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An integrated intelligent environment provides responses to incoming user requests for information. Aspects of the integrated intelligence environment allow information to be efficiently gathered from past solutions, and/or new information to be collected from multiple information sources. The integrated intelligence may include learning agents, mobile objects, and optimizer components that allow for the efficient gathering of information across multiple platforms. The learning agents facilitate providing a response to the user request by determining how similar requests were handled in the past. The mobile objects are configured to seek information from the multiple information sources, and may utilize a publish and subscribe framework. The optimizer determines whether a cost associated with a possible solution justifies use of that solution. A feedback mechanism allows users to rate the provided responses to their requests for information. This rating information may then be utilized in satisfying future requests for information.
1. In a computerized system, a method for responding to a user request for information, the method comprising:
receiving a request for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information from a user;
generating a solution for the received request, wherein the generating includes:
automatically examining a collection of past requests and associated past solutions to determine whether a suitable solution to the received request already exists;
if a suitable solution to the received request does not already exist, automatically determining a current or near current availability and/or capability of individual ISR field assets for use in generating the solution, including receiving information from one or more autonomous military intelligence systems from a collective of intelligence systems including information derived from at least one of: military surveillance, military reconnaissance, or a military sensor; and
automatically selecting a suitable set of ISR field assets for use in generating the solution, wherein the selecting is based, at least in part, on determining the current or near current availability and/or capability of the individual information assets.
2. The method of
formatting the received request for ISR information into a standardized format based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), wherein the received request for ISR information comprises a request data structure including both user profile information and request information;
applying an optimization scheme to information associated with the at least one set of ISR field assets, wherein the optimization scheme is based on perceived relative demand on an ISR field asset by other potential users, assigning a cost value to each ISR field asset from the one or more sets of ISR field assets, and determining which set of ISR field assets has the lowest total costs, wherein the optimization scheme further includes considering a priority and a utility of the request for information relative to one or more other pending requests for information;
forwarding requests for individual tasks to be completed by ISR field assets associated with the selected set of ISR field assets, so each ISR field asset can perform its respective task in furtherance of a solution that is responsive to the request for ISR information;
delivering an information product to the user, wherein the information product is based on the selected set of ISR field assets; and
receiving feedback on how satisfied the user is with the delivered information product.
3. The method of
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delivering an information product to the user, wherein the information product is based on the selected set of ISR field assets; and
receiving feedback on how satisfied the user is with the delivered information product.
8. The method of
forwarding requests for individual tasks to be completed by ISR field assets associated with the selected set of ISR field assets, so each ISR field asset can perform its respective task in furtherance of a solution that is responsive to the request for ISR information.
9. The method of
wherein generating a solution for the received request also includes automatically identifying, from the collection of past solutions, at least one set of ISR field assets that may possibly be used to generate the new solution.
10. The method of
11. An integrated information retrieval system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising instructions for components, the components comprising:
a learning agent configured to receive, from a user, a request for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance(ISR) information and seek possible solutions for the request for information, wherein each of the solutions is comprised of information provided by at least one ISR field resource, wherein an ISR field resource derives information from military surveillance, military reconnaissance, a military intelligence collection system, or a military sensor;
a programmable mobile object configured to query the at least one ISR field resource for current information about its availability, wherein the at least one ISR field resource is a component of at least one intelligence system from a collective of autonomous intelligence systems, and wherein aspects of the programmable mobile object and the learning agent are accessible via an application running at a user device; and
a records database containing information associated with past user requests and associated solutions, wherein the learning agent seeks possible solutions from the request for information based, at least in part, on the information in the records database.
12. The system of
wherein the mobile object is programmable by a user and communicates with the at least one ISR field resource using a publish and subscribed network environment; and
wherein the learning agent is further configured to display suggested possible solutions to the user, to solicit and accept user feedback regarding whether one or more solutions provided to the user satisfy the request for ISR information.
13. The system of
setting an opportunity cost value associated with the at least one ISR field resource.
