The document summarizes a pilot presentation by Disgover.com for a VA agency. It outlines Disgover's mission to connect public sector professionals for collaboration and knowledge sharing. The presentation highlights the benefits agencies would gain from a dedicated online community for networking, sharing content, and getting user feedback. It demos the pilot site and roadmap, and asks for feedback to help shape the next phase.
This document summarizes two popular social media platforms, Facebook and MySpace. It provides details on account requirements, definitions, descriptions of each platform's history and features. The conclusion is that social media allows users to communicate and get to know friends by chatting, sharing photos and comments, playing games, viewing videos, adding friends, and joining or creating groups. Screenshots are also included but not described.
201308 Golden Growth - Restoring the lustre of the European Economic ModelFrancisco Calzado
This document provides an overview of restoring the lustre of the European economic model. It discusses three key aspects of the European model: 1) It created a distinctive social market economy model after World War II; 2) It fueled a powerful convergence machine that spread prosperity across Europe; and 3) It established Europe as a global brand for high living standards. However, the report notes Europe now faces challenges in remaining competitive against rising economic powers while addressing issues like an aging population, slowing productivity, and public debt levels. It argues Europe should build on its strengths like economic openness while modernizing to meet 21st century challenges.
Google Analytics provides insights into website traffic and user behavior by tracking metrics like visits, users, pageviews, traffic sources, content engagement, goals and conversions. It helps answer questions about how people find the website, who they are, where they come from, if they are enjoying the content and are valuable customers. The tool offers features like profiles, filters, goals and funnels to further analyze traffic, segment users and measure success of online marketing campaigns and content.
This document discusses various ways to integrate Lean and Six Sigma methods. It finds that while many integration models can be effective, each one also has deficiencies. Comparing the two methods at a detailed level allows for developing a customized integration approach that leverages the advantages of each. The document proposes a tiered model with Lean and Six Sigma practitioners in separate but mutually inclusive career tracks to maintain efficiencies. This allows organizations to derive maximum benefit from both Lean and Six Sigma.
Poor patient enrollment is a major problem for clinical trials. 85% of trials are behind schedule, mainly due to slow enrollment, and only 6% finish on time. Enrollment delays are often due to poor feasibility assessments that overlook complex medical, clinical, and logistical factors, as well as mismanaged projects with unrealistic optimism and poor communication. Thorough feasibility studies conducted by specialized experts and maximum logistical support for sites can help trials better estimate enrollment needs and avoid delays.
More advanced thinkers like Eleanor A. Maguire, a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
at the University of London mentions in her study of taxi drivers that the hippocampus is
the seat of spatial reasoning, memory planning for the future and is located in
posterior hippocampus-the spatial processing center.
The document summarizes a pilot presentation by Disgover.com for a VA agency. It outlines Disgover's mission to connect public sector professionals for collaboration and knowledge sharing. The presentation highlights the benefits agencies would gain from a dedicated online community for networking, sharing content, and getting user feedback. It demos the pilot site and roadmap, and asks for feedback to help shape the next phase.
This document summarizes two popular social media platforms, Facebook and MySpace. It provides details on account requirements, definitions, descriptions of each platform's history and features. The conclusion is that social media allows users to communicate and get to know friends by chatting, sharing photos and comments, playing games, viewing videos, adding friends, and joining or creating groups. Screenshots are also included but not described.
201308 Golden Growth - Restoring the lustre of the European Economic ModelFrancisco Calzado
This document provides an overview of restoring the lustre of the European economic model. It discusses three key aspects of the European model: 1) It created a distinctive social market economy model after World War II; 2) It fueled a powerful convergence machine that spread prosperity across Europe; and 3) It established Europe as a global brand for high living standards. However, the report notes Europe now faces challenges in remaining competitive against rising economic powers while addressing issues like an aging population, slowing productivity, and public debt levels. It argues Europe should build on its strengths like economic openness while modernizing to meet 21st century challenges.
