Tribble (a pseudonym) says that some academic bloggers published things they shouldn't have written, or revealed too much about their interests: in one shocking piece of closed-minded bigotry, he seems to say his department decided not to hire a candidate who seemed to know too much about computers. ![]() ![]() Matt Kirschenbaum points to, and refutes, a foolish essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education that describes ways that some academic bloggers hurt their chances to land a job at Professor Tribble's small, midwestern college. Amazon was built to retail lots of SKUs: when you're a bookseller, you need to have a lot of different books to sell because everyone wants something different. But selling other stuff wasn't a diversion, because books weren't Amazon's business. Meanwhile, Google just did one thing, and communicated that focus by remaining, in essence, a single box on a single page.Īt the same time, people used to prophecy the doom of Amazon when they branched out from books. Back in the old days, Web organizations like Yahoo and AltaVista cluttered up their page (and their business) by adding more and more, vainly trying to get people to stick. It wouldn't be better if it did more: it just does enough.Īlso relevant is Peter Merholz's talk, yesterday, about Designing for the Sandbox. Blogger needed to be bigger than that, and when it got the cash to be bigger, it got better.īut some valuable services belong at the one-server scale. Looking back, when Blogger turned into a machine in a borrowed closet with a quarter of a million customers and no revenue, that was just an anomaly. I'd always thought that one-server was merely a stepping stone or an affliction. Outlining some broad categories of ecological niches (diurnal scavengers, large carnivores), he identifies an interesting one: Small, 'one server' companies are becoming essential services: Bloggdigger,,. Jim Moore, explaining why he's got a venture fund that concentrates on RSS, draws an interesting portrait of an emerging ecosystem. ( Higgason, Bernstein) (Here's another copy of my pdf) There were two papers on "Lust" at Hypertext 2004 last year. The new Storyspace 2.5 for MacOSX is so fast that it zooms through "Lust" I noticed more than a momentary flicker on the screen. We know where it should go does it follow the expected path? If it does, we can be pretty sure that Storyspace guard fields are working right! The test routine starts at the beginning, chooses one of the text links, and then starts following default links. On the Web, you're stuck with javascript or breadcrumbs. Guard fields are indispensable in large hypertext narrative, and (as "Lust" shows) very useful even in short hypertexts. In addition to being a wonderfully-written hypertext, "Lust" offers a baroque array of guard fields, the dynamic links that let Storyspace vary the link behavior to take into account what you've already seen. One of the cornerstones of the Storyspace test suite is a routine that explores Mary-Kim Arnold's classic hypertext, " Lust". She'd baked them every cherry season for so many years, she could tell when it was done by the smell (which is true, by the way)." When I went over to visit, this blind woman in it must have been her late eighties had a clafoutis in the oven. "I once was staying with a friend in the Dordogne: her elderly mother lived in a small detached building. Part of the pleasure in this rustic dessert is rolling the stones around in your mouth and sucking off every bit of cherry juice. "You don't have to pit the cherries: in fact, it will taste better if you don't. ![]() Times, also advises us to leave the cherries whole. Irene Virbila, who is restaurant critic for the L. Gareth Renowden, a New Zealand truffle farmer, was the first to write. (Restaurants need to worry about incautious diners, but you'll be careful, won't you?) Two separate notes this morning came to the same conclusion about clafoutis: if you're making it at home, don't pit the cherries.
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Nonetheless, Mario had always been Nintendo’s icon of twitch-movement action games, but in the hands of Square, an outsider, he suddenly became the hero of an epic role-playing adventure. Mario has obviously always been a video game character, so you can’t exactly call any game involving him a “licensed” IP. One big example, albeit an example that somewhat cheats, is Super Mario RPG. Indeed, there are lots of terrible licensed video games regardless of what genre they are.īut sometimes these games stick the landing, and beautiful things happen when they’re in a genre nobody expected. Star Wars: Jedi Arena for Atari 2600 lingers in my memory for being a game where, instead of clashing lightsabers with your opponent, you just deflect laser blasts from a training probe lifted from A New Hope. Various IPs have been taking weird left turns with video game adaptations for almost as long as video game consoles have existed. It is the latest in a long line of licensed games that nobody asked for but that ended up being an excellent way to expose people to new experiences. Most recently, I am thankful for Dragon Ball: The Breakers, potentially the most bizarre and unexpected game release of 2022. The holiday season is when people pause to reflect on the things they are thankful for, and the thing I am thankful for this year is extensions of IP into weird video game genres. ![]() The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project lies in the development of a lightweight, ultra-compact 3D sensor offering enhanced performance compared to the current state-of-the-art. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. To reduce battery demands, algorithms will be developed instructing units to remain in ?power saving mode? during periods of low activity then switch into ?high fidelity mode? when motion is detected or expected, such as during storms or geological events. Therefore, a novel hybrid energy supply will perform additional system functions and will be evaluated for output efficiency. A compact design is necessary for commercial viability and to create a stable enclosure with low aerodynamic drag. A key metric to success will be the ability for the sensors to operate accurately on structures such as metal-decked rooftops which can create challenges for radio frequency devices. When necessary, alerts are sent to users via Short Message System (SMS, i.e., text) and email, indicating the location and severity of the problem. Sensors report movements to an application server where an algorithm will be created to analyze and display geo-located data. The sensors in this project will use precision radio receivers to create 3 axis centimeter-accurate movement data. Existing disaster forecasting systems are expensive, operationally complex, and/or provide limited data. