The Pacific visitors program is designed to give researchers from Melanesia, the wider Pacific and Timor Leste a short term scholarship to conduct research and writing at ANU. Pacific Visitors generally carry out a discrete piece of research or writing for publication under the guidance and supervision of senior DPA staff member, sometimes an academic they have been collaborating with. Some Pacific Visitors have come to the ANU in advance of a conference, utilising their time at DPA to refine their presentation and to present it internally to an DPA audience in advance of the conference.
Pacific visitors are not necessarily from an academic institution and many previous Pacific Visitors have been based in civil society organisations or government.
A Member of the Solomon Islands National Parliament, Rick Hou was hosted by DPA and CDI during the first week of April 2016. Rick Hou was elected to Parliament for Small Malaita Constituency on 4 August 2010 and re-elected on 19 November 2014, and is currently the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament. Previously, he served as Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands for over 15 years during the 1990s and the first half of last decade. In 2003, Islands Business magazine named him "Man of the Year" for the Pacific region. Prior to his election to Parliament he held a senior position in the World Bank.
The centrepiece of Rick's visit was a lively and informative seminar on the topic 'A Day in the Life of an MP in Solomon Islands' in which he gave a unique insight into the day-to-day pressures and challenges of representing a rural constituency. The seminar provided valuable insights into Constituency Development Funds, the operation of which remains poorly understood despite its importance in the political economy of contemporary Solomon Islands. Rick expanded his seminar presentation into a Discussion Paper which will be published by DPA in July 2016. During his visit Rick also led a roundtable discussion for DPA scholars and had separate conversations with DFAT.
Mr Gregoire Nimbtik, who recently completed his PhD studies at RMIT University, was hosted by DPA in April 2016. Gregoire began his career in Vanuatu's public service as Deputy Director of the Vanuatu Comprehensive Reform Program and in 2004 was appointed as the Director of the Department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Aid Coordination at the Ministry of the Prime Minister. He holds a Masters of Development Administration from ANU and a Bachelor of Arts from USP. In 2012 he was awarded an Australian Leadership Award to undertake doctoral research at RMIT University. His doctoral thesis examined corruption and governance in Vanuatu. During his month at DPA Gregoire worked on a number of publications, including a Discussion Paper and an In Brief, which will be available later in 2016. He also presented a DPA Seminar on his findings from a study of corruption in the context of Vanuatu government and society and had separate conversations with DFAT.
Gordon Darcy Lilo, who was Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 2011 to 2014, was hosted by DPA for a four week period in May and June 2016. Prior to his election as Prime Minister, he enjoyed a distinguished career as a Minister, a Member of Parliament and earlier, as a senior public servant. He is an alumnus of ANU, having undertaken postgraduate studies at the Crawford School from 1999-2001. During his visit Gordon led a number of seminars with PDA staff and took part in two formal structured conversations: the first of these was with the Coral Bell School's Greg Fry on Solomon Islands' foreign relations and Pacific regional diplomacy, and the second was with DPA's James Batley on the topic of political culture; RAMSI and its legacy; elections; and state-building in Solomon Islands. Both conversations provided participants with unrivalled direct insights into the views of one of Solomon Islands' most senior figures and into decision-making processes at the highest level. Edited transcripts of both conversations will be available in early 2016/17. A number of staff and higher degree students took advantage of Gordon's presence on campus to interview him one-on-one as part of their current research; Gordon also held a separate meeting with DFAT.
Ioana Chan Mow is the principal investigator for the National University of Samoa PaceNet plus team. PaceNet is a regional consortium looking into climate change in the Pacific and is funded by the European Union. She joined DPA for a period of four weeks over May/June 2015. Ioana's research complements research being done in two of DPA's clusters. Her work on information and communication for development in the Pacific region (ICT4D) relates directly to the research being done in the digital technologies field of the Gender, Health, Social Development & Migration Cluster. Notably, she is one of the few Pacific academics in the region working in the area of ICT4D. Ioana's work on e-government in the Pacific nicely intersects with work being done by the academics in the Politics, Elections, Leadership and Governance Cluster. During her time at DPA, Ioana worked to complete a number of publications focusing on (ICT4D), including a book chapter on e-government in the Pacific. The book chapter was based on a survey study conducted in collaboration with the School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington. This will be part of an edited collection led by AP Graham Hassall from the School of Government. Ioana also completed a discussion paper, which outlined a research agenda on ICT4D utilising a mixed methods approach. This qualitative research will work towards filling the noted gap in Pacific-focused articles with relevant contextual background. Ioana presented her work in an DPA Seminar: Towards a People centered Early Warning and Disaster Response System in Samoa: The use of ICT by Samoans during disaster.
Troy Keali'i Lau is a PhD Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is of Hawai'ian descent and his current thesis looks at the barriers and enablers to tertiary academic success for Pacific student athletes in California. Troy's research project aligns well with the sports mobility linkage project that Roannie Ng Shiu and Richard Eves, from the Gender, Health, Social Development and Migration Cluster, have submitted. His thesis also supports the aims of Pasifika Australia, which seeks to understand factors impacting on Pasifika young peoples' aspirations and participation in higher education. Additionally, he is also a professional football coach and can provide much needed insight into coaches' perspectives on athletes' health and wellbeing. During his four weeks at DPA, Troy produced a book chapter that compared and contrasted how the sports of football and rugby have developed between the United States and Australia and progressed work on his thesis literature review, which focused on indigenous critical theories and methodologies and colonisation in the Pacific. He also delivered an DPA Seminar based on his work and on the collaboration between the ANU and the National Rugby League (NRL).
In 2013, Joseph Suwamaru received his PhD from Divine Word University (DWU), PNG. He now holds the position of Senior Lecturer, teaching in the Information Systems Department at DWU. His PhD focused on the impact of mobile phones on socioeconomic development in PNG, collecting data from the Highlands, Coastal and Islands regions. Prior to obtaining his PhD, Joseph worked in the PNG telecommunications industry for 23 years. He also served five years as Vice Chairman to the Asia Pacific Tele-community study groups based in Bangkok. Joseph's research interests align closely with the research framework and priorities of the Gender, Health, Social Development and Migration cluster. His work focuses on the impact of mobile phones on social and political development in PNG. His research is unique in that it encompasses fieldwork across a variety of regions in PNG. His professional background provides a valuable basis for his perspectives on a range of issues regarding telecommunications in PNG, including telecommunications reforms, mobile phone usage and connectivity in PNG.
During his time at DPA, Joseph delivered an DPA Seminar and produced an DPA Discussion Paper in collaboration with other DPA scholars that considers approaches to mobile phone usage in PNG. He also produced an DPA In Brief on the 'Impact of mobile phone usage in PNG' and secured a book contract with ANU Press in conjunction with former DPA scholar, Sarah Logan. This publication outlines the social and economic impact of mobile phones in PNG since deregulation of the market in 2007. It situates these developments in the broader history of telecommunications and social change in PNG, drawing on Joseph's extensive expertise in this area. Joseph and Sarah have also secured a contract to produce a chapter on the history of internet use and infrastructure in PNG for the Routledge Internet Histories Companion in 2016. Whilst at ANU Joseph also conducted an interview with Radio National concerning his research.
Romitesh Kant is a Masters Student and teaching assistant in the School of Government, Development and International Affairs (SGDIA) at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji. Prior to joining USP, Romitesh was employed as a Civic/Electoral Education Associate with the UNDP-Fiji National Initiative on Civic Education Project for three years. He also has experience working with the Citizen's Constitutional Forum in various capacities on projects related to human rights, civic education, and democracy for over 5 years. Romitesh returned to ANU as a Pacific visitor from June 2014, having won an award for the best paper at the 2014 Pacific Research Colloquium. During his time in Canberra, Romitesh received mentoring and feedback on his current research project, principally from Stewart Firth, but also from other DPA staff. He also presented at the 2014 State of the Pacific Conference in a panel on the 2014 Fiji elections, and contributed to a short interview with his fellow panellists on the prospects for the 2014 elections in Fiji. As part of his Visiting Fellowship, Romitesh was also supported to attend the 2014 Pacific Island Political Studies Association Conference in Tahiti, where he presented a paper entitled A People's Constitution? A Critical Analysis of Public Participation in the 2012-2013 Constitution-Making Process in Fiji.
George Carter is an DPA doctoral student from Samoa. He was awarded an DPA Pacific Islands Scholarship after completing a double Masters in the ANU School of International, Political and Strategic Studies. Prior to coming to the ANU for postgraduate studies, George was the Political Advisor for the US Embassy in Apia, Samoa for five years. George took up his Visiting Fellowship with DPA as a research internship after receiving a prestigious Australia Award under the Prime Minister's Pacific Program. During his time with DPA, George worked on a paper he presented at the Australian Association for Pacific Studies conference in April 2014. He worked closely with a number of academic mentors, namely Stewart Firth, Nicole Haley, and Roannie Ng Shiu. They specifically advised George on ways to develop his research and provided him with valuable training on how to present research for both academic and policy audiences. He was given further advice on how to turn academic research into policy relevant outputs. George has since commenced his doctoral studies with DPA. His research project examines Pacific negotiation blocs in regional and global climate change forums.
At the time of their visit, Stephen Gari and Almah Tararia were in-country team leaders on the Women's Leadership and Decision Making in the Pacific research project, led by Dr Nicole Haley. Their three week visit to ANU in June 2013 was in preparation for field research to be conducted at various sites in Papua New Guinea. During their visit, they finalised their research methodology, identified field sites, designed and developed survey instruments, and completed other project administration matters. Stephen also participated and presented at the 2012 PNG general elections writer's workshop conducted by DPA on 11 - 12 June, 2013.
In August 2012, Carol Pitisopa came to the ANU for a period of six weeks under the Pacific Visitors program. Carol had previously undertaken fieldwork as a community liaison officer with the Justice for the Poor Program in Solomon Islands. During her visit to ANU, she analysed and wrote up fieldwork findings for a major Justice for the Poor report. She also presented these findings in the DPA seminar series in August 2012. In 2013 Carol returned to the ANU and enrolled in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific's Masters of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development.
Houlton was a Pacific Visitor in August and September of 2012. During this time, he presented a paper at the Innovation, Development, Creativity and Access to Knowledge in Pacific Island Countries Conference (24-25 September 2012) entitled: "Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions – Samoa". He also worked closely with Dr Miranda Forsyth and Dr Sinclair Dinnen on a discussion paper he was preparing for the Samoa Law Reform Commission on Traditional Knowledge. Houlton is based in the Law Reform Commission, Government of Samoa.
Sharryl Ivahupa was a Visitor supervised by Dr Mike Bourke and Dr Nicole Haley, in 2011. She was formerly an agronomist at the PNG National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI) and later Program Director with Conservation Melanesia. Ms Ivahupa was the Project Manager for the 'Farmer Evaluation and Multiplication of Sweet Potato Varieties in the North Coast of Papua New Guinea' Project conducted by World Vision Australia and World Vision PNG and funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR Project ID SMCN/2003/010). During her time at ANU, Sharryl presented a seminar based on the ACIAR project in the DPA Seminar Series.
In recognition of the importance of assessing research and analysis in an academic and professional setting, DPA provides researchers from the Pacific with travel and accommodation funds to facilitate their attendance and contribution to major regional and international conferences and forums.
These awards recognise the limited funding available to researchers in the Pacific. Recipients are required to produce a research output in the DPA publication series, such as a Discussion Paper or In-Brief, on completion of attendance at their scheduled event.
In the past, DPA has funded researchers to attend major events such as the Pacific Islands Political Science Association conference, the Australian Association for Pacific Studies conference and the European Society for Oceania conference.


