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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Much | This is a list of television programs and specials formerly and currently broadcast by Canadian channel Much.
Current programming
Acquired Canadian programming
Cash Cab (Lion Television)
Comedy Now! (CTV Television Network)
Corner Gas (CTV Television Network)
Just for Laughs: Gags (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Digman! (CBS Studios)
Acquired American programming
American Dad! (20th Television)
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (Comedy Partners)
Crank Yankers (CBS Studios)
Crossing Swords (Sony Pictures Television)
Friends (Warner Bros Television)
HouseBroken (Fox Entertainment)
Married... with Children (Sony Pictures Television)
The Misery Index (Warner Bros Television)
The Other Two (Comedy Partners)
Ridiculousness (MTV Entertainment Studios)
Seinfeld (Sony Pictures Television)
South Park (Comedy Partners)
The Simpsons (20th Television)
Wild n Out (MTV Entertainment Studios)
Special programming
Brit Awards
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards
Juno Awards
Live @ Much
Live in the Lot
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Much Presents
On Set
Polaris Music Prize
We Day
Former programming
#-E
The $100,000 Pyramid
Adam Ruins Everything
All Muscle with Funkmaster Flex
Al Music
The Almost Impossible Gameshow
Alternatino with Arturo Castro
American Ninja Warrior
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Next Top Model
Anger Management
Another Period
Arrow
The Ashlee Simpson Show
The Assets
Awkward.
Backtrax
The Beaverton
Beavis and Butt-Head
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
Becoming
Benders
The Bernie Mac Show
The Beaverton
Big Ticket
Big Time in Hollywood, FL
Blossom
Born to Be
Bounty Hunters
BradTV
Brickleberry
Broad City
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bunk
Burning Love
Cable in the Classroom
California Dreams
Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot
Celebrity Deathmatch
Chappelle's Show
Childrens Hospital
City Limits
Class of 3000
Classic Much Mega Hits
The Cleveland Show
Clip Trip
Clone High
Clueless
Coca-Cola Countdown
The CollegeHumor Show
Combat Des Clips
Combat Zone
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents
Community
Conan
The Conventioneers
COPS
Da Mix
Daddy's Girls
Daria
Death Valley
Degrassi
Deon Cole's Black Box
Detroiters
Disband
Discovered
Dogg After Dark
Doin' Costa Rica
The DownLo
Drawn Together
Drunk History
E! True Hollywood Story (confined to musician-focused episodes)
Ed the Sock
Ed's Big Wham Bam! (special)
Egos and Icons
Electric Circus
Everybody Hates Chris
Exit
Exposed
F-J
Fameless
Family Guy
Fandemonium
FAX
Finding Carter
The Flash
French Kiss
Freshly Pressed
Friends
Fromage
Fugget About It
Funniest Wins
Garfunkel and Oates
Gigi Does It
Go with the Flow
Going Coastal
Gonna Meet A Rock Star
Gossip Girl
Got To Dance UK
Gotham
Greek
Guy Code
Hang Time
The Hard Times of RJ Berger
The Haunting Hour: The Series
Hellcats
Hip-Hop Squares
Hollywood Game Night
I Live with Models
Idiotsitter
The Inbetweeners
Inside Amy Schumer
Instant Star
Intimate and Interactive
The IT List
The Jack and Triumph Show
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPoker | iPoker is an online poker network owned by Playtech. In 2014, it was ranked as the 10th largest online poker network in the world.
References
External links
Official site
Online poker companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI%20Mach%20series | The ATI Mach line was a series of 2D graphics accelerators for personal computers developed by ATI Technologies. It became an extension (and eventual successor) to the ATI Wonder series of cards. The first chip in the series was the ATI Mach8. It was essentially a clone of the IBM 8514/A with a few notable extensions such as Crystal fonts. Being one of the first graphics accelerator chips on the market, the Mach8 did not have an integrated VGA core. In order to use the first Mach8 coprocessor cards, a separate VGA card was required. This increased the cost of ownership as one had to purchase two rather than one expansion card for graphics. A temporary solution was presented with the ATI Graphics Ultra/Vantage cards, which combined an ATI 8514 Ultra and VGA Wonder+ into a single card (though using discrete ICs). The Mach32 chip was the follow-up to the Mach8, which finally featured an integrated VGA core, true colour support and a 64-bit datapath to internal memory.
Models
Mach 8
Released: 1990
IBM 8514/A clone
Support for up to 8-bit color modes
Optional VGAWonder 2 (28800) graphics core (with dedicated 256–512 KiB DRAM)
512 KiB or 1 MiB available with either DRAM or VRAM
Port: ISA, MCA
The Mach 8 chip was used on the following ATI products:
8514 Ultra (VRAM, coprocessor only)
8514 Vantage (DRAM, coprocessor only)
Graphics Vantage (DRAM)
Graphics Ultra (VRAM)
VGAWonder GT (Repackaged Graphics Ultra, 1 MiB RAM standard)
Mach 32
Released: 1992
32-bit GUI accelerator with basic DOS support
Limited VESA VBE support
Support for 15 bbp, 16 bbp and 24 bbp colour modes added
Video memory: 1 or 2 MiB DRAM or VRAM
Memory interface: 64-bit
Port: ISA, EISA, VLB, PCI, MCA
Integrated VGA core
100% compatible with IBM 8514/A
The Mach 32 chip was used on the following ATI products:
Graphics Wonder (DRAM)
Graphics Ultra + (DRAM, fast RAMDAC)
Graphics Ultra CLX (DRAM, cost-reduced OEM version)
Graphics Ultra Pro (VRAM)
Graphics Ultra XLR (VRAM, cost-reduced OEM version)
Mach 64
Released: 1994
64-bit GUI accelerator with basic DOS support
Limited VESA VBE support
Video memory: 1, 2, 4 or 8 MiB DRAM, VRAM, or SGRAM
Memory interface: 64-bit
Port: ISA, VLB, PCI
Variants:
"Mach64 CX/210888" - Original chipset, uncommon (up to 2 MiB DRAM, or 4 MiB VRAM)
"Mach64 GX/210888GX" - Enhanced video playback capabilities
"Mach64 ET/210888ET" - Embedded???
"Mach64 CT/264CT - Cost-reduced Mach64 with integrated RAMDAC and clock chip (up to 2 MiB DRAM)
"Mach64 VT/264VT - AMC connector (Support for TV-tuner)
"Mach64 GT/264GT 3D Rage" - 3D capabilities
"Mach64 GT-B/264GT-B 3D Rage II - SDRAM & SGRAM support(up to 8 MiB)
"Mach64 LT/264LT" - Low-power mobile version of Mach64 GT
The Mach 64 chip was used on the following ATI products:
Mach64 GX Family:
Graphics Xpression (1 or 2 MiB DRAM)
Graphics Pro Turbo (2 or 4 MiB VRAM)
WinTurbo (1 or 2 MiB VRAM, non-upgradable)
Graphics Pro Turbo 1600 (fast RAMDAC,PCI-only)
XCLAIM GA (Macintosh)
Mach64 CT Family:
WinBoost (1 MiB D |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme%20Gilbert | Graeme Gilbert (born 15 April 1950) is an Australian radio presenter. He is the host of nightly radio program Talk Tonight with Graeme Gilbert on Sydney radio station 2SM and the Super Radio Network. He has hosted the show for over a decade and has interviewed notable people including John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia. Gilbert has received a B&T Award for Best News Presenter and a RAWARD for Best Current Affairs Commentator. Gilbert ran as a Liberal Party candidate for the division of Franklin, Tasmania in the 1993 Australian federal election. He lost with 9.86% swing against him.
On 15 May 2006 his program was barraged by calls from members of the public, incorrectly stating that the answer to his trivia question, "Who is the Premier of Tasmania?", was "India" (the correct answer being Paul Lennon). The joke persists to this day, with callers randomly saying "India" on air. The story was picked up by ABC Television's Media Watch program.
Gilbert's night time radio program recorded the lowest ever ratings for a commercial program in Sydney, attracting just 0.1% share of the available audience. Radio 2SM subsequently withdrew from the AC Nielsen Radio ratings.
References
External links
Talk Tonight
India Prank
Australian radio presenters
Australian talk radio hosts
1950 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Australia politicians |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula%20One%20Championship%20Edition | Formula One Championship Edition is a racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 3.
Background
The game follows the basic structure of Formula One 06 for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The main differences include the updated visuals for the PS3 including a lot more detail, Sixaxis compatibility, real time reflections, car reflections on wet circuits and new wet weather effects. Early in development the safety car was to be included in the game for the first time in an F1 game since Formula One 99 for the PlayStation but was removed before the final release along with the PSP wing mirror integration shown at E3.
The game also boasts dynamic weather, and improved AI. The AI system is called "Live Action Racing" where one can pressure the opposition, causing them to make little mistakes such as running wide on corners, causing them to crash into other cars or spin off the road of their own accord. The AI will then try to seek opportunities to pass the player in a realistic manner.
The game is based on the early 2006 Formula One World Championship. Hence, Yuji Ide drives for Super Aguri when in reality he lost his super licence just 4 races into the '06 Formula One World Championship, and Franck Montagny, then later Sakon Yamamoto took his seat. Other minor changes throughout the real 2006 Formula One World Championship are also not represented, therefore Pedro de la Rosa, Robert Kubica. Robert Doornbos, Franck Montagny and Sakon Yamamoto are not featured. Also, the Midland team are not re-branded as Spyker in later Grands Prix in the game.
In the career mode, players begin by running tests for one of three teams (Toro Rosso, Super Aguri or Midland F1) at either the Silverstone, Magny Cours or Catalunya circuits. The tests given vary between the teams. When the player successfully completes the tests, they are given the role of test driver or race driver, depending on how well the player performed in the test. After performing well as a test driver, the player will become the second driver of the team. From there the player can compete in race weekends through many different roles. As a test driver the player will try out different car settings in practice, and as a driver the player will have track position targets to meet to keep the seat. The player's performances are subject to review at several points during the season.
The initial release did not include force feedback support, which is considered by many to be an important feature for simulation racing games used with driving wheel controllers. A subsequent update in early 2008 added force feedback. The game also lacks support for 1080i or 1080p output resolutions. Per the calendar, the Belgian Grand Prix is not included.
Gameplay
Formula One Championship Edition follows the 2006 Formula One World Championship, with 18 tracks, 11 teams and 22 drivers. Driver changes that happened during the real 2 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Adelaide | Until 1958, trams formed a network spanning most of Adelaide, with a history dating back to 1878. Adelaide ran horse trams from 1878 to 1914 and electric trams from 1909, but has primarily relied on buses for public transport since the mid-20th century. Electric trams, and later trolleybuses, were Adelaide's main method of public transport throughout the life of the electric tram network. The tram network was progressively closed down through the 1950s with the last lines closing in 1958; the Glenelg tram line was the only line to survive these closures and has remained in operation ever since and has been progressively upgraded and extended since 2005.
History
Adelaide's first tramway was opened in 1878; a succession of horse-drawn services followed until in 1907 the South Australian Government established the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT), which bought out their private-sector owners. A year later the MTT operated its first electric tram and before long the entire network was powered by electricity.
The early use of trams was for recreation as well as daily travel, by entire families and tourists. Until the 1950s, trams were used for family outings to the extent that the MTT constructed gardens in the suburb of Kensington Gardens, extending the Kensington line to attract customers. By 1945 the MTT was collecting fares for 95 million trips annually – 295 trips per head of population.
After the Great Depression, the maintenance of the tramway system and the purchase of new trams suffered. Competition from private buses, the MTT's own bus fleet and the growth of private car ownership all took patrons from the tram network. By the 1950s, the tram network was losing money and being replaced by an electric and petrol-driven bus fleet. Adelaide's tram history is preserved by the volunteer-run Tramway Museum, St Kilda and the continuing use of 1929 H type trams on the remaining Glenelg tram line.
The Glenelg line was extended to Adelaide railway station in 2007 and to Adelaide Entertainment Centre in 2010. The upgrade included the first new tram purchases in more than 50 years. Flexity Classic and Citadis 302 trams now run on the line.
Horse trams
In early 1855, less than twenty years after the colony was founded, South Australia's first horse tram began operating between Goolwa and Port Elliot on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Just over twenty years later Adelaide became the first city in Australia to introduce horse trams, and eventually the last to discard them for more modern public transport. Although two trials of street level trains were run, the state of Adelaide's streets, with mud in winter and dust in summer, led to the decision that they would not be reliable.
Sir Edwin Smith and William Buik, both prominent in Kensington and Norwood Corporation then Adelaide City Council (and both later mayors of Adelaide), spent some time inspecting European tramways during the 1870s. They were impressed with horse tram systems and, on returning to Adela |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Information%20Industry%20Association | The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is the peak body representing the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Australia.
The AIIA’s membership includes computer hardware and software services to multinational companies and local small-to-medium-sized enterprises. The association provides member companies with business productivity tools, advisory services and market intelligence.
The AIIA was formed in 1978 as the Australian Computer Equipment Suppliers’ Association, revising its name to the Australian Information Industry Association in January 1985 to reflect the broadening scope of the ICT sector.
For nearly 30 years, the AIIA has been hosting the state and national iAwards program.
Activities
The AIIA focuses on shaping policy at a federal and state government level.
Leadership
The current CEO, Ron Gauci, was appointed in 2018 and the current Chairman, Robert Hillard, was appointed in 2019.
References
Business organisations based in Australia
Information technology organizations based in Oceania
Technology trade associations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Reinefeld | Alexander Reinefeld (born 1957) is a German computer scientist and games researcher. He is the head of computer science at Zuse Institute Berlin. His contributions to the field include the NegaScout algorithm.
Biography
Alexander Reinefeld studied physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig and computer science at the University of Hamburg and during two one-year visits in Edmonton at the University of Alberta. In 1982 he concluded his Diplom (equivalent to MSc) in computer science and in 1987 he received his Ph.D at the University of Hamburg.
From 1983 to 1987, he worked as a scientific employee, and from 1989 to 1992 as assistant at the University of Hamburg. During the years 1987 to 1990 he collected industrial experience as a management consultant in the areas of systems analysis, databases and compiler building. In 1992 Reinefeld collaborated with the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC²) at the University of Paderborn. Since 1998, Alexander Reinefeld leads the area of Computer Science in the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB). He is a member of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, the ACM, the IEEE Computer Society, the German university association Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV) and Chair of Parallel and Distributed Systems at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Search algorithms
In 1983 Alexander Reinefeld introduced the NegaScout search-algorithm, an improvement of Judea Pearl's Scout.
