The Bronx, New York
Cafe al Mercato
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
by lukefaterManhattan’s Little Italy isn’t quite as “Italy” as it once was. For a real NYC-Italian neighborhood experience, the only “Little Italy” left is in the Bronx—Arthur Avenue, to be specific. Or, to be even more specific, try the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, sitting in front of a big, square slice of Cafe al Mercato’s Sicilian-style pizza.
Tucked into a corner of the bustling space, the unassuming counter is a crucial part of the Bronx’s oldest sheltered retail market, opened in 1940 by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (of airport fame) to alleviate congestion from street vendors and encourage higher safety standards in food service. Today, the market is home to an array of stationary vendors selling the best Italian ingredients you can get outside the motherland: quality cuts of osso buco, salted cod, dried hazelnuts, real San Marzano tomatoes, you name it. When your appetite gets to whining, belly up to Cafe al Mercato for a carbo-train to paradise.
While the Sicilian-style square slices (the eggplant, in particular) are the standout option here, don’t shy away from the lineup of soups, salads, and sandwiches, either. The thick focaccia sandwich is laden with fried veal, mozzarella, tomato sauce, and a whisper of sautéed spinach. For a patriotic touch, roasted red peppers, broccoli rabe, and mozzarella team up on a sesame roll for the “Italian Flag” sandwich. The tripe soup is hearty, with enough of a peppery kick to keep the funk of the tripe under control. An off-menu double veal parm on garlic bread is a frequent order for those in-the-know.
Take your lunch with a beer from the Bronx Beer Hall behind you. Just leave time for a walk after your visit to the historic food hall.
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By Etienne Delay September 22th 2020, MISS-ABMS Based on presentation maid for MAPS by E. Delay and S. Rey Coyrehourcq
Discuss complementary conceptions of reality
Choices generate paths leading to the same pattern
expected / simulated behaviours ? failures ? robustness (s)?
Exploring models is therefore a matter of organizing:
In other words, a systematic process that stimulates the surprise effect.
“Sensitivity analysis (SA) is used to explore the influence of varying inputs on the outputs of a simulation model” (Ginot et al. 2006).
“By exploring the sensitivity of model output to changes in parameters, we learn about the relative importance of the various mechanisms represented in the model and how robust the model output is to parameter uncertainty.” (Thiele et al. 2014).
| a simple model, a complete experimental design: P1 x P2 x P2 x P3 |
Duration & Volumetry impossible to manage
of dimensions = coverage with equal nb of points
Ants model
Use of traces or "pheromones"
Alignment with the strongest traces
this configuration produces 4810 simulations
Measure the role of randomness in simulations?
Observe the combined effects of deposition AND diffusion of pheromones
Organize a tension between the Input - Output choices
Quantified criteria to "guide" an automated exploration
What values of (diffusion, evaporation) minimize the consumption time of the three food piles?
Behavior Search is integrated with Netlogo since version 6
Pomic (Pattern Oriented Modelling Information Criterion) is an R package to evaluate the impact of choices in pattern oriented modeling (Piou et al. (2009))
Test it : demo.openmole.org
Q6 : lockdown : Since transmission between individuals is the main driver of the epidemic, let's make sure that individuals no longer meet each other!
You should try to achieve both objectives : minimize the "number of days of confinement" and the "proportion of infected population (%)"
explore the output's diversity of a model
But hundreds of simulations
you can see that the dots can be a bit scattered compared to the median
OSE explore the multiples antecedents of a pattern
A variety of configurations can produce the expected result, but the majority requires a very fast lockdown (1 day after the first case)
The OpenMole team is also a human adventure that is built on paper!
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Welcome to the MVC Quick Start!
To get started you'll need the following pre-requisites:
You can find the final code repo for this quick start on GitHub.
ASP.NET MVC gives you a powerful, patterns-based way to build dynamic websites that enables a clean separation of concerns and that gives you full control over markup for enjoyable, agile development. ASP.NET MVC includes many features that enable fast, TDD-friendly development for creating sophisticated applications that use the latest web standards.
The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern separates an application into three main components: the model, the view, and the controller. The ASP.NET MVC framework provides an alternative to the ASP.NET Web Forms pattern for creating Web applications. The ASP.NET MVC framework is a lightweight, highly testable presentation framework that (as with Web Forms-based applications) is integrated with existing ASP.NET features, such as master pages and membership-based authentication. The MVC framework is defined in the System.Web.Mvc assembly.
MVC is a standard design pattern that many developers are familiar with. Some types of Web applications will benefit from the MVC framework. Others will continue to use the traditional ASP.NET application pattern that is based on Web Forms and postbacks. Other types of Web applications will combine the two approaches; neither approach excludes the other.
The MVC framework includes the following components:
Models. Model objects are the parts of the application that implement the logic for the application's data domain. Often, model objects retrieve and store model state in a database. For example, a Product object might retrieve information from a database, operate on it, and then write updated information back to a Products table in a SQL Server database. In small applications, the model is often a conceptual separation instead of a physical one. For example, if the application only reads a dataset and sends it to the view, the application does not have a physical model layer and associated classes. In that case, the dataset takes on the role of a model object.
Views. Views are the components that display the application's user interface (UI). Typically, this UI is created from the model data. An example would be an edit view of a Products table that displays text boxes, drop-down lists, and check boxes based on the current state of a Product object.
Controllers. Controllers are the components that handle user interaction, work with the model, and ultimately select a view to render that displays UI. In an MVC application, the view only displays information; the controller handles and responds to user input and interaction. For example, the controller handles query-string values, and passes these values to the model, which in turn might use these values to query the database.
The MVC pattern helps you create applications that separate the different aspects of the application (input logic, business logic, and UI logic), while providing a loose coupling between these elements. The pattern specifies where each kind of logic should be located in the application. The UI logic belongs in the view. Input logic belongs in the controller. Business logic belongs in the model. This separation helps you manage complexity when you build an application, because it enables you to focus on one aspect of the implementation at a time. For example, you can focus on the view without depending on the business logic.
The loose coupling between the three main components of an MVC application also promotes parallel development. For example, one developer can work on the view, a second developer can work on the controller logic, and a third developer can focus on the business logic in the model.
The ASP.NET MVC framework provides the following features:
Separation of application tasks (input logic, business logic, and UI logic), testability, and test-driven development (TDD). All core contracts in the MVC framework are interface-based and can be tested by using mock objects, which are simulated objects that imitate the behavior of actual objects in the application. You can unit-test the application without having to run the controllers in an ASP.NET process, which makes unit testing fast and flexible. You can use any unit-testing framework that is compatible with the .NET Framework.
An extensible and pluggable framework. The components of the ASP.NET MVC framework are designed so that they can be easily replaced or customized. You can plug in your own view engine, URL routing policy, action-method parameter serialization, and other components. The ASP.NET MVC framework also supports the use of Dependency Injection (DI) and Inversion of Control (IOC) container models. DI enables you to inject objects into a class, instead of relying on the class to create the object itself. IOC specifies that if an object requires another object, the first objects should get the second object from an outside source such as a configuration file. This makes testing easier.
Extensive support for ASP.NET routing, which is a powerful URL-mapping component that lets you build applications that have comprehensible and searchable URLs. URLs do not have to include file-name extensions, and are designed to support URL naming patterns that work well for search engine optimization (SEO) and representational state transfer (REST) addressing.
Support for using the markup in existing ASP.NET page (.aspx files), user control (.ascx files), and master page (.master files) markup files as view templates. You can use existing ASP.NET features with the ASP.NET MVC framework, such as nested master pages, in-line expressions (<%= %>), declarative server controls, templates, data-binding, localization, and so on.
Support for existing ASP.NET features. ASP.NET MVC lets you use features such as forms authentication and Windows authentication, URL authorization, membership and roles, output and data caching, session and profile state management, health monitoring, the configuration system, and the provider architecture.
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Our team creates a lot of MVC projects, and we have a very specific way of doing this, so this is our unofficial team documentation.