I pledge my 21 km run to raise awareness and resources for Just for Kicks and my football team to help support basic costs.
Football is much more than a sport for me. It's my passion. It has taught me a lot both on and off the field and I have experienced the changes it can bring in one's character. From teamwork, social skills, fighting spirit to health and fitness, the sport can really transform one's life.
Ever since I heard of "Just For Kicks", I have been fascinated by it!
Having been a football player myself, I strongly believe in the power of the sport in creating a huge impact in the education space. The game can become a third place to the children - beyond the struggles of home and pressures of School - to express themselves freely and come into their own. At the same time, I also believe that Just For Kicks can serve as a launch pad for some of the hidden talents in our country - a platform our country desperately needs.
Just For Kicks identifies schools (both public and private) that cater to under resourced communities and match them with a coach. The coaches work closely with the teachers and the children to develop teams of 10 each in various divisions (junior, senior, super senior - boys and girls).
Coaches train the students using JFK's life skills based football curriculum while working closely with both parents and teachers to build a cohesive culture. Schools which do not have playgrounds are provided access to nearby grounds and students are provided with all the necessary gear to play, as well. The training period spans four months of fall during which the teams play friendlies with other teams from different parts of the cities.
In the beginning of Winter, JFK kick starts the league when teams from a cluster play home and away games against the other teams that culminates in a nation wide tournament. During the tournament, we bring in scouts from different parts of the World to watch the talent and potentially provide scholarships for further development.