Ten years later, in 1993 Reinefeld made an attempt to resuscitate Stockman's SSS* algorithm, and proposed an improvement of the recursive RecSSS*, initially developed by Subir Bhattacharya and Amitava Bagchi. Despite promising results with some trees of depth 8, the space (memory) requirements were still too high, and with the research of Aske Plaat, Wim Pijls and Arie de Bruin concerning the alpha–beta pruning algorithm with zero windows and transposition table in SSS* and Dual* as MT, SSS* was finally declared "dead" by Pijls and De Bruin in 1996.
Chess programs
In 1979 at the University of Hamburg, motivated and supported by his advisor Frieder Schwenkel, Alexander Reinefeld designed the chess program Murks, partly implemented in microcode for an Interdata M85 minicomputer. Reinefeld claimed that world chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik played against Murks during his visit.
In 1980/81, a team of four students, Manfred Allers, Dirk Hauschildt, Dieter Steinwender and Alexander Reinefeld, ported Murks to a Motorola 68000 microprocessor, then dubbed MicroMurks. They built their own MC68000 microcomputer from scratch. Micromurks II represented by Dieter Steinwender, participated at the WMCCC 1983 in Budapest.
External links
Alexander Reinefeld's personal homepage.
1957 births
Living people
Computer chess people
Place of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventec | Inventec Corporation (; ) is a Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, major customers include Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, and Fujitsu-Siemens.
Inventec Corporation has major development and manufacturing facilities in China and is one of their largest exporters. The company opened its first development center in China in 1991 and its first manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 1995. In addition, the company has configuration, and service centers in the United States, Europe, and Mexico.
The company has a workforce of over 23,000 employees, including over 3,000 engineers. It partially owns a Japan-based mini notebook brand vendor, Kohjinsha (KJS), which was established in Yokohama.
Group information
Inventec Group comprises five companies:
Inventec Corporation
Noted above
Inventec BESTA
BESTA is an independent subsidiary company of the Inventec Group first launched in Taipei in 1989 to produce compact English/Chinese electronic dictionaries. BESTA has expanded its product line to PDAs, tablet computers and translators in multiple languages (including Korean and Japanese).
BESTA currently produces over 30 models on the market in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The Thai distributor CyberDict offers customized products with additional Thai dictionaries.
BESTA also manufactures a line of language products designed specifically for the North American market, where it has become the leading provider of English/Chinese and English/Korean electronic dictionaries. In the US, BESTA products are sold under the BESTA (Chinese) or OPTIMEC (South Korean) labels and are exclusively distributed and serviced by Moy Sam Corporation (New York) and Maxmile Corporation (Los Angeles). In Canada, BESTA products are found in Toronto and Markham.
Several BESTA models come with slots for inserting SD/MMC data cards containing additional specialized dictionaries (such as medical or business). It has been ranked in 1st place for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for twelve consecutive years. Inventec Besta became a listed company in Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2007.
Key Development of Inventec Besta Co:
Year 1989—Inventec Besta Co., Ltd was founded.
Year 1999—Merged with the Inventec's References System Division, Lin Kou Factory, and Inventec (Xi'an) Company
Year 2000—Acquired Golden Atom Holdings Ltd. and invested in Besta Technology (HK) Co., Ltd.and Besta Technology (China) Co., Ltd
Inventec Micro-Electronics
Inventec Appliance Corporation
Tablets
Amazon Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble Nook
N18C (Dr.Eye)
Lyon
Mobile phones
OKWAP
J98
PHS-I99
PHS-PG900
PHS-PG901
PHS-I92
PHS-i501
See also
List of companies of Taiwan
References
1975 establishments in Taiwan
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Mobile phone manufacturers
Companies based in Taipei
Electronics c |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Collective%20in%20Support%20of%20Fishworkers | International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is a non-government organisation that intends to be a supportive network of fish mongers.
The main objectives of ICSF are to:
monitor issues that relate to the life, livelihood and living conditions of fishworkers around the world;
disseminate information on these issues, particularly amongst fisherfolk;
prepare guidelines for policymakers that stress fisheries development and management of a just, participatory and sustainable nature; and
help create the space and momentum for the development of alternatives in the small-scale fisheries sector.
External links
ICSF official site
Environmental organisations based in Belgium
Collectives
Workers' rights organizations
Fishing trade associations
Political organisations based in Belgium
Civic and political organisations of India |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt%20Mouchart | Benoît Mouchart (born 1976 in Versailles) is a French writer and curator. From 2003 to 2013, he was artistic director of the cultural programming of Angoulême International Comics Festival, in France.
Biography
After having obtained in 1999 a masters of Literature in the Sorbonne (Paris IV), he becomes French professor for high school programme, intend to devote itself to journalism. Critic (Bang! and 9e art), he contributes its share to the special issues devoted to the comics of the French magazines Géo, Télérama, Science et Vie and Beaux-arts magazine. He is also the author of several books, of which an investigation into the ghost writer of the Belgian school Jacques Van Melkebeke and, in collaboration with François Rivière, a biography of the creator of "Blake and Mortimer", Edgar P. Jacobs. Since 2004, he animates the two-monthly meetings "the territories of the comic strip" for the BPI of the Pompidou Centre. With Areski Belkacem and Zep, he developed also the original concept of the "Concert de dessins" ("concerts of drawings"), who propose creation, on live, on large screen and in music, of an original comic strip... Under its artistic direction, the Festival of Angoulême considerably consolidated its opening to the international scene and the young creation, while producing a great number of events apart from Angoulême, in particular with Paris (exhibitions produced for the Musée de l’Homme, Mondial de l’automobile or Jardin d’acclimatation). Especially, Benoît Mouchart knows to cross arts, through exhibitions, meetings and spectacles where the comics are confronted, without any complex, with other artistic forms: music, cinema, literature, contemporary art, inter alia. Author of an essay about the French novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette, he published in 2008 a monograph devoted to the French singer and poet Brigitte Fontaine.
Since 2013, he's directing Comics department for Casterman, Tintin's publisher.
Bibliography
Qu'est-ce que la bande dessinée aujourd'hui ?, ouvrage collectif, Beaux-arts éditions, 2008
Le Grand livre des idées reçues, ouvrage collectif, éditions Le cavalier bleu, 2008
Brigitte Fontaine, intérieur/extérieur, éditions Panama-Archimbaud, 2008
Chaval, humour libre, ouvrage collectif, éditions Le Festin, 2008,
Manchette, le nouveau roman noir, éditions Séguier-Archimbaud, 2006
Portraits de famille, avec Zep, éditions Christian Desbois, 2006
La bande dessinée, coll. Idées reçues, éditions Le cavalier bleu, 2004
Nous Tintin, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Michel Daubert, éditions Moulinsart, 2004
Primé à Angoulême, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Thierry Groensteen, éditions de l'an 2, 2003
La bande dessinée part en voyage, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Jean-Luc Marty, éditions Casterman, 2003
La Damnation d'Edgar P. Jacobs, avec François Rivière, éditions Seuil-Archimbaud, 2003 et coll. Points Seuil Essais, 2006 et
A l'ombre de la ligne claire, éditions Vertige graphic, 2 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann%20problem | A Riemann problem, named after Bernhard Riemann, is a specific initial value problem composed of a conservation equation together with piecewise constant initial data which has a single discontinuity in the domain of interest. The Riemann problem is very useful for the understanding of equations like Euler conservation equations because all properties, such as shocks and rarefaction waves, appear as characteristics in the solution. It also gives an exact solution to some complex nonlinear equations, such as the Euler equations.
In numerical analysis, Riemann problems appear in a natural way in finite volume methods for the solution of conservation law equations due to the discreteness of the grid. For that it is widely used in computational fluid dynamics and in computational magnetohydrodynamics simulations. In these fields, Riemann problems are calculated using Riemann solvers.
The Riemann problem in linearized gas dynamics
As a simple example, we investigate the properties of the one-dimensional Riemann problem
in gas dynamics
(Toro, Eleuterio F. (1999). Riemann Solvers and Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics, Pg 44, Example 2.5)
The initial conditions are given by
where x = 0 separates two different states, together with the linearised gas dynamic equations (see gas dynamics for derivation).
where we can assume without loss of generality .
We can now rewrite the above equations in a conservative form:
:
where
and the index denotes the partial derivative with respect to the corresponding variable (i.e. x or t).
The eigenvalues of the system are the characteristics of the system
. They give the propagation speed of the medium, including that of any discontinuity, which is the speed of sound here. The corresponding eigenvectors are
By decomposing the left state in terms of the eigenvectors, we get for some
Now we can solve for and :
Analogously
for
Using this, in the domain in between the two characteristics ,
we get the final constant solution:
and the (piecewise constant) solution in the entire domain :
Although this is a simple example, it still shows the basic properties. Most notably, the characteristics decompose the solution into three domains. The propagation speed
of these two equations is equivalent to the propagation speed of sound.
The fastest characteristic defines the Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) condition, which sets the restriction for the maximum time step for which an explicit numerical method is stable. Generally as more conservation equations are used, more characteristics are involved.
References
See also
Computational fluid dynamics
Computational magnetohydrodynamics
Riemann solver
Conservation equations
Fluid dynamics
Computational fluid dynamics
Bernhard Riemann |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP%20camera | An Internet Protocol camera, or IP camera, is a type of digital video camera that receives control data and sends image data via an IP network. They are commonly used for surveillance, but, unlike analog closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, they require no local recording device, only a local area network. Most IP cameras are webcams, but the term IP camera or netcam usually applies only to those that can be directly accessed over a network connection.
Some IP cameras require support of a central network video recorder (NVR) to handle the recording, video and alarm management. Others are able to operate in a decentralized manner with no NVR needed, as the camera is able to record directly to any local or remote storage media. The first IP Camera was invented by Axis Communications in 1996.
History
The first centralized IP camera, the AXIS Neteye 200, was released in 1996 by Axis Communications. Although the product was advertised to be accessible from anywhere with an internet connection, the camera was not capable of streaming real-time video, and was limited to returning a single image for each request in the Common Intermediate Format (CIF). This limitation can be attributed to the lack of powerful integrated circuits capable of handling image processing at the time of release. As a result, the camera was aimed primarily at the tourism industry, and not intended to replace traditional analog CCTV systems.
The first decentralized IP camera was released in 1999 by Mobotix. The camera's Linux system contained video, alarm, and recording management functions. In 2005, the first IP camera with onboard video content analytics (VCA) was released by Intellio. This camera was able to detect a number of different events, such as if an object was stolen, a human crossed a line, a human entered a predefined zone, or if a car moved in the wrong direction.
With advancements in cloud infrastructure, Ring (owned by Amazon, U.S.), released its first IP Camera doorbell targeted for home use in 2014. The device offered quick setup, cloud-based recording, and motion detection. The device retailed for $199 USD. As of 2021, Ring has sold millions of units. With the success of IP Cameras, other companies such as Nest (owned by Google, U.S.) released similar cloud-based devices.
Standards
Previous generations of analog CCTV cameras use established broadcast television formats (e.g. CIF, NTSC, PAL, and SECAM). Since 2000, there has been a shift in the consumer TV business towards high-definition (HD) resolutions (e.g. 1080P (Full-HD), 4K resolution (Ultra-HD) and 16:9 widescreen format).
IP cameras may differ from one another in resolution, features, video encoding schemes, available network protocols, and the API for video management software.
To address IP video surveillance standardization issues, two industry groups formed in 2008: the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) and the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA). PSIA was fo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deeside%20Way | The Deeside Way is a rail trail that follows, in part, the bed of the former Deeside Railway in Aberdeenshire. Forming part of the National Cycle Network (National Route 195) the trail leads from Aberdeen to Ballater.
The route
The pathway runs from Duthie Park, Aberdeen to Peterculter, with two breaks across quiet country roads and a larger one at the busy Milltimber Brae. It then leaves the route of the old line, following a country road for around a mile along Coalford Croft to Old Manse Wood, whence there is a narrow path into Drumoak. The route follows a pavement beside the A93 North Deeside Road for a few hundred yards to a signposted path that rejoins the former railway line to Crathes, where it is necessary to use another short stretch of pavement beside the A93 and the A957 to a minor road onto the path once more. This leads past Milton of Crathes, and alongside the Deeside Railway to arrive in Bellfield Park in Banchory.
The route from Banchory continues on the South side of the river through Blackhall Woods to Potarch. From Potarch the path returns to the North side of the river, and runs over a bridge before heading alongside the River Dee, and through the main street of Kincardine O'Neil. The route then passes through the Dess woods and past the Dess waterfall, before rejoining the old railway line near the former Dess station.
History
Interest in using the route for recreational purposes for pedestrians and cyclists began in 1971 with the publication of the Parham Report; in 1992 Kincardine and Deeside District Council undertook a feasibility study into creating the Deeside Way. Some parts of the line were acquired for public ownership and the route has been developed in sections over the years. The current route was conceived by Mark Hagger in 2000. After winning the support of Aberdeenshire Council and the Community Councils along the route, Mark worked for 10 years as a consultant to the Council, which managed the project. The route was based on negotiation and voluntary agreement with landowners, and broadly follows the river Dee and the old railway line. It was developed in stages, as funding and agreement became available.
The Deeside Way is now almost complete between Duthie Park in Aberdeen and the Station Square in Ballater. There is currently a gap in the route east of Aboyne from Kirkton to the Victory Hall, although there is an agreement for users to pass through on the unimproved route of the old railway. There are plans to extend the path from Ballater to Braemar.
A bridge across Holburn Street in Aberdeen was built in 2005, and in March 2010 another bridge was opened over West Cults Road.
Laying of tarmac along sections of the path within built-up areas of Aberdeen has taken place to improve from the current path which floods leading to thick mud patches during the autumn and winter months.. The aggregate path in Aberdeenshire has been extensively resurfaced in 2015 and 2021.
