FORGLASS, a supplier of comprehensive glass production solutions for glass makers world-wide, formally acquired Ekopol, a company that specializes in design and fabrication of various equipment for the glass industry and erecting steel constructions for both furnaces and batch houses.
FORGLASS is preparing for the upcoming project in France.
For those, who see the value of having one trusted supplier providing a full range of services, here is a great example.
One of the biggest float glass producers in Europe needed to raise the complete refractory and steel construction of Working End in one piece to adopt it to new glass level.
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Marek Kaminski has made it to the North Pole and the South Pole in one year, and now he came to Düsseldorf for Glasstec 2018.
FORGLASS has recently completed a big project for Saint-Gobain ISOVER in Romania.
FORGLASS has just completed another project for its longtime customer, Trend Glass in Radom.
FORGLASS was chosen by Ardagh Group in Germersheim to build a new cullet feeding line and modernise the batch feeding line.
FORGLASS, one of the premier suppliers of technology in glass production is proud to announce the start of a project with a prestigious new Client.
Forglass has completed comprehensive modernization of the batchhouse for Trend Glass, a major Polish producer of tableware glass in Szydłowiec, Poland.
Are you planning to visit Glasstec in Düsseldorf this year? If yes, we cordially invite you to meet with us in our stand 13/D16. We are cooking up a great surprise!
Trend Glass sp. z o.o. has selected Forglass to perform a major overhaul of their W-2, regenerative end port-fired furnace in Radom (Poland) to melt ultra-white flint tableware glass, with melting capacity of 150 tpd.
Forglass has designed, fabricated and installed a 120/150 TPD regenerative end-fired furnace with electric boosting to melt ultra-white flint tableware glass for Trend Group, a major Polish producer of tableware glass.
Three major hot repairs of float furnaces for Saint Gobain Glass in Germany, England and Romania were recently completed by Forglass – a trusted partner offering complete solutions for the glass manufacturing industry.
As part of our support for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, we had begun working with a group of climbing enthusiasts, who committed to carry the Forglass flag to the summit of Aconcagua.
GLASSMAN 2017 - THE MOST IMPORTANT GLASS INDUSTRY EVENT IN EUROPE THIS YEAR.
On September 6-7, 2017, Forglass was once again among the exhibitors at Glassman 2017 in Lyon, showing up among the largest European companies.
Due to the dynamic growth of the company, Forglass Sp. z o.o. has relocated its registered office and telephone number.
Every two years the city of Düsseldorf hosts the world's largest glass industry trade fair – Glasstec. In 2016, the event was attended by 1,237 exhibitors from 52 countries, who showcased their latest product innovations.
Between 6th and 7th May, Forglass took part in Glassman trade fair 2015 in Lyon, as an exhibitor. On that note, we would like to thank all the guests for visiting our table and for their interest in our offer.


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Customer Blog > Artificial Intelligence (AI) > A Snapshot of AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
A Snapshot of AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
Real-world examples, prominent use cases, and AI's (artificial intelligence) potential
The industrialized world is full of machines that outdo humans in strength and speed. Cranes lift steel beams to towering heights, car engines send passengers flying down the road at impossible speeds, and tree shredders pulverize entire pine trunks in a snap. Such inventions replicate and vastly outperform humans at tasks requiring physical exertion. They possess "artificial brawn".
What then is artificial intelligence?
At a first pass, we can think of AI as a machine (i.e., a computer) replicating human cognitive tasks. A calculator, for example, embodies basic AI to do a job for which humans must use their brains: math.
While definitions of "artificial intelligence" abound, Peter Norvig and Stuart Russell, forefathers of the discipline, explain it well when talking about "rational agents". A rational agent, they say, "acts so as to achieve the best outcome or, when there is uncertainty, the best expected outcome". Most explorations into AI fit the "rational agent" description in some way.
How do "best" and "best expected" outcomes differ? A best outcome can be proven to be so. But with best expected outcomes, you cannot deduce that one answer, solution, or action is superior to another. For example, let's say someone visits a golf retailer website and asks the chatbot on the site, "When does your San Francisco location close today?" In this case, there is only one right answer: 9 pm. We can verify that the chatbot made the best decision.
But if the person says, "I broke one of my clubs today. What should I do?", it is unclear how the chatbot should respond. A rational chatbot would, in this case, leverage data from previous customer interactions to ask appropriate clarifying questions.
How Do Conventional AI Systems Work?
Conventional AI systems are pre-programmed, or "hard coded," to solve specific problems. Developers write a staggering number of "if-then" logic statements into the algorithms. An AI system can only do what it's explicitly programmed to do, its range of skills can be quite narrow. Not to mention, it demands colossal amounts of human labor to build.
Certain chess-playing computers are hard coded, for example. In this scenario, a data scientist might collaborate with a skilled chess player and enter individual chess moves into the AI system. By obeying these pre-defined commands, an AI agent can do rather well at the game. But it cannot do much else. If you asked it who Nelson Mandela is, it would fall silent.
To match a human being's intelligence, an AI agent must acquire general knowledge and navigate multiple domains. Machine learning is the branch of AI that attempts to endow computers with this broader skill set.
In machine learning, the data scientist, rather than dictating the AI system's every action through toilsome pre-programming, creates a "learning algorithm" that teaches the AI agent how to, well, learn.
Also called a model, a machine learning algorithm must be trained with vast quantities of data. Teaching a model to play chess, for example, involves feeding it thousands of videos of different chess moves. Over time, the model learns to play the game – often at an elite level – by detecting patterns in the data.
Machine learning gives us things like spam filters, personalized recommendations on websites, and automated identity verification services. It also enables us to predict with stunning accuracy when our product inventory will run low or power will go out or prices will fall.
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to train a machine learning model: with or without supervision.
In supervised learning, you label the training data. Put another way, you give the model an answer sheet. For example, if you were to train an AI agent to identify a car versus an airplane using only text data, you would first compile and label the different "features" of your data. A feature set in the data may include the speed (feature 1) and weight (feature 2) of the vehicle. Next, you would glut your AI model with — ideally — thousands of feature sets. Eventually, the algorithm would catch on to the drastic speed and weight disparities between the two vehicle types and learn to recognize cars and planes on its own.
As you might've guessed, the cheat sheet is absent in unsupervised learning. While still exposing the algorithm to feature sets, you leave out the solutions. In this context, you might program the model to seek out specific outputs as it combs through the feature sets or tell it to "cluster" data according to patterns it finds. Scientists leverage this method in genomic sequencing. They feed machine learning models enormous, unlabeled data sets containing genetic information and allow the model to gather certain DNA into clusters based on shared traits.
Genomic sequencing turns out to require a lot more computing power and analytical depth than traditional machine learning use cases. For such a massive undertaking, researchers employ an advanced form of machine learning called deep learning.
Deep learning draws upon reams of big data, huge reservoirs of computing power, and sophisticated machine learning techniques to notch some of AI's greatest achievements to date – Google's deep learning agent AlphaGo beating the world champion of Go, a complex board game, being just one example.
The algorithms of a deep learning model are arranged in a neural network, a signature feature of deep learning. Neural networks (nets) mimic the process of the human brain in which certain neural connections grow stronger as the brain responds to stimuli.
The neurons of deep learning are called nodes, and they occupy multiple layers within a model. A node in the first layer will bond with a node(s) in the second layer and so on. As this happens, each node connection gets assigned a weight, which, when aggregated, largely determines the model's output.
Neural nets are much easier to understand in real-world examples. Let's say, for example, we want to train a deep learning model to recognize Victorian houses within photographs – a skill known as image classification. When you show the model a photo, nodes in the first layer begin to identify "simple features" in the image such as a color, a texture, or a flat edge. These frontline nodes will then relay what they have learned to their counterparts in the next layer. Weights are assigned to each nodal connection at the same time.
The picture becomes clearer as information is volleyed across more and more layers. At a certain point, the model may begin to identify a slanted bay window in the photo, for instance. Finally, when nodes in every layer have dissected the photo, and all the weights have been added up, the deep learning model will provide its answer (output). It may declare that it is 95% sure it sees a Victorian house, 3% sure it sees a Craftsman, and 2% sure it sees an adobe. Computer scientists will then adjust the weight values to improve the model's accuracy for future iterations.
Thankfully, the utility of deep learning is not confined to bygone architecture. Deep learning methods have been employed in healthcare, for example, to spot cancerous cells in human tissue. Some AI agents have even excelled physicians in this area.
Beyond medical imaging, deep learning models are used to process all sorts of data — not just photographs — and are fueling advancements in cyber fraud protection, pharmaceutical research, self-driving cars, predictive analytics, and more.
Why High-Quality Training Data Is So Vital to AI's Development
Modern AI systems need mountains of high-quality data to learn how to behave rationally. Were it not for the rise of Big Data, we would still be groping our way toward rudimentary machine learning milestones. But procuring rich data is a challenge for many researchers and data scientists. Even if they have thousands of feature sets, they may lack the time and staff to label the data.
Thankfully, clickworker, a provider of AI training data via crowdsourcing, can supply you with heaps of clean, high-quality data. clickworker offers personalized training data, including text conversations, web research, image annotation, videos, photos, and voice recordings / audio data sets. Whether you're developing an AI model to do natural language processing, predictive analytics, image classification, or something else, you can innovate faster and at a favorable cost with clickworker's custom data sets.
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The next wave of AI breakthroughs cannot come soon enough in some cases. Indeed, the hope of artificial intelligence is that it will lift great burdens from the shoulders of humankind and help solve our most perplexing challenges. If we are to reach this promised land, we are going to need a lot of training data. Of that we can be sure.
Author: Matthew D.
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Storm halfback Cooper Cronk will miss Thursday night's blockbuster against Cronulla.
The 33-year old was withdrawn from Craig Bellamy's squad following a high workload over the past two weeks. The playmaker played two games in 48 hours last week, backing up from Wednesday night's Origin opener for Melbourne's Friday night clash at AAMI Park.
Lining up against Cronulla would have been Cronk's third match in eight days.
See Melbourne Storm's 19-man squad for the Round 14 clash with Cronulla.


