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Editor's picks: Top five WebSphere Liberty tutorials

If there is one thing that IBM WebSphere Liberty gives you, it's the freedom, and flexibility, to dynamically create applications both on-premises and in the cloud. This article highlights the top five tutorials in developerWorks for WebSphere Liberty.




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IBM Connections Customizer is available! What's New?

The formal release of IBM Connections Customizer on IBM Connections Cloud took place on Friday, December 8th 2017. This means that any tenant organization of IBM Connections Cloud on the North America or Europe data centres can now sign up for this new production offering and use it to modify the out-of-the-box IBM Connections user experience.




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Beginner's Guide to Rust: Start coding with the Rust language

What better way to learn a new programming language than to create a favorite old game? In this tutorial, learn how to create a simple game of Tic-Tac-Toe.




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Siegfried & Roy star dies from coronavirus

Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, half of Las Vegas icons Siegfried & Roy, has died from complications stemming from COVID-19.




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Nov 2, 2019: New Brunswick Ugliest Province & Parks

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder when Peter Anthony and James Mullinger discuss if New Brunswick is the ugliest province. Then, Nikki Payne and Jon Steinberg draw a line in the sand over whether or not everyone should go to the park.



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Nov 9, 2019: Fake Meat & Scuba Diving

Rob Bebenek and Dave Hemstad air their beefs when they discuss plant-based meats. Then, Elvira Kurt and Hunter Collins take the plunge in their debate on scuba diving.



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Nov 16, 2019: Carbon Tax & City Slogans

Charlie Demers and Glen Foster refuse to look fuel-ish when they discuss the carbon tax. Then, Evany Rosen and Todd Graham try to stay civil in their debate on city slogans.



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Nov 23, 2019: Plate vs. Bowl & Soap Operas

Simon Rakoff and Sean Cullen offer their dinner-most thoughts when they compare plates to bowls. Then, Michelle Shaughnessy and Deborah Kimmett offer bold and beautiful arguments in their debate on soap operas.



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Nov 30, 2019: Correcting Grammar & A Day on the Slopes

Erica Sigurdson and Sterling Scott make their punctuation mark when they discuss correcting others on their spelling and grammar. Then, Tim Nutt and Ryan Williams are a black diamond in the rough in their debate on skiing and snowboarding.



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Dec 14, 2019: Home for the Holidays & Telemarketers

Lara Rae and Rob Pue refuse to overstay their welcome in their debate on going home for the holidays. Then, John Hastings and Derek Seguin dial it up a notch on telemarketers.



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Jan 18, 2020: Social Media News & Chair vs. Couch

Charlie Demers and Katie-Ellen Humphries Buzz-Feed off each other in their debate on social media as a source for news. Then, Don Kelly and Charles Haycock get comfortable when they compare chairs to couches.



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Jan 25, 2020: The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan & Study Abroad

Graham Clark and Kim’s Convenience’s Andrew Phung are ready to rumble when they compare wrestling icons The Rock and Hulk Hogan. Then, Arthur Simeon and Kate Davis pack their bags when they discuss studying abroad.



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Feb 1, 2020: The Train & Kids Change Everything

It’s full steam ahead when Peter Brown and Erica Sigurdson discuss taking the train. Then, Sean Lecomber and Julie Kim refuse to play nice when they debate if kids change everything.



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Feb 8, 2020: Millennials & Romance Novels

The Debaters have opened the vault and it’s time for a fan-favourite episode from season 10! John Wing and Ivan Decker shoot from the hipster when they discuss millennials. Then, love is in the air when Lori Gibbs and Graham Clark debate romance novels.



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Feb 22, 2020: Play in a Band & Universal Health Care

Wes Borg and Maddy Kelly strike a chord with their North Vancouver audience over playing in a band. Then, Sean Lecomber and DeAnne Smith fit the billing for their debate on Canada’s health care system.



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Feb 29, 2020: Raisins & Rom-Coms

Deborah Kimmett and Ivan Decker use their dried wit to debate raisins. Then, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Levi McCachen are Sleepless in Seattle on the subject of romantic comedies.



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March 14, 2020: Spoken Word & Run a Marathon

Shane Koyczan and Charlie Demers deliver some poetic justice when they discuss spoken word. Then, Rebecca Kohler and Jacob Samuel run a few things by their audience regarding marathons.



