text: The 1910 C56 hockey tobacco card set consists of 36 pieces, each 1-1/2” by 2-5/8". Printed with a small white border, a richly colorful full-length or bust-length player portrait graces the series, with the player’s name and team identified at the bottom edge and its number at the upper left corner. The backs repeat the player's name and career affiliations below crossed hockey sticks, a puck and the identifier “Hockey Series.” Boasting a selection of the era’s stars and future Hall of Famers, the set is anchored by the rookie cards of Frank Patrick (#1), Percy Lesueur (#2), Art Ross (#8 and #12), Fred Taylor (#15), Lester Patrick (#26), Paddy Moran (#28), Ernest Johnson (#30), Bruce Ridpath (#34) and Newsy Lalonde (#36). The set also includes some mysterious entries, such as two cards devoted to little-known player Jack Marshall (#33 and #35). Not surprisingly, the first and last cards are among the most difficult to find in high grade, falling victim to the wear that falls upon items in these positions and expected staining. This unattributed Canadian tobacco issue is thought to have been issued by Imperial Tobacco, and though considered the first hockey card set is an elusive but integral segment of any advanced vintage hockey collection.

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If you ask me, shrimp scampi is the perfect seasonal dish to kick-off the beginning of summer. This Italian native–turned American mainstay is one of those classics that’s open to interpretation.
The ingredients are simple: shrimp, garlic, butter, olive oil, dry white wine, lemon juice and fresh parsley. You can stick to the old standards and enjoy it just fine, or you can elevate this dish to unfathomable heights with some additional fresh fixings.
Being a hardcore lover of seafood myself (shellfish especially), dumping just shrimp in this garlicky-buttery-lemony concoction feels like I’m playing it safe. Why not throw in a chopped up lobster tail, or two? Depending on what you have access to, if you can get your hand on some squid, add it to your scampi and send me a personalized thank you card later. Mussels, lump crab meat, and even canned smoked clams work excellent too. If you’re me, you include everything.
The sauce in most of the scampi recipes I found online merely include butter, olive oil, garlic, dry white wine and lemon juice. I follow the same standard, but I also add some chopped shallots, scallions, and crushed red pepper flakes. Not only do I juice the lemons, but I also zest the outer skin with a cheese grater and sprinkle the shaved rinds in the sauce as it simmers. I also found that many people who leave reviews on scampi recipes complain about the recipes not providing enough sauce to thoroughly coat a full helping of pasta. So, I counteracted that issue by doubling the amount of butter and wine in my recipe. Or you could throw the shells of the shrimp in a small pot with a half cup of wine and bring it to a simmer while you are working on everything else. Most people don’t know that the shells of shrimp produce a ton of flavor, and act as a really nice broth when boiled. Point is, you’d rather have extra sauce than not enough.
As well, sprinkling in half a cup of grated parmesan cheese will help the sauce stick better to the noodles. Keep in mind, you can also serve this dish over a bed of rice, or by itself alongside some nicely toasted garlic bread to soak up the juice. Totally up to you! The best part of this entire thing? The leftover wine you can enjoy while you’re cooking 🙂

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As a leading provider of health care in Colorado, UCHealth realizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in its hospitals and clinics and is striving to continue to build a culture that is supportive of all people regardless of their background.
To formalize that philosophy of inclusion and diversity, a UCHealth team led by Deborah Jones, director of Employee Health, Wellbeing and Diversity, has created a statement that celebrates those values.
“At UCHealth, we improve lives by cultivating an inclusive culture that respects and celebrates differences and commonalities. We welcome and encourage diversity of thought, enabling us to better serve our communities and empowering our patients and families to live extraordinary lives.”
The statement serves as the foundation for an effort to emphasize, celebrate and raise awareness about inclusivity at UCHealth for everyone, including employees and patients.
“A lot of times, people believe that when we talk about diversity, it is simply racial diversity, but it’s not just that. Diversity comes in all forms including age, sexual identity, gender identity, veterans’ status, disabilities, and so much more,’’ Jones said.
Our employees and medical staff are increasingly diverse in many categories. The goal behind the year-long effort to draft a formal statement is, first and foremost, to give due respect, dignity and sensitivity to all people.
It is important, Jones said, that patients are surrounded by a workforce that closely mirrors the diverse demographics of the communities that UCHealth serves, so that the environment of care reflects the community at large.
“When you come to UCHealth, we want you to look around and feel comfortable in your surroundings,’’ explained Chief Human Resources Officer Dallis Howard-Crow. “Whether you are a patient or an employee, you should feel welcome here.
“Each of our regions has demonstrated a commitment to our people, patients and providers to create an environment where people feel safe, included and accepted. Formalizing our philosophy into a written document provides each of us with a foundation of trust that diversity and inclusion is a priority at UCHealth.”
While each region at UCHealth has already had initiatives to address diversity and inclusion, formal Diversity Committees will be established in each region – Northern Colorado, Metro Denver, Colorado Springs – and a committee also will serve the Community Hospitals Division.
Those committees will help spark conversations and launch activities that speak to UCHealth’s philosophy of respecting all individuals. Examples of learning opportunities might include how to respectfully ask a transgender patient for their preferred pronoun, or care considerations for patients of different religious traditions. Although activities will likely start small, such as celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, the direction for the future will be largely influenced by this group of employee volunteers.
Gwen Martinez, a nurse and clinical informatics specialist who works to ensure that Epic, UCHealth’s electronic medical record system, is robust with accurate information, has served on the Inclusion Committee at Memorial Hospital for several months.
“We want to be inclusive in our medical records. We have a patient portal, where people can review their medical records and proactively provide personal information. Patients can tell us their preferred name, their religion and any sensitive information that they would like to provide. It saves the patient from having awkward conversations with people,’’ Martinez said.
When that information is provided, it is kept and stored and only needs to be re-verified, but not re-submitted with each visit to a UCHealth hospital or clinic.
“We want patients to feel comfortable and to refer to us,’’ Martinez said. “People who feel excluded don’t seek care and they may end up in the Emergency Department and, often, their condition is so much worse at that point.’’
Martinez said that when she goes into a coffee shop, and the employees remember her by name – and her beverage of choice – it “makes me feel good, and it makes me feel important, and it makes me more loyal to that coffee shop and to that brand. UCHealth does this through Epic by remembering your preferred name, ethnicity, religion, medical history and allergies so clinicians do not have to ask the patient again and again,’’ Martinez said.
Jones, who led the effort, said the first step is to let people know that the statement exists, and “then begin to educate people on personal bias – everyone has it. But unless you actually stop and try to think about it, it is just there and it won’t change. Your unconscious biases are going to affect you– whether you realize it or not – and can impact your daily interactions. If we can identify our own biases, we can start to overcome stereotypes.’’
In drafting the statement, employees from across UCHealth were invited to write down words associated with diversity and inclusion, duplicate words were eliminated, and then work began on crafting the statement.
Carol Reagan, an Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 1557 ACA coordinator for UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, participated in the exercise. “I think it sets the tone for patients and employees, promoting equal access, and equity in everything that we do.
“It attracts a more diverse workforce and patients feel more comfortable when they know that people who look like them also work here,’’ Reagan said. “When patients see a diverse workforce, they know that UCHealth is serious about inclusion. It is one thing to say what you’re going to do, another thing to show what you are going to do, so actions speak louder than words.’’
Reagan, who has worked at UCHealth for 18 months, said she has had “a positive experience working here. It’s definitely a journey for UCHealth, not a destination. We need to continuously work on diversity and inclusion, which means accepting people for who they are and where they are and making sure everyone’s voice is heard and incorporating different points of view in policies and practices.’’
Cris Romero Rangel, a certified medical assistant at UCHealth, said the statement is a sign that UCHealth wants all patients to feel at ease.
“Anything that makes a patient more comfortable, especially if they’re coming to a place where they haven’t been before, we want to make them more comfortable. By opening doors and addressing language barriers, religious barriers or sexual orientation, we become more connected to patients,’’ Romero Rangel said.
Ean Mccrystal, a nurse in the inpatient psychiatric unit at Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center in Fort Collins, said she welcomes the statement.
“This goes toward safe, patient-centered care,’’ Mccrystal said. “It says that we offer patients respect and dignity, no matter what. In health care, we treat all kinds of patients who have different kinds of backgrounds and our goal is to provide the very best treatment and care.’’
As a psych nurse, Mccrystal said she often works with patients with gender variance, transgender and LGBTQI patients who struggle with identity and gender. These patients often do not seek treatment because of lack of support and a history of judgment and bias towards them. A visible display of support by health care professionals helps build trust and erodes hesitance to seek health care in the future.
“A lot of these people are not getting support at home, so my hope is that as these efforts become more established at UCHealth, they will see a more visible show of support and feel more comfortable seeking appropriate care here,’’ Mccrystal said.
UCHealth’s statement of support for diversity and inclusion, Jones said, is foundational to continue building an environment that is welcoming for patients, visitors and employees.
“This statement helps us let everyone know that we are an organization that above all values people, and we are determined every day to live extraordinary lives,’’ Jones said.