New York Twin Towers Enamel Italian Charm from category Enamel Charms.
Commemorate the tragedy of 9-11-01 with a charm. On a stainless steel link is a light blue circle edged in black and gold enamel. Inside the circle are the twin towers in pink and black enamel. The numbers 09 and 01 in black enamel sit on each side of the towers. Below the towers is the word New York in black enamel.


The financial crisis drummed home to many banks the advantages of quickly calculating exposures and executing hedges for complex portfolios. As a result, some banks are looking to the insurance sector and their use of replicating portfolios.
New rules coming into force in many jurisdictions in Asia are challenging the ability of global financial institutions to operate a hub-and-spoke business model for their derivatives businesses.
Interdealer brokers showed their mettle during the worst periods of the financial crisis, but have subsequently been rewarded by thin margins and low volumes across asset classes in the past six months.


Brad Pitt's reaction to being officially single again a slap on the face to Angelina Jolie?
Brad Pitt seems excited to be single again. The Once Upon a Time In Hollywood star is glad that finally some progress is being made in his divorce proceedings. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie filed for divorce almost two and a half years ago.
Reportedly Brad Pitt and ex Angelina Jolie can now declare themselves as officially single again for the first time since their marriage in 2014 as the former couple was granted the legal status change by a judge in a recent ruling, a source told HollywoodLife, even though their divorce has yet to be finalized. Recently Brad voiced his frustration by pointing the blame at Angelina Jolie for dragging the proceedings, to which Angelina Jolie's people responded by pointing out that she indeed wants the proceedings to be slow and fair.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie dated for nearly eight years and were married for two. Brad Pitt seems ready to move on, but it looks like Angelina Jolie still doesn't want to let go of her ex. Supposedly the legal move that granted them their official single status is called bifurcation and both Brad and Angelina requested it, according to court documents involved in the case.
"Brad feels great to officially be single and getting these documents filed was really important to him," a second source exclusively told HL. The source added that Brad Pitt is ready to move on even though there is still a long way to go for his divorce from Angelina Jolie to be official. Reportedly Brad Pitt feels that the recent change in his status is a step in the right direction.
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Hedge Funds Have Never Been More Bullish On Xcel Brands Inc (XELB)
We are still in an overall bull market and many stocks that smart money investors were piling into surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 54% and 51% respectively. Hedge funds' top 3 stock picks returned 41.7% this year and beat the S&P 500 ETFs by 14 percentage points. Investing in index funds guarantees you average returns, not superior returns. We are looking to generate superior returns for our readers. That's why we believe it isn't a waste of time to check out hedge fund sentiment before you invest in a stock like Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB).
Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB) shareholders have witnessed an increase in hedge fund interest recently. Our calculations also showed that XELB isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video below for Q2 rankings).
Why do we pay any attention at all to hedge fund sentiment? Our research has shown that hedge funds' large-cap stock picks indeed failed to beat the market between 1999 and 2016. However, we were able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the Russell 2000 ETFs by 40 percentage points since May 2014 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that'll significantly underperform the market. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 and they lost 27.8% through November 21, 2019. That's why we believe hedge fund sentiment is an extremely useful indicator that investors should pay attention to.
David Keidan of Buckingham Capital
We leave no stone unturned when looking for the next great investment idea. For example Discover is offering this insane cashback card, so we look into shorting the stock. One of the most bullish analysts in America just put his money where his mouth is. He says, "I'm investing more today than I did back in early 2009." So we check out his pitch. We read hedge fund investor letters and listen to stock pitches at hedge fund conferences. We even check out this option genius' weekly trade ideas. This December, we recommended Adams Energy as a one-way bet based on an under-the-radar fund manager's investor letter and the stock already gained 20 percent. Keeping this in mind we're going to check out the new hedge fund action regarding Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB).
What have hedge funds been doing with Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 4 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of 100% from the previous quarter. By comparison, 2 hedge funds held shares or bullish call options in XELB a year ago. With the smart money's positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an "upper tier" of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, David Keidan's Buckingham Capital Management has the most valuable position in Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB), worth close to $0.4 million, corresponding to 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Renaissance Technologies, which holds a $0.1 million position; the fund has less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Remaining peers that are bullish comprise Paul Marshall and Ian Wace's Marshall Wace, Chuck Royce's Royce & Associates and . In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Buckingham Capital Management allocated the biggest weight to Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB), around 0.05% of its 13F portfolio. Marshall Wace is also relatively very bullish on the stock, setting aside 0.0003 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to XELB.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, key hedge funds have jumped into Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB) headfirst. Marshall Wace, managed by Paul Marshall and Ian Wace, created the largest position in Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB). Marshall Wace had $0 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Chuck Royce's Royce & Associates also initiated a $0 million position during the quarter.
Let's go over hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB) but similarly valued. We will take a look at Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST), Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE:ATNM), Basic Energy Services, Inc (NYSE:BAS), and National Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:NHLD). This group of stocks' market valuations are similar to XELB's market valuation.
CPST 5 3897 0
ATNM 6 3882 0
BAS 8 11744 0
NHLD 2 147 0
Average 5.25 4918 0
As you can see these stocks had an average of 5.25 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $5 million. That figure was $1 million in XELB's case. Basic Energy Services, Inc (NYSE:BAS) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand National Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:NHLD) is the least popular one with only 2 bullish hedge fund positions. Xcel Brands Inc (NASDAQ:XELB) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. This is a slightly negative signal and we'd rather spend our time researching stocks that hedge funds are piling on. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 37.4% in 2019 through the end of November and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 9.9 percentage points. Unfortunately XELB wasn't nearly as popular as these 20 stocks (hedge fund sentiment was quite bearish); XELB investors were disappointed as the stock returned -24.9% during the first two months of the fourth quarter and underperformed the market. If you are interested in investing in large cap stocks with huge upside potential, you should check out the top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds as 70 percent of these stocks already outperformed the market in Q4.
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15 Collegiate Teams Selected for Marine Energy Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office recently announced 15 collegiate teams to embark on the first-ever Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. This competition challenges interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of programs to develop new marine energy solutions.
Shenandoah U Connects 500KW Photovoltaic System
The university now boasts a rooftop solar power system that is shared across three buildings. The university expects to save a total of $3.1 million in avoided costs for electricity from producing its own solar power over the 35-year lifespan of the equipment.
Smith College Tests Ground-Source Energy Exchange System
A $30,000 grant aided the college in drilling a 1,000-foot-deep vertical borehole and connect it to a ground-source heating and cooling system. The system will be used for faculty research, coursework and co-curricular initiatives to determine the feasibility of using this technology to reduce the college's greenhouse gas emissions.
Cornell U Undergoes Lighting Upgrade
The Cornell Energy Conservation Initiative recently completed a multi-phase comprehensive lighting upgrade earlier this year that replaced lighting in indoor and outdoor spaces with LED bulbs. With the project fully completed, the new lighting reduces the campus carbon footprint by nearly 3 percent annually. The upgrades, which began in 2014, have a cost avoidance of $2.9 million-to-date.
Auraria Higher Education Center to Complete 779 KW Solar Array Installation
A 779-kilowatt solar array installation atop the Auraria Library is nearly complete. It will supply 2.5 percent of the annual campus-wide power consumption. The 150-acre Auraria Campus serves the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the University of Colorado Denver, a collective population of approximately 43,000 students, faculty, and staff.
Northern New Mexico College to Construct 1.5 MW Solar Array
Located on Northern's El Rito campus, the 1.5-megawatt photovoltaic array will be completed in partnership with the local electric co-op.
Colorado State U Purchases RECs
The university recently purchased enough renewable energy certificates to offset 25 percent of the total electricity use for the university, while university Housing and Dining Services bought enough to offset 100 percent of the electricity use in their buildings, including residence halls and dining areas, for the 2019 fiscal year.
Eastern Kentucky U Professor Brings Solar Energy & Research to Campus
An assistant professor in the chemistry department recently launched a plan for the university to lease around 1,000 solar panels from a local business owned by an EKU alum. The project will add solar energy to the grid while providing educational research platforms for students.
Thammasat U Initiates Rooftop Solar & Plastic Elimination
The university is installing a 10-megawatt photovoltaic system that is projected to generate approximately one-third of the electricity it consumes. Additionally, all convenience stores on the campus will stop using single-use plastic containers and will discontinue using plastic bags on January 1, 2020.
Dickinson College Installs EV Charging Stations
Dickinson recently installed three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, each with two plugs, allowing for six EVs to charge at once.
Vassar College Board Endorses $13M Carbon Neutrality Plan
In mid-October, the college's board of trustees endorsed a $13-million package of renovations and upgrades to the college's heating system and other energy-saving projects that altogether is expected to reduce Vassar's carbon footprint to less than 25 percent of its benchmark year emissions. The plan calls for retrofitting all lighting fixtures with LED bulbs; upgrading the central boiler to use renewable fuel oil; upgrading the HVAC in several buildings; and an energy awareness campaign.
Sierra College Dedicates 2 MW Solar Array
The 2-megawatt solar parking canopy structure plus energy storage system will provide electricity to the campus over a 20-year term. The project is expected to meet 60 to 65 percent of the Rocklin campus' electricity consumption.
Grinnell College Signs 4 MW Solar Contract
The college recently signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for a 4-megawatt, single axis tracker photovoltaic system. The project is expected to save around $3 million over the 20-year contract and to reduce the college's carbon footprint by 18 percent.
20 UK Universities Partner to Purchase Wind Energy
(U.K.) Twenty universities in the U.K. have signed a joint power purchase agreement to buy electricity from wind farms across Scotland and Wales for $63 million (50 million British pounds). The 10-year deal ensures the cost stability of electricity while simultaneously reducing the universities' carbon footprint.
Environment America Launches Higher Ed Energy Campaign
To kick off Campus Sustainability Month, Environment America Research & Policy Center launched 30 campaigns in 11 states, pressing colleges and universities to generate 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources. The initiative aims to get 150 schools to commit by 2021 to exclusively use renewable energy.
Carnegie Mellon U Enters Multi-Year Wind Energy Agreement
