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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Planck%20Law | Max Planck Law is a research network connecting ten Max Planck Institutes in Germany engaged in legal research. It is formally classified as a Graduate Center of the Max Planck Society and has over 400 PhD students and postdoc researchers. Its main purposes are to foster intra- and interdisciplinary legal research, to promote the recruitment of PhD students and postdoc researchers in law, and to raise the visibility of the legal research conducted within the Max Planck Society.
The Max Planck Society has undertaken research in law since 1924. Starting with just two Max Planck Institutes dedicated to legal research, over time, the number of Institutes and departments increased to ten. In 2019 they came together as a network with the establishment of Max Planck Law. Today, the Max Planck Law network accounts for almost half of the Human Sciences Section of the Max Planck Society.
The idea of 'complementarity' underpins Max Planck Law. It acknowledges that a wider range of subjects can be covered and that interdisciplinarity and internationality can be more effectively achieved through a network of Institutes rather than a single isolated Institute.
Max Planck Law Perspectives, consisting of articles by Max Planck Law researchers on topical legal issues, are published regularly online and are archived in a central publication platform established by the German Research Foundation at the Berlin State Library.
Max Planck Law is consistently ranked second from top in SSRN's league table of Top 500 International Law Schools.
The administrative office of Max Planck Law is located in the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt. Its governing body is the council, which comprises the Directors of the participating Institutes.
External links
Homepage of the Research Network
Publications of the network in SSRN
Notes
Max Planck Society
Scientific organisations based in Germany
Legal research institutes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard%20Frank%20%28network%20engineer%29 | Howard Frank is a network engineer who laid the groundwork for analyzing and designing computer networks.
Career
Howard Frank was an academic from 1965, the year he finished his PhD, to 1968 before working for the OEP as a consultant. He then went on to found the Network Analysis Corporation a year later along with a business associate. After selling NAC to Contel Corporation, he created Network Management Incorporated in 1986. He left his corporate career in 1990 to work at DARPA where he was the founding director of Defense Department's Advanced Information Technology Services Joint Program. In 1997 he was appointed as dean of Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park where he worked until he retired in 2015.
Thesis and continuation of Paul Baran's work
His thesis: "Optimum Locations on a Graph with Probabilistic Demands" which he described as "built on probabilistic graphs of some applications and it was statistical communication type theory, sort of an extension of the Von Neumann work" was completed in 1965. Dr Frank was hired as assistant professor of engineering and computer science at the university in which he completed his PhD, that is University of California, Berkeley. During his work there he met Leonard Kleinrock and would later work with him at the OEP.
While writing his PhD, Howard Frank stumbled upon a paper published in the Journal of Mathematical Biophysics on how cells reacted to radiation. He noticed that the mathematical model developed in that research could be applied to work done by Paul Baran in a series of papers called "On Distributed Communication". This insight allowed for the operations detailed in Paul Baran's work to be cut down significantly from the thousands of hours of simulation time originally necessary. Howard Frank explained in one of his interview how this kind of insight perfectly displays his talent: "My talent is that I'm a synthesist. I'm not an original creator of advanced mathematics. Never have been, but as a synthesist, I can take ideas from different fields and put them together, and I could create new things out of that, and because of that, nobody else was working in the field, I was cream skimming. I could say: "What about this?" And nobody would have thought about it yet. Nobody would have worked on it, so I worked on it."
OEP
After being noticed by a White House official at a talk on his breakthrough on Paul Baran's work, Howard Frank was invited to work at the Office of Emergency Preparedness as a consultant. The project he worked on was a proof of concept that an Office of Analytic Planning could have it's use in the White House. The group he worked in therefore had to "Find a problem and solve it." They tackled two problems. The first one on how to design offshore natural gas pipeline networks for the Federal Power Commission in the Gulf of Mexico, that is, finding a system and an analytical approach to design pipelines therefore helping the Federal Powe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thraustochytriidae | Thraustochytriidae or Thraustochytriaceae is a family of heterotrophic protists. They are unicellular eukaryotes characterized by round cells that use a cytoplasmic network to feed and anchor to the substrate, with an appearance similar to chytrids.
Characteristics
Members of the Thraustochytriidae form ovoid or spherical thalli (or cells) associated with a fine ectoplasmic (i.e. outer cytoplasm) network of rhizoid-like threads that act as their anchoring and feeding structures. In general size and appearance, these thalli are superficially similar to those of hyphochytrids and chytrid fungi.
Ecology
Thraustochytriidae are mostly saprotrophic. Their usual substrates are decaying plants and macrophyte algae. The most common representatives from Thraustochytriidae are Aurantiochytrium, Schizochytrium, Thraustochytrium and Ulkenia, found on decaying plant remains, in sediments and in sea water. Most species have a very wide or cosmopolitan distribution. They are abundant in estuarines of coastal areas, where their usual substrate arrives from terrestrial ecosystems in the form of detritus.
There are, however, some parasitic organisms present in the family. For example, Phycophthorum parasitizes pennate diatoms. The QPX, of unknown genus or species, is a parasite of the hard clam.
Systematics
Thraustochytriidae/Thraustochytriaceae belongs to the Labyrinthulea, a group of heterotrophic stramenopiles that generate cytoplasmic networks outside their cells. In particular, it is one of the two families of the labyrinthulean order Thraustochytrida, the other one being Althorniidae with only one genus, Althornia. As all remaining thraustochytrids belong to Thraustochytriidae, it is the most taxonomically diverse family of the order.
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Taxa described in 1959
Heterokont families
Bigyra |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Watsonx | Watsonx is IBM's commercial generative AI and scientific data platform based on cloud. It offers a studio, data store, and governance toolkit. It supports multiple LLMs including Granite of IBM.
The platform is described as an AI tool tailed to companies and a one which can be customized for customers' needs and trained on their confidential data, as client data is said to be not collected by IBM for further training of their models. It is also capable of fine-tuning, an approach which makes training pre-trained models on the newly introduced data possible.
History
Watsonx was revealed on May 9, 2023, at the annual Think conference of IBM as a platform that includes multiple services. Just like Watson AI computer with the similar name, Watsonx was named after Thomas J. Watson, IBM's founder and first CEO.
Watsonx is currently used at ESPN's Fantasy Football App for managing players' performance. It is also used by Italian telecommunications company Wind Tre.
Services
watsonx.ai
Watsonx.ai is a platform that allows AI developers to leverage a wide range of LLMs under IBM's own Granite series and others such as Facebook's LLaMA-2 and models present in Hugging Face community for a diverse set of AI development tasks. These models come pre-trained and are designed to excel in various Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications, encompassing question answering, content generation, summarization, text classification, and data extraction. The platform allows fine-tuning with its Tuning Studio, allowing those models to learn the data provided by customers.
watsonx.data
Watsonx.data is a platform designed to assist clients in addressing issues related to data volume, complexity, cost, and governance as they scale their AI workloads. This platform facilitates seamless data access, whether the data is stored in the cloud or on-premises, through a single entry point, offering simple use for users who may not possess technical expertise. This approach prioritizes data security and compliance.
watsonx.governance
Watsonx.governance is a platform that utilizes IBM's AI governance capabilities to support organizations in implementing comprehensive AI lifecycle governance. This helps them manage risks and maintain compliance with evolving AI and industry regulations. The platform allows organizations to reduce AI bias by overseeing their AI initiatives, leveraging software automation to enhance risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations.
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External links
watsonx
watsonx.ai
watsonx.data
watsonx.governance
IBM products
Data mining and machine learning software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Campaigns%20%28play-by-mail%20game%29 | World Campaigns is a closed-end, hand moderated, play-by-mail game. It was published by World Campaigns of Epping, New Hampshire. Pfodd Enterprises later offered a computer-moderated version of the game. Initially launched in 1980 as World Campaigns IV, the publisher modified the game over time, and changed to World Campaigns V by 1988. The game's purpose was world domination in a post-World War III setting. 35 players per game were assigned countries randomly and fought with World War II equipment and technology. With the loss of the world's superpowers, countries remaining for play ranged from India to Ecuador. The game was reviewed in various gamer magazines of the 1980s receiving mixed to positive reviews.
History and development
World Campaigns is a play-by-mail wargame. It was hand moderated. The game was published by the company World Campaigns which also published Aegyptus. Tim Jones was the gamemaster. Playtesting of World Campaigns IV began in 1977 and the game launched in 1980. The publisher modified the game over time and by 1988 was on a "generic" version.
In the 1980s, Frank Wakefield produced a publication called Campaigners Notes, after which he published The Postal Warrior—a PBM magazine which featured a section dedicated to World Campaigns. In the Summer 1988 issue of The Postal Warrior, Alex Edelstein stated that the publisher changed the game between World Campaigns versions IV and V. One major change was longer game length, which could be less than a dozen turns in the former. In 1989, Pfodd Enterprises was also offering the game in a computer moderated version which initially did not retain all of the detailed game elements of the hand-moderated version.
Gameplay
The game's purpose was world domination. Its setting was post-World War III. 35 players per game were assigned countries randomly and fought with World War II equipment and technology. With the loss of the world's superpowers, countries remaining for play ranged from India to Ecuador.
World Campaigns focused on interplayer conflict versus the aftermath of the nuclear war. More than 200 unit types were av available to players. Investing to obtain advanced technology was an option. Diplomacy is a key element of gameplay
Reception
Bob McLain reviewed the game in the November–December 1983 issue of PBM Universal. He stated that "For battlefield realism ... World Campaigns is light years ahead of most other PBM wargames. WC is slow moving and tedious at times, but playable to a point". Toll Travis reviewed the game in the January–February 1984 issue of Paper Mayhem. He stated that, of all the PBM games in existence to date, I honestly believe that this game is the best value going, the most complex, and best run in the industry. ... some of the best gamers in the country are in at least one version, having been disenchanted with such giants as StarWeb, StarMaster, [Tribes of Crane], Universe II, and the like. I heartily recommend this game to the serious PBMer."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite%20Athlete | Infinite Athlete is a sports data technology corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. Formed from the merger of Biocore and Tempus Ex Machina, it provides data stream consolidation, data visualization, and integrated player tracking technology for organizations including the National Football League, Chelsea FC, and the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.
Corporate history
Tempus Ex Machina
In 2021, Charlie Ebersol co-founded Tempus Ex Machina with former Alliance of American Football CTO Erik Schwartz and COO Annie Gerhart, receiving investment funding from firms including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Silver Lake, Endeavor, and Will Ventures.
The company's first major client was the National Football League, for which it provided real-time data monitoring technology.
In March 2022, Tempus Ex partnered with the Pac-12 Conference, agreeing to provide on-campus data capture and analysis services to Pac-12 athletic programs.
In August 2022, the Pac-12 announced an initiative involving Tempus Ex, NIL marketplace Opendorse, Curastory, and Twitter, that allowed conference football players to monetize videos of their highlights on social media.
In April 2023, Tempus Ex entered into a seven-year agreement with Chelsea FC, involving data capture and visualization integrated into live events, player management, and the team's official app.
That same month, a similar agreement was signed to provide similar services to the University of Colorado athletics department.
Biocore
Biocore is a Virginia-based biomechanics consulting, data analytics, and research firm. In support of the NFL and NFLPA, it studies the impact of equipment and playing surfaces on player health.
Biocore evaluates different types of artificial turf, and has demonstrated that artificial fields cause more lower extremity injuries than natural grass fields.
Biocore research has demonstrated how add-on devices such as the Guardian Cap can reduce impacts and concussions. Their work on position-specific helmets led to quarterback-specific and lineman-specific helmets debuting during the 2023 season.
Merger
Tempus Ex Machina acquired Biocore in August 2023, with the newly formed entity rebranding as Infinite Athlete.
The newly rebranded company announced its first partnership as Infinite Athlete in the same month, a multi-year agreement with the TGL.
References
American companies established in 2023
Data companies
Sports records and statistics
Sports mass media in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.I.%20Insight%20forums | The Artificial Intelligence Insight forums, also known as the A.I. Insight forums, are a series of forums to build consensus on how the United States Congress should craft A.I. legislation. Organized by Senate Majority Leader Charles "Chuck" Schumer, the first of nine closed-door forums convened on September 13.
Background
Amid a surge in the popularity and advancement of artificial intelligence, senator Chuck Schumer launched an effort to establish a framework for the regulation of A.I. in April. By the end of June, a preliminary framework – dubbed the "SAFE Innovation Framework" – was established and presented to Congress.
Schumer also announced a series of forums wherein tech leaders who were well-acquainted with A.I. would help to "educate" Congress on the risks and problems that A.I. poses. Many tech leaders including Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai were set to attend the meetings. Many U.S. lawmakers and senators such as Mike Rounds and Todd Young were also set to attend.
September 13 forum
The overarching consensus following the conclusion the September 13 forum was that there "should be" regulations regarding the use and advancement of A.I., but it should not be made "too fast". Many tech executives who attended the forum also warned senators of the risks and threats that A.I. could pose. Musk, who attended the forum, stated afterwards that there was "overwhelming consensus" on the regulation of A.I.
Attendees
This is a list of people who attended the September 13 forum.
Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, X Corp.)
Sam Altman (OpenAI)
Bill Gates (ex–Microsoft)
Jensen Huang (Nvidia)
Alex Karp (Palantir)
Satya Nadella (Microsoft)
Arvind Krishna (IBM)
Sundar Pichai (Alphabet Inc., Google)
Eric Schmidt (ex–Google)
Mark Zuckerberg (Meta)
Charles Rivkin (Motion Picture Association)
Liz Shuler (AFL-CIO)
Meredith Stiehm (Writers Guild of America)
Randi Weingarten (American Federation of Teachers)
Maya Wiley (LCCHR)
More than 60 U.S. senators
Future
Over the course of fall 2023, there is slated to be a total of nine forums on the topic of A.I., with the first hosted on September 13.
References
Artificial intelligence
Summits |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenris%20%28TV%20series%29 | Fenris is a Norwegian TV crime drama series. It was broadcast on network Multi and streamed on Viaplay from 25 September 2022. Its six episodes were directed by , created by Alsvik with Magnus Monn-Iversen, and written by Alsvik, Maren Skolem and Nikolaj Scherfig. Fenris was filmed in Folldal, Nord-Østerdal during September 2021, and is set in Østbygda, Innlandet county near Norway's border with Sweden. It depicts struggles between conservationists protecting wild wolves and farmers and shooters, who agitate for open culling.
Lead protagonist Emma (Ida Elise Broch) returns to her home town to update wolf distribution for SNO (Norwegian: , English: Norwegian Nature Inspectorate) after her estranged father and wolf researcher Marius (Magnus Krepper) stops reporting. In August 2022 teenager Daniel (Alfred Vatne) goes missing; most locals blame wolves. Other major roles are journalist Naim (), police sheriff Asbjørn (Jan Gunnar Røise) and his sister Anne (Ingjerd Egeberg), the town's mayor.
Plot
15-year-old Daniel disappears in early August 2022, he studied wolves in Innlandet county. Emma returns to her home town Østbygda with her son Leo. She asks her father Marius why he stopped reporting wolf numbers. Emma finds Daniel's coat, which is bloodied and has wolf hairs. Asbjørn organises search patrols while investigating Daniel's parents and associates. Locals quickly blame wolves and Marius; their animosity is fuelled by Naim's alarmist reports. Coat's wolf hair belongs to the alpha-male, Fenris, which disappeared in June. Emma believes coat's blood and hair were planted to draw suspicion away from the perpetrator. Days later Marius also goes missing and Emma finds his corpse in a distant cabin. Asbjørn determines it was suicide but hides evidence. Naim begins to doubt wolf attacked Daniel. Leo is abducted by Stian's gang, smeared with meat and tied to a tree. Next day, Tuva convinces Stian to help locate Leo, who is rescued.
Asbjørn authorises local wolf cull. Emma thwarts hunters by removing female wolf's tracking collar. Naim injured by illegal bear trap. Jan and Anne promote their wilderness lodge project to investors. Adrian declares his love for Elvira. Jan blackmailed Marius due to his affair with Elvira. Jan shot Fenris dead and injured Sunniva. Asbjørn covered up both events. Adrian tries to help Jan by kidnapping Daniel and hiding him on a farmhouse in Sweden. Emma finds Fenris' carcass and tells Asbjørn to cancel hunt permits. Asbjørn takes Emma to farmhouse where Jan shoots Adrian and Asbjørn. Jan puts Emma in basement with Daniel and starts gassing them with car exhaust. Tuva and police arrive. Tuva kills Jan and rescues Emma and Daniel. Tuva reinvestigates mountain cabin, determines Marius was murdered. Anne had an affair with Marius; they would meet at the cabin. Anne killed Marius.
Cast and characters
Ida Elise Broch as Emma Salomonsen: Oslo-based SNO (Norwegian: , English: Norwegian Nature Inspectorate) researcher, Marius' d |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxedo%20Computers | The Tuxedo Computers GmbH (proper spelling: TUXEDO Computers) is a computer manufacturer based in Augsburg, Germany. The company specializes in desktop computers and notebooks with pre-installed Linux operating system. The devices are manufactured in Leipzig, Germany. Tuxedo Computers equips its devices with Tuxedo OS, its own Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, or installs a selection of distributions as well as Microsoft Windows as an operating system in parallel with the Linux system or in a virtual machine.
History
Tuxedo Computers was founded in February 1st, 2004 by current managing director Herbert Feiler in Bayreuth. In 2013, the company moved to Königsbrunn. In 2019 followed another move to the current headquarters in Augsburg. The name derives from the Linux mascot Tux, whose feathers resemble a tuxedo. The company emerged from an online store that specialized in the distribution of promotional items related to Linux and open-source software and software boxes with Linux distributions.
