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Rogue traders and the people fighting for your safety
The recent London Motorcycle show saw a large-scale operation take place to combat rogue traders and counterfeit motorcycle clothing. Here's how it came to happen
MOTORCYCLE shows have for many years being a chance for budding motorcyclists to grab a few bargains in the famous 'last day of the show' sales. For many, the last Sunday that you visit the NEC or Excel was your final chance to grab a bargain and top your riding kit for the coming year.
But did you ever think about the kit you are putting in your bag? Have you ever arrived home and found that the goods you bought were not what you were totally expecting?
Last month at the London Motorcycle Show, a large-scale operation took place that was focused on clamping down on the sale of motorcycle clothing and kit that falls short of the current legislation. That operation removed from sale a significant number of items that were potentially unsafe, in some cases untested, unverified, or uncertified. The operation could have saved countless people from unnecessary injury, time away from family and friends, or in some cases much worse.
It's surprising to learn that this wasn't some kind of multi-operational move by trading standard. Most of the work that went into ensure sellers are adhering to the correct and legal legislation was pretty much the work of just a couple of people.
To get the inside line on the story, Visordown spoke openly with Paul Varnsverry, Technical Director at PVA-PPE Group, and one of the foremost authorities on motorcycle personal protective equipment, and a bit of a champion for motorcycle safety. He was also the person at the heart of the operation at the London Motorcycle Show.
Visordown
Thank you, for taking the time to speak to Visordown, and good work on the London Motorcycle Show. It's nice to see people taking charge, and showing that products unfit for sale have no place in the market.
That was the culmination of over three and a half years of effort trying to get the authorities to do something, and I still dread that at any moment now, I'm going to wake up and the whole thing was just a very pleasant dream, but a dream nonetheless.
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So that was a large-scale operation that we saw at the show, is that the first time that you've seen anything on that scale at a bike show?
Well, the last time it happened to the best of my knowledge was in 2007, when Solihull Trading Standards went to what was then called the International Motorcycle Show, before it became Motorcycle Live and they cleared a stand of all its stock, initially on the basis of intellectual property theft but then when they looked into it further, and asked me to do some analysis of the garments, that's when we found the first fake back protectors! And they are still appearing in the same cut-price garments to this very day, the very same products same back protector-shaped thin foam pads, same price points, from the same sort of supply sources.
Okay. And what is this one of those back protectors that feels like a foam mouse mat?
They're the ones.
Okay, I've seen the kind of offending articles you're talking about. So this really is a long running crusade for you then isn't it?
Crusade? I don't know if I call it that. I come from the background of seeing riders coming back into the motorcycle clothing manufacturer I used to run back in the 80s. We used to repair other brands' suits, and we learned from that. But riders would walk in there in some crashed leathers that we had made, and they just needed it patching up or a panel replacing or some stitching, fixing. And it wasn't just our suits, there were a lot of good products about: BKS, Crowtree, Hideout, MW, Scott, and so on.
And those riders were absolutely fine – a bit bruised, but otherwise, no skin loss. And then there were the other riders who walked in - or hobbled in rather. They were sore because they'd lost skin, suits had failed, the seams had opened up and so on. Right there, you learn that it didn't need to happen. And that's when I got thinking about some form of recognisable mark of fitness for purpose that would help riders to differentiate between competing products in the marketplace and make informed purchasing choices.
I then got in touch with the ACUand worked on an ACU standard with Dr Garth Willson, a trackside doctor, and other manufacturers, which wasn't published for legal reasons, then the original PPE Directive came in and that created the standards committee that I joined. It's not a crusade, it's just the work you do. And it just so happens that the work I do is focused on making sure riders stay safe by knowing what they're getting.
This type of disclaimer label was first seen in the late 1990s and stated that the previous PPE Directive did not apply to the clothing. Under the current PPE Regulation, motorcycle clothing is legally categorised as PPE and so the label has no legitimate purpose and is misrepresenting the garment.
So what sort of garments did you find at the show that were falling foul of the most recent regulations?
There were some counterfeit Knox, shoulder protectors, clearly based on a Knox design and Knox intellectual property, but not a Knox product, you could tell that by looking at the shoddy finish. They didn't have a Knox logo on it, admittedly, but they were very much a product that Geoff [Knox Armour] and his team developed. That was seized, and I suspect Knox will be contacted at some point to give the benefit of their opinion.
A lot of what was dealt with was leather and textile garments, which have not been through the legal process - and it's been a legal requirement, as you know, because you've followed the story, since 21st of April 2018. Any motorcycle clothing, gloves, footwear or impact protection components placed on the market on or after that date must be independently tested and certified.
So we all saw the images of the stands at the show with sheets around them, closed off to the public, was that because they were basically trying to flog anything and everything that wasn't compliant?
There were stands retailing a few gloves which were compliant, but everything else had neither been tested nor certified. If the stock was placed on the market prior to 21st April 2018, then it can be sold in perpetuity, but vendors need to have records they can show to Trading Standards to verify this. Other products we saw had "CE" labels but when checked it was confirmed the labels were misleading . There was another too, where I would say easily in excess of 95% of the stock was non-conforming. And in many instances, the retailer said it was fairly recently purchased, so it should be okay. Well, if it's fairly recently purchased, and it hasn't been tested, certified, it's not in conformity to the legislation. It's very definitely not okay.
That's quite scary that it's still happening, and it must really piss off the legitimate, brands, the RSTs, Dainese, and Alpinestars of this world.
Can I come back to that just one observation. You've mentioned RST. It's not a company I have any association with. They made sure that on the 21st of April 2018, all of their garments, gloves and footwear, met the requirements of the legislation, right from the start. That's one end of the brand scale, a pretty sizable company, doing what they need to do. And then at the other end, of the spectrum, you have companies like Hood Jeans and Roadskin
Hood is a small husband and wife company, a micro business if you will. But they tmade sure that they were ready to go on the 21st of April 2018. We also spoke to Roadskin, Moto Girl and Goldtop at the show. And they were very welcoming of trading standards being there, because yes, all these companies have invested time, effort and money into being legal.
It doesn't seem very fair that these companies are all putting in the effort when others assume they can just ignore it, does it?
I don't think you will find a clothing brand that has gone through the process, or a market surveillance and enforcement professional that will disagree with that sentiment. Riders see, for example, a pair of riding jeans at £80 and a similar product at perhaps £130 and they think the £50 price difference constitutes a bargain. It might, it might not, but unless the safety performance of the cheaper product has been verified independently, there is no certainty.
This swing label looks authentic, and uses the official motorcycle clothing pictogram of a person on a motorcycle, but the rest of the content does not correspond with any official information layout found in the European Standards. There are several other key errors which those familiar with the legislation and standards on a day-to-day basis will recognise immediately, along with the unauthorised use of the SATRA logo. Despite the claims on the label, it was confirmed that the product was not in fact certified.
So what about the show's organiser, surely they have some moral obligation to ensure kit is within the legislation?
That's a good point. Certainly, if you go on to - as I'm sure you have - the comments underneath the social media posts from the event, there is an overwhelming wave of public opinion that, yes, show organisers should be doing more. They may have an easier time of doing so, because companies which are planning to go to the whole raft of shows that will be taking place throughout this yearmight be thinking twice about whether they want to risk turning up and being shut down on day one, or having their stock confiscated.
I've not physically seen an example, but the organisers do ask exhibitors to sign a declaration that they will conform to all applicable laws when exhibiting at the show. So, you could say they're passing responsibility on to the traders to make sure that they're compliant. That might be passing the buck, some would say, but maybe legally it is all the oirganisers are required to do.
It's quite a far-reaching request, and very loosely worded, it could be a bit more specific in that if you are selling kit that is non-compliant, you will not be taking part in the show no refund will be given?
That would be a more assertive way of putting it! We'd have to give the London show organisers their due, as some days before the show they put out a flyer to all exhibitors and there was a section in there that covered PPE and the fact that Trading Standards would be admitted if needed for this enforcement activity. Some of the traders we spoke to on the Friday of the London show claimed that they hadn't read it, or even seen it. It was circulated to everybody though because an exhibitor forwarded a copy to me. So it was there for anyone to read, if they bothered to read it.
I have subsequently spoken with some of the traders from the London show, and they have been remarkably positive about their experience. Admittedly, they still have concerns about what happened, but they are taking steps to engage with their local trading standards departments to seek guidance on what steps they should be taking to legitimately clear old stock and not be in breach of the legislation.
So how did the trading standards visit come about?
I contacted the organisers sometime before the event and then sent Newham Trading Standards an email outlining who was attending the show, which companies I believed were compliant, which I believed were not, and which I did not have any information on. I gave them that list and they called me on the Monday before the show to have a discussion about it in more detail.
Moving forwards, do you think this'll become a regular occurrence at motorcycle shows?
Since the London show I've been speaking with consumers and with traders who wanted advice, talking to the media, and also in contact with trading standards who are planning to attend shows in the coming months. I think what will happen will be as each show comes and goes, and intelligence is gathered on whether there is a noticeable and significant decrease in non-conforming products, trading standards might sit back and take a deep breath, or they might carry on with the pressure. There is a feeling of momentum at the moment!
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Drama exec appointments at SBS
Producer Julie Eckersley appointed SBS Head of Scripted, and Donna Chang promoted to Commissioning Editor, Scripted.
Published by David Knox
SBS has made new appointments in its Drama department with Julie Eckersley as its new Head of Scripted, and Donna Chang promoted to Commissioning Editor, Scripted.
Julie Eckersley (pictured left) is an award-winning Creative Producer with a career spanning more than 20 years across drama, comedy, animation, documentary and children's content. As well as working independently, her experience includes nine years at Matchbox Pictures where she worked on projects including The Family Law, Glitch, Maximum Choppage, developing and producing projects with Australian networks, Netflix and NBCU International.
Donna Chang (pictured right) has been promoted to Commissioning Editor, Scripted. She joined SBS in 2020 as Development Executive, Scripted, from Lingo Pictures where she was Head of Development. She was previously at Screen Australia as a Development Executive, and had also been a Story Development External Assessor since 2015.
Marshall Heald, SBS's Director of Content, Television & Online, said: "We have a fantastic slate of new scripted programming in development and production, and it's an exciting time to welcome Julie to the team. We're thrilled to have someone with her extensive experience and passion for our Charter to lead our Scripted offering, working closely together with Donna in a larger role that will fully recognise and utilise her exceptional talents."
Julie Eckersley said: "All Australians should feel seen on our screens and I'm thrilled to join SBS as they lead the way in achieving this. My focus will be on supporting talent, in front of and behind the camera, as we create stories that celebrate and explore our diverse perspectives and shared humanity. I'm looking for great stories that are entertaining, surprising and full of heart."
Donna Chang added: "At the core of our Scripted slate and industry initiatives is a commitment to making great local drama that showcases under-represented voices and talent. It's a privilege to work in service of these stories at SBS, and I look forward to continuing this work with Julie."
SBS also acknowledged Penny Win, who has been Acting as the Head of SBS Scripted over the last six months. Formerly at Foxtel, she will continue to work with SBS to develop fiction projects with SBS.
SBS's upcoming scripted slate includes New Gold Mountain and Iggy and Ace, a short-form drama series.
Julie Eckersley commences with SBS on 5th July 2021.
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When do we admit Allen wasn't right since Green Bay?
By mixum,
January 23 in Buffalo Bills Forum
1 hour ago, StraightJ said:
They care about you, so they will, right?
Nah, I think Hyde scared them. No hard questions or comments for the Bills.
jamsim67
2 hours ago, mixum said:
For almost 3 months so many Bills fans pretended all was well. Nobody wanted to talk about the elephant in the room.
Believe me, if there was an elephant in the room, I'd be talking about it.
Thurmal
There's something weird about Allen and the rest of the team mentally. Can't really put my finger on it, but something's off.
4 hours ago, JS12 said:
Ok you win. Season is "toast."
You were the one that told me I didn't know what I was talking about when I said early in the season that the Bills were a playoff team but not a Super Bowl team. I was just telling it like I saw it. And here we are… a playoff team but no where near the Super Bowl. We were getting so caught up in the media hype that we couldn't see the holes in the O-line, the limitations at WR after Diggs and the problems on defense. Josh was able to cover these flaws up in the regular season vs the Lions and such, but, not in the playoffs. Beane has his work cut out for him this offseason.
Ed Oliver is my adopt-a-Bill
14 hours ago, seandelevan said:
This up coming off season will be everything. There was a glimpse of hope though…when asked about Burrow,
McDermott said "he's good….he's surrounded by weapons".
McDermott isn't who you think he is.
14 hours ago, whorlnut said:
I agree. I think that's a start and hopefully they see the difference as the lack of weapons Allen has.
I think they always saw that. They just need to reprioritize.
11 hours ago, Nuke said:
So what do you want, a fucking lollipop?
If you KNEW for sure that the season was over early in the year then why did you continue watching?
If you KNEW the Bills were going to lose yesterday then show me your Million dollar ticket that you cashed on the Bengals.
You didn't KNOW shit, and you still don't KNOW shit.
You are a gutless spineless pussy who hides behind your little computer.
Why don't you focus on bettering yourself instead of being a little prick who comes back at the end of the year to pat himself on the back when his favorite team loses because he KNEW all along that they would lose?
You know what I did today? I made $3k on a stock trade and then I went to the gym. I got better today. I focus on getting better every day. Am I mad about the loss? Of course, but I'm not letting these Millionaire athletes dictate my life. It's over. Move on. We'll be back next year.
Now go back in your hole.
Sucked In Again
16 hours ago, StraightJ said:
This is not amed at whorl, but some folks truly love complaining. Many of us may have encountered them in real life. Recall that Sean used to hat ethe run, and IIRC even said hewouldn't mind if they never ran again. Hell, it might have even been this season. What I do know for certain is he reversed course and now was demanding more running and less passing. Anyone who has been here long enough and has a semi-decent memory might think it was impossible...that his account was hacked....or that he was on harder drugs than his edibles or even alcohol... It would be like Bill Gates suddenly deciding to address sanitary conditions in impoverished nations(namelyt drinking water), rather than shoothing his poisonous and deadky garbage into people and making sure every lkast human on earth has an ID.....you know, things that actually help those people, rather than ultimately padding his pockets, killing/sterilizing them(yes, there is plenty of data and I mean before "the current thing", even.
In Sean and his follower's defense, their bitternerness and misery doesn't do physical harm, but it shows a general lack of commitment to any principles and looking for themost convenient (mostly predogested for them by the likes of Cowherd and Wright, or random folks on twitter, who may or may not be bots) narrative to rail on about, while our nation sinks further and further into debt at the hands of people you believe you voted for....giving you the smallest of tastes of what hyperinflation will feel like.....a point where I doubt even the worst here will be complaining about the NFL...and will look back on this as good times(like some of us already do appreciate).
PS from the shitbox I saw some propganda playing the blame game from the upcoming approach to hyperinflation, and of course they were not blaming the massively wasteful spending that actually caused it, but some narrative the tv recently told them to blame. How can one not understand the most mundane things involved with inflation(nor apparently care) and yet claim they can outdo widely acclaimed Bills staff at their jobs? The answer is reductionist thinking, the whole picture is not considered the way the Bills front office must, or the way it helps to understand any number of things in "real" life. None of us are Ozzie Newsome, and even he was far from perfect.
No one even reads these long as posts anymore especially on a day like this. Time to get a grip!
Am I mad about the loss?
You seem a little mad
58 minutes ago, Nuke said:
Not mad at all. In fact I had a great day.
Just hate dweebs.