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I have been challenged, shaken, stirred and much more through reading Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster.
This is certainly going down as one of the books that is going to (hopefully) shape and define and change me! I’m not an avid reader, and I can possibly count on one hand the books that I will read and re-read because they are such gems! Although I have finished reading it there’s still a lot more that I need to ponder, process and pray about it.
If you are a reader, or even if you aren’t a reader, why not give it a try!
“Christian simplicity frees us from this modern mania. It brings sanity to our compulsive extravagance, and peace to our frantic spirit. It liberates us from what William Penn called ‘cumber.’ It allows us to see material things for what they are — goods to enhance life, not to oppress life. People once again become more important than possessions. Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village . . .”
Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster
Amen! Love you all xxx
Thanks Di! Must FaceTime you guys soon – love and miss you both! x

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To produce osteopathic physicians who integrate osteopathic philosophy and manipulative medicine into primary care and all specialties.
To expand the osteopathic curriculum throughout the medical education.
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We’ve been waiting with bated breath for inner-city dining precinct Queen’s Rise to come to life. So as the final touches are still being applied here and there, in time for its official opening this week, it was music to our ears to hear that one of the first eateries to cross the finishing line was Lowbrow, a second offering from the acclaimed chefs behind Culprit, Jordan MacDonald and Kyle Street. Citing the casual new locale as a rather different experience to their Wyndham street restaurant, albeit with a similar focus on the factors of quality and novelty, it quickly became evident that some tantalising, new-style food awaits.
Swooning at news that the pair would be serving inventive bites such as fresh market fish ceviche served with guacamole and Sriracha on corn tostadas; white bread tacos with fried breaded Cloudy Bay clams, iceberg lettuce and their own brand of Thousand Island dressing; and organic Bostock chicken wings fried up ‘real good’ with hot sauce, the bar was set high. And while bigger dishes like the indulgent beef brisket with its pickled courgette and courgette purée is good enough to rival the best barbecue fare in town, the only dilemma at Lowbrow is knowing how much space to reserve for the epic cocktails and hedonistic desserts. Reading the words ‘fried birthday cake’ and ‘salted caramel and pretzel sundae’ is more enough to make you reassess your priorities, even if you’re “not that much of a sweet tooth”.
Playing to our dining persuasions for something fun and unique while still adhering to simple culinary finesse, Lowbrow is set to lure in the punters. With an enticing contemporary, graphic fit-out — punctuated by pink neon accents and sheepskin seat covers — to match its vibrant, delicious and approachable fare, to say that Lowbrow is living up to its name? We’re not so sure.
Opening hours: 7am till late, 7 days a week
125 Queen Street


text: Newcomb’s paradox is a famous thought experiment in the field of decision theory. There are two paradoxical, yet “rational”, strategies to approach this decision-making problem. We addressed this debate by testing the paradox in a real world experiment. Analyzing participants' mouse movements allowed us to reveal the internal cognitive dynamics of their thought process during the task explanation as well as the actual decision. This knowledge of internal processes helped us to accurately (73%) predict their decision before it was made. Moreover, the consistency of mouse movements before and during the actual decision significantly interacted with RT. This suggests that subjects were revealing their indecision in the mouse movement, and that this indecision weighed on both possibilities. This work has implications for exploring human decision-making, as well as predicting consumers’ choice in online setups.