You shouldn't source control NuGet packages, but configuring this correctly in TFS can be confusing. This section shows how to do this.
First, we'll need to create a nuget.config file that disabled nuget source control integration. This will go into a folder named .nuget
in the base of your branch.
Add a .nuget
folder to the base of your repository.
After adding the .nuget
folder, add a file named nuget.config
to the folder. Add the following to the file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<solution>
<add key="disableSourceControlIntegration" value="true" />
</solution>
</configuration>
Commit this to your source control repository.
Next, we need to add a .tfignore
file to the root of your branch.
The
.tfignore
files is a file that tells TFS which files and fodlers should be excluded from source control.
Add a .tfignore
file to the base of your repository.
Add the following to the file:
\packages
!\packages\repositories.config
This file tells TFS to ignore the contents of the folder named \packages
, but to include the repositories.config file.
The repositories.config file includes special information about your NuGet packages repositories. Not all projects need this file, but we add it to the inclusion list just in case your project needs it.
Commit this to your source control repository.
Be sure to incorporate creating the HttpContext helper.
Use the constructor!
StructureMap.MVC5.Update
StructureMapDependencyScope class fixes for Windows 7 - may not be needed...
NUnit NUnit3testAdapter


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| AfterInject | Methods annotated with @AfterInject will be called after the
constructor is called in an enhanced class. |
| AfterTextChange | This annotation is intended to be used on methods to receive events defined
by TextWatcher.afterTextChanged(Editable s) after the
text is changed on the targeted TextView or subclass of TextView. |
| AfterViews | Methods annotated with @AfterViews will be called after
Activity.setContentView(int) is called by the generated activity. |
| App | Injects the application. |
| Background | Should be used on method that must be run in a background thread. |
| Bean | Injects an instance of a class annotated with EBean . |
| BeforeTextChange | This annotation is intended to be used on methods to receive events defined
by
TextWatcher.beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after)
before the text is changed on the targeted TextView or subclass of TextView. |
| Click | Should be used on click listener methods in activity classes The method may have zero or one parameter, that MUST be of type android.view.View . |
| EActivity | Should be used on Activity classes to enable usage of AndroidAnnotations
Any view related code should happen in an AfterViews annotated
method. |
| EApplication | Should be used on android.app.Application classes to enable usage of
AndroidAnnotations
Most annotations are supported in EApplication classes |
| EBean | Should be used on custom classes to enable usage of AndroidAnnotations
Any view related code should happen in an AfterViews annotated
method. |
| EFragment | Should be used on Fragment classes to enable usage of AndroidAnnotations The annotation value should be one of R.layout.* fields, or none if you want to handle the view creation by yourself. |
| EProvider | Use this annotation to enhance an Android ContentProvider |
| EReceiver | Use this annotation to enhance an Android BroadcastReceiver |
| EService | Use this annotation to enhance an Android Service |
| EView | Should be used on custom classes that extend View to enable usage of
AndroidAnnotations
Any view related code should happen in an AfterViews annotated
method. |
| EViewGroup | Should be used on custom classes that extend ViewGroup to enable usage of
AndroidAnnotations
Any view related code should happen in an AfterViews annotated
method. |
| Extra | Use on Extra fields in activity and service classes. |
| FragmentById | Use it on Fragment fields in activity classes The annotation value should be one of R.id.* fields. |
| FragmentByTag | Use it on Fragment fields in activity classes The annotation value should be the tag name of the fragment. |
| FromHtml | |
| Fullscreen | Should be used on Activity classes that must be fullscreen
The activity must be annotated with EActivity . |
| HttpsClient | Use this annotation to get an HttpClient instance with the specified KeyStore
and TrustStore configured to perform an HTTPS request All the parameters are optional trustStore: int, Resource id of your trust store file ex R.raw.cacerts.bks Typically your servers trusted certificates
(public key, Root Chain Authority etc) trustStorePwd: String, Your trust store password (default is changeit ) keyStore: int, Resource id of your keystore Usually your private key (client certificate) keyStorePwd: String, Your KeyStore password (default is changeit ) allowAllHostnames: boolean, if true, authorizes any TLS/SSL hostname (default true ) If false, Hostname in certificate (DN) must match
the URL. |
| InstanceState | Use on activity fields to save and restore their values when the system calls onSaveInstanceState(Bundle) and onCreate(Bundle). |
| ItemClick | Should be used on item click listener methods for AdapterView classes The method may have 0 or 1 parameter, that will be the object from the adapter, at the selected position. |
| ItemLongClick | Should be used on item long click listener methods for AdapterView classes The method may have 0 or 1 parameter, that will be the object from the adapter, at the selected position. |
| ItemSelect | Should be used on item selected listener methods for AdapterView classes The method may have 1 or 2 parameters. |
| LongClick | Should be used on long click listener methods in activity classes The method may have zero or one parameter, that MUST be of type android.view.View . |
| NonConfigurationInstance | Use on activity fields to retain instances that are intensive to compute, on configuration changes. |
| NoTitle | Should be used on Activity classes that must have no title. |
| OptionsItem | Should be used on option items listener methods in activity classes The method may have zero or one parameter, that MUST be of type android.view.MenuItem . |
| OptionsMenu | Should be used on Activity classes to set the id of the options menu. |
| RoboGuice | Should be used on Activity classes that use the RoboGuice framework |
| RootContext | Use it on Context fields in EBean classes
The field MUST be of a type that extends android.content.Context. |
| SystemService | Use it on manager fields in activity classes |
| TextChange | This annotation is intended to be used on methods to receive events defined
by
TextWatcher.onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count)
when the text is changed on the targeted TextView or subclass of TextView. |
| Touch | Should be used on touch listener methods in activity classes The method may have one or two parameters, the first parameter must be a android.view.MotionEvent and the second one must be a android.view.View. |
| Trace | Use this annotation to log at runtime the execution time of the targeted method. |
| Transactional | Should be used on method that must be transactional. |
| UiThread | Should be used on method that must be run in the Ui thread The annotation parameter delay is the delay (in milliseconds) until the method will be executed. |
| ViewById | Use it on View fields in activity classes The field MUST be of a type that extends android.view.View. |
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Republican congressman's son says he was assaulted by socialists on NC State University campus
by Caleb ParkeA Republican congressman's son says he was spray-painted in the face by a group of socialists on a university campus in North Carolina.
N.C. State student Jack Bishop, the son of Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., told "Fox & Friends First" he was assaulted by socialist “thugs” Monday night while he was hanging flyers for a Turning Point USA event with Lara Trump and Charlie Kirk in the Free Expression Tunnel.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT SAYS BEN SHAPIRO PROTESTERS SHOWED 'INTOLERANCE' ON CAMPUS
"We had about 24 people from YDSA, the Young Democratic Socialists of America, roll up unprovoked, uninvited with more spray paint than you can find in a Walmart, frankly, and they began to paint over everything we had just done," Bishop said. "One of their members completely ruined a piece of property of mine and another member sprayed me in the eye. Another gentleman actually battered about two or three women who actually had the audacity to stand in the way of them as they tried to tear down our flyers."
He added: "It was just very concerning for the state of the campus and of free speech."
COLLEGE PROVOST FACES BACKLASH FROM STUDENTS FOR NIXING 'GRACE' BEFORE MEALS
Bishop's father, who recently won a special election crediting President Trump, said he was "proud of Jack" for not giving in to intimidation, as he called the incident a "hallmark of the left today, unfortunately, this tendency to want to intimidate, to want to tear down opposing speech as opposed to offer speech in competition."
Prior to the event, NC State spokesman Mick Kulikowski said it would go on.
"University policy permits student groups to invite speakers to campus," Kulikowski said. "NC State cannot take away that right ... and will act reasonably to ensure that the event proceeds free from disruption or violence."
NORTHWESTERN ALUM GUY BENSON: STUDENT NEWSPAPER MADE 'HUGE MISTAKE' BY APOLOGIZING FOR JOURNALISM
Kirk, founder and president of TPUSA, called YDSA's assault on Bishop "organized crime" and brought Jack onstage during Wednesday night's event.
