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The strangest summer in recorded history
It is now April 10, 1815, and the day will soon be gone. The rumble of the eruption of Mount Tambora on an island off the coast of Indonesia can now be heard more than 2,000 kilometers away. Plumes of sulfurous fumes and ash shot thousands of meters into the sky, creating a dark storm cloud of spray and lightning. The eruption was the largest on record, but the impact was just beginning. Tambora rose into the air and spread across the globe, blocking the sun for an entire year. The dark and cold weather of 1816 had a devastating effect on agriculture, and famine spread across the northern hemisphere. As countries battle the pandemic, artists are hailing this seemingly apocalyptic era. It was a year without a summer—one of the darkest periods in human history.
By Rowan Sharkawy8 months ago in 01
Decoding Seamless AWS Migration: A Comprehensive Guide
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation, businesses are increasingly turning to cloud solutions for enhanced efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Amazon Web Services (AWS) stands out as a frontrunner in this realm, offering a robust platform for cloud computing. For businesses contemplating a migration to AWS cloud environment, the process may seem daunting. However, fear not – this comprehensive guide is here to decode the intricacies of seamless AWS migration.
By Abhishek Ranjan8 months ago in 01
Tulsi Vivah 2023
In the rich tapestry of Sanatana traditions, Tulsi Vivaha is a unique and sacred ritual. It’s the symbolic marriage of Tulsi, the Holy Basil plant, to theShaligram (ammonite) form of Lord Vishnu. This union is believed to bestow immense blessings and happiness.
By Aditya Sharma1118 months ago in 01
To peer Inside the Nanoworld: Let’s Put Electron Microscopy to Address Major Challenges in Material Science Industry
1. What is Electron Microscopy? Electron microscopy (EM) has practical applications in a wide range of fields, including materials science, microelectronics, biology, environmental science, and geology. Techniques based on EM are used to probe the structure and composition of materials, providing an understanding of their properties and behaviour.
By Rana Faryad8 months ago in 01
Set up and Develop Selenium WebDriver RSpec Test Scripts with TestWise IDE
The video below uses an Appium + WinAppDriver script to: Launch the TestWise IDE. Create a new Selenium + RSpec test project in TestWise IDE. Script a complete user login test script. Execute the newly created Selenium test.
By Zhimin Zhan8 months ago in 01
Exploring 2 Methods to Save Outlook Email as PDF with Attachments
Summary: Are you facing the challenge of converting your multitude of Outlook emails into PDF format while retaining attachments? Are you eager to discover the optimal methods to save Outlook emails as PDF files?
By OliviaMartin8 months ago in 01
Merging Physical Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Collective Super-Intelligent Miniaturized Robots
The current applications of PI are simple and limited to the mechanics (e.g., multistable structures, metamaterials, origami, kirigami), materials science (e.g., smart, stimuli-responsive and functional materials), robotics (e.g., soft robots, miniaturized robots), fluidics, active matter, biology, self-assembly, and collective systems. Hard and bulky robots are driven by Artificial intelligence (AI) in which a variety of sensors (including vision devices such as 2D/3D cameras, vibration sensors, proximity sensors, accelerometers, and other environmental sensors) are embedded in their assembly that feeds them with sensing data they can analyze and act upon in real-time. These developments are only focused on simple PI capabilities so far (e.g., responding to an external stimulus or interaction with the local environment), while there is an urgent need for more advanced PI capabilities for enabling intelligent machines (especially miniaturized robots) operating autonomously in real-world conditions. For example, most miniatured robots are driven by PI of their material systems and are incapable of interacting with humans and the environment through intellectual abilities that are typically inherent in biological organisms. For example, a few common uses of PI in miniaturized robots include:
By Rana Faryad8 months ago in 01
Guide to POTS / Analog Voice Decommissioning in 2022
We’re breaking out the rotary dial phones and going old-school in this blog about Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) – and why decommissioning traditional analog voice services is more complicated than it sounds.
By Dennis Thankachan8 months ago in 01
Power BI vs Tableau: Which is Better?
It has been for everyone to see that the modern business landscape is subject to cutthroat competition. Of course, businesses need a multifaceted approach to contend with such a market, but perhaps nothing has proven to be as crucial as business intelligence. All things considered and given the fantastic measure of information the world creates today, the capacity to change raw data into significant bits of knowledge has been immovably elected as the foundation of decision-making. Thus, as organizations acknowledge the crucial job of data visualization in guaranteeing informed choices, the choice of solution comes down to Microsoft Power BI and Tableau by Salesforce.
