Five Questions: What's New with Net Neutrality and India's Mobile Markets?
Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski in late September outlined principles of net neutrality to promote more open use of the Internet. What will these developments mean for business in the U.S. and other parts of the world? In a new interview format called Five Questions, Rajesh Jain, CEO of India-based Netcore, asks Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor Kevin Werbach about net neutrality. In the second part of the interview, roles are reversed and Werbach
The Brave New World of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Sovereign wealth funds, the large investment funds supported by governments, are mostly a positive economic force that can provide a shot in the arm to the companies -- and countries -- they invest in. They are also a stabilizing force for the nation where the investment originates. Those are some of the main takeaways from a new Wharton study, "The Brave New World of Sovereign Wealth Funds." In this interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Wharton management professor Mauro F. Guillén, who helped to
Martin Luther King's last speech King's last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop", was given on April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple, the World Headquarters of the Church of God in Christ. King was assassinated one day later.
The First British Hydrogen Bomb (Fusion Bomb) In 1957, Britain exploded its first hydrogen bomb over the largely uninhabited Christmas Island. "there was no sound whatsoever, there was just this brilliant flash...you could see all the bones in your hand, that bright showing through."
Sarah Kruzan: Life in Prison Without Parole at Age 16 In the USA juveniles can be sentenced to life in prison. Sarah Kruzan's unfortunate childhood led her to commit murder - does she deserve a second chance at life?
Confederate Veteran Reunion, 1906, Mobile Alabama 8
This image is from a set of black and white photographs taken to commemorate the Confederate States of America Veteran Reunion held in Mobile, Alabama, on November 20-22, 1906. The highlight of the reunion was a parade through the streets of Mobile. Major General Geo. P. Harrison was commander for the event. Colonel Harvey E. Jones was Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Brigadier Generals commanding the brigades were Jno. W.A. Samford (1st), P.D. Bowles (2nd); J.N. Thompson (3rd), and J.W. Bus
Alabama newspaper editors enjoying a barbecue given by citizens at Lake Condy in Opelika, Lee County
Caption: "Editors of Alabama Newspapers at Lake Condy chicken barbecue given by citizens. Opelika, Lee Co. AL." July 2, 1926.,JPEG from black-and-white photograph
Oversized Materials undated, 1860-1880
Oversized materials is the digitized contents of two boxes (OS1 and OS2) that consist of correspondence, clippings, printed materials from Box 2, Folders 12, 13 and 17 as well as Box 4, Folders 1 and 8.,The digitization of the Board of Delegates of American Israelites records at the Center for Jewish History was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program.,Oversized materials is the digitize
Woolpack Battery, Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly K920413 GARRISON WALLS, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. The Woolpack Battery. View through entrance arch showing cannon.
Cirencester Amphitheatre N990023 CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE, Gloucestershire. The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century. It served the Roman city of Corinium (now Cirencester), then second only in size and importance to London, and had a capacity of around 8,000 spectators.
King Charles' Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090213 KING CHARLES' S CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. View of the castle from the South. The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned, hence the name, by Civil War Royalists.
King Charles' Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090215 KING CHARLES' S CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Detail of a window found on the North West side of the castle. The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned, hence the name, by Civil War Royalists.
King Charles' Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly N090216 KING CHARLES' S CASTLE, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. View of the castle from the North West. The ruins of a mid 16th century coastal artillery fort, later garrisoned, hence the name, by Civil War Royalists.
Hardknott Roman Fort K960594 HARDKNOTT ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. View of the walls.
Frequency offset effects on Maximin and MOSTLE
The Maximin algorithm, proposed by Dr. Torrieri and Bakhru, adaptively updates the weights of an antenna array to provide simultaneous interference suppression and beamforming in a frequency hopping (FH) communication system. The Maximin algorithm is named such because the desired signal is enhanced and the interference is suppressed simultaneously. However in this thesis, it was found that the Maximin algorithm shows poor performance under frequency offset and friendly interference, i.e., a dat
Cataloging quality as a communicative process
The presentation discusses the usage of the online catalog by library staff, and showed the impact of staff's needs on quality of cataloging, in her remarks, "Cataloging quality as a communicative process." The presentation focused on methods of quality improvement of OCLC member records. Records have a communicative nature: in the contemporary era of copy cataloging, records are crafted for copying. Peers in OCLC and public services staff in a local library are two important groups that motivat
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R.C. Hoiles (1878–1970) They're No Angels [An audio version of this article, read by Steven Ng, is available as a free MP3 download.] Unquestioning reverence for the police is one of the more unfortunate inculcations in our formative years. If it were not for the police, lawlessness and chaos would rule; therefore, we owe our safety, our
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