Richard L Block is the Author of Sarbanes Oxley for Information Technology Managers and Historical Sources of Religious Myths and numerous White Papers, an independent Information Technology Consultant with 23 years of IT experience. He has worked extensively with Cisco routers and switches and large LAN/WAN Infrastructures, including DWDM, MPLS IPV 4.0 and IPV 6.0, he was responsible for one of the first TCPIP networks at US Sprint in their Corporate Headquarters in Kansas City MO. His current projects include a VOIP migration for a large bank a second book on CoBiT Methodologies and fishing for sails in Costa Rica.
During his formative years he lived in the Midwest attending Junior High and High School in Harrisonville MO, attending MWSC in St Joseph MO and CMSU in Warrensburg MO his college years were focused on Biology, Chemistry and Physics. He completed his Master Degree in 2003 and PhD in 2007.His Military Service included serving in the 865th Medical Battalion and 135th Station Hospital as a Combat Medical Specialist which he served for 7 years where he received an honorable discharge in 1989.
His first publication drew critical acclaim and argument due to the issues raised by the books identification of loopholes in the Sarbanes Oxley Act that afford no protection from litigation by consultants that find fraud when performing audits for companies. Under Federal Law the WhistleBlower Act does not afford any protection or remedy for consultants who identify and report fraud.
Block has lived in South Florida for the last 11 years.
Books and white papers
1 Methodology in SAP Implementations
2 Sarbanes Oxley for Information Technology Managers
3 Historical Sources of Religious Myths
4 COBIT Methodologies in Data Center Design
5 Impact of Judaism and Christian Myths on Modern Culture
6 Empirical Evidence of Evolution
References
^ Block, Richard L(). Sarbanes Oxley for Information Technology Managers. ISBN 049193450X.
^ Block, Richard L().
Companies Worked for
US Sprint
HMR
Commerce BankShares
FPL
DOD
US Department of Agriculture
During his formative years he lived in the Midwest attending Junior High and High School in Harrisonville MO, attending MWSC in St Joseph MO and CMSU in Warrensburg MO his college years were focused on Biology, Chemistry and Physics. He completed his Master Degree in 2003 and PhD in 2007.His Military Service included serving in the 865th Medical Battalion and 135th Station Hospital as a Combat Medical Specialist which he served for 7 years where he received an honorable discharge in 1989.
His first publication drew critical acclaim and argument due to the issues raised by the books identification of loopholes in the Sarbanes Oxley Act that afford no protection from litigation by consultants that find fraud when performing audits for companies. Under Federal Law the WhistleBlower Act does not afford any protection or remedy for consultants who identify and report fraud.
Block has lived in South Florida for the last 11 years.
Books and white papers
1 Methodology in SAP Implementations
2 Sarbanes Oxley for Information Technology Managers
3 Historical Sources of Religious Myths
4 COBIT Methodologies in Data Center Design
5 Impact of Judaism and Christian Myths on Modern Culture
6 Empirical Evidence of Evolution
References
^ Block, Richard L(). Sarbanes Oxley for Information Technology Managers. ISBN 049193450X.
^ Block, Richard L().
Companies Worked for
US Sprint
HMR
Commerce BankShares
FPL
DOD
US Department of Agriculture
TAK Tiles are a Hamming code based error detection system for DNA computing that work in Order(1) with exactly 32 Wang tiles based on the Wang Tile Model for DNA Self Assembly. They take as input a Hamming coded string representing an output from any other DNA Nanotechnology system, and output the parity bits to demonstrate the validity of the Hamming coded input string. The system works at temperature 2 by assembling into a log(L − D) × L rectangular module, similar to a binary counter, where L is the length of the Hamming code, and D is the number of data bits.
Background
In the emerging field of DNA computing, there has been a necessity for mechanisms that correct or detect the errors that occur in the combining of the DNA. Such errors can occur due to unintended and incomplete attachments of a strand with another strand. When using the DNA strands to do some type of a numerical computation it is therefore important to identify if the computation occured correctly. A well known mechanism for error detection in electrical engineering has been the use of Hamming codes. TAK Tiles extend the use of Hamming codes to detect errors that occur in the computation performed with DNA as well.
Temperature
Temperature plays an important role in any chemical reaction in determining whether or not there is enough energy to activate the reaction. In developing a Wang Tile Model for DNA computing in order to maintain clarity the temperature of the system is designated by numbers like 1, 2, or 3 instead of in absolute temperatures. The tile glues in the model are then developed such that they will hold up to a certain temperature, and will break down at higher temperatures.
Previous Systems
Tile Proofreading
Snake Tiles Error Free Self-Assembly using Error Prone Tiles
Advantages of TAK Tiles
This Order(1) algorithm is a notable improvement over the previous error detection/correction systems which generally work in Order(n^2) in the context of DNA or Molecular self-assembly, or at least require an increasing amount of tile types as the size of the system grows.
This system is modular so that it can work in conjunction with other systems.
Purpose
In order to eventually establish a DNA computer we would like to build up the various pieces of the computer from full adders and multipliers to multiplexers and so forth. We can expect many components that we make to require the use of TAK Tiles in order to eventually establish the robustness of the DNA computer.
History
This particular system was devised by ICME, Stanford University students Aditya Mittal, Tiyu Wang, and Kathryn Hymes under the guidance of Professor Ashish Goel for a Molecular Algorithms class. The original ideas used to solve this problem were based on Aditya's undergraduate computer engineering classes by Professor Ehat Ercanli at Syracuse University. Particular details of the problem were resolved by Tiyu Wang. Kathryn Hymes presented the work on behalf of the team at 14th International Meeting on DNA Computing in Prague, Czech Republic.
