Bengaluru lab crucial to advancing Accenture’s AI capabilities: Carrel-Billiard

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Writer

Marc Carrel-Billiard took charge as the global managing director of technology research and development (RD) at Accenture Plc in October. In this role, he oversees Accenture Technology Labs and Accenture Open Innovation, and directs Accenture’s annual Technology Vision research, which forecasts the future of enterprise IT. During his more than 18-year tenure at Accenture, he has worked on voice recognition, knowledge-based systems and neural networks, among other areas. One of 105 Accenture-certified Master Technology Architects, Carel-Billiard is also a keynote speaker at the two-day EmTech India 2016 event, to be held in New Delhi on 18 March.

In an email interview, he speaks about his new role, disruptive technologies and India’s role in RD. Edited excerpts:

As head of technology RD at Accenture, what steps are you taking to strengthen existing RD processes to future-proof your business?

I’m proud to lead an exceptionally talented group of technology experts who wake up every day and create new ideas and fresh innovations that completely disrupt the status quo. We use Accenture as our “test-bed”.

In addition we are strengthening our processes in two ways: first, we are launching new labs–we launched our new artificial intelligence lab in Dublin and will soon launch a new lab focused on cybersecurity, expanding our footprint and capabilities globally; second, we are strengthening our connections around the world through our open innovation program, forging new working relationships with leading universities, start-ups, venture capitalists and corporate RD groups.

Given that you also lead Accenture’s annual Technology Vision research, what are the

Article source: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/3TEotSMJJdIkWv3TS4ninL/Bengaluru-lab-crucial-to-advancing-Accentures-AI-capabiliti.html

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Drones, Model Airplanes Now Permitted at Some JCC Parks

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Writer

WYDaily.com is your source for free news and information in Williamsburg, James City York Counties.


An unmanned aircraft system takes to the sky. (James City County)

Drones, model airplanes and other hobby aircraft are now free to take flight at some James City County parks.

Operators must register their unmanned aircraft systems with the Federal Aviation Administration if they weigh more than 0.55 pounds and they must carry registration documents on their person when flying aircraft.

FAA guidelines for safe operation must be followed. Unmanned aircraft are permitted at the following parks and can be used according to specific guidelines:

  • Chickahominy Riverfront Park, located at 1350 John Tyler Highway. Users must stay 25 feet from the campsites, pool and playground.
  • Freedom Park, located at 5537 Centerville Road. Users must stay 25 feet from the playground and Go Ape! ziplines.
  • Upper County Park, located at 180 Leisure Road in Toano. Users must stay 25 feet from the playground and pool.

Nancy Ellis, JCC parks administrator, said the parks we selected based on their proximity to airports, availability of large open fields and whether park staff were available to monitor the use of unmanned aircraft systems.

Operators have flown unmanned aircraft at Mid County Park, but it is not one of the parks where systems are permitted because the park is within a 5-mile radius of the Williamsburg Jamestown Airport, Ellis said.

For more information, residents can call the JCC Department of Parks and Recreation at 757-259-5360.

  

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Posted on March 17, 2016 by Writer








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The Long Case For Transdigm Group | Seeking Alpha

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Writer

By Andrea Widjaja Ing Gum Chew and Amos Leow

  • Current Price (as of Mar 10, 2016): $218.39
  • Market Capitalization: $11.6 billion
  • Enterprise Value: $19.2 billion
  • EV/EBITDA ((NYSE:TTM)): 15.5x
  • Revenues: $2.82 billion

Investment Thesis Recommendation

We believe a culmination of factors have resulted in an attractive investment opportunity in Transdigm Group Inc.’s stock: These reasons include:

(1) TDG has been hammered by an aerospace-wide selloff over fears of falling demand for air travel and lower aircraft production; we think this is unwarranted as the widely believed correlation between economic growth and air travel has become decoupled in recent years while aircraft production concerns were mostly overshadowed by Boeing’s poor Q1 2016 results.

