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General Information about the MIT Ocean Engineering Teaching Laboratory (OETL) (PDF)
Part 1
In Labs 1-6, students construct and test a SeaPerch II Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
- SeaPerch: The Sea Grant SeaPerch site contains general information on how to build the smaller unit with links to other helpful information.
- SeaPerch II: SeaPerch II is a slightly more advanced design than the SeaPerch I. This is the one we will be designing in class; its instructions are modifications to the SeaPerch I.
Testing at the MIT Boat House (Charles River)
Part 2
Labs 7-14 are devoted to the final project, in which students design and build an ROV outfitted with the necessary instrumentation to map and investigate a simulated hydrothermal vent field in a pool. This project will give students a chance to collect data about the field from the sensors they build themselves. After the pool trials, students will venture to WHOI to "field test" our ROV.
Description of Final Project (PDF)
Final Project Test, near Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Video of Final Project Test (MOV - 34.4MB)


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How to Save Money by Allocating Prices in Real Estate Transactions
"Federal regulators recognize operations account for a significant component of hotel income and value..."
Commercial real estate investors generally acquire properties based on total cash flow, rather than on the perceived value of the property's individual components generating that cash flow. Increasingly, however, lenders are attempting to underwrite real estate loans through component analyses by breaking down a property into income-generating elements under the theory that separately valuing components reduces risk.
Taxing authorities already generate separate tax bills, often at different rates, for real property, personal property and business licensing fees. A similar approach from lenders, which are under increasing regulatory pressure to reduce risk, may impinge on commercial real estate financing and slow the industry's recovery.
A purchaser often analyzes components of cash flow when evaluating how to improve a property's operational performance and the impact of taxes on potential returns. Common considerations include real estate transfer taxes, allocation of basis for income tax purposes, real and personal property tax assessments, and segregation of readily depreciable or amortizable assets from non-depreciable or non-amortizable assets. Allocation generally involves four components: (i) land (non-depreciable); (ii) buildings or improvements (generally depreciable); (iii) tangible personal property (generally depreciable); and (iv) goodwill or ongoing business value represented by intangible personal property or business enterprise value (BEV).
Hotel properties are prime examples of component analysis, as the analysis is often a major negotiating point. Hotels are generally sold as going concerns—that is, operating businesses with a value distinct the underlying real estate. Integrating a well thought- out allocation into a purchase agreement potentially simplifies recordkeeping yields significant savings on income, property and transfer taxes, sometimes worth tens millions of dollars. The federal Internal Revenue Code applies different depreciation rates and tax calculations to different property types. Commercial businesses with substantial goodwill associated with operations (such as hotels, shopping centers, healthcare facilities and marinas) can significantly benefit from a comprehensive allocation analysis.
For example, much of the value of healthcare facilities rests in operating licenses. These and other intangible assets are generally not subject to ad valorem taxation, and accurately reflecting value will prevent overpaying property taxes due to an incorrect allocation of value. In states where the federal income tax basis is used to calculate property taxes for purchased assets, an allocation analysis is critical. For federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of purchased assets is allocated according to the residual method, which generally allocates a purchase price into classes of assets. Except for land, certain tangible assets are depreciable for federal income tax purposes.
Valuing such assets typically involves obtaining a real estate appraisal, extracting improvement values from land value and valuing tangible personal property such as furniture using the most appropriate methodology for that asset type. Because the federal income tax basis of property is determined at the time of acquisition, allocating the purchase price should be part of due diligence and not put off until after closing. Closing is a great opportunity to establish the various business assets' tax basis, and separate conveyance documents should be prepared for each major asset to document allocated value.
Property Tax Implications
After closing, governments generally separately assess taxes against the real property, tangible personal property and intangible personal property (usually in the form of a business licensing fee).
Tangible personal property, which is subject to a faster depreciation schedule, includes furniture, fixtures, equipment and supplies. Business enterprise value might include startup costs, an assembled workforce, a reservation system and residual intangible assets. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation, require separation of a hotel's business value from other components. However, there is no consensus on the method for calculating BEV.
Some taxing authorities contend BEV is an illusion conjured by disreputable appraisers and property owners seeking to reduce ad valorem taxes, but the Appraisal Institute and federal regulators recognize that the operating business of a hotel, for example, accounts for a significant component of its income and overall value.
Since Oct. 1, 2011, the Small Business Administration has required affiliated lenders to obtain a going-concern appraisal for any real estate involving an ongoing business. Affected property types include hospitality, healthcare facilities, restaurants and nightclubs, entertainment venues, manufacturing firms, office buildings, shopping centers and apartment complexes. SBA lenders must obtain an appraisal valuing the separate components from an appraiser who has taken specified courses in valuing going concerns.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates commercial banks, simply requires lenders to use a competent appraiser and does not specify course requirements for the appraiser. While OCC appraisals need only comply with USPAP, stricter standards may apply if required by what the OCC calls "principles of safe and sound banking."
USPAP does not specifically require appraisers to value component elements when appraising going-concern properties. Although USPAP Rule 1-4(g) states, "(w)hen personal property, trade fixtures or intangible items are included in the appraisal, the appraiser must analyze the effect on value of such non-real property items," the Appraisal Foundation has made it clear that this standard does not mandate an appraisal of the property's individual components of value. However, "the appraiser may be required to value the individual components because of what the analysis produces and/or the manner in which the analysis was applied." Thus, USPAP implicitly require an appraiser to allocate values under certain circumstances.
The OCC appears to be seeking to require more. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Improvement Act of 1991 imposed additional requirements on institutions subject to OCC regulations, which require each institution to adopt and maintain written real estate lending policies "consistent with principles of safety and soundness and that reflect consideration of the real estate lending guidelines." Exactly what this means is unclear.
A recent article published by the Appraisal Institute contends that appraisals of going concern properties must allocate values. Although not attributable to USPAP requirements, the FDIC, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, may require allocation in order to ensure "safety and soundness." Whether these principles require different interest rates for different components of value remains an open question.
Component analysis makes sense in analyzing operations and in calculating taxes. The ongoing debate over how to calculate BEV, however, illustrates the difficulty of transporting component analysis into transactions and real estate lending. For example, large hotel loans are typically made by a lender's corporate loan department, not the real estate department, and with good reason. Furthermore, incorporating the concept of component analysis into real estate lending seems likely to increase interest rates at a time when available credit is already scarce. That debate is just beginning.

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A Description of Pain
By Katelyn O'Leary.
(Editor's Note—Katelyn O'Leary, a frequent contributor to the National Pain Report, posted the following
on her Facebook page this week. We thought it deserved a wider distribution. We invite you to share
your thoughts in our comments section after you read it.)
#peterpan was always trying to catch his shadow. What I wouldn't give to rid myself of the darkness that follows me….
You see this photo? It is a carefully constructed lie. Normalcy.
These days, I find it hard to stick to a routine. Showering, doing laundry, cooking – all of it has become a struggle.
My #pain is overwhelming.
Showering after a workout, or first thing in the morning, used to be my favorite routine. The hot water hitting my sore muscles, massaging my scalp with my favorite shampoo. The smell of my wildflower soap. But now the water hits my leg and I grimace. I force myself to wash my hair quickly. No more basking in the hot water – heat is pain. And pain is my ever-constant friend and foe.
But what isn't a lie, what is the whole truth, is that I did dress up that night. I put on makeup. I did it. And for those of us with a #chronicillness, those of us who are #crpswarriors, these are our victories. We may not be defeating the enemy within, but you can be damn sure we are fighting with our lipstick firmly in place.
And of course, shimmery powder on our cheeks.
Peter catches his shadow and Wendy Darling sews it back on… who's to say I can't find someone to help me let go of mine? Or at the very least… learn how to cope with ignoring my shadow.
Because don't we all ignore the shadows around us at dusk, when we are happiest and most content?