After more than a decade of offsetting 100 percent of its electric power consumption with renewable energy certificates, the university recently entered a series of multi-year wind energy agreements. Under the agreements, the university will source all of its electricity from a wind farm in Illinois and will secure the renewable energy certificates from the project.
Northwestern U to Launch Master's Degree in Energy & Sustainability
The university will welcome its first class in fall 2020 of the Energy and Sustainability Master of Science degree program. Led by the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, the program seeks to prepare graduates to navigate the intersection of technology, economics and regulation in the sustainability and energy innovation industries.
U Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Purchase 20 GWH of Solar Electricity
The construction of a new 12.1-megawatt solar farm that was recently approved by the university's board of trustees is projected to generate approximately 20 gigawatt-hours (20,000 megawatt-hours) annually. The university will be the sole buyer of the electricity, almost tripling the university's existing on-site renewable energy generation. As part of the agreement, the university will receive the renewable energy certificates.
Southern Illinois U Carbondale Receives $900K for Solar Plus Storage Project
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Energy recently issued a $900,000 grant award to the university for a photovoltaic-plus-energy-storage and communication resiliency project. The project will feature more than 150-kilowatts of solar generation and 310 kilowatt-hours of storage capacity. The project intends to demonstrate that photovoltaic systems with energy storage provide a viable alternative when selecting backup power sources for small-scale applications.
U Northern Colorado Completes 172 KW Solar Array
A 172-kilowatt photovoltaic array funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was recently connected, along with an interactive dashboard to track the performance. The array is part of a $8.9 million energy saving contract.
Portland CC & Portland State U to Purchase 20,500 MWH of Solar Energy
The two institutions recently committed to purchasing a combined 25,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy from an Oregon-based solar facility set to be operational in 2021.
U Sunshine Coast Installs Solar Energy & Thermal Storage Tank
(Australia) The university recently installed a 2.1-megawatt photovoltaic system, the energy from which will be used to cool water in a three-story tank. The chilled water will then be used for air conditioning, which is currently the single biggest user of electricity at the campus.
Southern Crescent Tech College Installs Solar
Thanks to a $58,000 Solar for Schools grant, the college recently completed a 30-kilowatt solar-electric installation that will supply power to the main building.
Indiana U-Purdue U Indianapolis Begins Using Electric Landscaping Equipment
Thanks to a collaboration with the sustainability office and a $12,000 Greening IUPUI grant, grounds workers now have an arsenal of new electric equipment: two tillers, nine leaf blowers, nine weed trimmers, five chainsaws, two pole saws and two push mowers.
Ancilla College Installs 556 KW of Solar Power
A newly connected 515-kilowatt ground-mounted photovoltaic array will supply 75 percent of the needed electricity for college's residence halls and classrooms. An additional 41 kilowatts will be installed at its retreat and conference center.
U Adelaide Breaks Ground on 1.2 MW Solar Farm
(Australia) The university will soon have over 40 percent of its energy needs met through a 1.2-megawatt solar-electric farm and battery storage system. The system is expected to be operational by May 2020.
La Trobe U Invests $51M to Achieve Net Zero Emissions
(Australia) The university recently announced a $50.8 million ($75 million Australian dollars) project that will feature 7,000 photovoltaic panels across 27 buildings, 50,000 LED lights, a large-scale composter for 100 percent of the campus' organic waste, and an analytics platform for monitoring energy consumption.
U Arizona to Offset Scope 2 GHG Emissions By 2020
In an agreement with a local electric company, the university plans to purchase solar and wind power that will offset all of its scope two greenhouse gas emissions (emissions resulting from the generation of electricity, heat or steam purchased from a utility provider). The agreement provides the university with access to energy from a 247-megawatt wind farm and a 100-megawatt solar array system for 20 years.
Western New Mexico U to Purchase Solar Electricity
The university aims to source electricity from a community solar project called PNM Community Solar Direct, which if approved, will site a 50-megawatt photovoltaic project on the Jicarilla Apache Nation land in northern New Mexico. The university's purchase would meet 54 percent of its needs.
U Illinois Urbana-Champaign Wins 2019 International Laboratory Freezer Challenge
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign won first place as an organization in the 2019 International Laboratory Freezer Challenge, avoiding an estimated 160,000 kilowatt-hours per year. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received an honorable mention. Imperial College London's Reynold Lab won first place as an individual lab, and Ming Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign received honorable mention. The International Laboratory Freezer Challenge promotes sample accessibility, sample integrity, reduced costs, and energy efficiency by harnessing a spirit of competition within and between laboratories.
U Massachusetts Dartmouth Installs Battery Storage System
The university recently installed a 520-kilowatt battery storage system that, along with other measures such as photovoltaic panels, will reduce the electric consumption from the grid during peak usage times by releasing the stored energy from the battery system.
Brandeis U Trials 780 KWH Battery
The university has partnered on a new electricity storage project that aims to save the university roughly $50,000 per year. A rechargeable, 780 kilowatt-hour battery-based system will be installed that will connect with Brandeis' electrical power system and to the regional power grid. The battery will charge overnight when the regional power system's demand is at its lowest, and will discharge during peak hours when electricity prices are high.
U St Andrews Embarks on Energy Retrofit
(U.K.) Thirty of the university's highest energy consuming buildings will undergo a $4.55 million (3.75 million British pounds) energy conservation project, which will include new energy-efficient LED lighting, a 100-kilowatt solar-electric system, and upgrades to fume hoods and heat distribution systems.
Lincoln Land CC to Install Rooftop Solar
The college's Litchfield campus will soon house a 124.5-kilowatt system while a 156.4-kilowatt system will be installed on its Jacksonville campus. The solar panels are expected to offset 95 percent of electrical consumption at Litchfield and 75 percent of its electrical consumption at Jacksonville.
U Cambridge Adopts Science Based Target for Carbon Reduction
(U.K.) The university recently adopted a 1.5 degrees science-based target for carbon reduction, committing itself to reduce its energy-related carbon emissions to absolute zero by 2048, with a 75 percent decrease on 2015 emissions by 2030. Cambridge's target is focused on scope 1 (direct emissions from university-owned or controlled sources) and scope 2 (indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy) emissions. Targets are provided by the Science Based Targets Initiative and the International Energy Agency.
Humber College Retrofit Achieves Zero Carbon Certification
The college's NX building was recently awarded with the Zero Carbon Building - Design Certification by the Canada Green Building Council. A zero-carbon building is highly energy-efficient and offsets the annual carbon emissions using renewable energy. The retrofit focused on making the building envelope insulated and air-tight, and included upgrades to the lighting, heating and cooling systems and a new 25-kilowatt solar-electric system.
U Northern Colorado Installs Solar Flower
The artificial plant, nicknamed the Solar Flower, was installed in front of the university's cultural center and is sized at 2,500 watts, nearly enough power to meet the majority of the cultural center's needs. The project was funded through the Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund (LEAF), which is a student fee that brings in $1 per enrolled credit, and up to $10 per student per semester.
Tufts U Installs Solar Arrays
Two new roof-mounted solar photovoltaic installations on buildings located on the Medford/Somerville campus will generate 161,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy for the university and surrounding community and are expected to save the university approximately $187,000 over the next 20 years. One array was installed on Lewis Hall, a residence hall, while the other was installed on the Science and Engineering Complex.
Black Hills State U Dorm Receives Solar Electric Array
A solar array on the university's Thomas Hall was completed in May, featuring 186 370-watt photovoltaic panels. The cost of construction and installation was approximately $125,000 and has a payback time of less than 15 years.
U Colorado Boulder Building Obtains LEED Platinum
The university's Village Center Dining and Community Commons is a 113,225-square-foot student hub featuring an aeroponic garden, a rooftop photovoltaic array, electrochromic glass windows, a biodigester, a bicycle-powered smoothie station, and LED lighting throughout. An efficient irrigation system for the native and adaptive landscaping plants coupled with water-efficient fixtures in the building is expected to result in more than 450,000 gallons of reduced water use each year.
Center for Technical and Higher Education to Install 1.2 MW of Solar
(Mexico) The university recently announced plans to install two solar photovoltaic systems of 1.2 megawatts in total at its Mexicali and Tijuana campuses. The 2,873 panels in Mexicali will generate enough power to cover around 50 percent of the campus' electricity needs. The campus in Tijuana, where the installation already began, will have a total of 226 panels on its premises.
U Denver to Install Approximately 2 MW of Solar
Beginning this summer, the university will install roughly 2 megawatts of solar electricity across 18 DU buildings, including two new buildings opening in 2020. The panels will account for an estimated 7-8 percent of DU's energy consumption.
Carleton College to Install Ground Source HVAC
By 2021, the college will have switched its east and west sides of campus from steam to hot water with the aid of geothermal bore fields. The geothermal transformation across campus will reduce Carleton's energy use by 40 percent and its emissions by 15 percent compared to the current steam plant operation.
Castleton U Announces Solar Partnership
A new partnership will allow the university to purchase net-metering credits from local community solar. Combined, the sites will include a 500-kilowatt array. The university is not responsible for insurance, maintenance or other obligations with regard to the solar project itself.
West Virginia U to Install Photovoltaic Array on Law Building
The university's College of Law building will soon be the home of a 48-panel solar-electric array, the first for the university.
Cornell U to Offset New Buildings Electricity With Solar
The university aims to offset about 35 percent of the electricity of proposed new residential buildings using photovoltaics. The proposed residential expansion project, which will allow all first-year and sophomore students to be housed on campus or in affiliated housing, was designed in alignment with the university's Climate Action Plan.
U Colorado Boulder Athletics Signs Sports Climate Action Framework
The university's new commitment to the U.N. Sports for Climate Action Framework aims to reduce emissions in sports operations and tap the popularity and passion of sport to engage of fans in the effort. The U.N. Sports for Climate Action Framework has two overarching objectives: to achieve a clear trajectory for the global sports community to combat climate change and to leverage sports as a unifying tool to drive climate awareness and action among global citizens. Signatories of the framework commit to five core principles–undertaking systematic efforts to promote greater environmental responsibility, reducing overall climate impact, educating for climate action, promoting sustainable and responsible consumption, and advocating for climate action through communication.
Stony Brook U Partners With Sustainable Energy Research Center
In an effort to support, foster and accelerate research, the university and the San Diego-based Center for Sustainable Energy recently signed an MOU assess the regional and global commercial potential of clean energy strategies that contribute to the U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy and to secure additional funding for projects. An overarching aspect of the collaboration will be to target greenhouse gas reduction projects that advance the goals of existing programs focusing on climate change.
Blackburn College to Install 2 MW Solar Array
The university will soon break ground on a two-megawatt solar-electricity project on an eight-acre plot once used as athletic practice fields. The college is purchasing the array by using tax-exempt bond proceeds. The project is estimated to provide $125,000 annual savings to the college after project expenses.
SUNY Reveals 'Clean Energy Roadmap'
SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson recently announced that The State University of New York is joining forces with New York state's energy agencies to launch the Clean Energy Roadmap, which will accelerate progress toward Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030. The roadmap calls for electricity from renewable sources and increased energy efficiency.