(2) The company has been harshly punished for its recent poor performance in the Commercial Aftermarket ((NYSE:AM)) segment after announcing its Q1 earnings, but this is unfair given that revenues have historically been lumpy across quarters – we do not see a protracted fundamental slow-down in this segment and expect growth to rebound by end-2016.

(3) After many years of acquisitions, the market appears to have forgotten TDG’s capacity to drive organic growth through the strength of its core business and squeeze out margin expansion from its completed acquisitions over time.

As such, we recommend buying TDG immediately with an implied ROI of 20.0% in the base case.

Company Overview

TDG is a leading global designer and producer of aircraft components for use in nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Founded in 1993, the

Article source: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3958580-long-case-transdigm-group

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Fantastic Flight: The Orion III Spaceplane from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Writer

Karl’s association with SPACE.com goes back to 2000, when he was hired to produce interactive Flash graphics. Starting in 2010, Karl has been TechMediaNetwork’s infographics specialist across all editorial properties.  Before joining SPACE.com, Karl spent 11 years at the New York headquarters of The Associated Press, creating  news graphics for use around the world in newspapers and on the web.  He has a degree in graphic design from Louisiana State University. To find out what his latest project is, you can follow Karl on .

Article source: http://www.space.com/32258-orion-space-plane-2001-space-odyssey-photo-essay.html

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Filmart: How Easternlight Films Makes Horror Films Chinese Censors Can Tolerate (Q&A)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Writer

The L.A. and Beijing-based exec Ying Ye speaks to THR about China’s appetite for horror movies, dealing with censors and the future of the quota system.

In 2005, Ying Ye founded Easternlight Films, the Asian offshoot of influential film sales outfit Arclight Films, established by her husband, Gary Hamilton. The timing of the company’s eastward push would prove fortuitous. Initially based in Los Angeles and Sydney, Easternlight grew to acquire one of the most formidable Asian film libraries of any indie label not stationed in the region.

At the same time, Ying’s work in her native China helped the company build the relationships that would make the banner’s first major production success possible. In 2012, relatively early in China’s recent ascendance as the world’s fastest growing major film market, Arclight produced horror thriller Bait 3D via its budding genre label Darclight Films. Crucially, Ying’s contacts in China contributed a sizable chunk of the film’s financing and helped arrange for portions of the picture to be shot there.

Although the movie was officially a Singapore-Australia co-production, Chinese authorities deemed that it had enough Chinese cast and story elements to qualify as a Chinese co-production, granting it permission to access the theatrical market without going through the country’s notorious import quota. The film grossed some $25 million, an unheard of performance for an Australian genre film in China at the time. The company’s next release, on which Ying is a producer,

Article source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-easternlight-films-makes-horror-875767

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An Inevitable March Correction – Accumulating Snow North of MSP

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Writer

The Definition of Raw – Plowable Snow Up North

I have a sudden, inexplicable urge to ski Duluth. The same storm responsible for windswept rain in the Twin Cities will mix with a fresh surge of Canadian air to whip up some 4-8 inch snow totals for the North Shore. Winter’s last gasp? Perhaps, but snow in March is hardly newsworthy at this latitude.

At least on paper March is still the 3rd snowiest month of the year, according to NOAA, just behind January and December, in that order. On this date in 1917 the metro area was pasted with 9 inches of fresh snow.

But this year the warm signal has been too strong and too persistent. El Nino accounts for some of the additional warmth, but warming of the arctic is off the scale. There just isn’t as much bitter air for Canada to export to the USA.

A cold rain tapers to showers today as winds gust to 40 mph. A terrible hair day for all. A little slush can’t be ruled out on metro lawns, but by the time surface temperatures fall below 32F (Friday morning) moisture will be long gone.

Except in Duluth. If you want to slip and slide in a fresh March snow drive 1-3 hours due north. 

* First 15 days of March were 12.6 F. warmer than average in the Twin Cities.

Retrograding Storm. Another wave of moisture approaches from the north today as a vertical storm temporarily stalls over the

Article source: http://www.startribune.com/an-inevitable-march-correction-accumulating-snow-north-of-msp/372181621/

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