NEWPORT – A free workshop at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center will familiarize Oregon coastal teachers with current research and developments in wave energy, and how they can use the topic to create lessons where students can learn and apply Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills.
The workshop takes place from 9 am to noon Saturday, Nov. 16 and is open to second- through 12th-grade teachers up and down the Oregon coast. Sponsors are the Oregon Coast Regional STEM center, OSU, Oregon Sea Grant and the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center.
Participants will learn about latest developments in the field of wave energy, create and test model wave energy devices, and receive a wave energy curriculum and supplies to use in the classroom. They will also learn how they can involve their students in the Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge in March 2014.
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When you think of the word 'art', you probably think of all the beauty you can admire in museums; paintings, sculpture or, for example, fashion. But are you already familiar with the term 'digital art'?
Digital art is a fairly new form of art and it started in the 1990's, with the arrival of the internet. As the term indicates, it is about art that has been made digitally. So that actually means art that is made on or by the computer. This is of course quite broad, it differs from: images made or conceived by a computer, art made by means of algorithms, drawings that were made through a program on the computer, 3D sculptures and installations or videos. Even you used to be a true digital artist when you made old school drawings in Paint.
A newer version of digital art is Augmented Reality. That is a combination of reality, so the world around you, and your mobile phone that adds a layer to reality. Imagine this; you stand in your living room and want to buy a new couch. Through augmented reality you can digitally see different couches in your living room and pick out the one you like best.
TeamLab is a digital art collective consisting of no less than 400 members, each with its own specialism. They believe that the digital landscape can enhance the capacities of art, but also that digital art creates new relationships between people. In Tokyo they have a museum specifically focused on digital art. In this museum you can find works of art for which the latest technologies have been used. The word magic is an understatement here.
Lillian is seen as a pioneer in digital art. Meanwhile she has reached the age of 92 and is best known for her version of the Mona Lisa. She has edited the painting with a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of Mona Lisa. The strong comparison between the two is clearly visible.
Digital art would not be digital art without the well-known artist Andy Warhol. He was one of the first to use this art movement. In 1985, as a brand ambassador for the company Commodore International, he made a portrait of Debbie Harry during their opening. He did this on the ProPaint program on the computer. Later he also made digital drawings of the famous Campbell's soup cans.
Join Jessica Beck, Milton Fine curator of art, on #FacebookLive this Monday at 12:30pm EST as she talks about "Warhol and the Amiga". #AndyWarhol #Warhol #amiga #digital #art • Andy Warhol, "Campbell's", 1985, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Where can you see digital art?
Became curious? Use the Augmented Reality App from Moco Museum. Do not forget to focus your camera on art during a museum visit. Let the artworks of Keith Haring and Andy Warhol come to life. And if you are ever in Japan, you immediately have a planning to visit TeamLab Borderless museum.