Due to better Linux compatibility, TUXEDO Computers originally only carried desktop computers, as notebooks often required special adaptations. In the meantime, notebooks and small form factor desktop computers complement the range. The names of the devices borrow from stars and planets, space travel, and science and technology.
Tuxedo OS
With Tuxedo OS (proper spelling: TUXEDO OS), Tuxedo Computers develops its own Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. The first version was released on September 29, 2022. Compared to Ubuntu, Tuxedo OS comes without the package management Snap initiated by Canonical and adds the latest Linux kernel and the latest version of KDE Plasma. In addition, Tuxedo OS uses its own software repositories operated by hosting providers located in Germany and refrains from phoning home. Tuxedo OS can be freely downloaded from the project page in the form of an ISO disk image file.
Complementing Tuxedo OS, the company is working on tools to control hardware functions and improve usability. Licensed under the GNU General Public License, the Tuxedo Control Center allows, among other things, the control and management of fans, the clocking of the central and graphics processing unit or the adjustment of the backlit keyboard of Tuxedo laptops. With the WebFAI, Tuxedo Computers releases its in-house tool to automatically install computers running Tuxedo OS or other Linux distributions.
Community relations
Tuxedo Computers is one of the Patrons of KDE and also supports the KDE developers with the possibility to organize events. For example, the KDE Plasma Sprint 2023 was held at the company's offices. The Linux User Group Augsburg meets regularly on its premises. Developers from Tuxedo Computers regularly submit code and patches to the Linux kernel.
MyTuxedo
Under the name MyTuxedo, Tuxedo Computers operates a cloud storage service based on Nextcloud. The offer is currently only available to buyers of a Tuxedo computer. The servers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula%20Surridge | Paula Surridge is a political sociology professor at the University of Bristol and deputy director at UK in a Changing Europe. She uses large-scale quantitative data to study social and political values and voting behaviour.
Books
Surridge has coauthored several books, including:
The Scottish Electorate: The 1997 General Election and Beyond (with Alice Brown, David McCrone, and Lindsay Paterson, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999)
New Scotland, New Politics? (with A. Brown, J. Curtice, K. Hinds, D. McCrone, A. Park, L. Paterson; Polygon at Edinburgh, 2001)
The British General Election of 2019 (with Robert Ford, Will Jennings, and Tim Bale, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)
She is also the coeditor of Spatial and Social Disparities (with J. Stillwell, C. Norman, C. Thomas; Springer, 2010)
References
Living people
Political sociology
Academics of the University of Bristol
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpyKor | SpyKor is a closed-end, computer-moderated, play-by-mail game. A game of low-medium complexity, it was published by Sudden Asylum, of Pflugerville, Texas and playable by mail or email. The game had a near-future setting. Eight players acted as the CEO of massive corporations vying for global domination through varying means, including war, espionage, and economics. The game received generally positive reviews in gamer magazines in the 1990s.
History and development
SpyKor was a closed-end PBM published by Sudden Asylum, of Pflugerville, Texas. The gamemaster was Mike Childress. It was a PBM game of low-medium complexity playable by mail or email. The game launched in 1994 after playtesting.
Gameplay
SpyKor had a near-future setting. The publisher described it as a game of "corporate warfare". Reviewer Patrick M. Rodgers said it was not a pure wargame, as roleplaying aspects such as intrigue and interaction with the public were as important as combat, with economic and financial activity also a factor. He compared gameplay themes to Illuminati.
Gameplay occurred on a map comprising 238 square sectors of varying characteristics which could be controlled by diplomacy or force. Eight players per game role-played CEOs of "mega-incredibly huge mega-maxi conglomerates" called Korporati, or Kor for short. These organizations wielded global power with the loss of national borders. Each Kor had a focus area such as: aeronautics, communications, drug cartel, energy, importing, and pharmaceuticals. Kors also had a "special power" which could be bonus spy actions, Cheaper Tech Research, a 50% credit bonus, Crime Lord, Double Resource Production, Rapid Military Recruitment, or Superior Infantry.
Players started with one city and an armed forces comprising an army and air force. Each player could provide orders for their Kor's spies and public-facing representatives or "reps". Reps could "conduct negotiations, trade stocks, launch propaganda campaigns, convert enemy agents", and do other actions. Reps in the game included Cindy Crawford and George Foreman.
Corporate levels available were military, subversion, espionage, sabotage, and economics. Various player actions were available, such as stock market play as well as "assassinations, stock thefts, underworld dealings, and sabotage". A player's public relations (PR) level was important, rising with actions such as "combating plagues, donating money to charity, and relinquishing control of a sector", while "nefarious" activities could lower a PR level. Technology (or tek) levels could also be raised during play.
Players could win by defeating the other seven players, attaining 250,000 credits (game money), or by achieving their individual victory conditions. Various factors could also cause a loss, including having zero sectors at the end of a turn, or too few credits or public relations points.
Reception
Patrick M. Rodgers reviewed the game in the September–October 1995 issue of Paper Mayhem, stating, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20McInerney | Mark A. McInerney is an American meteorologist, climate data scientist, and employee at NASA. He is the NASA Director of UAP Research since 2023.
Education and career
McInerney studied meteorology at Central Michigan University, where he received his B.S.. He went on to obtain an M.S. in software engineering and distributed computing at Grand Valley State University. In 1994, McInerney joined the National Weather Service at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he worked at multiple locations, including the National Hurricane Center. He gained the highest honor of the National Weather Service in 2003.
McInerney moved to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in 2010, where he worked until spring 2023. During this time, he coordinated the technical strategies of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System, including data management in the climate data analytics system. Later in 2023, McInerney took on the position as the first NASA Director of UAP Research.
References
American meteorologists
National Weather Service people
NASA people
Central Michigan University alumni
Grand Valley State University alumni
Goddard Space Flight Center people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20centre%20tiers | Data centre tiers are defined levels of resiliency and redundancy for IT facility infrastructure. They are widely used in the data center, ISP and cloud computing industries as part of the engineering design for high availability systems.
The standard data center tiers are:
Tier I: no redundancy
Tier II: partial N+1 redundancy
Tier III: full N+1 redundancy of all systems including power supply and cooling distribution paths
Tier IV: as Tier III, but with 2N+1 redundancy of all systems
A Tier III system is intended to operate at Tier II resiliency even when under maintenance; a Tier IV system is intended to operate at Tier III resiliency even when under maintenance.
Most commercial data centers are Tier III; large service providers typically use multiple availability zones to implement resilience of their services.
The data center tier system was created by the Uptime Institute.
References
See also
Availability zone
Data centers
Reliability engineering |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability%20zone | In cloud computing, an availability zone is a subset of an IT infrastructure system that shares no service-critical components (including power, cooling and access) with any other availability zone. Availability zones are typically geographically separated from one another, to prevent local disasters from acting on more than one availability zone.
Some service providers also make higher-level regional distinctions between availability zones, allowing service providers to mitigate even regional-level disasters such as earthquakes and forest fires.
Applications requiring high availability are typically implemented as distributed systems that span multiple availability zones.
Services offering distinct availability zones include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
References
See also
Single point of failure
Active redundancy
Reliability engineering
Cloud computing
Fault-tolerant computer systems
Distributed computing
Disaster management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Drury%20University%20alumni | Following is a list of notable alumni from Drury University.
Business
Ernest R. Breech, chairman of Ford Motor Company and Trans World Airlines
David Clohessy, director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
John Morris, founder and majority owner of Bass Pro Shops
Larry O'Reilly, Rosalie O'Reilly Wooten, & David O'Reilly, founders of O'Reilly Auto Parts
Education
Douglas W. Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor at the University of Hong Kong
Frederic Aldin Hall, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1913 to 1923
Lacey Eastburn, president of Arizona State College at Flagstaff, now Northern Arizona University, from 1947 to 1957
J. Paul Leonard (1901–1995), American university president, educator
Aven Nelson, botanist who specialized in plants of the Rocky Mountains and was a founding professor and president of the University of Wyoming
Todd Parnell, banker and former president of Drury University
David E. Sweet, founding president of Metropolitan State University and later president of Rhode Island College
Tom Whitlock, songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song Take My Breath Away
Entertainment
Bob Barker, former game show host and executive producer of The Price Is Right
David Crabtree, film critic and celebrity blogger
Robert Cummings, film and television actor
Danny Dark, voiceover for TV commercials as well as the voice of Superman in the Super Friends TV series
David Kershenbaum, iconic platinum record producer and record company executive - Hollywood California
Dabbs Greer, actor
Drew Kifer, Actor, Clorox commercials
Leonard Pronko, theatre scholar best known for introducing the Japanese dance drama kabuki to the West
Si Siman, music industry executive
Heidi Strobel, Survivor: The Amazon contestant
Law
William Robert Collinson, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Timothy A. Garrison, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018 to 2021
Jim Hannah, Chief Justice Arkansas Supreme Court
Dean Whipple, Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Paul C. Wilson, chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
Military
William A. Beiderlinden, U.S. Army major general
Charles E. Fritz, Captain in the United States Army Air Forces, part of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey, and scientist pioneering disaster research
Politics
Orland K. Armstrong, member of the United States House of Representatives
Edward Barbour, served in the Missouri Senate from 1935 until 1943 and in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1923 until 1925
Charles H. Brown, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1961
Paul Busiek, Missouri House of Representatives
Jim Chappell, commissioner of the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakehouse%20Art%20Complex | Bakehouse Art Complex is an arts organization in Miami, Florida, United States. Founded in 1985, it comprises studio spaces, art production facilities, galleries, and educational programming.
Mission
Bakehouse Art Complex is operated as a non-profit organization. The founding mission of Bakehouse is to support local artists by providing low-cost studio space in Miami's urban core. It was influenced by similar complexes Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Art Place in New Orleans. According to co-founder Helene Pancoast, "We felt the time had come for Miami to have a working art facility, a gathering place for visual artists".
A secondary goal is to "contribute to the economic and community development of the neighborhood". According to a city memo, it "plays a major role in addressing a significant gap in the city's cultural ecosystem, affordable spaces where artists can create, live, and engage with each other and with the greater community".
History
Bakehouse Art Complex was founded in 1985. The founders were artists who had previously been working in studio spaces in the Coconut Grove area in the Grove House. The resident artists faced eviction when the area underwent redevelopment. One group formed the South Florida Art Centre; a second (including Helene Pancoast, Faith Atlass, and David and Nathalie Nadel) purchased the former Flowers Bakery belonging to the American Bakeries Company, which had operated at the site from 1926 before being abandoned in 1977. The City of Miami financed the purchase and granted it to the artists' nonprofit organization under the terms of a 1986 covenant which required the bakery to be preserved for use by artists. According to the Miami Herald, a "warranty deed shows a $10 transaction in 1985 between The Bakehouse Art Complex Inc., and the Miami Baking Co. According to a 1998 New York Times story, the appraisal of the land was $900,000".
The nonprofit received grant funding of $225,000 from the city and county to retrofit the site. Bakehouse commissioned local artists to decorate the walls with murals and graffiti. Pancoast's husband was an architect who assigned Joaquín Rodriguez from his firm to plan the site free of charge. The facility opened in on February 1, 1987, with 65 artists and the South End Alternative Theater.
Vivian Rodriguez was hired as the facility's first director in 1987, one of two paid staff at the time; the other was Joe Gedeon, who had previously worked at the bakery on the site. Bakehouse created the Children's Art Workshop in 1989 to support arts education for underprivileged children. This program was recognized by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1996. The complex's galleries, the Swenson and Audrey Love, were dedicated and developed under Rodriguez.
The M Ensemble Company was resident in the complex in the early 1990s. Helene Pancoast also served as director during this period. Pola Reydburd was named executive director in 1996 b |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20transport%20software | Public transport software encompasses a range of applications and platforms used by
public transport agencies and operators to manage and optimize operations, within its
transit networks. This can include route planning, ticketing, real-time tracking, asset
management, customer feedback, etc.
History
The need for public transport software emerged with the rise in public transit use and the
increasing complexity of transit networks in the late 20th century. Initially, manual methods
were used for route planning and ticketing. As computing technology evolved, software
solutions became crucial to handle the increasing demand and provide more sophisticated
services to passengers.
Types of public transport software
Route planning and optimization
This type of software aids in mapping out routes, schedules, and timings, ensuring minimal
overlap, maximum coverage, and efficient use of resources. It helps transit agencies to
improve punctuality and reduce operating costs.
Ticketing and payment systems
Modern ticketing systems have moved beyond traditional paper tickets. With the advent of
smartcards, mobile apps, and contactless payments, software platforms now handle
complex fare calculations, payment processing, and revenue management.
Real-time tracking and monitoring
With the help of GPS and other tracking technologies, these platforms provide real-time
updates on vehicle locations, delays, and expected arrival times. They also offer vital data to transport agencies and can be accessed by
passengers through various means, including mobile apps and electronic display
boards.
Maintenance and asset management
These platforms are used for monitoring the condition of vehicles and infrastructure,
scheduling regular maintenance, and ensuring the longevity and safety of transit
assets.
Customer service and engagement
Modern public transport relies on customer feedback and engagement for
improvements. Software solutions can gather and analyze feedback, manage
complaints, and provide passengers with timely updates and notifications.
See also
Intelligent transportation system
Smart city
Mobilities
References
Public transport
Transport software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20superlative%20trees%20in%20the%20UK |
Widest
Presently, a regularly-updated database of the UK's widest trees by girth is kept by the user-run website Monumental Trees,.. Width is not indicative of tree volume, however. The largest oak tree, as well as the tallest, in the UK has long been believed to be the Majesty Oak in Kent, however its 12.2m girth is exceeded by multiple trees in the UK. Similarly, the Major Oak from Sherwood Forest, another huge oak tree in the UK, also does not make the list.
Historically the widest
Many of the UK's former largest trees have fallen victim to age, weather, or arson. Some of them have fallen apart into distinctly multiple trunks. This list also considers multi-stemmed trees.
Oldest
Several trees in the UK, all of them European yews, are thousands of years old, and one of them has been reported as 5000 years old or more, which would mean a tree older than Methuselah(tree) in California, the current official record holder for the oldest non-cloning tree in the world. The UK also has a great share of ancient oak trees, many of which are believed to be over a thousand years old. The oldest is King Offa's Oak from Windsor Great Park at 1300-1500 years old.
Tallest
The tallest tree in the UK is a non-native Douglas fir in Scotland with a height of 66.4 meters- significantly taller than the UK's tallest native tree- a 45 meter tall European Beech growing at the River Derwent in Derbyshire.
References
Environment of the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinoy%20Crime%20Stories | Pinoy Crime Stories is a Philippine television investigative docudrama show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by John Consulta, it premiered on September 16, 2023, on the network's Sabado Star Power lineup replacing Imbestigador.
The show is streaming online on YouTube.
Host
John Consulta
References
External links
2023 Philippine television series debuts
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
GMA Network original programming
Investigative journalism
Philippine crime television series
Philippine television docudramas |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MindsDB | MindsDB is an open-source virtual database which automates pipelines that connect real time data to AI systems.
MindsDB adds two new building blocks to the data layer. Jobs which is a simple way to orchesrtae real time data tasks and AI Tables which connects real time data to AI models.
History
MindsDB was founded in 2017 by Jorge Torres and Adam Carrigan.
On April 16, 2020, MindsDB raised $3 million. Among the investors were OpenOcean, MMC, Rogue Capital, Zyper founder Amber Atherton, SCM Advisors, YCombinator, and Berkeley SkyDeck.
In late 2020, MindsDB began offering paid premium services. Forbes named it to the annual AI 50 list in 2021.
On November 1, 2021, MindsDB announced an investment from Walden Catalyst Ventures, closing the total seed round to $7.6M. Additionally, MindsDB announced partnerships with Snowflake, SingleStore, and DataStax (based on Apache CassandraTM) to connect its machine learning platform to these databases.
On January 17, 2023, MindsDB was named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor in its Data-Centric AI report.
In February 2023, the ROSS Index ranked MindsDB the tenth overall fastest-growing open-source startup in 2022 and the third fastest-growing in the US.
In the same month, February 2023, MindsDB announced its integration with Hugging Face and OpenAI that would allow natural language processing and generative AI models into their database via API accessible with SQL requests. This integration enabled advanced text classification, sentiment analysis, emotion detection, translation, and more.
During the same period, February 2023, MindsDB announced a $16.5 million investment led by Benchmark. Chetan Puttagunta joined its board of directors. It was also named one of the top most promising AI startups by CBInsights. In mid 2023 Mayfield and Nvidia Ventures joined the round extension with an investment of $30 million and a valuation of $160 million, bringing the total investment to over $55 million.
Overview
In November 2022, MindsDB announced it has more than 70 technology and data integrations with leading compute, storage, and multi-cloud databases. Additionally, the company has reached a milestone of over 15,000 stars on GitHub. MindsDB allows integration with MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Microsoft SQL Server, and Snowflake. It is compatible with BI tools like SAS, Qlik Sense, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, and Domo. MindsDB also supports Lightwood, a PyTorch-based deep learning framework.
References
Artificial intelligence
Software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociedad%20Espa%C3%B1ola%20para%20el%20Procesamiento%20del%20Lenguaje%20Natural | Sociedad Española para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural (SEPLN, in English: Spanish association for Natural Language Processing) is a scientific and professional organization for people working on natural language processing. Its namesake conference is held each summer since 1983 in Spanish locations where significant computational linguistics research is carried out.
It was founded in 1983 and its purpose is to promote and divulge every kind of activity related to teaching, research and development in the natural language processing field, on both a national and international level, specially for Spanish, Catalan, Basque or Galician languages.
