The document discusses the importance of integrity. It defines integrity as being sound in moral character and adherence to ethics. It also contains a quote stating that "Structure without integrity is fragility." Additionally, it shares statistics from a 1991 poll showing that some people were willing to compromise their integrity and ethics in exchange for $10 million.
The document discusses arguments for and against enacting more gun control laws in the United States. It begins by providing background information on gun ownership rates in the U.S. and the Second Amendment. It then outlines the key considerations in the debate, such as the impact of gun control laws on violence in other countries, the effect on lawful gun owners' rights, and the types of weapons citizens should be allowed to purchase. The document aims to guide students in evaluating both sides of the issue by considering the reliability of research, the use of logic and facts, and determining which arguments are best supported by evidence.
The document outlines initial plans for three podcast ideas: an NBA podcast giving opinions on who will make the finals and win the championship, a music podcast reviewing the top 10 chart songs, and a movie podcast providing opinions on recent films and whether they deserve sequels. For the NBA podcast, it maps out predictions for the Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, analyzing factors like individual player performances that could influence the results.
1) bSolar has developed an industrial process for manufacturing bifacial solar cells using standard p-type silicon fabrication.
2) Their bifacial PERC cell achieves 18.4% front-side efficiency on average in industrial production, with a bifaciality factor of 75%, and they expect to reach 19.6% efficiency.
3) Field tests of bSolar bifacial modules show annual energy gains of 22-23% compared to monofacial modules, demonstrating the effectiveness of capturing light reflected onto the back side.
Widyatama Lecture Applied Networking Iv Week04 Mobile NetworkingDjadja Sardjana
The document discusses various mobile operating systems. It provides an overview of Symbian OS, including its evolution, architecture, and comparison to Windows Mobile. It also covers other mobile operating systems like Windows Mobile, Mobile Linux, Blackberry OS, and Palm OS. The lecture discusses the main functions of a mobile OS and types of mobile OS like Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Mobile Linux, and Blackberry OS. It provides details on Symbian OS, its architecture, and comparison with Windows Mobile.
Charlie Grigio has over 40 years of experience in the gas industry and has been training others in gas industry skills for the past 10 years. He helped an training organization called Romea Training achieve RTO status in 2008 and took on roles like compliance officer and developing their online learning system. Grigio has numerous technical qualifications and achievements in both his gas industry work and training career, including developing curriculum for government organizations and gas companies. He is looking to write a book about his long career and find new business opportunities.
Pradeep Kumar Ghosh is a senior mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience in maintenance, sales, and servicing of heavy earth moving equipment. He is currently the Vice President of Technical Operations at G. S. Atwal & Co., overseeing mining production and maintenance of over 150 machines. Previously, he has held leadership roles managing operations, sales, service, and administration at various companies. He has expertise in maintenance management, resource management, commissioning, quality control, and team management.
The document discusses the importance of integrity. It defines integrity as being sound in moral character and adherence to ethics. It also contains a quote stating that "Structure without integrity is fragility." Additionally, it shares statistics from a 1991 poll showing that some people were willing to compromise their integrity and ethics in exchange for $10 million.
The document discusses arguments for and against enacting more gun control laws in the United States. It begins by providing background information on gun ownership rates in the U.S. and the Second Amendment. It then outlines the key considerations in the debate, such as the impact of gun control laws on violence in other countries, the effect on lawful gun owners' rights, and the types of weapons citizens should be allowed to purchase. The document aims to guide students in evaluating both sides of the issue by considering the reliability of research, the use of logic and facts, and determining which arguments are best supported by evidence.
The document outlines initial plans for three podcast ideas: an NBA podcast giving opinions on who will make the finals and win the championship, a music podcast reviewing the top 10 chart songs, and a movie podcast providing opinions on recent films and whether they deserve sequels. For the NBA podcast, it maps out predictions for the Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, analyzing factors like individual player performances that could influence the results.
