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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Passerby%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Passerby is an American TV series that was broadcast in the 1950s and was distributed on the NTA Film Network. It was produced by Ely Landau.
Original plans called for a 15-minute program to be aired five times a week with production beginning in New York in October 1952. However, the trade publication Broadcasting in 1953 described the program as a "26-part series of half-hour TV films", with production having begun in June.
Celebrities who made guest appearances included Veronica Lake, Jackie Cooper, Fay Bainter, Eva Gabor, and Kent Smith. Among its directors was James Neilson (director).
References
External links
The Passerby at CVTA
1950s American television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GovHack | GovHack is a significant annual open government and open data hackathon, attracting over 15,000 participants since 2009. First run as a small Canberra-based event, it quickly expanded to an international competition with simultaneous events taking place in major cities across Australia and New Zealand each year, with virtual events for remote and international participants. Since its inception, over 2,500 projects have been published by participants to demonstrate the practical value of open data.
Format
The competition requires small teams of competitors to produce a project using open data within 46 hours, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The format of the project is unspecified, but web applications, mobile apps, and visualisations are common, with games and art also being encouraged.
Although competitors may use any available open data, certain prize categories mandate the use of certain datasets, such as "Best Geoscience Award" or "Best Use of Taxation Statistics Award". Typically, participating sponsors and government departments release new datasets for the competition each year.
Each team must produce evidence of work, such as source code, and are judged on a three-minute video they must produce about their project. Teams are required to publish their projects using an open license.
History
GovHack was first run at the Australian National University in 2009, funded by the Australian "Gov 2.0 Taskforce".In 2012, GovHack became an annual event and was run in two locations. During the early years of the competition, the Australian chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation assisted with the operation of the event, with Pia Andrews as head of the national GovHack operations team.
From 2013 to 2017 GovHack rapidly expanded to become an international competition run throughout Australia and New Zealand, with virtual events for remote and international participants.
2014 marked the first annual GovHack Red Carpet Awards to celebrate the winners, sponsors, and volunteers of GovHack, taking place at Brisbane City Hall.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, GovHack was run entirely virtually. As a result, participation dropped significantly from 1500 participants in 2019, to less than half of that for the following years.
Events
External links
Data Point (The Age blog)
References
Open data
Hackathons
Open government
Hacker culture
Computer-related events |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe%20of%20Noise | Tribe of Noise BV is a social networking service catered to musicians.
History
Tribe of Noise was founded by Sandra Brandenburg and Hessel van Oorschot in 2008 with an objective was to create an open community where independent musicians could share their music legally with businesses and media professionals in return for exposure. It was one of 23 finalists in The Next Web PayPal X Startup Rally 2010.
Tribe of Noise has partnerships with companies including Getty Images,. On September 12, 2019, Tribe of Noise acquired Free Music Archive for an undisclosed amount.
References
External links
Dutch music websites
Dutch social networking websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weibo%20Corporation | Weibo Corporation is a Chinese social network company known for the microblogging website Sina Weibo. It is based in Beijing, China.
History
Weibo was established by Sina Corporation as T.CN, but it changed its name to Weibo in 2012.
See also
Microblogging in China
Sina Weibo
References
Sina Corp
Companies based in Beijing
Online companies of China
Internet properties established in 2010
Mass media companies established in 2010
Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Chinese companies established in 2010 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%20quiet%21 | be quiet! is a computer hardware brand owned by the German company Listan GmbH, which manufactures power supply units, CPU coolers, computer cases and case fans. The main target groups for products in the be quiet! range are PC enthusiasts and gamers as well as smaller and larger PC integrators. The company's headquarters is in Glinde, close to Hamburg. At present, the firm also has branches in Poland, Taiwan and China. The products of be quiet! are directly sold from Glinde to distributors and resellers worldwide. However, the major market of the be quiet! brand is Europe.
History
The be quiet! brand was registered in 2002 as a trademark of Listan GmbH. Initially only PC power supplies equipped with noise-minimizing technology were marketed under the brand name. From 2008, it was decided to add products for the cooling of PCs (CPU coolers and case fans) to the be quiet! range in addition to power supplies. In 2014, be quiet! added PC cases to the product portfolio.
The readers of the German computer magazine PC Games Hardware elected be quiet! "Manufacturer of the Year" in the PSU category. Also in the election of the leading German online magazines Hardwareluxx be quiet! was chosen by the readers as "Manufacturer of the Year" in the PSU category. According to regular studies by the GfK Group, based on the numbers of units sold be quiet! is consistently concluded as market leader in Germany for PC power supplies, from 2006 to their latest study in 2017.
Products
All the organizational, administrative and logistics work as well as technical development of be quiet! products are performed at the headquarters in Germany. This includes all the necessary inspiration, product conception and design in addition to the final quality control.
In tune with the imperative in the brand name, a great deal of attention is paid in the development of all products in the be quiet! range to minimize noise. As a consequence the company has developed its own advanced technology and registered patents .
Power supply units
The main focus of be quiet! PC power supply products is the ATX format. However, the brand now also produces power supplies for SFX and TFX systems. The power supplies manufactured cover a spectrum of power classes from 300W to 1500W, focusing on high-end PC components.
PC cases
In August 2014, the brand be quiet! introduced its first midi-tower PC case Silent Base 800 to the market and since then introduced two further product series (Dark Base and Pure Base).
CPU cooler and case fans
In 2008, be quiet! extended its product palette with CPU coolers in tower, dual tower and top flow architectures. In addition, case fan models were produced with and without the PWM function in mounting sizes from 80 to 140 millimeters. In 2015, the be quiet! Pure Wings 2 case fan series won the European Hardware Awards, an annual selection of the very best hardware products available in the European market. In 2016, be quiet! extended its CPU cooler range |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Freedman | Michael Freedman has won nine Emmy Awards. His career at ABC began in 1948 and he "pioneered the use of live, hand-held video cameras for network coverage of news and sporting events."
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American cinematographers
Place of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM%20Transactions%20on%20Software%20Engineering%20and%20Methodology | ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering software engineering published by the Association for Computing Machinery since 1992. The editor-in-chief is Mauro Pezzè (Università della Svizzera italiana and Schaffhausen Institute of Technology). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 4.4.
References
External links
Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
Computer science journals
Software engineering publications
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1992
English-language journals |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Brazilian%20films%20of%201964 | This is a list of films produced in Brazil in 1964.
See also
1964 in Brazil
External links
Brazilian films of 1964 at the Internet Movie Database
Brazil
1964
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Brazilian%20films%20of%201951 | A list of films produced in Brazil in 1951:
See also
1951 in Brazil
External links
Brazilian films of 1951 at the Internet Movie Database
Brazil
1951
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20exploration | Data exploration is an approach similar to initial data analysis, whereby a data analyst uses visual exploration to understand what is in a dataset and the characteristics of the data, rather than through traditional data management systems. These characteristics can include size or amount of data, completeness of the data, correctness of the data, possible relationships amongst data elements or files/tables in the data.
Data exploration is typically conducted using a combination of automated and manual activities. Automated activities can include data profiling or data visualization or tabular reports to give the analyst an initial view into the data and an understanding of key characteristics.
This is often followed by manual drill-down or filtering of the data to identify anomalies or patterns identified through the automated actions. Data exploration can also require manual scripting and queries into the data (e.g. using languages such as SQL or R) or using spreadsheets or similar tools to view the raw data.
All of these activities are aimed at creating a mental model and understanding of the data in the mind of the analyst, and defining basic metadata (statistics, structure, relationships) for the data set that can be used in further analysis.
Once this initial understanding of the data is had, the data can be pruned or refined by removing unusable parts of the data (data cleansing), correcting poorly formatted elements and defining relevant relationships across datasets. This process is also known as determining data quality.
Data exploration can also refer to the ad hoc querying or visualization of data to identify potential relationships or insights that may be hidden in the data and does not require to formulate assumptions beforehand.
Traditionally, this had been a key area of focus for statisticians, with John Tukey being a key evangelist in the field. Today, data exploration is more widespread and is the focus of data analysts and data scientists; the latter being a relatively new role within enterprises and larger organizations.
Interactive Data Exploration
This area of data exploration has become an area of interest in the field of machine learning. This is a relatively new field and is still evolving. As its most basic level, a machine-learning algorithm can be fed a data set and can be used to identify whether a hypothesis is true based on the dataset. Common machine learning algorithms can focus on identifying specific patterns in the data. Many common patterns include regression and classification or clustering, but there are many possible patterns and algorithms that can be applied to data via machine learning.
By employing machine learning, it is possible to find patterns or relationships in the data that would be difficult or impossible to find via manual inspection, trial and error or traditional exploration techniques.
Software
Trifacta – a data preparation and analysis platform
Paxata – self-service data prep |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramakrishnan%20Srikant | Ramakrishnan Srikant is a Google Fellow at Google.
His primary field of research is Data Mining. His 1994 paper, Fast algorithms for mining association rules, co-authored with Rakesh Agrawal has acquired over 27000 citations as per Google Scholar as of July 2014, and is thus one of the most cited papers in the area of Data Mining. It won the VLDB 10-year award in 2004. His 1995 paper, Mining Sequential Patterns, also co-authored with Rakesh Agrawal, was awarded the ICDE Influential Paper Award in 2008, and his 2004 paper, Order-Preserving Encryption for Numeric Data, co-authored with Rakesh Agrawal, Jerry Kiernan and Yirong Xu, won the 2014 SIGMOD Test of Time Award.
Srikant is a winner of the Grace Murray Hopper Award and was also awarded the SIGKDD Innovation Award in the year 2006.
He was elected to Fellow of ACM (2014) for contributions to knowledge discovery and data mining.
References
Indian emigrants to the United States
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Google employees
Google Fellows
American people of Indian descent
American businesspeople
Living people
Database researchers
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRisk | RepRisk AG is an environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) data science company based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in ESG and business-conduct risk research, and quantitative solutions.
The company runs an online due-diligence database that allows clients to monitor and assess the risk exposure of companies, infrastructure projects, sectors, and countries related to 28 ESG issues. The issues are mapped to the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Map, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
On a daily basis, RepRisk assesses ESG risks such as environmental degradation, human rights abuses, child labor, forced labor, fraud, and corruption that can impact an organization's reputation, financial profitability, or lead to compliance issues. Financial institutions and corporations use RepRisk to prevent and mitigate ESG and business conduct risks related to their operations, business relationships, and investments.
The RepRisk database systematically identifies ESG risks by analyzing over 100,000 sources per day in 20 major business languages. As of July 2020, the database covered more than 150,000 public and private companies, and over 40,000 infrastructure projects reported to have links to ESG risks, as well as ESG risks related to all countries and 34 different sectors. It also includes data on ESG issues and topics, over 20,000 NGOs, and over 15,000 governmental bodies.
History
RepRisk was formed in 1998 as ECOFACT, a Zurich-based environmental and social risk consultancy focused on the financial sector. In 2006, its ESG risk database was created at the request of UBS, and in 2010, RepRisk split from the consultancy and became an independent company.
Methodology
Research scope and process
RepRisk screens, on a daily basis, over 100,000 public sources and external stakeholders, including international and local print and online media, news websites, newsletters, NGOs, governmental bodies, think tanks, blogs and Twitter, in 20 major business languages. This screening identifies companies and projects linked to ESG-related risk. RepRisk monitors 28 ESG issues (for example local pollution, child labor or tax evasion) and 67 topic tags, or "hot topics" (such as palm oil, arctic drilling, indigenous people, coal, or water scarcity). The research scope is defined in accordance with international standards and norms, such as the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
To achieve consistent data over time, RepRisk's database uses strict, rules-based processes that incorporate both artificial intelligence and machine learning with human intelligence. The following steps outline the high level RepRisk screening process:
Sources are screened through the company’s proprietary AI tool that identifies risk incidents through text and metadata extraction from unstructured |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Brazilian%20films%20of%201985 | A list of films produced in Brazil in 1985:
See also
1985 in Brazil
1985 in Brazilian television
References
External links
Brazilian films of 1985 at the Internet Movie Database
Brazil
1985
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20high-speed%20railway%20lines | This article provides a list of operated high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region.
The International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least for upgraded tracks and or faster for new tracks.
Overview
The following table is an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of or over) in service. The list is based on UIC figures (International Union of Railways), updated with other sources.
By region
Freight high-speed railway services
Missile carriers
Non-revenue or unfinished
High-speed networks under construction
Austria
All high-speed railway lines in Austria are upgraded lines.
Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
New high-speed line
Connections to Russian, Polish and Finnish high-speed railways are under planning.
Belgium
New high-speed line
China
Denmark
Denmark has a signalling system allowing max 180 km/h. There is a plan to replace it with ETCS before 2030. On some lines, 200 km/h or more will be allowed as a direct result, without upgrading other things.
Peberholm–Oresund Bridge has Swedish signalling system allowing max 200 km/h since 2000.
Finland
New main lines
Upgraded lines
France
New high-speed lines
French figures of LGV length count only new tracks and not total length between terminal stations (i.e.: 409 km instead of 425 km for the LGV Sud-Est)
Upgraded lines
Germany
New high-speed lines
Upgraded lines
India
Routes
Feasibility studies
Multiple pre-feasibility and feasibility studies have been done or are in progress.
The consultants for pre-feasibility study for four corridors are:
Systra France's Company for Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Jalandhar-Amritsar,
Systra, Italferr and RITES Limited for Pune–Mumbai–Ahmedabad,
British firm Mott MacDonald for Delhi–Agra–Lucknow–Varanasi–Patna
INECO, PROINTEC, Ayesa for Howrah-Haldia
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Oriental Consultancy along with Parsons Brinckerhoff India for Chennai–Vijayawada–Dornakal–Kazipet–Hyderabad
In September 2013, an agreement was signed in New Delhi to complete a feasibility study of high-speed rail between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, within 18 months. The study will cost ¥500 million and the cost will be shared 50:50 by Japan and India.
Location of the stations, its accessibility, integration with public transport, parking and railway stations design will play an important role in the success of the high speed railway system. Mumbai may have an underground corridor to have high-speed rail start from the CST terminal. European experiences have shown that railway stations outside the city receive less patronage and ultimately make the high-speed railway line unfeasible.
The feasibility study for the Chennai-Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor was completed by Germany in November 2018. The study found that the route was feasible. The |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Databending | Databending (or data bending) is the process of manipulating a media file of a certain format, using software designed to edit files of another format. Distortions in the medium typically occur as a result, and the process is frequently employed in glitch art.
Process and techniques
The term databending is derived from circuit bending, in which objects such as children's toys, effects pedals and electronic keyboards are deliberately short circuited by bending the circuit board to produce erratic and spontaneous sounds. Like circuit bending, databending involves the (often unpredictable) alteration of its target's behavior. Databending achieves this alteration by manipulating the information within a media file of a certain format, using software designed to edit files of a different format; distortions in the medium typically occur as a result.
Many techniques exist, including the use of hex editors to manipulate certain components of a compression algorithm, to comparatively simple methods. Michael Betancourt has posed a short set of instructions, included in the Signal Culture Cookbook, that involves the direct manipulation of the digital file using a hexadecimal editing program. One such method involves the addition of audio effects through audio editing software to distort raw data interpretations of image files. Some effects produce optical analogues: adding an echo filter duplicated elements of a photo, and inversion contributed to the flipping over of an image. The similarities result from the waveforms corresponding with the layers of pixels in a linear fashion, ordered from top to bottom. Another method, dubbed "the WordPad effect", uses the program WordPad to manipulate images through converting the raw data to the Rich Text Format.
Categorization
According to the artist Benjamin Berg, different techniques of the process can be grouped into three categories:
Incorrect editing: Files of a certain format are manipulated using software designed to edit files of a different format.
Reinterpretation: Files are simply converted from one medium to another.
Forced errors: Known software bugs are exploited to force the program to terminate, usually while writing a file.
The "WordPad effect" would fall under incorrect editing, while reinterpretation contains a subcategory called sonification, in which data other than audio is introduced simultaneously with musical audio data. The last technique is the hardest of the three to accomplish, often yielding highly unpredictable results.
Usage and reception
Databending is frequently employed in glitch art, and is considered a sub-category of the genre. The sonification technique is commonly used by glitch musicians such as Alva Noto. Ahuja and Lu summarized the process through a quote by Adam Clark Estes of Gizmodo as "the internet's code-heavy version of graffiti." Various groups on Flickr explore the effects of databending on imagery; an Internet bot named "GlitchBot" was created to scrape C |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinispan | Infinispan is a distributed cache and key-value NoSQL data store software developed by Red Hat. Java applications can embed it as library, use it as a service in WildFly or any non-java applications can use it, as remote service through TCP/IP.
History
Infinispan is the successor of JBoss Cache. The project was announced in 2009.
Features
Transactions
MapReduce
Support for LRU and LIRS eviction algorithms
Through pluggable architecture, infinispan is able to persist data to filesystem, relational databases with JDBC, LevelDB, NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Apache Cassandra or HBase and others.
Usage
Typical use-cases for Infinispan include:
Distributed cache, often in front of a database
Storage for temporal data, like web sessions
In-memory data processing and analytics
Cross-JVM communication and shared storage
MapReduce Implementation in the In-Memory Data Grid.
Infinispan is also used in academia and research as a framework for distributed execution and storage.
Cloud2Sim leverages Infinispan for its distributed execution of MapReduce workflows and simulations.
