ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction The role of VR technologies has been rapidly increasing over the last few years. Our company has developed a unique VR system that can be used to enhance the skills and abilities of soccer players. Because several competitors operate in this sector and offer similar products and services, a lot of attention should be devoted to patents and copyright to ensure that innovative ideas are not copied. Our team is quite experienced and devoted to the examination of the current market situation and uses only the latest technologies to do so. We utilize innovative techniques and practices, and we are open to modifying the product if it is necessary. Because software patents have become so common, it is much easier for professionals to identify copyright infringements (Sandoval, 2014). Therefore, it is imperative to invest in this area to protect the safety of our technology and ensure that we have a viable product. Discussion One of the primary issues that the company may have to deal with is the fact that similar programs are already offered by competitors. On the other hand, the approach we utilize is rather unique, and based on our research, we have every reason to expect that the training outcomes with our product will be much better than those of the competition. One of the core aspects that differentiates our product is a unique software program and high-quality hardware. The government has improved its policies related to piracy over the last few years, but it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. Encryption is commonly used to avoid such issues, but experience has shown that most patterns can be cracked by hackers (Morley, 2012). Therefore, it necessary for us to use the latest anti-piracy instruments in order to protect our software. Our training program would require a USB dongle for registration and authorization, and the device would have to be connected at all times. It is understandable that this approach may be viewed as inconvenient by many customers, but it is a necessary measure that should be taken. This copy protection unit is rather hard to emulate, and complications are not expected. We will devote the work of a particular department to the identification of weaknesses, and our company will provide cus
Trade agreements and trans-border flows of labor contribute significantly to the growth or decline of a country’s economy. In Saudi Arabia, following the discovery of oil, the country embarked on a journey to economic growth and modernization. Consequently, the expatriate workforce was needed to provide the needed skills for development because the locals could not meet the emerging labor demands. However, with time and changing population demographics, the Saudi government started the Saudization program to create job opportunities for the local youth entering the job market, especially in the private sector. In 2015, Vision 2030, a 15-year strategic plan to transform the country in different ways, was adopted. One of the key pillars of this plan is to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country through different strategies including restriction of the expatriate workforce. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the benefits and risks associated with the dependence of large numbers of expatriate workers and assess whether Saudi Arabia should include or exclude labor mobility in future regional free trade agreements. The implications of the Saudi Vision 2030 on labor mobility are also elaborated. Benefits and Risks of Expatriate Workforce In 2017-2018, the number of expatriates in Saudi Arabia was estimated to be around 10.7 million, which accounts for close to 30 percent of the country’s population (Global Media Insights, 2019). Relying on such large numbers of expatriates has both benefits and risks as explained in this section. Benefits The first benefit associated with a large population of expatriates is associated with an increased demand for goods and services. According to Mohamed (2013), “A large and growing expatriate labor force means more consumers in the domestic economy, and thus can have potential benefits in the form of higher consumer demand” (p. 16). Most people relocate to foreign countries to improve their career prospects, which boosts the host country’s economy in different ways. Such expatriates
Introduction “The Tale of Sohrab” from the Shahnameh and Oedipus plays from Sophocles focus on mighty warriors of their times, who were famous. They lived in different time periods and had different cultures. These two literary works have more similarities than differences. Both protagonists are heroes who killed their family members by ignorance and end in tragedy. The main similarity that will be discussed in this paper is the theme of fate that can be traced in both plays. The Theme of Fate Sophocles tells about the fate of Oedipus Tyrannus, a son of Theban King Laius. Raised by a Corinthian King Polybus, he quarreled with an unknown old man on the way to Thebes and killed him, who turned out to be his father. Oedipus managed to free Thebes from the monster, the Sphinx: “You came to Cadmus’ city and freed us from the tribute payment the Sphinx demanded” (Fainlight and Littman 4). Then he unwittingly married Jocasta, the widow of Laius, his own mother. The tragedy of Oedipus begins from the moment when the chorus prays to him to save the city from a terrible disaster. Delphic oracle announced that the reason for this misfortune is that among the citizens, there is a murderer who should be expelled. Oedipus, with all his might, tried to find a criminal, not knowing that he is this person. When Oedipus became aware of the truth, he blinded himself, believing that it was a well-deserved punishment for the crime he committed. The fate of Oedipus was as if predetermined. The impetuous nature of Oedipus was the cause of the murder of his father. A reader sees that Oedipus can feel deeply and understands his destiny: “Such is my nature, I have no wish to change it—nor not seek out the truth of my birth” (Fainlight and Littman 47). He is guilty before his parents and children born in a sinful marriage. For this guilt, Oedipus p
