Android users will soon get 117 new emojis
The scale of these changes makes Google's Android 11.0 emoji update the largest since 2017's Android 8.0.
Earlier this week, Google announced the roll out of its latest version of Android. With Android 11, smartphone users are expected to get a bunch of new features. What they will also get are 117 new and updated emojis.
In an official blog post, Emojipedia said that all the new 117 emojis are based on Emoji 13.0 recommendations. Some of the emoji designs had been under beta testing for the last few months. "The scale of these changes makes Google's Android 11.0 emoji update the largest since 2017's Android 8.0," the blog post noted.
Not all the emojis are exactly new as changes also include subtle shading and outline modifications for all people, red hearts instead of purple hearts, and tweaks to many objects and symbols.
Some of the new emojis that Android users will get include smiling face with tear,disguised Face, and pinched fingers. Apart from this 10 new people emojis have also been added with Android 11. 12 new animals, including a black cat and polar bear have also been added.
Android 11 has been officially rolled out to a select few eligible devices As is the case with all Android updates, it will come down to brands and carriers when and how they roll out Android 11 on their smartphones.
As for Emojipedia, it has clarified that "these updates do not apply to those with Samsung devices. Samsung has its own emoji set which is updated on a separate schedule to Google's Android emoji updates. Apps on Android such as WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook also have their own custom emoji designs, which are rolled out on a separate schedule to Google."
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It has been said that Twitter and the iPhone are kind of like peanut butter and chocolate: two awesome things that weren't made to go together, but compliment each other so perfectly that you'd almost think they had been. A good Twitter client – and there are lots out there – amplifies this effect. The same should be true of Facebook. Unfortunately, though, Facebook's iPhone app has often failed to be as awesome as it should be, sometimes making the Facebook experience on the iPhone slow and frustrating. At times, Facebook users have been driven back to the mobile web version of Facebook, simply because it works better.
If you've used the Facebook app, you know what a hassle it can be sometimes. Random connection errors, painful slowness, failure to show likes or comments or new posts quickly. They all add up to a situation where the worst enemy of Facebook's success on the iPhone is Facebook's own app.
Fortunately, that may be about to change. According to a blog post by the New York Times's Nick Bilton, Facebook is making plans to launch a new "blazing fast" iOS app. Citing "two Facebook engineers," the Times claims that the current Objective-C/HTML5 hybrid app has been rewritten entirely in Objective-C (the programming language used to code iOS apps). Bilton claims to have gotten his hands on the new iPhone app, and reports that although it looks exactly the same, it's gotten a major boost in speed thanks to the rewrite.
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David Graham (golfer)
Australian professional golfer
David Graham
Anthony David Graham
(1946-05-23) 23 May 1946 (age 75)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
Turned professional
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour Champions
(wins: 2)
Masters Tournament
5th: 1980
PGA Championship
Won: 1979
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
T3: 1985
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
2015 (member page)
Anthony David Graham, AM[1] (born 23 May 1946) is a former professional golfer from Australia. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, including two major championships.
1981 US Open: David Graham- First Person
1981 US Open
1981 U.S. Open Highlights
Epic battle.Hale Irwin v David Graham.1976.Final.World Matchplay
David Graham Induction Speech
1 Early life
2 Professional career
2.1 Australian and Asian circuits
2.2 PGA Tour
4 Professional wins (37)
4.1 PGA Tour wins (8)
4.2 European Tour wins (3)
4.3 Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
4.4 PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)
4.5 Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)
4.6 British PGA wins (1)
4.7 Caribbean Tour wins (1)
4.8 Other Japan wins (2)
4.9 Other Australian wins (4)
4.10 Other Latin American wins (3)
4.11 Other wins (3)
4.12 Senior PGA Tour wins (5)
5 Major championships
5.1 Wins (2)
5.2 Results timeline
5.3 Summary
6 Team appearances
Graham is from Tasmania, Australia.[2] He is a natural left-hander but "converted" into a right-hander.[3]
At the age of 14, Graham began his first job as an assistant professional at Riversdale Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.[3] In 1967, he started working at a sporting goods store in Sydney, New South Wales.[2] During this time he honed his golf skills at Royal Sydney Golf Club under the tutelage of Alec Mercer, the club professional. He stated later, "Alec taught me all I know. When I arrived in Sydney two years ago I could hardly play and he taught me everything. I've been lucky, I've had financial sponsorships and lots of advice, but Alec stuck with me through thick and thin and I owe all my success and good fortune to him."[2] In early 1968, Graham started working full-time as a touring professional.[2]
Australian and Asian circuits
Among the first tournaments Graham received media attention for was the Brisbane Water Tournament. Graham opened with a 68 (−1) to put him three back of lead. In the second round he shot a 73 (+4) but in the difficult conditions he moved into a tie for third. The Canberra Times opined that Graham, "looks like being a threat as the tournament moves into its third round."[4] The third round was cancelled due to rain. In the final round Graham shot a 72 to finish solo fourth, four behind champion Bob Shaw.[5]
The following year, 1969, would be Graham's first season of continuous success. In February he played the two-round $3,500 Amoco Open at Forbes, New South Wales. He finished in a tie for third with Ted Ball and Walter Godfrey, four back of champion Tony Mangan.[6]
Shortly thereafter, he moved onto the Asia Golf Circuit. In mid-March he finished joint second at the Malaysian Open with New Zealand's John Lister, one behind champion Takaaki Kono.[7] At this point he was in third place on the Asia Golf Circuit's Order of Merit.[8] The following week he played the Singapore Open. After three rounds he was at 209, one back of leaders Tomio Kamata of Japan and Guy Wolstenholme of England. On the front nine he shot a 34 to distance himself from the remainder of the field. According to The Strait Times, "only Graham remained in contention with the two leaders." Graham made up one stroke on the leaders during the back nine to enter a playoff with them. Graham and Kamata parred the first hole of the playoff while Wolstenholme bogeyed to drop out. Graham and Kamata made pars at the par-3 2nd hole. At the par-4 3rd hole Kamata made his birdie while Graham was "short by two inches." Graham finished second.[9] After these two runner-ups finishes, Graham was considered "the find of this year's tour."[10] The next tournament Graham played was the Hong Kong Open. He shot a 69 (−1) to put him near the lead.[11] In the second round he shot another 69 (−1) to move closer. However, he shot over-par in the final two rounds to finish in a tie for 14th place.[12] Graham cited his poor putting for his weak play.[2] He fell to 7th in the Order of Merit.[12] Still, Graham was optimistic about his future. He told AAP-Reuters after the round, "My good performance here has left with a great chance of being nominated for the Alcan tournament in the states, which is what I'm really after. After my placings in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur it will make it very difficult for anyone to catch me in the last two tournaments in Taipei and Toyko, and beat me for Alcan."[2] By early April he was in 2nd place on the Order of Merit, only behind Taiwan's Hsieh Yung-yo.[13]
Shortly thereafter he returned to Australia. In June he played a $1,650 purse at Goolwa, South Australia at South Lakes Golf Course. He opened the two-round tournament with a 73 to put him several strokes behind the lead. However, in the final round he shot a 70 to defeat John Lister by one stroke.[14]
As of August 1969, Graham had qualified for the Alcan International, an elite international tournament on the PGA Tour to be held in September, "on the strength of his sound performances on the Far East Circuit."[15] Graham opened the tournament with a 74 (+2) to put him five behind the lead.[16] He eventually finished in 22nd place among the 24 players in the field, 23 shots behind champion Billy Casper.[17] After the tournament he intended to try out of the PGA Tour at the Fall 1969 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[2]
Shortly thereafter, he returned to Australia. In October he played the City of Sydney Open. Graham fired a "brilliant" final round to "snatch fourth place."[18] Later in the month he played the Australian Open. He shot a second round 69 to move into a tie for fifth, only behind Guy Wolstenholme, Bruce Devlin, Peter Thomson, and Gary Player.[19] However, he was not near the lead as the tournament concluded.[20] In November he played the North Coast Open in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. Due to his recent good play he was the "favorite" at the event.[21] He opened poorly with a 75 but "recovered" with a 71 to put him one back.[21] He ultimately finished in solo second place at 294 (+6), three back of champion Tony Mangan.[22] In December he played the Caltex Tournament at Paraparaumu Links Golf Course in Wellington, New Zealand. He opened at 142, even-par, to put him in a tie for third.[23] However, over the course of the two-round final day Graham shot six-over-par and finished in a tie for fourteenth.[24]