The first SEPLN president was Felisa Verdejo when she was a professor of the University of the Basque Country in San Sebastián.
Activities
Among the main activities of the SEPLN are the organization of an annual congress, which is attended by the research groups working in the natural language processing field specially for Spanish, Catalan, Basque or Galician languages; the edition of the academic journal Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural supported by a committee who guarantee some established criteria of quality and periodicity; a web server with information about issues related to natural language processing and an email service which inform about the current issues and is used as an open forum.
The Journal is published every six months, so two issues per year are published (March and September) with the last advances in NLP.
The Journal has the quality seal of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), which certifies it as a magazine of excellence, and therefore included in the Spanish Scientific Journals Repository (RECyT, Spanish Repository of Science and technology) http://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/PLN. The Journal received the seal of quality (ISO9001) in 2012, from the Spanish Federation of Science and Technology (FECYT). Besides, the Journal was indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in 2016. The ESCI is the new edition of Web of Science, and Thonson Reuters is assessing the quality of the journals of ESCI in order to add those ones with a high scientific quality in the Science Citation Index Expanded™, Social Sciences Citation Index®, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index®.
NLP community for Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician
The SEPLN society has built an academic community around natural language processing, coordinating more than thirty research groups working specially with any of these four languages: Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician. This community is a reference in Latin America and worldwide, especially because it has created models for the successful processing of Spanish and three minority languages.
The coordinated development of technology for Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician by this community has benefited the four languages as a whole. The Asturian and Aragonese languages have also been studied. This positive influence of SE |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexar | Nexar is a US-Israeli company, the developer of the world's first open vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) network for preventing road collisions and enabling autonomous mobility.
Nexar's technology is being used by the public sector, autonomous vehicle makers, OEMs, fleets, and insurance companies. The company's products include dashcams.
History
Nexar was founded in 2015 by Eran Shir and Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, raising $4 million in its first funding round.
In 2016, the company secured $10.5 million in a Series A funding round and raised an undisclosed sum from PROOF Fund in January 2017. The same year, Nexar released CityStream, an app that generates digital maps based on real-time data from roads in specific locations.
The company joined the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) in 2018 and announced an AI-based image retrieval method for localization in cities at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) in 2019.
In 2020, Nexar completed a $52 million Series C financing round led by Corner Ventures - with participation from Samsung NEXT, La Maison and Micron Ventures, among others.
In 2021, Nexar collaborated with Blyncsy, a data intelligence company from Utah, to improve road safety in California, Utah and New Mexico by using dash cam footage and machine learning.
In August, Nexar acquired Veniam, a Portugal-based provider of intelligent networking for the internet of moving things.
References
Companies of the United States
Software companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Lamie | William (Bill) Lamie (born 15 July 1961) is an American software engineer. He is known as the author of the Nucleus, ThreadX and PX5 real-time operating systems (RTOS).
Early life and education
Bill was born in Hawaii and grew up in Southern California and then Michigan. Bill started his Computer Science studies at Central Michigan University (CMU). Bill's father Edward Lamie was a Computer Science professor and department head at CMU, where Bill first realized that Computer Science was his passion. In 1985, Bill completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) degree from San Diego State University (SDSU).
Business career
Bill Lamie's area of expertise within the field of Computer Science lies in real-time operating systems (RTOS). His interest in this field was sparked during his initial employment at Digital Wizards, a San Diego-based company. Digital Wizards provided the US Navy an RTOS called Executive Operating System (EXOS), of which Bill was a major contributor. After EXOS, Bill worked for Scientific Atlanta and then started consulting in the real-time, embedded arena.
Accelerated Technology (now part of Siemens)
In the late 1980s Bill created the Nucleus RTOS and co-founded Accelerated Technology (ATI), which is now part of Siemens Embedded. The Nucleus RTOS comprised two variants, namely Nucleus RTX and Nucleus PLUS. Nucleus PLUS offered dynamic object creation/deletion capabilities and a more extensive range of functionality compared to Nucleus RTX. As of 2023, the Nucleus RTOS has been employed in approximately 3 billion devices. In 1995, Bill made the decision to depart from Accelerated Technology.
Express Logic (now part of Microsoft)
In 1997, Bill created a new real-time operating system known as ThreadX and co-founded Express Logic, a software development company. In 2019, Microsoft acquired Express Logic, including the ThreadX technology. ThreadX gained recognition in the embedded industry for its advantages in terms of size, performance, and simplicity when compared to the Nucleus RTOS. According to VDC Research, ThreadX has been deployed in nearly 11 billion instances. Following the acquisition, Microsoft rebranded the technology as Azure RTOS.
PX5
In 2022, Bill left Microsoft and introduced a new RTOS known as the PX5 RTOS. The PX5 RTOS differentiates itself from ThreadX by leveraging data encapsulation and Pointer/Data Verification (PDV) techniques, resulting in notable benefits in terms of size, speed, and security. Moreover, the PX5 RTOS features a native implementation of the POSIX pthreads API, an IEEE standard, enabling code sharing across embedded Linux platforms and reducing the need for additional engineering training. Subsequently, in January 2023, Bill established a new company named PX5.
References
Living people
American software engineers
1961 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot%20%28criminal%20network%29 | Foxtrot (also known as The Foxtrot Network) is a criminal network in Sweden that arouse during the later parts of the 2010's. The network aims to become Swedens main distributor of narcotics. Rawa Majid, also known as the Kurdish Fox, is Foxtrots leader.
The network has been linked to several violent incidents, including shootings and assaults.
Rawa Majid
The leader of the network is Rawa Majid (aka the Kurdish Fox), a Swedish-Iraqi (Kurdish) criminal from Uppsala born in 1986 that immigrated to Sweden when he was just a couple months old. He has been convicted of different crimes during his life, such as abuse, drug-related crime and assistance in regards to kidnapping Majid has since August of 2020 been wanted internationally for particularly serious drug-related crimes and preparation for murder.
Rawa Majid, along with other Foxtrot member, has purchased Turkish citizenship in order to avoid Swedish police whilst being able to control the network from Turkey. Turkey refuses to send him to Sweden, stating his citizenship.
Nine men linked to Majid were indicted on felony drug and felony weapons charges in late December 2022.
Members
The Foxtrot network is considered to be well organized, and has been a major concern for law enforcement agencies in Sweden. The Foxtrot network is also linked to gun crime and violence in Sweden. It consists primarily of people between the ages of 25 and 35 and includes several of Majid's relatives. The Foxtrot Network typically targets people who are not well off, such as newly immigrated families, the young, people diagnosed with ADHD and similar.
Relations with other networks
The Foxtrot network has been connected to a number of other suspects in organized crime, including a man who is regarded as one of Majid's closest friends. In April 2022, this man was given a prison sentence of 9 years and 6 months for serious drug offences.
A man who was detained in 2021 in connection with a sizable drug trade is thought to be a third person connected to the Foxtrot network. The man is alleged to have connections to other criminal organizations in Europe and to have been involved in the importation of significant amounts of drugs from the Netherlands to Sweden.
Foxtrot and Majid also have connections to a large drug ring in Östersund.
Additionally, it has been established through numerous investigations that the Foxtrot Network is allied with the Jordbro-based Bro-Network and Zero Network. People hired by the Foxtrot network and Majid have committed several violent crimes against the Dalen Network and their allies. The perpetrators were recruited from other criminal networks and were partially members of the Bro-Network or the Zero Network. the Dalen Network, which appears to be affiliated with Farsta yngre among other things, has also committed a number of violent acts against the Foxtrot network and its allies.
In the media
Gangster rapper "5iftyy" (born 2001), originally from the Bro-Network, is also l |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-endedness | Open-endedness is a trait of an entity, such as our universe, that continually increases in complexity. Examples of open-endedness include biodiversity, hallucination, synthetic data, and epistemology.
The extent to which time, evolution, emergence, information, or other ideas are necessary is unknown.
References
Complex systems theory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%20by%20Starlight | Death by Starlight is a closed-end, computer-moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) science fiction combat game run by Twin Engine Gaming in the 1990s.
History and development
Death by Starlight was a closed-end, science fiction PBM game run by Twin Engine Gaming of San Jose, California. It was a game of tactical combat in a space arena. As of 1997, the game was in playtest. By 1998, playtesting was complete.
Gameplay
Gameplay takes place in a televised space arena. Combat is part of a TriVideo game show called "Death by Starlight". Players chose from five ship types, varying in price, size, armaments, and other characteristics. These types included the Buffer, Dart, Diamond, Interrupter, and Spinner. Ships are crewed with 2–6 crew members, customizable at the start.
Ten teams per arena battled per game. The game's purpose was to amass the most victory points through combat.
Reception and legacy
Reviewer Nathaniel Kelly reviewed the game in the November–December 1997 issue of Paper Mayhem. He stated, "I would highly recommend this game to my friends (and have!) and to you."
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
Further reading
American games
American role-playing games
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games introduced in the 1990s
Role-playing games introduced in 1998
Science fiction games
Strategy games
Tabletop games
20th-century role-playing games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustum%20%28disambiguation%29 | A frustum is a portion of a solid that lies between two parallel planes cutting this solid.
It may also refer to:
Frustum (aerospace), a kind of payload fairing
Frustum (computer graphics), the three-dimensional region visible on the screen
Mount Frustum, a landform in Antarctica |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem%20over%20VoIP | Modem over VoIP (sometimes abbreviated as MoIP) is the use of voice over IP (VoIP) to carry analog modem signals, which are then in turn used to carry a two-way digital data link.
G.711 passthrough
Since most VoIP codecs are designed only to carry speech signals, successful modem-over-VoIP operation generally requires the use of G.711 coding on the VoIP audio link, emulating the channel capabilities of a digital PSTN connection. ITU-T V.152 describes one way of implementing G.711 passthrough.
G.711 uses 8 bits per sample, either μ-law and A-law encoded, at a sample rate of 8 kHz, and signals carried over G.711 have historically been associated with a maximum practical modem speed of 56 kbps, based on the ITU-T V.92 standard. This use of G.711 coding is sometimes called 'fax pass-through' as it enables analog fax transmission (which also uses a modem connection) over VoIP.
G.711 modem-over-VoIP communication can be useful for connecting an Internet-connected computer to a dial-up system that only has modem connectivity over the PSTN. It can also be performed end-to-end by hobbyists for the purposes of amusement.
V.150.1
An alternative to G.711 passthrough is the use of ITU-T V.150.1, also known as Modem over IP, which demodulates and remodulates modem data at gateways, forwarding the data over IP between them. This has the advantage that it can also handle some of the signalling aspects of modem connections.
References
See also
ITU-T T.38, also known as Fax over IP, which encapsulates T.30 fax data directly over IP
Voice over IP
Modems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VALL-E | VALL-E is a generative artificial intelligence system for speech synthesis developed by Microsoft Research and announced on January 5, 2023. It can "recreate any voice from a three-second sample clip". It has been trained on 60,000 hours of English language speech from Meta’s audio library LibriLight.
See also
Amazon Polly
Audio deepfake
Comparison of speech synthesizers
Deep learning speech synthesis
Natural language generation
Speechify
Voice phishing
Zero-shot learning
External links
References
Speech synthesis software
Microsoft Research |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thar%20Coal%20Railway | The Thar Coal Railway is a infrastructure project focused on linking the Thar coal deposit to Pakistan's Railway network. Funding for this project is expected to be secured soon, with the overall project cost amounting to Rs 58.240 billion. The financing will follow an equal cost-sharing approach through the Public Sector Development Programme and the Annual Development Plan.
History
A bankable feasibility study for the Thar Coal Mines Rail connectivity with the National Railways Network was carried out between July 2019 and March 2020. The primary objective of this study was to comprehensively assess the potential for extending rail links strategically and to provide recommendations for the effective implementation of the project.
On 5 October 2023, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a directive to establish a link between the Thar Coal Mines and the national railway network by March 2023. This crucial connection aims to enable the utilization of local coal from ]Thar in power plants, effectively replacing the need for imported coal. The shift to local coal is anticipated to result in substantial savings of up to $2 billion per year.
The entity responsible for spearheading the development of this project is the Pakistan Railway Freight Transportation Company (PRFTC). The key focus of this company is to manage the transportation of freight, with a specific emphasis on coal, by rail from the port area in Karachi to destinations up-country.
Project Details
The project involves the construction of a 105-kilometer railway line that will connect Thar to Bin Qasim. The primary objective is to establish a seamless connection between the coal mines in Sindh and both the national and global energy markets. The proposed railway line will extend from Thar Coal Block -II and integrate with the existing railway network. Additionally, a double rail line will be established from the Bin Qasim railways to the Port Qasim Terminal, enhancing transportation capabilities.
References
Pakistan Railways
Energy infrastructure in Pakistan
Coal mines in Pakistan
Transport infrastructure in Pakistan
Economy of Sindh |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protopopivka%2C%20Kharkiv%20Raion%2C%20Kharkiv%20Oblast | Protopopivka () is a village in northeast Ukraine, located in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast.
According to data from 1864, 280 people (130 men, 150 women) lived in the state farm that would go on to become Protopopivka, which was located in Kharkovsky Uyezd.
References
Villages in Kharkiv Raion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demmel | Demmel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
James Demmel (born 1955), American mathematician and computer scientist
Phil Demmel (born 1967), American musician |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESeq2 | DESeq2 is a software package in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology for the statistical programming language R. It is primarily employed for the analysis of high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data to identify differentially expressed genes between different experimental conditions. DESeq2 employs statistical methods to normalize and analyze RNA-seq data, making it a valuable tool for researchers studying gene expression patterns and regulation. It is available through the Bioconductor repository.
It was first presented in 2014. As of September 2023, its use has been cited over 30,000 times.
Features
One of the key steps in the analysis of RNA-seq data is data normalization. DESeq2 employs the "size factor" normalization method, which adjusts for differences in sequencing depth between samples. This normalization ensures that the expression values of genes are comparable across samples, allowing for accurate identification of differentially expressed genes. In addition to size factor normalization, DESeq2 also employs a variance-stabilizing transformation, which further enhances the quality of the data by stabilizing the variance across different expression levels. This combination of normalization techniques minimizes bias and improves the accuracy of differential expression analysis.
DESeq2 makes available negative binomial distribution models to account for the over-dispersion commonly observed in RNA-seq data. This modeling approach takes into consideration the variability that is not adequately explained by a simple Poisson distribution. By incorporating the negative binomial distribution, DESeq2 accurately models the dispersion of gene expression counts and provides more reliable estimates of differential expression.
DESeq2 also offers an adaptive shrinkage procedure, known as the "apeglm" method, which is particularly useful when dealing with small sample sizes. This technique effectively shrinks the log-fold changes of gene expression estimates, reducing the impact of extreme values and improving the stability of results. This is especially valuable for researchers working with limited biological replicates, as it helps to mitigate the problem of low statistical power.
Furthermore, DESeq2 allows users to incorporate relevant covariates into their analyses. This feature enables researchers to account for potential confounding factors, such as batch effects or experimental conditions, that can influence gene expression. By including covariates in the analysis, DESeq2 offers a more accurate assessment of the true differential expression patterns in the data.
Use
DESeq2 is interfaced through R, via the bioconductor repository. The repository provides comprehensive documentation and tutorials, making it accessible to a wide range of researchers.
References
Statistical analysis
Software
R scientific libraries
RNA sequencing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INews%20TV | iNews TV may refer to:
iNews, an Indonesian television network.
i-News, a Philippines late night news program. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology%20-%20School%20of%20Electrical%20and%20Computer%20Engineering | The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is an academic institution specializing in electrical and computer engineering education, research, and innovation. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the school offers degree programs in Electrical engineering and Computer engineering that are accredited by ABET. It is one of the largest departments under the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering.
As of 2023, the Chair of the School of ECE is Arijit Raychowdhury, Ph.D.
Degrees offered
The School of ECE offers two undergraduate degrees, and eight graduate degrees.
B.S: Computer Engineering
B.S: Electrical Engineering
M.S: Electrical and Computer Engineering
M.S: Bioengineering
M.S: Cybersecurity
M.S: Robotics
Ph.D: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D: Bioengineering
Ph.D: Machine Learning
Ph.D: Robotics
Enrollment and research
As of Fall 2023, the School of ECE reported that it had 143 staff members, and 2,543 total students. Making it one of the largest Schools of Electrical and Computer engineering in the world. The School also has over 20 research centers nationwide.
The school of ECE earned over $70,000,000 USD in research funding in fiscal year 2021.
Research areas of the School of ECE include:
Bioengineering
Computer Systems and Software
Digital Signal Processing
Electrical Energy
Electromagnetics
Electronic Design and Applications
Nanotechnology
Optics and Photonics
Systems and Controls
Telecommunications
VLSI Systems and Digital Design
Facilities
The School of ECE occupies eleven buildings, most of which are located in central/east campus.
Blake R. Van Leer Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center
Bunger-Henry Building
Manufacturing Research Center
Technology Square Research Building
Centergy One Building
National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center
Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building
Marcus Nanotechnology Building
Molecular Science and Engineering Building
Coda Building
International facilities
Additionally, the School of ECE also offers two international satellite campuses – with the largest being located at Georgia Tech Europe in Metz, France; and the second being Located at Georgia Tech Shenzhen in Shenzhen, China.
References
Engineering |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%20Americas%20by%20life%20expectancy | This is a list of American countries by life expectancy at birth.
World Bank Group (2021)
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2021. The data is filtered according to the list of countries in the Americas. The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations are based on raw data; so due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.
United Nations (2021)
Estimation of the analytical agency of the UN for 2019 and 2021. By default, the list is sorted by 2021.
