The document contains vocabulary words and their definitions from the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor. Each entry includes the vocabulary word, its part of speech, its definition, and an example sentence from the text using the word. There are over 20 vocabulary words defined from the novel.
This lecture is devoted to the Jim Crow Era. It relates the different civil rights cases that marked the beginnings of the era, and sheds light on black disenfranchisement in the Southern states as well as segration in both public and private spheres
This lecture is devoted to the Jim Crow Era. It relates the different civil rights cases that marked the beginnings of the era, and sheds light on black disenfranchisement in the Southern states as well as segration in both public and private spheres
This is my slide deck from my session at the North Carolina Reading Conference last week in Raleigh, NC. I do staff development to schools and districts all over the country about best practices in literacy instruction. This topic is one of my most requested.
Some questions compiled from the finals of the LitSoc Buzzer Quiz 2014-15 at IIT Madras, conducted on the 22nd of September 2014 by Shankar Narayanan, Nithin Ramesan and Vishal Katariya
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
2. Raucous What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
3. Raucous Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? The crowd’s raucous laughter could be heard outside. Christopher John’s whistling increased to a raucous , nervous shrill… (5)
4. Raucous The crowd’s raucous laughter could be heard outside. Loud; unpleasant Rough-sounding; harsh (adj.)
6. Sharecropping Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? The sharecropping family grew mostly tobacco and cotton. “ Beyond the protective fencing of the forest, vast farming fields, worked by a multitude of sharecropping families, covered two thirds of a ten-square-mile plantation.” (6)
7. Sharecropping A system of farming in the South that developed after the Civil War (n.) Farming The sharecropping family grew mostly tobacco and cotton.
8. Emaciated What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
9. Emaciated Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? Jane was so emaciated from not eating that she was too weak to perform her daily tasks. “… a tall emaciated -looking boy popped suddenly from a forest trail and swung a thin arm around Stacey” (8).
10. Emaciated To make extremely thin (adj.) Thin, withered Jane was so emaciated from not eating that she was too weak to perform her daily tasks.
11. Dismally What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
12. Dismally Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? Fred stared dismally at the burning embers of his former home . “ Little Man shook a threatening fist into the thick air, then looked dismally down at himself” (13).
13. Dismally Causing gloom; cheerless (adj.) Gloomy; hopeless Fred stared dismally at the burning embers of his former home.
14. Transposed What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
15. Transposed Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? The director transposed the formation of the marching band to generate a more creative show. “ As Jeremy and his sister and brothers hurried toward those transposed flags, we turned eastward toward our home” (15).
16. Transposed To change position, order, or sequence (v.) The director transposed the formation of the marching band to generate a more creative show. Rearrange; reorder
17. Dubious What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
18. Dubious Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? The student offered the teacher a dubious excuse for not turning him his homework. “… I resolved to make the best of my rather dubious position” (21).
19. Dubious Questionable, and uncertain (adj.) The student offered the teacher a dubious excuse for not turning him his homework. Unclear, Suspicious
20. Maverick What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
21. Maverick Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? An artistic maverick , Johnny Depp transcends your typical Hollywood star. “ (Mama) was still considered by many of the other teachers as a disrupting maverick ” (30).
22. Maverick A person who refuses to conform and acts independently (adj.) The artistic maverick , Johnny Depp transcends your typical Hollywood star. Nonconformist; Rebel
23. Ornate What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
24. Ornate Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? I stood awestruck as I stared at the ornate tomb of Cleopatra. “ The furniture…included a walnut bed whose ornate headboard rose halfway up the wall toward the high ceiling” (36).
25. Ornate Elaborately designed; flashy, showy (adj.) I stood awestruck as I stared at the ornate tomb of Cleopatra. Elaborate; luxurious
26. Resiliency What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
27. Resiliency Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? Already looking toward the next game, Tom showed great resiliency after the difficult loss. “ At first the rain had merely splotched the dust, which seemed to be rejoicing in its own resiliency and laughing at the heavy drops thudding against it” (42).
28. Resiliency The ability to recover quickly to original form/state (n.) Already looking toward the next game, Tom showed great resiliency after the difficult loss. Bounce back; elastic; tough
29. Emitted What do you think this word means? What part of speech is it?
30. Emitted Now, what do you think it means? What part of speech is it? The skunk emitted a gut-wrenching scent that contaminated the entire basement. “ We were not fond of the skins, for once they were wet they emitted a musty odor…” (43).