"It was a fun experience and I'm glad that it happened," Bishop said of the TPUSA event on campus, adding that "nothing escalated" further than protesters shouting and disrupting the speeches.
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TPUSA organizers said they "expect much more from our 'tolerant' counterparts on the left" in a statement before Wednesday night.


PostgreSQL has a rich set of native data types available to users. Users can add new types to PostgreSQL using the CREATE TYPE command.
Table 8-1 shows all the built-in general-purpose data types. Most of the alternative names listed in the "Aliases" column are the names used internally by PostgreSQL for historical reasons. In addition, some internally used or deprecated types are available, but are not listed here.
Table 8-1. Data Types
| Name | Aliases | Description |
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| bigint | int8 | signed eight-byte integer |
| bigserial | serial8 | autoincrementing eight-byte integer |
| bit [ (n) ] | fixed-length bit string | |
| bit varying [ (n) ] | varbit | variable-length bit string |
| boolean | bool | logical Boolean (true/false) |
| box | rectangular box on a plane | |
| bytea | binary data ("byte array") | |
| character varying [ (n) ] | varchar [ (n) ] | variable-length character string |
| character [ (n) ] | char [ (n) ] | fixed-length character string |
| cidr | IPv4 or IPv6 network address | |
| circle | circle on a plane | |
| date | calendar date (year, month, day) | |
| double precision | float8 | double precision floating-point number (8 bytes) |
| inet | IPv4 or IPv6 host address | |
| integer | int, int4 | signed four-byte integer |
| interval [ fields ] [ (p) ] | time span | |
| line | infinite line on a plane | |
| lseg | line segment on a plane | |
| macaddr | MAC (Media Access Control) address | |
| money | currency amount | |
| numeric [ (p, s) ] | decimal [ (p, s) ] | exact numeric of selectable precision |
| path | geometric path on a plane | |
| point | geometric point on a plane | |
| polygon | closed geometric path on a plane | |
| real | float4 | single precision floating-point number (4 bytes) |
| smallint | int2 | signed two-byte integer |
| serial | serial4 | autoincrementing four-byte integer |
| text | variable-length character string | |
| time [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | time of day (no time zone) | |
| time [ (p) ] with time zone | timetz | time of day, including time zone |
| timestamp [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | date and time (no time zone) | |
| timestamp [ (p) ] with time zone | timestamptz | date and time, including time zone |
| tsquery | text search query | |
| tsvector | text search document | |
| txid_snapshot | user-level transaction ID snapshot | |
| uuid | universally unique identifier | |
| xml | XML data |
Compatibility: The following types (or spellings thereof) are specified by SQL: bigint, bit, bit varying, boolean, char, character varying, character, varchar, date, double precision, integer, interval, numeric, decimal, real, smallint, time (with or without time zone), timestamp (with or without time zone), xml.
Each data type has an external representation determined by its input and output functions. Many of the built-in types have obvious external formats. However, several types are either unique to PostgreSQL, such as geometric paths, or have several possible formats, such as the date and time types. Some of the input and output functions are not invertible, i.e., the result of an output function might lose accuracy when compared to the original input.


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Mr. Morgenfeld joined Lockheed in December 1979 as an Experimental Test Pilot in the world famous Skunk Works. There he was assigned to the F-117 program where he has flown almost 1300 hours in testing that radical aircraft. In 1989 Mr. Morgenfeld went on to the Advanced Tactical Fighter program where he was primarily responsible for flying the second YF-22A prototype. After Lockheed won that competition, he was named Chief Test Pilot for the YF-22A follow-on test program. In 1991 he was named Chief Test Pilot for the Skunk Works and in 1999 was promoted to Director of Flight Operations as well. He is currently working on the Joint Strike Fighter program where he performed the first flight on the X-35 airplane last October.
Mr. Morgenfeld
is a Fellow and past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
A native of Hamburg, New York, he is married to the former Norma K. Shoemaker,
also of Hamburg. They have two sons, LT Steven A. Morgenfeld USN, a
Naval Aviator serving on an exchange tour with the Spanish Navy, and Mr. Michael
F. Morgenfeld, the Managing Cartographer for Avalon Travel Publishing.
| MetroCon 2001 - Technologies Track |
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James T. Smith, Verizon
8:30-9:30am
Abstract: Nanoscale Science has provided us with a flood of new technologies. We see their emergence in everything from fine-control over the grain structure of materials to the application of genetic engineering in food production. Automotive fuel cells, carbon-nanotube fibers, and biochips. New products are emerging so rapidly that some become obsolete almost before they can be brought to market. The problems of the venture capitalists have become the problems of the corporate boardrooms. How can we maintain a competitive product position in the face of such rapid obsolescence? What technologies are important, and which can be safely ignored?
Lessons can be learned from Lucent and others, whose mistakes overshadow the business horizon. Failure to wisely choose from the emerging technologies and then to engineer timely upgrades to products and services, can result in a loss of customer confidence, profits, and ultimately stockholder value. Mr. Smith observes that many existing business models will be made obsolete—necessitating a total rethinking of their business. On the other hand, many new opportunities will be enabled. This presentation examines some of technology breakthroughs which have already undergone Mr. Smith's strategic assessment of maturity and importance. These investigations included new research and development in Material Science, Systems Science, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), Photonics, Energy Conversion, Networking, Systems Design, and Software Engineering.
Biography: James T. Smith has over 20 years experience in the development and fielding of advanced technical systems, and for 10+ years has been a Senior Member of the Technical Staff of Contel, GTE, and Verizon. He received his BS in Math and Physics from Millsaps College and his MS in Math and Computer Science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has done graduate work in engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Mississippi, and the University of Utah.
His early work included design and development of classified and unclassified Radar Algorithms at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and expert systems for the DARPA Pilot's Associate project at the Lockheed-Georgia Company. He designed and developed a geographical reasoning system (GIS) for the Lisp machine, and a system architecture and implementation approach for an Airborne Cockpit Environment. He also designed and developed an Artificial Intelligence toolkit which was successfully employed in the implementation of a prototype for a NASA TDRS satellite ground terminal monitoring system.
Later, as a member of GTE's High
Value Capabilities Definition & Assessment staff, Mr. Smith was involved
in the development of completely new telecom services and concepts.
Projects included Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN), developing and
testing the GTE Waltham Laboratories/Bellcore Service Control Point (SCP)
platforms, Telecom'95 demonstrations, and development of the Connected Family
concept. This was a broadband-connected home and home-office environment,
which could interoperate as part of a new family of converged services.
Mr. Smith has published many internal and external documents.
Of particular interest, the strategic document: "Emerging Technologies and
Trends? How Should GTE Respond?" is a 200+ page assessment of near-term
technologies which is available from the author upon request.
Ultra Wideband - "Megabits
at Microwatts"
Paul Withington, Time Domain
Corporation
9:45-10:45am
Abstract: This year, the FCC is expected to approve the commercialization of Ultra Wideband (UWB), an emerging new critical technology that has the potential to foster the development of new products and industries. UWB could prove to be as pervasive as the Internet. -- Examples of near-term applications are ultra-high-speed wireless networks, intelligent security zones, and through-wall motion detection. With its capabilities further enhanced by advances in both software and hardware, UWB concepts will emerge for smart homes, smart cars, and entirely new products and applications that will take advantage of UWB’s unique technical characteristics. Technology integrators will also be quick to understand and leverage UWB capabilities in communications and sensors for our national defense.
Time Domain Corporation claims the following for its application of this technology. "... [it] enables high performance, high-resolution radar systems ...[which] can be range gated, have excellent clutter rejection, possess the highest resolution at the lowest possible frequency, attain excellent penetration results, and can function as both imagers and motion sensors. Unlike today's infrared and Doppler radars, PulsON® security sensors cannot be evaded - even a stealthy target would be detected! Radar applications of PulsON technology include: through-wall sensing radar, security systems tracking movement, and collision avoidance sensors for cars and boats."
