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soon-palestine · 13 days

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The occupied municipality of Haifa declares a state of emergency in the city @AlMayadeenNews

Occupation media: A second wave of drones was launched from Iran

“Israeli” sources to “Israeli” Army Radio: The Iranian attack includes cruise missiles, not just drones.

Zionist media: Yemen also launched drones towards the “Israeli” occupation

Informed Iranian sources to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: The Iranian Army and Revolutionary Guard jointly launched dozens of suicide marches towards “Israel” about an hour ago. Attacks with Iranian drones were launched from the Iranian provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdistan

Iranian television announces the start of a massive attack with marches launched by the Revolutionary Guards on “Israeli” targets in occupied Palestine @AlMayadeenNews

US officials to New York Times: Iran is likely to try to synchronize the drone attack with faster-moving missiles, which will be launched later

Senior “Israeli” official to occupation media: The Iranian attack includes “hundreds of attacking drones”

Occupation media: Reports of a third wave of drones from Iran towards “Israel”

Iranian Shahed drones can be heard flying to occupied Palestine @PressTV

Hebrew Channel 12: The occupation “army” is now carrying out a massive attack in the heart of Lebanon

IRGC: We carried out an operation with drones and missiles in response to the Zionist entity’s crime of bombing our consulate in Damascus. The operation was carried out with dozens of missiles and drones to strike specific targets in the occupied territories.

Occupation media: For the first time since the war on Gaza, there are no “Israeli” planes over the Gaza Strip due to the Iranian threat

US National Security Council spokeswoman: The Iranian attack is likely to continue for several hours

Security source to occupation media: The government’s instructions included entering shelters more protected from precision missiles

For reference, travel times from Iran to “Israel”

Ballistic missile - 12 minutes Cruise missile - 2 hours UAV (Drones) - 9 hours

(UAVs were reportedly launched from Iran)

Sources for Press TV: Iranian drones approach Jordan's airspace

Biden: The United States will support “Israel’s” defense against these threats from Iran

US intelligence source to occupation media: The drones may be a distraction for launching missiles from Iran

Jordanian security officials to Reuters: Jordan is preparing to confront any Iranian aircraft that violates its airspace

Military analyst for @qudsn

The Iranian response will be in 3 successive waves:

Launching dozens of marches directed at the occupation

Marches and strikes from the regions of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon to disperse Israeli defense systems

Guided ballistic missiles

Press TV: “Israeli” air defense systems are facing cyber attacks

Hebrew Channel 14: A state of hysteria afflicts the “Israeli” public after waiting for the Iranian response

US Official to @AJArabic : Our forces have not yet taken any action to confront the Iranian attack

US Official to AJ: The Iranian attack targets multiple sites inside “Israel”

Note: Settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of this time and intensifying their pogroms. One child was killed within the past hour and they’re expanding to more villages

AJ: Heavy flight of “Israeli” warplanes in northern “Israel”

Jordan declares a state of emergency following the Iranian attack on “Israel” @Reuters

Iran's Foreign Minister: Necessary warnings have been given to U.S @PressTV

Occupation media: Iran launched hundreds of drones in addition to cruise missiles as part of its attack against “Israel”

Occupation media: The “war cabinet” is being held in the underground bunker of the Ministry of “Security”

“Israeli” military officials to NYTimes: “Israel” evacuated military bases, launched planes, and prepared air defenses

Occupation media: Initial intercepts of drones in Syrian airspace

US official to Bloomberg: A simultaneous attack with drones and missiles may confuse the “Israeli” air defense system, as it may reach different speeds, altitudes, and directions

UK Prime Minister Sunak: I condemn in the strongest terms the reckless attack carried out by the Iranian regime against “Israel” Britain will continue to defend the security of “Israel” and its regional partners, including Jordan and Iraq.

French Foreign Minister: We condemn in the strongest terms the Iranian attack on “Israel”

Zionist military source to ABC: Iran only targets military sites

US Speaker of the House: We must show our full determination to stand by "Israel"

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #iran

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USAF adds Command and Control capability to the KC-135 aircraft

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 09/28/2023 - 16:00in Military

A Stratotanker KC-135 assigned to the 151ª Air Refueling Wing takes off during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)

During the recent Northern Edge 2023 exercise, the KC-135 Stratotanker was equipped with new command and control capabilities, marking a departure from its traditional 50-year function of providing fuel support for military aircraft during operations.

Equipped with the Tanker Intelligent Gateway (TIG) system from Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, the KC-135 demonstrated during this exercise its ability to connect different networks, inside and outside the line of sight. This Smart Gateway uses sensor data to make decisions.

Military sensors are getting smarter, but generating a lot of data. To deal with this, different military devices must be able to share information, even if they have not been designed to work together.

