The document discusses the US military's efforts to increase its use of renewable energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. It provides background on the large scale of military operations and energy usage. It then outlines specific goals for different branches to increase production and usage of renewable energy and alternative fuels, such as the Navy aiming to power a strike group with biofuels by 2012 and the Air Force preparing to meet 50% of its domestic fuel needs with alternative blends by 2016. The document emphasizes that reducing dependence on imported oil is a national security priority for the military.
2009 12 08 Nuclear Power International Ed Kee Slides & NotesEdward Kee
Slides and notes on Economics of Nuclear Power, presented at the Nuclear Power International conference; contact me at edward.kee@nera.com for more information
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Presentation by P. Marc LaFrance on May 1, 2009 discussing the Department of Energy's Building Technologies Research and DOE's policy on green buildings and sustainability.
P. Marc LaFrance is the Technology Development Manager for the Building Technology Program at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the US Department of Energy.
2009 12 08 Nuclear Power International Ed Kee Slides & NotesEdward Kee
Slides and notes on Economics of Nuclear Power, presented at the Nuclear Power International conference; contact me at edward.kee@nera.com for more information
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Presentation by P. Marc LaFrance on May 1, 2009 discussing the Department of Energy's Building Technologies Research and DOE's policy on green buildings and sustainability.
P. Marc LaFrance is the Technology Development Manager for the Building Technology Program at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the US Department of Energy.
presentation by Colette Lewiner, Global Leader Energy, Utilities & Chemicals Practice, Capgemini, held at the Smart Grids Conference Paris, France, May 24-26, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts for the proposed action of providing Federal funding for the proposed Texas Clean Energy Project near Odessa, Texas.
A presentation on the development of geothermal energy use in the Philippines. Presented as part of the Ring of Fire programme jointly implemented by EDC and WWF Philippines
Solar Power Generation in the US: Too expensive, or a bargain - Perez, Zweibe...Silicon Energy
For decades the solar industry has struggled to legitimize itself in the eyes of solar energy skeptics. First overcoming the myths that solar does not work and lately that solar energy cannot be effectively integrated into the utility grid. However, in spite of solid research and industry experience, the final, seemingly unassailable solar argument proffered by solar energy skeptics is that solar energy is not "economically viable."
"Economically viable" solar power generation is a real stretch for solar energy skeptics because the cost of unsubsidized solar appears to be much higher than the cost of conventional generation. In response , solar advocates over the years in great frustration default to the well-worn arguments of "externalities," "its the right thing to do," "global warming," and "do it for our kids." All quite valid, but unfortunately these arguments tend to fall on the deaf ears of these reasonably-motivated-economic skeptics. The most recent attempt to appease these skeptics is the promise of "grid parity," which unfortunately without the full valuation of the benefits of solar energy (and negative valuations of conventional generation) plays right into the solar skeptics economic argument and drives the industry to make manufacturing, installation, and business decisions that are not sustainable economically or environmentally.
Recently, a study was released on the state of New York that that suggests that solar electric installations provide between $0.15 to $0.40 cents of value per kWh to ratepayers and taxpayers. These results provide a valid response to the skeptics, economic justification for solar incentives, and policy tools to increase the rate of solar implementation. In short, there is no need for the solar industry to race to the bottom as long as steady, intelligent, long-term, sustainable energy policy guides us. Solar advocates and solar skeptics can all live under one roof…, a solar roof.
Silicon Energy is dedicated to quality, durability, safety, responsible business practices, and local manufacturing. See the difference.
presentation by Colette Lewiner, Global Leader Energy, Utilities & Chemicals Practice, Capgemini, held at the Smart Grids Conference Paris, France, May 24-26, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the potential environmental impacts for the proposed action of providing Federal funding for the proposed Texas Clean Energy Project near Odessa, Texas.