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anti-Kabila protests 'leave more than 20 dead'
What can be done in Congo?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africaMore than 20 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, over President Joseph Kabila's failure to give up power, a UN official has said.
Some of the dead were shot at close range by troops, witnesses said.Mr Kabila's 15-year rule was due to have ended on Monday at midnight, but has been extended to 2018.
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations and Unrest
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa informs U.S. citizens of clashes between security forces and protestors in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi and other cities, which have included gunfire and tear gas. Remain indoors in a safe location until further notice.
Security forces have established checkpoints and military deployments and have initiated aggressive ID checks and car searches in certain areas of Kinshasa. Carry identification with you in case you encounter a checkpoint.
The U.S. Embassy is expected to remain open on Wednesday, December 21
U.S. citizens should:
· Avoid demonstrations.
· Be sure to have extra food, water and medication on hand.
· Establish a communication plan with your friends and family, so they know when to expect to hear from you.
Always exercise caution when in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence.
Review your personal security plans, remain aware of your surroundings, including local events, and monitor local news stations for updates. Be vigilant and take appropriate steps to enhance your personal security. U.S. citizens should review the Travel Warning for the DRC and remain alert for potentially dangerous situations.
· See the State Department's travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information for the DRC.
· Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
· Contact the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, located at 310 Avenue des Aviateurs, at +243-081-225-5872 (Do not dial the zero when calling from abroad); the Consular Section at tel. +243-081-884-6859 or +243-081-884-4609 from Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. After-hours emergency number for U.S. citizens is 081-556-0151.
· Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
· Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Potential for Demonstrations and Unrest
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa informs U.S. citizens of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest on/around December 19, the date on which President Joseph Kabila's term in office was due to end before the government delayed elections.
Security forces have reportedly established checkpoints and military deployments in certain areas of Kinshasa. You should carry some form of identification with you in case you encounter a checkpoint.
U.S. government employees have been instructed to limit their movements to and within Gombe. The Shelter-in-Place order from Sunday, December 18 remains in effect.
The U.S. Embassy will be open on Tuesday, December 20.
· Remain indoors in a safe location on December 20.
Leaving or Staying?
I think Joseph Kabila will be staying in Congo. His close supporters and advisors will not let him leave.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/world/africa/congo-joseph-kabila-corruption.html
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — In a mansion along the Congo River, with a collection of expensive watches, expensive motorcycles and a chimpanzee in a cage, Joseph Kabila, the president of this vast and troubled country, should be packing up.
Instead, he is digging in.
His second term is up in a few days, the Constitution forbids him to run for a third, millions of people are threatening to mobilize against him, and still Mr. Kabila shows no signs of leaving.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is already one of the poorest, most volatile nations on earth. Countless young people are out of work, and the security forces are brutal and loosely controlled. Add to that dozens of armed groups operating in the hinterlands.
Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa informs U.S. citizens of the potential for large-scale demonstrations and civil unrest on/around December 19, the date on which President Joseph Kabila's term in office was due to end before the government delayed elections.
Security forces have reportedly established checkpoints in certain areas of Kinshasa. The checkpoints are marked by tires, string, and/or cones and some may be manned by non-French speakers. You should carry some form of identification with you in case you encounter a checkpoint.
U.S. government employees have been instructed to limit their movements to and within Gombe starting on Saturday, December 17. Employees have also been asked to remain in their residences from Saturday at 17:00 until Sunday, December 18 at 05:00.
On Sunday, December 18, a Shelter-in-Place order will go into effect at 19:00.
The U.S. Embassy will be open on Monday, December 19.
Security Message for U.S. Citizens:Take Precautions December 17-19
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Take Precautions December 17-19
The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens in the DRC that U.S. government employees have been instructed to limit their movements to and within Gombe starting on Saturday, December 17. Employees have also been asked to remain in their residences from Saturday at 23:00 until Sunday, December 18 at 05:00.