The Raytheon Multi-Program Testbed takes off during the Northern Edge 23-2 exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)

To solve this problem, the Intelligent Gateway system transforms disconnected platforms into connectivity access points for data passage. During the Northern Edge, for example, the Intelligent Gateway, combined with a command center and battle space control capability, demonstrated how the KC-135 could serve as a command and control node to conduct battle management and dynamic target selection.

This modified KC-135, provided by the Utah National Air Guard, flew alongside the Multi-Program Testbed, a modified Boeing 727 equipped with advanced sensors from Raytheon (also an RTX company) during the exercise. In this joint operation, the KC-135 transferred target designation data on simulated threats at the tactical boundary, showing its new command and control capabilities.

More than 500 OSS air battle managers joined a KC-135 test team to simulate combat and share data during Northern Edge 2023. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)

Major Mike Starley, director of the test detachment of the KC-135 National Guard National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, highlighted the importance of this advance, stating: "We have only a certain number of surveillance aircraft available, and in a theater as large as the Indo-Pacific, there will be many areas without command and control. However, we will always have a tanker plane present. Now we can make the most of all this available space and use the KC-135, which is already engaged in combat, for command and control."

RMT uses a combination of radar and electronic intelligence sensors to capture information about simulated threats that are then passed on to allied players for improved command and control.

The Multi-Program Testbed demonstrated the ability to collect intelligence data from multiple sources, called multi-INT, while demonstrates data synchronization and prioritization using artificial intelligence and machine learning. This simplified data analysis and improved situational awareness for military aircraft.

Intelligent Gateway connectivity combined with the Battlespace Command and Control Center air battle management hardware/software provides command and control capabilities for ABMs conducting a C2 distributed tactical experiment during NE 23-2. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)

The test platform contained advanced processing software called Nimbus Rush, along with AI-enabled machine-to-machine communications that prioritized multi-INT data and distributed it to various aircraft, including the KC-135 Stratotanker refuel and C-17 and C-130 transport aircraft. These data provided these aircraft with greater awareness of the simulated threats.

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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022, Germany)

As a film buff, I retain a preference to reading a book first before seeing its adaptation. But with how many movies I see in a year – sometimes not realizing that a movie is a literary adaptation before starting it – and given how many original source materials are out-of-print or little-read (let alone how slow a reader I am), this is often too difficult a proposition. I make an attempt, however possible, to learn about the themes of an adapted book I was not able to read before heading into a film write-up. Strict fidelity to the text is not a requirement; yet a film adaptation should adhere to the spirit of the text. Any significant changes to that requires the change be done with artistic intelligence and sensitivity. Especially when the adapted book in question is significant in a peoples’ or a nation’s consciousness. Published in 1929, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a landmark novel in anti-war literature and remains – for its depiction of World War I on the bodies and minds of the young men sent to fight it – an important part of modern Germany’s sociopolitical identity.

Lewis Milestone’s 1930 film adaptation at Universal with Lew Ayres was the first cinematic masterpiece following the introduction of synchronized sound and the era of the silent film. Now steps in Edward Berger’s German-language adaptation for Netflix, starring Felix Kammerer, in hopes of reminding viewers that Im Westen nichts Neues (roughly “Nothing New in the West”) is, despite its universal appeal, fundamentally a German story. Berger’s All Quiet is a stupendous technical masterpiece – harrowing visual and sound effects, overflowing with blood and mud. It is among the most technically accomplished war movies this side of Saving Private Ryan (1998). Along the way, Berger’s All Quiet tries for too much, and betrays the characterizations and the intent of Remarque’s novel. With some of its violent scenes shot too aesthetically pleasing alongside an offensive and disrespectful electronic score, 2022’s All Quiet casts the French civilians and soldiers as “the enemy” rather than fellow victims. It veers perilously close to fetishizing the violence within.

Before a brief synopsis, it seems appropriate to reproduce Remarque’s epigraph to All Quiet on the Western Front here:

This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war.

It is 1917, and the Great War has been plodding along for three years. Along with his friends Ludwig Behm (Adrian Grünewald), Albert Kropp (Aaron Hilmer), and Franz Müller (Koritz Klaus), student Paul Bäumer (Kammerer) enlists in the Imperial German Army. They all receive uniforms that, unbeknownst to them, belonged to German soldiers killed in action. Skipping almost entirely over basic training, Paul and his friends deploy to the Western Front, on the French side of the Belgium/France border. There, they befriend Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky (Albrecht Schuch) and Tjaden Stackfleet (Edin Hasanovic), who are several years older and have been fighting since close to the war’s beginning. These young men muddle on in drenched trenches, freezing weather, and their comrades’ horrific deaths. Parallel to the plight of Paul and his fellow soldiers is German politician Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl), who secretly travels by train to the Forest of Compiègne to negotiate with French General Ferdinand Foch (Thibault de Montalembert) an armistice.

