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A New Year's resolution for Google: buy MySpace, stat!
This post was also published in VentureBeat.For all the money Google has thrown at MySpace over the years, the search giant of Mountain View might as well have bought the troubled social network. For years, News Corp. CEO liked to brag that Google paid him more in its landmark $900 million search deal than he paid to buy MySpace in the first place.
Oh, sure, no one's bragging now. News Corp. executives are openly talking about dumping MySpace, and Google only recently renewed its advertising agreement with MySpace, after months of delay, in a deal that smacked of throwing good money after bad.
But that's a sunk cost, as economists like to say, and chump change for Google's multibillion-dollar money machine. What Google really needs is a convincing social strategy to get Wall Street and Silicon Valley's collected punditocracy off its back. MySpace is for sale. And Google should jump at the chance to buy it.
The stratospheric success of Facebook in 2010 has put Google on edge. Five hundred million-plus users, $2 billion in advertising revenue forecast for next year, the gaming and e-commerce platform of the future, and one out of five pageviews. Can you blame Google for flailing at finding a strategy to compete with Mark Zuckerberg's social juggernaut?
The reality is that Google will have as much success replicating Facebook as Microsoft has had replicating Google with Bing. Google's engineers keep thinking it can use standards to win against a proprietary platform, a strategy that Sun Microsystems — remember them? — employed against then-nemesis Microsoft when Googel CEO Eric Schmidt worked there. Ranging from OpenSocial, a widget platform, to XAuth, a content-sharing protocol, all of these "standards" have failed to stop Facebook and its magnetic attraction for users, developers, and advertisers.
The dealmakers of Mountain View, meanwhile, have acquired a grab-bag of companies like Slide and Jambool with the hopes that their key talent somehow understands social Web apps better than Google's famously cosseted and out-of-touch nerdocracy.
The apparent fruit of these efforts — a toolbar-like add-on to existing Google sites called either Emerald City or +1 — does not seem like a viable strategy either. There is no there there: a social network requires somewhere to be social.
The right strategy for competing with Facebook is not to take Facebook head-on. Facebook is great for sharing links, photos, and events with people you do know. With recent upgrades to photos and groups, it's getting even better at that.
But there is still a huge opportunity for communicating with people you don't know, something Facebook is weak at by design. It doesn't take much observation to see that people love to gather together around common interests, particularly around media properties like bands, TV shows, and movies. It can't hurt that those also happen to be major advertising categories.
During former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta's painfully brief stint at MySpace, he actually put a viable strategy in place. His experience at Project Playlist, a music-sharing startup, showed that users were very interested in sharing their tastes with friends and strangers. At MySpace he soon put in place a playlist system using MySpace's legal music content. Acquiring iLike's recommendation system promised to accelerate that, and a redesign would make it all look great.
However, the corporate overlords at Fox were only interested in maximizing revenue rather than adjusting and growing the business, and Van Natta was out. Only after further revenue declines did his concept of "social entertainment" actually ship. At the time MySpace still had more revenue than Facebook; it still has roughly as many unique users as Twitter — a persistent object of Google's acquisition interest, despite its unproven revenue strategy.
So what would Google do with MySpace? It already has some fantastic properties that it can tie into the site. Vevo, the music site spawned from YouTube, is fast becoming the premier destination for music videos on the Web, the MTV of the social generation. That and the rest of YouTube ties in perfectly with MySpace's music core. Like MySpace Music, it's also a joint venture with the music labels. YouTube videos, already ubiquitous in MySpace user profiles, could spread throughout the network.
Though Google's Orkut social network, a Friendster clone, is fading, it still has pockets of strength like Brazil. Those users can be migrated into MySpace to create an international beachhead. Google News can feed into the MySpace homepage.
MySpace has a reputation for bad design, but its new design is remarkably good. Those cats in Hollywood actually know how to do mass-market fun, something Googlers just can't grok, and even Facebook can't match with its boring, tightly controlled brand Pages.
Sure, there's a downside — the institutional pain of integrating disparate cultures and creaky technology. But both Google and MySpace need a radical shakeup to succeed in social, and an acquisition could be the galvanizing event that forces change on ossified organizations. And fear is a powerful motivator. Google and MySpace can grow irrelevant separately, or challenge Facebook together. Eric, Rupert, there's never a bad time to make new friends.


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20 Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Vegan
Veganism may have seemed like the latest fad diet at one point, but the movement has been gaining traction for a while now and it seems like it's here to stay. Many people, including countless vegan celebrities, have switched from vegetarianism to cutting animal-based byproducts out of their diets completely. Whether it's for the health benefits, ethical concerns, or whatever other reason, more and more people are converting to the vegan lifestyle.
Of course, there are many advocates for veganism that get our attention in a negative way—mainly by trying to guilt people into going vegan, which usually ends up making people even less likely to try it. However, for as many of those people you know who are constantly trying to convert you, there are just as many vegans who are so chill about their diet that you probably would never know that they're vegan. The same goes for celebs.
Below, check out 20 celebrities you probably didn't know were vegan.

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Apple finally released its iPhone 7 with almost all of the rumours and leaks ahead of the launch have turned out to be true.
The new iPhone 7 is indeed waterproof, and the larger model than last released iPhone 6 comes with an impressive dual-lens camera.
Apple has removed the headphone socket from the bottom of the device.
There is no physical Home button on the iPhone 7, as it has been replaced by a "solid-state" pressure sensitive button that's connected to a redesigned Taptic Engine to deliver haptic feedback mimicking traditional button presses.
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No Formal Qalification.
Eating is so much a part of life that we tend to assume that we know everything about food. It is generally believed that provision of proper nourishment is mainly a question of income. Since food sustains life and accounts for a major portion of our living expenses, it will be useful for everyone to know about:
The focus of the programme is to enable you to make the best possible choice for meeting the nutritional needs of your family. At the same time it aims at helping you choose an adequate variety of foods to suit the taste of each individual in your family. In addition, you will learn about the nature of food-borne diseases and the importance of good food habits in preventing them. You will also be acquainted with schemes of quality control, consumer rights, etc.
Course Structure
The basic material to be studied has been brought out in a number of Blocks, covering a few interconnected topics. There are four Blocks for the first course, five for the second course and three for the third course. A Block is sub-divided into a number of Units, each Unit covering a distinct topic of the subject under study. In the beginning of each unit (Objectives of the Unit) we list out what you are going to achieve or gain after a study of the Unit.
