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Watercolour for All 4 week Online Course Monday Morning Via Zoom

Watercolour Techniques for All - 4 week Online Course Tuesday Evenings Via Zoom

Product Safety for Potters - an online course by Tim Thornton. It covers durable and food safe glazes; oven, microwave and freezer safety; and more...

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Donald Winchester began his publishing career at Penguin Press – working on a variety of non-fiction titles – before moving to A P Watt, then the world’s oldest literary agency. There he worked for five years with a number of acclaimed and prize-winning authors and began building a list of fiction and non-fiction for adults. He joined Watson, Little [http://www.watsonlittle.com/] as an agent in 2013. Donald is building his list and is interested in literary fiction and well-written commercial fiction, particularly debut authors, as well as memoir. He is particularly interested in literary fiction which maintains a high level of prose, pushes boundaries of style, while retaining emotional heart and a sense of plot. He’s also looking for upmarket fiction which builds a fully-formed plot with a satisfying emotional arc, whether that be historical or contemporary – and the mixing of tropes from genre fiction (crime, sci-fi, romance, etc) also interest him. In non-fiction, he is keen to see writing on history, popular science, social issues, nature, music, sport, film and technology. In all these areas he’s looking for experts in their fields who can convey their expertise and enthusiasm to a wide audience in an appealing way. Donald would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first three chapters of your manuscript in a single word document.  (In addition to the paid sessions, Donald is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk [agent121@iaminprint.co.uk] to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Friday 7 June 2024

DWDM TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A concise overview of Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) with both Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) and Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) being covered. The course starts with a review of the relevant elements of fibre transmission and multiplexing before then studying WDM components and architectures. Reliability, resilience and management are then followed by WDM services and futures. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain the benefits of WDM. * Describe Dispersion and four way mixing. * Describe the different WDM equipment components. * Describe different WDM architectures. * Explain How DWDM works. DWDM TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working with CWDM/DWDM. * Prerequisites: Telecommunications Introduction * Duration 2 days DWDM TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Fibre communications review Optical transmission, Fibre characteristics, Fibre component parts. Multi Mode Fibre (MMF). Single Mode Fibre (SMF). Fibre connections. Lasers. Attenuations, dispersion, optical signal noise ratios (OSNR) and their effects. Channel Spacing and Signal Direction. Limiting factors to single wavelength. * WDM overview Multiplexing, TDM, WDM benefits. WDM standards. CWDM vs. DWDM. Four Wave Mixing (FWM). Impact and countermeasures to FWM on WDM. * CWDM ITU G.694.2, channels, channel spacing. * DWDM ITU G.694.1, channels, channel spacing. * WDM Equipment Components Equipment components and building blocks. Optical Terminal Multiplexers (OTM). Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (OADM). Adding versus dropping. Optical Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers (EDFA). Transponders and Combiners. WDM/DWDM Hubs. Optical and Electrical Cross Connects (OXCs/DXCs). Types of Cross Connects (Transparent/Opaque). Advantages and disadvantages of various Optical cross connects. * WDM Architectures WDM network sections. Point-to-Point, Optical switches, mesh, ring and star topology. Example of combined WDM and other technology network. Wavelength converting transponders, 1R, 2R, 3R. * Protection for WDM Sub 50ms failover. Equipment protection. Card protection. Y cable, Splitter protection. Far end laser control. Line protection. OMSP 1+1, OMSP 1:1, OMSP 1: N. Self healing optical ring. Sub Network Connection Protection (SNCP). Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON). * WDM Management Options In band management. Out of band management. The Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC). OSC capabilities. * WDM services WDM Access. Bit rates, Transparent Networks. Modulation, DQPSK. SDH over WDM. Migrating from SDH to DWDM. Ethernet over WDM, IP over WDM. * Optical Transport Networks G.709, 'digital wrapper', Optical Channel Payload Unit (OPU), Optical Channel Transport Unit ( OTU), Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU). OTU1, OTU2, OTU3, OTU4. * WDM Futures All optical amplification, Raman amplification, distributed, lumped. Bit rates. Solitons. Coherent technologies.