Also featuring in this film are Devid Striesow as the so-villainous-he-must-be-a-moustache-twirler General Friedrichs, as well as Andreas Döhler and Sebastian Hülk as two German officers.

This All Quiet on the Western Front occasionally frames its violent scenes as too painterly, the combat infrequently choreographed too closely to action movies (e.g., 2017’s Dunkirk is sometimes more of a suspense movie than it is a war movie and Sam Mendes’ 1917 from 2019 is an aesthetic challenge and action movie first, war film second). The opening moments are a dolly shot that linger over a patchwork of corpses strewn about No Man’s Land, with the dull rattle of machine gun fire occasionally disturbing the soil. There is an almost gawking approach to how cinematographer James Friend hovers over the bodies. One character’s death is shrouded in a blinding angelic light – applying too picturesque a technique for a non-fantastical moment. Some exceptions to this voyeuristic, perhaps fetishistic approach to framing warfare appears, including the frightening emergence of French tanks through a cloud of gas. Berger succeeds in displaying war for all its brutality. The film’s sheen, however, comes off as too aggressive and its camerawork reflecting a Netflix-esque polish.

The most glaring misstep from the screenplay by Berger, Ian Stokell, and Lesley Paterson is to include any perspectives not involving Paul and his most immediate comrades. Depicting the insights of Erzberger, Foch, and the fictional General Friedrichs removes one of the central pillars of why All Quiet on the Western Front was such a revolutionary piece of literature. Remarque’s novel, at a time when “anti-war” narrative art was in its infancy, was one of the first war narratives that concentrated entirely on common soldiers – not the officers that commanded them or the politicians that guided them.

Before focusing on Paul and his friends, let us get the officers and politicians out of the way first. The insertion of the armistice negotiations and Gen. Friedrichs’ beliefs over politicians selling the Germany army out – more on this fiction shortly – stunts Paul and his friends’ respective character growths. And despite a decent performance from Brühl, these scenes (except for the final time the elite appear) play out repetitively: Erzberger pleads to Foch for a ceasefire, Foch demands a conditional surrender that will heavily punish Germany, and Erzberger mulls over the terms of surrender. This is all distracting from the common soldiers’ experiences, and provides as much cinematic or educational value as an amateur historical reenactment.

Berger’s stated justification for including these scenes – and letting them drag on too long in the film’s second half – is reasonable. Over the last decade, the actions of far right political groups in Germany have become more visible. These contemporary groups espouse the myths that some in 1920s and ‘30s Germany used to justify the nation’s actions leading up to World War II – all which monolithized and exploited German WWI trauma to serve repugnant purposes. The emotional imbalance of the Erzberger*/Foch scenes paints France and the Allies as an unforgiving “other”, as well as the war’s eventual “victors” (the Allies did prevail in WWI, but Remarque sees no winners in warfare). For a work never meant to be an accusation and written in between the World Wars, the proto-fascist Gen. Friedrichs spits out an early form of the stab-in-the-back conspiracy theory‡. His behavior and appearance, eerily reminiscent of Allied propaganda of Germans as “the Hun”, casts him as the film’s obvious villain. These decisions all provide Berger’s All Quiet with a juxtaposition of morality more appropriate in a WWII movie than one for the Great War.

Beyond the implications of historical morality, Berger, Stokell, and Paterson’s screenplay undermines, at almost every juncture, Remarque’s critiques of the nationalism that began World War I. The decision to have Paul and his friends join the military in 1917 rather than 1914 (as it is in the book) makes it more difficult to have Paul and his friends to have conversations about the nature and the origins of this war. Instead, the screenplay keeps such dialogue to a minimum. As a result, Berger relies on cinematographer James Friend (in his first motion picture of note) to show us close-ups of Paul’s face to reveal his thoughts. In his film debut, Felix Kammerer is doing all he can with his facial and physical acting, but after a certain point this take on Paul results in him being an empty vessel.

Indeed, in Remarque’s book, Paul Bäumer is very much a reactive rather than proactive character. But that does not mean he is without deep introspection, as he is in this 2022 adaptation. Rather than someone who slowly realizes the nationalistic folly of WWI (“We loved our country as much as they; we went courageously into every action; but also we distinguished the false from true, we had suddenly learned to see.”), muses on how wars begin, and is anything but resigned to war’s inevitability, Kammerer’s Paul emotes and says nothing about these aspects of the war. Any critique from nationalism comes not from Paul in this adaptation, but from Gen. Friedrichs’ cartoonishly villainous behavior and Paul’s teachers in the film’s opening minutes. Paul and his friends are no battlefield geniuses, nor are they intellectuals. But the monotony of war – in the absence and presence of violence – grants them knowledge no classroom can give, wisdom that no elder can impart.

