Call for Research Proposals to participate in the Open Web of Things Expedition



Imagine a world in which access to networked technology defies the constraints of desktops, laptops or smartphones. A future where we work seamlessly with connected systems, services, devices and “things” to support work practices, education, and daily interactions. While the Internet of Things (IoT) conjures a vision of “anytime, any place” connectivity for all things, the realization is complex given the need to work across interconnected and heterogeneous systems, and the special considerations needed for security, privacy, and safety.

Google is excited about the opportunities the IoT presents for future products and services. To further the development of open standards, facilitate ease of use, and ensure that privacy and security are fundamental values throughout the evolution of the field, we are in the process of establishing an open innovation and research program around the IoT. We plan to bring together a community of academics, Google experts and potentially other parties to pursue an open and shared mission in this area.

As a first step, we are announcing an open call for research proposals for the Open Web of Things:

  • Researchers interested in the Expedition Lead Grant should build a team of PIs and put forward a proposal outlining a draft research roadmap both for their team(s), as well as how they propose to integrate related research that is implemented outside their labs (e.g., Individual Project Grants).
  • For the Individual Project Grants we are seeking research proposals relating to the IoT in the following areas (1) user interface and application development, (2) privacy & security, and (3) systems & protocols research.

Importantly, we are open to new and unorthodox solutions in all three of these areas, for example, novel interactions, usable security models, and new approaches for open standards and evolution of protocols.

Additionally, to facilitate hands-on research supporting our mission driven research, we plan to provide participating faculty access to hardware, software and systems from Google. We look forward to your submission by January 21, 2015 and expect to select proposals early Spring. Selected PIs will be invited to participate in a kick-off workshop at Google shortly after.
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3D MAX Beginner Tutorial 2011 By Nadiah Hodel



3D MAX Beginner Tutorial 2011 By Nadiah Hodel.


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PowerShell v3 in a Year Day 2 A Through Z

Following on the heels of my post earlier today, "PowerShell (v3) in a Year - Day 2: ?", I wanted to work through the next topic, A:. Now, A: is really just an alias for the cmdlet Set-Location. And, to save myself about 25 more related threads, for B: , C: , D:, etc, I decided to cut to the chase. These aliases are just quick keys to allow navigation top from one location too another. If, for example, I want to just jump to another drive, I can call B:, C: and so forth, and, thanks to aliasing, PowerShell connects the Set-Location cmdlet with these two key combos under the hood. Although I dont intend to get into the help for Set-Location today, I think a quick glance at the help will give some context to current discussion.

According to get help,
The Set-Location cmdlet sets the working location to a specified location. That location could be a directory, a sub-directory, a registry location, or any provider path.
If you look up the get-help for cd, it to is an alias for Set-Location. For anyone familiar with cmd.exes syntax, cd stands for c[hange] d[irectory]. Putting these commands together, it is pretty clear, A:, B:, C:, and the like, are just quick ways to get from one location to another. The nice thing about this set of 26 aliases is their succinct nature. Two characters, and, a stroke of the [Enter] key, and, voila, youre a the root of a new directory.

Unlike cmd.exe, however, these aliased commands are helpful in PowerShell because they tap into much more than your traditional file system. As with most things PowerShell related, the use of Set-Location works with a variety of providers. So, while there are built-in, that is to say, Microsoft-provided, aliases of the two character sort, you can add many more on your own. Just looking at the four examples from Get-Help -Examples, there are some pretty cool things to think about:
  • set-location HKLM:
  • set-location env: -passthru
  • set-location C:
  • set-location -stackName WSManPaths
Each of these tap into a different provider. The one that I think is the coolest is the -StackName, but, thats just me. Conceptually speaking, there really isnt a lot to wrap your head around with these aliases. 

One thing to keep your eye out for is the parameter sets. In v3, there are 3:
  1. Set-Location [-LiteralPath] [-PassThru] [-UseTransaction []
  2. Set-Location [[-Path] ] [-PassThru] [-UseTransaction] []
  3. Set-Location[-PassThru] [-StackName] [-UseTransaction] []
When working with these various parameter sets, just pay attention to which options you have. In most cases, the options, C:, D:, E, F: and maybe a few others, are about all youll need on a daily basis.  One concept I look forward to dealing with as I revisit the about_* topics, is the use of transactions with Set-Location. Though there is no clear application for transactions at this point, if there is anything I have learned working with PowerShell, it is always a good idea to check something out when it comes up. More than likely, you will be facing that concept again, and, many times, it is sooner rather than later. Hopefully, Ill get my head around transactions here shortly.

Getting much further into the underlying, and, related cmdlets would prolong what really is a simple cmdlet/alias pairing. If you still have trouble figuring out how to use these, look at some of the examples with Get-Help -Examples and play with them. If it still doesnt click, post or contact me. With that, I am signing off until tomorrow, when I will tackle the about_aliases. That ought to flow nicely from this post.
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YouTube Channel And Video Optimization By RankYa



YouTube channel and video optimization section has videos that reveal how to optimize your videos, how to add sections or playlist to your YouTube channel, adding a channel trailer, how to tips and tricks and more.