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Excel allows us to join tables with INDEX and MATCH functions. The MATCH function returns a row value in a table, while the INDEX returns a value for that row. This step by step tutorial will assist all levels of Excel users in joining tables using INDEX and MATCH functions.
column_num – a column in the array which returns a value.
[match_type] – a type of match. We put 0 which is an exact match.
Our table consists of 5 columns: "Delivery Number" (column B), "Customer ID (column C), "Delivery Date" (column D), "Amount" (column D) and "Person" (column F).
In column F, we want to populate a Person from the Lookup table in the range H3:I9. This table consists of 2 columns: "Customer ID" (column H) and "Person" (column I). Two tables are joined by the columns "Customer ID".
We want to get a person in the cell F3, from the lookup table H3:I9, based on the Customer ID 003 in the cell C3.
The array is the range H3:I9. The row_num is the result of the MATCH(C3, $H$3:$H$9, 0), which returns the row of 003 Customer ID in the lookup range.
Drag the formula down to the other cells in the column by clicking and dragging the little "+" icon at the bottom-right of the cell.
The MATCH function will return 3, as Customer ID 003 is in the third row of the lookup range. This is the row_num parameter of the INDEX function. The final result in the cell F3 is Lily as this is the value of the Person column in the third row.
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Last week, Google's DeepMind has reached a new milestone: their AI agent AlphaStar performed better than two human players in StarCraft II, a real-time strategy game known for its complexity. Let's take a look at the mechanics of this match.
AlphaStar is an iteration over AlphaGo, a previous achievement by DeepMind's team, that managed to win the game of Go against a professional human player. They successfully applied their deep neural network and reinforcement learning based approach to a very different game. The team uses long short-term memory (LSTM) networks as a core component of its AI agents.
Both AlphaGo and its successors (AlphaGoZero and AlphaZero) were considered the biggest AI achievements in 2016 and 2017. They are the strongest AI agents that ever played the game of Go and chess. It is not a surprise that the paper about AlphaZero appeared in the prestigious scientific journal, Science.
It currently specializes in only one flavor of StarCraft II and is trained to play only Protoss vs. Protoss matches.
It applies a small cheat by processing the zoomed out map with superhuman vision.
It has won matches against strong pro gamers, but not the best human players.
Although AlphaStar's actions per minute are limited, it can utilize its tirelessness and precision in micro-managing the units to beat humans.
Overall, it seems that it has gone much further than any previous AI agents for real-time strategy games.
AlphaGo and AlphaZero applied convolutional neural networks that were developed originally for image classification. It is interesting that AlphaStar's neural network architecture is quite different. This suggests that there is even more potential in DeepMind's approach than previously thought.
AlphaStar was exposed to about 200 years of gameplay for training. It used about 50 strong GPU's for training in Google Cloud. To compare, a pro human player can have 10-20 years of experience, with something around 10 years of training.
AlphaStar first observed games that were played by average players. That was the first (bootstrap) training set: they did not apply tabula rasa learning, as in the case of AlphaZero.
Then the team forked AlphaStar into several competing teams and into their own virtual league and played a huge number of games against each other.
What they picked to play against the humans were 5 top AlphaStars, all of which have different styles of play.
Naturally, the first human player was confused, thinking that AlphaStar would play (or at least start) in a similar way, because he didn't know there are 5 different personas of AlphaStar.
Surprisingly, AI was actually taking fewer steps per minute than average human players.
Starcraft II players specialize in species: you can either be representing Terran, Zerg, or Protoss. Playing for each of these races requires to have a specific skill set. AlphaStar is trained on playing Protoss.
The first human player that played against AlphaStar did not specialize in the race that they had to play: Dario "TLO" Wünsch is usually playing for Zerg. Even though he was a professional, he is not the best in this class.
The second human player, Grzegorz "MaNa" Komincz is experienced in playing for Protoss. However, according to GosuGamers, MaNa ranks #19 in the world. He is #17 in the WCS 2019 Global standings ranking. MaNa is a strong pro gamer, but he is definitely not at world champion level yet.
AlphaStar could see the whole board at one time. Even though the DeepMind team claimed that AlphaStar had areas of attention similar to the movement of the camera. Humans must move the camera to see different areas of the board.
In a sense, this detail is unfair. Humans are biologically unable to see every detail on a zoomed out map. The AI's vision doesn't have such limitations, it can identify every pixel on the board.
AlphaStar lost in the last game, probably due to the change related to visibility. In that game, AlphaStar would have to move the camera to see the field. This yielded worse performance during training initially, but by the end AlphaStar caught up and was as good in their internal testing.
AlphaStar had both great high-level strategies and low-level movement ability. Starcraft II community call this low-level activity "micro management" or "micro." Currently, AlphaStar is far superior to humans at the micro level. It can move perfectly in the real-time setting, while humans can make mistakes.
AlphaStar challenged some of the common strategies of human players very effectively. For example, most human players never engage in battle up a ramp, because they lose high ground visibility. AlphaStar did this all of the time, and very successfully. AlphaStar rarely opened with a "walled barrier" for its base, something that all pro players do automatically.
15 years ago, AI researchers were dreaming of the day when an AI agent could beat humans at the game of Go. In 2016, AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol. After that, the next big challenge was getting good at complex real-time strategy games. Last week DeepMind has reached this milestone.
These achievements are believed to bring us closer to general AI. After all, humans also learn by playing.