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MTV Video Music Awards Responds To Reports Of Dropping "Best Group" Category
The awards show took to Twitter to respond.
In a (un)surprising turn of events, the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Twitter account responded to a report that they will be dropping a high-profile category.
A recent Billboard article about the upcoming 2021 VMAs reported that the show will be dropping their "Best Group" category.
From left to right: Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope.
BTS has won the award for the past two years ever since it returned from a 12-year absence.
BTS accepting the "Best Group" award in 2020.
ARMYs were critical of the alleged decision and expressed their belief that dropping the category would be a means of limiting BTS's achievements.
VMAs created a Kpop category and then removed the "Best Group" category, the american industry wants to limit BTS and separate them from competing against their precious western artists…. they're so insecure
— lau⁷ (@jvnggkuk) July 19, 2021
Fans of BTS have boycotted the VMAs before due to perceived mistreatment, and it is likely that it would have happened again this year.
the grammys, the vmas who's next ???? the industry is scared of bts' impact and they aren't even trying to hide it anymore. at this point boycott every american award shows
— ً (@armynatorheart) July 19, 2021
The official Twitter account for the award show posted a tweet foreshadowing future category announcements.
#VMA nominees are coming and even more categories will be announced soon 👀 Who do you think deserves a nom? 👇
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) July 19, 2021
They confirmed in a reply that the "Best Group" category will still be included, and urged fans to "chill."
…and GUYS chill, we're still doing Best Group! pic.twitter.com/O5dwX3Twhq
It's unclear whether the initial report was incorrect or the decision was changed in light of the public reaction.
vmas announcement about cancelling the best group award didn't even last one hour before armys bullied them into bringing the award back. FUCK
— ً (@btsroyaIty) July 19, 2021
Fans found the tweet to be in bad taste, and remain to be disapproving of the show.
and the vmas will still struggle to bring in views like that's the crazy thing. bts will outlive that whole award show's relevancy.
— ً (@TELEAZE) July 19, 2021
BTS is entered for "Best Pop" and "Best K-Pop" for their single "Butter," and could see a third nomination in the "Best Group" category.

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Professor Jeremy Waldron is University Professor at New York University School of Law, teaching legal and political philosophy. Previously he has held positions as University Professor in the School of Law at Columbia University and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford (All Souls College).
Now the initial jolt has worn off from "shock" election results around the world, it is time to ask: how can we repair the fabric of civility between people entrenched on opposite sides of political questions?
At the tenth annual Sir John Graham Lecture, Professor Jeremy Waldron addressed the many divides in contemporary political culture, and suggested a framework of civility that might enable political leaders and voters to maintain both our deeply held convictions and our humanity.
We gratefully acknowledge The New Zealand Law Foundation's support of this event.


I too had a problem with getting the hub to work. I tried tech support and they had me try everything but what I have listed below to no avail. I should have thought of this sooner, but at least I finally remebered. What I ended up doing was refreshing my IP adress. It worked like a charm.
1. Hit start, accessories, command prompt.
You may have to "run as administrator".
Right click on the command promp and click "run as administrator", then follow the directions in the above post.


Here at Hoodoos, we are a close knit friendly bunch who are passionate about quality live music as well as offering the tastiest food and the yummiest drinks.
Our extensive Brunch Menu is great for anytime of the day and is served daily from 10am until 5pm. For those of you with a sweet tooth, we not only offer a range of delicious bakes in our cafe but also our 'Parlour Deserts' with authentic Italian Gelato.
Thirsty? Our cafe serves hot and cold drinks all day long and our bar offers an excellent selection of award-winning wines, spirits, ciders, mead and cocktails.
Our motto here at Hoodoos is 'Love Live Music', and we only put bands on that we love and think are awesome! Every Tuesday, we host our renowned open mic night (voted as one of London's top 5) and are often floored by the talent on display.
So...if you love live music too, be sure to check out one of our many band nights. You won't be disappointed.


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Colchester: Town prepares for Tour Series
By Amie Keeley
Published: 7:50 AM June 7, 2012
THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to line the streets of Colchester today as some of the country's top cyclists descend on the town.
The latest leg of the Halfords Tour Series sees teams of five cyclists touring eleven locations across the country, as far as Durham, Peterborough and Torquay.
It will be the third time Colchester has hosted the event which is also expected to bring a welcome boost to the town's economy.
Last year, Colchester was awarded the "Pride of the Halfords Tour Series" for its range of family activities in Castle Park which return again this year.
Upper Castle Park is hosting a mountain bike track, BMX ramp and sprint challenge, a children's play area and live music, while football, cricket, tennis and golf skills sessions will be taking place in Lower Castle Park.
And for the first time, the Johnson Health Tech Grand Prix Series women's race will be travelling through the High Street at 5.30pm before the men's 1.5km street circuit which starts at 7pm.
The High Street and North Hill will be closed to traffic from 12noon while other areas of the town centre will be closed from 2pm.
Colchester Borough Council say alterations to bus routes have been made clearer for passengers compared to last year and disabled parking sites have been created at the Mercury Theatre.
Bars and restaurants in the town are expected to benefit from the extra visitors to the town centre.
Restauranteur Patrik Minder from the Lemon Tree is hosting a special BBQ in the afternoon.
"It's a difficult one to plan because it's very weather dependent but the last three times we've hosted something it's gone really well," he said.
"We're enclosed because we're right on the circuit so it's a great location in terms of watching the race and having a drink.
"But it's a bit harder for retailers with the road closure, especially as it's been a long bank holiday with fewer daus trading."
Tour Series Commercial Director Alastair Grant praised Colchester for always hosting an extra special event.
"Colchester is a great setting for the race, we have crowds supporting the cyclists every time we come here. The council is very keen on promoting cycling and this is a great event to showcase that.
"This is a great opportunity to showcase Colchester on a national level and we always enjoy coming here."
Highlights from the race will be televised on ITV4 on June 8. For some of the cyclists the Tour Series is preparation for the London Olympics, including gold medallist Ed Clancy who will be hoping to help lead his team to victory tonight.


