...In August 2011, on one of the main roads that runs through Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, a Prius—one of the cars in Google’s fleet of autonomous vehicles—caused a fender-bender. The accident happened, naturally, because there was a human behind the wheel. That's according to a new report by Google about its self-driving car project, a document that tallies every accident since it began testing its 32 vehicles on the roads in 2009. That sounds like it could be a massive dataset, considering the tens of thousands of accidents that happen on American roadways each year. It actually isn’t: “In the six years of our project, we’ve been involved in 12 minor accidents during more than 1.8 million miles of autonomous and manual driving combined,” Google wrote. “Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.” Not once! In the case of the fender bender four summers ago, a Google employee—yes, a human—was to blame. He had borrowed the car to run a quick errand and ended up rear-ending another car. (“He was not using the vehicle to test our autonomous technology,” Google wrote, and the car ended up sustaining “some damage.”) So what ended up being probably a pretty bad day for that Google employee—imagine telling your boss you crashed the driverless car—turns out to be a tidy example of the key difference between human drivers and algorithmic ones. Namely: Robots are much, much better drivers than humans. Google’s descriptions of the other accidents...
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...search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Its mission statement from the outset was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," and its unofficial slogan was "Don't be evil." In 2004, Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Googleplex. Google Management Style - Google Inc. is such a huge international company. And from a manager’s point of view, it is quite interesting to know how a very big company like Google chooses to manage its organization and keep it well ahead of the competition. Google remains to be the top company when it comes search engine marketing and pay per click campaigns. Google’s success has a lot to do with the way they let their people go about their respective work. Looking through the Google management style, it is easy to note that they don’t follow the traditional methods in handling their internal business. Being an online entity, the company surely knows how to go about management in a very unconventional manner. After all, the company won’t receive the Best Environment...
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...Assignment 1: Innovation from Google’s Free Food Strategy Workplace Student: Marisa Andrade Professor: ANTHONY MUSCIA Course: BUS 302 Date: October 27, 2015 In the type of job that I do it is very important if not to say critical that we have effective communication skills. For the past three years I have been working in the HR department of a small corporation. We have 314 employees. At the location were I am based we have 270 operator employees. These people are responsible for receiving the raw materials and producing the products the company sells. They are also the ones who are more exposed to suffering injuries inside the plant. And this is what takes me to one of the times I experienced effective communication in the work environment. Assignment 1: Innovation from Google’s Free Food Strategy Due Week 4 and worth 300 points Google is widely known for its workplace creativity and innovation within the technology field. Its search engine is the most extensively used search tool in the world, its data analytics are revolutionary, and it continues to raise the bar for innovation and design with Google Glass, smart watches, and mobile phones. Google has been featured in dozens of technology and business magazines. Additionally, Fortune Magazine’s list of the “Best Companies to Work For 2014” has ranked Google number one (#1). This ranking is largely due to employee benefits such as free meals, dry cleaning services, video games, massage therapy, in-door gyms, shuttle services...
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...diversity of people and their experiences. Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful (Company). There are three business models that can lead a company to great success and make the company worth millions. These three business models are, consumer devices, ad-supported consumer services, and business software-as-a-service. Google had just about maximized their potential in the ad-supported consumer services model (Google’s). This is what makes Google such a successful company for both employees and users around the world. Google is committed to bringing together people—in our workforce, our industry, and on the web—who have a broad range of attributes, experiences, and points of view. We believe our differences make us stronger, and produce better, more innovative work. (Diversity) There are all kinds of people that work for Google, all different people from all different backgrounds and areas of profession. These people are just like the campus of Google; they are academically inclined, they can also think outside of the...