#crps #rsd #nervepain #spoonie #writing #fighting #fightingthroughthepain #inspire #pain #painful #warrior
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I have CRPS and this analogy/ interpretation of pain is spot on. It isn't just for those of us who suffer from CRPS but for every pain warrior out there and I'm so glad you shared it. Thank you!
I had the spinal cord stimulator for a few years. It did nothing for either my fibro or sciatica pain. I have 4 fused discs and a fifth herniated one. I now have the ganglion root implant from St. Jude. Again, it does nothing for my pain. After the removal of the stimulator and the insertion of the new implant, I was in so much pain that I cried in bed for over 3 weeks. My pain was off the charts. Nerves do NOT like to be messed with! I am on MS Contin ( morphine) and 3 sleep meds. I guess the MS Contin helps somewhat…who knows…but certainly not nearly enough, and my sleep is horrible.
I too would like to know where our rights are? Rights of humans who are in constant pain, unable to be given pain relieving medication because of the government's need to control our lives! My husband has Dementia and I'm his primary caregiver. My day starts at 7am with me in tears because it's so painful to move. My doctor refuses to increase my pain meds and has even restricted my muscle relaxers. I just want to lay down and die but as long as my husband is breathing, my life must continue. I agree that we, as a collective group, need to hire attorneys who will fight for our rights! It's long overdue!
I'm in constant joint pain from RA. My doctor doesn't write opiods and doesn't seembto believe me when I tell him how I hurt.
I'm at my wits end as to what to do.
I refuse to cry! Instead, I'm angry — furious, even! — at government officials who falsely believe the "solution" to opioid overdose deaths is taking pain medication away from those of us with broken bodies.
I've become far more sympathetic to drug addicts, even though they "knew" what they were doing to themselves when they began using. They're escaping terrible pain, too, even though theirs is often emotional and not physical.
I believe all recreational narcotics should be legalized like alcohol. People are overdosing right now, when legal opioids are nearly impossible to obtain. Illegal fentanyl is killing them; they're dying thanks to the "fentanyl surprise" they don't expect. Many addicts and users would still be alive if they knew exactly what they were getting, as opposed to taking their chances with cartel drugs.
Pain patients are suffering and seriously considering suicide because politicians and law enforcement are shortsighted and prefer to believe nonsense. The drug war is over. The drugs won, just like alcohol won nearly 100 years ago, after the US suffered through Prohibition.
And just like Prohibition, the "war on drugs" has created many more ugly problems than it solved: drug cartels, organized crime, an increase in suicide by pain patients, thousands of recreational users dead from accidental overdoses, and a population that has little respect for the rule of law, thanks to idiotic enforcement policies.
While we're blaming Big Pharma for carelessly selling opioids, that same conclusion can easily be applied to gun manufacturers for accidental shootings, car manufacturers for traffic accidents and liquor distillers for drunk driving. Humans dearly love to blame anyone but themselves for their problems — but in this case, the problem of opioid misuse can be directly traced to lawmakers who believe voters can be won over by easy answers and useless policies that cause nothing but more pain.
Spot on Katie, I can unfortunately relate. Beautifully written.
I completely agree with you Laura. This is government sanctioned torture! Patients that have been stable on the same dosages for years and that have used medication responsibly are having their lives taken away , myself included. I can barely think through the pain to type this. I am now mostly bedridden, which is hard to deal with because several years ago my PCP had me stable and I even thought I might be able to to go to law school part time (my goal before I became disabled 2 weeks after giving birth). All over the news people are running around saving overdose "victims." It feels like addicts lives matter and ours don't. Prescriptions are down but overdoses are up, and that's because they're overdosing on heroin and illicit fentanyl. Now pain patient suicides are up,but big govt doesn't seem to care. It's all about looking good politically and money in my opinion. Kolodny probably got grants for his chain of rehabs. What about our 14th Amendment rights? The ADA act? We need legal representation… however, I don't think anyone will take this on unless it's very lucrative for them. I thought about starting a GoFundMe account for legal representation for pain patients, as well as to help legitimate doctors being persecuted. I know that as pain patients who cannot work money isn't abundant, BUT, there are MILLIONS of us and many of us have loved ones who care about what is happening to us. Even if each pain patient could donate $5…and their families and friends could donate $5. I don't know….just a thought…. let me know what you, my fellow CPP's, think. We need help before it's too late for more of us…. I'm barely hanging on because of my family, especially my little boy.
I say that the entire health care system failed society because of government and humanity's fucking stupidity on drugs and medicine witch that failed me and ruined my life and I hate you all because I've lived with and in pain ever since I was 7yrs old I'm 40yrs old now and all I want to do is die from illness and to never again eat or drink anything
I hide me.
I don't make phone calls anymore. They have become "confrontations."
I don't describe why I was grouchy anymore. Another "confrontation."
I don't see family- you got it. "confrontation."
No doctors appointments-tests-ultrasounds-drives-leaving our home…all a confrontation in one way or another.
Oh how I understand what you wrote.
I am so tired.
The 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
we gotta at least VOTE the poiliticians OUT!!! OUT!! OUT!!!
IF I HAD MONEY I WOULD HIRE A TEAM OF LAWYERS TO SUE THE FEDS FOR MAKING MY DOC CUT MY PAIN MEDS. i AM NOW A CHAIR VEGETABLE. THEY HAVE ALIENATED ALL OF US BY BREAKING OUR CONSTITUTIION ….THE RIGHT TO LIFE LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS.THEY HAVE KILLED ME. I TRUELY BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO GET US ALL OFF AID.
This is what I have learned by thinking about why anyone would deny that someone is in pain. The reason is that some humans are selfish beings especially if they are in your family unit or at work. The reason that they lash out at us is they are afraid of going on a journey with us. They are afraid that they might have to lift a finger to help us. Weak and cowardly they are. Humans never lived this long 300 years ago. Yet why do so many people have illnesses and Genetic Diseases. We keep breeding these defects into Generations of our offspring. Perhaps their should be help choosing mates so these things do not keep propagating throughout time so humans are bred stronger and healthier. I would not wish this Fibromyalgia pain on anyone yet one yet I know at least one of my Daughters has it.
Before I discovered websites and blogs…I felt so alone.
I am 44 and have lived with chronic pain for over 20 years. Pages and pages of hospital tests and being pushed from dr to dr.
I have lost friends. Intimate relationships are embarrassing and tiring. I always feel guilty for not "doing enough" or "being enough." I try not to complain about it but just wrap up every joint I can with a brace and head off to work like it's my armor.
Sitting still is a death sentence to me ….even though every movement causes pain.
The thing about chronic pain is….THERE IS NO ESCAPE. I don't think most people fully understand this. Nothing helps. We are in pain whether we are sitting or standing or laying….or whatever! It slowly breaks down your soul. Anxiety and depression become so familiar that it becomes "your normal."
I constantly walk a balance between telling people I suffer to trying to hide it. I hate it when people feel sorry for me…I don't want pity….it makes me feel like less of a person. But I can't hide my limp or the grimace on my face. I don't want anyone to treat me differently….but I am different. Always living in a "…but you don't look sick…." world with people who tell me- "yeah…just wait until you get OLD." UMMMMmmmm. No thanks. I often daydream of dying. Don't get me wrong…I am in no way suicidal….but I don't have kids….and I don't think of it as dying. Would like to call it "a sweet release". I think most of you understand what I'm saying. Dying – although it is a long way off for me – will be my only relief.
Chronic pain changes everything in your life.
I stopped trying to fight it…and started focusing on trying to live WITH it. So here I am. 60 lbs lighter….clean eating….positive…hopeful.
Like she said… WRITING and FIGHTING.
Cause sometimes…that's all we have.
If you woke up today…pat yourself on the back. You are a warrior and you have an army of people who understand.
So now I just say "I want to stick a fork in my eye" instead of saying that I want to die because of the pain. Should I say the truth, my door will be kicked through and I will be labeled as crazy after I'm committed to the psych ward.