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GBT Radio Monitoring of Magnetars
Stanislav Edel, West Virginia University
Dominic Ludovici, West Virginia University
Vlad Kondratiev, West Virginia University
Joshua Ridley, West Virginia University
Jason Boyles, West Virginia University
Magnetars are very exotic objects that are related to neutron stars and pulsars. A neutron star is formed when a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion. The super-dense core that is left after such an explosion is a neutron star. It is approximately 10 miles in diameter, yet weighs more than our Sun. We can observe some of those neutron stars as pulsars. Pulsars are highly magnetic, fast spinning neutron stars that emit beams of radio waves from their magnetic poles. Their high magnetic field and spin period are due to the conservation of magnetic flux and momentum during formation. Pulsar spin periods range from 1ms-8s and tend to slow down rapidly. That is another indication of a strong magnetic field, as magnetic braking causes the pulsar to spin-down rapidly. Magnetars are a type of a neutron star with extremely high magnetic fields of 1015-1014 G, which makes these stars the most magnetic objects known. These fields are thought to be generated by a dynamo action during the magnetar's formation (Duncan and Thompson 1992). This is known as a magnetar model. The decay of the magnetic field creates powerful X-ray or gamma-ray emission. However, this magnetic field decays rather fast which makes the magnetar's detectable lifespan short. Some of the known magnetars have poorly understood radio emission. Our group was motivated to better study the correlation between X-ray and radio activity of magnetars via a radio monitoring project. We are regularly observing eight magnetar sources that are visible with the 100-m Green Bank Telescope (GBT) located in Green Bank, WV. Our program is the first major effort to monitor these sources on a regular basis and complements other existing observing programs of southern objects at the Parkes radio telescope (Burgay et al. 2009; Camilo et al. 2009) as well as the high-energy monitoring projects with the Swift gamma-ray observatory and XMM X-ray observatory.
Edel, Stanislav; Ludovici, Dominic; Kondratiev, Vlad; Ridley, Joshua; and Boyles, Jason (2009) "GBT Radio Monitoring of Magnetars," Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review: Vol. 1 , Article 6.
Available at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/murr/vol1/iss1/6
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President Biden talks Northland during Minnesota visit
Biden referenced Duluth and Superior National Forest in speech
President Joe Biden tours the Dakota County Technical College, in Rosemount, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.(Carolyn Kaster | AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
By Dan Wolfe
Published: Nov. 30, 2021 at 10:59 PM CST
DULUTH, MN. (KBJR) - President Biden spent Tuesday afternoon in Minnesota, laying out his vision for how the $1 trillion infrastructure law could help the state.
Biden spoke at a technical college in the south metro of the cities.
He said students there are learning how to rebuild America and its infrastructure.
The president also talked about how the Northland stands to benefit from the new law.
"The Port of Duluth is the largest port in the Great Lakes," said Biden. He said the infrastructure law will help goods get to market faster and reduce the supply chain bottleneck.
President Biden also talked about what the law means for internet access in rural parts of the state.
"Today, 12% of Minnesotans and households don't have internet subscriptions. And in some places there's no broadband infrastructure at all. This law is going to make high speed internet available everywhere in Minnesota," said Biden.
The speech wasn't all about the infrastructure law. The president also talked about summer fires in Superior National Forest, saying it's proof more spending is needed to help fight climate change.


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We've been with pitch up since June. Over the past months, we've routinely maintained the best overall ratings, we're a campsite, touring van pitch in the Malvern Hills. In the entire country, we have consistently ranked No.1, No.2 and No.3. That's out of 68 sites in the Country of Worcestershire. We are the closest campsite to the Malvern Hills so a very popular choice. The campsite has been here for many years, of course with the help of Pitchup we've opened our doors to many new customers! If you're camping for the first time, on a team-building weekend or perhaps your a seasoned touring van camper looking for an electrical hook up? Then why not find out more about us, our location being the closest to Greater Malvern, Three Counties and River Town of Upton! Plus, we have a fab public house and superb dining options! Voted the best campsite in Septemer 2018, October 2018 & Decemeber 2018!
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2019 Topic: Hate or Love: Which has a Greater Impact on Society?
Postmark Deadline for entries and electronic submissions:April 25th, 2019.
Registration information & entry guidelines, please read carefully!
Teachers may register when entries are submitted. To register, please include all of the following information on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper: complete school name, street address and phone number, name of contact person, e-mail address and phone number. There is a $25 registration fee for schools to participate. Along with your school contact information, please send the registration fee of $25 made out to KPS. Mail registration information along with submissions to: Kids Philosophy Slam P.O. Box 406, Lanesboro, MN 55949. **Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope to acknowledge receipt of your entries by the Kids Philosophy Slam. Home school entries are encouraged, and the registration fee is $2 per home school. Entry guidelines are the same for all schools. Due to the number of entries, essays and artwork cannot be returned. Please copy or document student work before submitting. Winning essays and artwork may be selected to appear on the Kids Philosophy Slam website and/or be used for promotional purposes for Kids Philosophy Slam. Submission is assumed to be permission for such use.
Teachers—if you would like to be on our mailing list, or if you have questions, please e-mail us at thekidsphilosphyslam@gmail.org and include your name and school mailing address and phone number.
If a greater number of submissions is received from a school, only the first four from each grade will be reviewed.
All Kids Philosophy Slam entries must be clearly labeled with student name, age, grade, teacher, school, school address, school phone number and teacher e-mail address. For essays, put this information on the TOP FRONT of your essay. For artwork, please securely label this information on the TOP BACK of the artwork only. Mail submissions along with registration info to: Kids Philosophy Slam P.O. Box 406, Lanesboro, MN 55949. On a separate sheet of paper, please include school contact information, the total number of entries submitted from your school and the total number of entries from each grade level. **Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope to acknowledge receipt of your entries by the Kids Philosophy Slam.
The Most Philosophical School in America!
Small can be mighty! Any school of any size can show off its philosophical attitude!
Schools competing for the title of "The Most Philosophical School in America" should include on a separate cover sheet the following information in addition to all entries submitted: Name of contact person, phone number and e-mail address for your school, the total number of entries submitted by your school, the total number of students enrolled in your school, and description of supplemental school initiative information enclosed.
The Most Philosophical School in America will be determined by the following criteria: School initiative, philosophical creativity and overall excellence of the entries submitted. School initiatives may vary from submitting a school video showing students engaging in a philosophical project, podcasts, philosophical conversations, or simply encouraging other schools or countries to participate in the Slam. School initiative is a chance to be creative and showcase your school, whether its has 100 students or 3,000 students! The winning school will receive a $100 cash prize and will be included in all national press releases and will be announced in June of 2019.
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You certainly can't call Honeymoon in Vegas' collection of Elvis Presley covers a tribute album. Letting Billy Joel massacre both "Heartbreak Hotel" and "All Shook Up" in one package constitutes treason, not tribute. Still, this assortment of hits and misses (mostly misses) by rock, pop, and country stars does reveal the particular artists' true colors — that is, Ricky Van Shelton's big-hat-no-ranch windbagging on "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"; Jeff Beck's attack-guitar transformation of "Hound Dog" into what should be called "Hellhound Dog"; or John Mellencamp's embarrassingly serious "interpretation" of "Jailhouse Rock." Three keepers, all from left field: Bryan Ferry's tuxedo-in-the-mist take on "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"; Willie Nelson's foamy evocation of "Blue Hawaii"; and Bono's ambitious resurrection of "Can't Help Falling in Love." Hey, he's allowed. After all, he's finally discovered black leather. C+


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Q: IRC auto respond bot not responding I am writing a bot in java for my IRC.
I have it joining, self authenticating, and showing the messages in the bots window so it can see that chatter. BUT it wont respond like i want.

import java.io.*;

import java.net.*;

public class TwmlBot {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        String server = "example.com";

        String nick = "TWML_Bot";

        String login = "TWML_Bot";

        String passwd = "examplepassword";

        String channel = "#welcome";

        Socket socket = new Socket(server, 6667);

        BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(

                new OutputStreamWriter(socket.getOutputStream( )));

        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(

                new InputStreamReader(socket.getInputStream( )));

        writer.write("NICK " + nick + "\r\n");

        writer.write("USER " + login + " 8 * : Java IRC Bot\r\n");

        writer.flush( );

        String line = null;

        while ((line = reader.readLine( )) != null) {

            if (line.indexOf("004") >= 0) {.

                break;

            }

            else if (line.indexOf("433") >= 0) {

                System.out.println("Nickname is already in use.");

                return;

            }

        }

        writer.write("JOIN " + channel + "\r\n");

        writer.write("identify " + passwd + "\r\n");

        writer.flush( );

        while ((line = reader.readLine( )) != null) {

            if (line.toLowerCase().startsWith("PING ")) {

                writer.write("PONG " + line.substring(5) + "\r\n");

                System.out.println(line);

                writer.flush( );

            }

            else {

                System.out.println(line);

            }

        }

    }

}

Basically if a user messages ping in chat i want the bot to respond with pong.
I'm fairly new to java and this is just a simple bot to try to learn java. Like I said I have it joining my IRC and logging in but it don't respond to chat.
No errors in compiling and no errors while running.
Can anyone help?

