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Raiden Mark III - greater RISC, greater reward
I selected ARM processors for Raiden Mark II for a number of reasons, but one of the most important ones was that I was under the impression that there was an open-source implementation of the ARM CPU and by selecting this as the foundation of Raiden, I could maximize flexibility (as well as control) in future iterations. As it turns out, that was not completely correct. There are indeed open-source ARM processors (which can be implemented in silicon or synthesized via FPGA, etc.) however the "modern" ARM CPU (including the ones I'm using in Raiden Mark II) are proprietary, and there is no real hope that these designs will become open in the future. This doesn't change my immediate plans because a proprietary ARM processor still achieves the primary goals I have for Raiden Mark II, but it does impact plans I have for the next iteration of Raiden, Mark III. The good news is that as I was discovering that ARM isn't going to provide everything I need, there is another RISC architecture that does, and it will be available as a component similar to the ARM SOC I'm using in Raiden II. This new architecture is RISC-V, and it is a completely open design. RISC-V processors are currently available however they are aimed at the embedded market (think Arduino). That said, there is already Linux kernel support for RISC-V, and a four-core system-on-a-chip capable of running Linux is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2018. In addition to production chips realized in silicon, there are RISC-V cores available which can be synthesized via FPGA, and this is of particular interest to me because I have planned to make FPGA fabric a key component of Raiden Mark III since the beginning. It's not clear to me yet whether a hybrid SOC+FPGA or pure FPGA RISC-V implementation is the right choice for Raiden Mark III, but what is clear is that going forward, the CPU architecture of choice for Raiden will be RISC-V.


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It's almost inevitable every year, with the changes of season comes several changes to the restaurant scene.
While there's still a few deals in the works out there that we can't yet report on, here's a quick round-up of what's moving and shaking with some local restaurants.
The Shop Closes
The space at 397 Thames Street, formerly known as The Shop and Pizza Hollywood, is now officially back on the market. It was back in August when residents and local business owners had grown concerned on what was happening with the restaurant.
Crews worked over 'Boat Show Weekend' to remove all of The Shop's equipment and supplies out of the commercial space. The space is currently available to lease for $3,500 a month, more information is available here.
Mudville Pub Goes On The Market
The building that is home to The Mudville Pub at 8 West Marlborough Street has gone on the market for $895,000; the listing includes "Four levels of over 4000 sq ft of mixed use commercial and residential real estate in highly visible downtown location near Marriott First level use for retail/office but perfect restaurant with beer/wine or liquor license, both available separately".
The Joe Fitzpatrick Team has more information on the property here.
Willy's Remains On The Market
After a recent price reduction, Willy's Burger Bar & Rotisserie remains on the market for $1.05 million. Purchase price includes the restaurant, full liquor license, commercial building, and a vacant buildable lot at 599 Thames Street. The Joe Fitzpatrick Team has more information available here.
The Newport Irish American Club Has Been Sold
The Irish American Club ("The IA" and its real estate at 642-644 Thames was sold recently by Dennis Sr. & Carol Crooks to S & Realty, LLC for $997,000. New ownership held a grand re-opening party on September 16th.
Cru Looks To Reopen
Russel Morin's Cru Cafe is looking to reopen soon, back in July they announced that they were "experiencing growing pains and have decided to temporarily close". Cru Cafe is currently hiring here.
The Boat Yard
The Boat Yard, formerly known as The Barking Crab, closed suddenly on Tuesday, September 20th. A request for comment from the restaurant has not been answered.
Hope Remains On The Market
Hope, formerly known as One Eighty, on Broadway remains on the market for $1,199 Million.
Fatulli's Still Under Construction
Back in April, What'sUpNewp brought you the news that Fatulli's would be moving from Newport Vineyards to Lower Thames Street. Fatulli's is still working to get the new location at 476 Thame Street ready to open.
Pasta Beach Remains on Memorial BLVD.
Still no update on when and if Pasta Beach will make the move from Memorial Boulevard to Bellevue Avenue.
Racquets Pub Opens
Sort of old news but ICYMI, Racquets Pub has opened at 5 Memorial Boulevard. Formerly known as Patrick's Pub/Boca J's.
Mama Leone's Remains Closed
It's been nearly 6 months since a car crashed through the front of Mama Leone's, the restaurant isn't sure when but says that they will reopen.
Tallulah's On Thames Closes, Future Unknown
Jake Rojas, Owner & Chef of Tallulah on Thames, announced on Facebook that Tallulah's has closed for the foreseeable future.
Jade Cricket Closes For Season
Jade Cricket has closed for the 2016 season, will re-open in April of 2017.

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The widow Mackinnon and Mrs. Neil Ferguson ~ St. Kilda, 1909
From Oban to Skye, from the Outer Hebrides to St. Kilda they traveled: two Aberdeen photographers intent on capturing and preserving the life of a remarkable people. The beautifully colored lantern slides of George Washington Wilson and Norman Macleod, an iconic collection put into book form by Mark Butterworth, were produced in the late 1880s, fifty years before color photography came to Scotland.
Even as Wilson and Macleod pursued their photography, Alexander Carmichael was traveling the highlands and islands from Arran to Cithness, from Perth to St. Kilda, collecting traditional prayers, invocations and blessings. Between 1855 and 1899, he compiled his Carmina Gadelica (Gaelic Songs), magnificent examples of Celtic tradition combined with Christian faith.
After St. Patrick's arrival in Ireland and St. Columba's missionary journey to Scotland, a unique culture, theology and spirituality began to evolve: one not at all inclined toward our modern separation of the sacred and the secular. In the words of Avery Brooke, "Celtic Christians seldom left the spiritual behind in the living of their lives, nor the world behind in their prayers."
Tolerant of Celtic beliefs and practices, Christian missionaries wove adapted Celtic prayers, blessings and invocations into the fabric of their daily lives. As Brooke writes in his introduction to Celtic Prayers:
Christ was the Chieftain of Chiefs, but the old tales, songs, customs and runes – not to mention the crops, the fish, the daily work and nightly sleep – were sained, or marked with the sign of the cross, just as were fæiries, banshees and people.
At its heart, saining was a matter of consecration, though not in our modern sense of setting aside, or apart. We tend to understand consecration as removal from the realities and routines of daily life, but for the people of the Isles, consecration elevated and hallowed every ordinary circumstance.
Certainly there were morning prayers and evening prayers in Celtic devotion, invocations of the saints and hymns to Jesus. But far more than obviously religious prayer was woven into the fabric of Celtic spirituality. There were rituals to mark the passing of the days and cycles of the year. There were blessings for households, for the smooring of fire at night and for the rekindling that lifted up morning fires.
There were songs for heifers and milk cows, prayers for protection of cattle, and songs of praise for the ocean and moon. There were blessings for fishing, hunting, and reaping; prayers for travel, and prayers for sleep.
Celtic prayer was less something to 'do' than an attitude to nourish: an attitude at once grateful and receptive. Like hearth embers nurtured each morning and protected each night with ritual and prayer, the spark of divine presence, the mysterious ember glowing at the heart of the world, was meant to be tended by a grateful humanity.
The maids and matrons of St. Kilda ~ 1886
Among the blessings and invocations collected by Carmichael are "The Clipping Blessing," "The Loom Blessing," and "The Consecration of the Seed." The words shimmer with reflected light from a nearly forgotten time, charmingly embraced without hesitation or embarassment. In "The Clipping Blessing," the petitions hardly could be more specific.
Go shorn and come woolly,
Bear the Beltane female lamb,
Be the lovely bride thee endowing,
And the fair Mary thee sustaining,
The fair Mary sustaining thee.
