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Expanding and strengthening trading relationships abroad means real jobs here at home. The Government of British Columbia is acting to make sure that B.C. businesses are first in line to take advantage of the growing market opportunities in Asia. The upcoming Jobs and Trade Mission to China, Japan and Korea will open up new doors, connect B.C. businesses with Asian demand, and keep B.C.’s economy strong and growing.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/10/growing-markets-in-asia-an...
Artificial intelligence versus natural intelligence – what are the differences and what do they have in common? How do machines “think,” how do they learn, and what distinguishes us humans from machines? Artificial intelligence in all its complexity is a central focus of the new Ars Electronica Center; after all, this technology is setting off a revolution that will affect our lives in ways that cannot be overestimated. Our goal with the exhibition “Understanding Artificial Intelligence” is to make our visitors “AI savvy” and give them all a basic idea of what artificial intelligence is, how it is already being applied, and what it can already do. The exhibition shows how neural networks are constructed and even offers visitors an opportunity to train them at a number of interactive stations.
Credit: Magdalena Sick-Leitner
Expanding and strengthening trading relationships abroad means real jobs here at home. The Government of British Columbia is acting to make sure that B.C. businesses are first in line to take advantage of the growing market opportunities in Asia. The upcoming Jobs and Trade Mission to China, Japan and Korea will open up new doors, connect B.C. businesses with Asian demand, and keep B.C.’s economy strong and growing.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/10/growing-markets-in-asia-an...
Leipzig Book Fair 2013
Leipziger Buchmesse 2013
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Cosplayers
LluviaSarcasm (Francisca) 448480 as Panty Anarchy [basic] from Panty Stocking with Garterbelt
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A panel of students and experts discuss Islamophobia in the U.S. and its role in this election cycle.
Photographer: Jonathan Heisler, Hofstra University Photographer
The CSIS Energy and National Security Program released its report entitled Realizing the Potential of U.S. Unconventional Natural Gas. The report reflects a year-long effort to capture the latest understanding of the unconventional gas development picture and lays out themes and findings to facilitate a path forward. The event provided an overview of the findings from the project while allowing for a discussion of U.S. energy policy priorities for the coming year, key aspects of the unconventional gas revolution, and where the story goes from here.
Opening Panel:
U.S. Energy Policy: Priorities for the 113th Congress
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon)
Chairman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
with
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Ranking member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
moderated by
Dr. John J. Hamre
President & CEO, and The Pritzker Chair, CSIS
Presentation: Findings from the Project
Sarah O. Ladislaw
Co-Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Energy and National Security Program
Panel 2: Where the Gas Story Takes the U.S.: Key Aspects of the Unconventional Revolution
Clay Bretches
Vice President, Exploration and Production (E&P) Business Services and Minerals, Anadarko
Mike Hosford
General Manager – Unconventional Resources, GE Oil & Gas
Fred Krupp
President, Environmental Defense Fund
moderated by
David L. Pumphrey
Co-Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Energy and National Security Program
Closing Remarks
Joseph W. Craver III,
President, Health and Engineering Sector, SAIC
Artificial intelligence versus natural intelligence – what are the differences and what do they have in common? How do machines “think,” how do they learn, and what distinguishes us humans from machines? Artificial intelligence in all its complexity is a central focus of the new Ars Electronica Center; after all, this technology is setting off a revolution that will affect our lives in ways that cannot be overestimated. Our goal with the exhibition “Understanding Artificial Intelligence” is to make our visitors “AI savvy” and give them all a basic idea of what artificial intelligence is, how it is already being applied, and what it can already do. The exhibition shows how neural networks are constructed and even offers visitors an opportunity to train them at a number of interactive stations.
Credit: Magdalena Sick-Leitner
Jennifer Rexford, Professor, Princeton University, USA and H. Sebastian Seung, Evnin Professor of Neuroscience, Princeton University, USA and Yoram Singer, Professor, Princeton University, USA speaking during the Session: Understanding Neural and Digital Networks with Princeton University at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 25, 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
Understanding first-hand how the bulk electric system operates can be a challenge for those who don’t work with it every day. So in addition to offering NERC-certified course to utility industry professionals, the Electric Power Training Center can provide simulated training for anyone with an interest in learning about the principles and operation of power generation, transmission and interconnected system operations. On March 18, Alex McDonough, senior policy advisor to Senator Harry Reid (NV-D), received a hands-on demonstration of EPTC’s self-contained, fully operational miniature power system that includes three generators, two substations, many hundreds of miles of transmission lines, a dispatch center and a variety of loads spread throughout the system. EPTC Instructor Shawn Buckendahl assisted McDonough with bringing up a generating unit.
(Photo by Jen Neville)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2019) - Community leaders tour the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Manchester(LCS 14) during a Leaders to Sea program hosted by Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Leaders to Sea program embarks civic and business leaders aboard U.S. Navy ships to foster citizen awareness and understanding of the roles, missions, and need for the Navy in general and surface combatants in particular. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Corinna Vega)
I would like to pass on this message to our Honourable Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Cameron and the Honourable President Obama, President of the United States of America, and all other European countries to take my advice into account. And it is in the larger interests of our strategy against ISIS and other radical Islamists.