Early the following year, Graham won two events in Australia. In February, he played the Tasmanian Open at Kingston Beach Golf Club. Right before the tournament began he played the one-round $750 Golden Crumpet Purse, also at Kingston Beach. He shot a 68 (−5) to tie Terry Kendall for second place, two behind champion Tony Mangan.[25] At the tournament proper Graham was tied for the lead with Alan Murray at the end of the third round, one ahead of Terry Kendall. Kendall, however, played excellently during the front nine of the final round and took a four-stroke lead by the 11th hole. Kendall "crashed over the concluding holes" though and by the 16th hole Graham had regained the lead. With a birdie at the 17th hole he "clinched the title." With a final round 72, Graham defeated Kendall by one.[26] The next week he played the Victorian Open. He opened at 136 (-10), in a tie for second, two off the lead of Guy Wolstenholme.[27] He played well in the third round to take the lead. During the front nine Graham "shook off the big-name challengers" like Kel Nagle and Guy Wolstenholme to create a four-shot lead at the turn. Graham birdied the 10th hole to take a five-shot lead over amateur Kevin Hartley. However, after bogey-birdie exchanges with Hartley at the 11th and 12th holes Graham's lead was suddenly down to one. At the par-5 13th hole, however, Hartley hit a "poor chip" and had to settle for par while Graham made a "morale-boosting" eight-foot birdie putt to expand the lead. At the par-3 14th hole Hartley's approach was short and he made bogey. Graham now had a three stroke lead. Graham cruised home from there and defeated Hartley, Nagle, and Wolstenholme by four shots. His 273 (-19) total broke Yarra Yarra Golf Club's course record, set by Gary Player in 1959, by two shots. According to a journalist for The Canberra Times, "The win, Graham's second state open triumph in eight days, sounded an ominous warning to Australia's aging golf greats that he is heir-apparent to their crowns."[3]
The following week Graham played the New South Wales Open played at Pymble Golf Course in Sydney, Australia. Graham was at 209 (-7) after three rounds but was five behind leader Kel Nagle. Nagle played poorly on the front nine, however, letting Graham and the rest of the field back into contention. However, Graham, with erratic play on the front nine, failed to take advantage. At the par-4 7th Graham hit his drive out of bounds leading to double-bogey. He ultimately shot an even-par 36, with only four pars, and was still behind. Starting at the 13th hole, however, Graham started to play well, making birdie. Graham he birdied three of the next four holes to get closer. At the 477-yard par-5 18th hole Graham hit his second shot into a bunker. He hit his sand shot to 18 feet. His "chances of birdie looked remote" but he holed the putt creating a "tremendous roar" from the gallery. He took a one stroke-lead over Frank Phillips. However, Phillips, playing behind, hit his second shot on the 18th hole to 10-feet giving him a chance for eagle and the outright win. Phillip's eagle putt, however, "hung on the lip" and "he had to be content with a birdie four to tie Graham." He entered an 18-hole playoff with Phillips the following day.[28] The playoff was considered to be "one of the greatest in the history of NSW open." Graham was behind for most of the playoff but "staged a great fightback" and tied by the 15th hole. However, Phillips birdied the final two holes to defeat Graham by two strokes. There were nine birdies between the two players in the round.[29]
Shorty thereafter, Graham moved onto the Asia Golf Circuit. In March 1970, he played the Thailand Open. During the final round he "came from three strokes behind" to win the event at 286 (-2).[30] The following month he played the Yomiuri International in Japan, also on the Asian circuit. With consecutive rounds of 71 (-1) Graham took the lead at 142 (-2). Graham fell into the joint lead with New Zealader Walter Godfrey after a third round 75 (+3). However, Graham "began the final round in fine style by sinking a 15ft putt." Graham went on to birdie the final two holes to win by three over Godfrey. He defeated third place finisher, Tommy Aaron, the "pre-tournament favorite," by four shots. With the victory, Graham won A$10,500 and a Japanese car.[31]
Later in the year he played some significant international events. In June he played in the Western Open on the PGA Tour.[32] As of July, he had qualified for the 1970 British Open.[33] In October he played the Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club. However, he "crashed" with an opening round 79 (+7).[34]
In early November, Graham attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour at 1970 PGA Tour Qualifying School in Tucson, Arizona. He opened with rounds of 72.[35] However, ultimately failed to qualify by one stroke.[36]
Later in the month it was announced that Graham would represent Australia at the 1970 World Cup with Bruce Devlin. The event would be held at the Jockey Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[37] It took a 54-hour plane trip for both Graham and Devin to reach Argentina and both were "tired" once they started playing the first round. However, both played excellently in the opening round. Graham fired a bogey-free 65 (−7) and Devlin a bogey-free 66 (−6). At 131 (−13), they held a three-stroke lead over Argentina's team. In the individual competition, Graham was in solo second, one behind leader Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina, while Devlin was tied for third. After the round Graham stated, "I don't regard it as my best performance ever, but it is pretty close."[38] In the second round Graham shot a 67 (−5) while Devlin shot a 69 (−3). In the third round Graham shot a back nine 30 (−7), including birdies on the final four holes, to record at 65 (−7). Devlin recorded a third round 66 (−6). They held a 19-stroke lead over Argentina, the second place team. After the round, according to The Canberra Times, "Graham said the three rounds here were the so far were the best he's ever played."[36] Among individuals, Graham held a two-stroke lead over Roberto De Vicenzo.[39] At the beginning of the final round both Graham and his partner Devlin played poorly shooting 35 and 36, respectively, over the course of the par-35 front nine.[40] In addition, Graham lost the solo individual lead to de Vicenzo when Graham bogeyed the par-3 8th hole and the Argentine birdied it.[39] According to the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, however, at the end of the front nine the Australians "were assured of victory over their nearest rivals Argentina." At his point their team still had an 11 stroke lead over Argentina.[40] Among individuals, "The lead see-sawed back and forth until De Vicenzo took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-5 15th."[39] Graham finished second among individuals. The Australian team won by nine shots. At 544, they beat the team record set by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus at the 1966 Canada Cup by four shots. According to the Associated Press, Graham "was hailed today as one of golf's potential greats" after the victory.[39]
Two weeks later, in December, Graham played the Argentine Masters. Over the course of the first two rounds, Graham opened with rounds of 69 (−1) to be one behind the lead of Roberto De Vicenzo. At this point, he was tied for second with Gary Player and Argentine Juan Quinteros.[41] However, de Vicenzo would go on to win the tournament while Graham would finish outside of the top 3.
In late 1971 Graham attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour at 1971 PGA Tour Qualifying School. He was successful.[42] In 1976, he won twice on the PGA Tour, and then came from behind to secure a victory over the reigning champion Hale Irwin in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship in England.[43]
Graham won two major championships, the 1979 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills near Detroit, and the 1981 U.S. Open at Merion, just west of Philadelphia.[44][45] He also finished third at the 1985 Open Championship, after sharing the third-round lead. Both of his major victories came in remarkable fashion. In the 1979 PGA Championship, he stood on the last tee at 7 under par for his final round and leading by two, but double-bogeyed the last hole for a 65 to drop back into a playoff with Ben Crenshaw. At each of the first two sudden-death holes he holed long putts to keep the playoff alive and finally won at the third extra hole. At the 1981 U.S. Open, Graham shot a 67 in the final round to overturn a three-shot deficit to overnight leader George Burns to win by 3 strokes. He became the fourth Australian major champion (after Jim Ferrier, Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle) and the first to win a U.S. Open.
Graham participated on the Australian teams that won the World Cup (in 1970) and the Alfred Dunhill Cup (in 1985 and 1986).
Ahead of the 1970 World Cup, the organizing International Golf Association, preferred the more well-known Bruce Crampton to team for Australia with Bruce Devlin. The Australian PGA threatened not to send a team if Graham was not included and Devlin and Graham finally represented Australia and won the team competition by a record eight strokes after holding a record advantage of 19 strokes going into the final round. Graham finished second individually. Devlin and Graham again represented Australia in the 1971 World Cup, but when Devlin was not selected for the event the year after, Graham refused to play and never again participated in any World Cup events.[46]
Another controversy with Graham involved was reported during the inaugural 1985 Dunhill Cup at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. Australia won the team event, with Graham, Greg Norman and Graham Marsh in the team. Prior to the tournament, Marsh had criticized Graham for accepting appearance money for playing in Australian golf tournaments. At the time, Marsh had recently been made an MBE for services to golf and was for six years chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia. However, Norman took David Graham's side in the debate and Australia went on to win the tournament despite the conflict. In 1986, Australia successfully defended the title with Graham, Norman and Rodger Davis in their team.[47]
At the end of 1981, Graham was ranked 7th on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings.