Amen Sister. I mourn for my life before….
I can only shower once a week and when I do then I suffer from it for a week to only have to start it over again.
I completely understand and feel the same way! I'm so tired of the hurting, burning, aching, stabbing pain (and more), so tired of not being able to do anything, I don't even care anymore. And, this is not the ME I use to be!
Katelyn O'LEARY you have a beautiful name, and I think you are beautiful! but I can see the pain in your eyes, and I think they do show NORMALCY of how you are a fighting everyday to be you, they tell me you want help, the help that should be and was available to you (we) they tell me that you don't know what you did to not get help, and your eyes say l Katelyn O'Leary could take a picture with normal NORMALCY if i didn't live with all this excruciating pain day to day minute-to-minute I'm so tired of explaining it to everybody!
you're eyes say I HURT !!!
I really hope someone that is important See's what I have in her eyes, and I pray that everyone that have eyes like Katelyn, that also suffers from living with pain every minute, that WE all get our med's that were working for us back without any more guilt that has been laid at our feet for something that we we're no part of………
Thanks for the post, Geoff. That's such fine writing all I can do is shut the hell up and thank Katelyn for sharing it with us all!
I may never look at a tube of lipstick again, without being reminded that someone like Katelyn may have struggled to put it on.
The natural loss of ability, joy and quality of life that can come with aging is magnified greatly by long-term, often unrelieved pain. My body pretty much "died" about 2 years ago, but I didn't.
Just received a sweet note from a younger friend (late 30's) who said that, in his life, he has always been able to find a fix for what was wrong in his life. I wish it were so. I, too, spend a lot of time hiding my pain and trying to appear normal. I want to appear normal. I want to be normal. I am grateful that I can still enjoy a scalding shower; it is sometimes the only thing that can temporarily break the pain. I function/I struggle/I hope to find some minor reprieves. I know I am not alone.
So the shadow is what i would wish to be, unfeeling,aloof, and yet predictable in it's mimicking , expressionless, yet formidable dark and linear
I am 50 years young and dealing with sever chronic pain,very hard to even get out of bed in the mornings.thank u for sharing
I am sorry for all of us that live with pain as our constant companion. We never know what it is to wake up and just be pain free. Can you imagine that? Perhaps for a second I can feel that way or remember. Mostly, though, pain comes rushing in. For me, it's pressure as if I were wearing a helmet on my head and it is very tight. I have this all day long. Some bad days it makes my front of the neck feel strange too. Thus far, nothing helps unless I wanted to do heavy duty pain meds. I don't. I try natural things, keep busy and distract myself. I also drink two measured out glasses of wine each night to relax. That helps for a brief time. I am worn down from pain always pressing and inserting itself into my life as all of you are. How can we sidestep the awareness of what our pain receptors are saying? I don't have answers and am searching and that's why I love the sharing of this group. Thanks for listening,
My guy of ten years called me a fake last night…that I'm trying to use him to do stuff I don't wanna do..like carry laundry down 2 flights stairs…or clean the tub…on Jan 15..I was fitted with a back brace increased pain medicine and a muscle relaxer…all because of a crappy spine MRI and a self made symptoms drawing…listen..I can't walk any distance (like the mall) without my hips feeling ablaze with pain..and I gotta stop and go..stop and go…Geesh…never mind…nobody really gives s damn…this is my lot in life and I can only talk to myself and cry to myself…this is so [edit] up…I'm sorry…
Its so hard to make my Dr understand just always wants to give me band aids.spinal.nerve.pain is no joke.
That is nothing but the truth,my pain also is unbearable and we have nowhere to go for relief.We exist minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.Those who love us , suffer because we suffer and they are helpless to relieve our pain.Our doctors are only worried about what the DEA thinks never considering our welfare.We have spent our life savings trying " alternative pain relievers " which are a hustle for those of us desperate for a replacement for the only thing that works for us; opiod medication.For 19 years I have been fighting pain that never goes away.Only a miracle can help us now but we continue to hope the insanity and inhuman treatment will somehow stop.Sadly this shows what humans are capable of doing to their fellow humans for money and power.Keep fighting everyday brings new hope that this will be the day.
I no just how you feel I have pain 23 out of 24 hrs a day try to make myself shower 3 days a week I feel like I just want it to end I can't take it anymore it's hard knowing this is what the rest of my life will be. Sometimes its just not worth it anymore I'll be praying for you
I can so relate
Beautiful words for something so hard to describe. My thoughts and hopes of strength are with you. I too deal with pain and the dark depths it can take your soul to. Peace and healing.
So very beautiful, so very true. Your story Katelyn gives me cold chills, and also reminds me of my own. May God bless you always and give you constant help with your shadow.
Some of us with intractable pain can not shower, put PN the lipstick or leave their home. I was a marathoner, national level dog agility competitor and general athlete. Now I live in a hospital bed at home. Until 7 months ago I was homebound for years but get my own food and drink , go to the bathroom and even play with my beloved Sheltie 10 minutes a day. I have survived one serious suicide attempt where I was a Glasgow 3 coma for 4 days. Yesterday I again had my hopes for medical help dashed from a dr at a prestigious hospital. I have started The process of going to Switzerland if I don't get help in the next couple months. 7 years of suffering from Adhesive Arachnoiditis and pudendal neuralgia are enough for me.
Every word,the absolute truth concerning total body nerve pain.
Beautifully expressed. Thank You. I rarely shower any longer, don't even bother trying to look good. The pain has finally beaten the crap out of me and won.
Thank you for sharing! I am 36 and have realized the simple things become not so simple when you live with chronic pain.


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Graham Harvey, MSW, Mediation, Counselling and Assessment Services
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History of mobile phones and the first mobile phone
Last updated: 06 April 2018
Although most of us feel like we couldn't live without our mobile phones, they've not really been in existence for very long.
In fact, mobile phones as we know them today have only been around in the last 20 years.
When were mobile phones invented?
Mobile phones, particularly the smartphones that have become our inseparable companions today, are relatively new.
However, the history of mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky for a wireless telephone.
Mobile phones were invented as early as the 1940s when engineers working at AT&T developed cells for mobile phone base stations.
The very first mobile phones were not really mobile phones at all. They were two-way radios that allowed people like taxi drivers and the emergency services to communicate.
Instead of relying on base stations with separate cells (and the signal being passed from one cell to another), the first mobile phone networks involved one very powerful base station covering a much wider area.
Motorola, on 3 April 1973 were first company to mass produce the the first handheld mobile phone.
These early mobile phones are often referred to as 0G mobile phones, or Zero Generation mobile phones. Most phones today rely on 3G or 4G mobile technology.
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Landmarks in mobile history
Mobile telephony has a long history that started off with experiments of communications from and to moving vehicle rather then handheld devices.
In later years, the main challenges have laid in the development of interoperable standard and coping with the explosive success and ever increasing demand for bandwidth and reliability.
1926: The first successful mobile telephony service was offered to first class passengers on the Deutsche Reichsbahn on the route between Berlin and Hamburg.
1946: The first calls were made on a car radiotelephone in Chicago. Due to the small number of radio frequencies available, the service quickly reached capacity.
1956: The first automated mobile phone system for private vehicles launched in Sweden. The device to install in the car used vacuum tube technology with rotary dial and weighed 40Kg.
It had a total of 125 subscribers between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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1969: The Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) Group was established. It included engineers representing Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Its purpose was to develop a mobile phone system that, unlike the systems being introduced in the US, focused on accessibility.
1973: Dr Martin Cooper general manager at Motorola communications system division made the first public mobile phone call on a device that weighed 1.1Kg.
1982: Engineers and administrators from eleven European countries gathered in Stockholm to consider whether a Europe wide digital cellular phone system was technically and politically possible. The group adopted the nordic model of cooperation and laid the foundation of an international standard.