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How Are Your Tires Made? Have you ever taken a moment to think about how your vehicle's tires are made? Probably not, yet doing so may help you better understand what goes into our tire repair service. More than just a few inches of thick rubber, your tires are actually made from layer after layer of fabric cords called plies. These plies sit atop steel belts that help to reinforce both the sidewall and the treads, which is formed from several layers of synthetic rubber. Steel cable loops called beads give the tire the strength needed to stay seated on the rim. Once those components are placed together, they are run through a curing machine which cuts the tread pattern and bonds all the components together. To learn more about tires, including tire repair cost, visit Meineke #395 in Omaha, NE today.
Why Your Tires Matter
Tires are one of the most essential parts of your vehicle. They act as the only point of contact between your vehicle and the roadway, so they are vital for proper safety. They can also significantly impact how well your vehicle performs. If you fail to take your vehicle in for a scheduled tire change service, you could be increasing the wear on your vehicle and lessening the lifetime of connected components. You may also be putting yourself, your vehicle's occupants and others on the roadway in danger. As tread wears down on a tire, it does not maintain as much traction, which could cause your car or truck to lose control on the road. Stop by Meineke #395 in Omaha, NE to learn about a tire rotation service to prolong the life of your tires.
How Can You Tell When Your Tires Need to Be Serviced?
What are some signs that you need your tires or wheels repaired? Some may seem fairly obvious. A puncture or blowout will typically have you on the computer or phone researching all of your "flat tire repair near me" options. However, there are other, less subtle signs that your wheels or tires are in need of service. One may be if you experience issues with your vehicle's performance, such as a noticeable shaking in the steering wheel or the entire vehicle whenever you go above 40 mph. Another may be uneven wear across the tread of each of your vehicle's tires. A quick balance or tire rotation service done at Meineke #395 in Omaha, NE can help you avoid ending up getting stranded on the side of the road.
Dangers of Putting off Wheel and Tire Repairs
Damaged tires and wheels are a potential hazard that can be completely avoided with proper maintenance. If you ignore tire pressure issues or put off your search for "tire repair near me," you are placing yourself, your vehicle's occupants and everyone you pass on the road in danger. Without properly maintained tires, your tires could explode while you are driving, causing you to lose control. Contact Meineke #395 in Omaha, NE for information on tire repair and tire pressure sensor replacement.
At What Point Should You Consider Replacing Your Tires?
While proper care and maintenance can extend the life of your tires, a trip to your local repair shop for new tires is inevitable at some point. The key is knowing when you should bring your vehicle in for servicing so that you can prevent worn tires from affecting other vehicle systems. At Meineke #395 in Omaha, NE, we recommend replacing your tires at least once every 10 years. Sometimes, replacement needs to be done more frequently. Bringing your vehicle to us for regular inspections will allow you to spot major issues before you end up stranded on the side of the road.
How Can You Save On Tire Repair and Replacement Costs?
If you're in need of new tires, you probably have concerns about the actual cost of tire replacement. While worn tires increase your risk of performance and stability issues on the road, that doesn't make affording new tires any easier. Fortunately, we at Meineke in Omaha, NE can. Once you have your new tires, be sure to make frequent visit to our Meineke #395 web page. We frequently post repair and tire rotation coupons there. This is our way of rewarding the trust you place in us.


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I’m going to hold off on my travel stories until after the holiday. I feel like I don’t have enough time to write them properly along with edit photos but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have things to write about.
Recently Keltin received his second CW Pencils Quarterly Subscription Box and his excitement over these pencils is like a kid on Christmas morning I wanted to share that energy with all of you.
This is the Cabin Fever box and he has actually done the word search that came with it. I hope you enjoy this video and the goofiness.
Do you have a favorite pencil or are you a pen person? If so, what is it? Happy Holidays!
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What is the ONE THING you can do this week that will optimise for success (however you define that) & happiness over the long-term?
Most likely it is a quadrant 2 activity. i.e. Something that is important (for long-term success), but not urgent.
For me, I’m looking at continuing to build up a base of financial literacy. At the moment I’m researching dividend aristocrats.
The view is to actively invest 10% of my portfolio in dividend aristocrats. By layering multiple strategies for compounding, I’ve seen average investors generate upwards of 20% annual returns with approx 1-2hrs per month active involvement.
(Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. I’m just some dude who reads a lot & likes deliberate thinking as a hobby).

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Spinach & Apple Salad w/ Bacon
Source of Recipe
Michele Urvater on FoodTV
My husband, Mike, made this for dinner the other night - really, really good!
List of Ingredients
- 4 thick bacon slices
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and pepper
- 1 (10-ounce) bag fresh spinach, rinsed, patted dry and torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 McIntosh apple, cored and sliced thinly
- In a skillet set over moderate heat cook the bacon until it is crisp. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towel and let it drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from the skillet.
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook it, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until it is wilted. Add the vinegar, mustard, sugar and salt and pepper, to taste and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring. In a serving bowl combine the spinach and apple. Add the hot dressing and toss to combine and serve.


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Why gig work matters
Business Standard, 7 August 2023
by Maitreesh Ghatak and Ajay Shah.
Gig work is seen as new, but it is merely computer-intermediated informal sector labour supply. It is much like the bulk of the Indian labour market, which engages in informal labour arrangements. Relatively little is available by way of estimates of number of workers, hours supplied, monthly income etc. A survey conducted by Centre for Internet and Society suggests that in one kind of gig work (deliveries) net of all expenses, the income is Rs.15,200 per month. According to a recent Niti Aayog policy brief, there are about 7.7 million workers, which is a drop in the bucket given the 440 million strong Indian labour force. However, it is expected to grow as it is largely an urban phenomenon, concentrated in the service sector, both being expanding domains. We believe it is an interesting and important development which can reshape the urban labour market in valuable ways.
Some observers argue that gig work is a less appealing arrangement for a worker when compared with being a salaried employee. This is true for many, but not all, given the attractions of a salaried job. But out of the urban workforce of 131 million, only 52 million are salaried employees and therefore such jobs are not easy to secure. The bulk of urban work consists of informal arrangements which include self-employment, engagement for a short time period, and piece rates. Gig work, enabled by mobile phones, fits nicely into that main fabric of the Indian urban labour market: all that has changed is that the mobile phone enables engagement with the plumber in an easier way.
The really important problem in the Indian labour market is not that few people have salaried jobs: it is that most people above age 15 are not working. At the level of the economy, 1.12 billion people are above age 15, and only 440 million are working. Or similarly, in urban India, there are 380 million people above age 15, and 131 million are working. While many of them engage in some self-employment, clearly the experience of other countries suggest that such a low labour force participation (LFP) rate is not consistent with a sustained long-term development path.
The challenge therefore lies in getting to higher values for LFP. This is a particularly important problem in certain parts of the population. The urban women's LFP is only 8%. While the overall LFP is 37.5%, there are important pockets of non-work with the young and the old, with an LFP of 30% at age 20-25 and 15% at age 60-64.
It is important to diagnose the decision making of individuals which is leading to these low LFP values. Salaried work might be unappetising for some. As an example, women's labour supply in India will surely be aided by flexible arrangements, where the woman gains control of when and how much labour to supply. Gig work fits this objective well. Similarly, disadvantaged groups like the elderly or persons-with-disabilities are likely to prefer the flexibility of the gig economy over the rigidity of salaried jobs. Once gig work is reliably available in the big cities, this can spur rural-to-urban migration. These are all important gains.
Economists in India have long been excited about the NREGS. The big insight there was to create a mechanism through which the individual always has an option of doing some labour supply and earning the minimum wage. The gig economy is functionally the same as an urban employment guarantee scheme. For any adult armed with a mobile phone, it is now easy to step forward and do labour supply. The onboarding process takes about one to seven days depending on the platform. We saw this vividly during the Covid lockdowns, where many individuals took to gig work in response to the economic crisis, and we saw many in the middle class doing deliveries.
The rise of gig work thus improves the safety net in urban India. There is an alternative perspective here: if one had aspired for establishing an EGS in urban India through the government, analogous to the NREGS, this would have been quite a challenge given the limitations of state capacity. That objective has now been at least partly filled through the gig economy.
The gig economy is thus an important improvement for the urban labour market. By reducing the complexity of obtaining income in a new place, it facilitates migration to big cities.
If gig work is an urban employment guarantee scheme, why does it not get a massive uptake and drive urban non-employment to low levels? Many factors are at work. Traditional social norms hold women at home. Intra-family resource allocation hinders the extent to which women get access to mobile phones or scooters. Non-pecuniary costs may interfere with the transition into gig work, including social status, where individuals crave salaried office jobs and spurn all other choices. Also, rural to urban migration is constrained by social factors and various monetary and non-monetary costs. These constraints lurk in the background and circumscribe the extent to which the gig economy can exert a transformative impact on the urban labour market.
Criticizing gig work using the benchmark of salaried jobs is misguided as most work in India (whether well-paying or not) does not have these perks and security. No country has been able to offer their whole workforce well paid salaried jobs. In a dynamic economy, businesses rise and fall, and job creation and destruction happen. In fact, we think that by focusing on the criticism in this direction, it takes our attention away from more legitimate and relevant dimensions in which work conditions and financial mechanisms to cope with income uncertainty could be improved for gig workers.
The Indian state faces the choice between treating gig work on par with the Indian informal labour market, or of bringing the burdens of the formal labour market upon it. Interventions should be considered carefully to balance the legitimate need for better work conditions but also, to not kill the golden goose.
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HSV sends off beaut ute with a bang
1 It costs HOW much?
If you thought $60,000 was a lot of money for Toyota HiLux with the lot, how about $80,000 for a Holden V8 ute? The
Special Vehicles Maloo 30th anniversary edition is $3000 more than standard model, pushing price to $79,990 plus on-road costs. supercharged LSA 6.2-litre V8 gets a power bump from 400kW to 410kW and torque boost from 671Nm 691Nm, “torque vectoring” tech the GTS sedan (to make it more stable in high-speed corners) a bunch of 30th anniversary labels. The massive six-piston brakes normally reserved for the GTS are $3495 option. All up, this ute is nearly $90,000 in
traffic — and the even more expensive $96,990 GTSR Maloo around corner:.
It’s fast but not quick
The HSV Maloo goes as you’d expect a supercharged ute to perform: like rocket. Just from standing start. It can’t get all its power to the ground because there’s not much weight over rear wheels compared sedan. Which is why, despite being lighter than the sedan overall,
HSV Maloo has slightly slower 0-100km/h times. The best we could get 5.0 seconds;
stops clock in 4.7 seconds. Once on the move, though, it feels epic.
3 It rides like a limousine
feels luxury car over bumps. This may be hard to believe but, despite riding on massive 20-inch wheels, the HSV Maloo is no bone crusher. It glides over rough roads, in part thanks to soft sidewalls of the Continental tyres. HSV’s better tuned and better quality shock absorbers should also take some credit. Holden gets a nod, too, for basing the ute body on the underpinnings of luxury Caprice sedan. The only way you can tell you’re in is
bulges hard tonneau cover in rear view mirror.
It’s the last of the breed
Once Commodore factory shuts in October, cars like this will be gone forever. The automotive world may still produce rear-drive V6 and V8 sedans — but is the end of the car-derived highperformance ute. No wonder they’re being snapped up.
Get a move on
If you want one, better be quick. Only 200 or so Maloo 30th editions will built between now and the end of production, as company ramps up production its flagship GTSR models (including 600 Maloo utes). Beyond that, HSV will be working its magic on General Motors’ imported products.


