Embedded real-time systems are combinations of hardware and software fully integrated into the systems they control. Due to the continuous technological evolution in the hardware and software and the diversity of the targeted areas of application, these systems have become omnipresent in our
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… set up to recognise the literary talent of the region and writing about the Highlands. The shortlist is to be published in April and the winner will be announced at the Ullapool Book Festival on 11 May. The Highland Society of London and Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre are involved in the prize.
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I was 18 when I went on Willy's writing course and it changed everything. That beacon of the original musical is still out there for me. When I look at what I really want to do I can attribute it all to the pain, but the challenge, of creating a new story and a new musical, which is phenomenally rare in this
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Facebook has introduced major changes to the types of posts, videos and photos that will appear on the News Feed of its more than two billion users. The company said on Thursday that it would prioritise content that has been shared by friends and family while de-emphasizing content from publishers
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Patricia Miswa left Kenya last year in August to pursue Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota. On Thursday last week her mother tried calling her but she did not answer. The mother later called the hostel management who together with the police discovered Patricia's lifeless body
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(MENAFN Editorial) Phoenix, AZ (January 11, 2018) TCK Publishing recognizes Self-published, Traditionally published and self-published authors. This publishing always invites writers to contribute their thoughts to the Readers' Choice Book Awards Contest. Now, Lyon Media, the most popular
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News publishers “blame themselves” rather than technology platforms for their commercial difficulties, but have become increasingly worried about the power of the latter, according to a study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the University of Oxford. Almost half – 44 per cent – of
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We are fortunate to have a country home in the Catskills where we can escape city life. An eight-year-old neighbor often crosses our meadow or bikes over to stop by for a visit. While I'd like to think I'm the featured attraction, his visits are not just to see me; of much greater interest is our basement with its
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Facebook is to implement a major change on its news feed that will deprioritise content from publishers and brands, in favour of that from users' friends and family. In a post on his own page, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company had recently had feedback from its community that public
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Publishers have taken to buying their own inventory as a way to identify fraud in their supply chain. But even when they do uncover bad actors, they rarely name and shame offenders, preferring to release bulk data and comment on the industry as a whole. Why? For one thing, the publisher could end up
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The social media giant is now looking to prioritise posts from friends and family as opposed to posts from brands, publishers and advertisements to in users' newsfeed. Facebook is now looking to push content that sparks conversations among family and friends thus organisations on the platform may
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A rendering of Hotel Carmichael, which will be developed in Carmel City Center. (Submitted photo). The City of Carmel has released architectural designs of the soon-to-be constructed luxury hotel in the Carmel City Center area right across from The Palladium. Hotel Carmichael is a combination of the
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