Places of interest
Duthie Park |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic%20modeling%20language | Algebraic modeling languages (AML) are high-level computer programming languages for describing and solving high complexity problems for large scale mathematical computation (i.e. large scale optimization type problems). One particular advantage of some algebraic modeling languages like AIMMS, AMPL, GAMS,
Gekko,
MathProg,
Mosel,
and
OPL
is the similarity of their syntax to the mathematical notation of optimization problems. This allows for a very concise and readable definition of problems in the domain of optimization, which is supported by certain language elements like sets, indices, algebraic expressions, powerful sparse index and data handling variables, constraints with arbitrary names. The algebraic formulation of a model does not contain any hints how to process it.
An AML does not solve those problems directly; instead, it calls appropriate external algorithms to obtain a solution. These algorithms are called solvers and can handle certain kind of mathematical problems like:
linear problems
integer problems
(mixed integer) quadratic problems
mixed complementarity problems
mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints
constrained nonlinear systems
general nonlinear problems
non-linear programs with discontinuous derivatives
nonlinear integer problems
global optimization problems
stochastic optimization problems
Core elements
The core elements of an AML are:
a modeling language interpreter (the AML itself)
solver links
user interfaces (UI)
data exchange facilities
Design principles
Most AML follow certain design principles:
a balanced mix of declarative and procedural elements
open architecture and interfaces to other systems
different layers with separation of:
model and data
model and solution methods
model and operating system
model and interface
Data driven model generation
Most modeling languages exploit the similarities between structured models and relational databases by providing a database access layer, which enables the modelling system to directly access data from external data sources (e.g. these table handlers for AMPL).
With the refinement of analytic technologies applied to business processes, optimization models are becoming an integral part of decision support systems; optimization models can be structured and layered to represent and support complex business processes. In such applications, the multi-dimensional data structure typical of OLAP systems can be directly mapped to the optimization models and typical MDDB operations can be translated into aggregation and disaggregation operations on the underlying model
History
Algebraic modelling languages find their roots in matrix-generator and report-writer programs (MGRW), developed in the late seventies. Some of these are MAGEN, MGRW (IBM), GAMMA.3, DATAFORM and MGG/RWG. These systems simplified the communication of problem instances to the solution algorithms and the generation of a readable report of the results.
An early ma |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam%C3%A1s%20Kreiner | Tamás Kreiner music composer and sound designer, appreciated by BAFTA awards. As a music composer, his fields of expertise range within computer and console games, cinematic movies, short movies, documentaries and commercials, also creation of the entire sound design. His creative work in music composing and sound design has affected millions of players worldwide. He was quite young when he had founded his own company, Digital Reality where he'd been working as sound executive director, sound designer and lead composer for more than 20 years. Throughout these years he participated in many successful and worldwide productions as a composer/sound designer. The biggest appreciation arrived to Tamás when in 2000, he was nominated and announced as winner of BAFTA awards for composing the soundtrack of Imperium Galactica II. There were more than 800 nominees, and the committee of British Movie Academy, led by Sir Richard Attenborough, picked Tamás's work among all making him the only composer in Hungary having been awarded by BAFTA Awards. During the years he took part in creating and composing music and made sound design for more than 40 large games, and short and cinema movies, also commercials. Some of his excellent work in games category follow: Imperium Galactica series, Haegemonia - Legion of Iron, Platoon, D-Day, and War Front. In 2007, the jury committee of UPC/AXN (Andy Vajna, Török Ferenc, Pálfi György) has awarded him with the precious 3rd place for his short movie '15 Minutes of Fame. He is also well known of his work in television, he composed soundtracks for various TV shows such as Max's Midnight Movies series, or the Jeux Sans Frontiéres. As a sound designer and editor he also has worked within large cinema movie projects, such as Comrade Drakulich, Zárójelentés and BUÉK.
References
Haegemonia Soundtrack Review on GSoundtracks.com
Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps Review on GSoundtracks.com
Nadirim - Behind the Scenes
External links
Official website
Hungarian composers
Hungarian male composers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff%20Johnson%20%28BET%20personality%29 | Jeffrey Johnson is a communications specialist and journalist. He appeared on the TV show Rap City on the BET cable network in the United States, where he spoke about such issues as violence and voting.
Early life
Born in the UK, but raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Johnson was an active leader as a child, and participated in track and field. Johnson graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and went on to attend the University of Toledo, where he was president of the Student Government and the Black Student Union. Johnson served as National Director for the NAACP's Youth and College Division, as well as Vice President of the Hip hop Summit Action Network.
He is married to Jacqueline A. Johnson and a father of four, daughter Madison(1999) and sons Myles, Malcolm and Baldwin.
Black Entertainment Television
Johnson's involvement in these organizations piqued the interest of BET, who thought that he could use his knowledge of cultural and political affairs on their show Rap City, He was on the show for two seasons, playing the part of Cousin Jeff. He was also seen on the show The Jeff Johnson Chronicles. In August 2008 he hosted The Truth With Jeff Johnson, a weekly news show.
Recent activities
Johnson has had public speaking engagements at churches, universities and local communities across the United States.
He worked as senior advisor for media and youth outreach for People for the American Way, as national director of the youth and college division of the NAACP, and as vice president of the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN).
Johnson was the only American reporter to interview Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state and Liberia's first elected female president. Johnson was one of only two news correspondents to interview Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, who had not granted interviews with American media outlets for thirteen years.
Johnson interviewed President Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton, and Minister Louis Farrakhan. In 2007, he testified before the United States House Committee on Homeland Security regarding recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005).
Johnson has published social and political commentaries for CNN.com, The Root.com and Black Politics on the Web.com. Johnson has been quoted by Newsweek and The Boston Globe. Johnson currently contributes commentary and analysis about issues related to race, politics, popular culture and socio-economics for MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, XM radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, BET and The Dr. Phil Show.
Johnson has recently made an appearance at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia.
Johnson was also the Detroit host for the 2013 AT&T 28 Days series.
Johnson became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on the fraternity's 110th Anniversary, December 4, 2016.
References
External links
TheLoop21.com Interview with Jeff Johnson
Living people
American male journalists
American television journalists
Cleveland Heights High Sc |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morfeo%20Open-Source%20Software%20Community | Morfeo Open-Source Software Community is a group that promotes the use of open source software, focused on improving technical transfer between companies, and on generating social networks for collaboration, and to encourage for small-sized companies providing certain resources for carrying out this task.
The group is backed by the regional governments of Andalusia, Aragon, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, Catalonia and Valencia. It relies on its members' contributions, and Telefónica I+D releases proprietary software components and provides resources for the group.
The organization works with projects including MyMobileWeb, SMARTFlow (a workflow platform), CORBA Components and service-oriented architecture (SOA) components. Other projects include B2Booking, EasyConf, MyMobileSearch and UptaZone.
References
External links
Morfeo Open-Source Software Community
WIKI:Morfeo Open-Source Software Community
Free and open-source software organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQLAlchemy | SQLAlchemy is an open-source SQL toolkit and object-relational mapper (ORM) for the Python programming language released under the MIT License.
Description
SQLAlchemy's philosophy is that relational databases behave less like object collections as the scale gets larger and performance starts being a concern, while object collections behave less like tables and rows as more abstraction is designed into them. For this reason it has adopted the data mapper pattern (similar to Hibernate for Java) rather than the active record pattern used by a number of other object-relational mappers.
History
SQLAlchemy was first released in February 2006
Example
The following example represents an n-to-1 relationship between movies and their directors. It is shown how user-defined Python classes create corresponding database tables, how instances with relationships are created from either side of the relationship, and finally how the data can be queried—illustrating automatically generated SQL queries for both lazy and eager loading.
Schema definition
Creating two Python classes and corresponding database tables in the DBMS:
from sqlalchemy import *
from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
from sqlalchemy.orm import relation, sessionmaker
Base = declarative_base()
class Movie(Base):
__tablename__ = "movies"
id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
title = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
year = Column(Integer)
directed_by = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("directors.id"))
director = relation("Director", backref="movies", lazy=False)
def __init__(self, title=None, year=None):
self.title = title
self.year = year
def __repr__(self):
return "Movie(%r, %r, %r)" % (self.title, self.year, self.director)
class Director(Base):
__tablename__ = "directors"
id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
name = Column(String(50), nullable=False, unique=True)
def __init__(self, name=None):
self.name = name
def __repr__(self):
return "Director(%r)" % (self.name)
engine = create_engine("dbms://user:pwd@host/dbname")
Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
Data insertion
One can insert a director-movie relationship via either entity:
Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
session = Session()
m1 = Movie("Robocop", 1987)
m1.director = Director("Paul Verhoeven")
d2 = Director("George Lucas")
d2.movies = [Movie("Star Wars", 1977), Movie("THX 1138", 1971)]
try:
session.add(m1)
session.add(d2)
session.commit()
except:
session.rollback()
Querying
alldata = session.query(Movie).all()
for somedata in alldata:
print(somedata)
SQLAlchemy issues the following query to the DBMS (omitting aliases):
SELECT movies.id, movies.title, movies.year, movies.directed_by, directors.id, directors.name
FROM movies LEFT OUTER JOIN directors ON directors.id = movies.directed_by
The output:
Movie('Robocop', 1987L, Director('Paul Verhoeven'))
Movie('Star Wars', 1977L, Director('George |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero%20one%20infinity%20rule | The Zero one infinity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design proposed by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel. It argues that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular type of data or structure should not be allowed. Instead, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, only one should be allowed, or any number of them should be allowed. Although various factors outside that particular software could limit this number in practice, it should not be the software itself that puts a hard limit on the number of instances of the entity.
Examples of this rule may be found in the structure of many file systems' directories (also known as folders):
0 – The topmost directory has zero parent directories; that is, there is no directory that contains the topmost directory.
1 – Each subdirectory has exactly one parent directory (not including shortcuts to the directory's location; while such files may have similar icons to the icons of the destination directories, they are not directories at all).
Infinity – Each directory, whether the topmost directory or any of its subdirectories, according to the file system's rules, may contain any number of files or subdirectories. Practical limits to this number are caused by other factors, such as space available on storage media and how well the computer's operating system is maintained.
In real-world software design, violations of this rule of thumb are common. For example, the FAT16 file system imposes a limit of 65,536 files to a directory.
Authorship
Van der Poel confirmed that he was the originator of the rule, but Bruce MacLennan has also claimed authorship (in the form "The only reasonable numbers are zero, one and infinity."), writing in 2015 that:
References
See also
Magic number (programming)#Unnamed numerical constants
Software engineering folklore
Programming principles |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC%20Macro%20Language | The ARC Macro Language (AML) is a proprietary high-level algorithmic language for generating applications in ArcInfo. It was designed by ESRI in 1986 specifically for their command line-driven ARC/INFO geographical information system. AML's syntax was based on CPL (the shell language of the PRIMOS operating system) because the majority of ARC/INFO installations at that time ran on Prime computers. The macro language features include the ability to create onscreen menus, use and assign variables, control statement execution, and get and use map or page unit coordinates.
Although the language is still supported by ESRI in modern ArcInfo Workstation environments, the language has been superseded by the geoprocessing framework, which is part of the ArcGIS suite and allows programming access using ArcObjects through VBA or Python.
References
ESRI, 1995. ARC Macro Language, ESRI Press, 828 p.
External links
User submitted AML scripts at ESRI ArcScripts
Esri software
GIS software
Macro programming languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School%20of%20Business%20and%20Computer%20Science | SBCS Global Learning Institute Limited (SBCS GLI), formerly The School of Business and Computer Science, is a tertiary level academic institution based in Trinidad and Tobago.
SBCS GLI partners with the Heriot Watt University, University of London, University of Greenwich, University of Sunderland and University of Leicester. With the institute offering a variety of programmes, qualifications and certifications in Computing and Information Technology, Business and Management, Accounting and Finance, Engineering, Health and Safety, Procurement, Art and Design, and Media Communications.
Commonly referred to as “SBCS”, the SBCS GLI operates campuses in Champs Fleurs, San Fernando and Trincity.
History
SBCS GLI was founded by Dr. Robin Maraj in 1986 and officially began operations in 1987. Then, it was located in San Juan, in a small house that accommodated both the living quarters and classrooms. In 1990, operations were relocated to Champs Fleurs, and this campus, now a multi-story complex, stands as the oldest operational site among SBCS’ three locations.
SBCS’ second campus was situated in Port of Spain, and opened in May 2003, while the third campus opened in February 2006 in San Fernando. The Trincity campus, SBCS’ fourth site, was established in September, 2008.
In 2018, the operations of the Port of Spain campus were merged with those of the Trincity campus. The Trincity campus was renamed SBCS’ Centre for Media, Communication and Design.
See also
List of universities in Trinidad and Tobago
References
External links
Official Website
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
Educational organisations based in Trinidad and Tobago
Educational institutions established in 1986
1986 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid%20%28video%20game%29 | Fluid (known in Japan as Depth) is a music video game developed by Opus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game's concept is an interactive sound lab which allows the player to create dance and electronic music. The player uses a dolphin character in 'Cruise Stage' to collect samples for mixing in the 'Groove Editor'.
Levels
The player goes through many stages in order to unlock more sounds, some of which including "Abyss Lair" and "Jungle Reef". Levels can be replayed and selected from the Silent Space, which contains twelve geometric shapes representing the levels "passed". The player starts in the first stage "Peace" and continues through to "Abyss", and ten other levels. Each level contains its own sound set, which can be imported into other levels on completion of the level.
Gameplay
The "Groove Editor" allows for in depth manipulation of samples collected. Several tracks can be mixed at once, controlling speed, pitch, frequency and modulation with a series of coloured crystals. Mixes can be saved to memory card, and then played during levels. Controlling the dolphin allowed the player to add improvisations during the playback sessions, frequency being mapped to the up/ down controls, and modulation to left/ right.
External links
1996 video games
Music video games
PlayStation (console) games
PlayStation (console)-only games
Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Video games developed in Japan
Video games set underwater
Single-player video games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp%20Actius%20RD3D | The Sharp Actius RD3D was a 3D laptop computer manufactured by the Sharp Corporation in 2004. The company marketed it as the first "autostereo" PC, offering 3D images without glasses.
Features
It had a built-in 3D graphics button that would create a 3D image by using a "parallax barrier", which beamed two different images to each eye, confusing the brain into thinking that the user was looking at a 3D image, all without the use of 3D glasses.
