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Daloni Carlisle on building open and linked systems that can help the NHS lead the world in delivering research
The NHS is perhaps the largest repository of data about people's health in the world. It is also one of only a handful of health systems able to offer a full account of health across care sectors and throughout lives.
In theory, this puts the UK in an unrivalled position to ask the right research questions and identify the right patients and locations to support them.
'At the moment it is difficult to know how many ethnic minority patients take part in studies because we do not aggregate that information'
But in reality NHS data often lies in silos, is hard to link and hard to search − hard, in fact, to use. One of the players addressing this challenge is the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network − the research delivery arm of the NHS.
It has research nurses and clinical support staff across the NHS in England, linking patients with appropriate clinical research opportunities, and delivering research to help the research community provide the robust evidence required to improve treatments for NHS patients.
In 2012 the Clinical Research Network pledged support to more than 1,300 new research studies, and recruited 595,000 patients into clinical studies.
The Clinical Research Network has just taken a major step in improving the accessibility of research delivery data, by launching the Open Data Platform. The system is partly a response to the government's open data initiative and partly due to a desire to make better use of data that is being recorded about research delivery throughout the NHS.
Big data haystack
Richard Corbridge, chief information officer of the NIHR Clinical Research Network likens this platform to "a metal detector for the big data haystack".
He says: "Everyone is talking about Big Data these days. But is big data just more hay on the haystack? What happens when you need to find a specific piece of information that will enable that all important insight? Then you have the proverbial needle in the haystack and you need a metal detector to find it. That's the Open Data Platform."
So right now, Clinical Research Network staff can go to the Open Data Platform and find out, for example, the number of patients being recruited into research studies in a given hospital, or the research being done at that hospital. They can find out which hospitals are best at recruiting patients, how quickly and into what specialist areas.
And later this year in phase two of the launch, this information will be made available to the wider clinical research community. But the ambition is to go beyond this and start linking to other datasets that will help the NHS to make some real business intelligence decisions about how to make research study delivery smarter, faster and more efficient.
Cancer registries, HES data and industry data are all being considered for the next steps of the Open Data Platform.
Matt Cooper, assistant director of NIHR's cancer research network, says this approach would ease the burden of research.
"In breast cancer trials, patients are followed for ten years or more. If you can link their datasets electronically, you do not need to bring them into the clinic for follow up with research nurses."
Wider agenda
Research is already under way to compare the data quality derived from electronic records with that collected by research nurses - and so far the results show that the quality matches up. It will also answer some questions about who is taking part in research, he adds.
"At the moment, for example, it is difficult to be exact about how many black and ethnic minority patients are taking part in our combined studies because we do not aggregate that information. But with data linkages we could − and find out if there are any populations that are being missed out."
Data linkage is an agenda that Dr Mark Davies, medical director of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, certainly supports - and one that fits a wider agenda around research and data.
"I think research is changing in very, very fundamental ways," he says. "It is becoming an integral part of the way we do business and increasingly it is unacceptable for me, as a GP, not to do research."
Dr Paul Wallace, clinical director of the primary care research network, agrees. "It used to be that research was a minority sport for GPs," he says. "Now over 50 per cent are research active and are actively recruiting patients to trials. GP records hold information on 97 per cent of the population's primary care and, increasingly, with electronic discharge summaries, we hold information about their hospital care too.
"It is a very rich source of data for research."
'Real world' research
Dr Davies argues that information systems are beginning to play new roles. "It is taking us to quite an exciting place," he says. "We are beginning to see crowd sourcing of data from websites such as patientslikeme.com where people discuss their medication, or their symptoms and build up pictures of patient experience."
Susan Hamer, organisational workforce development director for NIHR's Clinical Research Network, argues that patient participation and use of patient data is beginning to shape the research agenda.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation − which funds research into Parkinson's disease, has been at the leading edge of this movement. "Increasingly patient groups are saying to researchers, 'yes, you may use our data but in return we want you to do some research we think is important in return'," she says.
Then there is "real world" research − what Dr Davies calls the "ugly cousin" of randomised controlled trials. So increasingly, research and making better use of the data held by the NHS on patient's behalf will be crucial to driving better, more efficient care. And the NIHR is set to play its part in making sure that the research community is ready to respond.
"We want to keep research here because it is good for everyone," says Mr Corbridge. "The Open Data Platform is part of making that happen."
Richard Corbridge on systems research
Ninety nine per cent of NHS trusts are now actively involved inresearch, but what does "involved" mean?
The Clinical Research Network's research league table tells us that research engagement varies widely and that there is still work to be done in engaging trusts in research delivery across a broader range of therapies.
A key aspect to further progress is the development of the NHS's research information systems. Although our health system is widely considered one of the most integrated in the world, we are not making the most of the opportunities this integration presents.
In order to meet the needs of patients, researchers and the life sciences industry more effectively, we need to transform the way we collect and use research data. Information strategy needs to support the delivery of defined business benefits and enable solutions to business problems.
The NIHR Clinical Research Network has taken this as its mantra for the development of its information strategy. We are creating a world in which NHS research data can be turned into information that provides a catalyst for clinical insight. In turn, this allows "business intelligence" to benefit the whole research economy.
Information systems will be delivered in England before the end of this calendar year that will increase transparency, reduce complexity and provide an innovative platform for research to be undertaken.
These include performance management systems - made available to the NHS, researchers and industry to ensure research is conducted in the right place - and innovative solutions provided by the clinical practice research datalink that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and NIHR are delivering together.
But these systems cannot stand alone. They will have an impact because of the NHS's commitment to research and the creation of a joined up attitude to data delivery across the entire healthcare system.
With this progressive package in place, we will be able to truly ensure that as much support as possible is in place to enable the research journey to have a significant impact on the health and wealth of the nation.
Richard Corbridge is chief information officer, NIHR Clinical Research Network
Study finding
Developments in managing research include systems that should soon allow potential participants to search online to find trials that interest them
Central Portfolio Management System
One of the hurdles for any research project is recruiting patients to trials and, while the NHS has a good record in many clinical areas, things could always be improved.
So the NIHR Clinical Research Network is developing a Central Portfolio Management System - a database with a web-based front end to manage workflow for clinical research throughout the UK. It goes live this summer.
'Patients attending hospital clinics will be asked about their willingness to take part in research as a routine part of their clinical care'
"It is a massive leap forward for us," says Richard Corbridge, chief information officer of the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
Currently research nurses collect information about the delivery of over 3,700 studies in local portfolio management systems, logging the type of trials, how many patients have been recruited or have yet to be recruited, how many patients have expressed an interest in taking part in research via their GP and so on.
This is then pumped out nationally, sometimes through re-keying data and often via a paper based route − so the data is always six to eight weeks out of date.
CPMS will centralise the data collection, which means that the data will be visible as soon as it is inputted within the local system.