A: You're comparing a lower case String to the String "PING":
line.toLowerCase().startsWith("PING ")
This is guaranteed to return false.
Maybe you've meant toUpperCase()?

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Fun fact about yourself: I was pictured on the cover of the New York Times for sleeping in the garage of a Times Square hotel during the 2003 New York City blackout.
Which academic or extracurricular achievement are you most proud of during business school? During my first year, many of my classmates (myself included) struggled with networking events. Particularly, we struggled with what we refer to at Tepper as "circles of death," where students form semi-circles around recruiters, attempting to both learn and build connections. I pursued multiple efforts to help students gain comfort with networking.
As a first year, I co-wrote and produced a film depicting networking events and ways to build connections, featuring some brave fellow students. At the start of my second year, I coordinated a multi-departmental mock networking event. My fellow returning second years acted as recruiters, sharing internship stories and meeting new students, while incoming first year students practiced networking ahead of events with actual companies. Together, the efforts were a resounding success, which students and administration alike touted as instrumental in assisting with successful fall recruitment. I am proud of these efforts because they not only allowed my classmates to gain confidence and shine in recruitment, but also promoted ongoing knowledge-sharing between students – a hallmark of our Tepper family. I'm excited to say that planning for next year's mock networking event has already started.
What achievement are you most proud of in your professional career? Before business school, I was as an auditor with PwC. My proudest achievement was helping my team and client through a challenging post-merger period, which required not only the merging of two companies, but two geographically-separated PwC teams. As I reviewed a critical financial piece of the merger, I worked with both of PwC teams to share findings and build connections. Through my relationships and reliability, I helped the teams through several time-constrained projects, building value for our merged client. Ultimately, I'm most proud of this experience because I bridged a gap between two dispersed teams while helping our client through a challenging time.
Who was your favorite MBA professor? Fallaw Sowell, Associate Professor of Economics. Fallaw teaches Managerial Economics as well as a multitude of other advanced topics. Though I've taken several economic classes during my academic career, none made me think more critically, understand more deeply, or enjoy more thoroughly the nature of economics than did Fallaw's course. Fallaw builds a connection with each one of his many students and has a power to explain and captivate like no other professor.
What was your favorite MBA Course? Funding Early Stage Ventures, a course about how companies are formed and funded from both an entrepreneurial and Venture Capital perspective. While I gained many indispensable technical insights from the course, my biggest insight was on people. I learned how people think when forming companies, specifically their emotional ties to the business and team. As I move into a consulting career, having insight into the ties that my clients have with their businesses is indispensable.
Why did you choose this business school? I chose Tepper for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is the community. As a Pittsburgh native, it was important to attend a school that had a similar people-focused, charitable nature to my hometown. I found exactly that, and luckily in my own backyard, with Tepper. Our Tepper family, as we call it, celebrates the diversity that all our students and alumni bring. Tepper allows students to learn from each other with small class sizes and multiple community-building events. With the family-focused community at Tepper, I knew I could succeed professionally while growing personally.
What is your best piece advice to an applicant hoping to get into your school's MBA program? Be yourself! Tepper is a special program in that we are a small community of very unique people. Admissions – as well as your future classmates – want to get to know you, including your passions and personality. Try to relax and show your true self during the admissions process.
What was your biggest regret in business school? My biggest regret was not taking advantage of all of the amazing travel opportunities. Many of my classmates are from outside of the US, and often host cultural treks to their home countries. While I travelled a fair bit during business school, I wish I would have taken advantage of more of these opportunities to explore the world alongside my classmates.
Which MBA classmate do you most admire? I most admire my classmate and friend Mike Provenzano. Mike came to business school with a dream of pursuing a career in the aerospace industry and not only achieved his goal, but brought others along with him. Having attended Tepper for only one semester and with no professional experience in the space industry, Mike established a new club, STARs, focused on promoting professional development in the astronautics, rockets, and space industries. He tirelessly worked to help others learn about his passion, ultimately landing himself and several others internships and full-time careers at space focused companies. It has been a pleasure to work with and learn from a humble, passionate leader like Mike.
Who most influenced your decision to pursue business in college? My dad most influenced my decision to pursue business with his never-ending enthusiasm and gentle competitive nature, reinforced with the help of my three younger sisters. My dad always believed I could achieve my dreams, and ended any doubt by asking "why not?" His positive attitude has motivated me through the past years and will continue to push me as I begin my post-MBA career.
What are the top two items on your bucket list? (1) Travelling to world famous cultural events (top on my list currently is the San Fermin festival). (2) Become a life-long mentor to help someone through their career, as many others have helped me.
In one sentence, how would you like your peers to remember you? I hope my peers remember me as supportive, smart, and kind with a can-do attitude.
What is your favorite movie about business? The Pursuit of Happyness – The biggest lesson I learned was that anyone can achieve their goals through hard work and resilience.
What made Emily such an invaluable addition to the class of 2018?
"As Career Development Officer, Emily had a strong interest in supporting her classmates' career development, which is what I'd expect to see from someone in this role. However, Emily elevated the positon to a new level through her thoughtful leadership style and her strong interpersonal skills. Emily also has a knack for bringing people together to achieve a shared vision, which made her so deserving of our Arjun V. Gokhale Spirit Award. Examples include: increasing collaboration and communication across Club leaders and Tepper Administration; impactful events like the Mock Networking session; and the production of a highly engaging and instructional film depicting student networking do's and don'ts.