Just seven minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi and 20 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport, the 27-square-kilometer Saadiyat Island is undergoing remarkable transformation into a world-class leisure, residential, business and cultural hub of global proportions, housing the world's largest single concentration of premier cultural assets. These will include the Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi - all designed by Pritzker prize winners.
The island's purpose-built visitor center - Manarat Al Saadiyat (which translates from Arabic as a place of enlightenment), brings the Saadiyat's vision to life. Two galleries are open to the public: The Saadiyat Story, on permanent display, gives visitors an interactive narrative on the history and cultural vision behind the island; and the Arts Abu Dhabi Gallery, hosts a series of exhibitions and educational programmes.
Saadiyat Beach Golf Club is the region's first ocean course; the Gary Player-designed masterpiece respectfully harnesses the natural beauty of Saadiyat Island's magnificent, white sand beaches for a truly unique playing experience. With two five-star properties already opened - and more in the pipeline, the island's leisure and hospitality offering is rapidly increasing.


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How Danish 'pound-store' Tiger broke free from its cheap and cheerful image
By Sahil Sachdev - February 19, 2017
Danish discount brand Tiger
According to YouGov, Aldi and Lidl are currently the UK's most popular brands. But these two leading global discounters are not the only brands to successfully shift consumer perceptions towards low cost items.
In fact, some value brands have gone as far as creating partnerships with their upmarket cousins to attract new customers, such as Ikea's upcoming collaboration with Danish design brand, Hay, for a new line of furniture and homeware.
But is this mutton dressed up as lamb or are value-focused brands transforming the traditional retail sector?
If you look at Scandinavian brands like Ikea and Tiger, they're not perceived as low-cost sellers, but rather as 'democratic brands'; fit for everybody, no matter your scale of income. They've become democratized not by chance, or luck, but through their ability to comprehend what makes them special, and by leveraging and exploiting the fact that consumers are taking their money more seriously. Value is catching up with quality.
Yet the interesting thing about Tiger in particular is that it started life as a pound store and is still very much perceived to be so in its birthplace of Denmark. But as the discounted retailer started popping up in other countries, it cleverly elevated that offer well beyond its 'pound store' image – delivering an updated and very much desired and recognisable store format. Price really isn't a factor for its brand anymore, it's just what's on the label.
Working with Tiger on its global expansion we at Saffron leveraged its Danish provenance and design credentials – it has won awards for in-house product design – in a uniquely colourful and quirky way. The fact that most of its products come from China gets lost in the mix – it's not relevant. The reality is that there's little stopping someone from copying its business model; it's a well-worn path to buy cheap in China and sell at even cheaper prices in consumer-centric Western markets!
Our main challenge was that to elevate Tiger's proposition, we had to look at what differentiates this retailer from other value brand competitors. What was unique about its shopping experience? Why did people shop there? What did they want? Was it about more than slashed prices? The response was unanimous – Tiger sold everyday items with a quirky and charming twist.
So we developed the tagline 'Everyday Magic' – a brand message that captures the retailer's essence and sits at the heart of all its brand activity, driving the in-store experience and helping them retain the magic as they expand all over the world.
Tiger's store layouts are designed to deliver an experience that almost resembles a journey of discovery. Today's consumers are no longer satiated with the mere act of purchasing a product – they can do that online from the comfort of their living-rooms. When in-store they demand a compelling experience – and Tiger never fails to deliver with its 'treasure-hunt' layout.
Tiger taught us that cheerful doesn't have to mean cheap and that provenance can be a powerful magnet, as the brand's heritage was pivotal in developing the global look and feel. Expanding beyond its home market into unknown territory offered Tiger the opportunity to re-define perceptions of the brand, moving away it's the 'pound shop' connotation in Denmark to become a quirky, global, independent retailer.
That said, going global is a move fraught with its own challenges – the further you get from home the more important it is that your brand is articulated and codified so that, for example, colleagues in Japan understand it as intuitively as people at HQ on the other side of the world. While new markets offer new opportunities to do away with old and redundant brand images, it's imperative to transfer and maintain a unified feel through a simple yet representative brand message.
The main step change for value brands to break free from their 'cheap and cheerful' heritage is in improving the quality of their products, whilst simultaneously offering a unique and authentic shopping experience. It's only with the combination of these things that perceptions can and will change. Tiger are a case in point.
Aldi and Lidl have also used their brand value proposition mixed with quality provenance to shake up the retail world – their products win multiple awards, ahead of market leaders such as M&S and Waitrose, and fortuitously for only a fraction of the cost.
Value and cheerful brands are no longer exclusively synonymous with low cost, just as luxury and quality are not synonymous with upmarket and pricey. It's time to change the way you shop. We have.
Sahil Sachdev is strategy director, brand innovation at Saffron.
This article is about: World, Tiger, Modern Marketing, Retail, Brand


