $8.99 a month, or $89 for a full year, which gives you up to four concurrent screens and HD + 4K content.
It will compatible with iOS, Apple TV, Android TV, Playstation, Xbox, and Chromecast among others.
In terms of what time it will launch, it will go live at 9am AEDT (NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT), 8am AEST (QLD), 8:30am ACDT (SA), 7:30am ACST (NT) and 6am AWST (WA).
We'll be back with more info once the platform launches in Australia tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it's a smooth roll out.


Elon Musk: About 150,000 orders thus far for Tesla Cybertruck
by ReutersTesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that there have been about 150,000 orders thus far for the electric carmaker’s Cybertruck, which was unveiled on Friday.
“146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor,” Musk said in a tweet http://bit.ly/2D7ob9Q, adding separately that the orders were achieved without any advertising or paid endorsements.
The launch of the Cybertruck pickup suffered a setback when its “armored glass” windows shattered in a much-anticipated unveiling. The overall look of the electric vehicle had worried Wall Street on Friday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)


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Statement from Minister of State for School Standards Nick Gibb and the exam results helpline.
Minister of State for School Standards Nick Gibb said:
Congratulations to everyone collecting their results today, which are the culmination of years of hard work by students and teachers. I wish everyone getting their results success as they embark on the next stage of their lives. With a growing jobs market, the choice of a high quality apprenticeship, university or college place on offer, I’m confident that with hard work and commitment, whatever option they pursue they will go on to fulfil their potential.
We want to make our country a place where there is no limit on anyone’s ambition or what they can achieve. It is hugely encouraging that this year sees a record 424,000 applicants already securing a place at one of our world-class universities, with increasing numbers from disadvantaged backgrounds gaining a place as well.
Overall entries and results for A levels remain stable.
We are seeing huge numbers of students taking the A level subjects that will give them the greatest choice of university courses. Alongside this our AS level reforms mean we can be confident young people will sit exams at the right time and develop the knowledge and understanding they need to master their subject without the sixth form years being dominated by continual exams.
Entries and attainment remain stable in the A level subjects that give students the greatest options of university course.
Mathematics remains the most popular subject at A level and attainment remains stable.
The proportion of students studying STEM subjects at A level remains stable.
It is encouraging to see an increasing number of students taking A level computing which increased by 16% this year.
AS entries have shown a drop this year - we believe that this is largely driven by schools and colleges starting to take the opportunity offered by the new decoupled AS qualification and we welcome this change.
Today is yet another record for university entrants with 424,000 applicants, including students from disadvantaged backgrounds, already securing a place at one of our world-class universities.
Students who have not yet secured a place at university can use the Clearing service to look for an alternative, the UCAS exam results hotline is on 0808 100 8000 and can help advise anyone on what to do next.
The government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the ability can benefit from a degree, and our new higher education reforms will create a transparency revolution to shine a light on inequality and give young people the information they need to choose the course that’s right for them.
Children sitting decoupled AS levels this year were the first to be taught and assessed under these revised AS levels. These changes mean that information on the attainment of different types of AS levels is not directly comparable with previous years.
The cohort who have entered decoupled AS levels this year will largely be 17-year-olds in their first year of post-16 study, whereas those sitting legacy AS levels (in the now decoupled subjects) will largely be 18-year-olds sitting or re-sitting the AS on route to an A level . Those sitting AS levels in non-decoupled subjects will be a mix of 17- and 18-year-olds. It would therefore be incorrect and misleading to make direct comparisons between the 2016 data for these 3 groups (decoupled only, legacy only and all AS levels).
JCQ and Ofqual are however publishing data which will allow comparison between the age 17 cohort for the now decoupled AS subjects in 2015, and the 2016 age 17 cohort for the decoupled AS levels. This is the best proxy available for comparison.
So, it is not a like-for-like comparison to say ‘the percentage of pupils achieving the top AS grades in decoupled AS levels is lower than that for all AS levels’.
However we can say that ‘for all AS levels in 2016, 21.3% of entries were the top grade (A). For decoupled AS levels only, 16.3% were the top grade’ or ‘Grade A attainment has remained stable (16.8%) in 2015 and 2016 for 17-year-olds (in the AS subjects that are now decoupled).’ (based on data to be published by JCQ ).
Once we receive further pupil level results in the autumn, we will begin analysing the results to see whether we can provide further advice to support interpretations of the data on decoupled AS levels in the provisional SFR which will be published in October 2016.
It is important to take expected cohort changes into account when interpreting how the numbers of entries in AS and A levels have changed. ONS 2015 mid-year estimates show an expected decrease in the age 17 and age 18 population across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by 1.5% and 3.1% respectively.
Therefore the drop of just 1.7% in entries at A level , against a 3.1% population fall implies either more students are taking A levels, or those students sitting A levels are sitting more of them.
From the 2015 cycle onwards, applications to postgraduate teacher training programmes in Scotland were included in the UCAS undergraduate admissions scheme, previously these were recruited through UCAS teacher training. In 2015, around 120 courses at providers in Scotland moved into the UCAS undergraduate scheme, estimated to represent around 2,000 acceptances, mostly aged 21 or over. Comparisons between 2016 and 2014 (or earlier cycles) will be affected by this change.
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I am a seasoned computer programmer who is now working as a Curriculum Program Manager at Cloudinary. I'm also a student at Quinnipiac University. I will complete my MS Instructional Design degree in December 2022.
AWS and Cloudinary Integration with SAM.
This Next.js notebook contains code and notes about hosting video.
Application using Next.js to demo Cloudinary product gallery in a webinar.
Video explainig Google Core Web Vitals. This is a quick look at what these measures are and why they are important.
Video explaining hiking 10 essentials. Using background music and animated text to create focus.
Interactive web page to link to documentation.
Let D3 help you choose some lucky numbers.
Work done with Cloudinary Customer Education & Marketing
Developing course content and preparing code for course work.
Instructing students in Web Development and JavaScript Proramming
Front end development for products such as Software Defined Networking and Digital Relays.
Bootcamp instruction on full stack development using Node.js and Angular.
Building dashboards for financial product.
