The document describes a proposed virtual news generation system. It discusses research areas like machine translation, summarization, and sentiment analysis that would be integrated in the system. The objectives are to explore how to integrate these NLP technologies concurrently to generate news from multiple sources. A methodology is outlined using techniques like improving algorithms, developing evaluation metrics, and investigating concurrent development approaches. A timeline and budget of 1 million euro are proposed to develop the prototype system.
Olivier Desbarres - UK Election Special – When Two Tribes Go To WarOlivier Desbarres
British voters will on Thursday 8th June vote on the composition of the 650-seat House of Commons – the third major popular vote in two years – after Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision back in April to trigger early general elections.
Theresa May’s motivations were arguably four-fold: (1) Win a popular rather than party mandate, (2) Capitalise on the massive lead in the polls the ruling Conservatives enjoyed over the opposition Labour Party and thus allow her to push through her own agenda, including a possibly softer form of Brexit, (3) Allow the government more time to secure a new EU trade deal, and (4) Strengthen the government’s stance in negotiations with the EU.
Objectives (1) and (3) will likely be met but objectives (2) and (4) may prove more elusive.
Opinion polls point to a trend-fall in popular support for the Conservatives to around 44% and sharp rise for Labour to 35%, with the gap between the two main parties halving to about 9pp from 20pp six weeks ago. Aggregate support for the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, SNP and Green Party is flat-lining around 18%.
However, there is still great discrepancy amongst polling agencies which in the past have misestimated true voting intentions. Moreover the UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system makes it difficult to translate share of votes into seats numbers. Whether the Conservatives significantly improve on their current 330 seats or fail to secure a parliamentary majority, as You Gov currently predicts, is a tough call.
Nevertheless, a number of important themes have emerged in recent months.
First, the slingshot campaign has exposed the frailty and flaws of the Conservative machine, including of its leader and manifesto, and reinforced my view, first set out in December, that the government is ill-equipped, ill-prepared and lacking in institutional capacity to negotiate complex deals with the EU and non-EU partners.
Second, it is a two-horse race between the ruling Conservatives and Labour, with the other parties on course to secure only a modest number of seats – a break with recent elections.
Finally, the political centre of gravity has shifted to the left, with in particular tax rates likely to rise regardless of which party wins next week’s election.
My core scenario is a hollow victory for the Conservatives: 360-370 seats with a low voter turnout. This would reduce the risk of opposition parties and rebel Conservative MPs torpedoing government legislation but would fall short of the landslide victory which Conservatives thought possible back in April.
Finally, a modest (or even significant) increase in the Conservative’s parliamentary majority is unlikely to materially improve the government’s hand when negotiating with the EU.
With the votes having been counted for 649 of the 650-seats in the House of Commons, the ruling Conservatives have 318 seats, a net loss of 12 seats. Labour, the main opposition party, won 261 (+32).
Even if the Conservatives win the 650th seat, they will at best be 7 seats short of an absolute majority and 5 seats short of a working majority – a hung parliament.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the Conservatives would form an informal alliance with the Northern Irish DUP which won 10 seats. The DUP would support the Conservatives in key votes, likely in exchange for some say on government policy.
Theresa May’s future seems secure for now but medium-term I would expect her position to come under close scrutiny and a party-leadership battle remains a distinct possibility.
Sterling has weakened about 1.5% post election, in line with my and market expectations. The Conservatives’ loss of seats raises serious questions about Theresa May’s leadership, her decision to trigger early elections and the risk of a party leadership battle to oust her.
Moreover, markets will likely remain concerned about the shelf-life of a Conservative-DUP alliance and its ability to push legislation through parliament.
However, I also see scope for Sterling’s downturn to fade and even reverse in due course. To be clear, a V-shaped Sterling recovery would likely remain elusive.
Two key questions pertain to the likelihood of this new Conservative-DUP formal alliance 1) securing an advantageous EU deal and 2) opting for a “hard” or “soft” version of Brexit.
If anything, the past two months have reinforced my view that the government is ill-equipped, ill-prepared and lacking in institutional capacity to negotiate complex deals with the EU and non-EU partners.
The composition of parliament and its take on Brexit leave Theresa May in somewhat of a bind. The government may therefore have little choice but to seek support from some of the 322 opposition MPs who on the whole favour the UK remaining in the EU or at the very least a “soft” version of Brexit.
So while I do not expect a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, I do see a possibility of the government toning down its rhetoric and potentially opting for a softer version of Brexit – a development which UK financial markets would welcome in my view.