"It will show us where people are doing research, where they need to recruit more patients and where those patients are," explains Mr Corbridge. It will not contain patient identifiable data.
Matt Cooper, assistant director of NIHR's cancer research network, says that CPMS will be a valuable resource. Cancer research is an area where the UK has an international reputation − and in which the proportion of patients involved in a trial has risen from 3.5 per cent in 2001 to 23 per cent today − but recruiting patients to clinical trials is an endless task.
"The plan is for CPMS to have a patient facing aspect, so if you are interested in, say, breast cancer it will show you what trials are open and where. It will potentially enable us to get a greater level of participation. It will allow us to look at studies on a more real time basis."
Recruiting to trials
Recruiting patients with dementia to research trials is notoriously difficult − not least because in most cases they are infrequently in contact with the hospital centres where trials are based. So last year, the prime minister's "dementia challenge" tasked the NIHR's dementias and neurodegenerative diseases research network (DeNDroN) to come up with a solution.
The "consent to approach" register is to be launched is this spring. Piers Kotting, assistant director of DeNDroN, explains: "The biggest issue we have is not that the research is not coming to the UK but that we are unable to recruit as many people as we would like."
So the idea is to find those people who are interested in taking part in research and register them. "It is a mechanism that would speed up recruitment of people to trials because it would mean researchers can find them quickly and easily," says Mr Kotting.
"It will create cohorts of people interested in research and allow researchers to look for people who meet certain criteria. The idea is that patients attending hospital clinics will be asked about their willingness to take part in research − and that this would be a routine part of their clinical care. Research shows that a limited dataset of around 40 items provides most value.
It will include some demographics, diagnosis, medication and some lifestyle information.
It will be tested in six early adopter trusts and has support from the Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK, who will be publicising the register before rolling it out nationally. It is not clear yet how many people will sign up.
"The ambition is for us to reach 10 per cent of the 350,000 people with a diagnosis of dementia but we do not have a target," says Mr Kotting.
He is keen for trusts to take part − and for managers to encourage this. Registering patients does not mean that, once enrolled in a study, they will receive their care elsewhere.
"Patients will still be funnelled back to the trust," he says.
Developing the research workforce
NHS patients like taking part in research, says Susan Hamer, organisational workforce development director for NIHR's Clinical Research Network. They like giving something back to the NHS that cared for them, they like the idea of helping the next patient along the line and they enjoy the experience.
"When I talk to patients about their experience they say they really appreciate it," she says. "They have a real choice about whether to take part and in particular they really value the experience they are getting with the research nurses.
"It is almost like a community nursing model where they see the same person regularly, often over a period of two years or more."
The NIHR Clinical Research Network provides funding for NHS trusts to employ research nurses throughout England. Their job can include finding patients who fit study criteria, recruiting them and gaining their consent, collecting the data and carrying out follow up. All undergo "good clinical practice" training to ensure they work to the highest professional standards, including data protection and ethics.
But data linkage for research purposes, while widely supported in the health professional community, has not been discussed much among the public. How much do the public understand about how their data is protected?
Dr Hamer is anxious that as much is known as possible about just how seriously the NHS takes this and is now developing open learning material that anyone can use to help gain an understanding of how research in the NHS works. She hopes it will be launched in the autumn.
Real world data
An innovative use of linked data in clinical research is so-called real world data. This is not an alternative to the gold standard controlled trial but an addition to it.
Broadly, real world data is used in health research to describe data generated in dayto- day situations rather than the artificial setting of a clinical trial. While randomised controlled trials seek to establish the efficacy of a treatment using specialised criteria within controlled environments, real world data looks at the effectiveness of the same treatment in the randomised reality of daily life.
Real world data is based on information collected from anonymised patient records held by GPs and hospitals that are then analysed by researchers. It offers an alternative perspective that helps researchers understand how patients respond to treatment when it is complicated by a range of other factors including conditions, medicines and commitments.
So it helps care providers and commissioners to understand not just the safety of a drug for treating Alzheimer's - but also how someone with both Alzheimer's and diabetes might respond, explains Dr Mark Davies, medical director of the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
It is an idea that is being explored internationally and has the backing of software companies that provide hospital and GP IT systems as well as the pharmaceutical industry.
Kate Peperell, who leads the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries' work in this area, says: "Real world data is data on what's happening every day in normal clinical practice and therefore reflects what's happening in normal clinical practice outside of a clinical trial.
"It can include data on treatment pathways, NHS resource use, models of service delivery or real patient or clinical outcomes. It can be captured for a variety of reasons: to improve the evidence base, for technology assessment, to capture early clinical experience, or more formally evaluate NHS joint working projects."
The challenge is to produce data that is robust and reliable and to develop protocols around its use, she adds. "Real world data has been viewed as too dirty, too difficult to get hold of and requiring too much processing," adds Dr Davies.
"But increasingly people in other industries are solving these problems and I think it is a more sustainable way of driving forward knowledge and research."
Susan Hamer, organisational workforce development director for NIHR's Clinical Research Network, agrees. "Increasingly, commissioners are asking drug companies to explain what a new drug means in the real world, not in a trial."
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Central Excise raids BJD MP's office, business unit
Balasore: Less than a month after CBI conducted raid on the office and residence of BJD's Balasore MP Rabindra Jena in connection with the Seashore chit fund scam, Central Excise officials on Monday carried out searches on the parliamentarian's office and a business unit here.
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On 12 January, CBI had carried out raids at 25 places in the country including the office and residence of Jena. Moreover, office and houses of two businessmen perceived to be close to Jena were also searched. It was alleged that Supratik Group headed by the Balasore MP had secured a loan of Rs. 18 crore from Seashore Group.
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Health Benefits of Eating Yams. Yam is a common staple food in many parts of the world including Nigeria due to its nutritious value and ease of preparation. This popular food can be eaten in different forms and combined with several other meals. However, there are indications that yam comes with a number of health benefits. In this post, we will look at some common health benefits of eating yams.
Health Benefits of Eating Yams
1. Aids Weight Loss
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2. Helps Fight Inflammation
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Fox cake step by step
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Bureaucracy, Work and Violence
The Reich Ministry of Labour in Nazi Germany, 1933–1945
Edited by Alexander Nützenadel
Translated from the German by Alex Skinner
530 pages, 21 illus., bibliog., index
ISBN 978-1-78920-458-2 $179.00/£132.00 Hb Published (May 2020)
eISBN 978-1-78920-459-9 eBook
Reviews for the German Edition:
"The results of this broad archival research venture are as impressive as they are innovative, especially since—unlike the thoroughly researched topic of Nazi state social and labor policy—the Reich Ministry of Labor comes into the spotlight for the first time." • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
"One reads with interest the descriptions of institutional affairs, housing, pension insurance, labor law, and developments after 1945. The strength of the study lies in its presentation of new results based on intensive archival work by scholarly collaborators." • Süddeutsche Zeitung
Work played a central role in Nazi ideology and propaganda, and even today there remain some who still emphasize the supposedly positive aspects of the regime's labor policies, ignoring the horrific and inhumane conditions they produced. This definitive volume provides, for the first time, a systematic study of the Reich Ministry of Labor and its implementation of National Socialist work doctrine. In detailed and illuminating chapters, contributors scrutinize political maneuvering, ministerial operations, relations between party and administration, and individual officials' actions to reveal the surprising extent to which administrative apparatuses were involved in the Nazi regime and its crimes.