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mechanisms |
countries |
mg/kg |
nasopharynx |
genes |
breath |
nalidixic |
interactions |
correlations |
f. necrophorum |
contamination |
clfa |
confirmed |
and/or |
| 31 |
methods |
worldwide |
fever |
switch |
hearing loss |
dominant |
nosocomial infections |
ATCC |
core |
1991 |
acnes |
coagulase-negative |
m. avium subsp |
sepsis |
penicillium |
| 32 |
fluid |
leading |
pathogens |
rifampin |
otopathogen |
tuberculosis |
survive |
pigs |
disrupted |
glycopeptides |
sera |
participants |
in vivo |
AP |
otolaryngol |
| 33 |
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streptococcus pneumoniae |
hospitalized |
cefdinir |
middle ear effusion |
performed |
gram-positive |
bactericidal activity |
phyla |
HCAI-MRSA |
J. |
methicillin-resistant |
antifungal |
molecular testing |
clínico |
| 34 |
study |
prescribing |
macrolides |
rhinosinusitis |
tympanic |
FQ |
P. |
ag(+ |
dysbiosis |
dongguan |
metalworking |
arr |
binding |
RPH |
patient care |
| 35 |
vaccine |
developing |
CRP |
penicillin |
polymicrobial |
jiangsu |
including |
antimicrobial |
pyrosequencing |
city |
ifn-α |
e. helvum |
immunity |
residents |
URTI |
| 36 |
METHODS |
treatment |
mixed infections |
combination therapy |
dysfunction |
m. bovis |
episodes |
acid |
pseudotuberculosis |
teicoplanin |
man |
close |
expressing |
pseudomallei |
artificial |
| 37 |
m. catarrhalis |
bronchitis |
l. pneumophila |
alternative |
age |
m. tuberculosis |
klebsiella pneumoniae |
bacteriostatic |
spring |
daptomycin |
UTI |
saudi |
fragment |
melioidosis |
haemolyticum |
| 38 |
polymerase |
understanding |
c. pneumoniae |
gatifloxacin |
viruses |
arginini |
MRSA |
CFSM |
low-density |
hospitals |
F. |
argenteus |
TGEV |
yield |
hand hygiene |
| 39 |
serotypes |
united states |
diagnostic |
proxetil |
adenoidectomy |
somni |
ventilator-associated pneumonia |
agar |
y. pestis |
nosocomial |
graft |
risks |
marneffei |
burkholderia |
non‐crs |
| 40 |
pyogenes |
physicians |
investigations |
cefpodoxime |
non-aom |
streptomycin |
plants |
fructus |
probiotic |
IPD |
function |
saudi arabia |
recombinant |
contributing |
lo |
| 41 |
conclusions |
pneumonia |
PCT |
loracarbef |
acute bacterial sinusitis |
non-tuberculous mycobacteria |
disinfection |
synergistic |
LPS |
isolates |
penicillin |
co-colonized |
il-1β |
total |
bla(oxa-51 |
| 42 |
rhinovirus |
respiratory |
coxiella |
clinical efficacy |
tympanostomy tube |
subtypes |
gram-positive organisms |
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
composition |
< |
urinary |
A4 |
alpha-toxin |
identified |
payne |
| 43 |
associated with |
tract |
decision |
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perforation |
harboured |
clostridium |
tilmicosin |
fall/winter |
significant |
child |
PGN |
adherence |
home |
multi-drug-resistant |
| 44 |
reaction |
importance |
travelers |
cefuroxime |
insertion |
non-tuberculous |
klebsiella pneumonia |
phenolic |
young |
study |
pain |
95%CI |
swine |
admitted |
cladosporium |
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proteobacteria |
sonnei |
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capable |
nursing |
los |
| 46 |
patients |
emerging |
× |
axetil |
recurrences |
study |
stenotrophomonas |
vaginal |
firmicutes |
2017 |
type |
dual |
tissues |
cohort |
surg |
| 47 |
30 |
pneumococcus |
legionnaires |
ENT |
finom |
100 |
exhaled breath |
combination |
prevotella |
IDS |
infection |
starting |
single-chain |
117 |
entry |
| 48 |
adenovirus |
treat |
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excellent |
washes |
rates |
CB |
observed |
taxonomic |
s. flexneri 2a |
male |
MLST |
χ4509 |
diagnostic yield |
CRAB |
| 49 |
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oral cavity |
identified |
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maltophilia |
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cell surface antigens |
MIC90 |
streptococcal pharyngitis |
placebo |
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rdna |
bsis |
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bacterial |
23S-5S |
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CF |
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I am now happily running Emoncms on my raspberry Pi (only reading of electricity values is done on the Pi which then sends them through a python script to my Emoncms installation on my webserver).
I really want to start measuring my gas consumption which, due to taxes, is causing the highest bills in my area. The main problem is that I cannot find any information on my gasmeter. It is an G4 meter made by Ermaf BV in Rotterdam. I do not know if I need a reedswitch, or maybe an optical reader.
Anyone able to provide me with some advice? Pictures of the gasmeter below.
Re: Gasmeter readings
I don't know anything about the specific meter I'm afraid, but I went through a similar struggle recently: http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/node/3600
I now have a stable gas pulse counter using optical detection of the silvered zero digit on my meter, you may be able to do something similar?
Re: Gasmeter readings
Hey Dutchman :)
I believe that your gasmeter is an old one (no smartmeter) and has a pulse count with a magnet and reedsensor in it. so you can do it on 2 ways:
p.s. a small trick to detect if your gasmeter is using a magnet? take a compass (or smartphone with compass app!) and move it around the gasmeter. Does it spins weird if you go around the digits? than a magnet is present. I tried it with a Iphone 4 and that workes..but a old analog compass are more sensitive than smartphones..
Re: Gasmeter readings
Thanks @Schism and @alco. Will try to figure out if it has a magnet. I am however very certain that there isn't any reflective mirror or whatsoever on any of the digits (have been looking at it for quite a lot of turns now).
Re: Gasmeter readings
There is one more option which you may or may not like - it may be possible to get a regular gas engineer to fit you a subsidiary meter on the domestic side of your supply meter. I was considering this as a fall-back until I got the reflector method working.
Surprisingly, the actual meters are not that expensive. See i.e. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U6-G4-GAS-METER-BRAND-NEW-/171192087161


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Turn on the building lights as in the objective figure. To do this, drag the grey cards into the white boxes to form a sequence of instructions, then run it.
Each card except the last turns on all lights in a row or column.
The last card allows you to invert all the boxes.
To reproduce the pattern, it was necessary to turn on the columns B and C, as well as the lines 3 and 4. The order did not matter. So we could write the following program :
Initially, all the lights are already on. The only card that can have an effect is the last one. So we start with it to extinguish everything.
Then there are two possible strategies.
(1) We turn on all the boxes that are lighted in the objective figure, then turn off the ones we lighted too.
We start by turning on the columns A and D. We must then turn off the lines 5 and 2. For this, we reverse everything, we turn on the lines 5 and 2, then we reverse everything again.
(2) We turn on all the boxes that are off in the objective figure, then we turn all the lights.
There are many possible solutions.
A first solution consists of the following steps:
Below is the shortest solution.
In this topic, each box of the building is on or off. Similarly, a computer's memory consists of bits whose value is either 0 or 1 . All numbers, all images, all texts, and all programs are described only with bits, that is, with long sequences of 0 and 1 .
At the heart of the computer is a processor that is able to handle bit packets, typically 64 bits, very efficiently. For example, the processor has a "reverse all bits" operation, which takes a 64-bit packet, and a fraction of a second, replaces all 0 with 1 and all 1 with 0 . A computer can perform more than two billion such operations on 64-bit packets in one second, manipulating over 100 billion bits in a single second !