On 27 June 2004, during the final round of the Bank of America Championship on the Champions Tour, Graham collapsed over a putt on the eighth green. He was later diagnosed with congestive heart failure, ending his competitive golf career at age 58.[48] He is now retired and resides at Iron Horse Golf Club in Whitefish, Montana.
Graham was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988 and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1990.[1][49][50]
It was announced on 16 October 2014 that Graham has been elected into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[49][51] His nomination was supported by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He was inducted with other nominees Mark O'Meara, course architect A. W. Tillinghast and Laura Davies on 13 July 2015 at the University of St Andrews, during the 2015 Open Championship.[52]
Graham married in late 1968.[2]
Professional wins (37)
PGA Tour wins (8)
Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (6)
Winning score
To par
Margin of
Runner(s)-up
1 3 Jul 1972 Cleveland Open 68-73-68-69=278 −6 Playoff Bruce Devlin
2 18 Jul 1976 American Express Westchester Classic 63-68-70-71=272 −12 3 strokes Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson,
Fuzzy Zoeller
3 29 Aug 1976 American Golf Classic 69-67-69-69=274 −14 4 strokes Lou Graham
4 5 Aug 1979 PGA Championship 69-68-70-65=272 −8 Playoff Ben Crenshaw
5 25 May 1980 Memorial Tournament 73-67-70-70=280 −8 1 stroke Tom Watson
6 24 Jan 1981 Phoenix Open 65-68-69-66=268 −16 1 stroke Lon Hinkle
7 21 Jun 1981 U.S. Open 68-68-70-67=273 −7 3 strokes George Burns, Bill Rogers
8 8 May 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open 66-72-73-64=275 −9 5 strokes Lee Elder, Jim Thorpe,
Lee Trevino
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
1 1972 Cleveland Open Bruce Devlin Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1972 Liggett & Myers Open Lou Graham, Hale Irwin,
Larry Ziegler L. Graham won with birdie on third extra hole
D. Graham and Ziegler eliminated by par on first hole
3 1979 PGA Championship Ben Crenshaw Won with birdie on third extra hole
European Tour wins (3)
Other European Tour (1)
3 24 Oct 1982 Trophée Lancôme 66-70-70-70=276 −12 2 strokes Seve Ballesteros
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
1 2 May 1976 Chunichi Crowns 72-68-69-67=276 −4 1 stroke Yasuhiro Miyamoto
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
1 1985 Taiheiyo Club Masters Tsuneyuki Nakajima Lost to birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)
Australian Opens (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (5)
1 26 Oct 1975 Wills Masters 71-70-69-72=282 −8 2 strokes Rob McNaughton
2 20 Nov 1977 Australian Open 74-71-68-71=284 −4 3 strokes Don January, Bruce Lietzke,
John Lister
3 28 Oct 1979 CBA West Lakes Classic 72-70-72-71=285 −3 2 strokes Bob Shearer, Gary Vanier
4 2 Dec 1979 Air New Zealand Shell Open 70-67-69-73=279 −5 8 strokes Rodger Davis
5 13 Oct 1985 Stefan Queensland Open 66-64-69-70=269 −19 5 strokes Paul Foley
6 11 Oct 1987 Konica Queensland Open (2) 69-71-69-66=275 −13 7 strokes Vaughan Somers
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
1 1983 National Panasonic New South Wales Open Greg Norman Lost to par on second extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)
1970 Thailand Open,[53] Yomiuri International[54]
British PGA wins (1)
1970 French Open
Caribbean Tour wins (1)
1971 Caracas Open
Other Japan wins (2)
1971 Japan Airlines Open[55]
1980 Rolex Japan
Other Australian wins (4)
1967 Queensland PGA Championship
1970 Tasmanian Open,[56] Victorian Open[57]
1994 Australian Skins
Other Latin American wins (3)
1978 Mexico Cup
1980 Mexican Open, Heublein Open (Brazil)
Other wins (3)
1 15 Nov 1970 World Cup
(with Bruce Devlin) −32 (131-136-131-146=544) 10 strokes Argentina − Roberto De Vicenzo and Vicente Fernández
2 9 Oct 1976 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship 38 holes Hale Irwin
3 18 Oct 1981 Trophée Lancôme −8 (71-72-67-70=280) 5 strokes Isao Aoki, Sandy Lyle
Senior PGA Tour wins (5)
1 16 Feb 1997 GTE Classic −9 (71-68-65=204) 3 strokes Bob Dickson
2 30 Mar 1997 Southwestern Bell Dominion −10 (68-69-69=206) 1 stroke John Jacobs
3 21 Sep 1997 Comfort Classic −16 (67-68-65=200) 1 stroke Buddy Allin, Larry Nelson
4 1 Feb 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic −11 (67-68-67=202) Playoff Dave Stockton
5 17 Oct 1999 Raley's Gold Rush Classic −17 (63-71-65=199) 4 strokes Larry Mowry
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
1 1996 Emerald Coast Classic Bob Eastwood, Mike Hill,
Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic Dave Stockton Won with birdie on tenth extra hole
Major championships
Wins (2)
1979 PGA Championship 4 shot deficit −8 (69-68-70-65=272) Playoff1 Ben Crenshaw
1981 U.S. Open 3 shot deficit −7 (68-68-70-67=273) 3 strokes George Burns, Bill Rogers
1Defeated Crenshaw with birdie on third extra hole.
Results timeline
Masters Tournament T36 CUT T29 T6 T9 WD
U.S. Open CUT CUT T47 T58 T18 T29 CUT CUT CUT 7
The Open Championship T32 CUT T11 T28 T21 CUT T39
PGA Championship CUT CUT 10 T4 CUT CUT 1
Masters Tournament 5 7 19 46 T6 T10 T28 T27
U.S. Open T47 1 T6 T8 T21 T23 T15 T51 T47 T61
The Open Championship T29 T14 T27 T14 CUT T3 T11 34 CUT T61
PGA Championship T26 T43 T49 T14 T48 T32 T7 CUT T17 CUT
U.S. Open 64 60
The Open Championship T8 CUT
PGA Championship T66 T52 CUT CUT CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1971, 1977 and 1984 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 1 6 7 14 12
U.S. Open 1 0 0 1 4 8 22 17
The Open Championship 0 0 1 1 2 7 19 14
PGA Championship 1 0 0 2 4 6 22 13
Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (1979 U.S. Open – 1984 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1979 U.S. Open – 1980 Masters)
Team appearances
World Cup (representing Australia): 1970, 1971
Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners), 1986 (winners), 1988
Nissan Cup (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986
1971 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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David Graham at the PGA Tour official site