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I team will construct a series of sensors that measure commercial rooftop movement like that seen from high snow and wind loading. ![]() Early warning of structural movements helps mitigate risk, prevent unnecessary damage, initiate evacuations, and keep occupants safe. This project will lead to the development of a low cost, rapidly installed, and intuitive wireless system to measure and record movements within broad categories of infrastructure and geographic features. Since small structural movements often precede damage and even catastrophic failure, the ability to detect and monitor these motions at key locations and deliver warnings to any user with a cell phone or computer is of great societal benefit. ![]() Landslides result in $3.5 billion in repair costs due to physical damage and result in 25 to 50 deaths annually. Of the 600,000 highway bridges in the US, 45,000 are structurally deficient. Weather events affect 5.9 million commercial buildings and 137,000 schools in the US. Increasingly extreme climate impacts and aging infrastructure make these situations more common and unpredictable. These loads can also destabilize geographical features such as water impoundments and hillsides. Excessive snow, rain, wind and seismic activity create high structural loads that can lead to the collapse of buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure. The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to reduce injury, property damage, operating costs, and liability in the built and natural environments. ![]() Those standards are particularly low for women, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. Around 90 percent of Afghans are now living below the poverty line, and many families are unable to afford food-compounding the health care crisis.ĭespite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on developing Afghanistan’s health care system over the last 20 years, access to quality health care remains far below international standards. On top of that, the United States froze Afghanistan’s central bank assets, plunging the country into a severe economic crisis. ![]() As a result, almost all of the programs designed to fight the coronavirus in Afghanistan have been forced to shut down. But when the United States abruptly withdrew in August and the Taliban reclaimed power, that aid dried up. The country’s health care system depended almost entirely on foreign aid for almost two decades. (The World Health Organization said any positivity rate above 5 percent is dangerous.)Īccessing COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment was already difficult in Afghanistan. At the end of January, Afghan health officials reported a 70 percent increase in positive COVID-19 cases, with positivity rates reaching upward of 47 percent. The new requirements- officially announced by the Taliban’s ministry of virtue and vice in late December-are preventing many Afghan women from seeking the health care they need at a time when COVID-19’s omicron variant is spiking across the country. They had brought a sick infant in for a checkup. Launched by Xi Jinping in 2013, the initiative provides financing for emerging countries to build infrastructure like ports, roads and bridges.“When the Taliban understood the two women were not accompanied by men, they forced them out of the clinic and beat them with the butts of their rifles,” she said, citing a recent example. ![]() The 25-year deal underscores China’s economic involvement in the region.īeijing has not formally recognized Afghanistan’s Taliban administration but it has significant interests in the country, which is at the center of a region important to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Sanctions have been placed on members of the government, the central bank’s overseas assets have been frozen, and most foreign aid - which previously supported its economy - has been suspended.Įarlier this year, the Taliban said it planned to sign a contract with a Chinese firm to drill for oil in northern Afghanistan. Since the withdrawal of foreign military forces Afghanistan’s finances have since been hit by a number of other major issues. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions more. In August 2021, the last US military flight left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America’s longest war. However, much of those reserves remain untapped due to decades of turmoil in the country. and to revive regional trade with neighboring countries,” he added.Īfghanistan is estimated to be sitting on natural resources - including natural gas, copper and rare earths - worth more than $1 trillion (£831.5 billion). This includes establishing safe zones near the capital and borders for potential foreign investors such as the Chinese. “More importantly, the Taliban needs to prove its commitment to economic planning. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore told the BBC. “The Taliban desperately needs to boost its coffers if it is to govern better and attain some domestic legitimacy,” Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman from the S. He added that the project will begin with sites in the capital of Kabul and the northern Balkh province but did not give further details. “It was decided that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should progressively take control of the remaining military bases of the foreign forces with the intention of converting them into special economic zones,” Mullah Baradar said in a statement on Sunday. The decision was announced by acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. KABUL - Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it will turn some former foreign military bases into economic zones for businesses.Īfghanistan has faced a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis since the Taliban regained control of the country in August 2021.įoreign military forces had been in the country for two decades. This is a general compass direction, you will only see N, S, E or W. The "S" at the end of the title indicates the direction the camera is actually pointing. Since the camera view is looking at I-495, that name shows up first, and the nearest cross street to the camera location (in this case River Rd.) shows up second. For example: "I-495 - River S" is a title you typically see on the camera at River Rd. Both road names generally will be in the title, with the road actually in view as the first name. Most cameras are located at the intersection of two roads. For a better user experience, please consider updating your browser to a modern one such as. 