Google Ad Sense is a program run by Google that allows publishers to display automatic text, image, video or interactive ads targeted to their site's content and audience. Publishers can earn revenue from these ads shown on a per-click or per-impression basis. Google previously tested cost-per-action but discontinued it in 2008 in favor of a DoubleClick offering.
The document provides guidance on setting up an extensive reading program and library. It recommends starting with a small number of books and growing the library over time. Schools should aim to have 400-500 books to accommodate all student ability levels and interests. The library should be organized with a system to clearly identify book levels and track borrowing. Students should be encouraged to choose books they can read comfortably at their ability level to develop strong reading skills and enjoyment of reading.
The document discusses the importance of wearing sunscreen to protect skin from UV rays and reduce the risk of skin cancer. It notes that over 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, and that wearing sunscreen can cut the risk of skin cancer in half. It provides information on how sunscreen can help prevent wrinkles, ageing skin, brown spots, and discoloration while allowing one to live happier and healthier.
Google Picasa is a free photo organization and sharing program acquired by Google in 2004. It allows users to edit photos, organize them into albums, and share photos online through 1GB of free storage. Key features include automated collages, movie making, facial recognition tagging, and the ability to use the same image in multiple albums. Picasa provides basic photo editing tools and integrates with other Google services like Google+.
Google Ad Sense is a program run by Google that allows publishers to display automatic text, image, video or interactive ads targeted to their site's content and audience. Publishers can earn revenue from these ads shown on a per-click or per-impression basis. Google previously tested cost-per-action but discontinued it in 2008 in favor of a DoubleClick offering.
The document provides guidance on setting up an extensive reading program and library. It recommends starting with a small number of books and growing the library over time. Schools should aim to have 400-500 books to accommodate all student ability levels and interests. The library should be organized with a system to clearly identify book levels and track borrowing. Students should be encouraged to choose books they can read comfortably at their ability level to develop strong reading skills and enjoyment of reading.
The document discusses the importance of wearing sunscreen to protect skin from UV rays and reduce the risk of skin cancer. It notes that over 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, and that wearing sunscreen can cut the risk of skin cancer in half. It provides information on how sunscreen can help prevent wrinkles, ageing skin, brown spots, and discoloration while allowing one to live happier and healthier.
Google Picasa is a free photo organization and sharing program acquired by Google in 2004. It allows users to edit photos, organize them into albums, and share photos online through 1GB of free storage. Key features include automated collages, movie making, facial recognition tagging, and the ability to use the same image in multiple albums. Picasa provides basic photo editing tools and integrates with other Google services like Google+.
This document provides an overview of digital marketing strategies for sales agencies. It discusses the importance of adopting digital marketing and outlines a basic plan including setting goals, understanding buyers through personas, developing a strategy, creating content, and measuring results. The plan emphasizes using email marketing to drive online ordering. It shows how to map the customer journey from email list to orders placed to increase sales through optimization of open rates, click-through rates, and conversion rates.
Dokumen tersebut berisi soal-soal ujian IPA untuk SMP/MTs yang mencakup materi tentang tata letak, gerak, kesetimbangan, kalor, listrik, magnet, optik, kimia, dan biologi. Terdapat 30 soal pilihan ganda dengan 4 pilihan jawaban.
Este documento introduce conceptos básicos de estadística. Explica que la estadística es una ciencia que trabaja con datos para explicarlos y hacer predicciones. Se aplica en diversas áreas como economía, sociología, medicina y administración. Describe las etapas de un estudio estadístico, las variables y sus tipos, y ofrece ejemplos de cómo se podrían plantear problemas de investigación y analizar datos relacionados a la industria de conservas.
Lokesh Sahni has 23 years of experience working as an SR Manager at GAIL (Government of India). He has an electrical engineering degree from MSU and an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University. While he has learned a lot over his career about technological advancements in the gas industry, he believes there is still more to learn from younger colleagues. His advice to future engineers is to continue learning to become successful.
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Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
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Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
This document provides an overview of digital marketing strategies for sales agencies. It discusses the importance of adopting digital marketing and outlines a basic plan including setting goals, understanding buyers through personas, developing a strategy, creating content, and measuring results. The plan emphasizes using email marketing to drive online ordering. It shows how to map the customer journey from email list to orders placed to increase sales through optimization of open rates, click-through rates, and conversion rates.
Dokumen tersebut berisi soal-soal ujian IPA untuk SMP/MTs yang mencakup materi tentang tata letak, gerak, kesetimbangan, kalor, listrik, magnet, optik, kimia, dan biologi. Terdapat 30 soal pilihan ganda dengan 4 pilihan jawaban.
Este documento introduce conceptos básicos de estadística. Explica que la estadística es una ciencia que trabaja con datos para explicarlos y hacer predicciones. Se aplica en diversas áreas como economía, sociología, medicina y administración. Describe las etapas de un estudio estadístico, las variables y sus tipos, y ofrece ejemplos de cómo se podrían plantear problemas de investigación y analizar datos relacionados a la industria de conservas.