WHO (2019)
Estimation of the World Health Organization for 2019.
Charts
See also
References
Life expectancy
Americas |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20IBM%20Personal%20Computer%20models | The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, spanned multiple models in its first generation (including the PCjr, the Portable PC, the XT, the AT, the Convertible, and the /370 systems, among others), from 1981 to 1987. It eventually gave way to many splintering product lines after IBM introduced the Personal System/2 in April 1987.
Notes
Legend
Models
Original line
Successor lines
Personal System/2 (list of models)
Industrial System (list of models)
PCradio (list of models)
Ambra (list of models)
PS/note (list of models)
EduQuest (list of models)
ThinkPad
PS/ValuePoint (list of models)
Aptiva (list of models)
PC Series (list of models)
NetVista
ThinkCentre
Timeline
See also
Predecessors to the IBM PC:
IBM 5100 (1975)
IBM 5110 (1978)
IBM 5120 (1980)
IBM System/23 Datamaster (1981)
Japan-only IBM PC variants:
IBM 5550
IBM JX
IBM PS/55
IBM Palm Top PC 110
IBM IntelliStation
List of IBM products
IBM PC compatible
References
General references
Footnotes
Personal Computer models
Lists of computer hardware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia%20Network | Chia Network Inc. is a US-based blockchain technology company. The company built the Chia blockchain that uses proof of space and proof of time consensus protocols and issues the digital currency Chia (XCH). Chia Network was founded in 2017 by Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, and Ryan Singer. Its headquarters are in South San Francisco, California.
Company overview
Chia Network is based in South San Francisco, California. Bram Cohen took over as chief executive officer (CEO) when Ryan Singer left in June 2019. In 2023, Gene Hoffman succeeded Cohen as CEO; he previously held the role of chief operations officer. Cohen transitioned to the role of chief technology officer.
The Chia blockchain runs on the company's programming language Chialisp.
Chia token
Chia Network's native digital currency is the Chia (XCH) token. Users allocate unused storage space on their computers to operate the Chia blockchain and the proof of space and time consensus protocol. The company calls this process "farming" and rewards users with XCH tokens.
History
Chia Network was co-founded by Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, and Ryan Singer in 2017. Cohen said he was inspired by Bitcoin and the rise of cryptocurrency, and that he believed digital currencies would be safer, faster, and create more financial autonomy. He also had reservations about the various issues surrounding cryptocurrencies, such as the energy consumed in bitcoin mining. He created the Chia Network in an effort to design and launch the Chia blockchain, which used unused hard drive space, which would consume less energy than the proof of work protocol commonly used by blockchain networks.
In 2018, Cohen raised $3.4 million in seed funding. Chia Network released a beta version of its blockchain and native token, XCH, to developers in April 2019. By the end of 2020, the network had 1,700 nodes. Following an early 2021 funding round in which Chia Network raised $61 million, the company was valued at $500 million. Investors in the company include Andreessen Horowitz, Naval Ravikant, Breyer Capital, and others.
By 2021, users had allocated approximately 40 billion gigabytes of storage to Chia Network. Rather than the typical initial coin offering used to launch many cryptocurrencies, Chia Network opted to reserve pre-farmed tokens and raise venture capital. That year, the company announced that it was considering going public via a traditional initial public offering (IPO) or by merging with a special purpose acquisition company. When the company began trading XCH on May 3, 2021, it held 21 million tokens in reserve. According to Business Insider, the growth of the company and its XCH token led to a rise in prices of hard disk drives and solid state drives. On April 14, 2023, the company announced that it was nearing an IPO having submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Partnerships
In August 2022, the International Finance Corporation annou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated%20Surface%20Database | Integrated Surface Database (ISD) is global database compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) comprising hourly and synoptic surface observations compiled globally from ~35,500 weather stations; it is updated, automatically, hourly. The data largely date back to paper records which were keyed in by hand from '60s and '70s (and in some cases, weather observations from over one hundred years ago). It was developed by the joint Federal Climate Complex project in Asheville, North Carolina.
References
Meteorological data and networks
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rena%20Bakhshi | Rena Bakhshi (born 1981) is a Dutch computer scientist and mathematician and programme manager for the Netherlands eScience Center's natural sciences and engineering domain.
Life and work
Bakhshi holds two master’s degrees. The first is in Applied Mathematics from Baku State University in Azerbaijan and the second in Computer Science from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In 2011, she went on to receive a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) for which she studied formal modelling and analysis of large-scale stochastic systems under the supervision of Willem Jan (Wan) Fokkink and Maarten R. van Steen. She advised at least one student, Suhail Yousaf.
She took on postdoctoral positions as a fellow and Assistant Professor at VU, as well as Research Visitor at Australia's NICTA Sydney and University of Melbourne on large-scale complex systems, which included several interdisciplinary projects.
In 2016, Bakhshi joined the Netherlands eScience Center in Amsterdam to coordinate its climate science and physics projects. Since June 2021, she has served as the organization's Programme Manager for the Natural Sciences and Engineering domain.
She has published academic papers in computer science and mathematical logic and foundations.
References
1981 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch mathematicians
Dutch computer scientists
Dutch mathematicians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Dutch women mathematicians
Dutch women computer scientists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certo%20Software | Certo Software Ltd is a British multinational cybersecurity technology company headquartered in Basingstoke, England. The company specializes in consumer mobile security and privacy solutions.
History
Certo Software was founded in the United Kingdom in 2016 by its current CEOs Russell Kent-Payne and Simon Lewis.
The company’s first product, a spyware detection tool called Certo AntiSpy, was released in the same year in response to the increased popularity of commercial spyware and the limited protection options available to iPhone users at the time. The company claims the software was the first ever spyware detection solution for iPhones.
Cybersecurity Research
In 2021 Certo conducted a UK survey into people’s attitudes towards phone snooping and the use of stalkerware. This found that only 31% of people surveyed thought that spying on someone else’s phone was illegal.
In 2022 Certo published research into the advertising strategies used by companies selling phone monitoring software, how this compared to their official brand messaging, and how search engines were facilitating the misuse of such software.
In 2023 the company revealed how Apple’s iTunes Wi-Fi Sync feature was being exploited by spyware providers in order to give cyberstalkers access to data from their victim’s devices.
In 2023 Certo released research exposing how the Phone Link app in Windows 11 could be used to silently spy on messages and notifications from an iPhone via a Bluetooth connection. The company claimed that this method had been actively used to target real iPhone users in domestic tech abuse situations.
References
Companies based in Basingstoke
Organizations established in 2006
Internet-related organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma%20%28software%29 | Plasma (also known as Plasma Desktop) is a graphical shell developed by KDE for Unix-like operating systems. Plasma is a standard desktop interface. It was declared mature with the release of KDE SC 4.2. It is designed for desktop PCs and larger laptops. In its default configuration it resembles KDesktop from K Desktop Environment 3, and Microsoft Windows XP; however extensive configurability allows radical departures from the default layout.
Its technology is a fundamental rewrite of several desktop interaction programs included in previous KDE desktop environments for Unix-like systems, focusing on eye candy and special graphical effects. Plasma replaces the previous KDesktop shell, Kicker taskbar and SuperKaramba widget engine used in the K Desktop Environment 3 series with a unified system of widgets that can be configured and replaced with alternative designs.
Since the split of the KDE Software Compilation into KDE Plasma Workspaces, KDE Frameworks and KDE Applications, each subproject can develop at its own pace. Plasma 5 is on its own release schedule, with feature releases every four months, and bugfix releases in the intervening months.
Releases
Plasma 4
Plasma 4 was released as part of KDE Software Compilation 4 and replaced Kicker, KDesktop, and SuperKaramba, which formed the Desktop in earlier KDE releases. They are bundled as the default environment with a number of free software operating systems, such as Chakra, Kubuntu, Mageia (DVD version), openSUSE, or TrueOS.
From KDE SC 4.0 to KDE SC 4.2, the default theme "Oxygen" was characterized by dark tones. In KDE SC 4.3, replaced by the new "Air" theme, which predominates in transparency and white as base color. New themes for Plasma can be chosen and installed through software like Discover or online at store.kde.org.
With the release of KDE SC 4.11 on 14 August 2013, Plasma 4 was placed into a feature freeze and turned into a long-term stable package until August 2015. On 15 July 2014 Plasma 4's successor, Plasma 5, was released.
Features
Plasma features containments, which are essentially applets that contain other applets. Two examples of containments are the desktop background and the taskbar. A containment can be anything the developer wants: an image (either raster graphics or an SVG image), animation, or even OpenGL. Images are most commonly used, but with Plasma the user could set any applet as the desktop background without losing functionality of the applet. This also allows for applets to be dragged between the desktop and the taskbar (two separate containments), and have a separate visualization for the more confined taskbar.
Plasma separates components into "data engine" and their visualization counterparts. This is intended to reduce the total programming effort when there are multiple possible visualizations of given data; and to make it easier for the data engine and the workspaces to be written independently.
The scalable nature of the Plasma widgets all |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20Laptop%20Go%203 | The Surface Laptop Go 3 is the successor to the Surface Laptop Go 2. It is a mid-range portable computer that is part of the company's Surface line of personal computing devices. It was announced on September 21, 2023 with an expected release date of October 3.
Configuration
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Features
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 1235U Processor
Intel Iris Xe GPU.
Preinstalled operating system: Windows 11 Home (Consumer), Windows 11 Pro (Business)
12.4-inch PixelSense 1536 x 1024 (148 ppi) display with a 3:2 aspect ratio
Up to 15 hours of battery life
Aluminum finish
Full size keyboard with a full set of function keys
Fingerprint Power Button with One Touch sign-in through Windows Hello (Standard on consumer models.)
Discrete hardware TPM 2.0 (Business Models only)
Hardware
The Surface Laptop Go 3 is a minor update to the Surface Laptop Go 2. Unlike the latter model, the Go 3 will be made with an aluminum top and an aluminum polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% postconsumer recycled content base. Microsoft claims the device will have an improved battery life of up to 15 hours, thanks to the more efficient CPU.
It carries over the 12.4-inch "PixelSense" Display at 1536 × 1024 from the prior two generations with a 3:2 aspect ratio.
The Surface Laptop Go 3 uses a twelfth-generation Intel Core i5 processor with Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The base model of the device will now have 8 GB RAM (up from four.) For the first time, both consumer models will now have 256 GB of storage, with business models topping off at 512 GB.
Like prior generations, the device will have 1 USB-C and 1 USB-A port, alongside a headphone jack and a Surface Connect port for charging. The laptop also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.
Consumer models of the device now has a fingerprint power button with Windows Hello and TPM 2.0 as standard.
Software
Consumer models ship with a pre-installed 64-bit version of Windows 11 Home, a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 365, and a 30-day trial of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Commercial models ship with Windows 11 Pro, and a 30-day trial of either Microsoft 365 Business or Apps.
Timeline
References
External links
Go
Computer-related introductions in 2023 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Order%20%28game%29 | New Order is a space-based, science fiction play-by-mail (PBM) game run by C2 Simulations. The game was closed-end and computer-moderated. Playtest began in 1987. 30 players vied for control of a galaxy comprising 210 star systems in a game of space exploration centering on colonies. Games lasted about 35 turns, ending when a player achieved about 2,000 victory points. The game received generally positive reviews in gamer magazines in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
History and development
This space-based science fiction game was designed and published by Carl Carpenter from C2 Simulations of Huntington Beach, California. Playtesting began in March 1987. It was a closed-ended, computer-moderated PBM game.
Gameplay
30 players per game vied for control of a galaxy comprising 210 systems and 800 planets. Reviewer Hank Helley stated that the game was about "space exploration, development and conquest". Colonies were central to gameplay. Players options for victory points related to colonies were "establishing, controlling, claiming and destroying". Points scored for these actions depended on the society type a player chose: Crusaders, Imperialist, Pioneers, and Xenophobes.
The game's purpose was to achieve about 2,000 victory points. Games lasted about 35 turns.
Reception
Tim Sullivan reviewed the game in the Winter 1987 issue of Flagship. He stated, "If you're searching for a computer moderated victory-potential space game with a high degree of realism and detail, but which does not require a fanatical devotion of time or effort to play, then New Order is tailor-made for you. Be forewarned, however, that this game requires a commitment of a year or two to see it through to its conclusion." Chris Arnold reviewed New Order in the May 1990 issue of Flagship. He stated, "If you're looking for shoot-'em-up space opera, or lucky rolls of the dice, you won't find them here ... but if you're looking to test your skills at planning and expanding a viable galactic empire, try New Order."
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
Further reading
American games
American role-playing games
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games based on Star Trek
Role-playing games introduced in 1995
Science fiction role-playing games
Star Fleet Universe
Strategy games based on Star Trek
20th-century role-playing games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumit%20Chanda | Sumit K. Chanda is an American research scientist who works on viral and immunological human diseases. He also led the team that built and deployed Metascape for the analysis of omics data. This tool attracts over 500,000 users per year and has been cited 2,000 times a year since its inception in 2019.
Early life and education
Chanda earned his B.Sc. in biology at Cornell University and his Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology at Stanford University. He completed his postdoctoral training at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, where he pioneered high-throughput approaches for target identification and validation that enabled preclinical development of novel therapeutics.
Career
In 2014, Chanda, along with Bin Zhou, Yingyao Zhou, Max Chang, Lars Pache and Chris Benner created a free gene annotation and analysis resource called Metascape.
He returned to academic research at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in 2007, where he became director of their Immunity and Pathogenesis program, and joined the Immunology and Microbiology Department at the Scripps Research Institute and Calibr as professor in 2021.
Chanda developed and applied large-scale systems-based approaches to identify host factors critical for viral replication, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, flaviviruses and HIV-1. His team deployed high-throughput technologies for the discovery of antiviral therapies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and discovered a novel class of latency reversal agents for an HIV-1 cure (3).
Chanda leads several large, multi-institutional collaborative efforts including the Center for Antiviral Medicines (CAMPP), which is a part of the NIAID Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) network, as well as the Reversing Immune Dysfunction for HIV-1 Eradication Program (RID-HIV), which is a member of the National Institutes of Health's Martin Delaney Collaboratories for HIV Cure Research (MDC) program.
Publications
König R, Zhou Y, Elleder D, Diamond TL, Bonamy GMC, Irelan JT, Chiang CY, Buu T, DeJesus P, Lilley CE, Seidel S, Opaluch AM, Caldwell JS, Weitzman MD, Kuhen KL, Bandyopadhyay S, Ideker T, Orth AP, Miraglia LJ, Bushman FD, Young JA, Chanda SK. Global analysis of host-pathogen interactions which regulate early-stage HIV-1 replication. Cell. 2008 135(1):49-60. PMCID: PMC26228946
König RS, Stertz S, Zhou Y, Inoue A, Hoffmann HH, Bhattacharyya S, Alamares JG, Tscherne DM, Ortigoza MB, Liang Y, Gao Q, Andrews SE, Bandyopadhyay S, DeJesus P, Tu BP, Pache L, Shih C, Orth A, Bonamy G, Miraglia L, Ideker T, García-Sastre A, Young JAT, Palese P, Shaw ML, Chanda SK. Human host factors required for influenza virus replication. Nature 2010 Feb 463:813-817. PMCID: PMC2862546
Yoh S, Schneider M, Seifried J, Soonthornvacharin S, Akleh RE, Olivieri KC, DeJesus PD, Ruan C, de Castro E, Ruiz PA, Germanaud D, des Protes V, Garcia-Sastre A, Konig R, Chanda SK. PQBP1 is a Proximal Sensor of the cGAS-Dependent Innate Response to HIV-1. Cel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lost%20Leader%20%28radio%20play%29 | The Lost Leader is a 1934 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay about Ludwig Leichhardt.
It was broadcast throughout Australia on the ABC network.
The Sun said it "held the listener absorbed for an hour. The daring solution of the fate of Leichhardt and his expedition from East to West was vividly suggested."
References
External links
The Lost Leader at Ausstage
1934 radio dramas
1930s Australian radio dramas
Works by Edmund Barclay |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly%20Tale | Butterfly Tale is a 2023 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Sophie Roy and written by Heidi Foss and Lienne Sawatsky. It features the voices of Tatiana Maslany and Mena Massoud. Based on the real-life migration of monarch butterflies, the plot follows an young butterfly named Patrick who goes on a adventure over North America to follow his dream of flight althrough he has one wing.
Plot
Patrick stows away in a milkweed trailer in order to be part of the journey of a lifetime. With his best friends Marty, and Jennifer. Patrick will become an unlikely hero. But first he must face his fear, embrace his uniqueness and triumph over adversity while battling changing weather patterns, humans and three evil birds bent on revenge.
Cast
Mena Massoud as Patrick, a shy teenage monarch butterfly who was born with a smaller wing
Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer, a rebellious female monarch butterfly
Lucinda Davis as Marty, a dimwitted knit cap-wearing caterpillar who is Patrick's best friend
Richard M. Dumont as Jay, a villanious yellow grosbeak
Edda Fischer as Margaret, Patrick's mother
Production
In November 2022, it was announced that Maslany and Massoud were cast as the voices of Jennifer and Patrick respectively, as well the film will feature original songs by Shawn Mendes and Johnny Orlando. The film is a Canadian-German co-production between CarpeDiem Film & TV, Ulysses Filmproduktion and Senator Film Köln with animation done at Singing Frog Studio in Montreal and Studio Rakete in Hamburg. It marks Sophie Roy's feature directorial debut.
Release
The film was first released in Spain on September 29 2023, one month later at Canada on October 13, 2023. with the release date in Germany being February 1 2024.