1985: Comedian Ernie Wise made the first "public" mobile phone call in the UK from outside the Dicken's Pub in St Catherine's dock to Vodafone's HQ. He made the call in full Dickensian coachman's garb.
1987: The Technical specifications for the GSM standard are approved. Based on digital technology, it focused on interoperability across national boundaries and consequent different frequency bands, call quality and low costs.
1992: The world's first ever SMS message was sent in the UK. Neil Papworth, aged 22 at the time was a developer for a telecom contractor tasked with developing a messaging service for Vodafone. The text message read "Merry Christmas" and was sent to Richard Jarvis, a director at Vodafone, who was enjoying his office Christmas party.
1996/97: UK phone ownership stood at 16% of households. A decade later the figure was 80%. The explosion in growth was in part driven the launch of the first pay as you go, non-contract phone service, Vodafone Prepaid, in 1996.
1998: The first downloadable content sold to mobile phones was the ringtone, launched by Finland's Radiolinja, laying the groundwork for an industry that would eventually see the Crazy Frog ringtone rack up total earnings of half a billion dollars and beat stadium-filling sob-rockers Coldplay to the number one spot in the UK charts.
1999: Emojis were invented by Shigetaka Kurita in Japan. Unlike their all-text predecessors emoticons, emojis are pictures. The same year in the UK sees the first shots fired in a supermarket price war, with Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda selling Pay and Go phones at discounted prices. For the first time, you could pick up a mobile phone for just under £40.
The first BlackBerry phone was also unveiled in 1999. Famous for its super-easy email service, BlackBerry handsets were seen as the ultimate business tool, allowing users to read and respond to emails from anywhere. This led to 83% of users reading and responding to work emails while on holiday, and over half admitted to sending emails on the toilet, winning the manufacturer the nickname CrackBerry.
2000: The all-conquering Nokia 3310 crash landed on shop shelves. Naturally it was unscathed and went on to sell 126 million units. Over in Japan, the first commercially available camera phone The Sharp J-SH04, launched in November 2000 in Japan. The only snag? you could only use it in Japan. Europe wouldn't get its first camera phone until the arrival of the Nokia 6750 in 2002.
2003: The 3G standard started to be adopted worldwide, kicking off the age of mobile internet and paving the way for the rise of smartphones. Honk Kong-based Hutchinson Wampoa owned Three brand offered the first 3G network connection in the UK among other countries. Staying very much on-brand, Three ranged a trio of 3G handsets, namely: the Motorola A830, the NEC e606 and NEC e808.
Nepal was one of the first countries in southern Asia to launch 3G services. One of Nepal's first companies to offer the service, Ncell, also covered Mount Everest with 3G.
2007: The iPhone debuted. Solely available on O2 at launch in the UK and priced at a then eye-watering $499, Nokia CEO confidently dismissed it as little more than a 'cool phone' that wouldn't translate column inches into market share.
2008: The first Android phone turned up, in the form of the T-Mobile G1. Now dubbed the O.G of Android phones, it was a long way from the high-end Android smartphones we use today. Not least because it retained a physical keyboard and a BlackBerry-style trackball for navigation. This year also saw the advent of both Apple's App Store and Android Market, later renamed Google Play Store, paving the way for our modern-day app culture and creating a $77 billion industry.
2009: O2 publicly announced that it had successfully demonstrated a 4G connection using six LTE masts in Slough, UK. The technology, which was supplied by Huawei, achieved a peak downlink rate of 150Mbps.
WhatsApp also launched that year, letting customers send and receive calls and messages via the internet. The messaging system now has 1.2 billion users sending more than 10 billion messages a day. Which makes it 50% more popular than traditional texting.
2010: Samsung launched its first Galaxy S smartphone. Usurping former Android giants, HTC, the Samsung Galaxy S range is still the most popular Android brand.
2012: When text messages first arrived, most people didn't think they'd catch on. Ten years later, Britons were sending a billion messages per month. In 2012, British text volume reached its highest point, with 151 billion sent in the UK alone.
2016: The Pokemon Go app launched worldwide. The free augmented reality game uses the smartphone camera and location to show Pokemon characters in the real world. The aim of the game is to travel to different locations to collect as many Pokemon as possible, leading countless gamers to walk into lamp-posts in their quest to catch 'em all.
2017: The Nokia 3310 had a revival, sporting a fresh version equipped with basic web browsing, a colourful screen and even a camera. Despite this, it still retained our favourite features from the original 3310, including the iconic design, super-long battery life and even an updated version of Snake. Needless to say, it stole the show at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech expo and was one of the biggest hits of the year.
Apple marked ten years in the smartphone game with the all-screen iPhone X and ditched a physical home button for the first time.
Landmark phones: the handsets that made history
From '80s menhir-like "brickphones" to the iconic Nokia handsets, these are some of the phones that pushed the boundaries of what was possible and paved the way for today's smartphones.
1985: Motorola Dynatac 8000X
Known in the industry as "the brick" and visible in many scenes of the 1987 movie Wall Street, the Motorola Dynatac 800X was the first handheld mobile phone and loudly announced the beginning of a new era.
The price? An eye-watering £3,000.
1992: Nokia 1011
The world's first mass produced phone that used the new GSM digital standard, the Nokia 1011 was 'available in any colour, as long as it's black'.
Specs included a monochrome LCD screen, extendable antenna and a memory capable of storing 99 phone numbers.
1996: Motorola StarTAC
Motorola Star Tac By Nkp911m500 GFDL via Wikimedia Commons
The most expensive and desirable phone on the market at the time of its release, the StarTac debuted the clamshell design and was the lightest and smallest phone on the market.
It was also the first phone to be openly marketed as a luxury item.
1997: The Hagenuk GlobalHandy
This little known German-made and impractically minimal handset was the first phone that had no visible external antenna.
1998: Siemens S10
The first phone with a colour screen, Siemens' S10 was a landmark device by any yardstick.
Although its uninspiring design and tiny 97 x 54-pixel display failed to set the world on fire, it more than merits a place in the annals of mobile phone history.
1998: Nokia 5110
Nokia 5110 by CSIRO CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sponsor of London Fashion Week in 1999, it was an instant success and kickstarted the vogue for customising your handset.
1999: Nokia 7110
Another first for the Finnish phone-maker, the 7110 was the first handset to feature a WAP browser.
That meant it was capable of browsing the internet. Or at least a stripped down and incredibly slow version of it that was of little use to most people.
But for all that, it was a big step towards the multi-functionality that's at the core of today's smartphones.
1999: Motorola Timeport
This was the first tri-band GSM phone, meaning it worked everywhere around the world.
A must-have for self-proclaimed citizens of the world. And the hordes of Gen X-ers heading to Asia on the backpacker trail. As was the fashion of the time.
2000: Nokia 9210 Communicator
The first serious attempt at an internet-enabled mobile phone, the Communicator was ahead of its time.
It weighed around 400g, so was no-one's idea of pocket-sized. But on the plus side, it had 8MB of storage and a full keyboard, you could use it as a personal organiser, as well as a web browser and email support.
2000: Sharp J-SH04
Sharp J-SH04 By Morio GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Billed as the first commercially available camera phone, Sharp's effort was only sold in Japan and had a camera resolution of 0.11MP. 'Blurrycam' didn't begin to cover it.
2000: Nokia 3310
Nokia 3310 by Multicherry CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Legendarily sturdy, the 3310 was the phone that launched a thousand memes. And with 126 million units shifted, stands as one of the biggest-selling phone of all time.
The battery lasted for days and it was light and truly pocketable at only 133g.
It also introduced the Snake game, customisable ringtones and a silent 'vibrate' mode.
2003: Nokia 1100
The Nokia 1100 was launched as a basic phone for developing-world countries back in 2003.
The best part of a decade and a half and one smartphone boom later, it remains the best selling mobile phone of all time.
