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"Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park () covers a cluster of mountains and ridges in the Hologoro-Kremenetskiy range of the Podolian Upland in west central Ukraine. Administratively, the park is in Kremenets District and Shumsk District in Ternopil Oblast. Topography The mountains of the park's name are the southeastern third of the Hologoro-Kremenetskiy ridge, which stretches 170 km across the west of Ukraine. They consist of highly eroded hills of chalk, clay and limestone. The terrain is one of low ridges and plateaus cut by ravines, river and stream valleys, and gullies. On the northern slopes, the mountains drop at a steep incline to the valley of the Little Polisia plains. Rocky outcrops of chalk and marl form terraces and ledges. Individual hills are separated from others where erosion has worn away lighter rock. Danilova Mountain, one of the natural and cultural attractions in Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park As with many Ukrainian National Parks, Kremenets Mountains was created to encompass a number of smaller protected areas, both natural and cultural. These subsidiary units usually retain their original legal structure. In Kremenets Mountains, these subsidiary units include: * The Veselovsky Botanical Reserve, an oak-hornbeam- ash forest over 100 years in age. * The state-owned Dovzhotsky Botanical Preserve, a similar oak-hornbeam-ash forest. * The locally owned Belokrynitsky Zoological Reserve, protecting the reproduction and restoration of animals under pressure from hunting. * The locally owned Volynsky Zoological Reserve, protecting hunted animals, as well as the locally vulnerable European badger * "Slavic Rock" natural monument, a group of large limestone pillars, said to be a favorite visiting spot of Polish Poet Juliusz Słowacki * "Mt. Stitch", a geological monument, forming a conical mountain of chalk, marl, sand and limestone with a flat top. * Danilova Mountain ('Mount Trinity'), on which still stands the Holy Trinity church of the 12th century Overall, the average ridge height is 100 – 200 meters above the surrounding territory, or 350 – 400 meters above sea level. At the base of the ridge is a layer of white chalk, which may be up to 100 meters thick. This is overlaid by a layer of sand, laid down by the Galician Sea 15-20 million years ago, over which are layers of sandstone and limestone. Over all is a layer of Quaternary yellow loess and loams, 10 – 30 meters thick. Climate and ecoregion The climate of Kremenets is Humid continental climate, warm summer (Köppen climate classification (Dfb)). This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters. Kremenets is in the Central European mixed forests ecoregion. Flora and fauna Kremenets Mountains exhibit the flora and fauna of the southern edge of the Central European mixed forests ecoregion, with some aspects of the northern Forest steppe. Forest types are predominantly oak, elm, and pine. Well developed agricultural fields surround the park on the plains. Biodiversity is high because the area is in the transition between marine and continental zones, as well as different geographic regions. Over 1,200 species of plants have been identified on the site, and 16 species are endemic to Kremenets Mountains. The park protects the critically endangered species of birch tree, the Klokov birch ("Betula klokovii"), which grows on only two mountain tops, both in the Kremenets Mountains park. Public use Park logo There are hiking trails open to the major natural and cultural sights. Scientists in the park conduct educational classes for the local schoolchildren. See also * National Parks of Ukraine References External links Category:National parks of Ukraine "
"Xandr, Inc. (pronounced "Xander") is the advertising and analytics division of WarnerMedia Commercial, a unit of AT&T;'s WarnerMedia, which operates an online platform, called Community, for buying and selling consumer-centric digital advertising."AT&T; Putting All Programmatic Digital Ad Spending with Xandr Move adds scale to AppNexus platform" by Jon Lafayette; Broadcasting Cable; February 11, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2019. History Following its June 2018 acquisition of AppNexus,"AT&T;’s Xandr Officially Combines Its TV Ad Biz With The AppNexus Digital Ad Platform" by Rae Paoletta; Ad Exchanger; November 29, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2019. Xandr was formed by AT&T; to construct a national TV advertising marketplace. Xandr was launched, on September 25, 2018, at its inaugural AT&T; Relevance Conference, in Santa Barbara, California, and was named after its parent company founder, Alexander Graham Bell."AT&T; Ad Unit Now Called ‘Xandr’ in Nod to Alexander Graham Bell" by Scott Moritz and Lucas Shaw; Bloomberg; September 25, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2019."AT&T; Launches New Advertising Company, Xandr"; AT&T; September 25, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2019. In June 2019, Xandr rebranded its AppNexus DSP, launching Xandr Invest, to serve as its central ad-buying hub. On October 18, 2019, Xandr acquired Massachusetts-based Clypd, an audience-based sales platform for television advertising."XANDR ACQUIRES CLYPD IN MOVE TO BUILD CONNECTED TV EMPIRE Ad Age; October 18, 2019. Accessed October 21, 2019.] On April 30, 2020, it was folded into