References
External links
2023 animated films
2023 films
Canadian animated feature films
German animated feature films
2020s Canadian films
2020s German films
Fictional butterflies and moths
Animated films about insects
Animated films about birds
German children's films
English-language German films
Films about disability
Talking animals in fiction
Animated films set in North America
English-language Canadian films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20imagery%20in%20North%20Korea | Satellite imagery in North Korea is a knowledge-building tool in the field of North Korean studies. It enables researchers to produce data-based analyses in the agricultural, humanitarian, economic and military fields, in a country where access to the field is limited.
Context
Collecting data on North Korea is very difficult. States generally produce reliable data, but in North Korea the data produced is often non-existent or of poor quality. When the North Korean government does produce data, its completeness and relevance are often called into question.
Access to the country is limited and satellite imagery is sometimes the only way to get an overview of important political or military locations.
History
Started in 1999 and emerging in 2012
High-resolution satellite imagery (1 metre and less) has been available since 1999, but its use for North Korean studies did not emerge until 2012. By 2004, researchers and NGOs had imaging and computing capabilities comparable to those available to the US government 20-30 years earlier, in the 1970s. Prior to 2012, imagery was largely focused on nuclear sites in North Korea, notably Yongbyon and Punggue-ri.
Satellite images with a resolution of less than one metre can be used to identify a wide range of objects such as buildings, forests, orchards, fields, fences, rivers, railways and roads.
At the same time as improving resolution, satellite images make spectral analysis accessible, beyond the visible light spectrum. SARs provide a 3D rendering of the earth, even in rainy weather or at night.
Obstacle to the acquisition of satellite images
The development of analyses based on satellite images has been hampered by a number of factors: the cost of acquiring these images, the decision by satellite imagery companies not to include images of the country in their public catalogues for political or technical reasons, or simply as a management decision.
Speeding up satellite image acquisition
The use of satellite imagery has been boosted by technological improvements, the expansion of the satellite imagery industry and public interest in North Korea, prompting satellite imagery companies to capture more frequently and highlight this product on their catalogues.
Difficulties of analysis and risks of misinformation
Despite the name "high-resolution image" the analysis of satellite images is hampered by the quality of the images available, leaving more or less room for interpretation as well as by the frequency of image capture. Analysis is dependent on the analysts' cultural, technical knowledge and experience of the specific country context. This is exacerbated for observation of North Korea's nuclear programme. To produce robust information satellite imagery must be cross-referenced with other data sources to understand long-term dynamics.
The growing competition in the field of North Korea studies and the resulting pressure on researchers to be the first to produce a scientific paper is a source o |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz%20Andr%C3%A9%20Barroso | Luiz André Barroso (died September 16, 2023) was a Brazilian computer engineer. While working for Google, he pioneered the design of the modern data center. Barroso worked at Digital Equipment Corporation prior to joining Google. He designed the first multi-core CPU whilst working at DEC.
He joined Google in 2001 and was tasked with managing the design of the data center. Barroso is credited with redesigning Google's data centers and servers to be significantly more energy and cost-efficient. He also helped forge a consensus around Bluetooth contact tracing, which is estimated to have saved 10,000 lives in the UK. Barroso has served as the Vice President of Engineering for Google's Geo Platform team, which collects geographical data for services such as Google Maps.
Barroso was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Computing Machinery. He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He was awarded the ACM - IEEE CS Eckert–Mauchly Award in 2020. Barroso earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. He also earned a Ph.D. at University of Southern California.
References
2023 deaths
Computer engineers
Google employees
Brazilian scientists
21st-century Brazilian scientists
21st-century Brazilian engineers
Brazilian computer scientists
Digital Equipment Corporation people
Google Fellows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20101 | Space 101 is a space-based, science fiction play-by-mail (PBM) game run by C2 Simulations. The game was closed-end and computer-moderated. Playtest began in 1989.
History and development
Space 101 was a closed-ended, computer-moderated space-based PBM game published by C2 Simulations. The publisher playtested the game in 1989. It was an introductory-level for novice PBM players, in the manner of It's a Crime, made as a simpler version of the publisher's New Order game.
Gameplay
15 players per game could role-play as Builders, Lawyers, Pirates, and Scholars. The 25x25 game map comprised 99 star systems with play starting at the center.
Players win by amassing the most victory points in the 15 allotted turns per game.
Reception
A reviewer in a 1989 issue of Challenge said, "If you are looking for a fun, easy-to-learn, play-by-mail game from a reliable moderator, | would recommend Space 101. Robert Stock reviewed the game in a 1989 issue of Flagship, saying "For someone looking for a fun, uncomplicated sci-fi "shoot 'em up", Space 101 is worth examining."
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
Further reading
American games
American role-playing games
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games introduced in 1989
Science fiction role-playing games
Star Fleet Universe
20th-century role-playing games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangabandhu%20Railway%20Bridge | Bangabandhu Railway Bridge is an under-construction railway bridge on Jamuna River. This bridge connects Sirajganj with Tangail by railway network. After construction this bridge will be the longest solo railway bridge in Bangladesh. As of October 2020, 44 trains per day pass through the existing Bangabandhu Bridge. As the bridge does not allow trains to run at full speed and being a single-track railway takes longer to cross the bridge, trains are prone to schedule disruptions. Also, heavy goods trains cannot run on the bridge due to weight restrictions. At the Bangabandhu Railway Bridge, the average time to reach the destination of the trains running between the capital Dhaka and the northern and western regions of the country will be reduced by 2 hours. Besides, the facility of transporting goods by rail from neighboring countries will increase. Apart from this, this bridge will also be useful for easy transportation of passengers and goods on internal routes. Apart from this, the bridge is an important link between SAARC, BIMSTEC, SASEC, and other regional and sub-regional railway routes and trans-Asian railway network. When the bridge is built, the railway tracks of the Bangabandhu Bridge will be removed.
Project details
First, on December 6, 2016, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved the construction project of the bridge. For this, the Bangladesh government undertook the project at a cost of Tk 9,734 crore, of which Japan's development cooperation organization Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide Tk 7,724 crore. The project is scheduled to be implemented by December 2023.
However, in the next revised project, the deadline has been extended by two years to December 2025. At the same time, the project cost has been increased from Tk 9,734 crore to Tk 16,781 crore. JICA will provide loan assistance of 72% of the construction cost. Bangladesh Railway will implement the project.
See also
List of megaprojects in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Railway
References
Railway bridges in Bangladesh |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytrox | Cytrox is a company established in 2017 that makes malware used for cyberattacks and covert surveillance. Its Predator spyware was used to target Egyptian politician Ayman Nour in 2021 and to spy on 92 phones belonging to businessmen, journalists, politicians, government ministers and their associates in Greece. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce added the Cytrox companies Cytrox AD in North Macedonia, and Cytrox Holdings Crt in Hungary to its Entity List.
History
Cytrox was established in 2017, reportedly as a startup in North Macedonia and received initial funding from Israel Aerospace Industries. Its Crunchbase article describes it as providing an "operational cyber solution" to governments, including gathering information from devices and cloud services. Cytrox's CEO is Ivo Malinkovski. A review of corporate registry documents by the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab indicated that Cytrox has a presence in Israel and Hungary.
In 2019, Forbes reported that Cytrox was rescued by Tal Dilian, a former commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who acquired the company for under $5 million. Dilian served in the IDF for 25 years prior to his departure, following accusations that he had unlawfully enriched himself. Dilian demonstrated the company's surveillance kit to Forbes by hacking into a Huawei device and obtaining its WhatsApp messages without clicks from the victim.
The Citizen Lab said in 2021 that Cytrox was part of an alliance known as Intellexa, which it called "a marketing label for a range of mercenary surveillance vendors that emerged in 2019." Dilian founded the Intellexa Group in 2018; the Intellexa Alliance combines the Intellexa Group and Nexa, a group of surveillance companies that operates mainly in France.
In December 2021, Meta Platforms announced that Cytrox and six other surveillance-for-hire groups had been banned from using its platforms to target other users, in response to the Citizen Lab's findings about Cytrox's Predator spyware being used to target two Egyptian dissidents in June. Meta also announced it had removed over 1,500 Facebook and Instagram accounts associated with the seven companies, which it said were used to conduct social engineering, reconnaissance and sending malicious links to victims in over 100 countries.
In July 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce added the Cytrox companies Cytrox AD in North Macedonia, and Cytrox Holdings Crt in Hungary to its Entity List, after determining that they posed a threat to the U.S.'s national security and foreign policy interests.
Predator
Predator is spyware developed by Cytrox that targets the Android and iOS operating systems. In May 2022, researchers at Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that Predator bundled five zero-day exploits in one package and sold it to several government-backed actors, who used it in three separate campaigns. According to the researchers, Predator worked closely with a component named Alien, which "lives insid |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin%20Cockett | James Robin Bernard Cockett (born May 6, 1952) is a British computer scientist and professor at the University of Calgary.
Education
Cockett received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Warwick in 1974, and earned his PhD from the University of Leeds in 1979 for his research in injectives and localizations in category theory, studying under Alfred Goldie.
Career and research
Cockett has been a professor of computer science at the University of Calgary since 1991, previously holding the title of professor at the University of Tennessee.
Cockett works primarily in the fields of category theory, categorical programming, and quantum programming. Cockett is a member of the organizing committee for the Foundational Methods in Computer Science (FMCS) conference, an annual workshop for researchers in theoretical computer science and category theory supported by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS).
Selected publications
His most cited publications include:
Weakly distributive categories
Restriction categories I: categories of partial maps
Differential categories
Cartesian differential categories
Differential structure, tangent structure, and SDG
Personal life
Cockett has been married to fellow University of Calgary professor Polly Knowlton Cockett since 1984, they have three children together: Audrey, Rowan, and Grayson. Cockett is an avid cross-country skier, taking part in the Canadian Birkebeiner on more than one occasion, as well as volunteering as an instructor.
Cockett and his wife have volunteered for numerous environmentally-focused initiatives, including as lecturers for the Calgary Parks Biodiversity Conservation program at Nose Hill Park, and with the Alberta Wilderness Association, where his family's work earned them an award from the city of Calgary.
References
Living people
British computer scientists
Academic staff of the University of Calgary
1952 births
Alumni of the University of Warwick |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse%20%28play-by-mail%20game%29 | Eclipse is a computer moderated, space-based play-by-mail (PBM) game. It was published by Midnight Games. 12–20 players per game vied for domination of a galaxy on a game map comprising 180–220 star systems.
History and development
Eclipse was a computer-moderated science fiction PBM game. It was published by Midnight Games of Medford, Oregon, run by Jim and Lynee Landes. Eclipse was an introductory PBM game.
Gameplay
Each game had 12–20 players. Players won by "conquering half the galaxy plus one world". Gameplay occurred within a two-dimensional 30×60 grid map that held the 180–220 star systems.
Reception
Mike Hall reviewed the game in a November–December 1988 issue of Paper Mayhem. He praised the gamemasters and publisher's player support during issues during his gameplay but did not recommend the game for novices. He stated, "A player with moderate experience, entering the game on a caveat emptor basis, playing for its innovative features and willing to accept the games shortcomings, might find it an interesting experience."
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
American games
American role-playing games
Fantasy role-playing games
Grand strategy wargames
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games introduced in the 1980s
Role-playing games introduced in 1981
Strategy games
Tabletop games
20th-century role-playing games
Wargames |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostap%20Korkuna | Ostap Korkuna (Ukrainian:Остап Коркуна; born 26 September 1987 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian American software engineer and executive, gold medalist of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, co-founder and co-chair of the humanitarian nonprofit organization Nova Ukraine in the San Francisco Bay Area that raised tens of millions of dollars for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Recipient of the Order of Merit 3rd degree awarded by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Life and career
Korkuna holds a master's degree in Informatics from Lviv National University in Ukraine. According to a 2016 profile of Korkuna aired on Ukrainian TV (24 Kanal), he was one of the first Ukrainain employees at Facebook. In 2019, he joined People.ai and later became a director of engineering there.
Academic accomplishments
While in college, Korkuna took part in competitive programming contests that emphasize algorithmic problem-solving, including Topcoder Open and the annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. In 2008, his Ukrainian university team (three students total) advanced through the ICPC regional rounds in Europe and participated in World Finals at the University of Alberta. There were 100 teams in the World Finals, out of 6700 total academic teams competing in the regional rounds worldwide.
Korkuna's team won Gold, along with three other teams. This accomplishment, first for a Ukrainain team, was covered in Ukrainian media.
Non-profit leadership and advocacy
Korkuna co-founded Nova Ukraine in 2014 and remains its volunteer co-chair.
Street rallies and advocacy
In 2018 Korkuna led a rally in San Francisco to support Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in the Kerch Strait incident. In February and March 2022, in the first weeks of Russian invasion of Ukraine, he led street rallies in San Francisco, CA to raise awareness about the situation in Ukraine. Central News Agency (Taiwan) covered these street rallies and interviewed Korkuna. In June 2022, Korkuna was an invited panelist at the public discussion event "Crisis at the Border: Helping Ukrainain Refugees" at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
Non-profit leadership
Voice of America Ukraine produced and aired a TV program that covered the history of Nova Ukraine and prominently featured its co-chairs, Bilogorskiy and Korkuna. Under Korkuna's leadership, Nova Ukraine raised funds for humanitarian aid for Ukraine and delivered tens of millions of dollars worth of aid in 2022. In 2023, President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized Korkuna's contributions as the co-founder and co-chair of Nova Ukraine with the Order of Merit 3rd degree.
References
Living people
American technology executives
Leaders of organizations
Chairpersons of non-governmental organizations
Facebook employees
1987 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMDE | DMDE (DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery Software) is a data recovery and disk editing tool for hard drives and other storage media. It can work with physical devices, logical disks, disk images, as well as RAID-arrays and recovers files that have been accidentally deleted or lost due to other incidents.
DMDE is available in various editions. Free Edition (freeware) of DMDE is intended for personal use only, and allows only recovery of files located in the currently selected directory. Additionally, it allows restoring files in batches of 4,000 or less, however there's no limit on how many files can be recovered in total. DMDE paid options don't have these limitations and suggest additional features. Various reviews note that the application stands out for its attractive price, while the free option can also be sufficient in many scenarios.
DMDE is ranked among the best data recovery software and reviewed on popular technology websites, such as
TechRadar, Forbes Advisor, Softpedia. In reviews it is noted that the application does not have the simplest and most attractive interface, but it is effective, especially in complex cases.
Features
The program is able to recover files of various types with their names after deletion from the recycle bin, after formatting or other disk damages including complicated cases. DMDE can create and later open disk images to perform recovery without the risk of further damage to the drive itself. Other advanced features of DMDE include raw data search, direct disk editing capability, RAID reconstruction module, disk cloning, and partition manager.
It is supported on the operating systems Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux and DOS. Supported file systems include:
Windows: FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, NTFS5, ReFS;
Mac OS: HFS/HFS Plus, HFSX, APFS;
Linux: ext2, ext3, ext4, Btrfs.
See also
Data recovery
List of data recovery software
References
External links
Data recovery
Data recovery software
Hex editors
Hard disk software
Shareware
Cross-platform software
Computer data |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay%20Govil | Sanjay Govil is an Indian-American businessman. He is the owner of the Washington Freedom cricket team, the founder and Chairman of Infinite Computer Solutions, and Chairman of Zyter.
Early life and education
Govil graduated from Auburn University with a degree in electrical engineering. He also has advanced degrees from Syracuse University and Wharton School of Business. His father was a professor of mathematics at Auburn University.
Career
Govil began his career at IBM. In 1999, Govil founded Infinite Computers, a global technology platform provider. The company went private in 2018; as of 2023, Govil sits on the Board of Directors of the Company. Govil is the founder and CEO of Zyter.
Govil also owned the Delhi Acers badminton team before a sellout to the Dalmia Group ahead of the 2017-18 Premier Badminton League season.
Govil is a founding investor in Major League Cricket and the lead team investor and owner of the Washington Freedom cricket team. Govil and the team partnered with George Mason University to build a combined cricket and baseball stadium in Fairfax, Virginia.
Philanthropy
Govil is a program sponsor for the Young Entrepreneurs Program of The Indus Entrepreneurs, DC chapter.
References
American businesspeople
American people of Indian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24Rent | 24 Rental Network Oy (or simply 24Rent) is a Finnish family-owned car rental company whose business is the productization of carsharing services, product development and service provision to individuals, housing associations and other companies. The company was founded in 2011 and the main headquarters is located in Tampere, Pirkanmaa.
The company's best-known service, 24Rent.fi, is Finland's largest company renting shared cars by the hour and by the day. The company's other products include, for example, 24Go, which is currently Finland's only shared car service offering A-B rentals, priced by the minute. The company also has car and van leasing services, as well as one-way car rental services.
24Rent does not have physical service offices; all activities related to renting, including car pick-up, take place on a self-service basis through the company's website and/or mobile applications. Because the growing popularity of carsharing in Finland, the service currently has around 1,000 cars in 30 different locations.
See also
List of carsharing organizations
References
External links
Official site
24Go
Car rental companies
Carsharing
Companies based in Tampere
Family-owned companies
Finnish companies established in 2011 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiver%20quantitative | Quiver Quantitative is a free financial data platform founded by brothers James and Christopher Kardatzke in February 2020. The website specializes in alternative data offering aggregated information on congressional trading activity, corporate lobbying, government contracts and other information relating public companies to the US government.
Additional data featured on the site includes company name popularity on Google Trends, other consumer interest metrics as well as insider and institutional trades of public companies.