Berger, Stokell, and Paterson have the gall to delete entirely arguably the most critical passage in the book: Paul’s return home after being granted time for rest and recreation. After a lengthy spell fighting in the trenches, Paul’s leave completes his development as a naïve and adventure-seeking student to a detached, disillusioned man. Nationalism manipulates his father and others – mostly older men – into believing the justness of the conflict, that serving one’s country in warfare is glorious.

By contrast, Lewis Milestone’s 1930 adaptation takes Paul’s reunion with his teacher a step further than the book. In that version, instead of a chance encounter at a parade ground, Paul visits his teacher during class, with his newest students a rapt audience. The scene that follows is not subtle. But in the context of Milestone’s adaptation, the film earns it. As Paul, Lew Ayres refuses to gift his former teacher the heroic narrative he requests – paraphrasing Horace, decrying nationalism, and simply stating: “We try not to be killed; sometimes we are. That’s all.” One figures these are the words, delivered in sullen fury, by WWI’s veterans. Berger’s adaptation again leans too heavily on Kammerer to relate any semblance of the above ideas. There is no analogue scene to juxtapose the behavioral and psychological differences between battlefront and homefront, no character or even a faraway figure for Paul to verbally challenge. Kammerer’s Paul does undergo a behavioral and cognitive shift by the conclusion of 2022’s All Quiet. Yet, his transformation is not nearly as dramatic as the narrative needs it to be. These failures all stem from a screenplay that might as well have been titled something else. It is damningly incurious about Paul and his friends.

Major movie studio film scores are moving in a particular direction: amelodic, electronic, experimental, metallic, and minimalistic. It seems, by how awards voting bodies and audiences are reacting to such music, what I am about to write paints me more of an outlier than ever.

Composer Volker Bertelmann (also known as his stage name Hauschka; 2016’s Lion) concocts an anachronistic score that includes all these elements. Devoid entirely of recognizable melody (droning strings), Bertelmann’s score has one repetitive three-note idea – I refuse to call this a motif, as it lacks any sense of development from its first to final appearances – that damages and dominates the movie. Inserted in strangely timed moments and meant to intensify dread, Bertelmann’s idea begins from the root note (B♭), up a minor third (D♭), then descends a minor sixth (F). Bertelmann plays these three notes fortissimo, with synthesizer mimicking blaring brass – trust me, you know the sound and you may know its worst practitioners. When recurring underneath the strings, the idea modulates. Memorable as it may be, this metallic sound is more appropriate for hyping young men before a battle or at a rave rather than suggesting dread. Even worse: this is disruptive music. There is a healthy balance to when music should or should not accompany the imagery onscreen. One should notice music in a movie, and it should empower – but not completely overshadow – the emotions and ideas in respect to a certain scene. Bertelmann’s interruptions appear mostly in calms before the proverbial storms. These are the moments the characters and the audience should collect themselves before the killing restarts. Thus, his three-note idea abuses and instantly overstays its welcome.

Is there a place for such colorless, obnoxious, and offensively manipulative music in film? Certainly. Just not in anything entitled All Quiet on the Western Front.

On its surface, a German-language film adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front would restore a cultural and linguistic authenticity to Remarque’s text, one of the most important literary works in German history. To some extent, Berger succeeds. His All Quiet is a technical wonder, but its human interest is nil. Remarque’s prose is not the most accomplished, but his subjective descriptions of trench warfare and his characters’ philosophizing in moments of boredom and quiet were unlike anything almost any Western reader ever encountered. We, the readers, grow alongside Paul and his friends. In 1930, the viewers saw a small group of friends – Milestone’s adaptation is unique in that Paul does not truly emerge as the main character until halfway through the film – see their youth and optimism pummeled away with each shelling and charge. A humanity remains, but tenuously. Berger’s adaptation treads an easier path by inserting a reenactment of the armistice negotiations and expediting Paul’s characterization by immediately dismantling his inwardness and sense of hope.

As a document of a generation’s experiences, a critique of that era’s nationalism that led to the conflict, and a common soldier’s processing of the war’s origin and purpose, this is a poor adaptation of Remarque’s novel. It clears the hurdle in anti-war narratives by decrying warfare as ugly. Beyond this basic expectation, it accomplishes little else.

My rating: 6/10

* Erzberger was assassinated by the far-right terrorist organization Organisation Consul (OC) in 1921. The group was disbanded the year after, but its former members were absorbed into the Nazi Party’s Schutzstaffel (SS).

‡ This conspiracy theory was primarily associated with Jews, but the Nazis also extended it to the political elite that negotiated the surrender. And as if it weren’t obvious enough, one of our German characters is stabbed in the back in the film’s concluding minutes.

For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.