MEDIator data sharing synchronization platform for medical image archives leverages Infinispan as its distributed in-memory storage, as well as distributed execution framework.
Cassowary uses Infinispan to store the context information in-memory, in order to provide the middleware platform for context-aware smart buildings.
See also
Ehcache
Hazelcast
Apache Ignite
GridGain
Java Transaction API
Citations
References
Cache (computing)
Free memory management software
Free software programmed in Java (programming language)
Cross-platform free software
Red Hat software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circles%20%28film%20distributor%29 | Circles was a feminist film and video distribution network in the UK, which was set up out of a desire to distribute and screen women's films on their own terms. It was founded in 1979 by feminist filmmakers Lis Rhodes, Jo Davis, Felicity Sparrow and Annabel Nicolson, publishing a 1980 catalogue including about 30 films, and it closed in 1991, largely due to funding issues that also prompted the merger of Circles and Cinema of Women, which led to the formation of Cinenova. A previous funding crisis in 1987, when funding by Tower Hamlets council had been withdrawn, had been resolved with replacement funding from the British Film Institute.
Origins
According to Jenny Holland and Jane Harris, "Circles started in 1979, partly as a response to an Arts Council of Great Britain exhibition on experimental film. Feeling that their work on women's involvement in this field was being marginalised, the women on the exhibition committee withdrew their painstakingly researched work and issued an explanatory statement. In many ways, this research was the cornerstone of Circles, which went on to distribute the films by Alice Guy, Germaine Dulac, Maya Deren, and Lois Weber which were to have been discussed in the exhibition." The statement, "Women and the Formal Film," was published in the "Film as Film" exhibition catalogue and acted as a manifesto for the distribution collective that emerged.
Film catalogue
By the time of its closure, Circles' catalogue comprised over 200 titles, predominantly short and medium-length films, encompasses 90 years of women's film production and including a range of original formats, "offering tape recording, video tapes, slide/tape and performance works for hire alongside film." The catalogue editors described the films and their significance as: representing the visions, truths and ideas of women from a diverse range of cultural and political backgrounds. Each film/video breaks the monopoly of the male-defined culture, placing women at the centre of the images, the stories and the language; replacing male subjectivity with women's experiences as female eyes look through the camera… These films and videos represent the voices of women who have been systematically silenced and abused, by a mainstream media and cinema, whose interest in ideas and people are based on commercial concerns of profit and the desire to maintain women as spectators. Women in refusing to be confined to this role have produced films and videos, often with low budgets or none at all; often under difficult personal circumstances, yet independently without the pressure to either compromise politically or aesthetically. Despite narrow ideas of content, form and 'entertainment', which have excluded and dismissed this body of work, women are producing films and videos on a larger scale than ever before and the demand for this material is increasing.
Circles was a membership organisation. "All women whose films Circles distribute automatically become members, wh |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica8 | Pica8, Inc. is a computer networking company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. Pica8 is a vendor of open-standards-based operating systems on white box network switches delivering software-defined networking (SDN) solutions for datacenter and cloud computing environments and traditional L2/L3 solutions for large enterprise customers. The company's products include a Linux-based L2/L3 and OpenFlow-supporting network operating system, PicOS, which is shipped as standalone software that can be loaded onto a range of 1/10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches based on commoditized ("white box") switches purchased from original design manufacturers (ODMs).
The company's approach is to combine commodity network hardware (from manufacturers like Accton, Foxconn, Quanta) with Debian Linux, L2/L3 protocol stacks, a full enterprise feature set, OpenFlow controller and Open vSwitch (OVS) to create both a more "democratic" SDN solutions with competitive price compared to conventional embedded switches as well as more flexible and scalable disaggregated enterprise white box networking solutions.
History
The company was founded in 2009. It launched a family of OpenFlow-enabled Ethernet switches in August 2009 and has been selling products ever since.
In 2010, Pica8 was selling 48-port gigabit Ethernet and 10-gigabit Ethernet switches at half the price of comparable products of Force10 and Arista Networks. It achieved such result through combining open source software with merchant ASICs (from companies like Broadcom, Marvell, and Intel/Fulcrum) on switches from "white-box vendors".
In July 2011, Pica8 added support for the open source "Indigo" OpenFlow stack from Big Switch Networks to its switches as an alternative stack. In November 2011 it embedded Open vSwitch (OVS), developed by Nicira, into its operation system PicOS to enable more sophisticated network management from inside the switch.
In October 2012 Pica8 raised $6.6m in Series A funding from VantagePoint Capital Partners to support its sales and product development. On 10 December 2012 the company exited stealth mode with introduction of SDN reference architecture aimed at cloud providers.
By 2013, among about 100 Pica8's customers, including large service providers and hosting companies, were such companies as Baidu, Yahoo! Japan and NTT Communications.
In December 2013, the company launched the Pica8 SDN Starter Kit, an "out-of-the-box" kit that includes an open-source network controller, a programmable network tap, an open-source network intrusion detection system, and other components meant to give customers a complete SDN solution, which would be quick to implement.
In April 2014 Pica8 claimed to be the first vendor to support the latest version 1.4 of OpenFlow and to have over 300 customers globally.
By 2018, Pica8 grew to over 1,000 customers in over 40 countries, announcing a broad push into the enterprise campus and branch office markets in January.
Products
PicO |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure%20Time%20%28season%207%29 | The seventh season of Adventure Time, an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward, premiered on Cartoon Network on November 2, 2015, and concluded on March 19, 2016, and was produced by Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios. It follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with the show's other main characters: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Flame Princess.
The season was storyboarded and written by Tom Herpich, Steve Wolfhard, Seo Kim, Somvilay Xayaphone, Jesse Moynihan, Adam Muto, Ako Castuera, Sam Alden, Kirsten Lepore, Andres Salaff, Hanna K. Nyström, Luke Pearson, Lyle Partridge, Kris Mukai, Graham Falk, and Kent Osborne. The seventh season of Adventure Time features an eight-episode story-arc, promoted and originally broadcast as the miniseries Stakes, which examines Marceline's backstory and follows Finn, Jake, Bubblegum, and Marceline as they attempt to defeat several newly resurrected vampires. This season also features the stop-motion episode "Bad Jubies", directed by guest animator Kirsten Lepore.
The season premiered with the episode "Bonnie & Neddy", which was viewed by 1.07 million viewers (this marked a decrease in ratings from the previous season finale, "Hot Diggity Doom"/"The Comet"). The Stakes miniseries, which aired near the beginning of the season, rated well, with each episode being seen by around 1.8 million viewers. The season concluded with "The Thin Yellow Line", which was watched by 1.15 million viewers; this made it the lowest-rated Adventure Time season finale at the time. Critical reception to the season was largely positive, and the episode "The Hall of Egress" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. At the same event, Herpich and Jason Kolowski each won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, for their work on "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud" and "Bad Jubies", respectively. "Bad Jubies" won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children. Several compilation DVDs that contain episodes from the season have been released, and the full season was released on DVD on July 18, 2017.
Development
Concept
The series follows the adventures of Finn the Human, a human boy, and his best friend Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, wherein they interact with the other major characters, including: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Flame Princess. Common storylines revolve around Finn and Jake discovering strange creatures, dealing with the antagonistic but misunderstood Ice King, and battling mons |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify | Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology company providing end-to-end ICT solutions including telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played an important role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October, 1999. Merrill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj.
History
In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000.
In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's travel portal. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail", promoting emails as an eco-friendly way of communication.
Sify used to run the i-way chain of Internet cafes. In 2002, Sify introduced wireless last mile connections with speeds up to 256 kbit/s. By August 2003, it had over 1,000 i-Way cyber cafes in India. In December 2003, Sify launched video-conferencing facilities in its Internet cafes.
In 2004, Sify, with Level Up Games, launched a MMORPG. In June 2004, the Supreme Court of India set a legal precedent regarding domain names in the Satyam Infoway Ltd. v. Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd. lawsuit.
In November 2005, Satyam Computer Services sold its remaining 31.61% shares in Sify to Infinity Capital Ventures, which is owned by Raju Vegesna, for million.
See also
Satyam Infoway Ltd. v. Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mahindra Satyam
References
External links
Information technology companies of India
Companies established in 1995 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne%20tram%20route%2012 | Melbourne tram route 12 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre to St Kilda. The is operated out of Southbank depot with A class trams.
History
The origins of route 12 lie in several separate tram lines, including electrified 19th century cable tram lines and new track through South Melbourne constructed in the 1930.
The oldest section of track along Spencer Street between Collins Street and Flinders Street was part of Richmond cable tram line (Melbourne's first ever cable tram line), which opened on 11 November 1885 (and was electrified on 14 July 1927). The following year, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company opened the North Fitzroy Line along Collins Street between Spencer Street (Stop 1) and St Vincent's Plaza (Stop 12) on 2 October 1886. It was electrified on 8 December 1929. The line east of St Vincent's Plaza along Victoria Street opened later that year as the Victoria Bridge line on 22 November 1886. This section was electrified on 15 September 1929.
Meanwhile, the southern section was created in many stages. It began with the South Melbourne cable tram line to South Melbourne Beach that came from Queensbridge Street and City Road, then ran along the Clarendon Street section of today's route 12 between City Road (Stop 126) and Park Street (South Melbourne, Stop 129), and then followed today's route 1 to South Melbourne beach, which was first opened on 17 June 1890. Next, an electric line between Park Street (South Melbourne) and St Kilda Beach (Fitzroy Street) was constructed by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, opening on 31 October 1925, with services running from Swanston Street to St Kilda Beach (Fitzroy Street) as routes 1 and 2. When the South Melbourne cable tram line was electrified on 25 July 1937, the section along Clarendon Street was electrified, and a new section extending along Clarendon Street up to Spencer Street was built, connecting Collins Street services which could now run through to South Melbourne or St Kilda. Route 12 was allocated to the line between South Melbourne Beach and a crossover on Collins Street at Gisborne Street, East Melbourne. Trams heading southwards from the city from Collins Street along Clarendon Street initially turned right at Park Street to terminate at South Melbourne Beach, while trams from Swanston St turned left and terminated at St Kilda Beach. On 13 September 1953, this was amended so that both tram services ran through the intersection of Park and Clarendon Street instead of both turning, resulting in St Kilda Beach becoming the terminus of route 12.
The original terminus of the St Kilda Beach service along Park Street diverted at Mary Street (Stop 142) and turned left at Beaconsfield Parade to meet the tracks at Fitzroy Street one block south of the current terminus. The junction was double-tracked so that some services would run further towards Luna Park. However, this rarely eventuated. The Mary Street tracks were |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20Did%20This%20Get%20Made%3F | How Did This Get Made? (HDTGM) is a podcast on the Earwolf network. It is hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas with occasional substitutes and/or guest hosts. Each episode features the deconstruction and mockery of outlandish and bad films.
Format
The hosts and guest make jokes about the films as well as attempt to unscramble plots. After discussing the film, Scheer reads "second opinions" in the form of five-star reviews posted online by Amazon.com users. The hosts also often make recommendations on if the film is worth watching. The show is released every two weeks.
During the show's off week a ".5" episode (also known as a "minisode") is uploaded. These episodes feature Scheer's "explanation hopeline" where he answers questions from fans who call in, the movie for the next week is announced, Scheer reads corrections and omissions from the message board regarding last week's episode, and he opens fan mail and provides his recommendations on books, movies, TV shows etc. that he is enjoying.
Some full episodes are recorded in front of a live audience and include a question and answer session and original "second opinion" theme songs sung by fans. Not all content from the live shows is included in the final released episode - about 30 minutes of each live show is edited out.
History
The podcast started in 2010 and by 2019 had released over 200 episodes. How Did This Get Made? began after Scheer and Raphael saw the movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Later, the pair talked to Mantzoukas about the movie and joked about the idea for starting a bad movie podcast. , Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has never been covered on the podcast.
Awards
In 2019, How Did This Get Made? won a Webby Award in the category of Podcasts – Television & Film.
In 2020 and 2022, How Did This Get Made? won an iHeartRadio award in the category of Best TV & Film Podcast.
In 2022, How Did This Get Made? won an Ambie award in the category of Best Comedy Podcast.
Spinoffs
How Did This Get Made?: Origin Stories
Between February and September 2017, a 17-episode spin-off series of the podcast was released. Entitled How Did This Get Made?: Origin Stories, author Blake J. Harris would interview people involved with the movies discussed on the podcast. Guests on the show included director Mel Brooks, who served as executive producer on Solarbabies, and screenwriter Dan Gordon, who wrote Surf Ninjas.
Unspooled
In May 2018, Scheer began a new podcast with Amy Nicholson titled Unspooled that is also devoted to movies. Unlike HDTGM?, Unspooled looks at films deemed good enough for the updated 2007 edition of the AFI Top 100. This is often referenced in How Did This Get Made? by Mantzoukas and Raphael, who are comically annoyed at how they were not invited to host the podcast, instead being subjected to the bad films that HDTGM covers.
How Did This Get Played?
In June 2019, the Earwolf network launched the podcast How Did This Get Played?, hosted by D |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-ZA | Link-ZA (also "Link ZA" or "LinkZA") is a tactical data link system used by the South African National Defence Force. It is the data communication component of the "Combat Net Interoperability Standard" (CNIS). Development began in the early 1990s when South Africa acquired a wide variety of high technology defence equipment such as Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, BAE Hawk lead-in fighter trainers, Valour-class frigates and other weapons systems. Because South Africa was not able to acquire the NATO standard Link-16 system an indigenous system was developed.
Features
Link-ZA is a multi-platform secure network protocol operating over HF, VHF or UHF radio or satellite link. It uses TDMA and CSMA to establish links and share data with up to 31 active nodes and an unlimited number of passive nodes. Static or dynamic routing tables are supported. Link-ZA node controllers have store and forward capability to transfer data between different radio nets. A node controller can access multiple radios and automatically select the most appropriate link.
References
Further sources
Military communications
Network protocols
Military radio systems
Post–Cold War military equipment of South Africa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndieWeb | IndieWeb is a community of people building software to enable
personal, independently hosted websites to independently maintain
their social data on their own web domains rather than on large,
centralized social networking services. First developed at a
series of conferences known as IndieWebCamp by Tantek Çelik,
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including Webmention and microformats in order to decentralize
social communication and distribution of content.
The IndieWeb is based on 10 core principles:
Own your data.
Use & publish visible data for humans first, machines second.
Make what you need.
Use what you make.
Document your stuff.
Open source your stuff.
UX and design is more important than protocols, formats, data models, schema etc.
Modularity.
Longevity.
Plurality.
and an informal eleventh: "Above all, Have fun."
See also
Solid (web decentralization project)
Distributed social network
Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking
References
External links
Official website
Blog software
Communications protocols |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous%20%28Big%20Data%20song%29 | "Dangerous" is the debut single by American electronic music project Big Data, from their debut EP 1.0 (2013) and their debut studio album 2.0 (2015). It features American indie rock band Joywave, with vocals by the band's lead singer Daniel Armbruster.
Release
In August 2013, Big Data released an interactive video entitled "Facehawk", which, if given permission, connects to the viewer's Facebook profile and turns their timeline into a video. The video starts by displaying the viewer's Facebook home page and making it appear to update its status, then launches into a more abstract visual experience where pictures and status updates assemble to form a hawk. The project was created in collaboration with interactive artist and director Rajeev "Jeeves" Basu. According to the band, the video serves as a visual reminder for the audience about how much information they have shared on their Facebook profile, and how far back that information reaches. Big Data producer Alan Wilkis was an early adopter of Facebook, having created the 4,132nd account on the site while studying at Harvard University.
"Dangerous" was first released as a digital single by Big Data member Alan Wilkis' label Wilcassettes LLC on October 1, 2013. An EP entitled 1.5, consisting of eight remixes of "Dangerous", was released on December 3, 2013. The single was subsequently re-released on June 3, 2014. In April 2016, the Austrian rapper Left Boy used a sample of the song in his song of the same title; "Dangerous".
It was featured in the film Earth to Echo.
Music video
The music video for "Dangerous" was released on February 19, 2014 and directed by Brandon LaGanke and John Carlucci of GHOST+COW, based on a concept developed with Alan Wilkis. It revolves around two shoe designers who develop an athletic shoe that encourages the wearer to commit acts of violence. The two designers first observe a group of shackled inmates wearing the shoes and walking in circles until one wearer bumps into another, resulting in one inmate violently headbutting another, to the point that blood splatters onto the testers. Satisfied with the results, a marketing meeting is held to develop advertising for the shoe.
The rest of the video alternates between the pitching of advertising ideas and the concepts being shown in real time. The advertisement within the video opens with a woman (Lauren Francesca) in a two-piece running outfit jogging down a street, who is later joined by a second woman (Nicola Fiore) also jogging and similarly dressed. The camera frequently pans from the shoes to their breasts and faces, and closed captioning reading "sexual breathing". Seeing the chief marketing director's bored reaction, the designers begin to incorporate more graphic ideas into the advertisement, including the joggers headbutting various bystanders to death and engaging in a lesbian kiss, to the approval of the director and his executives, who toast champagne to celebrate their success.
Big Kitty version
On De |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NESYS | The Taito NESYS (Network Entry System) is an arcade game network communication system by Taito. It connects up arcade machines via a network, and allows players to participate in national rankings and online play, as well as allowing arcade operators to download updates for games. The Taito NESiCAxLive digital distribution system uses NESYS as its networking system.