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How to add favicon icon to blogger

blogger Favicon icon
On the tabs of your Browser.

favicon.gif
On the address bar of your Browser.

Favicon icon is also one of the SEO technique. So it becomes important for bloggers to change the default blogger favicon icon to the one of our choice. You can do this easily.
  • Simply upload an image of size 16 x 16 px to your server or use any file upload service.
  • Copy the link of the file location.
  • You can also use the link of any 16 x 16 image available over the web.
  • Now login to your Blogger account.
  • Go to Layout >> Edit Html.
  • Find in your codes.
    <data:blog.pageTitle/> </title> </b:if> or <data:blog.pageTitle/> </title>
    It will appear within the first 20-25 lines of codes.
  • Immediately after this, type the following code.
    <link href=----------paste file location-------------- rel=shortcut icon type=image/x-icon/>
  • Thats it. Click on Save Template.
Now you can see the favicon icon .
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Facilitating Genomics Research with Google Cloud Platform



The understanding of the origin and progression of cancer remains in its infancy. However, due to rapid advances in the ability to accurately read and identify (i.e. sequence) the DNA of cancerous cells, the knowledge in this field is growing rapidly. Several comprehensive sequencing studies have shown that alterations of single base pairs within the DNA, known as Single Nucleotide Variants (SNVs), or duplications, deletions and rearrangements of larger segments of the genome, known as Structural Variations (SVs), are the primary causes of cancer and can influence what drugs will be effective against an individual tumor.

However, one of the major roadblocks hampering progress is the availability of accurate methods for interpreting genome sequence data. Due to the sheer volume of genomics data (the entire genome of just one person produces more than 100 gigabytes of raw data!), the ability to precisely localize a genomic alteration (SNV or SV) and resolve its association with cancer remains a considerable research challenge. Furthermore, preliminary benchmark studies conducted by the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) have discovered that different mutation calling software run on the same data can result in detection of different sets of mutations. Clearly, optimization and standardization of mutation detection methods is a prerequisite for realizing personalized medicine applications based on a patient’s own genome.

The ICGC and TCGA are working to address this issue through an open community-based collaborative competition, run in conjunction with leading research institutions: the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, University of California Santa Cruz, Sage Bionetworks, IBM-DREAM, and Oregon Health and Sciences University. Together, they are running the DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling Challenge, in which researchers from across the world “compete” to find the most accurate SNV and SV detection algorithms. By creating a living benchmark for mutation detection, the DREAM Challenge aims to improve standard methods for identifying cancer-associated mutations and rearrangements in tumor and normal samples from whole-genome sequencing data.

Given Google’s recent partnership with the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, we are excited to provide cloud computing resources on Google Cloud Platform for competitors in the DREAM Challenge, enabling scientists who do not have ready access to large local computer clusters to participate with open access to contest data as well as credits that can be used for Google Compute Engine virtual machines. By leveraging the power of cloud technologies for genomics computing, contestants have access to powerful computational resources and a platform that allows the sharing of data. We hope to democratize research, foster the open access of data, and spur collaboration.

In addition to the core Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, the Google Genomics team has implemented a simple web-based API to store, process, explore, and share genomic data at scale. We have made the Challenge datasets available through the Google Genomics API. The challenge includes both simulated tumor data for which the correct answers are known and real tumor data for which the correct answers are not known.
Genomics API Browser showing a particular cancer variant position (highlighted) in dataset in silico #1 that was missed by many challenge participants.
Although submissions for the simulated data can be scored immediately, the winners on the real tumor data will not immediately be known when the challenge closes. This is a consequence of the fact that current DNA sequencing technology does not provide 100% accurate data, which adds to the complexity of the problem these algorithms are attempting to tackle. Therefore, to identify the winners, researchers must turn to alternative laboratory technologies to verify if a particular mutation that was found in sequencing data is actually (or likely) to be true. As such, additional data will be collected after the Challenge is complete in order to determine the winner. The organizers will re-sequence DNA from the cells of the real tumor using an independent sequencing technology (Ion Torrent), specifically examining regions overlapping the positions of the cancer mutations submitted by the contest participants.

As an analogy, a "scratched magnifying glass" is used to examine the genome the first time around. The second time around, a "stronger magnifying glass with scratches in different places" is used to look at the specific locations in the genome reported by the challenge participants. By combining the data collected by those two different "magnifying glasses", and then comparing that against the cancer mutations submitted by the contest participants, the winner will then be determined.

We believe we are at the beginning of a transformation in medicine and basic research, driven by advances in genome sequencing and computing at scale. With the DREAM Challenge, we are all excited to be part of bringing researchers around the world to focus on this particular cancer research problem. To learn more about how to participate in the challenge register here.
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