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Philosophy and ethics Artificial intelligence

1 philosophy , ethics 1.1 limits of artificial general intelligence 1.2 potential risks , moral reasoning 1.2.1 existential risk 1.2.2 devaluation of humanity 1.2.3 decrease in demand human labor 1.2.4 artificial moral agents 1.2.5 machine ethics 1.2.6 malevolent , friendly ai 1.3 machine consciousness, sentience , mind 1.3.1 consciousness 1.3.2 computationalism , functionalism 1.3.3 strong ai hypothesis 1.3.4 robot rights 1.4 superintelligence 1.4.1 technological singularity 1.4.2 transhumanism philosophy , ethics there 3 philosophical questions related ai: the limits of artificial general intelligence can machine intelligent? can think ? alan turing s polite convention we need not decide if machine can think ; need decide if machine can act intelligently human being. approach philosophical problems associated artificial intelligence forms basis of turing test. the dartmouth proposal every aspect of learning or other feature of intelligence can precisely described machine can made...

Football characteristics Georgios Gougoulias

he more less tall footballer, , jumping/heading strongest part of football game. noted smart , aware movements in opposition box in lot of occasions helped him find position , score goals. also, not slow height , body constitution. @ younger age, used play more demoted attacking positions (as forward behind main striker or left forward, am) wasn t tested on positions in greece , teams. nowadays, striker lives supply.

History Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

previous trophy , new trophy since 2013 the super cup started unofficially in 1978–79 local derby between boavista (taça de portugal holders) , porto (league champions) ended 2–1 victory boavista. following season, derby occurred between benfica , sporting, constituted second unofficial super cup , first played on 2 legs (home , away). success of both unofficial super cup editions, portuguese football federation (fpf) decided uphold competition on yearly basis in two-legged format. first official edition took place in 1981–82 season, under current name. the rules stated 2 matches played , aggregate result determine winner. if draw occurred, replay of match should played in neutral ground. occurred 6 times — 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 , 2000 — replay of 1984 edition being contested again in 2 legs. because interest in super cup waning , in order reduce crowded football calendar, in 2000–01 season, fpf decided abolish two-legged format , replay match , use single match played in neutra...

Buddhism Mandala

1 buddhism 1.1 , theravada buddhism 1.2 vajrayana 1.2.1 visualisation of vajrayana teachings 1.2.1.1 mount meru 1.2.1.2 wisdom , impermanence 1.2.1.3 5 buddhas 1.2.2 practice 1.2.3 offerings 1.3 shingon buddhism 1.4 nichiren buddhism 1.5 pure land buddhism buddhism painted 17th century tibetan 5 deity mandala , in centre rakta yamari (the red enemy of death) embracing consort vajra vetali, in corners red, green white , yellow yamaris, rubin museum of art sandpainting showing buddha mandala, made part of death rituals among buddhist newars of nepal early , theravada buddhism the mandala can found in form of stupa , in atanatiya sutta in digha nikaya, part of pali canon. text chanted. mandalas traditionally found in large amounts in buddhist monasteries on world. 1 can buy mandalas , thankas/pauva in places thamel. vajrayana in vajrayana buddhism, mandalas have been developed sandpainting. key part of anuttarayoga tantra meditation practices. visualisation of vajrayana teachings the man...

Notable games Auburn–Florida football rivalry

1 notable games 1.1 1939: auburn s new stadium 1.2 1957: first meeting of ranked teams 1.3 1958: baseball score? 1.4 1962: #5 auburn loses 1.5 1966: heisman trophy field goal 1.6 1973: breaking auburn jinx 1.7 1976: attack of war eagle 1.8 1982: gainey wins gators 1.9 1985: bo knows defense 1.10 1986: bell leads fourth-quarter comeback 1.11 1990: spurrier s offense makes statement 1.12 1993: auburn upsets no. 4 florida 1.13 1994: auburn upsets no. 1 florida 1.14 2000: sec championship game 1.15 2001: auburn upsets no. 1 florida again 1.16 2002: not in our house 1.17 2006: auburn upsets no. 2 florida 1.18 2007: auburn upsets no. 4 florida again notable games most great rivalries marked frequent close games, unexpected upsets, , memorable moments; evenly matched auburn–florida rivalry has provided many. thirty-three of eighty-two games in series have been decided 7 points or fewer. among sec rivalries, auburn–florida series (43–38–2) third-most evenly matched after georgia-auburn series ...