Structure of the Unit Objectives of the Unit Introduction to the Unit Contents of the Unit and Questions under 'Check Your Progress' Summing Up Glossary Answers to Check Your Progress
List of Audio/Video Programmes Prepared for Certificate Programme in Food and Nutrition
Video Programmes
1. Retention of Nutrition 2. Is Your Food Safe to Eat ? 3. Convenience Foods 4. Nutrition During Pregnancy 5. How Do We Grow ? 6. Infancy and Pre-school Nutrition 7. Food Misinformation 8. Nutrition in Old Age
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Research Projects
The NSF sponsored
Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge
) project, has goals to significantly improve: (1) how researchers access global ecological data; (2) how researchers locate and use distributed computational services; and (3) to capture, reproduce, and extend the data analysis process itself. Products of the project are to include: a grid for ecologists; a semantic mediation system; an analysis and modeling system; one or more ecological ontologies; and some concept-based taxonomy tools. Our part of this large project mainly concerns ways to integrate information from heterogeneous databases, by integrating their data type definitions and ontologies. See my
SEEK notes webpage
and the
Data Integration and Ontologies
BOBJ system homepage
. A system for behavioral specification and computation, BOBJ implements many aspects of
hidden algebra
, including circular coinductive rewriting, cobases, concurrent connection, and more; this page contains an introduction to the system, and links to a number of examples that use it. The latest version includes a complete implementation higher order modules and views, equational reasoning, and support for sort constraints; it is also more user friendly, and is almost completely upward compatible with OBJ3. You can get the (more or less) most recent version of BOBJ from the
BOBJ ftp site
User Interface Design
project is working to develop new approaches to the scientific understanding of basic issues of representation, usability and coordination that arise in designing good interfaces to complex systems. In particular, we are developing
algebraic semiotics
as a general approach to this and related areas. The course
provides a systematic exposition of some basics; see also
for a version with less mathematics.
Algebraic Semiotics
provides precise yet socially sensitive foundations for semiotics, allowing it to be applied to
user interface design
, cognitive linguistics,
information visualization
, and other topics. Two major concepts are semiotic spaces and semiotic morphisms, the first for systems of signs, and the second for representations. Visit the "
world famous
San Diego Semiotic Zoo
for an astonishing collection of semiotic morphisms, each an exotic example of bad design arising through failure to preserve some relevant structure. The course
provides a systematic exposition of some basics, with examples.
Data Integration and Ontologies
. This project is exploring novel ways to integrate information from heterogeneous databases, based on ideas from algebraic semantics and CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work).
are an abstraction of the notion of "a logic" that have been used as a basis for designing powerful new module systems, e.g., for specification languages like Clear and those in the
OBJ family
(influencing the module systems of C++, Ada and ML), for the
semantics of database and ontology integration
, as well as for applications to cognitive semantics and conceptual integration.
Hidden Algebra
provides algebraic methods for behavioral specification and verification of distributed concurrent systems, especially coinduction for proving behavioral properties and behavioral refinement. This site has links to a
web-based tutorial
interactive examples
, and a
hidden bibliography
Social Aspects of Science and Technology
. We are particularly concerned with social aspects of information technology. In addition to
and user interface design, we are also pursuing:
Natural Ethics of Information Artifacts
Sociology of Technology
Requirements Engineering
For a systematic exposition of some basics, see the courses
Homepage for the
Qualia Project
Homepage for projects in
Arts and Music
Structure and Values in Music
. This project is developing computational methods to identify structures and values in complex temporal systems, such as music, using ideas from cognitive science, and from complexity and information theories, as well as from cultural studies and sociology; this project is still at an early stage. See also the homepage for
Arts and Music
Tatami project
(now concluded) produced a
collection of proof websites
, using
hidden algebra
, which is a behavioral dialect in the
OBJ family
developed at UCSD. The main system component is
, which combines proof assistant and website generation capabilities, and supports distributed work over the web. This project was initially supported by the large international
CafeOBJ Project
, and is now supported by the
National Science Foundation
. In addition to system development, this project is concerned with user interface design principles, and it has some focus on verifying behavioral properties of distributed concurrent systems, and on developing mathematical foundations for such proofs. The
Kumo ftp site
provides the (more or less) most recent release of version 4 of the
Kumo proof assistant and website generator
Software Architecture and Methodology
. The following are in addition to the work on the
Tatami project
Hidden Algebra
described above:
Software Architecture
Requirements Engineering
CSE 230: Programming Languages
; includes an introduction to OBJ and its applications to specifying and verifying imperative and functional programs.
Centre for Requirements and Foundations
at the Oxford University Computing Lab has two related projects:
Towards Requirements Methods for Developing New Markets;
Video Based Requirements elicitation.
Brief Summary of Some Research Interests
, a selective high level lecture on October 2001, including summaries of projects in
Software Engineering, Lite Formal Methods
, and
Data and Ontology Integration
, with links to webpages on
Sociology of Information Technology and Science
User Interface Design
Kumo, BOBJ, and Behavioral Verification
tutorial given 26 November 2001,
(Automated Software Engineering 2001), San Diego, and also used for lecture at Keio University, Tokyo, 18 December 2001.
FLIRTS group
, for "Formalism Logic Institution: Relating, Translating and Structuring," working on translations among institutions and related matters.
Some (older, completed) European projects include:
Common Framework Initiative
- CoFI; a European project to build a Common Framework for Algebraic Specification, especially a specification language that is called
Information Systems: Correctness and Reusability
- ISCORE; sponsored by ESPRIT, WG 3023, 6071.
Situated Adaptive Software
; supported at Oxford University by MITI (Japan).
Comprehensive Algebraic Approach to System Specification and Development
- COMPASS; sponsored by ESPRIT, WG 6112.
See the
Meaning and Computation Lab
homepage for some further information, and the papers linked from my
publications page
for technical details; my
What's New
page always lists the most recent publications from all research projects.
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Joseph Goguen
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I owe a debt of gratitude for this soup to Chef Jules, owner of a now sadly defunct food blog called Gourmet A Go-Go. Not only a kind person, Chef Jules is a wonderful chef and shared this wonderfully elegant and creamy cannellini bean soup with a Fontina cheese, lemon and thyme gremolata. I tinkered with some of the ingredients from his original recipe — substituting fresh spinach for carrot, and a handful of dried red chilies instead of half a fresh one to give it a little extra kick. I wouldn't be at all embarrassed to serve this rich, attractive and delicious soup to anyone on any occasion. I dished this up with some arancini for a thoroughly satisfying meal. A purist would strain the puréed soup through a fine sieve, as Chef Jules had suggested, to give it a perfect creaminess, but I suppose I'm not really a purist, and I would hate to have lost those little green flecks of spinach besides.
I should add that this was the first time I've ever tried a gremolata, since they're more often made as a topping for Italian veal dishes, but it won't be the last. Gremolata would be a nice garnish for a variety of soups and even a nice topping for slices of crusty bread brushed with some olive oil and toasted under the broiler.
