97% of climate scientists that man-made global warming is real. However, although experts overwhelming consensus, many Americans still doubt that human activity is to increase the global temperature.
Why is there such a gap between the professional meteorologists and the general population between the views? Probably because the average American does not see any significant changes in their daily weather days. It is still hot in summer and cold in winter. Any small overall temperature change is constantly changing weather, flooded. If the average temperature in the Idaho degrees over the course of 100 years () had not been notified. It is hard to believe that the earth is warming, if you feel it. However, the upward trend in temperature is occurring, and you do not have to be a climatologist to understand why.
The man-made global warming, the science behind it is very simple. Certain gases called "greenhouse gases", causing the atmosphere, like a blanket, absorbing heat from the sun, but do not let it out. In most cases, this is a good thing, because the atmosphere, the earth moon planets and sub-zero temperatures. However, if the additional greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide is released into the sky, blankets heavy greenhouse gases absorb more and more heat, because its growth.
Based on ice core studies, climate scientists have estimated that the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of the Ice Age is about 180-210 parts per million (ppm). Warm interglacial period, CO2 levels are higher in the 280-300 ppm. The correlation between CO2 and temperature is justified, because carbon dioxide is a powerful greenhouse gas. Our planet natural part of its specification glacial cycle.
Before the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is about 280 parts per million, one inter-glacial warm periods within average range. But now, due to the combustion of fossil fuels, the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at 390 ppm. Within a short period of time, this is a very big change. This means that, in the past 300 years, we've raised the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, so that pre-industrial levels, the difference between the current concentration is the difference between the pre-industrial levels, and the last ice age. It should not be a surprise, because of this, the global average temperature has increased by about one and a half degrees, since the industrial revolution. Will continue to rise, we will continue to pump more and more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
Is simple: basic science behind man-made global warming greenhouse gases warming the Earth. All the experts agree on this point, 97% of people believe that human-induced temperature rise by the combustion of fossil fuels. Most Americans agree, the their proportion increasing trend. Soon, this "debate" is almost not there. Whether scientists will convince the rest of skeptical, temperatures will rise significantly, no sane person can deny that it's happening.
I hope this will be the former, so that we can prevent the latter.
Anthony Machado is 23 years old, BS in Biology from Franciscan University.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
TERI University offers a Master of climate science
Chair of climate science and policy at the University of Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), launched a new course - MSC in climate science and policy has begun.
The two-year program to promote research and provide a practical understanding of climate science. Global recognition of human-induced environmental change, to promote understanding of climate policy integration of industry and academia, sustainable business model, in this case, the program takes time through the program, students will receive practical problems, climate understanding of science, said: "Rajiv Seth, Registrar, TERI University. Will cover the areas of earth science, law and policy, reduce.
"In the first semester, the students will introduce the basic knowledge the second semester, the students will have the choice to select an area of specialization, multidisciplinary approach. Elective courses in the third semester, pick up the students, such as environmental modeling, hydrological , water treatment, as well as last semester will be devoted to research and project work to a teacher to guide students in their research to industry at the end of the semester, they prepared the papers, "he said.
Director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the United States (U.S.), V Ramanathan, will go to the program.
The first course will have 15 seats. Special courses per semester costs about 50,000 rupees.
The two-year program to promote research and provide a practical understanding of climate science. Global recognition of human-induced environmental change, to promote understanding of climate policy integration of industry and academia, sustainable business model, in this case, the program takes time through the program, students will receive practical problems, climate understanding of science, said: "Rajiv Seth, Registrar, TERI University. Will cover the areas of earth science, law and policy, reduce.
"In the first semester, the students will introduce the basic knowledge the second semester, the students will have the choice to select an area of specialization, multidisciplinary approach. Elective courses in the third semester, pick up the students, such as environmental modeling, hydrological , water treatment, as well as last semester will be devoted to research and project work to a teacher to guide students in their research to industry at the end of the semester, they prepared the papers, "he said.
Director of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the United States (U.S.), V Ramanathan, will go to the program.
The first course will have 15 seats. Special courses per semester costs about 50,000 rupees.
Science and Innovation using SYL
Sean Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, the SYL semantic Sean Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, SYL semantic Sean Wilson, chief executive, SYL semantics
Wellington software company SYL semantics can now announce that since July, the Ministry of Industry and Business, innovation and employment, science and innovation group uses the the SYL semantic search engine technology in multiple content sources.
SYL semantic CEO Sean Wilson said, "Although new search technology officially live earlier this year, a non-realization of the pressure, we have not been able to announce the contract until now, to win this business is an important milestone for the company in the core government agencies, it provides a reference site.
Initially, Syl semantic search technology across science and innovation, customer relationship management database, management information systems, global expert database, Windows file sharing and external Web sites.
Ever since to become part MBIE 7 months, has been extended to external sites, including the labor, construction, housing and economic development, the Ministry of the front of.