Problems
Common problems with the Sharp Actius RD3D were:
The 3D graphics could reportedly not be seen if the user slightly shifted position while looking at the computer.
The computer's performance reportedly slowed when it was put into 3D mode.
It was also very big (12 pounds), bulky, and extremely expensive, selling for $2,999.
The battery life was also inferior, reportedly lasting for a mere 2 hours.
The product was featured in the "25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" list published by PC World magazine in 2006.
External links
Sharp Actius RD review - CNET
References
Actius RD3D
Stereoscopy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial%20statistics | Spatial statistics is a field of applied statistics dealing with spatial data.
It involves stochastic processes (random fields, point processes), sampling, smoothing and interpolation, regional (areal unit) and lattice (gridded) data, point patterns, as well as image analysis and stereology.
See also
Geostatistics
Modifiable areal unit problem
Spatial analysis
Spatial econometrics
Statistical geography
Spatial epidemiology
Spatial network
Statistical shape analysis
References
Applied statistics
Statistics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20parallelism | Data parallelism is parallelization across multiple processors in parallel computing environments. It focuses on distributing the data across different nodes, which operate on the data in parallel. It can be applied on regular data structures like arrays and matrices by working on each element in parallel. It contrasts to task parallelism as another form of parallelism.
A data parallel job on an array of n elements can be divided equally among all the processors. Let us assume we want to sum all the elements of the given array and the time for a single addition operation is Ta time units. In the case of sequential execution, the time taken by the process will be n×Ta time units as it sums up all the elements of an array. On the other hand, if we execute this job as a data parallel job on 4 processors the time taken would reduce to (n/4)×Ta + merging overhead time units. Parallel execution results in a speedup of 4 over sequential execution. One important thing to note is that the locality of data references plays an important part in evaluating the performance of a data parallel programming model. Locality of data depends on the memory accesses performed by the program as well as the size of the cache.
History
Exploitation of the concept of data parallelism started in 1960s with the development of Solomon machine. The Solomon machine, also called a vector processor, was developed to expedite the performance of mathematical operations by working on a large data array (operating on multiple data in consecutive time steps). Concurrency of data operations was also exploited by operating on multiple data at the same time using a single instruction. These processors were called 'array processors'. In the 1980s, the term was introduced to describe this programming style, which was widely used to program Connection Machines in data parallel languages like C*. Today, data parallelism is best exemplified in graphics processing units (GPUs), which use both the techniques of operating on multiple data in space and time using a single instruction.
Most data parallel hardware supports only a fixed number of parallel levels, often only one. This means that within a parallel operation it is not possible to launch more parallel operations recursively, and means that programmers cannot make use of nested hardware parallelism. The programming language NESL was an early effort at implementing a nested data-parallel programming model on flat parallel machines, and in particular introduced the flattening transformation that transforms nested data parallelism to flat data parallelism. This work was continued by other languages such as Data Parallel Haskell and Futhark, although arbitrary nested data parallelism is not widely available in current data-parallel programming languages.
Description
In a multiprocessor system executing a single set of instructions (SIMD), data parallelism is achieved when each processor performs the same task on different distribut |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser%20War | Laser War is the first pinball machine that was produced by Data East Pinball. It was also the first pinball machine to
feature digital stereo sound.
References
External links
Internet Pinball Database entry for Laser War
1987 pinball machines
Data East pinball machines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JMDB | JMDB can refer to:
Japanese Movie Database, an online database of Japanese films
Java Movie Database, an alternative interface for the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) data
José Manuel Durão Barroso, a Portuguese politician and the 11th President of the European Commission |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task%20parallelism | Task parallelism (also known as function parallelism and control parallelism) is a form of parallelization of computer code across multiple processors in parallel computing environments. Task parallelism focuses on distributing tasks—concurrently performed by processes or threads—across different processors. In contrast to data parallelism which involves running the same task on different components of data, task parallelism is distinguished by running many different tasks at the same time on the same data. A common type of task parallelism is pipelining, which consists of moving a single set of data through a series of separate tasks where each task can execute independently of the others.
Description
In a multiprocessor system, task parallelism is achieved when each processor executes a different thread (or process) on the same or different data. The threads may execute the same or different code. In the general case, different execution threads communicate with one another as they work, but this is not a requirement. Communication usually takes place by passing data from one thread to the next as part of a workflow.
As a simple example, if a system is running code on a 2-processor system (CPUs "a" & "b") in a parallel environment and we wish to do tasks "A" and "B", it is possible to tell CPU "a" to do task "A" and CPU "b" to do task "B" simultaneously, thereby reducing the run time of the execution. The tasks can be assigned using conditional statements as described below.
Task parallelism emphasizes the distributed (parallelized) nature of the processing (i.e. threads), as opposed to the data (data parallelism). Most real programs fall somewhere on a continuum between task parallelism and data parallelism.
Thread-level parallelism (TLP) is the parallelism inherent in an application that runs multiple threads at once. This type of parallelism is found largely in applications written for commercial servers such as databases. By running many threads at once, these applications are able to tolerate the high amounts of I/O and memory system latency their workloads can incur - while one thread is delayed waiting for a memory or disk access, other threads can do useful work.
The exploitation of thread-level parallelism has also begun to make inroads into the desktop market with the advent of multi-core microprocessors. This has occurred because, for various reasons, it has become increasingly impractical to increase either the clock speed or instructions per clock of a single core. If this trend continues, new applications will have to be designed to utilize multiple threads in order to benefit from the increase in potential computing power. This contrasts with previous microprocessor innovations in which existing code was automatically sped up by running it on a newer/faster computer.
Example
The pseudocode below illustrates task parallelism:
program:
...
if CPU = "a" then
do task "A"
else if CPU="b" then
do task "B"
e |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%20Matthews | Amy Matthews is an American licensed general contractor and the host of DIY Network's Sweat Equity and Bathroom Renovations, and HGTV's Renovation Raiders.
Early life
Born May 19, 1973, Matthews grew up in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She got her first taste of home improvement at 14 when she traveled with her church youth group to repair homes for families in need. For the next several years, she tackled similar fix-it-up projects through various organizations.
Education and Career
After studying at Boston University and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, Matthews returned to her native Minnesota where she worked with the Guthrie Theatre, the Minnesota Opera, Hey City Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, and Open Eye Figure Theatre. Amy continued to hone her do it yourself skills with The Family Handyman magazine and became a licensed contractor and home improvement specialist with DIY Network. Her film and television credits include leading roles in four independent feature films and numerous national and regional commercials, notably for 3M Scotch-Blue painter's tape and HomeAdvisor. She serves as the latter's Home Improvement Advisor.
Matthews works with Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in cities such as New Orleans, Los Angeles, St. Paul, and Chiang Mai, Thailand. In addition to DIY and HGTV, her work has been featured in publications such as Esquire, Country Living, Real Simple, Men's Health, Good Housekeeping, and The New York Times.
In May 2021, This Old House teamed up with Matthews to build her dream home: a modern, Scandinavian-style “barnhouse” in the St. Croix River Valley.
External links
Personal Website
References
1973 births
Living people
American television personalities
American women television personalities
People from Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Boston University alumni
American television hosts |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-dependent%20jitter | Data-dependent jitter (DDJ) is a specific class of timing jitter. In particular, it is a form of deterministic jitter which is correlated with the sequence of bits in the data stream. It is also a form of ISI.
Properties
Depending on characteristics of the signal and transmission topology, previously transmitted symbols can affect the edge cross over time. This creates a probability distribution for the timing of the signal edge, which is usually recorded in a PDF.
DDJ's PDF is always a series of pulses at the locations where a specific bit pattern experiences a cross over. Therefore, in order to get an accurate measure of the DDJ in a particular system, a large number of bit patterns must be analyzed (often just a PRBS) unless an analytical solution can be found.
References
Data transmission
Packets (information technology) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulda%20station | Fulda station is an important transport hub of the German railway network in the east Hessian city of Fulda. It is used by about 20,000 travellers each day. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station. It is a stop for Intercity-Express, Intercity services and regional services. The original station was opened as part of the Frankfurt–Bebra railway in 1866. This was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt after the war. The station was adapted in the 1980s for the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway.
Connecting lines
Fulda is situated on the North-South line (Nord-Süd-Strecke) and the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed line and is an important interchange point between local and long distance traffic. The term 'North-South line' refers to the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway and the Fulda-Main Railway south of Fulda. The Vogelsberg Railway connects to the hills of the Vogelsberg in the west, and the Fulda–Gersfeld Railway (Rhön Railway) to Gersfeld in the Rhön Mountains in the east.
New line
The planning of the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed line originally envisaged a western bypass of Fulda, with the city connected with the new line through links to the existing line at Maberzell and Kerzell. This route, called Option I, was discarded in the mid-1970s. In the continuation of the regional planning process for the Körle–Bavarian/Hessian border section, which had started in February 1974, two other variants were introduced into the discussion in June 1976. Under Option II, the new line would also have bypassed Fulda to the west with a link between the new line and the station at Neuhof. Under Option III (which was later substantially realised), it was proposed that the new line would be built along the existing line between Niesig and Bronzell. In 1976, DB adopted Option III and it was approved by the regional planning process in Fulda, which was completed in July 1978.
Under the operating concept adopted, the tracks of the new line and the North-South line run parallel in the same direction on either side of the station platforms, allowing easy transfers between the two lines. The tracks of the new line were built in the middle of the tracks through the existing through station; on either side are the tracks of the north-south line. All existing tracks had to be rebuilt for this work, including the bridges of intersecting roads and water systems. Overall, between 1984 and 1991 (according to a planning document from about 1988), there would be 89 construction stages with 28 intermediate track layouts, during which the operation of passenger and freight through the station was to be fully maintained. In 1985 a new central signal box went into operation. The relocated tracks on the north-south line towards Frankfurt went into operation in December 1986; the tracks towards Göttingen followed in October 1987. At the end of 1987, railway construction began on the new line to Kassel.
Station building
At the opening of the Frankfurt–Beb |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-Q%20Go%20Wireless%20Digital%20Camera | The Eye-Q Go Wireless Digital Camera was the first Bluetooth-enabled camera to be made and put on the market. It came with a small Bluetooth drive to plug into the back of a computer, which transmits pictures at a very slow rate (Uploading 7MBs of pictures takes 15 minutes, whereas a normal digital camera takes 8 seconds). It also employs a 2-megapixel CMOS sensor, which makes every picture very dark. The flash is also faulty, and when it does work, it is very slow.
External links
PC World review
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time
Digital cameras |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5lo | 5lo is a computer virus that increases file size and does little more than replicate. Size: 1,032 bytes
Infection
5lo infects resident .EXE files only. When it infects a file, it increases the file size by about 1000-1100 bytes (though a typical value is 1032 bytes.) At the file's direct end, this message can be found (resulting in the virus's name):
92.05.24.5lo.2.23MZ
Other strings can be found in the virus's code:
????????.EXE and *.EXE
5lo stays resident. Whenever a .EXE file is run, 5lo will infect it (and another .EXE file). The virus also changes the file's timestamp to the date and time of infection. After these infections, a counter within the virus starts. However, this counter is never checked, so the virus doesn't activate. 5lo appends its code into infected files. It also changes the field 0Ch in the .EXE file's header to FFAAh. The virus identifies itself from memory by using the interrupt INT 21, AX=3521h which it has hooked. All the checks work correctly and the virus won't infect files multiple times and it installs itself to memory only once.
When 5lo is running in memory, it isn't discoverable by typing in MEM /C. This is because when the virus installs, it ties itself to the operating system. Free memory decreases by about 2 KB.
References
External links
Symantec's page on 5lo
DOS file viruses |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20in%20Zipland | Earthquake in Zipland is a computer game, which was developed by Moris Oz and released in 2004. It is a point and click adventure game. You click on dialogue options and work your way through different scenes. In the game a quest takes the player into a basement full of colorful characters and challenging tasks. The game tries to indirectly deal with a number of issues such as anger, guilt, loyalty conflicts, the fantasy to reunite the divorced parents and other emotional effects of divorce on children.
The goal of the game is to help children whose parents are undergoing divorce to cope with it. Game designer and therapist Chaya Harash says that it is the “first research-based psychological computer game designed to help children deal indirectly with divorce and separation”. The game is designed to increase communication between the parents and children. The game comes with a Parent's Guide with tips and information on how to use the game with the child. You could use Earthquake in Zipland as a tool to help support children of divorce. The interactive story may include benefits of bibliotherapy brought to life on screen.
The game is available in two versions, one for parents and children and one for therapists and helping professionals. The game also works on Windows 98 and Windows XP
References
External links
Zipland Interactive
Spectrum News | Rochester
Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games
Can Social-Change Video Games Tackle Divorce, Poverty, Genocide?
dnapiZ ni ekauqhtraE
2007 video games
Children's educational video games
Windows games
Works about divorce
Bibliotherapy
Video games developed in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan%20Arfa | Hasan Arfa (1895 in Tbilisi – 1983 in Monte Carlo) was an Iranian general and ambassador to the Pahlavi dynasty.
He was a leading figure in the British military network in Iran.
Early life
Hasan Arfa was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (then part of the Russian Empire) to an Anglo-Russian mother and Iranian father. His mother, Ludmilla Jervis, was the daughter of a British diplomat and a Russian woman of the aristocratic Demidov family. His father, Reza Khan Arfa al-Dowleh, was a veteran Iranian diplomat serving as consul-general in Tbilisi; he later served as ambassador to Turkey and Russia. Arfa's parents divorced in 1900, after Arfa and his mother had moved to Paris, but his father, the senior Arfa al-Dowleh, provided comfortable homes in Europe for them.
Arfa received his early education from tutors and later attended private schools in Switzerland, Paris, and Monaco. In 1914, he joined the Iranian Imperial Guards, and during the early part of World War I that organization sponsored his training as a cavalry officer with the Swiss army. He joined the Iranian gendarmerie in 1920, and later, the army. As a cavalry officer, he campaigned against rebellious tribes in Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Lorestan, and during the 1920s and rose rapidly through the ranks.