Cannellini Bean Soup with Fontina Gremolata |
Recipe by Lisa Turner Cuisine: Italian Published on March 16, 2008 Simple, rich, creamy and elegant cannellini and tomato soup dressed with a Fontina, lemon and thyme gremolata Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Print this recipe Ingredients:


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Trying To Keep It Alllll Together…
I'm a big fan of TODO lists. I find that they're a great way for me to set up a bunch of tasks and feel really productive as I work through them. I'll make TODO lists for almost anything. What do I need to get done tomorrow morning at work? What groceries do I need to get? What topics am I thinking of blogging about? I'll get some sort of TODO list going for anything.
The one thing that I need in my TODO list to stay effective is to constantly have it around me to remind me. I was running the Evernote app on my Android phone and recently made the observation that things that I put in there had a much higher likelihood of getting done versus things I put in my work notebook. The reason? I check my phone a lot more than my work notebook. I have my phone with me when I grocery shop. I have it before and after I workout at the gym. It's my alarm in the morning so I have access to it as soon as I wake up. My work notebook? Not so much.
The problem here is that my important work tasks I want to accomplish were not getting the same treatment my out-of-work tasks were getting. They weren't getting the same success rate.
Enter Google Keep
I try to meet up with my teammates once a month to discuss their goals or things we need to work through at the office. In my last round of one-on-ones, I was discussing my TODO lists with one of my colleagues, Samantha. She said that she noticed I was using Evernote, but was curious of I've ever tried out Google Keep. I admitted that I hadn't, but she was speaking highly of it. "Why not give it a shot?" I thought. But it hacked my TODO list concept in a big way.
Google Keep has one feature that I think is totally awesome on my phone. I never tried this with Evernote, so I'm not claiming that it can't do this. The phone widget is truly awesome. Right on my homescreen of my phone, I can see my TODO lists. This takes that first point I was discussing (need to have access to it all the time) to a whole new level. Now instead of having to go to the app itself to get refreshed on what I need to do, almost any time I touch my phone I'm having visibility into my TODO lists.
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Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on how they see special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to President Trump's campaign, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
Overall, the former FBI director's favorability ratings have dropped over the past month as Trump and other Republicans have ratcheted up their attacks on Mueller and his ongoing probe. There's been a net-negative swing of 11 points over the past month, with 32 percent of all Americans holding a favorable view toward Mueller, 30 percent viewing him unfavorably, and a 38 percent plurality still not knowing enough to have an opinion.
Among Democrats, though, Mueller's favorability is at 56 percent, with just 19 percent viewing him unfavorably and a quarter unsure. But nearly half of all Republicans hold an unfavorable view of the Justice Department special counsel — up from 30 percent last month — with only 16 percent viewing him favorably and another 35 percent undecided.
Independents, meanwhile, are more mixed — 35 percent view Mueller favorably, similar to March. But 30 percent of independents view him unfavorably, up 9 points, and 34 percent aren't sure or don't know enough about him.
A 45 percent plurality of all Americans believe Mueller's investigation is fair — a 7-point net drop from March — while 30 percent believe it is unfair and just over a quarter are undecided.
But again, the Mueller probe is being seen through an increasingly partisan lens by Americans. For the first time, a majority (55 percent) of Republicans say his investigation is unfair, with just 22 percent calling it fair — which is a 17 point swing since last month. Almost three-fourths of Democrats say Mueller's investigation is being handled fairly, a 5-point net uptick since last month, along with almost half of independents — though there's a 9-point net drop.
Even with GOP frustrations, a majority of Republicans (56 percent) say Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation, while almost a quarter think he should be fired and 20 percent are undecided. Among all adults polled, 65 percent say Mueller should be retained, 15 percent want him terminated, and 20 percent aren't sure.
Democrats and independents back Mueller by slightly higher margins than the entire American public, but even those numbers have fallen over the past month. Seventy-nine percent of Democrats want Mueller to finish his investigation, though that's down from 83 percent in March; just 10 percent say Mueller should be fired, up from just 4 percent last month. Among independents, 68 percent say Mueller should be kept on with 14 percent saying he should be let go — a 14 point swing from March, when just 8 percent said Mueller should be fired and 76 percent supported keeping him.
Republicans see FBI as biased against Trump
There have also been big changes in how the public views the FBI — driven by a surge in Republican distrust, the poll shows. The new numbers come just as former FBI director James Comey, who was fired last year by Trump, is releasing his explosive new memoir and giving several media interviews, including one to NPR.
Overall, there's been an 18-point increase in Americans who believe the FBI is biased against Trump in the past two months. This month, 61 percent said that the FBI was just trying to do its job while 31 percent said they believed the nation's chief law enforcement arm was biased against the Trump administration. Back in February, 71 percent of Americans polled said they believed the FBI was acting within its bounds, while 23 percent thought the agency was biased against the GOP White House.
That swing has been due to rising Republican anger. For the first time, a 56 percent majority of Republicans say the FBI is biased against the president, with just 34 percent saying it's only doing its job. That's a 16-point swing against the FBI among the GOP, when just fewer than half of Republicans said in February that the FBI was biased but 43 percent still thought it was doing its job.
Democratic views of the FBI have remained about the same in the past few months, but there's been a major uptick among independents, too, who think the FBI is biased against Trump. Today, 62 percent of those polled say the FBI is just doing its job while 30 percent say it's biased against the president. That's a 22-point swing from February, when almost three-quarters of independents said the FBI was just doing their job and only 20 percent thought it was biased against the Trump administration.
Faith in the FBI has remained about the same since polls earlier this year, however, with 54 percent of Americans saying they have some degree of confidence in the FBI and with 41 percent having little or no confidence. Those numbers have tightened by 5 points since February.
Public believes Russian interference in midterms is likely
Americans also think it's possible Russia will seek to interfere in the U.S. elections again this November, the poll indicates, and that Congress hasn't done enough to stop that from happening — though Republicans overwhelmingly don't believe that is a possibility.
Overall, 55 percent say Russian interference come November is likely or very likely, while 40 percent say it's unlikely or won't happen at all. That's a net increase of 5 points from last month amid congressional hearings over how Russia sought to influence the U.S. elections through social media platforms like Facebook.
However, 61 percent of Republicans say they don't think there will be Russian interference in the midterms, with just 36 percent saying it's likely or very likely. That number among the GOP has dropped by 36 points since February, but they're the only group that still believes there's not a great chance the country will try to interfere. Democrats have believed for months Russia will try to interfere again, with 77 percent saying they will and just 21 percent saying they won't; that's a 32 point swing since February.