See Also
DNA Nanotechnology
DNA Computing
Error Detection
Background
In the emerging field of DNA computing, there has been a necessity for mechanisms that correct or detect the errors that occur in the combining of the DNA. Such errors can occur due to unintended and incomplete attachments of a strand with another strand. When using the DNA strands to do some type of a numerical computation it is therefore important to identify if the computation occured correctly. A well known mechanism for error detection in electrical engineering has been the use of Hamming codes. TAK Tiles extend the use of Hamming codes to detect errors that occur in the computation performed with DNA as well.
Temperature
Temperature plays an important role in any chemical reaction in determining whether or not there is enough energy to activate the reaction. In developing a Wang Tile Model for DNA computing in order to maintain clarity the temperature of the system is designated by numbers like 1, 2, or 3 instead of in absolute temperatures. The tile glues in the model are then developed such that they will hold up to a certain temperature, and will break down at higher temperatures.
Previous Systems
Tile Proofreading
Snake Tiles Error Free Self-Assembly using Error Prone Tiles
Advantages of TAK Tiles
This Order(1) algorithm is a notable improvement over the previous error detection/correction systems which generally work in Order(n^2) in the context of DNA or Molecular self-assembly, or at least require an increasing amount of tile types as the size of the system grows.
This system is modular so that it can work in conjunction with other systems.
Purpose
In order to eventually establish a DNA computer we would like to build up the various pieces of the computer from full adders and multipliers to multiplexers and so forth. We can expect many components that we make to require the use of TAK Tiles in order to eventually establish the robustness of the DNA computer.
History
This particular system was devised by ICME, Stanford University students Aditya Mittal, Tiyu Wang, and Kathryn Hymes under the guidance of Professor Ashish Goel for a Molecular Algorithms class. The original ideas used to solve this problem were based on Aditya's undergraduate computer engineering classes by Professor Ehat Ercanli at Syracuse University. Particular details of the problem were resolved by Tiyu Wang. Kathryn Hymes presented the work on behalf of the team at 14th International Meeting on DNA Computing in Prague, Czech Republic.
See Also
DNA Nanotechnology
DNA Computing
Error Detection
The SWGEmu (abbv. of Star Wars Galaxies Emulator) is a project aimed at emulating the official Star Wars Galaxies Pre-Combat Upgrade servers, commonly referred to as Pre-CU. The Pre-CU era was from June 2003 at the game's launch to April 27, 2005 when the Combat Upgrade was implemented.
History
SWGEmu has been in development since December 2004. Since late 2005, the SWGEmu Team has researched and documented the protocol used between the SWG client and the Live Server. By doing this they were able to build their own server daemon from the ground up. The SWGEmu allows those that miss the old SWG Pre-CU game the most, to enjoy the experience with other veterans once again. It also gives those who never had the chance to play Pre-CU to enjoy the game and find out what all the excitement is about.
Development Process
Ramsey, an integral member of the Development Team, founded the project in December 2004. The original purpose of SWGemu wasn't to rebel against any kind of changes happening on the official servers, but rather to serve as a hobby. Over the intervening months the project was reorganized, the focus changed and the emulator took a new turn in late 2005 with the expansion and increased dedication of the team.
Every single line of code in SWGemu's software has been written by the development team, on their own free time, with absolutely no corporate funding.
History
SWGEmu has been in development since December 2004. Since late 2005, the SWGEmu Team has researched and documented the protocol used between the SWG client and the Live Server. By doing this they were able to build their own server daemon from the ground up. The SWGEmu allows those that miss the old SWG Pre-CU game the most, to enjoy the experience with other veterans once again. It also gives those who never had the chance to play Pre-CU to enjoy the game and find out what all the excitement is about.
Development Process
Ramsey, an integral member of the Development Team, founded the project in December 2004. The original purpose of SWGemu wasn't to rebel against any kind of changes happening on the official servers, but rather to serve as a hobby. Over the intervening months the project was reorganized, the focus changed and the emulator took a new turn in late 2005 with the expansion and increased dedication of the team.
Every single line of code in SWGemu's software has been written by the development team, on their own free time, with absolutely no corporate funding.
The Association for Research on Ethnicity and Nationalism in the Americas (ARENA) is an international, interdisciplinary association for scholars engaged in research on nationalism in the Americas. It is based at the Richard Walker Institute of International and Area Studies at the University of South Carolina.
Publications
The Association has announced a forthcoming book series titled New Directions in Nationalism Studies, edited by Don H. Doyle and Marco Antonio Pamplona. ARENA projects that it will publish fifteen monographs of approximately 200 pages each over a ten year period.
Discussion network
ARENA administers an H-Net discussion network called H-Nationalism, described as "a forum for conversation across academic and national frontiers open to all those with an interest in nationalism wherever and whenever it exists." In addition to calls for papers, conference announcements and book reviews, discussion on H-Nationalism encompasses "matters involving theory, methodology, history, and case studies of nationalism, nation formation, national identity, and related topics."
Similar organisations
* Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN)
* Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
Publications
The Association has announced a forthcoming book series titled New Directions in Nationalism Studies, edited by Don H. Doyle and Marco Antonio Pamplona. ARENA projects that it will publish fifteen monographs of approximately 200 pages each over a ten year period.
Discussion network
ARENA administers an H-Net discussion network called H-Nationalism, described as "a forum for conversation across academic and national frontiers open to all those with an interest in nationalism wherever and whenever it exists." In addition to calls for papers, conference announcements and book reviews, discussion on H-Nationalism encompasses "matters involving theory, methodology, history, and case studies of nationalism, nation formation, national identity, and related topics."
Similar organisations
* Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN)
* Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)