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This document summarizes key facts about the global water crisis: - Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. - Developing countries often dump untreated industrial waste into water sources, polluting drinking water. - Lack of access to clean water and sanitation causes more deaths annually than from wars. - While clean water costs just $2/person/year, a small number of corporations have made water a $400 billion industry.
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The document summarizes key facts about the global water crisis:
- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is essential for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Water scarcity disproportionately impacts developing nations, where 70% of industrial waste is dumped untreated into water supplies.
- Polluted water and lack of sanitation cause more deaths globally than war through water-borne diseases.
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- The document discusses various statistics related to access to clean water worldwide such as over 1 billion people lacking access to safe drinking water and millions of deaths caused by water-borne diseases each year. It also discusses human rights organizations working to establish clean water access as a basic human right and provides actions individuals can take to support clean water initiatives.
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Over 750 million people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water, including 358 million Africans. In Kenya specifically, 17.3 million people, or 37.7% of the population, lack clean drinking water according to the Ministry of Health. Providing universal access to clean water was a goal of the UN's Millennium Development Goals by 2015, but this target was not met due to challenges of contamination during transport and storage as well as low sanitation levels. Private organizations like P&G have partnered with governments and NGOs to increase access, such as donating water purification sachets in Nairobi slums, but more efforts are still needed from all sectors to combat this crisis that claims
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Over 660 million people lack access to safe drinking water, resulting in over 840,000 deaths annually, especially among children. The water crisis disproportionately impacts developing nations and is considered the top global risk. Silent Crowd Drops aims to address this crisis by supplying water filters to communities in need, having already provided clean water access to 40,000 individuals across 15 countries. Their educational Drops program teaches students about the global water crisis and empowers them to fundraise and donate filters to impactful organizations to make a difference.
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The document discusses issues around access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. Some key points:
- One in ten people globally lack access to safe water, and 2,000 children die daily from water-related diseases. Many developing nations use far less water per day than Americans.
- Over 2.5 billion people lack access to a toilet, and poor sanitation deprives women of privacy and safety. Diarrhea is a major killer of children under five worldwide.
- Proper hygiene like handwashing can significantly reduce disease incidence. Combined water, sanitation and hygiene interventions can reduce diarrhea deaths by 65% on average.
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This document provides an overview of the global water crisis. It notes that while water was once viewed as infinite, in reality only 3% of the world's water is fresh. With rising populations, demand for water is increasing for uses like sanitation. The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased water usage. Statistics show that millions of people globally lack access to clean water and proper sanitation. If water usage is not reduced, there may be no water left by 2040. Individual action is needed in addition to collective solutions to balance water needs with rising populations.
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The document summarizes key facts about the global water crisis:
- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is essential for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Water scarcity disproportionately impacts developing nations, where 70% of industrial waste is dumped untreated into water supplies.
- Polluted water and lack of sanitation cause more deaths globally than war through water-borne diseases.
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- The document discusses various statistics related to access to clean water worldwide such as over 1 billion people lacking access to safe drinking water and millions of deaths caused by water-borne diseases each year. It also discusses human rights organizations working to establish clean water access as a basic human right and provides actions individuals can take to support clean water initiatives.
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Over 750 million people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water, including 358 million Africans. In Kenya specifically, 17.3 million people, or 37.7% of the population, lack clean drinking water according to the Ministry of Health. Providing universal access to clean water was a goal of the UN's Millennium Development Goals by 2015, but this target was not met due to challenges of contamination during transport and storage as well as low sanitation levels. Private organizations like P&G have partnered with governments and NGOs to increase access, such as donating water purification sachets in Nairobi slums, but more efforts are still needed from all sectors to combat this crisis that claims
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The document discusses issues around access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. Some key points:
- One in ten people globally lack access to safe water, and 2,000 children die daily from water-related diseases. Many developing nations use far less water per day than Americans.
- Over 2.5 billion people lack access to a toilet, and poor sanitation deprives women of privacy and safety. Diarrhea is a major killer of children under five worldwide.