And since then, independents' views have shifted with a solid majority believing Russia will try to interfere again. This month, 53 percent of independents said they believe the country will try to meddle, while 39 percent don't. However, two months ago those numbers were almost flipped, with 56 percent thinking Russia wouldn't seek to influence the U.S. elections again while just 40 percent thought they would.
One thing that hasn't changed since February in the polling is that Americans across the board, by a more than 4-to-1 ratio, don't think Congress has done enough to ensure that Russia won't interfere in the elections again. Seventy-four percent said Congress has done little or nothing at all to prevent it from happening again with only 16 percent saying the've done a great deal or a good amount. That even includes almost three quarters of Republicans (73 percent) who agree that Congress hasn't done enough to prevent Russian interference from happening again.
Americans lose confidence in social media sites
The public also doesn't believe that social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have done enough in the past two years to prevent Russian interference. Only 12 percent of Americans say they've done enough or a good amount to prevent interference from happening again, while 74 percent say they've done only a little or nothing at all. Those low marks are consistent across party lines and haven't changed much since February, either.
Americans polled overwhelmingly don't think Facebook will safeguard their personal information, either. Eighty percent of adults say they have no confidence at all or very little in the social media site to protect their privacy, with only 12 percent having a great deal of confidence or quite a lot of faith in Facebook's ability to do so. Again, that distrust is low among Republicans, Democrats and independents.
The poll also showed that people don't trust what they read on Facebook. An overwhelming 92 percent of Facebook users don't have much or any confidence that what they see on the site is true, with only 5 percent having some degree of higher confidence.
The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll surveyed 1,011 U.S. adults from April 10-13. There is a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points.
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Thanks to books, movies and TV shows, many people have a clear mental image of the stereotypical private investigator. He works from a dimly-lit, cluttered, sometimes smoky office in a less-than-affluent part of town. There, he greets a series of walk-in clients -- often women -- who have been wronged in one way or another.
Usually, his job is either to find proof of wrongdoing or to make the situation right again. To do this, he gets useful information from witnesses and bystanders, sometimes with the help of false pretenses and fake identification. He tails witnesses, takes pictures, searches buildings and keeps an eye out for clues that others may have overlooked. Occasionally, his curiosity gets him into trouble, and he barely escapes being caught somewhere he isn't supposed to be. But eventually, he returns to his distressed client, letting her know that he's solved the case.
Lots of fictional detectives have contributed to this image, including Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe and multiple film noir heroes from the 1940s and 50s. Today's pop-culture investigators, like Adrian Monk and Veronica Mars, are often a little quirkier than their older counterparts. They don't necessarily wear fedoras, work in questionable neighborhoods or even call themselves private investigators. However, they still appear as heroes who have a knack for digging up the right information at the right time.
But just how much of the P.I. lore is really true? How many of the events depicted in fiction are really possible -- or legal? In this article, we'll explore what it takes to become a private investigator and exactly what the job involves.
The first step to separating fact from fiction is to define precisely what a private investigator is. Essentially, private investigators are people who are paid to gather facts. Unlike police detectives or crime-scene investigators, they usually work for private citizens or businesses rather than for the government. Although they sometimes help solve crimes, they are not law-enforcement officials. Their job is to collect information, not to arrest or prosecute criminals.
Private investigators have existed for more than 150 years. The first known private detective agency opened in France in 1833. In 1850, Allan Pinkerton formed Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which grew into one of the most famous detective agencies in the United States. The Pinkerton Agency became notorious for breaking strikes, but it also made several contributions to the fields of law enforcement and investigation. The agency takes credit for the concept of the mug shot, and the term "private eye" came from the original Pinkerton logo.
Today, about a quarter of the private investigators in the United States are self-employed. Of those who are not, about a quarter work for detective agencies and security services [source: U.S. bureau of Labor Statistics]. The rest work for financial institutions, credit collection services and other businesses. Many investigators choose to focus on a specific field of investigation based on their background and training. For example, someone with a degree in business might become a corporate investigator. An investigator with a background in patents and trademarks might focus on intellectual property theft. A certified public accountant (CPA) might specialize in financial investigation.
But regardless of specialization, a P.I.'s job is to conduct thorough investigations. We'll look at the investigative process in the next section.


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This week, Red Hat announced that it has acquired the assets and technology of Permabit Technology Corporation, a provider of software for data deduplication, compression and thin provisioning. With the addition of Permabit's data deduplication and compression capabilities to the world's leading enterprise Linux platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat will be able to better enable enterprise digital transformation through more efficient storage options. Consistent with its commitment to delivering fully open source solutions and upstream-first innovation, Red Hat plans to open source Permabit's technology. This will enable customers to use a single, supported and fully-open platform to drive storage efficiency, without having to rely on heterogeneous tools or customized and poorly-supported operating systems.
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This week, Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, the latest version of the world's leading enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 offers new automation capabilities designed to limit IT complexity while enhancing workload security and performance for traditional and cloud-native applications. This provides a powerful, flexible operating system backbone to address enterprise IT needs across physical servers, virtual machines and hybrid, public and multi-cloud footprints.
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Enterprises struggling to find balance between running workloads on legacy apps in the data center and cloud-native apps on distributed resources might be interested to know that container technology might be on the verge of making those worries disappear. Over the past few months, multiple solutions have hit the channel purporting to either push legacy apps to the cloud using portable runtime environments or in some way integrate the functions of on-premises and cloud-based applications to help them work better in tandem. Wipro and Red Hat have teamed up to provide an app modernization program designed to provide a repeatable and rapid means of supporting both legacy apps and newly created cloud-facing apps under a common framework. The service unites Wipro's Cloud Application Factory development service with the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform to develop new apps and provide native interoperability with legacy functions to establish cohesive production environments across public, private and hybrid cloud architectures.
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The Lease Characteristic Array is an example of a construct that makes more effective the modeling of a wide class of problems involving leasing. Certainly, it can be generalized, and certainly there are other possible constructs that could also be helpful with these kinds of problems. But let's not stop there.
Certainly there are other problems that are susceptible to similar approaches. That is, we can create spreadsheet "idioms" that have applicability to problems more general than the problem immediately at hand. In a field as rich and complex as spreadsheet modeling, it is extremely unlikely that you will find all such techniques described in books, course, or Web sites. From time to time, you'll have to invent them yourself.
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Many models are linear with respect to some of their input parameters and input streams. This means, among other things, that when we multiply the input by a constant K, the output also increases by a factor of K. If you know that your model is supposed to be linear with respect to some input parameter or input stream, you can use this fact to check your model: doubling the input should double the output.
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No one wants to think about our death or the death of a loved one. The reality is that death is inevitable, so preparing for end-of-life decisions is essential. Over the past few years, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been reminded about life's fragility.