Steve Pyne, science and innovation, chief information officer, said the SYL provides some additional benefits over and above the traditional enterprise search solutions, and is ideally suited for the environment, the large amounts of data using highly technical, scientific Language Syl semantic search capabilities means that we are now able to better access to the information we need, search produce faster, more accurate results. "
The different points SYL search, information access tool in its search engine, to enable enterprises to find the context of the text, in any file or database records, automatically understand synonyms, acronyms words and relations on the basis of information. Semantic search engine to assess, evaluate a broader part of the content and context of the search request, like the human brain.
SYL use specialized search engine technology means compared to significantly improve the efficiency of search, the search component with other enterprise tools. The semantics design of the engine provides more intelligent search capabilities by providing the results in context.
Use custom dictionary scientific acronyms, synonyms and jargon and language SYL integration of science and innovation to search, without hesitation, and the best guess of how to reconfigure them in everyday language in a particular search.
Sean Wilson SYL Search this latest implementation provides further evidence that the SYL can provide very significant benefits, any organization, there needs to be structured or unstructured data environment, fast, accurate and comprehensive search. "
Wellington software company SYL semantics can now announce that since July, the Ministry of Industry and Business, innovation and employment, science and innovation group uses the the SYL semantic search engine technology in multiple content sources.
SYL semantic CEO Sean Wilson said, "Although new search technology officially live earlier this year, a non-realization of the pressure, we have not been able to announce the contract until now, to win this business is an important milestone for the company in the core government agencies, it provides a reference site.
Initially, Syl semantic search technology across science and innovation, customer relationship management database, management information systems, global expert database, Windows file sharing and external Web sites.
Ever since to become part MBIE 7 months, has been extended to external sites, including the labor, construction, housing and economic development, the Ministry of the front of.
Steve Pyne, science and innovation, chief information officer, said the SYL provides some additional benefits over and above the traditional enterprise search solutions, and is ideally suited for the environment, the large amounts of data using highly technical, scientific Language Syl semantic search capabilities means that we are now able to better access to the information we need, search produce faster, more accurate results. "
The different points SYL search, information access tool in its search engine, to enable enterprises to find the context of the text, in any file or database records, automatically understand synonyms, acronyms words and relations on the basis of information. Semantic search engine to assess, evaluate a broader part of the content and context of the search request, like the human brain.
SYL use specialized search engine technology means compared to significantly improve the efficiency of search, the search component with other enterprise tools. The semantics design of the engine provides more intelligent search capabilities by providing the results in context.
Use custom dictionary scientific acronyms, synonyms and jargon and language SYL integration of science and innovation to search, without hesitation, and the best guess of how to reconfigure them in everyday language in a particular search.
Sean Wilson SYL Search this latest implementation provides further evidence that the SYL can provide very significant benefits, any organization, there needs to be structured or unstructured data environment, fast, accurate and comprehensive search. "
Thursday, November 1, 2012
FMJ Ultra™ - The Toughest Spray-On Truck Bedliner Guaranteed
Specialty Products, Inc. (SPI) introduces Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Ultra™ bedliner, the first major advancement in the spray-on bedliner industry since the introduction of SPI’s FMJ™ truck bedliner nearly two decades ago.
The new FMJ Ultra™ elastomeric coating delivers the toughest protection available on the market today, guaranteed. SPI, a protective coating industry leader since 1974, stands behind this claim with a transferable, limited-lifetime wear-through warranty. The FMJ Ultra™ polyurea bedliner is formulated with SPI’s cutting-edge Ultra Bond™ technology. This advanced chemistry is coined "the duct tape molecule” because, like duct tape, the FMJ Ultra™ coating continues to gain adhesion strength over time. This significant chemistry breakthrough provides a unique advantage by creating superior adhesion to many organic and inorganic surfaces (new or aged) without primer or extensive surface preparation.
FMJ Ultra™ coating's rapid gel time reduces materials and labor used during the texture application process, which are associated with noticeable cost savings. The FMJ Ultra™ coating eliminates the need to abrade the surface, thereby cutting bedliner surface prep time by approximately 50%. The advanced FMJ Ultra™ formula also contains the Ultra Bond™ molecule, which provides tenacious adhesion to clean, dry, non-oxidized surfaces. FMJ Ultra™ delivers unmatched abrasion, impact, and corrosion resistance.
Dan Helton, president and founder of Specialty Products, states “For nearly twenty years, SPI has been the only major bedliner material manufacturer to provide a transferable, limited-lifetime wear-through warranty. This warranty is provided to the dealer at no charge.” FMJ Ultra’s™ superior physical-properties allow for thinner coating applications. The benefit of using a stronger coating saves your business approximately one gallon of material per truck bedliner! This key advantage helps your business to be more competitive and profitable. Click here to view the FMJ Ultra™ truck bedliner video. For additional information, visit http://www.specialty-products.com or call (800) 627-0773.
About Specialty Products, Inc.
Headquartered in Lakewood, Washington, Specialty Products, Inc. (SPI) is widely recognized as a global market leader and innovator in the manufacturing of polyurea elastomeric coatings, polyurethane foam systems, and plural-component application equipment. Founded in 1974 and privately-owned, SPI also has operations in Rowlett, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska. Specialty Products is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers year-round 24/7 advanced technical support, backed by a dedicated staff with over 150 years of collective industry experience. Additional information about SPI is available at specialty-products.com .