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Transfer Learning
Transfer learning is dedicated to transfer the knowledge gained from one task to solving other related problems instead of learning from scratch. In the field of data representation, an assumption is that the training and future data must be in the same feature space and have the same distribution (actualy they are). In practice, transfer learning has been applied in model initialization whose parameters are shared by different applications like classification, detection, recognition and regression.
LSTM
This excellent post makes me give up writing.
Networks & Architectures
CNN Networks
Dilated convolution (空洞卷积,扩张卷积)
上图(a)(b)(c)分别是3x3的1-dilated, 2-dilated, 4-dilated conv. Dilated conv设计的目的是不会增加参数的数量的同时增加感受野. 尤其是将(a)(b)(c)级联起来之后,感受野由3x3增加到7x7,再增加到15x15.
Deconvolution (反卷积)
考虑一个4x4的feature map, 经过一个padding 0, stride 1, 3x3的卷积核后变成2x2的feature map, 卷积操作的矩阵运算表达形式为 . 卷积矩阵的表达式如下:
反卷积数学上其实就是卷积矩阵的转置, 反卷积操作可以写为. 所以,反卷积更好的叫法是转置卷积.
Unpooling
Pooling vs. unpooling in figure below.
How to compute receptive field?
A guide to receptive field arithmetic for Convolutional Neural Networks
Loss
focal loss [2]
When approaching the final stage of training, the network is able to handle most of the training cases except for the hard negatives (e.g. those are misclassified). However, the loss caused by the rare hard negatives may be small-valued compared to that caused by well-classified easy ones due to the imbalance in amount. In this way, the easy examples, contributing to the majority of the loss, diminate the gradient and thus mislead training.
Focal loss is defined as
where is the quality of being well classified, is called focusing parameter and is weighting factor. The factoring term down-weights the loss caused by easy examples () that have been classified good enough. This in turn increases the importance of correcting misclassified examples ().
Visualization
MDS (multi-dimensional scaling) tends to preserve the global structure whereas T-SNE tends to retain the local structure.


Formally informal conferences
One of my favourite parts of working as a researcher during the summer (aside from quiet campuses with less students around) definitely has to be the “conference season”. Indeed, I don’t need to convince many people that conferences are one of the lively and exciting parts of doing science that rightly mix traveling, networking (and sometimes drinking) and learning about so many new things (and sometimes hangovers).


Depth first search(DFS) of an Undirected Graph
Use default graph Or Create a new Graph
Enter vertices of a new graph :
Ex - a,c,d,e
Add undirected edge between vertices :
Ex - a,c
Adjacency List Representation of an undirected graph :
Dfs Result :


Ninotchka's Last Laugh A film review by Mark R. Leeper Copyright 1993 Mark R. Leeper
1939 was a classic year for MGM studios. Along with THE WIZARD OF OZ and GONE WITH THE WIND, Ernst Lubitsch directed Greta Garbo in what is probably the best remembered film from either career, NINOTCHKA. The story pokes fun at politics in the Stalinist Soviet Union. In the title role Garbo plays a Soviet envoy sent to Paris to clear up some problems in the sale of some jewels from Tsarist Russia. Initially a political fanatic and patriot, she finds herself falling in love with a gigolo (played by Melvyn Douglas) and with Western decadence in Paris.
I had a chance to hear a 1939 radio adaptation of the film, complete with laugh track, just recently and after the fall of the Soviet Union. You would think that after the film's attitudes about the Soviet Union have been vindicated, that the dogma Ninotchka recites would sound even sillier. Au contraire. The Communism may have failed, but what sounded like absurd Soviet political correctness in 1939 just sounds politically correct in the 1990s in the United States. The supposedly indoctrinated Ninotchka would be very much at home in the 1990s United States.
Let's look at Ninotchka in the first part of the Lubitsch film. Start with the basic situation. Three Russians in Paris are waiting on a train platform for an envoy from Moscow and suddenly realize, to their surprise, that the envoy is the plainly dressed Garbo.
Iranoff: What a charming idea for Moscow to surprise us with a *lady* comrade.
Kopalski: If we had know we would have greeted you with flowers.
Iranoff: Ahh, yes.
Ninotchka: Ninotchka: Don't make an issue of my womanhood. We are here for work, all of us.
Ninotchka is always practical. On seeing the suite of rooms her predecessors had rented in the fancy hotel:
Ninotchka: How much does this cost?
Iranoff: Two thousand francs.
Ninotchka: A week?
Iranoff: A day.
Ninotchka: Ninotchka: Do you know how much a cow costs, Comrade Iranoff?
Iranoff: A cow?
Ninotchka: Two thousand francs. If I stay here a week I will cost the Russian people seven cows. Who am I to cost the Russian people seven cows?
These conversations were apparently amusing to 1939 audiences. Replace Russia with a corporation and we could be hearing Melanie Griffith in WORKING GIRL. Even more so at the end of the scene, when Ninotchka has already formulated an action plan and sends Kopalski to get the best lawyer in Paris and Iranoff to get her the section of the Civil Code on properties. In 1939 this was very unusual characterization for a film. Today it is nearly cliche.
Ninotchka seems obsessed with hard facts and figures, to the amusement of Leon (played by Melvyn Douglas). They have the following exchange in the street when they first meet. Ninotchka is flat and expressionless throughout and very businesslike:
Ninotchka: Correct me if I am wrong. We are facing north, aren't we?
Leon: Facing north.  Pardon me; are you an explorer?
Ninotchka: No, I am looking for the Eiffel Tower.
Leon: Ah. Good heavens, is that thing lost again? Oh, are you interested in a view?
Ninotchka: I am interested in the Eiffel Tower from a technical standpoint.
Leon: Technical? No, no, I'm afraid I couldn't be of much help from that angle. You see, a Parisian only goes to the top of the Tower in moments of despair to jump off.
Ninotchka: Ninotchka (still deadpan): How long does it take a man to land? ...
Ninotchka: Ninotchka (still deadpan): I'm interested only in the shortest distance between these two points. Must you flirt?
Leon: Well, I don't have to but I find it natural.
Ninotchka: Suppress it.
These days a response stronger than "suppress it" might be given, but still her reactions do not seem at all out of keeping with the United States in the 1990s. the same conversation ends with:
Ninotchka: You're very sure of yourself, aren't you?
Leon: Well, nothing's happened recently to shake my self-confidence.
Ninotchka: Ninotchka: I have heard of the arrogant male in Capitalistic society. It is having a superior earning power that makes you that way.
Leon: A Russian! I love Russians! Comrade, I've been fascinated by your Five-Year Plan for the last fifteen years.
Ninotchka January 17, 1993 Page 3
Ninotchka: Your type will soon be extinct.
The rhetoric is somebody's idea of Stalinist rhetoric, but the concerns seem quite modern. One final exchange to show Ninotchka's 1990s pride at being able to take care of herself and her unwillingness to be dominated by others:
Ninotchka: My father and mother wanted me to stay and work on the farm, but I preferred the bayonet.