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De Nederlandse gemeente Tilburg is voor statistische doeleinden onderverdeeld in wijken en buurten. De gemeente is verdeeld in de volgende statistische wijken:
 Wijk 00 Centrum (CBS-wijkcode:085500)
 Wijk 01 Oud-Zuid (CBS-wijkcode:085501)
 Wijk 02 Oud-Noord (CBS-wijkcode:085502)
 Wijk 03 West (CBS-wijkcode:085503)
 Wijk 04 Noord (CBS-wijkcode:085504)
 Wijk 05 Oost (CBS-wijkcode:085505)
 Wijk 06 Zuid (CBS-wijkcode:085506)
 Wijk 07 Berkel-Enschot (CBS-wijkcode:085507)
 Wijk 08 Reeshof (CBS-wijkcode:085508)
 Wijk 09 Udenhout (CBS-wijkcode:085509)

Een statistische wijk kan bestaan uit meerdere buurten. Onderstaande tabel geeft de buurtindeling met kentallen volgens het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (2008):

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Dec 17, 2021 - Health
Biden warns of "winter of severe illness" for unvaccinated Americans
Kierra Frazier
Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Biden warned unvaccinated Americans on Thursday that the Omicron COVID-19 variant will start to spread more rapidly in the U.S. if they do not receive their shots soon.
Driving the news: Research shows that Omicron is spreading extremely quickly, even among vaccinated people, though experts expect COVID-19 vaccines to protect against severe disease. Researchers estimate that it takes two to three days for the number of Omicron cases to double, per Axios' Caitlin Owens.
What he's saying: "I want to send a direct message to the American people: Due to the steps we've taken, Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done," Biden said.
"But it's here now, and it's spreading and it's going to increase," Biden said. "For unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death — if you're unvaccinated — for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they'll soon overwhelm.
"But there's good news: If you're vaccinated and you had your booster shot, you're protected from severe illness and death," Biden added.


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Digital transformation also means new competition
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Innovation has widened the spectrum of available B2B tools and services. There was a time when businesses had to pay a pretty penny in order to access industry-specific knowledge and custom-build software in support of their business operations.
Digital Transformation also affects culture
Memories of these days are already becoming vague.
Some younger workers have no career memories of this at all. Information was always freely available to them at their fingertips (and increasingly, at their voice commands) through websites, wikis, videos, and podcasts.
When that fails, peers can be nudged for the answer on Stack Overflow, an internal Slack channel, or even the more erratic, often ego-driven realms of Reddit, Quora, and social media.
But oftentimes, you don't even need a technical explanation or knowledge. It's almost a given that there's a SaaS or even open-source option to meet your technical needs. And there's an abundance of templates and stock media for your creative needs, too.
In only a couple of decades, barriers to entry have been dramatically lowered. We often take all this for granted but it's huge and empowering for entrepreneurs around the world.
Businesses can be quickly built and reimagined. This widespread digital transformation allows creative, forward-thinking executives to innovate, exercise precision, and realign their teams, activities, and resources with objectives.
But some executives are feeling the squeeze of this heightened competition. And increased digital activity means data proliferation, creating a need for tools and practices that can effectively and ethically store, govern, measure, analyze, and act on data.
SCIP, a nonprofit representing the global community of intelligence strategists, partnered with Crayon, the maker of a competitor-tracking software platform, on a 2020 State of Competitive Intelligence report.
Despite the surplus of data and major advances in automation, it isn't always easy to track competitors. The study found that 95 percent of CI professionals still struggle with some aspect of the process, particularly data gathering and measuring the impact of their CI efforts across an organization.
In the report's introduction, Cam Mackey, Executive Director of SCIP, acknowledges the sentiment that "standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world."
Today, executives aren't just dreading one, formidable competitor. Their fears are existential, with obsolescence creeping into static services that were once compelling.
As I've noted previously in this column, travel agents were disrupted by new digital travel companies and now those new companies are struggling to maintain organic visibility, implement new technologies, pinpoint synergistic acquisitions, and reorganize and scale.
Sometimes, the long-term vision being chased is actually prudent but management and shareholders don't have the patience as they keep their eyes squarely on near-term forecasts, earnings, and valuations.
The digital transformation challenge at Lloyd's of London
In the recent report, Mackey noted the growing need for strategic agility and a measured approach to market and competitive intelligence.
"Without strong processes and discipline around intelligence-driven strategy, organizations may miss warning signs and be blindsided," he wrote.
"While we're encouraged to see growth in the size of MI/CI teams, the fact that less than half have defined KPIs should serve as a wake-up call. In this age of measuring everything from greenhouse gas emissions from a single motor to our sleep quality, tracking and reporting on KPIs are table stakes."
Source: Crayon's State of Competitive Intelligence 2020
Measurement matters. So does speed. Market and competitive intelligence need to be translated into swift, strategic adaptation, otherwise, it's just another expense.
And even impressive innovation does not guarantee success. Cafe X, the scheme to robotize baristas, has closed its three San Francisco brick-and-mortar locations and laid off staff.
The company's CEO says that he considered these units to be prototypes, aimed at perfecting the beverage offerings, software, and hardware. A tactical shift may allow for the machines, which are capable of preparing up to six drinks in a minute, to be more successful in the often finicky coffee market.
The future remains exciting but it's clear that the transition will be complicated.
According to Gartner, digital transformation initiatives may take large traditional enterprises twice as long as anticipated, at twice the cost. They could struggle as they recognize that simplifying operational interdependence may be theoretically attractive but costly in practice.
As these larger organizations exhibit lackluster immediate benefits, smaller, more agile organizations will sometimes be first to market with the latest innovation.
If you're bootstrapping a startup, bear this in mind. The things that others characterize as constraints could be your greatest innovation enablers. Small team? Great! Closer communication. Less money? Great! More ingenuity.
We all have access to new tools. They're increasingly powerful and affordable. In 2020, success requires exceptional craftsmanship and creativity, plus an awareness of the competitive landscape.
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Hallett's actual rules for the count were incredibly complicated.
makes them all much better than IRO (Hare-Ware).
to the simple definition of Young's method.
they exist at that time.
to A, then if we choose A or B, it should be A.
then if we choose A or B then it should be A.
votes against it in a pairwise defeat by another method.
can never win unless every alternative is majority rejected.
in terms of GMC & the insistance on choosing from that set.
& Nanson, and probably isn't as good as Hallett's method.
one's 1st choice. Votes-against does that, transparently.
country in Australia, or the proposal of Young's method there.
principles that I named, but more than that can be said.
have B than A, then, if we choose A or B, it should be A.
whose election wouldn't violate that principle.


