A method including automatically determining one or more characteristics of displayed content and dynamically adjusting a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
 The disclosed embodiments generally relate to user interfaces and, more particularly, to managing light sources of devices.
 Generally power consumption of mobile devices is an increasingly important issue. Power management in mobile devices extends battery life and decreases the amount of time necessary to recharge the batteries of the mobile devices. Although the power consumed by one mobile device when recharging its batteries is not that great, when the number of mobile devices in existence is considered, a large amount of power is consumed when recharging these devices. This large amount of power consumption increases the demand for power generation that, in turn, increases fuel consumption and the amount of pollutants that are introduced into the atmosphere. This increase in fuel consumption and atmospheric pollutants reduces natural resources and compounds global warming problems.
 In one aspect, the disclosed embodiments are directed to a method. In one embodiment the method includes automatically determining one or more characteristics of displayed content and dynamically adjusting a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
 In another aspect, the disclosed embodiments are directed to an apparatus. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a processor and a display connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to automatically determine one or more characteristics content presented on the display and dynamically adjust a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
 In another aspect, the disclosed embodiments are directed to a user interface. The user interface includes an input device, a display and a processor connected to the input and display, the processor being configured to automatically determine one or more characteristics content presented on the display and dynamically adjust a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
 FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the general architecture of an exemplary system in which the exemplary devices of FIGS. 6A and 6B may be used.
 Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a device 100 in which aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be used. Although aspects of the disclosed embodiments will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings and described below, it should be understood that these aspects could be embodied in many alternate forms. In addition, any suitable size, shape or type of elements or materials could be used.
 The disclosed embodiments provide for power management in any suitable device 100. In general the disclosed embodiments provide the dynamic management of any suitable light emitting display. The disclosed embodiments provide a dynamic light timeout 125 that is dependent on a user's ability to understand displayed content. The device may be configured to automatically account for the user's ability by determining one or more content features presented on a display 114 of the device 100. The content features determined by the device 100 can be any suitable features including, but not limited to, text characteristics (e.g. number of characters, length of words, complexity of text, text density, a readability index, font size, type and color, etc.), still or moving image characteristics (e.g. colors, brightness, contrast, image details, etc.) and display characteristics (e.g. active pixels, colors, etc.) as will be described in greater detail below. The device 101 is configured to calculate the light timeout 125 based on the determined display features. The dynamic light timeout 125 allows power management of the mobile device while allowing a user adequate time to view display contents before an intensity of the display light (hereinafter the "display") is changed (e.g. reduced in power/dimmed or turned off).
 Generally, in the disclosed embodiments the length of light timeout 125 is automatically adjusted depending on determined display content features. As one example, a text message having 160 characters will have a longer light timeout than a text message having 50 characters. As the light timeout 125 is automatically adjusted, the disclosed embodiments as described herein may extend battery life and reduce the power consumed by the device 100. The decreased power consumption may extend the time between battery charges.
 The disclosed embodiments can also control other elements of the user interface such as a length of time before pop-up windows appear on the display 114 or a length of time information is displayed before it is removed from the display 114. In controlling other elements of the user interface one or more of the display item content features as described above are considered when determining the time periods for presenting the display information before the displayed information changes.
 The disclosed embodiments provide a sufficient amount of time for a user to comprehend the information presented on the display 114 before a light timeout or before that information is changed or otherwise removed from the screen.
 In one embodiment, still referring to Figure 1, the device 100 can include an input device 104, output device 106, a processor 122, applications area 180, storage 182 and content analyzer 170. The content analyzer 170 is configured to analyze content on a display, such as display 114 for determining the display item content features. Although the content analyzer 170 is shown separately from the processor 122, it is noted that in other embodiments the content analyzer 170 can be integrated with the processor 122. The components described herein are merely exemplary and are not intended to encompass all components that can be included in the device 100. For example, in one embodiment, the device can comprises a mobile communication device or Internet and application enabled device and include other suitable devices and applications for monitoring application content, acquiring data and providing communication capabilities in such a device. While the input device 104 and output device 106 are shown as separate devices, in one embodiment, the input device 104 and output device 106 can be combined and be part of, and form, the user interface 102.
 In one embodiment, the user interface 102 of the disclosed embodiments can be implemented on or in a device that includes a touch screen display or a proximity screen device 112. In alternate embodiments, the aspects of the user interface disclosed herein could be embodied on any suitable device that will display information and allow the selection and activation of applications or system content. The terms "select" and "touch" are generally described herein with respect to a touch screen-display. However, in alternate embodiments, the terms are intended to encompass the required user action with respect to other input devices. For example, with respect to a proximity screen device, it is not necessary for the user to make direct contact in order to select an object or other information. Thus, the above noted terms are intended to encompass that a user only needs to be within the proximity of the device to carry out the desired function. For example, the term "touch" in the context of a proximity screen device, does not necessarily require direct contact, but can include near or close contact, that activates the proximity device.
 Similarly, the scope of the intended devices is not limited to single touch or contact devices. Multi-touch devices, where contact by one or more fingers or other pointing devices can navigate on and about the screen are also intended to be encompassed by the disclosed embodiments. Non- touch devices are also intended to be encompassed by the disclosed embodiments. Non-touch devices include, but are not limited to, devices without touch or proximity screens, where navigation on the display is performed through, for example, keys 110 of the system or through voice commands via voice recognition features of the system.
 Referring to Figures 1 and 2, in one embodiment the system 100 is configured to determine the light timeout 125 based on content presented on the display 114. As described above, the content analyzer 170 is configured to analyze the content of the display 114 for determining the timeout 125 or length of time one or more lights of the display 114 remain illuminated before reducing the intensity of the light(s). In other embodiments, any suitable component of the system 100 can be configured to analyze the display content for determining the light timeout 125. For exemplary purposes only, the disclosed embodiments will be described herein with respect to a backlight of the display 114 but in other embodiments any suitable display feature(s) can be controlled as described herein including, but not limited to, light emitting diodes, keypad lights, portions of a display 114, or individual items presented on the display 114. In one embodiment the device 100 can be configured to cause the backlight to dim in response to the light timeout 125 while in other embodiments the device 100 can cause the backlight to turn off in response to the light timeout 125. In still other embodiments the device 100 can be configured to reduce the intensity of the display 114 in stages (i.e. the backlight is dimmed for a predetermined period of time before the backlight is turned off) or gradually.
 When performing the light timeout 125 the device 100 determines any suitable characteristics of the display content (Fig. 2, Block 200) and determines a length of the light timeout 125 (Rg. 2, Block 210) based on one or more of the characteristics. In one embodiment, the device 100 is configured to determine the amount of content present on the display 114. It is noted that the content can include any suitable information such as text and/or images (moving or still). For example, referring to Figure 3A, when text is presented on the display 114, the system 100 can determine a length of the message 300 and/or the number of characters included in the message 300. In another embodiment the system 100 can determine the number of characters presented in each of the soft key functions 310, 315 as well as the number of characters presented in the clock 330. In this example, the light timeout 125 is determined based on the total number of characters or length of text presented on the display 114 as a whole. For example, the greater the number of characters presented or the greater the length of the text, the longer the light timeout 125 (e.g. the longer the display 114 stays illuminated).