David Graham at the Japan Golf Tour official site
David Graham at the European Tour official site
David Graham at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
David Graham in the major championships
U.S. Open champions
1895 Horace Rawlins
1896 James Foulis
1897 Joe Lloyd
1898 Fred Herd
1899 Willie Smith
1900 Harry Vardon
1901 Willie Anderson†
1902 Laurie Auchterlonie
1904 Willie Anderson
1906 Alex Smith
1907 Alec Ross
1908 Fred McLeod†
1909 George Sargent
1910 Alex Smith†
1911 John McDermott†
1912 John McDermott
1913 Francis Ouimet#†
1914‡ Walter Hagen
1915 Jerome Travers#
1916 Chick Evans#
1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I
1919 Walter Hagen†
1920 Ted Ray
1921‡ Jim Barnes
1922 Gene Sarazen
1923 Bobby Jones#†
1924 Cyril Walker
1925 Willie Macfarlane†
1926 Bobby Jones#
1927 Tommy Armour†
1928 Johnny Farrell†
1931 Billy Burke†
1933 Johnny Goodman#
1934 Olin Dutra
1935 Sam Parks Jr.
1936 Tony Manero
1937 Ralph Guldahl
1939 Byron Nelson†
1940 Lawson Little†
1941 Craig Wood
1942–1945 Cancelled due to World War II
1946 Lloyd Mangrum†
1947 Lew Worsham†
1948 Ben Hogan
1949 Cary Middlecoff
1950 Ben Hogan†
1952 Julius Boros
1953‡ Ben Hogan
1954 Ed Furgol
1955 Jack Fleck†
1957 Dick Mayer†
1958 Tommy Bolt
1959 Billy Casper
1960 Arnold Palmer
1961 Gene Littler
1962 Jack Nicklaus†
1963 Julius Boros†
1964 Ken Venturi
1965 Gary Player†
1966 Billy Casper†
1967 Jack Nicklaus
1968 Lee Trevino
1969 Orville Moody
1970‡ Tony Jacklin
1971 Lee Trevino†
1973 Johnny Miller
1974 Hale Irwin
1975 Lou Graham†
1976 Jerry Pate
1977 Hubert Green
1978 Andy North
1981 David Graham
1982 Tom Watson
1983 Larry Nelson
1984 Fuzzy Zoeller†
1986 Raymond Floyd
1987 Scott Simpson
1988 Curtis Strange†
1989 Curtis Strange
1990 Hale Irwin†
1991 Payne Stewart†
1992 Tom Kite
1993 Lee Janzen
1994 Ernie Els†
1995 Corey Pavin
1996 Steve Jones
1997 Ernie Els
1999 Payne Stewart
2000‡ Tiger Woods
2001 Retief Goosen†
2003 Jim Furyk
2004 Retief Goosen
2005 Michael Campbell
2006 Geoff Ogilvy
2007 Ángel Cabrera
2008 Tiger Woods†
2009 Lucas Glover
2010 Graeme McDowell
2011‡ Rory McIlroy
2012 Webb Simpson
2013 Justin Rose
2014‡ Martin Kaymer
2015 Jordan Spieth
2016 Dustin Johnson
2017 Brooks Koepka
2019 Gary Woodland
2020 Bryson DeChambeau
2021 Jon Rahm
† indicates the event was won in a playoff;
‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire;
# indicates the event was won by an amateur
PGA Championship champions
Match play
1916 Jim Barnes
1920 Jock Hutchison
1921 Walter Hagen
1928 Leo Diegel
1930 Tommy Armour
1931 Tom Creavy
1934 Paul Runyan
1935 Johnny Revolta
1936 Denny Shute
1939 Henry Picard
1940 Byron Nelson
1941 Vic Ghezzi
1942 Sam Snead
1943 Cancelled due to World War II
1944 Bob Hamilton
1947 Jim Ferrier
1950 Chandler Harper
1952 Jim Turnesa
1953 Walter Burkemo
1954 Chick Harbert
1955 Doug Ford
1956 Jack Burke Jr.
1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play
1958 Dow Finsterwald
1959 Bob Rosburg
1960 Jay Hebert
1961 Jerry Barber†
1962 Gary Player
1964‡ Bobby Nichols
1965 Dave Marr
1966 Al Geiberger
1967 Don January†
1969‡ Raymond Floyd
1970 Dave Stockton
1977 Lanny Wadkins†
1978 John Mahaffey†
1979 David Graham†
1983‡ Hal Sutton
1986 Bob Tway
1987 Larry Nelson†
1988 Jeff Sluman
1990 Wayne Grady
1991 John Daly
1992 Nick Price
1993 Paul Azinger†
1995 Steve Elkington†
1996 Mark Brooks†
1997 Davis Love III
1998 Vijay Singh
1999 Tiger Woods
2000‡ Tiger Woods†
2001 David Toms
2002 Rich Beem
2003 Shaun Micheel
2004 Vijay Singh†
2005 Phil Mickelson
2008 Pádraig Harrington
2009 Y. E. Yang
2010 Martin Kaymer†
2011 Keegan Bradley†
2012 Rory McIlroy
2013 Jason Dufner
2015 Jason Day
2016 Jimmy Walker
2017 Justin Thomas
2020 Collin Morikawa
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire
International Presidents Cup team – 1994
Fulton Allem
Robert Allenby
Steve Elkington
David Frost
Bradley Hughes
Mark McNulty
Frank Nobilo
Craig Parry
Nick Price
Peter Senior
Vijay Singh
Tsukasa Watanabe
David Graham (non-playing captain)
Lost: 20 – 12
United States
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Image Understanding – An EU Perspective
Image Understanding - Introduction to the Special Theme
Boat Extraction in Harbours From High Resolution Satellite Images Using Marked Point Processes
FIM: Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Based Imaging for Biomedical Applications
AXES - Finding Video Clips Using Speech and Image Recognition
Random Mosaics for Network Extraction
Computer-Aided Leaf Recognition Visual System
Automatic Recognition of Human Activities in Realistic Videos
Egovision4Health - Assessing Activities of Daily Living from a Wearable RGB-D Camera
Applying Random Matrix Theory Filters on SenseCam Images
Multi-Modal Human Behaviour Analysis from Visual Data Sources
Tracking the Articulated Motion of Human Hands in 3D
KAD - A System for Categorizing the State of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
GAIMS: A Reliable Non-Intrusive Gait Measuring System
Mixed Reality by Understanding and Integrating Spatio-Temporal Data of a LIDAR and a 4D Studio
Visual 3D Environment Reconstruction for Autonomous Vehicles
Automatic MRI Brain Tissue Classification
Connected Morphological Operators for Tensor Images
Person Re-identification
Exploiting Computational Models of the Human Visual System
Large Scale Image Retrieval Using Vectors of Locally Aggregated Descriptors
Graph Based Keyword Spotting in Handwritten Historical Slavic Documents
Highly Degraded Recto-verso Document Image Processing and Understanding
Fabio Martinelli Chair of the WG3 Working Group "Secure ICT Research and Innovation"
Matteo Mio Wins Ackermann Award
ERCIM Security and Trust Management Workshop
IDEALIST - An International ICT Partner Search System and Network of National Contact Points
Joint ERCIM eMobility and MobiSense Workshop
Julien Mairal Receives the 2013 Cor Baayen Award
An e-Science Collaboration Platform for Effective Multimedia Research
Consensus in Computer and Communication Systems in a Stochastic Environment
DRIVEN: Diagnostically Robust Ultrasound Video Transmission over Emerging Wireless Networks
Interdependencies of Genetic and Epigenetic Events in a Computational Model
MIDAS: Automated SOA Testing on the Cloud
SECCRIT: Secure Cloud Computing for High Assurance Services
Using the BonFIRE Testbed for Testing Scalability of the KOPI Service
Control Systems and Technologies for Cyber-Physical Systems
CLEF 2013 and Beyond: Evolution of the CLEF Initiative
EvAAL Evaluation Workshop
HCI International 2013
Joint ERCIM, ARTEMIS, Euromirco Workshops
The First Tangible Interaction Studio
VLDB 2013 Conference Supported by ERCIM
Foundations of Fuzzy Logic and Semantic Web Languages
Special theme: Image Understanding
Guest editors: Michal Haindl, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK
This issue in pdf (56 pages)
by Michal Haindl and Josef Kittler
Vision is the most important sense on which the majority of organisms depend for life. Scene reflectance properties in various spectral bands provide invaluable information about an object's characteristics, including its shape, material, temperature, illumination and dynamism. This information, however, is very difficult to capture with an electronic device. A real visual scene to be captured is subject to variable illumination as well as variable observation conditions. Furthermore, single objects of interest can be partially occluded or shaded, may be positioned at various distances from the capturing device, data can be noisy and / or incomplete; thus successful interpretation of imaging sensor data requires sophisticated and complex analytical methods and computing power.
by Paula Crăciun and Josiane Zerubia
Earth observation satellites represent a significant resource when it comes to acquiring data about the Earth. Satellite data is used in a range of fields, including environmental monitoring, map updating and meteorology. Since the launch of the first Earth observation satellite, the resolution of the optical sensors installed on board has greatly improved, thus, nowadays, panchromatic images can be acquired at a resolution equal or lower than 0.7 [m] (ie GeoEye, Pleiades). This makes it possible to recognize small objects, such as boats and cars.
by Benjamin Risse, Xiaoyi Jiang, and Christian Klämbt
Video-based imaging of animal behaviour is commonly used in biomedical studies. Imaging small and translucent organisms, such as worms or larvae, however, tends to require sophisticated illumination strategies. We developed a novel technique to image the contact surface between organisms and substrate utilizing Frustrated Total Internal Reflection. This technique has a wide range of potential applications.
by Peggy van der Kreeft, Kay Macquarrie and Martijn Kleppe
Searching for clips or segments of videos in large archives can be a daunting task. In which clip was a person mentioned and where in the clip is he or she shown? Even after you locate the correct video, you still need to watch the entire video to find that one segment containing the person that you are looking for. The novel technologies being developed by AXES make finding what you are looking for in large archives and libraries significantly easier.
by Marie-Colette van Lieshout
Arak and Surgailis [1] introduced a class of random mosaics with remarkable mathematical properties. A collaborative project between researchers in Poland and at CWI shows that such models are useful for intermediate level image analysis because they can capture global aspects of an image without requiring a detailed description of the objects within it.
by Tomáš Suk, Petr Novotný and Jan Flusser
Plant identification is an important task in botany and related areas, such as agriculture, forestry, and nature conservation. It is also of interest of general public. While botanists usually have no problem identifying a species, non-specialists would often welcome a computer-aided system for species recognition. Creating such a system is a challenge that we have resolved using visual pattern recognition methods.
by Adrien Gaidon, Zaid Harchaoui and Cordelia Schmid
Automatic video understanding is a growing need for many applications in order to manage and exploit the enormous – and ever-increasing – volume of available video data. In particular, recognition of human activities is important, since videos are often about people doing something. Modelling and recognizing actions is as yet an unsolved issue. We have developed original methods that yield significant performance improvements by leveraging both the content and the spatio-temporal structure of videos.
