Library User Spotlight - Meet Miranda!
Meet Miranda, a Main Library user with a love for all things Oakland!
Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Miranda Everitt, a library user who agreed to answer all my questions (for which I am very grateful).
Miranda, who grew up in Ohio and has lived in Oakland for 3 years, is currently a grad student at UC Berkeley working on a master's degree in public policy. In the meantime she is working at The Food Labor Research Center, studying working conditions in grocery stores throughout the state. Before that she worked at a food bank, did a turn in AmeriCorps, and wrote headlines at The Oakland Tribune. Good stuff!
I asked Miranda a bunch of questions and she gave some amazing answers, that you just have to read!
What is the most embarrassing book that you love?
No way -- I'll own what I like! I guess I'll go with the toughest one to explain. I was staying with friends in Philadelphia last spring and picked up a copy of "Wifey" by Judy Blume from their shelf -- and could not put it down! I took it with me on buses and trains around town but didn't make it all the way through. Since it didn't belong to me, I put it back, and the day I got back to Oakland checked it out of the Main Library so I could read to the end. I grew up reading lots of authors (like Roald Dahl) who wrote stuff for adults that I've only lately started to read.
What is your favorite food to eat while reading a library book?
Aw, I try to never smudge the pages of something I'll share with other people! That's why I opt for a glass of wine. Haha!
What's the weirdest thing you've seen in a public library?
The San Francisco library has (or had) a typewriter room! I used it a few years ago to address a big batch of letters. You could only use it for a few hours at a time, so I'd often wait patiently in line behind a man writing real manifestos on the typewriter. Though the place had lots of computers and printers, too, I can understand the impulse. It feels great to bang on a keyboard.
Do you want to give a shout out to any particular library location or staff member?
I love the Main Library! And not just because it's 3 blocks from my house. The Oakland History Room is my favorite. I never go in there with any particular historical fact in mind, but I always come out surprised. One of my favorites was learning about the history of Mosswood Park, where I've spent lots of summer weekends.
Tell us about your favorite book or movie.
This is an impossible task! My "favorite" changes every few weeks. I'm really loving books by John McPhee lately. "Every 12 Seconds" really stayed with me, too.
What's the best event you ever attended at the library?
If Oakland Public Library could do one thing we don't already do (your wish is our command), what would it be?
Can't think of a thing. Main Library even has a container garden!
Where's your favorite non-library place to go in Oakland?
I love hiking, but without a car it's tough to go as often as I like. You can get most of the way to Joaquin Miller Park on the bus, and then you can check out beautiful redwoods, a babbling creek (except during a drought ...), and really great views of east Oakland and Alameda from the top of the trail. Then there are the wacky stone monuments that Joaquin Miller built himself. Because the only thing I might love more than a walk in the woods is finding some remnants of a human world long gone.
What's the most important thing the Oakland Public Library does?
Libraries are so much more than a place to shelve books, and OPL does a great job of helping people make connections in their neighborhoods (summer lunch!). I've found the VITA tax help at Main indispensable.


Mass Effect: Andromeda is coming out soon, and this is the time to start deciding on which platform you're getting the game on. Luckily, this video shows the game looks pretty standard across Xbox One, PS4, and PC platforms. Maybe the PC version has a bit of an edge in graphics, but that could just be my imagination.


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A: The problem appears to be that you are POSTing to a PHP page where you are trying to retrieve data from. Considering you're not passing any JavaScript variables, instead of using AJAX at all, why not simply echo the contents of the PHP page into the DIV you want in the HTML itself?
Assuming attendance_kehadiran_saya.php displays the exact output that you want to inject as part of attandance_kehadiran_saya.html, inside the kehadiransaya div, just change attandance_kehadiran_saya.html to:

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Hope this helps!

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Family: Keyontae Johnson's medical emergency 'not related to... COVID diagnosis'
Matt Stamey/AP
Florida's Keyontae Johnson is shown on the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 19. 2021, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida standout Keyontae Johnson has one of the best seats in the O'Connell Center. He's just a few feet from the court, close enough to hear calls, see screens coming and know where the ball needs to go next. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
By: WTXL Staff & Scripps National
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The family of Florida Gators forward Keyontae Johnson released a statement Tuesday that stated his collapse nearly two months ago during a game was not related to a positive COVID-19 test.
In the statement, the family said experts at the local and national level reviewed relevant imaging and testing related to Johnson's case and reached a "unanimous conclusion" that his medical emergency was not associated with or a result of COVID.
The family added that Johnson "will spend the rest of the season focused on being the best coach and teammate he can be."
The full statement is below:
"We are so grateful for the outpouring of support and well wishes for Keyontae and our entire family. We are also incredibly thankful for the medical care provided and the willingness of experts here and across the country to be involved in helping us better understand the events of December 12.
The University of Florida Health treating physicians consulted with other local and national experts who reviewed the relevant imaging and testing related to this case. The unanimous conclusion of all experts is that Keyontae's medical emergency was not related to or a result of a previous or current COVID diagnosis.
The consultation team included physicians from the Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Gainesville, University of Washington Center for Sports Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Yale University School of Medicine.
We continue to be committed to sharing any information that could be helpful to others. Our hope is that the experts' conclusion that this instance is not Covid-related will bring some peace of mind.
Our focus now is on Keyontae's academics and continued recovery. His resilience has been inspiring to watch. He will spend the rest of the season focused on being the best coach and teammate he can be. What comes next for Keyontae is for him to share on his own timeline."
Johnson spent 10 days in the hospital after collapsing following a timeout on Dec. 12 when the Gators played Florida State.
This story was first published by WTXL in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Baker Tilly in the UK is adopting the name RSM, uniting under a single common brand with RSM audit, tax and consulting firms across the world.
The new RSM logo and brand positioning – "The power of being understood" – will be rolled out in all of the firm's 35 UK locations including Leeds, as well as across the entire RSM network, comprising 37,500 people in 730 offices across more than 110 countries.
RSM International is the seventh largest global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms. Last year, it was the fastest growing top 10 global network posting an 18 per cent increase in revenue to $4.4bn for the year ending 31 December 2014.
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Stimulus Payments – Are they Worth it?
March 3, 2009 | 2 Comments on Stimulus Payments – Are they Worth it?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law on February 17th, allocates $44,000 in payments to medical practices that adopt a certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. This legislation is supposed to provide an incentive for physicians to switch from paper records. Although the promise of free money is alluring, is the $44,000 actually an efficient way to promote EMR adoption?
First, let's take a closer look at the expected revenues. Physicians will need to implement and use a certified EMR in a meaningful way before January 1, 2011. Assuming they qualify, payments will arrive over five years. The first-year payment is $18,000, followed by $12,000, $8,000, $4,000, and finally $2000.
On the other hand, physicians that do not adopt certified EMR systems will be penalized. CMS will reduce Medicare payments by a one-percent for the first year, followed by two and three percent reductions in subsequent years. Since penalties are based on a percentage, it's hard to say how much this would affect any given practice.
Is the $44,000 incentive payment worthwhile? The answer depends largely on the total cost of "certified" systems. While not explicitly stated in the act, "certified" is understood to mean CCHIT certified. The problem with CCHIT systems is that they are often quite expensive. The certification process costs vendors $34,000 just to get started, not to mention maintenance and development costs. These costs are passed onto consumers, resulting in very expensive EMRs, some of which cost as much as $100,000.
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Considering the total cost of owning a CCHIT-certified systems, your practice would probably be better off forgoing the stimulus. $44,000 probably will not cover the costs associated with implementing a CCHIT-certified EMR, especially since the payment is spread out over five years. There are many less-expensive, less-complicated EMR systems that offer the functionality you need without the drawbacks of CCHIT-certified systems.
While the money may not seem like alot, the medical profession especially doctors have to computerize eventually, so they might as well use the money. In addition since I am an unemployed IT worker I could use some stimulus, as could probably alot of others. I am still trying to figure out how this is also suppose the help the IT industry, since the majority and I do mean majority have no medical experience, except for doctors visits. Did someone say there was a training stimulus?
My company and I specialize in Medical IT, and I definately see the Stimulous money as worth while, especially since if implimented correctly, EMR can improve the doctors life, as well as patient care. Most practices don't have that much extra cash lying around, so stimulous funds are worth while as long as the Feds don't decide to exert the kind of control over stimulous recipients as they chose to exert over GM.