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19. A computer implemented method for responding to requests for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information based on information provided in an integrated intelligence environment comprising multiple autonomous information sources, the method comprising:
receiving a request for information;
collecting information in response to the request for information, wherein the collected information originates from one or more of the multiple autonomous information sources, and wherein the collected information includes at least one proposed knowledge chain that employs information from one or more ISR field assets wherein the collecting includes an ISR field asset receiving information from at least one of: military surveillance, military reconnaissance, a military intelligence collection system, or a military sensor;
applying an optimization scheme to the collected information to determine a suitable solution for the request, wherein applying the optimization scheme includes assessing costs of utilizing individual ISR field assets from the at least one proposed knowledge chain; and
providing results associated with the suitable solution to an end user.
20. The method of
wherein applying the optimization scheme further includes assessing bandwidth capabilities associated with utilizing the individual ISR field assets, assessing distribution of workload across the integrated intelligence information environment, assessing a priority value associated with the request for ISR information relative to priority values for other pending requests for ISR information, and assessing a utility value associated with the request for ISR information relative to utility values for other pending requests for ISR information; and
wherein the method further comprises:
receiving feedback from the end user regarding whether the end user is satisfied with the provided information; and
utilizing the received feedback in collecting information for responding to subsequent requests for ISR information.
21. The method of
22. The method of
receiving feedback from the end user regarding whether the end user is satisfied with the provided information; and
utilizing the received feedback in collecting information for responding to subsequent requests for ISR information.
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27. In a method in a computer for providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information, the method comprising:
generating a request for ISR information based, at least in part, on receiving input from a user;
analyzing the received request to identify a possible solution, wherein identifying the possible solution includes identifying multiple information sources of possible solutions;
using a mobile agent program to retrieve information from the multiple information sources to create an integrated response comprising the possible solution, wherein the retrieving includes determining a current or near current availability and/or capability of individual ISR field assets, including receiving information provided by one or more autonomous systems from a collective of intelligence systems and selecting a suitable set of ISR field assets based, at least in part, on determining the current or near current availability and/or capability of the individual ISR field assets and using the selected ISR field assets to retrieve information from one or more of: military surveillance, military reconnaissance, a military intelligence collection system, or a military sensor; and
presenting the integrated response comprising the possible solution to the user.
28. The method of
29. The method of
Many agencies and organizations rely on internal and external information systems for their critical and day-to-day operations. For example, various agencies within the U.S. Government rely on various aspects of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems for acquiring information. Examples of such information include information used or produced by government agencies (e.g., the FBI, CIA, etc.), tactical information used by military commanders, etc.
The present invention relates generally to information systems, such as intelligence systems.
Because current ISR systems lack cross-cueing and cross-tasking capabilities and remain largely un-integrated and platform- and agency-centric, sharing assets and information across such systems is often very difficult, resulting in unsatisfied users, excess cost, and duplication of effort. For example, current mechanisms for task creation/distribution, information collection, information exploitation, and information dissemination tend to be organized around specific platforms, intelligence organizations, and intelligence disciplines (e.g., IMINT, COMINT, ELINT, MASINT, etc.). In addition, current optimization schemes for ISR systems tend to result in optimization only at the discipline or agency level. For example, task creation/distribution typically remains a binary choice where a task/problem is assigned to an intelligence discipline without regard to other potential intelligence disciplines (or combination of disciplines) that could be employed to more efficiently perform a task or solve a problem.
Current ISR systems also rely heavily on manual processes and, thus, often require involvement of large numbers of experienced intelligence specialists. While these intelligence specialists may have significant intelligence knowledge, they may often lack operational knowledge (e.g., they may lack knowledge about what a user or requester actually needs or why the user or requestor is making a request).
The following summary is provided for the benefit of the reader only, and is not intended to limit in any way the invention as set forth by the claims. Aspects of an integrated intelligence environment are described herein. Embodiments of the integrated intelligence environment may be used in commercial operations, governmental operations, civic operations, scientific operations, military operations, etc. Some embodiments of the integrated intelligence environment may handle requests for information submitted by users (e.g., military and national security customers) or other requestors in a way that allows resources and assets across multiple systems to be utilized effectively and efficiently, minimizes operator expertise requirements, and provides fast and effective solutions.