At the very least, this election has further weakened the idea that nationalist parties in Europe are gaining the upper hand.
With the UK elections only seven days away, my core scenario is for Labour to win fewer seats than the Conservatives but to seek an informal, narrow-majority, coalition government with the SNP. This would likely reverse sterling’s rally. The second most likely scenario is a repeat Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, with either a much smaller majority – marginally sterling positive – or one which has to rely on support from smaller parties (e.g. DUP) on key parliamentary votes – neutral for sterling.
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Olivier Desbarres - UK Election Special – When Two Tribes Go To WarOlivier Desbarres
British voters will on Thursday 8th June vote on the composition of the 650-seat House of Commons – the third major popular vote in two years – after Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision back in April to trigger early general elections.
Theresa May’s motivations were arguably four-fold: (1) Win a popular rather than party mandate, (2) Capitalise on the massive lead in the polls the ruling Conservatives enjoyed over the opposition Labour Party and thus allow her to push through her own agenda, including a possibly softer form of Brexit, (3) Allow the government more time to secure a new EU trade deal, and (4) Strengthen the government’s stance in negotiations with the EU.
Objectives (1) and (3) will likely be met but objectives (2) and (4) may prove more elusive.
Opinion polls point to a trend-fall in popular support for the Conservatives to around 44% and sharp rise for Labour to 35%, with the gap between the two main parties halving to about 9pp from 20pp six weeks ago. Aggregate support for the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, SNP and Green Party is flat-lining around 18%.
However, there is still great discrepancy amongst polling agencies which in the past have misestimated true voting intentions. Moreover the UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system makes it difficult to translate share of votes into seats numbers. Whether the Conservatives significantly improve on their current 330 seats or fail to secure a parliamentary majority, as You Gov currently predicts, is a tough call.
Nevertheless, a number of important themes have emerged in recent months.
First, the slingshot campaign has exposed the frailty and flaws of the Conservative machine, including of its leader and manifesto, and reinforced my view, first set out in December, that the government is ill-equipped, ill-prepared and lacking in institutional capacity to negotiate complex deals with the EU and non-EU partners.
Second, it is a two-horse race between the ruling Conservatives and Labour, with the other parties on course to secure only a modest number of seats – a break with recent elections.
Finally, the political centre of gravity has shifted to the left, with in particular tax rates likely to rise regardless of which party wins next week’s election.
My core scenario is a hollow victory for the Conservatives: 360-370 seats with a low voter turnout. This would reduce the risk of opposition parties and rebel Conservative MPs torpedoing government legislation but would fall short of the landslide victory which Conservatives thought possible back in April.
Finally, a modest (or even significant) increase in the Conservative’s parliamentary majority is unlikely to materially improve the government’s hand when negotiating with the EU.
With the votes having been counted for 649 of the 650-seats in the House of Commons, the ruling Conservatives have 318 seats, a net loss of 12 seats. Labour, the main opposition party, won 261 (+32).
Even if the Conservatives win the 650th seat, they will at best be 7 seats short of an absolute majority and 5 seats short of a working majority – a hung parliament.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the Conservatives would form an informal alliance with the Northern Irish DUP which won 10 seats. The DUP would support the Conservatives in key votes, likely in exchange for some say on government policy.
Theresa May’s future seems secure for now but medium-term I would expect her position to come under close scrutiny and a party-leadership battle remains a distinct possibility.
Sterling has weakened about 1.5% post election, in line with my and market expectations. The Conservatives’ loss of seats raises serious questions about Theresa May’s leadership, her decision to trigger early elections and the risk of a party leadership battle to oust her.
Moreover, markets will likely remain concerned about the shelf-life of a Conservative-DUP alliance and its ability to push legislation through parliament.
However, I also see scope for Sterling’s downturn to fade and even reverse in due course. To be clear, a V-shaped Sterling recovery would likely remain elusive.
Two key questions pertain to the likelihood of this new Conservative-DUP formal alliance 1) securing an advantageous EU deal and 2) opting for a “hard” or “soft” version of Brexit.
If anything, the past two months have reinforced my view that the government is ill-equipped, ill-prepared and lacking in institutional capacity to negotiate complex deals with the EU and non-EU partners.
The composition of parliament and its take on Brexit leave Theresa May in somewhat of a bind. The government may therefore have little choice but to seek support from some of the 322 opposition MPs who on the whole favour the UK remaining in the EU or at the very least a “soft” version of Brexit.