Alexander Nützenadel is Professor of Social and Economic History at the Humboldt University Berlin. He is the coordinator of the DFG Priority Programme "Experience and Expectation: Historical Foundations of Economic Behavior" and spokesman for the Independent Historians' Commission on the History of the Reich Labour Ministry during the National Socialist Era. His publications include Stunde der Ökonomen. Wissenschaft, Expertenkultur und Politik in der Bundesrepublik 1949–1974 (2005).
Subject: Genocide History
Area: Germany
List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Rüdiger Hachtmann, Elizabeth Harvey, Sandrine Kott, Alexander Nützenadel, Kiran Klaus Patel and Michael Wildt
Alexander Nützenadel
Part I: Administrative Structure, Personnel and Institutional Conflicts
Chapter 1. The Reich Ministry of Labour, 1919–1945: Organization, Leading Personnel and Political Room for Manoeuvre
Ulrike Schulz
Chapter 2. Mid-Level Civil Servants' Education, Professional Life and Career Structure
Lisa-Maria Röhling
Chapter 3. The Reich Ministry of Labour and the German Labour Front: Permanent Conflict and Informal Cooperation
Rüdiger Hachtmann
Part II: Policy Fields
Chapter 4. The Housing Policies of the Reich Ministry of Labour
Karl Christian Führer
Chapter 5. Pension Insurance Policy: The Impact of Labour Deployment and Discrimination
Alexander Klimo
Chapter 6. Labour Law in the Nazi State: The Labour Trustees and the Criminalization of Breaches of Employment Contract
Sören Eden
Chapter 7. The Labour Administration and the Organization of the War Economy
Henry Marx
Part III: Expansion, War and Crimes
Chapter 8. Social Policy. External Propaganda and Imperial Ambitions
Kiran Klaus Patel and Sandrine Kott
Chapter 9. Labour Administration and Manpower Recruitment in Occupied Europe: Belgium and the General Government
Elizabeth Harvey
Chapter 10. The General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment and the Reich Ministry of Labour
Swantje Greve
Chapter 11. Holocaust and Labour Administration: Jewish Labour Deployment in the Ghettos of the Occupied Eastern Territories
Michael Wildt
Part IV: The Ministry after 1945
Chapter 12. A Vanishing Act: The Reich Ministry of Labour and the Nuremberg Trials, 1945–1949
Kim Christian Priemel
Chapter 13. New Beginning and Continuities: The Top Personnel of the Central German Labour Authorities, 1945–1960
Martin Münzel
Appendix I: Designations of Office
Appendix II: Biographies
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Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pies
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 cup (packed) brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk
Preheat to 375°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium size bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, shortening and brown sugar on low speed until just combined. Increase the speed to medium and beat until fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for another 2 minutes.
Add half of the flour mixture and half of the milk to the batter and beat on low until just incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining flour mixture and the remaining ½ cup milk and beat until completely combined.
Using a spoon, drop about 1 tablespoon of batter onto one of the prepared baking sheets; repeat, spacing the rounds at least 2 inches apart. Flatten the dough a little with the back of your spoon so the cookies aren't so puffy, and you can also make them more circular while you are doing this.
Bake one sheet at a time for about 10 minutes each, or until the rounds spring back when pressed gently. Remove from the oven and let the cakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
For filliling:
Marshmellow Creme Filling
6 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (7 oz) jar Marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 Tablespoons milk , if necessary
In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat the butter until smooth. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat in marshmallow creme and vanilla until smooth. (if your filling is really stiff and on the dry side add 1 to 2 Tablespoons milk and beat till smooth) You want your filling spreadable so you don't crumble the cookies but not runny.
To assemble whoopie pies, spread about 1 tablespoon filling on flat side of 1 cookie, then top with another cookie. Continue until all cookies are filled and topped. I got about 34 cookies total which made 17 Whoopie pies.
For variation add peanut butter to your filling! I made by decreasing the butter to 2 Tablespoons softened butter, and added 6 tablespoons Peanut Butter, and then added the rest of the ingredients like the Marshmellow cream filling recipe. Who doesn't LOVE chocolate and Peanut butter!
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Published: June 6, 2015
Exfoliation is an essential part of a weekly skin care regimen which can help your skin to look and feel its most beautiful. The summer months aren't a time where you want to shirk your skin care in this regard, due to the fact that you will more than likely be wearing shorts and baring more skin. Do you know how to exfoliate your skin properly, and how often? Lionesse has developed some helpful tips for you in the article below to help you develop a better exfoliation regimen, and to help give you an idea of what you should do to take proper care of your skin in that regard.
What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliation is the method of removing the top layer of dead skin by means of a body scrub, body polish, mask, peel, or other means. Exfoliation helps to bring new, fresh skin to the surface of the body, which in turn will give you more glowing, clear skin. It will also help the skin to begin producing new skin cells more efficiently, giving you healthier, less blemish prone skin over time.
How to Exfoliate for Summer
Exfoliation for summer is almost exactly the same as it would be for any other season. The difference during the summer months, though, is that you don't actually need to exfoliate nearly as much as you may have during the winter months. During the winter, our skin has the tendency to become drier and requires much more attention due to dry artificial heat and air. Exfoliation is required up to twice per week. During the more humid months, however, when we are spending more time outdoors and our skin is exposed to more of the dewy humidity, our skin takes on some changes for the better, most times. The dryness begins to fade for most of us, and exfoliation is therefore only required once per week or once every 10 days or so.
Here is a simple guideline to follow to maintain your exfoliation regimen, or to begin one, for the summer:
- Face – once per week – once every 10 days
- Body – once or twice per week, depending on the area – feet generally need more attention during the summer to maintain sandal ready feet and toes
What Type of Exfoliants are Best for Summer
There are many different types of exfoliants available on the market, and there are many homemade recipes which you can whip up yourself to give yourself the best exfoliation experience possible.
During the summer, we love brightened, glowing skin. So, it's due to that fact that Lionesse recommends completing a skin brightening exfoliation once per week, and anything thereafter should be to remove dead skin only if necessary.
One of the best exfoliants you can use for your face during the summer is the Lionesse Facial Exfoliator. This exfoliator comes with a formula that lets you enjoy a proper cleanse and also leaves behind a hydrated feel. Formulated using ingredients such as vitamin E and nut shell powder, this exfoliator is perfect for those searching for a gentle, yet effective, exfoliating experience. The presence of ingredients such as vitamin E also lets you heal your skin from the damage caused by free radicals.