Leon: The bayonet? Did you really?
Ninotchka: I was wounded before Warsaw.
Leon: Wounded how?
Ninotchka: I was a sergeant in the Third Cavalry Brigade. Would you like to see my wound?
Leon: I'd love to.
Ninotchka: [throws head forward to show back of neck] A Polish lancer. I was sixteen.
Leon: Poor Ninotchka. Poor, poor Ninotchka.
Ninotchka: Don't pity me. Pity the Polish lancer. After all, I'm still alive.
The irony, of course, is that while the Stalinist system that NINOTCHKA was satirizing has fallen, the attitudes that were being lampooned have not fallen with it. The revolution that Ninotchka was so committed to at first may indeed still be taking place. Ernst Lubitsch may have thought he was only poking fun at another country, but he was actually poking fun at the future. He probably never expected the day would come when Ninotchka would seem the most normal character in the film.
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PLANET SICK-BOY: http://www.sick-boy.com
Imagine that you talk your three best friends into giving you their life savings for you to wager in a can't-miss high-stakes poker game.
That's the basic plot of Guy Ritchie's exhilarating big-screen debut, which was a critical and box office hit in England and the darling of this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Sound confusing? It is for a while, but Ritchie ties everything up so deliciously in the last ten minutes that you can't help grin as the cast is hilariously thinned out by a series of misunderstandings and bad timing. What starts out as a hodgepodge of Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting and Reservoir Dogs slowly becomes as enjoyable and visually stylish as the films from which Lock, Stock draws its comparisons. For fans from across the pond, look for notorious soccer bad-boy Vinnie Jones as the debt-collector Big Chris and the late bare-knuckle fighting champ P.H. Moriarty as Barry the Baptist, a man who earned his name for his drowning interrogation style. The film also has a great soundtrack featuring The Stooges, The Stone Roses and James Brown. Produced by Trudie Styler (aka Mrs. Sting). (R – 1:05 extreme violence, adult language and brief nudity)
JON'S INTERVIEW WITH LOCK, STOCK STAR VINNIE JONES
`It's been emotional.'
That was the final line delivered by Big Chris, a vicious debt collector in the new, highly stylish British import Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The funny thing is that he utters it with as much vigor and emotion as a Stallone or a Van Damme.
But the actor playing Big Chris isn't a `big' action hero – he's Vinnie Jones, a major star in English soccer making his film debut in Lock, Stock. Describing his thuggish role, Jones says, `He's very tough and he's got a lot of respect on the street.' Jones adds `He takes his boy with him, Little Chris, and he's teaching him the ropes, but he's also trying to teach him manners.'
The scenes featuring Big and Little Chris are some of the most entertaining in the film. And the irony isn't lost on Jones, who has been known to strike fear into the hearts of opponents on the soccer pitch. `When I'm on the football field, I've got like a Jekyl and Hyde character; I know that,' Jones continues, `But I'm just going out there and I want to win, and sometimes that gets you into a lot of trouble.'
Trouble, indeed – Jones has been ejected from ten matches in his career, but that kind of passion might be what caught the eyes of casting directors. The 33-year-old Welsh star might sound like somewhat of a British Dennis Rodman – he made a few cameo appearances on British TV and even hosted his own award-winning television talk show. `It was a lads' show really,' Jones notes, `It was based in a pub and we had a live audience sort of thing. I'd invite guests into the pub, three or four at a time, to talk about football and women and magazines.'
And that's not the only acting experience on Jones' resume – he also grappled with Stone Cold Steve Austin when the World Wrestling Federation made a stop in London last December. `I got in and knocked him out and I had a couple of fights with The Bossman,' beams Jones, also noting that there isn't much difference between acting in the WWF and acting in feature film.
`My energy is going to be toward movies now,' Jones remarks, `If I get a big enough part, I shall just hang the ol' boots up, I think.' He has played for such prestigious English clubs as Chelsea, Leeds, Sheffield United and Wimbledon, the team he first signed with in 1986, giving up his less glamorous job as a brick carrier. He hasn't played since November, when he was passed over for a coaching job at his last club, Queens Park. `I think the football part of my life is drawn to an end and this (film) is another challenge I want to get on with.'
Jones couldn't have picked a better film for his debut; Lock, Stock was a monster hit in England, earning the princely sum of $19.3 million on a paltry $1.6 million budget. Describing the reactions at screenings during the Sundance Film Festival, Jones says the audience reaction `was brilliant – it's been getting standing ovations.' The film, best described as a cross between Reservoir Dogs and Trainspotting, was the only film that generated widespread excitement at Sundance.
Up next for Jones is writer/director Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock follow-up, The Diamonds. But the London Sunday Times reports that Jones is in negotiations to play a British spy in the upcoming Tom Cruise vehicle, Mission Impossible II. `I haven't received any phone calls about it, but you never know,' muses Jones. `I'm just an apprentice in this business at the moment. I just don't know how things work or anything like that. It's flattering to be even mentioned in that context.' Ironically, the same newspaper also reported that Cruise plans to shoot an American version of Lock, Stock.
After The Diamonds, Jones says, `I don't really have any plans. I'm just going to see how this movie goes out here and see if we get any offers of any other bigger movies.' He reflects on his career by stating, `It's fantastic. I suppose it's any lad's dream to be a big football player and then try the chance of being in movies. I've done this very much for a challenge, just for a change of direction and it's all snowballed.'
We should all be so lucky in our careers.
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1773096 Ont Inc
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1773096 Ont Inc
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RedMobile Consulting Inc.
Mailing Address:
303-7270 Woodbine AveMARKHAM, Ontario
L3R 4B9
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303-7270 Woodbine AveMARKHAM, Ontario
L3R 4B9
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RedMobile Consulting is a Global ICT Management Consulting firm that is a trusted advisor to the worlds leading public and private sector organizations.
We believe our success is tied to that of our clients. We work with clients to formulate innovative business and technology decisions through our industry foresight, proven methodology, and extensive global experience.
ICT INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
The evolution of wireless & mobile, broadband, cloud, IP-based and embedded technologies in connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) is creating new opportunities to enhance service delivery, improve efficiencies, save costs, and drive socio-economic growth. Our innate understanding of ICT and its impact on the business of our clients, enables us to function in the most effective and efficient manner. Our highly experienced global team of over 80 Senior Consultants, Engineers, and Sector Associates bring over 20 years of ICT sector experience each, and help our clients make informed decisions to maximize the benefits from ICT.
