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The INNERview – Ep97C02 An Astronomy Photographer on a Long Journey in Search of Aurora – Video

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The INNERview Ep97 The one and only astrophotographer, Kwon O-chul A pioneer of astrophotography in Korea, Kwon O-chul! He is an avid follower of astronomica...

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NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Selects Educator Teams

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Moffett Field, CA - infoZine - Each will be paired with a professional astronomer to observe first-hand how airborne infrared astronomy is conducted. After their flight opportunities, Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors will take what they learn back to their classrooms and into their communities to promote science literacy.

SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner fitted with a 100-inch (2.5-meter) effective diameter telescope. The aircraft flies at altitudes between 39,000 and 45,000 feet (12-14 kilometers), above the water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere, and collects data in the infrared spectrum.

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SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The aircraft is based at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, CA NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA manages the program. Ames manages the SOFIA science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in Columbia, MD and the German SOFIA Institute (DSI) at the University of Stuttgart.

Related SOFIA Link X-Press Stellar SOFIA http://www.nasa.gov/sofia

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SFU announces plans for $4.4 million observatory on Burnaby campus

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METRO VANCOUVER -- Burnaby will be home to a new $4.4-million observatory capable of tracking distant galaxies, Simon Fraser University announced Thursday.

The university said the Trottier Observatory, which should be completed at the main SFU campus by August, will be dedicated to engaging children and youth in science.

The observatory, and the newly opened Trottier Studio for Innovative Science Education, are being funded by the Trottier Foundation, headed by Montreal philanthropists Lorne and Louise Trottier.

Lorne's brother Howard Trottier is a professor of physics and astronomy at SFU. He has a passion for astro-photography, and said early Thursday that he felt like a kid again, recalling the first time he gazed up at the stars with his first telescope when he was in Grade 6.

Plans for the observatory have been in the works for more than seven years, but Trottier said it has been worth the wait.

"For me, it's a thrilling experience," said Trottier, founder of SFU's Starry Nights program which brings together students and other amateur astronomers to gaze at the stars from the top of Burnaby Mountain. It also hosts free, daytime telescope and astronomy workshops for grade-school kids.

"The observatory will be an anchor for a science plaza in a location where thousands of people will walk by it," said Trottier of the location at the east end of campus near Strand Hall. The studio is housed in the chemistry wing of the Shrum Science Building.

University classes in astronomy are expected for both science and non-science majors, although there will also be workshops for elementary and high school students, as well as tours for home-schooled youth, he said.

"This is more for amateur astronomers than for professionals, but amateurs do very serious work these days."

As well, would-be astronomers from across Canada will also be able to "look" through the telescope, because the observatory will provide a digital feed that can be remotely accessed by schools and community centres.

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Skynet/Transhumanism Alert: Scientists Closer Than Ever To Making Artificial Intelligence – Video

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Japan Artificial Intelligence society apologizes for boneheaded glimpse of the future: a wired maid

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By: Agence France-Presse January 10, 2014 1:15 PM

Detail of the controversial cover of the journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. 'The front-cover design is not intended to discriminate against women,' the group said in a statement on its website.

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TOKYO - A Japanese academic society has apologized for the front cover of their journal, which used a drawing of a cleaning woman with a cable in her back to depict the idea of artificial intelligence.

The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence was hoping to make "Jinkou Chinou (Artificial Intelligence)" more appealing to potential readers with a cover illustration on the first edition of the new year.

Out went the dense tracts of text and complicated diagrams that have adorned the front for the last few decades, and in came an attractive, doe-eyed young woman holding a sweeping brush and with a thick cable plugged into her back.

A red-faced JSAI admitted Thursday that its attempt to popularize its small-circulation magazine may have misfired and apologized for any offense it had caused.

"The front-cover design is not intended to discriminate against women," the group said in a statement on its website.

The design "gave ... room for the interpretation that women should clean," it said.

"We deeply regret that, as a public academic group, this matter was not considered more carefully," said the statement issued under the names of the journal's chief editor and his deputy, both of whom are scientists.

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Japan academics apologize for using maid to depict AI

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By: Agence France-Presse January 10, 2014 1:15 PM

Detail of the controversial cover of the journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. 'The front-cover design is not intended to discriminate against women,' the group said in a statement on its website.

InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5

TOKYO - A Japanese academic society has apologized for the front cover of their journal, which used a drawing of a cleaning woman with a cable in her back to depict the idea of artificial intelligence.

The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence was hoping to make "Jinkou Chinou (Artificial Intelligence)" more appealing to potential readers with a cover illustration on the first edition of the new year.

Out went the dense tracts of text and complicated diagrams that have adorned the front for the last few decades, and in came an attractive, doe-eyed young woman holding a sweeping brush and with a thick cable plugged into her back.

A red-faced JSAI admitted Thursday that its attempt to popularize its small-circulation magazine may have misfired and apologized for any offense it had caused.