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I travel a lot myself.
But I travel Luxuriously!
In the short video below I'm going to show you the reasons why I hate people that refer to themselves as "Travelpreneurs" and swindle money from you.
Here's the thing with being a travelpreneur and travelling the world.
Or even develop.
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If you're making $10k/m.
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My Buddy Chris shared his view on this too.
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Archive for November 13, 2012
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In German
Book launch
Pub talk from Berlin-Neukölln, carefully overheard or cleverly invented by Helmut Krausser.
In the Neuköllner corner pub "Zur Wildnis", where Helmut Krausser plays backgammon with friends once or twice a week, encounters, conversations and discussions occur between people who couldn't be more different. That's due to the very reasonable beer prices and living-room like atmosphere. It's easy to let time slip by here and with Manni, the barkeep, you can open a tab as a regular customer without risking a grimace of disapproval.
Krausser recorded his experiences in the "wilderness" in columns that appeared in the Zitty city magazine from 2015 to 2018: witty, comical, lively observations from the metropolis – complete with the snotty charm of Berliner "service" culture.


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11 Jun HEVT takes 4th place in EcoCAR 3
For the past four years 16 teams from across the country have been working to turn a stock Chevy Camaro into an efficient hybrid vehicle as part of EcoCAR 3, a challenge sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors.
The end of EcoCAR 3 marks the 30th year of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, going back to 1988's Methanol Marathon. Since its inception in 1994, the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT) has taken part in nine AVT competitions under the leadership of Doug Nelson, professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering. The run includes a fourth place finish this year where the team missed a podium spot by a single point to Alabama, to wrap up EcoCAR 3.
While featured as a senior design project, EcoCAR 3 isn't limited to mechanical engineers. Students from the computer science and electrical and computer engineering departments as well as the communications program in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences also play crucial roles on the team, contributing both to success in the garage as well as earning points during the competition.
"All of the students involved in HEVT are gaining knowledge, not just in how to solve complex engineering challenges, but also in leadership, in project management, public relations, and communications. The AVTCs are an excellent way for students to learn how to problem solve and operate in a cross-disciplinary, collaborative environment," Nelson said.
For EcoCAR 3, the HEVT team took a unique approach to a hybrid challenge by installing a V8 engine and modifying it with hybrid technology.
"We went big early," laughed Nelson. "The Camaro is a quintessential American muscle car and when you put a four-cylinder engine in a Camaro, you really rip out the soul of the car. Part of the brief for EcoCAR 3 was marketability and consumer appeal, and we wanted to show that you could have the best of both worlds – efficiency and the exhilaration you get with a V8 muscle car."
The awards the team won during year four show that despite missing the podium, Nelson's team accomplished their goals. The team took first place in overall project management, closeout report, execution plan, vehicle handling, 0-60 mph acceleration, emissions and energy consumption well-to-wheel criteria emissions, and the autocross, where GM drivers test vehicle handling and performance on a closed course.
In addition, the team took second in: emissions testing event test plan, and 50-70 mph acceleration; and third place in: emissions and energy consumption well-to-wheel petroleum energy use; emissions and energy consumption well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions, 60-0 braking, and AVL drive quality.
"At the end of the day I think we accomplished most of what we set out to do," Nelson said. "Of course a fourth place finish isn't what you're trying for, but with each competition we take what we've learned and we incorporate that into the next one. For our students, the competition results matter less than what they take away from the experience of HEVT. What they've learned here will help them every day of their working lives."
HEVT would like to thank all of the EcoCAR 3 competition level sponsors as well as our local team sponsors. We would particularly like to thank InMotion for their help with our custom electric motor system that forms the heart of our hybrid electric powertrain.


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E.D. Murphy Collection (MC 3)
|Biographical Note
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|Scope and Content
|Box and Folder List
Biographical Note
E. D. Murphy, a mortgage banker who served as President of the Georgia Company, developed an avid interest in the local history. In 1966 he published a brief history of Columbus in Lawyers Title News. Growing up in the Pemberton House-the one facing 7th Street-he later became interested in this chemist's career and became on of the most passionate advocates for claiming that Pemberton developed Coca-Cola in Columbus before moving to Atlanta. He also tried to interest Alabama and Phenix City officials in preserving Civil War Fort #5 in Phenix City, which he called Fort Gilmer, by making it part of a complex which would have included an Alabama welcome center and interpretive components.
Scope and Content
Murphy's collection includes copies of his writings about John S. Pemberton and the origins of Coca-Cola, a Civil War Fort in Phenix City, and a brief history of Columbus; his daughter's Civil War map of Columbus and Phenix City; and information about the death of his grandfather, Matt Murphy, a Columbus Marshall in 1874.
Permission to Publish
Permission to publish material from the E. D. Murphy Collection must be obtained from the Columbus State University Archives. Use of the following credit line for publication or exhibit is required:
E. D. Murphy Collection
Columbus State University Archives
Columbus, Georgia
Donated by E.D. Murphy in 1975.
Box and Folder List
Box 1
- Folder 1: "Legend of John Pemberton" manuscript photocopy, by E.D. Murphy
- Folder 2: "Columbus, Georgia" article, 1966, by E.D. Murphy
- Folder 3: Fort Gilmer materials; includes site proposal and historical background
- Folder 4: Matt Murphy clippings
- Folder 5: Pemberton House postcard
- Folder 6: Archivists notes, June 1984


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Built on a Foundation of Core Competencies – Your Hospital's Injury and Violence Prevention Program
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Injury and Violence Prevention in A Public Health Framework
Dwayne Smith, MEd, MCHES, Injury Prevention Manager, Children's Hospital of Colorado
The Spectrum of Injury and Violence Prevention Advocacy Efforts: Community, Hospital and At the State Level
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Cassandra Trummel, MSN, RN, TCRN, Trauma Outreach and Injury Program and Prevention Manager, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Sue Prentiss, BA, MPA, NRP, Executive Director, American Trauma Society
Choices: Building Strategic Alliances in Injury and Violence Prevention
Jennifer Northway, MPH, CHES, CPSTI, Director of Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers, University Hospital at San Antonio
Community Conversations: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health through Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs
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Demonstrating Your Program's Worth – Intro to Program Evaluation
Christy Adams, RN, MPH, PhD, Trauma Prevention Program, UC Davis Health
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Understanding Advanced Data Applications in the IVP Setting
Demonstrating Your Program's Worth – the Advanced Edition
Sandra Strack Arabian, MBA, NREMT, CSTR, CAISS Trauma Program Manager, Tufts Medical Center
Practical Application of the Standards and Indicators for Model Level I and II Trauma Center Injury and Violence Prevention Programs
Christy Adams, RN, MPH, PhD, Trauma Prevention Program, UC Davis Health
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Shelli Stidham Stephens, MPA, Director of Community Health Impact, Parkland Health and Hospital System
Stewart Williams, BS, Injury Prevention Program Manager, Dell Children's Medical Center
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Safety Town: An Interactive Injury Prevention Program Across the Lifespan
Melissa Luxton, MSN, RN, Banner Health Trauma System
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Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP, Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center
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View of a very fragmentary unexcavated Iron Age tomb on the southern slope of the Hinnom Valley. Only a partial burial bench remains. Note the decorative cornice where the wall meets the ceiling of this chamber.