1) bSolar has developed an industrial process for manufacturing bifacial solar cells using standard p-type silicon fabrication.
2) Their bifacial PERC cell achieves 18.4% front-side efficiency on average in industrial production, with a bifaciality factor of 75%, and they expect to reach 19.6% efficiency.
3) Field tests of bSolar bifacial modules show annual energy gains of 22-23% compared to monofacial modules, demonstrating the effectiveness of capturing light reflected onto the back side.
Widyatama Lecture Applied Networking Iv Week04 Mobile NetworkingDjadja Sardjana
The document discusses various mobile operating systems. It provides an overview of Symbian OS, including its evolution, architecture, and comparison to Windows Mobile. It also covers other mobile operating systems like Windows Mobile, Mobile Linux, Blackberry OS, and Palm OS. The lecture discusses the main functions of a mobile OS and types of mobile OS like Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Mobile Linux, and Blackberry OS. It provides details on Symbian OS, its architecture, and comparison with Windows Mobile.
Charlie Grigio has over 40 years of experience in the gas industry and has been training others in gas industry skills for the past 10 years. He helped an training organization called Romea Training achieve RTO status in 2008 and took on roles like compliance officer and developing their online learning system. Grigio has numerous technical qualifications and achievements in both his gas industry work and training career, including developing curriculum for government organizations and gas companies. He is looking to write a book about his long career and find new business opportunities.
Pradeep Kumar Ghosh is a senior mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience in maintenance, sales, and servicing of heavy earth moving equipment. He is currently the Vice President of Technical Operations at G. S. Atwal & Co., overseeing mining production and maintenance of over 150 machines. Previously, he has held leadership roles managing operations, sales, service, and administration at various companies. He has expertise in maintenance management, resource management, commissioning, quality control, and team management.
The document discusses public opinion polling results related to the Summer Olympics. A recent poll found that 69% of respondents expressed a positive view of the upcoming Summer Olympics. Only a minority of those surveyed did not have favorable views of the international sporting event scheduled for this summer.
El documento describe los modos de transporte e IPsec, incluyendo el modo de transporte donde el encabezado IPsec se inserta después del encabezado IP y el modo de túnel donde todo el paquete IP se encapsula en un nuevo paquete IP. También describe el encabezado de autenticación de IPsec que proporciona verificación de integridad pero no confidencialidad, y menciona el sistema de autenticación Kerberos.
La administración es la ciencia social y técnica encargada de planificar, organizar, dirigir y controlar los recursos de una organización para lograr sus objetivos de manera eficaz y eficiente. Implica coordinar los recursos humanos, financieros, materiales y tecnológicos de una organización a través de procesos como la planificación, organización, dirección y control. La administración busca maximizar los beneficios de una organización, ya sean económicos o sociales, dependiendo de sus fines.
The document discusses the sharing economy, providing examples of companies in various sectors that exemplify the sharing model. It begins with an overview of the sharing economy's growth and projections, then defines key concepts. Subsequent sections explore the history and development of sharing economy models, how sharing economy businesses operate, and sectors like transportation, hospitality, finance, and more that have adopted sharing economy approaches.
Marketing creating and capturing customer valueDr. Ahmad Faraz
The focus of this lecture was to develop and provide an understanding of few basic concepts of marketing. As without those students are unable to understand the subject and its study as it proceeds further. More appropriate for Undergraduates but few topics can be equally helpful for Master students.
El Espíritu Santo es la tercera persona de la Deidad y el representante personal de Cristo para guiar al hombre. La Biblia describe la personalidad del Espíritu Santo como un ser con conocimiento, sentimiento y voluntad propia que guía, habla, oye, hace saber y glorifica a Jesús. Al ser guiados por el Espíritu Santo, somos hechos hijos de Dios y recibimos su bendición.
Explicación de la migración de Sistemas Computacionales, estándares, metodologías, buenas prácticas, casos de estudio. Documento vertical para el tema de Migracion de la materia "Metodologías para la evaluación del desempeño de Sistemas Computacionales".