By Ryan Williamson8 months ago in 01
Ancient Rome
- [Narrator] The story of ancient Rome is a story of evolution, and the world's ability to adapt and survive for over 1,000 years. Rome began as a small village on the Tiber River in central Italy. Over the next few centuries, the country grew into an empire stretching from the North Pacific to the Persian Gulf. During this transition, Rome demonstrated political, military, and cultural power that became a great power and helped shape the Western world. The history of ancient Rome can be divided into three main periods: the imperial period, the republican period, and the imperial period. During the Imperial period, Rome was a monarchy, ruled by seven kings. According to legend, the first king of Rome was a man named Romulus. He and his twin brother Remus are said to have founded Rome in 753 BC. In 509 BC, Rome adopted a republican form of government, in which the country was governed by two annual representatives, known as orators and later orators. One of them was the famous general and diplomat Julius Caesar. Next is the Imperial period. It was marked by the rise of the Roman Empire and famous leaders such as Octavian, the first Roman emperor, who came to the throne in peacetime, and Nero, who was made the some scholars are the most corrupt emperors of Rome. Rome's importance and pride in its soldiers was essential to the development of its world, a need that was evident from the beginning of the Empire when Rome was a small village. Despite this, Rome conquered its neighboring countries. In the end, this rapid growth reached the Roman rule in the Italian peninsula and the entire Mediterranean, where they conquered Greece, Egypt and Carthage. Later Rome helped the military conquer territories as far as England and Iraq. The sheer size and growing population required advances in Roman technology. Aqueducts were built, increasing people's access to water, helping to improve public health and paving the way for the famous Roman baths. A 50,000 mile road system was also built. Although originally designed for the military, it facilitated the movement of people and ideas throughout the empire. The spread of ideas and increased contact with different cultures allowed other aspects of Roman culture to develop. The key to Rome's success and longevity was the empire's acceptance of the cultures of the regions it conquered. Rome received Latin from the neighboring country of Latium, where it became the official language of the kingdom and the ancestor of the Romance languages of Europe. The Romans also absorbed the culture of the ancient Etruscan states, including religion, the alphabet, and aspects of gladiatorial combat. However, no other nation was as powerful as the ancient Greeks. Their influence can be seen in Roman art and architecture. The Roman upper class commissioned paintings and statues modeled after Greek art. Greek architectural styles, such as columns, were used in Roman buildings such as the Pantheon and the Colosseum. The rise of Christianity was a cultural change that had great influence throughout the empire. This religion originated in the Middle East and received strong support from Constantine I, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He transformed Rome into a Christian state and encouraged the spread of the religion throughout Europe. In the fourth century, the Roman Empire fell after more than a thousand years of existence. Factors such as political corruption, economic crises, and class wars caused empires to collapse from within, while invasion and other military threats caused empires to collapse from without. Rome's ability to unite diverse cultures, dominate its rivals, and tailor its political system to the needs of its people is a lesson to be learned forever.
By Rowan Sharkawy8 months ago in 01
Titanic
- [Narrator] The turn of the 20th century saw a golden age of industry and prosperity in many Western countries. One aspect of this era came to epitomize its grandeur and ultimately its downfall, the Titanic. Commissioned by the British shipping company, White Star Line, the Titanic was created to satiate demand for luxury travel between Europe and North America. The ship's construction began in March 1909 in Belfast, Ireland. By the time it was sent to England for provisions, Titanic was one of the largest ships of its time. It was about 92 feet wide and 882.5 feet long, the length of nearly three football fields. With a height of about 175 feet, the ship above water was taller than most buildings. The Titanic also included new safety features such as 16 compartments designed to prevent the hull from flooding. This caused many to believe that the ship was unsinkable. Such confidence led to the unfortunate decision to cut the number of lifeboats on board in half in order to make the deck look clean and elegant. On April 10, 1912, Titanic left port in Southampton, England and embarked on its first and last voyage. It first stopped over in France and Ireland and by the time it set out on a long stretch of sea toward New York City, it had about 2,200 people on board. Unbeknownst to all, misfortune would arise just a few days into their voyage. On April 14 at approximately 9:40 and 10:55 p.m. Warnings were send to the Titanic's radio operators of ice fields but they were never relayed to the bridge. At about 11:40 p.m. nearly 500 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, lookout crew on the Titanic spotted an iceberg in the ship's path and sent word to the bridge, but it was too late. The iceberg grazed the right side of the ship causing its compartments, originally deemed watertight, to fill with water. Titanic's radio operators began sending out distress signals. At 12:20 a.m. one signal reached the ship Carpathia which began making its way to the Titanic at maximum speed. Around the same time, crew began loading women and children into the few lifeboats on board. In addition to the shortage of lifeboats, some of the ones used were not being filled to capacity stranding even more people on the sinking ship. For the next two hours, the front compartments of the Titanic filled with water causing the bow to sink and the stern to rise out of the water. At around 2:18 a.m., the ship snapped into two. The bow sank first followed by the stern a couple minutes later. Those who went down with the ship were left in the freezing waters. Over an hour later, at about 3:30 a.m., the Carpathia arrived to pick up passengers. Of the 2,200 people on the Titanic, only 705 survived. Soon after the disaster, both the United States and Great Britain conducted investigations and developed new safety measures for ships. They required ships to maintain a 24-hour radio watch and have enough lifeboats for all on board. They also helped establish the International Ice Patrol which monitors icebergs in the North Atlantic and warn ships of potential dangers. For decades Titanic was lost to the sea existing only as a ghost from a decadent past. In 1985, nearly 75 years after the ship sank a team led by National Geographic explorer-at-large, Bob Ballard, discovered the shipwreck off the coast of Canada. Little by little scientists have reconstructed the ship and its encounter with the iceberg giving us a better understanding of what exactly happened on that fateful day.
By Rowan Sharkawy8 months ago in 01