December List of shipwrecks in 1920

1 december 1.1 1 december 1.2 2 december 1.3 4 december 1.4 5 december 1.5 6 december 1.6 10 december 1.7 13 december 1.8 15 december 1.9 16 december 1.10 17 december 1.11 18 december 1.12 19 december 1.13 20 december 1.14 21 december 1.15 23 december 1.16 25 december 1.17 26 december 1.18 27 december 1.19 28 december 1.20 29 december 1.21 30 december 1.22 31 december 1.23 unknown date december 1 december 2 december 4 december 5 december 6 december 10 december 13 december 15 december 16 december 17 december 18 december 19 december 20 december 21 december 23 december 25 december 26 december 27 december 28 december 29 december 30 december 31 december unknown date

Arguments for preservation Penny debate in the United States

^ managing change: penny worth keeping? raymond lombra, economics professor @ pennsylvania state university, , robert whaples, professor , chairman of economics department @ wake forest university ^ carrol, joseph (july 17, 2006). americans common cents: 66% of americans favor keeping penny . gallup. retrieved june 3, 2016.  ^ penny profitability: cost make penny? . americans common cents. retrieved november 13, 2015.  ^ navigant consulting: impact of eliminating penny on united states mint s costs , profit in fiscal year 2011 rodney j. bosco , kevin m. davis ^ raymond lombra (fall 2001). eliminating penny u.s. coinage system: economic analysis (pdf). eastern economic journal. retrieved december 27, 2015.  ^ http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/phasing-out-the-penny-6900002

Sights and culture Waldenbuch

waldenbuch pfarrhaus old rectory the schloss waldenbuch hunting lodge of dukes of württemberg. core of system goes castle first mentioned in 1381. waldenbuch schloss castle , stadtkirche including associated buildings market square. there town hall. opposite town hall headquarters counterclaim, half-timbered building. built around 1750 guesthouse court hunting parties. the market fountain, approximately in middle of square, dates 1953. the dannecker house, built around 1620. here sculptor johann heinrich dannecker spent childhood grandparents.

Music Ignaz Moscheles

among 142 opus numbers, moscheles wrote number of symphonic works. apart overture, ballet , symphony, scored piano , orchestra: 8 piano concertos (of last has come down in fragmentary form, no orchestral parts having survived) , sets of variations , fantasias on folk songs. main theme of finale of fourth piano concerto based on tune british grenadiers . moscheles left several chamber works (including piano trio has been recorded), , large number of works piano solo, including sonatas , études continued studied advanced students moscheles s music fell eclipse. there song settings. more recently, modest noticeable revival of interest in compositions composer , of colleagues, more of moscheles s works being made accessible on compact disc, small , independent record labels. completed piano concerti , fantasias piano , orchestra available on hyperion records label, played howard shelley, conducts tasmanian symphony orchestra; have issued complete piano studies, played piers lane. ian hobs...

Africans Historical immigration to Great Britain

during 18th century, small population of black people, thought number 15,000 mid-century, brought britain largely captain s share of cargo of transatlantic slave ships. many of these people became servants in aristocratic households , depicted in contemporary portraits of family – depicted in similar manner family pets. many black people became part of urban poor , depicted in caricatures , cartoons of william hogarth, others attained highly respected positions in society, e.g. ignatius sancho , francis barber – servant dr samuel johnson became beneficiary of will. these ships stopped carrying black people britain after banned slave trading in 1807. following british defeat in american war of independence on 1,100 black loyalist troops had fought on losing side transported britain, ended destitute on london s streets , viewed social problem. committee relief of black poor formed. distributed relief , helped men go overseas, remained of british north america. in 1786, committee...

