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IBM helps Ausgrid implement first-of-a-kind smart grid technology

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:20:50 GMT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the successful implementation of a first of its kind smart grid data management platform, designed and built with Ausgrid to give the utility more data from part of its electricity distribution grid.


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  • Services and solutions
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Localz wins IBM SmartCamp Australia 2015 with innovative micro-location technology

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:07:35 GMT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Melbourne start-up Localz as the winner of IBM SmartCamp Australia 2015, a global competition that brings together entrepreneurs, investors and experienced mentors. Localz provides software that connects the digital and physical worlds for enterprise, using the latest micro-location technology to enhance customer’s in-store experience, improve asset and inventory tracking and provide frictionless mobile payments, at scale. One of the key differentiators of the solution is that it works across different technologies (iBeacons, Bluetoth Low Energy, GPS or even QR Codes).


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IBM appoints Professor Iven Mareels as new Lab Director of IBM Research-Australia

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 01:18:41 GMT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the appointment of Professor Iven Mareels as Lab Director of IBM Research-Australia.


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Abel prize awarded to Furstenberg and Margulis

By terrytao.wordpress.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:45:18 +0000

Just a short post to note that this year’s Abel prize has been awarded jointly to Hillel Furstenberg and Grigory Margulis for “for pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics”.  I was not involved in the decision making process of the Abel committee this year, but […]


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“The Most Physically Grueling of Them All”: Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

By www.starwars.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:30:19 +0000

The actor behind Luke Skywalker takes StarWars.com on a journey through filming the Star Wars sequel in time for the 40th anniversary of its release.


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Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt dies at 101

By www.espn.com
Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 13:11:45 EST

Mary Pratt, believed to be the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches, has died at age 101.


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24 Things, Allegedly, But The Smart Money's On About Eight. Thing Five.

By johnfinnemore.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:12:00 +0000

Vroom.


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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Number One Nightmare

By robin-d-laws.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:03:00 +0000

In the latest episode of their starry starry podcast, Ken and Robin talk alternate reality tech levels, Sarah Saltiel, emergent continuity and Belle Epoque astrologer Ely Star.


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Lucifer - Marginia

By lj.rossia.org
Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:16:39 GMT

Какая офигительнейшая еботня
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf8N_LERyTU&list=PLaxF0X40F65ipw3lCBWAVo3K4xXmys77D
Lucifer ?- Marginia

http://progressreview.blogspot.com/2017/10/lucifers-marginia-recorded-1989-1993.html
https://centraldoprog.blogspot.com/2020/04/lucifer-marginia-1993-cd-japan.html
https://www.proggnosis.com/Release/15009
https://www.up-4ever.org/rh2ohju0lqv7

японский прог-рок, звучащий как прог-обработки
к музыке из популярных аниме (в централпроге поминают
Олдфилда и Ренессанс, спорить не буду)


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March 2020 Wallpaper: In Like a Lion

By skin-horse.com
Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Shaenon: I started this wallpaper illustration at the beginning of the month, and now it’s a nostalgic image of the days when people could gather in groups. Ha ha, the world’s gone mad and we’re all going to die. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...


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Pojistit se kvůli covidu? Životní pojistky ani krytí marodění netáhnou

By www.idnes.cz
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 22:00:00 GMT

Mohlo by se zdát, že pojišťovny budou v koronavirové době zaznamenávat zvýšený zájem o sjednání životních pojistek. Zejména kvůli krytí rizika pracovní neschopnosti, což se vztahuje i na onemocnění infekcí covid-19. Praxe je ale zatím opačná.


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  • Finance - Pojištění
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Raw Food Recipe Menu: March 20, 2016

By rawon10.blogspot.com
Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:47:00 +0000



Hello! I hope you're enjoying these first days of spring! The weather has been pretty wonderful around here and I've been enjoying the outdoors and seed starting and all the bright, shiny, hopeful things that happen this time of year.

Here are some raw recipes that take advantage of some of the things coming into season.