"Time Domain’s PulsON technology, also known as Time-Modulated Ultra Wideband, is a UWB technology capable of spawning revolutionary products by providing secure detection, location, and communication. PulsON technology provides reliable high speed and high performance wireless networks transmitting megabits of information for many new wireless applications. PulsON technology can support high data rate links at very low power levels. Communications products will benefit from PulsON technology's excellent performance in multipath reflective environments (such as inside buildings and other highly cluttered areas), and high bandwidth, multi-channel performance. PulsON communications applications include: in-building communications systems, indoor broadband cellular phones, private radios, and wireless broadband internet access. "
Biography: This will be a presentation by Mr. Paul Withington, Vice-President and Senior Technologist of Time Domain Corporation. Mr. Withington is the company’s chief technical spokesperson and manages regulatory issues. Previously, Mr. Withington served as a strategist for BellSouth's Worldwide Wireless Strategy Group and as a senior member of The Partridge Group, a Washington, D.C., based management consulting firm specializing in mobile telephone businesses. Mr. Withington joined PulsON Communications in 1992 as its Vice President and technical spokesperson, and joined Time Domain upon its acquisition of PulsON. He is also on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Integrated Media Systems Center at the University of Southern California. Mr. Withington, a Retired Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Applied Sciences and received an M.S. in Operations Research from George Washington University.
[*editor's note- information
in quotes had been provided from the Time Domain Corporation website www.timedomain.com,
and used by permission.]
MicroPhotonics
Theresa Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E.,
Program Director, National Science Foundation
11:00-12:00pm
Abstract: MIT Technology Review has called it one of the most important technologies for the new millenium. Exactly what is MicroPhotonics? Why are government agencies and university departments funding research into this technology, and why is it important to the engineering community? Why should students consider this an important career possibility? On a conceptual level, as we begin to reach the limits of semiconductor chips to perform ever faster computation due to the inherent nature of the electrical signaling used, new methods utilizing photons instead of electrons to perform communication, logic, and storage operations are being investigated. Rapid progress is being made, driven by the defense and medical communities, and telecommunications research into fiber optic interfaces and switching mechanisms that would be optical rather than electronic in nature. A world of unexplored opportunity lies beyond our fairly recent ability to economically measure and manipulate at the nanoscale, allowing us to create powerful new designs. And new designs are emerging almost daily that will change the way we think about what is possible. Smart homes, smart airplanes, smart cars, "smart people". Ultra Low-power integrated electro/optic MEMS "piconodes", are being researched - using semiconductor lasers for baseline on-chip communication. Photonics integration and energy scavenging may further extend the possibilities for collaborative device solutions to complex problems. DVD's, thin screen TVs, optical RAM, desktop computers capable of solving "grand challenge" problems, and many other medical and safety related devices are becoming low-cost, everyday appliances. What major advances are still on the horizon, and what should our expectations of their effect be?
Biography: Theresa A. Maldonado, a faculty researcher from the University of Texas at Arlington with a specialization in electo-optics, is currently serving a term as Program Director for the National Science Foundation. She received her BEE with Highest Honors, her MSEE as an AT&T Bell Laboratories Campus Scholar, and her PhD (EE) as both Army Research Office of Science and Technology Fellow and Kodak Fellow from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Her early work at AT&T Bell Laboratories included research in the areas of crystal optics (anisotropic materials and waveguides), fiber optics, thin films, and electromagnetics. More recent actiivties include analysis of optically anisotropic waveguides and devices, characterization of hybrid modes in biaxial waveguides of general orientation, electromagnetic theory of secon-harmonic generation in inorganic and organic electro-optic biaxial materials and waveguides of arbitrary orientation, and analysis of nonlinear anisotropic guided-mode resonance filters.
An outstanding communicator, Dr.
Maldonado has received numerous professional awards - including the Presidential
Young Investigator award and the Halliburton Award for Teaching Excellence.
She has published papers on optical resonance in dielectric diffractive layers,
thin-film multilayer optical filters, optical switching, and guided-mode resonance.
Robokoneko- A CAM-Brain
Machine
Michael
Korkin, Ph.D. President, Genobyte, Inc.
1:30-3:00pm
Presentation Level: Advanced
Abstract: The main aim of the CAM-Brain Project (CBM) is to build/grow/evolve an artificial brain by 2003 with a billion artificial neurons. The CBM-designed by Japan's Advanced Telecommunications Research (ATR) Institute International-comprises a real-time million-neuron modular architecture that can evolve thousands of neural networks in minutes. As an intermediate step, a project with the goal of an artificial brain with 64,000 evolved neural network modules (each module has up to 1,152 neurons) evolved at electronic speeds inside special FPGA based hardware called a CBM (CAM-Brain Machine) was created. This brain would then be used to control the behaviors of a kitten robot that is called "Robokoneko" (robot kitten) in Japanese. The long term aim of the CAM-Brain Project is to build artificial brain-like systems formed by modular neural networks. Tens of thousands of evolved neural modules with up to 75 million neurons can be assembled into large artificial brain-like architectures. Instead of simply using A-life software simulation on a general purpose computer, a radically different hybrid approach using evolvable hardware was investigated, opening the possibility of creating complex adaptive circuits beyond human capability to design or debug, The process, guided by a genetic algorithm, operates on a population of circuit chromosomes. Most importantly, evolvable hardware is adaptive at different levels, making it suitable for many design problems such as adaptation to changing requirements, changing operational environment, adaptation to partial hardware failure, and fabrication defect adaptation.
Biography: Dr. Michael
Korkin, an electical engineer, has over 19 years of experience in digital
hardware design and software applications development. His continuous interest
in biologically inspired computation, large scale neural systems, and genetic
algorithms led him to founding of Genobyte, Inc. in January, 1997.
Together with Dr. Hugo de Garis, Michael helped to create ATR's Cam-Brain
project. He is the author or co-author of many publications on evolvable
hardware, and his work has been presented at such prestigious conferences
as Stanford University's Genetic Programming Conference and the International
Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics. His company has been featured
in EE Times, Wired, Science, and Fortune.
Graphical Data Mining
Techniques for Efficient and Balanced Clustering of Very High-Dimensional
Data
Dr. Joydeep
Ghosh, Director of the Laboratory for Artificial Neural Systems, Univ. of
Texas at Austin
3:15-4:45pm
Presentation Level: Advanced
Abstract: This session will have three parts. First, I'll give a brief overview of some noteworthy data mining activities in Austin, both at UT and in local industry. Then I'll present a general and powerful technique for clustering or segmenting very high dimensional data sets (> 10,000 dimensions), for which all traditional approaches such as k-means fail miserably. This technique is based on constrained, weighted graph-partitioning, and has yielded remarkable results on real-life market basket analysis and on clustering web pages, and grouping visitors to web sites. It also leads to a simple and effective technique for visualizing the quality of clusters obtained. Finally, time permitting, we will have an open discussion about the potentials and problems of web mining.
Biography: Dr. Joydeep
Ghosh was educated at IIT Kanpur (B. Tech '83) and The University of
Southern California (MS, Ph.D, '88). Subsequently he joined the the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas,
Austin, where he is a Full Professor since 1998, and holder of the Archie
Straiton Endowed Fellowship. Dr. Ghosh directs the Laboratory
for Artificial Neural Systems (LANS), where his research
group is studying the theory and applications of adaptive pattern recognition,
data mining including web mining, and multi-learner systems. Dr.