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Home » STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Delivering Profitable Growth
STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Delivering Profitable Growth
Delivering consistent profitable growth is difficult even in the best of times. Successful companies have shown that uncertain times, however, provide unique opportunities.
Balancing Core "Little Box" & Periphery "Big Box" Opportunities
Delivering consistent profitable growth is difficult even in the best of times. In times of economic uncertainty, it is instinctive to retreat to the core and search for profits by cutting discretionary costs. Successful companies have shown that uncertain times, however, provide unique opportunities. I'm reminded of GE's former leader Jack Welch, who responded to such a situation by stating his intentions to increase his efforts because it was a "great opportunity for GE to outdistance itself" when the rest of his competition was pulling in its horns.
So how do successful companies manage to seize opportunities during uncertain times? We've learned that the answer to that question is the ability to balance focus with opportunism.
It was only two short years ago, following a decade-long effort of cost cutting, reorganizations and restructuring, that companies began focusing on top-line growth, pursuing the principle that companies cannot "save their way to earnings." Before the bubble burst, the market space was full of neighbors trying to outdistance the Joneses. Companies were tripping over each other to attract investors by trumping each other's moves with one blockbuster deal after another, not to mention creative accounting practices. But once the bubble burst it was "back to basics"- slashing costs, cutting heads, and refocusing concentration on the core.
What was true two years ago is still true today: "You cannot shrink your way to greatness." Today's investors are even shrewder than they were two years ago - they demand focus, leanness and profitability, topped off by healthy growth.
How can a company manage for both earnings and growth? The answer lies in managing both the interface between core opportunities ("Little Box") and periphery expansion ("Big Box") (see Figure) simultaneously.
Our research indicates that most organizations tend to emphasize one facet at the expense of the other. In fact, within many organizations the core is regarded as stagnant, as something to be defended at best, while the periphery holds the seductions of the Promised Land.
Instead, we would like to outline six principles to help manage such interaction opportunities:
Begin by developing knowledge of your customers' total economic equation. Knowing this space will provide advanced indications of required new offerings, new skills based on trends, and discontinuities, e.g., disruptive technologies. More importantly, however, knowledge of your customers' total economics will allow your organization to offer solutions that capture more value per customer.
Develop a single holistic approach -"One Strategy" - but plan two different paths to execution. Develop and comprehend the boundaries of your vision, i.e., what's within the scope of your capabilities and what's out of bounds. While this exercise varies by company, most don't exhibit the discipline to truly understand or communicate the dimensions of their playing field. Next, overlay the business opportunities to determine:
a) Opportunities within the bounds of your scope that apply to the core vs. those that are peripheral; and
b) How to allocate the investment between core and periphery
Execution of the plans requires two approaches, primarily because the business processes vital to the core are distinctly different and more cumbersome than the periphery. Often we find companies squashing new opportunities before they find out if the "bud" is a flower or a weed. Peripheral opportunities require quick and insightful analysis designed to assess market information, economics, customers' needs definition and value mapping. This is a "hit and run" process - lean, flexible, focused, and objective. Avoid burdening this process with the weight of analysis required by running a core business.
Develop your strategic technology plan. Analyze the business opportunities that lie within the core, e.g., technology extension and those within the periphery, e.g., technology mapping and visioning.
a) Technology Assessment/Product Mapping - This process provides an evaluation of current technical projects and checks the alignment of the technical plan with business goals.
b) Technology Extension - The development of a new product that requires the extension of an existing formulative technology and perhaps the extension of one or more component technologies.
c) Technological Visioning - The development of a new product that requires the development of a new formulative technology with either the extension of component technologies or the development of new component technologies.
Throughout this process, it is crucial to manage the disruptive technology process. Disruptive technologies threaten the core. Therefore, a monitoring process should be used that scans the periphery for potential disruption and develops reasonable scenarios that activate a company's emergency response plan in the event of occurrence.
Develop a business design process to identify and select the appropriate business model, as well as key capability needs. The output of this process should be relatively straightforward, designed to answer five key questions:
Who pays the bills?
What is the customer paying for?
How do we protect our profits?
What scope of functions do we perform, and what activities are required to execute them?
What is needed to make it happen?
Evaluate capability needs. Identify the best-in-class capabilities needed to execute the final business design choices and the resultant performance gaps within your organization.
Align the organization. It is crucial to develop internal communication means and metrics to align the organization in support of the execution plan.
Balancing the focus on the core with the opportunism of growing the periphery is vital to steady profitable growth, and to overcoming the knee-jerk reaction of retreating to slashing costs, cutting heads, and returning concentration to managing the core in a singular dimension.
Dan Murad is President of The ChemQuest Group Inc., an international strategic management consulting firm specializing in the adhesives, sealants and coatings industries, headquartered in Cincinnati.
For more information, phone (513) 469-7555 or visit http://www.chemquest.com .
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The quibble, currently hot on the gossip pages, involves Everlast's fellow white rapper Eminem. These two should-be allies have been swiping at each other on record and in interviews. Everlast extended the battle this evening by reprising part of his unrecorded rhyme ''Whitey's Revenge,'' which challenges Eminem's ''Realness'' as a gangster. ''Back in the day, kids like you got robbed for your chain,'' he growled, grinning, suggesting that Eminem is less tough than his bodyguards make him seem.
Everlast also dedicated ''Jump Around,'' the 1992 hit by his former group House of Pain, to Eminem, saying, ''This probably made him want to be a rapper.'' That could be true. House of Pain showed that white hip-hop stars could gain credibility as well as novelty status, and Everlast's more recent music has only enhanced his reputation.
Since turning to a more rock-based sound in 1998, he has produced a highly credible hybrid of rap and rock. His band on Tuesday stressed the music's looseness and open spaces, with the guitarist John Bigham, formerly of Fishbone, extending the palette on every song. Keefus Ciancia added snazzy Moog effects on keyboard. The D.J., Truly Odd, provided witty beats and breaks that blended well with the resilient rhythm section of Chris Thomas on bass and Larry Ciancia on drums.
Everlast relaxed into this comfortable band setting, singing in a mournful drawl and spinning the occasional rhyme. Nudea Davenport joined the band for two songs, both of which were dedicated to the woman who ''messed up my head'' six years ago, Everlast said.
His many broken-hearted songs also rode on a sense of justice; in this case, he was the perpetrator whose careless promiscuity cost him a solid relationship. Songs like ''Black Coffee'' and ''Love for Real'' expressed not just regret but also the sense of responsibility that separates the hip-hop boys from the men.
This rapper still enjoys a childlike romp, though, and he concluded his pleasant show with a heavy metal meltdown. As entertaining as the noise was, it stayed half-formed. Everlast would be better to leave such mayhem to his rivals (all those chart-topping rap-rock bands, if not Eminem) and stick to the role of the bard with a conscience. It's one he can feel justified in perfecting.


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Q: How to perform some action when a user touches anywhere that isn't a link/anchor etc? I'm using html/javascript with iOS and UIWebView.
I want to invoke an objective-c method when the user touch anywhere on the page that isn't a link.
At the moment I have
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...

....