 In one embodiment, the device 100 can be configured to analyze any suitable characteristics of, for example, sentences and/or paragraphs presented on the display 114 when determining and performing the light timeout 125. In one example, the device 100 is configured to determine the complexity of sentences and/or paragraphs presented on the display 114. The complexity of the sentences and/or paragraphs can include, but is not limited to, one or more of a type of statement being made (e.g. exclamation, question, etc.), the difficulty and length of the words used in the sentences and/or paragraphs and the length of the sentences and/or paragraphs. As a non-limiting example, referring to Figure 3A, the device 100 can be configured to recognize questions, such as the question included in the message 300 and determine the complexity of the question. In this example, the question "Delete: Yes/No" is a relatively simple question to comprehend and the corresponding light timeout 125 may be short in comparison to a lengthier question that requires more than a "yes" or "no" response. In this example, the more complex the question, the longer the length of time before the light intensity of the display 114 changes.
 In another embodiment, the density of text presented on the display may also be determined with respect to the light timeout 125. For example, the light timeout 125 is determined to be longer when the density of the text increases. Detecting the text density can include detecting any suitable text characteristics including, but not limited to, detecting a percentage of the display 114 covered by the text, a font size and/or type and the number of lines of text in an area of the display 114.
 In other embodiments, the device 100 can be configured to calculate a readability index of text presented on the display. Here the more difficult it is to comprehend the information on the display 114, the longer the length of the light timeout. The readability index can be based on any suitable factors including, but not limited to, the length of the words, an arrangement of the words, font size, font type and/or color and text density. The arrangement of the text around images and whether any portion of the text is associated with an image (e.g. a caption) can also be determined when determining the length of the light timeout 125. Considering both the text and associated images when determining the timeout 125 gives the user of the device 100 ample time to comprehend both the images and the text.
 Where images, icons or other non-textual graphical representations (collectively referred to as "images") are presented on the display 114 by themselves or with text, any suitable characteristics of the images can be analyzed to determine the timeout 125. In one embodiment the image characteristics determined by the device can include, but are not limited to, one or more of active pixels, colors, contrasts, and amount of detail and textures presented in the image or icon. For example, referring to Figure 4, when determining the contents of the display 114 the device 100 can analyze the characteristics of the image 410, the icons 401-405, the signal strength indicator 320 and the battery level indicator 325 in addition to or in lieu of the text based characteristics described above. As one non- limiting example of determining a timeout for an image, the greater the number of active pixels and/or the greater detail in an image, the greater the length of the light timeout 125. Again, as noted above, the display contents are considered as whole when determining the timeout 125 for images.
 Referring to Figures 3A-3C, when the length of the light timeout 125 is determined in the manner described herein and the time period for the light timeout 125 is expired, the device 100 is configured to change one or more features of the display 114 (Fig. 2, Block 220). In one embodiment, the device 100 is configured to reduce the intensity of for example a backlight of the display 114 as shown in Figure 3B. Reducing the backlight allows for a conservation of power in the device 100 while still permitting the user to view the information presented on the display. In other embodiments, the device 100 is configured to turn the display off as can be seen in Figure 3C when the time period for the timeout 125 is expired. In still other embodiments, the light intensity of the display 114 can be reduced in any suitable manner including a gradual decrease in intensity.
 In other embodiments, the device 100 can be configured to consider individual areas or features of the display, rather than the display as a whole, when determining the length of the light timeout 125. For example, the display can include active areas/features (e.g. areas of the display that are selected by the user) and inactive areas/features. The inactive areas or features of the display may be reduced in light intensity according to the timeout 125 while the light intensity of the active areas does not change. For example, referring to Figure 4, if the user is actively using area 490 of the display, one or more of the other display features (e.g. icons 401-405, clock 330, status indicators 320, 325 and soft key functions 310, 315) may be dimmed or the portions of the display corresponding to the other features can be turned off. When determining the light timeout 125 the inactive areas can be considered as a whole or individually. For example, each individual icon 401-405 can be analyzed by the device 100 in the manners described above so that each of the icons 401-405 has it own respective timeout 125. In other examples, where the inactive areas are considered as a whole each of the inactive areas would have the same timeout 125 as determined in the manners described above.
 Referring now to Figure 5, the device 100 can also analyze display content to control other suitable features of the device 100 including, but not limited to, when and for how long information is presented. As can be seen in Figure 5, a web browser is presented on the display 114. The web page 401 includes text concerning several topics. A pop up advertisement 410 is also shown on the display 114. Generally the pop up advertisements appear as soon as the web page is opened but the disclosed embodiments can be configured so that the appearance of the pop up advertisement 410 is delayed to give the user an opportunity to read the web page 401 contents. In this example, the device 101 can determine the web page contents in the manners described above and calculate a timeout 125 during which the pop up advertisement 410 is precluded from appearing. Upon expiration of the timeout 125 the pop up is allowed to appear and is presented on the display 114. The disclosed embodiments can also control how long the pop up advertisement 410 is presented on the display. For example, the device 100 can determine the contents of the pop advertisement 410 in the manners described above and determine a timeout 125 after the expiration of which the pop up advertisement 410 is removed from the display 114. Although the timeout for presenting or delaying the presentation of information is described with respect to a web page and a pop up advertisement 410, the disclosed embodiments can be equally applied to any suitable information presented on the display 114. For example, generally when software is installed on a device a series of product overviews pertaining to the software are presented while the user is waiting for the installation to be completed. The disclosed embodiments can be applied to these product overviews so that the time each overview is displayed depends on the content in each overview and not a predetermined length of time as is typically the case. In another embodiment the disclosed embodiments can control the length of time help or other informational features are presented to a user. For example referring to Figure 4 a description of the icons 401-405 such as description 495 may appear on the display when a pointing device or cursor 499 is moved over a respective icon 404. The content of the icon description(s) 495 can be determined and a timeout 125 can be determined for the icon description(s) 495 such that upon expiration of the timeout the icon description is removed from the display 114. In yet another example, the timeout 125 described herein can be applied to information that is scrolled across a display such as in a media player (e.g. mp3 players, etc.). Here as a non-limiting example, file information (e.g. song/video information) can be presented in a scrolling banner. The device 101 can be configured to determine the content of the scrolling banner so that the light timeout occurs after all the information in the banner is presented to the user (e.g. scrolls across the display). As another example, the timeouts 125 described herein can be applied to menu items presented on the display or any other suitable display information that is presented to a user for a limited amount of time.
 Examples of devices on which aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be practiced are illustrated with respect to FIGS. 6A and 6B. In one embodiment the device 101 can comprise a terminal or mobile communications device 600 that may include a keypad 610 and a display 620. The keypad 610 may include any suitable user input devices such as, for example, a multi-function/scroll key 630, soft keys 631, 632, a call key 633, an end call key 634 and alphanumeric keys 635. The display 620 may be any suitable display, such as for example, a touch screen display or graphical user interface. The display may be integral to the device 600 or the display may be a peripheral display connected to the device 600. A pointing device, such as for example, a stylus, pen or simply the user's finger may be used with the display 620. In alternate embodiments any suitable pointing device may be used. In other alternate embodiments, the display may be a conventional display. In still other alternate embodiments, the display may be any suitable display, such as for example a flat display 114 that is typically made of an liquid crystal display (LCD) with optional back lighting, such as a thin film transistor (TFT) matrix capable of displaying color images.
 The device 600 may also include other suitable features such as, for example, a camera, loud speaker, connectivity port or tactile feedback features. The mobile communications device may have a processor 618 connected to the display for processing user inputs and displaying information on the display 620. A memory 602 may be connected to the processor 618 for storing any suitable information and/or applications associated with the mobile communications device 600 such as phone book entries, calendar entries, etc.
 In the embodiment where the device 600 comprises a mobile communications device, the device can be adapted for communication in a telecommunication system, such as that shown in FIG. 7. In such a system, various telecommunications services such as cellular voice calls, worldwide web/wireless application protocol (www/wap) browsing, cellular video calls, data calls, facsimile transmissions, data transmissions, music transmissions, still image transmission, video transmissions, electronic message transmissions and electronic commerce may be performed between the mobile terminal 700 and other devices, such as another mobile terminal 706, a line telephone 732, a personal computer 726 and/or an internet server 722. It is to be noted that for different embodiments of the mobile terminal 700 and in different situations, some of the telecommunications services indicated above may or may not be available. The aspects of the disclosed embodiments are not limited to any particular set of services in this respect.