Michael the chief be shielding thee
From the evil dog and from the fox,
From the wolf and from the sly bear,
And from the taloned birds of destructive bills,
From the taloned birds of hooked bills.
In the Outer Isles, on the Island of Uist, Carmichael tells us:
When the woman stops weaving on Saturday night, she carefully ties up her loom and suspends the cross or crucifix above the sleay. This is for the purpose of keeping away the brownie, the banshee, the 'peallan' and all evil spirits and malign influences from disarranging the thread and the loom. And all this is done with loving care and in good faith, and in prayer and purity of heart.
Again, the concreteness of the petition and the certainty that even the smallest detail of life concerns the divine is made clear:
In the name of Mary, mild of deeds,
In the name of Columba, just and potent,
Consecrate the four posts of my loom,
Till I begin on Monday.
Her pedals, her sleay and her shuttle,
Her reeds, her warp, and her cogs,
Her cloth-beam and her thread-beam,
Thrums and the thread of the plies.
Every web, black, white and fair,
Roan, dun, checked and red,
Give Thy blessing everywhere,
On every shuttle passing under the thread.
Thus will my loom be unharmed
Till I shall arise on Monday.
Beauteous Mary will give me of her love,
And there shall be no obstruction I shall not overcome.
Finally, in "The Consecration of the Seed," the intimate relationship between early Christian and Celtic belief is laid bare. Carmichael notes that "three days before being sown the seed is sprinkled with clear, cold water, in the name of the Father, and of Son, and of Spirit, the person sprinkling the seed walking sunwise the while." The baptismal and Trinitarian influence is clear, while "sunwise walking" refers to pre-Christian ritual.
I will go out to sow the seed
In name of Him who gave it growth;
I will place my front in the wind,
And throw a gracious handful on high.
Should a grain fall on a bare rock
It shall have no soil in which to grow;
As much as falls into the earth,
The dew will make it to be full…
I will come round with my step,
I will go rightways with the sun,
In the name of Ariel and the angels nine,
In the name of Gabriel and the Apostles kind.
Father, Son and Spirit Holy
Be giving growth and kindly substance
To every thing that is in my ground
Till the day of gladness shall come.
To hear these invocations, blessings, runes, and dedications is to experience the Celts' love and deep respect not only for life, but for language. Filled with power, intimately lodged in the hearts of the people, spoken out of silence to hallow and elevate every aspect of life, the words themselves were understood as gifts to be cherished. In a morning prayer collected by Carmichael, this phrase stands out:
Praise be to Thee, O God, for ever, for the blessings thou didst bestow on me – my food, my speech, my work, my health.
Praising God for food, work and health is understandable. Including speech as a blessing worthy of praise is more remarkable. Perhaps praise for the gift of words comes more naturally to those steeped in oral tradition; perhaps isolation and difficult conditions increase a community's gratitude for speech.
Whatever the motivation, it cannot be denied that Celts always have nurtured and cared for language because they recognize language as a gift as necessary as fire and powerful as the sea.
To live in a world where language is being reduced by our technologies and desecrated in advertising, politics and human relations is remarkable. To have contempt for language, to willingly reduce the heart of our humanity by refusing the power of words, is utterly astonishing. And yet, it happens.
In the midst of our remembrance of St. Patrick and our celebration of all things Irish, it would be well to remember the people of the lamb, loom, and seed. Celtic peoples offer us a legacy far greater than green beer, shamrocks and River Dance. They offer a vision of life lived whole, life well-attuned to the universe and content with ordinary days. Above all, they offer to us the possibility of sained speech: words spoken and received with dignity in order to celebrate and consecrate our lives.
Be the cross of Mary and Michael over me in peace,
Be my soul dwelling in truth, be my heart free of guile.
Be my soul in peace with thee, brightness of the mountains.
Morn and eve, day and night, May it be so.


text: Omaruru is a welcoming artisan's town with a pleasant ambience. You can buy beautiful handmade wooden articles at reasonable prices. The craftsmanship of these 'sculptors' is renowned in Erongo and its surroundings, so don't miss out. Furthermore, there are a museum, a small chocolate factory, the Kristall Kellerei (a winery) and various nice and cosy pubs (beerstube) for you to enjoy and have a delicious meal. The town also has a SPAR hypermarket where you can buy anything you want before continuing your journey. In short, you simply must visit this town!


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Parabiosis is the surgical union of two animals to produce a chronic blood exchange. This model has previously been used to demonstrate the involvement of a blood-borne factor in the feedback control of food intake and regulation of energy balance. It has been hypothesized that obese rats produce a humoral agent that acts centrally to inhibit food intake and accumulation of fat. In this study 50-day-old male or female Zucker rats were joined in either lean-lean pairs or lean-obese pairs. They ate ad libitum until 152 days of age when body composition was determined. Parabiosis inhibited growth in all rats compared with single controls. Lean partners of obese rats had reduced carcass weights, the same percent body protein but less fat than members of lean-lean pairs. Female rats showed larger changes in body composition than did males. These results suggest that obese Zucker rats produce the hypothesized regulatory signal but do not respond to it.
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ITEL Joins Speak Free Radio! – 8.6.22
Inside the Eye – Live! ended it 10 + year run at Revolution Radio and joined Speak Free Radio and this is the inaugural show! The first hour included a lengthy rant on Nationalism and the future, where there is no future under Globalism. In addition, we discussed the latest releases from Russia's Ministry of Defense where the Ministry essentially came out and accused the DNC of creating Covid19 in Ukraine as well as experimenting on Ukrainian soldiers with a number danger biological weapons, including West Nile Virus. In hourRead More
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Sven Longshanks, founder of Radio Albion and host of his own show, The Daily Nationalist, joined Inside the Eye – Live! on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Sven streams out of the UK where he shares his views on contemporary issues and challenges facing UK Nationalists and equally discusses topics of interest to Nationalists across the Western sphere of influence. We began the discussion with a little bit of history surrounding the evolution of what would is now Radio Albion. Included in that discussion included such topics as the Oracle BroadcastingRead More
A Future in Balance
On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew bore down on the people in S. Dade county. Most of the 414K residents of the county lay sleeping in their beds; they had been informed to expect 50 mph winds and to not worry. However, deep into that night, an emergency alert went out over the airwaves, We interrupt this program to bring you an emergency alert from the National Broadcast Emergency Center. This is an emergency alert! I repeat, this is an emergency alert! The outer winds of hurricane Andrew have justRead More
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Fabian Fjälling, former Swedish media activist, joined from China. Observations on Chinese relations between the people and the Chinese government and disparaties in how the Swedish government interacts with Swedish citizens hints a much stronger nationalist vein running through China and her people and how Western governments are failing to serve the people. Sweden is, it seems, the test case for basket case politics. One such observation is the handing out of Nobel Prizes, a yearly event that is the pride of Sweden. Unfortunately, Swedish elites have not yet figuredRead More
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Joe Atwill, perhaps best known for this book "Caesar's Messiah", joined Inside the Eye – Live! on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Like many of us who were active with putting forward different ideas about traditional religious and philosophical beliefs in the early 2000's, Joe has transitioned to raising awareness of many of the contemporary challenges facing Western civilization. Joe accomplishes this through his collaboration with Timothy Kelly on the "Powers and Principalities" podcast where he is often found as a co-host in a show that features discussions with guests onRead More
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In what was a very good show, we destroyed the "We are all migrants" myth. This was followed by highlighting the disconnect from reality in the United Kingdom as British grasp with the reality that their country is rapidly being lost without a defense by those who represent the traditional national character of what is "the United Kingdom". In hour 2 we discussed the need for perfecting political perception and the need for seeing politics through multiple lenses. It is a form of "triangulation": the more sources you are ableRead More


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As today is Sunday, we slept in like proper Germans:) Adam brought me coffee in bed. We got ready and headed out. We had a simple, fast breakfast on the road. Crackers with hummus. I forgot to take a picture because I was too busy trying to figure out directions to Kloster Andech. It's a monastery that brews wonderful Bavarian beers!