2004: Motorola Razr V3
Motorola Razr V3 By OptoScalpel via Wikimedia Commons
The last great flip phone, the Razr was impossibly thin at only 14mm. Unusually for the time, it also had an aluminium casing that looked achingly slick.
Ironically, the overwhelming success of the Razr was probably the main cause of the downfall of Motorola.
In hindsight, it's apparent that the US phone-maker's over-reliance on this successful and iconic series caused the company to fall behind, failing to innovate and compete with the soon-to-arrive large-screen phones from LG and Samsung.
2003: Blackberry 6210
The first true Blackberry phone, which integrated a phone with fully functioning email, web browsing and the much loved Blackberry Messenger.
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If we achieved our goal of world peace and everyone had food, clothing, shelter and health care, if all the animals were protected and loved, if the economy kept growing, if disease was conquered, what would we write about in our blogs and what would the video reports be? Reporters could still write about tornadoes, hurricanes, the weather, crop failure, unethical politicians and executives, but the media would shrink. Who wants to read about James going to the nursing home every day to feed his mother? At least, who wants to read about it more than one second?
If violence was eliminated from the world, what would we talk about? I try to imagine a world like that, and I can't. The kingdom may be at hand, but I'm not seeing the big picture of it. Lions are still eating lambs, snakes are still biting children, and arms manufacturers are still getting rich.
Imagine this headline: Last slum lord sells apartment house to tenants. Or this: Salvation Army soup kitchen closed, no clients. ER waiting time now 20 minutes. Population growth slows. I'm sure you can write your own headlines and stories. The "what if" hopes and dreams, changing from generation to generation but still concerned with the earth, with people, with creation.
Eliminating the power struggles and the industries that feed them would produce problems also: unemployment, lack of capital, food shortages, and all the concerns that surround the shutting down of the largest industry in the world. So, how would we solve those problems? What system could be used to distribute the wealth of the world to all peoples? How could we change the attitudes of those in power and those with wealth? What about our tax structure?
Each year our legislators build more complicated legal structures and grapple with new situations and things that previously did not exist. Each year our religious leaders confront different variations of relationships and non-relationships. Each generation has increasing amounts of basic knowledge that is expected and varying ways of coping with life. And, we are living longer.
So, with all the complications, the differences, the multiple generations of the world, what would peace and plenty look like? I just can't imagine it. Can you?
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How much more money would you be making with an undergrad degree? Or a Masters? How much money did you miss out on? Quite a lot. To say you've missed nothing is ignorant at best.
You're bitter as fuck about college. You always have been. Your lack of a degree has hampered your career, you've whined about that many a time. Most people like you realize the importance of the degree and further their education because they aren't afraid and realize it's the smart thing to do that is clearly in their own best interests. Your own biases cloud your judgement and show little you know.
So, without college, how do you propose we prepare people to be doctors, lawyers, scientists, nurses, engineers and other professions that are highly important to our society? Since you are so smart, you must have the answer, right?
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I'm currently making as much or more than people who have a degree in my field. Any complaints I had prior were merely frustration from some organizations using degrees as gatekeepers when the job market was tight. In hindsight, I'm fortunate to have not worked for those companies. Once I got the right certifications my career took off like a shot.
I can paint a scenario with a broad brush:
A decentralized knowledge sharing model utilizing the myriad communication channels that have existed for decades now to distribute knowledge. In fact, many people in the world educate themselves this way already because all of the knowledge in the world is at our fingertips now.
Apprenticeship or distributed and focused training centers or seminars for hands-on skills.
Paid testing and certification clearinghouses that provide proof of knowledge through standardized testing and verification of credentials. In fact, this part is used widely in the IT field, and certifications are more valuable than degrees. A non-degree CCSP averages $135k per year, add some cloud and engineering certifications and one can exceed $200k without ever stepping foot in a college. All of the training is available in books, or online. I know a guy making $180k with just a few Cisco certifications. The best software devs I've known didn't have a degree, but they were certified. A good Dev with the right skills and certs can clear $200k. If you can show current and relevant knowledge, you don't need a degree at all. Very few companies require a degree for any IT position even through engineering and management positions, where project management certs rule the day. There's no reason at all other fields can't do this.
In fact, using the certification paradigm would be arguably better. A doctor can ride on a PHD for his entire life and be completely unqualified at the end of his career, yet still licensed to practice. An engineer can operate off of the same stale knowledge for decades as material sciences and techniques pass them by, and still have engineering credentials. (incidentally I'm a credentialed engineer without a degree, how about that?)
Certifications would expire and need renewal. Using this paradigm you can be assured that someone has up to date knowledge of their given profession.
Wouldn't it be nice to shop for a doctor who you can be sure has the most current knowledge in the field in which you require care? How about a lawyer who you can be sure has current knowledge in an area of law that you need assistance with? How about an engineer who has demonstrable knowledge of the latest in material sciences?
This is also cheaper than University, doesn't require the ridiculous infrastructure, and operates much more efficiently. No more ivy covered buildings housing stale knowledge and lazy entitled tenured professors. No more paying for an irrelevant sportsball team's stadium in your tuition. No more gatekeeping assholes who rest on their haunches with decades old knowledge ruining innovation.
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Your response shows how little you know about the professions you cite. Everything you suggested has been incorporated pretty much since the profession was created.
1) Each one of those professions require a license and some type of formal testing and education (mostly of which is done in the university). Bar exam, med boards, CPA exam, PE, Arch Exam, Nursing exam, teaching license and exams, etc. It's already done. BTW, there aren't many "hands on skills" in those professions, most of those professions rely upon brain power, not mechanics. We already have "paid testing and certification clearinghouses."
2) Each one of the professions require CE (continuing education) in order to remain licensed. If you don't keep up, you lose the license. This applies to doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, CPAs, architects, etc.. The idea that they can stop learning and still practice isn't true at all, the system doesn't allow this.
3) Each of those professions has an learning and apprenticeship component built in to it. Those professions require a combination of content learning and applied learning. The content learning is done at the university. Testing is done for every class to ensure that the content is learned. If the student doesn't learn the content, they fail out. The mastery of the content is so important to the profession that students must be tested to ensure they know it, this is where college comes in. Each college is accredited in the fields that it teaches. The teachers and the process are tested in order to remain accredited on a regular basis.
The apprenticeship component begins after the degree is earned and required to be licensed. Residencies for doctors, two years of experience for CPAs, clinicals for nurses, internships, etc.
Ogre, you really need to do some research about the professions and the university system of learning. How you think it operates isn't how it operates.
The knowledge may be at our fingertips, but you have to have a method to ensure that knowledge is learned. The university system does that better than any other system. If that wasn't the case, there wouldn't be universities.
And Doctors get MDs not PhDs.
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The CE systems you described seem to be doing the job without the University system... Why not just start there? With regards to hands-on training, it sure seems like surgeons need that sort of thing to learn proper technique... so fuck off.
The idea that an ingrained institution will just disappear because it's not needed is ridiculous. That's not how the world works. That's free-market idiocy, and the basis for all kinds of things that clearly don't work like trickle-down economics, and free market regulation of environmental concerns.
You're fool and a dinosaur, and you're defending an outdated and stupid system that costs everyone involved too much money to keep supporting stubborn and foolish old dinosaurs just like you.
You can be replaced by automation, just like most other people, and the world will be better for it. I'll be happy to continue facilitating that.
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Dude, CE doesn't need the university system because the amount of content isn't enough to warrant fulltime classes. But to get the job that requires CE does require college to learn the content. And many colleges and universities do offer CE.
Hands technique for surgeons is an outlier, the exception not the norm. Plus, it's far more important to know what to cut and what not to cut.
You don''t even know what I do, so how can you say I am going to be replaced by automation?
Ogre, you are just a bitter uneducated fool. And you've given zero suggestions for how to improve the system. In fact, your suggestions for what to do are already implemented. Which you would know if you had ever been to college or done any research on the subject.
