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TLM10: HARPER REED
It's difficult to look at Harper Reed's work without looking at the dialogue surrounding it, which is an unfortunate side effect of its impact. The former CTO of Obama for America 2012, Reed is an overtly-contemporary figure in a disarmingly slowly-moving field, and his youthful understanding of the interconnectedness of digital life is often cited when explaining the underpinnings of Obama's electoral success. The gauges, mohawk, and handlebar mustache simply add to the myth, that of the hacker-cum-reformist who turned the campaign world upside down with a few lines of code.
Reed himself doesn't subscribe to that myth. Technology, he points out, is inescapable—it is our world in that it permeates nearly everything we do. In 2012, he and his team were able to secure the presidency by harnessing this ubiquity to empower traditional campaign outlets that had for so long failed to secure the youth vote. But where the world sees a solely digital campaign, quick to follow a narrative set forth by Reed's past—hacker, death-metal fan, professional yo-yo practitioner, founder of Jugglers Against Homophobia—Reed sees a traditional grassroots effort. "Together, we won the election," Reed says. "But all the volunteers, all the people that really did all the hard work—getting people out to vote, making sure people stayed in line—all of that was really where the program was the strongest."
"I talk about the force multiplier a lot," Reed continues. "It's what technology should be, and that's a great example of what that is: making sure that we're making technology a tool to help make things easier." Reed arrived in Chicago in 2001, fresh out of Cornell College, and quickly embarked on projects that tested this theory, each with varying levels of seriousness. He sold plots of land on the sun, for example, through WeOwnTheSun.com, aggregated information on government contracts through CityPayments.org, and hacked a Chicago Transit Authority app in order to make its data public. He ultimately took a position at Threadless, where, as CTO, he oversaw a multi-million-dollar brand that selects user-submitted clothing designs based on the votes of other users. See the trend? Technology, which took shape through Reed by way of complex code, was a means of crowd-sourcing information and using it to benefit the public. The success was expected. The campaign wasn't. "It wasn't a surprise that the technology worked out," he explains. "But then the President knocks on your door."
"It was pretty abrupt of a transition. Campaigns, especially at the presidential level, you don't have a lot of opportunity to fuck around," Reed continues. "It's much more deliberate and methodical." Narwhal, the golden child of the Obama campaign, was the product of this new level of focus—a vast network that connected data from the campaign's key social and nonsocial outlets in real time. This mass compiling of information defined targeted voters, adding a new level of depth to their digital profiles, and allowed volunteers tasked with targeting these potential supporters the ability to do so more effectively than ever before. Alongside Joe Rospars, chief digital strategist; Michael Slaby, chief integration and innovation officer; Dan Wagner, chief analytics officer; and Jeremy Bird, national field director; Reed built the network on a limitless scale with a hundred engineers and a million other volunteers on foot. "This is basically us empowering you, the volunteer, to do what amounts to our job, but it's also almost the definition of grassroots," Reed says. "It's taking grassroots and putting it on the Internet."
That's the simplified version. Making accessible the inaccessible is Reed's speciality, and his impact on the ground was enough to turn heads on both sides of the political line. At thirty-four years old, he still embodies the startup culture that raised him: quick-witted and mentally agile, æsthetically unrestrained, amiable but confident. More importantly, he understands the inner workings of a company that must be able to deconstruct itself at any moment and be willing to discard the pieces that drag. But at the Obama camp, stationed in Chicago, it was also a numbers game. With his hands off the software, Reed was put in the position of masking a startup in the shell of a business; where the former might reinvent itself without end, testing and rebuilding on a loop, an election needs a project that adjusts in the background while operating at full speed. "Hilariously, I was basically a bureaucrat, but it wasn't bad," he says of his position inside headquarters. "I was banished from the code."
From the top, it was a matter of balancing startup flexibility with near-perfect execution, which "creates a pretty good beast, where the campaign world learns how to be more iterative, and then the startup world learns a little more about how to have a very serious program," Reed continues. He began in May 2011—a solid eighteen months before the election. "I think that's what the key is: early on, the campaign made the choice to engage in technology and the Internet," says Reed, who was handed the position by Slaby, the CTO of Obama's 2008 campaign. "In a lot of ways, he was the Billy Beane—if we're talking about Moneyball—of the campaign, saying that they had to do things differently. And the campaign really invested in that. The sad part about this is, according to the movie, I was Google Boy." While Slaby recognized the value of data, that is, Reed had the technical know-how to gather it on a grand scale. "He had to hire someone that really embodied technology, and they hired me very, very early, and that allowed the campaign to have this technology foundation," Reed says. "We were able to do all of this stuff that no one had ever done before."
The transition from Slaby to Reed followed a trajectory outlined by a world changing more rapidly than voters realized. In 2008, Facebook and Twitter were campaign newcomers, and the youthful sheen of Obama's message was reinforced—and widely reported as such—by a commitment to social media. In retrospect, it was largely
surface-level, and both services have since become a prerequisite for public presentation. 2012 required an understanding that, in some ways, there's an underside to these services that's significantly more valuable. Beneath our walls and status updates and images, we're providing a previously-unavailable amount of data on our social leanings, political beliefs, names, ages, habits, and so on, and we're doing so voluntarily. Between 2008 and 2012, political camps learned that the real value in these networks—beyond the overt spreading of information they allowed—was the passageways that existed beneath them, these channels of data. Reed's appointment wasn't a half-hearted attempt at a progressive mentality, nor a commitment to social media's promotional core. "It was much more prolific," he says of the use of technology.
Leading a team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Threadless, Reed had to soften a group mentality that saw redefinition—building and breaking, building and breaking—as a means to an always-temporary end. But they had to build something nimble that could flex in a unique direction for each of the million volunteers, who operated not unlike a social network of their own. "You help us convince people because we give you the tools," Reed says. "Some of the best social networks out there, all they've done is create a world and then given users the tools to curate that world." Volunteers, operating like users, moved across the United States as though it were a platform like Facebook, disseminating information to attract more users, who continued the cycle. In 2008, these volunteers were social network fans of Barack Obama; in 2012, they were very much the network themselves.
"You say, for instance, 'I'm a veteran.' So from there, we can say, 'You're a veteran, and we know that veterans talking to veterans works better, so we can make sure that the next person you're talking to is a veteran,'" Reed explains. "Having it all in one place, we know more about who you are as a person, not just you as an email address." On the ground, a canvasser moving door-to-door could pull information about his target—as well as information about how to most effectively address that target. He could then report back on the success of his technique, allowing the campaign to adjust its approach for other canvassers. The interconnectedness spanned across the Internet and then offline entirely, and the tools created— the Call Tool, the PeopleMatcher, Dashboard, and the Facebook Blaster, among others—used the digital world to enable supporters in the real world. "When I say the Internet, it's not just social," says Reed. "We tried to have a presence that was genuine on every website. That really kind of showed us what or how things work." And like a startup—albeit with less frequency—they'd take the success of their products and build on top of them, creating new versions for their users to better spread Obama's message. "So we reach out to people who are using our software and make sure it works," Reed says. "That's something you do at a startup every day."
What's changed, of course, beyond a landscape in which America's first black president achieves a second term, is the process that got him there. This extends well beyond the type of transformation that took place when radio and television introduced new venues for advertising. Technology—not just a mere matter of social networks, as Reed points out—has permeated our lives minutely, reshaping the way we consume information just as it reshapes the way we share it with one another. And as obvious as that may seem, not everyone, including Mitt Romney's team, has been able to figure out what to do with it. Orca, the Republican response to Narwhal, turned out to be a mere glimmer of its rival— an app that simply allowed field workers to report voter turnout on election day, and which crashed on the only day it was intended to work. Ultimately, Orca, which derived its name from the only known predator of the narwhal, proved to be a fragment of its competition, the size of a cog in Obama's vast machine and a consequence of poor perspective in a well-funded rival camp.
According to Reed, whose earned confidence seems often misconceived as hubris, the advanced level of his team's work is today's standard fare. "What we saw is what is the new normal," he suggests. "If I were going to invest today to make sure 2016 is solid, I would be investing in mathematicians, statisticians, and the people that do all of the analytics and the modeling. Technology I think is a given, but I don't think people are really thinking about that." His success thus far provides that type of foresight. What it didn't provide was a prediction of the actual experience of being in the Obama camp as the changes were taking place, when the processes that seemed so advanced in 2008—the Facebook pages, the YouTube channels—were being tied beneath to something much greater. "I wasn't necessarily surprised by what happened, because I'm obviously very political," he says of his hiring. "I think what I was surprised by was just how awesome it was and the team that we were able to get and all of the stuff, how it turned out."
Even more complicated still is post-election life, transitioning from the weightless world of startups to a campaign and then back again. "At Threadless, the worst thing that would happen to someone is that we'd ruin someone's gift-giving. That was literally the worst thing that would happen," Reed says, laughing. "But when the worst thing you can do is give data that inadvertently causes us to lose the election, that's different." The result is fresh enough, the response still wide enough, that Reed's tone seems tinged with a bit of nostalgia, as though eighteen months passed in a day and he's still bouncing back. "It was the hardest job I've ever had. It was incredibly frustrating, and it was incredibly difficult, but it was also awesome," he reflects. "With that said, what's next? I don't know, right? How could I possibly have something that's better than this?"
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Q: Elements superposed using Android RelativeLayout I have the following Android layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="16dp"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/slideTitle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"
        android:padding="@dimen/px20"
        android:text="@string/login_message"
        android:textSize="@dimen/px25"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/slideDescription"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:drawableLeft="@drawable/password"
        android:drawablePadding="@dimen/px20"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/password"
        android:padding="@dimen/px20"
        android:text="@string/login_message_body"
        android:textSize="@dimen/px20" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/swipeMessage"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:text="" />