The integrated intelligence environment may employ smart information technologies, such as learning agent technology that helps users with minimal expertise (e.g., intelligence gathering experience) to fine-tune requests for information; mobile object technology that can be custom-configured to retrieve information across multiple systems; optimization algorithms that solve information requests using a solution framework based on knowledge chains (each comprising a flexible combination of information assets/resources) assembled from one or more locations, groups, or systems that can be tasked individually; etc. In addition, some embodiments of the integrated intelligence environment include feedback capabilities (e.g., user feedback loops) and resource tracking capabilities that contribute to optimization and allocation. Resource tracking and feedback loops may also enable system administrators to assess performance of the integrated intelligence environment and the quality of assets available via the integrated intelligence environment.
Certain specific details are set forth in the following description and in
Many embodiments of the invention described below may take the form of computer-executable instructions, including routines executed by a programmable computer (e.g., a computer-controlled design process). Those skilled in the relevant art will appreciate that the invention can be practiced with other computer system configurations as well. Aspects of embodiments of the invention can be embodied in a special-purpose computer or data processor that is specifically programmed, configured, or constructed to perform one or more of the computer-executable instructions described below. Accordingly, the term �computer� as generally used herein refers to any data processor and includes Internet appliances, hand-held devices (including palm-top computers, wearable computers, cellular or mobile phones, multi-processor systems, processor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network computers, minicomputers and the like).
Aspects of the invention described below may be stored or distributed on computer-readable media, including magnetic and optically readable and removable computer disks, as well as distributed electronically over networks. Data structures and transmissions of data particular to aspects of the invention are also encompassed within the scope of the invention.
The user device application 106 may also include one or more learning agents 110 that facilitate generating the requests for information, as well as collecting user feedback and performing learning activities so that only the most potentially relevant information can be provided to users in addressing future requests for information. For example, such learning agents may comprise software that learns from its user or owner. Once tasks are learned, the learning agent can then instruct or suggest ways to improve. In this way, the learning agents can assist humans (and possibly other systems) in decision-making processes. For example, the one or more learning agents 110 may store associations representing the relationships of items in a specific context. In this way, the one or more learning agents 110 may be able to answer questions such as, �Why did customer X use my ISR collector last week?� and �What combination of ISR assets are best suited to fulfill a user's request for information?� The one or more learning agents 110 may be used to learn from past history (e.g., determine how a response to a current information request may be perceived based on feedback from users receiving responses to similar information requests). Based on this type of learning, the one or more learning agents 110 may propose traditional and non-traditional combinations of assets that have a high probability of producing an intelligence product that is suitable and satisfies the user's request for information. Aspects of the one or more learning agents 110 are described in more detail with respect to
The user device application 106 may further include one or more programmable mobile objects 112 (described in more detail with respect to
In some embodiments, via a publish/subscribe environment 114, the one or more mobile objects 112, via a gateway/wrapper 115 may access aspects of the community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116 to find solutions to user requests. The community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116 may itself comprise components of various autonomous systems (e.g., a �system of systems�) that have been configured in accordance with a platform of protocols, processes, and common core services that permit stand-alone or web-based applications to submit, discover, and share information. For example, in a military/defense context, the community of available resources 116 may comprise National Security Agency (NSA) resources, National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) resources, National Military Intelligence Collection Center (NMIC) resources, Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC) resources, commercial and public information such as news media, websites such as Federation of American Scientists (FAS), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) resources, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) resources, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) resources (e.g., human translators and imagery analysts), National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC) resources (e.g., sensors about aircraft like the U-2 or Rivet Joint), etc. The resources may be implemented using database services, information tools retrieval tools, live information services, satellite services, location identification services, and other assets 130. The gateway 115 provides an interface that allows aspects of legacy systems (e.g., sensors designed and constructed before modern network technology was available) to communicate with other entities in the community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116.
In some embodiments, aspects of the community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116 may be configured in accordance with the publish and subscribe environment 114, which provides reliable and scalable information sharing services. Accordingly, components associated with the community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116 may provide services for publish, subscribe, query, control, etc., using a common data format (e.g., XML) or similar formatted computer message formats. Integration solutions may enable both new and old applications to participate and share information by allowing data to be submitted and routed automatically to any users and applications that need it. For example, integration solutions may employ an extensible Message-Oriented-Middleware framework. Communications via the publish and subscribe framework may be further facilitated via various gateway/wrapper techniques 115 that establish a gateway or wrapper around original input and output interfaces.