PROVEN METHODOLOGY
Rapid changes in ICT technologies and emerging business models can disrupt the marketplace dramatically. Red Mobile has spent years in perfecting a prudent, yet agile Methodology that enables our clients to plan for and manage emerging forces of competition, disruptive technologies, and new business models. Red Mobiles proven Methodology uses sound qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze any situation in a holistic manner. Our Industry recognized approach evaluates all of the strategic imperatives applicable, identifying possible solutions, the associated benefits and risks, risk mitigation strategies, and cost-benefit analysis for each option. Where applicable, we have developed vertically-specialized data models and tools to conduct comprehensive data analysis and forecast trends. Clients specially appreciate our consultative and engaged approach, as this enables for effective decision making and meaningful transfer of knowledge.
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Solving the hardest problems requires the best people. We pride ourselves on our global experience, developed first-hand through working in some of the most technically advanced markets in the world. We have delivered highly successful results for clients in North & South America, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, and Asia Pacific.
The growing Red Mobile team of over 80 consultants and associates leverages ICT specialties and depth of expertise across several different global centers of excellence.
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Product / Service / Licensing
Successful organizations periodically rethink and adjust their priorities and operations to embrace on-going enhancements in business practices and more efficient emerging technologies. Our team of experienced consultants leverages global expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and a proven methodology to create tailored strategies and prudent plans for our Clients. Our innovative approach starts with a credible hypothesis that identifies all of the possible issues and their dynamics. We conduct sound primary research and engage key internal and external participants in the Clients business to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities. We benchmark against global industry, sector, and competitor best practices to identify areas of strength and weakness. Our intimate understanding of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), enables us to devise the most efficient and effective approach to meet the Clients needs.
Our strategic & planning services include:
Business & Technology Strategy Development
Marketing Strategy & Planning
Product and Service Development
Master Plan Development
Feasibility Study and Due Diligence
Business & Partnership Model Development
Business Plan Development & Financial Modelling
Funding Application Development
Technology Requirements Determination & RFP Development
Technology & Service Roadmap Development
ICT Regulatory Compliance
Spectrum Planning, Valuation & Acquisition
RESEARCH SERVICES:
Actionable market intelligence is essential to making sound business decisions. Our team of global ICT experts develops in-depth industry and market studies, analyzing trends and modeling forecasts. Our approach starts by leveraging extensive global expertise to devise a comprehensive hypothesis of all the relevant issues and strategic imperatives. This enables the prioritization of the most critical areas for focus, while remaining circumspect of all potential issues. We reassess, validate, and refine this hypothesis through sound primary research practices. We augment our view by gaining wide-ranging industry perspectives via stakeholder surveys and interviews, and through review of credible secondary research sources. We provide deep analysis of the trends and the resulting impact to our Client. Our Clients use this guidance and advice as a foundation in making critical strategic decisions.
Our market intelligence services include:
Industry and Market Forecast & Analysis
Competitive Intelligence
Custom Primary Research
Detailed Modelling of Trends, Supply & Demand, Utilization, and Valuation of ICT Resources
Facilitation and Thought Leadership for Working Groups, Think Tanks and Seminars
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Once a strategic direction has been formulated, translating it into reality requires skill, experience and discipline. We work with our Clients to identify the success criteria and key performance metrics to be achieved. We leverage our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expertise to devise a credible plan of action. We work with our Clients and their vendors to manage deployments, provide project implementation oversight, develop acceptance tests, ensure regulatory compliance, and validate that the end implementation provides the intended functionality and quality of service. Our Clients rely on our ICT expertise to anticipate and mitigate risks, identify the most critical issues on the project, and to share trusted, unbiased guidance throughout the implementation process.
Implementation Management Services Include:
Vendor Selection & Contract Negotiation Support
Project Planning and Management
Acceptance Test Planning and Independent Verification
Conformation of Technical & Functional Compliance to Contract
ICT Regulatory Compliance & Wireless Antenna Tower Siting
◦Health Safety Code Compliance for Wireless
◦Compliance with Federal Industry, Transport, and Navigation Regulations and Consultation Process
◦Landuse Authority Consultations
◦Environmental Assessment
Technology profile
Market profile
Alliances:
- Sales/Marketing
- Technology
Strategic alliances:
As a firm we pride ourselves on local expertise with global reach and presence. As such, we are happy to build partner/associate relationships with independent consultants as well as established firms. We've worked with KPMG, Booz Allen, Informa, PA Consulting, and others as consulting partners.Industry sector market interests:
- Environment
- Forestry
- Information Technology and Telecommunications
- Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
- Mining/Petroleum/Gas
- Service Industry
- Transportation
- Defence
- Automotive
Sector information
Distribution of employees:
While the firm is headquartered in Canada, many of our assoiciates are internationally located in the US, Europe, Latin America, the GCC and Asia PacificUnique applications:
Our expertise covers areas where technology innovation and business excellence come together. These include:- Smart City/Intelligent Community Initiatives
- Intelligent/Connected infrastructure, M2M, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Mobile Healthcare services
- Cloud Computing and SaaS models
- P3 and infrastructure investment deals
Key / Major clients:
Our Public Sector Clients Include:- Industry Canada
- CRTC
- Several Municipalities including:
- The City of Grande Prairie,
- The Regional Municipality of York,
- District of Squamish
Private Sector Clients Include (some under the KAZAM brand)
- TELUS Mobility
- Bell Mobility Canada
- Rogers Communications Canada
- Rogers Venture Partners
- TELUS Ventures
- TELUS International
- SaskTel
- ThunderbayTel
- Mobily (Saudi)
- Du (UAE via Booz Allen)
- Iluminat (Trinidad and Tobago)
Some of our Financial & Retail Clients (mobile payments, banking, marketing, advertising, etc.):
- Bank of Montreal
- Royal Bank
- City Bank
- Scotia Bank
- Home Depot
- Canadian Tire
- Visa
- Mastercard
Some of our Vendor Clients:
Research in Motion (Blackberry)
Nokia
VivoTech
G&D
Success stories:
Please follow the links to case sutdies:1. STUDY OF FUTURE DEMAND FOR RADIO SPECTRUM 2011-2015 [Industry Canada]
Objectives & Approach: Red Mobile was retained by a Federal Regulatory Agency to conduct a comprehensive analysis of spectrum demand, in which the factors affecting demand, and overall comparisons to spectrum supply were characterized and quantified for a five-year period (2011‐ 2015). As part of the 15 sectors covered, Red Mobile conducted a comprehensive an assessment for Cellular, Fixed-Wireless Access, Satellite, and Microwave Backhaul services.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessment of market, user, and service needs based on primary research, Stakeholders surveys and interviews of near 50 industry participants.
Ad-hoc analysis of likely drivers of changes in demand for spectrum over the next 5 years
In-depth modelling of the services, covering the drivers of spectrum demand, subscribers, traffic, technology device substitution, sites, frequency reuse or sharing, channel bandwidths, spectral efficiency, content compression, and topography.