</RelativeLayout>

But all the elements are positioned at the top of the screen one on top of the other, like if they didn't occupy any space.
That's not what what it seems to happen in the RelativeLayout documentation, where all elements are vertically positioned one below the other.
What's going on here?

A: In order to place one view below another in RelativeLayout you have to use layout_below property and set the ID of View you want to be above the specified one. But actually in order to place views vertically below each other it is more convenient to use LinearLayout with orientation set to vertical

A: So you need to use the id of the other components to align then properly.
For example the TextView with the id @+id/slideDescription should also have
android:layout_below="@+id/slideTitle" as one of the properties of the xml.
And the TextView with the id @+id/swipeMessage should also have
android:layout_below="@+id/slideDescription" as one of the properties of the xml.

A: layout_below is missed in the above xml code.I replaced the code with that please use that.
In Relative layout elemnets will be arranged relative to other elements in order to do this we should use id values of individual view elments
android:layout_below="@id/slideTitle"  should be placed in description text view
 android:layout_below="@id/slideDescription" should be placed in message text view
in order to get the output you desired please use the below code
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingBottom="16dp" >

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/slideTitle"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"
    android:padding="@dimen/px20"
    android:text="@string/login_message"
    android:textSize="@dimen/px25"
    android:textStyle="bold" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/slideDescription"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_below="@id/slideTitle"
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/password"
    android:drawablePadding="@dimen/px20"
    android:drawableStart="@drawable/password"
    android:padding="@dimen/px20"
    android:text="@string/login_message_body"
    android:textSize="@dimen/px20" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/swipeMessage"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_below="@id/slideDescription"
    android:text="" />