Ghosh has published more than 200 refereed papers and edited 8
books. He has received six best paper awards, including the 1992 Darlington
Prize for the Best Journal Paper from IEEE Circuits and Systems Society,
and the Best Applications Paper at ANNIE'97. Dr. Ghosh served as
the general chairman for the SPIE/SPSE Conference on Image
Processing Architectures, Santa Clara, Feb. 1990 as Conference Co-Chair
of Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE)'93 -ANNIE'96, ANNIE
'98-2001, and in the program or organizing committees of several conferences
on neural networks and parallel processing. More recently, he
co-organized workshops on Web Mining (with SIAM Int'l Conf. on Data Mining,
2001) and on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (with KDD-2000). He was
a plenary speaker for ANNIE'97 and letters editor for IEEE Trans.~Neural Networks
(1998-2000). He is currently an associate editor of Pattern Recognition, Neural
Computing Surveys and Int'l Jl. of Smart Engineering Design.
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IP
Infrastructure Update
Wassel Lewis, Ericsson
8:30-9:30am
Abstract: The number of IP service options continues to grow as customers demand faster response times, higher reliability, mission-critical and bandwidth-intensive applications, and all at wire-rate speeds. Notwithstanding, these demands coupled with increasing pressures to keep pace with exponential growth while reducing operational costs, are forcing a critical look at underlying IP infrastructures. Combine this with the wireless needs and eventual merging of circuit and packet switched networks, one can see the need for a unified network architecture for all services. This talk will include a discussion of several strategies that can be deployed to address elevated IP service options and take a look at the future of IP infrastructures.
Biography: Wassel Lewis,
Jr. is a Service Solutions Manager for Ericsson, Inc. Recently he has
been involved with the design and testing of GPRS networks and interoperability
issues associated with various core networking environments. Currently,
he is a liaison between Ericsson's sales organization and the Professional
Services division.
J2EE
at a Glance
Kyle Gabhart,
Objective Solutions
9:45-10:45am
Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition platform (J2EE). The J2EE platform consists of a variety of APIs that can be utilized to create robust, scalable, platform independent applications. Java servlets, JSPs, JDBC, RMI, EJB, JNDI, JMS, JTA, and other Java APIs will be defined and their strengths and weaknesses identified.
Biography: Kyle is the
Director of the Java/EJB Division of Objective Solutions Inc (www.objectsoln.com),
a high-end engineering services company based in Richardson, TX. He
has given numerous presentations to local area Java Users Groups on a variety
of Java and J2EE topics. He has written numerous articles and has contributed
chapters to two books, Professional Java and XML and Professional EJB Development,
both by Wrox Press. Kyle also serves as an Associate Member of the Worldwide
Institute of Software Architects (www.wwisa.org).
He serves as the Subject Chair for Architectural Patterns and the moderator
for a working group on certification within that organization.
System
Development with Executable UML
Allan
Kennedy, Kennedy Carter Ltd
11:00-12:00pm
Abstract: This talk will summarise the recent developments in the OMG that promise to transform the UML into a precise, executable specification language. The particular development is the submission of a proposal for a precise semantics for UML actions. With this extension, UML models can become platform independent specifications capable both of execution to validate their behavior and of translation to a wide variety of target implementations. The OMG has coined the term "Model Driven Architecture" for this capability.
Allan will illustrate the talk with examples of a practical action language for the UML that is already being used in avionics, network management and automotive applications and show how 100% code generation from executable UML models is achieved.
Biography: Allan Kennedy
has consulted in software engineering methods in the area of Project Management
and Planning, Requirements Management and Traceability, Quality Planning,
Object Model Construction and Simulation, Software Design and Architecture
Development, and Code Generator Development since the late 70's. He is CEO
of Kennedy Carter Ltd, a firm that specialises in tools for executable modelling
with the UML.
.NET
Technical Overview
Brian Moore, Microsoft
1:30-3:00pm
Abstract: This session
will introduce the .NET vision and strategy, as well as the technologies that
support that vision. We will start by introducing .NET itself, and drill down
in the individual technologies that together form the .NET Framework. Technologies
covered will include a brief introduction to the .NET Enterprise Servers;
the Common Language Runtime, a runtime architecture that ensures components
interoperate on a revolutionary new scale; Windows Forms, the evolution of
Windows rich-client forms; ASP.NET and Web Forms, the evolution and significant
enhancement of the extremely successful ASP; and Web Services, Microsoft's
implementation of the SOAP specification.
Demo
File. Click Here to Download Code Samples discussed during the Presentation
(ZIP file, 903kb)
Biography: Brian Moore
is a Senior Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
with over a decade of industry experience, both as an in house developer for
the Principal Financial Group and as a consultant for Perot Systems Corporation.
Having spent nearly eight years with the Dallas-based systems integrator,
Brian worked for numerous customers in a variety of roles. His most recent
role was as a Windows DNA architect and Visual Basic development specialist.
His primary focus had been to help accounts and sales teams define technology
solutions and design multi-tier Microsoft-based architectures. His primary
areas of expertise are Visual Basic and COM+, with heavy emphasis placed on
the Windows DNA architecture. His secondary areas of concentration include
ASP, HTML, DHTML and JavaScript building web-based solutions with Visual InterDev,
as well as data access solutions using ADO and SQL Server. Brian also has
had exposure to Java, XML and SOAP, as well as project planning and management.
Brian's specializes in explaining and relating benefits of Microsoft's developer
tools and serves as the Microsoft South Central District .NET field champ
and technology evangelist.
Licensing
and Certification Panel
Panel Leader: Allen Perkins,
Kevco
3:15-4:45pm
Abstract: TBD
Panel Biographies:
David Hecksel is a Senior Java
Architect at Sun Microsystems. David works with Fortune 1000 companies on
application architecture, design, and Java technologies. Prior to Sun, David
was the visionary and CTO at Axtive Software in Dallas where he and his team
invented, architected, and delivered a leading edge Web Personalization Server.
Axtive was subsequently purchased by Remedy (RMDY) software in February 2000.
David has presented at JavaOne three times: Architecture and lightweight methodology
(2001), Servlets (1999), and Swing (1998).
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Next-Generation
Networks Architecture, Protocols, and Implementation
Woody Wu, Santera Systems
8:30-9:30am
Abstract: This presentation covers the architecture for NGN with the discussion on NGN elements --- MG (Media Gateway), MGC (Media Gateway Controller), and SGW (Signalling Gateway), followed by the major NGN protocols --- Megaco/H.248 and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol).
Biography: Mr. Wu has 13-years
of experience in the telecommunication industry working for NEC, Ericsson,
MCIWorldCom, and Santera Systems. He has worked on Class 4/5, AIN/IN, Wireless,
TMN, ATM, and VoIP technologies. During his career, he served various roles
including patent engineer, standard engineer, system engineer, designer, tester,
quality assurance engineer, technical instructor, and lecturer at University
of Texas at Dallas. He is currently with Santera Systems, which he said is
“a great start-up company”. He received his M.S. in Telecommunications degree
with straight A/A- from Southern Methodist University and holding four (4)
patents in SS7, AIN/IN, and Wireless areas.
General
Packet Radio Service (GPRS) for High Speed Mobile Internet
James Shi, Ericsson
9:45-10:45am
Abstract: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a major step for GSM and TDMA operators, enabling them to transition their core network from circuit-switched to packet-switched. As we approach widespread commercial availability of GPRS in the US, this session will discuss the basics of GPRS, including the protocol stack, core network architecture, network operating modes, terminal classes, throughput capabilities of the technology, and Quality of Service. The talk will include a discussion about the killer applications likely to be seen in the marketplace, and the relationship between GPRS and other Mobile Internet technologies such as WAP, EDGE, Bluetooth, and W-CDMA.
Biography: James Shi received
his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas
in 1995. His Ph.D. research was on fiber optical networks and network survivability.
He is a senior staff engineer at Ericsson, where he works on wireless system
design and optimization. His recent project included GPRS optimization with
a major wireless operator. The author of over 20 technical papers, he also
has 3 US patents pending in wireless internet technology.