A presentation on the development of geothermal energy use in the Philippines. Presented as part of the Ring of Fire programme jointly implemented by EDC and WWF Philippines
Solar Power Generation in the US: Too expensive, or a bargain - Perez, Zweibe...Silicon Energy
For decades the solar industry has struggled to legitimize itself in the eyes of solar energy skeptics. First overcoming the myths that solar does not work and lately that solar energy cannot be effectively integrated into the utility grid. However, in spite of solid research and industry experience, the final, seemingly unassailable solar argument proffered by solar energy skeptics is that solar energy is not "economically viable."
"Economically viable" solar power generation is a real stretch for solar energy skeptics because the cost of unsubsidized solar appears to be much higher than the cost of conventional generation. In response , solar advocates over the years in great frustration default to the well-worn arguments of "externalities," "its the right thing to do," "global warming," and "do it for our kids." All quite valid, but unfortunately these arguments tend to fall on the deaf ears of these reasonably-motivated-economic skeptics. The most recent attempt to appease these skeptics is the promise of "grid parity," which unfortunately without the full valuation of the benefits of solar energy (and negative valuations of conventional generation) plays right into the solar skeptics economic argument and drives the industry to make manufacturing, installation, and business decisions that are not sustainable economically or environmentally.
Recently, a study was released on the state of New York that that suggests that solar electric installations provide between $0.15 to $0.40 cents of value per kWh to ratepayers and taxpayers. These results provide a valid response to the skeptics, economic justification for solar incentives, and policy tools to increase the rate of solar implementation. In short, there is no need for the solar industry to race to the bottom as long as steady, intelligent, long-term, sustainable energy policy guides us. Solar advocates and solar skeptics can all live under one roof…, a solar roof.
Silicon Energy is dedicated to quality, durability, safety, responsible business practices, and local manufacturing. See the difference.
Le développement des technologies d’information et de communication, notamment les médias sociaux, ont considérablement fait évoluer le rôle du touriste, le propulsant au rang d’acteur en marketing et voire même de prestataire, dans l’offre touristique elle-même. Ce glissement progressif a fait émerger de nouveaux modèles d’affaires, dont l’économie collaborative, qui sont en train de bouleverser les modèles préalablement établis.
Airbnb, la plateforme communautaire de location de maisons/appartements/chambres, est l’exemple le plus parlant dans le secteur du tourisme. Son ascension fulgurante a ébranlé le secteur de l’hôtellerie traditionnelle. En effet, le nombre d’objets disponibles augmente d’année en année (passant de 1.5 millions en 2015 à 2.3 millions en 2016), presque tout autant que son nombre de détracteurs qui l’accusent de gruger les parts de marché de l’hôtellerie et de ne pas se soumettre aux réglementations nationales.
Dans ce contexte, l’Observatoire Valaisan du Tourisme (OVT) s’est intéressé cette année encore à la place qu’occupe Airbnb sur le marché suisse. Dans cette étude, l’OVT dresse un état des lieux de l’offre disponible sur la plateforme et la compare avec celles de l’hôtellerie et de la parahôtellerie dans les différents cantons et les différentes destinations du Valais.
Durch die Entwicklung der neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT), vor allem durch die sozialen Medien, gelangen die Touristen heute ins Zentrum aller Marketingaktivitäten und werden zunehmend selber Akteure des touristischen Angebots. Zwei Entwicklungen stehen dabei seit einiger Zeit im Zentrum der Diskussion: Die starke Entwicklung im Bereich der Sharing Economy und neue digitale und personalisierte Marketingansätze im Tourismus, welche die Geschäftsmodelle im Tourismus immer stärker verändern.
Airbnb, die gemeinschaftliche Vermietungsplattform für Häuser/Appartements/Zimmer spricht dabei im Tourismussektor am deutlichsten für diese Entwicklungen. Der rasende Aufstieg von Airbnb bewegt die traditionellen Akteure der Hotellerie immer stärker. Tatsächlich steigt die Anzahl der verfügbaren Objekte von Jahr zu Jahr (von 1.5 Millionen 2015 zu bereits 2.3 Millionen im Jahr 2016) genauso stark an wie die Anzahl der Kritiker. Airbnb wird dabei für sinkende Marktanteile der Hotellerie verantwortlich gemacht und beschuldigt, sich nicht den regionalen und nationalen Bestimmungen unterzuordnen.