Google Analytics provides insights into website traffic and user behavior by tracking metrics like visits, users, pageviews, traffic sources, content engagement, goals and conversions. It helps answer questions about how people find the website, who they are, where they come from, if they are enjoying the content and are valuable customers. The tool offers features like profiles, filters, goals and funnels to further analyze traffic, segment users and measure success of online marketing campaigns and content.
This document discusses various ways to integrate Lean and Six Sigma methods. It finds that while many integration models can be effective, each one also has deficiencies. Comparing the two methods at a detailed level allows for developing a customized integration approach that leverages the advantages of each. The document proposes a tiered model with Lean and Six Sigma practitioners in separate but mutually inclusive career tracks to maintain efficiencies. This allows organizations to derive maximum benefit from both Lean and Six Sigma.
Poor patient enrollment is a major problem for clinical trials. 85% of trials are behind schedule, mainly due to slow enrollment, and only 6% finish on time. Enrollment delays are often due to poor feasibility assessments that overlook complex medical, clinical, and logistical factors, as well as mismanaged projects with unrealistic optimism and poor communication. Thorough feasibility studies conducted by specialized experts and maximum logistical support for sites can help trials better estimate enrollment needs and avoid delays.
More advanced thinkers like Eleanor A. Maguire, a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
at the University of London mentions in her study of taxi drivers that the hippocampus is
the seat of spatial reasoning, memory planning for the future and is located in
posterior hippocampus-the spatial processing center.
L’impact des technologies sur l’emploi de demainRichad Mitha
This is a presentation I crafter for an EPB France's event. at an event of EPB France. The presentation talks about how technology will impact tommorrow's workforce.
Una base de datos permite almacenar y organizar datos en tablas, registros y campos. Las tablas se pueden relacionar de uno a uno, uno a varios o varios a varios mediante campos clave comunes. Las consultas, informes y formularios permiten acceder y manipular los datos almacenados en la base de datos relacional.
El documento habla sobre los conceptos básicos de la alimentación saludable. Explica la pirámide alimenticia, los grupos alimenticios principales y las enfermedades relacionadas con una mala alimentación como el colesterol alto y la obesidad. También recomienda hábitos saludables como seguir la pirámide alimenticia, hacer ejercicio diario, evitar grasas y beber agua en lugar de refrescos.
Minority stress theory proposes that minority stress processes like prejudice, stigma, and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals lead to adverse mental health outcomes. The document discusses several hypotheses generated from minority stress theory, including that LGB individuals will have higher rates of mental disorders than straight individuals, and that subgroups within the LGB population who face multiple forms of stigma (e.g. racial/ethnic minorities and women) will be especially vulnerable. It then presents data from a study finding higher rates of anxiety, mood, substance use and other disorders among LGB people compared to national samples, and that racial/ethnic minority LGB individuals had lower rates of disorders than white LGB individuals
The document outlines an agenda for a panel discussion on the changing mobile web landscape. The panel will feature representatives from Ikivo, OMTP, Vodafone, and Mozilla discussing recent developments from 6:30-8:15pm, followed by a reception. The chair will be from MoMoLondon/Vodafone and there will be opportunities for Q&A. Upcoming Mobile Monday London events and sponsorship opportunities are also announced.
This document outlines a tutorial presentation about the Sun Grid Compute Utility. It discusses using thousands of CPUs on demand from the Sun Grid for Java applications. The presentation covers background on grid and utility computing, an overview of the Sun Grid and how to use it. It provides examples of developing Java applications for the Sun Grid, including sample applications, and discusses tools to make working with the Sun Grid easier.
GenieDB is a revolutionary layered database technology that provides horizontal scalability, immediate consistency, and full replication without complex application development. It achieves consistency, availability, and partition tolerance using a sharded in-memory database with full replication. The company is looking to license its technology and partner with beta clients as it works to release its product based on its implementation timeline.
Battery Ventures is a 30-year-old venture capital and private equity partnership that has invested in over 250 portfolio companies across various technology sectors including enterprise software, communications equipment, internet/e-commerce, data/information services, and energy tech. They have $4 billion under management from major institutional investors and support companies from early to late stage with both capital and expertise in organic and acquisition-driven growth strategies. They discuss observations about trends in big data, distributed systems, networking, storage technologies, and how developers and operations are shaping competitive advantages.