TOTAL TRILL TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A comprehensive look at Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL). This TRILL course starts with the problems in traditional switched networks then moves onto to how TRILL solves these problems. As IS -IS is key to loop free topologies in TRILL networks, this protocol is also studied. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain the benefits of TRILL. * Explain how TRILL works. * Explain the role of IS-IS in TRILL. * Integrate TRILL into existing networks. TOTAL TRILL TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Ethernet. * Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers * Duration 1 day TOTAL TRILL TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is TRILL? Layer 2 versus Layer 3, STP problems: One path, convergence, MAC explosion. TRILL switches, RBridges, TRILL campus. TRILL standards * TRILL components RBridges, mixing Rbridges with bridges, appointed forwarders. * IS-IS Link layer IS-IS, SPF trees, traffic management. IS-IS extensions for TRILL. ISIS TLV. * How TRILL works TRILL IS-IS hello discovery, Designated bridge, IS-IS flooding, Appointed forwarder, unicast versus multi-destination frames. TRILL nicknames. * TRILL packet headers Local link header, TRILL header. TRILL over Ethernet, TRILL over PPP. VLANs. Fine grained labelling. TRILL BFD. TRILL OAM. Frame overheads. * TRILL comparisons MPLS, IP, 802.1aq.

TRANSMISSION DEMYSTIFIED TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION Transmission is the process of sending information along a medium of, copper, fibre or wireless. This course looks at transmission techniques for both telecommunications and data communications with a particular focus on Microwave, SDH, DWDM transmission. The course aims to demystify these technologies by explaining all the buzzwords used in transmission. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe various transmission technologies such as multiplexing and demultiplexing. * Explain how Microwave works. * Explain how SDH works. * Explain how DWDM works. TRANSMISSION DEMYSTIFIED TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working in telecommunications. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days TRANSMISSION DEMYSTIFIED TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Transmission basics Systems, media, signals. Signal degradation, noise, distortion, attenuation. Digital, analogue. Modulation, encoding. * RF Frequency, wavelength. Distance / range issues, interference, Antenna, power, dB, RF propagation, testing. * Microwave transmission What is microwave transmission, point to point communications, line of sight, parabolic antenna, relays, planning considerations, rain and other issues * Wired transmissions Copper, Fibre, optical transmission, fibre characteristics, fibre component parts. Multi Mode Fibre (MMF). Single Mode Fibre (SMF). Fibre connections. Lasers. Attenuations, dispersion, optical signal noise ratios (OSNR) and their effects. Channel Spacing and Signal Direction. Limiting factors to single wavelength. * Introduction to SDH Timing and synchronisation of digital signals, the plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH), the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), service protection with SDH. TDM. * SDH6 Standards, basic units, frames, STM1 frame, bit rates, STM0, STM1, STM4, STM16, STM64, STM256, SDH architecture, rings, Add drop multiplexors. SDH network topologies, structure of SDH equipment, SDH synchronisation, protection switching in SDH networks, SDH alarm structure, testing of SDH, equipment and systems, Ethernet over SDH. * WDM overview Multiplexing, TDM, WDM benefits. WDM standards. CWDM vs. DWDM. Four Wave Mixing (FWM). Impact and countermeasures to FWM on WDM.tructure of SDH equipment, SDH synchronisation, protection switching in SDH networks, SDH alarm structure, testing of SDH, equipment and systems, Ethernet over SDH. * DWDM ITU G.694.1, channel and spacing. Optical Terminal Multiplexers (OTM). Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (OADM). Adding versus dropping. Optical Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers (EDFA). Transponders and Combiners. Optical and Electrical Cross Connects (OXCs/DXCs). Cross Connect types (Transparent/Opaque). Advantages and disadvantages of various Optical cross connects. * IP transmission Telecommunications versus data communications, IP transmission, VoIP, MPLS.