Das Walliser Tourismus Observatorium (WTO) hat sich in diesem Zusammenhang für den Stellenwert von Airbnb auf dem Schweizer Markt interessiert. Das WTO macht in dieser Studie eine Bestandsaufnahme des auf der Plattform verfügbaren Angebots und vergleicht die publizierten Angebote mit denjenigen der Hotellerie und der Parahotellerie in den verschiedenen Kantonen und den unterschiedlichen Walliser Destinationen.
Apresentação de imagens que representam a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos. Alunos do Prof. Jarbas Barato. Turma: 3BCSNJO (Biaphra Galeno, Débora Porto, Jorge Fernando, Larissa Chaves, Larissa Vasconcelos, Mônica Alonso e Vânia Aguiar)
The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that Department of Defense (DoD) clean energy investments increased 300 percent between 2006 and 2009, from $400 million to $1.2 billion. Projections for 2030 are set to eclipse $10 billion annually, with an overall target of obtaining 25 percent of the DoD's energy from renewable sources by 2025.
The presenters of this webinar, both retired U.S. military officers now active in solar energy, are uniquely qualified to provide insights into the DOD's strategic vision for solar energy and its tactical implementation of that vision.
LEAST-COST-&-RISK LIFECYCLE DELIVERED ENERGY SERVICESMichael P Totten
147-slide deck used in seminar at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Nov. 12, 2014, Energy Training Workshop. Whereas the IDB has skewed investment and financial support to South and Central American and Caribbean nations into large-scale hydrodams, and large-scale fossil fuel projects (power plants, pipelines), this presentation focuses on the superior least-cost-and-risk strategy based on end-use efficiency gains, onsite and distributed microgrids, powered with solar and wind power.
Aging Power Infrastucture in the US: Towards a Solutionpacificcresttrans
According to the United States Energy Department. the demand for electricity in the US is growing at the rate of about 1% a year, with the pace likely to increase over the next few years. Other estimates put the increase at 6% or more per year, thanks to the population growth rate and the burgeoning numbers of electric/electronic devices now considered essential to people's lifestyles.
Dr. Ben Luce's NH Wind Watch Presentation- January 18, 2013Kate Blair
Dr. Ben Luce presented to the NH Lakes Region community about the detrimental impacts of several wind power projects that are proposed for the region. He details the facts behind wind power, where it's most effective, and alternatives to wind power for optimal green energy production in the NH region.
The first quarter of 2009 has ushered in a new era for the alternate energy market in the US. This has resulted in a visible increase in interest on alternate energy technologies. Most would think the attention to alternate energy has come just in time, especially with the rise in fossil fuel prices, stringent environmental regulations, and significant changes in preferences among consumers.
Includes PEV best practices from various cities and states from Canada, the US and California. Also includes the results of the PEV readiness survey given to regional municipal staff.
The San Joaquin Valley PEV readiness assessment is designed to enhance local PEV planning efforts by evaluating the current state of PEV readiness and identifying potential areas of improvement as well as tangible best practices developed throughout the San Joaquin Valley, California and abroad.
Includes PEV best practices from various cities and states from Canada, the US and California. Also includes the results of the PEV readiness survey given to regional municipal staff.
Matthew Porrecca, Associate Principal, BNIM Architecture
Revitalizing Communities By Design
Regenerative design and development could be incredibly simple. It merely requires taking time in a place to uncover stories, discover patterns, find essence, and then add value in any way that improves the capacity of a place to be whole, vital and evolving. Together with our clients and collaborators, we are taking steps to maximize social health, invigorate a sustainable economy and restore natural systems. This workshop explores essential questions that hold the keys to a broad-based shift toward regenerative practice. We’ll share our observations, process, projects, and metrics while drawing participants into a rich dialog of discovery.