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In a Move that Caught Many in the Fishing Business Off-Guard, ASMFC Takes Emergency Action
I run a light-tackle charter-fishing operation in New York, so let me start by saying that the striped bass fishing right now is good… I mean, really good!
As is generally the case with recreational fisheries, abundance drives participation… and the truth is that, like a lot of guides, I’m not having a problem staying booked. And on those days I’m not? All it takes is a couple of Instagram photos to change that.
This is absolutely because there are an extraordinary number of striped bass around, particularly those in the 28-to-35″ range.
An increase in angler participation would under normal circumstances be a good thing – for me, for fishing related business, for everyone. But the irony here is that such abundance is precisely why the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) felt it necessarily to take emergency action to rapidly put in place a 3″ slot limit on striped bass.
Some folks are furious, some are ecstatic, and some are patting themselves on the back…but for those of us who have followed all of this from the beginning, there’s some concern on what comes next.
How We Got Here
Back in 2019, striped bass were determined to be “overfished” (the “spawning stock biomass” had fallen below a pre-determined threshold) and “overfishing” had apparently been occurring for quite some time. According to ASMFC’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management plan, if the stock is determined to be overfished, then the board is required to rebuild the stock within 10 years of the overfishing determination.
With the intent of addressing overfishing, instead of implementing more traditional methods to curb recreational fishing mortality, like a simple increase to the size limit, the Commission went with an untested/unproven slot size-limit along the coast – between 28 and 35″.
Striped bass are anadromous – they spawn in freshwater, but spend most of their adult lives in saltwater. While there are other significant producer areas (e.g., the Hudson and Delaware watersheds) and plenty of less significant ones spanning all the way up to Maine, it’s the Chesapeake that produces an estimated 60 to 80 percent of the coastal striped bass stock. Or at least it used to…
An annual Maryland Juvenile Abundance Survey has been occurring in the Chesapeake Bay since the mid-1950s (see chart) . It’s nothing more intricate than a few guys dragging a sein-net in a few predetermined areas. Yet, it is a surprisingly-good way of forecasting what the fishery is going to look like 7 or 8 years down the road when those fish recruit into the exploitable coastal stock.
While the Chesapeake certainly hasn’t had the production that it had from the 90s though the mid-2000s, we did have some relatively good years, 2011 and 2015 in particular. For one reason or another, 2011, which was an extraordinary year class, didn’t recruit into the coastal stock in the levels many were expecting it too. But… it appears the 2015s did.
Maybe the Slot Limit Wasn’t Such a Great Idea?
Back in 2019 when the Striped Bass Board was debating what sort of measures to put in place to address overfishing, many of us were opposed to a slot limit, favoring a 35″ limit instead…because, well, that worked to rebuild striped bass in the 80s.
Since then, I might have changed my tune once or twice, because the 28 to 35″ slot limit undoubtedly resulted a lot of big-old-females going back into the water, instead of someone’s cooler. Whether it was directly related or not, we saw way more 30, 40 and 50-pounders, even a few 60s since that slot limit went into place in 2020. Most of those fish had clear scarring on their jaws, indicating they had been caught and released. Furthermore, the complaints over the radio were that it was hard to find a “keeper,” at least up until last fall. Everything was either too big, or two small. And, the end result was a pretty significant reduction in fishing mortality. It appeared after 2021 that we were well on our way to rebuilding by 2029 (10 years from the “overfished” determination).
The rationale for my initial opposition was that if the intent was to protect the few good year classes we had, sooner or later, those fish would grow into the slot size and get hammered, and I might be on record once or twice saying that fishing mortality was likely to go through the roof once the 2015s got into that 28″ range. But, well, up until last year, that concern appeared to be unfounded… until it wasn’t. While I’m not one to say I told ya so, that’s exactly what happened.
Last year, particularly in the fall, slot-sized fish showed up in great numbers. There were some truly epic blitzes along the coast, reminiscent of 2012. It was no longer very hard to find a keeper. So, naturally, fishing mortality went up. And I mean WAY up… to the extent that (if we assume effort remained constant) it would be more-or-less impossible to rebuild by 2029 under current regulations.
So, there we were, at last week’s ASMFC Striped Bass Board meeting. Clearly something needed to be done if the Board was indeed serious about rebuilding by the 2029 deadline. And as expected, a motion to initiate an Addendum to address overfishing was offered.
But what happened next was unexpected. There was a motion to address overfishing immediately, through “emergency action” in the form of a 3-inch slot limit – in other words going from a 28 to 35″ slot limit to a 28 to 31″ slot. And I understand why – we’d likely have to face truly draconian measures should we overfish like that this year.
After some discussion/debate the motion passed with only one state dissenting (New Jersey).
A couple of notes here. One, states are not required to implement the 28 to 31″ limit until July 2nd. Second, such emergency action only lasts 180-days which brings us into October. Yes, it can be renewed, but the motion to initiate an addendum passed unanimously, the intent of which is to address overfishing in a more technical and process-oriented way, while allowing for public input, and ultimately creating well-thought-out, vetted measures for the 2024 fishing season.
Yes… There are lots of folks who are pissed about this, for more than one reason. For one, the fishing public was totally unaware such a regulation was coming to pass. There was no opportunity for public comment, and no real way for managers to understand completely what the impact on businesses might be. Furthermore, it’s kind of a shot in the dark. There was no analysis of what sort of effect this might have on rebuilding.
The charter party fleet overall seems to be furious. And I understand why. To them this was out of the blue, and a lot of them had booked the year out with the understanding that one fish per person at 28 to 35″ was the limit. And, while taking a fish home may not be important to some folks, it is to most of the 6-pack and party-boat operations.
And there are plenty of folks questioning whether or not this is an “emergency” at all. Anecdotally, there do appear to be more fish around… in some regions a LOT more. And, just speaking personally, the fishing is better than I’ve seen it in well over a decade. Yes, extraordinary levels of abundance seem to be regional in nature, but if you’re truly tied in to the fleet up and down the coast, you’ll understand that the folks who spend real time on the water concede that while patterns may be changing, there’s been a real increase in fish up and down the coast, with maybe the Chesapeake being the one exemption. And, to some extent the data shows such an uptick as well.
We should also acknowledge that there are more than a few biologists who believe that the target spawning stock biomass reference point (what we’re tasked with rebuilding to) isn’t going to be easy to reach no matter what constraining measures are put in place. And they have legitimate reasons to believe that this may be the case.
Back in 2018, recreational survey data was recalibrated, and it was determined that recreational effort was underestimated. When those estimates were plugged into the model, the end result was that we had a higher spawning stock biomass target (again, what we have to reach by 2029) than we had before the recalibration. There are some folks who claim that it’s artificially high, and I get why.