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March 21, 2020: Phone vs. Text & Everyone Should Sing

Patrick Ledwell and Amanda Brooke Perrin send a clear message to their Ottawa audience when they discuss if it’s better to call or text. Then, Ron Sparks and beloved children’s entertainer Fred Penner belt it out over whether or not everyone should sing.



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March 28, 2020: Nickelback & ? vs. !

Look at this photograph from Season 12: Canada's most-maligned band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Kyle Bottom tells Mayce Galoni it's time we appreciated Nickelback. Then, questions are asked and answered—loudly!—in a punctuation altercation between Lara Rae and Peter Brown.



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Searching for a coronavirus vaccine, the NFL's diversity problem, impeachment endgame, Michael Pollan & more

A Saskatchewan laboratory is working on a coronavirus vaccine, Michael Pollan on how caffeine rules our world, how to retrofit an '80s shopping mall, why the NFL hires so few black head coaches, the impeachment drama skids towards acquittal and more.



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Oscar villains, Lynn Beyak, coronavirus hospitals, Weinstein's lawyer, the creator of Comic Sans and more

Predicting this year's biggest Oscar villains, a Métis comedian addresses Lynn Beyak, how China built two hospitals in two weeks in Wuhan, a profile of the woman defending Harvey Weinstein in court, Nigeria's burgeoning tech sector, the guy who created Comic Sans and more.



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Blockade standoff, hockey stick shortage, Bernie impersonator, Bill Barr's next move, Malcolm X doc and more

What the Oka crisis reveals about this week's pipeline standoff, COVID-19 sparks fears of a hockey stick shortage, Bernie Sanders impersonator James Adomian, charting U.S. Attorney General William Barr's next move, why pop music works, revisiting the death of Malcolm X and more.



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COVID-19 and nursing homes, China's state surveillance, the political Dr. Seuss, repopulating Fukushima & more

Canadian nursing homes look to Washington State for lessons about COVID-19, public health vs. surveillance in China's battle against the coronavirus, the Jewish-Palestinian lesbian couple who mine their relationship for comedy gold, the Japanese government's plan to repopulate Fukushima, Dr. Seuss' complicated history as a political cartoonist and more.



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COVID-19 in Italy, sports season shutdown, re-reviewing Contagion, comedian Mae Martin & more

Doctors on the COVID-19 frontlines in Italy face stark choices, how Canada would fare if we faced a spike in coronavirus cases, sports leagues suspend their seasons, the 2011 movie that gets things (mostly) right about pandemics, Canadian comedian Mae Martin's new show Feel Good and more.



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Futures on hold, 3D-printed medical gear, REM's Mike Mills, Choir!Choir!Choir!, the story of Purell and more

How COVID-19 is affecting young people's futures, a campaign to 3D-print medical gear, why It's The End of The World As We Know it is charting again, Choir!Choir!Choir! takes its singalongs online, Purell's origin story, Becky Toyne reviews Emily St. John Mandel's The Glass Hotel and more.



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COVID-19 in NYC, a century-old blood therapy returns, embrace the bidet, Mariko Tamaki on Wonder Woman & more

The coronavirus hits New York City hard, doctors revisit a century-old blood therapy in the hopes of treating COVID-19, a hockey commentator is doing play-by-play for fans' pet videos, what the coronavirus outbreak means for the zero waste movement, toilet paper shortages spark an interest in bidets, Mariko Tamaki is taking over writing DC's Wonder Woman comic, and more.



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Grieving in N.S., Michael Jordan's last dance, isolation reading, documenting a pandemic, Eliza Hittman & more

Grieving amidst a pandemic in Nova Scotia, a survivor of L'Ecole Polytechnique reflects on trauma and healing, The Last Dance lionizes Michael Jordan's last championship run, Becky Toyne's isloation reading list, Denmark's national museum documents daily life during a pandemic, Never Rarely Sometimes Always director Eliza Hittman and more.



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Rethinking "craft" in the age of digital reproduction

There are few darkrooms, and drawing by hand is increasingly rare. So do we still practice "craft" in this digital era?




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Fake news isn't new: Modern disinformation uses centuries-old techniques, author says

Author Heidi Tworek says we can learn from media manipulation's long history to understand how disinformation functions now.




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People rely on devices to store information, but that's not a bad thing, researchers say

With smartphones and automated technologies taking care of our information for us, the means to store information outside of our brains is endless. But does this “information offloading” have an impact on the brain’s memory function?




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'This century is crucial': Why the U.K.'s astronomer royal says humanity is at a critical crossroads

This week on Spark, we speak with Martin Rees, the U.K.’s astronomer royal and author of On The Future: Prospects for Humanity, about the challenges humanity will face in the future, and how we might harness technology to tackle them.