Students will build a balsa wood tower and test how much weight it can hold. They will learn basic engineering principles like tension, compression, and structural shapes. They will be provided 4800mm of balsa wood and design their tower within this limitation. Towers will be tested and awards given to the tower that holds the most weight and has the highest efficiency rating based on materials used and weight held.
Orthobiologics is a current terminology for the application of various cells, cytokines, growth factors.Tissue Engineering,Gene Therapy,Osteoarthritis,Avascular Necrosis,Sickle Cell Disease,Disc Regeneration,PRP,Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation,BMAC,Spinal cord Injury paraplegia,Autoimmnune disorders,Diabetic foot,Tendinopathies,Wound Healing,,SCAFFOLDS IN STEM CELL THERAPY.Regenerative medicine is now an recognized specialty which has evolved from degerative diseases of Orthopaedic Surgery.Articular Cartilage : Repair To Regenerate To Replace Dr.Sandeep C Agrawal Agrasen Hospital Gondia India www.agrasenortho.com
Masterclass 2015 Octrooigilde Plantum-Judih de Roos-BloklandAlfons Laudy
Plantum represents 350 plant breeding and propagation companies in the Netherlands. Plant breeders' rights (PBR) provide intellectual property protection for new plant varieties, offering breeders exclusive rights over the commercialization of their varieties. PBR laws have evolved over time, from early domestic laws to international conventions like UPOV 1978 and 1991, expanding the scope of protection. To qualify for PBR, a variety must be novel, distinct, uniform, and stable. Key aspects of PBR include the breeder's exemption, exhaustion of rights, and farmers' privilege to reuse harvested seed. The Netherlands sees around 1500 PBR applications annually, especially for ornamental, field crop, vegetable, and fruit varieties.
50% of Americans prefer gas grills for barbecuing, while 44% prefer charcoal grills. The majority (54%) prefer store-bought barbecue sauce over homemade (38%). Potato salad is the most popular barbecue side dish at 27%, followed by corn on the cob at 21% and baked beans at 15%. Steak is the favorite barbecue food for 30% of Americans, followed by chicken at 19% and burgers at 18%.
Two out of three adults have seen at least one Star Wars movie, with millennials and Gen X being more likely to have seen all of the movies compared to baby boomers and the silent generation. Among fans, the original Star Wars trilogy from 1977-1983 is the most popular era, and Han Solo is the most commonly selected favorite character.
Over half of Americans have never tried marijuana. White Americans are more likely to have tried it than Hispanic or African Americans. Most Americans think marijuana should be legal for medical use, with over 80% supporting this. Around half of Americans support legalizing recreational marijuana use overall, though support varies by ethnicity. When asked if alcohol or marijuana is more harmful, opinions are mixed but marijuana is seen as more harmful by a slight majority. Younger generations are more likely to see alcohol as more harmful than older generations. Most Americans say the war on drugs has not been successful in reducing drug use.
College graduates are more likely than those with some college or a high school education to have rescued their pet from an animal shelter. Over half of all dog and cat owners allow their pets to sleep in their bed. Around 40-50% of pet owners, especially millennials and generation X, purchase birthday or holiday gifts for their pets. The majority of pet owners have multiple pets.
College Basketball Tournament Season is here! Luker On Trends and SSRS have put together an inside look on Tournament Trends over the past two decades. Take a look at our latest infographic!
College Basketball Tournament Season is here! Luker On Trends and SSRS have put together an inside look on Tournament Trends over the past two decades. Take a look at our latest infographic and report!
A survey asked women about their female role models. Nearly half said their mother was a role model, followed by grandmother, female friend, and sister. Most women would take their partner's last name or hyphenate both names if married. Younger generations are more likely to keep their maiden name. Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely than white Americans to take their partner's last name when married. Most women said gaining the right to vote was the most important milestone in women's history, especially registered voters. After marriage, most women take their partner's last name.