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pyrasterran · 1 year

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Tiqna are a unique biomechanical technology that the Hafjin employ, unlike any other on Earth. Using special internal perpetual energy engines, they can operate for months without needing recharging, and their versatile AI system allows all Tiqna appliances to communicate seamlessly with each other. Only Hafjin can operate Tiqna, at which point blue lines light up across their body signifying the activation.

The most impressive of Tiqna creations are the colossal bioships employed primarily by the Hafjin Junta. These massive war machines are not only capable of flight through sky, water and space, but can also shapeshift into combat forms designed to duel against Great Beasts with greater precision.

The bioships of the Hafjin's home world were the last resort project against their own Great Beasts, but while they were able to stem the tide of destruction during the Astral Awakening, things had progressed past the point of no return for the Hafjin, forcing them to take as many as they could with them through the Astral Plane to the world they now inhabit. Many more were lost in the war for peace, but combined with the efforts of the other neo-races it was enough for humanity to survive to the Astral Age. Today, there are very few living bioships still in activity, with the lions share of them being under Junta ownership, some gifted to other nations, and a scarce couple taken by pirates.

In combat mode, a Tiqna bioship can stand as tall as 100 meters. They come in many shapes, though like other large Tiqna equipment they lean towards emulations of aquatic life (it is thus not surprising that the Natan are fans of these living machines). Most bioships only have one or two projectile weapons at their disposal, plasma blasts of varying kinds based on the anatomy of each bioship, as well as physical weapons designed for bludgeoning or disabling Great Beasts. Against conventional military, a bioship relies on its Great Beast-level durability to push through artillery and overwhelm forces.

As alien as a Tiqna bioship looks on the outside, its interior is at least structurally similar to that of the inside of a conventional machine ship. There is a cockpit, hallways and rooms, though they take on many of the strange "elastic metal" properties of the the rest of the ship's mecha-organic material, and like the exterior of the ship can also shift and change as directed by the bioship's intelligence or its pilot. In regards to crew, a bioship only needs one Hafjin pilot to function, though a team Tiqna engineer onboard can help mitigate internal damage in a firefight. As long as a bioship's core is not damaged or exhausted, it can slowly repair itself (Tiqna engineers can facilitate speedier recoveries).

Only a Hafjin can pilot the Tiqna bioship, interfacing through the control seat and side panels as if one were telepathically bonding with an entity. The ship's movements and actions become controlled by thought, and the bond is so intertwined the pilot can become exhausted from overexertion of a bioship, or experience trauma if the bioship is damaged too severely. Frequent exchange of pilots is highly discouraged and in some cases forbidden by Junta protocol; it takes time for a pilot and their Tiqna bioship to synchronize to the point that they become effective fighters, and pieces of the last pilot's personality imprints on the bioship and in turn can affect the next pilot. This effect is reduced greatly by ensuring that the next pilot for a bioship is of similar age and biology to the last (So if a bioship's last pilot was a woman, the ideal candidate would be a woman of the same age and physical health).

Powerful and coveted as the bioships are, production of new bioships is forbidden; it takes thousands of Hafjin to forge one bioship, a sign of the level of desperation the Hafjin found themselves in during their own war with the Great Beasts. In today's era of peace and Astral Drift heroes, such measures are no longer needed. However it goes without saying that the Junta have a vested interest in the control and management of living bioships today, and the ENU has a yearly budget focused on the excavation of dormant bioships (lost from the Astral Awakening or slipped unnoticed through the Astral Plane) as well as hunting those acquired by pirates and criminals.

#tiqna #astral drift #mecha #bioship #battleship #hafjin #comics

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compneuropapers · 2 years

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Interesting Papers for Week 29, 2022

Dynamic decision policy reconfiguration under outcome uncertainty. Bond, K., Dunovan, K., Porter, A., Rubin, J. E., & Verstynen, T. (2021). eLife, 10, e65540.

Sex differences in learning from exploration. Chen, C. S., Knep, E., Han, A., Ebitz, R. B., & Grissom, N. M. (2021). eLife, 10, e69748.

Rewarding cognitive effort increases the intrinsic value of mental labor. Clay, G., Mlynski, C., Korb, F. M., Goschke, T., & Job, V. (2022). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(5), e2111785119.

Hierarchical and nonhierarchical features of the mouse visual cortical network. D’Souza, R. D., Wang, Q., Ji, W., Meier, A. M., Kennedy, H., Knoblauch, K., & Burkhalter, A. (2022). Nature Communications, 13, 503.

Neurons as will and representation. Fried, I. (2022). Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 23(2), 104–114.

Breathing coordinates cortico-hippocampal dynamics in mice during offline states. Karalis, N., & Sirota, A. (2022). Nature Communications, 13, 467.