For the entire time series, going back to 1982, it looks like the only time we reached the target was from 2002 to 2006. Yes, theoretically, if we kept fishing mortality at or below the fishing-mortality-target, we could have and should have been at that target quite a bit more frequently. But still, it does seem to be unusual level of abundance when you consider we’ve only hit it 4 years in a 41-year time series, during a time when the Chesapeake Bay was definitely more productive than it has been in the last decade.
Regardless, given the current abundance of fish, particularly those 2015s that fall into the slot size, and the effort increase that almost always results from such abundance, it’s really NOT going to be easy to keep fishing mortality at such a level, and there are real tradeoffs that some don’t seem to want to talk about, or even acknowledge.
Without going too far down a rabbit-hole, we also have to understand that the biomass target we’re trying to hit is empirical and NOT biological. Thus, some are questioning whether it’s based on good science at all.
Where This May Go Wrong…
To be truthful, the 28 to 31″ inch slot limit won’t affect me much, if at all. While sure we kill a fish or two every now and then, folks don’t fish with me, or any of the light-tackle folks really, to fill coolers. It’s undoubtedly a business model that focuses more on the experience rather than harvest.
But let’s be VERY clear about something here. That does NOT mean that light-tackle folks, or the catch-and-release constituency in general, is without blame.
Understand that recreational discard mortality (those fish that die after release) is more than half of all recreationally related fishing mortality. For some, that’s kind of hard to believe, but when you consider the scale of the striped bass angling community it does come into focus.
Why am I bringing this up? Well, from a manager’s perspective, while the entire burden of addressing overfishing and rebuilding the stock has been placed on the stakeholders who find it important to take home a fish, the catch-and-release folks haven’t shouldered any of the burden, even though we are responsible right now for 50% of the mortality. At least not yet…
And speaking personally now, THAT is what really worries me about all of this.
Absolutely, this narrow slot limit is going to make it quite a bit harder for folks to find a keeper. It’s possible that we’ll see harvest-oriented folks reducing effort on striped bass because it’s just too hard to “limit out.” But it seems more likely that those folks are just going to hit striped bass harder and harder, looking for that elusive keeper. And that may end up meaning that discards go up, maybe WAY up. Of course, I’m trying to hold my breath here while the technical folks do their analysis, but it’s entirely possible that we go from discards being 50% of overall fishing mortality to somewhere around 75%.
And looking ahead, if the tech folks tell us that we’re still not going to get to the spawning stock biomass target by 2029, well, then I can’t see them not seriously trying to address discard mortality. And to be clear I’m not talking about education on proper release techniques, or prohibiting treble hooks or whatever feel-good measures the Board might come up with. I’m talking about “no-target closures” – in other words, you can’t even be out there fishing for them. There’s been plenty of discussion by the Striped Bass Board to that effect. They just haven’t gotten to the point where they’ve felt the need to pull the trigger… yet.
Yes, I think that sort of thing will be VERY difficult to enforce, and compliance won’t be great with the average angler, but guides like me? Well, we’ll have to comply.
And, if they decided they needed to put in place a no-target closure in, say, April and May, and/or October and November in New York? Well, that would be the end of it for me, and the rest of the full-time fleet. It seems kinda weird to me to have the same sort of massive blitzes we saw last fall, and to be prohibited from even catch-and-release fishing for them.
Frankly, this all scares the crap out of me, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t keep me up at night.
Because the truth is that there are plenty of people who wouldn’t care one bit if the most conservation-minded sector of the for-hire sector gets shut out.
The “take care of the fish and the fish will take care of us” cliché is something I’ve believed in and lived-by for the last three decades. But with where we might be headed, that doesn’t seem to be the case. I believe there should be reasonable, albeit sustainable access, and I think the great majority of anglers would agree. But I’m honestly not sure the road we’re going down is going to include that.
Yes, maybe I’m overthinking all of this, and there’s some paranoia involved (it wouldn’t be the first time). But really, it seems like the pro-conservation-at-any-cost stance some folks are taking is, well, it’s playing with fire… and I’m not sure they really understand that.
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According to the latest report from the US Census Bureau, more Americans chose purchasing a home over signing a lease to rent in the first quarter of 2017. This marks the first time since 2006 that the number of new homeowner households outpaced the number of new renter households.
Of the 1.22 million new households that were formed in the first quarter, 854,000 were new-owner households making the jump straight to homeownership rather than renting first.
That means that the homeownership rate amongst new households was 70%!
This is huge news as the national homeownership rate is currently 63.6% and has only ever come close to this figure in the second quarter of 2004 when the homeownership rate reached an all-time high of 69.2%.
A recent Wall Street Journal article pointed to the uptick in first-time homebuyers coming to market as a reason for the jump:
“The return of first-time buyers is accelerating. In all they have accounted for 42% of buyers this year, up from 38% in 2015 and 31% at the lowest point during the recent housing cycle in 2011, according to Fannie Mae, which defines first-time buyers as anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the past three years.”
Ralph McLaughlin, Trulia’s Chief Economist, had this to say about what a bump in new homeowner households could mean for the housing market:
“Strong renter household formation is one of the reasons why the homeownership rate has continued to drop since the onset of the housing crisis, so any sign this trend is reversing is something to take note of. We look forward to future releases of these data to determine whether this is a statistical blip or a trend.”
As more and more potential first-time buyers realize their ability to buy a home without having to rent first, not only will the homeownership rate benefit, but so will the overall economy. Read more… www.simplifyingthemarket.com
US Housing Market Is Moving into ‘Buy Territory’!
According to the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index, the U.S. housing market has continued to move deeper into buy territory, supporting the belief that housing markets across the country remain a sound investment. Steps In Buying A House
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In today’s housing market, is it better to rent or buy a home?
The index examines the entire US housing market and then isolates 23 major cities for comparison. The researchers “measure the relationship between purchasing property and building wealth through a buildup in equity versus renting a comparable property and investing in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.” Steps In Buying A House
While most of the metropolitan markets examined moved further into buy territory (16 of the 23), markets like Dallas, Denver, and Houston are currently deep into rent territory. In these three markets, it is estimated that renting will top homeownership 7 out of 10 times. Steps In Buying A House
Due to a lack of inventory, the home prices in the Dallas, Denver, and Houston areas have increased by 11.6%, 8.3%, and 6.6% respectively. Home prices in these areas will begin to return to more normal levels once residents realize that renting is not the best option, therefore bringing home affordability back as well. Steps In Buying A House