The Spotlight feature allows users to search for anything on their Mac using simple natural language queries and presents relevant files, apps, contacts and more in the results. It intelligently understands search terms and context to return the most useful information to the user from mail, documents, contacts, photos and more with just a few keystrokes. Spotlight can also perform unit conversions, calculations, look up stock prices and sports scores, search the web and more directly from the search field.
National Drink Wine Day survey results show:
- 51% of respondents prefer red wine, 23% white wine, and 14% other types of wine.
- Most wine is purchased at grocery stores (40%) or liquor/wine stores (37%).
- Wine drinkers are more likely to be married, aged 35-44, live in metro areas, have a higher income, and have a college degree.
The document discusses public opinion polling results related to the Summer Olympics. A recent poll found that 69% of respondents expressed a positive view of the upcoming Summer Olympics. Only a minority of those surveyed did not have favorable views of the international sporting event scheduled for this summer.
El documento describe los modos de transporte e IPsec, incluyendo el modo de transporte donde el encabezado IPsec se inserta después del encabezado IP y el modo de túnel donde todo el paquete IP se encapsula en un nuevo paquete IP. También describe el encabezado de autenticación de IPsec que proporciona verificación de integridad pero no confidencialidad, y menciona el sistema de autenticación Kerberos.
La administración es la ciencia social y técnica encargada de planificar, organizar, dirigir y controlar los recursos de una organización para lograr sus objetivos de manera eficaz y eficiente. Implica coordinar los recursos humanos, financieros, materiales y tecnológicos de una organización a través de procesos como la planificación, organización, dirección y control. La administración busca maximizar los beneficios de una organización, ya sean económicos o sociales, dependiendo de sus fines.
The document discusses the sharing economy, providing examples of companies in various sectors that exemplify the sharing model. It begins with an overview of the sharing economy's growth and projections, then defines key concepts. Subsequent sections explore the history and development of sharing economy models, how sharing economy businesses operate, and sectors like transportation, hospitality, finance, and more that have adopted sharing economy approaches.
Marketing creating and capturing customer valueDr. Ahmad Faraz
The focus of this lecture was to develop and provide an understanding of few basic concepts of marketing. As without those students are unable to understand the subject and its study as it proceeds further. More appropriate for Undergraduates but few topics can be equally helpful for Master students.
El Espíritu Santo es la tercera persona de la Deidad y el representante personal de Cristo para guiar al hombre. La Biblia describe la personalidad del Espíritu Santo como un ser con conocimiento, sentimiento y voluntad propia que guía, habla, oye, hace saber y glorifica a Jesús. Al ser guiados por el Espíritu Santo, somos hechos hijos de Dios y recibimos su bendición.
Explicación de la migración de Sistemas Computacionales, estándares, metodologías, buenas prácticas, casos de estudio. Documento vertical para el tema de Migracion de la materia "Metodologías para la evaluación del desempeño de Sistemas Computacionales".
Students will build a balsa wood tower and test how much weight it can hold. They will learn basic engineering principles like tension, compression, and structural shapes. They will be provided 4800mm of balsa wood and design their tower within this limitation. Towers will be tested and awards given to the tower that holds the most weight and has the highest efficiency rating based on materials used and weight held.