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Once upon a time in Slovenia - self-drive
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Day 1: Ljubljana
Arrival at Ljubljana Airport and pick up of your rental car. Drive to your hotel. The rest of the day at leisure. We recommend you to visits Ljubljana Castle to enjoy the beautiful view of the town. Overnight.
Day 2: Ljubljana-Postojna Caves-Predjama Castle-Ljubljana
Departure to visit the famous Postojna Caves, recognized as one of the largest and most beautiful in the world. A train ride combined with a walk allow you to observe the karst phenomena such as stalactites and stalagmites. Afterward, stop at the fairy-tale castle Predjama, where we will emerge in the legend of the knight Erasmus. Return to Ljubljana and its visit. The Slovenian capital is an architectural gem. The mixtures of baroque style with the modernist Art Nouveau and the work of the architect Jože Plečnik are among its special treasures. The city boasts several cultural events and an impressive social and nightlife. Overnight.
Day 3: Ljubljana-Ptuj-Maribor
In the morning, depart for the region of Styria located in the eastern part of the country. Visit Ptuj, the oldest Slovenian town, located on a small hill near the river Drava. The medieval and baroque houses are covered with red roofs and gathered at the foot of the castle, representing the old town. The regional museum in the castle has a collection of typical carnival costumes, musical instruments from seventeenth to nineteenth centuries and period rooms. Drive to the Slovenia's second largest city. Maribor as Ptuj is situated next to the Drava River. Furthermore, it is known for having the oldest vine in the world and for being the European Capital of Culture in 2012. Overnight.
Day 4: Maribor-Logar Valley-Bled
Breakfast. Drive to Logarska dolina, a valley surrounded by beautiful Savinja Alps and Karavanke Mountains. Lush forests, streams and waterfalls of cold water, hidden little paths and tranquillity characterize the valley. Have a short walk (15 min) to Rinka Waterfall. Continue to Lake Bled. Upon arrival, you can take a boat ride to the island with a church of the seventeenth century. After ringing the wishing bell, we will climb to the castle where to enjoy the stunning lake view and its surroundings. Overnight in Bled.
Day 5: Bled-Bohinj Lake-Soča Valley-Goriška Brda-Gorizia
Breakfast. Drive to Lake Bohinj, the largest Slovenian lake. The area is part of the Triglav National Park, famous for crystal clear waters, remnants of virgin forests and rich flora and fauna. Afterwards, cross the Julian Alps along a scenic path, contemplating some remains of the First World War and following the picturesque valley of Soča to finally reach Goriška Brda. There, you can visit the walled town of Šmartno, the lookout tower and one of the wineries to taste some of the best wines. Overnight in Brda.
Day 6: Gorizia-Nova Gorica-Piran-Portorož
Breakfast. We will start the day with an overview of the border cities Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia), visiting the plaza shared by Slovenia and Italy. We will continue to the Franciscan monastery Kostanjevica, where the last of the French Bourbon kings are buried. Continue to the coastal town Piran, the birthplace of Baroque composer Giuseppe Tartini. The main square is named after him and is in the place where there was a fishing port in the past. Venetian and Austro-Hungarian buildings surround the square, among which the "Benecanka" house with a beautiful legend about its construction. Overnight.
Day 7: Portorož-Hrastovlje-Lipica-Ljubljana
Breakfast. In the morning, stop at Hrastovlje village, known for its small church of the Holy Trinity, whose walls are covered with frescoes, among which is the famous "Dance of Death". Then drive to Lipica stud farm, the pioneer in breeding Lipizzaner white horses. In 1580 the Archduke Charles II of Austria decided to buy an abandoned building in the region of Kras and found a stud for the needs of the Viennese court palace. Drive to Ljubljana. Overnight.
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Apple Is Creating An E-Waste Problem
What happens when you change one port? Quite a lot, actually. Apple introduced the 30-pin iPod port on April 28, 2003. That makes the technology – a fairly streamlined solution for 2003 – nine years old and, thanks to the iPhone's popularity, essentially ubiquitous. Now, however, as news leaks about either a 19- or 9-pin overhaul of the technology, there's something important to consider: the install base of 30-pin devices is wild and deep and a simple change could create an e-waste problem if not properly handled.
To be clear: this new pin layout is coming and it's coming soon. Whether it arrives in this generation or the next still remains to be seen, the sources I reached out to agreed that the switch was imminent.
Apple has sold over approximately 610 million devices with a 30-pin dock connector. There are no hard numbers on iPod dock sales available, but analysts estimate $2 to $3 billion in sales on iPod accessories per year. These are back of the envelope calculations, but assume a fourth of those are $100 docks – some are less, some are much more. That gives us about 5 million docks a year over nine years. That's 45 million devices in essentially perfect working order that will be partially obsoleted by this move.
"Just imagine how many hotel rooms are fitted with alarm clocks that have a 30-pin dock connector," said Arman Sadeghi, CEO of AllGreenRecycling, an e-waste handler. "Doing away with the 30-pin dock connector without developing any kind of backwards compatibility option would cause millions of pieces of accessories to become obsolete prematurely. Currently, there are tens of thousands of different devices such as chargers, alarm clocks, docking stations and other devices that work with the 30-pin connector. If this connector was replaced, it would cause a slow but very steady flow of those items coming out of use and into the ewaste stream."
In short, Apple would relegate a great number of iPod docks to the scrap heap. Arguably, the vast majority of users, especially users using more expensive docks that connect to home entertainment systems and speakers, would invest in a small adapter that will convert a 30-pin jack to the smaller model, but a fraction of those will relegate those old docks to the junk pile. Once the 30-pin is phased out, however, there's the secondary problem of obsolete iPods.
"The obvious problem will be with people throwing out old accessories but there is another issue as well," said Sadeghi. "The value of Apple devices with the old connector will drop as well which will cause a large wave of those items entering the eWaste steam as well. iPods and other small devices that people have had for many years will start becoming less desirable in favor of newer versions that will have the same connector as their new iPhone. This effect may, in fact, prove to be a bigger generator of eWaste than the obsolete accessories."
This sort of move isn't new, but I suspect that this might be the first major mass exodus from one port architecture to another since serial connections gave way to USB and even that move took years to complete. Apple is notorious for railroading users into technologies although they usually pick the tech that eventually proves to be the winner (there's a reason there weren't Compact Flash card readers on earlier MacBooks before the addition of the SD card slot.) Where Apple is at fault is in the speed with which they're going to push this through. They will sell millions of iPhones and millions of adapters, and the new port will also revitalize the stagnant accessories market. But it will also encourage long-time users to "upgrade" their docks to support the new standard (or at least spend $10 on a compatible adapter).
It's also not Apple's fault that accessory makers hitched their wagon to the Apple star. There was and is a lot of money to be made. But this change will change things considerably and the trash and recycling it will generate is has the potential to be more than impressive.
The real impact can be seen as negligible. Docks are made of plastic and a few magnets. In a perfect world those docks would end up at an ewaste location where they will be recycled into new products or they will end up in the garage sale and secondary market, used by millions who just don't want to or can't upgrade.
But in a world of increasingly scarce resources, it's an interesting thought exercise to see what a minor change in on port on a popular phone can do to an entire ecosystem of accessories. Apple is lucky that an industry made hardware solely for their devices. Now we're about to see what happens when that industry – and the consumers who bought into that constellation of accessories – suddenly has to shift direction.


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She is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Women Lawyers' Association of Greater St. Louis, and American Bar Association. She is a former chairperson of the Appellate Practice Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and served on the Missouri Supreme Court Electronic Discovery Committee.
Prior to joining Gray, Ritter & Graham, Ms. Garrison was a partner in one of the region's largest law firms, where her practice concentrated in commercial litigation, health care, and appeals. She has served as Associate General Counsel for a large health insurance company and as General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Health. Ms. Garrison also served as primary appellate counsel to the Missouri Department of Revenue, as well as Deputy Appellate Counsel for the Missouri Attorney General's Office, where she was responsible for appellate policy and argument on behalf of state agencies.
Ms. Garrison's primary practice areas are commercial litigation, complex litigation, and appellate law. She also has expertise in regulatory/administrative law, health care, and taxation. In her commercial practice, Ms. Garrison represents individuals and businesses in a wide variety of disputes including negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder rights, tortious interference, trespass, and breach of contract. She has successfully represented parties in large-stakes litigation involving acquisitions and mergers, telecommunications, property rights, banking, health care, insurance, medical equipment, license agreements, government programs, and other business areas. Ms. Garrison also has represented thousands of consumers from Missouri and other states in class actions and other complex litigation against large corporations, including Bayer Corp., AT&T, Inc., Aurora Dairy Corp., Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company, and Merck & Co., culminating in multi-million dollar recoveries. She was trial counsel in three trials having bellwether status in In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, multi-district litigation resolved by a $750 million settlement, defending each plaintiffs' verdict as lead appellate counsel prior to settlement. She also was lead appellate counsel in associated complex fee litigation.
Ms. Garrison recently was on the team that secured a $217 million plaintiffs' verdict in In re Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation, which preceded a $1.51 billion settlement for farmers around the country.
Ms. Garrison is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Appellate Law, and has been selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers [among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas] since 2010, in the area of Business Litigation.
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*EXPIRED* $10 Mall Gift Card – Just got mine!
Update 9/1/09: Either their system is really slow, or this offer has ended even though it appears some malls still have gift cards available. It sounds like people are signing-up but not getting their confirmation by email.
Get a free $10 gift card for your local mall if it's managed by GGP. Click on the "Free Gift Card" button and then enter your zipcode and then click on the mall near you to see if they have any $10 gift cards left to hand out (first 500 who register get them). My closest mall had run out, but my second closest mall still had over 100 left so I got one! There is no minimum purchase required, just enter your email address and then they will email you a confirmation that you need to print. You are restricted as to when you can use that $10 gift card, it must be between the specified dates (for my mall that's Sept. 17-20). Thanks goes to Saving Money and Living Life for the details on this great promotion!
I signed up last week and never got confirmation. boo.
I received a page that said I made it and there will still a few cards left on the first day.. a friend also did the same. Neither of us have received emails confirming and its been a few days. I tried again and it said I already had one card … hmmm.
Have not received confirmation email either.
has anyone gotten their $10 gift care email? I signed up yesterday and nothing yet.
It selected a mall about an hour from here, and said there were over 400 left? I too haven't received the confirmation email. Hopefully it will show up soon.
I signed up for $10 free card this morning at about 10:30a.m. and I still have not gotten an email. Someone on another website said they got their email within minutes. I hope I get mine. I cant wait!!!!!
Sadly, the closest mall to me is over a two hour drive, but it's a wonderful offer if you have a mall that is close.
The website said they are out of gift cards now (before I entered my zip code). Too bad-what a coold giveaway.
What email address did they use? It said I got one but I can't find the email in my inbox. Thanks!
Sadly, none near me. And they were out of gifts for the mall near my sister (thought I'd give her a little gift if I could).
Thanks! My mall had more than 100 left too. The redeem date is the weekend of my 32nd birthday.
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package com.example.android.quakereport;

import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
import android.net.NetworkInfo;
import android.support.v4.content.AsyncTaskLoader;
import android.content.Context;
import android.util.Log;

import java.util.List;

import utils.EarthquakeNetworkConnection;