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Q: fixed rolling window I want to construct a fixed rolling window in r. Say I have a dataset like this:
      Apple Microsoft     Amazon      Tesla
2000 0.91903890 0.5454254 0.22267026 0.41857974
2001 0.13638076 0.7640585 0.56990815 0.04490846
2002 0.19977390 0.9170585 0.04391331 0.72987722
2003 0.70627675 0.2583974 0.03485766 0.35594681
2004 0.08069703 0.2085965 0.19865918 0.30194120
2005 0.03334810 0.7955248 0.75876036 0.28129544
2006 0.94652374 0.6095904 0.98855677 0.36792881
2007 0.90060660 0.3144541 0.78201742 0.02731390

I know that the following function will give me an expanding window:
 all.cov.matrix <- lapply(1:nrow(stocks), function(y) cov(stocks[1:y,]))

To get a fixed window with four periods inside, I have tried the following function:
library(zoo)
all.cov.matrix <- apply(rollapply(1:nrow(stocks), 4, c), 1, function(ix) cov(stocks[ix, ]))
    # However, this returns one big matrix, that is not what I am looking for.
    # Ideally I want to get the following results:
     cov(stocks[1:4,]) # 1 period
     cov(stocks[2:5,]) # 2 period and so on

I want each of the matrices to be stored seperately in all.cov.matrix, thus in thix example all.cov.matrixshould store 5 different matrices.

A: You need to use apply(..., margin = 2, ...) to get the columnar covariance. However, I wouldn't recommend apply. You can use lapply instead, i.e.
library(zoo)
lapply(as.data.frame(t(rollapply(1:nrow(stocks), 4, c))), function(i) cov(stocks[i,]))

Another way to write this (as per @G.Grothendieck comment),
r <- rollapplyr(stocks, 4, function(x) c(cov(x)), by.column = FALSE)
lapply(split(r, row(r)), matrix, 4)

A: If your expanding window example is close to what you want, you may be able to make it work with some slight adjustments to have the "window" roll the way you want:
all.cov.matrix <- lapply( 2:(nrow(stocks)-2),
                          function(y) {
                              cov(stocks[(y-1):(y+2),])
                          } )

The way you had 1:y means that the window always starts at 1, while y increases for each iteration, meaning the window expands. Changing that to (y-1):(y+2) means that both the start and end point of your window move along with y, always making a window of size 4.
To be careful not to go beyond the bounds of the data, we also need to change to X vector in lapply (the first parameter) such that the edges of the window stay within the data.

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Seeing the limitations of living and learning from it.
No comments on any of K's statements.One has to just listen and allow the meaning depth and significance of the words to sink in and work its way through.
What is wrong in it. Afterall conditioning with all the negative connotation is but a stage in the whole process of existential movement of living and has been named so. The point is not to let it become hard, stable and stale but let it operate as and when necessary to make living alive.
Nathan came to Mauritius and stayed at my place and elsewhere.He is a simple man with few needs.What seems contradictory to me is his strong desire to see as many countries as possible.I tell him:"Just be attentive and let Life take you where it will."Shiva.
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YouTube is to launch a subscription service offering original, exclusive videos – including feature-length films starring high-profile vloggers.Initially only available in the US, YouTube Red will cost $9.99 (£6.50) a month and have no adverts.
PewDiePie, Rooster Teeth and Lilly Singh are among the well-known names involved.
Analysts suggested it could be difficult to turn millions of fans who expect free access to pay up.
Ian Maude from Enders Analysis was also sceptical about the size of the audience it would attract.
He said that YouTube, like other video-streaming sites, was seeking to become a platform that showed original content it bankrolled not just programmes made by other organisations.
"Google has deep pockets and a lot of money and it's a space it needs to be in so it makes sense to me that they would want to be there," said Mr Maude.
YouTube will offer US-based users a month's free trial of Red from 28 October. International pricing and launches will be announced soon.
"For years, YouTube's fans have been telling us they want more," the company wrote in a blog post.
Scare PewDiePie – a reality adventure series as Felix reacts to situations inspired by his favourite games.
A Trip to Unicorn Island – An in-depth look at the life of Lilly Singh as she embarks on a 26 city tour.
The roster also includes some as yet untitled items such as a show based around the science of video games that will be filmed for VR headsets, a reality series that puts YouTube stars into a murder mystery setting and an anthology looking at the absurdity of internet culture.
YouTube content will be able to be downloaded and watched offline, a contrasting approach to Netflix – its chief product officer last month said offline viewing wasn't something users wanted.
The subscription will include access to YouTube Gaming and a new YouTube Music app, also announced on Wednesday. Google's streaming music service, Google Play Music, will also be included.
This package deal of sorts could present a threat to Apple Music and Spotify whose services, which are solely audio, are roughly the same price.
While the free, ad-supported version of YouTube will remain as-is, the move represents the first time that YouTube will limit some material to paying customers only.
Those members will get productions featuring YouTube stars who regularly command audiences bigger than global broadcast giants, working with high-end production houses on the original content.
The first of these shows will be rolled out early next year.
Arguably the most well-known, PewDiePie – real name Felix Kjellberg – will be working with the executive producers behind blockbuster zombie series The Walking Dead on a "reality adventure series".
The show will include "thrills, chills and laughter as PewDiePie encounters terrifying situations inspired by his favourite video games".
Another show "takes popular YouTube talent and traps them in a frighteningly realistic zombie apocalypse. They must use their instincts and gaming skills to survive as they battle the elements for the ultimate prize of survival".
In all, the company announced 10 original projects, including one project that will be shot in 360 degrees and designed to be enjoyed using a virtual reality headset.
The move represents YouTube's gradual shift from being the first giant of the new media age to something resembling a more traditional media company, with executives deciding what content is made and promoted – albeit heavily influenced by online trends and viewing data.
Moving to a paywall model could be appealing to creators who could receive higher revenues from paying YouTube customers than they currently do from advertising revenue shared with YouTube.
However, that relies on YouTube's ability to get an audience not used to paying for content to commit to a monthly subscription. Or, tougher still, YouTube has to convince the parents of those fans to start paying instead.
And breathing down YouTube's neck is Facebook. After rolling out auto-playing videos to its news feed, the site recently started creating dedicated video areas, much like YouTube Channels.
Behind the scenes YouTube has been busy trying to convince advertisers that its viewers are comparatively more engaged than Facebook users in what they are watching – and that YouTube has stricter criteria over what exactly constitutes a "view".


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Q: Clustering short time series I would like to classify a relatively large set (over 9000) of short times series. The length of each sequence varies, but I would say about 80 % has between 2 and 9 observations. While I could use a simple trendline (maybe combined with a variance measure) to describe each these sequences, I would like to go a step beyond this solution.
What other kinds of methods could I utilize to cluster the "visual appearance" of these sequences? The ultimate goal of the classification is to gain a understanding of what type of trend/style/behavior each sequence is exhibiting.

A: I can give you few hints:

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*You could use dynamic time warping to extract similarity between your sequences. Please see : Can someone please explain dynamic time warping for determining time series similarity?

*Cave plot (visualization as you have stated) is another option. http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/departments/sia/project/misc/caveplot.html

*If you use R, http://www.rdatamining.com/examples/ts-mining may give you some hint

*You may want to see a discussion on similar topic at Time series 'clustering' in R


Commonly planted in gardens and parks, the lime or linden tree bears flowers that perfume the air on summer evenings. The delicate scent acts much in the same way as the infusion made from the flowers, soothing troubled states of mind and relieving tension headaches, migraines, and sinus congestion.
Limeflower is considered to be an excellent remedy for head colds and mild fevers, as well as nasal or sinus catarrh; drink small amounts of limeflower tea frequently throughout the day. The infusion also helps with poor sleep. Combine with passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) to increase the sedative. Boil 1/2 liter of water and add 2 teaspoons of linden (lime) flowers. Let it infuse for 8-10 minutes and then filter the content. Take 3–7.5g a day, or max. 50g (2 oz) per week.
The tea (see above) also makes a good steam inhalation to ease sinus headache and congestion.
Limeflower helps to cool and relieve anxiety states, particularly when symptoms include head and neck tension, palpitations, and feeling "hot and bothered". Take 3–7.5ml a day, or max. 50gml (2 oz) per week of a 1:3 tincture.
Linden trees can be grown from seed and can be planted in well-draining soil that is acidic, neutral or alkaline. It does need a steady supply of water as it does not tolerate drought.


Sailfest Wrap up. A good crowd ….delicious food. Lots of thank you..s. Carol presented Major Jorge Sanchez and his wife Lizette with a painting she did of a little boy that was a victim of the fire on the hillside on the 24th of Dec….sob…sob!!! Cruisers estimate is over 600,000 pesos in sunset, music, Rally and sail parade events to add to our overall total of over 2,000,000 pesos …which will exceed last year total!!! Well done everyone!!!!!


