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Zachman Framework The Zachman Framework of enterprise architecture The Zachman Framework is not a methodology in that it does not imply any specific method or process for collecting, managing, or using the information that it describes.;[2] rather, it is an Ontology whereby a schema for organizing architectural artifacts (in other words, design documents, specifications, and models) is used to take into account both whom the artifact targets (for example, business owner and builder) and what particular issue (for example, data and functionality) is being addressed.[3] The framework is named after its creator John Zachman, who first developed the concept in the 1980s at IBM. It has been updated several times since.[4] Overview[edit] The term "Zachman Framework" has multiple meanings. Collage of Zachman Frameworks as presented in several books on Enterprise Architecture from 1997 to 2005. The framework is a logical structure for classifying and organizing the descriptive representations of an enterprise.

L’art du rangement d’Ursus Wehrli Ursus Wehrli est un artiste suisse fanatique du rangement, pour son dernier livre il s’amuse à prendre en photos de scènes quotidiennes avant des les ranger. de: Ursus Wehrli éditions: Chronicle Books prix: 10,14€ Aller voir Mais avant il s’était attaqué à l’art en rangeant des tableaux célèbres : de: Ursus Wehrli, Ann Faubladier éditions: Editions Milan prix: 14,95€ Aller voir Vous pouvez le voir expliquer son travail et voir d’autres rangements dans sa présentation à TED en 2006 : Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan - Microbial Microcosm Just how interconnected are we? The work of biologist Lynn Margulis and writer Dorion Sagan indicates we’re interconnected in ways few of us have probably ever considered. In fact, instead of viewing ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution, it may be more accurate to think of ourselves as a colony of closely associated bacteria. Carla Cole based the following on the work of Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan, including an article of theirs, The Parts: Power to the Protoctists, which appeared in the September/October 1992 issue of Earthwatch. (See the sidebar for more information on their work.) All life on Earth today derived from common ancestors. Far from leaving microorganisms behind on an evolutionary ladder, we more complex creatures are both surrounded by them and composed of them. Bacteria survived these crises because of special abilities that other life forms lack and that add whole new dimensions to the dynamics of evolution.

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils Selected Works Mimivirus Mimivirus is a viral genus containing a single identified species named Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV). It also refers to a group of phylogenetically related large viruses, designated usually "MimiN."[1] In colloquial speech, APMV is more commonly referred to as just "mimivirus." Mimivirus has a large and complex genome compared with most other viruses. Discovery[edit] The same team that discovered the mimivirus later discovered a slightly larger virus, dubbed the mamavirus, and the Sputnik virophage that infects it.[5] Classification[edit] Mimivirus has been placed into a viral family by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses as a member of the Mimiviridae,[6] and has been placed into Group I of the Baltimore classification system.[7] Although not strictly a method of classification, Mimivirus joins a group of large viruses known as nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV). Structure[edit] Genome[edit] Replication[edit] Pathogenicity[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]

moviebarcode moviebarcode contact | twitter | index | prints 2014/04/12 28 notes The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) 2014/04/11 144 notes The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) 2014/04/10 35 notes The Mark of Zorro (1940) 2014/04/09 20 notes Flandersui gae / Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) 2014/04/08 41 notes The Last Airbender (2010) 2014/04/07 21 notes Il mio nome è Nessuno / My Name Is Nobody (1973) 2014/04/06 122 notes Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira / Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) 2014/04/05 18 notes Jing wu ying xiong / Fist of Legend (1994) 2014/04/04 176 notes Despicable Me 2 (2013) 2014/04/03 21 notes Cinema Jenin: The Story of a Dream (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next » clear theme by parti powered by tumblr

Babel | Sito bibliografico sull’opera di Edgar Morin Edgar Morin è uno dei maggiori filosofi contemporanei. Direttore emerito di ricerca al CNRS (Francia). Presidente dell'Associazione per il pensiero complesso (Parigi, Francia). Titolare della Cattedra itinerante Edgar Morin (UNESCO). Membro del Consiglio di Stato per la pace e lo sviluppo (Unione Europea) e dell'Università per la pace (Nazioni Unite). Il progetto Babel intende raccogliere e presentare il vasto insieme delle sue pubblicazioni. Questo sito è realizzato e mantenuto da: CE.R.CO - Centro di ricerca sull'antropologia e l'epistemologia della complessitàUniversità degli studi di Bergamo Piazzale Sant'Agostino , 224129 – Bergamo - ItaliaDirettore: Mauro CerutiPresidente onorario: Edgar Morin

Des photos de mariage très musclées Il y a le couple classique, qui choisit de célébrer son union à l’église en l’immortalisant par une série de photos devant l’autel, puis à la réception. Et puis il y a le couple qui innove. C’est de celui-ci que l’on parle aujourd’hui. Certainement lassés de voir encore et toujours les mêmes photos de mariage, les jeunes tourtereaux ont décidé de se la jouer à la Rambo. Ni une ni deux, le couple engage l’agence Visionary Photography Hub en leur confiant le soin de réaliser des photos complètement décalées. On se croirait déjà en plein tournage de la suite de 28 semaines plus tard (intitulée très habilement 28 mois plus tard – dont la production est prévue pour 2013 -). On en redemande ! Source : Nowhereelse

Networks, Crowds, and Markets: A Book by David Easley and Jon Kleinberg In recent years there has been a growing public fascination with the complex "connectedness" of modern society. This connectedness is found in many incarnations: in the rapid growth of the Internet and the Web, in the ease with which global communication now takes place, and in the ability of news and information as well as epidemics and financial crises to spread around the world with surprising speed and intensity. These are phenomena that involve networks, incentives, and the aggregate behavior of groups of people; they are based on the links that connect us and the ways in which each of our decisions can have subtle consequences for the outcomes of everyone else. Networks, Crowds, and Markets combines different scientific perspectives in its approach to understanding networks and behavior. The book is based on an inter-disciplinary course that we teach at Cornell. The book, like the course, is designed at the introductory undergraduate level with no formal prerequisites.

Miniature Art on the Tip of Pencil by Dalton Ghetti Many artists have used pencils to create works of art – but Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils. Dalton, who works as a carpenter, has been making his tiny graphite works for about 25 years. A sculpture of Elvis Presley wearing shades, carved from a single pencil. The 49-year-old said: “At school I would carve a friend’s name into the wood of a pencil and then give it to them as a present. I experimented sculpting with different materials, such as chalk, but one day I had an eureka moment and decided to carve into the graphite of a pencil” A tiny saw, using both the wood and graphite of a single pencil Dalton uses three basic tools to make his incredible creations – a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting knife. The longest Dalton has spent on one piece was two and half years on a pencil with interlinking chains. “I don’t make any money from it but that’s not what it’s about for me. Carved from the graphite in a normal pencil: A tiny hammer [ad1]

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