Campus Glendon College

rose garden, wood residence visible in background. leslie frost library (fl) / bibliothèque frost; library (with collection of on 300,000 items) open york students. opened in 1963 , named after leslie frost, late premier of ontario , graduate of osgoode hall law school. library features computer lab, study rooms, , quiet reading spaces available student use. adjacent library bruce bryden rose garden, rare , well-preserved example of british landscaping, characteristics of victorian & edwardian influences. proctor field house (pfh) / pavillon proctor; campus athletics building housing glendon athletic club (gac). glendon athletic club offers full gym facilities students , public, including weight room, cardio room, pool, tennis/squash courts, instructional studio, , gymnasium. proctor holds group exercise programs such spinning classes, yoga, martial arts, , dance lessons. glendon students enjoy generous discount gym membership throughout academic year. in 1995, proctor field house ...

Life and career Oniroku Dan

1 life , career 1.1 life 1.2 fame 1.3 retirement , comeback 1.4 in english life , career early life oniroku dan born yukihiko kuroiwa (黒岩 幸彦, kuroiwa yukihiko) in shiga prefecture on april 16, 1931. father, nobuyuki kuroiwa, had once aimed screenwriter. mother, yukie katori, former movie actress , former student of novelist sanjugo naoki. second marriage. in 1944 dan s father appointed work in osaka , whole family moved kansai region. there dan attended kwansei gakuin middle school, kwansei gakuin high school, , graduated department of law of kwansei gakuin university. dan moved tokyo after graduation in 1955. dan s interest in films nurtured in life because parents owned movie theater. dan claimed have discovered interest in s/m in life: liked kind of thing in kindergarten. remember had lovely young teacher in twenties. more in world, wanted tie up. growing during world war ii, dan learned english american pows. in 1950s, worked translator english-language television programs, includ...

Appearance GNOME Panel

a screenshot of gnome 2.30.0 desktop panels @ top , bottom of screen by default, gnome flashback contains 2 panels (one on top, , 1 opposite on bottom) spanning width of screen. the top panel contains navigation menus labeled applications , places in order, system menu gnome 2.x has been replaced control panel in gnome 3.x. these menus hold links common applications , areas of file system, respectively. a user menu placed on opposite side of screen, has been available since gnome 2.14 has become more prominent in gnome 3.x, holds access account , system settings options log out, switch user, , shut down computer. the top panel contains clock/calendar , notification area, can double sort of dock, well. bottom panel commonly empty default (other set of buttons navigate between desktops) due use in navigation between windows (windows minimize bottom panel default).

16th century Cretan School

about 120 artists can documented working in candia (the venetian name of chandax, present day herakleion), in period 1453–1526, , had organized schuola di san luca painter s guild, based on italian model. blending of eastern , western traditions, , relaxed interchange between greek orthodox , roman catholic rites led cretan renaissance , golden period arts on island, both literature , painting flourished. of these painters chose continue byzantine tradition of constantinople, while others influenced masters of venetian renaissance, such giovanni bellini , titian. later veronese particular influence. works these masters or copies in monasteries , churches of island, while examples of netherlandish painting decorated catholic churches of candia or found in private collections of rich venetians , greeks. in particular, candia contained large franciscan church , large orthodox monastery, daughter-house of saint catherine s monastery, both of had strong collections respective traditions. c...

15th century Cretan School

our lady of perpetual help, cretan work of 13th or 14th century. deposition, lamentation , resurrection triptych nikolaos zafouris, c. 1490s (national museum, warsaw). there substantial demand byzantine icons in europe throughout middle ages and, venetian possession since 1204, crete had natural advantage , came dominate supply. probable example famous icon of virgin in rome known our mother of perpetual help, known in rome 1499. @ date there little distinguish cretan work other byzantine icons stylistically, , quality of work lower associated constantinople. this period saw considerable numbers of wall-paintings in local churches , monasteries - altogether 850 14th , 15th centuries survive in crete, far more earlier or later periods. by late 15th century, cretan artists had established distinct icon-painting style, distinguished precise outlines, modelling of flesh dark brown underpaint , dense tiny highlights on cheeks of faces, bright colours in garments, geometrical treatment of d...