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I totally lucked out in Edinburgh. Not only is it an absolutely gorgeous city, but I met people in the first few minutes of my arrival who I then spent the rest of my time in Edinburgh with. We went on a walking tour of the city, up and down the Royal Mile, down to the Scottish Parliament and Holyrood House, out on the town for drinks and giggles and walked up to Arthur's Seat as well. I had such a fabulous time in Edinburgh I didn't want to leave it...
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However, my other motive for going to Scotland was, ultimately, to see a loch and some mountains. So I said goodbye to the wonders of the city on Monday morning and took myself off to Stirling. Yes, Stirling. That renowned place of lochs and mountains. OK, I clearly hadn't done my research - I got to Stirling in the pouring rain only to discover that a) my hostel was more family based than single traveller based so I was unlikely to meet any new friends and b) Loch Lomond, which I was planning on visiting from Stirling, is actually nowhere near there. In fact, I'd need to travel for a few hours to have some hope of seeing it. Oh well. I decided to go and see Stirling Castle and the William Wallace memorial instead. As well as getting incredibly wet, I also saw some really breathtaking views of the countryside and had a great walk (one of those ones where you know you'll ache in a good way the next day). I got back to the hostel about 5 hours later and, after going to what could possibly be the worst bar in the world, managed to hook up with the guys who ran the hostel who took me to a much better place where there was some live music and a great atmosphere. I ended up having a really great time.
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On Tuesday I got up at the crack of dawn to get a train to Glasgow, followed by a train to Balloch, followed by a bus to Balmaha on the shores of Loch Lomond. It took me over 2 hours but I was definitely rewarded - snow-capped mountains around a beautiful loch! Yup, definitely the reason I came to Scotland. It was stunning. It was also raining, so on the advice of the friendly people in the visitor centre I scrapped my plan of climbing the hill (mainly because of return bus times) and got a ferry over to Inchcailloch, an island near the shore. For some reason, every time I got somewhere interesting in Scotland it always stopped raining - Arthur's Seat, William Wallace Memorial and Inchcailloch. Thank goodness it didn't rain while I was on the island as there were no houses or shelters, just loads of trees and some interesting walks. I went up to the summit and looked over the loch, saw some deer (too slow to get a photo though) and plenty of birds and worried about whether my ferry man would actually come and pick me up as promised. He did, thank goodness and I got back to Balmaha alright, where I promptly went and got a cup of tea and possibly the world's largest scone ever seen. Mmmmmm. I got back to Stirling at about 6 having had to repeat the whole journey in reverse. But it was definitely worth it - I absolutely loved the loch and the island.
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|From Inchcailloch island. You can just see some snow-capped mountains in this.|
Sadly, all good things come to an end and by Wednesday I had to return to Edinburgh to get my flight home. I left my case at the station so I could wander around all day but other than a short trip up to the castle and a search for a post office, I spent more of my time on the last day in Edinburgh sat in the sunshine or in cutesy little boutiques trying on summer dresses. There are some seriously cute dresses in Edinburgh... I finally had to leave though so made my way back to the airport. Just in time as it happens as there was then a huge rainstorm and I was really glad not to be out in it!
Anyway, I've had an amazing few days, met some lovely people, seen some stunning sights and had an all-round excellent time. I will definitely be returning to Scotland - I just can't work out why it's taken me so long to get there in the first place!
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p.s. sorry... I'm a bit addicted to instagram at present and haven't managed to get photos off my 'big' camera yet...!