When you are faced with addressing end-of-life care, knowing where to turn for the answers your family needs can be overwhelming. For guidance in getting started, continue reading.
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Hospice care is medical treatment for patients close to the end of their lives. Their conditions are unlikely to improve. Hospice care focuses on patient comfort and family support.
If you choose to place a family member in hospice care, you will have a team of medical professionals surrounding you during a difficult time. Examples of the care your loved one may receive include medications to reduce pain, periodic visits to the patient by a care team, and respite for family members and caretakers.
To learn more about the availability of hospice care and how to get connected to resources in your area, visit the Hospice Foundation of America online.
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In addition to making your loved one as comfortable as possible, ensure their legal interests are protected, too. If you have a loved one with a terminal illness, it may be wise to have them complete estate planning documents if they have not already done so.
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This document aims to set up how your affairs will be handled after your death. A loved one diagnosed with a terminal disease or who is elderly should have a valid last will and testament to help family who is left behind to avoid the stress of dividing their deceased loved one's assets and property.
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr., an actor whose streak of leading-man success on TV stretched over three decades, has died. Zimbalist, who starred on ABC's 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I., was 95; his family announced his death, saying he died at home on Friday.
"We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., today at his Solvang ranch," the family said in a statement. "He actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf and visiting with close friends."
An actor whose career included work on stage, in films and in animated series, Zimbalist was most famous for playing two dissimilar detectives: "the suave private eye Stuart Bailey on TV's 77 Sunset Strip beginning in the late 1950s and later ... as the buttoned-down Inspector Lewis Erskine on The F.B.I., the Los Angeles Times notes.
More recently, Zimbalist did voice work on animated shows, portraying Alfred the Butler on Batman and related series; he also played Doctor Octopus on Spider-Man.
His work on The F.B.I.endeared Zimbalist to the federal agency and its legendary chief, J. Edgar Hoover; the show often ended by broadcasting a call for information about fugitives from justice. In 2009, the FBI and then-director Robert Mueller honored Zimbalist by making him an honorary agent.
Zimbalist was the middle link in a family famous for its talents. His parents were violinist Efrem Zimbalist and the opera singer Alma Gluck; his daughter, Stephanie, is an actress who had her own detective show, Remington Steele.
A veteran of World War II, Zimbalist studied at the Yale Drama School. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, Zimbalist "began his career as an NBC page but soon found work in the theater and was cast in the 1945 Broadway production of The Rugged Path, which starred Spencer Tracy and was directed by Garson Kanin. Zimbalist's rich baritone and striking manner won notice, and he landed plum roles in Henry VIIIin 1946 and Hedda Gabler in 1948."
Zimbalist later moved on to film; The Reporter says his favorite work was in 1958's Home Before Dark,starring Jean Simmons.
The L.A. Times notes that Zimbalist had to be convinced to act on television:
"'When I was under contract at Warners, I didn't want to do television,' Zimbalist said in a 1993 Associated Press interview. 'They told me I was going to make a pilot, and they showed me in my contract where it said I had to.' "
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Outside of the race for president, the 2020 Election was historic.
It was the first time that Republican stronghold states voted in favor of marijuana, as both South Dakota and Montana voted to legalize recreational use of the drug.
Arizona, a more moderate state, along with progressive New Jersey, also voted to legalize recreational use during the 2020 Election.
"Once people legalize it they like it. They like prohibition ending," said Brendan Johnson, a former U.S. Attorney for the district of South Dakota.
In South Dakota, the vote to legalize marijuana on Nov. 3 passed with 54.2 percent approval, while 62 percent voted to re-elect Donald Trump as president; a once-partisan discrepancy that could also be seen in Montana, where 56.9 percent of the electorate voted for Trump and 57.8 voted for legalization.
"Part of our state's libertarian streak, which leads people to believe that the government doesn't have a role to play in this, and, frankly, prohibition carried the day along with economic costs of building larger and larger prisons across the state," said Johnson.
According to Johnson, 10 percent of South Dakota's arrests last year were for marijuana possession, oftentimes only a few grams. He says it is a number that is seen in states countrywide and one that has swayed Republicans to vote for a bill that they once may have not.
In 1992, only about 25 percent of the party supported legalization nationwide, where today, that number stands at 53 percent, according to the Justice Collaborative Institute.
"It became very hard to point towards legalization and say there was anything that was moving the topline numbers," said Andrew Freedman, a vice president for Forbes-Tate, a bipartisan public advocacy firm.
Freedman helped implement Colorado's marijuana laws when the state became the first to legalize recreational marijuana in 2014. He says it became a case study for others who thought the drug would lead to more arrests, youth use, and crime-- all things that never transpired, according to the Crime and Justice Research Alliance.
"There are a lot of Republicans who believe in less government and who think that the war on drugs was a failure and would themselves, be for legalization," said Freedman. "There were a lot of unanswered questions, and now more and more questions are getting answered so there are fewer and fewer reasons to say no."
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Saint Peter's Square
Sunday, 7 October 2012
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Dear Brother Bishops,
Dear brothers and sisters,
With this solemn concelebration we open the thirteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith. This theme reflects a programmatic direction for the life of the Church, its members, families, its communities and institutions. And this outline is reinforced by the fact that it coincides with the beginning of the Year of Faith, starting on 11 October, on the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. I give a cordial and grateful welcome to you who have come to be part of the Synodal Assembly, in particular to the Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops, and to his colleagues. I salute the fraternal delegates of the other churches and ecclesial communities as well as all present, inviting them to accompany in daily prayer the deliberations which will take place over the next three weeks.
The readings for this Sunday's Liturgy of the Word propose to us two principal points of reflection: the first on matrimony, which I will touch shortly; and the second on Jesus Christ, which I will discuss now. We do not have time to comment upon the passage from the Letter to the Hebrews but, at the beginning of this Synodal Assembly, we ought to welcome the invitation to fix our gaze upon the Lord Jesus, "crowned with glory and honour, because of the suffering of death (2:9). The word of God places us before the glorious One who was crucified, so that our whole lives, and in particular the commitment of this Synodal session, will take place in the sight of him and in the light of his mystery. In every time and place, evangelization always has as its starting and finishing points Jesus Christ, the Son of God (cf. Mk 1:1); and the Crucifix is the supremely distinctive sign of him who announces the Gospel: a sign of love and peace, a call to conversion and reconciliation. My dear Brother Bishops, starting with ourselves, let us fix our gaze upon him and let us be purified by his grace.