The system uses the NESYS IC Card smart card to allow players to save game data at arcade machines; one example of this is Street Fighter IV. These cards will remain compatible with the machine even as the games it hosts change. The card itself can hold data for multiple different games at the same time. This is similar to the Konami e-AMUSEMENT system, and the smart card function of the SEGA ALL.Net system.
See also
Taito NESiCAxLive
References
External links
Taito arcade system boards
Taito
Online video game services |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLV1 | TLV1 is an English-language podcast network based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and venture capitalist Avner Shelem, and broadcasts from its studios at Kikar HaMedina.
References
Further reading
External links
2013 establishments in Israel
Internet radio stations
Mass media in Tel Aviv
Podcasting companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%20Robocup%202D%20Soccer%20Simulation%20League | The 1997 RoboCup 2D Soccer Simulation League was the first RoboCup competition promoted in conjunction with International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence held in Nagoya, Japan, from 23 to 29 August 1997.
This event was supported by important sponsors and organizations such as Namco, Sun Microsystems, ElectroTechnical Laboratory, Softopia Japan, International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Society of Japan, IEEE R&A Society, Nihon Silicon Graphics-Cray Inc., Fujita Corporation, Net-One Systems, SOUM Corp.
It was also supported by Chubu Bureau of Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Aichi Prefectural Government, and City of Nagoya.
Format
Initially, the first stage was disputed by 29 teams divided by five groups of four and three groups of three. The classification was the same used by FIFA in the FIFA World Cup format of the last two decades, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw.
In the knockout stage there were four rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final), with each eliminating the losers. The two semi-final losers competed in a third place play-off. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 6000 cycles was followed by more 6000 cycles to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.
Round stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
Final standings
Honours
See also
RoboCup
RoboCup Simulation League
RoboCup 3D Soccer Simulation League
References
External links
RoboCup Soccer Simulator Wiki
Team Assistant for 3D Visualisation
Official Data Repository (Log Files, Team Binaries...)
RoboCup
Robot soccer competitions
1997 in robotics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tute%20Genomics | Tute Genomics is a genomics startup that provides a cloud-based web application for rapid and accurate annotation of human genomic data. Built on the expertise of ANNOVAR, Tute assists researchers in identifying disease genes and biomarkers, and assists clinicians/labs in performing genetic diagnosis. Based in Provo, Utah, Tute was co-founded by Dr. Kai Wang, an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC); and Dr. Reid J. Robison, a board-certified psychiatrist with fellowship training in both neurodevelopmental genetics and bioinformatics.
The word "tute" means "personal" in the Na’vi language created for the 2009 film Avatar by Paul Frommer, a linguist and communications professor at the USC Marshall School of Business.
Tute Genomics was acquired by PierianDX in 2016.
Timeline
2013
Tute Genomics launched in 2013 and entered the accelerator, BoomStartup. By "demo day" of BoomStartup, Tute had raised their seed round of funding and expanded the round to include angel investors from SLC Angels, Park City Angels, Life Science Angels. Tute was the tenth ever online syndicate for AngelList and in all raised a seed round of $1.5 million.
2014
In March 2014, the company announced that Affiliated Genetics, a Utah-based CLIA-certified laboratory, selected Tute Genomics for its next-generation sequencing (NGS) analytics pipeline.
In May 2014, the company announced joining the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health.
In June 2014, Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL), S.A., announced a licensing and collaboration agreement with Tute Genomics and the commercial launch of OncoChek for managing and analysing genomics data in the field of oncology.
In July 2014, the company announced an agreement with Lineagen, Inc., to provide next-generation sequencing analytics for Lineagen’s NextStepDx Plus assay. Also, Brigham Young University selected the Tute Genomics genome annotation and discovery platform for analysis and interpretation of 1,000 exomes and genomes.
In November 2014, the company announced addition of the Tute platform to Illumina’s BaseSpace.
The company announced a Series A1 funding round of $2.3 million in December 2014. The round was led by UK-based Eurovestech. Peak Ventures and a number of angel investors also participated in this round.
2015
Tute recruits David Mittelman, founder of Arpeggi, Inc. and former CSO at FamilyTreeDNA, to Tute Genomics as Chief Scientific Officer.
Tute acquires Knome and integrates the KnoSys platform into its software product.
2016
Reid Robison, Tute CEO, launches a Kickstarter campaign to sell Tute interpreted whole genome and whole exome sequencing directly to consumers. The campaign was suspended within the same month after receiving a letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Tute is acquired by PierianDX.
References
Web applications |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Randy%20Waldman | Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a computer programmer and writer known for his commentary on contemporary economics at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the New College of Florida, and University of Kentucky, Waldman is a Java programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by Paul Krugman, Tyler Cowen, Simon Wren-Lewis, The Economist, CNBC, the National Review, Justin Fox of Time magazine, and Matt Levine. Waldman supports a basic income (or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian".
Waldman is known for his criticism of financial regulation: James Kwak quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing." Paul Krugman of the New York Times often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on Ezra Klein, and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks".
The writer and novelist Adelle Waldman is Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at Goucher College.
References
External links
interfluidity, Waldman's blog
c3p0, Waldman's tool for "JDBC3 Connection and Statement Pooling"
American economics writers
American male non-fiction writers
American libertarians
1970 births
Living people
American bloggers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American male bloggers
New College of Florida alumni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Oricon%20number-one%20singles%20of%201975 | The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each single's physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1975.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
References
1975 in Japanese music
Japan Oricon
Oricon 1975 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Oricon%20number-one%20singles%20of%201976 | The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1976.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
References
1976 in Japanese music
Japan Oricon
Oricon 1976 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXBC | DXBC stands for:
DXBC-AM, an AM station of Radio Mindanao Network broadcasting in Butuan
DXBC-FM, an FM station of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation broadcasting in General Santos |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymnary.org | Hymnary.org is an online database of hymns, hymnodists and hymnals hosted by Calvin College's Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Christian Classics Ethereal Library. The searchable database contains over one million hymn tunes and texts and incorporates the Dictionary of North American Hymnology.
The oldest hymnals in the database are from 1640. Of hymns, that are in the public domain, the full text is available. The database also contains biographical information on composers and lyricists.
Hymnary.org has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
In addition to standard search functions, users have the ability to search for hymns by entering notes of the melody.
References
Further reading
External links
Online music and lyrics databases
Hymnology
American music websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Chivo | El Chivo, is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) from Mario Vargas Llosa based on the history of Dominican Dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The telenovela began filming in May 2014.
Plot
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo is a cattle thief. In a confusing event, he meets Mariana Durán, his current wife, who saved him from death. Some time later, Rafael enters the army and forges a career of several years that leads him to the rank of general. From this position, he forges a coup against the dictator at the time, Eusebio Porras. After an interim period in the governing military junta, Trujillo took power after a suspicious Dominican election that had him winning over a lot of opponents (students and guerrillas).
Cast
References
2014 telenovelas
RTI Producciones telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Spanish-language American telenovelas
Mario Vargas Llosa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%20Tilly%20International | Baker Tilly International is a consulting and public accounting firm. It is currently the 9th largest accounting network in the world by revenue with 41,000 people in 700 offices across 145 territories with combined global revenues of $4.7bn. Baker Tilly International operates geographically through four regions: Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and North America. Each region has a chair, appointed by the International Board, who leads an advisory council elected by members in that region.
History
In 1987 Summit International Associates, Inc. is incorporated. The network is represented in 20 countries by 50 firms, with combined revenues of US$200m. It ranked 22nd in the world in that moment.
2000 Stephen Flesch stepped down as CEO and President of the network after 13 years in the role. Geoff Barnes, is appointed the new CEO. The network's global office moves from New York to London. In 2003 the network breaks into the top 10 of the International Accounting Bulletin World Survey (where it remains today), with combined revenues of US$1.4bn.
In 2008 Virchow Krause, LLP, the network's largest US member firm, announced it would rebrand as Baker Tilly, LLP, taking the Baker Tilly brand into the US market place.
Baker Tilly International announced in September 2014 that the UK firm MHA Macintyre Hudson had joined its network replacing the former UK Baker Tilly firm who had joined RSM International earlier that year.
After leading the network for 16 years, Geoff Barnes retired from the role of CEO in 2016. Baker Tilly International's Board of Directors unanimously voted EMEA regional chairman, Ted Verkade, as chief executive officer from 1 July that year
In 2019 the network unveiled a new logo, visual identity and a new slogan: 'Now, for tomorrow'. With this change, more than 90% of firms trade as Baker Tilly, strengthening the network's global presence.
In August 2020, Baker Tilly US, LLP and Squar Milner, LLP, announced to merge effective on 1 November 2020. The joint venture name is Baker Tilly US. In November 2021 Baker Tilly US announced multiple acquisitions including New York-based Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP, one of the largest regional accounting and business advisory firms in the Northeast increasing Baker Tilly's New York team to nearly 400 professionals and West Virginia-based accounting and consulting firm Arnett Carbis Toothman, LLP. The firm also announced that it would enter Boston with the acquisition of The MFA Companies and acquire California-based The Compliance Group. In May 2022 Baker Tilly US announced the acquisition of Seattle-based accounting firm Bader Martin, in August local government consulting firm Management Partners and in September tax consultancy firm True Partners Consulting.
In December 2021 top 50 UK law firm Freeths became the first stand-alone legal practice in Europe to join Baker Tilly International continuing the global network's expansion into commercial law. As a full-ser |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef%20Australia%20%28series%207%29 | The seventh series of the Australian cooking game show MasterChef Australia premiered on 5 May 2015 on Network Ten.
This series was won by Billie McKay in the grand finale against Georgia Barnes on 27 July 2015. The announcement of the winner was watched by 2.2 million metro viewers, making it one of the most watched shows of 2015.
Changes
Shannon Bennett took on the role of guest mentor, guiding contestants participating in Immunity Challenges, the role Kylie Kwong held in series 6. Unlike the sixth series, the advantage for the Immunity Challenge was now handed to the contestant's choice instead of the chef. The use of the power apron was now reduced to one day in a week only and it passed down to the next contestant who excelled in the subsequent challenge.
Contestants
Top 24
The Top 24 were revealed on 5–6 May 2015. Prior to the first competition round, Mario Montecuollo was disqualified after his five-month professional kitchen experience violated the show's guidelines of the auditions. The producers investigated the contestant's position as a head chef at his bar in Enmore and discovered that Montecuollo had been working one day a week as a paid cook for five months within the past years. Casual participants were allowed to audition without working previously in a professional kitchen for more than six weeks, ruling him ineligible to compete in the show. He was replaced by Jessie Spiby, who had originally missed out on the Top 24 in the second episode.
Future appearances
In Series 8 Billie McKay appeared as a guest judge for both a Mystery Box and an Invention Test challenge, while Reynold Poernomo appeared as a guest judge for a Pressure Test.
In Series 9 Reynold appeared as a guest chef for an Immunity Challenge, where he won against contestant Callan Smith.
In Series 10 Reynold appeared as a guest chef for an Immunity Challenge, although contestant Khanh Ong opted to cook against Series 8 runner-up Matt Sinclair instead.
In Series 11 Billie was brought onboard one of three mentors for the Immunity Challenges.
Reynold appeared on Series 12 along with Rose Adam. Rose was eliminated on May 5, 2020, finishing 19th and Reynold was eliminated on July 19, 2020, finishing 3rd.
Reynold appeared on Series 13 as a guest judge for an elimination challenge.
Reynold appeared on MasterChef Indonesia (season 5) as a guest judge as well as the brother of judge Arnold Poernomo.
John Carasig appeared on Series 14 along with Billie, who competed for a chance to win the title for the 2nd time. John was eliminated on May 8, 2022, finishing 21st. Billie won the competition on 12 July, 2022, making her the first contestant ever to win the show twice.
In Series 14, Reynold appeared as a guest judge for a Pressure Test.
Guest chefs
Elimination chart
Episodes and ratings
Colour key:
– Highest rating during the series
– Lowest rating during the series
References
External links
Official website
MasterChef Australia
2015 Australian televisi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Data%20to%20Knowledge | Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) is a project of the National Institutes of Health for knowledge extraction from big data.
BD2K was founded in 2013 in response to a report from the Working Group on Data and Informatics for the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health.
A significant part of BD2K's plans is to have organizations make plans to share their research data when they make a proposal in response to a funding opportunity announcement.
Philip Bourne was the lead in managing the project until early 2017.
References
External links
National Institutes of Health
Big data |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian%20tunnel%20warfare%20in%20the%20Gaza%20Strip | A vast network of tunnels used for smuggling and warfare purposes exists under the Gaza Strip. The underground tunnel network allows Hamas and other militant groups to store and shield weapons, gather and move underground, communicate, train, launch offensive attacks, transport hostages, and retreat without being detected by Israeli or Egyptian authorities. This network of tunnels is colloquially referred to as the Gaza metro.
Size and dimensions of tunnel network
The total size and dimensions of the tunnel network in the Gaza Strip is unknown, with all parties involved keeping the details a secret. Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Ismail Haniyeh indicated in 2016 that the tunnel network doubled the size of the Củ Chi tunnel network built by the Vietnamese National Liberation Front in the context of the Vietnam War. Citing a private briefing in February 2015, Daniel Rubinstein wrote that Israel discovered of tunneling during the 2014 Gaza War, one-third of which intruded upon Israeli territory. Ynet's Alex Fishman reported the same figure in 2017. Haaretz reporter Yaniv Kubovich reported in June 2021 that Hamas constructed "hundreds of kilometers of tunnels the length and breadth of the Gaza Strip" after some of them were damaged during Operation Guardian of the Walls.
The tunnel system runs beneath many Gazan towns and cities, such as Khan Yunis, Jabalia and the Shati refugee camp. Typically, tunnel access points are hidden inside buildings, such as private homes or mosques, or camouflaged by brush, which impedes their detection via aerial imaging or drones. According to Eyal Weizman, "most tunnels have several access points and routes, starting in several homes or in chicken coops, joining together into a main route, and then branching off again into several separate passages leading into buildings on the other side." During the 2014 Gaza War the IDF encountered "complex tunnels, with a number of entry and exit shafts", and "[t]he main tunnel was often split, and sometimes there were parallel routes." The tunnels are usually to beneath the surface. On average, each tunnel is approximately high by wide, and equipped with lights, electricity, and sometimes tracks for transporting materials. The tunnels are often booby trapped with improvised explosive devices.
An IDF engineering officer tasked with locating tunnels told Haaretz that three tunnels discovered in 2013 opened the Israelis' eyes to proportions of the network. The engineering officer described "wide tunnels, with internal communication systems that had been dug deep beneath the surface and the sides were reinforced with layers of concrete" in which "[y]ou could walk upright in them without any difficulty." An Israeli army spokesman said that the tunnel system is "like the Underground, the Metro, or the subway."
In November 2022, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees reported that it found a tunnel underneath an elementary s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat%20file | In cryptovirology, a goat file is a sacrificial program file used in computer virus testing, and contains a copy of a known computer virus which will be released and injected into the machine's memory when the file is executed.
Etymology
Goat files are so named for their similar use to the sacrifice of a goat in antiquity - the file is lost in order for the virus to be studied, but it is considered a minimal loss as more goat files can easily be assimilated.
References
Computer viruses |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflektion | Reflektion is a software company founded by former Google engineer Amar Chokhawala in 2012. Employing machine learning, the company has developed a next-generation personalization platform that raises conversion and revenue for leading digital retailers. The solution, referred to as Individualized Commerce, captures shopper preferences and behavior, and quickly responds to site visitors with the most individually relevant merchandise and site-search results. Chokhawala founded the company after an 11-year stint at Google, where he developed similar user modeling and semantic learning techniques for the AdSense, Gmail and Google Books platforms.
Notable clients using the Reflektion platform include The Walt Disney Company, Uniqlo, Gander Mountain, Godiva, and The Green Bay Packers. Published client results include Surfboard retailer O’Neill, which reported a 26% increase in conversion rate, 85% increase in user engagement, and 17% increase in average order size.
Based in San Mateo, California, Reflektion has gone through two major rounds of venture capital fundraising. The company has raised $29.3 million since 2012, with $18 Million in Series B Funding Led by Battery Ventures in February 2016 and $8 million of that coming in as Series A funding through Intel Capital and Nike in March, 2014. Reflektion was named one of the "Top 100 Most Promising Big Data Companies" by industry magazine CIO Review in 2014. Reflektion was selected by a board of National Retail Federation judges as the final winner of the 2015 Shop.org Digital Startup of The Year award.
References
External links
Reflektion website
Marketing analytics
Companies based in San Mateo, California
2012 establishments in California
2021 mergers and acquisitions |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behat%20%28software%29 | Behat is a test framework for behavior-driven development written in the PHP programming language. Behat was created by Konstantin Kudryashov and its development is hosted on GitHub.
Purpose
Behat is intended to aid communication between developers, clients and other stakeholders during a software development process. It allows the clear documentation of testable examples of the software's intended behaviour. Behat test scenarios are written with Gherkin, a business-readable domain-specific language following defined patterns.
Benefits
Tests can be run at any point new code is introduced into a codebase to confirm no regressions within the existing test coverage are introduced. It can be integrated with Selenium and other browser emulators to generate screenshots of failures. Like other BDD frameworks, Behat scenarios are a series of Given, When, and Then steps that explain a business case. The definition of these steps exist within method annotations of a class that extends the BehatContext.