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Microstructure Evolution of Niobium Rich Advanced Titanium Aluminide Alloy During Hot CompressionWednesday (26.09.2018) 17:15 - 17:30 S1/01 - A02 Part of:
The gamma titanium aluminide (γ-TiAl) based alloys are intriguing researchers because of their potential for replacing Ni-base superalloys in the aerospace industry, owing to their higher specific strength. However processing TiAl alloys have been a known challenge because of complex microstructure with multiple phases. The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution of microstructure during the hot isothermal compression tests. Cylindrical samples were compressed to varying strain levels upto 60% using Gleeble 3800TM physical simulator. Deformed samples were then characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to understand the various phases present. A significant increase of volume fraction of α2 and γ phases at the cost of βₒ phase with increasing strain was observed. Preliminary analysis from TEM indicate twinning and stacking faults. Also prominently visible are the kinking and bending. The critical strains for dynamic recovery (DRV) and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) were calculated.
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I heard a story last week that summed up the whole mess
Wilbur Ross, a self made billionaire and his son were playing golf a few weeks ago. As the finished up, their caddy approached them and wondered if he could ask them a personal finance question.
"Sure" Ross replied
"I bought 5 condo's in Scottsdale, Arizona," said the caddy "I was able to flip the first 3 but I am stuck with the last two. Should I keep making the payments on them or just walk away"?
Ross thought about it for a minute and asked "Well, were are they? Is the area nice? What else is around the complex that may be of eventual value"?
"I do not know" the caddy replied, "I've never been to Arizona"
That, is a nice neat summation of what a "bubble" in a market looks like. When your caddy thinks he is Donald Trump, it is time to take a close look at what is going on.
I remember back at the turn of the century even your barber or your wife's hairdresser were day trading tech stocks and talking about what they were going to do with the 100% they would make that year. Folks who could not tell you what a PE ratio was were spouting off facts and figures about the latest startup that was going to make them millions. Of course it didn't and they, well, are still the barber and hairdresser and not even thinking about buying stocks today. Now before the barbers and hairdressers who do successfully invest email me, relax. I think we all know what I mean.
I guess if you had to try and define a bubble you could say that it is "the absence of the thought of the probability of loss". When there is a bubble like environment, the thought that an investment decision will not be profitable escapes those investing in it.
Fortunately, for those investing today in US equities, that lack of doubt is not only there, it seems to be prevalent. This acts a constant check on the enthusiasm of the markets participants and help prevent the events of 2000-2001 in stocks and the current situation in housing. In fact, one could argue that there is too much doubt in equities today and that is probably due to the myopic focus we have on our own economy.
Over 50% of the total earnings of the S&P 500 come from international operations. That provides a great buffer against a US slowdown. Will it prevent losses? Surely not. But, it will dramatically lessen the chances of another late 1970's type bear market. It also means that if conditions do deteriorate to the point that we may enter that type of market, it will have been due to a global recession and if that is the case, all investments of all types will suffer.
What does it all mean? Even though we are at near record levels on the Dow and the S&P, we are by no means in another bubble or soon due for a dramatic fall. Currently the S&P trades at a discount to its historical PE, GDP growth, while slowing is still strong, earnings growth is still good and unemployment is still almost non existent. In fact, I would have to argue that one would need to become rather creative to come to the conclusion that a recession or worse is on the horizon.
What to do? Invest. There are bargains to be had out there, just look close and be patient.