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А

 Анна Лі Алдред
 Роббі Альбарадо
 Гонкаліно Альмеїда
 Кім Андерсен
 Кріс Антлей
 Едді Аркаро
 Джон Арнулл
 Сем Арнулл
 Кеш Асмуссен
 Боббі Ассері
 Адді Ахерн
 Фред Арчер

Б

 Майкл Бейз
 Расселл Бейз
 Тайлер Бейз
 Мері Бейкон
 Джеррі Бейлі
 Кає Белл
 Рон Беррі
 Мартін Бечер
 Террі Біддлкомб
 Боббі Біслі
 Домінік Боеф
 Келвін Борел
 Глен Босс
 Джо Браво
 Донна Бартон Бразерс
 Падді Бреннан
 Шон Бріджмохан
 Скобі Бріслі
 Шарлотт Брю
 Вільям Буїк

В
 Фулк Валвін
 Пат Валензуела
 Джозеф Вана
 Аліс Ван-Спрінгстіін
 Ясінто Васкез
 Джон Р. Веласкез
 Корнельйо Веласкез
 Томмі Вестон
 Джек Вестроуп
 Франсін Вілленью
 Емма-Джейн Вільсон
 Рік Вільсон
 Іван Вільямс
 Фред Вінтер
 Вільям Віслі
 Елайжа Вітлі
 Макл Вокер
 Рубі Волш
 Отто Вондерлі
 Харрі Врагг
 Вейн Д. Врайт
 Хедлі Вудхаус
 Джордж Вуульф

Г
 Алан Гарсія
 Мартін Гарсія
 Баррі Герагті
 Кампбелл Гілліс
 Джош Гіффорд
 Авеліно Гомез
 Гарретт Гомез
 Жозефін Гордон
 Аарон Грайдер
 Марйо Гутьєррез

Д

 Річард Давуді
 Шейн Дай
 Мартін Дваєр
 Едді Делахауссає
 Кент Десормва
 Френкі Детторі
 Пат Дей
 Роббі Дейвіс
 Ванта Дейвіс
 Дериль Джейкоб
 Біллі Джейкобсон
 Річард Джонсон
 Гай Дісней
 Рамон Домінгез
 Стів Доногі
 Джіммі Дугган

Е
 Масайоші Ебіна
 Пат Еддері
 Стюарт Елліотт
 Джек Ентоні
 Пенні Анн Ерлі
 Віктор Еспіноза

І
 Ясунарі Івата

Й
 Мануель Йказа
 Реймонд Йорк

К

 Джім Каллоті
 Девід Кампбелл
 Віллі Кан
 Чарлі Каннінгхам
 Ніна Карберрі
 Пол Карберрі
 Томмі Карберрі
 Еліза Карпентер (1851-1924)
 Віллі Карсон
 Г. Р. Картер
 Хесус Кастанон
 Хавєр Кастеллано
 Едді Кастро
 Стів Каузен
 Том Квіллі
 Джіммі Квінн
 Річард Квінн
 Ліззі Келлі
 Люк Керрі
 Майкл Кінане
 Ейбар Коа
 Дейві Кондон
 Енджел Кордеро Молодший
 Рей Кочрейн
 Джулі Кроун
 Жан Кружет
 Ентоні С. Круз
 Патрішія Куксей
 Браян Купер
 Панду Кхаде

Л
 Лен Лангов
 Джефф Левіс
 Хосе Лезкано
 Джефф Лейдло
 Крістоф Лемайрі
 Жульєн Лепаруа
 Грахам Лі
 Карл Ллевеллін
 Лусьєн Лорін
 Томмі Лоатс
 Джонні Лонгден
 Джонні Лофтус
 Майк Луззі

М
 Джейсон Магуаєр
 Кріс МакКаррон
 Тоні МакКой
 Раян Манья
 Раджіф Марагх
 Гарольд Расселл Меддок
 Манфред К. Л. Мен
 Джо Мерсер
 Ісаак Мерфі
 Річард Мігльйор
 Кірсті Мілчарек
 Джеймі Мур
 Джордж Мур
 Раян Мур
 Джонні Муртагх

Н
 Корі Накатані
 Роузі Направнік
 Сурай Нарреду
 Пітер Нівен

О
 Джозеф О'Браєн
 Джонджо O'Нілл
 Ленс O'Салліван
 Дам'єн Олівер
 Хенрі Олівер
 Ірад Ортіз Мол.

П

 Роббі Павер
 Стефан Паскір
 Мартін Педроза
 Т. Дж. Перейра
 Олів'єр Песльєр
 Лестер Пігготт
 Ясін Пілавкілар
 Лафііт Пінкей Молодший
 Ред Поллард
 Едгар Прадо
 Дейвід Проберт

Р
 Дейві Расселл
 Кріс Расселл
 Джордж Рікардо
 Сер Гордон Річардс
 Віллі Робінсон
 Майкл Робертс
 Філіп Робінсон
 Ренді Ромеро
 Джоель Росаріо
 Катрі Роузенвдейл
 Джеремі Роус

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 Габріель Саез
 Жан-Люк Самун
 Хосе Сантос
 Емануель Хосе Санчез
 Волтер Свінберн
 Ів Сент-Мартін
 Цедрік Сежеон
 Евріко Роса да Сільва
 Білл Скелтон
 Боб Скелтон
 Пітер Скудамур
 Вірджинія Пінкі Сміт
 Майк Сміт
 Пат Смуллен
 Алекс Соліс
 Крістоф Соуміллон
 Сільвестре де Соуса
 Джеймі Спенсер
 І.С. Срінат
 Андраш Старк
 Гревілль Старкі
 Томмі Стек
 Джоржд Стерн
 Гарі Стівенс
 Кейла Стра
 Андреас Суборікс
 Шанталь Сузерланд

Т
 Пат Тааффі
 Кошіро Таке
 Ютака Таке
 Джо Таламо
 Браян Тейлор
 Хейлі Тернер
 Брент Томпсон
 Террі Дж. Томпсон
 Ендрю Торнтон
 Ліам Тредвелл
 Рон Туркотт

Ф
 Кірен Фаллон
 Мік Фітджеральд
 Браян Флетчер
 Давід Ромеро Флорес
 Фредді Фокс
 Річард Фокс
 Джіммі Форчун
 Джон Франком
 Дік Френсіс

Х
 Сенді Хавлі
 Білл Хартак
 Патрік Хасбендс
 Саймон Хасбендс
 Сімі Хеффернан
 Рой Хіггінз
 Майкл Хіллс
 Річард Хіллс
 Деррилл Холланд
 Роузмарі Хомейстер Мол.
 Річард Хюджс

Ч
 Джордж Чавез
 Джо Чайлдс
 Боб Чемпіон

Ш
 Йошітомі Шібата
 Блейк Шінн
 Пітер Шірген
 Песі Шрофф
 Білл Шумейкер

Жокеї
Кінний спорт
Списки спортсменів


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We were offered a job on short notice and were able to deliver a floor that was capable of resisting chicken fat.
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But KFC needed a floor that would last at least 10 years.
We recommended a specialised product blend. It was designed to resist chemical exposure in the harshest of conditions. It's tough to work with, but we had had lots of experience in its installation prior.
We also offered to create a look and feel to their floors that was solely their mix – it had never been seen before and it would not be offered to any other client. They accepted and we finished our first job within the estimated timeframe.
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Q: Join in MongoDb I have two collections. The first one's documents have the following structure:
{
    _id: "some ObjectId"
    data: [ 1, 2 ,3 ]
}

The second one's documents have the following structure:
{
    _id: "some object id",
    value: 1,
    name: "first",
}

I want to get document from first collection and add to each item of its data array field name from the second collection. Result I want to get looks like
{
    _id: "some ObjectId"
    data: [
       { id: 1, name: "first"},
       { id: 2, name: "first"},
       { id: 3, name: "first"}
   ]
}

where "first", "second" and "third" are values of field name from second collection's items. As I know I should use aggregate and lookup but I don't know how to do it prperly. How do I get this result?
UPD. This question is not duplicate. I know how to use $lookup but  I don't know how to use it with array items!