Howard Blackson - Placemakers, LLC
In the 20th century, we have spent a lot of money and resources to build cultural wastelands that adversely affects our quality-of-life. With the demise of redevelopment in California, in conjunction with the demonization of Smart Growth, the future relevancy of these places rests upon our ability repurpose these miles and miles of regrettable and devalued strip centers, office parks, and housing tracks. Unfortunately, most citizens oppose any new development due to its potential conflict with their existing community character. Applying an urban design technique that purposely codes for a specific community character, this presentation will outline 21st century urban design tools to build towards walkable, mixed-use neighborhood centers.
With 20 plus years of professional urban design experience, Howard is the Director of Planning for PlaceMakers, LLC, a new economy company of seven (7) principals located across the United States and Canada. Howard has designed and managed a variety of projects both internationally and in the United States having worked in Asia, Europe and North America. He holds a Master degree in Urban Design from the University of Westminster, London, and a Bachelor degree in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin. Howard is an Accredited Member of the Congress for the New Urbanism and is a member of the U.S. General Services Administration Design Excellence Peer Review Committee. He is an adjunct lecturer at San Diego’s NewSchool of Architecture and Design and on the faculty of University of California San Diego Urban Studies Program.
Kaid Benfield, Dir. Sustainable Communities - NRDC
Kaid will discuss the opportunities and advantages of creating a sustainable energy future.We once thought of cities as the antithesis of sustainability - but we now know that cities can be the solution to, not the cause of, our environmental threats. To take advantage of the opportunities before us in an increasingly urban society, we must be thoughtful, shaping our metropolitan regions to reduce our environmental footprint while creating beautiful, green, inclusive neighborhoods within them. As people concerned about the health and future of the planet, we must approach this task with energy and humility, paying every bit as much attention to nurturing great people habit as we do to conserving the habitats of other species.
Michelle Kaufmann will talk about a quest for simplicity as a core component to a mission of making thoughtful, sustainable design accessible.
She will talk about her work in prefabrication, design-build, green homes and sustainable communities. Rethinking not only what we make and how we make it, but also redesigning the design process itself is key to the future of architecture and sustainability. Innovations in this category are abundant and exciting, and with strategic focus can help us all to have more quality, less clutter and simpler lives.
The upcoming 2013 Title-24 Building Efficiency Standards were approved by the California Energy Commission on May 9, 2012. The new Title-24 energy code incorporates significant changes that will affect architects, builders, contractors, energy consultants, and solar PV installers. This class will review the upcoming changes to the energy code and the impact on building design along with compliance strategies that will allow you to comply with the new, stricter energy code cost effectively.
Mark Madison is a Certified Energy Plans Examiner, Certified Energy Analyst, HERS rater, and serves on the board of directors of the California Association of Building Energy Analysts (CABEC).
We will discuss some strategies for incorporating water harvesting into sustainable landscaping, using example projects to illustrate our points. We will focus on residential systems for outdoor usage but will also touch on commercial applications and non-potable indoor use.
Many building owners have the desire to upgrade their commercial
properties, but in the current state of the economy they are at a loss as to how to financial such upgrades. The presentation will also review current trends in rebates, public sector financing and private sector financing that make such upgrades possible.
Target Audience:
I think the target audience for this presentation will be building industry
professionals, developers, building owners, property managers and
commercial real estate brokers, as well as educators from real estate
development programs such as San Diego State’s.
How the people of a small town on the cross road to the silk road in Persia used micro-climate and their local materials to create energy-efficient buildings.
- Assess how they have used sun, wind and water
- Passive solar design
- Landscape and thermal mass to transform a harsh natural environment into comfortable spaces
- Evaluate innovative uses of local material in their buildings
- Santa Fe architecture and similarities to Persian architecture
- Observe the use of these techniques in modern architecture
Storm windows, insulating shades, sash replacements, awnings - The good news is that we have so many ways to improve the performance of our windows. The bad news is...there are so many ways to improve the performance of our windows! How in the world can we objectively compare them on price, thermal performance, ease of installation, ease of use, solar control, privacy, and durability?