 The mobile terminals 700, 706 may be connected to a mobile telecommunications network 710 through radio frequency (RF) links 702, 708 via base stations 704, 709. The mobile telecommunications network 710 may be in compliance with any commercially available mobile telecommunications standard such as for example global system for mobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), digital advanced mobile phone service (D-AMPS), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), wireless local area network (WLAN), freedom of mobile multimedia access (FOMA) and time division-synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA).  The mobile telecommunications network 710 may be operatively connected to a wide area network 720, which may be the Internet or a part thereof. An Internet server 722 has data storage 724 and is connected to the wide area network 720, as is an Internet client computer 726. The server 722 may host a worldwide web/wireless application protocol server capable of serving worldwide web/wireless application protocol content to the mobile terminal 700.
 The mobile terminal 700 is also capable of communicating locally via a local link 701 to one or more local devices 703. The local link 701 may be any suitable type of link with a limited range, such as for example Bluetooth, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) link, a wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) link, an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) link, an RS-232 serial link, etc. The above examples are not intended to be limiting, and any suitable type of link may be utilized. The local devices 703 may be antennas and supporting equipment forming a wireless local area network implementing Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX, IEEE 802.16), WiFi (IEEE 802.1Ix) or other communication protocols. The wireless local area network may be connected to the Internet. The mobile terminal 700 may thus have multi-radio capability for connecting wirelessly using mobile communications network 710, wireless local area network or both. Communication with the mobile telecommunications network 710 may also be implemented using WiFi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, or any other suitable protocols, and such communication may utilize unlicensed portions of the radio spectrum (e.g. unlicensed mobile access (UMA)). In one embodiment, the device 100 of Figure 1 can include a communications module that is configured to interact with the system described with respect to Figure 7.
 Although the above embodiments are described as being implemented on and with a mobile communication device, it will be understood that the disclosed embodiments can be practiced on any suitable device incorporating a display, processor, memory and supporting software or hardware. In one embodiment, the system 100 of Figure 1 may be for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) style device 690 illustrated in Figure 6B. The personal digital assistant 690 may have a keypad 691, a touch screen display 692 and a pointing device 695 for use on the touch screen display 692. In still other alternate embodiments, the device may be a personal computer, a tablet computer, touch pad device, Internet tablet, a laptop or desktop computer, a mobile terminal, a cellular/mobile phone, a multimedia device, media player, a personal communicator, a television or television set top box, or any other suitable device capable of containing for example a display 114 shown in Figure 1, and supported electronics such as the processor 618 and memory 602 of Figure 6A.
 The user interface 102 of Figure 1 can also include menu systems 124 associated with the timeout 125. The menu system 124 can provide for the selection of different tools and application options related to the applications or programs running on the system 100 such as the timeout 125. In one embodiment, the menu system 124 may provide for the selection of features associated with the light timeout 125 such as, for example, user specified criteria or any suitable setting features including, but not limited to, the settable features described herein. In one embodiment the user specified criteria can include a number of words per minute the user can read. In other embodiments the menu system 124 can include a series of tests that can be used to determine the user's ability to comprehend text based and graphics based data. One or more the user specified criteria and test results can be used by the device 100 when determining the timeout.
 The disclosed embodiments may also include software and computer programs incorporating the process steps and instructions described above that are executed in different computers. Figure 8 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a typical apparatus 800 incorporating features that may be used to practice aspects of the invention. The apparatus 800 can include computer readable program code means for carrying out and executing the process steps described herein. As shown, a computer system 802 may be linked to another computer system 804, such that the computers 802 and 804 are capable of sending information to each other and receiving information from each other. In one embodiment, computer system 802 could include a server computer adapted to communicate with a network 806. Computer systems 802 and 804 can be linked together in any conventional manner including, for example, a modem, wireless, hard wire connection, or fiber optic link. Generally, information can be made available to both computer systems 802 and 804 using a communication protocol typically sent over a communication channel or through a dial-up connection on an integrated services digital network (ISDN) line. Computers 802 and 804 are generally adapted to utilize program storage devices embodying machine-readable program source code, which is adapted to cause the computers 802 and 804 to perform the method steps, disclosed herein. The program storage devices incorporating aspects of the invention may be devised, made and used as a component of a machine utilizing optics, magnetic properties and/or electronics to perform the procedures and methods disclosed herein. In alternate embodiments, the program storage devices may include magnetic media such as a diskette or computer hard drive, which is readable and executable by a computer. In other alternate embodiments, the program storage devices could include optical disks, read-only-memory ("ROM") floppy disks and semiconductor materials and chips.
 Computer systems 802 and 804 may also include a microprocessor for executing stored programs. Computer 804 may include a data storage device 808 on its program storage device for the storage of information and data. The computer program or software incorporating the processes and method steps incorporating aspects of the invention may be stored in one or more computers 802 and 804 on an otherwise conventional program storage device. In one embodiment, computers 802 and 804 may include a user interface 810, and a display interface 812 from which aspects of the invention can be accessed. The user interface 810 and the display interface 812 can be adapted to allow the input of queries and commands to the system, as well as present the results of the commands and queries.
 The embodiments described herein provide a timeout determination based on display content features. The display content features are analyzed in such a way so as to provide a user of the device adequate time to read or view the content while at the same time optimizing power consumption of the device.
 It is noted that the embodiments described herein can be used individually or in any combination thereof. It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative of the embodiments. Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the embodiments. Accordingly, the present embodiments are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances that fall within the scope of the appended claims.
dynamically adjusting a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of text based characteristics and graphic based characteristics.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting an intensity of the display upon expiration of the timeout period.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the timeout period delays a presentation of information on a display.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting information on a display for a length of the timeout period.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed content includes one or more of text and images.
computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium for executing the method of claim 1.
8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of text based characteristics and graphic based characteristics.
9. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium for adjusting an intensity of the display upon expiration of the timeout period.
10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the timeout period delays a presentation of information on a display.
11. The computer program product of claim I1 further comprising computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable medium for presenting information on a display for a length of the timeout period.
dynamically adjust a timeout period in dependence on the one or more characteristics.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of text based characteristics and graphic based characteristics.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to adjust an intensity of the display upon expiration of the timeout period.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to delay a presentation of information on a display for a length of the timeout period.
16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to present information on a display for a length of the timeout period.
17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the content presented on the display includes one or more of text and images.
18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile communication device.
20. The user interface of claim 19, wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of text based characteristics and graphic based characteristics.
21. The user interface of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to adjust an intensity of the display upon expiration of the timeout period.
22. The user interface of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to delay a presentation of information on a display for a length of the timeout period.
23. The user interface of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to present information on a display for a length of the timeout period.