A self-supervised domain-general learning framework for human ventral stream representation. Konkle, T., & Alvarez, G. A. (2022). Nature Communications, 13, 491.

Selective responses to faces, scenes, and bodies in the ventral visual pathway of infants. Kosakowski, H. L., Cohen, M. A., Takahashi, A., Keil, B., Kanwisher, N., & Saxe, R. (2022). Current Biology, 32(2), 265-274.e5.

Landmark-modulated directional coding in postrhinal cortex. LaChance, P. A., Graham, J., Shapiro, B. L., Morris, A. J., & Taube, J. S. (2022). Science Advances, 8(4).

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Valence biases in reinforcement learning shift across adolescence and modulate subsequent memory. Rosenbaum, G. M., Grassie, H. L., & Hartley, C. A. (2022). eLife, 11, e64620.

Modelling learning in Caenorhabditis elegans chemosensory and locomotive circuitry for T‐maze navigation. Sakelaris, B. G., Li, Z., Sun, J., Banerjee, S., Booth, V., & Gourgou, E. (2022). European Journal of Neuroscience, 55(2), 354–376.

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Thursday Morning Minute

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Senate Foreign Relations — Hearings to examine countering transnational criminal networks and corruption in the Western Hemisphere

House Energy and Commerce — Where Are We Now: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996

House Armed Services — A Review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise’s Posture and Capabilities in Strategic Competition and in Synchronizing Intelligence Efforts to Counter the People’s Republic of China

White House What's Up

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is still in town and President Joe Biden is set to have a trilateral meeting with him and with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines. (No word yet on the status of cheat sheets.)

Full Court Press...

Expect more filings and rulings involving the Manhattan criminal case against former President Donald Trump. It's currently set to start trial on Monday, and the paper's flying fast and furious.

Trump's Legal Team to Sue Judge, Seek Trial Delay in Manhattan 'Hush Money' Case

Trump's Lawyers File Third Appellate Motion Ahead of 'Hush Money' Trial

MORNING MUSING

Speaking of Trump, I think I've figured out a winning campaign strategy for him: Visit popular fast-food restaurants in battleground states. Buy the folks some milkshakes, shoot the breeze, and pose for lots of selfies. Maybe overly simplistic, but visits like the one he made Wednesday to Chick-fil-A in Atlanta highlight his ability to connect with people. The more he does that, the harder it is for the left to demonize him — not that they'll ever stop trying.

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And a bonus funny because Roxanne Hoge is a national treasure, and today's her husband's birthday.

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Investment Trends: Key Sectors to Watch in 2024

Navigating India’s Market: A Guide for Global Expansion

In consideration of the fast-paced dynamics of the year 2024, investors from across the world are looking forward to those sectors and sectors that have potential with great expectations. From these, India does not only offers an immense opportunity but is also so insistently calling out to businesses to try exploring its potential. Let’s delve into the trends and sectors that deserve your attention, with a special focus on India's market entry.

1. Technology Sector: AI Takes the Lead

While the technology sector is both a leader and a favorite, the area where the robots are running is dominated by steadily progressing artificial intelligence (AI). India's, which is undergoing continuous growth, harbors a high potential for innovation. And with brands like Fox&Angel steering them through the tricky process of global expansion, India becomes a canvas to experience growth and face the transformational process.

2. Healthcare: Personalized Medicine and Beyond

Healthcare is the next category where change occurs, aided by medical science development. India puts emphasis on the role of personalized medicine and telehealth services; hence, investors can explore this trend. Fox&Angel, your premier global expansion partner, can help you navigate this sector seamlessly.

3. Industrial Advancements: Automation and Smart Manufacturing

The third spot is taken by the industrial sector, which is put to work by automation and intelligent manufacturing systems. The role of India in today's global economy cannot be easily confined. As you think about market entry, remember Fox & Angel, because it can serve as a lighthouse showing the way to successful strategic planning.

4. Agriculture Renaissance: Sustainability and Technology Integration

Agriculture, the fourth item, is a striking revival. Sustainable practices, technology integration, and other green strategies change the sector for the better. Investment in India’s huge agrarian space becomes appealing. Research Paper Instructions: Humanize the given sentence. With Fox&Angel establishing a fortress of growth, you are sure to see your industry bloom.

5. Mining: Essential Minerals for Tech and Energy Solutions

And in the last place, metal mining wins attention because of the increasing demand for vital elements. The prospects of technological manufacturing and energy applications are predetermined as the demand for them from India is huge. Trust Fox & Angel to show you the way through the jungle, and be prepared to be awed by the breath-taking waterfalls that line the trails.

Conclusion:

Embarking on your investment voyage, you have a bright start. However, it is vital to note that global expansion is not an end in itself but a transforming experience instead. Through Fox&Angel, all that stays is the uniformity of everything: the country from where you come and the nation where you go as your new market are just presented as workable as they are. We have a specially curated team that ensures that your goals, perfectly synchronized with your specific objectives, are made actionable.