/**
 * Created by Renan on 02/08/2017.
 */

public class EarthquakeLoader extends AsyncTaskLoader<List<Earthquake>> {
    /** Tag for log messages */
    private static final String LOG_TAG = EarthquakeLoader.class.getName();

    /** Query URL */
    private String mUrl;

    public EarthquakeLoader(Context context,String url) {
        super(context);
        this.mUrl = url;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStartLoading() {
        Log.v(LOG_TAG,"OnStartLoading");
        forceLoad();
    }

    @Override
    public List<Earthquake> loadInBackground() {
        if(mUrl == null){
            return null;
        }
        Log.v(LOG_TAG,"LoadInBackgroud");
        List<Earthquake> earthquakes = EarthquakeNetworkConnection.fetchEarthquakeData(mUrl);

        return earthquakes;
    }
    public static boolean checkNetworkConnection(Context context){
        ConnectivityManager cm =  (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo networkInfo = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return networkInfo != null && networkInfo.isConnected();
    }
}

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2018 Lineup For Indy's Summer Nights Film Series Revealed!
The National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series has just released their movie line-up for 2018.
June 8: "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999). Presented with Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival.
July 27: Selection from Indy Shorts International Film Festival. Presented with Heartland Film. From July 26-29, Newfields is hosting the first Indy Shorts International by Heartland Film. The Oscar-nominated short films to be shown: "Garden Party" (2017), "Watu Wote: All of Us" (2017), "The Silent Child" (2017), "Sing" (2016) and "La Femme et le TGV" (2016).
Aug. 10: "Pretty in Pink" (1986). The movie will be screened in The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, and a shuttle from Newfields will be available.
Aug. 11: "Blair Witch Project" (1999). At Fairbanks Park.
According to their website, doors open at 7 pm, when you can enjoy a picnic dinner, music, and activities, followed by that night's movie, which will begin when twilight turns to night (usually 9:30 pm).
As for prices, members can buy tickets for $8, while general public can purchase them for $12 at discovernewfields.org/summernights.
Kids ages 5 and younger are free but need a ticket to enter.
They also invite you to bring chair and blanket, and possibly sunscreen and bug spray. When it comes to refreshments, you can bring your own picnic (with non-alcoholic beverages only) and King David Dogs and Sun King Brewing Company will also be there with franks and craft beers, respectively, to purchase.
Alcohol, pets, candles taller than 12 inches, or knives are not permitted.