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Forty-five-year old Neil Diamond is at the pinnacle of his success with more than 30 hit singles, 8 platinum albums and 11 gold albums to his credit. Solitary Star charts his two marriages, his life-threatening spinal surgery, his slumps, and his hard road to success in revealing, provocative detail. 8-page photo insert.
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Florida High School Soccer - Saint Andrew's trounced by UniversityDecember 5, 2018: Boca Raton, FL 33434
In Wednesday's non-league game, the University Sharks (Fort Lauderdale, FL) soccer squad overwhelmed the host Saint Andrew's Scots (Boca Raton, FL), by a final score of 7-2.
The Sharks (2-3) will now prepare for their game against Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, FL). The Eagles go into the non-league game with a 3-2 record.
The Scots (2-2) will now prepare for their game against Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, FL). The Panthers go into the 2A District 14 game with a 6-3 record. In their last game, Pine Crest nipped Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), 1-0, in a non-league game.


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The University of Virginia School of Engineering announced an extension of the partnership between Leidos and the Link Lab, UVA Engineering’s 17,000-square-foot cyber-physical systems research incubator.
Leidos, a global science and technology company, was the first affiliate to join the Link Lab academia-industry partnership program, which launched in 2018. Through the partnership, Leidos—with vast experience honed from work across civil, defense, health and intelligence markets—has been an active part of discussions with Link Lab’s cyber-physical systems researchers, and helped create career paths for engineers with multidisciplinary training who are poised to lead the Internet of Things and autonomy industries as well as supporting educational initiatives like mentoring programs and technology clubs.
“We’re excited about our partnership with the Link Lab, a breakthrough center of cyber-physical system expertise,” Mike Raker, Vice President and Director of Software at Leidos, said. “Research happening in the Link Lab has importance for translating innovation and technology to the real world and building the future workforce.”
Leidos is a recognized leader in cybersecurity, with more than 2,900 cybersecurity certifications across the corporation and over 30 years of experience defending global cyber interests and protecting some of the world’s most critical assets.
UVA launched the Link Lab with a mission to catalyze innovation in cyber-physical system technologies that broadly benefit society. Since its founding in 2016, the Link Lab has attracted $62 million in research funding.
In the Link Lab, faculty and graduate students from the disciplines of civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering and systems engineering collaborate on multidisciplinary research projects to develop cyber-physical systems technologies in the areas of autonomous systems, smart and connected health, smart cities and hardware for the Internet of Things.
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The government is launching a consultation on strengthening the law by explicitly stating domestic abuse covers coercive behaviour. This move comes after the way that police respond to domestic abuse in England and Wales, reports the Guardian.
The consultation document says that police fail to see abuse, particularly in its nonviolent form, as a serious crime, adding: “Creating a specific offence of domestic abuse may send a clear, consistent message to frontline agencies that nonviolent control in an intimate relationship is criminal. Explicitly capturing this in legislation may also help victims identify the behaviour they are suffering as wrong and encourage them to report it, and cause perpetrators to rethink their controlling behaviour.”
The Home Office have said that the type of behaviour the new law could cover will include threatening a partner with violence, cutting them off from friends and family or refusing them access to money limiting their freedom.
The home secretary, Theresa May, said: “Tackling domestic abuse is one of this government’s top priorities. The government is clear that abuse is not just physical. Victims who are subjected to a living hell by their partners must have the confidence to come forward. Meanwhile, I want perpetrators to be in no doubt that their cruel and controlling behaviour is criminal.”
Polly Neate, chief executive of the charity Women’s Aid, said the change, if implemented, could help give victims greater confidence to speak out sooner. “This is a vital step forward for victims of domestic violence,” she said.
“Two women a week are killed by domestic violence, and in our experience of working with survivors, coercive controlling behaviour is at the heart of the most dangerous abuse. This move demonstrates a strong commitment from the Home Office to listening to victims of abuse in framing the law that serves them.”
The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, welcomed the move but said the coalition had presided over a “backwards slide” in action against domestic violence and support for victims. “Under this government, refuges across the country are cutting services and many are threatened with closure. Prosecutions and convictions as a proportion of recorded domestic crime are falling. And over the last four years over 10,000 perpetrators of domestic violence have been handed only community resolutions, with many simply being asked to apologise to their victim.”
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Cisco’s network programmability has eased network management and brought new business capabilities for customers.
For some time, traditional networking management was stuck in a rut. Networking tasks were manual and slow.
In today’s fast-moving business environment, enterprises can’t wait months for branch offices to be set up or weeks to configure networking devices. For IT infrastructure to enable business objectives, it has to move at the pace of business.
Until recently, that’s put IT and business at cross-purposes. Old-fashioned hardware-based configuration is inflexible, time-consuming and error-prone, diverting IT pros’ time from strategic IT work that can further revenue-generating objectives.
A couple of years ago, though, networking began to modernize rapidly.
The fundamental shift lay in moving networking tasks from hardware to software. Dubbed as intent-based networking, network programmability enables IT pros to deploy, manage, or troubleshoot network devices. The tool chain uses application programming interfaces (APIs), which serve as the interface to the device or controller. The tool chain also utilizes software that uses the API to gather data or automate network functions.
A programmable network alleviates the burden of daily networking tasks—bandwidth allocation, traffic routing and security policy configuration, and anomaly detection— saving time, eliminating human error, and enabling troubleshooting and remediation in real time.
“We use programmability automation to speed customers’ deployments,” said Neil Anderson, practice manager of mobility and access at World Wide Technology (WWT), an integrator based in St. Louis, Mo. “A project that could have taken three years or longer before, we can shrink that down to three to six months.”
Cisco’s approach to networking programmability and automation is known as intent-based networking and enlists the management console Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) Center. Engineers can configure devices en masse via the centralized management console in an automated way and set security policies at a granular level. Analytics provide real-time information on network performance and security threats. and provide automated paths to remediation.
For companies that need to modernize and accelerate their operations, networking programmability and automation offers practical benefits.
“There is a need for automation and programmability,” said Bob Laliberte, a senior analyst and practice director at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), an IT analyst and research firm. “As everyone moves into digital transformation to accelerate time to market, what they don’t want is to be slowed down by the network.”
Data suggests that companies have come to see networking automation as key to business agility and innovation.
In a survey of 300 networking professionals, 39% say they use networking automation because it brings agility to IT infrastructure. Further, 43% of respondents said they plan to use or currently use extensive networking automation, and another 47% use automation in a limited fashion. Nearly 75% of networking providers expect to achieve full or significant networking automation over the next five years.
For providers such as WWT—an integrator and Cisco partner—network programmability and automation delivers efficiency to customers.
One WWT retail customer in the Southeast U.S. has some 14,000 branch locations. Setting up these remote locations and configuring network infrastructure was time-consuming and costly.
Previously, “someone would sit down and configure each device, box by box,” said WWT's Anderson. “It was taking them hours and hours of configuration for each branch.”
With Cisco DNA, the retailer was able to reduce the time to deployment from years down to months. Previously, with manual configuration, each branch required about 250 clicks to set up. With network programmability and automation, that shrank to four. Anderson estimates that the associated savings might add up to as much $2 million.
Part of what’s new with this approach is a more open networking architecture. “We can easily push configurations to entire architectures and branch-office sets of equipment,” Anderson said. “That kind of automation isn’t possible with a closed system.”
In addition to its scale and scope, automation reduces human error, Anderson said.
“When you configure the network with programmability, you’re introducing fewer errors,” Anderson said. “Consistency is especially important for customers, like financial customers that have to prove to auditors that they have the same firewall policy across all their locations. That’s a lot easier doing it with programmability and using automation than going in manually and verifying configs one by one.”
That's a key differentiator of networking programmability and automation.
“In a manual environment, that is going to require a lot of CLI [command line interface] commands to a lot of devices,” said ESG’s Laliberte. What everyone is trying to do is eliminate that manual, error-prone effort so it can be done quickly and efficiently.”
The open architecture of the platform is key to these new kinds of capabilities, say experts. “[Network engineers] are no longer beholden to a CLI,” said Leslie Rosenberg, a research director at IDC, an IT analyst and research firm. “It allows them much broader thinking.”
For systems integrator Conscia, intent-based networking enabled it to help a university hospital in the Netherlands secure its network, which has an array of users. The university hospital has a mixed environment, with 7,000 users that include teaching and research clinicians as well as practitioners working in clinics and other care facilities. Prior to implementing intent-based networking, users’ access to networks and applications was determined by their location. With networking automation, the hospital was able to segment security access based on user profiles.
“Policy is now based on who you are, not where you are,” said Henrik Moell, a technical lead at Conscia. “Different employees have different requirements but still move around the campus. The ability to give users the same service wherever they are is a main differentiator,” Moell said.
Experts agree this kind of granular segmentation brings networking capabilities ahead by light years, so to speak.
“What’s new is the ability to have these segmentation rules for networks, and grouping users on an employee network or guest network and then apply security policies onto those networks or even onto access to SaaS-based applications [Software as a Service-based applications],” said Brandon Butler, a senior research analyst at IDC. “Being able to automate those processes using identity and role-based access control, those are really powerful tools."
Intent-based networking enables not only granular control of security policies but also far better management of applications. Bandwidth-heavy applications, in particular, can suffer from performance problems without rigorous network management.
That’s why Italtel USA, a Cisco partner and integrator, built Netwrapper, an application to manage network services, on top of intent-based networking. Netwrapper can manage bandwidth and set networking security policy for various applications and services. Videoconferencing applications, for example, might suffer from poor quality at certain times of day. With Netwrapper, customers can automatically configure network policies to prioritize network bandwidth to the applications that need it most.
“Now, we can understand the network behavior and change the network to adapt to the bandwidth available, providing priority to these services, and less priority to other services,” said Camillo Ascione, strategic alliance manager and chief technology officer at Italtel.
“The more that IT can automate the processes they do, they are in a better position to enable folks to use new technology,” Butler said. “It’s about making the IT department more efficient.”
“We are able, thanks to the programmability of [the network.], to adapt dynamically the networking in response to the quality of the video services running on the network,” Ascione said.
Innovations in networking programmability and automation now give companies the opportunity to become far more efficient in their key business processes and save dollars along the way.
“For the longest time, networking has been pretty stale, pretty static. There were new speeds, new feeds,” ESG’s Laliberte said. “With all the programmability, it’s really opening up opportunities.”
Nonetheless, it’s important to note that the ability to automate processes and centralize management doesn’t solve the problem of disparate management systems overnight.
“Even if there is opportunity to centralize management of these systems, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do,” IDC’s Butler said. “It can be difficult to implement.”
Butler urged companies to get buy-in at high levels and to encourage education and training of networking staff to embrace networking programmability and centralized management. That means boosting skills with new programming languages as well as incorporating methodologies like DevOps, which brings IT operations and development teams together.
Admittedly, this new era requires new skills. Accordingly, networking professionals are making the shift to attain new programming skills. According to 2017 NetBrain data, 53% of network engineers said they are required to know programming platforms like Python and Perl for their jobs.
“The technology is there to do it,” Butler said. “It’s more the soft skills that are the roadblocks.”
For part two of this series on intent-based networking, see “Intent-based networking sparks innovation.”
For our recent coverage of Cisco Live, check out our Cisco Live 2018 guide.
Lauren Horwitz is the managing editor of Cisco.com, where she covers the IT infrastructure market and develops content strategy. Previously, Horwitz was a senior executive editor in the Business Applications and Architecture group at TechTarget;, a senior editor at Cutter Consortium, an IT research firm; and an editor at the American Prospect, a political journal. She has received awards from American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), a min Best of the Web award and the Kimmerling Prize for best graduate paper for her editing work on the journal article "The Fluid Jurisprudence of Israel's Emergency Powers.”


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