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Ronald Barba December 5th 2013 1:27 pm
At what was initially intended as a pitch competition to decide on the one company to win a $15,000 prize, the audience at the Ballston LaunchPad Challenge Finale was astonished to hear that two startups had been chosen as winners: BuilDatAnalytics and Carsquare.
BuilDatAnalytics is a business analytics and information management company specifically for the construction industry. With the company's software, they can customize a construction database for each project that provides up-to-date, real-time information to and from construction crews, solving the issues associated with working from outdated plans. The company is also looking to raise $2.5M in seed funding, with priority on hiring some key people who have already been of great help to the success of BuilDatAnalytics. "When you have a really good idea, people are willing to put in the work to help you," says founder Tiffany Hosey Brown.
Carsquare (formerly known as iGrabber and featured at Tech Cocktail's DC Mixer & Startup Showcase in May) is a search platform that aggregates new, used, and leased vehicle listings from multiple auto sites. Basically, it's a Kayak for auto listings, compiling data from online dealer sites and third-party car discovery search engines into one place. Carsquare is raising $2M in seed funding. Whether intentionally aiming at a car-themed statement, founder Khurrum Shakir says earnestly, "It's been a long road, and I'm so thankful for [our] team and Ballston BID for getting us here."
The LaunchPad Program provided 14 startup semi-finalists from all industries the opportunity to develop their ideas through education and mentorship from the Ballston Business Improvement District (BID) over the past six months, culminating in last night's final pitch competition. The aim? To find the best ideas to help grow Ballston's influence in the DC tech ecosystem. The judges at last night's event included Ted Leonsis, founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Aneesh Chopra, former assistant to the President and CTO of the US; Congressman Gerry Connolly; and Mark Gruhin, co-managing partner of Saul Ewing LLP's Washington Office.
In making the announcement last night, Leonsis noted that the judging panel simply couldn't decide on just one winner from the four impressive companies that pitched (as well as jokingly referencing the time pressure of having to make such an important decision within mere minutes). Leonsis – who benevolently offered to contribute the additional $15,000 prize – was so impressed by the four finalists that he offered to meet with all four companies throughout the year to help them along the way.
Each startup will receive $15,000, as well as legal services from Saul Ewing, office space from Intelligent Offices, and furniture from Washington Workplace – a prize package totaling approximately $30,000 for each company.
Ballston LaunchPad winners, BuilDatAnalytics and Carsquare, take to the stage with the judges.
Tech Cocktail is an media partner of the event.
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When you express your wishes about the transfer of your property in your last will, nobody will get an inheritance until your estate goes through probate. During probate, a court supervises the administration of the estate.
Probate can be a complicated and costly process. The extent of the business conducted during probate varies case-by-case. The executor is charged with the responsibility of conducting this business on behalf of the estate.
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We caught up with Lesley Knighton, to find out about her role as Region Awards Committe Chair. This is what she told us about herself.
What does the role of Region Awards Committe Chair involve?
The role of Chair of the Region Awards Committee has two major strands to it. Firstly to support the Chair of Awards in each of our 11 counties to promote and raise awareness of Awards available within their area, Regionally and Nationally and to actively seek out suitable nominees.
Secondly, I chair the Region Awards Committee which meets regularly to receive nominations for Region and National Awards and to regularly review the criteria for our Region Awards.
What do you hope to achieve as part of this role?
Midlands Region has a really good record of gaining Girlguiding's Silver Fish, Laurel, and Guiding Star Awards but not all of our counties are represented. Wouldn't it be amazing if each year every county in the Midlands had at least one member receiving a Girlguiding or National Award? I am hoping to support counties in order to achieve this. I would also like to encourage more nominations for our Chief Commissioner's Award. We have amazing leaders in the Midlands, we should be recognising their commitment and achievements and shouting about it!
What other roles do you have in guiding?
I am President for Lichfield Division and I also look after the leaders in the Division who are undertaking their LQ. I help out locally when needed. I am also a Trainer.
What relevant previous experiences have you had which led you to this Region role?
I have had the privilege of being County Commissioner for Staffordshire, Midlands Region Chief Commissioner and Chief Commissioner for British Guiding Overseas and was actively involved in putting forward many successful nominations, both in Guiding and Nationally. I am also a Deputy Lieutenant for Staffordshire and in that role I promote National honours and assess local voluntary organisations for the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services.
What is your favourite thing you have done, or your greatest achievement, as a member of Girlguiding?
This is so difficult because I have enjoyed every minute of almost forty years in Guiding, but being Chief Commissioner of Midlands and a member of the Chief Guide's Team during Girlguiding's Centenary was truly amazing with so many "Mountain Top Moments".
What do you enjoy outside guiding?
Travel, Trefoil Guild, reading, amd most of all being with my granddaughters, the eldest of whom has just become a Rainbow!
What is your favourite biscuit and why?
Sadly I like ALL biscuits, but my very favourite one has to be a Bourbon because I like dunking it!
What 3 words would you use to describe yourself?
Friendly, passionate (about Guiding!), gregarious.


Stirling Bartholomew, writing "Re: NT Word Study" mentioned that Biblical Words and Their Meaning by Moises Silva "is out of date but still useful". I was wondering what areas have been modified? Related to this question, I recently read something from Mike Aubrey which seemed to have a sense that the structuralist approach had made its significant contribution in Biblical Studies from James Barr to Silva. Unfortunately I can't remember the article, but there was something about a hesitant return to seeing some value in the psychological approach to semantics.
So, my underlying question is to ask what areas of Barr-Silva seem outdated and what is developing out of them. However, I'm not looking for 'cutting edge' theory but rather what through the peer review process is gaining general acceptance as a helpful addition to Silva/Barr's recommendations for understanding Biblical texts. (Or for more helpful lexicography).
Re: What areas need updating in Silva?
... one cannot fully comprehend the meaning of a single word (a lexical sign) without access to all the essential background knowledge that relates to that word.
This is not "new theory" it has been around for ages. Looking for the next theoretical phase of lexical semantics is somewhat difficult.
This is not "new theory" it has been around for ages.
Minsky (1975), calling scenarios ―frames, defines them as mental structures representing stereotyped situations, by which we understand new situations, and which we constantly update in the light of experience. Stereotypical elements function as ―defaults‖ within these frames unless contradicted. Since understanding and interpretation is based on comparison between the ―remembered framework‖ and the actual situation, it is vital in communication that the audience access the appropriate ―frame.‖ However,…experience, and thus ―remembered frameworks‖ are affected by culture. So translations, which normally involve transfer of meaning not just across language but also across culture, will be interpreted in the light of different frames from those of the original author and audience. This means that a translation must do more than duplicate words, it must duplicate the situational frames those words originally referred to. Minsky acknowledges that people's mental frames can be modified in the light of new experience.
Ernst R. Wendland 2010 page 8 (34).
This was already old news when I encountered it in the late 1980s.
Silva himself, I'm told, considers his own book on semantics in great need of an updating.
It isn't so much that the ideas are new. You could probably trace them into the 1970s or maybe even earlier. It's just that semantics for biblical languages didn't really start talking about then until this century.
Thanks for the two helpful articles. Wendland's frames of reference, and Mike's chapter both help to refine the kinds of questions original language interpreters need to be asking behind any given passages wording. The illustration of the frames of reference being different for a Jewish perspective on adoption vis a vis a Roman is excellent. Are there any other developments in semantics since Barr-Silva that have a direct bearing on understanding and interpreting the original language scriptures?
The "frames of reference" approach is a "cognitive linguistics" light approach to Bible translating.
For a rigorous CL approach to biblical semantics and lexicography, you might check out the work being done at Stellenbosch University by (and students under) my colleague, Prof, Christo van der Merwe.
For example, see this dissertation SOME LEXEMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONCEPT OF JOY IN BIBLICAL HEBREW : A COGNITIVE LINGUISTIC INVESTIGATION at: http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/86427.
this tradition can hardly be underestimated.
What is Geeraerts trying to say?