Egovision4Health - Assessing Activities of Daily Living from a Wearable RGB-D Camera for In-Home Health Care Applications
by Grégory Rogez, Deva Ramanan and J. M. M. Montiel
Camera miniaturization and mobile computing now make it feasible to capture and process videos from body-worn cameras such as the Google Glass headset. This egocentric perspective is particularly well-suited to recognizing objects being handled or observed by the wearer, as well as analysing the gestures and tracking the activities of the wearer. Egovision4Health is a joint research project between the University of Zaragoza, Spain and the University of California, Irvine, USA. The objective of this three-year project, currently in its first year, is to investigate new egocentric computer vision techniques to automatically provide health professionals with an assessment of their patients' ability to manipulate objects and perform daily activities.
by Na Li, Martin Crane, Cathal Gurrin and Heather J. Ruskin
Even though Microsoft's SeneseCam can be effective as a memory-aid device, there exists a substantial challenge in effectively managing the vast amount of images that are maintained by this device. Deconstructing a sizeable collection of images into meaningful events for users represents a significant task. Such events may be identified by applying Random Matrix Theory (RMT) to a cross-correlation matrix C that has been constructed using SenseCam lifelog data streams. Overall, the RMT technique proves promising for major event detection in SenseCam images.
by Sergio Escalera Guerrero
The Human Pose Recovery and Behaviour Analysis group (HuPBA), University of Barcelona, is developing a line of research on multi-modal analysis of humans in visual data. The novel technology is being applied in several scenarios with high social impact, including sign language recognition, assisted technology and supported diagnosis for the elderly and people with mental/physical disabilities, fitness conditioning, and Human Computer Interaction.
by Iason Oikonomidis, Nikolaos Kyriazis and Antonis A. Argyros
The FORTH 3D hand tracker recovers the articulated motion of human hands robustly, accurately and in real time (20Hz). This is achieved by employing a carefully designed model-based approach that capitalizes on a powerful optimization framework, GPU processing and the visual information provided by the Kinect sensor.
KAD - An Intelligent System for Categorizing and Assessing the State of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
by Spiros Fotopoulos and Dimitrios Kastaniotis
Neurological disorders can be reliably assessed using the low-cost Microsoft Kinect depth sensor to record human gait, coupled with our Kinect Assessment Disorders (KAD) system to process the information.
by Sébastien Piérard, Samir Azrour, Rémy Phan-Ba and Marc Van Droogenbroeck
Gait observation and analysis can provide invaluable information about an individual [1]. Studies that have interpreted gait using traditional imaging devices have demonstrated that it is difficult to make reliable measurements with colour cameras. GAIMS, our new system resulting from a multidisciplinary project born from collaboration between engineers and neurologists, aims at developing non-intrusive and reliable tools to provide quantitative measures of gait and interpretations of the acquired data. Following a current trend in imaging, it takes advantage of imaging sensors that measure distance instead of colour. While its principles are general, GAIMS is currently used for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the continued evaluation of disease progression [2]. It is the first available system to fully satisfy the clinical routine and its associated constraints.
by Csaba Benedek, Zsolt Jankó, Dmitry Chetverikov and Tamás Szirányi
Two labs of SZTAKI have jointly developed a system for creation and visualization of mixed reality by combining the spatio-temporal model of a real outdoor environment with the models of people acting in a studio. We use a LIDAR sensor to measure an outdoor scene with walking pedestrians, detect and track them, then reconstruct the static part of the scene. The scene is then modified and populated by human avatars created in a 4D reconstruction studio.
by Thomas Kadiofsky, Robert Rößler and Christian Zinner
In the foreseeable future it will be commonplace for various land vehicles to be equipped with 3D sensors and systems that reconstruct the surrounding area in 3D. This technology can be used as part of an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) for semi-autonomous operation (auto-pilot), or for fully autonomous operation, depending on the level of technological maturity and legal regulations. Existing robotic systems are mostly equipped with active 3D sensors such as laser scanning devices or time-of-flight (TOF) sensors. 3D sensors based on stereo cameras cost less and work well even in bright ambient light, but the 3D reconstruction process is more complex. We present recent results from our visual 3D reconstruction and mapping system based on stereo vision, which has been developed within the scope of several research projects.
by Loredana Murino, Umberto Amato and Bruno Alfano
Involvement and morphological changes of brain structures both in aging processes and in neurodegenerative diseases can be analysed using Magnetic Resonance imaging. Our aim is to automate the procedure through supervised brain tissue classification.
by Jos Roerdink
The processing, analysis, and visualization of tensor images has become very important in many application domains, such as brain imaging and seismology. In a tensor image the value at each pixel is not just a scalar (as in a grey scale image), but a matrix or tensor, hence the name. In the project COMOTI – Connected Morphological Operators for Tensor Images, funded by the Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO), we address the development of techniques for morphological filtering and visualization of tensor fields. Potentially, this could lead to new tools for the analysis of brain connectivity and diagnosis of connectivity-related disorders.
by Franco Alberto Cardillo, Giuseppe Amato and Richard Connor
Biological models of the human visual system can be exploited to improve the current state of the art in Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) systems.
by Slawomir Bak and François Bremond
A retrieval tool that helps a human operator browse a network of cameras is being developed at Inria Sophia Antipolis. This tool addresses the problem of person re-identification: determining whether a particular individual has already appeared over a network of cameras.
by Giuseppe Amato, Paolo Bolettieri, Fabrizio Falchi and Claudio Gennaro
We propose using vectors of locally aggregated descriptors (VLAD) to address the problem of image search on a very large scale. We expect that this technique will overcome the quantization error problem faced in Bag-of-Words (BoW) representations.
by Kaspar Riesen and Darko Brodic
Many libraries globally have started digitizing their most valuable old handwritings in order to preserve the world's cultural heritage. To improve the accessibility of the large number of available handwritten document images they must be made amenable to searching and browsing. A recent research project aims at a novel graph based keyword spotting framework applicable to historical documents. For testing the novel framework, isolated word images from the Miroslav Gospels (one of the oldest surviving documents written in old church Slavonic) will be represented by graphs.
by Emanuele Salerno and Anna Tonazzini
The ITACA project (Innovative tools for cultural heritage archiving and restoration) is investigating new approaches to treat severe back-to-front interference in digital images of two-sided documents. This work is part of a vast research program on the study and preservation of historical documents, which, since 2004, has been supported in various forms by European funds.
This issue in ePub format


Tech-skill certificates may be more valuable than a college degree
by N.F. Mendoza in CXO on December 17, 2019, 7:01 AM PST
From P-TECH to Red Hat Academy, and many more, here's a look at training programs that can give you a leg up on landing a coveted job.
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It's not a myth that many college grads are not working in fields related to their majors.
A study, "Degrees at Work," released by Emsi in August, found only two majors directly sent grads into its business: engineering and computer science. The study also revealed that non-STEM grads devalue their education.
Yet there are many available tech jobs , including positions unfilled for up to months at a time. And a reason for the disparity? Lack of skills. Graduates, and students in general, lack not only experience, but also practical skills to land the kind of jobs to which they aspire.
SEE: Building an effective data science team: A guide for business and tech leaders (free PDF) (TechRepublic)
"Our educational system is not equipped to meet the demands of the modern workplace," said Grace Suh, vice president of education for IBM citizenship. "We have more jobs than skilled people to fill them. There are already more than 700,000 open technology jobs in the US, and another half million expected over the next decade. Part of the problem is that we've focused too heavily on just one path to a good job: a bachelor's degree."
To address this issue of the educated, but unskilled, corporations pair with schools and alternative credentialing programs to help fill open positions, as well as match employees with their interest. And so IBM and its P-TECH program, and the other skills-based programs, have come to represent a kind of contemporary trade school, for what some are calling "new collar" jobs.
Some companies have even developed their own training program for future employees, it's dubbed a "train-and-hire model."
There are caveats, of course. The model is more of an internship, in which trainees are paid stipends or minimum wage. The period of apprenticeship can put a financial burden on those who have been cut off from parental finances and have little saved.