The Pahlavis
Arfa first met Reza Shah Pahlavi (ruled 1926 - 1941), who was then Minister of War, at the outset of the campaign against the Kurds in 1921. Reza Shah's forceful character left a deep impression on him, and Arfa remained a loyal supporter of the Pahlavis throughout his life. In 1923, Arfa married Hilda Bewicke, a British ballerina in Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev's Russian Ballet whom he met in Monaco; they had one daughter, Leila. He subsequently served a brief tour in 1926 as military attaché in London and attended the Staff College in Paris from 1927 to 1929. After his training in France, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and placed in command of the newly formed Pahlavi Guards Cavalry Regiment, which he turned into a highly disciplined and professional unit. Reza Shah made him commandant of the Military Academy and in 1932 promoted him to the rank of colonel. In 1934, Arfa accompanied Reza Shah on his official visit to Turkey. He was appointed inspector general of the cavalry and armed forces in 1936 and promoted to general in 1939. During the joint Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran in August 1941, the shah appointed Arfa chief of staff in charge of the defenses for Tehran. After the British and Soviets defeated the Iranian army and forced Reza Shah to abdicate, his son and successor, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (r. 1941 - 1979), appointed Arfa chief of military intelligence.
Arfa became involved in national politics during the 1940s and 1950s. As Chief of the General Staff from 1944 to 1946, he authorized the supply of weapons to the Shahsavan tribesmen who opposed the autonomous government of Azerbaijan. In early 1946, Arfa was instrumental in gathering signatures of pa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro%20Center | Micro Center is an American computer retail store, headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio. It was founded in 1979, and has 26 stores in 16 states.
History
Micro Center was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1979 by John Baker and Bill Bayne, two former Radio Shack employees, with a $35,000 investment. The first Micro Center store was established in a storefront located in the Lane Avenue Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The store benefited from its proximity to Ohio State University and the scientific think-tank Battelle Memorial Institute, which provided a large customer base and a source of computer-literate salespeople. Their goal for the first year was $30 million in sales, and they achieved $29.9 million. In 2009, Micro Center developed an "18-minute pickup" service where customers who order merchandise on their website can pick it up from the store in 18 minutes.
In January 2014, the company planned to open two new New York City stores in Brooklyn and Queens.
Per 2023, there are 26 Micro Center stores nationwide in 17 states, including California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. 2 future stores are planned for 2024, one of them announced for Miami, Florida and the other announced for Charlotte, North Carolina.
Corporate structure
Micro Center is a subsidiary of Micro Electronics, Inc., a privately held corporation headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.
Stores are sized up to , stocking about 36,000 products across 700 categories, including major name brands and Micro Center's own brands. Micro Center is an approved seller of all Apple products. The company has had Apple departments in all stores since 1982, and has included "Build Your Own PC" departments, "Knowledge Bars" for service and support, and "Knowledge Theaters" for free classes on weekends since 2007.
Public profile
Micro Center was the first retailer in the United States to sell the DJI Mavic Pro drone, launching it by hosting a three-day demonstration in their Columbus store's parking lot which was open to the press and the public.
In a 2015 interview, Micro Center CEO Rick Mershad described how their product line is changing: the STEM movement is driving students and adults to make their own creations, and Micro Center is focusing on Arduino projects and Raspberry Pi, which require more consultative selling.
Media reception
Joan Verdon of The Record noted that meeting customer's needs with a high level of service and skilled salespeople are Micro Center's "claim to fame". She also quoted Doug Olenick, editor at TWICE, a major consumer electronics trade publication, who said that the store's salespeople, compared to others in the industry, are extremely well trained.
In 2021, the store started to offer a free solid-state drive to new customers, but Storage Review was not sold, concluding "it's free, but it's still not worth it". More generally, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface-based%20programming | Interface-based programming, also known as interface-based architecture, is an architectural pattern for implementing modular programming at the component level in an object-oriented programming language which does not have a module system. An example of such a language is Java, which (), does not have a module system at the level of components. Java has a package system, but Java software components typically consist of multiple Java packages and in any case, interface programming can provide advantages over merely using Java packages, even if a component only consists of a single Java package.
Interface-based programming defines the application as a collection of components, in which Application Programming Interface (API) calls between components may only be made through abstract interfaces, not concrete classes. Instances of classes will generally be obtained through other interfaces using techniques such as the Factory pattern.
This is claimed to increase the modularity of the application and hence its maintainability. However, some caution is warranted merely splitting an application into arbitrary components communicating via interfaces does not in itself guarantee low coupling or high cohesion, two other attributes that are commonly regarded as key for maintainability.
An interface-based architecture can be used when third parties or indeed separate teams within the same organisation develop additional components or plugins for an established system. The codebase of the Eclipse IDE is an example of interface-based programming. Eclipse plugin vendors just have to develop components that satisfy the interface specified by the parent application vendor, the Eclipse Foundation. Indeed, in Eclipse, even the original components such as the Java Development Tools are themselves plugins. This is somewhat like a mobile phone manufacturer specifying a mobile charger interface (pin arrangement, expected direct current voltage, etc.) and both the manufacturer and third parties making their own mobile phone chargers that comply with this standard interface specification.
Software evolution in interface-based programming
The use of interfaces to allow disparate teams to collaborate raises the question of how interface changes happen in interface-based programming. The problem is that if an interface is changed, e.g. by adding a new method, old code written to implement the interface will no longer compile and in the case of dynamically-loaded or linked plugins, will either fail to load or link, or crash at runtime. There are two basic approaches for dealing with this problem:
a new interface may be developed with additional functionality, which might inherit from the old interface
a software versioning policy such as semantic versioning 2.0 may be communicated to interface implementors, to allow forward-incompatible, or even backward-incompatible, changes in future "major" versions of the platform
Both of these approaches have been used in the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet%20frame | In computer networking, an Ethernet frame is a data link layer protocol data unit and uses the underlying Ethernet physical layer transport mechanisms. In other words, a data unit on an Ethernet link transports an Ethernet frame as its payload.
An Ethernet frame is preceded by a preamble and start frame delimiter (SFD), which are both part of the Ethernet packet at the physical layer. Each Ethernet frame starts with an Ethernet header, which contains destination and source MAC addresses as its first two fields. The middle section of the frame is payload data including any headers for other protocols (for example, Internet Protocol) carried in the frame. The frame ends with a frame check sequence (FCS), which is a 32-bit cyclic redundancy check used to detect any in-transit corruption of data.
Structure
A data packet on the wire and the frame as its payload consist of binary data. Ethernet transmits data with the most-significant octet (byte) first; within each octet, however, the least-significant bit is transmitted first.
The internal structure of an Ethernet frame is specified in IEEE 802.3. The table below shows the complete Ethernet packet and the frame inside, as transmitted, for the payload size up to the MTU of 1500 octets. Some implementations of Gigabit Ethernet and other higher-speed variants of Ethernet support larger frames, known as jumbo frames.
The optional 802.1Q tag consumes additional space in the frame. Field sizes for this option are shown in brackets in the table above. IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) allows for multiple tags in each frame. This option is not illustrated here.
Ethernet packet – physical layer
Preamble and start frame delimiter
An Ethernet packet starts with a seven-octet (56-bit) preamble and one-octet (8-bit) start frame delimiter (SFD). The preamble bit values alternate 1 and 0, allowing receivers to synchronize their clock at the bit-level with the transmitter. The preamble is followed by the SFD which ends with a 1 instead of 0, to break the bit pattern of the preamble and signal the start of the actual frame.
Physical layer transceiver circuitry (PHY for short) is required to connect the Ethernet MAC to the physical medium. The connection between a PHY and MAC is independent of the physical medium and uses a bus from the media independent interface family (MII, GMII, RGMII, SGMII, XGMII). The preamble and SFD representation depends on the width of the bus:
The SFD is immediately followed by the destination MAC address, which is the first field in an Ethernet frame.
Frame – data link layer
Header
The header features destination and source MAC addresses (each six octets in length), the EtherType field and, optionally, an IEEE 802.1Q tag or IEEE 802.1ad tag.
The EtherType field is two octets long and it can be used for two different purposes. Values of 1500 and below mean that it is used to indicate the size of the payload in octets, while values of 1536 and above indicate that it is used as an EtherTyp |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZ%20Royal%20Bank | ANZ Royal Bank is a bank in Cambodia with 23 branches that provides internet banking and a network of automated teller machines (ATM) at 101 locations both at branches and off-site. It also offers an "institutional team to assist multinational businesses operating in Cambodia". Established in 2005, ANZ Royal is a joint venture of J Trust and the Cambodian Royal Group Company (RGC).
Ownership
ANZ Royal is a joint venture with the Cambodian Royal Group; the company is 55% J Trust owned and 45% owned by Royal Group.
Competition
ANZ Royal's main competitors are ACLEDA Bank, Cambodia Asia Bank, Canadia Bank, Maybank Phnom Penh, Singapore Banking Corporation (SBC), Vattanac Bank.
Controversy
Sugar plantation
In 2014, it was revealed that the ANZ Royal Bank had been financing a sugar plantation, Phnom Penh Sugar, which had been connected to child labour and forced evictions. The bank responded by saying that they would "continue to engage with this particular case" and would "review the way the company addresses its social and environmental obligations". Though the bank later stopped funding the plantation, farmers handed the bank a petition in August 2014 asking them to take responsibility and help repair the damage done by the plantation. Despite the petition and further protests, the bank declined to help the communities affected.
References
External links
ANZ Royal
Banks of Cambodia
Banks established in 2005
Privately held companies of Cambodia
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
Cambodian companies established in 2005
Organizations with royal patronage |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWERN | SWERN (The South West England Regional Network) was one of the regional networks that made up Janet, the UK's research and education network. SWERN was owned and operated by the universities of Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Bath and the West of England and also provided high speed connections to the other South West Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Additionally more than 40 further education institutions, specialist colleges and adult learning centres connected to the SWERN backbone to obtain Janet and Internet connectivity. SWERN served approximately 450,000 users through the region until operation of the network was handed over to Janet in 2012.
SWERN was created in 2002 in order to provide services most efficiently and economically across the whole of the South West. The networks of SWAN and BWEMAN merged to form SWERN, a company limited by guarantee. SWERN formed a contractual relationship with Janet to operate the regional network that connects sites to the Janet backbone.
SWERN was owned and operated by its member institutions. From the Board of Directors to the User Group all members of SWERN were taken from the institutions and institutions connecting to it.
SWERN also covered Cheltenham which is home two higher education agencies; UCAS, the university admissions service, and HESA, the university statistics service.
SWERN (as a network) ceased operating in December 2012. SWERN (as a company) was formally dissolved on 2 December 2014.
External links
www.swern.net.uk/ (no longer in existence)
Janet
Regional academic computer networks in the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%26NLMAN | C&NLMAN (Cumbria And North Lancashire Metropolitan Area Network) is one of the regional networks that comprise Janet. C&NLMAN connects universities and colleges in Cumbria and Lancashire in the north-west of England to each other and to the Janet backbone.
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20060813095123/http://www.canlman.net.uk/
Janet
Regional academic computer networks in the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AbMAN | AbMAN (Aberdeen Metropolitan Area Network) was one of the regional networks that comprise JANET. AbMAN connected universities and colleges in and around Aberdeen in Scotland to one another and to the Janet backbone.
The AbMAN POPs were replaced by Janet managed POPs in mid 2010.
External links
Janet
Regional academic computer networks in the United Kingdom
Education in Aberdeen
Higher education in Scotland
Internet in Scotland |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCSI | NCSI may refer to:
National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), the information centre of Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India
NCSI (Network Connectivity Status Indicator), an internet connection awareness protocol used in Microsoft's Windows operating systems
NC-SI (Network Controller Sideband Interface), an electrical interface and protocol |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer%20in%20Ukraine | In 2011 Ukrainian beer production grew by 3.3% to 31 mln hl. Basing on the data of the trade balance (production + import - export) the Ukrainian beer market in 2010 grew by 5.5% to 28.3 mln. hl. In value market grew by 18% to 22.4 bln hrn. (or 12% to $2.6 bln).
This is a list of breweries, beer brands from Ukraine, and beer events in Ukraine.
Major breweries and beer brands
Some of the most renowned Ukrainian beers are Chernihivske, Obolon, and Lvivske.
Leading brewing companies:
Anheuser-Busch InBev (local beer brands: Chernihivske, Rohan, Yantar, Chezz)
Desna Brewery, Chernihiv
Rohan Brewery, Kharkiv
Yantar Brewery, Mykolaiv
Carlsberg Group Ukraine (local beer brands: Slavutych, Lvivske, Arsenal, Khmilne)
Kyiv Brewery
Lviv Brewery
Zaporizhia Brewery
Obolon CJSC (beer brands: Obolon, Desant, Hike, Zibert, Magnat)
SABMiller→Efes Ukraine (local beer brands: Sarmat from Donetsk)
First Private Brewery (local beer brands: Stare Misto, Chorne, Avtorske, Andriivskiy)
Local breweries:
Bredychiv Brewery
Kalusky Brewery
Karpatska Brewery
Kreminsky Brewery
Krym Brewery
Lyspy Brewery
Luhansk Brewery
Lutsk Brewery
Melitopol Brewery
Mikulinetsky Brovar
Brovar Brewery
Pavlivsky Brewery
Mikulychyn Brewery
Poltavpyvo
Riven Brewery
Rovenky Brewery
Savativsky Brewery
Slavutsky Brewery
Opillya Brewery
Umnpyvo
Nova Bavaria
Khmelpyvo
Shale Brewery
Beer during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
At the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian brewery Pravda Beer Theatre paused brewing beer and started making Molotov cocktails. The brewery also shared their recipes and artwork to craft breweries worldwide to start making their beer and asked them to make donations to the company's relief-fund efforts if they chose to use these recipes.
Many beer breweries worldwide are brewing beer where a part of the revenue is donated to Ukraine, as shown on the website brewforukraine.beer. Untappd also started a campaign to support Ukrainian beers.
Also after the invasion in 2022, brewmaster Jeremy Duncan went to the brewing room at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Newark, which made Chernigivske, a Ukrainian beer, to raise money to donate to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Kegs were filled for American distribution and cans for Canadian distribution at the brewing facility in Newark, New Jersey.
See also
Beer and breweries by region
Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party
References
External links |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20correlator | An optical correlator is an optical computer for comparing two signals by utilising the Fourier transforming properties of a lens. It is commonly used in optics for target tracking and identification.
Introduction
The correlator has an input signal which is multiplied by some filter in the Fourier domain. An example filter is the matched filter which uses the cross correlation of the two signals.