So while I do not expect a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, I do see a possibility of the government toning down its rhetoric and potentially opting for a softer version of Brexit – a development which UK financial markets would welcome in my view.
At the very least, this election has further weakened the idea that nationalist parties in Europe are gaining the upper hand.
With the UK elections only seven days away, my core scenario is for Labour to win fewer seats than the Conservatives but to seek an informal, narrow-majority, coalition government with the SNP. This would likely reverse sterling’s rally. The second most likely scenario is a repeat Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, with either a much smaller majority – marginally sterling positive – or one which has to rely on support from smaller parties (e.g. DUP) on key parliamentary votes – neutral for sterling.
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These 16 dreams came to King Pasenadi on night during his sleep. But these dreams were strange dreams and it has troubled him because he does not know whether if those were sign of bad omen that would bring misfortune to him and his kingdom. However, when he approached the Buddha for an explanation, the Exalted Ones revealed one by one what those dream were meant to be. It would be good for us to know how those dreams, which happened about 2,600 years ago can relates to events that are happening around us today.
This presentation provides an introduction to quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in plant breeding. The presentation begins by explaining the type of quantitative traits. The process of QTL analysis, including the use of molecular genetic markers and statistical methods, is discussed. Practical examples demonstrating the power of MAS are provided, such as its use in improving crop traits in plant breeding programs. Overall, this presentation offers a comprehensive overview of these important genomics-based approaches that are transforming modern agriculture.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
These 16 dreams came to King Pasenadi on night during his sleep. But these dreams were strange dreams and it has troubled him because he does not know whether if those were sign of bad omen that would bring misfortune to him and his kingdom. However, when he approached the Buddha for an explanation, the Exalted Ones revealed one by one what those dream were meant to be. It would be good for us to know how those dreams, which happened about 2,600 years ago can relates to events that are happening around us today.
This presentation provides an introduction to quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in plant breeding. The presentation begins by explaining the type of quantitative traits. The process of QTL analysis, including the use of molecular genetic markers and statistical methods, is discussed. Practical examples demonstrating the power of MAS are provided, such as its use in improving crop traits in plant breeding programs. Overall, this presentation offers a comprehensive overview of these important genomics-based approaches that are transforming modern agriculture.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdf
Virtual Journalist
1. Virtual Journalist: A virtual system for news generation Andrea Cerone Hector Franco Penya Gerard Lynch Liliana Mamani Sanchez Computer Science Department Trinity College of Dublin
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3. LA POLITICA DOPO IL VOTO Berlusconi è il più votato Ballottaggi, accordo con Bossi Quasi tre milioni di preferenze nelle cinque circoscrizioni: il Cav ha aumentato di tremila voti. Soddisfatto per il successo delle tre candidate, Comi, Ronzulli, Matera. Bossi e il Cav sosterranno in prima persona i candidati al ballottaggio. Il filo diretto Arcore via dell'Umiltà è stato continuo. Man mano che il quadro elettorale si andava completando, tra preferenze per le Europee e risultati amministrativi, il presidente del consiglio ha telefonato più volte a Denis Verdini. Quasi tre milioni di preferenze nelle cinque circoscrizioni: Il Cav ha aumentato di tremila voti Soddisfatto per il successo delle tre candidate, Comi, Ronzulli, Matera. In serata cena con Bossi.Obiettivo: avere prima possibile il quadro aggiornato con tutti i risultati. Non solo. C'è anche da stabilire la strategia di comunicazione da usare in queste ore, cosa dire e cosa non dire. L'idea di Berlusconi è chiara dall'inizio: puntare su tutto ciò che di positivo è emerso in queste elezioni. I seggi presi, il gran numero di consensi ottenuto, le tre candidate da lui tanto volute e riuscite a passare. Insomma, superata la delusione iniziale per quel "4 davanti" non raggiunto, quel «oltre 40%» più volte annunciato dal Cavaliere negli ultimi mesi, Berlusconi punta a far emergere il bicchiere semi pieno. Passando quindi per la maggioranza, Pdl-Lega, che tiene; per il governo in carica «molto più forte rispetto a tanti altri»; per il crollo del Pd, evidente a tutti e su più fronti. Innazitutto il dato personale: due milioni e settecentomila preferenze. Il Cavaliere, «candidato di bandiera» in tutte e cinque le circoscrizioni, è stato il