SEE: Programming languages: JavaScript developer reveal their favorite tools (free PDF) (TechRepublic)
Here's a look at some tech programs geared to get a coveted industry job.
Starting as early as freshman year in high school, students can work toward a college degree or a career pathway at a P-TECH school. The first opened in Brooklyn in 2011, as a collaboration between IBM, the New York Department of Education, and The City University of New York.
It is a six-year integrated program of high school and college courses designed to industry skills, which leads to a postsecondary degree for all students.
IBM and CUNY developed a P-TECH blueprint for public high schools, community colleges and businesses.
P-TECH is a partnership among K-12, community college and industry, and includes urban, rural, and suburban schools and encompasses a range of STEM fields, including IT, advanced manufacturing, healthcare and finance. There are currently more than 100 P-TECH affiliated schools.
"P-TECH helps to strengthen regional economies and disadvantaged populations with a workforce better prepared for "new collar" jobs, skilled, tech positions that don't necessarily require a traditional, four-year college degree," Suh said.
"As of August 2019, 240 students have graduated from IBM-affiliated P-TECHs, such as in New York State and Connecticut, and 35 of them have accepted positions at IBM," Suh added.
"In general, the initial graduates completed their associate degrees four to five times faster than typical community college students," Suh explained. "Most students are going on for more college, and because the majority are the first in their families to graduate with a college degree, this is a great success."
Red Hat Academy is an academic training-program that works with schools and students and provides an enterprise-ready Linux and open-source curriculum, and certification. The students at the 1600 schools world-wide affiliated with the Red Hat Academy matriculate with the content RHA as integrated into their degree programs.
An "important contributor to our success is industry-relevant content," said Ken Goetz, VP, global learning services at Red Hat. "Our curriculum includes technologies like containers, Kubernetes, cloud, Linux, and other open source technologies that are in high demand in the job market."
Students who complete the program have "very good" prospects," Goetz said. "So much of what's happening in IT today – big data, cloud, DevOps—is predicated on open source technology, so knowledge and skills in open source are in high demand."
Cisco's program was developed when Arizona-based Cisco system engineer George Ward worked with the faculty and students at Greenway High School in Mesa to figure out how to manage the emerging school network. The program has been around for more than 20 years, is in 180 countries, in 25 languages, and has more than "a million students currently enrolled globally," a Cisco rep said.
"Cisco Networking Academy follows a multiple pathway model," the rep added. "There are three possible outcomes: providing secondary and post-secondary students with entry-level job skills, preparing students to take and pass an industry certification exam, or continue with post-secondary academic career."
Cisco said that 94% of students who earn a Cisco certification got a new or better job, or continue their post-secondary academic career.
"Facebook has invested in digital skills trainings to help small businesses and people get ahead," said Parisa Sabeti Zagat, Facebook's public policy programs director. "The goal of the program is job readiness."
FaceBook collaborated with Pathstream to develop a customized program, and has partnered with 20 community colleges across the US to offer digital marketing training.
"These partnerships provide ongoing support to people and businesses through educational resources that will help them advance in work, find new jobs, or run their companies." Some schools offer the program for academic credit, "so it counts towards a traditional degree as well," Zagat said.
The curriculum, which takes six to nine months to complete, consists of six course topics like social media marketing, content strategy and branding, analytics and optimization, and email marketing, and is free to the colleges. FaceBook donates ad credits to students so they can practice using ads manager, and provides scholarship funding for students.
"The courses include a significant amount of career navigation content and guides students through starting their job search, including updating their resumes and LinkedIn profiles and planning their job outreach," Zagat said.
"Given the inherently local nature of jobs, we have been working with the colleges as well as other local organizations on community-specific career opportunities and support."
Infosys has reskilling hubs in non-traditional tech US cities like Phoenix, AZ; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Indianapolis, IN; Raleigh, NC; and Richardson, TX to retrain university and community college grads to fill the skills gap.
In the recent first phase of the program Infosys retrained 10,000 American workers and partners with higher education institutions. Students in the reskilling program range from graduates of four year universities like Trinity College to local community college grads. Infosys has partnered with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to create an employee-training program that will teach workers how to apply the design process to their jobs.
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Other programs of note
The Florida-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest partnered with the University of South Florida and its Muma College of business, pledging $1 million over five years for cybersecurity training program, a four-week immersive program on cybersecurity.
Intel developed partnerships with universities and community colleges in manufacturing and research and development sites (Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico) to help factory hiring.
Neil Hunt, former chief product officer of Netflix, donated $3.5 million to his alma mater, Durham University in England, and established "The Hunt Programme" in computer science, four scholarships, including one geared toward the promotion of women in leadership tech roles.
The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin recently announced a Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, to develop cybersecurity risk managers in the US healthcare systems.
University of Texas San Antonio paired with Digital Defense for students to learn the cloud-based information security platform Frontline.Cloud. The skills are part of an internship program, said Larry Hurtado, president and CEO of Digital Defense.
Study.com offers a college accelerator program, as well as a Working Scholars program for underserved communities and working adults, and leverages Thomas Edison State University.
The Relativity Academic Partner program prepares legal students with the e-discovery technology skills for legal career. More than 90 colleges and universities worldwide use the platform in their curriculums. The program is free and students can be certified on Relativity's software.
Credly partnered with the Colorado Community College System to create digital credentials. Launched in 2013, students enrolled in the CCCS can earn digital badges at no additional cost (and offers financial aid options to students).
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"Today's employers are increasingly shifting towards skills-based hiring and promotion policies that reward individuals for their specific, demonstrated skills instead of signifiers of skills such as years of experience," said Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly.
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EPSON's figure is a steady uphill, but it is stopping to reach a new market segment for 2019. At the recent media thanksgiving in Boracay, Aklan, EPSON Philippines revealed its plans to build on new businesses, minimize dependence on mainstream product segments and optimize its B2B operations.
Last FY18, Epson Philippines posted an overall positive growth of 23%, topping FY17's outstanding growth of 14%. In terms of product category, inkjet printers and scanners were the highest contributors at 70%, followed by point of sale (POS) and dot matrix printers at 14%, visual instruments at 11% and commercial & industrial products at 5%.
"For Epson to become an indispensable company, we have to continue to move outside of our comfort zone and into a more progressive mindset—with obsession to details still deeply embedded in our DNA," said Eduardo Bonoan, General Manager for Marketing, Epson Philippines Corporation. "To add to our exceptional performance for inkjet printers and scanners, the FY18 performance for POS and dot matrix printers, visual instruments and commercial & industrial products tells us that this is the perfect opportunity to build the new foundation for Epson here in the Philippines."
As it enters a new fiscal year, Epson Philippines sets out to penetrate niche markets while enhancing its operations to better address the requirements of the B2B segment. In a series of presentations during its annual media thanksgiving event, Fusion 10, EPC presented its plans under the building initiative and dove deeper with focused presentations on printers and visual instruments.
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Cat Woman, Batman, Bananaman… who could they all be?
July 24, 2019 - 07:40 BST Ainhoa Barcelona This year, Strictly Come Dancing's celebrity line-up has superhero codenames to keep the stars' identities a secret until the big reveal – find out more
In a matter of weeks, the celebrity contestants due to take part in Strictly Come Dancing will be unveiled, but for now, their identities have been kept a secret. As they do every year, the stars have been given codenames and this year's theme is superheroes. HELLO! can exclusively reveal that there is a Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Mystique, Catwoman, Hulk, Captain America and Bananaman in the mix.
In true Strictly fashion, the celebrities will start to be announced by the BBC in mid-August. Various names have been bandied around including The Saturdays singer Una Healy, Line of Duty actor Adrian Dunbar, I'm a Celebrity winner Harry Redknapp, Boyzone bandmate Keith Duffy, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd.
The pro dancers start rehearsals next week
The professional dancers are also expected to start rehearsals next week, as Dianne Buswell previously revealed on Sunday Brunch in mid-July: "In less than two weeks the pros go back. The professionals do all the professional routines. So we have a month where we go in every day to learn a new dance and then we meet the celebrities. When I find out who my celebrity is, it's legit on camera and on TV, so it's very exciting."
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This year's series of Strictly is already seeing a big change as the new judge has also just been revealed. Motsi Mabuse, the older sister of Strictly pro Oti Mabuse, is taking over Dame Darcey Bussell. Motsi was previously a judge on Let's Dance in Germany from 2011. "I am absolutely overjoyed to be joining the Strictly judging panel," she said. "I have so much respect and admiration for the other three judges and hope to add my own bit of sparkle to the show. I can't wait to get started."