While some of the various components described above are described as components of the user device application that access community of available assets 130 and/or resources 116 via publish/subscribe services, other implementations may be possible. For example, rather than residing on a user device application, any one or more of the components involved in handling user requests for information may reside on one or more server computers that provide web-based access to the user devices (102 and 104). Other types of implementations may also be possible (such as distributed environments, where tasks or modules are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network).
As shown, other components of the integrated intelligence environment 100 may include one or more requirements databases 118, a mission management server 120, a request/entry tracking server 122, a workflow management server 124, etc. These components may include facilities that can be used to track and implement features of the integrated intelligence environment at a system management level (e.g., in contrast to an individual user level).
The integrated intelligence environment 100 may also include a database of historical records 126 that stores information relating to previous requests for information and how they were addressed within the integrated intelligence environment 100, as well as an optimizer component 128 that provides one or more optimization methodologies for assessing the value of a given aspect of the integrated intelligence environment. For example, initially, the one or more learning agents 110 may be used to filter a large list of possible solutions (or knowledge chains) to a reasonable size. The results may then be fed into an optimization algorithm associated with the optimizer component 126 that evaluates the opportunity cost associated with using a given resource or asset in a given situation (e.g., the cost in terms of an opportunity foregone�and the benefits that could be received from that opportunity). In this way, the optimizer component 128 may be used to maximize user satisfaction while minimizing total resources used by the integrated intelligence environment 100. Aspects of the optimizer component 128 are described in more detail with respect to
The request information 204 may include a description of the information needed, a specified date/time that the information is needed, the utility of the information (e.g., why the user needs the information), an indication of a person who will be an end user of the information (may be different than the requesting user), an indication of the location to where the information should be delivered, an indication of any queries related to the requested information, an indication of how reliable the information needs to be, an indication of fidelity for the information, etc.
In some embodiments, the information associated with the request 200 is received via a user interface (such as the user interface 108 of
At block 403, the routine 400 causes mobile objects to search/mine existing intelligence resources to determine if a solution already exists in response to the request. For example, the mobile objects may search intelligence products available on a secure intelligence community intranet (e.g., imagery or scientific/technical intelligence studies). The learning agents associated with the routine 400 may search a database of historical records regarding past user requests, such as the database 126 of
Referring to
At block 409, the routine 400 temporarily stores knowledge chains under consideration. At block 410, the routine 400 optimizes allocation of resources associated with knowledge chains, to determine which of the available knowledge chains are most responsive to the request. At decision block 411, if no suitable knowledge chains are identified as optimal, the routine 400 proceeds at block 415, where the routine 400 notifies the user accordingly and further solutions are sought by the learning agents in conjunction with the mobile objects. If, however, at decision block 411, at least one suitable knowledge chain is identified, the routine 400 continues at block 412 where the routine 400 decomposes the identified knowledge chains and forwards individual tasks to individual assets identified within the knowledge chain, so each asset can perform its respective task in furtherance of a solution that is responsive to the request.
At block 413, the routine 400 formats information returned by each asset to create a finished information product and delivers it to the user. At block 414, a feedback loop is initiated when the routine 400 gathers and records user feedback regarding the user's satisfaction with the finished information product. In some embodiments, this information may then be used as part of optimization (e.g., block 410).
During collection of knowledge chain information (as shown for example, in block 408 of
Based on the availability and capability information, and on feedback obtained by providing solutions to requests for information in the past, an intelligent software agent (or the like) may propose a list of possible combinations of assets that could possibly solve the customer's information request. In some embodiments, these knowledge chains are proposed using historical records of how well similar information requests were answered using specific assets and the associated satisfaction of the customers. For example, the Army Battalion Commander's request for information could be addressed in the following ways:
The numerical values under the various assets may indicate the �opportunity cost� of using an asset/resource, which may be a value based on the timeliness of the need, availability of mechanisms to collect, process and exploit information associated with the asset, demand on the asset from other users, and any perturbations that assigning this asset may cause. The result may be a near real-time optimization that can be used across the integrated intelligence environment to assign assets in a way that maximizes customer satisfaction while minimizing total system resources used, provides improved overall customer satisfaction, provides timely solutions, etc. In this example, the Army Battalion Commander's request 710 is one of three requests that have yet to be completed (along with request 716 and 724) because the opportunity costs involved are too high relative to the priority and utility factors. Accordingly, these requests may need to be resubmitted. In contrast, requests 712, 714, 718, 720, 722, and 726 have been addressed (as shown by the highlighted opportunity cost factors in their respective columns).