Examples
The preconditions after "Given" correspond to the PHP method name to execute:
Feature: Function to test description
Free text
Scenario: Scenario 1
Given preconditions
When actions
Then results
Scenario: Scenario 2
...
References
External links
Free software programmed in PHP
PHP
Software using the MIT license
Free software testing tools |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Harry%20Henson | Paul Harry Henson (July 22, 1925 - April 12, 1997) built the first large scale fiber optic network while at United Telecommunications.
Biography
He was born on July 22, 1925, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He attended the University of Nebraska and received both a bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. He died on April 12, 1997, in Palm Springs, California.
References
1925 births
1997 deaths
University of Nebraska alumni
Sprint Corporation people
American electrical engineers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20A.%20Loparo | Kenneth A. Loparo is Nord Professor of Engineering and Chair of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA, where has been affiliated with since 1979. He was an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cleveland State University from 1977 to 1979.
Prof. Loparo's research interests include stability and control of nonlinear and stochastic systems with applications to large-scale electricity systems including generation and transmission and distribution; nonlinear filtering with applications to monitoring, fault detection, diagnosis, prognosis and reconfigurable control; information theory aspects of stochastic and quantized systems with applications to adaptive and dual control and the design of distributed autonomous control systems; the development of advanced signal processing and data analytics for monitoring and tracking of physiological behavior in health and disease.
Education
BSME, Cleveland State University, Fenn College of Engineering
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Fenn College of Engineering
PhD, Systems and Control Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Awards
He has received numerous awards including the Sigma Xi Research Award for contributions to stochastic control, the John S. Diekoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching, the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering and Science Professor Award, the Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, the Carl F. Wittke Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and the Srinivasa P. Gutti Memorial Engineering Teaching Award.
Appointments
Prof. Loparo was associate dean of engineering from 1994 -1997 and chair of the Department of Systems Engineering from 1990 -1994. He served as chair of the Faculty Senate in 1999-2000 and as the president of the Case Alumni Association from 2009-2011. He became chair of EECS in 2013 and Arthur L. Parker Endowed Chair in 2014.
Loparo was designated a fellow of the IEEE in 1999. He has held numerous positions in the IEEE Control System Society including chair of the Program Committee for the 2002 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, vice chair of the Program Committee for the 2000 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, chair of the Control System Society Conference (CSS) Audit and Finance Committees, member of the CSS Board of Governors, member of the CSS Conference Editorial Board and Technical Activities Board, associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and associate editor for the IEEE Control Systems Society Magazine.
References
External links
Loparo's Personal Homepage
Complex Systems Biology Center at the Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University alumni
Case Western Reserve University faculty
Fellow Members of the IEEE
Living people
Cleveland State University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Electrical engineering academics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Children%27s%20Special | The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special was an Emmy award given to television programming aimed towards children. Television movies, dramatic specials, and non-fiction programming were all eligible. The award had been presented since the inaugural year; however, it was quietly retired after 2007.
Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold
Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special
1974
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Rookie of the Year") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel") (ABC)
The Swiss Family Robinson (CBS)
1975
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Harlequinade") (CBS)
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("What Makes a Gershwin Tune a Gershwin Tune?") (CBS)
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Ailey Celebrates Ellington") (CBS)
1976
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera") (CBS)
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("What Is Noise and What Is Music?") (CBS)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb!)") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Me and Dad's New Wife") (ABC)
NBC Special Treat ("Papa and Me") (NBC)
1977
NBC Special Treat ("Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid") (NBC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Francesca, Baby") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Blind Sunday") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("P.J. and the President's Son") (ABC)
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot And Heavy, Cool And Groove All Star Jazz Show") (CBS)
NBC Special Treat ("Luke Was There") (NBC)
1978
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Hewitt's Just Different") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("The Pinballs") (ABC)
NBC Special Treat ("How The Beatles Changed The World") (NBC)
NBC Special Treat ("A Piece Of Cake") (NBC)
Once Upon a Classic ("Man From Nowhere") (PBS)
Winners ("I Can") (CBS)
Winners (Journey Together") (CBS)
1979
NBC Special Treat ("The Tap Dance Kid") (NBC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Make Believe Marriage") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Mom And Dad Can't Hear Me") (ABC)
CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("Joey And Redhawk") (CBS)
NBC Special Treat ("Rodeo Red And The Runaway") (NBC)
NBC Special Treat ("NYC Too Far From Tampa Blues") (NBC)
1980
ABC Afterschool Specials ("The Late Great Me: Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (ABC)
Once Upon a Classic ("Chico the Rainmaker") (PBS)
NBC Special Treat ("I Don't Know Who I Am") (NBC)
NBC Special Treat ("The Rocking Chair Rebellion") (NBC)
NBC Special Treat ("The House At 12 Rose Street") (NBC)
1981
ABC Afterschool Specials ("A Matter of Time") (ABC)
ABC Afterschool Specials ("A Family of Strangers") (ABC)
CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("I Think I'm Having a Baby") (CBS)
NBC Special Treat ("Sunshine's On The Way") (NBC)
1982
ABC Afterschool Specials ("Starstruck") (ABC)
CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("Me and Mr. Stenner") (CBS)
1983
ABC Afterschool Specials ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Experimental%20and%20Theoretical%20Artificial%20Intelligence | The Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Taylor and Francis. It covers all aspects of artificial intelligence and was established in 1989. The editor-in-chief is Eric Dietrich (Binghamton University), the deputy editors-in-chief are Li Pheng Khoo (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University) and Antonio Lieto (Department of Computer Science, University of Turin).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020/2021 impact factor of 2.340 .
References
External links
English-language journals
Computer science journals
Taylor & Francis academic journals
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1989 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSN%20%28disambiguation%29 | HSN, formerly Home Shopping Network, is an American television network.
HSN may also refer to:
Hasan Abdal railway station, in Pakistan
Hereditary sensory neuropathy, a medical condition that inhibits sensation
Health Sciences North, a hospital in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Xiang Chinese, a variety of the Chinese language
Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
Hammerskin Nation, a white supremacist group |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside%20the%20Third%20Reich%20%28film%29 | Inside the Third Reich is a 1982 television film based on the book Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer. It was originally broadcast on network television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
Speer was portrayed in the movie by Rutger Hauer, Joseph Goebbels by Ian Holm, Randy Quaid as Putzi Hanfstaengel, and Adolf Hitler by Derek Jacobi, a role for which he was nominated for an Emmy. The miniseries did win two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Film Sound Editing and Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special; DGA also outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials.
Cast
Rutger Hauer - Albert Speer
John Gielgud - Albert Speer Sr.
Maria Schell - Mrs. Speer
Blythe Danner - Margarete Speer
Trevor Howard - Professor Heinrich Tessenow
Derek Jacobi - Adolf Hitler
Randy Quaid - Putzi Hanfstaengl
Stephen Collins - Karl Hanke
Ian Holm - Joseph Goebbels
Elke Sommer - Magda Goebbels
Renée Soutendijk - Eva Braun
Robert Vaughn - Field Marshal Erhard Milch
Viveca Lindfors - Gypsy Woman
Zoë Wanamaker - Annemarie Kempf
Michael Gough - Bernhard Rust
Mort Sahl - Werner Finck
Maurice Roëves - Rudolf Hess
Derek Newark - Martin Bormann
George Murcell - Hermann Göring
David Shawyer - Heinrich Himmler
Hans Meyer - Ernst Kaltenbrunner
External links
1982 television films
1982 films
ABC network original films
Films directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
American World War II films
Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler
Cultural depictions of Eva Braun
Cultural depictions of Heinrich Himmler
Cultural depictions of Joseph Goebbels
Cultural depictions of Hermann Göring
Cultural depictions of Albert Speer
American television films
Films scored by Fred Karlin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prody%20Parrot | Prody Parrot is a desktop assistant computer program made for the Windows 9x and Windows NT series of operating systems. It was created by Mindmaker in 1999, and acted to help computer users in business environments, whilst still having the facilities to engage and entertain users at home PCs.
Behaviour
Prody, the software's titular parrot, will fly around the screen and offer help where necessary. When he isn't needed, he will either 'perch' on the user's taskbar or on the top of one of the user's windows. The user can engage with Prody through a variety of different methods. Prody was designed to incorporate business functions as well, such as searching the stock market. Bundled with the software is a version of Creative Labs' Dr. Sbaitso program, integrated into the Prody Parrot software.
See also
Talking Moose, the first desktop assistant program made for Apple Macintosh, which was of a similar nature to Prody
Microsoft Office Assistant, a series of desktop assistants who were incorporated with the Microsoft Office series of programs, including the infamous paperclip Clippy
Digital pet
BonziBuddy, a similar "desktop assistant" which was later found out to be adware, and claims of malware were made against it
References
Windows software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic%20regulation | Algorithmic regulation may refer to:
Government by algorithm, use of algorithms in government
Regulation of algorithms, rules and laws for algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Block%20%28season%209%29 | The ninth season of Australian reality television series The Block, titled The Block: Glasshouse, premiered on Sunday, 27 July 2014 at 6:30pm on the Nine Network. Scott Cam (host) and Shelley Craft (Challenge Master) returned from the previous season, as did the three judges: Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer. It is the second season to have five couples appear on the show, instead of four.
The Glasshouse building is at 121-127 High Street Prahran, Melbourne. The building is double the size of the previous season's building, Dux House, and was the biggest block to date. For a first in any block season, not only do the judges vote on the contestants rooms, but the contestants judge each other's rooms. Shannon and Simon Vos were the eventual winners of the show with a $335,000 profit on a sale price of $1.9 million plus an additional $100,000 bonus prize.
Contestants
The Block: Glasshouse is the second season to have five couples instead of the traditional four couples.
Score history
Results
Room reveals
Judges' Scores
Colour key:
Highest Score
Lowest Score
Challenge Apartment
Auction
Ratings
Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).
Notes
Aired in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
Aired in Sydney and Brisbane
Due to Thursday night football, the Thursday night episode airs on Wednesdays in Sydney and Brisbane recurring after Wednesday night episode, whereas in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth air the Thursday night episode on the Thursday.
Thursday night ratings only include Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
Sunday night episode will air Monday night due to the Football Grand Final
The prize money that the team receives is taken off their reserve
References
2014 Australian television seasons
9 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland%20Security%20Cybersecurity%20Boots-on-the-Ground%20Act | The Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act () is a bill that would require the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to undertake several actions designed to improve the readiness and capacity of DHS’s cybersecurity workforce. DHS would also be required to create a strategy for recruiting and training additional cybersecurity employees.
The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
Background
Computer security (also known as cybersecurity or IT security) is information security as applied to computing devices such as computers and smartphones, as well as computer networks such as private and public networks, including the Internet. The field covers all the processes and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction, and is of growing importance in line with the increasing reliance on computer systems of most societies worldwide.
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act would require the United States Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) develop occupation classifications for individuals performing activities in furtherance of the cybersecurity mission of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), (2) ensure that such classifications may be used throughout DHS and are made available to other federal agencies, and (3) assess the readiness and capacity of DHS to meet its cybersecurity mission.
The bill would define "cybersecurity mission" as threat and vulnerability reduction, deterrence, incident response, resiliency, and recovery activities to foster the security and stability of cyberspace.
The bill would direct the Secretary, acting through the DHS Chief Human Capital Officer and Chief Information Officer, to include in such readiness assessment information on which cybersecurity positions are performed by: (1) permanent full-time departmental employees (together with demographic information about such employees' race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and veterans status); (2) individuals employed by independent contractors; and (3) individuals employed by other federal agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA). Requires the assessment to address vacancies within the supervisory workforce, job training, and recruiting costs.
The bill would direct the Secretary to develop: (1) a workforce strategy that enhances the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and retention of the DHS cybersecurity workforce, including a multiphased recruitment plan, a 5-year implementation plan, and a 10-year projection of federal workforce needs; and (2) a process to verify that employees of independent contractors who serve in DHS cybersecurity positions receive initial |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath%20Tagore%20University%2C%20Bhopal | Rabindranath Tagore University (formerly known as AISECT University) is a premier private university established by All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT) in Mendua Village, Raisen District, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Rabindranath Tagore University is recognized by University Grant Commission and Government of Madhya Pradesh. It provides academic programmes in graduate, post graduate and research levels in Engineering, Information Technology, Management, Law, Science, Arts, Commerce, Education, Paramedical etc. AISECT Academy for Fire Safety and Security was launched with the support of NAFS– National Academy of Fire and Safety Engineering.It is named after Rabindranath Tagore.
Academics
Rabindranath Tagore University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs in academic disciplines classified under different faculties including - Arts, Commerce, Science, Management, Law, Education, Paramedical, Engineering and Technology.
Campus
Rabindranath Tagore University is located in the outskirts of Bhopal – the city of Lakes and the Capital of Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India. The university is about 15 km away from town, built in 50 acres of self contained campus, operating from wide spread 15 independent building blocks. The university houses world-class facilities for Cricket, Hockey, Football, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Basketball and Kho-Kho, accessible to both students and faculty members. There is also a student's health care centre, located within the campus, at a close distance from the academic and hostel blocks. The centre is attended by a full time Medical Superintendent and also part time specialists in general medicine.
Recognition and Awards
Rabindranath Tagore University is recognised by University Grant Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), Madhya Pradesh Paramedical Council and Indian Nursing Council (INC). Rabindranath Tagore University is a member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Rabindranath Tagore University has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Rabindranath Tagore University was listed in the rank band of 101 - 150 in the ranking of institutions of higher education in 2019, 2020 and 2021 published by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Rabindranath Tagore University had received the special mention award in the "Vocational Education and Training" category at the World Education Summit Awards 2013.
Atal Incubation Center (AIC-RNTU)
Atal Innovation Mission is an ambitious flagship program of NITI Aayog. Under its aegis, AIC-RNTU (Atal Incubation Centre, Rabindranath Tagore University supported by NITI Aayog) aims to encourage and promote the culture of entrepreneurship in India. Rabindranath Tagore University was selected as the Atal Incu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20Disc%20Archive | Optical Disc Archive (ODA) is part of Sony's proprietary PetaSite data archival library system.
The Sony PetaSite (Sony CSM-60/100/200 units) was based on SAIT2 & LTO2 linear tape drives, in partnership with IBM from 1998~2012, when it was phased out for optical based media.
Marketed as a longer life and more durable competitor to the popular tape based Linear Open Tape (LTO) storage systems using a similar removable cartridge system, where each cartridge holds 12 optical discs, or 6,420 discs per 42U rack, the first generation were single sided discs and re-writable up to 1.5TB using Sony's well known Professional Disc used in XDCAM cameras and on-site archival.
The generation 3 version of the cartridge, using the Sony, Panasonic jointly developed archival discs (AD) each cartridge has a total capacity of 5.5TB. This uses 11 optical discs, 3 layers on each side, at 500GB per disc, with next generation planned to reach 1TB a disc or 12TB a cartridge.
Each of the internal optical discs is similar to, but not directly compatible with, Blu-ray or Blu-Ray-BDXL systems.
Market
Sony optical archive is marketed as an offline, online, nearline, cold archival and one way data storage solution for broadcasting, education, and legal institutions for long term scaled use and easy digital access.
Unlike tape based media optical discs have a longer cross generation support due to the use of standard 405 nm lasers same as used in current Blu-ray & Blu-Ray BDXL reader/writers rather than tape formulations using high density metal particles bonded to plastic substrates, then reading/writing via magnetic heads that wear down over their operational life, optical discs have a longer life and lower risk of failure due to its humidity proof molding similar to M-Disc as the materials used such as polycarbonate are inert to electromagnetic/gamma/alpha radiation, most chemicals and fluid contaminate will not damage the media either making the format ideal for sudden ecological deasaasters, since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami production of the HDCAM & HDCAM SR master format ceased this caused an broadcast industry panic to switch to file based digital media delivery this overall resulted in a higher demand for reliable backup and digital access to media libraries leading to wide adoption in Japan.
The Optical Archive cartridge system can be used on the desktop, or in scaled networked storage using the PetaSite optical jukebox. The storage jukeboxes take up 7U of standard rackmount space with 30 a cartridge master unit (ODS-L30M) and 60 cartridge (ODS-L60E) and 100 (ODS-L100E) cartridge expansion units for a combined total of 535 cartridges or 6,420 discs per 42U rack, equaling a current 2.9425PB of total storage (Using 5.5TB cartridges).
History and development
In 1996 "PetaSite" was trade marked by Sony Kabushiki Kaisha. (renewed in 2018)
In 2001 "PetaSite was announced to the global market"
In 2004 the CSM60, CSM100, CSM200 with 50~108TB via SAIT2/L |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portfolio%20Entertainment | Portfolio Entertainment is a Canadian television production and film distribution company. It was founded in 1991 by Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen with a focus on children's programming, later expanding into primetime and movie production. The company distributes television programming internationally to more than 90 countries, with about four-fifths of its catalogue being in-house productions.
Productions
Television shows and films
References
External links
Official website
Television production companies of Canada
1991 establishments in Ontario
Companies based in Toronto
Canadian animation studios |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig%20%28TV%20series%29 | Dig is an American mystery/action-thriller miniseries that premiered on USA Network on March 5, 2015, and ran until May 7. Created by Gideon Raff and Tim Kring, it stars Jason Isaacs as FBI Agent Peter Connelly and Anne Heche as Lynn Monahan, Peter's boss and occasional lover. When Peter investigates the murder of a young American in Jerusalem, he uncovers an international conspiracy thousands of years in the making. The series also stars Alison Sudol, David Costabile, Regina Taylor, Lauren Ambrose, Angela Bettis, and Ori Pfeffer. On May 12, 2015, USA Network cancelled Dig.