The new FMJ Ultra™ elastomeric coating delivers the toughest protection available on the market today, guaranteed. SPI, a protective coating industry leader since 1974, stands behind this claim with a transferable, limited-lifetime wear-through warranty. The FMJ Ultra™ polyurea bedliner is formulated with SPI’s cutting-edge Ultra Bond™ technology. This advanced chemistry is coined "the duct tape molecule” because, like duct tape, the FMJ Ultra™ coating continues to gain adhesion strength over time. This significant chemistry breakthrough provides a unique advantage by creating superior adhesion to many organic and inorganic surfaces (new or aged) without primer or extensive surface preparation.
FMJ Ultra™ coating's rapid gel time reduces materials and labor used during the texture application process, which are associated with noticeable cost savings. The FMJ Ultra™ coating eliminates the need to abrade the surface, thereby cutting bedliner surface prep time by approximately 50%. The advanced FMJ Ultra™ formula also contains the Ultra Bond™ molecule, which provides tenacious adhesion to clean, dry, non-oxidized surfaces. FMJ Ultra™ delivers unmatched abrasion, impact, and corrosion resistance.
Dan Helton, president and founder of Specialty Products, states “For nearly twenty years, SPI has been the only major bedliner material manufacturer to provide a transferable, limited-lifetime wear-through warranty. This warranty is provided to the dealer at no charge.” FMJ Ultra’s™ superior physical-properties allow for thinner coating applications. The benefit of using a stronger coating saves your business approximately one gallon of material per truck bedliner! This key advantage helps your business to be more competitive and profitable. Click here to view the FMJ Ultra™ truck bedliner video. For additional information, visit http://www.specialty-products.com or call (800) 627-0773.
About Specialty Products, Inc.
Headquartered in Lakewood, Washington, Specialty Products, Inc. (SPI) is widely recognized as a global market leader and innovator in the manufacturing of polyurea elastomeric coatings, polyurethane foam systems, and plural-component application equipment. Founded in 1974 and privately-owned, SPI also has operations in Rowlett, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska. Specialty Products is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers year-round 24/7 advanced technical support, backed by a dedicated staff with over 150 years of collective industry experience. Additional information about SPI is available at specialty-products.com .
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
IMRON Corporation Announces Release Date for 'IS2000 Version 9'
Imagine only needing one software application to manage all of your security needs. IMRON Corporation's flagship product IS2000 has been installed in thousands of locations worldwide from government facilities, healthcare sites, manufacturing facilities, universities/schools, residential communities, telecommunication sites, airports, and many more. IS2000′s scalable solution is the industry leading product for Physical Security Information Management (PSIM). It's modular design and easy to use interface has won several industry awards throughout the years.
IS2000 Version 9 will be released on December 25th 2012, and will be made available to all customers who have an active maintenance subscription. IS2000 Version 9, is the next generation in security management software, and this new version will focus more on web enabled technologies based on service oriented architecture (SOA).
IS2000 manages disparate security devices and systems into a single user interface. Data from theses systems are managed bi-directionally and can be synchronized with HR Systems via web services. The distributed intelligent network architecture allows all of the access control and security decisions to execute and record, even if communication is lost with the host computer. Third party applications can be integrated to IS2000 via it's web services software development kit (SDK).
IS2000′s open architecture and modular design allows the customer to expand the system based on the features and requirements of the site(s) being managed. The software has the ability to simultaneously manage traditional hardware platforms and newer web based IP controllers and readers from its seamless environment.
IS2000 Version 9 will be released on December 25th 2012, and will be made available to all customers who have an active maintenance subscription. IS2000 Version 9, is the next generation in security management software, and this new version will focus more on web enabled technologies based on service oriented architecture (SOA).
IS2000 manages disparate security devices and systems into a single user interface. Data from theses systems are managed bi-directionally and can be synchronized with HR Systems via web services. The distributed intelligent network architecture allows all of the access control and security decisions to execute and record, even if communication is lost with the host computer. Third party applications can be integrated to IS2000 via it's web services software development kit (SDK).
IS2000′s open architecture and modular design allows the customer to expand the system based on the features and requirements of the site(s) being managed. The software has the ability to simultaneously manage traditional hardware platforms and newer web based IP controllers and readers from its seamless environment.
Wharton School Professors of Wharton Risk Center Available to Assess Economic and Political Impact of Hurricane Sandy
What: To discuss the economic and public policy impact of Hurricane Sandy, arrange Phone, TV, radio or Skype interviews with the Wharton School Risk Center l eaders behind the award winning book, “At War with the Weather.”
How: Contact Peter Winicov, Wharton Communications, at +1-215-746-6471 or +1-610-952-1369 or winicov(at)wharton(dot)upenn(dot)edu. An ISDN radio line, VideoLink remote video facility and web cams are available.