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En informatique, le poste de travail sémantique est un ensemble de concepts implantés dans l'interface personne-machine de l'ordinateur et dans la façon de gérer les données dans le but de partager plus facilement les données entre les applications et les tâches pour traiter des données qui ne pouvaient pas être traitées facilement par un ordinateur.

Le poste de travail sémantique vise aussi à partager automatiquement de l'information entre plusieurs personnes. Le concept est donc relié au concept de Web sémantique, mais il en est différent, car il s'intéresse principalement à l'usage par une personne de l'information qui se trouve sur son ordinateur.

Description

Le poste de travail sémantique est le premier changement profond à survenir dans l'informatique personnelle depuis que le grand public a eu accès (dans les années 1980, avec le Macintosh) à des ordinateurs avec interface graphique. Ce nouveau paradigme introduit une façon évoluée de créer, automatiser et structurer des données.

Le poste de travail sémantique apporte trois changements principaux :
 la disponibilité d'informations contextuelles sur le bureau de l'utilisateur ;
 le passage d'un stockage hiérarchique de l'information à un stockage sémantique ;
 et l'avènement de procédures avancées pour assister les utilisateurs.

Le poste de travail sémantique est la mise en œuvre de technologies qui rendent les ordinateurs capables de recueillir des informations à la manière du cerveau humain.

Une des caractéristiques du cerveau est en effet de pouvoir bâtir des associations, enrichies au fur et à mesure de l'expérience, qui permettent au sujet de répondre à tout instant à de nouvelles interrogations ou questionnements, en générant « dynamiquement » les éléments d'informations nécessaires.

Sur le même modèle, un poste de travail sémantique permet au système d'exploitation et aux différentes applications qui y sont hébergées, de stocker et d'enrichir dynamiquement des informations. Il devient possible de demander par exemple à une application de retouche de photo d'ouvrir toutes les images qui ont été éditées par tel utilisateur.

Le poste de travail sémantique promet beaucoup pour le travail collaboratif. La disponibilité de technologies client-riche et poste à poste permettent en effet aux utilisateurs de postes de travail sémantiques de partager des connaissances, et ce, en étant situé ou non sur le même réseau local.

Historique

Les outils de recherche sur l'ordinateur personnel (aussi appelé poste de travail), tels que Beagle (dans le monde du logiciel libre), Google Desktop (sous Windows XP ou Windows 2000) ou Spotlight (sous Mac OS X Tiger), apparus dans la deuxième moitié des années 2000, constituent les premiers embryons de poste de travail sémantique.

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Notes et références

Voir aussi
NEPOMUK Environnement réseau pour une gestion ontologique personnalisée de la connaissance unifiée.

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 Communauté SemanticDesktop.org