Breakfast
Pineapple Green Smoothie
serves 2 ~ $1.75 per serving
 




ingredients
  • 3 cups chopped romaine (or favorite green) ($1.00)
  • 1 cup cubed pineapple, frozen ($2.00)
  • 1 banana, sliced and frozen ($.20)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional) ($.20)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla ($.10)
  • 1 cup water
  • 10 ice cubes
  • stevia to taste (optional)
directions
  • In a high powered blender, puree the greens until liquefied and very smooth. 
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and puree until smooth.

nutritional information:      calories: 156      fat: 0 gr      carbs: 42 gr      protein: 3 gr






Lunch
Deviled Avocados
serves 1 ~ $1.50 per serving
 
 

ingredients
  • 1 avocado, chopped ($1.25)
  • 1tablespoon finely chopped celery ($.05)
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion ($.05)
  • 2 teaspoons mustard ($.05)
  • 2 teaspoons mayo  (use something like Veganaise or make your own) ($.10)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • Lettuce and optional tomato for serving
directions
  • Coarsely chop the avocado, add the remaining ingredients, then stir gently until evenly incorporated. 
  • Store leftovers for up to a day or two in an air tight container.


nutritional information:       calories: 280       fat: 37 gr      carbs: 15 gr      protein: 3 gr



Dinner
Red Pepper Pasta
serves 2 ~ $2.80 per serving





  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70)
  • 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70)
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced ($1.50)
  • 1 cup black or kalamata olives ($1.50)
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion ($.20)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil ($.20)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice ($.40)
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ($.20)
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave (optional, for those who like a touch of sweet) ($.20)
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil (or 1 tablespoon fresh, chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano 
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
  • 1-2 medium sized zucchini, spiralized
 
directions
  • Prepare the red and yellow bell pepper, mushrooms, olives, and onion and place in a medium sized bowl. 
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, syrup, onion powder, garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour over the prepared vegetables. Allow to marinate for at least a half hour, but it can marinate as long as a day.
  • When ready to eat, simply pour the marinated veggies and marinade over a portion of spiralized zucchini noodles and toss.


 

 
 
nutritional information:      calories: 389      fat: 23 gr      carbs: 35 gr      protein: 11 gr





 Dessert
Chocolate Orange Truffle
makes 24 ~ $.54 per truffle (a serving is three truffles)




 
ingredients

  • 2 cups almonds ($8.00)
  • 1 1/2 cups dates, pitted and chopped ($4.00)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder ($1.00)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • Cocoa powder for rolling
directions
  • In a food processor fitted with an “S” blade, process the almonds until finely ground. This takes about a minute. 
  • Add in the pitted and chopped dates, cocoa powder, vanilla and orange extract. 
  • Process again until the mixture begins to clump together. 
  • Using a tablespoon, scoop out even sized balls, and roll between hands to shape. 
  • For the final finish, roll each truffle lightly in cocoa powder.
 
Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Makes about 24 truffles.
 
nutritional information:       calories: 105      fat: 6 gr       carb: 12 gr       protein: 3 gr
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost for the day: $7.67
total calories: 1,140
total fat: 78 gr
total carb: 128 gr
total protein: 26 gr
 
 




Aftertought ...

What does a mostly raw, some cooked vegan grocery cart look like? Well, mine looks like this ...




How about you?




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Marco Antoniotti: New version of HEΛP

By within-parens.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 21:44:00 GMT

After ELS 2020 I got some time to get back and do some hacking on Common Lisp. The first result is a new version of HEΛP that fixes some bugs and is in general much more robust on both Un*x and Windows platforms.

One outstanding issue is the reliance of the library on READ, which does cause some problems when reading pure source code.  On a next iteration I may use Eclector, which is a drop-in replacement for READ with finer control on error handling.

In any case, if you need HEΛP to document your program, just follow the link.