The cross correlation or correlation plane, of a 2D signal with is
This can be re-expressed in Fourier space as
where the capital letters denote the Fourier transform of what the lower case letter denotes. So the correlation can then be calculated by inverse Fourier transforming the result.
Implementation
According to Fresnel Diffraction theory a convex lens of focal length will produce the exact Fourier transform at a distance behind the lens of an object placed distance in front of the lens. So that complex amplitudes are multiplied, the light source must be coherent and is typically from a laser. The input signal and filter are commonly written onto a spatial light modulator (SLM).
A typical arrangement is the 4f correlator. The input signal is written to an SLM which is illuminated with a laser. This is Fourier transformed with a lens and this is then modulated with a second SLM containing the filter. The resultant is again Fourier transformed with a second lens and the correlation result is captured on a camera.
Filter design
Many filters have been designed to be used with an optical correlator. Some have been proposed to address hardware limitations, others were developed to optimize a merit function or to be invariant under a certain transformation.
Matched filter
The matched filter maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio and is simply obtained by using as a filter the Fourier transform of the reference signal .
Phase-only filter
The phase-only filter is easier to implement due to limitation of many SLMs and has been shown to be more discriminant than the matched filter.
References
Optical instruments
Fourier analysis |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DZOZ-DTV | DZOZ-DTV (channel 33) is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of the Light TV network. It is owned and operated by ZOE Broadcasting Network alongside A2Z flagship DZOE-TV (channel 11), which is operated by ABS-CBN Corporation under a blocktime agreement. Both stations share studios at the 22nd floor, Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Avenue), Ortigas Center, Pasig, while DZOZ-DTV's transmitter is located at Crestview Heights Subdivision, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal.
Channel history
Before 2006, ZOE Broadcasting Network used to broadcast on VHF Channel 11 as an independent station for thr Metro Manila area, after being awarded from its previous owner Delta Broadcasting System in 1998 following a settlement between the two parties. By 2005, ZOE Broadcasting agreed to lease the entire airtime of ZOE-TV Channel 11 to Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc., in exchange of airing ZOE TV's in-house progams to GMA's schedule, as well as an upgraded transmitter facility installed at the GMA Tower of Power site in Quezon City. GMA/Citynet would later terminate its agreement by June 4, 2019, with Channel 11 shutting down the following day, after the former's 2018 financial report showed increased lease payments to ZOE. Channel 11 would later reactivate its transmitter from Antipolo in June 2020, and became the default terrestrial channel of ABS-CBN programming, due to the latter's expiration of its terrestrial asset franchise a month earlier; the station currently airs as A2Z since October 2020.
ZOE Broadcasting began its test broadcast in UHF Channel 33 in May 2006. At that time, it with its airing of job opening program Future Finder on limited broadcast hours in preparation for a relaunch of DZOZ-TV's new branding on November 27, 2006. On that day, after the series of test broadcasts, it began broadcasting, then under a blocktime agreement between ZOE and Makati-based Estima, Inc. The result of the deal was student-oriented channel UniversiTV. The channel has proven to be a hub for college and university students, catering them with evening and overnight programs every day. By that time, it operated from 4 pm to 8 am the following day, but eventually retracted its broadcast hours until 4 am during its last few months of airing. However, on March 10, 2008, UniversiTV ceased its agreement with Channel 33, possibly due to poor ratings and lack of advertisers' support. This made ZOE TV left with almost no programming to offer along with its old Station ID, though, they surprisingly aired entertainment programs in the evening and a weekday morning TeleRadyo-formatted news program under the ZTV 33 brand. UniversiTV on the other hand, was then relaunched as a Pay TV channel via satellite and cable operators, but totally ceased operations by 2010.
On March 1, 2011, (a day after the network's sister station Channel 11 was relaunched as GMA News TV, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoNTub | CoNTub is a software project written in Java which runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix Operating systems through any Java-enabled web browser. It is the first implementation of an algorithm for generating 3D structures of arbitrary carbon nanotube connections by means of the placement of non-hexagonal (pentagonal or heptagonal) rings, also referred as defects or disclinations.
The software is a set of tools dedicated to the construction of complex carbon nanotube structures for use in computational chemistry. CoNTub 1.0[1] was the first implementation for building these complex structures and included nanotube heterojunctions, while CoNTub 2.0[2] is mainly devoted to three-nanotube junctions. Its aim is to help in the design and research about new nanotube-based devices. CoNTub is based on the strip algebra, and is able to find the unique structure for connecting two specific and arbitrary carbon nanotubes and many of the possible three-tube junctions.
CoNTub generates the geometry of various types of nanotube junctions, i.e., nanotube heterojunctions and three-nanotube junctions, including also single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs).
Although the current version of CoNTub is v2.0, this version does not supersedes v1.0, as v2.0 is dedicated currently to only three-nanotube junctions, although the incorporation of v1.0 functionality into v.2.0 is planned. Nanotube heterojunctions can be generated only with v1.0.
CoNTub v1.0 is organized in five Tabbed panels CoNTub[1], the first three being dedicated to structure generation, the fourth to the output in PDB format, and the fifth contains a short help section.
CoNTub v2.0 has experimented a major redesign, and the panes have been removed, instead, a conventional menubar has been added where the type of structure to be generated can be chosen. Although the menu item for heterojunction generation appears in the menu, the button is disabled, so NTHJ's can be only generated with v1.0
Features
3D molecular viewer
Structure generation of carbon nanotube Heterojunctions from indices(i,j) and length (l) of the two nanotubes.
Structure generation of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) from indices(i,j) and length (l)
Structure generation of symmetric Three-nanotube junctions (TNJ) selected from a list of possibilities, given the indices of the joined nanotubes.
Plotting the electronic band structure and density of states (DOS) for single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs)
Structure generation of multi-walled nanotubes from indices(i,j) and length (l), number of shells(N) and spacing(S).
Output the xyz coordinates of the structures in a (PDB) file format
Nanotube generation
To generate a SWNT, it is only necessary to introduce the indices of the tube, its desired length (Angstrom), and the type of atom for termination of dangling bonds. ConTub displays the resulting nanotube, as well as its electronic band structure and density of states (DOS), following a tight bindin |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation%20%28disambiguation%29 | In library, information and computer science, collation is the process of assembling written information into a standard order.
Collation may also have the following meanings:
Collation (meal), a light meal allowed on days of fasting in some religious traditions
In succession law, collation is an act of estimating the value of the intestate property
In ecclesiastical law, collation is the legal process and ritual act by which a parish priest is appointed to their living, especially in Anglicanism
In textual criticism and bibliography, collation is the process of determining the differences between two or more texts found in the detailed bibliography of a book or the comparison of the physical makeup of two copies of a book
In printing and photocopying, bookbinding, also called collation, is ordering pages when several copies of a document are bound after printing or copying |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%20Security%20Lab | The Illinois Security Lab is a research laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign established in 2004 to support research and education in computer and network security. The lab is part of the Computer Science Department and Information Trust Institute. Its current research projects concern health information technology and critical infrastructure protection. Past projects addressed messaging, networking, and privacy.
Active projects
Health Information Technology
The lab is performing work on the Strategic Healthcare IT Advanced Research Projects on Security (SHARPS) project. It is developing security and privacy technologies to help remove key barriers that prevent the use of health information by systems implementing electronic health records, health information exchanges, and telemedicine.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Networked control systems such as the electric power grid use computers for tasks like protecting substations against overloads (digital protective relays) and metering facilities (advanced meters). The lab developed the attested meter to provide security and privacy for advanced meters, and has worked on security for building automation systems and substation automation.
Past projects
Assisted Living Security
Advances in networking, distributed computing, and medical devices are combining with changes in the way health care is financed and the growing number of elderly people to produce strong prospects for the widespread use of assisted living, a health care approach which can benefit from transferring medical information collected in homes or dedicated facilities to clinicians over data networks. The lab explored security engineering of such systems through prototypes, field trials, and formal methods based on an architecture that uses a partially trusted Assisted Living Service Provider (ALSP) as a third party intermediary between assisted persons and clinicians.
Adaptive Messaging Policy (AMPol)
Scalable distributed systems demand an ability to express and adapt to diverse policies of numerous distinct administrative domains. The lab introduced technologies for messaging systems with adaptive security policies based on WSEmail, where Internet messaging is implemented as a web service, and Attribute-Based Messaging (ABM), where addressing is based on attributes of recipients.
Contessa Network Security
Although there has been significant progress on the formal analysis of security for integrity and confidentiality, there has been relatively less progress on treating denial-of-service attacks. The lab has explored techniques for doing this based on the shared channel model, which envisions bandwidth as a limiting factor in attacks and focuses on host-based counter-measures such as selective verification, which exploits adversary bandwidth limitations to favor valid parties. It is also developing new formal methods for reasoning about dynamic configuration of VPNs.
Formal Privacy
Many |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount%20Defenses | Paramount Defenses is a privately held American Cyber Security company that develops cyber security solutions to "help organizations secure their foundational Microsoft Active Directory deployments".
The company was founded in 2006 by Sanjay Tandon, former Microsoft Program Manager for Active Directory Security.
The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California and led by its founder. It operates under the guidance of an Advisory Board that amongst others includes Karen Worstell, former Microsoft Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Donald Codling, former Unit Chief Liaison from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cyber Division to the Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division.
The company produced The Paramount Brief, an executive summary, declassified in 2016, that describes a serious cyber security risk that potentially impacts the foundational cyber security of 85% of organizations worldwide.
History
Paramount Defenses was founded in 2006.
In 2013, the United States Patent Office awarded its founder a cyber security patent governing the accurate determination of effective access in information systems.
References
External links
Active Directory
Companies based in Newport Beach, California
Computer security software companies
Computer security software
Software companies established in 2006
Software companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleora | Pleora Technologies Inc. is a privately held Canadian company that specializes in video transmitters and receivers that enable the streaming of data or video in real-time over standard Gigabit Ethernet networks. The company was founded in 2000 by George Chamberlain and Alain Rivard.
Services
Pleora works with integrators and manufacturers designing real-time imaging systems for the industrial automation, military, and medical sectors. The company provides hardware solutions (external frame grabbers and embedded video interfaces) that stream imaging and sensor data over Ethernet or USB networks, software for device management, image acquisition and display, and custom solutions. The company's products are designed into a diverse range of applications, including automated inspection systems, local situational awareness in military vehicles, and X-ray flat panel detectors.
History
In 2003, Pleora served as a key member of a team of 12 leading industry players who initiated development of a standard for the delivery of high-speed imaging data over Gigabit Ethernet. The management of the standard later moved to the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) and became known as the GigE Vision Standard initiative. Version 1.2 of the GigE Vision standard was ratified in January 2010.
Pleora's hardware and software products have received numerous awards, including the Frost & Sullivan 2007 Product Innovation Award (iPORT Connectivity Solution) and Best Software in Advanced Imaging Pro's 2007 Readers Choice Awards (eBUS Driver Suite).
Pleora has a global network of partners and distributors and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
References
Companies based in Ottawa
Companies established in 2000
2000 establishments in Canada |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic%20Works | Logic Works Inc. was a software company created by CEO Benjamin C. Cohen based in Princeton, New Jersey. Their flagship product was an IDEF1X modeling and database design tool
called ERwin (ERwin) whose name is formed from an initialism of ER for Entity Relationship and "win", short for windows. The company also produced BPwin (for business process modeling using IDEF0), ModelMart and TestBytes.
The company went public in October 1995 with an IPO of 3.2 million shares at $11, and was traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol LGWX until its eventual sale. In 1998, Logic Works was acquired by Platinum Technology for $174.8 million in stock, which was in turn acquired by Computer Associates the next year. In 2016, erwin, Inc. was launched as an independent company.
See also
Platinum Technology
AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler
erwin, Inc.
References
Defunct software companies of the United States
Software companies established in 1988
Companies disestablished in 1998
Companies based in New Jersey |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%20TV | Me TV (and its variations) is a branding used for the following television entities:
MeTV (Memorable Entertainment Television) a broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting
ME:TV, a former weekday programming block on Nickelodeon, replaced by TEENick
Me (South African TV channel)
ME, the former name of the Italian shopping and movie TV channel previously called "for you"
Middle East Television, a Middle Eastern family channel owned by LeSEA Broadcasting, which uses the METV acronym
Music & Entertainment Television, an Austin, Texas cable music channel that also uses the ME TV acronym
Me TV, a digital television viewer for GNOME
MeTV, a fictional television network in the Grand Theft Auto universe, parodying MTV
Mētele, a television station broadcasting on channel 6 (digital) in Nagoya, Japan
See also
MyTV (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries%20and%20the%20US%20National%20Research%20and%20Education%20Network | Libraries operate as part of the technological infrastructure that supports the National Research and Education Network (NREN), acting as an electronic safety net for the American public to guarantee basic access to electronic information. Public libraries are in particular capable to take on this role, as they already serve such a role in a print-based society. They not only provide electronic information and network connectivity but also provide training and education to the public on how to access and use network information.
One of the most profound consequences of the NREN for librarians, library users, and the general education and research community is the “virtual library”. Consortia of public libraries use the NREN to connect their online catalogs. This cooperation enables the “universal borrowing card” subsequently allowing library users to move between public libraries as just one.
Extensive lobbying by the American Library Association (ALA) helped to add language referring to libraries to the NREN bill.
History of NREN
The National Research and Education Program often referred to by the terms “National Information Highway”, “National Information Infrastructure”, Information Superhighway”, “High-Performance and high-speed network”, and “Gigabit test bed”, is a program to support improvements and enhancements to the existing Internet. The National Research and Education Network have been under discussion since 1987 and was proposed in 1969 as an experiment under the sponsorship of the United States Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), an agency of the Department of Defense. The NREN was officially established with the passage of the High Performance Computing Act signed into law by President Bush on December 9, 1991.
Purpose
The main purpose and fundamental emphasis is to maintain the United States leading place in high-performance or high-speed computing. The NREN is intended to be a gigabit network that is able to move one billion bits (binary digits) of data per second, or the equivalent of 30,000 pages of text. The intention was to connect a moderate number of diverse and geographically dispersed computers with the intention of acquiring experience in techniques for offering remote login access from one computer to another through a series of intermediate computers. The initial practical application, even though not originally planned, was the electronic mail.