We drove about 45 mins to Kloster Andech and had some excellent beers. I had their seasonal beer, Apfelweissen, apple wheat beer. It was great. Adam had the Dunkel. Gary and Aimee had the Helles. All fabulous!


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Yangon approves US$238M in hotel, tourism investments
Yangon's Regional Tourism Committee recently announced that investments totalling US$238 million and K119.63 billion were approved for the region's hotels and tourism sector between May and August.
— Myanmar Times
Import value of CMP raw materials reaches over $2.1 bn this year
CMP (cut-make-package) businesses imported raw materials worth over US$2.1 billion in about 11 months during this fiscal year, exceeding over US$310 million compared to the same period of last year, according to sources from the Ministry of Commerce.
— Eleven Myanmar
Improving transport infrastructure can help uplift rural areas
As an agricultural country, Myanmar must give priority to building its transport infrastructure, especially for agricultural products in rural areas, which underpin the country's GDP.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Myanmar Central Bank Unlikely to Accept Deputy Governor's Resignation: Sources
Though U Soe Thein's resignation letter is reportedly being sent to Myanmar's President's Office, speculation remains as to whether the president will accept it or not.
— Irrawaddy
Rohingya refugees should press Myanmar for their own state
"Rohingyas should either be treated as nationals or they should be given their territory to form their own state," said Mahathir Mohamad, the Malaysian prime minister, during his four-day visit to Turkey in late July.
— Nikkei Asian Review (paywall)
Korea Eximbank grants $160 mn loan for Myanmar's state projects
South Korea's state-run export credit provider Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) has agreed to extend a $160 million loan to help Myanmar set up an e-government data center and a joint industrial complex.
— Pulse News
YGN signs smart city MoU with Korea Land and Housing Corporation
The Yangon Region Government and Korea Land and Housing Corporation signed an MoU for a feasible study of the New Dala City Project at Yangon's Lotte Hotel yesterday.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Dawei-Kanchanaburi road construction expected to start soon
An invitation to tender for the project to build the two-lane Dawei-Kanchanaburi road will be issued soon, says an official for the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee.
— Myanmar times
China CAMC Engineering inks construction contract for Myanmar shipyard expansion
China CAMC Engineering announced that the company has inked commercial contract with Directorate of Procurement, Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) Myanmar for the third phase project development of Myanmar Thilawa Shipyard.
— Seatrade Maritime
YSX traded stocks in 2019 reaches highest in August
The value of stocks traded on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) hit the highest level of US$1.9 billion this year in August, according to the monthly report of the YSX. A total of 322,176 shares were traded on the exchange during the month.
— Mizzima
Myanmar national stabbed to death by countryman
A Myanmar man was stabbed to death, apparently by his countryman at a shophouse on Laluan Sri Pengkalan 1, Pusing here on Monday.
— The Sun Daily
BLand awarded RM2.63b GDV Myanmar job
Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) has been awarded a public housing and mixed development project in Myanmar with an estimated gross development value of US$624.00 million (RM2.63 billion).
— The Sun Daily
Company of Former Myanmar Dictator's Grandson Among 4 Sued for Unpaid Loans
AYA Bank, one of the largest private banks in Myanmar, has sued four companies— including one owned by a grandson of late military dictator Gen. Ne Win—for unpaid loans, according to the Yangon Region High Court.
— Irrawaddy
Myanmar needs to take action: Miller
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller yesterday said Myanmar needs to take action so that Rohingyas can return to their homeland.
— The Daily Star
The 7th Thailand-Myanmar High Level Committee (HLC) Meeting was held on Tuesday (Sept 3). Before the meeting, the Supreme Commander of Myanmar, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and the Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Thailand, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, met and agreed that both countries would work together to address issues along the Thai-Myanmar border and improve the quality of life of their citizens.
— Thai Visa
Myanmar Military, USDP Charter Amendment Proposals to be Reviewed by Panel
Myanmar's Parliament voted to have charter amendments proposed by military and USDP lawmakers discussed by the amendment committee rather than the full Parliament.
— Irrawaddy
Berjaya Land wins development project in Myanmar
Berjaya Land Bhd has won a contract for a proposed development project in Yangon, Myanmar, which has an estimated gross development value of approximately RM2.63 billion.
— Malay Mail
Bridges on India-Myanmar Friendship Road need repairs
Some bridges along India-Myanmar Friendship Road need repairs and the Bridge Department will take responsibility to repair them before they get repaired by India.
— Eleven Myanmar
More Chinese tourists visit Myanmar
More Chinese tourists visited Myanmar after Myanmar eased visa restrictions and new flight schedules between towns in China and Yangon are introduced recently, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
— Eleven Myanmar
Championing a workplace based on talent, not gender
Daw Yu Wai Maung, deputy head of Corporate Affairs at KBZ Bank, believes that establishing a workforce based on each employee's talent, not their gender, is the way forward for the Myanmar economy, and that employers and leaders must champion that goal.
— Myanmar times
Minister reassures directives from State leaders over death sentence for 2 Myanmar citizens in Thailand
State leaders have directed to help the two Myanmar citizens sentenced to death for the Koh Tao murder trial in Thailand, and Thai diplomats and ambassadors are also helping step by step, said Thein Swe, union minister for labour, immigration and population.
— Eleven Myanmar
Myanmar harp-maker pines for glory days
Ko Win Min's voice trailed to almost a whisper when he recalled his younger days playing with the Nan Kyar Wut Hmone band to the adulation of an enthusiastic crowd.
— Myanmar times
Myanmar quality basic education programme: Final report and executive summary
The 2012-2016 Myanmar Quality Basic Education Programme (QBEP) was supported by the Multi Donor Education Fund (MDEF), comprising Australia, Denmark, the European Union, Norway, the United Kingdom and UNICEF.
— Reliefweb
Civilian Vehicles Torched Amid Fighting Between Rebels and Myanmar Army
Military blames members of Northern Alliance for torching seven vehicles on the Muse Highway in northern Shan State.
— Irrawaddy
Shoddy Construction Plagues Myitsone Dam Relocation Sites in Myanmar's North
Hkawn Tawng, a Kachin widow, was forced to move from her original home close to the confluence where the Irrawaddy river is formed in northern Kachin State nearly a decade ago on the orders of the government to make way for the Myitsone mega-dam project.
— BNI Online
32 Myanmar players to enter World Billiards and Snooker Championship
Myanmar's Billiards and Snooker Federation will enter 32 players in the World Billiards and Snooker Championship 2019 in Myanmar later this month.
— Myanmar times
Union Minister U Kyaw Tin cites ARSA Threat as major obstacle for repatriation at meeting with UNSG Special Envoy on Myanmar
U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for the Ministry of International Cooperation, received Ms Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar, at 1 pm yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Chinese-Owned Garment Factory Strikers Sued by Myanmar Police
Labor activist, workers in Pathein accused of unlawful assembly after making 45 demands of factory's Chinese managers.
— Irrawaddy
National Disaster Management Committee receives aid for flood-afflicted regions
A ceremony to accept donations from the Road and Bridge B.O.T Entrepreneurs Association to provide aid to flood-affected regions was held at the Vice President's meeting hall of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Three Myanmar Rebel Groups Halt Offensive Pending Further Talks
Tuesday night's attacks on vehicles on Muse Highway leave Shan State residents skeptical of their intentions, however.