The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) will release a report on Wednesday November 17, 2010 which is expected to detail the recent hijacking of as much as 15% of worldwide internet traffic.
The report indicates traffic that was improperly rerouted through Chinese telecom networks contained data packets from the United States military, Executive Branch, and NASA.
The hijacked data also contained an unspecified amount of data from corporations, private citizens, and other national and local government entities.
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will release its 2010 Report to Congress at a press conference Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 10:00 am at the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 485. The Commission's Chairman and Vice Chairman will discuss the Commission's findings and recommendations and answer questions.
• China's 'indigenous innovation' policy to promote favored industries and limit imports.
• China's currency manipulation and its effects on the United States.
• China's purchases of U.S. Treasury securities and the implications for the United States.
• China's measures to restrict rare earth element exports.
• China's past and future role in the World Trade Organization.
• China's growing air and missile capabilities, and the increasing capacity to strike U.S. bases and allies in the region.
• China's improving commercial aviation manufacturing capabilities, and the spillover benefits for China's defense aviation industry.
• The increasingly sophisticated nature of malicious computer activity associated with China.
the implications for U.S. interests in the region.
• Recent developments in the China-Taiwan relationship, and implications for the United States.
• China's efforts to promote green energy in order to increase its energy security, prevent environmental degradation, and develop a globally competitive green energy industry.
• Ohio's response to China's promotion of its alternative energy industries.
• How China's revised state secrets laws may conflict with U.S. disclosure requirements and put U.S. investments in Chinese firms at risk.
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is a bipartisan Congressional Commission established in 2000 to investigate, analyze and provide recommendations to Congress on the economic and national security implications of the U.S.–China relationship.
Authorities have not indicated what may have become of the lost data, and have not announced any plans to sanction China for the unprecedented event.


It isn't too far fetched to say that Jeju Island's attempt at promoting itself as a test bed for the newly-rising electric vehicle industry has caught on, at least in terms of demonstrating the zeal to realize its ambitious plans.
The second International Electric Vehicle Expo on the island off South Korea's southwestern coast drew some 72,000 visitors during its 10-day run earlier this month, according to organizers. Last year's head count was 47,000.


Alexandra Van Horn was a passenger in a car that ran into a light pole at 45 mph. Lisa Torti, a passenger in a car following behind, stopped at the crash scene and tried to render assistance by lifting Van Horn out of the car. Van Horn emerged from the accident a paraplegic, although court testimony differed on whether the accident itself or Torti's attempt to pull her out of the vehicle was responsible for this. Now a California appeals court has ruled that the state's Good Samaritan liability shield does not protect Ms. Torti from Ms. Van Horn's negligence suit because it "only protects people from liability if they are administering emergency medical care. The perceived danger of remaining in the wrecked car was not 'medical,' the court ruled." ("Court: Law may not protect Good Samaritan from suit", AP/CourtTV, Mar. 23).
Update Dec. 19, 2008: Calif. high court rules for plaintiff.
Cases like this makes one hope that karma will kick in somewhere down the line.
It should be added that Good Samaritan Laws are intended to protect those who provide assistance that is consistent with their level of expertise. For instance, I'm CPR certified so I would be protected for giving mouth to mouth resuscitation to a passerby. I would not be protected if I were to give a tracheotomy. It's not clear from the CourtTV article why Torti thought she needed to extract Van Horn from the car, but absent a huge peril (say an engine fire) there does not appear to have been any reason for her to have done so. Moving a person with possible spinal damage is not easy and could very well have exceeded Torti's expertise. All basic first aid and CPR classes will tell you not to move someone with possible spinal damage unless absolutely necessary. There's not enough in the CourtTV article to really say one way or the other, but I would not take it as given that Torti is covered by the California Good Samaritan Laws.
Next time, let them bleed out.
The net impact of this case will be less occurances of samaritan behavior. This sends a clear message, be it correct or incorrect, that helping a stranger carries the risk of becoming a victim. Just leave that bleeding man alone…mother nature will take her course.
Possibly due to the influence of TV/movies, where cars burst into flames and explode if you so much as look at them funny.
Cars can burn spectacularly without such help, but it's pretty rare, and I doubt it's ever happened right after an accident. You get a leak, then maybe a little flame, which might keep on growing if no one does anything about it, and might finally grow into such a fire that you can feel the heat from 50 feet away. But if there's no fire, don't worry about a fireball suddenly appearing, and don't move the victim unless it's the only way to control severe bleeding or do CPR. If there is a small fire, getting an extinguisher is still probably a better idea than trying to yank a victim out of the vehicle. If there's fire too big for an extinguisher, unless you're wearing a fireman's protective suit, maybe you'd better just get far away *now*.


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Изокра́тия (от  «равный» +  «власть; государство») — форма правления, при которой все граждане обладают равными политическими правами.

История
Изократия распространяет юридическую норму изономии на политическую и экономическую системы: от равенства перед законом до равенства в управлении. Чтобы добиться этого, изократия сочетает в себе и расширяет концепцию либеральных прав и их воплощение в демократической форме правления. По утверждению зарождающегося политического движения с тем же названием, изократия включает право собственности на самого себя, подтверждённое осознанным согласием, и на природные ресурсы как источник общественных доходов.

Кроме того, изократия утверждает, что способна избежать обычно уязвимых для критики проявлений демократии (к примеру, тирании большинства и демагогии), ограничиваясь в общественном управлении общественной сферой и ограничивая частное управление сферой частной жизни. Будучи защищёной конституционными гарантиями, изократия является независимой от капризов общественного мнения, светской, республиканской формой правления, не допускающей дискриминации на основе расы, пола и т. д.

С точки зрения организационной структуры, изократия выступает за федералистскую сеть и мютюэлистский экономический порядок. Заявляя, что армия и полиция являются орудием господствующих классов, изократия также утверждает, что общественный порядок, оборона и аварийные службы могут быть обеспечены разнообразными народными дружинами (милицией).

Сочетание этих особенностей привело сторонников изократии к утверждению, что они представляют «лучшие элементы современных традиций либеральной, социалистической и анархической мысли».