From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, but that various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention and aspects of the invention described in the context of particular embodiments may be combined or eliminated in other embodiments. For example, while certain embodiments describe the use of sensor networks operating in a military environment, the invention may be implemented in the context of other environments where a need for surveillance is established.
Although advantages associated with certain embodiments of the invention have been described in the context of those embodiments, other embodiments may also exhibit such advantages. Additionally, none of the foregoing embodiments need necessarily exhibit such advantages to fall within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.
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An attempt has been made to sustain the efficiency of an air pre-heater(APH) in the long run. The APH is modeled using COMSOL Multiphysics in 3D and fed with real life conditions. Upon Heat transfer analysis, the temperature profile was found out and from that, the regions undergoing maximum thermal fatigue stress was identified. The plates of the APH to the periphery are subjected to maximum ...
On the Simulation of Electromagnetic Forming Process of a Tube using Multiphysics Software
S. Gawade[1], P. P. Date[2], and S. B. Sharma[1]
[1]Production Engineering. Dept. SGGS IE&T, Nanded, India
[2]Mechanical Engineering. Dept, IIT, Bombay, India
Electromagnetic forming (EMF) is a typical high speed forming process using the energy density of a pulsed magnetic field to form workpieces made of metals with high electrical conductivity like e.g. aluminium. This forming process can be very advantageous as compared to conventional forming process. EMF process is simulated by a commercial finite element analysis (FEA) solver, COMSOL ...
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Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
Syntactic foams are hollow particle filled composites that have recently emerged as attractive materials for use in advanced structural applications in aerospace and defence industry. Ultrasonic characterization of these foams is performed extensively in order to understand the effect of porosity and particle size on the ultrasonic properties such as longitudinal velocity and attenuation. ...
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Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology
The MEMS microphone is also called microphone chip or silicon microphone. The pressure sensitive diaphragm is etched directly into a silicon chip by MEMS techniques and is usually accompanied with integrated preamplifier. Most MEMS microphones are variants of the condenser microphone design. The MEMS microphone has been successfully fabricated and tested in an anechoic chamber. The microphone ...
Design and Simulation of 3D ZnO Nanowire Based Gas Sensors for Conductivity Studies
N. Gouthami, D. Parthiban, M. Alagappan, and G. Anju
PSG College of Technology
Tamil Nadu, India
The objective of this paper is to design a 3D Gas Sensor for sensing Hydrogen gas and to increase the conductivity at nano level. In this novel design, nanorods act as the sensing layer. The sensitivity towards gas adsorption is found to be increased due to its high surface to volume ratio. The total displacement and voltage on intermediate layer after gas adsorption will be changing by varying ...
3-D Design, Electro-Thermal Simulation and Geometrical Optimization of Spiral Platinum Micro-Heaters for Low Power Gas Sensing Applications Using COMSOL 4.1
V. Bansal, D. Kumar, B. Prasad, and A. Gujjar
Electronic Science Department
In this paper a thermal electric finite element method (FEM) analysis was used to investigate the thermal properties of individual electrically driven platinum micro-heaters. The geometric optimization for the micro-heater was performed by simulating a wide range of possible geometries using COMSOL 4.1. The simulated results of micro-heaters having an improved temperature distribution over the ...
Design, Simulation and Study of MEMS Based Micro-Needles and Micro-Pump for Biomedical Applications
P. K. Podder, D. Mallick, D. P. Samajdar, and A. Bhattacharyya
Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics
University of Calcutta
West Bengal, India
In this paper, we have addressed the issues related to the design and simulation of MEMS based silicon micro-needles for insertion of fluid into the dermis layer and into the subcutaneous fat layer. In addition, a poly-silicon micro-pump based on the principle of electrostatic actuation has been designed and simulated which can be integrated with the proposed micro-needles to control the fluid ...