Orthobiologics is a current terminology for the application of various cells, cytokines, growth factors.Tissue Engineering,Gene Therapy,Osteoarthritis,Avascular Necrosis,Sickle Cell Disease,Disc Regeneration,PRP,Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation,BMAC,Spinal cord Injury paraplegia,Autoimmnune disorders,Diabetic foot,Tendinopathies,Wound Healing,,SCAFFOLDS IN STEM CELL THERAPY.Regenerative medicine is now an recognized specialty which has evolved from degerative diseases of Orthopaedic Surgery.Articular Cartilage : Repair To Regenerate To Replace Dr.Sandeep C Agrawal Agrasen Hospital Gondia India www.agrasenortho.com
Masterclass 2015 Octrooigilde Plantum-Judih de Roos-BloklandAlfons Laudy
Plantum represents 350 plant breeding and propagation companies in the Netherlands. Plant breeders' rights (PBR) provide intellectual property protection for new plant varieties, offering breeders exclusive rights over the commercialization of their varieties. PBR laws have evolved over time, from early domestic laws to international conventions like UPOV 1978 and 1991, expanding the scope of protection. To qualify for PBR, a variety must be novel, distinct, uniform, and stable. Key aspects of PBR include the breeder's exemption, exhaustion of rights, and farmers' privilege to reuse harvested seed. The Netherlands sees around 1500 PBR applications annually, especially for ornamental, field crop, vegetable, and fruit varieties.
50% of Americans prefer gas grills for barbecuing, while 44% prefer charcoal grills. The majority (54%) prefer store-bought barbecue sauce over homemade (38%). Potato salad is the most popular barbecue side dish at 27%, followed by corn on the cob at 21% and baked beans at 15%. Steak is the favorite barbecue food for 30% of Americans, followed by chicken at 19% and burgers at 18%.
Two out of three adults have seen at least one Star Wars movie, with millennials and Gen X being more likely to have seen all of the movies compared to baby boomers and the silent generation. Among fans, the original Star Wars trilogy from 1977-1983 is the most popular era, and Han Solo is the most commonly selected favorite character.
Over half of Americans have never tried marijuana. White Americans are more likely to have tried it than Hispanic or African Americans. Most Americans think marijuana should be legal for medical use, with over 80% supporting this. Around half of Americans support legalizing recreational marijuana use overall, though support varies by ethnicity. When asked if alcohol or marijuana is more harmful, opinions are mixed but marijuana is seen as more harmful by a slight majority. Younger generations are more likely to see alcohol as more harmful than older generations. Most Americans say the war on drugs has not been successful in reducing drug use.
College graduates are more likely than those with some college or a high school education to have rescued their pet from an animal shelter. Over half of all dog and cat owners allow their pets to sleep in their bed. Around 40-50% of pet owners, especially millennials and generation X, purchase birthday or holiday gifts for their pets. The majority of pet owners have multiple pets.
College Basketball Tournament Season is here! Luker On Trends and SSRS have put together an inside look on Tournament Trends over the past two decades. Take a look at our latest infographic!
College Basketball Tournament Season is here! Luker On Trends and SSRS have put together an inside look on Tournament Trends over the past two decades. Take a look at our latest infographic and report!
A survey asked women about their female role models. Nearly half said their mother was a role model, followed by grandmother, female friend, and sister. Most women would take their partner's last name or hyphenate both names if married. Younger generations are more likely to keep their maiden name. Black and Hispanic Americans are less likely than white Americans to take their partner's last name when married. Most women said gaining the right to vote was the most important milestone in women's history, especially registered voters. After marriage, most women take their partner's last name.
The Spotlight feature allows users to search for anything on their Mac using simple natural language queries and presents relevant files, apps, contacts and more in the results. It intelligently understands search terms and context to return the most useful information to the user from mail, documents, contacts, photos and more with just a few keystrokes. Spotlight can also perform unit conversions, calculations, look up stock prices and sports scores, search the web and more directly from the search field.
National Drink Wine Day survey results show:
- 51% of respondents prefer red wine, 23% white wine, and 14% other types of wine.
- Most wine is purchased at grocery stores (40%) or liquor/wine stores (37%).
- Wine drinkers are more likely to be married, aged 35-44, live in metro areas, have a higher income, and have a college degree.
57% of Americans plan to watch Super Bowl LII, with 71% watching at home and 37% attending or hosting a party. Chicken wings are the most popular food choice, preferred by 31% of viewers. The game is cited as the favorite part of the Super Bowl for 56% watching, while 67% plan to watch the Justin Timberlake halftime show. Though 59% of viewers want the Philadelphia Eagles to win, only 35% believe they will be victorious.