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PIONEERS is a Christian homeschool co-op. While you do not have to be a Christian to take classes here, please know that our program is based on Judeo-Christian principles. If you are interested in becoming a member please request membership.
We meet three Wednesdays per month, for a total of 28 weeks, during the months of September through May. Classes are held at Ganson Street Baptist Church, 638 W. Ganson Street, in Jackson, MI. There are five class periods available for the 6th-12th grades. Weekly lesson plans which are provided by the tutor, are sent home to be accomplished by the student with little supervision from the parent. We are a co-op, therefore parents are required to volunteer their time. (4-8 hours per year in the 6-12th grade level and a few hours each week at the younger, YP level.) We have several work times and dates available to work around the needs of your family.
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This section presents the results of an application of Mn/Model to an archaeological reconnaissance project in Stearns County. It involves the production of site model maps combined with elevation and surface hydrology. These maps are a useful adjunct to the small-scale subsection maps, providing archaeologists useful information at a scale that can be used in field investigations. The first application compares the Phase 1 site model and an intuitive model of site location based on past experience of an archaeologist. The second series of maps presents the Phase 2 site model and compares it to the Phase 1 model of the project area. The final discussion compares a third set of maps, depicting the Phase 3 site model, to the Phase 2 model.
The following is a case study comparing a Mn/Model Phase 1 model to an intuitive model of a professional archaeologist. The comparison was carried out in east central Stearns County as part of the T.H. 23 project (Johnson and Maki 1996:5.6-5.14). Its purpose was to impose an element of 'ground truth" on the preliminary results of Mn/Model, a necessary element in any application and refinement of this predictive model.
The T.H. 23 project falls within the Central Lakes Deciduous archaeological region (Anfinson 1990). A small portion of the Phase 1 predictive model developed for this region, encompassing the locality around the T.H. 23 project area, is the focus of the following discussion. Depictions of this model appear in Figures 9.1A, and 9.1B. These maps include preliminary site probability areas (high, medium, low) developed by Mn/Model Phase 1 and the "intuitive" probability areas, again divided into high, medium, and low classes (Johnson and Maki 1996:Figures 5.5A-5.5B). These maps also depict archaeological sites, lakes, rivers, streams, and topography in the form of elevation contour lines. Topography and surface hydrology are the two major variables that enter into both Mn/Model and intuitive models of site location.
The Mn/Model Phase 1 results (FMOD1) were developed using data from Stearns, Wright, Anoka, Isanti, Washington, and Chisago counties, and from parts of Carver, Douglas, Crow Wing, Clay, Kanabec, Dakota, Pine, and Cass counties. Keep in mind that this model had a gain statistic of only 0.22, so is not expected to perform much better than by chance. The intuitive model is mapped only within 200-foot corridors along the existing (EX), southeast 2 (SE2), southeast 3 (SE3), and railroad (RR) alignments. A 200-foot corridor was chosen as a rather arbitrary figure since the actual corridor width varies widely through the project area. It generally represents the widest construction limits and is also easy to represent on a map.
There are several ways a comparison between the Phase 1 model and the intuitive model can be approached. One is to examine the maps in Figures 9.1A and B for corresponding and conflicting site sensitivity values. Starting with the Phase 1 model (Figure 9.1A) and moving from west to east, there is good agreement between the models where the Sauk River flows into the chain of mostly artificial lakes south of Richmond. From there, the Phase 1 model depicts those areas of low potential in the intuitive model as medium to high. The two models generally agree along the RR alignment. One half mile east of where the RR alignment rejoins the EX corridor, there are considerable differences. This is an area of low relief and drained wetlands that are generally considered to be amorphous landforms not suitable for human occupation in the intuitive model, but considered to be medium to high potential in the Phase 1 model.
There is generally a good correspondence between the two models where the Sauk River passes under the T.H. 23 EX alignment. Over the next several miles, there is a major difference between the two models. The intuitive model ranks much of a terrace of the Sauk River as medium potential, whereas The Phase 1 model depicts it as low probability (Figures 9.1B). The same kind of discrepancy is found further east, on the Sauk River terrace along the EX alignment north of Rockville. Finally, a similar difference between the two models can be found at the northern end of the project area along the second terrace of the Sauk River.
One explanation of these discrepancies is that the intuitive model is based on where the Sauk River could have flowed in the distant past (e.g., about 3000 years ago or more), whereas hydrologic data for Mn/Model depict only the current course of the river. Also, the geomorphic data providing locations of river terraces were at a resolution too coarse to map this particular terrace. Even the 1:100,000 DNR landform coverage distinguishes only one terrace, north of the river and well away from the road alignment. In addition, the SHPO archaeological database is largely made up of sites that are assigned, or can be reasonably assumed to be assigned, to the Woodland period (400/200 B.C. - A.D. 1650). This is apparent in the sites west of Rockville that were recently found during a pipeline survey (Murray et al. 1995; Breakey and Dobbs 1995). The majority of these can be assigned to the Woodland tradition. All are near the Sauk River. The dominance of more recent sites in the archeological database and, because of survey biases made explicit in the survey probability models (Chapter 8), their proximity to present-day water bodies causes Mn/Model to do a poor job replicating intuitive models for locating older sites. Thus, as distance from the Sauk River increases, site probability in the Phase 1 model decreases.
Another discrepancy between the models is between Cold Spring and Rockville, where the EX alignment butts up against a series of north-facing slopes. The one level area is where T.H. 23 and the railroad have been excavated into hills. Because these slopes are generally uninhabitable, they received a low intuitive value. The Phase 1 model classifies these steep slopes as high probability. This can also be observed on other portions of the maps, particularly northeast of Richmond. Because smooth terrain is associated with poorly drained soils, archaeological sites are often statistically associated with rugged terrain. This is a situation where the common sense of the archaeologist is expected to override the model. If terrain is too rugged to support habitation or the preservation of archaeological sites, it will not be surveyed no matter what its probability class.
Progressing east, there is modest agreement between the two models up to Rockville. A portion of the SE2 and SE3 alignments southeast of Rockville receives a low intuitive value because of its distance from the river and a generally high value from the Phase 1 model. A perennial stream entering the Sauk River from the south and the bluffs that define the limits of its terrace to the east account for the Phase 1 model's interpretation of this area.
There is closer agreement between the two models at the northern ends of SE2 and SE3 as they enter the Sauk River valley. The two models generally correspond in the large low probability area south of Rockville along the SE2 and SE3 alignments. It can be noted that the northern border of the Phase 1 model's low probability area north of the Sauk (Figure 9.1B) is relatively straight. This unusual pattern corresponds to relief features in what appears to be an abandoned stream channel, perhaps even a former channel for the Sauk River.
Finally, there is a major difference between the two models in the uplands at the end of the project where the intuitive model classifies the Phase 1 model's high and medium probability areas as low. A portion of this area is characterized by wetlands separated by low, large, amorphous rises. These areas are thought to have little attraction for precontact occupation in the intuitive model. Since this Phase 1 model was built using data from a very large region, it is not environmentally homogeneous. Distance and direction to water or wetlands are among the model variables. Parts of the Central Lakes Decidious region, like the Anoka Sand Plain, are characterized by lakes and numerous wetlands interspersed among flat to rolling topography. Sites from these areas may have caused the model to place more emphasis on wetlands than would be appropriate for this study area. Models based on smaller, more environmentally homogeneous subregions may resolve this problem.
Another way to evaluate the relationship between the intuitive model and Mn/Model is to construct a table of intersecting values, as in Table 9.1. This table lists the land area in hectares (ha) classified in each probability area under each model. One hectare is 10,000 m2 or 2.471 acres. In considering this comparison, keep in mind that the Phase 1 model was constrained by the rule that approximately 33 percent of the land area be in each of the high, medium, and low probability classes. The intuitive model had no such restraint. It maps only nine percent of the land as high, but 38 percent as medium probability. However, if the models are similar, one might expect that the majority of areas mapped as high and medium probability in the intuitive model might also be included in the larger area of high and medium probability mapped in the Phase 1 model.
Of the total of 19.66 hectares placed in the intuitive high probability area, the Phase 1 model classified 9.10 acres as high and 6.20 hectares as medium probability. This indicates that the Phase 1 model agrees with the intuitive model's high probability class 46 percent of the time and considers the intuitive model's high probability class to be medium probability 32 percent of the time. Large discrepancies (high probability in the intuitive model and low probability in the Phase 1 model) occur 22 percent of the time. Areas that the intuitive model considers medium probability are classified by the Phase 1 model as either high or medium probability 65 percent of the time. Thus, agreement between the models is relatively weak.