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Acoustic Metamaterial with Negative Bulk-Modulus
N. R. Mahesh, and P. Nair
SSN College of Engineering
Tamil Nadu, India
Acoustic metamaterials are structured materials of negative mass density or negative bulk-modulus or both of them. Materials are tailored in sub-wavelength dimensions so as to get these negative properties. This paper compares the result of an experimental investigation of acoustic metamaterial with negative bulk-modulus to its COMSOL modeling. The resonance characteristics of single ...


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MANCHIN ON SEBELIUS: 'I THINK SHE SHOULD STAY'. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin acknowledged that it was a mistake to go forward with the launch of Healthcare.gov on October 1, but didn't agree that Sebelius's resignation should be part of the solution. "I think she should stay and I think she will get the job done," Manchin told GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS on "This Week." A Congressional hearing on Thursday revealed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allowed just two weeks to road test the website before the launch and was aware in advance of problems that would likely cause system malfunction. Sebelius is due to testify before Congress on the rollout Wednesday. Frustrations with signing on to the new system have led some on Capitol Hill, including Senate Democrats, to once again call for a delay. Manchin is calling for a one-year delay of the penalty for failing to sign up for the individual mandate. Instead of the current $95 fine taking effect in January 2014, a larger penalty of $325 would hit those not signed up by January 2015. "It'll still induce people to get involved but it'll also give us the time to transition in," Manchin said. http://abcn.ws/19KouC2
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CHENEY SLAMS SEN. MIKE ENZI ON FUNDRAISING, SAYS THEY AREN'T FISHING BUDDIES. Sunday on "This Week," former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney slammed the man his daughter Liz Cheney is challenging for his Wyoming Senate seat - Republican Sen. Mike Enzi - calling out the three-term senator for his political fundraising and his characterization of their relationship. "Mike has a record, if you go back and review his finances, of getting about 84 percent of his campaign funds from Washington-based PACs. That's more than any senator of either party. He doesn't get much money from Wyoming," Cheney told ABC's GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS. "In the quarter just reported, Liz got 25 percent of her funds from Wyoming; he got 13 percent of his from Wyoming. She outraised him in the last quarter, over a million dollars in the first quarter out there." Cheney also took Enzi to task for reportedly saying that the pair are fishing buddies. "Mike also said he and I are fishing buddies, which is simply not true. Never happened," Cheney said. The New York Times reported in July that Enzi recalled that the two bonded over fly-fishing, when they "were on the same team competing in a popular annual One Fly tournament – fishing with the same fly lure all day – in the Snake River." Despite being behind in the polls and gaining little support from Republicans in Washington, Cheney said his daughter had "just started" in the race and would eventually prevail in the final vote next year. "She's going full speed. She's going to win and Washington isn't going to decide who's the next senator from Wyoming — Wyoming is," Cheney said. http://abcn.ws/18Z318K
TED CRUZ COY ON 2016, SAYS 'FOCUS IS 100 PERCENT ON THE U.S. SENATE'. Sen. Ted Cruz has visited the presidential testing grounds of Iowa three times in less than three months, but the Texas Republican is coy when asked directly whether he's ruled out running for president in 2016. "My focus is 100 percent on the U.S. Senate," Cruz told reporters in Le Mars, Iowa this weekend while leaving a fundraiser here for fellow tea partier Rep. Steve King who represents this part of the state. "It is a tremendous honor to be here, the reception has been very warm, very encouraging and my focus is on the substance of the battles we have right now. … My focus is 100 percent on the U.S. Senate because that is where these fights are being fought." Three years out from the next presidential election, Cruz was on a two-day swing of the state. Saturday he went on King's annual pheasant hunt here in the northwest part of Iowa. It's also a fundraiser for King's congressional campaign and has become a must-stop for potential presidential candidates. The congressman is a sought-after endorsement from candidates before the caucuses. Wearing a navy checked shirt and jeans, Cruz told reporters he bagged two pheasants on the hunt. http://abcn.ws/1eWiqs2
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 days – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
A long process of talking to several people a couple times. Starting with a phone interview, then talking to several members of the team I was interviewing for. I remember I was really sick that day and had to leave the interview early. I guess they liked me anyway, because I got the job.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsI did negotiate for a little moreAccepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview
- what are my weaknesses with coding View Answer
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
Interview started with an initial phone screen, recruiter was very professional, personable. Based on my communication with this individual I felt it may have been some indication the hiring manager and team were similar in the experience. The office is currently is also in growth mode to build their footprint and competitive with other digital competitors.Interview Questions
No OfferNeutral ExperienceEasy Interview
- Questions were very easy. Nothing that through me off guard. Questions like: what is your experience working with clients,? Have you participated in new business development or pitch? View Answer