This tomb is located to the east of St. Andrew's Church on the southern slope of the Hinnom Valley.
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John Pirie Motor Inn (AAA 3.5 stars)
The `John Pirie Motor Inn? is renowned for its country hospitality and quality accommodation. Built to a traditional Colonial design, the 3.5/4 star (rated by AAA Tourism) property is set in landscaped gardens and is conveniently located on the main road into Port Pirie from Adelaide. Port Pirie is South Australia?s oldest industrial town, part of the Upper Spencer Gulf Triangle of cities and home to the world?s largest lead smelting works. Only a short 2.5 hours from Adelaide, Port Pirie is the gateway to the `Great Southern Flinders Ranges?. We are quietly located at the entrance to town easily accessible from the main road and minutes from the airport, coach terminal and wharf and surrounded by manicured gardens and lawns. The John Pirie Motor Inn has an extensive range of accommodation, 3.5 star Standard and 4 star Executive rooms for the discerning businessperson or 4 star Spa Suites for those wanting a little extra luxury. Our spa suites are also perfect for wedding nights, special occasions or for a romantic getaway...
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The Travelway is a 29 unit motel, situated in the central business district of Port Pirie just two streets away from the main road in quiet surroundings. As a member of the Budget Motel Chain International, quality assured 2006 with tariffs guaranteed. All rooms have an ensuite, reverse cycle air conditioning, electric blankets, direct dial phones, remote control television, tea and coffee making facilities, fridge, minibar and off road car parking. With a fully licensed 80 seat restaurant catering for evening and breakfast meals with special event catering if required. Private pool BBQ area, guest laundry, conference facilities, use of fax and copiers, wheelchair access with assistance, video/DVD hire and all major credit cards accepted. 3 Bedroom cottage with own garden. Your hosts, Steve and Lee Stanley "People who seek quality and comfortable accommodation at a budget price have been staying at the Travelway Motel Port Pirie for 25 years." Our Pledge to Guests Clean and comfortable accommodation...
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Kearns signs for Cumbrians
According to BBC Sports Carlisle United have managed to secure the services of Irish midfielder Danny Kearns on a two-year-deal.
Belfast-born he has now become the Blue's sixth signing of the summer window after being released from Peterborough at the end of last season.
The 22-year-old began his career as a West Ham United going through the youth ranks back in 2007, after being released from the Hammers he returned to Ireland where was picked up by Dundalk playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division on a short term contract eventually playing 37 games for the club.
In August 2011 ex-Championship club Peterborough United signed Kearns on a three-year-deal for a undisclosed fee. He was eventually release by boss Ferguson in May 2014 after making 37 appearances for the Posh, as well as being loaned our on three occasions to York City, Rotherham & Chesterfield.
Kearns himself thanked supports for their words of support on his twitter page stating :
Thanks for all the messages. Delighted to have completed my move to @officialcufc looking forward to a new challenge 1/2
— Daniel Kearns (@DKearns91) July 11, 2014
Darren Ferguson spoke very highly of Kearns which was why Carlisle were eager to give him the chance to make a name for himself in League Two next season.


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Poem - You Were Asked
You Were Asked
You were asked
the question,
"Is your husband
kind to you?"
These were secure
and confidential
counseling services
but still,
You nodded your head
and left words unsaid.
You believe that you
can make it through.
He just gets angry sometimes.
All men do.
But how long will this go on?
Until the beer bottle is empty?
He is an angry drunk
and he will just go
and buy plenty
more alcohol
where that came from
to replenish
what is finished
and you will be left
if you should have
just offered
a more forthcoming
answer when
you were asked.
Maybe you could
have gotten some help,
learned about a resource.
Of course,
it is all hard to deal with alone
but remember that previously,
you were asked.
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With two-thirds of the teams in France moving on to the knockout stages, it is no surprise that England have progressed following their goal-less draw against Slovakia on Monday.
The surprise is that neighbours and tournament debutants Wales have displaced them atop Group B.
The achievement of reaching the last 16, particularly as runners-up, however, was always fool's gold to the Three Lions.
The fact that manager Roy Hodgson made six changes to the side that beat Wales 2-1 on Thursday is an indication of England's ambitions in France. Hodgson was keen to rest some of his stars in preparation for a deep run at Euro 2016. But his gamble of fielding a weakened team backfired.
Skipper Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Dele Alli, Kyle Walker, and Danny Rose started on the bench. In came Jordan Henderson, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge, Jack Wilshere, Nathaniel Clyne, and Ryan Bertrand. Collectively, they did not do enough.
In search of a breakthrough, Hodgson sent on Rooney, Kane, and Alli. Alli came closest to making an instant impact. His shot at the far post from Henderson's cross was cleared off the line by Martin Skrtel.
The Liverpool centre-back epitomised Slovakia's defensive display. England threw everything at them - they manufactured 27 shots (four on target) from 60 per cent possession. A Slovakian man was always in the way at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard in Saint-Etienne.
What England lacked was lethal finishing. Wales star Gareth Bale has three goals from as many games - more than the entire England frontline. To think that the optimism surrounding England before a ball was kicked was the depth of their strikeforce.
The Three Lions have paid the price for not entering the knockout stages as group winners at past major tournaments.
At the 1998 World Cup, Glenn Hoddle's men finished second in their group behind Romania. That meant Argentina were their next opponents and the South Americans sent them packing. At the 2010 World Cup, Fabio Capello's side finished runners-up in their group behind the USA. They fell to Germany at the first hurdle in the knockout stages.
England could now have a harder last-16 fixture on paper. While Wales will face a third-placed team from either Group A,C or D, England will face a runner-up from Group F. Falter and the entire 23-man squad will be resting for what is left of their summer.
Match highlights
- In the 17th minute, England play a long ball over the top of the Slovakia defence. Vardy ghosted past Skrtel. But with just the goalkeeper to beat, the Leicester City striker shot straight at Matus Kozacik.
- Sixteen minutes later, Clyne pulled the ball back for Liverpool team-mate Adam Lallana. From just inside the box, the midfielder unleashed a powerful shot that was saved by Kozacik.
- In the 44th minute, Bertrand's cross into the box was volleyed by Henderson. Slovakia centre-back Jan Durica blocked the goal-bound effort.