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...Case Study Mountain vew community hospital Case Study Mountain vew community hospital 2014 Case Study: Mountain View Community Hospital 1. Mountain View Community Hospital (MVCH) wants to provide better services than their current deliverables. Therefore, databases can help MVCH reach their goal through making relational applications provide information about clients or patients without having a book or paperwork to search for every time. A centralized database application that is not a conjunction of separate applications makes information fluid and accessible without much of a hassle. For example, when a surgeon at MVCH would want information of a patient who has visited before, the surgeon could run an application on a handheld device that collects information from the database. At the same time, when the doctor is checking the file information on the patient, the nurse or other staff member can also access the information of the patient to know what is wrong with the patient exactly. This was, the efficiency of doctors and other members of the hospital can work in collaboration flawlessly. If the database is managed well, when government inspections are taken, the hospital can provide the required information as soon as possible, keeping the hospital’s integrity to the mark with the government. 2. Database technology can take various forms when it comes to complying with security standards of patients and their information. Firstly, the database can hold...
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...my life and that was in 2006, indoors on manmade snow in Dubai, an experience that both terrified and elated me all at the same time. It wasn’t until 2008 and the epic snow storm that blanketed most of the nation that I decided to give it another go. Of course I had a few friends who were goading me into trying it, as I normally made fun of snowboarding or any other snow sports for that matter. I used to think it was too expensive, dangerous, and a waste of time. Why would I go out in the cold on purpose? Why would I pay to strap a sled to my feet and do crazy things? All of these questions and more went through my head while I was driving a group of Aussie friends up to Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, BC where I was planning to go snowshoeing and take photos. When we arrived at the mountain the sky started dumping snow, something it wasn’t’ doing when we started off from the city. It would make for a good snowshoeing experience, but would limit the photo opportunities. So, with that I decided to cave into the peer pressure I was feeling and give snowboarding another try. Keep in mind that only other time I had been strapped to a snowboard was in the United Arab Emirates on fake snow in August in the middle of the desert. The gear was smelly and sweaty from hundreds of other users, but it seemed solid and didn’t cost that much. It felt like I was carrying a coffee table with some attachment points for my feet. I wasn’t the only one in the group who had to rent equipment...
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...I have always loved the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee during the fall season. The brilliant, colorful leaves of red, yellow, orange and brown glisten in the sunlight. Leaves dancing from the limbs of massive tall trees as the wind blows swiftly across the ridges. The smell of pine is coming from the beautiful lush pine trees. Early morning brings a white cloud of fog from deep in the valley, making it appear as if one were sitting on top a giant cloud. Being welcome by large antler deer, fluffy rabbits, singing birds are a few emerging from the dark forest. Long narrow creeks flowing through the mountainside. The narrow, bumpy road winding around the mountainside, climbing higher and higher. On one side, there is a hill of nothing but brown dirt and luscious pines that seem to travel to the heavens. However; on the other hand, the elevation drops drastically into never land. As I look down, all I can see is colorful, vibrant tree tops swaying in the wind. I dislike thinking what could happen if my tire were to slip off the narrow road edge. Bringing my eyes back looking straight ahead I notice the image of something entirely large just ahead of me. Approaching closer, I see a baby cub who must have wandered off from its mother. It appears to have fluffy brown fur and big brown eyes. Playing in the roadway, rolling around like a small child until it spots me. It gets up and walks towards my car. Not showing an ounce of fear, it sniffs my car and looks at me. My window is cracked...
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...famous Kilimanjaro Mountain. The most exciting thing about this mountain is its snow covered exterior as opposed to the bursting with lava interior core. Moses has always been fascinated by this fact and wants to visit the mountain by climbing it. He has been warned by many that the trek is strenuous and that it needs proper training and stamina to actually reach the top. Moses’s interest in climbing and experiencing the Kilimanjaro mountain, its environment and wildlife rose high when he learnt that it is listed as an official site amongst the seven natural wonders of the world. His close friend Jemima is very excited to go on the trek with Moses. She asks him to tell her all he knows about the mountain. Moses is very excited and tells her, “Mount Kilimanjaro is a wonder. It is not only a snow covered peak with an altitude of 5,895m above sea level but also a dormant volcano in a 1.5 mile wide crater as a part of the Kibo portion of the mountain. Kilimanjaro is not only the tallest peak in Africa but also the ‘highest free standing mountain’ in the world. This is opposed to the other mountains that are widespread as mountain ranges. There are many peculiar features to this natural wonder. It is located just 3 degrees south of equator which is an area known for high temperatures, but Kilimanjaro has a permanent snow covered peak all year long. This is an extremely astonishing feature and a natural phenomenon. Basically the enormous height of the mountain is responsible...