How can I set things up so that bodyTouch() only gets invoked if the user touches anywhere on the screen that isn't a link/button/anchor etc.
==== Update ===
Thanks for lots of answers folks.
Unfortunatly I couldn't get any of them to work (now my InvokeObjectiveC() doesn't get called at all when I try any of them).
I'm an iOS developer and don't know html/javascript. I'll do a bit of studying as I don't understand any of the answers at the moment with my limited knowledge, then try them once I understand what they are doing and try to figure out why its not working.
I'll mark one of the answers as accepted in due course.
Cheers

A: document.body.addEventListener('click', function(event){
   bodyClick();
}, false);
document.querySelector('a').addEventListener('click', function(event){
    event.stopPropagation();
}, false);

Learn more about stopPropagation at Mozilla Developer Network
JSFiddle

A: give this one a shot, you should be able to place this anywhere in the document

this does not work on the input[type=button] looking buttons, if you need that as well let me know

A: using jQuery delegate and selector,
but be careful if the original element trigger that event  uses  stopPropagation

A: Similar to Roderick's response, but a bit more cross-browser friendly
document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].addEventListener('click', function (ev) {
    var el, elN;
    ev = ev || window.event;
    el = ev.target || ev.srcElement;
    elN = el.nodeName.toLowerCase();
    if (elN == 'a' || elN == 'input') return false;
    invokeObjectiveC();
}, true);


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he engineers at Belden CDT Electronics define it as unwanted transfer of energy from one signal path coupled to an adjacent or nearby signal path, creating unwanted or erroneous data within a computer link or data system. An easy to understand example of crosstalk is those faint background voices we sometimes hear during a phone conversation. Unless, of course, the FBI is tapping your line.
Capacitive crosstalk shows up in circuit boards, while inductive crosstalk is mostly a cable issue. Most ground treatments involve a single-point ground, which works well for low-frequency capacitive crosstalk, but is not appropriate for inductive crosstalk, report Kimmel and Gerke.
With high-impedance input circuits, electric field coupling is the key concern, so a single-point ground is adequate, and even preferred. A multiple-point ground will create a potential problem from ground loops.
The use of DC motors or sine wave AC motors is declining as newer motor drives provide more efficiency and far-more-precise speed and position control. This means square waves in the cable, with substantial voltages and currents.
Think of a three-phase drive, where, typically, you switch one phase at a time, so you always have a return path. "But what happens at the transitions—a glitch, and that returns on a fourth path, typically a ground wire or, better yet, a shield grounded at both ends," warn Kimmel and Gerke.
The shield needs to surround the entire set of power conductors. If there are shields around the individual power conductors, they can be single-point grounded to block electric fields, but this won't block magnetic fields. "You can block those magnetic fields by grounding that shield at both ends, but you'll end up carrying a lot more current on the shield than you would like," they add.
You may be faced with driving a variety of power and signal wires between source and load. The big noise maker is the motor drive, but you might be running other types of signal between the two boxes, including low-level analog, serial data, encoder data, etc.
The consultants argue that the best solution here is separate cables for each kind of signal or power wire. But if you decide to put everything in one cable, you'll need several sets of shields within the cable.
Measuring crosstalk, according to the Belden engineers, mainly consists of inserting a pulse signal of known strength in a line they refer to as the drive line and measuring the effect of this signal in the adjacent sample line. The result is expressed as % crosstalk.
The good news about cables is that they can usually be changed without modifying the equipment itself—an important bonus when a problem is uncovered in the field.