I would now like briefly to examine the new evangelization, and its relation to ordinary evangelization and the mission ad Gentes. The Church exists to evangelize. Faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ's command, his disciples went out to the whole world to announce the Good News, spreading Christian communities everywhere. With time, these became well-organized churches with many faithful. At various times in history, divine providence has given birth to a renewed dynamism in the Church's evangelizing activity. We need only think of the evangelization of the Anglo-Saxon peoples or the Slavs, or the transmission of the faith on the continent of America, or the missionary undertakings among the peoples of Africa, Asia and Oceania. It is against this dynamic background that I like to look at the two radiant figures that I have just proclaimed Doctors of the Church, Saint John of Avila and Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Even in our own times, the Holy Spirit has nurtured in the Church a new effort to announce the Good News, a pastoral and spiritual dynamism which found a more universal expression and its most authoritative impulse in the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Such renewed evangelical dynamism produces a beneficent influence on the two specific "branches" developed by it, that is, on the one hand the Missio ad Gentes or announcement of the Gospel to those who do not yet know Jesus Christ and his message of salvation, and on the other the New Evangelization, directed principally at those who, though baptized, have drifted away from the Church and live without reference to the Christian life. The Synodal Assembly which opens today is dedicated to this new evangelization, to help these people encounter the Lord, who alone who fills our existence with deep meaning and peace; and to favour the rediscovery of the faith, that source of grace which brings joy and hope to personal, family and social life. Obviously, such a special focus must not diminish either missionary efforts in the strict sense or the ordinary activity of evangelization in our Christian communities, as these are three aspects of the one reality of evangelization which complement and enrich each other.
The theme of marriage, found in the Gospel and the first reading, deserves special attention. The message of the word of God may be summed up in the expression found in the Book of Genesis and taken up by Jesus himself: "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh" (Gen 2:24; Mk 10:7-8). What does this word say to us today? It seems to me that it invites us to be more aware of a reality, already well known but not fully appreciated: that matrimony is a Gospel in itself, a Good News for the world of today, especially the dechristianized world. The union of a man and a woman, their becoming "one flesh" in charity, in fruitful and indissoluble love, is a sign that speaks of God with a force and an eloquence which in our days has become greater because unfortunately, for various reasons, marriage, in precisely the oldest regions evangelized, is going through a profound crisis. And it is not by chance. Marriage is linked to faith, but not in a general way. Marriage, as a union of faithful and indissoluble love, is based upon the grace that comes from the triune God, who in Christ loved us with a faithful love, even to the Cross. Today we ought to grasp the full truth of this statement, in contrast to the painful reality of many marriages which, unhappily, end badly. There is a clear link between the crisis in faith and the crisis in marriage. And, as the Church has said and witnessed for a long time now, marriage is called to be not only an object but a subject of the new evangelization. This is already being seen in the many experiences of communities and movements, but its realization is also growing in dioceses and parishes, as shown in the recent World Meeting of Families.
One of the important ideas of the renewed impulse that the Second Vatican Council gave to evangelization is that of the universal call to holiness, which in itself concerns all Christians (cf. Lumen Gentium, 39-42). The saints are the true actors in evangelization in all its expressions. In a special way they are even pioneers and bringers of the new evangelization: with their intercession and the example of lives attentive to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they show the beauty of the Gospel to those who are indifferent or even hostile, and they invite, as it were tepid believers, to live with the joy of faith, hope and charity, to rediscover the taste for the word of God and for the sacraments, especially for the bread of life, the Eucharist. Holy men and women bloom among the generous missionaries who announce the Good News to non-Christians, in the past in mission countries and now in any place where there are non-Christians. Holiness is not confined by cultural, social, political or religious barriers. Its language, that of love and truth, is understandable to all people of good will and it draws them to Jesus Christ, the inexhaustible source of new life.
At this point, let us pause for a moment to appreciate the two saints who today have been added to the elect number of Doctors of the Church. Saint John of Avila lived in the sixteenth century. A profound expert on the sacred Scriptures, he was gifted with an ardent missionary spirit. He knew how to penetrate in a uniquely profound way the mysteries of the redemption worked by Christ for humanity. A man of God, he united constant prayer to apostolic action. He dedicated himself to preaching and to the more frequent practice of the sacraments, concentrating his commitment on improving the formation of candidates for the priesthood, of religious and of lay people, with a view to a fruitful reform of the Church.
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, an important female figure of the twelfth century, offered her precious contribution to the growth of the Church of her time, employing the gifts received from God and showing herself to be a woman of brilliant intelligence, deep sensitivity and recognized spiritual authority. The Lord granted her a prophetic spirit and fervent capacity to discern the signs of the times. Hildegard nurtured an evident love of creation, and was learned in medicine, poetry and music. Above all, she maintained a great and faithful love for Christ and his Church.
This summary of the ideal in Christian life, expressed in the call to holiness, draws us to look with humility at the fragility, even sin, of many Christians, as individuals and communities, which is a great obstacle to evangelization and to recognizing the force of God that, in faith, meets human weakness. Thus, we cannot speak about the new evangelization without a sincere desire for conversion. The best path to the new evangelization is to let ourselves be reconciled with God and with each other (cf. 2 Cor 5:20). Solemnly purified, Christians can regain a legitimate pride in their dignity as children of God, created in his image and redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, and they can experience his joy in order to share it with everyone, both near and far.
Dear brothers and sisters, let us entrust the work of the Synod meeting to God, sustained by the communion of saints, invoking in particular the intercession of great evangelizers, among whom, with much affection, we ought to number Blessed Pope John Paul II, whose long pontificate was an example of the new evangelization. Let us place ourselves under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the New Evangelization. With her let us invoke a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that from on high he may illumine the Synodal Assembly and make it fruitful for the Church's journey today, in our time. Amen.
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Petrified Wood Bowl
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The holiday shopping season is winding down. So what to get for the person who has everything? For many, the answer is a gift card.
One shopper said she loves giving gift cards because "you don't know what they like, and they may take it back."
Another shopper said she was just tired of shopping.
"They can get what they want, and I don't have to shop for it," she said.
For many, gift cards are the perfect holiday gift. But as with anything, there are a few things consumers should consider before making a purchase.
Watch for early expiration dates
Kelly Goldsmith, a marketing professor at Vanderbilt University, cautioned about the risks — particularly about gift cards to smaller businesses.
"When you've got a smaller retailer that's maybe not got a national footprint, you really need to be careful to pay attention to the details, because sometimes those smaller retailers are the ones that have a limited time to redeem the gift card," Goldsmith said.
She said it's important to read the fine print and know the rules for redemption.
Keep receipts
Those who buy gift cards in bulk should remember to keep receipts with matching serial numbers.
"I've personally had it happen when I buy a whole stack of gift cards from Amazon in different amounts, but then I forget which amount is which, and they're not always labeled," Goldsmith said. "So, if you have that receipt from Amazon that shows you the serial number and what it's worth, you can always cross-reference, and you can get yourself out of a jam."