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17th Aug 2020 7:04 AM | Updated: 2:32 PM
UPDATE, 10.30am: NSW police and Byron Shire Council could take further action against a Wilsons Creek man and the 1500 people who attended his doof party on July 4.
The man has been fined $1000 for breaching COVID-19 restrictions, but there could be more heat on the way.
Tweed Byron Police District Chief Inspector Mick Dempsey said there could be further action taken against the man and potentially each of his guests.
"They would be liable for breaches for COVID-19 and inquiries are continuing in relation to those people," he told ABC radio.
"This notice was just issued in relation to the person who we allege has organised the doof party on this particular night
"I am unsure whether he made any money out of the party but Byron Shire Concil in incorporation with NSW police are investigating further breaches."
Original story: A 50-YEAR-OLD from Wilsons Creek has been fined $1000 for hosting an unauthorised doof party that breached COVID-19 restrictions.
The party was held on July 4 at Wilsons Creek, about 10km south-west of Mullumbimby, and attracted an estimated crowd of 1000-1500 attendees.
Following numerous community complaints regarding the illegal gathering in contravention of the NSW Health Minister's Public Health (COVID-19) Directions, officers from the Tweed-Byron Police District attended the remote location about 3am on July 5.
Following an investigation, officers from Tweed-Byron Licensing Police identified a man who attended Byron Bay backpacker hostels to promote the event.
On Friday, August 14, police issued a 50-year-old Wilsons Creek man - who is the owner of the property where the event occurred - with a $1000 infringement notice.
The public is reminded that parties on private properties are limited to a maximum of 20 guests, excluding those people who live there.
Inquiries are continuing with Byron Shire Council regarding further breaches relating to this party.
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Wireless Connectivity: Wearables Connecting People 24*7
Wearables bring along with them a sense of connectivity unlike any other. You go for a run, the phone might feel heavy in your pocket. The solution? A smart watch. Still not comfortable? Get a Fitbit. Still troubling? Let's incorporate sensors into your clothes, so you can't crib anymore.
"The mix of technology innovation, changes in lifestyles, and our insatiable desire to always be connected has created the environment for wearables to play an increasing role in our personal and professional lives," says Mr. Vishal Goyal, senior manager technical marketing, analog MEMS and sensors [AMS], India, Asean and ANZ, STMicroelectronics.
Requirements in wearable design
Today we have a lot of devices connecting to each other. We have come to take this connectivity for granted to such a level that we feel abandoned at times the Internet goes down.
With wearables redefining connectivity so drastically, the need for suitable components becomes a major factor. These devices have to be able to work 24×7 to keep us connected. Hence it calls for suitable power sources. Goyal supports this statements with, "Low-power wireless connectivity represents the key technology for connecting smart objects to the internet and the cloud."
Additionally, wireless connectivity is not dominated by one single technology. This technology depends on, "application needs or technology constraints, different hardware and software integration requirements," adds Goyal. Hence a suitable technology is required for such 'handy' devices.
So, what would be a suitable technology?
Today most of these wearables use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), a lesser power consumption variant of our very own Bluetooth. With power consumption in mw this has provided designers with an alternative to provide connectivity with the cloud at all times. Earlier versions of Bluetooth consumed higher power with lower data rates. This has been overturned with Bluetooth v4.0. It can now connect at distances more than 100 m (theoretically). The BLE modules from manufacturers claiming to last for upto a couple of years in some cases, are suitable for such applications.
Alternatives to BLE
Near Field Communication (NFC) is another short-range technology and it find uses in some specialised cases. With variants for two-way and one way communication, this finds use in security applications. It is suited more to Internet of Things, payments and contactless ticketing applications where the end-user could have an ease of use rather than wearables.
It is a simple, intuitive technology that facilitates transactions with a simple touch. This simplicity on the one hand has made transactions easier, whereas on the other has called for added security measures into NFC.
Does Wi-Fi makes sense?
Wireless-Fidelity is another option suitable for short-range communications. But does using Wi-Fi makes sense in wearables? In wearables the transferred data amounts to about a couple of MB at max. With Wi-Fi data speeds about 100 Mbps, this does not seem reasonable? Additionally the increase in size with Wi-Fi module also seems like an unnecessary trouble for such highly minimised device.
The other technologies might be suitable but without significant user knowledge, employing them in wearables might turn out to be more trouble than they are worth.
Employing suitable sensors
The world is moving to everything smart. Even the name given to BLE consists of the word, Bluetooth Smart. So what makes them 'smart'?
According to Goyal, "Traditional sensors provide raw sensor data to the microcontroller to process." This increases the load on the microcontroller to handle the computations of the device along with the raw data from the sensor. Smart sensors reduce this load on the microcontroller by operating on the raw data themselves.
These 'smart' sensors can process internally motion and acceleration detection including free-fall, wake up, single and double-tap detection, activity-inactivity, portrait and landscape detection, step counter and step detection along with significant motion detection. "In this way applications can achieve critical battery life as sensor data can now be processed inside the data itself," adds Goyal.
The latest additions to sensing smart include pedometer and gyroscope built into a sensor. So now a designer just needs to add a GNSS module along with the sensor to a microcontroller and you are all set with a wearable that works in the most difficult of terrains.
Catering to the user
Smart sensors have increased the processing capability of a wearable, so now we are trying to add further components into it. Some luxury additions into sensors include UV, pressure and humidity sensors. These can be additionally employed to add to the devices depending on the requirement.
Forecasts: Market survey
According to Gartner, the expected number of wearable devices to be sold in 2016 is about 274.59 million. This is an increase of 18.4% over last year when the sales were about 232 million worldwide. This makes up an estimated market of $28.7 billion in 2016. And expected to grow further upto 322 million devices by 2017.


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Revenue growth of 25% year-over-year
Company revises revenue growth outlook for 2021 to 9-11% on COVID Delta headwinds
BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in early intervention orthopedics, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Third Quarter 2021 Financial Summary
Revenue in the third quarter of 2021 was $39.5 million, 25% higher than prior year, compared with $31.7 million in the third quarter of 2020, due primarily to favorable order timing in Joint Pain Management.
Joint Pain Management revenue of $26.2 million, up 42%
Joint Preservation and Restoration revenue of $11.2 million, lower by 4%
Other revenue of $2.2 million
Gross margin was 58%, reflecting $3.0 million of acquisition related amortization expenses. Adjusted gross margin1, excluding these charges, was 66%.
Net income was $0.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.45 loss per diluted share, in the prior year. Net income this quarter benefited from a reduction in the value of contingent consideration of $1.9 million, net of tax, or $0.13 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 for the quarter was $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $5.8 million, compared to $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2020.
Operating cash flow was $2.1 million; cash balance was $91.0 million.
1 See description of non-GAAP financial information contained in this release.
Recent Operational Highlights
Launched Anika's WristMotion® Total Wrist Arthroplasty System at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) annual meeting. The WristMotion® Total Wrist Arthroplasty System is designed to preserve natural motion and maximize stability providing an advanced solution for wrist arthritis.
Received additional 510(k) clearance for Tactoset® Injectable Bone Substitute for hardware augmentation. This 510(k) clearance expands the capability of Tactoset for augmenting suture anchor fixation during surgical procedures.
Attended first major industry event, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting, in August 2021 showcasing the full integrated Anika portfolio.
Continued to strengthen Anika's leadership team with the addition of Anne Nunes as Vice President of Operations bringing industry leading expertise to our global manufacturing and supply chain organization.
Anika's Board of Directors appointed 35-year industry veteran Sheryl Conley as a new independent director bringing deep orthopedic industry commercial leadership experience to the Board.
Executed on planned operational initiative to roll-out Anika's existing global ERP system, SAP, to legacy Parcus and Arthrosurface operations, providing additional operational capabilities and synergies in support of the Company's growth strategy.
"We continue to make progress in our transformational strategy as Anika establishes itself in the joint preservation and restoration markets," Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D., Anika's President and CEO, commented. "We are pleased with our third quarter results despite the continued headwinds and ongoing unpredictability due to COVID, and more recently the Delta variant. We are seeing the demand for our products in the ambulatory surgical center as a significant opportunity as we continue to invest in expanding our product portfolio for minimally invasive joint preservation treatments. We remain laser focused on our long-term strategy to double our revenues by 2024, off our 2019 base despite near term COVID challenges."
Fiscal 2021 Outlook
The Company expects its overall revenue for fiscal year 2021 to grow 9-11% year-over year, compared with previous guidance of 11-14%, primarily due to the increased impact of COVID. This annual revenue growth is driven by Joint Preservation and Restoration growth in the upper-teens percent range with mid-single digit growth in Joint Pain Management. Other revenue is expected to grow mid-single digits for the year.