— Irrawaddy
Union LIP Minister U Thein Swe receives UN Special Envoy
Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe received Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar, Ms Christine Schraner Burgener, and her delegation at his ministry in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Myanmar Military Chief Asks Thai PM to Help 2 Migrant Workers on Death Row
Military chief of staff visits the pair in prison as efforts to seek pardon from Thai king continue; the men were convicted of murder based on widely disputed evidence.
— Irrawaddy
Improving graduate employability
By Dr. Myo Kywai (Hsinbaungwae) The National Education Policy Commission and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) discussed matters relating to the University-Industry Engagement 23 August 2019.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Protesting workers are punished only for breaking law: minister
Labourers are punished not because they hold protests but for violating the country's laws during protests, Myanmar's labour minister said.
— Myanmar times
Unified under one font system as Myanmar prepares to migrate from Zawgyi to Unicode
On 1 October 2019, Myanmar hopes to begin its migration from its use of the nationally developed Zawgyi computer font to the adoption of a unified system that conforms to the international standard called Unicode.
— Global Voices
Myanmar accused of Rohyingya-ID coercion
Myanmar authorities are forcing members of the Rohingya Muslim minority at gunpoint to accept identity cards that categorise them as foreigners, stripping them of the chance to become citizens, a rights group said on Tuesday.
— Khmer Times
Cracks appear in eight stupas after earthquake hits Mandalay
Cracks have been found in eight stupas at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay after a recent earthquake rocked Sagaing and Mandalay regions, a pagoda trustee said.
— Myanmar times
Ooredoo marks 5th anniversary in Myanmar
Ooredoo is celebrating its 5th anniversary of service operations in Myanmar according to a press release.
— Mizzima
Strong wind in Mawalamyine destroy buildings
Strong wind in Mawlamyine destroyed houses, schools, monasteries and shops on the evening of September 2.
— Eleven Myanmar
Winrock and Myantrade sign export promotion agreement for crops including coffee
Winrock International and the Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization (Myantrade) under the Ministry of Commerce have signed a cooperation agreement for the export promotion of six crops including coffee.
— Mizzima
Kachin activist pair picks jail over fine for street performance
Kachin youth activists Pau Lu and Seng Nu Pan were sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment by the Myitkyina Township Court in the Kachin State capital on September 2 for their role in organising a street performance to mark the eighth anniversary of the resumption of fighting in Kachin State.
— Frontier Myanmar
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee held a meeting on National Planning Bill for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Union Budget Bill for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 sent by the Union Government at the second floor meeting hall of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building D in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Rohingya killed in suspected landmine border blast
A man believed to be a Rohingya refugee has been killed in a suspected landmine explosion along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, officials said Wednesday.
Myanmar's Emerging Democracy is Being Eroded
The NLD government–once seen as Myanmar's best hope for a free and democratic society–has turned out to be an enemy of democracy's key ingredient: freedom of expression.
— Irrawaddy
First Lady of ROK visits Foreign Languages University in Yangon
The visiting First Lady of the Republic of Korea visited the University of Foreign Languages in Yangon yesterday afternoon.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
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Tryptophan: The Trust Supplement?
Trust of a colleague, trust of a business partner, trust of data, trust of your instincts - as the glue that binds our society, trust plays a fundamentally important role in our everyday lives, shaping our perceptions of the world and impacting our relations with others, but have you ever considered that your willingness to trust could be influenced by what you eat?
Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust...
Albert Einstein
Providing further evidence of how biological mechanisms might shape our psychology, researchers from the Universities of Leiden and M�nster recently discovered that people?s trust in others increases after intake of the the amino acid tryptophan - found in foods such as fish, soya, eggs and spinach.
Using forty unacquainted healthy adults (mean age = 19.4), twenty participants (2 male, 18 female) were given an 0.8g oral dose (powder) of tryptophan, while another 20 (2 male, 18 female) were given a neutral placebo, dissolved in 200 ml of orange juice.To determine the effect of tryptophan, the researchers gave one group of test persons orange juice with added tryptophan, while a second group was given a placebo with their orange juice.
Subsequently, the test persons played a trust game, a task that is often used to measure how much one test person trusts the other. A trustor was given 5 euros and was free to decide how much of that money he would give to a trustee in each round of the game. The trustor would then receive extra money, but only if the trustee gave him enough money in return. The money transferred to the trustee by the trustor served as an indicator of mutual trust.
Now before you rush off and encourage your team members to gorge on fish, soya, eggs and spinach, bear in mind that previous studies have suggested that it's very difficult to alter blood tryptophan levels through dietary methods alone.
As the authors admit, among other ways that the experiment could have have been swayed, is the possibility that tryptophan might simply make people more trusting by increasing the inclination to take social risks. Trust, after all is always partly a risky endeavour. The gender imbalance in participants might also have been an issue - particularly important given that previous studies suggest that women may be more sensitive than men to changes in serotonin levels (biochemically derived from tryptophan). The authors address this by claiming that the imbalance cannot account for the effect of tryptophan on trust, as the four male participants were evenly distributed across conditions.
Despite these methodological concerns, the authors are adamant that this study adds to the evidence that "we are what we eat".
The food one eats has a bearing on one?s state of mind. Food can thus act as a cognitive enhancer that modulates the way one thinks and perceives the physical and social world.
Whether this increased willingness to trust carries over into non-monetary contexts is unclear, but the next time you have difficulties getting colleagues to trust and collaborate with one another, as a last resort you might perhaps want to suggest some tryptophan supplements.
The paper 'Tryptophan Promotes Interpersonal Trust', jointly authored by Lorenza S. Colzato , Laura Steenbergen, Erik W. de Kwaadsteniet, Roberta Sellaro, Roman Liepelt and Bernhard Hommel is published in the Journal of Psychological Science.
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Well, what a difference an issue makes. The month of April alone saw a 20% rise in the price of WTI Crude closing at around $45 a barrel which is a whopping 77% off the mid-February lows just north of $26 a barrel. During the plummet an expert said that the oil market has as much to do about confidence as it does about basic supply and demand fundamentals. It would seem as though one part of that basic equation has shot a huge amount of confidence into the oil market. The big D "demand" has been our short term savior. Gasoline stock piles along with our production steadily decreasing have fueled this rally. Yes, fuel is cheaper at the pump therefore it's easy to say demand would naturally be higher, but is there something else going on here? If you look back at any recovery it started with the same scenario we have here – short sellers get squeezed out of the market causing an initial pop in the price – then some form of surprises in demand pulls it the rest of the way out of the gutter. As stated in our featured article by Jennifer Delony (beginning on page 18) these market swings could prove to be counter-productive for the long term health of the oil market. Prices tick up, higher cost production jumps back into the market, supply out pumps demand, market sells it off, we all cry, rinse and repeat. But the big question here: when prices tick back up, how quickly could higher cost producers get back in the game, if at all? I point this out only to show that if the answer to that question is any form of "not fast enough" then we could see an oil shortage and an ensuing price explosion. When the market's bad, it's way too bad – when the market's good, it's way too good. Right now we're kind of somewhere in between.


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Is double entry accounting here forever?