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Professor Terrence Sejnowski Receives The Brain Prize for Advancements in Computational Neuroscience

Professor Sejnowski's Contributions to Understanding Brain Function and Artificial Intelligence Recognized

Professor Terrence Sejnowski, a distinguished professor in the UC San Diego Department of Neurobiology and head of Salk's Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, has been awarded The Brain Prize for his groundbreaking work in computational neuroscience. The Brain Prize, the world's largest neuroscience research prize, recognizes individuals who have made highly original and influential advances in brain research. Professor Sejnowski's contributions have not only deepened our understanding of brain function but have also paved the way for advancements in artificial intelligence.

Professor Richard Morris, chair of The Brain Prize Selection Committee, emphasizes the significance of computational and theoretical neuroscience in modern brain sciences. He commends Professor Sejnowski and his fellow prize winners for their novel approaches and conceptual frameworks that have revolutionized the field. Their work has provided crucial insights into fundamental brain processes, such as learning, memory, perception, and the mapping of the external world.

Moreover, their research has shed light on neurological disorders and inspired the development of brain-inspired artificial intelligence.

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The Boltzmann Machine and Learning in Neural Networks

One of Professor Sejnowski's most significant contributions came in 1985 when he collaborated with computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton to invent the Boltzmann machine. This algorithm was the first to solve the problem of learning in multilayered neural networks. Its biological plausibility set the stage for subsequent learning algorithms in artificial neural networks.

The Boltzmann machine remains a milestone achievement, bridging the gap between computer science and neuroscience.

NETtalk and the Intersection of Engineering and Cognitive Science

In addition to the Boltzmann machine, Professor Sejnowski created NETtalk, a groundbreaking computer program that learned to convert written text into speech. This achievement not only showcased impressive engineering capabilities but also posed new challenges for philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science. NETtalk's ability to mimic the human brain's language processing capabilities marked a significant cultural milestone and sparked interdisciplinary discussions.

Advancements in Brain Imaging and Sleep Research

Professor Sejnowski's contributions extend beyond learning algorithms and language processing. He played a pivotal role in developing the first unsupervised learning algorithm for independent component analysis, a technique widely used in brain imaging. His research also challenged previous assumptions about sleep spindles, revealing that these brain wave patterns during nonrapid eye movement sleep create circular traveling waves rather than synchronous activity across the cortex.

These findings have expanded our understanding of sleep and its impact on brain function.

Recognition and Impact

Professor Sejnowski's remarkable achievements have garnered numerous accolades and awards. He was named the 2024 Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation of San Diego and received the Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Frank Rosenblatt Award, Neural Network Pioneer Award, Hebb Prize, and Wright Prize. His membership in prestigious academies, including the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Inventors, further exemplifies his impact on the scientific community.

Professor Terrence Sejnowski's receipt of The Brain Prize highlights his exceptional contributions to computational neuroscience. His pioneering work in the development of the Boltzmann machine, NETtalk, and independent component analysis algorithms has revolutionized our understanding of brain function and shaped the field of artificial intelligence. By unraveling the complexities of learning, memory, perception, and sleep, Professor Sejnowski has paved the way for advancements in brain-inspired technologies and provided crucial insights into neurological disorders.

The recognition of his scientific achievements underscores the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations and the potential for computational approaches to transform our understanding of the brain.

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Automation Nation: How Programming Can Streamline Processes and Improve Efficiency.

In today's fast-paced world, businesses and organizations are always looking for ways to streamline processes and increase efficiency. The introduction of automation, powered by programming, has emerged as a transformative force in achieving these goals. From automating repetitive tasks to orchestrating complex workflows, programming is critical to driving productivity and innovation across industries. In this article, we'll look at automation and how programming can help organizations build an Automation Nation where efficiency reigns supreme.

The rise of automation:

In its most basic form, automation is the use of technology to complete tasks with little or no human intervention. Advances in programming languages, algorithms, and technologies have contributed to the proliferation of automation solutions over time. Automation has become ubiquitous in industries ranging from manufacturing and finance to modern sectors such as healthcare and marketing, revolutionizing the way we work.

Programming: The Engine of Automation.

Programming, or instructing computers to perform specific tasks, is central to automation. Python, Java, and JavaScript are programming languages that can be used to create automation solutions for a variety of needs. Programmers have the ability to automate almost any process imaginable, whether it's writing scripts to automate data entry, designing algorithms for predictive analytics, or creating sophisticated robotic process automation (RPA) systems.

