Support vector machine - supervised learning technique first discussed by Vladimir Vapnik. An SVM is a maximum-margin hyperplane that lies in some space. Given training examples labeled either "yes" or "no", a maximum-margin hyperplane splits the "yes" and "no" training examples, such that the distance from the closest examples (the margin) to the hyperplane is maximized. The use of the maximum-margin hyperplane is motivated by statistical learning theory, which provides a probabilistic test error bound which is minimized when the margin is maximized. If there exists no hyperplane that can split the "yes" and "no" examples, an SVM will choose a hyperplane that splits the examples as cleanly as possible, while still maximizing the distance to the nearest cleanly split examples. The parameters of the maximum-margin hyperplane are derived by solving a quadratic programming (QP).
August 2003 - have debated carbon dioxide's role in global warming for over a decade, with most voices (though notably fewer within the US) calling it the biggest factor, while others call it negligible. [1] Occupation of Iraq: Americann and Iraqi officials are discussing the possibility of forming a large Iraqi militia or paramilitary force to help improve security in the country. [1] Terrorist: Terrorism group Jemaah Islamiyah has schemes, revealed in a 40-page manifesto (the Pupji book or General Guide to the Struggle of Jemaah Islamiyah), for a suicide bombing campaign designed to change Asia and the Pacific region into Islamic provinces. Jemaah Islamiyah is also shown to be a well-formed organization with a constitution, rules of operation, and leadership structure. [1] Afghanistan: Soldiers are killed in a remote region (near the town.
Timeline of Golf History 1851-1993 - professional international match is played between France and the United States at La Boulie, France. 1914 Formation of The Tokyo Club at Komozawa kicks off the Japanese golf boom. Harry Vardon wins his sixth British Open, a record to this day (Peter Thomson and Tom Watson have since won five Opens each). 1915 The British Open is discontinued for the duration of the First World War. 1916 The PGA of America is founded by 82 charter members and the PGA Championship is inaugurated. James Barnes is the first champion. The first miniature golf course opens in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Francis Ouimet is banned from amateur play for his involvement with a sporting goods business. The ruling creates a stir of protest and is reversed in 1918. 1917 The PGA Championship and.
Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum - Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum The end of the Paleocene (55.5/54.8 Ma) was marked by one of the most significant periods of global change during the Cenozoic, a sudden global change, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, which upset oceanic and atmospheric circulation and led to the extinction of numerous deep-sea benthic foraminifera and on land, a major turnover in mammals. Marking the start of the Eocene, the planet heated up in one of the most rapid and extreme global warming events recorded in geologic history, currently being identified as the 'Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum' or the 'Initial Eocene Thermal Maximum' (PETM or IETM). Sea surface temperatures rose almost 15oF over a period of a few thousand years. In 1990, marine scientists James Kennett and Lowell Stott, both then at the University of California.
Margin - Margin In telecommunication, the term margin has the following meanings: 1. In communications systems, the maximum degree of signal distortion that can be tolerated without affecting the restitution, i.e., without its being interpreted incorrectly by the decision circuit. 2. The allowable error rate, deviation from normal, or degradation of the performance of, a system or device. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C See also: profit margin.
Batman - It typically contains items such as smoke bombs, batarangs, fingerprint kit, a cutting tool, explosives, a grappling hook gun, breathing device etc. As a rule, Batman has an aversion to carrying a sidearm (being the method of his parents' execution), though some stories forgo this plot element and while other stories have him make an exception to this rule by arming his vehicles (although their use is usually only to disable vehicles or remove obstacles). He is also typically portrayed as a brilliant tactician and detective, but typically flawed with a humourless personality obsessed with seeking justice. Nicknames for the Batman include The Dark Knight, The Caped Crusader, and The World's Greatest Detective. This last phrase comes from the fact that in addition to his James Bond-styled arsenal of gadgets and.
Maxilla - four surfaces - an anterior, a posterior or infratemporal, a superior or orbital, and a medial or nasal. Surfaces The anterior surface [Fig. 1] is directed forward and lateralward. It presents at its lower part a series of eminences corresponding to the positions of the roots of the teeth. Just above those of the incisor teeth is a depression, the incisive fossa, which gives origin to the Depressor alae nasi; to the alveolar border below the fossa is attached a slip of the Orbicularis oris; above and a little lateral to it, the Nasalis arises. Lateral to the incisive fossa is another depression, the canine fossa; it is larger and deeper than the incisive fossa, and is separated from it by a vertical ridge, the canine eminence, corresponding to the socket.