Government Manchester, Maryland

town office manchester has democratically elected mayor , town council. mayor , individual councilors elected term of 4 years. in 2011 mayor ryan warner elected first time, serving town council member. it announced in september 2015 new town hall building erected several blocks current location on property purchased town on victory st. members of town council todd a. benner (2013), douglas myers (2013), daniel c. riley (2013), tammy black (2015), , vincent c. pacelli. manchester in maryland district 5a , represented in maryland house of delegates susan krebs (r), haven shoemaker (r) , april rose (r). in maryland state senate residents represented justin d. ready (r). at federal level manchester located in 1st congressional district of maryland , represented andy harris (r) in united states house of representatives.

Background Cottage Savings Ass'n v. Commissioner

cottage savings association savings & loan association (s&l) serving greater cincinnati area. many other s&l s, cottage savings had large number of long-term, low-interest mortgages on books, declined in value interest rates increased during late 1970s. these s&ls have achieved tax savings selling these mortgages @ loss, dissuaded doing because accounting regulations of federal home loan bank board (fhlbb) have required them report these losses on books, possibly putting them insolvency. hoping find way these s&ls realize tax losses, fhlbb promulgated new regulation called memorandum r-49 , under s&ls not have show loss on books if exchanged mortgages substantially identical mortgages held other lenders. cottage savings made transaction pursuant regulation exchanging 90% participation interests in 252 mortgages 4 other s&ls, receiving in return 90% participation interests in 305 mortgages. mortgages involved in transaction homes in greater cincinnati regi...

Demographics Brookfield, Connecticut

as of census of 2000, there 15,664 people, 5,572 households, , 4,368 families residing in town. population density 791.1 people per square mile (305.4/km²). there 5,781 housing units @ average density of 292.0 per square mile (112.7/km²). racial makeup of town 95.29% white, 0.76% black or african american, 0.07% native american, 2.48% asian, 0.61% other races, , 0.79% 2 or more races. 2.37% of population hispanic or latino of race. there 5,573 households out of 39.1% had children under age of 18 living them, 68.1% married couples living together, 7.8% had female householder no husband present, , 21.6% non-families. 17.2% of households made of individuals , 6.5% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.80 , average family size 3.18. in town, population spread out 27.4% under age of 18, 4.9% 18 24, 29.2% 25 44, 27.8% 45 64, , 10.8% 65 years of age or older. median age 39 years. every 100 females there 94.7 males, under average. every 100 females age 18 , over, ...

History Brookfield, Connecticut

early people lived in brookfield subsistence farmers, gatherers , hunters. main food sources corn, beans, squash , wild foods found in rocky, heavily forested foot hills of berkshire mountains of brookfield , new milford. such wild foods harvested white oak acorns, american chestnuts, shag bark hickory nuts, may apples, beach nuts , solomon s seal. hunted animals taken forest , rivers deer, passenger pigeon, turkey, bass, trout, crawfish, squirrel, rabbit , others. in 18th century community called newbury , name came 3 towns land taken – new milford, newtown, , danbury. as traveling surrounding churches difficult in winter, in 1752 general assembly granted community right worship in area homes september through march. in 1754, general assembly granted permission parish of newbury build own meeting house , recruit own minister. on september 28, 1757, first congregational church building dedicated. reverend thomas brooks ordained first settled minister. incorporated in 1778, town s name...