Why: The experts can weigh in on:
Whether government assistance rises or falls when disasters strike prior to elections
The prospects for a possible economic “stimulus” effect as a result of Hurricane Sandy
What federal infrastructure projects might be launched as a result of Sandy’s wrath
What business and government leaders can do to mitigate, insure against, and finance recovery from natural disasters in the United States.
The Wharton experts can offer innovative, long-term solutions for reducing losses and providing financial support for disaster victims that define a coherent strategy to assure sustainable recovery from future large-scale disasters. The amount of data collected and analyzed and innovations proposed make it the most comprehensive work on these critical issues in the past thirty years.
Who:
Profs. Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer and Erwann Michel-Kerjan, co-directors, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more here:
Wharton Risk Center leadership biographies here-http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/riskcenter/researchteam.cfm
Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania- http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/riskcenter/index.cfm
About the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania:
Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. With a broad global community and one of the most published business school faculties, Wharton creates ongoing economic and social value around the world. The School has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and a powerful alumni network of 91,000 graduates
How: Contact Peter Winicov, Wharton Communications, at +1-215-746-6471 or +1-610-952-1369 or winicov(at)wharton(dot)upenn(dot)edu. An ISDN radio line, VideoLink remote video facility and web cams are available.
Why: The experts can weigh in on:
Whether government assistance rises or falls when disasters strike prior to elections
The prospects for a possible economic “stimulus” effect as a result of Hurricane Sandy
What federal infrastructure projects might be launched as a result of Sandy’s wrath
What business and government leaders can do to mitigate, insure against, and finance recovery from natural disasters in the United States.
The Wharton experts can offer innovative, long-term solutions for reducing losses and providing financial support for disaster victims that define a coherent strategy to assure sustainable recovery from future large-scale disasters. The amount of data collected and analyzed and innovations proposed make it the most comprehensive work on these critical issues in the past thirty years.
Who:
Profs. Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer and Erwann Michel-Kerjan, co-directors, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more here:
Wharton Risk Center leadership biographies here-http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/riskcenter/researchteam.cfm
Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania- http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/riskcenter/index.cfm
About the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania:
Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. With a broad global community and one of the most published business school faculties, Wharton creates ongoing economic and social value around the world. The School has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and a powerful alumni network of 91,000 graduates
Monday, October 29, 2012
SESAAB group consolidates with Méthode
Headquartered in the perfectly-preserved medieval hilltown of Bergamo, the SESAAB publishing group manages a portfolio of newspapers, digital editions and local broadcasting that serves the northern part of one of Europe’s most prosperous regions.
As part of a move to achieve greater integration between its media operations, the group has chosen EidosMedia’s multiple-media editorial and publishing platform, Méthode. The decision followed an extensive comparative appraisal of the available solutions by the group’s editorial and IT management.
Each of the group’s dailies uses a separate editorial system and cannot easily share content between each other or with the online editions. Bringing them onto a common platform will allow the use of dedicated teams for news content that is common to all titles, such as sport.
The adoption of Méthode will allow the group to add a tablet edition to its portfolio. The tablet edition will be generated from the content of the print and Web editions using Méthode’s latest integrated tablet-publishing functions. The move to Méthode will also allow the consolidation of all of the contents in the group’s current editorial archives into a single digital asset management system..
“The SESAAB group is an excellent example of a regional publisher that plays an essential role in the social and economic life of the communities it serves,” said Daniele Castagnotto, EidosMedia Sales Director, Italy. “In recent years the group has moved to take advantage of new technologies. Méthode will now allow them to consolidate these operations and provide a firm basis for future growth and development.”
The Méthode platform will serve a total of over 140 editorial staff in SESAAB’s newsrooms in the cities of Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, Varese and Monza, as well as local technical staff.
About SESAAB
The SESAAB group publishes a portfolio of dailies and periodicals serving the north of Italy’s prosperous Lombardy region.
The group’s dailies include l’Eco di Bergamo and the four editions of La Provincia, (Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese ) serving the main population centers each with a correponding online edition, as well as a number of weekly newspapers and two monthly magazines. The group’s media portfolio also includes two local TV stations (in Bergamo and Monza) and a monthly mountain sports and leisure magazine Orobie.
The SESAAB group operates one of Europes’s largest printing plants, a technically advanced facility with a capacity of over half a million copies a day. The plant is used to print all of the group’s titles as well as those of other publishers in the region.
As part of a move to achieve greater integration between its media operations, the group has chosen EidosMedia’s multiple-media editorial and publishing platform, Méthode. The decision followed an extensive comparative appraisal of the available solutions by the group’s editorial and IT management.
Each of the group’s dailies uses a separate editorial system and cannot easily share content between each other or with the online editions. Bringing them onto a common platform will allow the use of dedicated teams for news content that is common to all titles, such as sport.
The adoption of Méthode will allow the group to add a tablet edition to its portfolio. The tablet edition will be generated from the content of the print and Web editions using Méthode’s latest integrated tablet-publishing functions. The move to Méthode will also allow the consolidation of all of the contents in the group’s current editorial archives into a single digital asset management system..
