The document summarizes the pre-launch processing steps for the space shuttle Discovery. The external tank arrives by barge and is lifted vertically in the VAB. The solid rocket boosters and engines are attached to the external tank. Then the shuttle is attached to the external tank in the VAB. Meanwhile, the payload is prepared in the Payload Preparation Room and then moved to the launch pad. Finally, the fully assembled shuttle and external tank are moved to the launch pad where the payload is inserted, making the shuttle ready for launch.
Collaborative Journalism and Demo of Instablogs v 2.0 Ankit Maheshwari
The document discusses the evolution of collaborative journalism, where professionals and amateurs work together to report and discuss stories. It introduces Instablogs, a platform that allows people around the world to read, share, discuss and collaborate on news through community participation. Key features of Instablogs include allowing users to get both local and global news in one place, highlighting citizen journalist submissions, moderated discussion areas, and tools for tracking favorite topics and authors.
This document discusses Git usage and practice. It provides an overview of Git, including what it is, why it is used, its distributed and staged models, basic commands like add, commit, branch, and remote usage. It also discusses GitHub and references additional Git learning resources.
The document summarizes the pre-launch processing steps for the space shuttle Discovery. The external tank arrives by barge and is lifted vertically in the VAB. The solid rocket boosters and engines are attached to the external tank. Then the shuttle is attached to the external tank in the VAB. Meanwhile, the payload is prepared in the Payload Preparation Room and then moved to the launch pad. Finally, the fully assembled shuttle and external tank are moved to the launch pad where the payload is inserted, making the shuttle ready for launch.
Collaborative Journalism and Demo of Instablogs v 2.0 Ankit Maheshwari
The document discusses the evolution of collaborative journalism, where professionals and amateurs work together to report and discuss stories. It introduces Instablogs, a platform that allows people around the world to read, share, discuss and collaborate on news through community participation. Key features of Instablogs include allowing users to get both local and global news in one place, highlighting citizen journalist submissions, moderated discussion areas, and tools for tracking favorite topics and authors.
This document discusses Git usage and practice. It provides an overview of Git, including what it is, why it is used, its distributed and staged models, basic commands like add, commit, branch, and remote usage. It also discusses GitHub and references additional Git learning resources.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document summarizes how malware can steal sensitive web information by exploiting Firefox vulnerabilities. It describes how a malicious Firefox extension could intercept HTTP requests, parse them to retrieve usernames, passwords, credit card numbers entered by the user on various websites. The malware would collect these secrets and send them to an external server via a Communicator Module. It then discusses techniques the malware could use to install itself on a victim's Firefox browser like exploiting other software vulnerabilities, bundling with popular extensions, or using a Firefox extension upgrade vulnerability.
The document discusses natural language processing (NLP) and its applications in developing intuitive mobile and web applications. It provides examples of how NLP can be used to understand user queries, summarize key NLP concepts like word sense disambiguation and tokenization, and demonstrate an AI assistant named Alabot that uses NLP to understand language in different domains and platforms.
Alabot is an intelligent agent that enhances the user experience on websites and messaging platforms. It allows users to search for information using natural language without worrying about spelling, syntax or sentence structure. Alabot provides relevant local search results and can refine searches based on additional user inputs. It also provides alternative suggestions if exact matches are not found. The document describes several examples of interactions with Alabot to find dosa restaurants in specific Bangalore neighborhoods.
Mobile search is important for connecting users with relevant content on their devices. Traditional search methods are inadequate for mobile as they cannot handle different content types, provide real-time indexing, or adapt to varying devices. Multiple search engines must be used since no single engine indexes all content or provides identical results. Improved discovery of content through search and recommendations could generate billions in additional revenue for mobile operators.
Alabot is an AI assistant that can help with suburban and international travel. It provides information to different types of travelers, such as daily commuters, tourists, and business travelers. Alabot can answer questions about transportation options and schedules. It can also perform tasks like booking tickets, taxis, and hotels on behalf of users. The goal is to create a multilingual travel ecosystem through which users can get travel assistance, alerts, and purchase transportation and accommodations anytime through conversational interactions.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document summarizes how malware can steal sensitive web information by exploiting Firefox vulnerabilities. It describes how a malicious Firefox extension could intercept HTTP requests, parse them to retrieve usernames, passwords, credit card numbers entered by the user on various websites. The malware would collect these secrets and send them to an external server via a Communicator Module. It then discusses techniques the malware could use to install itself on a victim's Firefox browser like exploiting other software vulnerabilities, bundling with popular extensions, or using a Firefox extension upgrade vulnerability.
The document discusses natural language processing (NLP) and its applications in developing intuitive mobile and web applications. It provides examples of how NLP can be used to understand user queries, summarize key NLP concepts like word sense disambiguation and tokenization, and demonstrate an AI assistant named Alabot that uses NLP to understand language in different domains and platforms.
Alabot is an intelligent agent that enhances the user experience on websites and messaging platforms. It allows users to search for information using natural language without worrying about spelling, syntax or sentence structure. Alabot provides relevant local search results and can refine searches based on additional user inputs. It also provides alternative suggestions if exact matches are not found. The document describes several examples of interactions with Alabot to find dosa restaurants in specific Bangalore neighborhoods.
Mobile search is important for connecting users with relevant content on their devices. Traditional search methods are inadequate for mobile as they cannot handle different content types, provide real-time indexing, or adapt to varying devices. Multiple search engines must be used since no single engine indexes all content or provides identical results. Improved discovery of content through search and recommendations could generate billions in additional revenue for mobile operators.
Alabot is an AI assistant that can help with suburban and international travel. It provides information to different types of travelers, such as daily commuters, tourists, and business travelers. Alabot can answer questions about transportation options and schedules. It can also perform tasks like booking tickets, taxis, and hotels on behalf of users. The goal is to create a multilingual travel ecosystem through which users can get travel assistance, alerts, and purchase transportation and accommodations anytime through conversational interactions.