Client Results: The Regulator has published the resulting 200-page study
2. Red Mobile Delivers the First Full-Fledged City-Wide 4.9 GHz Public Safety Network in Canada
Objectives & Approach: Red Mobile was tasked with investigating and delivering a mobile solution for a municipalitys government services. Upon discovering the needs of the city and an analysis of spectrum usage in the area, an action plan was formulated to create a wireless broadband network using spectrum obtained for the city in the 4.9 GHz band.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessment of spectrum utilization in the area
Evaluation of goals, objectives and policies in place
Drafting a plan of action
Application for spectrum licensing in the 4.9 GHz band
Client Results:
The municipality obtained dedicated spectrum to be used by its government agencies, which would enhance emergency preparedness and incident management. This was the first 10-year license granted in Canada for city-wide municipal use.
3. Municipal Wireless & Broadband Feasibility Study
Objectives & Approach: The feasibility study was conducted in order to determine business and technology options for a successful city-wide broadband rollout. The Citys goal was to; improve reach and efficiency in the delivery of municipal services, enhance public safety through access to broadband data and video; and stimulate economic development by attracting business leaders and entrepreneurs to locate or expand business operations in the City. The project included due diligence and SWOT analysis of current capabilities; an assessment of organizational, user and market need which included surveying and interviewing the City staff and partner agencies such as the Fire Department, Police, the RCMP, the Health Department, Utilities, Social Services, Public Works, the Education Department, and local Business and Economic Development Associations.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessed the Citys service delivery needs by interviewing City, Partner Agency, and Industry Stakeholders.
Analyzed the market for broadband services to determine existing service providers, service options, coverage, and pricing of service.
Identified service and technology gaps.
Developed network architecture to identify infrastructure requirements
Reviewed different business and partnership models
Developed a detailed business plan and identified CAPEX and OPEX requirements
Identified potential risks and mitigation strategies
Determined options for moving forward and recommendations for implementation
Client Results: As an outcome of the feasibility study recommendation the City was nominated for and won Gold at GTEC. In addition the City received $6 Million in Government funding for the broadband initiative. The initiative is now near substantial completion.
4. Municipal Wireless Broadband Network Financial Plan and Funding Application
Objectives & Approach: In order to deploy a dedicated Municipal Wireless Broadband Network, a review of multi-level government funding programs was required. Red Mobile was retained to develop a sustainable business plan and prepare a formal application for Rural Broadband Network Infrastructure funding on behalf of the City and First Responder Agencies.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Outlining how the initiative delivers a sustainable business and technology solution, meeting the goals and requirements of the Federal Funding Program
Identification of the best technology solutions and business models with vendor capabilities to meet the needs of the Program
Analysis of financial models and sensitivity analysis of CAPEX and OPEX
Development of feasible project timelines, milestones
Determination of key performance indicators for sustainable growth and associated progress measures
Identification of risks and mitigation strategies
Client Results: The Application resulted in the Client receiving $6 Million in Federal & Provincial funding for the initiative.
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Feasibility & City-Regional Implementation Plan
Objectives & Approach: A rapidly-growing municipality was seeking ways to utilize their investments in wireless and fiber communications network while upgrading traffic management systems. The Citys strategic imperatives were to significantly reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, enhance public safety response capability, reduce commute time, and advance data collection capability through the implementation of an Intelligent Telecommunications System (ITS).
Tasks & Deliverables:
Conducted a comprehensive needs assessment across all major City departments including Traffic Engineering, Transit, Transportation, Public Safety, and Regional ITS Stakeholders
Used the National ITS Architecture Guidelines to identify and prioritize City needs based on the Citys Strategic Imperatives
Devised an implementation plan for the following prioritized ITS Service Areas:
5. ITS Service Areas
Service Packages
Traffic Management (ATMS)
Network Surveillance (short-term)
Surface Street Control (short-term)
Traffic Forecast & Demand (short-term)
Emergency Management (EM)
Emergency Routing (short-term)
Emergency Call Taking & Dispatch (mid-term)
Personal Security & MAYDAY Support (mid-term)
Public Transportation (APTS)
Transit Vehicle Tracking (mid-term)
Transit Fixed Route Operation (mid-term)
Transit Fleet Management (mid-term)
Transit Signal Priority (mid-term)
Transit Traveller Information (long-term)
Transit Passenger Counting (long-term)
Transit Fare Collection (long-term)
Transit Security (long-term)
Maintenance & Construction Management (MC)
Work Zone Management (mid-term)
Commercial Vehicle Operation (CVO)
HAZMAT Planning & Incident Response (long-term)
Defined operational concepts and functional requirements for each of the priority ITS Service Areas
Client Results: The Regionally coordinated Municipal ITS Plan allowed the City to quickly focus on the areas to invest in upgrading infrastructure that would provide the most beneficial long term results.
Testimonial:
Please contact us for referencesInternational capital projects:
We have worked in:Canada
US
Central and South America
Middle East and North Africa and the GCC
Asia Pacific
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Some of the information on this Web page has been provided by external sources. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information supplied by external sources. Users wishing to rely upon this information should consult directly with the source of the information. Content provided by external sources is not subject to official languages, privacy and accessibility requirements.
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Product / Service / Licensing
Successful organizations periodically rethink and adjust their priorities and operations to embrace on-going enhancements in business practices and more efficient emerging technologies. Our team of experienced consultants leverages global expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and a proven methodology to create tailored strategies and prudent plans for our Clients. Our innovative approach starts with a credible hypothesis that identifies all of the possible issues and their dynamics. We conduct sound primary research and engage key internal and external participants in the Clients business to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities. We benchmark against global industry, sector, and competitor best practices to identify areas of strength and weakness. Our intimate understanding of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), enables us to devise the most efficient and effective approach to meet the Clients needs.
Our strategic & planning services include:
Business & Technology Strategy Development
Marketing Strategy & Planning
Product and Service Development
Master Plan Development
Feasibility Study and Due Diligence
Business & Partnership Model Development
Business Plan Development & Financial Modelling
Funding Application Development
Technology Requirements Determination & RFP Development
Technology & Service Roadmap Development
ICT Regulatory Compliance
Spectrum Planning, Valuation & Acquisition
RESEARCH SERVICES:
Actionable market intelligence is essential to making sound business decisions. Our team of global ICT experts develops in-depth industry and market studies, analyzing trends and modeling forecasts. Our approach starts by leveraging extensive global expertise to devise a comprehensive hypothesis of all the relevant issues and strategic imperatives. This enables the prioritization of the most critical areas for focus, while remaining circumspect of all potential issues. We reassess, validate, and refine this hypothesis through sound primary research practices. We augment our view by gaining wide-ranging industry perspectives via stakeholder surveys and interviews, and through review of credible secondary research sources. We provide deep analysis of the trends and the resulting impact to our Client. Our Clients use this guidance and advice as a foundation in making critical strategic decisions.