“The SESAAB group is an excellent example of a regional publisher that plays an essential role in the social and economic life of the communities it serves,” said Daniele Castagnotto, EidosMedia Sales Director, Italy. “In recent years the group has moved to take advantage of new technologies. Méthode will now allow them to consolidate these operations and provide a firm basis for future growth and development.”
The Méthode platform will serve a total of over 140 editorial staff in SESAAB’s newsrooms in the cities of Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, Varese and Monza, as well as local technical staff.
About SESAAB
The SESAAB group publishes a portfolio of dailies and periodicals serving the north of Italy’s prosperous Lombardy region.
The group’s dailies include l’Eco di Bergamo and the four editions of La Provincia, (Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese ) serving the main population centers each with a correponding online edition, as well as a number of weekly newspapers and two monthly magazines. The group’s media portfolio also includes two local TV stations (in Bergamo and Monza) and a monthly mountain sports and leisure magazine Orobie.
The SESAAB group operates one of Europes’s largest printing plants, a technically advanced facility with a capacity of over half a million copies a day. The plant is used to print all of the group’s titles as well as those of other publishers in the region.
Nordwest Zeitung adds intelligent automation to Méthode platform
NordWest Zeitung serves a large regional readership in the Lower Saxony region of Germany through nine daily print editions and the portal http://www.nwzonline.de. Two years ago NWZ used the Méthode platform to bring together its print, online and syndication processes in a single integrated operation.
The paper has now extended its platform using the Méthode Portal Server, a dedicated Web CMS for news organizations. Launched at the beginning of September, the new portal achieves far higher levels of local focus without deploying additional resources.
“The challenge for NWZ was to deliver fast-moving local content while keeping manual processes to a minimum,” said Holger Hofmann, general manager of EidosMedia GmbH. “The Méthode Portal server allows them to do this by using ‘intelligent automation’ to populate the pages by a metadata-driven process that is almost completely automatic.”
The NWZ portal has 12 regional sections, each of which is divided into 10 or more micro-regional sections, carrying news from an individual town or district. News items entering the system are parsed geographically to determine the page or pages where they should appear. At the same time, the importance ranking of the story is gauged by an algorithm based on text length and headline size.
This information is written into the item’s metadata and subsequently determines where it will be published, at what page position and for how long. The item metadata are also enriched through an automatic classification process carried out by Méthode’s powerful embedded search technology. The tagging process significantly improves the efficiency of readers’ searches. This dynamic semantic publishing process is also used to generate thousands of ‘topic pages’ and dossiers linked to keywords in the article content.
If there are pictures associated with the item, photo-galleries are automatically generated and published. Around 900 section pages of local news are published daily using this process. Manual intervention from staff is minimal.
“The new portal makes it easy for our readers to locate the news that interests them,” said Marc Del Din, NWZ’s chief of Online and Mobile Services. “We have achieved a significant enrichment of the site contents with more powerful search facilities, enhanced media content and interactivity.”
The new project has also extended the editorial workflow to the online TV station, NWZ TV. Video staff can access the headlines and copy created by their print and online colleagues to use in the pagination of video content. Conversely, video content is automatically linked to published stories as soon as the video becomes available.
The Méthode installation serves around 180 editorial staff distributed between the NWZ central newsroom in Oldenburg and 18 local offices.
About NordWest Zeitung
Nordwest Zeitung is published by Nordwest-Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & C, a subsidiary of Nordwest Medien GmbH & Co. KG. The paper appears six times a week with regular weekly supplements and magazines. The paper’s content is also published through the news portal http://www.nwzonline.de, one of Germany’s top-ranked online news services.
The paper has now extended its platform using the Méthode Portal Server, a dedicated Web CMS for news organizations. Launched at the beginning of September, the new portal achieves far higher levels of local focus without deploying additional resources.
“The challenge for NWZ was to deliver fast-moving local content while keeping manual processes to a minimum,” said Holger Hofmann, general manager of EidosMedia GmbH. “The Méthode Portal server allows them to do this by using ‘intelligent automation’ to populate the pages by a metadata-driven process that is almost completely automatic.”
The NWZ portal has 12 regional sections, each of which is divided into 10 or more micro-regional sections, carrying news from an individual town or district. News items entering the system are parsed geographically to determine the page or pages where they should appear. At the same time, the importance ranking of the story is gauged by an algorithm based on text length and headline size.
This information is written into the item’s metadata and subsequently determines where it will be published, at what page position and for how long. The item metadata are also enriched through an automatic classification process carried out by Méthode’s powerful embedded search technology. The tagging process significantly improves the efficiency of readers’ searches. This dynamic semantic publishing process is also used to generate thousands of ‘topic pages’ and dossiers linked to keywords in the article content.
If there are pictures associated with the item, photo-galleries are automatically generated and published. Around 900 section pages of local news are published daily using this process. Manual intervention from staff is minimal.
“The new portal makes it easy for our readers to locate the news that interests them,” said Marc Del Din, NWZ’s chief of Online and Mobile Services. “We have achieved a significant enrichment of the site contents with more powerful search facilities, enhanced media content and interactivity.”