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I applied through an employee referral – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
I came in through the apprenticeship program. It was a very competitive program, but let me get to know the company and the culture before I started. Once the 3 month program was over, we gave final presentations and half of us were hired.Interview Questions
Accepted Offer
- When have you failed? How did you react? Answer Question
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
Initial phone interview that outlines the job description. This is then followed by an in-person appointment to come in and meet with people in the teams you are likely to work with. Typically, that consists of one or two senior account executives and usually a senior campaign manager. As a CM, you'll be reporting to the AE more or less, they would want to get a sense of your work ethic, experience and overall competencies in skills like Excel and PPT.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsYou can negotiate your salary up to a certain limit. CM's typically come in with a $50k base salary, with a high being upwards of around $56k.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview
- How could you improve the ROAS on a given account? View Answer
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I applied online. The process took 3 days – interviewed at AKQA in June 2014.Interview Details
Telephone call. Very straight forward. The person I interviewed with was lovely and made me feel very comfortable. Took only about 15 minutes and I got all the details I needed.Interview Questions
Declined OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview
- Nothing strange, really just about expectations and past experiences. Answer Question
1 person found this helpfulApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at AKQA in April 2014.Interview Details
The initial communication was on LinkedIn, then over email. Next was a pleasant phone interview with HR. After that was a phone interview with the person who is the manager for the open position. Unfortunately, the phone interview was rather short. They explained that they don't care for phone interviews and would rather I come in for a meeting. Sounded fine to me. I was eager to learn about the position and see the offices.
When I arrived for the in-person interviews, I was taken on a quick tour of the offices. Seems like they recently moved to a new office building and everything looked pretty new. Overall, it seemed like a very open-plan office, with employees sitting in close quarters. I didn't see any cubicles or dividers for privacy or sound isolation. I can imagine it probably gets distracting.
HR set up interviews with two team members and the manager. The team members were pleasant and seemed sincere. The one person was more on the serious side, keeping a somewhat tough tone throughout. I felt like they were certainly testing me at times, which is part of the process I guess.
For me, the most important person I was there to see was the person who would be my manager. I was eager to finally learn a bit about the position and their expectations. First off, I was surprised when they strolled into the conference room dressed in casual, sporty/workout-style clothes. And even more surprised when they said they were double-booked and spent literally just a few minutes with me. In the end, I was still totally in the dark about all the important details of the position.Interview Questions
No OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview
- What brands do you currently find most compelling, and why? Answer Question
- What was your favorite brand/account to work on? Answer Question
1 person found this helpfulApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
The recruitment process was fast.The position was published in Linkedin. There were couple of phone screenings and phone interviews.If I remember it correctly - 1-2 phone screens and 1 phone interview.
They called me for in-person interview. The in-person interview was lengthy. It went on for 6 hours and I was interviewed by 9 folks. It seemed I was interviewing for Google.
Some of the questions were circled around technology. Others were around planning for programs and projects.I being a technologist and a project manager , It was easy for me to sail through these queries. The queries were around identity and access management (SAML,SSO) and planning for such projects. What was surprising is that - The JD would mention of experience in BEA and ATG, but they do not have expertise or have ever worked on BEA or ATG.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsIt started like a ping-pong game. There were few discussions around it. They were really interested in bringing me in.Accepted OfferNegative ExperienceEasy Interview
- Nothing was difficult. View Answer
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4+ months – interviewed at AKQA.Interview Details
Reached out to me after an internal referral. Two rounds of phone interviews and emails with HR. Very thorough personality questioning. Were very good about stating expectations and completely willing to address all of my questions. Was the best interview process I've experienced thus far. Easily the most knowledgeable and friendliest HR staff.Interview Questions
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview
- To assess the role of social in the future. Such a broad question, but really made me think. Answer Question
1 person found this helpfulApplication Details
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days – interviewed at AKQA in February 2014.Interview Details
I knew it wasn't a good sign when the Hiring Manager says "his linked-in profile is very limited" but based on his resume I'm "willing" to interview him. I use my linked in as a social media not as a resume platform so "yes" it's limited to what little I put there. Also he ask why I'm in the same position for 10+ years. Maybe because I like what I'm doing???