Premise
The story focuses on an FBI agent who is based in Jerusalem and discovers a plot that dates back 2000 years while investigating a murder. The focus is on the prophetic return of the Jewish temple.
Cast
Jason Isaacs as FBI Special Agent Peter Connelly
Anne Heche as Special Agent in Charge Lynn Monahan, FBI Legal Attache, plus Peter's boss who uses him for her pleasures
Ori Pfeffer as Detective Golan Cohen
Melinda Page Hamilton as Sandra
Alison Sudol as Emma Wilson
Regina Taylor as Ambassador Ruth Ridell
David Costabile as Tad Billingham
Richard E. Grant as Ian Margrove
Lauren Ambrose as Debbie Morgan
Asi Cohen as Shem
Angela Bettis as Fay
Production
The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions. It began filming in Jerusalem, but then moved production to Dubrovnik, Pula, Split and Trogir, Croatia and later to Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. Isaacs stated that when the show was originally written the entire premise was around shooting in Jerusalem.
Episodes
Six episodes of Dig were originally picked up for the miniseries, but this was later upped to ten episodes.
References
External links
2015 American television series debuts
2015 American television series endings
American action television series
American adventure television series
2010s American drama television series
2010s American medical television series
Television series about cloning
English-language television shows
Mythology in popular culture
Television series by Universal Content Productions
Television series created by Tim Kring
Television series created by Gideon Raff
Television shows filmed in Vancouver
Television shows set in Israel
Television shows set in Los Angeles
USA Network original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedata%20Formation | The Pedata Formation () is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.
See also
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
References
External links
Geologic formations of Austria
Triassic System of Europe
Triassic Austria |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Association%20for%20Child%20Safety | The International Association for Child Safety (IAFCS) is a network of child safety professionals and babyproofers. IAFCS is a non-profit trade association of child safety-related businesses whose aim is to promote and support its members' businesses and the professional childproofing industry as a whole. Member-businesses accomplish this by educating parents, evaluating homes for potential hazards, and professionally installing safety products.
History
The evolution of the International Association for Child Safety began in the mid 1980s. At that time, professional babyproofing was a new entrepreneurial idea. The first companies were all individual businesses working independently of one another, experiencing the typical difficulties of starting a small, unique-concept business. The first meeting was held in Dallas on November 4, 1995, the day before the opening of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) show. About 15 different companies were represented. The name International Association for Child Safety was adopted, with the word “international” added to reflect two members from Canada in attendance. This proved insightful as it allowed for the Association to later include members from other countries such as Turkey, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Columbia and the Netherlands.
On October 15, 1997, the International Association for Child Safety was incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
Moving Forward
In February 2008, the Officers and Board of Directors held a facilitated strategic planning meeting to lay out future goals for the IAFCS. Many of these goals have since been completed, some highlights of which include:
Hiring an executive director. After over 10 years of operating solely by volunteer members, it was decided that the Association could not continue to grow without this position added. In November 2008, Colleen Driscoll, a long-time IAFCS volunteer and babyproofer, accepted this position.
Streamlining the leadership into three officer/board members to work more efficiently with the executive director, committees and task forces. This was approved and implemented during the 2009 elections.
Moving the annual meetings away from the juvenile industry product show. Annual meetings were held in different locations to encourage attendance and for vendors to bring their safety products to the IAFCS. Recent meetings were held in Atlanta, Georgia (2011); Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (2012); and Las Vegas, Nevada (2013).
Creating new categories of membership including foundation, associate, and manufacturing members. All three categories have been developed with new members in each category.
Creating a task force to develop and implement the childproofing industry's first certification program. The Certified Professional Childproofer (CPC) program was officially launched in 2010, with candidates sitting for the required exam at the 2010 IAFCS conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Additional requirements for certif |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent%27s%20algorithm | Brent's algorithm is either of the following:
Brent's algorithm for cycle detection
Brent's method for finding roots of functions of one real variable |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20awards%20and%20nominations%20received%20by%20MLB%20Network | This is the list of awards and nominations received by MLB Network.
Sports Emmy Award
References
MLB Network
MLB |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperCROSS | SuperCROSS is a desktop tabulation software tool used by statisticians for aggregating and cross-tabulating data from surveys. It does not require programming expertise, but offers a windows based environment and a drag-and-drop graphical interface. It is a product of the SuperSTAR Suite licensed by Space Time Research, a software development firm located in Melbourne Australia who have worked with the Australian Bureau of Statistics since 1986.
Other statistical organisations using SuperCROSS as at August 2014 include:
The Cancer Council Victoria Visit Website
Tourism Research Australia Austrade
National Centre for Vocational Educational Research
Statistics New Zealand
Fachstelle fur Statistik Kanton St. Gallen
Kuwait Authority for Civil Information
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
National Records of Scotland
Swiss Federal Office for Building & Logistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation
Bundesanstalt Statistik Osterreich
Amt fur Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg
Statistics Finland
Statistics South Africa
Statistics Sweden
US Census
Software Features
Ad hoc Analysis
Cross tabulation
Hierarchical Classification Support
Survey support – using replicate and standard weights
Metadata
Output formats include Excel, HTML, XML and CSV
References
http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/CommProfilesTraining.pdf
http://devplan.kzntl.gov.za/General/Presentations/2004Jun1/SuperCROSS_Introduction.pdf
External links
SuperCross home page at SpaceTime Research
Data analysis software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marek%20%C4%8Cmejla | Marek Čmejla (born 7 June 1967) is a Czech entrepreneur and musician.
Career
Čmejla completed his studies in technical cybernetics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague and has acted as a manager at NFMG Financial Management Group (NFMG), Appian Group and other companies.
In the 1990s, he was the bass guitarist of the band Tichá Dohoda. In 2013, he co-founded the band Všichni Svatí, which released its debut album “Vytáhni mě z davu” (“Pull Me Out of the Crowd”) in 2013.
Čmejla can be labelled, with a bit of hyperbole, the embodiment of the American dream in the Czech environment. He started his entrepreneurial activities while still at university, first selling books. After a number of years working freelance, he partnered up with a classmate from basic school, Petr Kraus, who founded NFMG, a financial group, in the mid-1990s. NFMG gradually became one of the most important non-banking companies in the Czech Republic. Mr Čmejla was the company’s Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors.
NFMG was originally established by Petr Kraus and Antonín Koláček. Over time, Čmejla acquired fifty percent of NFMG, and held on to this share until 2001, when he sold it to Kraus. In 2002, he became the CEO of Appian Group Europe.
In 2003, Čmejla, together with Jiří Diviš, coordinated the strategic entrance of Appian Group into Škoda Plzeň, which, following Lubomír Soudek’s era, was in a state of clinical death. Appian Group purchased a part of the company for 350 million Czech crowns from the State and the remainder from the receiver in bankruptcy for 450 million crowns. The company then underwent successful restructuring, and today is a leading producer of transportation systems.
MUS case
In October 2013, the Swiss courts sentenced him to 48 months in prison for fraud and money laundering. He was to have committed these crimes when Appian purchased a minority share in Mostecká uhelná společnost (MUS) from the Czech State in 1999. He appealed against this decision at the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland in Lausanne.
In an interview for the daily Právo on 16 April regarding the MUS case, he said that "the idea that someone in the mid-1990s was chewing on the end of a pencil and planning to defraud the Czech State over the next twenty years and steal MUS is so bizarre that a person who makes such a claim has to be mentally ill or have something up his sleeve, or both."
In the same interview, Čmejla provided his assessment of the situation in which MUS found itself in 1999. To quote: "The fact that the brown coal industry even exists in this country today is due in a large part to the management of MUS at the time. The State decided to shut it down, and the management, in the interest of the company, decided to do everything in its power to ensure its survival."
References
1967 births
Living people
Czech businesspeople
Czech musicians
Czech Technical University in Prague alumni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Oricon%20number-one%20singles%20of%201977 | The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1977.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
References
1977 in Japanese music
Japan Oricon
Oricon 1977 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient%20cake-cutting | Efficient cake-cutting is a problem in economics and computer science. It involves a heterogeneous resource, such as a cake with different toppings or a land with different coverings, that is assumed to be divisible - it is possible to cut arbitrarily small pieces of it without destroying their value. The resource has to be divided among several partners who have different preferences over different parts of the cake, i.e., some people prefer the chocolate toppings, some prefer the cherries, some just want as large a piece as possible, etc. The allocation should be economically efficient. Several notions of efficiency have been studied:
The most common notion is Pareto-efficiency. It means that no other allocation is better for at least one participant and at least as good for everyone.
A weaker notion is non-wastefulness. An allocation is non-wasteful if no agent receives a piece of cake that is worth 0 for him/her, and worth more than 0 for another agent.
Most often, efficiency is studied in connection with fairness, and the goal is to find a division which satisfies both efficiency and fairness criteria.
Definitions
There is a cake . It is usually assumed to be either a finite 1-dimensional segment, a 2-dimensional polygon or a finite subset of the multidimensional Euclidean plane .
There are partners. Each partner has a subjective value function which maps subsets of to numbers.
has to be divided into disjoint subsets, such that each person receives a disjoint subset. The piece allocated to person is called , so that .
In the following lines we consider a cake with four parts: chocolate, vanilla, lemon and sugar, and two agents: Alice and George, with the following valuations:
An allocation is called wasteful if it allocates to some agent a piece that is worth 0 to that agent but worth more than 0 to another agent. In symbols:
and .
Otherwise it is called non-wasteful (NW). In the example cake, an allocation giving all the cake to Alice is NW, but an allocation giving all the cake to George is wasteful since the lemon part is "wasted". There are many other NW allocations, for example, giving the chocolate to George and the remaining cake to Alice is NW.
An allocation Pareto-dominates an allocation , if at least one person feels that is better than , and no person feels that is worse than . In symbols:
and
An allocation is called Pareto optimal (PO) if it is not Pareto-dominated by any other division, i.e., it cannot be improved without objection. In the example cake, giving the entire cake to Alice is PO, but giving the entire cake to Bob is Pareto-dominated by the allocation where the lemon part is given to Alice. In general (when there are no connectivity requirements on the pieces), every wasteful allocation is Pareto-dominated, therefore every PO allocation is NW. However, the opposite is not true. For example, the allocation giving the chocolate to George and the remaining cake to Alice is NW but it is not PO |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even%E2%80%93Paz%20protocol | The Even–Paz algorithm is an computationally-efficient algorithm for fair cake-cutting. It involves a certain heterogeneous and divisible resource, such as a birthday cake, and n partners with different preferences over different parts of the cake. It allows the n people to achieve a proportional division.
History
The first published algorithm for proportional division of a cake was the last diminisher algorithm, published in 1948. Its run-time complexity was O(n^2). in 1984, Shimon Even and Azaria Paz published their improved algorithm, whose run-time complexity is only O(n log n).
Description
The algorithm uses a divide-and-conquer strategy, it is possible to achieve a proportional division in time O(n log n).
Each partner is asked to draw a line dividing the cake into a right and left part such that he believes the ratio is ⌊n/2⌋:⌈n/2⌉. The cuts are required to be non-intersecting; a simple way to guarantee this is to allow only horizontal lines or only vertical lines.
The algorithm sorts the n lines in increasing order and cuts the cake in the median of the lines, i.e. at the ⌊n/2⌋th line. E.g., if there are 5 partners that draw lines at x=1, x=3, x=5, x=8 and x=9, then the algorithm cuts the cake vertically at x=5.
The algorithm assigns to each of the two parts the partners whose line is inside that part, i.e. the partners that drew the first ⌊n/2⌋ lines get assigned to the left part, the others to the right part. E.g., the partners that drew lines at x=1, x=3 and x=5 are assigned to the left part and the other partners are assigned to the right part. Each part is divided recursively among the partners assigned to it.
It is possible to prove by induction that every partner playing by the rules is guaranteed a piece with a value of at least 1/n, regardless of what the other partners do.
Thanks to the divide-and-conquer strategy, the number of iterations is only O(log n), in contrast to O(n) in the Last Diminisher procedure. In each iteration, each partner is required to make a single mark. Hence, the total number of marks required is O(n log n).
Optimality
Several years after the publication of the Even–Paz algorithm, it was proved that every deterministic or randomized proportional division procedure assigning each person a contiguous piece must use Ω(n log n) actions.
Moreover, every deterministic proportional division procedure must use Ω(n log n) actions, even if the procedure is allowed to assign to each partner a non-contiguous piece, and even if the procedure is allowed to only guarantee approximate fairness.
These hardness results imply that the Even–Paz algorithm is the fastest possible algorithm for achieving full proportionality with contiguous pieces, and it is the fastest possible deterministic algorithm for achieving even partial proportionality and even with disconnected pieces. The only case in which it can be improved is with randomized algorithms guaranteeing partial proportionality with disconnected pieces; se |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GHash.io | GHash.io was a bitcoin mining pool subsidiary of CEX.io that operated from 2013-2016. The pool gained notoriety for briefly controlling more than 51% of bitcoin's computing power in 2014 (notable in that bitcoin was supposedly outside any party's control).
History
GHash.io was founded and owned by CEX.io, a cryptocurrency exchange that continues to operate today. Apart from mining bitcoin, GHash.io hosted a multipool for mining altcoins, as well as separate pools for mining Litecoin, Dogecoin, Auroracoin, and Darkcoin. Altcoin mining options were available for independent miners, while bitcoin mining could also be done in the cloud by purchasing cloud-based mining power on CEX.io.
Traders on CEX.io could buy shares of GHash.io mining hardware to operate on the GHash.io mining pool. After GHash.io closed in 2016, CEX.io continued operating as a bitcoin exchange.
51% attack controversy
The possibility of a 51% attack was feared due to the popularity of GHash.io's mining pool. This kind of attack occurs when a single miner or mining pool is able to mine multiple bitcoin block rewards in a row. This would be a problem for the bitcoin network, because it hypothetically allows the mining pool to double-spend (counterfeit) bitcoins. In July 2014, the GHash.io mining pool briefly exceeded the 51% threshold, which forced the bitcoin community to discuss the possibility of finding a common solution to this threat. The pool developing the majority caused a prominent bitcoin developer Peter Todd to sell half of his holdings. The news reportedly caused bitcoin's price to drop from $633 to $600 at the time.
Since no long-term solution to the 51% problem is known, the participants agreed to implement some temporary measures. GHash.io released a voluntary statement promising that it would not exceed 40% of the overall bitcoin hashrate. Moreover, GHash.io representatives asked other mining pools to follow their example for the sake of the entire bitcoin community. It also stated that a new committee should be created to act as a watchdog against the 51% problem. This committee would include representatives of the mining pools, bitcoin businesses and other specialists in the field.
The 51% discussion received broad coverage in the media, beyond publications which commonly focus on cryptocurrency news: ArsTechnica, Bloomberg View, Vice Motherboard, International Business Times.
In March 2015, GHash.io was struck by a crippling DDOS attack, possibly in response to the group breaching 51%. By the end of 2015, GHash.io had stopped its mining activity in response to falling bitcoin prices.
References
External links
Official website
Cryptocurrencies
Financial services companies established in 2013
Bitcoin companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Quest%20%282014%20TV%20series%29 | The Quest is an American fantasy-based competition series that aired on the network ABC that premiered on July 31, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. EST. Filmed on a castle estate outside Vienna, Austria, contestants face a variety of fantasy-themed challenges in the fictional land of "Everealm". The show ran for a single season, but a reboot was developed for Disney+, which premiered May 11, 2022.
Format
A number of people compete in a reality competition that takes place against the backdrop of a high fantasy setting, the kingdom of Everealm. While the ongoing storyline is scripted and the contestants are interacting with actors throughout the competition, the actual challenges and eliminations are genuine and determined by the contestants' abilities and decisions.
In each episode, the contestants (called "Paladins") compete in a challenge related to events in the storyline. The winning Paladin receives a "mark" of a virtue corresponding to the challenge; it is a medal that the Paladin wears, however, this medal doesn't save them from elimination. A predetermined number of losing Paladins are subjected to a subsequent challenge (the "Fates' Challenge"), and the winner of that challenge remains safe from elimination ("banishment"). The remaining Paladins, including the winner of the Fates' Challenge, decide which of the losing Paladins should be banished; the Paladins deliberate as a group and then each publicly stands behind the Paladin he or she wishes to save from banishment. The Paladin with the least support is banished.
Plot
Everealm is a magical land of twelve peacefully coexisting kingdoms that is periodically menaced by a dark power. Each time a threat to the realm appears, the three Fates summon “Paladins”, heroes from our world who are transported to Everealm. Each receives one piece of a mystical weapon called the Sunspear. The Paladins are constantly tested by the Fates under a processes that has them procedurally “banished”, one by one, until one single paladin remains. The remaining paladin is designated as the “One True Hero”, and is destined to use the Sunspear to defeat the threat.
Each Paladin receives a scroll, proclaiming that he or she is a Paladin, beckoned to save Everealm from a menace known as Verlox. The Paladins gather underground at a passageway between realities; there, the Fates explain the quest. The Paladins are sent into Everealm to find the pieces of the Sunspear and to meet their guide, Crio, a follower of the Fates who is also Royal Steward of Castle Saenctum, the stronghold of the only kingdom still resisting Verlox. The Paladins are welcomed by Queen Ralia XXIII and are trained by Sir Ansgar, who initially doubts the Paladins' worth but eventually comes to respect them. However, the Grand Vizier seems hostile to the Paladins.