What I know from my spiritual experiences is that Bashar al Assad is not our immediate concern. In order to defeat ISIS in Syria, you have to focus on one enemy at a time. Don’t think about Bashar al Assad right now; that’s not our immediate concern. In order to successfully defeat ISIS, if we have to shake hands with Bashar al Assad temporarily, do not hesitate. Go ahead. I think it is important for a successful assault on ISIS that for the time being you either shake hands with Bashar al Assad to grab the opportunity or you ignore him right now and focus on ISIS and its ideology.
Bombing their oil wells is a good job; keep doing it. This will produce wonderful, miraculous results.
In the long run, the ideology of hatred, the Wahhabi brand of Islam, has to be taken care of. If we want this world to become a peaceful place to live again, we must take care of the Wahhabi brand of Islam. It is like these Islamists have practically declared a war against the rest of the world; we should now accept it. With this acceptance, we should then retaliate in accordance with the culture of war, with the understanding of a war. In war and love, everything is fair. You have to root out this evil from the global society.
All countries of the world who promote peace and love and respect humanity should support the United States of America, the UK, France and Germany and any other country who is now becoming part of this greater alliance against the evil ISIS and other terrorist groups.
- HH Younus AlGohar, CEO of MFI
KIGALI, December 16, 2020: Rwanda Development Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trade enabler-DP World to launch its new global B2B and B2C e-commerce platform, Dubuy.com, in Rwanda early next year. The vision of the MoU is to make it easier for Rwandan businesses to engage in international trade.
Rwanda will become DP World’s hub for expanding e-commerce across the East Africa Community and beyond. Rwandan businesses will also benefit from broader DP World services and investment that will help to facilitate and develop trade. This includes the promotion of Rwandan exports of coffee, tea, and horticulture on Dubuy.com, the modernising of Rwanda’s supply chain logistics including in rural areas, and access to digital tools to help businesses save money and expand their reach to local, regional, and global markets.
The decision to launch Dubuy.com in Rwanda follows the country’s consistent superior annual rating in the World Bank’s global “Ease of Doing Business” rankings and its commitment to international trade and investment.
The e-commerce site will bring Rwandan products to global markets and help enterprises from around the world to invest in Rwanda. In turn, Rwandans will have greater access to international products.
DP World has already invested in world-class port and logistics facilities in Kigali, demonstrating its strong belief in Rwanda’s future.
The St. Louis Regional Freightway, Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District and four ports in the St. Louis region entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on March 27 to establish and grow an alliance to generate new business by promoting international and inland trade routes at strategic locations along the Mississippi River.
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder || Image Source: 4.bp.blogspot.com/-TgUp7O09nyM/WOylvJB504I/AAAAAAAACI8/Q_...
FRENKEL, Dann; SMIT, Berend. Understanding molecular simulation: from algorithms to applications. 2 ed. São Diego: Academic Press, 2002. xxii, 638 p. (Computational science series, 1 [Academic Press]). ISBN 0122673514. Inclui bibliografia e índice; il. tab.; 24x16cm.
Palavras-chave: FISICA MOLECULAR; FISICA MODERNA.
CDU 539.21 / F879u / 2 ed. / 2002
Sirin Payzin, Anchor, CNN Türk, Turkey, Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency, Paris; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Electricity, Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, Kamel Bennaceur, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines of Tunisia and Majid Jafar, Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Petroleum, United Arab Emirates at the World Economic Forum - Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional Development 2014 / Benedikt von Loebell
This one is currently hanging on the High Line, NYC - 10th Av & 21st St. Check it out ! Donald Make America Psycho Again **
This is a page layout painting I did in photoshop, it's not quite done, I need to do something else with the font and make it look more like a page layout than just a painting. Thoughts and crits are welcome : )
Photo showing an impression from the Ars Electronica Center's exhibition "Understanding AI".
Photo: Philipp Greindl
Jennifer Rexford, Professor, Princeton University, USA and H. Sebastian Seung, Evnin Professor of Neuroscience, Princeton University, USA and Yoram Singer, Professor, Princeton University, USA speaking during the Session: Understanding Neural and Digital Networks with Princeton University at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 25, 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
Sunshine Benbelkacem during the Session: Understanding Neural and Digital Networks with Princeton University at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 25, 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Walter Duerst
Paris (France)
Nikon D4
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
This photograph has been taken at the Palais de Tokyo, during the exhibition "Soleil Froid". I was (and still I am) curious about this man standing in front of this work of Julio Le Parc. But mostly, I liked how his red trousers were matching with the painting…
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Global Understanding & Friendship Beyond Borders
Being in Rotary is not a part in our life. It’s our life
It was a great feeling when you have the opportunity to wear rotary logo on your shirt. It’s time to take responsibility on your shoulders to serve your community.
