What’s new with Windows Azure / Karl Ots @ AppTalk TampereKarl Ots
Cloud computing patterns allow organizations to leverage cloud infrastructure in new ways. One such pattern is reserving instances over 500 miles away to ensure resources are available in different geographic regions. Reserved instances provide discounts for reserving instances long-term.
The document proposes two solutions for secure internet banking authentication - one based on short-time passwords using smart cards and symmetric cryptography, and the other based on digital certificates. It discusses attacks on authentication like offline credential stealing and online channel breaking. The short-time password solution involves the user copying a response from their smart card to a bank login form. The certificate-based solution establishes an SSL/TLS channel without client authentication initially, then uses the user's certificates once their smart card is available in the browser. Both solutions offer high security against common attacks, and the certificate solution is attractive for the future with changing legislation and widespread e-IDs.
The document discusses key aspects of a social stream that is at the core of social networks. A social stream allows members to broadcast information, update information from friends, connect and react to friends, and find old and new friends. It must have features to allow people to post, comment, share, and find suggestions. Posts can be thoughts, links, videos, pictures, or blogs to share with others. Comments are conversations that allow the social network to stick, but comments must be designed carefully to allow for formatting, replies at different levels, and fitting identities. Sharing is the ultimate power of social media as it allows information to spread virally in a geometric series.
PLC :
The memory unit of a PLC is the registry where the programs are stored. The fundamental unit of memory is the word. Words are made up of bits. A bit is a single piece of data. It contains information on only two states (ON/OFF or YES/NO). Longer words contain more information within. Programs are combination of words that produce control logic.
To operate the PLC system there is a need for it to access the data to be processed and instructions, that is, the program, which informs it how the data is to be processed. Both are stored in the PLC memory for access during processing.
Retirement Plans: 10 Things You Should KnowRudy Trebels
This document provides a summary of 10 key things to know about retirement plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs. It notes that retirement plans are protected from creditors up to $1 million, nearly half of workers cash out 401(k)s when changing jobs, and you can withdraw from 401(k)s after age 55 without penalty if retiring, though income taxes still apply. It also discusses Roth 401(k)s, continuing retirement contributions post-retirement, rollover options, Americans' expectations for retirement, and recommended websites for retirement planning information.
St.George's Acquisition by Westpac AnalysisTai Tran
HotK team's Analysis on the St.George Acquisition by Westpac. The time in the presentation was set at April 2008. The information is our view and does not necessarily reflect what would have happened after April 2008.
What’s new with Windows Azure / Karl Ots @ AppTalk TampereKarl Ots
Cloud computing patterns allow organizations to leverage cloud infrastructure in new ways. One such pattern is reserving instances over 500 miles away to ensure resources are available in different geographic regions. Reserved instances provide discounts for reserving instances long-term.
The document proposes two solutions for secure internet banking authentication - one based on short-time passwords using smart cards and symmetric cryptography, and the other based on digital certificates. It discusses attacks on authentication like offline credential stealing and online channel breaking. The short-time password solution involves the user copying a response from their smart card to a bank login form. The certificate-based solution establishes an SSL/TLS channel without client authentication initially, then uses the user's certificates once their smart card is available in the browser. Both solutions offer high security against common attacks, and the certificate solution is attractive for the future with changing legislation and widespread e-IDs.
The document discusses key aspects of a social stream that is at the core of social networks. A social stream allows members to broadcast information, update information from friends, connect and react to friends, and find old and new friends. It must have features to allow people to post, comment, share, and find suggestions. Posts can be thoughts, links, videos, pictures, or blogs to share with others. Comments are conversations that allow the social network to stick, but comments must be designed carefully to allow for formatting, replies at different levels, and fitting identities. Sharing is the ultimate power of social media as it allows information to spread virally in a geometric series.
PLC :
The memory unit of a PLC is the registry where the programs are stored. The fundamental unit of memory is the word. Words are made up of bits. A bit is a single piece of data. It contains information on only two states (ON/OFF or YES/NO). Longer words contain more information within. Programs are combination of words that produce control logic.
To operate the PLC system there is a need for it to access the data to be processed and instructions, that is, the program, which informs it how the data is to be processed. Both are stored in the PLC memory for access during processing.
Retirement Plans: 10 Things You Should KnowRudy Trebels
This document provides a summary of 10 key things to know about retirement plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs. It notes that retirement plans are protected from creditors up to $1 million, nearly half of workers cash out 401(k)s when changing jobs, and you can withdraw from 401(k)s after age 55 without penalty if retiring, though income taxes still apply. It also discusses Roth 401(k)s, continuing retirement contributions post-retirement, rollover options, Americans' expectations for retirement, and recommended websites for retirement planning information.
St.George's Acquisition by Westpac AnalysisTai Tran
HotK team's Analysis on the St.George Acquisition by Westpac. The time in the presentation was set at April 2008. The information is our view and does not necessarily reflect what would have happened after April 2008.
Campbell River Community Meeting October 22, 2013Island Health
This document summarizes a community meeting that was held in Campbell River, BC on October 22, 2013 regarding the North Island Hospitals Project. The meeting agenda covered the project description and timelines, site preparation work, the request for proposal evaluation process, design progress, clinical and community engagement, community benefits, and Aboriginal employment opportunities. Key details included the scope and budget for the new Campbell River Hospital, the project schedule from 2013-2017, site work being done to prepare for construction, and expectations around delivering high quality facilities on time and on budget.
1. The document discusses how stock prices reflect all available information in the market and how efficiently markets incorporate new information. It examines the concepts of weak, semi-strong, and strong forms of market efficiency.