Paladins
Cast
Peter Windhofer as Sir Ansgar, head of the Royal Army
Jan Hutter as Crio the Dreamer, Royal Steward of Castle Saenctum
Marcello de Nardo as the Grand Vizier, the Qu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana%20el%20Kaliouby | Rana el Kaliouby (; born 1978) is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur in the field of expression recognition research and technology development, which is a subset of facial recognition designed to identify the emotions expressed by the face. El Kaliouby's research moved beyond the field's dependence on exaggerated or caricatured expressions modeled by laboratory actors, to focus on the subtle glances found in real situations. She is the co-founder, with Rosalind Picard, and CEO of Affectiva.
A pioneer in Artificial Intelligence as well as the co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, an AI startup spun off from the MIT Media Lab. After growing up in Cairo, Egypt, she earned a PhD in Cambridge University, and then joined the MIT Media Lab as a research scientist, where she spearheaded the application of emotion recognition technology in a variety of fields, including mental health and autism. She left MIT to co-found Affectiva, a company credited with defining the field of Emotion AI and now works with 25% of the Fortune 500 and is a leader in emotion AI. Rana was named by Forbes to their list of America's Top 50 Women in Tech, and Fortune included her in their list of 40 under 40 and was chosen by the World Economic Forum to be a Young Global Leader and member of WEF's Future Global Council on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. She speaks regularly on ethics in AI and fighting bias in AI at conferences from the Aspen Ideas Festival to the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything. She hosted a PBS Nova.
Rana el Kaliouby is on a mission to humanize technology with artificial emotional intelligence, or what she calls “Emotion AI.” through developing a “deep learning” platform that combines facial expression with tone of voice to infer how a person is feeling. She is the author of "Girl Decoded: A scientist's quest to reclaim humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology".
Education
El Kaliouby earned a bachelor's degree and Master of Science degree from the American University in Cairo, then a Ph.D. at Newnham College, Cambridge.
Career
El Kaliouby worked as a research scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helping to found their Autism & Communication Technology Initiative. Her original goal was to improve human-computer interaction, but she quickly became fascinated with the possibility of applying this technology to improve human-human communication, especially for autistic people, many of whom struggle with emotional communication. At the Affective Computing group of MIT Media Lab, she was part of a team that pioneered development of the "emotional hearing aid", a set of emotion-reading wearable glasses which the New York Times included in their Top 100 innovations of 2006. El Kaliouby demonstrates her work and is interviewed in the 2018 documentary on artificial intelligence Do You Trust This Computer?
El Kaliouby has stated that computers, while good with information, fall short when it comes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query%20rewriting | Query rewriting is a typically automatic transformation that takes a set of database tables, views, and/or queries, usually indices, often gathered data and query statistics, and other metadata, and yields a set of different queries, which produce the same results but execute with better performance (for example, faster, or with lower memory use). Query rewriting can be based on relational algebra or an extension thereof (e.g. multiset relational algebra with sorting, aggregation and three-valued predicates i.e. NULLs as in the case of SQL). The equivalence rules of relational algebra are exploited, in other words, different query structures and orderings can be mathematically proven to yield the same result. For example, filtering on fields A and B, or cross joining R and S can be done in any order, but there can be a performance difference. Multiple operations may be combined, and operation orders may be altered.
The result of query rewriting may not be at the same abstraction level or application programming interface (API) as the original set of queries (though often is). For example, the input queries may be in relational algebra or SQL, and the rewritten queries may be closer to the physical representation of the data, e.g. array operations. Query rewriting can also involve materialization of views and other subqueries; operations that may or may not be available to the API user. The query rewriting transformation can be aided by creating indices from which the optimizer can choose (some database systems create their own indexes if deemed useful), mandating the use of specific indices, creating materialized and/or denormalized views, or helping a database system gather statistics on the data and query use, as the optimality depends on patterns in data and typical query usage.
Query rewriting may be rule based or optimizer based. Some sources discuss query rewriting as a distinct step prior to optimization, operating at the level of the user accessible algebra API (e.g. SQL).
There are other, largely unrelated concepts also named similarly, for example, query rewriting by search engines.
See also
Query optimization
References
Data management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Costa%20%28journalist%29 | Dan Costa is an American journalist. He is the editor-in-chief of PC Magazine and the SVP of Content for Ziff Davis, which includes Geek.com, Extreme.com and ComputerShopper.com.
Biography
He works in PC Labs surrounded by incredibly smart editors and unbelievably cool products. Although primarily a writer, he also tweets, photographs, broadcasts (NBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox), presents, consults, and cooks.
Speaker and author
Dan makes frequent appearances on local, national, and international news programs, including CNN, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, NBC, and Al Jazeera America where he shares his perspective on a variety of technology trends. He also speaks at a number of private events for Fortune 500 clients. Dan does a weekly segment on iHeart Media's Rover's Morning Glory called Tech Tuesday.
He has edited two books: The Home Office Computing Handbook (McGraw-Hill, 1994) and In the Shadow of the Towers (iUniverse, 2002).
References
American male journalists
American magazine editors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Performer%20in%20Children%27s%20Programming | The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming was an Emmy award given to performers in television programming aimed towards children. During the 1970s and 1980s, guest performers in dramatic specials and regular performers on children's series competed in the same category. However, starting in 1989, separate categories for performances in children's series and performances in children's specials were created and used until after 2007 when all categories related to Children's Specials were dropped.
The youngest Emmy nominee, Jodelle Ferland, was nominated in this category in 2001 at the age of six. The youngest Emmy winner, Bindi Irwin, won in 2008 at age nine.
In November 2021, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that all Daytime Emmy categories honoring children's programming will be retired in favor of a separate Children's & Family Emmy Awards ceremony, to be held starting in 2022.
Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold. For "Individual Achievement" categories, only nominees relevant to this page are listed.
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
1975
Bill Cosby - Highlights of Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus (NBC)
Robert Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
1978
Tom Aldredge - The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare") (CBS)
1979
Jack Gilford - Big Blue Marble ("Hello in There") (SYN)
Geraldine Fitzgerald - Special Treat ("Rodeo Red and the Runaways") (NBC)
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt - Sesame Street (PBS)
1980
Maia Danziger - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (ABC)
Butterfly McQueen - ABC Afterschool Special ("Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid") (ABC)
Melissa Sue Anderson - ABC Afterschool Special ("Which Mother Is Mine?") (ABC)
Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
Robert Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
René Auberjonois - CBS Library ("Once Upon a Midnight Dreary") (CBS)
1981
Danny Aiello - ABC Afterschool Special ("A Family of Strangers") (ABC)
Bill Cosby - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS)
Ken Howard - The Body Human ("Facts for Boys") (CBS)
Marlo Thomas - The Body Human ("Facts for Girls") (CBS)
Scott Baio - ABC Afterschool Special ("Stoned") (ABC)
Hal Linden - Animals, Animals, Animals ("Llama") (ABC)
Julie Andrews - The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev") (CBS)
Bill Bixby - Once Upon a Classic ("A Tale Of Two Cities") (PBS)
Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
1982
Robert Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Mike Farrell - The Body Human ("Becoming a Man") (CBS)
Cicely Tyson - The Body Human ("Becoming a Woman") (CBS)
Rita Moreno - CBS Library ("Orphans, Waifs and Wards") (CBS)
1983
Cloris Leachman - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (ABC)
Kevin Dobson - CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("Help |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghayab%20Aya | Ghayab Aya is an Indian animated television series. The series, made in 10 parts, was first shown on the National television network Doordarshan in 1990. The story revolved around the adventures of Ghayab the friendly always do- gooder 'Casper type' naughty ghost.
Ghayab Aya was directed by Ashok Talwar and animated by Suddhasattwa Basu, who first started his career in 1981 as a designer and an illustrator for the TARGET children's magazine.
References
1980s Indian television series
1986 Indian television series debuts
1986 Indian television series endings
Indian children's animated fantasy television series
DD National original programming
Ghosts in television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Seifert%20%28programmer%29 | Michael Seifert (born February 1969 in Copenhagen) is a Danish computer programmer, inventor, businessman, and entrepreneur in the IT industry. He is co-developer of DikuMUD, a popular multiplayer text-based role-playing game codebase, and former chief executive officer of Sitecore, a global customer experience management software company, which he co-founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001. In 2013 Seifert won Denmark's annual IT Prize (IT-Prisen) for lifetime achievement in the field of information technology.
Early life
Seifert was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in February 1969 to Erik J. Thomsen and Kirsten Seifert, who divorced when he was two years old. His great-grandfather was Carl Seifert (d. 1935), a Danish blacksmith and manufacturer who was recorded in the Kraks Blue Book (Kraks Blå Bog) of well-known Danes in 1929.
Throughout his childhood and high school years, Seifert resided with his mother and two brothers on the Danish island of Bornholm. From the age of 11, Seifert spent summers and Christmas holidays in San Rafael, California with his father, who immigrated to the United States and founded the microcomputer products firm Sun-Flex Company, which was later sold to Xidex Corporation. There, his father co-invented an anti-glare device for computer terminals, which was awarded United States Patent number 4,253,737 in 1981. It was during the first summer holiday with his father that Seifert became interested in computers and wrote his first computer program. At age 15, with the help of a friend and his mother, Seifert started his first IT company, Danbyte, which imported computer disks to Bornholm.
From 1990 to 1996, Seifert attended the University of Copenhagen, where he received a Master of Science degree in computer science and an exam.art in human computer interaction. His 135-page university thesis, Evaluation and Implementation of Operating System Support for Multiple Network Interfaces was co-authored with Ole Sas Thrane and published in 1995. It was at DIKU (Danish: Datalogisk Institut, Københavns Universitet)—the department of computer science at the University of Copenhagen—where Seifert got involved in the DikuMUD project and also met the colleagues with whom he would later found Sitecore.
DikuMUD
In June 1990 at DIKU, Seifert joined Hans Henrik Stærfeldt, Tom Madsen, and Sebastian Hammer (and later Katja Nyboe) to work on the development of DikuMUD, a multiplayer text-based role-playing game, which is a type of MUD. DikuMUD became one of the first multi-user games to become popular as a freely available program for its gameplay and similarity to Dungeons & Dragons.
At the time, DikuMUD was only available to university students with Internet access, so Seifert solicited funds from the Tuborg Foundation, run by Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group, in order to purchase modems and hubs to make DikuMUD more widely available to the Danish population at large. Seifert won the funds by putting a special Tuborg-branded dri |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%20Coast%20Cops | Gold Coast Cops is an Australian factual television series on Network Ten. It follows the work of Queensland Police Service officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP) on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The series was renewed for a second season in November 2014, returning 17 March 2015. The second season experienced a 3-month mid-season hiatus due to the seventh season of MasterChef Australia, however, returned on 2 August 2015 in the new timeslot of 7pm Sundays.
In September 2015 media reports emerged that Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who appeared in the program, was suspended from his position and charged with four counts of allegedly assaulting restrained prisoners. On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Minns was found not guilty on all charges, after a trial in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
In November 2015, it was announced the series would not return.
In November 2020, rights to the series transferred to Nine Network and will begin airing reruns from 16 November 2020.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2015)
See also
Beach Cops
Kalgoorlie Cops
Territory Cops
The Force: Behind the Line
Highway Patrol (Australian TV series)
Border Security: Australia's Front Line
AFP
References
External links
Network 10 original programming
Australian factual television series
2014 Australian television series debuts
2015 Australian television series endings
Television shows set in Gold Coast, Queensland
Documentary television series about policing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-group%20generation%20algorithm | In mathematics, specifically group theory, finite groups of prime power order , for a fixed prime number and varying integer exponents , are briefly called finite p-groups.
The p-group generation algorithm by M. F. Newman
and E. A. O'Brien
is a recursive process for constructing the descendant tree
of an assigned finite p-group which is taken as the root of the tree.
Lower exponent-p central series
For a finite p-group , the lower exponent-p central series (briefly lower p-central series) of
is a descending series of characteristic subgroups of ,
defined recursively by
and , for .
Since any non-trivial finite p-group is nilpotent,
there exists an integer such that
and is called the exponent-p class (briefly p-class) of .
Only the trivial group has .
Generally, for any finite p-group ,
its p-class can be defined as .
The complete lower p-central series of is therefore given by
,
since is the Frattini subgroup of .
For the convenience of the reader and for pointing out the shifted numeration, we recall that
the (usual) lower central series of is also a descending series of characteristic subgroups of ,
defined recursively by
and , for .
As above, for any non-trivial finite p-group ,
there exists an integer such that
and is called the nilpotency class of ,
whereas is called the index of nilpotency of .
Only the trivial group has .
The complete lower central series of is given by
,
since is the commutator subgroup or derived subgroup of .
The following Rules should be remembered for the exponent-p class:
Let be a finite p-group.
Rule: , since the descend more quickly than the .
Rule: If , for some group , then , for any .
Rule: For any , the conditions and imply .
Rule: Let . If , then , for all , in particular, , for all .
Parents and descendant trees
The parent of a finite non-trivial p-group with exponent-p class
is defined as the quotient of by the last non-trivial term of the lower exponent-p central series of .
Conversely, in this case, is called an immediate descendant of .
The p-classes of parent and immediate descendant are connected by .
A descendant tree is a hierarchical structure
for visualizing parent-descendant relations
between isomorphism classes of finite p-groups.
The vertices of a descendant tree are isomorphism classes of finite p-groups.
However, a vertex will always be labelled by selecting a representative of the corresponding isomorphism class.
Whenever a vertex is the parent of a vertex
a directed edge of the descendant tree is defined by
in the direction of the canonical projection onto the quotient .
In a descendant tree, the concepts of parents and immediate descendants can be generalized.
A vertex is a descendant of a vertex ,
and is an ancestor of ,
if either is equal to
or there is a path
, where ,
of directed edges from to .
The vertices forming the path necessarily coincide with the iterated parents of , with :
, where .
They can also be viewed as |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettson%20%26%20Findus%3A%20Fun%20Stuff | Pettson & Findus: Fun Stuff (, ) is a 2014 German-Swedish live-action/computer-animated film about the characters, Pettson and Findus created by Sven Nordqvist. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on August 1, 2014.
Plot
Cast
Ulrich Noethen as Pettson.
Marianne Sägebrecht as Beda.
Max Herbrechter as Gustavsson.
Swedish voices
Claes Månsson as Berättare.
Ima Nilsson as Findus. (Katten)
Claes Månsson as Pettson. (Gubben)
Allan Svensson as Gustavsson.
Ewa Roos as Beda.
Annika Rynger as Hönan.
Vicki Benckert as Övriga Röster.
Annika Herlitz as Övriga Röster.
Anders Öjebo as Övriga Röster.
Anna Sahlin as Övriga Röster.
Sequel
Pettson & Findus: The Best Christmas Ever (2016)
External links
2014 films
2014 multilingual films
2014 computer-animated films
2010s German animated films
2010s children's animated films
2010s buddy films
2010s German-language films
German computer-animated films
German children's films
German multilingual films
Swedish animated films
Swedish children's films
Swedish multilingual films
Animated buddy films
2010s Swedish-language films
Animated films based on children's books
Films about farmers
Animated films about cats
Animated films about friendship
Films set on farms
Films with live action and animation
2010s Swedish films
2010s German films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradyrhizobium%20paxllaeri | Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri is a bacterium from the genus of Bradyrhizobium.
References
External links
Type strain of Bradyrhizobium paxllaeri at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Nitrobacteraceae
Bacteria described in 2014 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE%20Network%20%28Canadian%20TV%20channel%29 | WWE Network is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel programmed by WWE and distributed by Rogers Sports & Media. Its programming consists entirely of the linear feed offered as part of the WWE Network video streaming service.
History and distribution
The channel launched on August 12, 2014, using a dedicated channel within the existing Sportsnet PPV licence, similar to how Rogers initially distributed the Sportsnet World service. The channel is offered on a subscription basis on Rogers Cable and, according to Rogers, has been offered to all other cable, satellite, and IPTV service providers across Canada. Rogers has indicated that other providers have shown interest in carrying the channel, but that negotiations are ongoing and may "take some time".
Rogers also sponsored an application by WWE to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to add the WWE Network (U.S.) linear channel as a non-Canadian programming service authorized for distribution, which will ultimately replace the Rogers-operated PPV channel. This application was published on September 10, 2014, and was open for public comment until October 10.
The launch of WWE Network in Canada as a traditional cable TV channel is part of an exclusive Canadian distribution agreement between Rogers and WWE, which runs through 2024, and includes Rogers' Sportsnet 360 retaining exclusive rights to WWE's weekly programming (E!'s reality series Total Divas, which airs on its Canadian counterpart, owned by Bell Media, was not affected by this agreement). This means that Rogers controls the Canadian distribution of WWE Network and will not immediately be making it available on an over-the-top basis (i.e. without going through a service provider such as Rogers), though Rogers has not ruled out making it available via over-the-top (OTT) in the future.
On November 26, 2014, The CRTC approved adding the WWE Network to the list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution (the list), part of the approval for the WWE Network. Rogers confirmed that the WWE Network service that it proposed to distribute in Canada would broadcast the same content as that broadcast by the WWE Network service in the United States and that the service would complement its other offerings, such as various sporting programs on Sportsnet 360 and live events on pay-per-view.