- In the 52nd minute, Chris Smalling, unaware of the danger around him, casually chested the ball back to Joe Hart. Robert Mak nearly sneaked in to score.
- A minute later, Sturridge played the ball into space on the right flank. Clyne surged forward and continued to drive into the penalty area. He stayed up on his feet despite a challenge by Vladimir Weiss and his shot from a tight angle is saved by Kozacik.
- In the 61st minute, Henderson stood a ball up to the far post. Substitute Alli's left-footed attempt is cleared off the line by Skrtel.
- Thirteen minutes later, Eric Dier lifted a ball over the Slovakia defence. Sturridge, with two defenders around him, could not get a good connection and his effort is saved.
The talking point
Should Hodgson continue to keep faith in Wilshere? The Arsenal midfielder, who has barely played any football for his club last season, is one of Hodgson's favourite players. But he did not look fully-fit on Monday and was off the pace. He misplaced eight passes while winning just one tackle. He did not create a single chance and also failed to a get shot away. Hodgson's decision to include Wilshere in his 23-man squad at the expense of Danny Drinkwater, who won the title with Leicester, is not looking to be the right call so far.
Man of the Match
Skrtel. The Slovakia captain marshalled his defence brilliantly, and led by example. Time and time again, he put his body in the way of an England shot. Kozacik, excellent on the night, was beaten once by Alli. But Skrtel raced back to the goal-line to clear the danger. His interventions were crucial in Slovakia keeping their first clean sheet ever at the European Championship.
What the result means
England have qualified for the round of 16 as runners-up of Group B on five points. They will face the team that finishes second in Group F. Their next opponents will be either Hungary, Iceland, Portugal, or Austria. Should they win that, their quarter-final opponents are likely to be hosts and favourites France.
With Russia losing to Wales, Slovakia retained third place in the group. They will now have to hope that their haul of four points is enough to place them among the four best third-placed teams.
Key statistic
England have reached the Euro knockout stages in two consecutive tournaments for the first time.
What they said
England captain Gary Cahill: "We tried time and time again but they shut the door in our face. We are disappointed because we dominated the possession. We had the ball constantly but we didn't have the cutting edge to open them up. In games like that sometimes you need something a little bit special but it wasn't to be."
Hodgson on his team selection: "I'm not so certain it would have made a vast difference (to play Rooney, Alli or Walker) from the start. It wasn't that we didn't create chances, we just didn't take them."


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Recent Changes in Tux MachinesSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 17th of August 2014 03:18:37 PM Filed under
TODAY we have taken a bit of a break. It's Sunday after all. But here is a bit of a site status update.
The site's design has evolved a bit and it hopefully makes navigation a little better. SPAM is still a problem, but we do our best to keep it out of the sight of visitors. It's the result of a permissive policy that lets everyone publish a story, blog post, etc.
In terms of server load, we are still coping most of the time, but sometimes there's a flood of SPAM/rogue traffic that renders the server virtually unreachable. We use some ad hoc filters for to address this nuisance, but if we are away, then the site can be paralysed for a long time. We still need to find better solutions to that.
Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have and thanks for reading Tux Machines. █
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It's Summer AgainSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 3rd of August 2014 12:52:53 PM Filed under
THE WEATHER has been getting more pleasant and the news too is pleasant these days. Software patents are in a state of perpetual demise, Microsoft is dealing with its large-scale demise (layoffs also), FOSS is being adopted by very large nations (Russia and China are among them), the UK has adopted OpenDocument Format as the standard, and our family benefits from government migrations to FOSS (Rianne and I work through a FOSS specialist).
While it may seem like the FOSS world is quiet (judging by the volume of news), the truth of the matter is that FOSS professionals are busy migrating many systems from proprietary to FOSS. These people are committed to the cause not just with words but also with actions.
Tux Machines, realising that games for GNU/Linux are now a dozen a week (not literally), lumps together gaming news. Android, being a Linux-based platform with huge worldwide impact, receives frequent mentions. If anyone wishes to suggest other editorial priorities, please share with us in the comments. █
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July's RecordSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 13th of July 2014 11:06:53 PM Filed under
TODAY was the last day of the log rotation. The uncached requests to Apache (bypassing Varnish proxy) exceeded the record by a huge gap (around 20%) and nearly reached 300 megabytes.
It is reassuring and gratifying to know that our readers base is expanding each week and we welcome submissions (news, blogs, etc.), which can be automatically pushed to the front page by any subscriber. █
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Logo ConceptsSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 30th of June 2014 06:53:26 AM Filed under
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TuxMachines Record TrafficSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 15th of June 2014 08:40:42 AM Filed under
FIVE days ago TuxMachines turned 10 years old. Rianne and I were on holiday in Scotland at the time, but were still able to keep the site up to date, owing to a Wi-Fi connection which we had to work exceptionally hard for (an open Wi-Fi connection is hard to find in the UK, especially one that enables anonymous use).
Running the site requires a lot of dedication because in order to stay up-to-the-minute TuxMachines requires non-ending research/survey of news. It's truly life-changing, potentially affecting the first hours of the morning and the little hours of the night. Sometimes it affects holidays and every couple of days I browse through news and post links in-between sets at the gym. Both Rianne and I are very dedicated to the site.
Since this site keeps growing in size and in traffic (the past week saw traffic climbing 20% above the previous record) it's all worthwhile at the end, and we have no intention of slowing down. What's more, seeing how Linux expands in use (and clout) around the world assures us that efforts to popularise GNU/Linux are succeeding. █
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'Free' Wi-Fi Usually Not Free AnymoreSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 11th of May 2014 03:39:00 PM Filed under
SEVERAL days ago we visited Trafford Centre, which is a large shopping mall in Greater Manchester. The place is quite nice as it embodies very modern (yet classic) ornamental features, encompassing the best of outdoor and indoor decorations. It's all geared up towards consumerism, but there is also a nice cinema there. Now, here's the deal. Upon entering the mall one cannot help noticing that there is strong, universal Wi-Fi signal. Let's leave aside health implications. It's the same in other malls, such as the Arndale Centre near our house. It is also the same at airports, but if there is no payment needed for the Wi-Fi, then the user's identity is requested (if a payment is made, then the payment itself exposes the user's identity).