The world is continually advancing in technology and other areas of life such as businesses, and e-commerce, among others. However, this does not reflect on its steps towards being eco-friendly. Instead, the world is becoming polluted at an alarming rate, which in turn contributes to various health problems. In addition, the world is suffering from the effects of global warming, which is increasingly causing unpredictable weather. This has contributed to various devastating calamities such as global warming, famine, among others, on the world population. This raises the need to save our world by trying to solve these challenges. Various organizations around the world have credited global warming with a series of devastating calamities throughout the world. For instance, The Pentagon believes that pollution and its effects in global warming, famine, among other calamities are the destabilizing force in the world as people seek for limited resources. This is mainly because a polluted world leads to climatic changes, which are closely linked to economic stability as well as security of energy. This paper will try to explore ways of cleaning the earth to make it a better place for the present and future generations (Cleanuptheworld.org. 1). Issues facing the world The world is faced with several issues that need immediate attention. These range from global warming, famine, earthquakes, inadequate drinking water, drought, overcrowding, and increased spread of diseases, among others. Most of these issues have been attributed to our way of living. In fact, some of these issues can be avoided if we could take care of our world. In essence cleaning our world is an instrumental step towards saving it from harsh calamities such as tornadoes and spread of diseases. To do this, every party needs to be involved. This includes the society, to ensure that their aspirations of a green earth are met. Cleaning the world is a collective responsibility that should encompass every group of people. This should include the youth, organizations, government institutions, universities, schools, corporate businesses, private sectors, among others. When this is done effectively, pollution of our environment would be greatly reduced, in the process helping in reducing transmission of waterborne diseases, natural calamities, and conflicts, among others. For, this reason, it is important that cleaning of our world be done regularly to help save it for future generations. Moreover, for this to succeed, youths should be involved. This is mainly because they will suffer from the symptoms of emerging calamities named above. Furthermore, their children will also be affected, and they have the energy to make these ch
The UK jewellery market consists of precious jewellery made of gold, platinum, silver or other precious metals and costume jewellery. The jewellery market grew 1 percent in 2003-07 (CBI, 2008). The jewellery industry in the UK has seen a consumer spending of € 68.7 per capita in 2007, which is much higher than the EU average of € 48.3 (CBI, 2008). The jewellery industry in the UK is very attractive and demand in the market has been increasing constantly (GFMS, 27th January 2005). Only half of the jewellery demand of the country is met by domestic jewellers while the rest are imported and are branded products. Thus understanding the UK jewellery industry and the market structure which shapes the competition in the market is essential. The UK jewellery market is highly fragmented (CBI, 2008). The industry is comprised of mostly small companies and workshops which specialise in different types of jewellery or on stages of production. Most of the production occurs abroad and is imported in the domestic market for consumption. The UK domestic industry has been segregated by the CBI into four categories viz. manufacturers, modern jewellery manufacturers, design manufacturers and international luxury brands. Figure 1. Market Structure. Figure 1 shows that the number of small firms with less than 5 employees comprises the maximum market, indicating that there are many small companies operating in the jewellery industry in the UK. As there are a large number of firms operating in the industry, the market can be termed as competitive in nature. Figure 2: UK JEwellery Consumption. The demand for jewellery in the UK is high, with retail demand of jewellery being very high. Figure 2 shows that the demand for jewellery is high with demand being as high as 4189 in 2007. The target market for the retailers is a UK population which stood at 61 million in 2007. So the number of buyers is also large. As the number o