Some time ago, I read a blog post on the Zoho website about double entry accounting. Zoho provide a number of business related applications. The essence of the Zoho blog post is conveyed in the title of this post. Double entry accounting has been around for the last six centuries and has been embedded in the most simple and most complex accounting software. And there are no signs of it disappearing. The have been some proposed alternatives, such as the Resources, Events, Agents model (which is sometimes used in teaching). But like the DVORAK keyboard, even if some alternatives may be an improvement on the double entry system, they are likely never to catch on. Why you might ask? Well, in my institutional theory thinking the answer is probably because the practices around double-entry accounting have been repeated so many times by so many people, that they have become the accepted way of doing things in business. In other words, the double entry system of accounting is a routine. And, not only that, there are also rules about double entry. I regard rules as written, and there are plenty of written rules of the double entry system – in text books, in software for example. If a practice has both been repeatedly performed for 600 years or so, and it has been written as a rule, the as the Zoho blog post says " the traditional double-entry model was deeply ingrained in the business person's and accountant's psyches, and it was never going to be easily changed". And it will probably remain so.
Institutionalised practices – a simple example
In my research work, I write and read a lot about how accounting practices become taken-for-granted within organisations. This taken-for-grantedness might be equated with the term "institutionalised", based on theories from economics and sociology. When we think of the term institutionalised, we often associate with things like being in jail for too long, or something that's more physical like the an Institute of Engineers. But, it can be something far more fluffy. While driving to work in early December, a useful example came to mind as I listened to the radio. It was December 1st, and an Irish radio DJ called Larry Gogan is typically accepted as the person to play the first Christmas song on the Irish airwaves – it was Fairytale of New York for Christmas 2011 just in case you're interested. It is not written down anywhere that Larry does this, and to be honest I don't know how this practice came about. But radio listeners know that Larry is expected to play the first Christmas song each year. In other words, it is an institutionalised practice. And what happens is something tries to change this? After a quick search I found some comments from 2006 on a boards site:
I hope he gets a rap on the knuckles / kick in the balls for stealing Larry's thunder. If he wants to do it after Larry has gone to the Great Microphone in the Sky (not for many years yet, I hope, I hasten to add), fair enough, but he shouldn't have upstaged Larry like that
These quotes/posts above show that some people did not like the fact that another DJ broke the accepted practice. This is quite typical when change to any institutional practices is attempted. Similarly, in the world of accounting, there may be practices which are just accepted as how things should be done. Trying to change these can be tricky, but if we can understand why such practices became institutionalised, then we might be able to foster some change.
Tacit knowledge in management accounting
Burns, J. & Scapens, R. 2000, "Conceptualising management accounting change: an institutional framework", Management Accounting Research, vol. 11, pp. 3-25.


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John Lineker Injured; Marlon Moraes Offers to Face Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219
UFC 219 has just taken a hit.
Brazilian slugger John Lineker has been forced out of his main card matchup against Jimmie Rivera due to an undisclosed injury.
With Lineker out, UFC officials are searching for a replacement to step up on less than a week's notice to face Rivera on the card taking place on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Shortly after word broke that Lineker was out, Marlon Moraes quickly offered his services to step in to fight Rivera next weekend.
@JimmieRivera135 what's up? Now it's me and you. You can't run anymore let's do this @seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 @danawhite @ufc
— Marlon Moraes (@MMARLONMORAES) December 24, 2017
Moraes has been itching to get a shot at Rivera for quite some time and the former World Series of Fighting Champion is fresh off a first round knockout against Aljamain Sterling in his last fight.
UFC officials have made no announcements regarding the fight, although Moraes stepping into face Rivera would certainly seem like a worthwhile matchup consider where each of them stand in the division.
For now, Rivera will finish traveling to Las Vegas and hope he gets good news from the UFC on an opponent for his fight next weekend.
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It has been a conversation, or in some circles, a "controversy" raging for weeks: Who is playing quarterback for the Eagles? Who should be playing quarterback for the Eagles? And just how will this complicated picture resolve itself over the course of the rest of the season and into next year? Well, maybe instead of being consumed by the concern, we should follow Andy Reid's lead with the idea that what the Eagles really have is a "beautiful" quarterback situation.
When you take a moment and look around the league, you don't see many teams who have two quarterbacks who are able to go out and function at a high level and run a complete offense and win games. The Eagles have two in Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb, both of whom have won games this season and both of whom put points on the board in their own unique way.
Kolb is on track to start this week, although that picture will clear up as we get closer to Sunday's kickoff against Atlanta. The door is still open for Vick, the starter, to return to the field after suffering his rib injury two games ago. Reid hasn't said one way or the other what he is thinking, and maybe it doesn't matter too much.
Vick, of course, was dynamic in his rise to the starting role. He replaced the concussed Kolb in the second half of the opener against Green Bay and immediately made things happen with his legs and his arm. Vick brought the Eagles back from a huge deficit to the point where they had the ball with a chance to score a touchdown and tie the game. Then Vick lit up Detroit and Jacksonville before suffering his rib injury early against Washington.
Kolb, the deposed starter, replaced Vick in that Washington game and brought the Eagles back to within a leaping catch in the end zone of a comeback win against the Redskins, and then he went out and completed 21 of 31 passes as the Eagles held off San Francisco on Sunday night.
The truth is, both quarterbacks inspire confidence. The Eagles know they can win with either in the lineup, simply because they have won with both quarterbacks this season. The styles are different, obviously, but the Eagles make it work within the scheme of their offense.
At some point, of course, the Eagles need to find some clarity at the position and sort out the details. For now, and for the immediate future, the Eagles are going to play this thing as Reid has said: Vick is the starter when he gets healthy and Kolb is the more-than-capable No. 2.
There is no question that Sunday was important for Kolb. He completed his first nine passes and 12 of 14 in the first half as the Eagles took a 17-10 lead into the locker room. The offense wasn't as effective in the second half, scoring only a David Akers field goal, and the goal is to put together 60 minutes of outstanding football.
Should Kolb start this week against the 4-1 Falcons, he has to defeat a stingy defense that has allowed just 70 points, third-fewest in the NFC. Atlanta has a great scheme, a ferocious pass rush and a lot of team speed. It won't be easy at all on Sunday, no matter who plays quarterback.
Both Kolb and Vick have handled a difficult situation with great class and respect and dignity. It hasn't been easy, but because they have been so professional and team-oriented, the rest of the offense has followed suit and has been responsive no matter who has played the position.
It looks like it will be Kolb on Sunday, but you never know with Vick. There is no doubt that he wants to start against his former team, an appealing angle jeopardized by injury. Reid will update the situation after the team's walk-through on Wednesday.
No matter who it is, the formula seems right for success, as long as the starter has the full week of reps and then stays healthy in the game. The only time this offense has struggled is when there has been an injury in the middle of the game. Take that back: the offense was not productive at all with Kolb starting in Week 1, but who knows what would have happened in the second half? Vick went out and carved up the Packers, and perhaps Kolb would have done the same and we wouldn't have this conversation.
Who knows? An injury-plagued position through five games could have doomed the Eagles out of the gates, but the Eagles instead have turned it into a positive situation. They are blessed to have two fine starting quarterbacks and, as Reid said weeks ago, that is a "beautiful" position to have at the game's most critical position.


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With 20 Assist and 18 Points, Darius Brown Proves He Is One Of The State's Best Guards
The second round of the California State 1A Division Basketball Playoffs was billed as a shootout between UNLV bound Bryce Hamilton of Pasadena and Virginia bound Kehei Clark of Taft High School. While neither of these division one prospects disappointed the standing room only crowd, it was senior point/shooting guard Darius Brown who stole the show. Brown led the Pasadena Bulldogs to a 75-62 victory over the Toreadors and set up the bulldogs up for a rematch against CIF Division 1AA Champion Chino Hills (Chino Hills defeated Pasadena in the CIF Finals 72-56).