The new project has also extended the editorial workflow to the online TV station, NWZ TV. Video staff can access the headlines and copy created by their print and online colleagues to use in the pagination of video content. Conversely, video content is automatically linked to published stories as soon as the video becomes available.
The Méthode installation serves around 180 editorial staff distributed between the NWZ central newsroom in Oldenburg and 18 local offices.
About NordWest Zeitung
Nordwest Zeitung is published by Nordwest-Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & C, a subsidiary of Nordwest Medien GmbH & Co. KG. The paper appears six times a week with regular weekly supplements and magazines. The paper’s content is also published through the news portal http://www.nwzonline.de, one of Germany’s top-ranked online news services.
China Daily adopts EidosMedia global newsroom solution
With a daily circulation of more than 800,000 and a readership both within China and abroad, China Daily provides an important international window onto Chinese affairs.
The paper has offices in Beijing and other Chinese cities, as well as in major centers in Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA. It has multiple Asian, European and US print editions, in addition to an online edition and e-paper.
As part of a strategic plan to expand its operations and develop a 24-hour, global newsroom, China Daily has chosen EidosMedia’s multiple-channel publishing platform Méthode, in conjunction with the dedicated Web CMS, Méthode Portal Server.
“We are delighted that China Daily has chosen Méthode for this next step in its development as an international news operation,” said Gabriella Franzini, EidosMedia CEO.
“China Daily has a dynamic and fast-evolving readership,” said Steve Ball, General Manager of EidosMedia Inc. “We are excited to be contributing to its growth into a global, 24-hour, multi-channel news organization.”
The Méthode installation will serve editorial staff in Beijing and other Chinese cities, connecting them through a single editorial platform with staff in Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA.
About China Daily
China Daily is China’s largest English-language daily. It has a circulation of more than 800,000, of which more than half is sold abroad. As well as editions in China, the USA and Hong Kong, it also publishes weekly editions for readers across Asia and Europe.
The paper has offices in Beijing and other Chinese cities, as well as in major centers in Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA. It has multiple Asian, European and US print editions, in addition to an online edition and e-paper.
As part of a strategic plan to expand its operations and develop a 24-hour, global newsroom, China Daily has chosen EidosMedia’s multiple-channel publishing platform Méthode, in conjunction with the dedicated Web CMS, Méthode Portal Server.
“We are delighted that China Daily has chosen Méthode for this next step in its development as an international news operation,” said Gabriella Franzini, EidosMedia CEO.
“China Daily has a dynamic and fast-evolving readership,” said Steve Ball, General Manager of EidosMedia Inc. “We are excited to be contributing to its growth into a global, 24-hour, multi-channel news organization.”
The Méthode installation will serve editorial staff in Beijing and other Chinese cities, connecting them through a single editorial platform with staff in Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA.
About China Daily
China Daily is China’s largest English-language daily. It has a circulation of more than 800,000, of which more than half is sold abroad. As well as editions in China, the USA and Hong Kong, it also publishes weekly editions for readers across Asia and Europe.
Friday, October 19, 2012
National Embryo Donation Academy to Host Dinner and Lecture, Provide CEU/CME/CNEs at ASRM 2012 San Diego
The lecture, Embryo Donation – The Gift of Life, A Comprehensive Perspective, will be presented in five segments by industry leaders, each focusing on a different aspect of embryo donation including the medical, legal, ethical, social and nurse coordinator perspectives. Areas receiving accreditation at the dinner are: medicine, nursing, social services, and laboratory.
NEDA is funded through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to increase awareness and provide education to professionals who work with couples considering donating their embryos or those interested in receiving donated embryos with hopes of achieving pregnancy and having a family. The program is administered through the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), http://www.embryodonation.org, a clinic based, non-profit agency that promotes the donation of remaining human embryos to infertile couples.
NEDA is composed of a professional faculty who will present in their respective areas of expertise:
About Embryo Donation
Through the success of fertility treatments and assisted reproduction technology over the past 34 years, there are an estimated 600,000 frozen human embryos in the United States. While most are retained for future children by the genetic parents, approximately 2-3% are in limbo with uncertain futures. Embryo disposition options available are – keep them frozen, thaw and dispose, donate to research or donate them to other infertile couples hoping to have a baby.
NEDA is funded through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to increase awareness and provide education to professionals who work with couples considering donating their embryos or those interested in receiving donated embryos with hopes of achieving pregnancy and having a family. The program is administered through the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), http://www.embryodonation.org, a clinic based, non-profit agency that promotes the donation of remaining human embryos to infertile couples.