A receipt can also protect shoppers and the gift recipient if there is a problem with the card, such as a card that was drained before purchase.
Watch for high fees on bank cards
Goldsmith says it's also important to read the fine print, especially on prepaid Visas or MasterCards.
"Some of them can carry fees. And if you see the fee and you think it's still worth your time to get that Visa gift card because it allows the gift recipient to have maximum flexibility, then do it, but just go into it aware of what you're getting," she said.
Retailer in trouble
Finally, avoid buying gift cards to a retailer that has been in the news for financial trouble, especially if the chain is closing stores.
Many people who bought and failed to use gift cards to Toys R Us and the electronics chain Circuit City ended up holding worthless cards.
Restaurant gift cards are always welcome, but small restaurants close every year, so it's best to use them quickly.
While gift cards are a great way to take care of someone on your list, be careful, so you don't waste your money
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- Enhance data protection and compliance: Protect cryptographic keys and sensitive data, such as passwords with keys stored in Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). For added assurance, import or generate your keys in HSMs certified to FIPS 140-2 level 2 and Common Criteria EAL4 standards, so that keys stay within the HSM boundary. Key Vault is designed so that Microsoft doesn't see or extract your key information.
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Cosmos 385 was part of a 6-satellite Soviet military navigation system distributed in orbital planes spaced 30 degrees apart, and launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Cosmos rocket. Navigation information was derived from Doppler-shifted VHF transmissions (approximately 150 and 400 MHz) of the satellite position and orbital data. By acquiring fixes from several satellite, a user's location could be calculated with an accuracy of 100 m. The time needed to ascertain a position was dependent upon the user's latitude and the number of operational spacecraft in orbit. Normally, accurate location determination could be made within 1-2 hours.
Launch Date: 1970-12-12
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos-3
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 680 kg
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I've come across several references to MK (Morse-Kelley set theory), which includes the idea of a proper class, a limitation of size, includes the axiom schema of comprehension across class variables (so for any $\phi(x,\overline y)$ with $x$ restricted to sets, there a class $X=(x : \phi(x,\overline y))$).
I have seen various statements about MK and how it proves the consistency of various things, including $Con(ZF)$, $Con(ZFC)$, $Con(NBG)$, and in fact, for any $T\subset MK$ finitely axiomatized, it proves $Con(T)$.
However, and quite frustratingly, I don't see any references to back up these claims, except occasionally links to other places where the claim was made, but not proven (or even proof-sketched). I would really appreciate a reference where I can see a proof of these claims, or (if it's easier) a quick sketch of why it should be true.
It's not obvious to me at all why quantifying across proper classes should allow this sort of thing, since all relevant sets (sets of proofs, or sets of statements, or whatever) should be contained in some subset of $\omega$, so should be able to be constructed in $ZF$.


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Vodafone hits renewable milestone in the UK achieving important next step in it's net zero ambitions
Vodafone today confirmed that every area of its business in the UK – including its network, data centres, retail stores and offices – is now 100% powered by electricity from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and hydro. This is a key milestone in achieving its recently announced ambition to reach net zero carbon emissions across its UK operations by 2027. It follows news that Vodafone's European network, in 12 countries 1 would be 100% powered by electricity from renewable sources by July.
Vodafone's fixed and mobile networks in the UK connect 16 million people at any one moment. Powering the network accounts for 95% of Vodafone's total energy usage in the UK2 and is the company's biggest impact on the environment. Now, 100% of Vodafone's electricity is from renewable sources, which includes 11% from wind farms in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, with plans to extend self-generated power significantly over the next five years.
Vodafone UK has made significant progress on its net-zero agenda in the last year, including:• Reducing CO2 emissions by 37%3• Re-using, reselling or recycling 100% of its redundant network equipment4• Trialling electric vehicle charging points and moving to a 60% EV or PHEV car fleet.• Launching trade-in for mobile phones, a refurbished range and a new device Eco Ratingscheme, enabling customers to make more informed environmental choices.
• Helping businesses save almost 500,000 tonnes of CO25 Largely through IoT technology.• Joining the UK Government's Race to Zero and Tech Zero Taskforce.
Ahmed Essam, Vodafone's UK CEO, said: "Achieving our ambitious net zero target is a critical part of our company strategy. With COP26 being held in Glasgow later this year, now is the time to embrace this opportunity and work together to accelerate our transition to a zero-carbon society. I'm delighted that our entire business is now powered by electricity sourced 100% from renewables."
Vodafone UK has also committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its supply chain and use of products by 2027 before reaching net zero across its full carbon footprint by 2040. For example, it has introduced a 20% weighting for environmental and social criteria for its suppliers, incentivising them to reduce carbon emissions, switch to renewable energy, limit plastic and promote a circular economy.
The renewables milestone will be marked in the UK by a wide-reaching digital and social campaign– even Vodafone's chatbot TOBi will be wearing a green hat.


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Supernova in Messier 82 discovered by UCL students
23 January 2014
Students and staff at UCL's teaching observatory, the University of London Observatory, have spotted one of the closest supernova to Earth in recent decades. At 19:20 GMT on 21 January, a team of students – Ben Cooke, Tom Wright, Matthew Wilde and Guy Pollack – assisted by Dr Steve Fossey, spotted the exploding star in nearby galaxy Messier 82 (the Cigar Galaxy).
The discovery was a fluke – a 10 minute telescope workshop for undergraduate students that led to a global scramble to acquire confirming images and spectra of a supernova in one of the most unusual and interesting of our near-neighbour galaxies.
"The weather was closing in, with increasing cloud," Fossey says, "so instead of the planned practical astronomy class, I gave the students an introductory demonstration of how to use the CCD camera on one of the observatory's automated 0.35–metre telescopes."
The students chose M 82, a bright and photogenic galaxy as their target, as it was in one of the shrinking patches of clear sky. While adjusting the telescope's position, Fossey noticed a 'star' overlaid on the galaxy which he did not recognise from previous observations.
The weather was closing in...so instead of the planned practical astronomy class, I gave the students an introductory demonstration of how to use the CCD camera on one of the observatory's automated 0.35–metre telescopes.
Dr Steve Fossey
They inspected online archive images of the galaxy, and it became apparent that there was indeed a new star-like object in M 82. With clouds closing in, there was hardly time to check: so they switched to taking a rapid series of 1 and 2 minute exposures through different coloured filters to check that the object persisted, and to be able to measure its brightness and colour.
Meanwhile, they started up a second telescope to obtain a second source of data, to ensure the object was not an instrumental artefact. By about 19:40 GMT, the cloud cover was almost complete, but it was just possible to make out the new object in the second data set: this was a real astronomical source.