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The shift in business model from software to devices and services. Impending leadership changes at the very top of the company. Continuing competition from Apple, Google and Amazon. Add it all up and it's clear that Microsoft is undergoing unprecedented transformation.
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Marquette has partnered with Hillside Clinic in Punta Gorda, in the Toledo district of Belize, since 2001. Six to eight students go in groups of four, every spring and fall to work with an interdisciplinary team of health professions students from Marquette, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Madison.
Hillside offers multi-disciplinary, clinical rotations with learning opportunities in a variety of settings for post-graduate students and residents interested in a hands-on practice and learning about health care from a global perspective. You will work in our freestanding primary care clinic, mobile clinics in remote villages, home health care, community education activities, and public health projects.
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Students return with a sense of what they can do to positively impact patients locally, based on what they learned in a country with few resources.


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Q: Using (click)="" on dynamic hyperlinks I have an empty array and this is how I push an item into it, which includes an  tag:
this.errors.push('At least 1 service should be added.');

When the user clicks on that link, I want to invoke the following function:
jumpToError(event: MouseEvent): void {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.log('Clicking works!')
}

My problem is, when I click on that link, the same page will be reloaded and I can't see whether the function has been invoked or not.

A: As mentioned in the comment angular will not process the link cause the event
will not register,
The best way to do this is to put all the errors in the page, you can
create a map which will include visibility of each error:

      service

But to be honest, I'm not sure what is your use case, why you need this.