The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide - The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson, describes hundreds of hiking and backpacking trails in the Canadian Rockies. The first edition was published in 1971, with subsequent editions in 1978, 1986 and 2000 (7th). The book is published by Summerthought Ltd. of Banff, Alberta. For each trail, the book lists: the length of time normally required to complete the trail the amount of elevation gain or loss, in metres and feet the maximum elevation in metres and feet the topographic map(s) covering the area how to get to the trailhead distances, in metres, to notable features along the way detailed description The third (ISBN 0-919934-14-5) and later editions contain over 100 photographs..
Tomahawk missile - and storage, and to act as a launch tube. The submarine AUR is launched from torpedo or vertical tubes (e.g. the later Los Angeles class submarines). Surface ships employ a vertical launching system (VLS). A solid fuel booster with steering vanes in its exhaust is used for launch and to provide steering during the initial few seconds of flight while the wings and control surfaces are deployed. The Tomahawk is launched on a preset course above the water and, as it crosses over land, switches to an inertial and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) system to guide the missile to its target with terminal guidance from the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) sytem, producing an accuracy of around 10m. The Block III TLAMs, entered service in 1993, have an extended range.
Phelsuma - novorum ab ill. Dr. Christ Rutenberg in insula Madagascar collectorum. Zool. Anz. Leipzig 4: 46-48. Boettger, O. (1881 b). Reliquiae Rutenbergiana II: Reptilien und Amphibien. Abl. bremer naturwiss. Ver. Bremen 7: 177-190. Boettger, O. (1881 c) Die Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar. Dritten Nachtrag Abh. senck. naturfors. Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1893). Katalog der Reptilien Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil Frankfurt a/M.Gesellschaft 12: 435-558. Boettger, O. (1894). Diagnose eines Geckos und Chameleons aus Südmadagascar. Zool. Anzeiger (Leipzig) 17: 137-140. Boettger, O. (1913). Reptilien und Amphibien von Madagaskar, den Inseln und dem Festland Ostafrikas (Sammlung Voeltzkow 1889-1895 und 1903-1905) in: Voeltzkow, A. 1908-1917, Reise in Ostafrika. Stuttgart 3: 269-375. Böhme, W. & Meier, H. (1981) Eine neue form der madagascariensis-Gruppe der Gattung Phelsuma.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is a way to generate electricity using the temperature difference of seawater at different depths. See also Renewable energy and Heat engine for general additional info. The oceans, that constitute some 70% of the earth's surface area are a huge storage reservoir of the solar input. This, if economically tapped on a large scale, could be a solution to some of the human population's energy problems. The energy extraction potential is one or two orders of magnitude higher than other ocean energy options. OTEC utilizes the temperature difference that exists between the surface waters heated by the sun and the colder deep (up to 1000 mts) waters to run a heat engine. This source and sink provides a temperature difference of 20°C in ocean areas within 20°.
Malaysia - a merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colonies of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak, the latter two colonies being on the island of Borneo. The early years were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's eventual secession in 1965. Politics Main article: Politics of Malaysia The federation of Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, nominally headed by the Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong, commonly referred to as the king. Kings are selected for 5-year terms from among the nine sultans of the Malay states. The system of government is closely modelled on that of Westminster, due to Malaysia's being a former British Colony. In practice however, more power is vested in the executive branch of government than the in.
List of mathematical topics (M-O) - Magic square -- Magic star -- Magma (algebra) -- Magnetic monopole -- Magnetism -- Magnitude -- Mahler's theorem -- Mahlo cardinal -- Main diagonal -- Malcev -- Malnic, Aleksander -- Mandelbrot, Benoit -- Mandelbrot set -- Manhattan distance -- Manifold -- Many-valued logic -- Map projection -- Mapping -- Margin of error -- Margulis -- Margulis, Grigory -- Markov, Andrei Andreevich -- Markov algorithm -- Markov chain -- Markov chain example -- Markov property -- Markov's inequality -- Marquardt, Donald -- Marriage theorem -- Marsden, Jerrold E -- Martingale -- Martingale (roulette system) -- Marušič, Dragan -- Mascheroni, Lorenzo -- Mass -- Material equivalence -- Material implication -- Mathematical analysis -- Mathematical Beauty -- Mathematical constant -- Mathematical constructivism -- Mathematical expression -- Mathematical formula -- Mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics.