Following basic principles and common sense, I gave some fake details so that I can use the 'free' Wi-Fi anonymously and log into Tux Machines (checking the latest), but I not help wondering, still. Given what we know about NSA- and GCHQ-centric plans for surveillance on in-flight Wi-Fi, what are the chances that users' identities are being requested not just for marketing purposes but also for surveillance? It is becoming very hard to access the Net anonymously now. The UK is cracking down on 'free' Wi-Fi, saying that it facilitates copyright infringement and our home hub, which is open for all to use (no password needed), keeps warning us that it is "not secure" (because it facilitates sharing). This is actively being discouraged if not forbidden. In all sorts of beverage-serving places (hot or cold, or alcoholic) and restaurants it is getting hard to gain anonymous Wi-FI access and the only way I've found (out of curiosity) to attain anonymous Wi-Fi use is First Class in high-speed British rail, provided one purchases the train ticket with cash. Similarly, it is getting harder to purchase groceries with cash here, at least without being penalised (not receiving a discount in exchange for identifying cards like Nectar). It sure seems like the very idea of anonymity here is becoming synonymous with crime. For experimental reasons I researched which shops in the UK still enable people to purchase a mobile phone anonymously. It's not easy, but it is still possible. Maybe it's no longer possible because I haven't surveyed the shops in almost 3 years.
We are entering a new unprecedented norm as those in power gradually phase in scary forms of governance in society, where the assumption is that anonymity deserves to be maligned and people should always identify themselves everywhere (also enable tracking of themselves by carrying a mobile phone) so as to avoid looking "suspicious". That's the mentality of mass surveillance that people have become accustomed to (and rather apathetic towards) in the UK.
It's stuff like this that made me exceptionally stubborn about deleting server logs in Tux Machines and not connecting to any third-party entity (e.g. with interactive social buttons, cookies), unlike most other GNU/Linux/FOSS sites. █
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Tux Machines Turns 10 in Exactly One MonthSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 10th of May 2014 08:19:46 AM Filed under
THIS past week was not a bad week at all. There was lots to cover (without compromising focus and s/n ratio) and it was our biggest week ever (since we carried on from Susan) in terms of traffic, with as many visitors in 5.5 days as in the previous record for a week (7 days). Based on
whois, the Creation Date of Tux Machines is 2004-06-10 05:40:40, so we are exactly a month away from an important anniversary.
We don't track visitors, we just look at the size of uncached traffic logs (no unique IPs, only one IP -- that of the Varnish server -- is shown for everyone) before they are deleted for good, which would be every 4-5 weeks (
logrotate). Privacy preservation is a conscious decision for us.
Thanks to everyone for choosing us for news. We enjoy running the site and we hope you enjoy following it. Running the site requires a lot of dedication, including posting while out of the house (wirelessly) or staying up late at night to catch up with the latest headlines. Rianne sometimes stays awake until 3 AM because she wants to ensure readers are being informed. █
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Secret Back Doors in AndroidSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 8th of May 2014 02:37:54 PM Filed under
I am everything but a Google basher and I spent a lot of my life descending deep into research of Google foes, Google smear campaigns, lawsuits by proxy, and antitrust actions by proxy. I also advocate Android, but in recent years I have been increasingly concerned about the direction it is taking. I wish to share my latest concern. It relates to what the media characterises as "anti-theft" but is actually a facility to kill phones in a protest or convert them into hostile listening devices. Technology impacts human rights and those who control technology can be tempted to control humans.
Google habitually updates my tablet. It is a Nexus 7 tablet which Google invites itself to update remotely (shame on me for not installing Replicant, but this device does not support it yet). It is not a 3G tablet and it does not have two operation systems (unlike mobile phones) or even a carrier tracking its location all the time. It's a purely Android device with no network tying. It is network-agnostic. I only bought it because in order to replace my PDA (for over a decade) I wanted a device that is not a tracking device. Phones were out of the question.
Networks don't track the tablet. Google, however, is always out there, fully able to identify the connected user (latched onto a Gmail address because of Play), modifying the software without even the user's consent (the user is sometimes prompted to boot, without being able to opt out of the core update itself).
The update in itself is not a problem. What's problematic is its effect.
Following the latest Google update (which I was given no option to reject) I noticed that Google had added a remote kill switch as an opition. It was enabed by default. "Allow remote lock and erase" is what Google calls it and it is essentially working like a back door. Google and its partners in government are gaining a lot of power not over a smartphone but over a tablet.
The significance of this is that not only phones should be assumed to be remotely accessible for modification, including for example additional back doors. What's more, some devices that were sold without this functionality silently have it added. According to the corporate press, the FBI remotely turns Android devices into listening devices and it is getting simpler to see how.
NSA and PRISM destroy our computing. We definitely need to demand Free software, but we should go further by asking for audits, rejecting user-hostile 'features' like DRM, 'secure' boot, and kill switches. I gradually lose any remaining trust that I had in Google and even Free software such as Android.
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Tux Machines This MonthSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 29th of April 2014 02:34:46 PM Filed under
THE Web site is still experiencing a resurgence/growth while bits and pieces are being modernised to take advantage of CSS3. This site's Netcraft ranking climbed sharply to 8479th and this month alone traffic climbed by about 25%. Thanks to all those who choose Tux Machines as their source of news. █
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MakuluLinux 6 Codename "Imperium" MATE 1.8 Edition Released TomorrowSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 13th of April 2014 09:13:43 AM Filed under
LAST night I received a timely recommendation of the Debian-based MakuluLinux. For more details and background see the main page of MakuluLinux, this recent video review, and a very brief announcement of an upcoming release with MATE, which is described in this old post.
There is a lot more information out there about MakuluLinux Mate Edition, whose 1.8 version is being planned/finalised/slated for release this Monday. There isn't yet an official site announcement, but the links to the Preview Edition will hopefully help those who want to try out the distro. It is a "true" community distro of GNU/Linux. █
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Tux Machines Turns 10 in a Couple of MonthsSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 6th of April 2014 03:38:01 PM Filed under
THERE HAS always been something different in Tux Machines. Rather than strictly follow what corporate media said was the "big" story, Tux Machines paid attention to blogs large and small, trying to extract the signal out of the noise and the hype (stories that 'sell' better, such as vulgar language from Mr. Torvalds). Tux Machines was the first site to visit (back when I was merely a visitor) to look for news in. If there is a blog, site, mailing list etc. that you think we should follow (syndicate), please let us know because we are always looking for more diverse sources, especially ones that offer original stories, not repetition.
There will soon be an important anniversary for this site, which is still growing not only in terms of size but also in terms of readership. We stay committed to the scope as explained yesterday in the update to this page and we are hoping to keep serving for another 10 (or tens of) years to come. Today we added a "view as PDF" functionality. Any ideas for improving the site (in terms of functionality, layout, stories selection) would be much appreciated. █
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Manchester and ComputingSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 3rd of April 2014 04:13:07 PM Filed under
Manchester's role in the history of computing is not widely recognised. I spent several years working in Manchester Computing and I studied where the first programmable computer was built (by Kilburn, whom the building was later named after). One of my colleagues at Manchester Computing (MCC) was the person who was first to build and distribute a GNU/Linux distribution (combining both GNU and Linux) and yesterday I met and spoke to one of the earlier PC distributors from across the road (supplier for Manchester Computing). Right here at the centre of Manchester a lot of the early milestones of computing took place (Turing also), but Manchester became better known for the splitting of atoms, the football teams, famous bands like Oasis, and the industrial revolution. A few days ago Rianne and I visited the local museum which demonstrates the industrial revolution (photo above from this album); what we really need here, however, are more museums documenting Manchester's role in modern computing. This city deserves more credit. █
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Signal-to-Noise RatioSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 16th of March 2014 02:26:22 PM Filed under
Non-cached site traffic still increasing
Tux Machines has been my favourite GNU/Linux news site since I first discovered it around 2005. I publicly recommended Tux Machines for several years. Susan knew how to select important stories and she contributed objective articles of her own.