Первое упоминание этого термина засвидетельствовано в 1845 году, когда преподобный Сидней Смит выразил несогласие с идеей равноправия для «всех слоёв общества»; Смит заметил, что молодые не должны иметь такой же власти как старики, и назвал «изократами» сторонников избирательных и политических прав женщин, что считалось в то время экстремистской позицией. Первое использование термина в контексте политической организации было предпринято Грантом Алленом в процессе создания Независимой рабочей партии (), выступавшей за равные права для граждан. Исторически НРП соединяла позиции либерализма, рыночного социализма и защиты кооперативных сообществ:

Мы верим в силы народа и его власть; в правление людей, людьми и для людей. В равенство, в буквальном смысле слова — изократию.

Австралийская инкорпорированная ассоциация  продолжает традицию либертарного и кооперативного социализма в качестве участника международного Альянса Либертарных Левых. Некоторое время также существовал комитет по созданию Изократической партии Канады (с официальным сайтом isocraticcanada.com), но, вероятно, эта инициатива прекратила существование.

Грек-киприот Крис Неофиту () предлагает более консервативную концепцию изократии, которая предполагает расширение либеральной демократии массовым электронным голосованием.

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The big news in the ebook world is that Sony, creators of my beloved PRS-505 ebook reader, are going to make all the books at their store in the open epub or Adobe's DRM'd version of epub format, effectively killing their proprietary LRF ebook format. There's been a lot of criticism on Teleread of the NY Times brushing over the fact the Adobe's format is just as proprietary as any other, though some think the ease with which it can be hacked may be a bonus feature. However, any move towards open standards I'd say is a good thing.
One thing nobody seems to be pointing out though, is that if the LRF format dies, any books I have in that format (which I probably paid good money for) will soon become useless. Sure my PRS-505 will still read them, but when I upgrade to a different reader sometime in the future, will it be able to? This is, of course, one of the problems with proprietary, DRM'd formats in the first place, if the format goes down so do your books.
Also, this emphasizes the fact that ePub is becoming the defacto standard ebook format, and the Kindle is really the only ebook reader now that can't read it. Inevitably, it must come around.
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Books that have been purchased from Sony's eBook store in Broad Band eBook format (BBeB) will continue to work on existing devices. When the store is converted, customers will be able to re-download their previously purchased books in EPUB format.
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Foundations and Trends® in Information Retrieval > Vol 15 > Issue 5
Deep Learning for Dialogue Systems: Chit-Chat and Beyond
By Rui Yan, Renmin University of China, China, ruiyan@ruc.edu.cn | Juntao Li, Soochow University, China, ljt@suda.edu.cn | Zhou Yu, Columbia University, USA, zy2461@columbia.edu
Rui Yan, Juntao Li and Zhou Yu (2022), "Deep Learning for Dialogue Systems: Chit-Chat and Beyond", Foundations and Trends® in Information Retrieval: Vol. 15: No. 5, pp 417-589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/1500000083
Publication Date: 16 Jun 2022
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2. Classic Dialogue Systems before Neural Age
3. Retrieval-Based Chit-Chat Systems
4. Generation-Based Chit-Chat Systems
5. Ensemble-Based Chit-Chat Systems
6. Connecting Chit-Chat with Tasks
With the rapid progress of deep neural models and the explosion of available data resources, dialogue systems that supports extensive topics and chit-chat conversations are emerging as a research hot-spot for many communities, e.g., information retrieval (IR), natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning (ML). Building a chit-chat system with retrieval techniques is an essential task and has achieved great success in the past few years. The advance of chit-chat systems, in turn, can support extensive IR tasks, e.g., conversational search and conversational recommendation. To facilitate the development of both retrieval-based chit-chat systems and IR tasks supported by these systems, we survey chit-chat systems from two perspectives: (1) techniques to build chit-chat systems, i.e., deep retrieval-based models, generative methods, and their ensembles, and (2) chit-chat components in completing IR tasks. In each aspect, we present cutting-edge neural methods and summarize the core challenges encountered and possible research directions.
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With the rapid progress of deep neural models and the explosion of data resources, dialogue systems that supports extensive topics and chit-chat conversations are emerging in natural language processing (NLP), information retrieval (IR), and machine learning (ML). To facilitate the development of both retrieval-based chit-chat systems and IR tasks supported by them, the authors survey chit-chat systems from two perspectives: (1) techniques to build chit-chat systems, and (2) chit-chat components in completing IR tasks.
The main contributions of this survey are: surveying the deep neural models; connecting the recently resurgent chit-chat systems and task-oriented system; introducing various solutions for challenges from different perspectives, including dataside and model-side solutions and utilization of extra resources; presenting data resources and evaluation methods for building retrieval-based and generation-based chit-chat systems. The authors also analyze the main challenges, possible new exploration directions and rising trends, which will shed light on building human-like systems.
This survey is intended to bridge the researchers of IR and the NLP community to move chit-chat systems forward and support more IR tasks. It will be of interest to IR or NLP researchers who want to study chit-chat from different perspectives, IR researchers who need to complete their tasks with the assistance of chit-chat systems, engineers with hands-on experience in building these systems to leverage advanced chit-chat modeling techniques, or anyone who wants keep up with the frontier of chit-chat systems or learn how to build them with deep neural architectures.