Anyways, I'm not tainted in anyway as I have a job already but looking for something better. AKQA didn't offer me a position and if they did I would second guess myself, read some of the ratings and from my first hand experience.Interview Questions
No OfferAverage Interview
- What is the most awesome thing you'll ever discovered. View Answer
2 people found this helpfulApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at AKQA in January 2014.Interview Details
The process was very slow moving. AKQA's recruiter contacted me in asking for a phone chat, and once it was scheduled she ended up flaking on me 2 minutes before the scheduled call. It took TWO months for her to get the call rescheduled with me. After the call, she had me come in to meet with the head of PM. The conversation went well, but then it took another FULL month to schedule me to come in and meet with the rest of the team I'd be working with.
I could tell by speaking to the team there that they were harried, overworked and overstressed, though doing good work. After a complete background check, they made me an offer pretty quickly thereafter, which was just an OK offer - basically matching my current compensation rather than trying to do better. The recruiter did not respond to my request to share contact info for the other team members I met with, nor more details about the health benefits offered...I'm sure she'd already moved on to the next job she was trying to fill.Interview Questions
Reasons for Declining
- The account I was interviewing for had lost 6 project managers in as many months. The head of PM asked me what I would do to prevent that kind of turnover in the future and ensure the success of the PMs on the account moving forward. I asked what the reason(s) were that the PMs hadn't been successful, and the response was, "If we knew that, we could solve the problem ourselves!" Answer Question
I decided not to accept the offer, as I don't relish late nights and holiday/weekend work at this stage of my career, and it's clear that's what's required at AKQA. I wrote a thoughtful note to the recruiter thanking them for the offer and explaining my reasons for turning it down. Several days later I've still gotten no response at all. Recruiting 101: Maintain your pipeline!Declined OfferNegative ExperienceAverage Interview
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"Now there's a face to break a few thousand mirrors!" - Shirox from Dragon Force
ahh well thx for the response for arlahba;s blessing question.... how about the other 1's about the gods blessings do u know thoes?
It's not possible to keep the blessings from all of the gods. You can keep all the blessings from one circle until you make an offering to the last god of that circle, then you lose all the blessings of the lesser gods and get a greater god's blessing. You keep the blessings of the greater gods through all the circles until you make an offering to Velorian. After that, you won't be able to make any more sacrifices, so you won't be able to get any blessing you had.
iS IT POSSIBLE TO KEEP ALL THE BLESSINGS FROM ALL THE LESSER GODS FROM EACH CIRCLE AND FORGETTING ABOUT THE MAJOR ONES? OR MIX AND MATCH LESSER GODS FROM 1 CIRCLE AND MAJOR GODS FROM OTHER CIRCLES?
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Striker remains in Wolves squad
Head Coach Kenny Jackett today confirmed Wolves have rejected a bid from Celtic for striker Leigh Griffiths.
Speculation has been rife that Griffiths was under consideration from the Scottish Premiership leaders and Jackett has now confirmed that a bid has come in.
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"We've had a bid from Celtic which has been formalised but the club have turned it down," said Jackett.
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Bill would close pay gap for active duty feds
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Surgery tomorrow!
bigackDecember 6, 2012
Have to be at hospital at 5:30 a.m. Gonna be tough getting DH out of bed! This is for my bladder repair surgery, overnite stay, wish me luck that all goes well.
Mon, Ruby, or Bridgeport?
Both of mine this year were at Mon. As far as surgeries go, I could not have asked for a better experience. Never needed my full dose of pain killers and the nursing staff were absolutely wonderful. The night nurse had me laughing pretty good several times- of course I was "high as a kite" but I made for a great patient, lol.
When I completed the survey on my stay, I told them it was as close to a resort experience as I have ever had.