The only person to blame for not having an education is you. Duh.
Bottom line, would a college degree have made your life better or worse?
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You don''t even know what I do, so how can you say I am going to be replaced by automation?
I don't need to know what you do. I know you'll be replaced. It's part of my job to replace people with automation. Nobody thinks that they can be replaced, but that's wishful thinking. There's no escaping it. It's coming. I'll eventually be replaced too.
A University education would have done nothing for me in my current career. Perhaps I could have taken a different track, but it doesn't really matter. I'm in an awesome place.
You assume that I'm uneducated because I didn't complete a degree. You're wrong. I'm very well educated, and well credentialed. I just didn't use a University to do it.
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Beer, Wine, and Distilled liquors have been around for centuries and since fermentation is a natural phenomenon, occurring as fruit ages and decomposes, in theory, the ability to get buzzed, has been around as long as fruit has. As man became more and more infatuated with it, society developed a knack for deliberate fermentation. From there, alcohol became a staple and an integral part of cultural and social interactions.
Speaking of deliberate fermentation, this month, Griots Republic would like to highlight a beer, a wine, and a spirit created by people of color who have carved a niche in their respective markets that we believe you would enjoy at your next cultural or social interaction.
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Created by the daughter and granddaughter of the late Nelson Mandela, The House of Mandela Winery tells the story of Madiba and the Thembu people using wine as the vehicle. Each wine is imbued with the history and culture of the House of Mandela rooted in rich African culture. Let's talk about The Thembu Chardonnay.
Chardonnay grapes are probably the most commonly used grape in wine production and the net result is what is arguably the most commonly consumed white wine on the planet. The grape originates in eastern France but has gone global. In fact, nearly every winery anywhere is producing their contender for the best. The great thing about a Chardonnay is it can be dressed up or down. Whether enjoyed simply as a glass after a long days work or savored after a lengthy aging process.
The Thembu Chardonnay is a quality wine light lemony coloration and aroma. Imagine caramel and lemon on the taste buds finishing smooth and dry. This is wine is made for sipping. Call it cool and refreshing.
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Harlem is known for many things: art, nightlife, history, and even fine dining. Now Harlem has a brewery of its very own. One that is known for its very own craft beer. Sugar Hill Golden Pale is Harlem Brewery's flagship brew.
The founders tell us that "Harlem Brewing was founded in 2000 in Harlem and has more than 17 years of history and brewing tradition. Harlem is unique because of its focus on unusual flavors and infusions but more importantly because of its passion for its Harlem heritage and flavorful recipes."
Sugar Hill Ale is an amazingly clear libation with deep golden hues that guarantees a dense layer of creamy, frothy foam which diminishes quickly leaving very little streaking. It smells of strong grains, honeysuckle, and fruit. On the palate, it provides a smooth, even delicate hint of spice and malt with moderate carbonation. There are also hints of flavor reminiscent of pepper and ginger. This is your beer on a hot summer night. Just make sure its chilled to perfection.
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Vodka, one of the most popular of distilled liquors, is comprised of water and ethanol, is usually the result of distilling fermented grain, potatoes of fruit. Some would argue that there is little if any distinguishable difference between plain vodkas and that marketing drives the demand for the leading brands.
Fou-Dre is of a different breed of brew.
D.C. native, Chanel Turner is the first African-American woman to create and own her own vodka line. Touting the title, "the sexiest bottle on the market", Fou-Dre vodka is housed in a purple bottle shaped like a lightning bolt and why not? Fou-Dre is French for lightning.. The bottle, a purple lightning bolt, in itself is a work of art and multiple bottles can be intertwined on your bar. How sexy is that? Enough about the bottle. This vodka is layered with fruity flavors that include pomegranate and hints of ginger. With a distillation process that is held close to the vest, all harsh tones are removed, leaving it crisp and clean. Enjoy Fou-Dre on ice or mixed.


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"The 'elephant in the room' is something that everyone is well aware of, but they deliberately or subconsciously choose to ignore it. Sometimes we encounter clients who refuse to face the fact that their industry is declining or that something hugely impactful is about to happen."
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There are a number of elephants that face our industry:
- Many people in the communications industry have lost confidence in the OSS brand, with some of the reasons as follows
- Our customers' businesses were built around connectivity and we built OSS to support that. Now they're built around technologies and services that are more flexible and varied, as are their business models. Not all OSS are adapting to this change
- Too many OSS projects run over time, budget or under-deliver on output. Project sponsors are becoming ever more reticent to fund major OSS works
- Even if OSS projects are delivered on time, schedule and function, too many become expensive to maintain due to upgrades, integration, data cleansing, etc
- Customers become wary of doing any upgrades because they expect vendors to rort them as they're now looked into that vendor
- Many OSS and their underpinning technology stacks are struggling to cope with current operational loads, with operators kicking off activities and then having to take a coffee or lunch break. With a touch point explosion looming due to network virtualisation, sensor networks and other technologies, some OSS could become unviable
- The technologists in all facets of the OSS industry are so caught up in the technology that they lose sight of the fact that OSS are business efficiency and insight generation tools
- The tools could be perfect but they become unusable because they are so reliant on perfect data, which we find almost impossible to guarantee
- We are caught in a three-way struggle between network ops, IT and business groups for control over OSS priorities, functionality and spend. Each has a valid claim but rarely has enough knowledge of, or collaboration with, the other groups to ensure harmony
- New paradigms within related tech (eg network virtualisation) has the potential to supersede traditional OSS models due to their thirst for improvement versus the traditionalists' more laborious approaches
- Our solutions have so much complexity that we need to put integrators, designers and operators through extensive training before they begin to become productive. This also leads to major challenges around skills shortages. We have to overcome this problem to remain viable for so many reasons
Note that not all of these elephants cause problems for all players but they are quite representative I believe.
I'd love to post-edit your ideas into this, so please drop me a note with the other elephants that I'm subconsciously choosing to ignore. 🙂Read the Passionate About OSS Blog for more or Subscribe to the Passionate About OSS Blog by Email


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Chances are, if you are running any kind of vacation rental business, a time will come when you get a bad review. This is OK. It happens. If a bad review happens and it is entirely justified then you have the right to reply. Use this right and explain what happened and why the failing was there. Perhaps the guest is complaining about an air-conditioner not working. Or it could be leaking and you might have missed the maintenance? With the right to reply you can easily say that this has now been done and is working as intended. Simple! But, can bad reviews be removed on Airbnb? The answer? Yes, if there is a valid reason.
Reviews on Airbnb are unique
What makes Airbnb reviews unique is that the guest and the host can leave them. This means that it is in the interest of the guest to leave the apartment in a good condition. It is also in the interest for the host to be welcoming. To ensure that you give the guest a good experience. With this, reviews on Airbnb tend to be positive. However they can sometimes be bad. A guest can be too demanding or have unrealistic expectations. If someone is new to Airbnb they may not be so familiar with the way it works. You can often tell whether a guest – host experience is positive or not before the reviews are written. With this, you can pre-vet whether you think your review you receive will be a positive one or a negative one.
Airbnb penalises hosts who do not get 4 star ratings on average. They even can take your listings offline because of this. It is important for you as a host on Airbnb to keep your reviews positive and keep the experience of your guests great. You can find your average rating in the stats tab so you can keep an eye on it if it is a worry for you.
Can bad reviews be removed?
If you contact Airbnb and tell them that someone said something nasty about you online, they will probably laugh at you and not take any action. People have the right to make their experience public, if it is a factual representation. Airbnb do however have their own review guidelines. In here they have a few things which aren't allowed in reviews so if you see any of these in a review posted against you, it is fair for you to raise it with AirBnB.
- Reviews that do not relate to personal experience
- If the guest is referring to something else they saw or something that a friend experienced who wasn't in their party. It shouldn't be included in their reviews.