"The front-cover design is not intended to discriminate against women," the group said in a statement on its website.

The design "gave ... room for the interpretation that women should clean," it said.

"We deeply regret that, as a public academic group, this matter was not considered more carefully," said the statement issued under the names of the journal's chief editor and his deputy, both of whom are scientists.

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IBM funds group to build artificial intelligence apps for Watson supercomputer

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What Will You Do With Watson?IBM

IBM has announced that it will invest $1 billion (600 million) in forming a new division that will fund outside developers and companies to create new artificial intelligence apps for the Watson supercomputer that famously beat humans on the US TV quiz show Jeopardy!

The 2,000-employee strong Watson Group will be based in New York City and will be headed up by Michael Rhodin, who was previously senior vice president of IBM's software solutions group.

It aims to support startups that are building cognitive apps through the Watson Developers Cloud. Since the Watson Ecosystem was announced in November last year, over 750 businesses and entrepreneurs applied in the hope of building the next generation of cognitive apps for Watson, IBM claims.

Watson won Jeopardy! in 2011, but since proving its intelligence to the US telly-watching public has developed both physically and in the range of services it provides. Originally the supercomputer was the size of a master bedroom (is that a scientific measurement, IBM?) to the size of three pizza boxes -- a reduction of 90 percent.

It is also being used in a variety of industries, including healthcare, retail and banking to deal with big data. Particularly interesting is its work in the medical field, where it has been devising personalised treatment plans for individual cancer patients. IBM has taught it to respond to queries in new formats, including by drawing pictures, and it's currently trying to train Watson to analyse the content of videos, rather than just using their metadata.

"IBM has transformed Watson from a quiz-show winner, into a commercial cognitive computing breakthrough that is helping businesses engage customers, healthcare organisations personalise patient care, and entrepreneurs build businesses," said Rhodin in a statement.

"Watson is one of the most significant innovations in IBM's 100 year history, and one that we want to share with the world. With these investments we strive to make new markets, reach new buyers and transform industries and professions."

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Aerospace Composite on a DMS 5 Axis Enclosed Moving Long Bridge CNC Router w. Fagor 8065 – Video

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ST Aerospace Seal New Contracts Worth $780M in 4Q2013

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Singapore, 9 January 2014 ST Aerospace today announced that it has been awarded new orders worth $780m in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2013. These contracts span the aerospace sectors broad range of capabilities, from airframe, component and engine maintenance, to cabin reconfiguration and engine wash.

Following the launch of the 15-pallet cargo configuration development effort for its 757-200SF freighter conversion program in June 2013, ST Aerospace received its first contract for five 757-200SF converted freighters with the new variant. A six-year contract was also secured with an existing Asian customer for the depot maintenance of its fleet of aircraft, covering airframes, components and engines.

ST Aerospace continued to gain momentum as a complete turnkey cabin reconfiguration provider, with the award of a cabin interior modification contract for 20 Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The first aircraft was inducted in early January 2014, targeted for redelivery by end of first quarter 2014. For VIP cabin reconfiguration, its US affiliate secured its first green aircraft completion contract from an undisclosed European-based VIP Boeing Business Jet customer.

In 4Q2013, ST Aerospace redelivered a total of 198 aircraft for airframe maintenance and modification work. A total of 10,985 components, 67 landing gears and 60 engines were processed, while 2,484 engine washes were conducted for both commercial and military customers.

On airframe capability development, a new narrow-body hangar was added at its Changi facility, capable of accommodating two single-aisle aircraft simultaneously.

In the US, ST Aerospaces affiliate STA Mobile signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Pensacola to jointly explore the development of a satellite airframe facility at the Pensacola International Airport. For engine wash, ST Aerospaces US affiliate EcoServices signed a teaming agreement with Vector-Hawk Aerospace for the launch of a new version of the EcoPower engine cleansing system, specially developed for all international and domestic customers of commercial and military PT6 turboprop engine-powered aircraft.

On pilot training capability development, additional six Cessna 172 single-engine training aircraft with matching flight training device were acquired for its flying operations in Australia.

Other initiatives implemented in 4Q2013 include the setting up of an aircraft leasing business to focus on mid-life to end-of-life aircraft for leasing, conversion and part out; and the establishment of Hondo Aerospace at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Texas to venture into green harvesting of aircraft parts, components and engines.

The above developments are not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.

ST Aerospace (Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd) is the aerospace arm of ST Engineering with a turnover of $2b in FY2012. Operating a global MRO network with facilities and affiliates in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, it is the worlds largest commercial airframe MRO provider with a global customer base that includes leading airlines, airfreight and military operators. ST Aerospace is an integrated service provider that offers a spectrum of maintenance and engineering services that include airframe, engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering design and technical services; and aviation materials and asset management services, including Total Aviation Support. ST Aerospace has a global staff strength of around 9,000 employees worldwide. Please visit http://www.staero.aero.

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