31. Emitted To issue, to give force, to send off (v.) The skunk emitted a gut-wrenching scent that contaminated the entire basement. Give off; release
32. Oblivious Def: Unconscious, unaware (adj) Flipping through the newspaper as I strolled to work, I was oblivious to the banana peel on the sidewalk. “ And for once in his life, Little Man was happily oblivious to the mud spattering upon him” (51).
33. Adamantly Def: Hard to break, inflexible, rigid (adj/adv with -ly ) Many Americans have been adamantly opposed to the War in Iraq. “ ‘ No! We can’t ever tell nobody!’ declared Stacey adamantly ” (64).
34. Confer Def: Discuss, consult (v) Before making a decision, Jim needed to confer with his wife. “… it occurred to me that it was probably the boys coming to confer with me” (66).
35. Admonished Def: To correct or caution critically, reprimand (v) After discovering Jane’s lie, Jane’s mother admonished her bad behavior. “ T.J.’s eyes roamed the length of the room, then he admonished , ‘See, if you was smart like me, Stacey, you’d use the old brain to get the questions on that big test comin’ up’ ” (72).
36. Haughtily Def: snobbish, scornful, arrogant (adj/adv with - ly ) He peered haughtily down his nose at me. “ ‘ Well, you don’t have to get snippety about it,’ replied T.J. haughtily ” (73).
37. Feigned Def: pretend, to give a false appearance (adj) She feigned excitement upon receiving a bag of rocks from her grandparents for her birthday. “ I nudged Christopher-John and Christopher-John nudged Little Man, and the three of us forced ourselves to stare into the fire in feigned disinterest ” (74).
38. Proprietors Def: owners (n) The proprietors of Caribou Coffee have excelled in creating a unique, northwoods atmosphere. “ She also spoke of finding another store to patronize, one where the proprietors were more concerned about the welfare of the community” (98).
39. Retaliated Def: to pay back; to return like for like or evil for evil. (v) After being knocked to his knees by an inside fastball, Kyler retaliated on the next pitch by zinging a line-drive past the pitcher’s ear. “ ‘ I already know what I am,’ I retaliated ” (112).
40. Sullenly Def: a gloomy silence or mood (adj; adv with ly ) Discovering that he failed the math test, Jason trudged sullenly out of the room. “ He crossed the street sullenly then, his hands jammed in his pockets” (113).
41. Ambled Def: to walk in a slow, easy-like manner; stroll. (v) Lindsey ambled through the park contemplating the meaning of life. “ Instead, I ambled along the sidewalk trying to understand why Mr. Barnett had acted the way he had ” (113).
42. Languidly Def: lacking energy or spirit; weak. (adj; adv with -ly ) Exhausted, Stan languidly waved at us after the marathon. “ Uncle stopped the car at the intersection and…motioned languidly at the Wallace store” (137-138).
43. Placid Def: calm or peaceful. (adj) It was easy to find peace sitting near the placid waters of Lake Jenny. “ He was a long, thin man in his mid-fifties with a perfect lawyer face, so placid that it was difficult to guess what thoughts lay behind it” (160).
44. Boycott Def: to hold back from buying, using, or dealing with in protest. (v) Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white man sparked the the 1955 Montgomery Bus Bo ycott . “ But even more important than all that, you’re pointing a finger right at the Wallaces with this boycott business” (164).
45. Insolently Def: disrespectful, rude. (adj; adv with -ly ) “ No!” replied the toddler insolently . “ Uncle Hammer eyed him insolently ” (168).
46. Jovial Def: happy-go-lucky; good-humored (adj) His once jovial nature disappeared after his mother died. “… it was obvious that the jovial mask that T.J. always wore had been stripped away” (177).
47. Amenities Def: social courtesies. (n) It is important to learn how to use appropriate amenities when greeting someone. “ ‘ You goin’ up to the store tomorrow, David?’ Mr. Avery asked after all the amenities had been said” (203). How are you? How is the family?
48. Lethargically Def: slow; tired (adj; adv with -ly ) On Saturday, he hung around the house lethargically . “ The heat swooped low over the land…and through it people moved slowly, lethargically , as if under water” (227).
49. Crescendo Def: a gradual increase in intensity or sound (n) As the music reached a deafening crescendo , I got the shivers! “ A crescendo of ugly hate rose from the men as the second car approached” (254).
50. Traipsing Def: walking without purpose. (v) Tom and his dog Buddy traipsed down the muddy trail oblivious to the mess it was creating. “ ‘ I’m gonna teach all of y’all ‘bout traipsing off in the middle of the night…’ ” (258).
51. Menacingly Def: threatening (adj; adv with -ly ) As the graveyard caretaker menacingly approached us, we quickly turned and ran away. “… the thunder banged menacingly overhead.” (260).