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International Community Responds To Libya Crisis, Bloodshed
February 25, 2011 12:07 GMT Updated February 25, 2011 14:26 GMT
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi addresses a crowd gathered in Tripoli's Green Square in this still image taken from video broadcast on Libyan state television on February 25.
International efforts to halt violence in Libya gathered pace as the United Nations, the European Union, and NATO scrambled to craft emergency responses to the mounting bloodshed in that country.
The efforts came as Libyan state television broadcast new images of leader Muammar Qaddafi appearing in person atop a rampart at Green Square in the capital, Tripoli, to deliver a defiant address in front of what appeared to be thousands of supporters.
In his brief attempt to rally those loyal to his regime, Qaddafi vowed to arm the public against protesters and boasted that the country could "defeat any aggression." He has previously pledged to "fight to the last drop of blood" and to "exterminate" protesters.
Soon afterward, Qaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, told CNN Turk in Tripoli: "We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya."
The rebels control large swaths of territory, including the second-largest city of Benghazi. Qaddafi is believed to be in control of the capital as well as several areas in Libya's southern and sparsely populated central regions.
A Libyan antigovernment protester in Tobruk holds the country's former national flag.
Meanwhile, in an unprecedented meeting in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to dispatch a mission to probe rights violations in Libya, and recommended that the country be suspended from the body.
In Brussels, European Union member states agreed in principle to slap an arms embargo as well as asset freezes and travel bans on members of the Libyan regime. The EU embargo is to cover both military hardware and goods that could be used against pro-democracy demonstrators.
Darren Ennis, an Ashton spokesman, told RFE/RL's correspondent in Brussels that the sanctions have not yet been formalized. He said that with thousands of EU citizens still in Libya, a deliberate process was needed to avoid "a knee-jerk reaction from Qaddafi."
The European sanctions were expected to be officially enacted early next week.
In Washington, U.S. officials announced they would be suspending embassy operations in Libya and preparing unilateral sanctions against Qaddafi's government. A White House spokesman also said the U.S. supported suspending Libya from the United Nations.
Fear Of Escalation
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton had said ahead of that bloc's gathering in Hungary that it was time for the bloc to consider restrictive measures against Libya, where President Muammar Qaddafi has mounted a brutal crackdown on protests seeking to topple his four-decade rule.
Fresh violence erupted when alleged foreign mercenaries and troops loyal to Qaddafi shot at protesters in the capital, Tripoli. Al-Jazeera television reported that two people were killed and several others were wounded.
The EU's Catherine Ashton: time for 'restrictive measures'
"For the European Union, it is time to consider what we call restrictive measures, to think about what we can do to ensure that we are putting as much pressure as possible to try and stop the violence in Libya and see the country move forward," Ashton said.
The defense ministers were also weighing options to evacuate the more than 5,000 EU citizens still in Libya and provide humanitarian assistance to those in need.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the evacuation posed "a massive challenge."
NATO's North Atlantic Council later reiterated that it would not intervene in the Libyan crisis but would continue to monitor events there closely "in coordination with other international organizations, and "continue to consult in order to be prepared for any eventuality."
During a visit to Turkey, French President Nicolas Sarkozy became the first major world leader to openly urge Qaddafi to step down. Speaking at a joint press conference in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, Sarkozy said Qaddafi "must go" and called for an investigation and sanctions against the Libyan regime and those who continue to do business with it.
International Appeals
Vangelis Vrakas, a Greek citizen just evacuated from Libya, said independent access to Tripoli's airport was impossible. "There was absolutely no way to reach the airport unless there was an [evacuation] mission from a country. You were attacked," he told Reuters at Athens' airport. "They carried batons, sticks, [and] broomsticks. I mean the policemen, or they could be mercenaries because many were black."
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says evacuating EU personnel poses a 'massive challenge.'
NATO's main decision-making body held its emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the situation in Libya and requests for the military alliance to help evacuate foreigners stranded by the fighting. Fogh Rasmussen had said NATO did not plan any military intervention in the North African nation.
In Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council gathered to decide whether to expel the North African country -- the first time that the United Nations' top human rights body has held a special session to scrutinize one of its members.
Addressing the meeting, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay denounced the mass killing of antigovernment demonstrators and said thousands may already had been slain or injured.
Pillay described the pro-Qaddafi crackdown as "escalating alarmingly." She said Libyan forces used tanks and helicopters to target protesters, many of whom she said were killed by shots to the head or chest.
The UN Security Council meanwhile convened a meeting in New York to discuss a proposal drafted by France and Britain calling for an arms embargo, financial sanctions, and the prosecution of Libyan leaders for crimes against humanity. But a vote on the draft resolution was not expected until next week.
The United States has also urged strong action against Qaddafi's regime. President Barack Obama called the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy by telephone to discuss the international response to events in Libya.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Geneva to support the proposal to remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council. On February 24, Washington said it was considering enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya and did not rule out military action in the country.
Libyan Officials Abandon Qaddafi
Libyan ambassadors, officials, and soldiers continued to defect in protest at the bloodshed.
Libya's entire Arab League mission resigned en masse over the brutality of Qaddafi's response to the unrest. All 11 members said they were quitting to join the opposition. The head of the delegation, Abdel-Moneim al-Houni, had already resigned.
Adel Shaltut, a diplomat at the Libyan mission to the United Nations in Geneva, also renounced his mission's links to Qaddafi's government. "I wish to emphasize and underscore that we in the Libyan mission have categorically decided to serve as representatives of the Libyan people and their free will," Shaltut said, according to Reuters. "We only represent the Libyan people. We will serve as their representative in this august body and in other international fora."
The country's ambassador to Jordan, Muhammad al-Barghathi, said on February 24 that he was joining the side of protesters. "Our great people, due to these developments, I have decided to leave my job as an ambassador in order to remain in my natural position with you and among you," Barghathi said.
Tripoli's ambassadors to Paris and UNESCO have also resigned, as well as Libyan Prosecutor-General Abdul-Rahman al-Abbar.
Libya's government, clinging to power, has announced wage increases, food subsidies, and new allowances for all families.
But the cash handouts were unlikely to placate those fueling the revolt.
Thousands of Libyans rallied in Tripoli and cities in the country's east after Friday prayers to call for Qaddafi's ouster.
An antigovernment protester in Benghazi
Qaddafi's appearance on Green Square late on February 25 came amid reports that security forces were firing on protesters who took to the streets of the capital, killing some.
Thousands of foreigners have fled the country, but many remain stranded by the fighting.
written in Prague based on RFE/RL, agency, and media reports; with contributions from Rikard Jozwiak in Brussels
Libyan Protests Rage As Army Divisions Emerge
Obama Discusses Libya Options With European Allies
World Grapples For Response In Libya


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US Secretary of State to visit SA over land issue - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the aim of the seminars will be to better explain the unfolding land redistribution process in the country.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to make an official visit to South Africa in November, and seminars on the land issue will be held in both countries.
International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has disclosed this after meeting with Pompeo in New York.
US President Donald Trump last month criticised South Africa's moves towards land expropriation without compensation, and ordered Pompeo to study the matter.
Sisulu says the aim of the seminars will be to better explain the unfolding land redistribution process in the country.
She was speaking after her meeting with Pompeo.
"Both of us knew what the situation is, so there was no point in going into that because we had extensive discussions with the Embassy, and the State Department issued the statement that clarified our position. However, he did say that he thought that we needed to pay attention to explaining our position on the land issue," she adds.
"I agreed, (we are) very eager to do that, the President (Cyril Ramaphosa) has been doing that throughout the time that he was here (in the US), and if it pleases the American business persons who has interest in SA, we would hold a seminar here. The Ambassador was there and he agreed, and we would hold a seminar in South Africa," explains Sisulu.


It has only been a few short weeks since we have launched "The Plantiful Blonde" and the response from everyone has been amazing. When I get private messages from readers, run into some of you at the grocery store and even chat up moms after school I hear much of the same thing. I want to eat healthier, add more fruits and veggies into my diet and my families diet but don't know where to start. How can I adapt a plant-based lifestyle for me and my family, they say? My response is always the same thing. 1) study and read books and articles by professionals such as Dr. Campbell and Dr. McDougall, 2) ease into a plant-based diet adding more and more plant-based foods while cutting back on the amounts of animal protein and 3) every week pick one day when every meal and snack is meatless (infact, animal protein-less). With that small piece of advice you will be amazed in how you feel, your skin begins to look more full of elasticity and your body will feel well hydrated.
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Born in 1914 in Devagiri, Karnataka, Shri Puttaraj Gavaigalu received his initial training in Hindustani vocal music under Shri Panchakshara Gavaigalu of the Gwalior gharana. Shri Gavaigalu is a senior exponent of Hindustani music and is equally at home in Carnatic music. He heads the Shri Veereshwar Punyashrama which runs educational and arts institutions for blind and orphaned children. He is respected as a teacher and has trained many students of music. He has published books on music and other subjects and has received a number of titles and honours for his work. These include an honorary doctorate from Karnataka University, Dharwad (1975); the K.S.A. Pra- shasti from Karnataka Sangeeta Academy; the Music and Drama Award of the Karnataka State Nataka Academy (1990); the Sangeeta Vidwan title from the Government of Karnataka (1993); an Emeritus Fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource	Development, Government of India (1996); and the Kanaka Purandhara Prashasti from the Government of Karnataka (1998). Shri Puttaraj Gavaigalu receives the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribu- tion to Hindustani vocal music.