The
“Mobile IP Effect”: from 3G mobile networks to the future wireless Internet
Stefano
Faccin, Nokia
11:00-12:00pm
Abstract: In recent years,
cellular networks have been evolving very rapidly both in terms of radio interfaces
and network infrastructure. With the enourmous success of Internet, IP technologies
have been making their way into cellular networks leading to cellular systems
such as 3GPP UMTS. In the last couple of years, emerging technologies and
concept such as Mobile IP and AAA are creating more opportunity for IP to
become the main building block of future cellular networks and not just the
final product delivered to the mobile node. In this presentation, the speaker
provides a description of what aspects are being influenced by the Mobile
IP effect, how they will evolve in the next years, and what will be the impact
on cellular networks as we know them nowadays.
Biography: Stefano M. Faccin
received his M.S. degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications from the
Politectico di Torino in 1995. From 1994 to 1198, Stefano worked in Italy
at Telecom Italia Lab, the research center of Telecom Italia, in the Mobile
Network groups leading a project on third generation mobile networks and focusing
on mobility and security issues. Stefano works at Nokia Research Center
as an Assistant Research Manager and leads a technical team working on the
design and prototyping of mobile network architectures for the future Internet.
Stefano focuses in particular on wireless and cellular IP network architectures
for the future Internet. Stefano's interests include IP based network architectures
and topics related to network mobility issues. Stefano is author of
6 technical papers and has 36 US patents pending in wireless Internet technology.
Tutorial:
A Comparative Study of UMTS (WCDMA) and CDMA2000 Networks
Neerav Dalal, Senior Consultant,
Award Solutions
1:30-3:00pm
Presentation Level: Advanced
Abstract: Third generation wireless systems promise to provide advanced and enhanced services requiring very high data rates compared to 2nd generation wireless systems. UMTS and cdma2000 are two third generation networks which will deployed through out the world. These two systems are successors to GSM/GPRS/IS-136 and IS95 system which are currently deployed across the world. In this presentation, an end-to-end view of both systems is covered. The cdma2000 and WCDMA radio interfaces are compared. They are compared and analyzed based on a number of factors. Some of these factors are chip rate, modulation and encoding techniques, power control, handoffs, spreading and channelization codes and others. We will also present network architectures of both systems. The network architectures of two systems are compared for roaming, billing and services aspects. Some of the services envisioned for both networks will be explored. We will cover backward compatibility and evolution from 2nd generation networks. Finally, We will review current spectrum allocation, deployment situation and major industry players.
Biography: Neerav Dalal
has over 10 years of industry experience in the area of software, systems
engineering and standards representation in the field of wireless and data
communication. In his role as a senior consultant at Award Solutions,
he is responsible for IS-95 and CDMA2000 training and course development.
In addition, Neerav provides instructor-led classroom training for several
of the top telecom companies. His focus is on 2G and 3G CDMA wireless networks,
namely, IS-95, CDMA2000 and UMTS. Neerav is also responsible for coordinating
eLearning course development at Award Solutions. In his previous role
as Manager of Wireless Standards and Systems Engineering at Samsung, Neerav
was responsible for coordinating and representing Samsung to 3rd generation
global wireless standards development in both CDMA air and network interface
committees of TR45 and 3GPP2. He served as the vice-chair of the working group
of CDMA air interface signaling and protocol development. Neerav was also
responsible for system engineering and architecture of Samsung’s 2nd and 3rd
generation CDMA products and contributed to the software development of the
BSS product. He contributed in creating intellectual property by filing for
5 patent applications and received Samsung’s distinguished Most Frequent Patent
Filer award. As a software engineer and lead architect at Nortel Networks,
Neerav participated in several software development projects from inception
to integration and field deployments. Neerav had been involved in projects
ranging from inter-exchange carrier switching software, Service Node and 2nd
generation CDMA BSC development and received various awards including Award
of Merit and Excellence. Prior to his roles at Nortel, Neerav had worked
in software industry as project lead and software engineer for over 3 years.
Neerav received his masters in computer science from Michigan State University
and MBA in Telecommunications from University of Dallas and has taught graduate
and undergraduate courses at University of Texas, Dallas and Michigan State
University.
Panel
Discussion: Wireless Carriers - Lessons Learned
Panel
Leader: Peter Wang, Nokia
3:15-4:45pm
Abstract: Overview and discussion of issues and problems encountered in the design, construction, optimization and operation of wireless networks, with special attention to broken processes and incorrect assumptions made, their consequences and benefits gained from their correction.
Biographies:
Kevin Mize, Voicestream
Mr Mize has 9 years of experience
in the wireless industry. After beginning his wireless career with Southwestern
Bell Mobile Systems (now Cingular Wireless) in Oklahoma City, he joined Western
Wireless/Voicestream in July 1996 as RF Engineering Manager for the OKC network
buildout. Following the OKC launch in November 1996, Mr. Mize also supervised
the design and optimization of the Tulsa WWC/Voicestream network (launched
in June 1997) and integration of the Wichita market joint venture between
Voicestream and Omnipoint (launched in November 1997). He came to the
Dallas market in April 2000 and managed the final design and optimization
in preparation for its November 2000 launch. Mr. Mize currently has
responsibility for the management of design and performance activities in
the greater DFW area, and is coordinating RF Engineering activities for the
2001 new coverage areas of Shreveport, Abilene and Wichita Falls.
Ahmad Armand, Verizon
Ahmad Armand is presently a Senior
Member of Technical Staff in the Advanced Technology & Strategy Group
at Verizon Wireless. He is currently working on network planning projects
related to the 3G and beyond, including wireless data, 3G spectrum, and IP
Core networks. He has more than twenty years of experience in the telecommunication
field, including various positions in the wireless industry dealing with the
design, optimization, operation, and evolution of CDMA networks. Prior to
work in the cellular industry, he was an Associate Professor and Chairman
at the Electrical Engineering Department of Wilkes University involved in
teaching and research in the communication area. Dr. Armand holds a Ph.D.
degree from University of Southern California, and B.S. and M.S. degrees from
Shiraz University, all in electrical engineering.
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Enabling Technologies
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public class QuestBuilder extends java.lang.Object implements WauzInventory
WauzQuest
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QuestBuilder() |
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static void |
accept(org.bukkit.entity.Player player,
java.lang.String questName)
Tries to accept or continue the quest.
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static void |
accept(org.bukkit.entity.Player player,
java.lang.String questName,
org.bukkit.Location questLocation)
Tries to accept or continue the quest.
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static void |
find(org.bukkit.entity.Player player)
Opens the menu for the given player.
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static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack |
generateEmptyQust(java.lang.String type)
Creates an item stack, that represents a free quest slot, that isn't bound to any quest.
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static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack |
generateQuest(org.bukkit.entity.Player player,
java.lang.String questName,
int phase,
org.bukkit.Material colorMaterial)
Creates an item stack, containing information about a running quest.
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static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack |
generateUnacceptedQuest(org.bukkit.entity.Player player,
WauzQuest quest,
int phase,
boolean trackable)
Creates an item stack, containing information about an unstarted quest.
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static void |
open(org.bukkit.entity.Player player)
Opens the menu for the given player.
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void |
selectMenuPoint(org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent event)
Checks if an event in this inventory was triggered by a player click.