On March 2, 2023, the company announced that it closed a funding round in which it raised $2 million. As of March 2023, the website has 340,000 users. In July 2023 Quiver Quantitative launched an IOS and Android app.
References
Financial software
2020 software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20awards%20and%20honors%20received%20by%20John%20von%20Neumann | John von Neumann ( ; ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath.
Von Neumann was twice invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. The May 1958 issue of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society was dedicated as a memorial volume (in an act without precedent) to von Neumann and eight articles were written about him and his work by friends and colleagues. The National Academy of Sciences published a biographical memoir by Salomon Bochner.In addition, obituaries were written in several other journals, including the Journal of the London Mathematical Society, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Matematikai Lapok, Physics Today, Science, Mathematics of Computation and The Economic Journal. Books, scientific papers, and events have been dedicated to him.
In honor of his achievements and contributions to the modern world, he was named in 1999 the Financial Times Person of the Century, as a representative of the century's characteristic ideal that the power of the mind could shape the physical world, and of the "intellectual brilliance and human savagery" that defined the 20th century. On May 4, 2005, the United States Postal Service issued the American Scientists commemorative postage stamp series, a set of four 37-cent self-adhesive stamps in several configurations designed by artist Victor Stabin. The scientists depicted were von Neumann, Barbara McClintock, Josiah Willard Gibbs, and Richard Feynman.
Other awards and honors he received include the following.
Awards:
1926 Rockefeller Fellowship
1937 Bôcher Memorial Prize, American Mathematical Society
1947 Medal for Merit (Presidential Award)
1947 Distinguished Civilian Service Award, U.S. Navy
1955 Science Award, Air Force Association
1956 Medal of Freedom (Presidential Award)
1956 Albert Einstein Commemorative Award
1956 Enrico Fermi Award, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
1957 American Meteorological Society Award for Extraordinary Scientific Accomplishment
1997 Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award (Posthumous)
1997 Hall of Fame, Space Command Headquarters, Peterson Air Force Base (Posthumous)
Honorary societies:
Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Lima, Peru
Academia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, Milan, Italy
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Letters, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Honorary doctorates:
1947 Princeton University
1949 University of Pennsylvania
1949 Harvard University
1952 University of Istanbul
1952 Case Institute of Technology
1952 University of Maryland
1953 Polytechnics Institut, Munich
1954 Columbia University
Honorary positions:
1937 American Mathematical Society Colloquium Lecturer
1944 Gibbs Lecturer, American Mathematical Society
1951-1953 President, American Mathematic |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin%20Network | Mixin Network is a Hong Kong-based peer-to-peer financial transaction network provider. In July 2023, it claimed to have over 1 million users.
In September 2023, Mixin Network was hit by an attack on its cloud computing supplier, leading to the loss of an estimated $200m of assets. Following the compromise, it suspended deposits and withdrawals.
References
Financial services companies
Digital currency exchanges
Hacking in the 2020s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia%20and%20Marco | Maia and Marco are artificial intelligence used by GMA Network. Unveiled in 2023, they are used to fulfill the role of sports newscasters.
Background
Maia and Marco are artificial intelligence (AI) which take the form of three-dimensional human avatars. Maia makes use of a female avatar while Marco uses a male likeness.
They have aesthetic features that are typical to Filipino showbusiness personalities.
Among the technologies used in making and operating the AI include image generation, text-to-speech AI voice synthesis/generation, and deep learning face animation. They are also demonstrated to be bilingual, being able to speak in English and Tagalog (Filipino).
Use
The AI pair was unveiled by GMA Network in September 24, 2023 for their coverage of Season 99 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Fulfilling the role of sports newscasters,
Maia and Marco would join GMA's courtside human reporters. The AI pair are scheduled to appear four times a month on GMA's digital media platforms. They will not appear in traditional television broadcast.
Reception
The launch of the Maia and Marco was met with strong reactions. Various journalists and other personalities across the Philippine media industry expressed concern that their employment be at risk with the introduction of AI. The quality of the AI ability to emulate human behavior was characterized by critics as "soulless".
GMA responding to concerns has stated that the AI would complement rather than replace its live human journalists including sportscasters.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines urged dialogue among its peers in the newsroom on policy on how to use AI, which the group acknowledge as "inevitable".
See also
Xinhua–Sogou AI news anchor
Reference
Artificial intelligence
2023 introductions
GMA Network
Sports commentators
Information technology in the Philippines
AI software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norconex%20Web%20Crawler | Norconex Web Crawler is a free and open-source web crawling and web scraping Software written in Java and released under an Apache License. It can export data to many repositories such as Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Azure Cognitive Search, Amazon CloudSearch and more.
The Crawler can be run on its own or embedded in your own Java application.
Some key features are:
Multi-threaded
Extract text from a variety of file formats (HTML, PDF, Word, etc.)
Extract metadata associated with documents
Supports pages rendered with JavaScript
Incremental crawls
Supports external commands to parse or manipulate documents
Send extracted data to a variety of repositories
Some well-known companies and products using Norconex Web Crawler are: Apache Solr Ecosystem, Department of National Defence, Universities Canada, U.S. Department of Education, Department of National Defence.
History
Norconex Web Crawler was released as free and open-source software in 2013.
References
Mentions in Academic Research
See also
Web crawlers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalyn%20Moran | Rosalyn J. Moran is a British neuroscientist and computational psychiatrist. She is deputy director of the King's College London Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Her research looks to understand neural algorithms through brain connectivity.
Early life and education
Moran grew up in Ireland, where she studied applied mathematics at the local boys school. Moran was an undergraduate and postgraduate student in electronic engineering at the University College Dublin. Her doctoral research applied information theory to biomedical signal processing. During her PhD, she met a scientist who was combining electrical and chemical analysis of schizophrenia, and became interested in pursuing a career in neuroscience. She was a postdoctoral researcher at University College London supported by the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging.
Research and career
Moran moved to Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute in 2012, where she spent four years as an assistant professor. She returned to the United Kingdom in 2016 and joined the University of Bristol as a senior lecturer. In 2018, she was made associate professor at King's College London. She became deputy director of the King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence in 2022.
Moran's research combines artificial intelligence, Bayesian inference and experimental neurobiology to understand brain connectivity and neural processing. She is interested in how neurotransmitters (e.g. noradrenaline, serotonin) in decision making. She uses deep networks to model diseases, with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and schizophrenia.
Moran has investigated the free energy principle, an all-purpose mode of the brain and human behaviour. The free energy principle is based on surprise minimisation, brains work to minimise free energy. Moran has argued that the free energy principle offers an alternative rationale for generative artificial intelligence.
Selected publications
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of University College Dublin
Academics of King's College London
Irish women psychiatrists
Irish women neuroscientists
21st-century Irish women scientists
Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate%20Party%202023 | Ultimate Party 2023 is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event will take place on November 12, 2023, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It will be the third event under the Ultimate Party chronology. The event will air live on AbemaTV and on DDT's streaming service Wrestle Universe.
Production
Background
Ultimate Party is a professional wrestling event that was established by DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2019. The event was held a second time in 2020, but was discontinued. In May 2023, DDT announced the revival of the event, with the third Ultimate Party to take place on November 12, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, in Tokyo.
Storylines
The show will feature matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On August 27, it was announced that New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Hiromu Takahashi would be appearing at Ultimate Party 2023. At DDT Big Bang 2023, Kazuki Hirata defended the DDT Extreme Championship while capturing the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship by defeating Naruki Doi. After the match, Takahashi appeared and reminded Hirata of their past confrontations in NJPW's NEVER brand and DDT's Wakate Tsūshin series of events. He then challenged him and the match was made official.
At Who's Gonna Top? 2023, Chris Brookes achieved his second successful defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship against Saki Akai. He was then challenged by Yuki Ueno and immediately accepted the challenge.
Matches
References
External links
The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website
DDT Ultimate Party
2023 in professional wrestling
November 2023 events in Japan
Professional wrestling in Tokyo
2023 in Tokyo
Events in Tokyo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DungeonWorld%20%28play-by-mail%20game%29 | DungeonWorld is a play-by-mail game published by Madhouse USA. It is an open-ended, computer moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) role-playing game. Originally published as Dungeon in 1998 after playtesting, the publisher changed the name to DungeonWorld in 1999 to reflect the non-dungeon aspects of the game. In 2001, Madhouse increased the scope of the game. Players start in the fictional world of Myriad in a marketplace in the city of Berney. Various dungeons are available for players to explore and combat monsters. Players have various characters available, such as magic users, rogues, and priests. Multiple positions are also available, such as Adventurer, Trader, Monster Tribe, and Estate. The game won the Origins Awards for "Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1998" and placed No. 1 in Flagship's "Adventure" game category in 2002 and 2003.
History and development
DungeonWorld is an open-ended role-playing PBM game of medium complexity. It is computer moderated, open-ended, and ran on a game engine called "Nexus". Madhouse designed it originally as the game Dungeon on the heels of their successful game Necromancer. It drew from Steve Tierney's Dungeons & Dragons experiences as a teenager. The designers' intent was to make "the largest computer-mod Adventure PBM in the world".
It completed alpha test in 1998 before beginning its beta playtest. In the July–August 1999 issue of Flagship, the editors stated that Madhouse had changed the name to DungeonWorld to reflect its broad setting beyond dungeons.
By 2001, Madhouse stated that the game was expanded and was "the world's largest fantasy adventure PBM". They added 20,000 new magic items and over 2,000 new monsters. By 2003, the game was also available for play by email (PBeM).
Gameplay
The game takes place in the city of Bereny within the fictional world of Myriad. Players could choose various positions, including the original Adventurer, Trader, Monster Tribe, and Estate. There are twelve monster races available, half good and half evil. Multiple dungeons are available, which players can enter and explore from the land above. Combat with monster denizens is central to dungeon exploration. The game features thousands of non-player character monster types including Goblins, Hobgoblins, Dark Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Ogres, Zombies, Skeletons, Ghosts, Vampires and Dragons, among others.
Players begin the game in a marketplace where fighting is prohibited which is near the game's Central Dungeon.
Players are allowed ten characters per position, each of which can be issued more than a dozen orders per turn. Magic is available in the game, employed by enchanters and enchantresses, while Priests employ magical healing powers. Rogues have abilities such as picking pockets, moving in the shadows, and picking locks.
Reception
Dungeon won the Origins Awards for "Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1998". In the December 2002 – January 2003 issue of Flagship, DungonWorld placed No. 1 in the "Adventure" category for the s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation%20SSI-2001 | Innovation SSI-2001 is a sound card for IBM PC compatible computers.
Description
The sound card was produced by Innovation Computer Corporation and was intended to compete with Adlib. It has a mono output RCA connector and a game port, there are also 3 groups of jumpers that allow you to enable or disable the joystick port, control its sensitivity and change the audio port address from the default 280hex to 2A0hex, 2C0hex or 2E0hex. During use, the card uses 32 serial I/O ports. Connects via 8-bit ISA.
This sound card did not gain much popularity and was supported only by a few computer games. Lack of support also led to the discontinuation of production, and many of the cards released were later disassembled into SID chips for the Commodore 64. Considered the rarest PC sound card, only about 10 copies of the original board are known to exist worldwide. However, since 2015, DIY specialists have mastered the production of replicas.
Emulation
Reverse emulation is currently possible: the DOSBox emulator supports Innovation SSI-2001 emulation, without the presence of a real device.
References
Links
Innovation SSI-2001: the history of one of the rarest sound cards for the IBM PC (and its replica)
Photography
Sound cards
Input/output
History of computing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karara%20railway | The Karara railway is a railway line in the Mid West region of Western Australia, linking the Karara iron ore mine with the Arc Infrastructure network near Morawa. The railway is leased by Karara Mining Limited and trains are operated by Aurizon between the mine and Geraldton port.
Route
The Karara railway is managed by Karara Mining Limited, a joint venture between Gindalbie Metals and Ansteel Group. Karara Mining Limited holds a 49-year lease on the rail corridor from the Public Transport Authority, which began in August 2012. It branches off the Perenjori–Mullewa railway line north of Morawa at Tilley Junction.
It travels approximately in an easterly direction from there. The first is roughly parallel to the disused Koolanooka branch.
Construction
The Railway (Tilley to Karara) Bill 2010 was introduced to the Parliament of Western Australia in May 2010 and passed in July 2010.
In August 2010, Karara Mining Limited awarded Macmahon Holdings the $86 million contract to build the Karara railway, including earthworks and tracklaying. The track was supplied by Karara Mining Limited owner Ansteel. Construction began in December 2010. To maintain compatibility with the Arc Infrastructure network, the Karara railway was constructed with narrow gauge tracks, although dual gauge sleepers were used to allow for easy conversion to standard gauge in the future, as the future Oakajee Port was planned to have standard gauge access. Associated with the Karara railway construction was an upgrade of the of rail between Geraldton and Morawa. Karara Mining Limited signed a $300 million contract with Brookfield Rail (since renamed Arc Infrastructure), the lessee of Western Australia's public rail freight network, to upgrade the Geraldton to Morawa railway.
Operations
In 2011, QR National (since renamed Aurizon) was awarded a 10-year contract for operating all trains to and from the Karara mine. The contract was worth approximately $900 million and involved QR National expanding its Narngulu maintenance yard. Train frequencies were four trains per day, each with 100 wagons, and up to per annum was expected to be hauled. The first train load of iron ore was in August 2012.
Notes
References
Further reading
Railway lines in Western Australia
Iron ore railways
Mining railways in Western Australia
Railway lines opened in 2012
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia
Mid West (Western Australia) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93Slovenia%20border | [{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q215", "properties": { "fill": "#0080FF", "stroke": "#FFFFFF" } }, { "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q40", "properties": { "fill": "#00FF40", "stroke": "#FFFFFF" } }]
The Austrian–Slovenian border is a land border between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Slovenia.
History
Until 1991, it was the border between Austria and Yugoslavia. When Slovenia gained independence in 1991, it became the Austrian–Slovenian border.
References
European Union internal borders
Borders of Austria
Borders of Slovenia
International borders |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guidelines%20for%20Indian%20Government%20Websites | The Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) are a set of guidelines developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in collaboration with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. They are based on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, International Standards including ISO 23026, and the Information Technology Act of India.
The GIGW applies to websites and mobile apps. This section contains topics from the Policies on a website to site content type, Design and development, Web Hosting, promotion and administration. It's also got an exclusive Mobile app policy area known as GuDApps. Guidelines are divided into three categories: mandatory, advisory and voluntary (for agencies to adhere to). It also provides an easily accessible checklist/compliance matrix to authenticate compliance with these guidelines.
GIGW History
The National Informatics Centre laid down the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) in February 2009. These rules and policies are the framework which encompasses digital asset development, including conceptualization through to governance and management. The department made the GIGW guidelines part of the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.
The Evolution of GIGW
The first version of Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW 1.0) was developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in January, 2009 and included in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedures by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
GIGW 2.0, the second version of GIGW, was established in 2019 after consultations with industry, society, and government organizations. GIGW 2.0 considered international standards and also introduced guidance on mobile apps. GIGW 3.0 represents the third iteration of these guidelines. GIGW 3.0 was developed in collaboration with the STQC Directorate and CERT-In for a complete approach to website and app quality, accessibility, and security.
Key Features of GIGW 3.0
Mobile App Accessibility and Usability
GIGW 3.0 provides a framework for government organizations to improve mobile app accessibility and usability. This includes leveraging public digital infrastructure, such as API integration with various services like social media, DigiLocker, India Portal, open data sharing, single sign-on, Aadhaar-based identity, AI-based language translation, MyGov citizen engagement, and seamless data access across government web solutions.
GIGW 3.0 enables integration with other platforms, such as social media platforms and India Portal, DigiLocker, and Aadhaar-based identity. This integration facilitates the effici |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF%E2%80%93Pakistan | The WWF-Pakistan (World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan) is a leading environmental conservation organization in Pakistan, established in 1970 as part of the global WWF network. Over the past five decades, WWF-Pakistan has been at the forefront of nature conservation in the country, initiating numerous projects and programs aimed at preserving biodiversity, promoting environmental education, and advocating for sustainable development. The organization has recently (in 2023) celebrated its 50th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its journey towards creating a future where people live in harmony with nature. Today, WWF-Pakistan continues to expand its efforts, working with various stakeholders to address the pressing environmental challenges facing Pakistan.
History
WWF-Pakistan was founded in 1970 as an integral part of the worldwide environmental movement. Its inception aimed to address the emerging conservation challenges by filling the awareness and knowledge gaps present within the government and the general public. The overarching goal was to pave the way for a future in which people could coexist harmoniously with nature, emphasizing a sustainable and balanced relationship between humanity and the environment.
During its initial stages, WWF-Pakistan was a modest organization, mainly funded by individuals and benefiting from voluntary scientific contributions. In the late 1980s, they kicked off their first official environmental education project. Following this, WWF-Pakistan quickly broadened its programs to enhance its conservation initiatives.
Today, WWF-Pakistan stands as one of the leading organizations dedicated to environmental and nature conservation within Pakistan. It operates independently, officially registered under the Pakistan Societies Act of 1860, and holds non-profit status certified by the Pakistan Centre of Philanthropy. The organization is governed by a Board of Governors.
Starting as a small-scale operation with just one room and one employee, the organization has evolved into Pakistan's largest environmental entity. Their core mission revolves around preserving nature in the country, a journey marked by a mix of obstacles and triumphs.
50-Year Celebration
In 2023, WWF-Pakistan marked its 50th anniversary by recognizing conservation champions who have made notable contributions to nature conservation in Pakistan. The celebratory event brought together over 150 attendees from diverse backgrounds, including corporate sector representatives, WWF Pakistan's Goodwill Ambassadors, members of WWF Pakistan's Board of Governors, government officials, media partners, and WWF-Pakistan staff.