- Reviews unrelated to the actual stay
- If someone has a political point to make or decides to talk about religion, it has nothing to do with their stay… it shouldn't be in their review.
- Content that endorses or promotes illegal or harmful activity or violence, or is profane, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or discriminatory.
- If someone is threatening something illegal against you. Or threatening you then you have the right to get the review removed.
- Content that violates another person's or entity's rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights (ex: publishing another person's full name, address or other identifying information without permission).
- If they refer to a member of your team by their full name or provide some personal details, you have a right to get the review removed.
- Content that is proven to be used as extortion.
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- Content that refers to an Airbnb investigation.
- If a dispute has gone to the resolution centre then don't mention it. If it is mentioned then the review can be removed.
If you have a bad review and think it should be gone then there is a simple way to do it. Go to your Airbnb account. There is a Help icon in the top right. From here you can send a message to Airbnb regarding your concerns. They will then take a look and make a decision. AirBnB decisions are final so respect them, but don't be afraid to highlight the guidelines and what was broken. If you can provide evidence, chances are you will get the outcome that you want.


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There is never enough time for vacationing in the Obama family. If you're not on one, you're about to go on one or planning one. Already, the First Family has had, what, four vacations? According to White House Dossier, Michelle plans a whopper.
With scandal swirling about the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama may be considering an extended exit from Washington this summer, fleeing for weeks to the Obamas' traditional summer haven, Martha's Vineyard.
According to the Boston Globe, "Michelle Obama and the children may be on the island for an extended period." But the president would hardly be suffering by comparison. He may come up on weekends and then stay for two weeks at the end of the summer, the Globe reports.
The White House has not commented on the Obamas' vacation plans.
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The Rainmaker RollerCoaster is the world's first seven-day point to point gravel stage race, taking place in the stunning Western Cape, South Africa. It's the latest offering from HotChillee, the cycling event group behind the renowned LONDON-PARIS and Cape Rouleur races. HotChillee has embraced the growing phenomenon of gravel riding over the past three years and have joined forces with digital disrupter Rainmaker Solutions, the title sponsor of the event.
The Rainmaker RollerCoaster offers riders the chance to race or ride 550km from Swellendam to the coastal resort of Plettenberg Bay. Riders can take part in teams of two or can ride in small groups supported by the HotChillee Ride Captains. The event is open to mountain bikes as well, but the parcours will suit the speed of a gravel bike.
"It feels like the early days of the Cape Epic."
Christoph Sauser
"HotChillee has arranged an event which truly captures the spirit of adventure that we journalists pursue the world-over. It was often challenging, but constantly stunning."
Cyclist Magazine
"The vibe was amazing"
Bicycling Magazine SA
"Over seven days, a gravel bike is the perfect tool for exploring or racing and the trails and gravel roads you'll ride showcase the amazing scenery and wildlife that South Africa has to offer. On a single stage you'll traverse game reserves, desert, mountain passes, verdant rainforest and coastal trails. A true journey that really puts the adventure into adventure cycling."
Totally Active Magazine
"Unique and spectacular"
Cycling Plus
"This inaugural Rainmaker Rollercoaster had all the feel of that first, equally exploratory Cape Epic; tough and torturous, a scenic suffer-fest. But it has an added sprinkle of bonhomie that will set it apart. I will be amazed if there will be any places available for 2019
Ride Magazine
"Must be one of my best weeks ever. Absolutely!"
Shelley Russell
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|[jira] Commented: (MAPREDUCE-1220) Implement an in-cluster LocalJobRunner
|Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:44:59 GMT
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-1220?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13004001#comment-13004001 ] Greg Roelofs commented on MAPREDUCE-1220: ----------------------------------------- If you've been watching the commits go by on Owen's yahoo-merge branch, about five months' worth of work on this was included. Unfortunately, I screwed up my most recent push to Yahoo's internal git repo, and as a result, every internal/temporary/debug commit was exposed, which amounts to a lot of noise (> 3 dozen extra commits). I'll post the ~8 "real" patches corresponding to all of that here, along with a dump() method for Progress (in common), which was useful for debugging and may be needed again. There are also a few screenshots, but I'll probably need to scrub some internal hostnames before posting those. > Implement an in-cluster LocalJobRunner > -------------------------------------- > > Key: MAPREDUCE-1220 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-1220 > Project: Hadoop Map/Reduce > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: client, jobtracker > Reporter: Arun C Murthy > Assignee: Greg Roelofs > Attachments: MAPREDUCE-1220_yhadoop20.patch, MR-1220.v2.trunk-hadoop-mapreduce.patch.txt, MR-1220.v2.trunk-hadoop-mapreduce.patch.txt > > > Currently very small map-reduce jobs suffer from latency issues due to overheads in Hadoop Map-Reduce such as scheduling, jvm startup etc. We've periodically tried to optimize all parts of framework to achieve lower latencies. > I'd like to turn the problem around a little bit. I propose we allow very small jobs to run as a single task job with multiple maps and reduces i.e. similar to our current implementation of the LocalJobRunner. Thus, under certain conditions (maybe user-set configuration, or if input data is small i.e. less a DFS blocksize) we could launch a special task which will run all maps in a serial manner, followed by the reduces. This would really help small jobs achieve significantly smaller latencies, thanks to lesser scheduling overhead, jvm startup, lack of shuffle over the network etc. > This would be a huge benefit, especially on large clusters, to small Hive/Pig queries. > Thoughts? -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Today I want to talk about the four letter word that we all hate, DEBT! Debt is the enemy of building wealth and can rob you of your financial dreams. Too many Americans find themselves unable to enjoy life because of debt problems. Today we want to take a look at a 4 step approach to eradicating debt. Follow these 4 steps and your debt free dreams can come true.
1. Organize your debts.
The toughest part about tackling debt is trying to figure out what to pay and what not to pay. Organize your debts by priority. Past due debts that are 30, 60, or 90 days late should be paid first. You want to keep these debts from getting into collections. Once a debt is in collections it has already negatively affected your credit rating. Next you want to attack all debts in collection. You can negotiate a settlement offer with collection agencies. They will often take pennies on the dollars for a past due debt.
2. Work out a payment plan.
My favorite method for tackling debt is to take a top down approach. This means paying off the debt with the highest interest rate first. After that is paid off then pay off the debt with the next highest interest rate. The goal is to avoid paying unnecessary interest payments by making extra principal payments. It doesn't matter what the amount is, paying the highest interest rate debt off first saves you the most money.
3. Contact your creditors.
Whenever people feel overwhelmed by debt, the last thing that they want to do is contact their creditors. They avoid answering the phone or opening letters from debt collectors. This is actually one of the first things that you should do. You can keep many debts out of collections by simply talking to your creditors. Let them know that you are trying and will make the payments if they are willing to work with you. You can often negotiate a modified payment plan or get payments deferred until the end of your loan. So, take a deep breath and contact your creditors.
4. Stick to the plan.
Stay the course. Getting out of debt is a marathon and not a sprint. You didn't get into debt overnight, so you will not get out of debt overnight. Take your time and stick to the plan. It may take a year or more but eventually you will see yours debts dwindling. Remember that every payment you make is getting you one step closer to your goal of being debt free!


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About this book
Based on the latest version of the language, this book offers a self-contained, concise and coherent introduction to programming with Python. The book's primary focus is on realistic case study applications of Python. Each practical example is accompanied by a brief explanation of the problem-terminology and concepts, followed by necessary program development in Python using its constructs, and simulated testing.
Given the open and participatory nature of development, Python has a variety of incorporated data structures, which has made it difficult to present it in a coherent manner. Further, some advanced concepts (super, yield, generator, decorator, etc.) are not easy to explain. The book specially addresses these challenges; starting with a minimal subset of the core, it offers users a step-by-step guide to achieving proficiency.
