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IBM Commits $1 Billion to Fuel Linux and Open Source Innovation on Power Systems

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Technologyaustin, big data, brad mccredie, cloud, ecosystem skills, Europe, fuel linux, ibm, ibm power7, jeopardy game, linuxcon conference, new orleans, new york, open source innovation, power systems, prototype, texas, watson

NEW ORLEANS, LA – 17 Sep 2013: At LinuxCon 2013 today, IBM announced plans to invest $1 billion (USD) in new Linux and open source technologies for IBM’s Power Systems servers. The investment aims to help clients capitalize on big data and cloud computing with modern systems built to handle the new wave of applications coming to the data center in the post-PC era.

Two immediate initiatives announced, a new client center in Europe and a Linux on Power development cloud, focus on rapidly expanding IBM’s growing ecosystem supporting Linux on Power Systems which today represents thousands of independent software vendor and open source applications worldwide. Specific details of both initiatives include: (more…)

Be On Selects comScore validated Campaign Essentials™ (vCE®) for Global Campaign Measurement

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Technologyaol networks, aol networks international, be on selects, campaign essentials, Comscore, consumer behavior, denmark, digital investments, effective campaign management, france, Germany, grps, italy, mobile, Netherlands, norway, rene rechtman, scott joslin, spain, svp, Sweden, tv, uk, US, vce, web

Integration of vCE Provides Be On With Holistic View of Digital Campaign Performance

London, UK, September 17, 2013 – comScore, Inc., a global leader in digital measurement and analytics, today announced that branded entertainment platform Be On, a division of AOL Networks, has selected comScore validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) as its global campaign performance measurement platform. comScore vCE is a holistic ad and audience delivery validation solution that provides valuable campaign insights, such as audience verification, brand safety and ad viewability, whilst also offering in-flight campaign reporting and daily alerting for effective campaign management.

“We are delighted that Be On has selected comScore vCE as its digital campaign analytics platform, and look forward to working together to validate and optimise campaign performance on a global scale,” said Scott Joslin, VP International Advertising Effectiveness at comScore. “Our experience is based on analysing thousands of campaigns globally, and we are committed to providing our clients with the most advanced advertising solutions to deliver the campaign insights needed to maximise the value of their digital investments.” (more…)

Mit einem Huf im Grab

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Natureasiens hirsche, bueffel, burma banteng, huf im grab, huftiere, kambodscha, laos, mekong region, myanmar, natur, saola, stefan ziegler, suedchina, suedostasien, Thailand, Vietnam, wwf deutschland

WWF: Asiens Hirsche, Büffel und andere Huftiere stehen vor der Ausrottung

In Südostasien sieht es nicht gut aus für alles was Hufe trägt. Der Bestand an Wasserbüffeln, Wildrindern, Hirschen und anderen Huftieren geht rapide zurück. Zu diesem Fazit kommt der WWF in einem jetzt vorgelegten Report. Demnach ist die Mekong-Region besonders betroffen. Dazu gehören Teile von Südchina, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kambodscha und Vietnam. Mit dem Schumburgk Hirsch, einem ehemaligen Bewohner der offenen Gras- und Sumpflandschaften Thailands und dem einst in Trockenwäldern heimischen Kouprey seien im vergangenen Jahrhundert zwei Arten aus der Familie der Hornträger ausgestorben.

Der WWF befürchtet, dass eine Reihe von verwandten Arten dieses Schicksal bald teilen könnten, wenn es nicht gelingt den Druck auf die Wälder zu reduzieren. Seit 1973 fiel etwa ein Drittel des Waldes den Kettensägen und der Brandrodung zum Opfer. Mit dem Wald schrumpfte der Lebensraum für viele Tiere. Besonders gefährdet ist das Saola, ein erst 1993 entdecktes Wildrind. „Es ist nahezu unmöglich, diesen extrem scheuen Waldbewohner zu Gesicht zu bekommen“, berichtet Stefan Ziegler vom WWF Deutschland. Entsprechend unsicher seien die Bestandszahlen. Die Schätzungen schwanken zwischen einem Dutzend bis hin zu wenigen 100 Exemplaren. (more…)

Tingling sensation caused by Asian spice could help patients with chronic pain

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Healthasian cooking, asian spice, brain, chilli, chronic pain, chronic pain patients, fibres, light touch fibres, measurable frequency, menthol, mustard oil, nobuhiro hagura, pain fibres, patient, sanshool, skin, szechuan pepper, thermal, tingling sensation, ucl

The science behind the tingling sensation caused by eating a popular Asian spice has been explained by researchers at UCL.