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As I write this column, the 2012 London Olympic Games are winding down and, as they do, slowly my life is gradually returning to normal. I don't know if I'm the exception and not the rule, but I just can't get enuf of watching fellow human beings from all over the planet huff, chuff, churn, grunt, strain, soar, splash, strive and sweat endeavoring to achieve their very best for the countries and themselves. To me, every Olympic competition is worthy of appreciation.
As a consequence, with live TV and recordings of events, I've found myself plunking into bed after midnight more often than not during the Games. It will be good to get my life back.
However, as I endure the continuing drought, my thoughts turned to what kinds of events could be staged as the 2012 Drought Olympics. For sure, the events could include crack-in-the-ground broad jumping and pole vaulting, low-pond-water mud wrestling, the garden-watering marathon, the cross-country grasshopper steeplechase, the near-dry-river-riffle boat portage race, fluffy hay bale stacking, 400-meter water-hose connecting.
It's so hot and dry the dust blinded me when I tilled my wheat stubble and it screwed up my GPS so bad I ended up at the local bar and grill.
Also, water bucket weight lifting, loaded-water tank road racing, mud-dauber nest BB gun shooting, the farm-pond triathlon of running, biking and swimming, hot-car-seat high jumping, and dried-vegetation floral arranging.
Of course, every successful Olympic Games requires generous volunteers, so my Drought Olympics would require generous volunteers to pay water and electricity bills.
Our Chase County Fair is completed and, while I wuz there, I learned that our esteemed county extension agent, ol' Avery Ware, has had over the years a goodly number of out-of-the-ordinary fair entries made in his name by his practical-joking friends.
My favorite wuz the beautiful jar of canned grasshoppers entered in his name in the canned meats competition. Another wuz a flower pot of splendid bindweed in glorious bloom in the floriculture competition.
Two others were a magnificent bundle of shattercane entered in the crops division and a blue-ribbon winning tallest-stalk-of-corn-with ears (the "ears" were plastic human ears tied to the corn stalk).
It just goes to show that Avery needs no enemies when he has friends like that.
■ It's so hot and dry in Missouri that the downy woodpeckers are drinking from the hummingbird feeder.
■ It's so dry that the snapping turtles went into hibernation on June 15th.
■ It's so dry that my wife fixed a blackberry cobbler by just mixing the ingredients and setting the pan in the sunlight.
■ It's so hot and dry the mud dauber wasps cleaned out my pond as it wuz going dry.
■ It's so hot and dry the grasshoppers are getting so big around they are attacking my chickens, not the other way around.
■ It's so hot and dry the heat killed a grasshopper so big I had to pay $100 to the dead-animal wagon to come haul it away.
■ It's so hot and dry the crawdads in my pond are waving white surrender flags.
■ It's so hot and dry my cattle couldn't eat the protein lick tanks in my pasture because they were boiling.
■ It's so hot and dry I got my tractor stuck on the highway when the asphalt melted under it.
■ It's so hot and dry I got second-degree burns from sitting down on my tractor seat.
■ It's so hot and dry the songbirds using the water bath in my yard got scalded and all their feathers fell out, then I had to replace the water with sunscreen.
■ It's so hot and dry my water well went dry and I'm now taking dust baths.
■ It's so hot and dry the dust blinded me when I tilled my wheat stubble and it screwed up my GPS so bad I ended up at the local bar and grill.
Let's all hope those words are true.


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OSTI.GOV Patent: Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same
Title: Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same
Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures having an integral light scattering interface layer configured to diffuse or scatter light prior to entering a semiconductor material and methods of making the same are described.
Liu, Xiangxin; Compaan, Alvin D.; Paudel, Naba Raj
The University of Toledo,Toledo, OH (United States)
13/699,231
The University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
FG08-GO18067
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 May 26
14 SOLAR ENERGY
Liu, Xiangxin, Compaan, Alvin D., and Paudel, Naba Raj. Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Liu, Xiangxin, Compaan, Alvin D., & Paudel, Naba Raj. Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same. United States.
Liu, Xiangxin, Compaan, Alvin D., and Paudel, Naba Raj. Tue . "Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1223098.
title = {Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same},
author = {Liu, Xiangxin and Compaan, Alvin D. and Paudel, Naba Raj},
abstractNote = {Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures having an integral light scattering interface layer configured to diffuse or scatter light prior to entering a semiconductor material and methods of making the same are described.},
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Methods for forming thin-film heterojunction solar cells from I-III-VI.sub. 2
Patent Mickelsen, Reid A. ; Chen, Wen S.
An improved thin-film, large area solar cell, and methods for forming the same, having a relatively high light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency and characterized in that the cell comprises a p-n type heterojunction formed of: (i) a first semiconductor layer comprising a photovoltaic active material selected from the class of I-III-VI.sub.2 chalcopyrite ternary materials which is vacuum deposited in a thin "composition-graded" layer ranging from on the order of about 2.5 microns to about 5.0 microns (.congruent.2.5.mu.m to .congruent.5.0.mu.m) and wherein the lower region of the photovoltaic active material preferably comprises a low resistivity region of p-type semiconductor material having amore » superimposed region of relatively high resistivity, transient n-type semiconductor material defining a transient p-n homojunction; and (ii), a second semiconductor layer comprising a low resistivity n-type semiconductor material; wherein interdiffusion (a) between the elemental constituents of the two discrete juxtaposed regions of the first semiconductor layer defining a transient p-n homojunction layer, and (b) between the transient n-type material in the first semiconductor layer and the second n-type semiconductor layer, causes the transient n-type material in The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. EG-77-C-01-4042, Subcontract No. XJ-9-8021-1 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy.« less
Methods for forming thin-film heterojunction solar cells from I-III-VI{sub 2}
Patent Mickelsen, R.A. ; Chen, W.S.
An improved thin-film, large area solar cell, and methods for forming the same are disclosed, having a relatively high light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency and characterized in that the cell comprises a p-n type heterojunction formed of: (i) a first semiconductor layer comprising a photovoltaic active material selected from the class of I-III-VI{sub 2} chalcopyrite ternary materials which is vacuum deposited in a thin ``composition-graded`` layer ranging from on the order of about 2.5 microns to about 5.0 microns ({approx_equal}2.5 {mu}m to {approx_equal}5.0 {mu}m) and wherein the lower region of the photovoltaic active material preferably comprises a low resistivity region ofmore » p-type semiconductor material having a superimposed region of relatively high resistivity, transient n-type semiconductor material defining a transient p-n homojunction; and (ii) a second semiconductor layer comprising a low resistivity n-type semiconductor material; wherein interdiffusion occurs (a) between the elemental constituents of the two discrete juxtaposed regions of the first semiconductor layer defining a transient p-n homojunction layer, and (b) between the transient n-type material in the first semiconductor layer and the second n-type semiconductor layer. 16 figs.« less
Patent Mickelsen, Reid A ; Chen, Wen S
An improved thin-film, large area solar cell, and methods for forming the same, having a relatively high light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency and characterized in that the cell comprises a p-n type heterojunction formed of: (i) a first semiconductor layer comprising a photovoltaic active material selected from the class of I-III-VI.sub.2 chalcopyrite ternary materials which is vacuum deposited in a thin "composition-graded" layer ranging from on the order ot about 2.5 microns to about 5.0 microns (.congruent.2.5 .mu.m to .congruent.5.0 .mu.m) and wherein the lower region of the photovoltaic active material preferably comprises a low resistivity region of p-type semiconductor materialmore » having a superimposed region of relatively high resistivity, transient n-type semiconductor material defining a transient p-n homojunction; and (ii), a second semiconductor layer comprising a low resistivity n-type semiconductor material; wherein interdiffusion (a) between the elemental constituents of the two discrete juxtaposed regions of the first semiconductor layer defining a transient p-n homojunction layer, and (b) between the transient n-type material in the first semiconductor layer and the second n-type semiconductor layer, causes the The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. EG-77-C-01-4042, Subcontract No. XJ-9-8021-1 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy.« less