Season two Tess Harding

tess comes second season friend liz, max, isabel, michael, maria, kyle, , sheriff valenti. moves valenti household , begins kyle , jim become family again. however, kills alex after mindwarping him months in order make him translate destiny book way go home (antar) written in alien language. manipulates max getting pregnant taking advantage of moment of weakness after shaky relationship liz parker , mindwarps him making him believe son can t survive in earth re forced leave antar. however, before late, liz, kyle s (whom tess mindwarped when killed alex , remembers when effect of mindwarp vanishes) discovers truth alex s death , stop tess, max , isabel before can use granolith spaceship. busted , no other choice reveals in league kivar, max s enemy, , plot, deal nasedo had made kivar 40 years before purpose heir max , deliver him along michael , isabel kivar. @ beginning max wants kill makes go thinking safety of unborn son (he didn t know sickness mindwarp, yet). steps granolith return...

World War II MacDill Air Force Base

the thunderbird, magazine printed quarterly @ macdill army air field, summer 1944 edition a southern-oriented image of macdill airfield taken during world war ii (note image inverted) martin b-26b marauder, aaf ser. no. 42-92142, of 596th bomb squadron, 397th bomb group, on europe in 1944. 397th bomb group stationed @ macdill field in 1943. lockheed-vega b-17f-40-ve fortress, aaf ser. no. 42-6001, in maintenance hangar @ macdill field, florida, 1944 b-17g flying fortresses taxiing @ macdill aaf, florida, 1944 b-17 tail position maintenance – macdill aaf florida – 1944 with united states s entry world war ii, primary mission of macdill field became training of bombardment units under iii bomber command. in june 1942, 21st bombardment group assigned b-26 marauder medium bombers operational training unit (otu). main training unit, group flew antisubmarine patrols on gulf of mexico. it b-26 earned slogan 1 day in tampa bay due number of model b-26 aircraft ditched or crashed tampa bay wa...

Initial uses MacDill Air Force Base

1943 macdill field after war in europe had broken out in september 1939, fears of nazi u-boats attacking american merchant shipping in gulf of mexico concern of war department , navy department. though united states @ peace, lend lease shipments of war goods england , establishment of army , navy bases in caribbean sea south of florida brought fears of u-boat attacks on shipping in gulf, oil tankers refineries in texas , louisiana. flying operations @ macdill began in 1941 base s first mission being defense of gulf of mexico. aircraft , men housed @ drew army airfield until runways @ macdill built. despite these obstacles, flying operations commenced on 7 february 1941. hundreds of troops lived in mosquito-infested tent city @ field while barracks being built. official flag-raising ceremony sponsored tampa elk s lodge on 16 june 1941. air defense of tampa bay area mission of 53d pursuit group (interceptor), established @ macdill field on 15 january 1941. equipped seversky p-35, 53d fle...

Design guidelines Ecological engineering

^ e.v. krik ^ cite error: named reference mj 03 invoked never defined (see page). ^ m.d. matlock , others (2001), ecological engineering: rationale standardized curriculum , professional certification in united states , in: ecological engineering, 17: 403-409. ^ cite error: named reference 01 invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference od 89 invoked never defined (see page). ^ t.a. endreny (2004), stormwater management society & nature via service learning & ecological engineering. international journal of water resources development, 20(3): 445-462. ^ cite error: named reference od 63 invoked never defined (see page).

External links Cherry Springs State Park

cherry springs state park official map (pdf).  (59 kb) the dark skies of cherry springs state park pennsylvania department of conservation , natural resources cherry springs state park clear sky chart attilla danko black forest star party central pennsylvania observers cherry springs star party astronomical society of harrisburg, pennsylvania annual woodsmen s show

Post-Schism Orthodox Saints September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

^ cite error: named reference pravoslavie invoked never defined (see page). ^ cite error: named reference mospat invoked never defined (see page). ^ venerable daniel abbot of shuzhgorsk, novgorod. oca - lives of saints. ^ venerable joseph of zaonikiev monastery, vologda. oca - lives of saints. ^ (in russian) АЛЕКСАНДР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). ^ (in russian) АЛЕКСИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). ^ (in russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). ^ (in russian) 21 сентября по старому стилю / 4 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. ^ (in greek) Άγιος Πλάτων Αϊβαζίδης. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ^ (in russian) ВАСИЛИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея ...