Our market intelligence services include:
Industry and Market Forecast & Analysis
Competitive Intelligence
Custom Primary Research
Detailed Modelling of Trends, Supply & Demand, Utilization, and Valuation of ICT Resources
Facilitation and Thought Leadership for Working Groups, Think Tanks and Seminars
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Once a strategic direction has been formulated, translating it into reality requires skill, experience and discipline. We work with our Clients to identify the success criteria and key performance metrics to be achieved. We leverage our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expertise to devise a credible plan of action. We work with our Clients and their vendors to manage deployments, provide project implementation oversight, develop acceptance tests, ensure regulatory compliance, and validate that the end implementation provides the intended functionality and quality of service. Our Clients rely on our ICT expertise to anticipate and mitigate risks, identify the most critical issues on the project, and to share trusted, unbiased guidance throughout the implementation process.
Implementation Management Services Include:
Vendor Selection & Contract Negotiation Support
Project Planning and Management
Acceptance Test Planning and Independent Verification
Conformation of Technical & Functional Compliance to Contract
ICT Regulatory Compliance & Wireless Antenna Tower Siting
◦Health Safety Code Compliance for Wireless
◦Compliance with Federal Industry, Transport, and Navigation Regulations and Consultation Process
◦Landuse Authority Consultations
◦Environmental Assessment
Technology
Technology profile
Market
Market profile
Alliances:
- Sales/Marketing
- Technology
Strategic alliances:
As a firm we pride ourselves on local expertise with global reach and presence. As such, we are happy to build partner/associate relationships with independent consultants as well as established firms. We've worked with KPMG, Booz Allen, Informa, PA Consulting, and others as consulting partners.Industry sector market interests:
- Environment
- Forestry
- Information Technology and Telecommunications
- Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
- Mining/Petroleum/Gas
- Service Industry
- Transportation
- Defence
- Automotive
Sector
Sector information
Distribution of employees:
While the firm is headquartered in Canada, many of our assoiciates are internationally located in the US, Europe, Latin America, the GCC and Asia PacificUnique applications:
Our expertise covers areas where technology innovation and business excellence come together. These include:- Smart City/Intelligent Community Initiatives
- Intelligent/Connected infrastructure, M2M, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Mobile Healthcare services
- Cloud Computing and SaaS models
- P3 and infrastructure investment deals
Key / Major clients:
Our Public Sector Clients Include:- Industry Canada
- CRTC
- Several Municipalities including:
- The City of Grande Prairie,
- The Regional Municipality of York,
- District of Squamish
Private Sector Clients Include (some under the KAZAM brand)
- TELUS Mobility
- Bell Mobility Canada
- Rogers Communications Canada
- Rogers Venture Partners
- TELUS Ventures
- TELUS International
- SaskTel
- ThunderbayTel
- Mobily (Saudi)
- Du (UAE via Booz Allen)
- Iluminat (Trinidad and Tobago)
Some of our Financial & Retail Clients (mobile payments, banking, marketing, advertising, etc.):
- Bank of Montreal
- Royal Bank
- City Bank
- Scotia Bank
- Home Depot
- Canadian Tire
- Visa
- Mastercard
Some of our Vendor Clients:
Research in Motion (Blackberry)
Nokia
VivoTech
G&D
Success stories:
Please follow the links to case sutdies:1. STUDY OF FUTURE DEMAND FOR RADIO SPECTRUM 2011-2015 [Industry Canada]
Objectives & Approach: Red Mobile was retained by a Federal Regulatory Agency to conduct a comprehensive analysis of spectrum demand, in which the factors affecting demand, and overall comparisons to spectrum supply were characterized and quantified for a five-year period (2011‐ 2015). As part of the 15 sectors covered, Red Mobile conducted a comprehensive an assessment for Cellular, Fixed-Wireless Access, Satellite, and Microwave Backhaul services.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessment of market, user, and service needs based on primary research, Stakeholders surveys and interviews of near 50 industry participants.
Ad-hoc analysis of likely drivers of changes in demand for spectrum over the next 5 years
In-depth modelling of the services, covering the drivers of spectrum demand, subscribers, traffic, technology device substitution, sites, frequency reuse or sharing, channel bandwidths, spectral efficiency, content compression, and topography.
Client Results: The Regulator has published the resulting 200-page study
2. Red Mobile Delivers the First Full-Fledged City-Wide 4.9 GHz Public Safety Network in Canada
Objectives & Approach: Red Mobile was tasked with investigating and delivering a mobile solution for a municipalitys government services. Upon discovering the needs of the city and an analysis of spectrum usage in the area, an action plan was formulated to create a wireless broadband network using spectrum obtained for the city in the 4.9 GHz band.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessment of spectrum utilization in the area
Evaluation of goals, objectives and policies in place
Drafting a plan of action
Application for spectrum licensing in the 4.9 GHz band
Client Results:
The municipality obtained dedicated spectrum to be used by its government agencies, which would enhance emergency preparedness and incident management. This was the first 10-year license granted in Canada for city-wide municipal use.
3. Municipal Wireless & Broadband Feasibility Study
Objectives & Approach: The feasibility study was conducted in order to determine business and technology options for a successful city-wide broadband rollout. The Citys goal was to; improve reach and efficiency in the delivery of municipal services, enhance public safety through access to broadband data and video; and stimulate economic development by attracting business leaders and entrepreneurs to locate or expand business operations in the City. The project included due diligence and SWOT analysis of current capabilities; an assessment of organizational, user and market need which included surveying and interviewing the City staff and partner agencies such as the Fire Department, Police, the RCMP, the Health Department, Utilities, Social Services, Public Works, the Education Department, and local Business and Economic Development Associations.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Assessed the Citys service delivery needs by interviewing City, Partner Agency, and Industry Stakeholders.
Analyzed the market for broadband services to determine existing service providers, service options, coverage, and pricing of service.
Identified service and technology gaps.
Developed network architecture to identify infrastructure requirements
Reviewed different business and partnership models
Developed a detailed business plan and identified CAPEX and OPEX requirements
Identified potential risks and mitigation strategies
Determined options for moving forward and recommendations for implementation
Client Results: As an outcome of the feasibility study recommendation the City was nominated for and won Gold at GTEC. In addition the City received $6 Million in Government funding for the broadband initiative. The initiative is now near substantial completion.
4. Municipal Wireless Broadband Network Financial Plan and Funding Application
Objectives & Approach: In order to deploy a dedicated Municipal Wireless Broadband Network, a review of multi-level government funding programs was required. Red Mobile was retained to develop a sustainable business plan and prepare a formal application for Rural Broadband Network Infrastructure funding on behalf of the City and First Responder Agencies.
Tasks & Deliverables:
Outlining how the initiative delivers a sustainable business and technology solution, meeting the goals and requirements of the Federal Funding Program
Identification of the best technology solutions and business models with vendor capabilities to meet the needs of the Program
Analysis of financial models and sensitivity analysis of CAPEX and OPEX
Development of feasible project timelines, milestones
Determination of key performance indicators for sustainable growth and associated progress measures
Identification of risks and mitigation strategies
Client Results: The Application resulted in the Client receiving $6 Million in Federal & Provincial funding for the initiative.