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and BuildingGreen are working on simple and easy-to-use resources for selecting window retrofit options. With input on climate, existing window attributes, and performance priorities, anyone can cut through the difficulties of deciding how to improve the overall performance of existing windows.
Using resources from www.windowattachments.org, webinar participants will work through window attachment selection scenarios with the instructor and learn how to use these resources with their clients and on their own projects.
The new 2008 Title-24 Building Efficiency Standards became effective January 1, 2010. One of the most sweeping changes involve residential indoor and outdoor lighting requirements, particularly kitchen lighting and the new adoption of ASHRAE 62.2 indoor air quality code.
Kitchen Lighting, Title-24
New restrictions, control requirements, high efficacy fixture requirements and incandescent allowances, and interior lighting worksheets will add an additional layer of complexity to residential lighting design. This class will bring you up to speed on the new changes and address the underlying principles, calculation methods, strategies to assist you in complying with the new code changes and take you step by step thru the new CF-6R-LTG-1 lighting certificate of installation which must be filled out before the final certificate of occupancy will be issued.
Kitchen Lighting, Title-24
You will also understand which fixtures will comply as high efficacy (not all LED fixtures are certified as high efficacy), the lighting control requirements for each room type and the new fixture and control requirements for residential outdoor lighting.
Title-24, Title-24
California has now adopted the requirements of ASHRAE 62.2-2007 which means that starting January 1, 2010, all low-rise residential buildings are required to install whole house mechanical ventilation and satisfy other requirements to achieve acceptable indoor air quality. Openable windows will no longer be an acceptable method for satisfying outdoor air requirements. This will involve calculations for determining the minimum ventilation cfm and designing a system to provide the necessary airflow with proper controls. You will learn the proper method for determining ventilation airflow, strategies for designing a cost effective ventilation system, and how to fill out the new ventilation Certificate of Installation.
Kitchen Lighting, Title-24
Learn from one of the leading experts in California’s Title-24 Building Efficiency Standards (Title-24), Mark Madison, a state certified Energy Plans Examiner and Certified Energy Analyst, HERS rater, Greenpoint rater with over 25 years experience with building energy code compliance analysis, enforcement and training.
Learn why sustainable real estate has become such a popular choice for individual and institutional investors. See what's driving the market and learn how you can leverage this opportunity in your business.
This beginning level seminar is designed for non-residential building owners/managers/consultants and real estate professionals who want to track and understand their building’s energy usage using a free online tool called ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Learn how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) benchmarking tool can guide investment priorities, identify under-performing buildings, verify energy-efficiency improvements, and how buildings can receive EPA recognition for superior energy performance. Portfolio Manager can also be used to comply with the California State law that requires disclosure of a building’s energy benchmarking score at the time of sale, lease, or refinancing.
Alice Liddell is a Senior Associate with ICF International. Ms. Liddell has twelve years of experience in energy efficiency as well as energy and environmental policy. Ms. Liddell provides support to utilities throughout the west for many EPA ENERGY STAR® programs, including lighting, commercial food service, consumer electronics, and the commercial and industrial building sector programs. In addition, Alice provides training for EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
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Sustainability Program Manager
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Col. Dan Nolan
US Army, Retired
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command SW
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US Army, Retired
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than
160
countries – 593
installa.ons
&
5,579
sites
• US
single
largest
energy
user – If
DoD
were
a
state,
we’d
be
as
large
as
…
– ~0.9%
of
U.S.
energy
– ~80%
of
federal
energy
Even
though
only
1
%
of
total
U.S.
use,
DoD
Pennsylvania
will
have
the
largest
impact
on
Federal
28.7M acres
energy
reduc4on
efforts
–
DoD
is
the
Gorilla
in
the
room
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16. DoD
Opera.onal
and
Facility
Energy
In
FY2010
DOD
spent
over
$3.95
billion
on
facility
energy
-‐-‐
26%
of
Defense-‐
wide
expenditure
for
energy:
$15.2
billion
*1
BBTU
=
293.07
MW-‐hrs
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18. U.S. Navy Goals for
Alternative/Renewables
• The Dept of the Navy is the second largest fuel user in the
DoD, consuming about 4,200,000 gals/day. (About 75% of
all fuel products are transported by sea, much of it passing
through vulnerable points protected by U.S. naval forces.)