Python Object oriented programming Scientific computing Big data analysis Programming paradigms
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3277-6
- Copyright Information Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2016
- Publisher Name Springer, Singapore
- eBook Packages Computer Science Computer Science (R0)
- Print ISBN 978-981-10-3276-9
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Boys 7th Grade Basketball, Boys 8th Grade Basketball · Final Home Game For FMS Boys Basketball
The Frankfort Hot Dogs boys 7th and 8th grade teams hosted the Crawfordsville Athenians last night. This closed out the season for the 7th graders and was the final home game for the 8th graders. Frankfort 7th grade lost a close one 21 to 20 to Crawfordsville to close out their season. Jordan Goodnight led


text: Lumatek Electronic Ballasts are extremely power efficient, producing an intense light output while using relatively low power. With a light output of up to 30% more than conventional ballasts, it is no wonder why more and more people are turning to the Lumatek Digital Ballast range. Lumatek Digital ballasts use switching electronics and small frequency inductors to control the current and voltage to the lamp. They contain a 'micro-processor' similar to what's used in a home computer.


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Oh Code Pink, you are entertaining.
Especially when you try and attend a confirmation hearing for Jeff Sessions.
Un-freaking-hinged. Keep it up, #moonbats https://t.co/GNoZfPJ6XF
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 10, 2017
First question to Sessions should be how he would choose to deal with Code Pink protestors interrupting hearings. Taser or mace?
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 10, 2017
Taser of course.
Look at all of them. MERICA.
Don't worry, everyone, the republic is saved pic.twitter.com/zwA0T0TneH
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 10, 2017
Because nothing says civil rights like a bunch of crazy women dressed up like vaginas.
Oh wait, now they're dressed up as pink Statues of Liberty – maybe they figured out the whole vagina thing was only distracting from their message on … vaginas.
Never mind.
"Oh I've wasted my life" pic.twitter.com/5x7iorcpGA
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 10, 2017
Crazy eyes.
Code pink is at Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing pic.twitter.com/xisMrwrcbf
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 10, 2017
This hearing looks like it's going to be a mess. Code Pink looks ready to go. There's a guy in the back dressed in a klansman outfit
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) January 10, 2017
Code Pink PLUS a klansman … this should be interesting.
Oh look, they got kicked out though.
Capitol Police officers remove Code Pink protester from Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general https://t.co/VTxqOpX9ca pic.twitter.com/S5nFUE1xAe
— CNN (@CNN) January 10, 2017
"No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA", Code Pink protesters chant that before getting kicked out.
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) January 10, 2017
But did they kick the klansman out? PATRIARCHY or something!
Code Pink protester wearing KKK garb is taken out of @SenatorSessions' confirmation hearing, yelling "Sessions is a racist!" pic.twitter.com/2oiskPH5zt
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) January 10, 2017
Yup, the Klansman got kicked out too.


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Shana– An official with Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) says the company is about to sign a deal with a leading petrochemical company from Europe.
Hossein Alimorad, director of investment at NPC, said the deal which is to be signed presently will concern technology transfer to Iran.
"The draft of the deal has been provided and its final version will soon be signed," the official said.
The contract will also encompass creation of joint licenses in petrochemical projects in Iran. The license is highly requested in the industry, he said.
Alimorad said the Iranian minister of petroleum and NPC managing director will disclose more details about the deal once it is final.
"The deal is the result of the talks NPC engaged in thanks to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)," he added.
He said NPC has highly prioritized technology transfer in the new deals it signs with foreign partners.


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Dear OWHE: Unsure
Dear OWHE is an advice column for OWHE Members. When folks have a question they'd like to ask the OWHE Board, they can submit a question and board members will do their best to respond in an authentic and meaningful way.
Dear OWHE,
After being involved with the organization for just over a year it's clear there are a lot of amazing womxn doing phenomenal things. Being in OWHE has motivated and empowered me, but I also find myself intimidated and unsure of what's so special about what I can offer. As a result, I'm struggling to answer two big questions: How do I reconcile championing others and celebrating successes with cultivating my own identity and confidence? How do I balance supporting others with staying professionally competitive?
Dear Unsure,
Thanks so much for taking the step to be vulnerable and ask for input! I'm going to address this in chunks.
Being in OWHE has motivated and empowered me, but I also find myself intimidated and unsure of what's so special about what I can offer.
I was totally intimidated by OWHE and the board before I joined! The only advice I can give is to realize we're super accessible, don't want to intimidate anyone, and are just regular people who have the time management skills to want to take on the extra job of being on the board. I believe we are just as passionate, sharp, feminist, and badass as any of our members, we just had the confidence (or support - I know I certainly didn't possess my own self-confidence much when I applied) to apply for the board. Everyone brings something, even if it's not "rare" - all of our BOD members and hopefully most/all of our members are so caring, willing to try new things, and passionate about equality. Those things are super important and special in a world that so often lacks them, even if we all share them. And each individual has their own special spin on that, a way their unique life and creativity live through their work. You don't have to have some unique superpower to kick ass, but the fact that you are an individual human who cares about the mission does mean you have something to offer. Equality isn't something that one person with the "right" answer can do, it takes as many people as we can get collaborating, doing things a little differently, and making as much change as we can.
How do I reconcile championing others and celebrating successes with cultivating my own identity and confidence?
I have struggled with this quite a bit. After I realized that, as a women raised in a traditional setting, I was basically molded to think that everyone else was more important than me, it has been difficult to reconcile still being supportive while also acknowledging and growing myself. It is a journey, but a collaborative one. I can support others without treating them as more important than me. I can say no to someone if I have a good reason. Advocating for my own happiness, confidence, identity doesn't mean I am disparaging others'. In fact, coming to develop my own identity and confidence has made me a far better advocate for others - I know my strengths better and I am more effective in my advocacy work. Plus, when I am exhausted from poor stress management, low confidence, etc, I can't really show up for others as well. We need to take care of ourselves so we can take care of others - put the oxygen mask on yourself first so you don't pass out when trying to help someone else.
How do I balance supporting others with staying professionally competitive?
In terms of your career advancement, the same thing applies! You can support others while supporting yourself; the more I've come to accept this the better professional networks I've created, more mutually beneficial relationships come out of that, and the more awesome stuff we've been able to do together instead of politely telling the other person to go first (cue that Portlandia "no you go" episode). American rugged individualism and the masculine-dominated, competition-focused culture that we live in tells us that there is limited pie and you must constantly fight for your piece of the pie. Happiness and success multiply when shared - you can succeed while supporting others in their success. And if it literally comes down to you are both vying for the same job, well, it's the hiring manager's decision to hire who will be best for the organization so you can wash your hands of having to be the one to "concede" - it's not your decision. There will always be someone better at something than each of us, and always someone not as advanced - it doesn't mean they are more or less deserving of a happy life. I always think about how much more I can do (from the number of people I can help in my job to the amount I can donate to charities as my salary increases) from my own professional growth, and artificially deflating my career because I think the rest of the world is somehow more deserving than me is definitely not helping that. I wouldn't tell a friend (or you) to give up on their dreams to support others, and I am not going to tell myself that either, because the same rules apply.
So, repeat after me: everyone else is not more deserving than me. I still have to remind myself of this - it's a big change for some of us if we've spent our whole lives thinking the opposite. And the more baby steps you make in the right direction, the more you'll develop that identity and confidence that will continue guiding you. Go get those dreams!
Brenna Kutch, Co-Chair of the Annual Conference & OWHE Board Member


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I write this letter to you in the hope that you will read and it and let it\'s words sink deep into your heart:
We NEED to find SOMEONE out there who can help out a friend with $10 a month and some long-distance healing.
It is absolutely heartbreaking to to hear that Please Help Missing Children (PHMC, http://helpthesechildren.ning.com) is in danger of not being able to continue operations. Furthermore, the site creator, is suffering some severe…Continue
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