ESSENTIAL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION COURSE DESCRIPTION Transmission is the process of sending information along a medium of, copper, fibre or wireless. This course looks at transmission techniques for fibre networks. The course aims to demystify the technologies involved by explaining all the buzzwords used in optical transmission. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe various optical transmission technologies. * Explain how SDH and OTN work. * Explain how WDM, CWDM and DWDM work. * Explain PON, GPON and GEPON. ESSENTIAL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone working in telecommunications. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 2 days ESSENTIAL OPTICAL TRANSMISSION COURSE CONTENTS * Transmission basics nsmission basics Systems, media, signals. Signal degradation, noise, distortion, attenuation. Digital, analogue. Modulation, encoding. * Fibre transmission Fibre vs copper, optical transmission, fibre characteristics, fibre component parts. Multi Mode Fibre (MMF). Single Mode Fibre (SMF). Fibre connections. Lasers. Attenuations, dispersion, optical signal noise ratios (OSNR) and their effects. Channel Spacing and Signal Direction. Limiting factors to single wavelength. * SDH Timing and synchronisation of digital signals, the plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH), the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), service protection with SDH. TDM. Standards, basic units, frames, STM1 frame, bit rates, STM0, STM1, STM4, STM16, STM64, STM256, SDH architecture, rings, Add drop multiplexors. SDH network topologies, structure of SDH equipment, SDH synchronisation, protection switching in SDH networks, SDH alarm structure, testing of SDH, equipment and systems, Ethernet over SDH. * OTN G.709, OTN interface structure, Optical transport modules, ONNI, OCh, OUT, ODU, OPU. G.709 amendments. * WDM overview Multiplexing, TDM, WDM benefits. WDM standards. CWDM vs. DWDM. Four Wave Mixing (FWM). Impact and countermeasures to FWM on WDM. * DWDM ITU G.694.1, channel and spacing. Optical Terminal Multiplexers (OTM). Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (OADM). Adding versus dropping. Optical Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers (EDFA). Transponders and Combiners. Optical and Electrical Cross Connects (OXCs/DXCs). Cross Connect types (Transparent/Opaque). Advantages and disadvantages of various Optical cross connects. * FTTx Fibre installation and air blown fibre, FTTH, FTTC, FTTN, FTTD, FFTH topologies and wavelengths, active or passive optical network. * PON variants Gigabit passive optical network (GPON), Gigabit Ethernet passive optical network (GEPON), Time division PON (TDM-PON), XG-PON, Wave Division Multiplexing PON (WDM-PON), 1Gbps, 10Gbps, 40Ggps, 100Gbps FSAN (Full Service Access Network) NGA (Next Generation Access), Strategies for TDM-PON to WDM-PON migration, Architecture of NG-PON (hybrid WDM/TDM PON), Additional services than triple play.

MYSQL PERFORMANCE & TUNING TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This MySQL Performance & Tuning course is designed for Database Administrators, Application Developers and Technical Consultants who need to monitor and tune the performance of MySQL servers and databases. The course provides practical experience in monitoring and tuning MySQL servers and databases. Note: This MySQL Performance & Tuning course does not cover clustering (other than at overview level), replication or non-standard storage engines such as Falcon and PBXT. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Develop a monitoring and tuning plan * Use server configuration and status variables. * Identify and improve problem queries. * Make efficient use of indexes. * Monitor and size memory caches and locks. * Tune the MyISAM and InnoDB storage engine. * Evaluate the use of partitioning for performance. MYSQL PERFORMANCE & TUNING TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone who wishes to monitor and tune MySQL performance. * Prerequisites: Delegates must have a working knowledge of MySQL Database Administration * Duration 3 days MYSQL PERFORMANCE & TUNING TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to performance tuning Tuning overview, Resolving performance issues, Recommended approach to tuning, Items to evaluate, Where to look, Planning a monitoring routine, Building a new database for performance, Tuning an existing database, Setting suitable goals. * MySQL performance tuning tools Administration tools, the information schema, performance-related SHOW commands, benchmarking tools, the MySQL performance schema, MonYog. Hands on Obtaining performance information. * Schema design Normalisation, de-normalisation, naming conventions, load generation, stress testing and benchmarking tools, selecting data types, data types, character sets, choosing storage engines. Hands on effects of design on performance. * Statement tuning Overview of statement tuning, identifying problem queries, the optimizer, explain, explain extended. Hands on identifying problem queries and using explain. * Indexes Index overview, Types of index, Index tuning, Indexes and joins. Hands on Indexes and performance. * Server configuration and monitoring Server configuration variables, server status variables, table cache, multi-threading, connection issues, query cache. Hands on setting and interpreting server variables and caching. * Locking Types of locking, locking and storage engines, effects of locking on performance. Hands on locking and performance. * The InnoDB engine Transactions, crash recovery, locking, monitoring InnoDB, caches and buffers, configuring data files, configuring the log files. Hands on InnoDB configuration and performance. * Other storage engines MyISAM engine, merge engine, archive engine, memory engine, blackhole engine, CSV engine, the Spider engine, the ColumnStore engine, the MyRocks engine, mixing sorage engines. Hands on storage engine performance. * Overview of clustering and performance Advantages of performance, advantages of clustering, performance issues and clustering, the NDBCluster engine, the Galera cluster, the Percona XtraDB cluster, MySQL InnoDB cluster, the federated engine, the federatedX engine, overview of other high availability techniques. NOSQL and Mencached overview. * Dumping and loading data SQL statements versus delimited data, parameters affecting dump performance, parameters affecting load performance. Hands on dump and load performance. * Partitioned tables Partitioned tables concepts, range partitioning, hash partitioning, key partitioning, list partitioning, composite partitioning or subpartitioning, partition pruning. Hands on partitioned table performance.

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