Brown who is averaging 15 points and 10 assists, as well 5.5 steals per game for the season. He was clearly the floor general who made the Bulldogs a real contender to go all the way. He made clutch bucket after bucket as Taft tried to mount several comebacks throughout the game, but Taft's efforts were to no avail because this night belonged to the Bulldogs of Pasadena.
"This has been a long season – just like it was last year – and it is paying dividends for us because we understand that it's the execution of the little things that's really serves us well at this time of the season," Pasadena coach Tony Brooks said.
"I just wanted to lead my team to a victory. Everyone on our team played great, Bryce (Hamilton) balled out and Tavian (Percy) hit some big shots. Taft fought hard, but we wanted this game, we wanted another shot at Chino Hills and now we have it," said Brown who filled up the Pasadena stat sheets. Brown finished the game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, a phenomenal 20 assist and 4 steals with no turnovers.
Brown, who has yet to sign a scholarship offer, showed tonight why he is not only one of the best point/shooting guards in Southern California, but his performance in the California State Tournament just may prove he is one of the best guards in the entire state.
"Darius can do it all. He can shoot, pass and plays incredible defense. He is a real leader on the floor. But, more importantly he is just a great kid and whichever school signs him is getting a real asset to their program," said Jacques Bolton a former PHS basketball standout and Executive Director of the Pasadena Youth Sports Program A Step Ahead.
The game started out as a battle with both teams offenses trading baskets and Taft lead by three late in the 2nd quarter. But the Bulldogs would not be denied. Omari Moore of Pasadena had a 3 point play when he was fouled while driving to the basket for a slam dunk which ignited the entire crowd and also seemed to ignite the Bulldogs as well. After a Taft missed shot, Darius Brown hit a clutch 3 pointer and was fouled to complete the four point play and the Bulldogs ended the half with a 38-32 lead.
The second half of the game belonged to the Bulldogs and in particularly Bryce Hamilton and Darius Brown. Hamilton was held to only 5 points in the first half, but scored 22 in the second half and finished the night as the game's leading scorer (27). Most of these baskets came from assists from Brown who said he didn't need to focus on scoring in the second half and concentrated on defense and getting the rest of his team into the flow of the game to finish off the night.
The Bulldog victory sets up a rematch between Pasadena and Chino Hills, who defeated Pasadena in the CIF Finals. The Bulldogs believe this year's state tournament game can have the same outcome as last year's state tournament. The Bulldogs lost to Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Finals but won the rematch against Harvard-Westlake in the state tournament to advance to the state finals. Pasadena is looking to repeat that feat this year with their rematch against Chino Hills.


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If you haven't already seen it on social media, the episode, "Client Service Strategies that Wow," from Michele Williams' podcast "Profit is a Choice" has officially been released! Michele has a fantastic podcast sharing so many great ideas on how to consistently make profitable choices as an interior designer, and if you haven't already checked it out, I highly recommend you do.
You can listen here as Michele and I share how to really wow your clients with high end client service, how to design the kind of experience that's memorable and repeatable, how to adjust it to whatever budget level you're at, and so much more!
Mistakes Don't Have to Be Your Worst Enemy
Now, onto…. mistakes. Unlike last week's topic, sweets, mistakes is NOT something that everyone loves. Quite the contrary. Mistakes are something we all avoid. Hide from. Maybe sweep under the rug and pretend they never happened. Or maybe try to fix them so quickly that no one else will ever have to know….
I'm sure we've all been there. Realizing that you've made a mistake in your work is one of those ultimate "gulp" moments. It's like realizing you've forgotten to pack something super important, times a hundred. Remember the face Kevin's mom makes in "Home Alone" where she's flying along in first class and suddenly realized that what she forgot was not to turn off the toaster, but instead her son? Yeah. Realizing you've made a mistake at work, pretty much feels like that.
And as making a mistake IS such a horrifying feeling, it's something that we don't like to admit. We do everything we can to pretend that it didn't happen. We try to look the other way and say, "What ever do you mean?! Me make a mistake? Poppy cock! Impossible! Not me! Must have been someone else!"
Understandable. But, is that really the right move? Should we REALLY pretend that we never make mistakes? Should we really act like we're that one rare human that never makes mistakes, that never forgets something? Especially if we have employees? Well, as I'm sure you're going to guess, it's not.
Employees Will Share Their Mistakes, If You Share Your Mistakes
And why not? Why shouldn't we hide the fact that we too make mistakes? Because then employees hide their mistakes. And that's NEVER a good thing. If an employee makes a mistake, you NEED to know. You need to know what happened, if and how it affected a client or project, what the consequences are, and what the solutions are. But the only way to have employees honestly admit their mistakes, and then own the solution, is to first admit your own.
Now I know it sounds like a pretty bold and crazy idea. Share your own mistakes with employees? Say whaaat? How is that a good idea? I'm the boss. I need to always showcase an appearance of confidence, professionalism, and perfectionism. Right? I should always appear like I don't make a mistake. Right? I should always seem like I've got it totally together. Right? Well, no.
The more open you are with sharing mistakes that you've made in the past, the more open employees will be with sharing mistakes that they've made in the present. Because they see that it's ok. They understand that although mistakes need to be a rarity and prevented as much as possible, unfortunately they do happen because well, we're human.
But just telling them, "If you make a mistake, make sure and let me know." is a lot less effective than "I know it's really hard to admit when you make a mistake. It's embarrassing and nerve wrecking. But, we are human. I know I've made my own mistakes like x,y, and z while working with clients and it's a pretty terrifying feeling. And although we do work very hard to prevent as many mistakes as possible, unfortunately they are going to happen from time to time. So when they do happen, please feel very comfortable sharing that with me, and asking for my assistance so we can focus on fixing it as quickly as possible." Which approach do you think your employees will actually take you up on? Which approach would you take your boss up on? I'm guessing the latter.
Stay Calm & Share On
Now what do you do when that time comes and an employee actually shares their mistake with you? Stay calm. No matter how gargantuan that mistake is, stay calm. Because it will affect how they, and any other employee, shares mistakes with you in the future. If they find out that the whole "feel comfortable sharing mistakes with me so we can work together" was just a fallacy and that reality is "WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO?!!" well, they're not going to come back the next time. And neither will the other employees.
Instead they'll frantically run about, spending just as much energy hiding the mistake, as they will fixing the problem. But if you stay calm, thank them for bringing the mistake to you, share a mistake that you've made in the past, and then work with them to truly come up with a solution? Well, they'll breathe a huge sigh of relief and will be able to focus their full energy and brain power on fixing the problem, rather than having it be wasted on hiding the problem. And I'm guessing that's what both you, and the client whose project has suffered the mistake, would much rather have.
You Never Want to Be in the Dark About Mistakes
Not knowing what's happening, both good and bad, in your projects is never a good thing. You need to know what's going on. Now of course if your firm is big enough, you may not know about every itty bitty little detail, but you do need to know about the big ones. And mistakes are a big one. The last thing in the world you want is for a client to call you up to discuss a big mistake and for you to have to respond with, "Sorry, what are we talking about here? This is the first time I'm hearing about this."
So get your employees to share those mistakes with you, by first sharing yours. That doesn't mean you need to share a laundry list of your faux pas, or be self-deprecating about it. But it does mean sharing that you too have made mistakes, even give an example, and let them know that although it was hugely stressful at the time, it was managed and corrected. Be straight forward and acknowledge that although our natural instinct is to hide mistakes, it's much easier, and less detrimental to the project, when a mistake is brought out into the light, so that it can be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
The more open and honest you can be with your employees, and the more open and honest your employees can be with you, the better off everyone will be. Because working your rear end off to shove those skeletons in the closet, only to have them tumble into a million pieces onto your head later on as you unsuspectingly open that door, is not something you want to deal with. So go ahead. Share your mistakes. Clear out that closet. And get to fixing problems, instead of hiding them.