On December 17, 2014, the network launched on Eastlink, making it the first provider other than Rogers to carry it. On February 12, 2015, Rogers announced a carriage agreement with Cogeco, Shaw, Vidéotron and Telus. It launched for Telus TV, Videotron, Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe TV on February 25, Cogeco Cable on March 24, and Shaw and Shaw Direct on March 17.
As of March 9, 2015, those who have subscribed to the WWE Network, via a cable or satellite provider, can now access it through the over-the-top streaming service. This service is currently available to Rogers, Eastlink, and Op |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Lyman | David Lyman may refer to:
David Lyman, creator of NutshellMail, a social network aggregation service
David Belden Lyman (1803–1884), American missionary to Hawaii |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington%20R5%20RGP | R5 RGP (Remington Gas Piston) is a carbine that was designed and manufactured by Remington Arms. It is an AR-15 type rifle which uses a unique mid-length gas piston operating system in an attempt to improve the reliability of the weapon, and featured a monolithic upper, as the upper receiver and handguard were machined as a single piece.
The R5 was available from Remington until some time prior to 2016. A Remington representative compared it to the expensive HK 416, and that how the R5 was double the price. It is assumed that the weapon did not sell as expected and was thus removed from offer.
User
See also
Heckler & Koch HK416
LWRC M6
Barrett REC7
SIG Sauer SIG516
References
Further information
External links
Official Remington R5 image gallery
Remington Arms firearms
5.56 mm assault rifles
ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives
Assault rifles of the United States
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2006
Short stroke piston firearms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LANDR | LANDR Audio is a cloud-based music creation platform developed by MixGenius, an artificial intelligence company based in Montreal, Quebec. Since launching with its flagship automated mastering service in 2014, LANDR has expanded its offerings to include distribution services, a music samples library, virtual studio technology (VSTs) and plug-ins, a service marketplace for musicians, and online video conferencing.
History
MixGenius launched an automated mastering service in 2014 under the name LANDR, meant to represent the left and right audio channels. The engine, developed through several years, was built by analyzing thousands of mastered tracks and by doing research and analysis on the workflows of mastering engineers. The engine performs the standard mastering processes, such as equalization, dynamic compression, audio excitement or saturation, and limiting/maximizing.
The company, now mainly referred to as LANDR Audio, continues to add services to their platform with the goal of bridging the gap between DIY musicians and the professional music market under CEO Pascal Pilon.
LANDR has also created educational materials to help musicians improve their music production skills. Their educational content is disseminated through their blog, social media, and YouTube channel.
Product timeline
2014: AI mastering
2017: Music distribution
2018: Music samples library
2019: Rent-to-own VSTs and plug-ins
2020: Collaboration tools & services marketplace
2021: Proprietary VSTs and plug-ins
Products and services
AI Mastering
Traditional music mastering is a post-production process by which a mastering engineer cleans up and normalizes an audio track to achieve a uniform and consistent master recording from which copies can be reliably made. The LANDR AI engine recreates this process to produce release-ready masters that conform to, both, physical and digital distribution quality standards.
The LANDR engine analyzes uploaded tracks and creates a mastering chain catered to the style and genre of that track. Users can then use presets or choose to customize their masters using various settings and features. Users can also choose the file format of their final master or master in batches for consistent sound across multi-track releases. The engine offers various output formats, though WAVs are the standard choice for music distribution.
Music distribution
LANDR Distribution allows users to release and monetize their music on digital streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok. LANDR users can currently distribute to 70 digital service providers (DSPs) and aggregators resulting in a full stable of over 150 digital streaming stores and platforms. LANDR has also been named a preferred partner of both Apple Music and Spotify since 2020.
Audio samples
The curated library hosts over one million samples from various third-party providers and is updated weekly with new content.
The Samples marketplace also hosts AI-led tools to help |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20Infrastructure%20Building%20Blocks | Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs) is a U.S. National Science Foundation program.
On April 27, 2012, the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure announced a request for proposals with the name "Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs)". The solicitation (NSF 12-557) "incorporated some but not all of the goals of the former DataNet and InterOp programs."
DIBBs is part of NSF's vision for a Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science (CIF21). The introduction in this solicitation states:
NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) investment focuses on the interconnected cyberinfrastructure components necessary to realize the research potential of theoretical, experimental, observational and simulation-based research efforts.
The [DIBBs] Program Description describes the goals of the program as such:
. . . to support the development or expansion of new types of digital data storage, preservation, and access that: (1) enable engagement at the frontiers of science and engineering research and education; (2) work cooperatively and in coordination to overcome conventional barriers due to data type and format, discipline or subject area, and time and place to facilitate sharing of data; (3) combine expertise in cyberinfrastructure; library and archival sciences; computer, computational, and information sciences; and various domain sciences; (4) lead to long-term governance models for economic and technological sustainability over multiple decades.
DIBBs Award Tracks
The solicitation divided the DIBBs awards into three areas: Conceptualization, Implementation, and Interoperability. These three tracks were distinguished as follows:
Conceptualization Awards
. . . planning awards aimed at further defining disciplinary and interdisciplinary communities' data storage and management requirements.
Implementation Awards
. . .will support development and implementation of technologies related to the data preservation and access lifecycle, including acquisition; documentation; security and integrity; storage; access, analysis and dissemination; migration; and deaccession. Implementation awards must also address how they will relate to and support other CIF21 components essential to the given community .
Interoperability Awards
. . .support community efforts to provide broad interoperability of datasets, enhancing interaction and information sharing to benefit all areas of NSF-funded science, engineering and education.
Anticipated Grant Funding
The anticipated funding amount for this solicitation was listed at $41,500,000 pending availability of funds. The anticipated average award size for conceptualization awards was $100,000 for one year; for implementation awards was approximately $8 million total over 5 years; and for interoperability awards was estimated to be up to $1.5 million total over 3 years.
Awards
Awards were given in two rounds. In the first rou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCSA%20Brown%20Dog | NCSA Brown Dog is a research project to develop a method for easily accessing historic research data stored in order to maintain the long-term viability of large bodies of scientific research. It is supported by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
History
Brown Dog is part of the DataNet partners program funded by NSF in 2008. DataNet was conceived to address the increasingly digital and data-intensive nature of science, engineering and education. Brown Dog is part of a follow-on effort called Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs), focused on building software to support DataNet. The project was proposed by researchers at NCSA and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as well as researchers from Boston University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Unstructured, uncurated, long tail data
Much scientific data is smaller, unstructured and uncurated and thus not easily shared. Such data is sometimes referred to as "long tail" data. This borrows a term from statistics and refers to the tail of the distribution of project sizes. The majority of smaller projects lack the resources to properly steward the data they produce. This so-called "long tail" data, both past and present, has the potential to inform future research in many study areas. Much of this data has become inaccessible due to obsolete software and file formats. The resulting impossibility of reviewing data from older research disrupts the overall scientific research project.
Approach
Brown Dog describes itself as the "super mutt" of software (thus the name "Brown Dog"), serving as a low-level data infrastructure to interface digital data content across the internet. Its approach is to use every possible source of automated help (i.e., software) in existence in a robust and provenance-preserving manner to create a service that can deal with as much of this data as possible. The project sees the broader impact of its work in its potential to serve the general public as a sort of "DNS for data", with the goal of making all data and all file formats as accessible as webpages are today.
Technology
Brown Dog seeks to address problems involving the use of uncurated and unstructured data collections through the development of two services: the Data Access Proxy (DAP) to aid in the conversion of file formats and the Data Tilling Services (DTS) for the automatic extraction of metadata from file contents. Once developed, researchers and general public users will be able to download browser plugins and other tools from the Brown Dog tool catalog.
Data Tilling Service
Data Tilling Service (DTS) will allow users to search data collections using an existing file to discover other similar files in a collection. A DTS search field will be appended to configured browsers where example files can be dropped. This tells DTS to search all the files under a given URL for files similar to the droppe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CloudPassage | CloudPassage is a company that provides an automation platform, delivered via software as a service, that improves security for private, public, and hybrid cloud computing environments. CloudPassage is headquartered in San Francisco.
History
CloudPassage was founded by Carson Sweet, Talli Somekh, and Vitaliy Geraymovych in 2010. The company used cloud computing and big data analytics to implement security monitoring and control in a platform called Halo. CloudPassage spent a year in stealth developing the Halo technology, coming out of stealth mode to a closed beta in January 2011. In June 2012, the company launched the commercial product that included configuration security monitoring, network microsegmentation, and two-factor authentication for privileged access management. By 2013, CloudPassage expanded Halo to support large enterprises with advanced security and compliance requirements with a product called Halo Enterprise.
The first round of venture funding for the company raised $6.5 million. In April 2012, CloudPassage raised $14 million. The financing round was led by Tenaya Capital. In February 2014, CloudPassage announced that it had raised $25.5 million in funding led by Shasta Ventures. In total, the company has invested over $30 million in its technology and raised approximately $88 million in capital.
Product
The CloudPassage platform provides cloud workload security and compliance for systems hosted in public or private cloud infrastructure environments, including hybrid cloud and multi-cloud workload hosting models. The flagship product the company offers is called Halo. Halo secures virtual servers in public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures and provides file integrity monitoring (FIM) while also administering firewall automation, vulnerability monitoring, network access control, security event alerting, and assessment. The Halo platform also provides security applications such as privileged access management, software vulnerability scanning, multifactor authentication, and log-based IDS.
In December 2013, CloudPassage set up six servers with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems and combinations of popular programs and invited hackers to attempt to hack into the servers. The top prize was $5,000 and the winning hacker was a novice that completed the task in four hours. CloudPassage programmed the servers to use basic default security settings to show how vulnerable cloud computing programs can be to security threats.
Awards and recognition
In May 2011, Gigaom named CloudPassage in its list of the Top 50 Cloud Innovators. That same month, eWeek recognized CloudPassage as one of 16 Hot Startup Companies Flying Under the Radar.
SC Magazine named CloudPassage an Industry Innovator in the Virtualization and Cloud Security category in 2012. Also in 2012, The Wall Street Journal named CloudPassage a runner-up in the Information Security category of its Technology Innovation Awards.
The CloudPassage large-scale |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VU-3D | VU-3D is a 3D modelling software package for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was published by Psion Software Ltd in 1982.
Using simple commands, the user may create a solid object or set of objects in three-dimensional space, observe, modify, print and store such displays. VU-3D includes commands to allow the user, to move round the object and look at it from different distances and directions.
Object creation is done in wire-frame model display, with the possibility of defining a light source and rendering a shaded view.
The software was created by Jonathon, Chris Jacob and Martin Stamp under the supervision of Charles Davies. Along with VU-Calc and VU-File, it was part of Psion's productivity software suite.
In 1983 a Portuguese language translation was released by Timex Portugal, and a version for the Timex T/S 2068 was released by Timex Computer Corporation.
References
ZX Spectrum software
1982 software
Proprietary software
3D graphics software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around%20the%20World%20/%20Kandata | "Around The World / Kandata" is Flow's tenth single. "Around The World" was used as the advertising theme song for the Suzuki Swift. It reached #23 on the Oricon charts in its first week and charted for five weeks.
Track listing
References
Flow (band) songs
2006 singles
2006 songs
Ki/oon Music singles |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%20Sigma | Two Sigma Investments, LP is a New York City-based hedge fund that uses a variety of technological methods, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and distributed computing, for its trading strategies. The firm is run by John Overdeck and David Siegel.
History
Two Sigma Investments was founded in 2001 by John Overdeck, David Siegel and Mark Pickard. Siegel is a computer science Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who worked for Tudor Investments, and Overdeck is an International Mathematical Olympiad Silver Medalist who subsequently studied mathematics at Stanford University and worked for Jeff Bezos in Amazon.com's early days. The two met at D. E. Shaw & Co., where Siegel held the position of Chief Information Officer and Overdeck the position of managing director. They left to co-found Two Sigma in 2001 with seed funding from Paul Tudor Jones. Pickard served as the President of the firm from its inception until his retirement in 2006.
According to Two Sigma, the firm's name was chosen to reflect the duality of the word sigma. A lower case sigma, σ, designates the volatility of an investment's return over a given benchmark, and an upper case sigma, Σ, denotes sum. By adding together the volatilities of individual positions measured against the benchmark, Two Sigma can amplify forecast signals, the company's website says.
In October 2013, Two Sigma Private Investments announced that it was joining with Stephen Hannahs to form Wings Capital Partners, a commercial aviation private equity, investment, advisory and financing company. In July 2014, it was announced that Simon Yates, Citigroup's global head of equity derivative sales and trading, left the bank to join Two Sigma.
In February 2014, Forbes reported that former Two Sigma employee Kang Gao, aged 29, was prosecuted by the Manhattan District Attorney and is accused of using a remote-access device to view Two Sigma's proprietary trading models and emailing this information to his personal email account, lifting quantitative trading strategies, trading models, a marketing presentation, and a scientific white paper. The case, New York. v. Kang Gao, led to Gao receiving 8 months in jail as of October 2014. In February 2015, Gao pleaded guilty to "illegally accessing and duplicating proprietary and confidential information related to the firm's trading methods."
In 2016, Two Sigma Investments ranked 11th on Penta's Top 100 Hedge Funds.
As of early 2017, Two Sigma had used crowdsourcing options to find trading signals. By March 2017, the fund was running a competition on Kaggle to code a trading algorithm.
The fund managed around $8 billion in November 2011, $23 billion in October 2014, and $32 billion by the end of 2015. , the fund had assets reaching more than $50 billion. In May 2019, the fund had assets reaching $60 billion. This number slightly dropped to $58 billion in October 2020, after Two Sigma saw losses in its risk premia, absolute return, and mac |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20L.%20Kersten | Martin L. Kersten (October 25, 1953 – July 6, 2022) was a computer scientist with research focus on database architectures, query optimization and their use in scientific databases. He was an architect of the MonetDB system, an open-source column store for data warehouses, online analytical processing (OLAP) and geographic information systems (GIS). He has been (co-) founder of several successful spin-offs of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI).
Biography
He started his career in computer science as research assistant in 1975. As of 1979 he was scientific researcher and lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Until 1985 he worked on database security, database programming languages and he developed a relational DBMS, which became a component of a commercial CASE environment from 1985 to 1991. He was visiting researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (1980 and 1983), visiting researcher Stanford University (2001 and 2002), and Microsoft Research (2005).
In 1985 he moved to Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands, to establish the Database Research Group. Between 1986 and 1990, he was co-designer of the PRISMA database machine, an RDBMS for a 100-node multiprocessor. In a follow-up ESPRIT-II project Kersten was responsible for the development of an enhanced version of SQL for documents and geographical data. From 1989 to 1993, he led a national project on the exploitation of the Amoeba distributed system for advanced database management and a national project for database design formalizations.
Data mining projects in the 1990s required better analytical database support. This resulted in a CWI the spin-off called Data Distilleries, which used early MonetDB implementations in its analytical suite. Data Distilleries eventually became a subsidiary of SPSS in 2003, which in turn was acquired by IBM in 2009.
In April 1992 he became the head of the department of Information Systems. At the same time he started the ESPRIT-III Pythagoras project aimed at performance quality assessment of advanced database systems. He remained associate professor at the Vrije Universiteit, teaching advanced courses on database technology until mid-1994. In 1992 he became an associated professor at the University of Amsterdam and a full professor in multimedia databases in January 1994.
Between 1997 and 2010, Kersten served as head of the Database Architectures research group at the CWI Amsterdam. Since 2011 Kersten was a research fellow at the CWI.
Kersten was an active reviewer for European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology (ESPRIT) projects and scientific publications. Moreover, he was a trustee of the VLDB Endowment board, which aims to promote and exchange scholarly work in databases and related fields worldwide.
Since 2007 Kersten was also editorial board member of "PVLDB" and he served on the editorial board of ACM Transaction |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Children%27s%20Series | The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series was an Emmy award given to television programming aimed towards children. Children's television had been recognized at the Emmys since the inaugural year. In 1995, a separate award for pre-school children's television was created, and the two categories had been recognized since then. Starting in 2018, a distinction between children's series and educational series was created, resulting in two separate categories. In November 2021, it was announced that all Daytime Emmy categories honoring children's programming will be retired in favor of a separate Children's & Family Emmy Awards ceremony that will be held starting in 2022.
Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold
Outstanding Entertainment Children's Series
1974
Zoom (PBS)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (NBC)
1975
Star Trek: The Animated Series (NBC)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
The Pink Panther Show (NBC)
1976
Big Blue Marble (SYN)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS)
Zoom (PBS)
1977
Zoom (PBS)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("David Copperfield") (PBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("Heidi") (PBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("The Prince and the Pauper") (PBS)
1978
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("Robin Hood") (PBS)
Zoom (PBS)
1979
Kids Are People Too (ABC)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("John Halifax, Gentleman") (PBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("Lorna Doone") (PBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("The Secret Garden") (PBS)
1980
Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Kids Are People Too (ABC)
Once Upon a Classic ("Leatherstocking Tales") (PBS)
1981
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Once Upon a Classic ("A Tale of Two Cities") (PBS)
ABC Weekend Specials (ABC)
Once Upon a Classic ("The Legend of King Arthur") (PBS)
1982
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
ABC Weekend Specials (ABC)
1983
Smurfs (NBC)
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
1984
Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Smurfs (NBC)
Outstanding Children's Instructional Programming
1976
Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
Sesame Street (PBS)
1977
Sesame Street (PBS)
Villa Alegre (PBS)
1978
Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)
Sesame Street (PBS)
1979
Schoolhouse Rock! ("Science Rock") (ABC)
Dear Alex and Annie (ABC)
The Metric Marvels (NBC)
Sesame Street (PBS)
Outstanding Informational Children's Series
1976
Go (NBC)
The Electric Company (PBS)
Make a Wish (ABC)
1977
The Electric Company (PBS)
ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)
Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)
Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)
1978
Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)
ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)
Villa Alegre (PBS)
1979
Big Blue Marble (SYN)
ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)
30 Minutes (CBS)
Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)
In the News (CBS)
NBC Special Treat ("When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book") (NBC)
Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series
1980
Sesame Street (PBS)
30 Minutes (CBS)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PB |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Tubo | Estação-Tubo (meaning literally "tube station", which are not to be confused with London Underground stations) are bus stops for Curitiba's Integrated Transportation Network in Brazil. Designed as futuristic tubes made from steel and glass, these bus stops allow fare payment in advanced and boarding at the same level as the buses' floor, thus reducing stop time.
Tube stations were created in 1991 specifically for direct bus lines and since then have become an icon of urban planning in Curitiba. Some tube stations are served by more than one line, in which case there is a fare integration, meaning that a passenger, upon disembarking, can board a different bus from the same of different line without paying the fare again.
As of June 2014, there were 357 tube stations throughout Curitiba and its metropolitan region. Inside some tube stations there are Tubotecas, or small libraries. Citizens can borrow books with no need to register and return them to any other Tuboteca, any time. Tubotecas were a gift to the citizens to celebrate Curitiba's 320th anniversary.
References
Rede Integrada de Transporte |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIFA%20%28computer%29 | CIFA is the acronym for "Calculatorul Institutului de Fizică Atomică" ().
CIFA-1, the first Romanian computer, was built in 1957 under the guidance of Victor Toma. The experimental first-generation model CIFA-1 was reproduced in small numbers both in the original variant with vacuum tubes as well as in two variants using transistors: CIFA-10X and CET 500.
CIFA-1 was Romanias contribution to the development of computers in socialist countries (together with the USSR, the GDR, Polish People's Republic and CSSR).
CIFA-1
The logic designs for CIFA-1 started in 1953, at the Academy Physics Institute in Măgurele, with Victor Toma as the head of the project. It was presented at the International Symposium in Dresden in 1955, and the prototype, which used 1500 vacuum tubes, a cylindrical magnet memory and machine code programming, was finished in 1957. Its size was that of three chifforobes, it had a paper tape input and a typewriter output and was able of solving 50 operations per second.
CIFA-1 was in use for two years. After it was decommissioned, it was scrapped and no part of it survived today.
Later computers
Later CIFA computers were CIFA-2 (800 vacuum tubes) in 1959, CIFA-3 (for the Bucharest University's Computer Center) in 1961 and CIFA-4 in 1962. Other Romanian computers of the era are MECIPT-1 (1961), MECIPT-2 (1964) at the Polytechnic Institute of Timișoara, MARICA, DACICC-1 and DACICC-200 at the T. Popoviciu Institute of Numerical Analysis, Cluj-Napoca.
VITOSHA was the first Bulgarian computer, built in 1962-1963 on the basis of a cultural agreement between the Romanian and Bulgarian Academies of Science. It was based on CIFA-3.
CIFA Computer Characteristics
References
Vacuum tube computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exosite%20%28company%29 | Exosite is an Internet of Things (IoT) software as a service company that develops software for companies that view and analyze data collected from sensors built into physical objects. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with an additional office in Taiwan. Hans Rempel, Troy Kopischke and Danny Cunagin founded the company in 2009 and Rempel is Exosite's chief executive officer. The company held a $2 million series A funding round in 2012.
In 2014, the company partnered with Texas Instruments to offer its cloud-based IoT platform on Texas Instruments' LaunchPad series microcontrollers.
In May 2019, Exosite announced a collaboration with Sigfox, a global communications service provider, to launch Sigfox Service, an integration between the Sigfox backend and Exosite's Murano IoT software platform.
References
External links
Official site
Chinese Official site
Companies based in Minneapolis
Internet of things companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Super%20Computing%20Leadership%20Act | The American Super Computing Leadership Act () is a bill that would require the United States Department of Energy to improve and increase its use of high-end computers, especially exascale computing, through an organized research program.
The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
Background
There are existing exascale computer research programs in both China and Europe.
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The American Super Computing Leadership Act would amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second); and (2) a high-end computing system with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
The bill would direct the United States Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; (2) partner with universities, National Laboratories, and industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the technology developed in the program to other challenges in science, engineering, medicine, and industry; and (3) include among the multiple architectures researched, at DOE discretion, any computer technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reliability.
The bill would repeal authority for establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.
The bill would direct the Secretary to conduct a coordinated research program to develop exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of multiple exascale architectures.
The bill would require the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing such exascale platforms. Defines "co-design" as the joint development of application algorithms, models, and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems.
The bill would direct the Secretary to develop any advancements in hardware and software technology required to realize fully the potential of an exascale production system in addressing DOE target applications and solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling and simulation and large-scale data analytics and management. Requires DOE also to explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and engineering.
The bill would direct the Secretary to submit to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexi%20trams | The Hexi tram (opened in 2014) is one of two new tramlines that serve the city of Nanjing, China. These lines are part of the Nanjing tram network, which is an above-ground trolley system in Nanjing. The tram began its first trial run on August 13. The tram was built as part of infrastructure works for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Overview
The Hexi tram begins at the Nanjing Metro Line 2 Olympic Stadium East station. The terminus is located in Yuzui Wetlands Park area in southern Hexi New District.
The tram runs completely at ground level and features eco-friendly technologies and many modern amenities which include an on-board storage battery, and a pantograph charging system at each of its stations.
The Hexi tram covers with a total of 13 stations that intersect in four points with Nanjing's existing metro lines.
On 6 May 2021, service of Hexi tram was temporarily suspended to allow construction of Metro Line 2 western extension. Later in October 2021, service was partly resumed, with Qinxinlu and Baoshuangjiedong stations remain suspended.
Stations
References
Transport in Nanjing
Railway lines opened in 2014
2014 establishments in China |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah%20Palin%20Channel | The Sarah Palin Channel was an online TV news network devoted to the writings and personality of Sarah Palin that launched on July 27, 2014. In addition to news, Palin stated that she shares "some of the fun that goes on in the Palin household and a lot of our adventures in the great outdoors." Palin constructed the channel as a part of TAPP TV, a media company run by former CNN president Jonathan Klein and former NBCUniversal chairman Jeff Gaspin.
The channel was available only by paid subscription, but the fee was waived for current U.S. service members. Bristol Palin was among the bloggers for the channel.
On July 4, 2015, Sarah Palin announced that she would shut the channel down in its current incarnation. She said the channel would continue to create content and post videos on Facebook and her PAC site starting August 1, 2015.
References
External links
Archive of Sarah Palin Channel website
YouTube channels launched in 2014
Internet television channels
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primordia%20%28video%20game%29 | Primordia is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game developed by Wormwood Studios and published in 2012 by Wadjet Eye Games. In 2016, Primordia was released on iOS devices. On March 2, 2022, the game was released on Nintendo Switch.
Plot
In a post-apocalyptic world, android Horatio Nullbuilt (Logan Cunningham) and his floating robot companion Crispin (Abe Goldfarb) inhabit and attempt to rebuild U.N.N.I.I.C, a derelict airship stranded in a vast desert. One night, a heavy, floating, square-like robot invades the airship, incapacitates Horatio with its laser and steals the airship's power core. Crispin suggests they head to the legendary city of Metropol, a "city of glass and eternal light", for a new core, but Horatio remains adamant in either reclaiming the stolen core or finding a new one in the wasteland, totally preferring to stay away from Metropol due to his pre-programmed hatred of the city, that he can't discern the reason for.
Navigating the wasteland close to U.N.N.I.I.C, Horatio and Crispin come across and reactivate a buried, gigantic robotic war machine named Goliath, who claims that Horatio's true name is Horus, an ancient enemy of theirs, and thus won't surrender their power core. They also come across and pass through the tests of faith of a sentry drone Ever-Faithful Leobuilt, who tests Horatio's knowledge of the 'Gospel of Man' (a robotic interpretation of the Holy Bible where instead of a metaphysical God, the human race, ‘Man’, are the creator gods of robots). Ever-Faithful allows him to take a bomblet from the bomb that the drone revered as a shrine. Horatio and Crispin attempt to use the bomblet's energy core to power U.N.N.I.I.C back up, but this proves fruitless.
Attempting to chase the robot thief, Horatio and Crispin are ultimately led to Metropol, revealed as a dilapidated metropolis filled with robots governed with an iron hand by MetroMind, the city's AI previously in charge of subways and transit. At entry, Horatio is stripped of a megacycle (CPU power cycle) and the 'Gospel of Man', deemed a subversive literature that is tossed into the city's underground, the Underworks. Meeting some of Metropol's citizenry, Horatio learns the power core thief is MetroMind's right hand henchman called S.C.R.A.P.E.R (Subway Construction, Repair and Precision Excavation Robot), and the power core is in her possession in MetroTower, a giant power station.
Horatio attempts to reclaim the power core legally by reopening Metropol's courtroom with the aid of Clarity Arbiterbuilt, the aid to Metropol's Arbiter (the city's judicial AI), but Horatio discovers the Arbiter itself had its memory banks wiped. In the back of the courthouse, Horatio finds the corpse of Clarity's sister and fellow legal aid, Charity, and obtains her final memories. Shortly after, S.C.R.A.P.E.R. tries capturing Horatio and Crispin, but Horatio collapses the courtroom entrance atop S.C.R.A.P.E.R. Charity's memories reveal evidence that MetroMind used her to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraju%20Mohanty | Saraju Mohanty is an Indian-American professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and the director of the Smart Electronic Systems Laboratory, at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Mohanty received a Glorious India Award – Rich and Famous NRIs of America in 2017 for his contributions to the discipline. Mohanty is a researcher in the areas of "smart electronics for smart cities/villages", "smart healthcare", "application-Specific things for efficient edge computing", and "methodologies for digital and mixed-signal hardware". He has made significant research contributions to security by design (SbD) for electronic systems, hardware-assisted security (HAS) and protection, high-level synthesis of digital signal processing (DSP) hardware, and mixed-signal integrated circuit computer-aided design and electronic design automation. Mohanty has been the editor-in-chief (EiC) of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine during 2016-2021. He has held the Chair of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Very Large Scale Integration during 2014-2018. He holds 4 US patents in the areas of his research, and has published 450 research articles and 5 books.
Education
Saraju Mohanty started his schooling at Lodhachua, Nayagarh, Odisha. After graduating from Badagada Government High School, Bhubaneswar in 1988, Mohanty completed a 10+2 Science degree from Rajdhani College, Bhubaneswar in 1990. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, in 1995.
In 1999 Mohanty completed a master's degree in engineering in Systems Science and Automation from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. His thesis mentors at IISc were Professor K. R. Ramakrishnan and Professor Mohan Kankanhalli (IEEE Fellow) with whom he co-authored his first peer-reviewed paper. Mohanty earned a PhD in computer engineering from the University of South Florida in 2003. His PhD mentor was Professor N. Ranganathan (IEEE Fellow and AAAS Fellow).
Scientific contributions
Contributions to security and IP protection of consumer electronic systems
Mohanty has worked on the Secure Digital Camera (SDC) for real-time security and IP protection at the source end of the information. In the Internet of Things (IoT) framework the SDC can be a sensor node (aka thing) for real-time trustworthy sensing. The SDC can have applications where still image or video digital cameras are needed, such as secure digital video broadcasting, secure video surveillance, electronic passport, and identity card processing. The secure digital camera (SDC) has been adopted by various researchers worldwide.
Contributions to high-level synthesis of digital signal processing (DSP) hardware
Mohanty has worked to high-level synthesis (HLS) or architecture-level synthesis of digital signal processing (DSP) hardware. His methods address energy consumption and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program%20equilibrium | Program equilibrium is a game-theoretic solution concept for a scenario in which players submit computer programs to play the game on their behalf and the programs can read each other's source code. The term was introduced by Moshe Tennenholtz in 2004. The same setting had previously been studied by R. Preston McAfee, J. V. Howard and Ariel Rubinstein.
Setting and definition
The program equilibrium literature considers the following setting. Consider a normal-form game as a base game. For simplicity, consider a two-player game in which and are the sets of available strategies and and are the players' utility functions. Then we construct a new (normal-form) program game in which each player chooses a computer program . The payoff (utility) for the players is then determined as follows. Each player's program is run with the other program as input and outputs a strategy for Player . For convenience one also often imagines that programs can access their own source code. Finally, the utilities for the players are given by for , i.e., by applying the utility functions for the base game to the chosen strategies.
One has to further deal with the possibility that one of the programs doesn't halt. One way to deal with this is to restrict both players' sets of available programs to prevent non-halting programs.
A program equilibrium is a pair of programs that constitute a Nash equilibrium of the program game. In other words, is a program equilibrium if neither player can deviate to an alternative program such that their utility is higher in than in .
Different mechanisms for achieving cooperative program equilibrium in the Prisoner's Dilemma
Various authors have proposed ways to achieve cooperative program equilibrium in the Prisoner's Dilemma.
Cooperation based on syntactic comparison
Multiple authors have independently proposed the following program for the Prisoner's Dilemma:
algorithm CliqueBot(opponent_program):
if opponent_program == this_program then
return Cooperate
else
return Defect
If both players submit this program, then the if-clause will resolve to true in the execution of both programs. As a result, both programs will cooperate. Moreover, (CliqueBot,CliqueBot) is an equilibrium. If either player deviates to some other program that is different from CliqueBot, then the opponent will defect. Therefore, deviating to can at best result in the payoff of mutual defection, which is worse than the payoff of mutual cooperation.
This approach has been criticized for being fragile. If the players fail to coordinate on the exact source code they submit (for example, if one player adds an extra space character), both programs will defect. The development of the techniques below is in part motivated by this fragility issue.
Proof-based cooperation
Another approach is based on letting each player's program try to prove something about the opponent's program or about how the two programs relate. One e |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Directing%20For%20A%20Children%27s%20Series | The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Children's Series was an Emmy award honoring direction in children's television programming. Since 1979, direction in children's series and specials competed in the same category. However, by the nineties, separate categories were created for the two mediums. In November 2021, it was announced that all Daytime Emmy categories honoring children's programming will be retired in favor of a separate Children's & Family Emmy Awards ceremony that will be held starting in 2022.
Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold. For "Individual Achievement" categories, only nominees relevant to this page are listed.
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
1970s
1979
Larry Elikann - ABC Afterschool Special ("Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me") (ABC)
1980s
1980
Anthony Lover - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (ABC)
Arthur Allan Seidelman - ABC Afterschool Special ("Which Mother Is Mine?") (ABC)
J. Philip Miller - 3-2-1 Contact ("The Bloodhound Gang") (PBS)
Joseph Consentino - Big Blue Marble ("Divorce") (SYN)
Tom Trbovich - Hot Hero Sandwich ("Episode 4") (NBC)
1981
John Herzfeld - ABC Afterschool Special ("Stoned") (ABC)
Don Roy King - Kids Are People Too (ABC)
Outstanding Individual Direction in Children's Programming
1980s
1982
Arthur Allan Seidelman - ABC Afterschool Special ("She Drinks a Little") (ABC)
Jeff Bleckner - ABC Afterschool Special ("Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now") (ABC)
Jim Hirschfeld - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
1983
Sharron Miller - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (ABC)
Jim Hirschfeld - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
Jon Stone - Sesame Street (PBS)
1984
Robert Mandel - ABC Afterschool Special ("Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy") (ABC)
Harry Harris - ABC Afterschool Special ("Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?") (ABC)
Claudia Weill - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Great Love Experiment") (ABC)
Marc Daniels - ABC Weekend Special ("All the Money in the World") (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in Children's Programming
1980s
1985
Joan Darling - ABC Afterschool Special ("Mom's on Strike") (ABC)
Henry Winkler - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("All the Kids Do It") (CBS)
Jon Stone - Sesame Street (PBS)
1986
Martin Sheen - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Babies Having Babies") (CBS)
Gary Halvorson - Kids Incorporated (SYN)
Lisa Simon - Sesame Street (PBS)
Emily Squires - Sesame Street (PBS)
Jon Stone - Sesame Street (PBS)
1987
Dan F. Smith - Square One Television (PBS)
Kevin Hooks - ABC Afterschool Special ("Teen Father") (ABC)
Stephen R. Johnson - Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)
Jon Stone, Emily Squires, Lisa Simon - Sesame Street (PBS)
1988
Jeffrey D. Brown - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("What If I'm Gay?") (CBS)
Ozzie Alfonso - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
Kevin Hooks - ABC Afterschool Specials ("Class Act: A Teacher's Story") (ABC)
Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens - Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)
Dan F. Smith - Square One |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachyleptura%20circumdata | Brachyleptura circumdata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1795. The beetle is noted as being smaller than other members of its genus at 7-10mm. As larvae, they feed upon spruce and possibly pine. They are most active in June-July.
References
Lepturinae
Beetles described in 1795 |
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