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Mindy Yip
Mindy Yip (CA '08)
Commodore Stockton Early Education School
Subject(s) taught: General Elementary
At the time of the Award, Mindy Yip was:
Visitacion Valley Elementary School
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Mindy Yip was born in Laos. She left Laos when she was seven years old and stayed in the refugee camp in Thailand for three years. She then immigrated to the United States and started living in San Francisco. She is the youngest in the family of nine children but the first to graduate from college.
Like many other immigrants, Mindy did not speak a word of English when she came to America, but she was determined to dedicate her life to education. She attended Lafayette Elementary School, Presidio Middle School, and Wallenberg High School in San Francisco. Upon high school graduation, she attended San Francisco State University to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree and multiple subjects teaching credential.
In 2000, Mindy started teaching in public school at Daniel Webster Elementary School. Three years later, she transferred to El Dorado Elementary School and later taught first grade at Visitacion Valley Elementary School. All three schools were ethnically diverse serving families of low social economic level.
Mindy speaks Cantonese, Vietnamese, Laos, and some Mandarin and Thai. Throughout her teaching career, Mindy strives to improve her teaching practices and is committed to serve the low socio-economic children and families in her school community. She is also actively involved with the Vietnamese Cultural Center and provided professional development training for their teachers.
In November 2008, she was honored by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award. In May 2012, she received the Outstanding Educator Award at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration presented by AsianWeek.
Upon completion of her Master of Arts degree in Education Administration from Grand Canyon University in 2013, Mindy has been serving as a principal in Early Education Schools in San Francisco Unified School District. She is currently living with her husband and two children in San Francisco.
1997 San Francisco State University, B.A.
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Q: .Net Xml Deserialization - Support Multiple Namespaces I need to support XML deserialization of two very similar, yet different xml files.
File 1:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<lr:LogReport xmlns:dcml="http://www.x1.org/schemas/Types/"
    xmlns:ds="http://www.x3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
    xmlns:lr="http://www.x.org/schemas/LogRecord/"
    xmlns:xs="http://www.x3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.x3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <lr:reportDate>2010-03-05T07:00:52-08:00</lr:reportDate>

File 2:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<LogReport xmlns="http://www.x.org/schemas/LogRecord"
    xmlns:dcml="http://www.x1.org/schemas/Types"
    xmlns:ds="http://www.x3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
    xmlns:lr="http://www.x.org/schemas/LogRecord"
    xmlns:xs="http://www.x3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.x3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.x.org/schemas/LogRecord ./LogRecord.xsd  http://www.x1.org/schemas/Types ./Types.xsd">
    <lr:reportDate>2010-02-26T07:00:02-08:00</lr:reportDate>

Class Definition:
<System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "2.0.50727.42"), _
 System.SerializableAttribute(), _
 System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute(), _
 System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code"), _
 System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute([Namespace]:="http://www.smpte-ra.org/schemas/430-4/2008/LogRecord"), _
 System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute("LogReport", [Namespace]:="http://www.smpte-ra.org/schemas/430-4/2008/LogRecord", IsNullable:=False)> _
Partial Public Class LogReport

Files matching File1 fail while files matching File2 succeed.  The key difference is the trailing slash two of the namespace definitions.
Code Sample:
Dim oLogReport As New LogReport
Dim oType As System.Type = oLogReport.GetType
Dim oReader As System.Xml.XmlReader = Nothing
Dim oSerializer As New XmlSerializer(oType)
oReader = System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(sFileName)
oLogReport = CType(oSerializer.Deserialize(oReader), LogReport)

Error from File1:
{"<LogReport xmlns='http://www.x.org/schemas/LogRecord/'> was not expected."}

Already tried:  How do I specify XML serialization attributes to support namespace prefixes during deserialization in .NET?
These files come from a third-party so I cannot change the serialization process.  Is there a way I can support both xml formats?  Do I need two separate classes?
Thanks!

A: Two separate class models is an option, although admittedly not a very good one.
Do you actually get these files as XML that you then process in code, or are you using smoe sort of proxy that's supposed to auto-deserialize the XML?
If you're doing your own deserialization, I would consider creating a simple XSL Transform to convert the namespaces in-memory before executing the deserialization.  A transform to simply replace one pair of namespaces with another pair will be pretty short and simple.

A: Got around to attempt another fix for this, as I did not like having to do a find & replace inside the xml file.
So here it is --works on my machine--
I first generated the logRecordType and logRecordHeaderType classes using xsd.exe. Note that I only need to parse the logRecordHeader elements, so there is some extra work here. But the fix basically is to use the FixupNameTable so that every occurrence of the namespace with trailing slash is replaced with the one without it.
namespace DolbyService.Schemas
{
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

public partial class logRecordType
{
    public const string xmlns_lr = "http://www.smpte-ra.org/schemas/430-4/2008/LogRecord";
    public const string xmlns_dcml = "http://www.smpte-ra.org/schemas/433/2008/dcmlTypes";

    public static IEnumerable<logRecordHeaderType> Parse(Stream xmlfile)
    {
        XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
        settings.NameTable = new FixupNameTable();
        using (var rdr = XmlReader.Create(xmlfile, settings))
        {
            var headerSerialize = new XmlSerializer(typeof(logRecordHeaderType));