Inno e Marcia Pontificale - Pastore, In Te vediamo il mite Redentore, Erede Santo di vera e santa Fede; Conforto e vanto a chi combate e crede, Non prevarranno la forza ed il terrore, Ma regneranno la Verità, l'Amore. MARCIA PONTIFICALE Salve Salve Roma, patria eterna di memorie, Cantano le tue glorie mille palme e mille altari. Roma degli apostoli, Madre guida dei Rendenti, Roma luce delle genti, il mondo spera in te! Salve Salve Roma, la tua luce non tramonta, Vince l'odio e l'onta lo splendor di tua beltà. Roma degli Apostoli, Madre e guida dei Redenti, Roma luce delle genti, il mondo spera in te! English Translation HYMN O Rome immortal, city of martyrs and saints, O immortal Rome, accept our praises. Glory in the heavens to God our Lord And peace to men.
Politics of Madagascar - opposition force known as Hery Velona or "Active Forces," centered in the capital city and the surrounding high plateau. In response to largely peaceful mass demonstrations and crippling general strikes, Ratsiraka replaced his prime minister in August 1991 but suffered an irreparable setback soon thereafter when his troops fired on peaceful demonstrators marching on his suburban palace, killing more than 30. In an increasingly weakened position, Ratsiraka acceded to negotiations on the formation of a transitional government. The resulting "Panorama Convention" of October 31, 1991, stripped Ratsiraka of nearly all of his powers, created interim institutions, and set an 18-month timetable for completing a transition to a new form of constitutional government. The High Constitutional Court was retained as the ultimate judicial arbiter of the process. In March 1992, a new.
Nahmanides - for authority Nahmanides extended even to the Geonim and their immediate disciples, up to Alfasi. "We bow," he says, "before them, and even when the reason for their words is not quite evident to us, we submit to them" ("Aseifat Zekkenim" to Kethubot). Nahmanides' adherence to the words of the earlier authorities, which becomes more accentuated in his later productions, is due as much to his natural piety and the influence of the northern French school upon his early training as to his conviction that at that time compromises were inopportune. Indeed, the rapid progress made by Greco-Arabic philosophy among the Jews of Spain and Provence after the appearance of Maimonides' "Moreh Nevukhim", (Guide for the Perplexed) gave rise to a tendency to allegorize Biblical narratives and to refuse credit to.
Next Magazine - completely different way of reporting over there. The Next Media Network has confidence in being the top three in the newspaper sector in Taiwan by using a new reporting style and its high quality of publication. Next Media Network is a great success in Hong Kong. Between 31/3/2002 and 31/3/2003, its total sales and net profit are about $2,150,100,000 and $367,600,000 respectively. Comparing to 2002, the total sales has increased by 91.8% while the net profit has increased tremendously by 1284.4%. For the Next Magazine only, it just took 3 years to turn from loss to getting profit. Major Competitor East Week has been the major competitor of Next Magazine for more than 10 years. East Week was first published by the Oriental Group in 1992, 2 years after Next Magazine..
Maimonides - Morocco after the fall of Córdoba to the Almohads. After that he lived in Palestine and Egypt, where he was the doctor of Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt. His main works are: The Commentary on the Mishna, The Guide of the Perplexed, and The Mishneh Torah, a comprehensive code of Jewish law. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However the Mishnah Torah was written in Hebrew. Maimonides was one of the few medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. Even today he is among the most respected of all Jewish philosophers. A popular saying in the Middle Ages stated that From Moses [of the Torah] to Moses [Maimonides] there has not been such a Moses. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Resurrection of the dead and the afterlife.
March 2003 - to seize the Bangui, Central African Republic airport. Steve Lavin, UCLA basketball coach, was fired from his position.[1] Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, orders all UN personnel to leave Iraq.[1] Peter Goldsmith, Attorney General of the UK set out the legal justification for an invasion of Iraq; [1] Robin Cook, Leader of the British House of Commons, resigned from the UK cabinet over the plan to invade Iraq; [1], [1] The UK and the USA have withdrawn a proposed UN Security Council resolution on Iraq; [1] The United States advised UNMOVIC and the IAEA to withdraw all weapon inspectors out of Iraq; [1] Iraq disarmament crisis: Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi said that he supports the U.S, U.K, and Spain for ending diplomatic efforts against Iraq. He also.
Lamma Island - serve the community's transport needs. Lamma provides an alternative to the hectic life in the city. Property values and rental costs are also very cheap compared with those of central Hong Kong. Partly in consequence, there is a significant expatriate community on Lamma Island. It is also popular with younger people and a haven for artists. The different communities live together quite peacefully and successfully. Lamma was named after the shape of the island which looks like the limb of a tree, or the letter Y (corresponding to the Chinese character of "ma"), and Lam means "south". The northern village is called Yung Shue Wan (Banyan Tree Bay) and the eastern village Sok Kwu Wan. The southern part of Lamma Island has minimal population. Sham Wan, an important breeding site for.