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Category: DVD/Blu-Ray Pick of the Week
Posted on October 17, 2019 at 5:25 pm
MPAA Rating: Rated R for bloody violence, language throughout, some drug and sexual content
Profanity: Constant very strong language
Alcohol/ Drugs: Alcohol and marijuana
Violence/ Scariness: Extremely violent and gory zombie peril and action with many characters injured and killed and many gruesome images
Date Released to Theaters: October 18, 2019
Date Released to DVD: January 20, 2020
Copyright Columbia 2019
Start lining up the cast for part three; we're going to need another one of these every decade or so. The original Zombieland was a brash, grimly funny story about a post-apocalyptic world in which characters who would otherwise be unlikely to meet, much less spend time together, identified only by their home towns, form a kind of family in the midst of zombie attacks. They are the high-strung but determined Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), the tough, peppery cowboy Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), and two survival-savvy sisters who are skeptical of anyone else, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) and Wichita (Emma Stone).
As Zombieland: Double Tap opens, the group is moving into the White House, now surrounded by fields of overgrown vegetation. It makes a good fortress and there are lots of cool things to play with, from a Twister game to Presidential portraits and gifts given by dignitaries over the years. Columbus and Wichita are a couple, but there is a problem. In this era of chaos and unpredictability, everyone has different ideas about what makes them feel safe. Columbus keeps making lists of his rules for survival (humorously displayed on screen) and wants to make the relationship official by proposing — with the Hope Diamond, which, like everything else, is up for grabs. But Wichita feels safest not having any connections, except for her sister, and Little Rock, now a teenager, wants to find someone her own age. So they leave.
On a "retail therapy" expedition to a shopping mall, Tallahassee and Columbus meet Madison (Zooey Deutch), who has been living there. Deutch just about steals the movie with one of the truly great comic performances of the year as the perfectly ditsy girl whose understanding of what is going on may be dim and who may not be willing to shoot zombies, but who has a knack for survival on her own terms. Just as she and Columbus get together, Wichita returns. Little Rock has run off with a guitar-playing pacifist named Berkeley (Avan Jogia). So, the group goes on the road to find her, running into some new characters, including many zombies, now faster, stronger, and smarter than before, an Elvis fan near Graceland, and a duo who seem uncannily parallel to Columbus and Tallahassee (Thomas Middleditch and Luke Wilson, both terrific).
Like the original, the zombie attacks and shoot-outs are punctuated with deadpan (maybe the correct term is undead-pan) humor, brilliantly delivered by the powerhouse cast. From the opening Columbia logo showing the lady using her torch to bash some zombies, the film moves briskly along with a gruesomely delightful mix of mayhem, romance, and humor. It's a story about family, resilience, courage, and staying limber — with a great scene over the credits featuring a not-too-surprising guest star.
Parents should know that this film includes constant zombie peril and violence with many graphic, bloody, and disturbing images, characters injured and killed, constant very strong and crude language, sexual references and non-explicit situations, and alcohol and marijuana.
Family discussion: Why did Wichita say no to Columbus? What rules do you follow?
If you like this, try: the first "Zombieland" and "Sean of the Dead"
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Posted on September 27, 2018 at 5:52 pm
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some action, rude humor, and thematic elements
Profanity: Some schoolyard language
Violence/ Scariness: Some peril, no one hurt
Diversity Issues: A metaphorical theme of the movie
Date Released to Theaters: September 28, 2018
Date Released to DVD: December 10, 2018
Copyright Warner Brothers 2018
The Yeti, sometimes known as Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman and akin to Sasquatch, is a mythical, or, shall we say, so far unproven creature of enormous size, something like an ape. "Smallfoot" takes a charming switch-up — here it's the Yeti who don't believe there is such a thing as humans — and turns it into a surprisingly thoughtful film. In between its colorful musical numbers, silly jokes, and action scenes, somehow manages to address some pretty big and complex issues like fake news, xenophobia, and personal integrity, and to do so in a manner that is accessible and nuanced.
Our hero in this movie is Migo (voiced by Channing Tatum), who is perfectly happy and wants everything to stay exactly the same. His home is "harsh, jagged, freezing, and awesome." "It's a day like any other," he sings, "and I don't want to change a thing."
We can understand why. The gorgeously imagined tundra of the Himalayas is wonderfully enticing here, with a color palette of blue and white with sparkling snow and Prussian shadows, and the community has an inviting design of homes made from stone and ice. It is a close and cooperative neighborhood, led by the Stonekeeper (Common), whose robes made of stone lay out the immutable laws. The gong must be rung each morning to raise the sun. The mammoths that hold up the mountain must be fed. And, very important, no one may question the laws or traditions. "If there's a question causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside." As Migo's father, Dorgle (Danny DeVito) says, "Do what you're told. Blend in."
Migo and Dorgle have the very important responsibility of ringing the morning gong. With Dorgle's head (explaining why it is so flat and he is so short). Each day, Migo launches his father like an arrow through a sort of giant bow. He dreams of someday having the honor of getting launched at the gong himself. He finally gets his first try, but misses the target and ends up out in the snow, where he witnesses a plane crash and sees a human, what the Yeti call "Smallfoot." The pilot sees Migo, too, and is equally surprised and a lot more scared.
No one believes Migo, and when he insists that he is not lying about what he saw, he is banished by the Stonekeeper. That is when he discovers a kind of Yeti Resistance movement, led by the Stonekeeper's spirited daughter, Meechee (Zendaya). She believes in curiosity, exploration, challenging assumptions, and testing hypotheses: "Questions lead to knowledge, and knowledge is power." Migo sets off to go beneath the clouds in search of Smallfoot.
Below the tree line, a British television personality named Percy (James Corden) is "under pressure" (he performs a Karaoke version of the song) because his once-popular television programs about animals have been eclipsed by amateur cute animal videos on YouTube and Facebook (the musical number features floating Facebook "likes"). He tells his colleague, Brenda (Yara Shahidi) that he plans to fake a Yeti sighting, and then go back to having integrity afterward. But then Migo, a real Yeti, shows up. Migo wants to take Percy back to his community to show that he was telling the truth. And Percy wants to film Migo so he can make a lot of money.
Amusingly, they have no way of understanding each other's form of communication. We hear what each of them sounds like to the other, Percy's little squeaks and Migo's growls. Migo wraps Percy in a sleeping bag, wears him on his huge hairy chest like a Baby Bjorn, and begins to climb back up to the peak of the mountain.
This is where most movies for children start to move toward the themes of friendship, home, and believing in yourself. But "Smallfoot" goes in a different direction, somewhere between "The Matrix's" blue pill/red pill choice between being safe and knowing the truth and "Black Panther's" choice between isolationism and, despite the risks, finding a way to help and learn from others. Migo learns the reason for the Stonekeeper's insistence on perpetuating the myths of the Yeti world, and he has to consider carefully whether it is worth putting his friends and family at risk in order to learn the truth.
This is some pretty existential stuff. "If I'm not the gong ringer, who am I?" Migo asks. It is heartening in this era of fake news, when it is tempting to outsource our knowledge base to our devices, to have a movie about curiosity, critical thinking, and challenging the status quo.
Parents should know that this movie has some schoolyard language, brief potty humor, action/cartoon-style peril (no one hurt), and discussions of past violence.
Family discussion: When did you find that curiosity led you to something you would never have expected? Why didn't the Stonekeeper want anyone to know the truth? Who should decide what knowledge is available?
If you like this, try: "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "Surf's Up!"
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Posted on March 15, 2018 at 5:15 pm
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual references, language and teen partying
Profanity: Brief strong language
Alcohol/ Drugs: Teen drinking
Violence/ Scariness: Tense family situations
Date Released to Theaters: March 16, 2018
Date Released to DVD: June 11, 2018
Copyright 20th Century Fox 2018
If you are scrolling through Netflix you may run across movies like 2000's The Truth About Jane, where family or friends discover that someone is gay, get upset, try to deny it or force the gay person into therapy, and then learn in time for a big happy ending at a Pride parade that love is what matters, no matter who the person they love loves. A lot has happened in 18 years, and thankfully we are pretty much past the point where a story about a family freak-out over the discovery that someone is gay is worth making a movie about. Yet there are two elements that are notable about "Love, Simon." It is the first major studio romantic comedy about a gay teenager. And, much more notable, the real issue is not about his being gay; it is just about his being a teenager.
"Love, Simon" is based on the award-winning book by psychologist Becky Albertalli. It is indeed a comedy. There are many very funny lines, and gems of comic performances by two of the adults in the film. The always-great Tony Hale ("Veep") plays a high-spirited vice-principal who likes to confiscate cell phones and act like a princi-PAL, and Natasha Rothwell ("Insecure") is absolutely hilarious as a put-upon drama teacher forced to direct a production of "Cabaret" that is required to include every student who wants to be in the cast. Making the adults in the story the comic relief is a very nice touch.
And it is definitely a romance. I can't remember when I've heard an audience respond with cheers and applause as joyous as they did when the big kiss moment finally arrived. But what makes this film really special is that is about feelings everyone has — the feeling of being alone, outside some sort of magic circle everyone else seems to know how to get inside, the worry about letting people down, the soul-shrinking experience of actually letting them down even more than you feared, the terror of allowing yourself to be vulnerable, the joy of being seen and understood.