Imagine you're stuck alone on an alien wasteland, with no one for company except a robot dog and your own tenuous grip on reality.
You'd be bricking it, right? That is quite literally how Matt Damon grew all those potatoes in The Martian. And he didn't even have the dog.
Such a tense fog of isolation is severely lacking in ReCore, and so Microsoft's latest Xbox One exclusive succumbs to mediocrity.
A melange of good ideas and so-so execution, it's just not compelling enough to scale the same action-adventure heights as the many former classics you may have played by its creators. What a shame.
If you've heard anything about ReCore, you'll know it's got some serious pedigree behind it.
Some of the talent that brought you Halo, MegaMan and the Metroid Prime trilogy had a hand in its conception, so expectations were naturally high. Unfortunately, the end result is best described as 'half-baked'.
From the plodding story to a combat system that never quite clicks, ReCore has the makings of a great game, but no one seems to have persevered enough with its, erm, core mechanics to ensure this happens.
It might have an unusual and interesting concept, but the final product feels bland and generic. More than anything, that's the greatest frustration when playing ReCore: the nagging sense that it could have been a lot better.
The game starts off promisingly enough, with hero Joule Adams being jolted from cryosleep on planet Far Eden. The world outside her Crawler was supposed to be paradise, but instead it's a vast expanse of sand and dust.
She's alone, apart from the roaming hoards of malevolent mechanoids who don't take kindly to her presence. Basically, humanity's salvation away from earth is far from certain.
In itself, that's an intriguing premise: Metroid meets Journey, with an added cast of robot companions that join you as your quest progresses. Trouble is, the story develops in the most run-of-the-mill way imaginable.
As she progresses from checkpoint to plot point, you rarely get a sense of Joule as a character, or how she's feeling about the majorly terrifying scenario she's stuck in.
So your only company for hours of playtime is essentially a cut-and-paste Katniss Everdeen. Not ideal.
Bots love got to do with it?
In its better moments, when you're not simply surrounded by rock and sand, Recore's environments are stunning to trudge through. Recalling the monumental beauty of Xenoblade Chronicles X, you get the same intimidating sense of insurmountable scale.
Rappelling across a mining installation and scrambling around abandoned factories, there's a tangible sense that's you against the world. And this world doesn't fancy your chances.
Of course, you're not entirely alone. As well as being shuffled from one gated arena to the other by developers, you'll also have an assortment of robots by your side. From smashing away obstacles or digging up hidden items, each allows Joule to explore Far Eden in a way that she was hitherto incapable of.
Whether you've just got your hands on the spider-like Seth or the monumental strength of Duncan, these moments restore you with a huge jolt of excitement. In a game that repackages a lot of old ideas, its bots are new and essentially original.
Collecting spare parts and upgrading them is a neat twist on the standard trope of supercharging a game's hero with fresh tech until they're Batman in all but name. And that's even considering these their role in combat is ill-defined.
You see, there are several sizeable issues with ReCore. Its two minute loading times whenever you die, its over reliance on fetch quests and its haphazard guidance as you move through the game all grate intensely.
More than anything, fighting off your many foes is the game's Achilles' heel. The combat system is just too simple, even though the battles themselves vary wildly in difficulty.
Almost every hostile you encounter is colour coded according to a different type of plasma fire you can shoot off in their direction. So you'll slay a red foe by automatically locking onto them, sending forth a barrage of rapid-fire and charge shots, and violently ripping out their core if you fancy. Afterwards, you'll get a mixture of XP and spare parts for your efforts. There's not really that much too it, which would tolerable if you didn't end up you didn't end up dying quite so often.
Ever wondered what it feels like to be the class dunce in a school for dodos? ReCore delivers this sensation with aplomb. Just spend half an hour fighting off random encounters on the plains of Far Eden, right after downing the giant Skull Cracker boss on the second time of asking.
Throw in a few frame rate drops, and beasts that scale the sides of a giant cliff faces - just after your pet droid has decided to wander off and show them what for. Yes, that one particularly rubbed us up the wrong way. Thanks for asking.
When you're leaping across a series of ever smaller platforms (against the clock) in one of the game's delightful side-dungeons, or manage to fell a machine the size of Big Ben, these irritations fade away.
A patch will probably fix the technical issues, and ReCore is supposed to be the first installment in a franchise. You'd be demanding a lot for it to be perfect straight off the bat.
What this won't do though, is help with the bits where you're genuinely lost in a giant expanse of sand, and need some tangible direction where to go next. Or make you empathise for Joule and her horrifying predicament, as she blithely leaps over yet another firey pit. These are flaws of execution, not imagination.
ReCore is a Jekyll and Hyde kind of game. For everything it does well, there's a shortcoming that should have been eradicated before it came your way.
With some extra thought and polish, it's got 'cult classic' written all over it. Unfortunately, that's not how things turned out.
Nor are we desperate to find out what might be if its developers are given a crack at ReCore 2. Nope, this one seems better off left to history and the curious. An occasionally glorious failure.
Less than the sum of its robot parts.


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How to / Music / Lyrics / How To Search For Love Lyrics For My Girlfriend
How To Search For Love Lyrics For My Girlfriend
Saying out your emotions and feelings to your girlfriend can always be the hardest thing especially seeing the nature of guys who hardly open up to anything. The best technique to expressing yourself is either through writing up a love letter or through love lyrics of a song. For some people this is a bit too much of a struggle and face great difficulties in expressing there love. Thus, love lyrics are the best way to combat this problem of shyness plus the frustration building up and are the easiest way to express your unending love for your partner without being directly confrontational. The love lyrics also build up a great spark between the partners especially if both are musically inclined and if that is the case love lyrics would be the best way since it would revive great memories of the journey of there relationship. This technique also wouldn't cost a dime to get your girlfriend back if she is somewhat at war with you. Its a cute way to show her that you actually care
Expression of love is something we have grown up reading. From Romeo Juliet to today's twilight saga, we are surrounded with inspiration to make our partner feel the love for them. People in old ages used to write poems, standing below balconies impersonating Romeo and expressing there sincere love for their Juliet's. It has always had the element of being dreamy and fantasizing about the perfect moment of expressing there love and what better way than to sing the most romantic song to them. Searching up these love lyrics are not at all a problem for today's advanced technological generation.
Love lyrics are the best way to express love poetically specially if both of you are really inclined towards music then it is the best way to flatter your girlfriend by searching up the perfect song that fits according to the situation created. If she is mad at you for some reason flatter her by conveying your emotions you want to share with her because this is the best way to let your love know what is going on in your mind and heart, both. Something that compliments your girlfriend greatly is highly flattering to her as well and thus search for such songs which emotionally appeal to her. If there are some typical words and dialogues that you both have said to each other in your relationship, search for such lyrics on internet which repeat them reminding her of what you both have. Also, at the same time try to incorporate those words too which you have never said before so that she gets a new insight into her boyfriend.
Thorough research is very much important since choosing the right love lyrics which fit according to your situation is a confusing task with so much information available on the internet. It is also advisable to go over your playlist you both have always played while together so that she is reminded of those times as well.
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Toys R Us (TRU) has officially made a comeback as a new company called Tru Kids Brands and has become the parent of TRU, Babies R Us (BRU), Geoffrey and over 20 consumer toy and baby brands.
According to a press release, the new business emerges with, "new leadership and a new vision to deliver the magic of its iconic brands around the world," however the formal global chief merchandising officer of TRU – Richard Barry – will serve as president and CEO of Tru Kids Brands.
The rest of the Tru Kids Brands management team is comprised of former TRU vice president and treasurer, Matthew Finigan to serve as CFO of Tru Kids Brands, former executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of TRU, James Young, as executive vice president, global license management and general counsel, while former senior vice president of TRU, Jean-Daniel Gatignol, will serve as senior vice president of global sourcing and brands at Tru Kids Brands.
The business also appointed Yehuda Shmidman as vice chairman of Tru Kids Brands, to advise on global strategy and execution.
Barry, said that re-launching the next phase of TRU is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
"Despite unprecedented efforts to capture the US market share this past holiday season, there is still a significant gap and huge consumer demand for the trusted experience that TRU and BRU delivers.
"We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to write the next chapter of TRU by launching a newly imagined omni channel retail experience for our beloved brands here in the US.
"In addition, our strong global footprint is led by experienced and passionate operating teams that are 100 per cent focused on growth," he said.
Tru Kids Brands will work with global partners to expand the TRU and BRU brands in their respective markets, while also seeking opportunities to bring the brands to new territories.
Tru Kids Brands will work with Al Futtaim Sons Co. in the UAE, Green Swan in Iberia, Keshet-Hypertoy in Israel, Lotte Shopping Co. in South Korea, Marketing Services and Commercial Projects Operation Company in Saudi Arabia, Tablez & Toyz Private in India and Toys (Labuan) Holding Ltd. in partnership with Fung Retailing in Asia.
According to the press release, Tru Kids Brands is operating out of New Jersey and is set to bring back former TRU employees to work for the business.
"We have an incredible team focused on bringing TRU and BRU back in a completely new and reimagined way, so the US doesn't have to go through another holiday without these beloved brands," Barry said.
Further details on the US strategy are yet to be released.
The announcement was made on 11 February.
What are your thoughts on this development? Leave your comments below.
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