James Joyce Feldkirch railway station

james joyce quote display in feldkirch station concourse. joyce had travelled through feldkirch train in 1915. due world war i, had been considered enemy alien in home town of trieste, which, @ time, part of austria-hungary. influential friends, had obtained permission leave austria-hungary, partner nora barnacle , 2 shared children, , travel zürich. meanwhile, brother stanislaus joyce arrested in trieste , detained until end of war. during border control checks @ feldkirch, train on joyce , barnacle travelling boarded, , passengers inspected officials; joyce escaped arrest whisker. if joyce had been arrested then, have been unable write ulysses in present form, , explains famous comment jolas. at end of 2001, Öbb replaced plaque mounted feldkirch culture circle above ticket counters on bloomsday 1994 particularly clear , conspicuous presentation of joycean literary quotation. Öbb has contributed popularization , dissemination of decades-long hidden incident.

History Australia–Papua New Guinea relations

the southern half of eastern new guinea (the territory of papua) came under australian administration in 1902, following annexation united kingdom. in 1920, australia given league of nations mandate rule german new guinea, , in 1945 papua , new guinea combined in administrative union. papua new guinea ruled australia until independence in 1975. 2 countries retained close relations, australia supplying development aid. papua new guinea s political institutions modeled on westminster system, shared australia.

Career Anthony Hecht

hecht s grave @ bard college cemetery in annandale-on-hudson, new york hecht released first collection, summoning of stones, in 1954. @ stage hecht s poetry compared of auden, whom hecht had become friends in 1951 during holiday on italian island of ischia, auden spent each summer. in 1993 hecht published hidden law, critical reading of auden s body of work. in second book, hard hours, hecht first addressed own experiences of world war ii - memories had caused him have nervous breakdown in 1959. hecht spent 3 months in hospital following breakdown, although spared electric shock therapy, unlike sylvia plath, whom had encountered while teaching @ smith college. hecht s main source of income teacher of poetry, notably @ university of rochester, taught 1967 1985. spent varying lengths of time teaching @ other notable institutions such smith, bard, harvard, georgetown, , yale. between 1982 , 1984, held esteemed position of poet laureate consultant in poetry library of congress. hecht won n...

Children in Need Strictly Come Dancing

1 children in need 1.1 2008 1.2 2009 1.3 2010 1.4 2011 1.5 2012 1.6 2013 1.7 2014 1.8 2015 1.9 2016 1.10 2017 children in need 2008 a strictly come dancing one-off special children in need broadcast on 14 november 2008, fearne cotton presenting , len goodman, bruno tonioli, arlene phillips , craig revel horwood judging. the results follows: 2009 the dancers performed alongside alesha dixon singing boy nothing @ start of show , ricky whittle seen backstage, supporting hollyoaks cast performed , alesha told him go rehearsals. presenters , judges did not appear in unlike previous year when judges rated terry s performance. 2010 a strictly come dancing one-off special children in need broadcast on 19 november 2010, tess daly presenting show , craig revel horwood, len goodman, terry wogan , pudsey bear judging. the results follows: 2011 in november 2011, bbc newsreaders sian williams, sophie raworth, susanna reid , emily maitlis performed group dance katy perry s firework . susanna , robin...

World Lightweight Title Sammy Angott

1 world lightweight title 1.1 first taking nba world lightweight title, may 1940 1.2 taking nysac world lightweight title december 1941 1.2.1 single defense of lightweight title against allie stolz, may 1942 1.3 vacating world lightweight title due broken hand, 1942 1.4 defeating willie pep, march 1943 world lightweight title first taking nba world lightweight title, may 1940 on may 3, 1940, lanky fighter gained recognition national boxing association (nba) world lightweight champion when outpointed davey day on 15 rounds in louisville, kentucky. on eve of kentucky derby before crowd of 8,000, acting referee jack dempsey made decision giving 6 rounds angott, 5 day, , 4 even. associated press gave angott 9 rounds, 6 day. angott first faced great sugar ray robinson on july 21, 1941 @ shibe park in philadelphia, losing in ten-round decision. lost twice more robinson on july 31, 1942 in ten-round decision @ madison square garden , on march 4, 1946 in ten-round decision in pittsburgh. takin...