(cheers)


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Marco Antoniotti: Digging CLAST

By within-parens.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:22:00 GMT

Again, after ELS 2020, I went back to double check the actual status of some of my libraries (after an embarrassing nag by Marco Heisig :) who caught me sleeping).

I updated the documentation of CLAST, and checked that its current status is ok; the only change I had to make was to conform to the latest ASDF expectations for test systems. Of course, you may find many more bugs.

CLAST is a library that produces abstract syntax trees munging Common Lisp sources. To do so, it relies on CLtL2 environments, which, as we all know, are in a sorry state in many implementations. Yet, CLAST is usable, at least for people who are ... CLAZY enough to use it.

(cheers)


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mar

Old Man Yells At Cloud (Marvel edition)

By mightygodking.com
Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:51:38 +0000

So Martin Scorsese said that the Marvel movies are “not cinema” and the internet kind of blew up because it is inherently polarizing, and the possibility that Scorsese is both one of our most talented living directors and also wrong about this particular subject is not particularly fun discourse for a lot of people on […]


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Triton DeepView 24-Seat Submarine

By uncrate.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:30:00 -0500


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Viroloog Marion Koopmans: 'Als het misgaat, hebben we echt een megaprobleem' - AD.nl

By news.google.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:00 GMT

  1. Viroloog Marion Koopmans: 'Als het misgaat, hebben we echt een megaprobleem'  AD.nl
  2. Ook Nederlandse viroloog verwacht tweede coronagolf | Buitenland | Nieuws  Het Laatste Nieuws
  3. Viroloog: “Nieuwe coronagolf verwacht, alles staat of valt met hoe we ons gedragen”  Oog TV
  4. BLIJF BANG! Viroloog Marion Koopmans waarschuwt: 'Die tweede coronavirus-golf komt er'  De Dagelijkse Standaard
  5. Viroloog: 'Er komt een tweede coronagolf die mogelijk nog krachtiger is dan de eerste'  ThePostOnline
  6. Hele verhaal bekijken via Google Nieuws


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Setting the Benchmark for Benches

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On :: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0700

Whoever thought of this must've been really tipsy.


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The Ocean Cleanup and Floating Marine Life

By www.deepseanews.com
Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:27:36 +0000

Earlier this year I warned that The Ocean Cleanup would catch and kill floating marine life. This week they announced they’re collecting plastic, and their picture…


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Geetha Marcus

By podcast.iriss.org.uk
Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

On 7 March, 2018, around 50 delegates joined Iriss for a day of discussion and talks. The theme of the day was to explore how co-production can equip social services with the cultural competency they need when working with Gypsy Traveller and Roma communities. It was a chance to identify the unique challenges facing these two distinct communities in Scotland and think about creative ways to overcome them.

At this event we heard from Geetha Marcus. Geetha is a sociologist, feminist and teacher activist whose research and teaching interests focus on social inequalities within public education systems. In 2012, she was awarded a jointly funded Scottish Government/ESRC doctoral research into the educational experiences of Gypsy/Traveller girls in Scotland.

tIn the course of this research, she conducted an extensive range of in-depth interviews with young Traveller women about their racialised and gendered experiences within public spaces of school and private spaces of home. This research attempts to address a gap in the literature where Gypsy/Traveller girls' experiences are mis-recognised and erased through non-recognition. The girls' stories are highlighted and juxtaposed alongside the general problems encountered by Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland to reveal a complex narrative. Geetha shared her experiences of working as a researcher on this project and insights from the girls she worked with. It was followed by a lively and interesting discussion.

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Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free


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Talking Social Work: Jane Martin

By podcast.iriss.org.uk
Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Talking Social Work was an event held on 13 September 2018 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 - to celebrate, reflect on the journey so far and look to the future.

Jane Martin, Chief Social Work Officer at Dundee City Council reflects on her social work journey, the changes she's seen and her views of the future. Jane is a qualified social worker with over 35 years experience, mainly within children's services and community justice, having worked mostly in Fife and Dundee.

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Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes


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