Streamlining processes with automation:

One of the most significant advantages of automation is its ability to streamline processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and reduce human error. By automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, businesses can free up valuable human resources to concentrate on more strategic initiatives. For example, in manufacturing, robotic automation has transformed assembly lines, allowing for faster production cycles and greater precision. Similarly, in customer service, programmed chatbots can handle routine inquiries 24 hours a day, seven days a week, increasing service efficiency and responsiveness.

Increasing Efficiency through Integration:

Automation is more than just replacing human labor with machines; it is also about orchestrating seamless workflows across multiple systems and applications. Programming allows for seamless integration of legacy systems and modern platforms, resulting in a cohesive ecosystem in which data flows freely. Programmers can bridge the gap between different software applications by using application programming interfaces (APIs) and middleware solutions, which enable real-time data exchange and synchronization. As a result, organizations can improve operational efficiency and agility by breaking down silos and encouraging collaboration.

Future Outlook:

As we look to the future, the potential for automation powered by programming is limitless. Automation solutions are becoming more intelligent and autonomous as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology advances. From self-driving cars and automated warehouses to predictive maintenance and personalized recommendations, automation's scope is expanding, reshaping industries and driving unprecedented innovation.

Conclusion:

In the Automation Nation, programming is the foundation of efficiency and productivity. Organizations can use automation to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and open up new opportunities for growth and innovation. As automation technologies advance, the role of programming will become increasingly important in shaping the future of work and driving digital transformation across industries. Organizations that want to thrive in the Automation Nation era must embrace automation and invest in programming talent.

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NASA announces group of 16 people who will study UFOs

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 10/24/2022 - 08:13 in Space

What is behind all these UFO sightings? To find out, NASA announced the 16 people who will spend the next nine months studying unidentified aerial phenomena, also known as UFOs.

Using unclassified data, the team will "launch the foundation for future studies" of UFOs, examining how the data is collected by the public, local government and other sources. The goal is to have a roadmap for NASA data analysis on flying objects and determine which events are natural or not.

“Explore the unknown in space and the atmosphere is at the center of who we are at NASA,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Scientific Missions Board, in a statement. "Understanding the data we have around unidentified aerial phenomena is fundamental to help us draw scientific conclusions about what is happening in our skies. Data are the language of scientists and make the inexplicable, explainable."

Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie, on the right, and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray talk to a UAP on a screen, during a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation on "Unidentified Air phenomena," at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

The announcement of the study participants occurs amid a renewed interest in UFOs. In June 2021, the office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence released a highly anticipated report examining unidentified aerial phenomena, but it was not possible to draw "firm conclusions" in more than 140 cases.

Still, federal authorities continue to monitor UFOs because they are seen as a potential threat to national security, according to Congressman André Carson, Democrat of Indiana. The Department of Defense created the Synchronization of Identification and Management of Airborne Objects in November 2021 to track and analyze UFOs and, in May, Congress held its first public hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years.

Although UFOs are commonly associated with aliens, NASA does not think that the phenomena are of "extraterrestrial origin". But the agency says that the observations make it difficult to draw scientific conclusions.

Who will study UFOs for NASA?

The research group chosen by NASA includes astronomers, scientists, aviation officers, as well as a former astronaut, oceanographer and reporter.

Here are the people who will be part of the study:

David Spergel: President of the study, founding director of the Flatiron Institute of Computational Astrophysics at the Simons Foundation.

Anamaria Berea: Associate Professor of Computing and Data Science at George Mason University.

Federica Bianco: professor of physics and astrophysics at the University of Delaware, the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and senior scientist at the Urban Multicity Observatory.

Paula Bontempi: biological oceanographer and dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.

Reggie Brothers: Operational partner of AE Industrial Partners and former Undersecretary of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security.

In this image released by NASA, NASA Expedition Commander 46 Scott Kelly is seen after returning to Ellington Field on March 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas, after his return to Earth the day before.

Jen Buss: CEO of the Potomac Institute of Policy Studies.

Nadia Drake: Freelance scientific journalist and collaborating writer at National Geographic.

Mike Gold: Executive Vice President of Civil Space and External Affairs at aerospace manufacturer Redwire.

David Grinspoon: Senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.

Scott Kelly: Former NASA astronaut, test pilot, fighter pilot and retired U.S. Navy captain.

Matt Mountain: President of the Association of Universities for Research and Astronomy.

Warren Randolph: Deputy Executive Director of the Department of Accident Investigation and Prevention for Aviation Safety at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Walter Scott: Executive vice president and chief technology officer of the space technology company Maxar.

Joshua Semeter: Professor of electrical and computer engineering, director of the Center for Space Physics at Boston University.

Karlin Toner: Interim Executive Director of the FAA Aviation Policy and Plans Office.

Shelley Wright: Associate Professor of Physics at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Studies at UC San Diego.

The full team report is expected to be released to the public in mid-2023.

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. It has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.