NEDA is composed of a professional faculty who will present in their respective areas of expertise:
- Jeffrey Keenan, MD - NEDA Dean and Medical Director for the NEDC, is board certified in obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology/infertility. He is a professor at the University Of Tennessee Graduate School Of Medicine, and is the director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
- Robert D. Visscher, MD - a retired obstetrician/gynecologist and certified reproductive endocrinologist. He is the past Medical Director and Executive Director of ASRM, a national representative and advocate organization for reproductive medicine professionals
- Curtis E. Harris, MS, MD, JD - Chief of Endocrinology-Chickasaw Indian Nation, Director-Chickasaw Nation Diabetes Care Center, Adjunct Professor of Law-Oklahoma City University School of Law, Assistant Clinical Professor-Department of Endocrinology-Oklahoma University Medical School, and the PLICO Professor of Medical Ethics-Oklahoma State School of Medicine.
- Debra Peters, MBA, MA, LMSW, LPC -Director of National Fertility Support Center
- Kathleen Little, RN - Past Patient Coordinator-Educator, National Embryo Donation Center
- American Board of Bioanalysis – This program has been approved for 0.25 CEUs or 2.5 contact hours of continuing education activity.
- Tennessee Nurses Association – This program has been approved for 2.5 contact hours by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- National Association of Social Workers – This program has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886592374-1183) for 2.5 Social Work continuing education contact hours.
- University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine – The University of Tennessee College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
About Embryo Donation
Through the success of fertility treatments and assisted reproduction technology over the past 34 years, there are an estimated 600,000 frozen human embryos in the United States. While most are retained for future children by the genetic parents, approximately 2-3% are in limbo with uncertain futures. Embryo disposition options available are – keep them frozen, thaw and dispose, donate to research or donate them to other infertile couples hoping to have a baby.
Infinite Releases New System I (AS/400) GUI and Web Enablement Tool
Infinite Corporation, a global IT integrator, has announced today the release of its complete Infinite Cloud toolset. This new toolset automatically created graphical screens from AS/400 green screens without requiring customization. The toolset also brings the screens to the web using any industry-standard browser and does not require a client footprint.
Raquela Kaplan, Marketing Manager, Infinite Corporation said, “This latest toolset from Infinite incorporates the technology announced last year for the communications modules of the toolset. Now, we are providing a single-part number tool that provides, screen modernization, webification, automatic workflow consolidation and integration capabilities in one. This new product is designed for its light footprint, ease of deployment and speed.”
“Our experience in this market is that a lot of GUI/web tools provide good screen customization tools and the ability to deploy to the web easily. The areas that have been cumbersome is that they are expensive and slow once they are deployed”, continued Kaplan.
Focus on Ease of Use and Speed
Built in Eclipse, this new toolset can consume any Eclipse or Java-based plugins ad easily creates web services. Of course, it works on either the AS/400 itself or on Infinite migrated applications from the AS/400 environemtn using other Infinite migration tools.
Infinite Cloud can launch from the AS/400 or from middleware like JBOSS, WebSphere or WebLogic.
This new toolset is designed to be the fastest, easiest-to-deploy, and least cost solution for creating a 21st century UI for AS/400 applications. Infinite Cloud will deploy Mainframe , AS/400 or UNIX screens to smart phones, tablets, hand held devices or even workstations.
Raquela Kaplan, Marketing Manager, Infinite Corporation said, “This latest toolset from Infinite incorporates the technology announced last year for the communications modules of the toolset. Now, we are providing a single-part number tool that provides, screen modernization, webification, automatic workflow consolidation and integration capabilities in one. This new product is designed for its light footprint, ease of deployment and speed.”
“Our experience in this market is that a lot of GUI/web tools provide good screen customization tools and the ability to deploy to the web easily. The areas that have been cumbersome is that they are expensive and slow once they are deployed”, continued Kaplan.
Focus on Ease of Use and Speed
Built in Eclipse, this new toolset can consume any Eclipse or Java-based plugins ad easily creates web services. Of course, it works on either the AS/400 itself or on Infinite migrated applications from the AS/400 environemtn using other Infinite migration tools.
Infinite Cloud can launch from the AS/400 or from middleware like JBOSS, WebSphere or WebLogic.
This new toolset is designed to be the fastest, easiest-to-deploy, and least cost solution for creating a 21st century UI for AS/400 applications. Infinite Cloud will deploy Mainframe , AS/400 or UNIX screens to smart phones, tablets, hand held devices or even workstations.
New Report Channel-In-A-Box (CiaB) Market 2012–2017 by MarketsandMarkets
The report “Integrated Playout Automation & Channel-In-A-Box (CiaB) Market - Global Advancements, Business Models, Technology Roadmap, Forecasts & Analysis (2012 – 2017)” defines and segments the global CiaB market and Playout automation market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenues. It also identifies drivers and restraints for CiaB market with insights on trends, opportunities, and challenges. In addition to this the report also makes a comparison of CiaB with traditional Playout Automation to show why CiaB is better.
Browse market data tables and in-depth TOC on “Integrated Playout Automation & Channel-In-A-Box (CiaB) Market - Global Advancements, Business Models, Technology Roadmap, Forecasts & Analysis (2012 – 2017)”.
Early buyers will receive 10% customization on reports.