There remains continued uncertainty in the global market associated with the impact of the COVID pandemic, and the Company's outlook for fiscal 2021 is subject to changing dynamics associated with COVID including additional variants, vaccine distribution, and other related developments.
Anika's management will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and business highlights today, Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:00 pm ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-866-437-2398 (toll-free domestic) or 1-856-344-9206 (international) and providing the conference ID number 8047540. A live audio webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of Anika's website, www.anika.com. A slide presentation with highlights from the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Anika website. A replay of the webcast will be available on Anika's website approximately two hours after the completion of the event.
Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, the Company's reported financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, the Company's definition of non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the Company's reported results of operations, Anika strongly encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it uses them as supplemental measures in internally assessing the Company's operating performance, and, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, it is set as a key performance metric to determine executive compensation. The Company also recognizes that these non-GAAP measures are commonly used in determining business performance more broadly and believes that they are helpful to investors, securities analysts, and other interested parties as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period.
Adjusted Gross Margin
In Q3 2021, adjusted gross margin is defined by the Company as adjusted gross profit divided by total revenue. The Company defines adjusted gross profit as GAAP gross profit excluding amortization of certain acquired assets, the impact of inventory fair-value step up associated with our recent acquisitions and non-cash product rationalization charges.
In Q3 2021, adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as GAAP net income excluding depreciation and amortization, interest and other income (expense), income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, non-cash charges related to goodwill impairment and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the Company's recent acquisitions as a result of the COVID pandemic, and non-cash product rationalization charges.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS
Adjusted net income is defined by the Company as GAAP net income excluding acquisition related expenses, inclusive of the impact of purchase accounting, on a tax effected basis, and the non-cash product rationalization charges. In the context of adjusted net income, the impact of purchase accounting includes amortization of inventory step up and intangible assets recorded as part of purchase accounting for acquisition transactions. The amortized assets contribute to revenue generation, and the amortization of such assets will recur in future periods until such assets are fully amortized. These assets include the estimated fair value of certain identified assets acquired in acquisitions in 2020 and beyond, including in-process research and development, developed technology, customer relationships and acquired tradenames. As a result of COVID, the Company is also specifically excluding the impacts of goodwill impairment charges and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the acquisition transactions, each on a tax effected basis. Adjusted diluted EPS is defined by the Company as GAAP diluted EPS excluding acquisition related expenses and the impact of purchase accounting, each on a tax-adjusted per share basis, and non-cash product rationalization charges. Again, the Company is also specifically excluding the impacts of goodwill impairment charges and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with recent acquisition transactions, each on a tax effected basis if applicable.
A reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to gross profit (and the associated adjusted gross margin calculation), adjusted EBITDA to net income, adjusted net income to net income and adjusted diluted EPS to diluted EPS, the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, is shown in the tables at the end of this release.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, concerning the Company's expectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs or strategies regarding the future which are not statements of historical fact, including those statements in the last two sentences of the quotation from Dr. Blanchard, and in the section captioned "Fiscal 2021 Outlook" related to potential future revenues and the impacts of COVID. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors. The Company's actual results could differ materially from any anticipated future results, performance, or achievements described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to, (i) the Company's ability to successfully commence and/or complete clinical trials of its products on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the Company's ability to obtain pre-clinical or clinical data to support domestic and international pre-market approval applications, 510(k) applications, or new drug applications, or to timely file and receive FDA or other regulatory approvals or clearances of its products; (iii) that such approvals will not be obtained in a timely manner or without the need for additional clinical trials, other testing or regulatory submissions, as applicable; (iv) the Company's research and product development efforts and their relative success, including whether we have any meaningful sales of any new products resulting from such efforts; (v) the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's clinical studies, manufacturing operations, and production planning; (vi) the strength of the economies in which the Company operates or will be operating, as well as the political stability of any of those geographic areas; (vii) future determinations by the Company to allocate resources to products and in directions not presently contemplated; (viii) the Company's ability to successfully commercialize its products, in the U.S. and abroad; (ix) the Company's ability to provide an adequate and timely supply of its products to its customers; and (x) the Company's ability to achieve its growth targets. Additional factors and risks are described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made based on information available to the Company on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), is a global joint preservation company that creates and delivers meaningful advancements in early intervention orthopedic care. We partner with clinicians to understand what they need most to treat their patients and we develop minimally invasive products that restore active living for people around the world. We are committed to leading in high opportunity spaces within orthopedics, including osteoarthritis pain management, regenerative solutions, soft tissue repair and bone preserving joint technologies. Anika is headquartered in Massachusetts with operations in the United States and Europe. For more information about Anika, please visit www.anika.com.
For Investor Inquiries:
Mark Namaroff, 781-457-9287
Executive Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
investorrelations@anika.com
Revenue $ 39,536 $ 31,694 $ 111,973 $ 97,769
Cost of Revenue 16,513 14,351 47,164 45,487
Gross Profit 23,023 17,343 64,809 52,282
Research and development 7,673 5,217 21,327 15,799
Selling, general and administrative 17,500 15,903 53,664 44,884
Goodwill impairment - - - 18,144
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (3,450 ) 4,150 (21,920 ) (16,176 )
Income (loss) from operations 1,300 (7,927 ) 11,738 (10,369 )
Interest and other expense, net (48 ) (228 ) (141 ) (118 )
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,252 (8,155 ) 11,597 (10,487 )
Income taxes 694 (1,744 ) 1,670 (2,161 )
Net income (loss) $ 558 $ (6,411 ) $ 9,927 $ (8,326 )
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.69 $ (0.59 )
Diluted $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.68 $ (0.59 )
Basic 14,429 14,205 14,389 14,202
Diluted 14,647 14,205 14,588 14,202
Cash, cash equivalents and investments $ 90,976 $ 98,318
Inventories, net 35,019 46,209
Right-of-use assets 21,397 22,619
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 17,339 14,793
Contingent consideration 3,490 13,090
Other long-term liabilities 1,489 1,244
Contingent consideration - 22,320
Deferred tax liability 12,972 11,895
Lease liabilities 19,638 20,879
Common stock, $0.01 par value 144 143
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit
(per share data)
in thousands 2021 2020 2021 2020
Gross Profit $ 23,023 $ 17,343 $ 64,809 $ 52,282
Product rationalization related charges - - 2,063 1,920
Acquisition related intangible asset amortization 1,562 1,562 4,686 4,283
Acquisition related inventory step up 1,458 3,273 6,244 7,396
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 26,043 $ 22,178 $ 77,802 $ 65,881
Adjusted Gross Margin 66 % 70 % 69 % 67 %
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
in thousands, except per share data 2021 2020 2021 2020
Interest and other expense, net 48 228 141 118
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 694 (1,744 ) 1,670 (2,161 )
Depreciation and amortization 1,789 1,718 5,226 5,132
Share-based compensation 2,863 1,920 7,919 3,953
Product rationalization - - 2,063 2,892
Acquisition related expenses - - - 4,157
Adjusted EBITDA $ 5,747 $ 4,894 $ 16,631 $ 19,960
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
Product rationalization, tax effected - - 1,590 2,377
Acquisition related expenses, tax effected - - - 3,174
Acquisition related intangible asset amortization, tax effected 1,146 1,340 3,898 3,688
Acquisition related inventory step up, tax effected 935 2,492 4,626 5,646
Goodwill impairment, tax effected - - - 15,773
Change in fair value of contingent consideration, tax effected (1,865 ) 3,336 (17,152 ) (13,873 )
Adjusted net income $ 774 $ 757 $ 2,889 $ 8,459
Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) $ 0.04 $ (0.45 ) $ 0.68 $ (0.59 )
Product rationalization, tax effected - - 0.11 0.17
Acquisition related expenses per share, tax effected - - - 0.22
Acquisition related intangible asset amortization, tax effected 0.08 0.09 0.27 0.26
Acquisition related inventory step up, tax effected 0.06 0.18 0.32 0.40
Goodwill impairment, tax effected - - - 1.11
Change in fair value of contingent consideration, tax effected (0.13 ) 0.23 (1.18 ) (0.98 )
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.20 $ 0.59
Revenue by Product Family
in thousands 2021 % 2020 % 2021 % 2020 %
Joint Pain Management 26,153 66 % $ 18,439 58 % 69,790 62 % $ 66,168 68 %
Joint Preservation and Restoration 11,193 28 % 11,715 37 % 35,296 32 % 26,233 27 %
Revenue 39,536 100 % 31,694 100 % 111,973 100 % 97,769 100 %