Achievements and initiatives
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA)
WWF-Pakistan has taken a proactive step by initiating a dialogue on Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in collaboration with the KBA Secretariat, the Engro Foundation, and the Darwin Initiative. This joint effort is geared towards the conservation of biodiversity in Pakistan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20Human%20Computer%20Interaction | Virtual Human-Computer Interaction (VHCI) laboratory is a research laboratory focused on exploring immersive technology's cognitive, affective, and behavioral implications on humans. The lab was established by Eugene Ohu, a Nigerian researcher during a visit to Gannon University.
Background
During a visit to Gannon University in 2017, Eugene had the opportunity to explore Virtual Reality technology within Professor Ikechukwu Ohu's lab. This experience had an impact on him and inspired him to establish a VHCI lab in 2018 at Lagos Business School, setting a new course for his career. He has since been involved in several projects involving VR technology and has been invited to speak at several international conferences.
The lab was granted funding in 2020 by the Templeton World Charity Foundation to promote perspective-taking, empathy, and compassion among diverse ethnic groups in Nigeria. The project will utilize game jams as a tool to achieve this objective in public schools across the country. Nigeria, with a population of over 200 million, is home to more than 250 ethnic groups and 500 languages.
In 2022, the VCHI lab established a partnership with Meta to conduct a cross-cultural academic research study across Africa using virtual reality (VR). The research aimed to explore how participation in VR game design can increase empathy and compassion among study participants.
See also
Lagos Business School
References
External links
Official website
Virtual reality
Science and technology in Nigeria |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent%20Research | Convergent Research is an incubator for philanthropic ventures founded in 2021 and funded by Eric Schmidt, Wendy Schmidt and Ken Griffin as part of the Schmidt Futures Network. Convergent Research is designed to remedy gaps in the research and development ecosystem by identifying high-impact scientific or technological R&D opportunities, then defining and launching companies as Focused Research Organizations (FROs).
As of 2023, there are 7 FROs.
Focused Research Organizations (FROs)
A Focused Research Organization, or FRO, is a type of non-profit organization designed to address technical problems or perform scientific research. They differ from academic research labs in that they have medium-to-large size teams with corporate structures, embrace projects which are unlikely to yield publishable results, and frequently involve scientists and engineers collaborating across disciplines. FRO projects are not profitable enough in their initial stages for them to constitute a startup company, and unlike think tanks or research institutes, tend to pursue specific technical goals rather than general research. Once their technical goals are achieved, FROs may evolve into more traditional non-profits, or become backed by venture capital and transform into startups.
List of FROs
Development for Lean (proof assistant) is supported by a FRO.
E11 bio has a goal of creating a single-cell neural circuit mapping tool.
Cultivarium
ParallelSq Technology Institute
EvE Bio
Forest Neuro
[c]Worthy
References
Philanthropic organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief%20%28women%27s%20network%29 | Chief is a private women's business networking organization for senior executives. The membership-based community was launched in New York in 2019. The company attained unicorn status in 2022. As of 2023, Chief is accessed by members online, at hosted live events, and at its five clubhouses, located in the United States and the United Kingdom.
History
Chief was launched as a networking organization for senior executive women in January 2019 by former Handy and Primary Venture Partners executive Carolyn Childers and former Casper vice-president Lindsay Kaplan. The membership-based business network is headquartered in New York City.
In June 2019, the company raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Chief board members – General Catalyst chairman Ken Chenault and Alexa von Tobel, managing partner of Inspired Capital. Early investors also included GGV Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital and BoxGroup. In October 2022, Chief became a $1.1 billion unicorn following a Series B funding round which raised a total of $140 million in 2022 from General Catalyst, GGV Capital, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures and Flybridge, led by Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG's $100 million investment, with its partner, Laela Sturdy, joining Chief's board.
In 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief transitioned from live networking to exclusively virtual activity, bolstering growth as women accessed online platforms in greater numbers. Membership was 400 in March 2019, and 2,000 one year later. Two years later, membership reached 12,000 women leaders from 8,500 companies, with over three-quarters of members employed by Fortune 100 companies. In October 2022, membership reached 20,000.
In March 2023, Fortune magazine reported criticism from some members; Chief acknowledged "growing pains" in pivoting to a fully digital model during the pandemic-era and scaling quickly in response to heightened demand. The company stated that they have addressed operational challenges. Criticism was also noted for perceived under-representation in diversity and in social and political engagement.
As of February 2023, Chief has opened physical clubhouses in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and London, England.
Operations
With subscription to its digital platform integral to the company business model, Chief's mission is "to drive more women to the top—and keep them there" by constructing a live and online support system for senior executive leaders. Chief membership grants access to its "vetted network" of peers; mentoring; workshops; curated monthly peer groups with executive coaches; and talks with noted women executives, such as Amal Clooney, Indra Nooyi, Michelle Obama, Arianna Huffington, Gloria Steinem and Mindy Kaling. Members pay additional fees for access to some of Chief's clubhouse facilities.
Membership is limited to women and non-binary vice presidents and C-suite executives, with about 70 percent of members sponsored by t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp%20Schaerer | Philipp Schaerer (born December 23, 1972, in Zurich) is a Swiss artist active in the fields of photography and computer art. His works are represented in various collections of renowned museums, including the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM), among others. Since 2014, Schaerer has been a guest professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and teaches digital design in the Department of Architecture's "Art and Architecture" program.
Life
Philipp Schaerer spent his youth in the cantons of Zurich and Bern, where he attended the gymnasium in Thun. From 1994 to 2000, he studied architecture at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
After completing his studies, Schaerer worked at the Herzog & de Meuron architecture firm in Basel. During this time, he created visualizations for many significant projects by Herzog & de Meuron, making a pioneering contribution to the field of digital architectural visualization beyond national borders. Starting from 2003, Schaerer worked at Herzog & de Meuron as a Knowledge Manager. In this role, he was responsible for developing digital strategies and concepts to improve internal workflows and integrate digital information technologies into project development. Concurrently with his position at Herzog & de Meuron, he led the postgraduate program in Computer-Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) at the Department of Architecture at the ETH Zurich from 2003 to 2008.
Since 2008, Schaerer has worked as an independent artist. He currently resides and works in Zurich and Steffisburg.
Work
Philipp Schaerer's work explores the fragile relationship between objects and their pictorial representation, incorporating information technology as a central element. His engagement with digital processing techniques is a key aspect of his creative process. His works consist of constructed (image) worlds that address the increasingly blurred boundary between digital image worlds and physical objects.
Philipp Schaerer gained recognition with his first series, "Bildbauten," which was awarded as the best independent work in the "Swiss Photography" exhibition in 2008 and later exhibited internationally. This series marked a departure from the visual aesthetics he had created as an architect in the early 2000s for Herzog & de Meuron's competition entries. The "Bildbauten" series, designed from various surfaces, avoids the seductive power of three-dimensionality, atmospheric lighting, and people. They have their own existence and are not representatives of planned or completed buildings. Yet, one is tempted to believe they could exist in reality. The artist consciously plays with the deception of photorealistic aesthetics or deconstructs them.
Schaerer's works are predominantly created in the digital realm. Using various techniques, he creates virtual artifacts such as objects, buildings, or landscapes. His d |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaishankar | Jaishankar may also refer to:
Jaishankar Prasad (1889 – 1937), Indian writer and playwright
Jaishankar (actor) (1938 – 2000), Indian actor
Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian-American computer scientist
Jaishankar Bhojak (1889 – 1975), also known as Jaishankar Sundari, an Indian actor and director
S. Jaishankar, an Indian diplomat and politician |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiators%20%282024%20Australian%20TV%20series%29 | Gladiators (also known as Australian Gladiators) is an upcoming Australian sports entertainment series, which is set to air early 2024 on Network 10. It will be hosted by Beau Ryan and Liz Ellis. It is based on the earlier Australian iterations of the American version of the franchise.
Casting for contenders began in 2023 and the twelve "Gladiators" were announced on 26 September 2023.
Production
The second possible revival of the Australian version of American Gladiators was rumoured to be produced soon after the second British revival was announced. Casting for contenders to compete against the Gladiators was announced in August, and it was revealed that the show would air in early 2024 on Network 10. Distribution rights of 'Gladiators Australia' are held by Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, with show being produced by Barry Poznick and one of the creators of the original franchise, Johnny C. Ferraro.
Marketing
The series is set to premiere in early 2024, which is summer time in Australia. The series is sponsored by a wide range of companies, including QSR International and auto home delivery services, and is owned for "back-to-school" marketing. It is promised to be a comedic sports entertainment show with "cartoon-ish violence" to be watched with whole family, just like the original show was.
Format
The show involves permanent competitors called "Gladiators" being put up against one-time-only Contenders in several different events which tests both physical and mental capabilities. In each episode, two men and two women compete for points against the Gladiators across four different events, with separate events for males and females. After this, each pair then competes against each other in "The Eliminator", a grueling obstacle course, of which any points they have won previously go towards time for a head start on their opponent. The winner of this is dubbed the champion of the episode, and will advance to the Finals, in hope to be crowned as the overall champions.
Events
On the show, the Contenders will face the Gladiators in events testing their speed, strength, stamina, agility and power.
The series will see the return of some classic events, with a few brand-new events. Each episode features four events chosen at random, with every episode finishing with The Eliminator obstacle course. The other confirmed returning events from the original Australian series include Duel, Hang Tough, Powerball, Pyramid and The Wall.
Gladiators
The 12 Australian and New Zealander athletes, appearing as Gladiators, were announced on 26 September 2023.
References
Upcoming television series
Gladiators (franchise)
Network 10 original programming
Television shows set in New South Wales
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
Television series reboots
Australian television series revived after cancellation
Australian television series based on American television series
English-language television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Magpakailanman%20%28first%20incarnation%29%20episodes | Magpakailanman (English: Forevermore) is a weekly drama anthology broadcast by GMA Network. The show is hosted by 24 Oras anchor and GMA Kapuso Foundation founder Mel Tiangco and features inspiring stories and life experiences from both famous and ordinary people. It was airs every Thursday on the network's primetime block.
The following are the lists of Magpakailanman episodes listed by the year they were aired, in the first incarnation that was aired from December 2, 2002 to December 27, 2007.
Series overview
Episode list
First incarnation
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
References
Lists of anthology television series episodes
Lists of Philippine drama television series episodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Lone%20Ranger%20guest%20stars | The Lone Ranger is an American Western television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto.
References
Lone Ranger |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W1K%20%28disambiguation%29 | W1K is one of the districts in the W postcode area.
W1K may also refer to:
Worth1000, a defunct image manipulation website
W1K, a codename for D-Wave 2X; a computer system by D-Wave Systems
W1K, a world manufacturer identifier assigned to Mercedes-Benz cars; see Vehicle identification number
See also
Wik (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest%20Public%20Policy%20Institute | Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is a libertarian research organization that examines data-driven policies in education, crime, and economics in the American Southwest. It is headquartered in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with additional offices in Arizona and Texas.
History
Southwest Public Policy Institute was founded by Patrick Brenner as a regional think tank. Among the founding board members was James Hallinan, who died in 2023.
In July 2022, the Southwest Public Policy Institute requested details about the Vax 2 the Max program, which offered cash prizes to promote vaccinations, using the Inspection of Public Records Act. Due to a lack of response, SPPI later sued the state for potential act violations.
In September 2022, the Southwest Public Policy Institute sued the New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue (NMTRD) over an unfulfilled Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) request.
Research
In 2022 and 2023, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) surveyed more than 600 parents from Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) and over 300 from Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) about the past five years of education. Most parents from these two major New Mexico districts expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of public education and preferred higher-quality charter school options, if accessible.
In 2023, the Southwest Public Policy Institute analyzed intragovernmental advocacy in eight American Southwest states. The study revealed consistent taxpayer-funded lobbying practices across states, including Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and California. Public-sector entities notably influenced topics such as school choice, corporate incentives, criminal justice, and environmental regulations.
In June 2023, the Southwest Public Policy Institute released "No Loan for You, Too!", analyzing the impact of price controls on short-term loan accessibility. The report indicated challenges for the underbanked and unbanked in securing such loans, despite the claims of interest rate cap proponents.
Marianne T. Anderson Memorial Fellowship
Jack Radomski
Brandt Kringlie
Wake Gardner
References
Think tanks based in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20Centre%20of%20Excellence%20in%20Data%20Science | The African Centre of Excellence in Data Science (ACE-DS) is a Rwandan educational institution focusing on data science. It is situated at the University of Rwanda, and was established in 2018 under the funding of the World Bank's Africa Centres of Excellence II Project.
History
The ACE-DS was founded as part of the World Bank's Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) II Project, initiated in recognition of the need to strengthen selected Eastern and Southern African higher education institutions. Launched in 2018, ACE-DS is one of 24 Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence supported by the World Bank's ACE II Project. The World Bank allocated 4.5 million dollars for the project over a period of 7 years. The primary objective of the ACE II Project is to strengthen selected higher education institutions across the region.
Academic programs
ACE-DS offers Masters and PhD in data sciences, and specialisations that include Actuarial Science, Demography, Biostatistics, Econometrics, and Data Mining.
In collaboration with Data Science Council of America (DASCA), ACE-DS offers certification programs for professionals in data-related roles.
References
Educational institutions established in 2018
Educational institutions in Africa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocarril%20metro%20station | Ferrocarril is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Lo Cruzat and Los Libertadores stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue with Pasaje 4.
The station was opened on 25 September, 2023 as part of the inaugural section of the extension of Line 3 from Plaza Quilicura to Los Libertadores
Etymology
Its tentative name is due to the fact that it is located near the former Quilicura train station, which during its existence received passenger service. Currently, only garbage transport is received on that land, however, it has been proposed to rebuild the station as part of various commuter rail projects of the State Railway Company.
This project called the Santiago-Batuco Train will be located between the town of the same name and the Quinta Normal Station. Its construction would begin in 2020. The Municipality of Quilicura published information alluding to this project, as well as that of the "Quilicura Nude" at the intersection of Route 5 Norte and Américo Vespucio. Initially called “EFE Quilicura”, the station was officially named “Ferrocarril” on October 15, 2020.
On December 10, 2021, a vote was held in which residents of the Quilicura commune participated, who had to define - from three available options - the pictogram that will identify the station: one of them presents a train next to the old one switch house at the Quilicura station, the other presents a perspective of the railway line flanked by poplars, and the third presents a locomotive passing by a group of trees.
References
External links
Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2023
Santiago Metro Line 3 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%20Cruzat%20metro%20station | Lo Cruzat is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Plaza Quilicura and Ferrocarril stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue with Las Torres and Lo Cruzat Avenues.
The station was opened on 25 September, 2023 as part of the inaugural section of the extension of Line 3 from Plaza Quilicura to Los Libertadores.
Etymology
The name of the station refers to the corner where the station is located.
Its first name (Las Torres) was due to the location of the station at the intersection of Las Torres Avenue, but because there is already a station with the name Las Torres on Metro Line 4, located on the border between the communes of Peñalolén and Macul, the use of the name Lo Cruzat has been studied, which was officially defined in 2018.
On December 10, 2021, a vote was held in which residents of the Quilicura commune participated, who had to define - from three available options - the pictogram that identifies the station: in the three alternatives grapes appear that represent the ancient vineyards that existed in the sector and the wineries and chicha factories that existed in the Lo Cruzat sector until 2007.
References
External links
Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2023
Santiago Metro Line 3 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza%20Quilicura%20metro%20station | Plaza Quilicura is an underground metro station and the northern terminal station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, preceded by Lo Cruzat station on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue with Bernardo O'Higgins Avenues.
The station was opened on 25 September, 2023 as part of the inaugural section of the extension of Line 3 from Plaza Quilicura to Los Libertadores.
Etymology
Its name is due to the fact that it is located near the Plaza de Armas of Quilicura.
On December 10, 2021, a vote was held in which residents of the commune participated, who had to define - from three available options - the pictogram that identifies the station: in two of them a work of indigenous pottery is presented, which refers to the archaeological finds that occurred in the works of the station and that correspond to the Aconcagua and Inca cultures; The rescued objects were delivered to the National Museum of Natural History. The third option, the winning one, represents a view of the commune's Plaza de Armas.
References
External links
Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2023
Santiago Metro Line 3 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinhua%E2%80%93Sogou%20AI%20news%20anchor | Xinhua News Agency and Sogou of China developed an artificial intelligence (AI) for news reporting purposes. The AI was unveiled in 2018. It is touted to be the "world's first AI news anchor".
The AI was unveiled at the 2018 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China. The AI devises avatars patterned after real life Xinhua anchors. The AI patterned after Qiu Hao spoke in Chinese, while the one derived from the likeness of Zhang Zhao speaks in English. The unveiling of the AI raised concerns of its impact on employment.
Xinhua and Sogou would unveil Xin Xiaomeng, an AI with a female avatar in 2019.
People's Daily would follow suit by unveiling their own AI newscaster in 2023.
See also
Maia and Marco
Reference
History of artificial intelligence
2018 introductions
Xinhua News Agency
Reporters and correspondents
Information technology in China
AI software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%20Demolition%20Stage%20In%20Fukuoka%202023 | NOAH Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on October 28, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan, at the Fukuoka Convention Center. The event will air on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.