Nick Robinson ("The Kings of Summer") plays Simon, a high school senior who has everything — loving, generous parents (who also happen to be gorgeous — Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner), a cute kid sister, and great friends with whom he shares "way too many iced coffees, bad 90's movies, and gorge on carbs at the Waffle House." His life is just about perfect except that he has not been able to find a way to tell anyone that he is gay.
The school has a gossipy website where a student who calls himself Blue says that he is gay but cannot come out. So Simon writes him as "Jacques" and the two of them instantly fall into a close, supportive friendship with perhaps a little bit of flirting. What makes this really great in the film is that it allows/requires Simon (whose full name, as he points out, means "he who hears" and "he who sees") to look at every male student in the school differently, as he wonders which one is Blue and even pictures different students in the situations Blue describes. That experience, as much as the correspondence itself, widens his world and makes him more empathetic, similar to the different perspectives in last year's "Wonder."
An obnoxious student discovers the correspondence and threatens to publish it unless Simon helps him get close to Abby, a transfer student who has become a part of Simon's group of friends.
A brief fantasy sequence about what being gay might be like in college is a lot of fun, and a scene where Simon imagines that heterosexual teens should have to come out to their parents is sharply funny. But what makes this movie special is its tender heart. It is wise about friendships, about those first tentative steps toward intimacy, about being honest, not just about what you are but who you are, and about the unforgettable tenderness of that first kiss.
Parents should know that the theme of this film is a gay high schooler struggling to come out and it includes kisses, a brief crude sexual reference, teen drinking, and brief strong language.
Family discussion: Why could Simon tell Blue and Abby before Leah and his family? Would you like to have a "Secrets" website for your school?
If you like this, try: "G.B.F.," "Never Been Kissed," and "Easy A"
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Posted on January 18, 2018 at 11:22 pm
MPAA Rating: Rated R for war violence and language throughout
Profanity: Very strong language
Alcohol/ Drugs: Portrayal of misogynistic regime
Violence/ Scariness: Extended wartime violence, characters injured and killed, some disturbing images
Date Released to Theaters: January 19, 2018
Date Released to DVD: April 30, 2018
If it was fiction, you'd dismiss 12 Strong as too far-fetched. But this recently declassified military mission following 9/11, with a tiny Special Forces group, just twelve men, led by an officer who had never been in combat, were sent to Afghanistan to take out a Taliban outpost. They were vastly overmatched in terms of men and weapons. And, most improbable of all, they had to travel by horseback. Men trained to use the very latest of technology were riding the mode transportation used by knights and cowboys. These guys are the best of the best, nothing but courage, patriotism, skill, and determination all the way through. Think of them as The Clean or rather Sandy Dozen.
This film begins with a brief reminder of the terrorist attacks leading up to the airplanes that flew into the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001. And then, as in all films of men about to go into danger, we see happy families, just enough to make sure we care about these loving husbands and fathers. We know that Captain Nelson (Chris Hemsworth, back to being mortal after "Thor: Ragnarok" but no less heroic) is not going to be able to keep his promise to pick that adorable ladybug-drawing daughter after school, and pretty soon he knows it, too.
There are wives who bravely say that this is what they signed up for. One says, "Some wives cry; I clean," as she scrubs her oven. Another looks at her husband grimly, insisting he give their son the bad news himself. Nelson has to undo his plans for a desk job to go back to his team. He also has to prove himself to his commanding officer, who selects him over five other teams because he seems to have the best understanding of the challenges, especially the weather that will make their mission impossible if they don't complete it before winter makes the route impassable.
And then the twelve are on their way with just the briefest and sketchiest debrief from a CIA officer. There are three warlords in the area who all oppose the Taliban but otherwise are in mortal combat with each other. One of the challenges for the American team will be to keep that fragile alliance in place as they need the support of all of them to reach the outpost, liberating several locations along the way.
It is hard to follow at times. There are so many "the whole world depends on this next impossible thing" moments, so much bro talk, so much tech talk, so many reminders of how many days "in country," so many similar-looking explosions and shoot-outs. But Hemsworth, Shannon, and Pena create real, relatable and yet heroic characters, and seeing them ride into battle on horseback against daunting odds is genuinely moving and inspiring. The most intriguing part is the developing relationship between Nelson and his local counterpart, General Dostum (Navid Negahban). The outcome revealed before the credits is appropriately both reassuring and disturbing.
Parents should know that this film includes extensive wartime peril and violence including guns and explosions with many characters injured and killed, some grisly and disturbing images, references to child abuse, strong language, and some sexual references.
Family discussion: What is the difference between a soldier, a warrior, and a warlord? How did Nelson and Dostum learn to trust one another? What can we tell about the man by the way they said goodbye to their families?
If you like this, try: the book by Doug Stanton and the movies "Act of Valor," "Lone Survivor" and "Charlie Wilson's War"
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MPAA Rating: Rated PG for some action and mild rude humor
Profanity: Some mild language
Violence/ Scariness: Mild peril, no one hurt, reference to sad death
You know what we don't see enough of in movies? Whimsy. Movies, especially movies for families, don't trust the audience enough to step away from the dazzle and the pratfall. As entertaining as that can be, it is a relief to see Paddington 2, a movie that trusts us enough to keep its tone gentle and, yes, whimsical. And that makes it utterly beguiling.
There is a very brief refresher to introduce us to the backstory of the marmalade-loving Peruvian bear. An Anglophile bear couple rescues a little cub and cancels their planned trip to London to raise him. And then we catch up to Paddington. His adoptive father has died and his adoptive mother, Aunt Lucy (voice of Imelda Staunton) has moved to an assisted living home in Peru. Paddington, now living with the Brown family, is a cherished part of the neighborhood, always looking out for the members of the community. Just one neighbor, cranky Mr. Curry (Peter Capaldi), a nosy self-appointed community watchman, keeps insisting that Paddington should not be there.
When the local antique shop receives a one-of-a-kind pop-up book showing London's most iconic locations, Paddington realizes that it is the perfect gift for Aunt Lucy, who always dreamed of London but never been able to visit. We go inside the book in an enchanting animated sequence, moving in and out of the beautifully crafted pop-ups. Paddington takes jobs as a barber's assistant and a window washer to earn the money to buy the book for his aunt, but things do not go very well and there are some mild slapstick catastrophes.
And then Paddington catches a thief stealing the pop-up book and in trying to catch him appears to be the culprit himself. He is sentenced to prison, where things do not go well until his optimism and generosity — and recipe for marmalade, endear him to everyone, even the hot-tempered chef (Brendan Gleeson). Paddington likes to quote Aunt Lucy, who said, "If you're kind and polite, the world will be right."
Hugh Grant has found his very best role as Phoenix Buchanan, a formerly successful actor with a plummy accent reduced to dog food commercials (wearing a dog suit), and a master of disguise who knows that the pop-up-book has a secret message leading to a cache of jewels. It is impossible to imagine whether he or costume designer Lindy Hemming had more fun with the sheer preposterousness of Buchanan's pretensions and wildness of his various get-ups, even when he is not in costume. There's a Da Vinci code-like treasure hunt as Buchanan tries to solve the puzzle before the Browns can track down the real thief and exonerate Paddington. Oh, and Mr. Brown needs to resolve a bit of a mid-life crisis, Mrs. Brown wants to swim the Channel, the Brown children need to learn a couple of lessons, and there's even a bit of a romance. Plus, Aunt Lucy's birthday is coming!
The movie follows its own advice, with kindness and courtesy in its story and story-telling, and the result is as irresistible as a marmalade sandwich proffered by a bear in a red hat.
NOTE: Stay for the credits and a delightful musical number
Parents should know that there is some mild gross-out humor and some peril and violence (no one badly hurt).
Family discussion: How can you follow Aunt Lucy's advice to look for the good in people, and to be kind and polite? Who do you know who follows those rules?
If you like this, try: the first "Paddington" movie and the books
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Join us for a gala concert with fabulous Broadway and Theater 2020 veteran performers for an evening of Sondheim, as we raise money for our 2016/2017 season which includes the legendary SWEENEY TODD! Then, part afterwards with the cast at Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar & Kitchen!
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Whatever it was, it was coming slowly toward the entrance of the cave, and now, deep and forbidding, it uttered a low and ominous growl. I waited no longer to dispute possession of the ledge with the thing which owned that voice. The noise had not been loud I doubt if the Sagoths heard it at all but the suggestion of latent possibilities. Is this the right time? We hope so.
Doubtless one leading reason why the world declines honouring us whalemen, is this: they think that, at best, our vocation amounts to a butchering sort of business; and that when actively engaged therein, we are surrounded by all manner of defilements. Butchers we are, that is true. But butchers, also, and butchers of the bloodiest badge have been all Martial Commanders whom the world invariably delights to honour. And as for the matter of the alleged uncleanliness of our business, ye shall soon be initiated into certain facts hitherto pretty generally unknown, and which, upon the whole, will triumphantly plant the sperm whale-ship.