I'd love to hear in the comments below, how do you handle mistakes? Are you prone to hiding them? Or are you open and honest about them?
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Let's be honest; ad ops are one of the most critical roles within a publishing company. Even so, many in publishing still don't fully understand how intricate and complicated ad ops really are.
It's truly an intersection within your organization where sales, technology and billing all converge. And for those who actually work in ad ops, you need to speak the language of the various departments with whom you collaborate, while navigating the demand for inventory in a dynamic environment. Further, the role continues to get harder and harder, thanks to the addition of programmatic buying and selling, regulatory issues like GDPR, combating non-human traffic, achieving viewability thresholds and on. To say that it's a high stress position would be an understatement. Ad ops are the air traffic controllers in the world of digital advertising.
Typically though, high stress jobs are among the most important and ad ops are no exception—though it's often a misunderstood and undervalued role. Trafficking teams do far more than just drop creative into an ad server and wait for a goal to be met. The knowledge required by such a team isn't just about what platforms they know how to use, but being able to think critically and apply problem-solving solutions. While the basics of targeting, trafficking, reporting and communicating are all core skills, these are most efficiently put to use by a team that also has a degree of knowledge about the broader technical picture: the fundamental interactions between their site, their browser, their serving platforms and the client's supplied materials.
Given the importance of the ad ops role, more publishers are evaluating how their own group should be staffed and organized. Publishers must take into consideration whether or not the ad ops team has been given the resources and organizational support it needs to thrive. Further, publishers must consider the intersection between sales, ad ops and finance, and facilitate effective communication and process workflow between them.
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A good operations team must have a seat where the process begins—at the sales table. All involved parties are best served by including their voice, because the success of the implementation and the ability to recognize the revenue in full all starts at the RFP and the response that sales provide. This becomes especially crucial if the organization lacks a dedicated digital sales planner to help guide proposal development. In such cases, the role instead falls to the ad ops team, that best understands the inventory, how it's built into the site and how it can—or cannot—be targeted.
Because of such knowledge, ad ops are best suited to prepare the sales person's expectations, to express why an RFP may work or why it may not or to express what needs to change. In extreme cases, they serve as a gatekeeper to prevent sales from inadvertently making promises they cannot keep, thus disappointing both buyer and seller when a campaign falls short of objectives.
As an example, a salesperson promises a hefty ROS goal, one that is met only by serving to every possible ad slot. At some point into the campaign, the advertiser wants KPI thresholds improved, but the only way to do this is to allocate out of some ad units. In doing so, however, the publisher is forced to shut out a portion of the inventory that was necessary to achieve the campaign's allotted goals. The trafficker is the front line in understanding such competing needs—and they are not uncommon scenarios.
Publishers will find that adhering to a more collaborative process will pay dividends over the long-run and could help in retaining talent across departments.
Ad ops talent isn't necessarily easy to find. Qualified professionals are in short supply, in part because it's a high stress, often undervalued role that can eventually lead to burnout. If publishers are fortunate enough to have a solid ad ops team, as with any department, it's important to be aware of staff wellbeing and foster a supportive environment to reduce the cost and downtime associated with turnover, rehiring and training. This perspective will benefit the publisher as well. An engaged, talented and focused ad ops team is one that directly and positively impacts revenue.
So with that in mind, what's the best way to build a sound ad ops organization?
Ultimately, the right ad ops solution comes down to the size of your operation, what kind of content you produce, who your audience is and the scope of your digital product offerings. This isn't a situation where one solution works for every organization. It's a question each publisher can only answer through a systemic review of their own requirements.
Begin by self-educating, attending conferences, communicating with like-minded professionals and consider hiring suitable consultants to guide you through the process. You should also conduct a self-assessment or analysis by identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Look at your workflow and talk to your teams—sales, IT and finance.
All this will help you understand where you are and where you'd like to be, helping you identify the next steps in the process as well as determine whether or not your existing ad ops team has the skills that match your needs. For some publishers, that may mean hiring a consultant, starting from scratch or outsourcing their ad ops altogether. For others, bringing in additional talent, implementing new platforms or otherwise refining an existing team structure is all that may be needed.
Whatever path you choose for your organization, it's worth bearing in mind that this process takes time and requires patience, but it's an essential step in building a successful digital sales model. In an industry where nothing stays the same for very long, ad ops will continue to be an important piece of your organization, so it's essential you get it right.
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ContiConnect® Yard Reader is Continental's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) platform for commercial fleets, allowing you to see tire pressure and temperature data for every vehicle in your fleet in a single web portal.
Interested in Digital Tire Monitoring? Click the "Contact Us" button to ask a question or to request a quote from one of our representatives.
ContiConnect® Yard Reader is Continental's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) platform for commercial fleets, allowing you to see tire pressure and temperature data for every vehicle in your fleet in a single web portal.
Yard Reader mounted in the fleet terminal reads sensors in a 65-foot radius*
Mobile-friendly web portal displays tire data for all vehicles
Text and email notifications can alert fleet personnel if an issue is detected
Ideal for vehicles that return to the fleet yard daily or multiple times per week
Powered by Continental's intelligent tire
If your vehicles don't return frequently, check out the Solutions Finder to identify the best solution for your fleet.
*Operating radius may be affected by various factors including obstructions.
The tire sensor is mounted onto the inner liner of the tire in order to collect data. Unlike wheel- or valve-mounted sensors, this placement ensures accuracy of the temperature and pressure data without influence from external factors. It also protects the sensor from theft and damage, especially in the case of curbing or sidewall abrasions, which can dislodge or damage a valve-mounted sensor.
The battery-powered sensor is warrantied for 5 years*, minimizing disruptions to your tire program. It can also be reused after retreading the casing.
The same TPMS sensors form the backbone of all Continental's Digital Tire Monitoring solutions, including our ContiPressureCheck TPMS for drivers, and ContiPressureCheck Integrated with telematics. This allows systems to be used interchangeably to meet the needs of your fleet.
Sensors can be installed in your existing Continental tires by a certified dealer, or you can order intelligent tires, which arrive pre-equipped with sensors from the factory.
*See Warranty Policy for details
The ContiConnect® Yard Reader is mounted in the fleet yard, at a frequent touchpoint such as a guard shack or fuel island. It reads all the tire sensors in an approximately 65-foot radius. The radius may increase or decrease due to environmental factors such as obstructions. The Yard Reader delivers the tire temperature and pressure data to a mobile-friendly web portal.
Using the Yard Reader eliminates the need to attach any electronics to your trucks or trailers. Simply install Continental tire sensors in each tire and as soon as vehicles are within range, the Yard Reader will display their data in the web portal.
The ContiConnect™ web portal displays all your tire data. The browser-based application is mobile-friendly and can be accessed via a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. View reports, check analytics, and track your tire performance over time, conveniently housed in a single portal.
Set up customizable notifications so anyone in your fleet can receive a text message or e-mail when any tire deviates from desired parameters.
See immediately which tire position on which truck needs attention.
Continental's Hand Held Tool is used to wirelessly program each tire sensor. It is used during the initial setup of ContiConnect to assign each tire sensor to the respective wheel position of the vehicle. It is also used when tires are rotated, for example, to reassign the sensor to the new wheel position.
Tire monitoring will help your fleet:
Learn more about the benefits of tire monitoring.
"ContiConnect is probably one of the most important tools in the past four or five years," says Kenny Youngman, who participated in a trial of the platform. "We've gotten to the point where we're no longer looking at trailers, not knowing which trailer has a tire that needs some repairs, but we go right to the one that needs help."