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A airs or action should clearly pass on to the audience the attitude, temper, reaction or thought of the character as it relates to the narrative and continuity of the narrative line. The effectual usage of long, medium, or shut up shootings, every bit good as camera angles besides helps in stating the narrative. There is a limited sum of clip in a movie, so each sequence, scene and frame of movie must associate to the overall narrative. Do non confound the audience with excessively many actions at one time. Use one action clearly stated to acquire the thought across, unless you are inspiring a scene that is to picture jumble and confusion. Staging directs the audience 's attending to the narrative or thought being told. Care must be taken in background design so it is n't befoging the life or viing with it due to extra item behind the life. Background and life should work together as a pictural unit in a scene.
Straight in front life starts at the first drawing and works pulling to pulling to the terminal of a scene. You can lose size, volume, and proportions with this method, but it does hold spontaneousness and freshness. Fast, wild action scenes are done this manner. Present to Pose is more planned out and charted with cardinal drawings done at intervals throughout the scene. Size, volumes, and proportions are controlled better this manner, as is the action. The lead energizer will turn charting and keys over to his helper. An helper can be better used with this method so that the energizer does n't hold to pull every drawing in a scene. An energizer can make more scenes this manner and dressed ore on the planning of the life. Many scenes use a spot of both methods of life.
When the chief organic structure of the character stops all other parts continue to catch up to the chief mass of the character, such as weaponries, long hair, vesture, coat dress suits or a frock, floppy ears or a long tail ( these follow the way of action ) . Nothing stops all at one time. This is follow through. Overlaping action is when the character alterations way while his apparels or hair continues frontward. The character is traveling in a new way, to be followed, a figure of frames subsequently, by his apparels in the new way. " DRAG, " in life, for illustration, would be when Goofy starts to run, but his caput, ears, upper organic structure, and apparels do non maintain up with his legs. In characteristics, this type of action is done more subtly. Examples: When Snow White starts to dance, her frock does non get down to travel with her instantly but catches up a few frames subsequently. Long hair and animate being tail will besides be handled in the same mode. Clocking becomes critical to the effectivity of retarding force and the overlapping action.
As action starts, we have more drawings near the get downing airs, one or two in the center, and more drawings near the following airs. Fewer drawings make the action faster and more drawings make the action slower. Slow-ins and slow-outs soften the action, doing it more life-like. For a gag action, we may exclude some slow-out or slow-ins for daze entreaty or the surprise component. This will give more catch to the scene.
All actions, with few exclusions ( such as the life of a mechanical device ) , follow an discharge or somewhat round way. This is particularly true of the human figure and the action of animate beings. Arcs give life a more natural action and better flow. Think of natural motions in the footings of a pendulum vacillation. All arm motion, caput bends and even oculus motions are executed on an discharge.
This action adds to and enriches the chief action and adds more dimension to the character life, supplementing and/or re-enforcing the chief action. Example: A character is angrily walking toward another character. The walk is forceful, aggressive, and frontward tilting. The leg action is merely short of a stomping walk. The secondary action is a few strong gestures of the weaponries working with the walk. Besides, the possibility of duologue being delivered at the same clip with jousts and bends of the caput to stress the walk and duologue, but non so much as to deflect from the walk action. All of these actions should work together in support of one another. Think of the walk as the primary action and arm swings, caput bounciness and all other actions of the organic structure as secondary or back uping action.
Expertness in clocking comes best with experience and personal experimentation, utilizing the test and mistake method in refinement technique. The rudimentss are: more drawings between airss slow and smooth the action. Fewer drawings make the action faster and crisper. A assortment of slow and fast timing within a scene adds texture and involvement to the motion. Most life is done on 2 ( one pulling photographed on two frames of movie ) or on 1s ( one pulling photographed on each frame of movie ) . Twos are used most of the clip, and 1s are used during camera moves such as trucks, pans and on occasion for elusive and speedy duologue life. Besides, there is clocking in the playing of a character to set up temper, emotion, and reaction to another character or to a state of affairs. Analyzing motion of histrions and performing artists on phase and in movies is utile when inspiring homo or animate being characters. This frame by frame scrutiny of movie footage will help you in understanding timing for life. This is a great manner to larn from the others.
The basic rules of pulling signifier, weight, volume solidness and the semblance of three dimension use to life as it does to academic drawing. The manner you draw sketchs, you draw in the classical sense, utilizing pencil studies and drawings for reproduction of life. You transform these into colour and motion giving the characters the semblance of three-and 4-dimensional life. Three dimensional is motion in infinite. The 4th dimension is motion in clip.
A unrecorded performing artist has charisma. An alive character has appeal. Appealing life does non intend merely being cunning and cuddly. All characters have to hold entreaty whether they are epic, nefarious, amusing or cute. Appeal, as you will utilize it, includes an easy to read design, clear drawing, and personality development that will capture and affect the audienceA?s involvement. Early sketchs were fundamentally a series of jokes strung together on a chief subject. Over the old ages, the creative persons have learned that to bring forth a characteristic there was a demand for narrative continuity, character development and a higher quality of graphics throughout the full production. Like all signifiers of narrative relation, the characteristic has to appeal to the head every bit good as to the oculus.
Q. 5. Analyze the execution of Different colour theoretical accounts in different state of affairss. Which one will you prefer and why?
Autonomic nervous systems: A colour theoretical account is an abstract mathematical theoretical account depicting the manner colourss can be represented as tuples of Numberss, typically as three or four values or colour constituents. When this theoretical account is associated with a precise description of how the constituents are to be interpreted ( sing conditions, etc. ) , the ensuing set of colourss is called colour infinite. This subdivision describes ways in which human colour vision can be modeled.
One of the first mathematically defined colour infinites is the CIE XYZ colour infinite ( besides known as CIE 1931 colour infinite ) , created by the International Commission on Illumination in 1931. These informations were measured for human perceivers and a 2-degree field of position. In 1964, auxiliary information for a 10-degree field of position were published.
Note that the tabulated sensitiveness curves have a certain sum of flightiness in them. The forms of the single X, Y and Z sensitiveness curves can be measured with a sensible truth. However, the overall brightness curve ( which in fact is a leaden amount of these three curves ) is subjective, since it involves inquiring a trial individual whether two light beginnings have the same brightness, even if they are in wholly different colourss. Along the same lines, the comparative magnitudes of the X, Y, and Z curves are arbitrary. One could every bit good specify a valid colour infinite with an Ten sensitiveness curve that has twice the amplitude. This new colour infinite would hold a different form.
Media that transmit visible radiation ( such as telecasting ) usage linear colour blending with primary colourss of ruddy, green, and blue, each of which stimulates one of the three types of the oculus 's colour receptors with every bit small stimulation as possible of the other two. This is called " RGB " colour infinite. Mixtures of visible radiation of these primary colourss cover a big portion of the human colour infinite and therefore bring forth a big portion of human colour experiences. This is why colour telecasting sets or colour computing machine proctors need merely produce mixtures of ruddy, green and bluish visible radiation. See Linear colour.
Other primary colourss could in rule be used, but with ruddy, green and blue the largest part of the human colour infinite can be captured. Unfortunately there is no exact consensus as to what venue in the hue diagram the ruddy, green, and bluish colourss should hold, so the same RGB values can give rise to somewhat different colourss on different screens.
Acknowledging that the geometry of the RGB theoretical account is ill aligned with the color-making properties recognized by human vision, computing machine artworks research workers developed two alternate representations of RGB, HSV and HSL ( chromaticity, impregnation, value and chromaticity, impregnation, elation ) , in the late seventiess. HSV and HSL better on the colour regular hexahedron representation of RGB by set uping colourss of each chromaticity in a radial piece, around a cardinal axis of impersonal colourss which ranges from black at the underside to white at the top. The to the full concentrated colourss of each chromaticity so lie in a circle, a colour wheel.
HSV theoretical accounts itself on pigment mixture, with its impregnation and value dimensions resembling mixtures of a brilliantly colored pigment with, severally, white and black. HSL tries to resemble more perceptual colour theoretical accounts such as NCS or Munsell. It places the to the full saturated colourss in a circle of elation A? , so that elation 1 ever implies white, and lightness 0 ever implies black.
HSV and HSL are both widely used in computing machine artworks, peculiarly as colour choosers in image redaction package. The mathematical transmutation from RGB to HSV or HSL could be computed in existent clip, even on computing machines of the 1970s, and there is an easy-to-understand function between colourss in either of these infinites and their manifestation on a physical RGB device.
Q. 6. Discuss where and how you might utilize life in one of the following undertaking? Be originative. How could it best be used to visually exemplify a construct?
Autonomic nervous systems: A Cooking AcademyA is a great merriment game and a good challenge. The chief aim of this game is to fix the formula of each order in the least clip possible. ThisA gameA has different degrees where you will larn about different types of nutrient. You must fix ChineseA culinary art, among many formulas. Work for the Golden Dragon Restaurant and do this concern grow. To function an order you must choose the necessary ingredients and fix the formula provided. Satisfy all your clients and be fast functioning your orders. You must gain a certain sum of money and fix a certain sum of orders to finish your undertaking. In this game you will bask hosting the Golden Dragon, you will larn about Chinese nutrient and the thaumaturgy of itsA culinary art. Playing this game is really simple, utilize your mouse and topographic point it over the ingredient you need, and imperativeness left mouse button to utilize that ingredient. You must utilize the right proportion in each formula to hold the order correct. Make your concern grow and purchase new ingredients for new formulas.
Multimedia mirrors the manner in which the homo head thinks, learns, and remembers by traveling easy from words to images to sound, halting along the manner for reading, analysis, and in-depth geographic expedition.
The combination of media elements in a multimedia lesson enables trainees to larn more spontaneously and of course, utilizing whatever centripetal manners they prefer. For illustration, some people learn best by seeing, others learn best by seeing and hearing, still others learn best through use or kinaesthetic ( tactile ) exercises.
Uniting media elements with well-designed, synergistic exercisings enables scholars to widen their experience to detect on their ain, so that they are no longer inactive while information is " fed " to them. Additionally, plans may be designed to include immediate feedback in order to clear up misconceptions before trainees become baffled and to supply direct support for right responses.
By uniting words with images, artworks, and sound, multimedia plans enable people with changing degrees of literacy and math accomplishments to larn by utilizing sight, hearing, and touch. Evidence suggests that utilizing multimedia sections as context for trainees significantly AIDSs in reading comprehension.
Instructional engineerings help people learn to problem-solve and work in squads, which supports the development of interpersonal accomplishments.
Teachers have clip to concentrate on activities that demand engagement while pupils are able to larn on their ain.
Q. 7. You are given a scenario in which you have to develop an interface which should be compatible with different platforms. What is the difference between images being shown on Macintosh and on Windows?
Autonomic nervous systems: We have a gallery of screenshots, but for our analysis we 'll lodge with comparison in a individual set. Traveling with 2560×1600 with the game at its highest scenes and 4xAA/16xAF, to our surprise the images are clearly different when straight compared.
The Mac screenshot is perceptibly foggier than the Windows image, and textures appear to be less crisp. It 's non a dark & A ; twenty-four hours difference, but the Windows screenshot is clearly clearer than the Mac screenshot. Without a Windows mention image it would be harder to state that the Mac screenshot differs this much, but we believe that the difference is great plenty that anyone with an oculus for inside informations that has of all time played Portal on Windows would detect the foggier/blurrier IQ on the Mac.
The other half of our speedy expression is at public presentation. The Macintosh platform is renowned for being a graphical human dynamo, but this refers to professional/prosumer picture taking and the similar. For gambling, Apple has been slow to include support for new hardware and new driver characteristics ( they are merely now OpenGL 3.0 compliant ) and overall their drivers are more conservative when it comes to public presentation. Portal is traveling to be slower, the inquiry is by how much.
In a colour 24-bit image, each pel is represented by three bytes, normally stand foring RGB.
This format supports 256 ten 256 x 256 possible combined colourss, or a sum of 16,777,216 possible colourss.
However such flexibleness does ensue in a storage punishment: A 640 ten 480 24-bit colour image would necessitate 921.6 kilobit of storage without any compaction.