The semantic dichotomy between Carroll’s novel and Burton/Woolverton’s movie Nowadays, it became a common trend among Hollywood producers to preoccupy themselves with cinematographic reinterpreting of classical works of European literature that had already been put to films in earlier years. Nevertheless, while pursuing such their agenda, many of these producers often realize a simple fact that, in order for their movies to be able to win favor with viewing audiences, they would have to go as far as representing these literary works in an entirely different light from what it has been originally invented by its authors. The reason for this is simple – the multicultural realities of today’s Western living are being quite inconsistent with the metaphysical values, upon which Western civilization remained firmly based, throughout the course of centuries. Whereas; as recent as fifty years ago, it would never occur to an average Westerner to even doubt the validity of rationale-based social and political theories, nowadays, more and more citizens in Western countries strive for nothing less than undermining the validity of very concepts of scientific empiricism and technological progress as being essentially ‘wicked’. One would only have to watch James Cameron’s most recent blockbuster “Avatar” to realize the full soundness of such our suggestion. Apparently, the ongoing process of Western societies’ intellectual marginalization had created objective preconditions for people to be increasingly preoccupied with seeking ‘emotional content’ in just about anything, as the only legitimate form of entertainment. It is important to understand that; whereas throughout the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Western concept of entertainment was essentially synonymous with the notion of intellectual exaltation, nowadays it is being synonymous with the notion of emotional intensity. This is exactly the reason why, unlike what was the case with Lewis Carroll’s original novel, Tim Burton & Linda Woolverton’s movie “Alice in Wonderland” is not being concerned with stimulating viewers’ brain cells, but rather with allowing audiences to get cheap thrills out of being exposed to 3D graphics, which provide emotional appeal to movie’s rather banal (good vs. evil) storyline. In our paper, we will aim to substantiate this thesis even to a further extent, by exposing an utter semantic dichotomy between Carroll’s novel and Burton/Woolverton’s movie as being objectively predetermined by what many today’s neo-Conservative political scientists refer to as the ‘decline of the West. Hidden meanings in the plot of Lewis Carroll As we have suggested earlier, many people in Western countries have now grown to despise the notion of scientific progress as such that contradicts the notion of political correctness and as such that, during the course of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, has been closely associated with the process of Europe’s colonial expansion into the Third World. However, it was named the fact t
Introduction A personality profile is simply a description of an individual’s professional qualifications. Personality profiles can also be defined as tests that are used to evaluate a person’s attributes in terms of the personal, educational background as well as professional achievements. There are various personality profiles with some being straightforward while others are complex and require some training so as to undertake the tests effectively. The personality profiles are administered by a variety of responsible individuals for instance counselors, psychologists, human resource managers among others. This piece of work looks at a practical personal profile and the positive and negative aspects associated with the use of a personal profile as a tool in the selection and retaining of employees in business organizations. My personality profile There are various personality profiles for example the Hartman personality profile, DISC profile personality test, Myers-Briggs type indicator and Enneagram of personality among others. For the purpose of this assignment, I undertook the Hartman personality profile test; the color code. It entails four colors (red, blue, white and yellow) each with a specific significance in terms of personal attributes. Form the test; I was able to know my color, and hence my personality, through answering of some questions. To my surprise the test produced accurate results of me in regard to how I perceive myself as well as how other people categorized me. My color is red and has a tendency of having the urge to get things done. Leadership is in me and I tend to make quick and efficient decisions when faced with various situations. My negative attributes is that I tend to see myself to be always right and project self expectations even when it comes to group work without consideration of the abilities possesse
Introduction Studying is the thing that everyone is occupied with since their very birth. However, getting older people often forget how to study. The offered article is aimed to provide the most effective methods of improving the study process and overcoming the difficulties and obstacles that appeared. Author of the article “How to Make it in College, Now you’re there” ‑ Brian O’Keeney offers the advice and rules on how to succeed in studying, pass tests and leave time for other activities. How to Study First of all, it is necessary to remember that there is no magic potion that would let you know everything you need. Studying is labor, and, surely, there are some ways to rationalize and simplify it. It is advised that the studying process should be arranged in a place, where no external noise or some other irritator would prevent you from studying. Getting started, define the amount of the material that should be remembered or worked through: this would help not to overload, and plan the studying process. O’Keeney states that there is no need to be a self-executioner (p.736): remember that if you are exhausted, it is better to stop and go on later, after restoring energy. Rewarding yourself would increase motivation, and improve the results. Looking through the textbooks and assignments would give you the imagination of the text structure, the facts, which are covered, and keywords that should be paid attention to. Also, while reading textbooks, it is significant to concentrate on the text, in order not to think of the dinner menu, approaching conference, unpaid bills, and so on. (p. 735) Making notes killed no one, but essentially helped those, who made them. However, after