A numeric value can be assigned to this relationship using a correlation coefficient called tau b (Anderson and Zelditch 1975). This is a measure of association between two ordinal variables and ranges from -1 (perfect inverse or negative relationship) to +1 (perfect direct or positive association). A calculation of tau b from Table 9.1 yields a value of 0.001 or no correspondence, one way or the other, between the two models. This does not mean that the two models disagree, however, since the value of tau b is not a negative one. However, this may not be a valid analysis since the proportions of the areas classified into each probability class differ so greatly. Phase 2 models for this region classify no more than 24 percent of the landscape as high and medium probability and may provide a more valid point of comparison.
An additional test is to examine the placement of sites. All sites depicted in Figures 9.1 A-B are located in Phase 1 model high and medium areas, except 21SNg. This site is described as a precontact artifact scatter. Tradition, context, and function are not known. It is situated on an island in the middle of an artificial lake, which would not have been part of the Mn/Model database. This is a good example of a site that is not related to its current environmental situation. Until a way is found to better model past environments, such sites may be poorly predicted by Mn/Model.
Of the three sites located during the T.H. 23 survey, but not depicted in Figure 9.1B (21SN124 - 21SN126), all are situated in Phase 1 model high to medium probability areas. This indicates a close correspondence between high and medium probability areas and site location when the Phase 1 model is applied to a specific locality.
Several conclusions can be drawn from this limited application of Phase 1 results. First, because of the way Mn/Model evenly divided the landscape into the three probability areas in Phase 1, there is a large portion of land that falls into the high and medium probability areas that most archaeologists, and later models, would assign to a lower category.
Second, some portions of the landscape, particularly those along bluff edges having steep slopes, could be eliminated from the high and medium probability zones. Extensive areas with the steepest slopes were eliminated from the models in Phase 3. However, because of the low level of accuracy associated with site centroids, many archaeological sites that actually occur on flat land at the tops or bottoms of bluffs are mapped on the bluff slopes. Until site locational data are improved, Mn/Model will continue to find associations with steep terrain that are spurious. Archaeologists must use common sense when interpreting the models. Other portions of the landscape have seen extensive commercial, residential, and industrial development that would effectively create low site potential zones in otherwise high and medium probability areas. These may be considered for exclusion from the Phase 4 models, now that relatively recent high resolution digital land use data are available. Until then, archaeologists must rely on their common sense when determining what areas to survey.
Third, Mn/Model relies on the SHPO database, which is dominated by confirmed or suspected Woodland tradition components, and modern environmental data. This creates a model that emphasizes recently developed landforms and underestimates those areas containing older, more rare, and in some cases more important, sites. Several methods are being considered for Phase 4 that will incorporate more information about earlier environments. However, with the dominance of Woodland sites in the archaeological database, features from past environments may not have much predictive power. If the actual number of Woodland sites greatly outnumbers those of earlier periods, Phase 3 models may represent a relatively accurate picture of site probability.
Finally, the models may perform better locally if they are developed within environmentally homogeneous regions. This problem was addressed in Phase 3.
The Phase 2 basic model for the Central Lakes Deciduous South model (B2101), as applied to the T.H. 23 area, is depicted in Figures 9.2A and 9.2B. There is more agreement between the Phase 2 model and the intuitive one, particularly along the older terraces of the Sauk River, than the earlier Phase 1 model. This occurs in the medium probability areas of both the intuitive and Phase 2 models.
A careful comparison between Phase 1 (Figures 9.1A, 9.1B) and Phase 2 (Figures 9.2A, 9.2B) models reveals some dramatic differences. First, there is a substantial reduction in the high probability areas from Phase 1 to Phase 2. This was the direct result of changing the rules for model classification (Chapter 7). In the Phase 2 model, only 24 percent of the Central Lakes Deciduous South subregion is categorized as high and medium probability. Moreover, high and medium probability areas in the Phase 2 model are strongly associated with present-day water bodies. Distance to permanent lakes, rivers, and perennial streams all figure into the model. This cannot explain, however, the high and medium site potential dominating the shores of the artificial lakes south of T.H.23. This and the patterns of high and medium probability zones around other water bodies emphasize the importance of the terrain variables in the model.
Nearly all of the high probability zones in upland areas from the earlier version are absent from the Phase 2 model. A substantial part of this reduction is within areas of steep slopes. Nevertheless, there are a number of steep slopes placed within the high and medium probability areas in Phase 2. This reflects the concentration of sites on relatively higher land along the edges of river terraces and lake basins (measured by the variable height above surroundings within 90 meters). It is also significant that some of these areas also occur along older terraces and glacial outwash channels, currently some distance away from present-day water. This indicates that terrain variables may allow detection of such features even when direct data are not available.
There is also a general expansion of the high and medium probability areas in Phase 2 around the chain of mostly artificial lakes south of Richmond and the Sauk River terrace edges. This is combined with a tendency for high probability areas on the Sauk River terraces in Phase 2 to be concentrated or widest near the current river channel. However, high site probability areas have been largely replaced by medium probability around the other lakes in the region. Such changes are to be expected with the dramatic reduction in area devoted to high probability. The pattern most likely reflects terrain characteristics rather than distance to water, since the artificial lakes were not in the Mn/Model lakes database. Despite these changes, the Phase 2 model is successful in placing all sites except 21SNg into the high and medium categories. Its gain statistic is 0.70.
Figures 9.3A and 9.3B depict the Phase 3 model (T_1_3 from the Hardwood Hills ECS subsection model) of the Trunk Highway 23 corridor. Although only 19.2 percent of the entire subsection's area is classified as high or medium site potential, the area around the T.H.23 corridor has one of the highest concentrations of high and medium site probability in the model. Compared to the Phase 2 model, this latest version incorporates more of the local landscape into the high and medium areas.
In the Phase 3 model, large areas, particularly around the lakes north and south of Richmond, are classified as high and medium in site potential. The southernmost lake mapped south of Richmond (Figure 9.3A) is a permanent lake and was present at the time of the Public Land Survey. To the east of this lake, several streams feed the more extensive artificial lake to its north. This artificial lake is inseparable from an enlarged natural lake southwest of Cold Spring. It is likely that the sites proximate to the artificial lake were associated with a perennial stream or river that has since been dammed near Richmond. Because the model cannot detect the drowned water bodies, terrain and vegetation variables characteristic of these sites may be influencing the model. This particular location had a high diversity of early historic vegetation types, including an ecotone between prairie and Big Woods (Marschner, 1974). The Big Woods area, where most of the archaeological sites are found, would have both had fuel resources and have been protected from fire. This is more likely to explain the concentration of sites in this area than are the available hydrologic data.
Much more extensive areas around the lakes to the north of Richmond are assigned to the high and medium probability classes compared to the Phase 2 model. The lakes occupy a relatively flat upland area above more dissected stream valleys. This is an area of formerly aspen-oak land with relatively low vegetation diversity. Proximity to permanent lakes and terrain variables seem to both be reflected in the distribution of high and medium probability here.
Differences between the Phase 2 and 3 models are even more apparent in the area around Rockville (Figures 9.2B, 9.3B). Here, the medium and high site potential areas extend out at least one half mile from the lakes south of Rockville compared to the narrow zones of the Phase 2 model (Figure 9.2B). These lakes are in a similar situation to those north of Richmond, except that they are situated on flat land below dissected uplands and streamcourses. They are somewhat higher than the Sauk River and occupy the valley of one of the Sauk's tributaries. The high probability areas are mostly confined to this river/lake valley floor. In addition, The Phase 3 model assigns a relatively wide zone along parts of the Sauk River and its terraces to medium and high potential classes. Steep slopes assigned to zones of high and medium potential in this model mostly bound these flat valley and terrace expanses. Although procedures were implemented in Phase 3 to remove the most extensive, steepest slopes from the model probability classes, small areas and less extreme slopes may still be assigned high or medium probabilities. Again, this calls for the use of common sense in interpreting the models and applying them to practical applications.
Although the Phase 3 model predicts all of the sites predicted by the Phase 1 and 2 models, 21SNg is still not predicted. Of nine sites added to the SHPO database for Stearns County since 1995, three are not predicted by the Phase 3 model. A fourth cannot be evaluated because its reported coordinates place it outside the county. Three of the nine sites are within this local study area, and one of those is not predicted. That site is, however, in a paleovalley mapped by the DNR landforms coverage. Phase 4 models may do a better job of predicting such sites because of that additional database.
Anderson, T.R., and M. Zelditch, Jr.
Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Investigation No. 331, Institute for Minnesota.
County, Minnesota, Vol. I, edited by S. Arnott, C.M. Johnson, and J. Sluss, pp. 5.1-5.14.
Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul.
notes. North Central Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Investigation No. 322, Institute for Minnesota Archaeology, Minneapolis.