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Our surveillance cameras have built in titling that show up as characters at the top of the picture. ![]() Work for an employer who meets all the requirements listed below in the STEM OPT Employer Responsibilities section.For example: If you receive a 24-month STEM OPT extension based on your bachelor’s degree in engineering and you later earn a master’s degree in engineering, you may apply for an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension based on your master’s degree.STEM degrees you obtain in the future: If you enroll in a new academic program in the future and earn another qualifying STEM degree at a higher educational level, you may be eligible for one additional 24-month STEM OPT extension.college or university and the OPT employment opportunity is directly related to your bachelor’s degree in mathematics. For example: If you are currently participating in OPT based on a master’s degree in business administration but you previously received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, you may be able to apply for a STEM OPT extension based on your bachelor’s degree as long as it is from an accredited U.S.The practical training opportunity also must be directly related to the previously obtained STEM degree. You must have received both degrees from currently accredited and SEVP-certified institutions, and cannot have already received a STEM OPT extension based on this previous degree. institution of higher education to apply for a STEM OPT extension. 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Ananke: the goddess of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.According to a myth, Aion and his companion, Ananke (also with a snake body), wrapped themselves around the cosmic egg and broke it to form the "sorted" Universe (earth - sky - sea). Although incorporeal, he was also portrayed as a monster with a snake body and three heads: one human (male), one bull and one lion. He was a ghostly primordial deity who personified the meaning of time (sometimes he is confused with god Chronos). Etymologically, Aether means the highest and purest layer of air. ![]() ![]() According to Hesiod, she is the demon of death. The first creature that some say existed even before Chaos himself. Achlys: the goddess of the eternal night.The full list of the Primordial Greek Gods: From Gaia came Ourea, the god of the mountains, Pontus, the god of the sea, and Uranus, the god of the heavens. Erebus, the god of darkness, and Nyx, the goddess of the night, were also born from Chaos. Goddess Gaia then followed, t he personification of Earth. Then Tartarus was born, a dark place like the abyss and the original god of the Underworld. We can see that ancient Greeks considered love as one of the most fundamental powers in the world. Out of Chaos came Eros, the god of love and procreation. Chaos was the personification of the absolute nothingness - an immerse, dark void from which all of the existence sprang. Natural forces are personified and the most basic components of the cosmos are Gods.Īccording to Hesiod, in the beginning there was Chaos. The famous work of Hesiod, called Theogony (meaning “birth of the Gods” in Greek), presents a complete cosmogony. Greek mythology starts at the beginning of the world! The Greek Gods that existed then were the Primordial Gods. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 12 of17 Iowa State center Osun Osunniyi (21) shoots over Texas forward Dillon Mitchell (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 11 of17 Iowa State center Osun Osunniyi reacts after scoring against Texas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 10 of17 Texas guard Tyrese Hunter (4) is tripped as he drives to the basket against Iowa State forward Tre King (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 9 of17 Iowa State guard Jaren Holmes (13) shoots over Texas forward Brock Cunningham (30) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 8 of17 Iowa State guard Gabe Kalscheur (22) drives to the basket between Texas guard Tyrese Hunter (4) and forward Christian Bishop (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 7 of17 Iowa State guard Gabe Kalscheur (22) drives to the basket between Texas guard Tyrese Hunter, left, and forward Christian Bishop (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 6 of17 Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey (3) drives to the basket against Texas guard Tyrese Hunter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 5 of17 Texas forward Timmy Allen (0) is defended by Iowa State forward Aljaz Kunc (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 4 of17 Texas guard Tyrese Hunter (4) drives around Iowa State center Osun Osunniyi (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 3 of17 Texas forward Dylan Disu (1) drives to the basket against Iowa State forward Aljaz Kunc, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Eric Gay/Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of17 Iowa State forward Tre King (0) gets a hand on the ball as Texas forward Christian Bishop drives to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 1 of17 Texas guard Sir'Jabari Rice (10) scores past Iowa State forward Robert Jones (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. They refused to confirm whether they were proposing parkour for Tokyo 2020 inclusion when contacted by insidethegames last month, but today's presentation effectively confirms that they did. Since then, FIG have launched plans to incorporate a competitive version within the governing body. It was showcased as an exhibition event during last year's Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. Parkour, also known as freerunning or obstacle course racing, is a physical discipline in which participants "move freely over and through any terrain using only the abilities of the body". Italy's Franco Carraro chaired today's Olympic Programme Commission meeting ©Getty Images The Commission, chaired by Italy's Franco Carraro and attended by IOC sports director Kit McConnell, assessed applications for changes to the programme submitted by at least 16 International Federations. If it does, however, it would likely be under the name obstacle course sprint rather than parkour. It is also still possible parkour could feature as some sort of demonstration event at Tokyo 2020 or could be proposed for inclusion at the Summer Youth Olympic Games. There was support in principal towards the idea of the discipline featuring in the longer term, though, because it is seen as an innovative concept which should appeal to target youth groups. It was among those assessed and discussed by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Programme Commission here today.Īt this stage, it is considered very unlikely that parkour will appear as a medal event in the Japanese capital due to it being such a new event in a competitive sense. Insidethegames understands that parkour has been proposed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for full inclusion at Tokyo 2020. Parkour has emerged as another contender for inclusion on the Summer Olympic programme after being discussed by the group responsible for proposing new disciplines and events today. |
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