The study, which is published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, helps shed light on the complex interactions between the senses of taste and touch, and could lead to a greater understanding of the causes of the tingling sensations experienced by many chronic pain patients.

Widely used in Asian cooking, the Szechuan pepper was found to mimic the sense of touch in the brain. It chemically activates light-touch fibres on the lips and tongue and sends the equivalent of 50 light taps to the brain per second. (more…)

First Readings: A first taste of college life

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Culture, Education1938 olympics, anti lbgtq, beautiful souls, berlin, broker, brown university, Chicago, college life, croats, dan harwood, eyal press, first readings, first readings seminars, first taste, florida, hayley bounds, hitler, hong kong, illegal settlements, illinois, israeli commando, labor day, new york, olympic, omer bartov, Ponzi Scheme, president christina paxson, professor of history, russia, sense of empathy, serbian, smuggled jews, south korea, swiss border guard, us states

On Monday morning — Labor Day — first-year students gathered in classrooms around campus for their First Readings seminars. The program, initiated at Brown seven years ago, is designed to give new students a common reading experience and prepare them for college life.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Classes don’t officially begin until Wednesday, but first-year students got their first taste of academic life at Brown on the first Monday in September, when all 1,537 of them gathered in classrooms around campus for the annual First Readings seminars. (more…)

Rabies Research Designed for Prevention

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2013Health, Sciencecdc, heidi brown, hot-spot, human populations, michael acoba, mount lemmon, pima county, pima county officials, prevention, public education, rabies case, rabies research, robert clark, surrounding mountains, university of arizona, viral disease, wildlife

UA undergraduate researcher Robert Clark, his public health mentor and Pima County officials collaborated on an investigation of rabies cases in Pima County.

In a volunteer opportunity turned research project, University of Arizona undergraduate researcher Robert Clark has developed a comprehensive, multi-year snapshot of animal cases of rabies in Pima County.

Clark began working with a mentor in the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and county officials to learn about the seasonality of rabies in animals and identify exactly where rabid animals were most often found. (more…)

Bing.com and FOX News team up to bring real-time online polling to nightly news; Bing Pulse featured on ‘Special Report with Bret Baier’

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2013Technologyamericans, bing, bing pulse, Facebook, fnc, fox news, friday editions, josh gottheimer, microsoft corp., opinions, social networks, special report, Twitter, vote

With Bing Pulse, viewers become a part of the conversation.

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 16, 2013 — Bing.com and FOX News Channel (FNC) are teaming up on the Bing Pulse online voting tool, enabling viewers to share their opinions and reactions to news commentary in real time online at https://Bing.com/politics. With the new feature, viewers will have the opportunity to interact with the panel segment on FNC’s “Special Report with Bret Baier” (weeknights at 6 p.m. ET) to offer their feedback instantaneously.

“This is a first for evening news,” said Josh Gottheimer, general manager of Strategic and Special Projects at Microsoft Corp. “With the Bing Pulse, viewers get a seat at the table to weigh in on the discussion. It’s the perfect marriage of the Internet, Bing’s big data technology and television news programming.” (more…)

„Die große Chance, die Arktis zu schützen, bevor sie zerstört wird“

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2013EnvironmentCO2, die arktis, die grosse chance, dms, esperanza, expedition, fjord wasser, geomar helmholtz zentrum, Greenpeace, greenpeace schiff esperanza, groenland, iris menn, kohlensaeure, meeresoekosystem, michael sswat, organischen kohlenstoff, ozeanforschung kiel, ozeanversauerung, savethearctic, universitaet maine, usa, zu schuetzen

Wie wirkt sich die Versauerung der Ozeane in 20, 40 oder gar 100 Jahren aus? Heute hat das GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel die Ergebnisse eines Experiments aus dem Jahr 2010 veröffentlicht – das Greenpeace mit einer Schiffstour in die Arktis unterstützt hat. Iris Menn, Meeresbiologin, erinnert sich im Interview an die Expedition.

Der zunehmende Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen macht nicht nur dem Klima zu schaffen. Unsere Meere nehmen CO2 aus der Atmosphäre auf, das sich im Wasser zu Kohlensäure wandelt. Steigender CO2-Ausstoß lässt auch die Aufnahme in das Meer steigen – das Wasser wird sauer. (more…)

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