This dissertation by Pratik Chaturvedi examines the design, characterization, and applications of optical metamaterials. It presents three main contributions:
1) An integrated "fishnet" metamaterial modulator on an optical fiber for telecommunications that achieves over 1.8dB of tuning with a small footprint of around 10 wavelengths.
2) The use of cathodoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy to characterize plasmonic modes on nanostructures with high spectral and spatial resolution down to 25nm, enabled by excitation with an electron beam.
3) Advances in "superlensing" using plasmonic metamaterials, including 30nm imaging resolution using a silver superlens, and
What to expect from investing in startupsBenoit Wirz
This document provides guidance on evaluating startup investment opportunities by assessing three key questions: 1) What is the problem? 2) What is the proposed solution? 3) Why will the solution work? It emphasizes the importance of validating problems with customers, developing minimum viable products to test hypotheses, and expecting many solutions to fail through an iterative learning process. The key takeaways are that risk can be mitigated by focusing on problem and team fit early on, and that most teams should be able to develop minimum viable products without outside funding in order to demonstrate potential for success or opportunities for pivot.
A programação de canais de TV do dia 27 de Dezembro inclui filmes, séries e esportes em vários canais como AXN, ESPN, Glitz e TCM entre 10h e 1h do dia seguinte. Destacam-se Criminal Minds, C.S.I, Bonanza e filmes como A Herança de Mr. Deeds na grade de programação.
O documento lista a programação de vários canais de TV para os dias 18 e 19 de Dezembro, com horários e nomes de programas. É composto por várias tabelas, cada uma contendo a lista de programação para um bloco de tempo de 2 horas.
A programação de canais de TV do dia 17 de Dezembro inclui diversos programas como séries, filmes, esportes e música em vários canais como AXN, ESPN, Boomerang, Glitz, Band Sports e outros entre 9h e 23h30.
O documento lista a programação de canais de TV para o dia 14 de Dezembro, com horários e nomes de programas em cada canal entre 19h e 15h do dia seguinte. São listados 27 canais de TV e seus respectivos programas em cada horário.
O documento fornece a programação de canais de TV para o dia 11 de dezembro, listando os programas e horários em cada canal. Algumas das atrações incluem séries como C.S.I, Os Simpsons e Friends, além de transmissões de futebol e filmes como U-571 e Kung Fu. A programação se estende da noite até a madrugada do dia seguinte.
L’impact des technologies sur l’emploi de demainRichad Mitha
This is a presentation I crafter for an EPB France's event. at an event of EPB France. The presentation talks about how technology will impact tommorrow's workforce.
Una base de datos permite almacenar y organizar datos en tablas, registros y campos. Las tablas se pueden relacionar de uno a uno, uno a varios o varios a varios mediante campos clave comunes. Las consultas, informes y formularios permiten acceder y manipular los datos almacenados en la base de datos relacional.
El documento habla sobre los conceptos básicos de la alimentación saludable. Explica la pirámide alimenticia, los grupos alimenticios principales y las enfermedades relacionadas con una mala alimentación como el colesterol alto y la obesidad. También recomienda hábitos saludables como seguir la pirámide alimenticia, hacer ejercicio diario, evitar grasas y beber agua en lugar de refrescos.
Minority stress theory proposes that minority stress processes like prejudice, stigma, and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals lead to adverse mental health outcomes. The document discusses several hypotheses generated from minority stress theory, including that LGB individuals will have higher rates of mental disorders than straight individuals, and that subgroups within the LGB population who face multiple forms of stigma (e.g. racial/ethnic minorities and women) will be especially vulnerable. It then presents data from a study finding higher rates of anxiety, mood, substance use and other disorders among LGB people compared to national samples, and that racial/ethnic minority LGB individuals had lower rates of disorders than white LGB individuals
The document outlines an agenda for a panel discussion on the changing mobile web landscape. The panel will feature representatives from Ikivo, OMTP, Vodafone, and Mozilla discussing recent developments from 6:30-8:15pm, followed by a reception. The chair will be from MoMoLondon/Vodafone and there will be opportunities for Q&A. Upcoming Mobile Monday London events and sponsorship opportunities are also announced.