più votato su tutto il territorio nazionale. Poi c'è un secondo dato, per Berlusconi del tutto positivo. L'elezione delle tre candidate da lui sponsorizzate, le new entries a Strasburgo Laura Comi, Licia Ronzulli e Barbara Matera. Quest'ultima, nella circoscrizione Sud ha fatto un vero e proprio en plein dei consensi. Con oltre 120 mila preferenze diventa la regina delle preferenze, alle spalle del premier. La delusione del Cavaliere per il 40% non raggiunto è sicuramente mitigata dal crollo del Pd. Chi ha parlato con il premier racconta «una soddisfazione» per il dato definitivo. «Non ci dimentichiamo che abbiamo preso quattro seggi in più (29 in tutto) rispetto alle scorse europee». Per tutta la giornata Berlusconi è rimasto chiuso nella sua casa milanese. L'unica uscita l'ha fatta nel primo pomeriggio per raggiungere la villa di Lesmo, sede della futura Università della Libertà. Il premier pensa a come rafforzare il partito, scigliendo anche alcune faide interne (vedi caso Sicilia). I coordinatori d'ora in poi - ragionava Berlusconi con chi ha avuto modo di sentirlo - dovranno lavorare a tempo pieno, puntare a radicare il partito sul territorio meglio di quanto abbiano fatto sino ad ora. E, perché no, rinunciare ai doppi incarichi. In attesa dei dati definitivi del voto amministrativo che conferma il boom del Carroccio, sono proprio i leghisti, nella tradizionale cena del lunedì sera ad Arcore con Berlusconi e Bossi, a battere già cassa per il brillante risultato elettorale alle europee. «Chiederemo la guida di alcune regioni del Nord», è il biglietto da visita che esibisce Roberto Calderoli presentandosi in villa. E siamo solo all'inizio. Vai alla homepage Giancarla Rondinelli 09/06/2009 http://iltempo.ilsole24ore.com/politica/2009/06/09/1034279-berlusconi_votato.shtml Virtual Journalist: A virtual system for news generation
4. Virtual Journalist: A virtual system for news generation POLITICS AFTER THE VOTE Berlusconi is the most voted Ballot, according to Bossi Nearly three million of preferences in the five boroughs: The Cav has increased three thousand votes.Pleased with the success of the three candidates, Comi, Ronzulli, Matera. Bossi and Cav support in the first person to run candidates. The direct route Arcore dell'Umiltà was continuous. As the electoral framework was completing it, including preferences for the European and administrative performance, the chairman of the board has called several times to Denis Verdino. Nearly three million of preferences in the five boroughs: The Cav has increased three thousand votes Met for the success of the three candidates, Comi, Ronzulli, Matera. In the evening dinner with Bossi.Obiettivo: having the earliest possible date picture with all the results. Not only. There is also a determining the communication strategy to be used at this time, what to say and what not. The idea of Berlusconi is clear from the beginning: to focus on everything positive that has emerged in these elections.Seats taken, the large number of consents granted, the three candidates so much he wanted and managed to pass. So, after the initial disappointment that "front 4" not reached, that "40%" many times announced by the Knights in recent months, Berlusconi aims to bring out the glass half full. Turning then to the majority, Pdl-League, which takes, for the incumbent government "much stronger than many others", for the collapse of Pd, evident to all and on multiple fronts. First of all the personal information: two million seven hundred thousand and preferences. Il Cavaliere, "candidate flag" in all five boroughs, was the most votes throughout the country. Then there is a second figure for Berlusconi entirely positive. The election of the three candidates sponsored by him, the new entries in Strasbourg Laura Comi, Licia Ronzulli and Barbara Matera. The latter, in the South constituency has a real open consensus. With over 120 thousand preferences becomes the queen of preferences, behind the premier. The disappointment of Knight for 40% is not reached tempered by the collapse of Pd. Who has spoken to the premier told a "satisfaction" for the final figure. "We forget that we have four more seats (29 in all) than the European past." Throughout the day remained closed Berlusconi at his home in Milan. The only exit was made in the early afternoon to reach the villa Lesmo, home of the future of Liberty University. The premier thinks of how to strengthen the party, some feuds Scigliano (see case Sicily).The coordinators from now on - for reasons Berlusconi who was able to hear it - will have to work full time, seek to entrench the party in the territory better than we have done until now. And why not, give up the double posts. Pending the final data of the administrative vote confirming the boom Carroccio, it is the leghista, in the traditional dinner on Monday evening at Arcore with Berlusconi and Bossi, to fly to the cash already brilliant at European election results. "We will ask the leadership of some regions of the North ', is the business card that displays Roberto Calderoli presented in the villa. And we are only beginning. Go to homepage Giancarla Rondinelli 09/06/2009 Google translation
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