This months paper, Map Reduce: https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en//archive/mapreduce-osdi04.pdf Join our monthly White Paper Reading Group, where we dive deep into the foundational papers that shaped modern distributed systems. Each month, we'll select a seminal paper in distributed computing starting with Google's groundbreaking "The Google File System" and come together to dissect, debate, and demystify the concepts that...
The Nature Niños open arts & craft activity opens at 10 am and is available until CMOV closure. This activity is related to the story time book of the day and is nature-focused. The indoor space includes exhibits from the original Oro Valley location: Airways, Peek-a-Boo Place, Farmers Market, Fun Mirrors and the Light Table....
November marks the return of wintering waterfowl to Sweetwater, with possibly up to 10 species of ducks for us to observe and admire. We’ll study the biggest southwest duck identification challenge: differentiating Mexican Ducks, Mallards, and hybrids of the two. We will also work on separating all three species of teal, identifying ducks that are...
Join Ranger Eric for a guided bird walk to look and listen for resident and migrant species within the diverse desert riparian habitat of the Hassayampa River Preserve. Along the way we will discuss how to identify birds by sight and sound, and about the behavioral and ecological traits that make them unique. Some binoculars...
Your child will travel behind-the-scenes to the Zoo’s Animal Health Center for a day in the life of a Zoo Vet experience. Participants will utilize the Freeport-McMoRan Education Gallery to view the surgery, treatment, and pharmacy rooms of the Animal Health Center. They’ll experience first-hand the importance of math and science in diagnosing and treating...
Hike through history with Ranger Derik and learn about the food and culture of the native peoples that once called the White Tank Mountains home. The hike will cover 2.5 miles along sections of the black rock and waterfall trails on smooth flat ground. This hike is rated as easy and is perfect for kids....