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Explore the Addo Elephant Park
The Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape boasts an area of some 180 000 hectares, making it the third largest national park in the whole of South Africa. It is situated less than an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth and includes an intriguing variety of landscapes, fauna and flora.
The Bushman's and Sundays River valleys traverse its landscape, as do the magnificent Zuurberg Mountains. This natural beauty is, no doubt, one of the many draw-cards to the more than 140 000 visitors that the park welcomes every year.
Elephants are a prized possession, having been hunted for their valuable ivory for centuries. In 1931, this area of the Eastern Cape was declared a national park with the express purpose of protecting a dwindling elephant population, which had dropped to fewer than 20 individuals.
Due to the ongoing conservation efforts and breeding initiatives of Addo, this park now boasts more the 550 individual elephants!
In addition to the mighty elephant, Addo is also home to the Cape Buffalo, Black Rhino, warthog, ostrich, leopard, lion, zebra, kudu and a host of other fascinating species.
The Addo Flightless Dung Beetle has intrigued travellers for years. This peculiar beetle spends its life rolling elephant dung into perfect balls, which it uses as a source of food. Avid bird-watchers will be well-rewarded as they keep their eyes peeled for some of the 170 different bird species found in the park. These include different weavers, herons, red bishops, coots and terrapins.
Addo offers a variety of activities that are suitable for different age groups and physical capabilities.
Guided or self-driven game drives at different times of the day so that visitors have the opportunity to see the widest range of animals
Horse rides along gorgeous trails – the ideal pace at which to enjoy the countryside
Various hiking trails
The Tree Dassie Trail
4 x 4 trails
Picnicking and barbecuing near one of the popular watering holes
Addo Elephant National Park is suited to the influx of local and international tourists that enter its gates every day, week and year. In order to ensure that visitors have an authentic African experience coupled with the luxury and convenience that makes Addo so memorable, the park has an a-la-carte restaurant and a curio shop, a refreshing swimming pool, barbecue and picnic area and a fuel station for ultimate convenience.
The underground hide and lookout platforms at the watering hole set the wildlife viewing experience of the Addo Park apart.
Addo Elephant National Park puts the conservation and protection of the South African fauna and flora first, making it a stunning tourist destination in its own right.
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Ionization of Atoms and Ions by Electron Impact
School of Mathematics and Physics
Photons and Electron Collisions with Atoms and Molecules
P.G. Burke, C.J. Joachain
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Dorset libraries are a gateway to fun exploration and learning that will last a lifetime!
From dragons, unicorns and mermaids to pirates, fairies and monsters - a wonderful world of adventure is waiting to be discovered at Dorset's libraries.
We can help with homework and learning but have a host of other books, DVDs, CDs and other resources especially for children plus lots of other events and activities.
It's free and easy to join at your local library and there are no overdue charges and a host of other benefits for child cardholders!
Chatterbooks is a reading group programme for children aged 6 to 12 and is all about encouraging a love and enjoyment of reading. With best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson as the patron, and authors and publishers supporting the scheme, Chatterbooks is a great way for children to find out about the best children's books.
Sessions are led by enthusiastic members of library staff and children are encouraged to play an active part in planning and running Chatterbooks meetings - the group belongs to them!
The group can decide a whole range of themes, games, authors and websites to explore, as a springboard for exciting activities and discussions. In Chatterbooks children have the freedom to take their ideas as far as they like.
Each Chatterbooks member receives a range of materials including reading lists, review notes, reading diaries and games.
Chatterbooks offers an innovative, exciting and creative approach to reading. Chatterbooks groups will appeal to all children, including those not currently engaged with reading.
Through Chatterbooks children are encouraged to read regularly and adventurously, they develop confidence in themselves as readers, and in shaping and expressing their ideas and opinions.
Before I started Chatterbooks I wasn't a keen reader, but now I read lots more. I feel happy to have met all the people and share with them what I like about books." Jacob, aged 9.
Free, fun and creative computer programming for children aged 9 to 11 years old.
Come and learn the basics of computer programming, working through projects to create animations and games with official Code Club volunteers. No previous coding experience required.
Sessions are free but to book your place contact the library.
Code Club volunteers required - must be aged 18 years or above.
If interested please contact dlslibrarians@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
Calling all children who love Lego or Duplo!
Let your imagination run wild at one of our Lego clubs as you try out your creative and building skills. Bring a friend or meet new ones. We supply the Lego, you supply the imagination.


