Howard Skempton: Chorales, Landscapes and Melodies

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Seasonal Occurrence of the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in Waters off the Florida West Coast, with Notes on its Life History

The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is considered rare in the Gulf of Mexico; however, recent longline captures coupled with historical landings information suggest that the species occurs seasonally (winter-spring) within this region. We examined a total of seven adult and juvenile white sharks (185-472 em total length) captured in waters off the west coast of Florida. Commercial longline fisheries were monitored for white sharks during all months (1981-94), but this species was captured only from January to April. All white sharks were captured in continental shelf waters from 37 to 222 km off the west coast of Florida when sea surface temperatures ranged from 18.7° to 21.6°C. Depths at capture locations ranged from 20 to 164 m. Fishing gear typically used in Gulf of Mexico offshore fisheries may not be effective at capturing this species, and the apparent rarity of white sharks in this area may be, in part, a function of gear bias

Echo Piece at Muddusjarvi

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Session 7: Technician of the Future

Let’s face it, the spotlight usually shines brightest on the maintenance technician when something goes wrong, all eyes are on you to fix it and fix it fast. You need to react to the situation, identify the problem, and determine a solution as soon as possible. We will explore some of the concepts and technologies that support rapid diagnosis and rectification such as Natural Langauge Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) & Augmented Reality (AR) so that when the spotlight falls on you, you’re able to shine

The Music of Howard Skempton

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