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Category: Pro Bono
2017-2018 CT Court Visitation Program
On September 6, 2017 By CBAIn Events, Member News, Pro Bono, Uncategorized, Weekly DocketLeave a comment
The Connecticut Court Visitation Program offers tours of geographical area courts to high school and middle school students throughout the state. Each tour consists of an explanation of court proceedings by a judge or member of the court staff, attendance at an arraignment session and an actual trial (if available), along with a question and answer session.
Attorney volunteers participate with the visiting classes, staff each geographical area court during tours, and may also speak with student groups prior to their visits if requested. The Connecticut Bar Association coordinates the program with its attorney volunteers.
Superior Court Judge Hope Seeley of the Tolland Judicial District and chair of the Court Visitation Program Committee, said, "Since its inception in 1980, the Connecticut Court Visitation Program has become a standard part of the Civics and American Government curriculum in many schools in the state and almost 93,000 students from public and private high schools throughout the state have participated in the program."
The 2017-2018 program will be offered October 1, 2017 – June 1, 2018. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Bill Chapman at bchapman@ctbar.org.
U.S. Court of Appeals Seeks Attorneys for Pro Bono Panel
On March 7, 2017 March 9, 2017 By CBAIn Member Benefits, Member News, News, Pro Bono, Uncategorized, Weekly DocketLeave a comment
The Criminal Justice Act/Pro Bono Committee is accepting applications for the Second Circuit's Pro Bono Panel.
Panel members will represent pro se litigants in civil appeals that present issues of first impression, complex issues of law or fact, or raise potentially meritorious claims warranting further briefing and oral argument.
The deadline to submit applications is April 30. Click here to learn more and submit an application.
To see the full version of this week's Weekly Docket, click here.
Member Spotlight: Peter Appleton
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CBA member and Statewide Legal Services Pro Bono Attorney Peter Appleton, of Appleton & Appleton LLC, represented a low-income family who had been victimized by his landlord.
Attorney Appleton successfully utilized the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice Act to secure $225,200 judgement in damages against the landlord who unlawfully locked out the the family from their vermin infested apartment, threw away the family's belongings, and sent taunting text messages.
Judge Grant H. Miller, Jr. found that for all the countless acts of "callousness, mean spiritedness, and arrogance," he had seen in his 38 years of trial and jurist experience, this case offended him the most. The judgement is now on appeal.
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Boeing lends support to The Prince's entrepreneur program
December 3, 2014 By The Edmonton Sun
Dec. 3, 2014, Ottawa - Boeing has announced its support of The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur, a national program through The Prince's Charities Canada, that provides transitioning Canadian Forces personnel with the education, financing and mentoring needed to start their own businesses.
The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur is a made-in-Canada program that combines two of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales's lifelong interests of encouraging entrepreneurship and support for the Canadian Armed Forces. Training opportunities include seven-day business boot camps and one-day 'Introduction to Entrepreneurship' workshops happening across Canada. Boeing's commitment to the program will cover the full costs of the intensive week-long business boot camp for five veterans and underscores the importance of enabling the successful career transition of veterans into the workforce, a key area with which Boeing partners with community organizations around the world
"Boeing is proud to join The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur in support of our Canadian Armed Forces as they re-enter the civilian world and embark on their next careers," said Jim Barnes, Boeing business development director, Canada. "Helping these men and women develop the skills needed to start their own business aligns closely with Boeing's focus on creating positive, lasting change in communities, and is one small way to say 'thank you' to those who have served Canada and have given so much."
The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur program also has an economic impact in communities. "Since going to a seven-day boot camp, I have been able to increase my revenue by five-hundred percent and am looking to hire more employees in my community," said recent boot camp graduate Leendert Bolle.
"We are immensely grateful that Boeing has made this contribution today. There have been many powerful success stories over the last three years and 74 businesses have been started as a result of the program. His Royal Highness is committed to supporting the military community, for whom he serves as Colonel-in-Chief to seven different regiments. This program is a way of recognizing the invaluable service that the Canadian Armed Forces deliver by helping them start the next stage of their careers," said Amanda Sherrington, President and CEO, Prince's Charities Canada.
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GV. Girls modelling dresses from the Frederick Stark Collection during London Fashion Week. SV. Model walking past camera wearing Stark creation called peppercorn which sells for £9.19.6. SV. The director of the show, Michael Whitaker, showing girl how to move to display a dress. CU. Man and woman watching. SV. Pan, Michael Whitaker prancing across the stage. SV. Michael Whitaker 'performs' while showing the girls how to express themselves. SV. Model wearing Matina House Creation called 'Ascot' which is a matching ensemble of sage green and white printed silk surah coat and suit which sells for £36.4.6. SV. Models from the house of Susan Small in 1920's type creations dance Charleston on stage. SCU. The girls' feet as they dance, pan up to their heads. SV. Model dressed in Matador pants and overskirt of silk - she sits down holding back the overskirt to reveal the pants. SV. Bride and groom, bride is wearing a Frank Usher creation called 'Juliet' which is a dress in silk embroidered 'brynylon' net which sells for £36.16. They walk toward camera. GV. The Bride and groom followed by bridesmaids. SV. Model wearing coat in turquoise pure silk shantung. Creation is called 'First Night' and sells for £12.1.6. It is worn over 'Aqua' - a dress of pure silk embroidered shantung which sells for £20.9.6. SV. Model parading wearing a Jean and Peggy Allen creation - full skirted long evening dress with skirt in printed taffeta - this creation sells for £12.12.