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Wakeham + Associates Marketing, Inc. Announces New Naming Rights Agreement for the Former Powerade Centre, Brampton, ON
March 22, 2018 - Toronto, ON – Wakeham + Associates Marketing, Inc. (WAM) is pleased to announce that it has secured a naming rights agreement with CAA Club Group for the former the Powerade Centre in Brampton, ON on behalf of its owner operator, Realstar Group. The multi-million-dollar agreement is for a ten-year term. The facility will be named CAA Centre.
WAM was responsible for establishing a strategic plan and sponsorship valuation for the naming rights associated with the facility, conducting the naming rights sales campaign, and negotiating the agreement. It is expected that the rebranding transition from Powerade Centre to CAA Centre will be completed by late Spring 2018.
Built in 1998, the multi-purpose arena has become the city's sports and culture hub, hosting hundreds of events each year including major sporting events, headlining concerts and trade shows, and is the home of ECHL's Brampton Beast Hockey Club.
"On behalf of the City and my colleagues on the Council, we welcome CAA's investment in Brampton. We look forward to many years of working together to bring Bramptonians exciting sporting and cultural experiences," said Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey. "This arena has been a visible landmark to the Brampton community and surrounding area. It has hosted and supported local sports teams and significant cultural events that showcase the wonderful diversity of our vibrant city." CAA recently made a significant investment to relocate and renovate its Brampton retail store, located at 215 Delta Park Blvd, and the new CAA Centre, builds on that established community presence.
The CAA Centre is part of a strategy to provide the 56 million CAA and AAA members across North America with increased access to cultural experiences and benefits beyond roadside assistance. As part of the deal, CAA members will gain access to special offers, events and unique experiences at the Centre.
"We are thrilled that CAA's name will appear on this iconic building for the next 10 years," said Rhonda English, chief marketing officer, CAA SCO. "We are dedicated to bringing our members value and have made it a priority to invest in their communities."
"Sports and entertainment venues are the epicentre of a community, so it was important for us to find a partner understanding of the fabric of such a diverse and lively city as Brampton," said Jonas Prince, Chairman, Realstar Group. "With CAA we have found a dedicated and collaborative partner interested in building a synergistic relationship with our many stakeholders."
Hugh Wakeham, President of Wakeham + Associates Marketing, Inc. said, "We are pleased to have secured CAA Club Group as the naming rights partner for the former Powerade Centre. We look forward to helping them to activate their partnership and create special offers for their 2 million members in the south-central Ontario area. The CAA Centre serves the Greater Toronto Area and is one of Canada's most utilized sports and entertainment facilities with 1.2 million annual visitors."
The naming rights agreement includes a package of marketing and hospitality benefits as well as special offers for CAA members and holders of CAA Mastercard cards.
"The naming rights for CAA Centre represents the sixteenth naming rights agreement secured by our agency in Southern Ontario. We are very proud of this achievement", said Wakeham.
About CAA Club Group
CAA Club Group (dba CAA South Central Ontario) is the largest Canadian Automobile Association club with over 2 million Members in its territory. CAA Club is a not-for-profit auto club offering Roadside Assistance, automotive services, Travel, Home and Auto Insurance and Travel Medical Insurance. For more than 100 years, CAA Club has been an innovative leader committed to meeting and exceeding the needs of Canada's motoring and travelling public.
CAA is a federation of nine affiliated automobile clubs. Each CAA club is an independent, not-for-profit organization, chartered and incorporated in its own province and controlled by its own Board of Directors. CAA is affiliated with the American Automobile Association.
About Powerade Centre
One of the busiest multi-sport and entertainment facilities in Canada, the Powerade Centre serves the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for recreational ice sports, baseball, rugby, Kabbadi, paintball, and ball hockey. It also hosts professional hockey, and spectator concerts and events of all kinds. Located in Brampton, ON, the Powerade Centre has over 1.2 million visitors per year. The facility has four ice rinks including one spectator arena and three community arenas. The Spectator Arena has seating for over 5,000 and flexible floor space to accommodate nearly any event imaginable. It has been host to musical acts, sporting events, trade shows and more. It has hosted the Memorial Cup, Russell Peters, Weezer, and other world class musical and sporting events. It is also the home to the most exciting, entertaining and important South East Asian Programming in the entire region such as Diwali Mela and Teeyan Da Mela, as well as numerous concerts such as those by Asha Bhosle and Diljit Dosanjh. The Beast Hockey Team is featured at the spectator arena, and the team offers the most exciting, entertaining pro-hockey in the region. The only ECHL team in Canada, the Brampton Beast attracts large, noisy crowds. The community rinks are constantly buzzing with participants and spectators of all demographics. Massive hockey organizations such as True North Hockey (second largest adult hockey league in the GTA), Brampton Minor Hockey (second largest youth hockey organization in Canada), and other youth hockey leagues call the Centre's community rinks home. Powerade Centre has significant exposure with signs on Highway 410 generating 71 million impressions annually, and signs on Highway 407 generating 39 million impressions per year.
About Brampton, ON
Brampton is located in the Greater Toronto Area and the seat of Peel Region in Ontario, Canada. The city has a population of 593,638 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Brampton is Canada's ninth-most populous municipality and the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region, behind Toronto and Mississauga. Demographics of Brampton reflect the multicultural nature of the region, with 67% of the population being a visible minority. Over 39% of the population is South Asian. Young families make up the bulk of households.
About Wakeham + Associates Marketing, Inc.
Wakeham + Associates Marketing, Inc. (WAM) is a subsidiary of Sponsorship Marketing Group, LLC of southern California. It provides sponsorship marketing services to corporations and selected properties across North America. Its focus is on providing strategic sponsorship planning and valuation services and naming rights sales for public assembly venues.
WAM has secured sixteen naming rights partnerships across the southern Ontario region including:
Toronto –
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Direct Energy Centre
Enercare Centre
Allstream Centre
Beanfield Centre
The former Canon Theatre
The former Panasonic Theatre
Kingston –
Rogers K-Rock Centre
Invista Centre
Rona Rink
Swish Rink
Ambassador Hotel Rink
Kingston Whig-Standard Rink
Niagara Falls –
Brampton –
CAA Centre