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New RANCH\HOUSE Album In 2017
Howdy Friends, Family, Fans & Supporters
We're are about to record a new album. I didn't really know that this project, RANCH\HOUSE, would grow beyond the debut album, "What Maps Don't Show," but because of the great musicians I've had the pleasure of playing with over the past 2 years here is San Antonio, TX, we have another RANCH\HOUSE album on the way. I compulsively keep writing more songs about the fascinating nuances of this life here that we are in, and I've been playing with talented artists that keep pushing me to explore more ideas and genres.
Dylan Ilseng has been playing bass guitar with RANCH\HOUSE for just over 2 years. He is a Music Student at UTSA, and he is about to begin his Master's Degree in Jazz Performance at Texas State University, my alma mater. We're really excited about where his career is going to take him. He is creative, open minded, supportive, and a great combination of natural talent and formal education which all add up to an extraordinary bass player and overall musician. His education has been impressive studying under Utah Hamrick and Andrew Bergmann. Dylan plays bass with several great acts around San Antonio, and he pushes himself to grow into different genres and work with many artists. Dylan is a young guy around 24 years old, and this record will be a great opportunity to showcase his talents in original songs that he helped arrange. This album will be a strong piece of his portfolio as he moves forward in his career.
Matt Carrell was the first addition to the RANCH\HOUSE solo act when I moved to San Antonio. Matt plays the drums. He grew up playing drums with his father's band, "Reunion." They would play large events like weddings, company picnics, holiday parties, etc. with a huge setlist of all the American pop classics. It was a crowd pleaser to be sure, guests would dance and enjoy the music at these events. In the process, Matt developed an immense catalog of drum beats in his memory that bode well for song arrangement. He was also fortunate to study under Tommy Taylor who played drums for Christopher Cross for many years. Matt has been extraordinarily valuable in arranging the new songs for the upcoming RANCH\HOUSE record. He worked with (me) songwriter S. Brady Dietert on creating original, dynamic parts for each song. The variety throughout the record is going to be very inspiring, and will lend itself well to the journey of this record from start to finish.
It is also very exciting to announce that like the first record, we will be working with David Beck again, the creative force behind bands like Blue Healer and Sons of Fathers. I've known David for many years now from my San Marcos days. We connected through the Cheatham Street Warehouse family of musicians that gathered around the feet of the "Godfather of Texas Songwriters," Kent Finlay. I still have his number programmed in my phone as "David Bass" because he was the premier bass player in San Marcos at a very young age. All of the songwriters in the area would ask David to play bass with their outfit. He was very in demand, and he quickly realized that he would ultimately get to chose his own project first, and not rely on others for leadership or creative content. His father, Bill Whitbeck, has been playing bass for Texas Legend, Robert Earl Keen for many years, and David came up surrounded by great music. David grew out of a singular reputation for bass playing into a manifold skill set in music production and songwriting in his own right. It has been a huge pleasure to work with him in the past and now again on this fresh project for 2017. His role as a third party producer for RANCH\HOUSE is mix, master, audio-engineer the studio recording, and also act as a kind of coach to myself and the band. This coaching role is a huge strength in David. He can bring out the best in musicians and in songs. I'm very excited to work with him again.
We will collaborate with many local musicians in and around San Antonio. First and foremost, Scott Lutz of Snowbyrd will be playing on most tracks throughout the record with pedal steel guitar and/or lead guitar. Scott is an experienced musician, that has a beautiful mind for collaboration. He has played many shows with RANCH\HOUSE. We always love working with him.
We have plans to work with many other musicians on a track by track basis as we develop the details of this record. It si going to be big, bold, loving, and inspiring. We have been working with San Antonio Sound Garden a new collaborative music cooperative here in San Antonio, TX. They are doing great things to enhance the music scene in San Antonio, and create a synergy of local musician by building a stronger community. We plan to record all the collaborative tracks at the SA Sound Garden's new recording studio on N. Alamo St. We're excited to help promote music collaboration in San Antonio!
I have been fortunate to keep playing music even though the demands of life have been ever increasing with full time work among other responsibilities. I have been hard at work here in San Antonio for 3 years to help out where I can and maybe make a small difference. I hope that at least I can inspire others to take this opportunity at life a little more passionately. My good friend and avid music supporter, Ardella Anderson, wrote a great article about the things I've been doing, S. Brady Dietert. we have created 12 original new songs for a 2017 album. We have high aspirations for this record to inspire people to take ownership of there own lives, their individuality, their original qualities, their uniqueness, and unapologetically pursue their purpose in this one life we have been given. Please preorder a copy or book the band for your event to help us achieve our goal.
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Why Manufacturing Execution Systems Matter More Than Ever in Medtech
Qmed Staff | Aug 05, 2016
Think higher quality products, completely compliant to regulations, for a fraction of the cost.
John Dzelme, Seabrook Technology Group
The concept of Industry 4.0 is quickly gathering weight across the manufacturing industry, as the reality of its onset becomes imminent. This new era, which follows on from the third industrial revolution of automation, will bring the "Internet of Things" and advanced technologies to the world of manufacturing, leading to unprecedented precision and efficiency within production. It will transform the way goods of all types including medical devices are produced across the globe.
Why Manufacturing Execution Systems Will Be So Important in Industry 4.0
John Dzelme
Medical device manufacturers, because of the complex nature of their products and the complex regulations they abide by, will need MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) technology more than ever to remain relevant in this new era of the "digital" or "smart factory." This is because a crucial aspect of the digitization of manufacturing requires the entire production process to operate as a cohesive whole. Individual Machines and their performance should no longer be seen as separate entities, but viewed as one overall system. MES is a mission critical tool in the development of a streamlined, cohesive manufacturing process, as it enables communication between other mission critical systems, such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with the machines on the shop floor, in addition to being the master system interface with the operation itself.
Manufacturing complexity of this magnitude is not expected to become any more simplified with the progression of demand in the market for more complicated and personalized products that contain more options and features than ever before. The MES and Industry 4.0 concept will not only address the needs for managing this complexity, but it will also reduce the risk of production issues and product quality.
Further, the tight integration and holistic visibility into the process is also intended to ultimately minimize the cost of goods sold through the minimizing and/or elimination of manual work, rework, scrap, and disparate systems that cause inefficiencies throughout the processes.
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What advances in MES make it so relevant for medical device manufacturers in the future?
It's crucial that medical device manufacturers are constantly ready to respond to the rapidly changing and ever increasing demands of regulation. MES has constantly evolved and adapted to these changes, to ensure regulatory compliance, with the added advantage of leading to savings in the overall cost of compliance. Not only will the use of MES in Industry 4.0 lead to products of increased sophistication and quality, but compliance with health industry regulations will be enforced, before the product even leaves the shop floor.
Further developments in MES technology are resulting in measurable benefits for the organizations that adopt them. Benefits include:
Elimination of paper-based manufacturing processes which is error-prone and allows for viable savings in paper, printing, and archiving;
Management of greater product complexity and output;
Driving equipment setup and recipe execution;
Full traceability and product genealogy.
What Is the Relationship Between MES and the Internet of Things?
The Industry 4.0 era will require even faster production of products of an even more superior quality. In order for medical device organizations to achieve this, robust communication between machines, services, and devices will be necessary to reach maximum effectiveness.
Although we hear a lot about the Internet of Things in the context of Industry 4.0, the objective of Industry 4.0 is not to move everything over to the realm of IT, but rather it is to embed network connected technology into all aspects of the process from design to shipping. This embedded technology would enable a new level of sophistication in production equipment and minimize the effort required to manage processes entirely.
The MES already acts as the central nervous system of the production floor and therefore will become the gateway to operational connectivity to the rest of the organization.
The Internet of Things (IoT) will be enabled by MES to ensure that operational data is passed from machine to machine, system to system, and from the assembly line to other departments in real-time. This communication of real-time data is not possible without the integration of IoT with MES systems in an organization, and this evolution will lead to unparalleled precision and efficiency in manufacturing. For example, it will allow for machines to adjust production speed themselves based on various process characteristics being monitored. It will also allow for the prediction of potential machinery failure so these can be repaired at a scheduled time, eliminating the need for emergency and unscheduled repair work.
The enablement of predictive manufacturing through this level of technological connectivity will open up a whole new level of production capabilities never achieved before. Lead times will be dramatically shorter, enabling manufacturers to respond and adapt to changes in customer demand in almost real-time. The ability to perform accurate simulation tests on product design changes without manufacturing a single part will significantly reduce the lead time for new product introduction and the costs associated.
What Kind of Things Could Industry Make Going Forward That It Isn't Able to Make As Well Now?
It is difficult to say as we can only dream of what future inventions might come once Industry 4.0 is embraced. However, if we look at the practical application of MES and what the integrated technology concept of Industry 4.0 can do, we can be absolutely certain that we will be able to manufacture much higher quality products, completely compliant to regulations, for a fraction of the cost.
The market is driving personalized medicines, personalized orthopedics, personalized disease cures, DNA repairing solutions, etc. The level of complexity and sophistication required with the production processes, and the required design process, causes so many manufacturing challenges and patient safety risk that these cutting-edge technologies are expensive and therefore only supplied in a very small segment of the respective markets. The challenges and costs constrain manufacturers from entering this market, and therefore limits the competition and innovation within. By providing an MES and Industry 4.0 ecosystem, that mitigates a lot of the risk and reduces the overall research and design and manufacturing costs, you enable more suppliers to enter the market, causing it to grow. This in turn fuels competition and innovation.
The people running the machines and the people in tech are two different types of experts. How can this challenge be overcome?
The increasing convergence of technology and operations over the past decade has already caused communication, support, and system design complexities within organizations today. Clearly the traditional IT organization is already being transformed through the wider adoption of MES. Where the traditional core IT organization used to be a disparate business unit working behind the scenes to support infrastructure and back office technology, it has now become embedded into the day-to-day operations. The manufacturing industry has coined a new technical group of IT personnel called "Manufacturing IT". Manufacturing IT are technical professionals that understand the business side of the world and even understand the unique demands of the manufacturing floor. This group of professionals are not focused on the infrastructure, but on the technologies and systems used within production. These individuals have a unique skill set the bridge the gap between technology and the end user.
There will also need to be a shift in manufacturing engineering skill sets. The older skill set of a tradesman will only serve as the foundation of skill sets needed for the Industry 4.0 engineer. A higher need for sophisticated computer logic will require equipment to become "smarter" than ever before. This will require a technology savvy engineer that can solve mechanical and software related problems.
Similarly, the skill set of a production technician will require a high amount of interaction and understanding of computer driven manufacturing. The amount of traditional manual labor will be significantly decreased, while while there will be a significant increase in demand for personnel who can perform data analysis and mining.
John Dzelme leads global operations for manufacturing software specialists Seabrook Technology Group (Cork, Ireland)--and is an internationally recognized expert in MES, lean manufacturing, and manufacturing intelligence strategies.
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