A survey found that most Americans prefer giving gifts wrapped in gift wrap over gift bags, with the exception of millennials who slightly prefer gift bags. Gift wrap was preferred by over half of respondents across all generations except millennials. The percentages shown are those who prefer gift wrap versus gift bags when giving gifts to family and friends for the holidays.
According to a survey, 37% of Americans admit to regifting presents they have received. Women, married people, and those with higher incomes or employment are more likely to regift. The most common types of gifts that get regifted are soap/lotion, clothing/socks, alcohol, accessories, candles, and food.
The majority of Americans who celebrate Christmas put up Christmas trees. Most use artificial trees, with over half being pre-lit. Around a third of artificial tree owners prefer multi-colored lights, while 34% prefer white lights. Nearly a quarter of celebrants have more than one tree.
30% of Americans use on-demand ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, with Millennials being the most frequent users at 43%. Ride sharing users are more likely to be male, have a college degree, own a home, live in a metro area and be employed. The majority of users, 68%, prefer Uber over other services and ride once a week or more. However, 10% of Americans say ride sharing options are not available in their area.
54% of Americans who shop on Black Friday say they spend less than $500. 27% spend between $500 and $1000, while 13% spend between $1000 and $5000. When looking at the most ever spent on Black Friday by generation, Millennials (31%) and Gen X (29%) are more likely to spend over $5000 compared to Baby Boomers (13%) and the Silent Generation (10%). The most expensive item purchased on Black Friday for 38% was a computer or electronics.
A survey found that 15% of Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving this year, with most being aged 18-34 or 55-64. 32% of Americans eat their Thanksgiving leftovers the same night, while 42% eat them the next day. Nearly a third of Americans have attended a "Friendsgiving" celebration with friends instead of family. If asked to bring something, 76% would make it from scratch while 18% would buy it from the store.
This document summarizes the methodology of an omnibus survey conducted by SSRS from October 4-8, 2017 among a nationally representative sample of 1,008 U.S. adults. Interviews were conducted via a dual-frame bilingual telephone survey, with 600 interviews obtained via cell phones and a minimum of 35 completed in Spanish. The margin of error for the survey results is +/- 3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
90% of Americans eat junk food regularly. A survey found that the most popular junk foods are ice cream (24%), popcorn/potato chips/cheesecurls (34%), and cookies/crackers (15%). While 37% of people prefer salty snacks over sweet treats (42%), 10% have no preference between salty or sweet junk foods. Preferences between salty and sweet junk foods vary depending on age.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of May 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
Discovering Digital Process Twins for What-if Analysis: a Process Mining Appr...Marlon Dumas
This webinar discusses the limitations of traditional approaches for business process simulation based on had-crafted model with restrictive assumptions. It shows how process mining techniques can be assembled together to discover high-fidelity digital twins of end-to-end processes from event data.
Codeless Generative AI Pipelines
(GenAI with Milvus)
https://ml.dssconf.pl/user.html#!/lecture/DSSML24-041a/rate
Discover the potential of real-time streaming in the context of GenAI as we delve into the intricacies of Apache NiFi and its capabilities. Learn how this tool can significantly simplify the data engineering workflow for GenAI applications, allowing you to focus on the creative aspects rather than the technical complexities. I will guide you through practical examples and use cases, showing the impact of automation on prompt building. From data ingestion to transformation and delivery, witness how Apache NiFi streamlines the entire pipeline, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience.
Timothy Spann
https://www.youtube.com/@FLaNK-Stack
https://medium.com/@tspann
https://www.datainmotion.dev/
milvus, unstructured data, vector database, zilliz, cloud, vectors, python, deep learning, generative ai, genai, nifi, kafka, flink, streaming, iot, edge
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024
National Tailgate Day
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