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...“There are mountains in central Alabama?” I asked. My intrigue turned into a Cheaha State Park weekend getaway. Nightfall and a pushy headwind created navigation challenges on the twisting road, with multiple S-curves and steady ascents. Ramping upwards, sparkling silver stars peeked from the skies, welcoming us to this secluded forested haven. Your weekend experience awaits, complete with hiking, history, and southern comfort food. Dominating the landscape of the Talladega National Forest, Mount Cheaha rises 2,407 feet above sea level. Cheaha State Park, opened in 1933, is Alabama’s oldest continuously operating state park and accessible in less than two hours’ drive time from either Birmingham, Alabama or Atlanta, Georgia. Upon arrival, stop at the Country Store and Gift Shop for overnight check-in. Whether you are purchasing firewood, securing hiking maps, picking up picnic supplies, munching boiled peanuts, or panning for gold, this is the hub of human...
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...life experiences some of them are amazed and some bad. You cannot learn if you don't have any bad experiences or struggles in your life. I had full of amazing and incredible events, wonders that changing my moods and attitudes. One of the best and the most excited things I have ever had to do was my trip to Lake Archman, the pearl and treasure of Turkmen land. It is usual sunny day when we were about to leaving our busy and noisy city and get to the long road that are passing through the high and huge mountains of Turkmen Kopetdag. People went to the mountains on vacation for two reasons: to have fun and enjoy the view. We wanted to enjoy both of them. But first we agreed to go to Lake Archman. And while we were on the way to lake, my teacher said: “Listen! Now we are on the way to the Archman, and I want to you not to sleep in order to enjoy the beauty of nature.” And some of us really didn’t sleep after her advice, trying to get a real pleasure from staring at the grand mountains. As a final point, we reaching the place where everybody changed their face and had a big smile, which showed that all of us were really pleased of seeing our magic lake. Next day, after having a good lunch, my friends and classmates go to the beach for swimming and having a sunbath. When I saw the shining and blue like a sky water that was charming all of us, I hurried to it and noticed that not only I was running like a wild and crazy animal, but all of my classmates did the same thing....
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...Certificate 3 Fundamentals Drawing and Design Principles Teachers: Rachel Bowak an Naomi Zouwer My self portrait is view of a Brazilian beach. I used the beach to try describe myself because that is where my family and I spend a lot of time together. I would like talk about principles oj design. I made the harmony between the colors by using the same colors to paint the umbrella and with these colors I painted all the elements of myself portrait. The umbrella is a collage and also it is a non-representation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which is a martial art from Brazil. I have done it for 15 years, and I am teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Canberra, and the jiu-jitsu is a good job for me because it gives me some security here, The umbrella is a metaphor for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in my life. The mountain, the sand and the ocean are made with the same kind of lines. I used organic lines to draw it, so these lines are in harmony between them. Jesus Cristo on top of the mountain is a representation of my religion, so it is high because it is really important for myself. I made it with black ink. There are chairs and these chairs are empty. It is a metaphor about how I feel now in relation with my family, and again i used the black ink. I scrub the green leaves on the paper to make the mountains. The sky is purple, and it represents the freedom in my life. I made the sky, the sand and the ocean with gouache. ...