• By 2012, create a "Green Strike Group" composed of
nuclear vessels and ships powered by biofuels;
• By 2015, reduce petroleum use in the 50,000 commercial
ground vehicle fleet by 50 % by phasing in hybrid fuel and
electric vehicles;
• Produce at least half the shore-based energy requirements
from renewable sources, such as solar, wind and ocean
generated by the base; and by 2020, ensuring at least 40
percent of the Navy's total energy consumption comes
from alternative sources.
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20. USAF Goals for Alternative/
Renewables
• 84% of Air Force energy use is aviation fuel – 2.5 Billion gal/
year.
• Increase non-petroleum-based fuel use by 10% per year in the
motor vehicle fleet
• By 2016, be prepared to cost competitively acquire 50% of the
Air Force’s domestic aviation fuel requirement via an
alternative fuel blend in which the alternative component is
derived from domestic sources produced in a manner that is
greener than fuels produced from conventional petroleum
– Test and certify all aircraft and systems against 50/50 alternative fuel
blend by 2011
– Increase the number of flexible fuel systems
– Identify/develop privately financed/operated energy production on
Air Bases
• Increase facility renewable energy at annual targets, 5% by
FY2010, 7.5% by FY2013, 25% by FY2025—50% of increase
must come from new renewable sources
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22. DESC
Iraq
Support
(JP8)
-‐
Apr
06
Dahuk
200K/day Tigris R. Dahuk Bashur
Mosul Arbil
Q-‐WEST
2
Ninawa Kirkuk
Dayr
az
Zawr MOSUL At
Tamim
As
Sulaymaniyah
IRAN
Salah
ad
Din
Euphrates R.
5
12
Samarra Anaconda
Al
Qaim
SYRIA Diyala
Al
ASAD Ar
Ramadi Baqubah
Baghdad
1
Ar
Rutbah
Fallujah
Wasit
H3 Babil
H4
Al
Taquddem Al
Hillah
Karbala
Al
Anbar Karbala Al
Kut Dezful
JORDAN Al
Kufa MINA
ABDULLAH
TRUCK
FILL
Al
Amarah
STAND
200K/day An
Najaf
Al
Qadisiyah
As
Samawah Dhi
Qar
Maysan
6
890K/day
Ahvaz
22
Ad
Diwaniyah
An
Nasiriyah
Tallil Al
Basrah
Ar’ar CEDAR
II
1
An
Najaf Az
Zubayr
SAUDI
ARABIA
9
Safwan
BUEHRING
ALI
AL
SALEM
Rapa KUWAIT
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24. Tough Terrain
Primitive Equipment
Red
Star
Air
BP
Turkmenbashi
and
APock
Refinery
Manas
Baku
Refineries Uz
be Kyrgyzstan
kis 110,000
day
–
BAF
tan
115,000
day
-‐
BAF Turkmenistan
Tajikistan Caltex
Turkmenbashi Karshi-‐Khanabad
Ashgabat PARCO
Refinery
Islamabad
95,000
day
–
BAF
Hairaton
Afghanistan Bagram Shell
Kabul PARCO
Refinery
95,000
day
–
BAF
Multan
Air
BP
Kandahar NRL
Refinery
Pakistan
• Five Suppliers Shamsi 50,000
day
–
KAF
• Contract Quantities
• BAF – 425,000 World
Fuels
Keamari
• KAF – 155,000
Terminal
• Total Storage 10.8 Mil Gals
PSO
Refinery
• Strategic Storage at Kabul Karachi
• CJTF Road Clearing Plan
105,000
day
-‐
KAF 24
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