Hear how Kenny is using ContiConnect to deliver his Lowest Overall Driving Cost
See stories from other fleets using digital tire monitoring to improve their operations on our ContiConnect Testimonials page.
Short Description
Digital Tire Monitoring with Web Portal
All vehicles on the fleet yard (within range of the yard reader)
Data Access
Data is transmitted whenever vehicles are within range of the yard reader. Data is accessible anytime, anywhere in the mobile-friendly ContiConnect Web Portal
Text message and email alerts with customizable thresholds and settings
Tire sensors, Yard Reader, Hand Held Tool


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The biggest liability on most small business balance sheets is the accounts payable- your unpaid bills.
You need good systems in place with your accounts payable to make sure that at any point in time there's an accurate listing of who you owe, how much you owe them, and when you owe it.
In managing those accounts payable, take advantage of terms your vendors are providing so you're letting go of cash as slowly as possible.
Having good systems in place so all bills are entered as soon as they are received (or at least as soon as you're aware of them) will allow you to manage the timing of when the money leaves.
Make sure you have the right kind of liabilities in place to finance assets.
For instance, let's talk about a line of credit. Many small businesses get a line of credit because of seasonality in business. There may be peaks and valleys in the cashflow because of peaks and valleys in the revenue streams.
That's where a line of credit comes in handy. You can finance those periods where there's a shortage of cash flow and then in the periods of the high season when there's a big cash inflow, you reduce that line of credit.
Don't get into trouble by building up that line of credit and not paying it down in the cashflow rich time of the year.
It's possible you'll find yourself in trouble if the line of credit is used up. Many times bankers aren't the best at recognizing that situation. Then they'll take it and want to turn that line of credit into a term note to make sure that they're getting some of the principal paid back over time.
One more thing regarding financing.
When you're financing equipment, don't finance a three year use of life on a piece of equipment with a five-year note. At the end of three years when you're looking to replace that piece of equipment it will prevent you from having two years left on the note on paying off the debt.
Analyze your debt, make sure you're using the right kind of debt for the right purposes, and manage your accounts payable.
Manage your short term debt so you're letting go of cash as slowly as possible and enhancing your overall cash flow.
If you find value in what we just talked about, here's the link to get our full cashflow management and improvement guide.


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Previews of simulations made by Dan Wills made in Houdini with a model focused on the angles.
Previews of simulations made by Dan Wills made in Houdini with a model focused on the angles.
The past months I have been in contact with MIT postdoc Benoît Legat a mathematician in numerical geometry, who has converted the 2D DynamicFoam model, developed by an other MIT affiliate Nick Weigert, into a 3D application:
The name stands for Voronoi diagrams (foam) where energetic currents run through the edges of the mesh, and X-ings (junctions) that act like a gates where currents are switched OFF or ON based on the sharpness of the angles. (0/I)
The level of current passing through the edges, has river-like effects where 'sedimentation' makes the cells grow; and 'erosion' makes them shrink. The changes of the cell-size changes the angles, and thus the direction of the currents: currents can switch. This whole interaction model based on a few rules generates a CA type of Dynamic Foam.
Voro-X is build with the programming language Julia and you can download the program here:
Voro-X compared to Nick's 2D DynamicFoam (see Wiki-page):
The program works on Windows, Mac and Linux,
but you first need to install Julia.
Next dowload and unzip the Voro-x package/repository:
Decompressed the package and rename it to for instance: Desktop/VoroX
Launch Julia and you get the prompt:
Type ] so that the prompts becomes:
(@v1.7) pkg>
(Note, backspace '<-' will bring back the julia> prompt )
Next activate VoroX.jl by typing:
(@v1.7) pkg> activate ~/Desktop/VoroX
(or via an other directory/name where you have placed the VoroX folder)
Now install its dependencies as follows:
(VoroX) pkg> instantiate
The installation will take a while.
Once this is done, to launch the software in Makie.jl, with K points and N dimensions (K, N), switch back to 'julia' by using 'backspace' and type:
julia> using VoroX
and finally the last command:
julia> foam(10, 3)
(This might take a longer time to load: 5 to 10 min.)
Note that N can only be 2 or 3 (for 2D or 3D)
See screenshot for how it looks in the Terminal on my Mac,
all in all it are just 4 input lines in Julia:
(@v1.7) pkg> activate ~/Desktop/VoroX
(Vorox) pkg> instantiate
julia> using VoroX
julia> foam(20, 3)
Next up is scaling this system up, to run with millions/billions of cells, get rid of some of the bugs, use optimum shading to visualise the foam and look for emergent pattern, knots!
Have you peeps seen the new FaceBook 'Meta' logo?
It is like my 8-knot concept: a U-shape also turning into an 8
I had this already posted 12 years ago on my blog, check also my top banner:
Spiral windmill reference on my 800.000.000 YouTube-blog:
The Forces of the Dynamic Foam model are in line with:
I. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation where objects attract each other. The difference with the DF model is that the amount of current between the cells regulates the Attraction force.
II. Einstein's General Relativity calculates how Space is curved. In the DF model it is the amount of current between the cells that determines the Contraction Force.
So Nick's solution is only a variation of what already exists, check the details:
There were some issues with installing the program on a Linux computer (Ubuntu).
Nick made some changes and the new updated repositories can be downloaded at:
https://github.com/weigert/TinyEngine (The underlying engine)
https://github.com/weigert/DynamicFoam (The actual program)
(Best to open in YouTube at 1080pHD)
New Dynamic Foam simulator made by Nick McDonald.
Github page with the code:
Wiki-page with all the details about the model:
- x : Cell-size / Expansion Factor / Distance
- k : Rate-constant, which scales a "repelling force" proportional to the size of itself. It affects the cell from all directions in the foam, leading in itself to a stable size x. From this we can subtract some function of the flow at a position on the cell edge.
- v : Flow / Current


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We spend one third of our lives asleep, which makes it pretty strange to think that many of us didn't choose our own pillows. Instead, we inherited them from our parent's houses, adopted them as our own when moving in with partners, or else picked up the first one we saw in a Sunday morning Ikea sweep.
On the flip side, back pain is the single largest cause of disability in the UK and according to the Office for National Statistics, 31 million work days were lost in the UK due to musculoskeletal problems including back pain in 2016. One potential cause? Your pillow.
Yes, your pillow can be the cure and the cause of everything from neck pain to snoring, and the right selection could even help to alleviate allergies and banish bed head.
Here are some of the pillows that can help you have good sleep..
Specialist Synthetic Active Anti Allergy Standard Pillow
Allergy sufferers,this clever pillow is clinically proven to reduce allergy symptoms thanks to the Amicor fibre that gives anti-fungal and antibacterial protection, offering long-term protection for those with dust-mite related allergies (it's even been approved by the British Allergy Foundation).
Full Length Body Support Pillow
Cuddlers,calling all big spoons! This full length pillow was made for you. It also provides orthopedic support for your head, neck and spine for longer, deeper sleep. Zzz.
Silk Pillowcase
Skincare buffs
Not only does silk feel great on the skin, it also offers far less friction, meaning less skin creases upon waking and no more bed head.
Original Medium Support Pillow
Perfect for: Sore necks
If you wake up with a cricked neck more often than not, your pillow is probably to blame. This contoured pillow moulds to your exact shape, relieving pressure to the neck and shoulder muscles.
Anti-Snore Standard Pillow
Perfect for: Snorers
Snoring isn't just annoying for your sleep buddy, it can also be a sign of restricted breathing. This pillow, which has been tested by the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association, reduces snoring frequency and volume by approximately 50% thanks to a foam core that aligns the spine and opens the airways.