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Social media can be 'toxic' and 'violent' — so people are trading it for private chats: journalist

Tech journalist Takara Small says people are building private social networks, through group messages with friends and family and interest-based communities, to create a safe space online.




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Working from home data surge a 'balancing act' for ISPs: tech expert

A technology expert says he is impressed at how well Canada’s internet is holding up given the massive data-load its infrastructure is under amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 




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'Music is such good medicine': Jeremy Dutcher performs cancelled concert from living room

The Juno and Polaris Prize-winning musician was set to kick off a tour across Quebec last week, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19. In place of that, he hosted a virtual concert online.



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Ellen Page expresses frustration with 'absolutely horrifying' environmental racism in N.S.

In a new doc, the Canadian actress takes a searing look at injustices in her home province.




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Jan 3, 2020 — The Quirks & Quarks listener question show

Is water at the foot of Niagara Falls warmer than at the top? Are bioplastics better for the environment? Why are dinosaurs so big? And more



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Feb 15: Agriculture moving north, Arrokoth's secrets, the microbiome for flight and more...

Fisheries science with indigenous perspective, slippery surface and seasons on other planets



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Feb 22: Live animal markets and viruses, largest turtle's horned shell, a robot for Europa and more…

Jewel beetles iridescent camouflage, better talk on climate change and flying west



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Mar 7: New technology gives amputees a hand, a big dam proposal, your dog's heat sensitive nose and more…

Was the Earth once a waterworld, the fight to be the first female astronaut and composting garbage



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Nirvana's Nevermind cover almost looked completely different

Before coming up with the dangling dollar bill, the grunge band had a few other ideas.



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Why the mayor of Albuquerque didn't like Breaking Bad

The Emmy Award-winning television series Breaking Bad put Albuquerque on the map. But for less-than-desirable reasons.



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Why it's hard to find a Burger King in Australia

Companies often change valuable brand names when expanding to other countries. Sometimes the reason is a language issue. But other times, the reasons are far more interesting.



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KFC came out with 'finger lickin' good' nail polish

The world of business is all about growth. To stimulate growth, companies have to win new customers by taking a chance and thinking outside the box. Or the bucket.



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How Dove chocolate, Applebee's and IKEA are tingling your senses

ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a new phenomenon being embraced by brands everywhere, in an attempt to tingle your senses and open your wallet.



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Canada doesn't need diplomacy tips from China, foreign minister says

This week on The House, Champagne joins us to discuss the China question, infrastructure and city planning expert Nadine Ibrahim talks about high-speed rail and Chris Hall talks with former political strategists David Herle, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid of the Herle Burly podcast.



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'Connecting with people': The quest for common ground on climate change

Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe and sustainable energy economist Mark Jaccard join host Chris Hall to talk about how to talk about climate change. Plus, we speak with Donald Savoie, scholar of Canadian public administration, about his magnum opus Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions, and discuss tackling social isolation with Baroness Diana Barran, the U.K.’s "minister of loneliness".



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Eight years after, Canada's move to close Iranian embassy still controversial

This week on The House, we look at the Trudeau government's quest for answers after the downing of UIA Flight PS752. Plus, interviews with: a former bureaucrat who helped close Canada's embassy in Iran; a legal scholar on the dispute between the Wet’suwet’en people and Coastal GasLink; a Venezuelan opposition leader on the unrest in her country; and a debate on monarchy vs. republicanism.



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'The terror was brought to us': Memories of Oka resurface as rail blockade crisis continues

Thirty years after she was wounded during the clash between soldiers and Mohawk activists at Oka, Que., ex-Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller reflects on how the country has changed — and how the rail blockade crisis could end badly.



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Chris Hall: Bellegarde says Indigenous people need 'allies' - and blockades don't help

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde sits down with CBC's The House to talk about protests, blockades and how to save the Indigenous reconciliation project.



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CBC Radio's The House: Mar. 28, 2020

This week on The House, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains talks about what's being done to help Canadians affected by COVID-19. Plus, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer offers his own assessment of the Trudeau government's COVID-19 response; three small business owners reflect on their current fears and future hopes; we go inside an unprecedented 18 hours on Parliament Hill as MPs worked to pass the government's emergency aid package; and veteran climate activist Tzeporah Berman discusses the future of Canada’s climate change plans in the shadow of a massive public health threat



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