            while (rdr.ReadToFollowing(logRecordHeaderType.LogRecordHeader, logRecordType.xmlns_lr))
            {
                using (var subreader = rdr.ReadSubtree())
                {
                    var ok = headerSerialize.CanDeserialize(subreader);
                    var logRecordHeader = headerSerialize.Deserialize(subreader);
                    yield return logRecordHeader as logRecordHeaderType;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

internal class FixupNameTable : XmlNameTable
{
    private NameTable _table = new NameTable();

    public override string Add(string key)
    {
        key = ReplaceKey(key);
        return _table.Add(key);
    }

    private static string ReplaceKey(string key)
    {
        if (key.StartsWith(logRecordType.xmlns_lr)) key = logRecordType.xmlns_lr;
        if (key.StartsWith(logRecordType.xmlns_dcml)) key = logRecordType.xmlns_dcml;
        return key;
    }

    public override string Add(char[] array, int offset, int length)
    {
        return _table.Add(array, offset, length);
    }

    public override string Get(string key)
    {
        key = ReplaceKey(key);
        return _table.Get(key);
    }

    public override string Get(char[] array, int offset, int length)
    {
        return _table.Get(array, offset, length);
    }
}

[XmlRoot(logRecordHeaderType.LogRecordHeader, Namespace = logRecordType.xmlns_lr, IsNullable = false)]
public partial class logRecordHeaderType
{
    public const string LogRecordHeader = "LogRecordHeader";

    private static XmlSerializer _ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(logRecordHeaderType));

    public static logRecordHeaderType Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader)
    {
        return _ser.Deserialize(xmlReader) as logRecordHeaderType;
    }

    public static bool CanDeserialize(XmlReader xmlReader)
    {
        return _ser.CanDeserialize(xmlReader);
    }
}

public class HeaderComparer : IEqualityComparer<logRecordHeaderType>
{
    public bool Equals(logRecordHeaderType x, logRecordHeaderType y)
    {
        return x.EventID == y.EventID;
    }

    public int GetHashCode(logRecordHeaderType obj)
    {
        return obj.EventID.GetHashCode();
    }
}
}

A: If the namespaces are different, then the XML is different.


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Цифрово изображение е цифровото представяне на двуизмерно изображение. В зависимост от това дали резолюцията на изображението е фиксирана, цифровото изображение може да е векторно или растерно.

Растерни изображения

Растерните изображения имат краен брой цифрови стойности, наречени пиксели. Цифровото изображение съдържа определен брой редове и колони от пиксели. Пикселите представляват най-малкият самостоятелен елемент в изображението, съдържащ стойности, които представят яркостта на даден цвят в дадена точка.

Обикновено пикселите се съхраняват в компютърна памет като растерни графики или растерни карти, двуизмерен масив от малки цели числа. Тези стойности често се предават и съхраняват в компресиран формат.

Растерните изображения могат да се създават от множество входни устройства, като например цифрови фотоапарати, скенери, уреди измерващи координати или сеизмична активност, радари и други. Също така, могат да бъдат синтезирани от случайни данни, като например математически функции или 3D модели. Науката за цифровата обработка на изображения изучава алгоритмите за трансформация на такива изображения.

Векторни изображения

Векторните изображения са резултат от математически операции, ползващи геометрични формули. Векторът представлява точка, която има определена дължина и посока.

Понякога растерни и векторни елементи се комбинират в едно изражение. Например, текстът на билборд може да е векторна графика, а снимките да са растерна.

Преглеждане на изображения
За да се преглеждат цифрови изображения е нужен софтуер за преглеждане на изображения. Браузърите също могат да възпроизвеждат стандартни интернет формати на изображения, включително GIF, JPEG и PNG. Някои могат да показват и векторния SVG формат, който е стандартен за W3C.

Някои научни изображения могат да са много големи (например, 46 гигапикселова снимка на Млечния път, с размер от 194 гигабайта). Такива изображения е трудно да бъдат изтеглени и обикновено се преглеждат онлайн в браузъра чрез по-сложен уеб интерфейс.

История

Ранните факс машини предхождат цифровите фотоапарати с десетилетия. Първото сканирано изображение, съхранено и пресъздадено в цифрови пиксели е показано от компютърът SEAC (Standards Eastern Automatic Computer) в Американския национален институт за стандарти и технологии. Усъвършенстването на цифровите технологии продължава през 1960-те години, успоредно с разработването на космическите програма и медицинските изследвания. Проекти в Лабораторията за реактивно движение, MIT, Bell Labs и Мерилендския университет използвали цифрови изображения за да подобрят сателитните снимки, медицинските снимки, видеотелефоните, оптичното разпознаване на символи и други.

Бърз напредък в цифровите изображения започва след въвеждането на микропроцесорите в началото на 1970-те години, заедно с напредъка в технологиите за съхранение и възпроизвеждане. Изобретяването на компютърната томография, използваща рентгеново лъчение за да генерира цифрови изображения на отрязък от 3D обект е от голямо значение за медицината. Освен това, цифровизацията на аналогови изображения позволява подобряването и възстановяването на археологически артефакти и започва да се използва в области като ядрената медицина, астрономията, военното дело и промишлеността.

Напредъкът в микропроцесорните технологии полага основите за развитието на CCD схемите, използвани в редица устройства за запис на изображения и постепенно измества употребата на аналогови фотоапарати и видео камери към края на XX век. Изчислителната мощ, нужна за записа на цифрови изображения, позволява компютърно генерираните цифрови изображения да достигат ниво близко до фотореализма.

Вижте също
 Цифрова фотография

Източници

Обработка на изображения

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Our Current Trustees
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Become a trusteePeter Sykes2019-08-07T15:07:58+00:00
About Charity Trustees:
FMYCA Trustees have overall control of a charity or community organisation, and are responsible for making sure it's doing what it was set up to do. They may be known by other titles, such as:
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The chair:
helps plan trustee meetings
may represent the charity at events
might also work as a link between trustees and staff
The charity treasurer:
makes sure the charity is keeping the proper accounts
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