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Running Tux MachinesSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 7th of March 2014 10:25:03 AM Filed under
TUX Machines has become an integral part of our life right here in this humble home. It's a rewarding experience but also a demanding experience. I personally write my articles in the lounge (which is no 'press room') and it requires many hours of digging and researching news. In Tux Machines, unlike in Techrights for example, it's mostly about finding news of high relevance and importance, and finding them fast! Timing counts. We don't want readers to waste their time wading/going through irrelevant, unimportant and out-of-date reports.
24/7 coverage of news is easy for us. Rianne works mostly at daytime, whereas I usually work at nights (customers are mostly government/public sector and they require 24/7 coverage). When Rianne is working I take over the responsibilities at Tux Machines and vice versa. We swap responsibilities like this when it comes to housework as well; we work out together when we are out of the house (also separately in terms of gym sections, e.g. cardiovascular/weights). This week we go to yoga classes as much as 5 times, but we usually just to Town for other facilities like pool, table tennis, sauna (men and women separately), gym, etc. This is our main escape from Tux Machines; given Wi-Fi (scarce coverage but definitely existent in Manchester City Centre), we sometimes update Tux Machines while out of the house as well.
The site forums are now open for participation and every registered member can add blog posts and push them to the front page (now that we've got the spam epidemic under control). Please do consider participating. This week, as in previous weeks, we are seeing a ~10% growth in traffic (week-to-week), perhaps owing to the slight redesign, loading speeds (Varnish cache), and very frequent updates. We check for news once in a few hours in order to keep abreast of breaking events.
Running Tux Machines will hopefully become more of a community effort over time. Anyone who is logged in can now submit stories. Unless this gets abused by spammers, we will keep it that way. █
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Mollom WorksSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 5th of March 2014 05:25:47 PM Filed under
Drupal's very own Mollom is a Free/Open Source (collaboratively-developed and freely-shared) software for battling script kiddies and fighting against SPAM. The past 2 weeks were difficult because spammers exploited the fact that we had opened up the site for registration/subscription (to leave comments). After exploring some options for dealing with the problem (spam making it to the front page even!) we found that Mollom was good enough to eliminate almost 100% of all of spam (so far). Hence, for the time being, it seems safe to say now that we beat the script kiddies. Thanks, Mollom! █
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First Month on the New Server (Updated)Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 10:47:35 AM Filed under
Tux Machines behind Varnish cache proxy
Summary: Tux Machines growth and a note regarding SPAM prevention after a week or so of experiments
Here are the first four weeks' log sizes, plotted with LibreOffice and demonstrating week-to-week growth since the site's nameservers changed and the server moved to CoPilotCo. After 4 weeks all logs get deleted (
logrotate) to ensure privacy through lack of data retention (except short term in case of DDOS).
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Opening Up Communications (Updatedx5)Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 24th of February 2014 09:10:36 AM Filed under
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Summary: Script kiddies made it impractical to manage comments and forum posts; we are trying to tackle this issue today
IN ANOTHER attempt to restore user registrations, this time on the new server which has just been configured for mail, we are enabling anyone to quickly self-register (takes less than a minute and requires no verification), then immediately post comments, forum posts, etc.
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Site Update (Updatedx2)Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 16th of February 2014 03:49:20 PM Filed under
Summary: Recent changes at Tux Machines, in just a nutshell
INSPIRED in part by Slashdot, we recently added topical icons to submissions, applying these changes retroactively to over 50,000 older pages. The idea was, this can improve orientation by helping to quickly associate text with topics. More minor modifications were made as well, some textual and some layout related. They are subtle but they can be seen. After receiving feedback regrading icons size we made further modifications. Regarding social media buttons, some of the ones we initially found were unbelievably privacy-infringing (allowing Google, Facebook, Twitter etc. to see visitors of this site), so we disabled them immediately and replaced them with static buttons. Right now we can assure that whenever loading pages in this Web site nothing except our security-aware network gets contacted. We share no data about visitors (with anyone) and Apache logs get shredded for good after a few weeks, leaving sufficient trail just in case of attacks on the site, which would merit investigation. Log rotation is similarly privacy-respecting at the cache level, which leads to the following point.
Today, after the above changes had been made and stability attained (there were some network disruptions yesterday), we also updated Drupal, ensuring it is secure and fully up to date (the latest minor bugfix release is a month old). There is still an issue with Varnish and until we tackle this issue users who are not logged in might be getting error pages. One way to overcome this is to append "?something" to the URL requested. This bypasses the Varnish cache until we finish our investigation of this issue and resolve it for good. █
Update: The issue with Varnish turns out to be a conflict between two caching layers. It's fixed now. If you spot an issue, still, please let us know.
Update #2: Yesterday we identified another issue and soon thereafter fixed it. After Twitter syndication had failed we realised that RSS feeds were not standards-compliant, due to a blank line at the start of each generated page in Drupal. This is a common issue and it is a nightmare to debug (requires a complete code review with help of GNU utilities like grep). After 4 hours of investigation I found the culprit and fixed the coding error. RSS feeds are back.
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Statistics Not Compatible With VarnishSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 4th of February 2014 11:37:43 PM Filed under
VARNISH is valuable for a number of reasons, including security, privacy, and performance. I first used it around 2009 when another site of mine had repeatedly come under DDOS attacks. Using Varnish means that requests for pages usually come from the same IP address (the cache proxy), if at all. Much of the time visitors get served static (cached) pages transparently and quickly. The downside is, this interferes with statistics (the Apache server does not even see all requests) and it is not compatible with modules like polls, where each IP addressed is allowed just one vote.
During the server/site migration we tried to preserve as many of the features as we could. There was a transition from old Debian to new CentOS and the new architecture is quite different (still 2 CPU cores but with more RAM, a virtual container, and resilience owing to proxies/redundancy). Thanks to those who suggested workarounds. We have looked at some of them, but without losing on performance there is no way to keep meaningful statistics. These statistics have been disabled. Not even we, with direct access to the server and the CMS, have access to meaningful statistics.
We are going to try to focus on high quality selection of news, not on numbers. █
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Slight Site ChangesSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 1st of February 2014 05:01:30 PM Filed under
Yesterday, following a mostly successful migration (there are still some impending fixes to
.htaccess), slight changes were applied. For regular readers of the site, here they are summarised:
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