MarketsandMarkets has segmented the global CiaB market and Playout Automation market by types of end-users and channel applications. The end-users’ segment comprises of National broadcasters, Regional broadcasters and ‘Other’ broadcasters; whilst the channel applications market include News, Sports, Entertainment and Cartoons & Learning. The end-user and channel application markets, along with each of their sub-segments are further bifurcated by geographies. Geographies covered include North America (NA), Europe, Asia-Pacific including Japan (APAC), Middle East & Africa (MEA), and Latin America (LA).
The major forces driving the market are factors such as need for reduction in capex and operational Costs, improving channel presentation, surge in small and mid-sized business (Broadcasters) and growth in channels and regional variants. At the same time, opportunities in delivering multiple channels by using CiaB will benefit the growth in this market.
After being dormant for a long period of time for more than a decade, CiaB has finally creating buzz among broadcasters. With companies such as Playbox, Snell, Grass Valley, Harmonic jumping into foray, this market seems to grow big time. With stakeholders busy in promotional activities which can be evident from the present years IBC show at Amsterdam, the CiaB market has definitely gathered steam. The companies have started offering CiaB with irresistible price tags which makes the market even more competitive which is great news for budget strained broadcasters. Although CiaB comes with a word of caution that it is not for all, the merits that it has to its name makes it more appealing. The study comes out with an interesting finding which shows broadcasters are much interested in APAC and MEA markets.
The global channel-in-a-box market is estimated to grow from $43.4 million in 2012 to $146 million in 2017. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.42% from 2012 to 2017. In the current scenario national broadcasters continue to be largest adaptor for CiaB but regional broadcasters and other broadcasters are set to overtake national broadcasters in the future. In terms of geographies, North America continues to be the biggest market for CiaB solutions. However, over the next five years, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East & Africa (MEA) will experience increased market traction, to become the biggest CiaB market globally.
About MarketsandMarkets
MarketsandMarkets is a global market research and consulting company based in the U.S. We publish strategically analyzed market research reports and serve as a business intelligence partner to Fortune 500 companies across the world. MarketsandMarkets also provides multi-client reports, company profiles, databases, and custom research services.
MarketsandMarkets covers thirteen industry verticals; including advanced materials, automotives and transportation, banking and financial services, biotechnology, chemicals, consumer goods, energy and power, food and beverages, industrial automation, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor and electronics, and telecommunications and IT.
We at MarketsandMarkets are inspired to help our clients grow by providing apt business insight with our huge market intelligence repository.
Browse market data tables and in-depth TOC on “Integrated Playout Automation & Channel-In-A-Box (CiaB) Market - Global Advancements, Business Models, Technology Roadmap, Forecasts & Analysis (2012 – 2017)”.
Early buyers will receive 10% customization on reports.
MarketsandMarkets has segmented the global CiaB market and Playout Automation market by types of end-users and channel applications. The end-users’ segment comprises of National broadcasters, Regional broadcasters and ‘Other’ broadcasters; whilst the channel applications market include News, Sports, Entertainment and Cartoons & Learning. The end-user and channel application markets, along with each of their sub-segments are further bifurcated by geographies. Geographies covered include North America (NA), Europe, Asia-Pacific including Japan (APAC), Middle East & Africa (MEA), and Latin America (LA).
The major forces driving the market are factors such as need for reduction in capex and operational Costs, improving channel presentation, surge in small and mid-sized business (Broadcasters) and growth in channels and regional variants. At the same time, opportunities in delivering multiple channels by using CiaB will benefit the growth in this market.
After being dormant for a long period of time for more than a decade, CiaB has finally creating buzz among broadcasters. With companies such as Playbox, Snell, Grass Valley, Harmonic jumping into foray, this market seems to grow big time. With stakeholders busy in promotional activities which can be evident from the present years IBC show at Amsterdam, the CiaB market has definitely gathered steam. The companies have started offering CiaB with irresistible price tags which makes the market even more competitive which is great news for budget strained broadcasters. Although CiaB comes with a word of caution that it is not for all, the merits that it has to its name makes it more appealing. The study comes out with an interesting finding which shows broadcasters are much interested in APAC and MEA markets.
The global channel-in-a-box market is estimated to grow from $43.4 million in 2012 to $146 million in 2017. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.42% from 2012 to 2017. In the current scenario national broadcasters continue to be largest adaptor for CiaB but regional broadcasters and other broadcasters are set to overtake national broadcasters in the future. In terms of geographies, North America continues to be the biggest market for CiaB solutions. However, over the next five years, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East & Africa (MEA) will experience increased market traction, to become the biggest CiaB market globally.
About MarketsandMarkets
MarketsandMarkets is a global market research and consulting company based in the U.S. We publish strategically analyzed market research reports and serve as a business intelligence partner to Fortune 500 companies across the world. MarketsandMarkets also provides multi-client reports, company profiles, databases, and custom research services.
MarketsandMarkets covers thirteen industry verticals; including advanced materials, automotives and transportation, banking and financial services, biotechnology, chemicals, consumer goods, energy and power, food and beverages, industrial automation, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor and electronics, and telecommunications and IT.
We at MarketsandMarkets are inspired to help our clients grow by providing apt business insight with our huge market intelligence repository.
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