When I joined rotaract movement way back in 2024, I never realized that I will represent RI Dist. 3230 as a goodwill ambassador to become a Member of the GSE Team to RI Dist 1880, North Bavaria & Saxony, Germany, during May /Jun. 2013
We the GSE team Sasi, Sharanya, Soundarya and myself Dinesh headed by Rtn. Sabu Balagopal had many meetings to sketch ourselves from Jan to May 2013 before our departure to Germany. We discussed over mails, regular meetings, get together with Rtns, dist conference thought us how big is the opportunity for us and how should we prepare ourselves to take our 3230 brand to fly high with colors.
40 to 4
Departed from Chennai with 40 degree summer and landed in Leipzig via Frankfurt and cool 4 degree of Germany welcomed us. Wow how cool it was…
We received warm welcome from Albrecht Hartge, GSE chair of RI Dist 1880,Germany with his team. We enthusiastic 5 people was looking forward to our next 30 days. Yes we were much excited.
We experienced and learned many things in Germany starting from history. architecture, historical churches, museums, city visits etc.
We had good opportunity to visit World Headquarters of Audi where they hosted our Indian National flag to welcome us. Rotary power is great. We extended our visits to
Vocational Visits and Networking opportunities
•Berlin- Parliament, Indian Embassy,Charlie Point,Historic wall, Olympic Stadium etc.
•Hosted by TV stations, Radio channels. Our show in German O+TV (www.otv.de/ambergweiden-rotary-club-verbindet-kontinente-...)
•Companies and manufacturing units of Volkswagen, Porshe,
•Great experience by spending in a silver mine
•Visits to University of Leipzig, Regensburg, Frieberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nurnberg to initiate International Youth Exchnage and youth forum
•Joint rotary meetings with Leipzig, Frieburg, Dresden, Bayreuth, widen, Cham,Schwandoff, Regensburg, Erlangen, Nurnmberg etc
•Visits to German Supreme Court and meeting with Judges
•Meeting Mayor and deputy mayors
Home stays- The home away from home
One of the life time experience where sharing proud things about country, learning the new culture and family values of the hosts, late night dinner talks, going out like one family. Overall we never missed our Indian hospitality in Germany.
Rotaractors
As a rotaractor from our district I had good opportunities to visit all the rotaractors in host clubs, I have received invitation to speak in President elect training seminar(PETS) where I had the opportunites to share about our RI dist 3230 Rotaract council and I shared our flag with all the rotaract club members. They were very kind to us and interested to hear about our rotaract activities and they felt excited to hear our numbers 23000 rtrs.
1880 Dist conference, Culture and arts
We presented our 3230 GSE team in a grand manner where we showed about video of India and Tamilnadu and also we performed cultural activities of India with Vande Matharam song by Saranya and Soundarya followed by solo folk dance by Dinesh and karate performance by Sasi. Finally audience felt happy when we performed our group dance with Tamil folk, Bollywood and Hollywood where our team leader also joined in dance performance. On seeing this we received warm invitations from all the rotary clubs . We performed in 7 clubs
Rotary and team Spirit
We had good chance to show our sporting skills. Yes Sasi and me (Dinesh) participated in Dragon Boat Race as part of Rotary clubs of Erlangen Fundraising efforts and finished 2nd in one of the race. Rotary raised 24000 euros for community projects
Future after GSE
We had great time in Germany studying vocation, experiencing culture, learning professionalism etc. It will be a starting point to shape my future . GSE created a platform to think beyond our comfort zone, hard work, team work, communication, networking etc. I believe in sharing and learning and this journey never ends
Coming year I am planning to create strategy to work with our RI 3230 District rotaract council to strengthen our rotaract zone in city plus and upcountry where lot of young people like me longing for opportunities. They need a platform.. I am willing to provide that. Also will build up IT assistance, social networking, planning New generation projects with my Parent club RC of Gudiyattam
After the GSE experience I expanded my Sports for Development Projects to Serve Young People with curriculum like Life skills, Service Learning, Adolescent health, Physical recreation and social learning to reach 10000 kids in 2 years. This will be my next major project and I would like to joint with other rotary clubs to spread the word to reach the unreached
Marlyce Burkardt-Neal, owner of Marlyce's Place bakery in Clarksville, shares her story of losing two children to prescription drug overdoses.
Model: Bree Swing
Photographer: Justin Bonaparte
Understanding the female college student comes from acknowledging where she is coming from.
She has grown up in a fluctuating and unstable economy. Yet at the same time she has been brought up in a society that often judges individual worth based on an external expression of self.
In college the female college student is struggling with exploring her own identity, expressing this understanding of herself through fashion and the new process of managing or mismanaging a budget. She finds herself in a setting where she is provided the time and space to explore her identity. Based on Erik Erikson’s writings on identity, J.E. Marcia developed the Identity Status Paradigm in which he extracted four dimensions of exploration and commitment: diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium and achievement. (Figure 3) The moratorium stage is characterized by high exploration and low commitment on identity issues, and represents the active search for a sense of self.
The female college student has entered college with a sense and a hope that her time spent there will lay out a path for her future, through her career, in relationships and in the development of lifelong goals.