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...were a cordon drawn round the upper part of these great peaks beyond which no man may go. The truth of course lies in the fact that, at altitudes of 25,000 feet and beyond, the effects of low atmospheric pressure upon the human body are so severe that really difficult mountaineering is impossible and the consequences even of a mild storm may be deadly, that nothing but the most perfect conditions of weather and snow offers the slightest chance of success, and that on the last lap of the climb no party is in a position to choose its day . . .1 Eric Shipton, Upon that Mountain O A RAPID DESCENT He was 24,000 feet above sea level, but the light was fading, and so Jai Jaikumar knew that he had little time to admire the view. It was 4 p.m. on a summer day in 1966, and Jai, an engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology, stood with one of his closest climbing buddies at the summit of a Himalayan mountain. The final ascent that day, beginning at high camp at 2 a.m., had been rougher and more difficult than the pair had anticipated. They had originally set 1 p.m. as their “turnaround time,” the point at which considerations of safety dictate that climbers should abandon their ascent and head back to high camp. However, the prospect of waiting a few more days to again challenge the summit held little appeal for Jai and his companion. They were both healthy and experienced at climbing despite their youth, and so when 1 p.m. came, the decision to press on had been easy...
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...I bought a book from crossword; he packed the book and added two bookmarks into my pack. A thought came to my mind. Why do I need a bookmark? I can easily memorize the page number and the next time resume from the same page when I resume reading, or read them all over to reach to the point where I stopped reading. But not all have a blessed memory; moreover, there are better things to remember, my grandpa would rather bookmark and rely on it to help him resume reading. It’s a kind of simple index, isn’t it? This article focuses on how MS SQL Server uses indexes to read and write data. Data is arranged by SQL Server in the form of extents and pages. Each extent is of size 64 KB, having 8 pages of 8KB sizes. An extent may have data from multiple or same table, but each page holds data from a single table only. Logically, data is stored in record sets in the table. We have fields (columns) identifying the type of data contained in each of the record sets. A table is nothing but a collection of record sets; by default, rows are stored in the form of heaps unless a clustered index has been defined on the table, in which case, record sets are sorted and stored on the clustered index. The heaps structure is a simple arrangement where the inserted record is stored in the next available space on the table page. Heaps seem a great option when the motive is simply storing data, but when data retrieval steps in, this option back fires. An index acts as a fire fighter in this scenario. Indexes...
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...Interview Questions for hiring an Oracle mid-level developer in an IT organization General Questions: • Please tell us a little about the organization that you work for and your role in it. • Do you see yourself as a nut and bold developer or more of team lead role within your organization • Do you have any issues with working on all phases of a project (such as Analysis, Design, Coding, Documentation and Implementation)? Under your current role, do you work in all these phases yourself or are you usually involved with one particular phase? General Oracle Database and PL/SQL Questions: • Do you have any experience with Autonomous Transactions in Oracle database? The purpose is to complete (commit/rollback) a transaction in a called procedure irrespective of the transaction state in the calling procedure. • Have you ever encountered a situation with Mutating Tables and what did you do to work around it? When a table is in state of transition it is said to be mutating. eg: If a row has been deleted then the table is said to be mutating and no operations can be done on the table except select. • What’s your experience with Oracle Forms and Reports. Where would you implement bulk of business rules so as to make your coding more modular in Oracle Forms? PLL’s (PL/SQL Libraries). • What is referential integrity? Rules governing the relationships between primary keys and foreign keys of tables within a relational database that determine data consistency. Referential ...
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...UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONAL DATABASES Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Name 03/05/2016 RELATIONAL DATABASES Being a data administrator is to handle and organize the bulk of data masses for easy and convenient retrieval of the information at any point of time. I generally believe that compiling a bulk of data is very difficult task for anyone who has the responsibility to manage the information. Therefore, here we go through and understand the concept of relational databases and use of tables designed to manage the data for the problem cases in our daily life. A relational database is a defined group of data items systematized and controlled as a set of formally defined tables from which the collected and unmanageable data can be reassembled or accessed in various different techniques deprived of having to restructure the pre-arranged database tables (Rouse, n.d.). According to Codd (1982), “Relational processing entails treating whole relationships as operands. Its primary purpose is loop-avoidance, an absolute requirement for end users to be productive at all, and a clear productivity booster for application programmers” (p.298). It comprises of designed data tables that are connected together in some important way. For instance, consider an organization that offers items to clients. The organization keeps up a database of the items it offers. Every item has a one of a kind code so it can be uniquely recognized. The item database comprises of a table, and each...
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