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Out of the desire to work together and form a company that would place honesty, integrity, and faith at the forefront of the business plan (and not the bottom line of the financial statement), ReCon was born. Roger Boyette, Bob Lyons, and Reggy Saxon incorporated a company named Recovery Concepts, Inc. (ReCon) in 1993. The focus was to develop and design new technologies for the disposal of hazardous waste streams.
After working weekends and holidays for two years, the partners decided to go a different direction. Recovery Concepts, Inc. became ReCon Management Services, Inc. in January 1995. The new focus was to place professional personnel to support the project needs of the local industries. With its first contract two days after starting ReCon Management the company was off and running. With the attitude that the employee is the key to the business and that the employee would be treated as a partner in the business, the company immediately started to grow.
In September of 1995, ReCon Engineering, Inc. was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of ReCon Management Services, Inc. Because of our success in being able to find highly qualified personnel, our existing clients asked us to expand our business. Therefore, ReCon Engineering was established to provide engineering and design services.


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Woody & Matt to Track Killer as 'True' Detectives
By David Weiner 11:11 AM PDT, April 11, 2012
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson will re-team for the small screen in an eight-part cable series called True Detective.
First ET Interview: Matthew McConaughey
According to Deadline.com, the show centers on two detectives "whose lives collide and entwine during a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana. The investigation of a bizarre murder in 1995 is framed and interlaced with testimony from the detectives in 2012, when the case has been reopened."
The show concept sets out to resolve the mystery within the eight episodes, then return for following seasons with new characters and storylines while maintaining the same structure. Jane Eyre director Cary Fukunaga is set to helm the first season's eight episodes. At this stage, True Detective does not have a network home just yet…
'Hunger Games' Cast Spills Set Secrets
Matt and Woody previously displayed their onscreen chemistry together on the big screen in Edtv and Surfer, Dude.


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Znaider makes impressive NSO debut as conductor
By Hilary Stroh, 08 April 2016
A mere 100 years separate the Vienna of Mozart's last years from the Vienna of Mahler's early career, but so much has happened musically, that they seem to belong to very different worlds. Tonight's first Viennese offering was Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major K595, played by the young British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor, making his Kennedy Center debut. This concerto, completed in 1791, early in the year of his death, is Mozart's final statement for this much-loved instrument. It would be tempting – and critics have sometimes tried – to read into the work premonitions of his impending death, but this is stuff and nonsense. What there is, however, is plenteous evidence of a mature style, and even a prefigurement of a Romantic turn, in its cultivation of mellow moods and sudden harmonic turns.
Nikolaj Znaider
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Grosvenor's performance tonight was intimate, mild and introverted, qualities that spoke both for and against the whole. His playing was certainly refined throughout: it was as if he was, after a fashion of speaking, sheltering his notes from crude contact with the outside world. Given this level of introversion, however, it took some time for both orchestra and soloist to enter into any kind of relationship. The orchestral opening was less than perfectly poised and the central section, in the remotely related key of B minor, allows for a more exploratory tone and evocation of feeling than Grosvenor mustered.
Grosvenor's pure style was more comfortably matched with the gloriously simple melody which forms the main theme in the second movement. But the brass entry before the tutti cut across this in rather clunky fashion. In the finale, Grosvenor exhibited a kind of contained liveliness, and there was a greater sense of dynamic between him and the orchestra. This was a careful if rather timid interpretation which would have suited a salon more than a concert hall.
Mahler was not a man who dreamt small dreams. On the contrary. "To write a symphony means, to me, to construct a world," he wrote, and this sincere quest to compose truly existential music is behind his gigantic symphonic oeuvres. The first, composed between 1885-88, was, in reflecting his life story to date, (though only in his mid 20s) to be "something of which the world has never heard the like before."
Nikolaj Znaider who performed last week here as violin soloist was now filling his other role, that of conductor, completing his two week residency with the NSO. He has been quite magnificently successful and tonight his Mahler was impressively polished. Does he conduct as a violinist? Certainly, in some lyrical passages, notably in the fourth movement, he turned to his desks of violinists, his hand in vibrato movement, a delicate injunction for them to carress the sound. As he said himself in a recent interview in The Washington Post, "I can get away with getting into the string players' business, and they accept it." The strings are the lyrical core of the orchestra, and who better than he to bring this out?
For the rest, Znaider makes for that old-world but ever classic type of conductor: supremely urbane and well-mannered, his musicianship a refined pursuit of the finer details, not an exercise in emotional self-indulgence. Not one to 'sweat blood and tears', not even for a Mahler often wallowing in one crisis or another, the strengths of his interpretations were those passages which were lyrical and those which were dance-like. And there is much of both. This courtier-conductor was very much at ease – and caused the orchestra to be so – in the folkish playfulness of the main them in the first movement, in the rollicking triple rhythm of the Ländler in the second (all those upper-class Viennese pretending to wear hob-nail boots) and in the playful and poignant themes of the third movement.
As regards the contrasting moods, the quiet eeriness and the breakthroughs of passionate vehemence, Znaider had the happy knack of letting them happen around him. Gesturally, one could see that he became less active, permitting rather than cultivating the vulgarity of an fff. I found the restraint quite effective, and in any case, in keeping with his whole musical persona. Whilst he presided calmly, the orchestra unleashed themselves when required: there were vamped up crescendos, full storm-force brass, and percussion with serious intent to harm. Then, when the moment required, Znaider cut them off, brought them in line, reined them in. There was a crisp discipline, unusual in Mahlerian interpretations, and particularly noticeable (and praiseworthy) at the ends of the movements. The last passage in the last movement was quite supremely exciting and he thus ends his two-weeks residency in DC on a very high note indeed.
"full storm-force brass, and percussion with serious intent to harm"
Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Concert Hall, Washington on 7 April 2016
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major, K595
Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
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Copland's Third Symphony redeems Slatkin and the NSO
Sydney Boyd, 8th December
After a humdrum reimagining of Paganini's 24th Caprice and an underwhelming Rachmaninov piano concerto, Slatkin triumphs with an august Copland 3.
**111
Expanded Puts song cycle scores well for NSO
David Rohde, 23rd November
Kevin Puts' expanded work on Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Steiglitz provides another triumph for Renée Fleming and the NSO, while two Strauss works demonstrate both its artistic re-emergence and work left to do.
A luxuriant Tristan und Isolde Act 2 from Noseda and the NSO
Sydney Boyd, 17th November
Wagner's Liebestod-laden second act proves the ideal opera snapshot in Washington DC.
Some gems and revelations in the NSO's "dance" program
David Rohde, 9th November
A major work going well beyond tango by Astor Piazzolla and a fresh introduction to African-American composer Florence Price highlight a concert that tries a bit too hard to please
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Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.
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Member District 96 Arkansas House of Representatives, since 2009.
Debra Hobbs, Austrian state legislator.
Hobbs, Debra was born on July 8, 1955 in Hershing, Austria.
Bachelor of Science in Science Composite, University Ozarks, 1977. Master of Science in Counseling Education, University Arkansas, 1987.
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The mobile telecommunication industry is relatively young, compared to industries such as oil and manufacturing. Vodafone is a leading player in this sector and has grown quickly, like the industry itself. Such a growth presents challenges and the company's approach to ethics guides its continued growth. Ethics are central to the company's development. They guide staff through change.


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Q: python not working raspberry on pi3+ (was working op old Pi) for a couple of months i was using the following script on my Raspberry Pi to read my meter (PVE system). Last week a bought a new Pi 3+. This script isn't working on this PI. It creates the "workfile" but it stays empty.
I don't get any errors so i don't know why it isn't working. When in attach the meter back to my old Pi, everything is working fine.
Can somebody help me to get this script working on my new PI? thx.
   #!/usr/bin/python

    import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
    import datetime

    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down = GPIO.PUD_DOWN)
workfile = '/var/log/gpio23-counter'

counter = 0
while True:
    GPIO.wait_for_edge(23, GPIO.RISING)
    # reading
    try:
        f = open(workfile, 'ab+')       # open for reading. If it does not exist, create it
        value = int(f.readline().rstrip())  # read the first line; it should be an integer value
    except:
        value = 0               # if something went wrong, reset to 0
    #print "old value is", value
    f.close()   # close for reading
    # writing
    f = open(workfile, 'w')
    f.write((str(value+1)+ '\n'))           # the value
    f.write((str(datetime.datetime.now())+ '\n'))   # timestamp
    f.close()

    GPIO.wait_for_edge(23, GPIO.FALLING)

GPIO.cleanup()

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