This document outlines a tutorial presentation about the Sun Grid Compute Utility. It discusses using thousands of CPUs on demand from the Sun Grid for Java applications. The presentation covers background on grid and utility computing, an overview of the Sun Grid and how to use it. It provides examples of developing Java applications for the Sun Grid, including sample applications, and discusses tools to make working with the Sun Grid easier.
GenieDB is a revolutionary layered database technology that provides horizontal scalability, immediate consistency, and full replication without complex application development. It achieves consistency, availability, and partition tolerance using a sharded in-memory database with full replication. The company is looking to license its technology and partner with beta clients as it works to release its product based on its implementation timeline.
Battery Ventures is a 30-year-old venture capital and private equity partnership that has invested in over 250 portfolio companies across various technology sectors including enterprise software, communications equipment, internet/e-commerce, data/information services, and energy tech. They have $4 billion under management from major institutional investors and support companies from early to late stage with both capital and expertise in organic and acquisition-driven growth strategies. They discuss observations about trends in big data, distributed systems, networking, storage technologies, and how developers and operations are shaping competitive advantages.
This dissertation by Pratik Chaturvedi examines the design, characterization, and applications of optical metamaterials. It presents three main contributions:
1) An integrated "fishnet" metamaterial modulator on an optical fiber for telecommunications that achieves over 1.8dB of tuning with a small footprint of around 10 wavelengths.
2) The use of cathodoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy to characterize plasmonic modes on nanostructures with high spectral and spatial resolution down to 25nm, enabled by excitation with an electron beam.
3) Advances in "superlensing" using plasmonic metamaterials, including 30nm imaging resolution using a silver superlens, and
What to expect from investing in startupsBenoit Wirz
This document provides guidance on evaluating startup investment opportunities by assessing three key questions: 1) What is the problem? 2) What is the proposed solution? 3) Why will the solution work? It emphasizes the importance of validating problems with customers, developing minimum viable products to test hypotheses, and expecting many solutions to fail through an iterative learning process. The key takeaways are that risk can be mitigated by focusing on problem and team fit early on, and that most teams should be able to develop minimum viable products without outside funding in order to demonstrate potential for success or opportunities for pivot.
A programação de canais de TV do dia 27 de Dezembro inclui filmes, séries e esportes em vários canais como AXN, ESPN, Glitz e TCM entre 10h e 1h do dia seguinte. Destacam-se Criminal Minds, C.S.I, Bonanza e filmes como A Herança de Mr. Deeds na grade de programação.
O documento lista a programação de vários canais de TV para os dias 18 e 19 de Dezembro, com horários e nomes de programas. É composto por várias tabelas, cada uma contendo a lista de programação para um bloco de tempo de 2 horas.
A programação de canais de TV do dia 17 de Dezembro inclui diversos programas como séries, filmes, esportes e música em vários canais como AXN, ESPN, Boomerang, Glitz, Band Sports e outros entre 9h e 23h30.
O documento lista a programação de canais de TV para o dia 14 de Dezembro, com horários e nomes de programas em cada canal entre 19h e 15h do dia seguinte. São listados 27 canais de TV e seus respectivos programas em cada horário.
O documento fornece a programação de canais de TV para o dia 11 de dezembro, listando os programas e horários em cada canal. Algumas das atrações incluem séries como C.S.I, Os Simpsons e Friends, além de transmissões de futebol e filmes como U-571 e Kung Fu. A programação se estende da noite até a madrugada do dia seguinte.
O documento fornece a programação de canais de TV para o dia 27 de Novembro, com horários e nomes de programas em cada canal entre 19h e 09h do dia seguinte. Os principais canais listados incluem AXN, ESPN, Space, Glitz, TCM, ID, Warner, Sony, Fox e Eurochannel.