- Proper hygiene like handwashing can significantly reduce disease incidence. Combined water, sanitation and hygiene interventions can reduce diarrhea deaths by 65% on average.
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2. Recycling water currently in use through treated wastewater for non-potable and potable reuse, which provides immediate benefits but has high initial costs and health concerns.
3. Conserving existing water supplies through reduced usage, which provides savings, environmental benefits, and is immediately implementable, but does not directly increase supply.
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- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is essential for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Water scarcity claims more lives through water-borne disease than war claims through violence.
- While the minimum daily need is estimated at 20-50 liters per person, 1.1 billion people do not have this access. Providing even 10 liters per day costs just $2 per person annually.
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This document discusses water access and quality around the world through several facts and statistics:
- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is essential for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Developing countries often dump untreated industrial waste into water sources, polluting drinking water for many.
- Lack of access to clean water and sanitation causes more deaths globally than war through water-borne diseases.
- Several organizations are working to establish clean water access as a basic human right and encourage individual actions people can take to help address the global water crisis.
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The document summarizes key facts about the global water crisis:
- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is essential for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Water scarcity claims more lives through water-borne disease than war claims through violence.
- While the minimum daily need is estimated at 20-50 liters per person, 1.1 billion people do not have this access. Providing even 10 liters per day costs just $2 per person annually.
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This document discusses water access and quality around the world through several facts and statistics:
- Over 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Access to water is critical for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
- Developing countries often dump untreated industrial waste into water sources, polluting drinking water for many.
- Lack of access to clean water and sanitation causes more deaths globally than war through water-borne diseases.
- While access to safe water costs just a few dollars per person annually, a small number of corporations have made water a $400 billion industry worldwide.
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In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
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Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Mind map of terminologies used in context of Generative AI
Mind map of common terms used in context of Generative AI.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!
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GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...
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.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAU
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
“Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” a Presentation...
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For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software Fuzzing
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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.
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National Security Agency - NSA mobile device best practices
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
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みなさんこんにちはこれ何文字まで入るの？40文字以下不可とか本当に意味わからないけどこれ限界文字数書いてないからマジでやばい文字数いけるんじゃないの？えこ...
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
Mind map of terminologies used in context of Generative AI
Mind map of terminologies used in context of Generative AI
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!
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HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAU
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAU
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Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdf
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdf
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Flow - Attempt 2
- 1. FLOW A film about how a handful of corporations stole our water
- 2. What is Amnesty International? -Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. -The Edina High School chapter of Amnesty International seeks to: -help develop a more worldly perspective in Edina students and -spread awareness about worldwide human rights violations -Through campaigning and international solidarity, Amnesty International inspires people worldwide so we can all work to improve human rights.
- 3. Water Facts The UN suggests that each person needs 20-50 liters of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning -World Water Assessment Programme More than one in six people worldwide - 894 million - don't have access to this amount of safe freshwater -WHO, UNICEF, and JMP
- 4. More Facts Of the 6 billion people on earth, 1.1 billion do not have access to safe, clean drinking water. -Charitywater.org The cost per person per year for having 10 liters of safe drinking water every day is just $2 USD -Ashok Gadgil
- 5. Water is a $400 billion dollar global industry; the third largest behind electricity and oil -CBS News, FLOW. In developing countries, 70 percent of industrial wastes are dumped untreated into waters where they pollute the usable water supply. -WWAP The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns -Water.org
- 6. Cost Comparison 1.27$ per Gallon .13$ per Gallon .0015$ per Gallon
- 7. ARTICLE 31 “Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water, adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family, and no one shall be deprived of such access or quality of water due to individual economic circumstance” www.article31.org
- 8. What you Can Do -Sign the petition for adding the right to clean and accessible water to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -Stop buying bottled water, when possible -Dispose of Pharmaceuticals Properly -Contact your local representative and let them know how you feel
- 9. Thank You