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Stephen Peacocke – 'I'm headed back to Hollywood!'
The 'Five Bedrooms' hunk is ready to conquer the world!
He won a legion of female admirers playing Darryl 'Brax' Braxton on Home and Away, but Stephen Peacocke is making his fans fall just as hard for his current character, Ben Chigwell, on Five Bedrooms.
Now in its third season, the comedy-drama follows five single adults who meet at a wedding and drunkenly buy a house together
The 40-year-old TV Week Logie winner talks to New Idea about his early days as a television toy boy, growing up, and why he's a country boy at heart.
How fulfilling is it that his show has a strong international following?
It's fantastic! It's incredible to be a part of a production that reaches such a large audience.
Here, the 40-year-old TV Week Logie winner tells New Idea all about being a television toy boy, getting older himself, and why he's a country boy at heart.
Ben engages in a relationship with a significantly older woman. We're used to seeing the 'older man dating a younger girl' dynamic, but not so much the reverse. How did you feel when you read for the role?
It's a great narrative to be a part of since it's exciting, engaging, and oddly accurate. I also get to work with Doris Younane, who is incredible. I always look forward to going to work knowing that we'll be working on a scene together. She's one of the best Australians!
Away from set, you live in the bush in Dubbo. Is that part of your strategy to maintain as 'normal' an existence as possible?
I'm not a big fan of crowds or hustle and bustle in general, so we're perfect for the country lifestyle. I've been fortunate in that whenever a fan approached me on the street, they were polite and respectful.
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European Space Imaging and its long-term partner Planetek Italia sprang into action to support disaster relief efforts by supplying the first available very high-resolution satellite imagery to emergency services and the media just hours after the recent earthquake struck Italy.
The imagery was captured by the WorldView-2 satellite over the affected region showing the extent of the damages caused. The high-resolution imagery was immediately made available to the Italian Emergency Services.
The earthquake hit at around 3:30 am of August 24th, 2016, some 100 km northeast of Rome. The earthquake of magnitude 6.2 severely damaged several towns and killed hundreds of people in central Italy. The towns of Amatrice, Accumoli, Pescara del Tronto and Arquata del Tronto have been completely devastated.
Early in the morning of August 24th, Planetek Italia asked European Space Imaging, Europe's leading provider of very high-resolution satellite imagery to collect imagery of affected areas through its local ground station. A few hours after the earthquake, around 10:20 UTC, European Space Imaging acquired and provided the first image of Amatrice, Italy in 40 cm resolution.
Planetek Italia, based in Italy is a major supplier of satellite imagery and mapping services in Italy. In the case of the earthquake they supplied the first imagery to emergency services.
"The ability of satellites to collect images over large areas, the view from above of the areas affected by an emergency and the comparison with previous images helps to quickly recognize the changes, and understand where to address first aid", says Giovanni Sylos Labini, CEO of Planetek Italia.
As the leading supplier of very high-resolution satellite imagery in their region European Space Imaging knows the importance of making imagery available quickly.
"When a catastrophe happens in Europe we can react quickly. Our dedicated staff give highest priority to support disaster relief efforts in a fast and pragmatic way. We are proud of our team and happy to help when we can", says Michaela Neumann, Director of Sales and Marketing, European Space Imaging.
The image was provided to the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and has been made available to anyone who wants to contribute to the detection and mapping of buildings and infrastructures damaged and destroyed. This activity will provide updated information of great support to Institutions and emergency services during the emergency and after.
The European Union immediately alerted the Copernicus EMS team, which is providing the Italian Civil Protection damage assessment satellite maps for the affected area, based on European Copernicus Sentinel satellites.
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On August 15th, the first Ship Cyber Security Symposium (SNSS2021) was held online. Jointly organized by HEU and the China Industrial Internet Research Institute, the symposium invited 11 experts and scholars from China Industrial Internet Research Institute, China Classification Society, 709 Research Institute of CSSCC, 714 Research Institute of CSSCC, Shanghai Overseas Takahashi Group, Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., China Electronic Technology Group, Xingtang Communication Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Digital Certification Co., Ltd., Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Business Password Promotion Working Group and our university made a wonderful report.
XIA Guihua, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, attended the symposium and delivered a speech.
MA Zhong, Director of the Computer and Software Committee of the Science and Technology Committee of CSSC, WANG Cong, Deputy Chief Engineer of the China Industrial Internet Research Institute, and ZHU Lihuang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Committee of Experts on the Promotion of Commercial Password Applications of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the symposium. Nearly 300 teachers and students attended online.
XIA Guihua thanked experts and scholars for their support, pointing out that with the rapid development of computer technology, automation technology, Internet technology and artificial intelligence technology, intelligent ships, autonomous ships, unmanned ships, remote control and other technologies have emerged, and the research on ship network security issues has become more important and urgent. This symposium is held at the right time. XIA Guihua introduced the fallowing aspects about HEU, including artificial intelligence, 5G communications, the Internet, big data, blockchain and other new infrastructure core key technologies and intelligent ocean, intelligent ships and other fields of deep integration, the formation of network information security technology advantages, as well as for related issues to break through the asymmetry barriers of domestic and foreign network technology. XIA hoped that the experts and scholars will strengthen exchanges, actively share the latest practice of ship network security, gather wisdom, for the ship network information security cooperative development to provide strong support.
MA Zhong pointed out that the research of network security must take its own road and solve the problem of ship network security urgently. He hoped that the experts would jointly sort out the cutting-edge hot issues and development directions in ship network security technology, point the way for the development of ship network security technology in China, and promote the continuous development and expansion of ship network security industry.
WANG Cong introduced the background of industrial Internet innovation development strategy, the effect of enabling industry integration and development, and the work of China Industrial Internet Research Institute. She pointed out that the industrial Internet enabled the digital transformation of the marine industry has achieved remarkable results, promoting the establishment of a system of ship-intelligent systems and supporting services, and its security challenges are becoming increasingly prominent. She said she will give full play to advantages, work with all sectors of the community to do a good job in the field of ship network security, jointly enhancing the ship network security capabilities, contributing to the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry.
ZHU Lihuang introduced the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Commercial Password Expert Committee. The Expert Committee is a senior think tank in the field of information technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and it is a global professional decision-making consulting platform to promote the application of commercial password. The Committee of Experts has set up a number of working groups dedicated to promoting the application of passwords in various industries, and looks forward to this seminar to promote the application and development of commercial passwords in the field of shipping.
CAI Chengtao, Executive Vice President of the National Institute of Secrecy, introduced the basic situation of the National Institute of Secrecy and the scientific research work in the field of passwords. He hoped that with this symposium, he would further discuss the issue of ship network security with experts and scholars and strengthen in-depth cooperation with the universities and institutes.
Eleven experts and scholars made special presentations on such cutting-edge issues as "Research on the Promotion strategy of domestic password application in the new era", "The Practice and Exploration of Shipyard Network Security in the Context of Digital Transformation", "Building a Password System, Empowering the Digital Economy" and "Cyber Security Architecture and Practice of Large Ship Construction Enterprises". LI Sizhao, teacher of College of Computer Science of HEU, made a report entitled "Intelligent Inference Technology for Ship Safety", which analyzed ship safety from the perspective of national territorial sea safety, and introduced the national autonomous controllable ship-borne and safety simulation system, which has been realized in this field, providing a reliable and efficient control and analysis platform for ship safety.