There were no online reports of any prior discoveries of this object, so it seemed clear that this was a new transient source, such as a supernova. It was important to move quickly to alert astronomers worldwide to confirm the discovery, and most importantly, to obtain a spectrum – which would confirm whether or not it was a supernova, rather than some other phenomenon, such as an asteroid that happened to lie in front of the galaxy.
Fossey prepared a report for the International Astronomical Union's Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, the organisation that catalogues supernovae. He also alerted a US-based supernova search, team who have access to spectroscopic facilities.
Spectra collected by astronomers at other observatories around the world suggest that it is a Type Ia supernova, caused by a white dwarf star pulling matter off a larger neighbouring star until it becomes unstable and explodes.
The IAU's official report last night (UK time; daytime 22 January in the US), confirms that Fossey was the first to report the new supernova, and gives the supernova the designation SN 2014J.
The two images here show the Cigar Galaxy before and during the event. Above, an image taken on 10 December 2013, and below the image taken by the students on 21 January 2014. A bright spot of light (labelled) is clearly visible, even though the exposure is shorter and the rest of the galaxy appears darker.
The supernova is one of the nearest to be observed in recent decades. The closest by far since the invention of the telescope was Supernova 1987A (the remnant of which was recently studied by UCL astronomers) in February 1987, located at a distance of 168 000 light years. This discovery is more distant at around 12 million light years, about the same as the 1993 discovery of a supernova in nearby Messier 81.
The students said:
Ben Cooke: "The chances of finding anything new in the sky is astronomical but this was particularly astounding as it was one of the first images we had taken on this telescope. My career plan had been to continue my studies in astrophysics. It's going to be hard to ever top this though!"
Guy Pollack: "It was a surreal and exciting experience taking images of the unidentified object as Steve ran around the observatory verifying the result. I'm very chuffed to have helped in the discovery of the M 82 Supernova."
Tom Wright: "One minute we're eating pizza then five minutes later we've helped to discover a supernova. I couldn't believe it. It reminds me why I got interested in astronomy in the first place."
Matt Wilde: "To be honest it was just a really odd experience. We were expecting a standard quick look through the telescope and a chance to use the camera for the first time before the clouds moved in, that's all. When we started looking and Steve began getting a bit more excited none of us could really believe what was going on. I can't wait to get back on a telescope next week now."
- Magnitudes of the supernova were measured from discovery images in R and V filters, obtained in poor sky conditions, with reference to the nearby star BD +70 587. The object's magnitude is estimated to be: V=11.7 (2014 Jan 21.818), R=10.5 (2014 Jan 21.805). This is bright enough to see with a good quality amateur telescope.
Related links
- UCL Department of Physics & Astronomy
- University of London Observatory
- IAU Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams
High–resolution image
Supernova in Messier 82
Credit: UCL/University of London Observatory/Steve Fossey/Ben Cooke/Guy Pollack/Matthew Wilde/Thomas Wright
Celestron C14 telescope at the University of London Observatory
One of ULO's two 0.35-metre Celestron C14 telescopes. These were used to find the supernova in M 82
Photo: UCL MAPS/O. Usher
These images can be reproduced freely providing the source is credited
Science contact
Dr Steve Fossey
UCL Physics & Astronomy – University of London Observatory
020 8238 8876
Media contacts
Oli Usher
UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
020 7679 7964
David Weston (out of hours)
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Do FXG Script Labels create Scene7 Publishing System (SPS) parameters?
A Scripting Tag applied to an object does not create a parameter. What it does is to add an s7:elementID to the given object for use with DOM Manipulation. If you are trying to automatically create a text content parameter, create an Inline Text Variable.
It is accomplished by defining as the following example shows:
After pushing to SPS, using any upload mechanism, only paramvalue appears and is automatically assigned to the parameter: param.
There are some limitations to this method:
- There must not be a space in the parameter value. This method is usually fine, since you are just creating a placeholder for the actual dynamic content. Spaces can be incorporated afterwards by using %20 in the URL.
- The other limitation is that all of the attributes within the defining string use the same values. In other words, there should not be any change in color, fontSize, or anything…
In reality, it is not a limitation of inline text variables and with any method used we cannot define a text content variable to multiple spans. Within the FXG protocol, you separate any characters which use different settings into multiple spans that have the unique attributes applied to them. Using any method, it applies common attributes to all characters within a text content variables value. We would normally use another parameter for any text that needs different settings.


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AGCC Licence Granted to Bally
Following the Gibraltar subsidiary of US gambling supplier Bally Technologies application, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has granted them a core service associate e-gaming certificate.
The AGCC described the category as applicable to "…an entity (other than a Category 2 eGambling licensee) to whom a Category 1 eGambling licensee transfers customers, or allows them to be transferred, for the purpose of that entity effecting gambling transactions with the customer or arranging for those customers to gamble with others".
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Imagine pulling up to the golf course parking lot, taking your clubs out of the car and noticing the course itself looked like a barren desert. Doesn't sound too appealing, does it?
Lush green grass, bermuda or otherwise, and surrounding vegetation such as trees and bushes, go hand in hand with golf. The only desert-looking formations one would normally see at a golf course, and try to keep out of, are those pesky sand bunkers.
The foliage of the world's prestigious golf courses doesn't grow by itself. Golf courses where world-renowned golfers have won championships, and those where you try to improve your handicap, need an efficient, economical irrigation system. Too little water and the course will start looking like that barren desert. Too much water and the fairway's bermuda grass could start becoming like the rough.
Tending to a golf course cannot be done in autopilot, but the water irrigation system, with a proper PLC, can ease the burden.
PKM Solutions Ltd installed a Rockwell Automation® Micro850 for Woburn Golf Club's water irrigation system in Thetford, U.K., but that alone wouldn't do the job. Woburn consists of three courses, each of which has 18 holes.
They needed a texting module to start and stop the system remotely. They also needed remote notifications sent to their cell phone.
PKM Solutions chose ProSoft Technology's ILX800-SMS Texting Module. The module gave the PLC bi-directional text messaging capabilities. In fact, it was the "only PLC system that would text to each other to start and stop the other PLC."
The golf course has three sites that work in conjunction with each other. There is a water reservoir and two filling tanks. "When one of the filling tanks is low, it sends a text message to the reservoir to fill, then a text notification to stop," said Paul Mold, PKM Solutions Director.
The alternative would have been to run cable from the reservoir to each filling tank, which would have resulted in downtime - and golfers don't like downtime at their favorite course.
Mold said Woburn Golf Club is very pleased. "This option has saved them the expense of running long lengths of cable across their course, which would mean downtime and a lot of expense."
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