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public static void open(org.bukkit.entity.Player player)
player
- The player that should view the inventory.PlayerConfigurator.getCharacterRunningMainQuest(Player)
,
generateQuest(Player, String, int, Material)
,
generateEmptyQust(String)
,
PlayerConfigurator.getHideSpecialQuestsForCharacter(Player)
,
PlayerConfigurator.getHideCompletedQuestsForCharacter(Player)
public static void find(org.bukkit.entity.Player player)
player
- The player that should view the inventory.WauzQuest.getQuestsForLevel(int)
,
generateUnacceptedQuest(Player, WauzQuest, int, boolean)
,
MenuUtils.setBorders(Inventory)
public static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack generateQuest(org.bukkit.entity.Player player, java.lang.String questName, int phase, org.bukkit.Material colorMaterial)
player
- The player that is doing the quest.questName
- The name of the quest.phase
- The current quest phase.colorMaterial
- The material of the item stack.WauzQuest.getDisplayName()
,
QuestRequirementChecker.getItemStackLores()
public static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack generateEmptyQust(java.lang.String type)
type
- The type of the quest, for showing in the display name.public static org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack generateUnacceptedQuest(org.bukkit.entity.Player player, WauzQuest quest, int phase, boolean trackable)
player
- The player that is viewing the quest.quest
- The name of the quest.phase
- The displayed quest phase.trackable
- If the quest can be tracked.WauzQuest.getDisplayName()
,
QuestRequirementChecker.getItemStackLoresUnaccepted()
public void selectMenuPoint(org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent event)
selectMenuPoint
in interface WauzInventory
event
- The inventory click event.find(Player)
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public static void accept(org.bukkit.entity.Player player, java.lang.String questName)
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- The player who is accepting the quest.questName
- The name of the quest.Calls this with null as last param.
public static void accept(org.bukkit.entity.Player player, java.lang.String questName, org.bukkit.Location questLocation)
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- The player who is accepting the quest.questName
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Provides the precision, rangeMin, and rangeMax properties returned by the getShaderPrecisionFormat method.
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The WebGLShaderPrecisionFormat object has these types of members:
The WebGLShaderPrecisionFormat object has these properties.
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Returns the base 2 log of the absolute value of the minimum value that can be represented. |
This object is returned using the getShaderPrecisionFormat method.
Build date: 1/17/2014


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Late June News
by Matt
Sorry I’ve been a bit remiss lately in posting to this blog. As usual, we’ve been busy.  My parents and sister came to visit a couple weeks ago and we really enjoyed seeing them. We’re looking forward to seeing Tasha’s mom and sister for the Fourth of July weekend. We’ve been working on quite a few things, although our latest big project was a stone terrace/pergola that we’ve finally finished…sort of. I spent a couple days one weekend leveling a patch of ground near the house which turned out to be just barely big enough for all our patio stuff. And even then, I had to build a separate “hearth” for the barbecue.
After that, I dug footings to seat the 4x4 holding the pergola, although I guess I didn’t wait long enough for the concrete to cure, because I cracked one of them and had a lot of trouble with the anchor bolts on a few others. Tasha found some nice flagstones and had them delivered. She did a good job positioning them and setting them in mortar. I got the pergola onto the 4x4’s which I cut at an angle to match the pitch of the roof of our house. It turned out okay; we used the pergola from the old house and mounted it on 4x4s, then added a casing of 2x6s with rafters extending a few inches on either end and cut to match the roof pitch.
Anyway, we’ve had a few good rains and ended up with quite a bit of mud and standing water on the terrace. In addition to adding pea gravel, I cut swales on the uphill side of the terrace where soil was eroding and drilled a few drains into the 2x4 framing of the terrace, which seems to be helping. Last weekend we took it easy and spent an hour or two Sunday collecting wlid blueberries and blackberries, which are both coming into season here. The wild blueberries are kind of small, but their flavor is really intense, and they grow everywhere on our property.
The garden’s have been growing like crazy, in spite of the cabbage worms and Japanese beetles. I have to head up to Maryland tomorrow, although I’ll be back here Saturday. In the meantime, Tasha’s going to be picking up our goats–that’s right, two Nigerian does. We’re looking forward to some great goat cheese, and of course Tasha is already in love with the goats. So that’ll be our next blog post or two. I just got a new charger for my D70, so I promise to have more photos!
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About Us
Great Art was started by Hubert Humperdinck when he was a schoolboy in Nelson in 1975, although it didn't have a name then. Hubert had an art teacher who would regularly bring artworks to school to show the pupils. The teacher would talk passionately about the different pieces of art. She showed the pupils how the artworks were created and discussed their possible meaning and what she felt the artists were conveying. Hubert was hooked. He started to look around for artworks to collect for himself.
Initially, he found artworks here and there in old second-hand shops or by visiting elderly ladies and offering to value their artworks for them. One day he found a particularly nice work by a New Zealand artist called Colin McKenzie. He took it to a gallery to have it valued and was pleasantly surprised to find it was worth about ten times as much as he had paid for it. He sold it to the gallery on the spot. This gave him the idea that he could buy and sell art to build his collection.
Around this time Hubert came up with his main idea: he would make it a principle when he sold a piece of art to use the proceeds to buy two pieces to replace it. In this way his collection would grow quickly. He wanted to balance this with collecting work by artists with established reputations or ones who were up and coming, so that he could build a quality collection. So, he has searched far and wide for the right pieces of art to acquire.
In 1999 Hubert decided to make art collecting his main focus. He established his company, Great Art, and has been collecting art full-time ever since. Currently, he has hundreds of pieces of art, including many that are considered to be significant works. The idea came to him that it would be wonderful to be able to share his artworks with people from around the world, so he has started this website, which showcases the art he has collected.


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Rev brings together food, fun and a night of celebration to kick off the greatest month in racing. The best part, though, is that it's all for a good cause. Funds raised support IU Health statewide trauma and critical care programs. These funds provide care for drivers and patrons at the IU Health Emergency Medical Center located at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and for patients across Indiana in need of critical care.
heading: "" ctaSubpagesLeft: heading: "Get Your Ticket" text: "Don't miss out on the Rev experience." button: "See ticket options" buttonLink: "/Attend/" backgroundImage: "attend" ctaSubpagesRight: heading: "Become a Sponsor" text: "Support Rev 2018." button: "Learn more" buttonLink: "/Sponsor/" backgroundImage: "sponsor" imageCard: - heading: "Impact on Indiana" text: |Each year, Rev raises support for IU Health trauma and critical care programs throughout Indiana and also to advance the care provided at the IU Health Emergency Medical Center at IMS. Funds go toward equipment and training to keep patrons and drivers safe during a race.
IU Health trauma and neurological trauma services, Lifeline and Gary Brackett's Gotcha Covered Program are programs that also benefit from funds raised at Rev. Rev 2017 proceeds helped acquire AEDs, Moberg CNS monitors, TEG machines, nurse and physician training, emergency fire suits and helmets and a new Mobile Intensive Care Unit last year.
image: "/assets/images/abulance.png" style: "right" - heading: "About IU Health Philanthropy" text: |IU Health values its patients, patients’ families, team members and the communities we serve. The philanthropic services funded by donors help support the needs of IU Health and advance the IU Health mission – to improve the health of our patients and communities through innovation and excellence in care, education, research and service – every day.
image: "/assets/images/defib.png" style: "left" - heading: "Partnership with IMS" text: |IU Health Methodist Hospital and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have a relationship dating to the racetrack’s earliest days and, like the Indianapolis 500, are poised to move forward for years to come. From the hospital’s first motorized ambulance in 1910 to the first liftoff of the IU Health LifeLine helicopter in 1970 to today, IU Health Methodist Hospital and IMS have worked together to promote the safety of race car drivers and Hoosiers alike. As we approach the 102nd Running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, Rev is a celebration of the continued partnership between these influential Hoosier institutions.
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Do you know full on web component development? Well, you can build a new theme from scratch. The best way to learn is by picking a part some of our examples. For this we'll analyze the haxcms-slide-theme .
As you can see this theme imports a few basic components helpful in the development of most themes. First we import PolymerElement and the HAXCMSTheme mix-in from our theme wiring library. Theme wiring provides a basis for wiring any custom element into the state management of HAXcms, typically without having to deal with any concepts of state!
Next we get the mix-in statement. Note how HAXCMSTheme wraps the PolymerElement class, thereby giving us a mix of the two together.
You can learn more about what the mix-in class provides by digging into the HAXCMSThemeWiring.js class. This class bridges the HAXcms store (written in mobx) with the design layer. This way you can leverage anything in the store by writing the polymer convention for referencing a data bound variable in the template.
Here's the variables you'll commonly see in our themes, direct from the store with an example of what a dom bind of that would look like in a template
That last line with activeItemFields is part of the raw power under the hood of this approach. You can use HAXcms to create field definitions (in HAXschema ) that then extend the capabilities of your pages.