The students and teachers participating discussed in-depth issues such as policies and regulations, the latest development direction of the industry, the hot spots of marine network security, the concept of cutting-edge anti-care and technological innovation.
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MIAMI, FL – March 29, 2017 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Hispanicize Media Group (HMG) announced today that Telemundo will return as the official digital sponsor of the 2017 Tecla Awards (www.TeclaAwards.com), which this year will be co-hosted by El Pulso Mashable's Christian Acosta and Emmy Award-winning entertainment industry influencer Pili Montilla.
Named after the Spanish-language word for an individual key on a keyboard, the annual Hispanicize Tecla Awards honors excellence in U.S. Latino online video, blogging, social media and those who create it. As the digital sponsor, Telemundo, in partnership with Hispanicize, will present the Teclas to close an action-packed Hispanicize week in downtown Miami on Thursday, April 6 at the Olympia Theatre.
Joining Acosta and Montilla will be several surprise music acts and a lineup of top Latino and multicultural digital content creators who will present the various categories of the Tecla Awards. The categories and finalists of the 2017 Tecla Awards can be found HERE.
The network will once again present its own special Tecla award, the Telemundo Digital Innovation Award, to an individual known for using social media to drive positive change supporting their global fan community. The inaugural 2016 Telemundo Tecla for Digital Innovation was awarded to Pope Francis and hand delivered to the Vatican by Telemundo and Hispanicize executives.
"Telemundo's support and contributions to the Hispanicize Tecla Awards enables our creators' community to continue growing and developing our new cultural icons – the influencers creating content that resonates and engages with Latinos and others," said Cristy Clavijo-Kish, Hispanicize Media Group Chief Development Officer and Tecla Awards Chair.
"The partnership helps elevate our show and delivers a top-quality production worth of our fabulous creators," added Katherine Johnson-Gunn, Hispanicize Media Group Senior Vice President/Partner & Teclas Executive Producer.
All nominations submitted during the public nominations phase were considered and reviewed by Hispanicize Media Group partners and the Hispanicize National Advisory Board who together determined the finalists for each category. The actual winners of the 3rd Annual Hispanicize Tecla Awards will be determined by The Teclas Gold Academy, a panel of judges consisting of marketing, PR and social media executives, creators, and other experts in the digital media industry. Winners will be revealed the night of April 6th, 2017 during the Tecla Awards ceremony, which will be streamed live from Miami for viewers worldwide.
Overall, Hispanicize 2017 Week will feature more than 200+ speakers in 100+ sessions, workshops, fireside chats and keynotes and a private concert by Latin super star Juanes. Hispanicize 2017 also includes the 2nd annual DiMe Summit, the 4th annual Positive Impact Awards gala and the 3rd annual Tecla Awards. See the official preview video of Hispanicize 2017 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-oWnYBM0c.
Among the most prominent items on the national advisory board's agenda are judging the national Latino Influencer Awards for excellence in digital content creation, marketing and cultural influence, the Positive Impact Awards, the evolution of the Hispanicize Music Festival, the creation of the first Hispanic Journalist Showcase for Spanish-speaking journalists and the Hispanicize Film Showcase.
(See the Hispanicize 2017 preview video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-oWnYBM0c).
Hispanicize 2017 is expected to attract more than 3,000 attendees from the fields of social media, journalism, marketing, music, film and entrepreneurship.
Sponsorship information is still available by contacting [email protected] or calling 203.364.4779.
Presented by Prudential Financial, Hispanicize 2017 Week (www.HispanicizeEvent.com) is sponsored by a growing list of sponsors. As of today, announced sponsors also include: P&G Orgullosa, Crest, Toyota, SBS' LaMusica, Wells Fargo, Walmart, State Farm, NASCAR, Best Western, Go Rving, KOA, Israel Board of Tourism, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NBCUniversal TELEMUNDO Enterprises, Comcast, MSNBC, NBC News, AARP, CNN, CNN Español, Cooper Tires, The City of Miami, Kelley Blue Book, Princess House, Home Depot, Regions Bank, Pan American Life Insurance, ESPN Deportes, Florida Dairy Farmers, Ole Henriksen, Lansinoh, República, C-Com Group, Synergy Workspaces, FundLatinos.com, APC Collective, BodenPR, Savings.com, Visit Philly, Sensis, ThinkNow Research, 787Coffee.com, Octopus Advertising Group, saludmóvil, The Calvert Foundation and Dvdendo.
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Here at MacworldWe tend to advise customers not to buy any entry-level configuration. Mac. It generally doesn't have enough storage for most people, even people who rely heavily on iCloud or other cloud storage will likely run into space constraints down the line.
But there's another reason why you might want to avoid the entry-level configurations of Apple's latest Mac Minis and MacBook ProsThis product went on sale Tuesday. While The new $599 M2 Mac Mini is a very nice computer at a great price, it hides an ugly secret we've seen before: a Slower. MacRumors reports benchmarks The machine shows that the 256GB SSD is approximately 50 percent faster than the 256GB SSD. M1 model It is the replacement.
The The same reason is cited for the slowdown as the 256GB SSD. 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro And M2 MacBook Air: Apple The SSD uses one NAND chip, while the M1 uses two. Macs They were replacing two NAND chips. YouTuber Brandon Geekabit This was confirmed Apple In his M2 teardown, he uses one NAND Chip Mac mini.
One chip may be enough Apple's space-challenged engineers, but when it comes to SSD storage, there's a general principle that affects performance: an SSD uses multiple channels in parallel to read/write data to an SSD's NAND chips. The There are more chips available than there are channels. The better the performance, the more channels are available.
Somewhat The new base configurations of this vehicle are quite surprising. MacBook Pro Even though they have a 512GB SSD, they are still affected. 9to5Mac Reports During testing and teardown of the 14 inch, MacBook Pro A 10-core M2 Pro Processor, The SSD is comprised of two 256GB NAND chip, which is half the number found in the M1's 512GB SSD. Pro model. And Because there are fewer chips, the M2 512GB is smaller. Pro MacBook Pro SSD performance is slower than the predecessor. We Assume the 16-inch entry-level model MacBook ProThe same performance problems are also present in the 512GB SSD.
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ZICO Law > Resources > Alerts > Central Bank of Myanmar Announces Plans for Further Liberalisation of the Myanmar Banking Industry
Central Bank of Myanmar Announces Plans for Further Liberalisation of the Myanmar Banking Industry
The Central Bank of Myanmar ("CBM") has recently announced that it is considering a further liberalisation of the local banking industry by allowing increased foreign bank participation in the industry. This was announced at a press conference held on 17 May 2019 by U Soe Thein, Deputy Governor of CBM. The main takeaways of the announcement were that ("Press Conference Announcement"):
Presently, there are 13 foreign banks that have been permitted to open branches in Myanmar. There are plans for CBM to award more foreign bank branch licenses in the near future; and
In addition to foreign bank branch licenses, CBM also has plans to allow foreign banks to apply for and operate as a foreign branch subsidiary.
The announcement on the possibility of opening a foreign bank subsidiary is significant as previously, foreign bank branches have only been permitted to operate as a branch with a limited scope on the permitted banking services. In the case of a foreign bank subsidiary, based on the announcement, it is anticipated to be a more comprehensive license where a foreign bank subsidiary has a full license to function akin to a domestic bank, including the ability to provide retail banking services. Currently, the 13 foreign bank branches are not permitted to provide retail banking services.
A Foreign Bank Selection Group ("Selection Group") was previously formed by the President's Office on 27 August 2018 for purposes of overseeing the selection of foreign banks. The Selection Group is comprised of nine members including seven members from CBM, one member from the Ministry of Planning and Finance and one member from Union Attorney General's Office. As a follow-up to the Press Conference Announcement, the Selection Group has issued a further announcement regarding a Request for Proposal that has been issued to consulting firms for provision of consultation services on the foreign bank selection process. This indicates that the CBM is taking measures and next steps towards this further liberalisation that is being referred to as the 'third wave', with the 'first wave' being the first nine foreign bank branch licenses granted in 2015, a further four licenses in a 'second wave' in 2016 and finally this 'third wave', potentially within this year. Access to finance has long been one of the major issues hindering development in Myanmar and further liberalisation would be eagerly anticipated, particularly in the case of the full banking license for a foreign bank subsidiary.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, you may contact Dr Maung Maung Thein and Geraldine Oh of ZICO Law Myanmar.
This alert is for general information only and is not a substitute for legal advice.
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Maung Maung Thein
ZICO Law Myanmar
Geraldine Oh
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