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Feasibility & City-Regional Implementation Plan
Objectives & Approach: A rapidly-growing municipality was seeking ways to utilize their investments in wireless and fiber communications network while upgrading traffic management systems. The Citys strategic imperatives were to significantly reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, enhance public safety response capability, reduce commute time, and advance data collection capability through the implementation of an Intelligent Telecommunications System (ITS).
Tasks & Deliverables:
Conducted a comprehensive needs assessment across all major City departments including Traffic Engineering, Transit, Transportation, Public Safety, and Regional ITS Stakeholders
Used the National ITS Architecture Guidelines to identify and prioritize City needs based on the Citys Strategic Imperatives
Devised an implementation plan for the following prioritized ITS Service Areas:
5. ITS Service Areas
Service Packages
Traffic Management (ATMS)
Network Surveillance (short-term)
Surface Street Control (short-term)
Traffic Forecast & Demand (short-term)
Emergency Management (EM)
Emergency Routing (short-term)
Emergency Call Taking & Dispatch (mid-term)
Personal Security & MAYDAY Support (mid-term)
Public Transportation (APTS)
Transit Vehicle Tracking (mid-term)
Transit Fixed Route Operation (mid-term)
Transit Fleet Management (mid-term)
Transit Signal Priority (mid-term)
Transit Traveller Information (long-term)
Transit Passenger Counting (long-term)
Transit Fare Collection (long-term)
Transit Security (long-term)
Maintenance & Construction Management (MC)
Work Zone Management (mid-term)
Commercial Vehicle Operation (CVO)
HAZMAT Planning & Incident Response (long-term)
Defined operational concepts and functional requirements for each of the priority ITS Service Areas
Client Results: The Regionally coordinated Municipal ITS Plan allowed the City to quickly focus on the areas to invest in upgrading infrastructure that would provide the most beneficial long term results.
Testimonial:
Please contact us for referencesInternational capital projects:
We have worked in:Canada
US
Central and South America
Middle East and North Africa and the GCC
Asia Pacific


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The rapper was shooting a music video Thursday night and the crew was handing off a snake to Lil Pump, who was sitting on some sort of stair-like throne. Then, it happened.
The snake, out of nowhere, whipped around and sunk its fangs into Pump's left hand. The scary moment was captured by podcast host Adam Grandmaison -- aka Adam22. You can see Pump flail as he extricates himself from the reptile. He then shows off the gnarly injury.
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Time for Class!
This week I got a lot of practice creating and using classes in Ruby. I had a lot of fun doing it, and can't wait to build more complicated classes next week. A class is a bit of code that can let us create multiple instances or objects from that class. The example I'll share here is a simple class I wrote called BoxOfChocolates. The code in BoxOfChocolates lets me create as many different kinds of chocolate boxes as I want. Here's the code:
A nice thing about classes is that you can use instance variables. @choco_list is an example of an instance variable. Normally, a variable declared within a method can't be accessed outside of that method. An instance variable can be called anywhere within a class. Notice that I call @choco_list in 3 different methods within the class. I create the variable in the initialize method, then in rand_choco and choco_left, I call that same variable from the initialize method.
Let's see it in action! To create a new box of chocolate, I might type this on my command line in irb:
box = BoxOfChocolates.new["lemon truffle","dark nougat","caramel","maple walnut"]
Now that I have my box, I can start taking chocolates out of it by calling the rand_choco method inside the class. This method will randomly return one of the chocolates in the box. Like Forrest Gump, you never know what you're going to get. Here's what happens when I take a chocolate and then check how many are left:
Oh no, I'm out of chocolates! Fortunately I can throw away this box and make a new one. This time I'll fill it with more chocolates so I won't run out anytime soon:
bigger_box = BoxOfChocolates.new["lemon truffle","dark nougat","caramel","maple walnut","marzipan","strawberry cream","divinity","raspberry truffle","dark peanut","dark coconut","dark almond","milk buttercream"]
I've got a new box, and with 12 chocolates instead of 4! I'm going to go enjoy these and share them with my friends and family. If you want some, try making your own BoxOfChocolates class. Until next time!


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A note about the BlimBoi launch.
Feature List
These are the current features for the beta. The bot will continue to get new features over time.
Commands
- Basic commands. !command triggers a set response
- Command variables. Data that is inserted into the code after evaluation. ex. $time returns the current time to the command.
- Cooldowns. You can set a cooldown for your commands. Note that any command triggers a cooldown and the cooldown affects all other commands. This will likely be adjusted in a future update. (off by default, check settings)
- Points. Currently a placeholder for future implementations.
Users
- GlimBoi can import users from Glimesh. This is done so the bot can store data about the user.
- !user add NAME or !user new NAME or add a user in the GUI.
- The user must exist on glimesh.
- We store points, team, inventory, and watch time (future implementations), name and an array of quotes.
- A rank system will be built soon.
Quotes
- A quote is a stored string of what a viewer said. The time,user, and message is recorded.
- Quotes are linked to the user that said the quote. They hold an array of IDs which link to a quote in the quotes DB
- !quote triggers a random quote
Points
GlimBoi has a currency system. It is mostly unimplemented but when finished it will…
- You can change the name of “points” to anything you wish.
- Viewers earn a set amount to earn every 15 minutes.
- Viewers start with a set amount.
- Points can be spent on special commands and games.
- A leaderboard is created for all to see.
Note that although these settings are in the bot they are mostly visual.The point system has not been included in the API just yet. The UI shows what it will look like when its finished.
Settings
You can change most of the above information to you liking.
- Cooldowns
- Points name
- Starting amount (coming soon)
- Earning per 15 min (coming soon)
- Actual uses for points (soon after)


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Seychell is a small weather information app conceived for a coding challenge part of a job application.
I have never used Angular. And this was my first try at it. For the rest its using Node.js and MongoDB.
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Travel
- Nope. (Kin was briefly in Utah.)
- Upcoming week: Barcelona.
Hack Education
Essays Elsewhere
Speaking
Known Notes and Fragments
Other Projects
- I backed up all my Github repos (something I need to automate).
- I updated the Teaching Machines landing page.
- I wrote an update – a thank you letter – for my Patreon supporters.
- I did my monthly invoicing.
- I wrote a draft of the keynote I’ll deliver next week in Barcelona.
- I registered for ISTE.
- I appeared on TWIT.TV.
- I’m plugging along on my work in the Superheroes MOOC.
- I went to the doctor. The results of the blood work are back, and that’s all good.
- I updated my CV.
- I updated my ed-tech funding matrix.
Reading and Viewing
- I watched Chappie.
- I read William Schramm et al’s The Bold Experiment: The Story of Educational Television in American Samoa.
- Kin and I saw The Mountain Goats live at the Mayan.
- We went and saw Everlast at the Saint Rocke.
- I finished Bruce Schneier’s Data & Goliath.
- I started reading Ian Bogost’s The Geek’s Chihuahua.


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