There is one small required block of CSS when doing web component / theme development for HAXcms. It is the following:
This helps ensure that when your user clicks the edit button that they see the HAXeditor as opposed to the body of content they are currently working with. Then when they hit save, the HAXeditor sends the content to the backend which then updates the front end and they see the changes. This CSS ensures that it isn't visible during editing.
Related to the CSS, the following block of HTML must appear in your template somewhere (or in the case of simple-blog , an element leveraged by your theme). You can make this look like whatever you want beyond this but this ensures the HAXeditor can correctly target and be integrated using the HAXCMSTheme mix-in. There are ways to position and reposition the HAXeditor dynamically that will not be covered here but can be seen in simple-blog .
From there, design away. Write whatever CSS and HTML and JS you want! The example themes referenced in our docs all provide blue prints for different ways of leveraging our template system.
Next we'll discuss our Core template elements which you'll want to leverage in order to make theme development even cleaner!


What is ACTA?
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a trade agreement between the following states:
- United States: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- Australia: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- Canada: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- Japan: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- Morocco: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- New Zealand: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- Singapore: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- South Korea: signed 1 October 2011 in Tokyo
- European Union and 22 Member States: signed on 26 January 2012; final enactment into law is on hold pending a debate in the European Parliament in June 2012.
- Germany: not signed yet
- Cyprus: not signed yet
- Estonia: not signed yet
- Netherlands: not signed yet
- Slovakia: not signed yet
- Mexico:
- Switzerland:
Those countries describe it as a response "to the increase in global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works." It would create a governing body outside international institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or the United Nations. The scope of ACTA includes counterfeit goods, generic medicines and copyright infringement on the Internet.
An official Summary of Key Elements Under Discussion published November 2009 states that "ACTA aims to build on existing international rules in the area of intellectual property, in particular on the TRIPS Agreement, and is intended to address a number of enforcement issues where participants have identified that an international legal framework does not exist or needs to be strengthened."
On 10 March 2010, the European Parliament adopted a resolution criticizing the ACTA with 663 in favor of the resolution and 13 against, arguing that "in order to respect fundamental rights, such as the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy" certain changes in the ACTA content and the process should be made.
Who is for ACTA?
Well, I guess the signing government and parliaments. I've also heard that MPAA is for ACTA (source).
Who is against ACTA?
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
- Chaos Computer Club
- several pirate partys, e.g. the German Piratenpartei (source)
And why?
- treaty will restrict fundamental civil and digital rights:
- freedom of expression
- communication privacy
- removal of "legal safeguards that protect Internet Service Providers from liability for the actions of their subscribers" in effect giving ISPs no option but to comply with privacy invasions
See also
- Wikpedia: ACTA (big parts of my article are from this wiki-article)
- open letter 1
- Save the Internet
- STOPP ACTA
- French MEP quits and slams ACTA process as ‘a charade’


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New Age liberty is an informal non-profit organisation created to achieve the goal of African unity in our lifetime. Our vision is of a prosperous Africa without colonial boarders
If you love Africa and share our vision of a united Africa then help us by donating your time in our voluteer program. If you have no time to spare a donation from your wallet will be helpful as well.


Space Pioneer Brings Twin-Stick RPG-Lite Gameplay To Switch This December
And QubicGames fans can get 50% off
by Ryan CraddockLaunching on Nintendo Switch next month is Space Pioneer, a twin-stick run-and-gun title from QubicGames and Vivid Games.
This one has you travelling to various planets to discover ancient secrets; you'll be taking on enemies and bosses like cybernetic arachnids and venomous hornets - each of which come with their own unique offensive and defensive capabilities - and choosing from multiple weapons and skills along the way. You'll also be able to unlock new gear and upgrades, as detailed below.
Game Features:
- Tight and responsive run and gun gameplay
- Multiple galaxies to exterminate through
- Big ass boss battles
- Rewarding progress system – continually upgrade your weapons, gear + skills
- 3 class types to choose from - Light, Heavy and Standard
- Local co-op up to 4 players
The game launches on 6th December and is available to pre-order from the eShop as we speak for $9.99. If you already own any other QubicGames title on your account, you'll automatically receive 50% off that price.
Do you like the look of Space Pioneer? Considering giving it a go? Let us know with a comment.


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First, create an account.
Then you can start a game. You have some resources to your disposition. With your wood you can buy your first pirate ship! Give it name and build it.
You can send your ship to some quest.  You can choose a quest in the Select activity page. Then you choose a ship to send to that quest. And you wait until the ship return. The countdown is shown on home page.
Resources are the core of this game. The first type of resources : Gold, Iron and wood, can unlock the other type of resources : Crew, Cannons and ships.
So you can use
Once bought, the ships are editable. Choose the ship you want and click to go to edit page.
Then you can add cannons or crewman from your inventory to your ships. The more cannons you have on your ship, the more powerful your ship is.
You also can increment life of your ships of 1 point for 1 wood
This is a little game about piracy.
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Simple digital to analog converter with a variable input signal
width of N bits. The input signal is an N-vector of type Logic
(9-valued logic according to IEEE 1164 STD_ULOGIC). The output
voltage of value y
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source. The output can only change if the trigger signal
trig
of type Logic changes to '1' (forced or weak). In
this case, the output voltage is calculated in the following
way:
N y = SUM ( x[i]*2^(i-1) )*Vref/(2^N-1), i=1
where x[i], i=1,...,N is 1 or 0. and Vref is the reference value. Therefore, the first bit in the input vector x[1] is the least significant one (LSB) and x[N] is the most significant bit (MSB).
This is an abstract model of a DAC. Hence, it can not cover the dynamic behaviour of the converter. Therefore the output will change instantaneously when the trigger signal rises.


TensorFlow.js toxicity classifier demo
This is a demo of the TensorFlow.js toxicity model, which classifies text according to whether it exhibits offensive attributes (i.e. profanity, sexual explicitness).
Enter text below and click 'Classify' to add it to the table.


"Scary Movie 2"
Last year, Keenen Ivory Wayans and his brothers Marlon and Shawn promised us "No sequel!" as part of the advert blurb for their enormously popular "Scary Movie." But, a domestic take of $200 million is apparently enough to make them to go back on their word and the result is "Scary Movie 2."
I wish the Wayans had kept their pledge, after spending an interminable 85 minutes suffering through "Scary Movie 2."  You get ample, even copious, amounts of each. For more discerning filmgoers (i.e. anyone over the mental age of 12), be warned, this second installment to the new Wayans franchise lacks the rapid-fire humor of the original. The first flick made fun of the modern horror film genre, like "Airplane!" with one gag after another coming at you. If you didn't like one joke, you just had a few seconds to wait for the next. Overall, they hit a lot more than they missed.
With "Scary Movie 2" the Wayans brothers decided to forgo the one-gag-after-another formula and, instead, use a plot-driven story that is mainly a parody of the recent mediocre horror movie, "The Haunting."  The problem with "Scary Movie 2" is it spoofs a movie that, if you saw the original "The Haunting," is really a parody of that classic horror flick. You would think that the seven credited writers could come up with a better idea.
Coupling the lame plot line of "The Haunting" with buckets of bodily fluids makes this venture very unfunny, indeed. The opening "Exorcist" parody, before the credits, turns out to be the funniest part of "Scary Movie 2," thanks to an outrageous twist on the Father Merrin character by James Woods. His unholy holy man made me feel that we might be in for a continuation of the first flick. Then the credits roll and we get the aforementioned buckets. All the original characters are here, but they are simply going through the motions. The filmmakers had something going the first time around, but they lost it here. Even a foul-mouthed parrot named Polly isn't funny, and I love foul-mouthed birds.
Techs are probably OK. I was too numbed by the non-humor of "Scary Movie 2" to notice. You're better off renting the original and getting yourself a pizza with what you'll save by not going to see "Scary Movie 2." They said, the first time, "no sequel." I wish they kept their promise. I give it a D.
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