WarnerMedia.https://www.xandr.com/news/warnermedia-and-xandr-combine-to- create-a-stronger-value-proposition-for-agencies-advertisers-and-publishers/ Leadership Xandr is led, temporarily, by Kirk McDonald , after the departure in March 2020 by former GroupM North America CEO Brian Lesser, who was appointed chief executive officer of AT&T; advertising and analytics in 2017."GroupM North America CEO Brian Lesser to Depart for AT&T; Role" by Alexandra Bruell; The Wall Street Journal; August 4, 2017. Accessed May 21, 2019. Rick Welday serves as president of Xandr Media (formerly AT&T; AdWorks), with Ray Carpenter as chief financial officer (CFO), Kirk McDonald as chief marketing officer (CMO), and Michael Rubenstein is president of AppNexus."About"; Xandr. Accessed May 21, 2019. The company hosts an annual Relevance Conference. Xandr is a sponsor of Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Programs"Girls Who Code Expands Free Summer Programs for 2019 into Arkansas, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Texas"; Girls Who Code; January 22, 2019. Accessed May 23, 2019. in which chief data scientist Catherine Williams is active; Williams is a frequent speaker at various Women In Tech events and for the annual AppNexus Women’s Leadership Forum. "Xandr's Catherine Williams: Mathematician, Storyteller, Leader", by Kathy Newberger; Media Village; February 12, 2019. Accessed May 23, 2019. Vice president of product management Lindsay Van Kirk was named among the 2019 “40 under 40” during NYC Television Week, in October, 2019. Operations In May 2019, Xandr launched Community, its new video marketplace"Xandr To Launch 'Community' Marketplace, Enhanced Addressable TV Offerings" by Alex Weprin; Digital News Daily; May 14, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2019. that connects advertisers, publishers, and consumer media brands, including AT&T;'s WarnerMedia platforms: CNN, TNT, TruTV, B/R Live, and Otter Media. Other media on the Community platform includes Vice Media, Hearst Communications, Newsy, Philo, Tubi, and Xumo,"AT&T;’s Xandr Unveils Community, Its Long-Awaited Video Marketplace" by Patrick Kulp; Ad Week; May 14, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2019."Xandr introduces ad marketplace, dubbed Community, during upfronts" by Jeanine Poggi; May 14, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2019. Vudu, and Bloomberg. The fee-transparent,"AppNexus Reworks Publisher Contracts To Enable Fee Transparency For Buyers" by Sarah Sluis; Ad Exchanger; December 11, 2018. Accessed May 21, 2019. consumer-centric Xandr advertising model combines data, AT&T;’s newly acquired WarnerMedia content, AppNexus, and other proprietary advertising technology, to integrate with AT&T;’s consumer network, creating the first personalized advertising of its kind, with different commercials being delivered to different viewers simultaneously."AT&T; Pushes Xandr Ad Products in Viacom Carriage Talks" by Alexandra Bruell; The Wall Street Journal; March 25, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2019. On March 11, 2020 CEO Brian Lesser resigned. On April 30, 2020 AT&T; announced that Warner Media and Xandr would be merged. During its first year, Xandr’s revenue was mainly derived from DirecTV sales. The company has approximately 1800 employees, including 60 in Europe. References External link * Category:2018 establishments in New York City Category:Advertising agencies of the United States Category:Marketing companies established in 2018 Category:Mass media companies based in New York City Category:Online advertising services and affiliate networks Category:WarnerMedia subsidiaries "
"Nancy W. Y. Ho is the recipient of 2013 USA National Medal of Technology and Innovation, awarded to her by President Barack Obama. The award is the highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by the President of the United States. She was awarded the medal for: "For the development of a yeast-based technology that is able to co-ferment sugars extracted from plants to produce ethanol, and for optimizing this technology for large-scale and cost-effective production of renewable biofuels and industrial chemicals." President Obama's citation at the award ceremony read: Early life Ho was born in China. Ho grew up in Taiwan. Ho is a Taiwanese American. Education Ho earned her PhD in molecular biology in 1968, her masters from Temple University in 1960, and her undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University, Taiwan in 1957. Career In 2006, Ho founded GreenTech America Inc. in West Lafayette, Indiana. Ho is also the President of GreenTech America Inc. Ho is known for the yeast called Ho-Purdue Yeast. Ho is a research professor emerita at Purdue University. Earlier on, she was a senior research scientist at Purdue Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE). In 2007, she became a research professor at Purdue, in the School of Chemical Engineering. For over 30 years, she has devoted research to develop the most successful yeast for the production of ethanol. This has considerable impact in the renewable energy field. Awards * National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2013) Book * References External links * Nancy Ho Publications listing from Purdue Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:American people of Taiwanese descent Category:National Taiwan University alumni Category:Temple University alumni Category:Purdue University faculty "