finishing making notes, look them through, and try to recollect all the essential points of the subject. How to Keep up With Responsibilities In order to cope with family responsibilities, working plans, and studying in college, it is necessary to plan every essential activity and try to perform high-priority assignments first. A To-do list is a variant of planning, though, it is not perfect. However, using it, do not upset, if you could not perform some secondary tasks. The only essential point that should be added here is the following: try to study every day, but little, instead of arranging to study marathons once or twice a week. (p. 737) Coping with Problems There are no unsolved problems. Everything depends on attitude and solution strategy. Everyone has problems that seem to be very difficult and almost deadly. Nevertheless, they often look minor after being solved. Try to find a compromise, look for support among friends and classmates, address the consultancy center, have a little rest. Do anything, but do not leave e
Introduction Geology refers to the study of the processes that lead to the formation of rocks and the processes that contribute to the shape of the earth. Rocks can be classified into three categorize: “metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous’’. Geology has played a significant role in reshaping the terrain of Washington State thus making it what it is today (Babcock and Carson 15). Even though much of the landscape is today covered by vegetation, this was not the case before geological activities were put in place to save Washington State from environmental degradation. The geology of Washington State owes its origin to several natural disasters (Babcock and Carson 24). This paper will examine the effects of the Nisqually earthquake on the people of Washington State. Discussion Meaning of a Geological Disaster A geological disaster refers to natural environmental accidents which may have far-reaching effects on human beings and properties. Some of the geological disasters include sinkholes, landslides, volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. Washington State is one of the places in the world that has experienced natural catastrophes. “An earthquake can be defined as the shaking of the surface of the Earth” (Carson 37). This process can be triggered by volcanic activities and explosives. Movements that take place along faults are popularly known for causing earthquakes. Earthquakes can also lead to the occurrence of other catastrophes like tsunamis and landslides (Carson 22). The occurrence of earthquakes is widespread across the world and some countries like Japan and China are more prone to earthquakes as compared to other countries which rarely experience cases of earthquakes. There is always no specific way of detecting and avoiding impending earthquakes. However, various initiatives can be taken to reduce the impact of earthquakes on people (Carson 55). For example, developed countries like USA and Japan have designed buildings in such a way that they can resist the shocks caused by earth tremors. The Richter scale is used for quantifying and recording the degree of an earthquake. Intensity quantifies the seriousness of an earthquake depending on how much it affects human beings (Williams 65). Minor earthquakes cannot lead to serious damages that can be identified. However, the impact of major earthquakes can be felt over a large geographical area. For example, the recent Haiti earthquake had serious effects that attracted inter
This paper is aimed at reviewing the book British Society Since 1945: The Penguin Social History of Britain written by Arthur Marwick. This author examines the dramatic transformation of Great Britain after the Second World War which proved to be a turning-point in the political, economic, and social history of this country. In particular, it is necessary to provide a brief summary of this text and discuss the main issues explored by the author. Furthermore, the essay will incorporate a critical analysis of this book. Much attention will be paid to such aspects as the expertise of the author, the use of sources, readability, and other aspects that can be critical for the evaluation of this text as a scholarly work. To some degree, this analysis can throw light on the strengths and weaknesses of this book which will be discussed in the concluding section. On the whole, one can say that Arthur Marwick managed analyze the changes underwent by Great Britain in a professional, thought-provoking and engaging way. At first, Arthur Marwick examines the experiences of the British society directly after World War II. He argues that the legacies of this military conflict were fully palpable during the first decade during the period between 1945 and 1957. In particular, the country was affected by such difficulties as economic depression, declining performance of several industries, such as coal production, and lack of housing 1 . These trends profoundly affected various groups of the British population. Furthermore, the government attempted to help regions that relied primarily on heavy industries. At that time, this assistance was urgently needed by Scotland. On the whole, this period was marked by the creation of the welfare state which was supposed to protect people who were most disadvantaged due to various reasons. To a great extent, it was a response to the enormous challenges encountered by the country at that time. Furthermore, the writer discusses the cultural and social changes which took place after World War II. For instance, Arthur Marwick speaks about “the end of Victorianism” in the sixties 2 . Much attention should be paid to the transformation of values which were imbedded of the Victorian era. For example, one can speak about the transformation