Background
Storylines
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Event
The event started with three preshow bouts broadcast live on Noah's YouTube channel. In the first one, Kai Fujimura, Stallion Rogers and Akitoshi Saito defeated Muhammad Yone, Daichi Ozawa and Yu Owada in six-man tag team action. In the second one, Shuji Kondo, Seiki Yoshioka, Ninja Mack, Alejandro and Terry Yak picked up a win over Atsushi Kotoge, Hi69, Hajime Ohara, Xtreme Tiger and Junta Miyawaki in ten-man tag team action. In the third one, Kaito Kiyomiya and NJPW's Ryohei Oiwa defeated Anthony Greene and LJ Cleary.
In the first main card match, Hideki Suzuki, Saxon Huxley and Shuhei Taniguchi outmatched the team of Masa Kitamiya, Manabu Soya and Daiki Inaba. Next up, Hayata and Eita went into a double-pinfall draw against Daga and Yoshinari Ogawa. In the sixth bout, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki in Nakajima's last match in Noah. In the seventh bout, Dragon Bane and Alpha Wolf defeated Yo-Hey and Tadasuke to secure the first defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, one half of the GHC Tag Team Champions Jack Morris defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the GHC National Championship, ending the champion's reign at 352 days and six successful defenses.
In the main event, Kenoh defeated Jake Lee to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time in his career, ending the latter's reign at 223 days and four successful defenses. After the bout concluded, Kenoh received a title challenge from Manabu Soya.
Results
References
External links
Pro Wrestling Noah official website
Pro Wrestling Noah
CyberAgent
2023 in professional wrestling
October 2023 events in Japan
Pro Wrestling Noah shows
Professional wrestling in Japan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik%20%28game%29 | Realpolitik is a closed-ended, computer moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) fantasy wargame. It was published by Karl Zeimettz in the US and Triad Simulations in the UK Similar to Risk, the game pitted twelve players against each other in a struggle for world domination. Combat, economics, and diplomacy were gameplay elements. The game received generally mixed reviews in gaming magazines in the early 1990s.
History and development
Realpolitik was a fantasy wargame published by Karl Zeimettz of Triad Simulations in Bloomington, Illinois.
Gameplay
Reviewers Mark Macagnone and Chris Daley compared the game to an advanced version of Risk. Each game has 12 players vying for world domination. The game map of the world comprises land and sea areas with 136 land territories. Playable countries included Argentina, Algeria, Australia, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the United States, and Venezuela. Players controlled various types of forces, including land, naval, air, and space units. Besides combat, economics and diplomacy were game elements. Victory was achieved by controlling a large percentage of terrain, a larger requirement for an alliance than an individual.
Reception
Mark Macagnone reviewed the game in the March–April 1991 issue of Paper Mayhem. He rated it a 4 of 5 stars for Activity Between Players and Complexity, 3–4 for the Rulebook, 4.5 for Playability, 5 for Gamemaster Response and Fun Index, and an overall rating of 5 stars. Chris Daley reviewed the game in a November–December 1993 issue of Flagship. He noted ease of play and the moderator as positives. Negatives included the air system, lack of unit character and the need for diplomacy, challenges with the program, and issues with overseas movement which isolated Australia in the game. The game was rated at No. 28 of 82 games in the September–October 1991 issue of Paper Mayhem.
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
American games
American role-playing games
Fantasy role-playing games
Grand strategy wargames
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games introduced in the 1990s
Role-playing games introduced in 1991
Strategy games
Tabletop games
20th-century role-playing games
Wargames |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktales | Cocktales may refer to:
Cocktales (TV series), a television show by the Comedy Network
Cocktales (song), a 1994 song by Too Short
See also
Cocktail (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian%20splatting | Gaussian splatting is a volume rendering technique that deals with the direct rendering of volume data without converting the data into surface or line primitives. The technique was originally introduced as splatting by Lee Westover in the early 1990s. With advancements in computer graphics, newer methods such as 3D and 4D Gaussian splatting have been developed to offer real-time radiance field rendering and dynamic scene rendering respectively.
Development
Volume rendering focuses on the generation of images from discrete samples of volume data that are usually sampled in three dimensions. This data can originate from a variety of sources, such as CT scans or ozone density readings. Traditional methods transformed this volumetric data into lines and surface primitives to be displayed on computer graphics displays. However, this approach sometimes introduced artifacts and hampered interactive viewing.
To address these issues, direct rendering techniques, which operate on the original volume data, were developed. These methods are classified into two primary categories: feed-backward methods and feed-forward methods. The splatting algorithm, being a feed-forward method, is directly concerned with the rendering of rectilinear volume meshes. Splatting can be customized to render volumes as either clouds or surfaces by altering the shading functions, providing flexibility in the rendering process.
Since its inception, splatting has undergone various improvements. Some significant developments include textured splats, anti-aliasing, image-aligned sheet-based splatting, post-classified splatting, and the introduction of a splat primitive known as FastSplats.
3D Splatting
Recent advancements in novel-view synthesis have showcased the utility of Radiance Field methods. To enhance visual quality while ensuring real-time display rates, a new method was introduced that uses 3D Gaussians. This method integrates sparse points produced during camera calibration, representing scenes with 3D Gaussians which retain properties of continuous volumetric radiance fields. Additionally, an interleaved optimization/density control of the 3D Gaussians was introduced along with a rapid visibility-aware rendering algorithm supporting anisotropic splatting. This technique has shown potential in synthesizing high-quality 3D scenes from 2D images in real-time.
4D Gaussian Splatting
Extending the concept of 3D Gaussian Splatting, the 4D Gaussian Splatting incorporates a time component, allowing for dynamic scene rendering. It represents and renders dynamic scenes, with a focus on modeling complex motions while maintaining efficiency. The method uses a HexPlane to connect different adjacent Gaussians, providing an accurate representation of position and shape deformations. By utilizing only a single set of canonical 3D Gaussians, and predictive analytics, the 4D Gaussian splatting method models how they move over different timestamps.
Achievements of this technique in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadi%20Evren%20Seker | Sadi Evren Seker is a Turkish computer scientist and data scientist. He is the first person to introduce the concept of "Computerized Argument Delphi Technique" in the literature, which is an enhancement to the Delphi method originally developed on Project RAND.
Career and research
After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Yildiz Technical University in 2010, Seker joined the faculty at Istanbul University in 2011 as an assistant professor. He also served as a visiting scholar at the Data Mining Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas from 2012 to 2014. In addition, he held a visiting professorship at Smith College in Massachusetts, within the Department of Computer Science from 2016 to 2017 In recognition of his achievements, he was promoted to the rank of professor in the Department of Computer Engineering in 2020.
He is the inventor of several data science methods and holds patents for:
A method and system for clustering performance evaluation and increment
Computer-implemented methods for selection of features in predictive data modeling
A machine learning based prediction system and method
He currently serves as the Dean of the Computer and Information Technologies Faculty at Istanbul University. His researches involves the implementation of data science algorithms in various industries, including banking, geology, natural language processing and big data analytics He has published more than 200 scientific journals and books and he is among the top 5k scientist in Turkey. His work has been covered by local news agencies on several occasions.
Seker's research focuses on Responsible AI, Automated machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence.
Publications
Seker, wrote the book Business Intelligence and Data Mining with Weka (Turkish: ) (Cinius, 2013).
Seker, is the Turkish editor of the book Algorithms, originally written by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne
GISQAF: MapReduce guided spatial query processing and analytics system, funded by the National Science Foundation under Award No. CNS 1229652 and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Award No. FA-9550-09-1-0468
Recurring and Novel Class Detection Using Class-Based Ensemble for Evolving Data Stream, in which is based on work supported by the AFOSR under awards FA9450-08-1-0260 and FA9950-10-1-0088 and by NASA under award 2008-00867-01.
Computerized Argument Delphi Technique (2015) from
His full profile of publications and background can be access from
His author profile with his publications on IEEE is available on IEEE Xplore and his DBLP profile is available for online access.
There are some news about his works on Democratization of Artficial Intelligence for SMEs
References
External links
1979 births
Living people
Scientists from Istanbul
Yeditepe University alumni
Istanbul Technical University alumni
Academic staff of Istanbul University
Turkish computer scientists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network%20of%20Educational%20Television | The Network of Educational Television (, abbreviated as NETV) was the first television station in Taiwan under the National Education Archives of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China. It is also a member of Taiwan Public Radio and Television Group China Television Corporation (China Television)'s predecessor. Educational Television is an experimental television station, and its viewing area was not wide, so it is not considered to be Taiwan's first television station by most books on the history of Taiwanese television. Strictly speaking, NETV is Taiwan's first non-commercial, purely educational experimental television station. CTS took its place, under the current CTS Main Channel.
History
Build-up
In 1956, during his tenure as Minister of Education, Zhang Qiyun, initiated the establishment of an educational television station.
By 1958, a significant development occurred when Liu Xianyun, Director of the National Educational Archives, envisioned using the seventh and eighth floors of a building in Taipei City to house the television station.
In August 1961, Minister of Education Huang Jilu proposed the establishment of an educational television station to the Yangmingshan Education Conference. The Yangmingshan Education Conference recommended it be established as soon as possible and requested the Executive Yuan to approve the plan to build it.
November 1961 marked a crucial turning point. The Ministry of Education partnered with the Institute of Electronic Engineering at National Chiao Tung University to create the television station. In the same month, as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Society of Engineers, Taiwan's first experimental TV station was completed. However, it wasn't without its challenges. During the installation phase in Hsinchu, an incident led to a delay. Despite this, on November 6, 1961, preparations for installation and trial broadcasts were successfully completed.
In December 1961, the Ministry of Education meticulously outlined a phased development plan for the educational television station. Once granted approval by the Executive Yuan, the National Education Archives embarked on preparations for its establishment.
1960s
On January 1, 1962, the Educational Television Preparatory Office was inaugurated. Key figures involved in this crucial phase included Liu Xianyun, Yu Runsheng, Wang Zhiheng, Li Hengyue, Li Baohe, Shen Xubu, Song Naihan, Yu Zuzhen, Yuan Jinxian, Zhang Naiwei, Fu Minzhong, Zhao Guanxian, Deng Changguo, and Liu Haochun. Consultants also played a vital role, including Liu Jiajun, Lai Shunsheng, Long Mingdeng, Bu Lihui, Yin Zhiqiang, Wang Fuzhou, Li Jie, Li Ximou, Shen Jianhong, Zhou Tiangu, Zhou Hongtao, and Xu Nai. During this period, the Institute of Electronic Engineering at National Chiao Tung University and the private China Television Engineering Research Institute managed the engineering and program departments, respectively. Tec |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder%20at%20Sea | Thunder at Sea is a closed-ended, computer moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) naval wargame. It was published by Command Authority Games and Coconut Council in the United States and Paul Webber in the UK. The game was set in the period 1906 to 1945, using various historical scenarios.
History and development
Thunder at Sea was a naval wargame published by Command Authority Games of Iowa City, Iowa. In January 1995 Don Ayers of Command Authority Games transferred games underway to the PBM company Coconut Council for a planned year hiatus. In 1995, Paul Webber began running the game in the UK A game in 1996 using the Battle of Jutland scenario, had 45 players.
Gameplay
The game's timeframe was 1906 to 1945. Combat elements included surface naval vessels only. The publisher offered various scenarios, including the Battle of the Platte and Battle of Jutland. Reviewer Patrick M. Rodgers stated that the game had "a definite focus on historical accuracy and realism. Diplomacy occurred in-game.
Reception
B.E. Wright reviewed the game in a 1996 issue of Paper Mayhem. He stated, "I've played in a lot of tactical naval games but this game has the most realistic feel of them all, and I wholeheartedly recommend Thunder at Sea to any and all."
See also
List of play-by-mail games
References
Bibliography
Further reading
American games
American role-playing games
Fantasy role-playing games
Grand strategy wargames
Multiplayer games
Play-by-mail games
Role-playing games introduced in the 1990s
Role-playing games introduced in 1993
Strategy games
Tabletop games
20th-century role-playing games
Wargames |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAAI%20AI%20Award%20for%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20for%20the%20Benefit%20of%20Humanity | The AAAI AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity is an annual prize of US$25,000 given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence to recognize the positive impacts of AI to meaningfully improve, protect, and enhance human life. The award is presented annually at the AAAI conference in February.
The first recipient, in 2021, was Regina Barzilay of MIT for her work developing machine learning models to address drug synthesis and early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.
Recipients
See also
AAAI Awards
List of computer science awards
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Squirrel AI
Turing Award
References
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Awards established in 2021
Computer science awards
International awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ie-Tram%20Yucat%C3%A1n | The Ie-Tram Yucatán is an under-construction bus network in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
It will be a fully electric bus rapid transit (BRT) network, making Mérida the fourth city in Mexico to have electric buses and the first to have a fully electric BRT system.
The system will operate entirely using buses of the Ie-Tram model (named for the system itself), manufactured by the Spanish company Irizar.
The bus network will be 116 kilometers long, and it will feature bus lanes. The network will have 67 bus stops, of which 46 will be in the bus lanes and 21 will be located in the streets. There will be terminals near the Tren Maya stations and a central station located near the new Parque de La Plancha.
The Ie-Tram Yucatán will begin service in December 2023, coinciding with the opening of the connecting Tren Maya.
Construction
The Ie-Tram is being constructed on top of old railroad right-of-way that passed within the city of Mérida. These tracks have been abandoned for years, and the state of Yucatán declared them to be in disuse. Hence, these tracks are able to be used for public transport, and the Ie-Tram can avoid road traffic for part of its route.
The system will cost 2.820 million pesos, of which state government of Yucatán will contribute 61% of the investment; the federal government of Mexico, through Banobras, will contribute 23%; and private initiatives will contribute the 16% that will be used for the acquisition of the electric buses.
On 24 January 2023, the governor of Yucatán, Mauricio Vila Dosal, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the section of the Ie-Tram connecting Teya and Kanasín.
The first stage of construction comprises approximately 5 km that goes from the park of La Plancha on 39th Avenue, to the exit in the Los Heroes division in the periphery of Mérida, being the first of several stages of its construction. This stage includes the removal of the old railway tracks, then the construction of the exclusive lanes, sidewalks, cycleways, traffic lights, improvements of the urban environment, and signs along the route.
The next stages of construction, of the lines to Umán, Poxilá and the Faculty of Engineering, will be completed between November and December 2023.
The buses will travel on exclusive, preferential and mixed lanes. The plan will also include charging points for the buses, bus stations, the remodeling of the urban environment and complementary works for the union with other means of transport.
The first two routes, Teya and Kanasin, were completed by August 2023, the month in which the Tren Maya, as well as the connections between the two networks, will be tested.
Lines
The Ie-Tram network consists of 5 lines:
Payment systems
It is intended that all public transport in the city of Mérida and its metropolitan area will be approved and fully electronic through the Va y Ven Smart Card, which will also be used on the Va y Ven bus network.
Blue Card for general passage (MX$12.00)
Yellow Car |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nako%20Baev | Nako Baev (; born Atanas Baev (Атанас Баев)) is a Bulgarian visual artist. His main interests include 3D art, such as computer-generated artwork, video games, and CGI films.
Early life and education
Nako Baev was born to Kalinka and Nikolai Baev in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He is also the grandson of Bulgarian businessman Atanas Baev.
He spent his childhood in Topolovgrad. Later on, he continued his studies in Plovdiv, Bulgaria where he established himself as a 3D Generalist in Computer Graphics. Baev graduated from ARC Academy in 2021. Afterwards in 2023, he pursued his education at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
Career
In 2021, Baev published the video games Caim, an action-adventure side-scroller game, and Shadow Plays, a first-person indie horror game.
In 2022, Baev released a CGI animated short film titled Till This Day in Hollywood.
"The Homecoming Exhibition," a virtual 3D gallery by Baev, was displayed at Times Square in New York City, USA in 2023. The piece was inspired by Hiroshi Senju's Museum.
Baev also works on real-time and offline rendering, graphic design, photography, and computer-generated artwork.
Projects
Baev's projects include the following.
"Homecoming Exhibition", inspired by Hiroshi Senju's Museum and displayed at Times Square in New York City, USA
Shadow Plays (video game)
Caim (video game)
Filmography
Till This Day (2022 CGI animated short film)
Awards
Platinum Best Animated Short at Independent Shorts Awards - Hollywood, Los Angeles
Platinum Best Sound Design at Independent Shorts Awards - Hollywood, Los Angeles
Silver Best VFX at Independent Shorts Awards - Hollywood, Los Angeles
Best VFX at Reale Festival in Milan, Italy
Annual Finalist at Independent Shorts Awards - Hollywood, Los Angeles
Finalist in Immersive Media at Rookies 2023
Semi-Finalist on Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, The Magic of Animation
Personal life
Baev currently lives in both Rotterdam, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria.
References
External links
Instagram
Twitter
Behance
LinkedIn
YouTube
Living people
2003 births
Bulgarian male artists
Bulgarian graphic designers
Bulgarian filmmakers
Bulgarian photographers
Video game designers
People from Plovdiv
Artists from Plovdiv |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseline%27s%20Cabaret%20%28season%201%29 | The first season of Joseline's Cabaret, titled Joseline's Cabaret: Miami, aired on Zeus Network from January 19, 2020, to March 1, 2020.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseline%27s%20Cabaret%20%28season%202%29 | The second season of Joseline's Cabaret, titled Joseline's Cabaret: Atlanta, aired on Zeus Network from April 18, 2021, to August 8, 2021.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseline%27s%20Cabaret%20%28season%203%29 | The third season of Joseline's Cabaret, titled Joseline's Cabaret: Las Vegas, aired on Zeus Network from January 16, 2022, to May 15, 2022.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseline%27s%20Cabaret%20%28season%204%29 | The fourth season of Joseline's Cabaret, titled Joseline's Cabaret: New York, aired on Zeus Network from July 23, 2023, to October 8, 2023.
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