Traditional beliefs about volcanoes Volcano

many ancient accounts ascribe volcanic eruptions supernatural causes, such actions of gods or demigods. ancient greeks, volcanoes capricious power explained acts of gods, while 16th/17th-century german astronomer johannes kepler believed ducts earth s tears. 1 idea counter proposed jesuit athanasius kircher (1602–1680), witnessed eruptions of mount etna , stromboli, visited crater of vesuvius , published view of earth central fire connected numerous others caused burning of sulfur, bitumen , coal. various explanations proposed volcano behavior before modern understanding of earth s mantle structure semisolid material developed. decades after awareness compression , radioactive materials may heat sources, contributions discounted. volcanic action attributed chemical reactions , thin layer of molten rock near surface.

Ownership and copyright issues It's a Wonderful Life

george mary in s wonderful life liberty films purchased paramount pictures, , remained subsidiary until 1951. in 1955, m. & a. alexander purchased movie. included key rights original television syndication, original nitrate film elements, music score, , film rights story on film based, greatest gift . national telefilm associates (nta) took on rights film thereafter. a clerical error @ nta prevented copyright being renewed in 1974. despite lapsed copyright, television stations aired still required pay royalties. although film s images had entered public domain, film s story still protected virtue of being derivative work of published story greatest gift , copyright renewed philip van doren stern in 1971. film became perennial holiday favorite in 1980s, possibly due repeated showings each holiday season on hundreds of local television stations. mentioned during deliberations on copyright term extension act of 1998. in 1993, republic pictures, successor nta, relied on 1990 u.s. sup...

Equating in item response theory Equating

figure 1: test characteristic curves showing relationship between total score , person location 2 different tests in relation common scale. in example total of 37 on assessment 1 equates total of 34.9 on assessment 2 shown vertical line in item response theory, person locations estimated on scale; i.e. locations estimated in relation unit , origin. common in educational assessment employ tests in order assess different groups of students intention of establishing common scale equating origins, , units, of scales obtained response data different tests. process referred equating or test equating. in item response theory, 2 different kinds of equating horizontal , vertical equating. vertical equating refers process of equating tests administered groups of students different abilities, such students in different grades (years of schooling). horizontal equating refers equating of tests administered groups similar abilities; example, 2 tests administered students in same grade in 2 consecuti...

Diplomatic Reception Room Executive Residence

the diplomatic reception room on ground floor of white house. the oval space beneath blue room servants hall, turned furnace room in 1837. during white house s 1902 renovation, room turned sitting room. president franklin d. roosevelt used fireside chat radio broadcasts in 1930s. rebuilt (along rest of gutted white house) during 1948-to-1952 renovation, room became diplomatic reception room. sparsely furnished until first lady mamie eisenhower received large donation of museum-quality antique furniture national society of interior designers in 1960. except decorative updating, remains unchanged of 2010.

Career Tess Daly

1 career 1.1 modelling 1.2 television 1.3 writing 1.4 other work career modelling scouted outside mcdonald s restaurant while waiting sister in manchester, 6 weeks after turned 18 undertook first professional modelling job in tokyo. after series of work assignments across asia , europe while based in london, based in paris 5 years. returned london 6 months, before moving new york work 5 years. in 1990, daly appeared in 2 duran duran videos songs serious , violence of summer (love s taking over) , both album liberty. appeared nude in video beloved s 1993 song sweet harmony . she later face of lingerie company la senza in uk , appeared in steal show christmas 2009 campaign. television while living on lower east side in new york city, friend arranged red carpet events suggested interview celebrity attendees. after buying video camera, daly s first interview new york-based quentin crisp, author of naked civil servant, became lifelong friend until death. after few red carpet interviews,...