Objectives
1.Establish a gigabit network for the research and education community and foster its use.
2.Develop advanced networking technologies and accelerate their development.
3.Stimulate the availability, at a reasonable cost, of the required services from the private sector.
4.Catalyze the rapid deployment of a high speed general purpose digital communications infrastructure for the nation.
Prototypes of the NREN
1.ARPANET
Founded in 1969 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense.
2.MILNET
The mili |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyberQuery | Cyberquery is a software product of Cyberscience Corporation Inc. Originally developed for data handling and analysis on Data General AOS and AOS/VS minicomputers, then the available platforms for Cyberquery were extended to all major UNIX platforms, OpenVMS, and Microsoft Windows.
Description of Cyberquery
Invented in 1980, Cyberquery is a declarative "4GL" fourth-generation programming language. Its early design was slightly influenced by RAMIS and other data access and analysis languages such as the query language on GE time sharing systems. Cyberquery automates the process of accessing files or tables and reading records or rows. This basic operation allows the user/developer to concentrate on the details of working with the data within each record, in effect working almost entirely within an implicit program loop that runs for each record. Compared to general-purpose programming languages, this automation allows the user/developer to ignore the technical details of the data and how it is stored, and concentrate on the information contained in the data.
Cyberquery has a data dictionary to describe the datasets users wish to access. This removes all the physical details of the file structure from each program and from the user/developer. The original target customers for Cyberquery were personnel departments, so ease of use by non computer specialists was an early design goal. This architecture had the advantage that Cyberquery is portable, reports written for one database run unmodified on any other provided the underlying data is logically similar. Differences are hidden in the data dictionary. Cyberquery is now widely deployed in Industries including Manufacturing, Finance, Medical and Retail.
External links
Official site
Fourth-generation programming languages
Companies based in Denver
Business intelligence software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20server | A home server is a computing server located in a private computing residence providing services to other devices inside or outside the household through a home network or the Internet. Such services may include file and printer serving, media center serving, home automation control, web serving (on the network or Internet), web caching, file sharing and synchronization, video surveillance and digital video recorder, calendar and contact sharing and synchronization, account authentication, and backup services.
Because of the relatively low number of computers on a typical home network, a home server commonly does not require significant computing power. Home servers can be implemented do-it-yourself style with a re-purposed, older computer, or a plug computer; pre-configured commercial home server appliances are also available. An uninterruptible power supply is sometimes used in case of power outages that can possibly corrupt data.
Services provided by home servers
Administration and configuration
Home servers often run headless, and can be administered remotely through a command shell, or graphically through a remote desktop system such as RDP, VNC, Webmin, Apple Remote Desktop, or many others.
Some home server operating systems (such as Windows Home Server) include a consumer-focused graphical user interface (GUI) for setup and configuration that is available on home computers on the home network (and remotely over the Internet via remote access). Others simply enable users to use native operating system tools for configuration.
Centralized storage
Home servers often act as network-attached storage (NAS) providing the major benefit that all users' files can be centrally and securely stored, with flexible permissions applied to them. Such files can be easily accessed from any other system on the network, provided the correct credentials are supplied. This also applies to shared printers.
Such files can also be shared over the Internet to be accessible from anywhere in the world using remote access.
Servers running Unix or Linux with the free Samba suite (or certain Windows Server products - Windows Home Server excluded) can provide domain control, custom logon scripts, and roaming profiles to users of certain versions of Windows. This allows a user to log on from any machine in the domain and have access to their "Documents" folder and personalized Windows and application preferences - multiple accounts on each computer in the home are not needed.
Media serving
Home servers are often used to serve multi-media content, including photos, music, and video to other devices in the household (and even to the Internet; see Space shifting, Tonido and Orb). Using standard protocols such as DLNA or proprietary systems such as iTunes, users can access their media stored on the home server from any room in the house. Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 can act as a home server, supporting a particular type of media serving |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCKI | WCKI (1300 AM) is a radio station operating on 1300 kHz in Greer, South Carolina, United States. Broadcasting Catholic programming, WCKI is owned and operated by Mediatrix Radio.
Reference
External links
CKI
Catholic radio stations
Radio stations established in 1955
1955 establishments in South Carolina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCVC | WCVC is a radio station broadcasting on 1330 kilohertz in Tallahassee, Florida. WCVC is owned and operated by Guadalupe Radio Network of Midland Texas, and broadcasts a Catholic talk format from EWTN. It was a Christian-formatted station, then changed its format in April 2001 to a talk radio station, with callers and hosts discussing news and events of national and local interest. The station changed its format again, to EWTN, in August 2005.
External links
FCC History Cards for WCVC
CVC
Catholic radio stations
CVC
Radio stations established in 1953
1953 establishments in Florida
CVC |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Naccache | David Naccache is a cryptographer, currently a professor at the École normale supérieure and a member of its Computer Laboratory. He was previously a professor at Panthéon-Assas University.
Biography
He received his Ph.D. in 1995 from the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications. Naccache's most notable work is in public-key cryptography, including the cryptanalysis of digital signature schemes. Together with Jacques Stern he designed the similarly named but very distinct Naccache-Stern cryptosystem and Naccache-Stern knapsack cryptosystem.
In 2004 David Naccache and Claire Whelan, then employed by Gemplus International, used image processing techniques to uncover redacted information from the declassified 6 August 2001 President's Daily Brief Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US. They also demonstrated how the same process could be applied to other redacted documents.
Naccache is also a visiting professor and researcher at the Information Security Group of Royal Holloway, University of London.
In 2021, two epidemiologists denounced David Naccache to the management of the École normale supérieure. They accused him of having produced a fraudulent report in November 2018 for Genevrier Laboratories in exchange for a large payment (more than €250,000) in defence of a delisted drug, Chondrosulf.
Awards
In 2020 Naccache was listed as a Fellow of the IACR, the International Association for Cryptologic Research, "for significant contributions to applied cryptography in industry and academia, and for the service to the IACR."
References
External links
David Naccache's personal page .
Living people
Modern cryptographers
Public-key cryptographers
French cryptographers
Academic staff of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University
Year of birth missing (living people)
Academic staff of the École Normale Supérieure |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDEO%20%28AM%29 | WDEO is a radio station broadcasting on 990 kilohertz in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Broadcasting Catholic programming, WDEO is operated by Ave Maria Radio.
Some programming is locally produced, and some is simulcast from EWTN's "Global Catholic Radio" shortwave network.
History
WDEO began operations in 1962 as WYNZ, a 250-watt daytimer on 1520 AM with a country format, which changed to Top 40 in 1964 and then religious programming in 1968. Two young DJs who would go on to long careers in radio started at WYNZ: 14-year-old Jim Kerr, who got on the air by selling airtime to local merchants; and John Huzar, a teenaged friend who took over Kerr's show one week. Kerr later spent over twenty years in New York as WPLJ's morning man (1974–96), while Huzar -- better known as Jim Harper -- became a Detroit radio legend, retiring from WMGC-FM at the end of 2011. (Harper returned to radio in 2017, doing a weekly show on WLXT in Petoskey, Michigan.)
In 1974, the station changed its calls to WYFC with the format remaining Christian-based. By the early 1980s, WYFC had become one of the first stations in the area to feature the emerging field of what would become known as contemporary Christian music. In late 1986, the station moved to its current 990 AM frequency and became WWCM (known as simply "WCM" on the air). The format remained Contemporary Christian. In the late 1990s, WWCM's daytime power increased to 9,200 watts, giving the station much better coverage of the metropolitan Detroit area. WCM also broadcast in AM Stereo (which was dropped after the station changed format).
Former Domino's Pizza owner Tom Monaghan purchased WWCM in 1999 and changed it to WDEO, using the same calls and Catholic format formerly heard on AM 1290 in Saline (now WLBY). The station's studios were also moved from their longtime location on Cross Street in Ypsilanti into the Domino's Farms complex near Ann Arbor.
Ave Maria Radio
In addition to WDEO, Ave Maria Radio is heard on WMAX in Bay City. EWTN also carries some programming produced by Ave Maria Radio including Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo and Kresta in the Afternoon with Al Kresta.
See also
Media in Detroit
References
External links
FCC History Cards for WDEO
DEO
Catholic radio stations
Radio stations established in 1962
1962 establishments in Michigan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory%20model | Memory model may refer to:
Psychology
Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model
Baddeley's model of working memory
Memory-prediction model
Computer science
Memory model (programming) describes how threads interact through memory
Java memory model
Consistency model
Memory model (addressing scheme), an addressing scheme for computer memory address space
Flat memory model
Paged memory model
Segmented memory
One of the x86 memory models |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMMAN | EMMAN (East Midlands Metropolitan Area Network Limited) was a company limited by guarantee and jointly owned by its members, eight Higher Education Institutions in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.
Function
EMMAN Ltd. dissolved on 10 March 2015.
EMMAN owns and runs a high bandwidth Regional Network whose primary purpose is to deliver connectivity to the Janet network and the Internet for the higher education institutions, further education institutions, specialist colleges and other institutions across the East Midlands region. The network is managed by EMMAN Ltd under a contract with Janet who operate the Janet network.
EMMAN also provides Internet connectivity separate from Janet and wishes to develop communications within the region to encompass a broader range of customers including libraries, schools, local authorities, small business enterprises and lifelong learning organisations.
History
1994
The East Midlands Metropolitan Area Network (EMMAN) was established in 1994, initially as a point to point link between The University of Nottingham (UoN) and The Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in order to connect NTU to the Janet network via the SMDS connection at UoN. The link consisted of a dark fibre connection, supplied by the local cable TV franchise, Diamond Cable. The connection consisted of an FDDI ring with two extra dark fibres for development work.
1996
The University of Derby (UoD) was added to EMMAN using an 8 Mbit/s Mercury connection to UoN. During 1996 and early 1997 six Janet secondary connections have been made directly to the MAN at NTU.
1997
The UoN to NTU link was upgraded to 155 Mbit/s ATM together with an ATM connection from NTU to UoN Adult Education Centre.
1998
1998 saw the extension of the MAN to the NTU Clifton site, an alternative route in the Nottingham area and the ordering of a dark fibre link to Derby (installed in January 2000) with a consequent upgrade to ATM at 155 Mbit/s. In addition, EMMAN was directly connected to a 34 Mbit/s ATM link from SuperJanet III at UoN.
1999
The addition of dark fibres from Nottingham to Loughborough, from Loughborough to Leicester, and the provision of ATM switches at Loughborough University and De Montfort University.
2000
The University of Leicester, University College Northampton and the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside to be connected. An additional 155 Mbit/s link from Nottingham to London, which would provide an upgrade for both EMMAN and the West Midlands MAN, MidMAN was made live in March 2000.
The EMMAN logo was designed by Matthew Stimson, who was studying Business & Technology at Nottingham Trent University between the years 1999 and 2001.
2001
On 16 January 2001, the link from EMMAN was switched from SuperJanet III to SuperJanet 4. MidMAN followed on 13 March and the 155 Mbit/s links from Nottingham to London and from Nottingham to Warwick became redundant. Once the SuperJanet 4 connection at Nottingham was operational, both the universi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Desire%20episodes | The following is an episode list for MyNetworkTV's television series Desire. The series began on September 5, 2006, and finished on December 5, 2006.
The show originally aired Monday through Friday at 8:00 p.m. with a highlights episode airing every Saturday night at 8:00 p.m..
There were a total of 65 episodes of Desire aired.
The list is ordered by the episodes' original air dates. The show used many flashbacks and reused much footage.
Episodes
External links
Desire |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache%20OpenJPA | OpenJPA is an open source implementation of the Java Persistence API specification. It is an object-relational mapping (ORM) solution for the Java language, which simplifies storing objects in databases. It is open-source software distributed under the Apache License 2.0.
History
Kodo, a Java Data Objects implementation, was originally developed by SolarMetric, Inc in 2001. BEA Systems acquired SolarMetric in 2005, where Kodo was expanded to be an implementation of both the JDO (JSR 12) and JPA (JSR 220) specifications. In 2006, BEA donated a large part of the Kodo source code to the Apache Software Foundation under the name OpenJPA. The donated source code will be the core persistence engine of BEA Weblogic Server, IBM WebSphere, and the Geronimo Application Server. In May 2007, OpenJPA graduated from the incubator to a top-level project and also passed Sun's Technology Compatibility Kit compliant with the Java Persistence API.
See also
Persistence
EclipseLink
Hibernate
ActiveJPA
NoSQL datastores like Infinispan
References
External links
Kodo Towards an Open Source EJB 3.0 Persistence Engine by Jon Mountjoy
Leveraging OpenJPA with WebSphere Application Server V6.1
An update on Java Persistence API 2.0 by Kevin Sutter
Interview with Patrick Linskey discusses OpenJPA and the JPA specification on August 23, 2007
OpenJPA
Object–relational mapping
Java enterprise platform |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM%20broadcasting%20in%20Australia | FM broadcasting started in Australian capital cities in 1947 on an "experimental" basis, using a (monaural) ABC national network feed, consisting largely of classical music and Parliament, as a programme source.
FM receivers were expensive and the audience consisted largely of hi-fi enthusiasts.
The transmitters (operated by the PMG's Dept) were shut down in 1961, as much of the standard FM band (98–108 MHz) was reserved for TV channel 5 (102.25 video carrier).
Early attempts at introduction
In April 1948 the Labor government of Ben Chifley indicated that the introduction of FM broadcasts would occur on a nationalised basis with no commercial stations. After the passage of the Broadcasting Act which gave the Federal Government full control of FM in Australia, it was suggested in January 1949 that the Chifley government would "soft pedal" the development of FM radio.
In their annual report released on 3 January 1956, the Australian Broadcasting Control Board proposed a public inquiry into FM broadcasting once the government passed legislation allowing the use of FM by commercial radio.
The Australian Broadcasting Control Board announced an inquiry, to be held on 15 March to 19 March, into FM broadcasting on 21 January 1971. At the enquiry on 2 March 1971, the chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Robert Madgwick called for the introduction of FM broadcasting.
Royal Commission
On 25 September 1973, following the recommendation of the Broadcasting Control Board to use UHF and the interim report of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Science and the Arts, which recommended using VHF after noting that there were already about 1 million FM radios with VHF support in Australia, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam announced an independent inquiry into how FM broadcasting could work. In November 1973 it was announced that Francis McLean would be chairman and Charles Renwick from the University of Newcastle would be commissioner.