Lokesh Sahni has 23 years of experience working as an SR Manager at GAIL (Government of India). He has an electrical engineering degree from MSU and an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University. While he has learned a lot over his career about technological advancements in the gas industry, he believes there is still more to learn from younger colleagues. His advice to future engineers is to continue learning to become successful.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
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Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
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Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
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Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
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Best mobile smartphone on the market for facebook 2013
1. BEST MOBILE
SMARTPHONE ON THE
MARKET FOR
FACEBOOK 2013
A look at some of the best mobile smartphone on the market
for facebook 2013
Monday, 19 August, 13
2. When looking at the device’s specs on paper, they definitely stand out in your average crowd of devices. The One features a 4.7″ 1080p display with 468ppi, a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 2,300mAh non-removable battery, 4G LTE connectivity (where supported), an IR blaster for use as a remote, and comes
packed with the future standard of WiFi, 802.11ac. Each one of these specs is packed inside a single piece of aluminum casing that gives off a smooth and hardened feel when
handled. Possibly tied for the top spot with the One X, this is the nicest Android phone I have ever touched. It gives off just the right amount of weight, not so much to where you
would call it heavy, but the perfect amount to know the device is solid and well constructed.
The camera on the HTC One has been the source of many questions, given that it runs a single 4MP sensor. How could HTC put a lowly 4MP camera in their 2013 flagship against
Samsung’s 13MP monster? In short without getting all scientific (since I know little about real cameras), it actually works well for this device and in the right circumstances, it works
extremely well. When on a stroll through the park or inside the house, the One produces very good quality pictures, full of detail and crisp lines. You can tell that the Ultrapixel does
let in good amounts of light, but it never makes a photo turn out bad by any means. The one true downside I noticed with the One’s camera is that if you zoom in beyond 45% or
more, your picture will come out looking blurred and nasty. To sum up the camera, if you upload photos to Facebook and Instagram on a regular basis, it will treat you just fine.
Navigation on the HTC One is sort of funky and to be honest, I couldn’t even find the recent apps function until just a couple of days ago. You access features with different long
presses and double taps which is just crazy in my opinion. You long press the home button to access Google Now and you double tap home to bring up recent apps. And of course,
that huge HTC logo doesn’t do anything at all. I am all for OEMs differentiating themselves from the competition, but it would be nice to soon have a standard from Google that says
manufacturers must use on-screen buttons. That would be nice.
Monday, 19 August, 13
3. With your favorite Google Apps, an amazing Photo Sphere camera, cutting edge hardware, and access to your favorite entertainment on Google Play -
Nexus 4 puts the best of Google in the palm of your hand; all with no carrier commitment or contract.
Some handsets we look forward to with much anticipation – only to feel deflated when we actually use them. Others, we wait for with little expectation –
and they absolutely blow our socks off.
A stealth surprise. We'll lay our proverbial cards on the table here from the outset. The Nexus 4 is one of those rare devices.
Size wise, the Nexus 4 comes in at 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm – which means it is similar to its predecessor. But it is far more stunning to look at and hold.
The front is all glass in piano black. Extra tough too thanks to the Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Think iPhone 4S territory, but just a little nicer looking (we are
aware that is a matter of opinion, iFans!)
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4. Smaller
more
affordable
versions
of
flagship
smartphones
are
all
the
rage
and
now
it
looks
like
Telecom
have
scored
mini-‐me's
version
of
Samsung's
flagship
phone,
the
Galaxy
S4.
As
would
be
expected,
smaller
also
translates
into
less
features.
For
a
start
the
S4
Mini
display
in
shrunk
to
4.3"
and
S4's
quad-‐core
CPU
has
been
replaced
by
dual
core
silicon
instead.
This
said,
the
smaller
display
is
sLll
incredibly
vivid
and
the
mini
manages
to
hang
onto
a
lot
of
the
good
stuff
that
made
the
original
S4
such
a
success,
such
as
NFC,
Android
4.2.2
and
a
removable
baOery.
Another
added
benefit
of
its
smaller
size
is
its
sheer
pocket-‐ability.
Look
and
feel
The
Samsung
Galaxy
S4
Mini
is
almost
an
exact
(but
smaller)
clone
of
the
original
Galaxy
S4
that
seems
to
forgone
growth
hormones
back
at
the
factory.
From
its
plasLc
body,
thin
bezel
and
the
metal
band
on
its
sides,
the
mini
is
a
smaller
and
lighter
S4.
All
buOons
and
ports
are
located
in
the
same
spots
on
the
Minis
chassis
as
with
the
S4.
A
pushbuOon
Home
key
has
capaciLve
buOons
either
side.
Volume
buOons
and
the
on/off
buOon
plus
headphone
jack
are
all
in
the
same
place
as
the
bigger
S4.
Its
smaller
form
factor
also
translates
into
considerably
less
heY
and
bulk.
Weighing
in
at
a
mere
107g,
the
Mini
is
considerably
lighter
than
the
already
light
S4.
Its
smaller
form
factor
doesn't
translate
into
a
slimmer
waistline
and
at
8.94mm
thick,
the
mini
is
a
tad
chunkier
than
the
S4.
Monday, 19 August, 13