2. Event studies are discussed as tests of semi-strong form efficiency that generally support the view that markets quickly and accurately respond to new public information. However, evidence suggests markets may have some foresight into future information.
3. While strong form efficiency says prices reflect all public and private information, evidence shows insider trading can be profitable, suggesting prices do not fully reflect private information.
The free state-by-state guides walk through the benefits and uses of three major types of geothermal applications: power generation, direct use and heat pumps.
PowerPoint presentation with audio (17:17) describing new word formation in English. Discussion includes new words from brand names, shortenings, root creations, acronyms, derivations, compounding, loan words, etc.
How to use Facebook as a Social Customer Relationship Management tool for FREETai Tran
This document provides guidance on using Facebook as a free customer relationship management tool. It recommends creating a Facebook page for a business to share content like photos, videos and links. The document also suggests using groups, events and messages to engage customers and observe consumer trends. However, it warns against spam-like behaviors and notes that Facebook cannot replace a full CRM system for functions like deal tracking and integration.
Geothermal energy has significant potential in Nevada to provide clean, renewable electricity and heat. The document discusses Nevada's geothermal power and direct use potential. Specifically, geothermal resources could supply 45% of the state's electricity needs and three-fourths of its heating needs. Developing geothermal energy could create jobs, boost the economy, reduce carbon emissions, and provide reliable, locally produced baseload power and heat for decades to come.
La mitología en las sagas de Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo y Los héro...Mercedes Pardo Céspedes
Trabajo sobre el autor Rick Riordan y sus sagas de Percy Jackson basadas en la mitología griega y romana, realizado por los alumnos Belén Burruecos Suárez, Verania Montenegro Casaus, Carlos Ramos Gamero, Isabella Reyes Fernández y Sofía Segura Sánchez del Pozo del IES Los Colegiales en la asignatura de Literatura Universal
Hist Petr Expl U of Myanmar_SEAPEXhouston23Jun2016pptxScott E Thornton
This document provides a summary of the regional tectonics, structure, and history of petroleum exploration in Myanmar from 905 AD to present. It discusses the major basins in Myanmar including the Central Burma Basin where hand-dug wells have been extracting oil since 905 AD. The Central Burma Basin contains multiple anticlinal oil fields along with the prolific Mann Field discovered seismically. Exploration has occurred across multiple basins with varied success, identifying potential remaining exploration opportunities while also noting challenges around tight reservoirs and charge limitations.
Campbell River Community Meeting October 22, 2013Island Health
This document summarizes a community meeting that was held in Campbell River, BC on October 22, 2013 regarding the North Island Hospitals Project. The meeting agenda covered the project description and timelines, site preparation work, the request for proposal evaluation process, design progress, clinical and community engagement, community benefits, and Aboriginal employment opportunities. Key details included the scope and budget for the new Campbell River Hospital, the project schedule from 2013-2017, site work being done to prepare for construction, and expectations around delivering high quality facilities on time and on budget.
1. The document discusses how stock prices reflect all available information in the market and how efficiently markets incorporate new information. It examines the concepts of weak, semi-strong, and strong forms of market efficiency.
2. Event studies are discussed as tests of semi-strong form efficiency that generally support the view that markets quickly and accurately respond to new public information. However, evidence suggests markets may have some foresight into future information.
3. While strong form efficiency says prices reflect all public and private information, evidence shows insider trading can be profitable, suggesting prices do not fully reflect private information.
The free state-by-state guides walk through the benefits and uses of three major types of geothermal applications: power generation, direct use and heat pumps.
PowerPoint presentation with audio (17:17) describing new word formation in English. Discussion includes new words from brand names, shortenings, root creations, acronyms, derivations, compounding, loan words, etc.
How to use Facebook as a Social Customer Relationship Management tool for FREETai Tran
This document provides guidance on using Facebook as a free customer relationship management tool. It recommends creating a Facebook page for a business to share content like photos, videos and links. The document also suggests using groups, events and messages to engage customers and observe consumer trends. However, it warns against spam-like behaviors and notes that Facebook cannot replace a full CRM system for functions like deal tracking and integration.
Geothermal energy has significant potential in Nevada to provide clean, renewable electricity and heat. The document discusses Nevada's geothermal power and direct use potential. Specifically, geothermal resources could supply 45% of the state's electricity needs and three-fourths of its heating needs. Developing geothermal energy could create jobs, boost the economy, reduce carbon emissions, and provide reliable, locally produced baseload power and heat for decades to come.
La mitología en las sagas de Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo y Los héro...Mercedes Pardo Céspedes
Trabajo sobre el autor Rick Riordan y sus sagas de Percy Jackson basadas en la mitología griega y romana, realizado por los alumnos Belén Burruecos Suárez, Verania Montenegro Casaus, Carlos Ramos Gamero, Isabella Reyes Fernández y Sofía Segura Sánchez del Pozo del IES Los Colegiales en la asignatura de Literatura Universal
Hist Petr Expl U of Myanmar_SEAPEXhouston23Jun2016pptxScott E Thornton
This document provides a summary of the regional tectonics, structure, and history of petroleum exploration in Myanmar from 905 AD to present. It discusses the major basins in Myanmar including the Central Burma Basin where hand-dug wells have been extracting oil since 905 AD. The Central Burma Basin contains multiple anticlinal oil fields along with the prolific Mann Field discovered seismically. Exploration has occurred across multiple basins with varied success, identifying potential remaining exploration opportunities while also noting challenges around tight reservoirs and charge limitations.