In March 1974 the report was released which said that FM broadcasting could begin in as little as 2 years by using the VHF rather than the UHF bands as it would be impractical and uneconomic.
Implementation
The first FM station to start broadcasting in Australia was 2MBS Sydney on 15 December 1974. Other stations launched in 1975, including 3MBS Melbourne on 1 July and 4ZZ (now 4ZZZ) Brisbane on 8 December. More public broadcasting (now community radio) stations followed in the following years.
The government-run ABC-FM, (now ABC Classic), launched on January 24 1976, in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide, later to expand to other capital cities and regional areas.
The first commercial FM station was EON-FM (3EON-FM) Melbourne (now 3MMM or Triple M), on 11 July 1980. By the end of 1980, Sydney and Melbourne had two commercial FM stations, while Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth had one each.
During the 1980s, much of the band was still occupied by a few television transmitters, but by the 1990s these h |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM%20broadcasting%20in%20Canada | The history of FM broadcasting started just after World War II ended, but the experimental FM network did not begin until the 1960s.
Domestic FM networks
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) first FM outlets were built in Montreal for English and French service (two stations), and one each in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver.
At least one station, CKOI-FM in Montreal, is licensed for over 300 kW (307,000 watts).
Regulation of Canadian content
One of the more contentious parts of Canadian broadcast history is the Canadian content (Cancon) requirements. Launched in 1970, to maintain a sense of Canadian stations being "Canadian", it required 35% of all broadcast content be of Canadian origin.
With music, a special system was created to clarify what is considered Canadian content and what isn't. Last modified in 1991, most compact discs and cassettes in Canada come with the MAPL symbol on them.
Canadian content is calculated by a simple circle divided into four parts (M, A, P and L). Two of the four parts must be shaded to be considered Canadian content.
M = Music
A = Artist
P = Producer
L = Lyrics
In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, there was a migration of Canadian AM stations to FM broadcasting. In some cases, the AM channel has been left idle; in others "specialized" stations have taken over.
Community broadcasting
Most Canadian cities of 50,000 or more people tend to have a community radio station. Typically these stations operate between 1000 W to 5000 W on FM.
Aboriginal broadcasting
FM regulatory aspects
In 1991, Section 3 of the Broadcasting Act was amended to state that "the Canadian broadcasting system ... should ... reflect ... the special place of Aboriginal peoples within (Canadian) society ... ", and that " ... programming that reflects the Aboriginal cultures of Canada should be provided within the Canadian broadcasting system as resources become available for the purpose."
Aboriginal broadcasting has been mostly a post 1980s phenomena in Canada, and has only had formal regulatory support since the 1990s.
Mostly the broadcasting has been on the FM band, as the AM band in Canada is mostly full and has been at capacity due to US night-time MW signals reaching into Canada.
Mileposts in aboriginal broadcasting
Aboriginal broadcasting in Canada is mostly on the FM band.
In June 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that Aboriginal Voices Radio had been granted a licence for a station in Toronto, with transmitter on the CN Tower.
While only 2% of the content would be in Aboriginal languages, the CRTC stipulated that the programming should be " ... oriented to the native population, and reflect the specific interests and needs of that audience."
In October 2000, Aboriginal Voices applied for a licence to operate a radio network for First Nations audiences, and the application was granted in February 2001. AVR was later granted licences for stations in Ottawa, Ca |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Wave | D-wave may refer to:
D-Wave Systems, a quantum computing company
D-Wave Two, a quantum computer
D wave, an electronic wave function of the d atomic orbital |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake%20Eater%20%28identification%20system%29 | Snake Eater is a military identification system and database developed by Computer Deductions, Inc. for the United States Army. The system allows military personnel to track and identify terrorists and insurgents in much the same way that mobile data terminals are used by police officers for criminals.
Development began in late 2006 after being suggested by Major Owen West, a Marine Corps officer serving in the Anbar Province of Iraq.
Snake Eater gives military personnel access to a database including names, addresses, known associates, and other pieces of information. This information, previously collected in homemade spreadsheets or on pieces of paper, can now be accessed and expanded through hand-held devices.
Funding for the project was originally provided by the Spirit of America project, a civilian organization that advocates support of U.S. troops abroad. Spirit of America provided $30,000 for the development of a prototype model, with Goldman Sachs contributing another $14,000. The system uses technology previously released by Cross Match Technologies and Knowledge Computing Corporation of Arizona.
External links
Snake Eater (A Wall Street Journal opinion piece that explains the origin of the system)
Cross Match Technologies
Automatic identification and data capture
Terrorism databases
United States Army projects
Iraq War
2000s software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile%20TV | Smile TV may refer to:
Smile TV (Greece), children's television channel founded in 1999
SmileTV, British television channel group on Freeview
Smile (TV network), American religious channel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Wit | "Half-Wit" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of House and premiered on the FOX network on March 6, 2007. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Dave Matthews guest stars in the episode as Patrick, a savant and piano prodigy who comes under the care of Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) for a rare movement disorder. Dr. House also is suspected to have cancer by his staff. Also appearing is Kurtwood Smith. The episode marks the directorial debut of executive producer Katie Jacobs. The patient in the episode closely resembles real world savant Derek Paravicini.
Plot
Patrick Obyedkov, a respected pianist, suffers a painful involuntary muscle contraction in his left hand during a piano concert. The case attracts the attention of Gregory House, who learns from Patrick's father that Patrick suffered severe brain damage from a bus accident that also killed his mother. House is intrigued as to why Patrick, who had no musical training at the time of the accident, could suddenly play the piano after suffering a severe injury.
While trying to deduce the origin of the brain rewiring responsible for Patrick mysteriously gaining musical abilities, House and his team must stop the deadly bleeding that is quickly threatening his life. Patrick's condition worsens, and House presents a difficult option to Patrick's father: either perform a hemispherectomy, allowing Patrick to live normally but not play the piano, or to continue as he is and never live a normal life.
Patrick's father, after overcoming his anger at the suggestion, opts for the surgery. After the procedure, Patrick loses his ability to speak, though House says this will return. While the father is talking with House about his son's recovery, Patrick buttons his shirt, a task which he had previously been incapable of doing.
Meanwhile, Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) discovers that House has been in contact with a hospital in Massachusetts and suspects that House may be looking to take a new job there. When Lisa Cuddy contacts the hospital, she learns that House has been in contact with a brain cancer specialist — not as a job applicant, but as a patient for a clinical trial. When confronted by his team, House denies the gravity of the situation and resents their interference, and they are forced to contend with the possibility his condition may be more serious than he is letting on.
Near the end of the episode, the team discovers that the medical file sent to the hospital in Massachusetts did not belong to House, and he intended to trick the doctors at the university into implanting a "cool drug" into the pleasure center of his brain, possibly in order to get over the pain in his leg.
Awards
This episode was submitted for consideration in the categories of "Outstanding Drama Series", "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" on Hugh Laurie's behalf for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. This resulted in nominations in the categories of Outstanding Drama Ser |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted%20Tales%20%28Australian%20TV%20series%29 | Twisted Tales is an Australian television anthology and mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network from December 1996 to January 1998. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.
Cast
Aaron Blabey as Nick
Anthony Hayes as Damien
Barry Crocker as Sir Barry Doyle
Brittany Byrnes as Jessie Courtney
Bruce Spence as Colin
Bryan Brown as Jack Johnson
Claudia Karvan as Cassie Blake
Daniel Krige as Judy's Brother
David Wenham as George
Dee Smart as Judy Raven
Gary Day as Lowell
Geoffrey Rush as Harry Chisholm
Grant Piro as Merrill
Jacek Koman as Taxi Driver
Jessica Napier as Michelle
John Walton as Peter Courtney
Jonathan Hardy as Roger
Josephine Byrnes as Julia
Joy Hruby as Agnes Fuller
Judy Morris as Veronica
Justine Clarke as Pip
Kate Fischer as Melody Christian
Kate Fitzpatrick as Elizabeth Bishop
Ken Talbot
Kimberley Davies as Betty
Loene Carmen as Katey
Mark Lee as Frank
Marshall Napier as Ray
Matilda Brown as Fiona
Matthew Krok as Matthew
Mercia Deane-Johns as Woman
Mitchell Butel as Waiter
Nadine Garner as Mallory
Noni Hazelhurst as Anne
Paul Livingston as Brendan
Pippa Grandison as Karen
Rachel Ward as Sarah
Richard Carter as Jim Nicholson
Richard Roxburgh as Ben
Robert Mammone as Steve
Robert Taylor as Peter
Russell Kiefel as George
Salvatore Coco as Sav Rocca
Sandy Winton as Bartender
Shane Briant as Jay Condor
Simon Westaway as John Berryman.
Steve Bastoni as Constable Paul Bell
Tottie Goldsmith as Vanessa Condor
Release
The series initially aired during December 1996 and January 1997, before going on hiatus. Later in 1997, a video titled Still Twisted was made for the Australian and American markets. It compiled various episodes from the series into a single movie.
The show briefly returned to Australian television in early 1998.
Episode list
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See also
List of Australian television series
List of Nine Network programs
References
External links
Twisted Tales at the National Film and Sound Archive
Australian anthology television series
1990s Australian drama television series
Nine Network original programming
1996 Australian television series debuts
1998 Australian television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sageretia%20subcaudata | Sageretia subcaudata is a small woody shrub reaching a height of . It has green, ovate leaves and white-yellow or white flowers. The shrub is endemic to China and found in mountain forests and thickets of N Guangdong, Guizhou, W Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, E Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan provinces.
References
subcaudata
Endemic flora of China
Flora of Tibet
Plants described in 1914 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry%20operator | The carry operator, symbolized by the ¢ sign, is an abstraction of the operation of determining whether a portion of an adder network generates or propagates a carry. It is defined as follows:
¢
External links
http://www.aoki.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp/arith/mg/algorithm.html
Computer arithmetic |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto%20Asahi%20Broadcasting | , also known as KAB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the ANN. Their headquarters are located in Kumamoto Prefecture.
History
Pre-launch
In the 1980s, following the Ministry of Post's (currently Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) policy of making four well-known private TV stations accessible nationwide, Kumamoto Prefecture was allocated the fourth private TV broadcaster in 1984, and attracted 482 applicants (215 of which belonged to the Asahi Shimbun Group) to apply. In 1986, the Ministry of Posts commissioned the Kumamoto Prefectural Government to consolidate the applications. After nearly 2 years of the consolidated applications, the other companies agreed to integrate into one for application.
On October 5, 1988, before the opening of the station, the name of the station was decided as Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting. A month later, they have obtained a preliminary license and a day before its opening, a general meeting was held. In July 1989, KAB moved into the Technology Plaza Building in Hanabata-cho, Kumamoto City, and started testing TV broadcasts on August 15. On September 22, KAB was granted an official license and started another trial broadcasts.
Launch and further developments
On October 1, 1989, KAB started broadcasting, becoming the fourth station in the Prefecture (TV Asahi/ANN programming aired from RKK & TKU also moved into the new station). On its second year, it started broadcasting the Kumamoto Prefecture qualifiers of the Japan High School Baseball Championship. In 1991, when Kumamoto Prefecture was hit by Typhoon Mireille, some of its relay stations were damaged forcing to go off air.
2006 December 1: the network's Kumamoto main station commenced their Digital terrestrial television broadcasting service.
Stations
Analog Stations
Kumamoto(Main Station) JOZI-TV 16ch
Hitoyoshi 36ch
Minamata 32ch
Ushibuka 20ch
Oguni 23ch
Aso 50ch
Matsubase 52ch
Misumi 17ch
Amakusa 31ch
Digital Stations(ID:5)
Kumamoto(Main Station) JOZI-DTV 49ch
Programs
Rival Stations
RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting - JNN affiliated, ID:3
Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions - NNN affiliated, ID:4
TV Kumamoto - FNN affiliated, ID:8
References
External links
Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting
All-Nippon News Network
Asahi Shimbun Company
Television stations in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1989
Mass media in Kumamoto |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JumpStart%20Adventures%205th%20Grade%3A%20Jo%20Hammet%2C%20Kid%20Detective | JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective is an educational/adventure computer game in the JumpStart series, created by Knowledge Adventure in 1997 and intended for fifth grade students.
Development
Though the game itself has never been significantly updated (beyond the addition of a printable workbook and assessment test when the game was released with new packaging on August 26, 1998), it has been repackaged several times; once with the addition of the Adventure Challenge (later called Extreme Field Trips) bonus disc (July 25, 2000), once as JumpStart Advanced 5th & 6th Grade (together with Extreme Field Trips and JumpStart Adventures 6th Grade: Mission Earthquest) on June 6, 2003, and once more in 2007 as JumpStart Advanced 4th-6th Grade School Essentials (Together with JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Sapphire Falls, JumpStart Adventures 6th Grade: Mission Earthquest, Math & Science Challenge, and Language Arts Challenge).
Plot
JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective covers curricula subjects such as art history, geography, math, language, science, and US History. Throughout the course of the game, which is set in the fictional city of Hooverville, the user must (while playing the role of female fifth grade detective Jo Hammet) thwart the schemes of the evil Dr. X, who is planning to destroy factories and power plants to get revenge on them for cutting his research funding.
Games
The Hooverville Museum of Art and Geography
The game is divided in a series of six missions, each corresponding to a different sabotaged site. Each mission begins at the Hooverville Museum of Art and Geography. Here, a talking lab rat named B.F. Skinny delivers Jo a crossword with clues relating to the museum's exhibits. The user must help Jo solve the crossword by touring the museum for answers. Once the crossword is completed, Jo unscrambles highlighted letters to reveal the address of the sabotaged site.
The rooms of the museum deal with the following topics:
Geography
Renaissance & Baroque art
Symbolist, Romantic, Rococo, Realist & Pre-Raphaelite art
Impressionist art
Modern art & Photography
Lockpicking
Jo arrives at the sabotaged site with the door locked. Each lock is in the shape of an equilateral triangle, consisting of four identical smaller triangles. These smaller triangles contain a different math problem on all three sides that the user must solve. These problems involve adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing two numbers. Once all the problems are solved, the user has to rotate and move around the pieces so that touching sides equal the same number. Two locks must be picked on each mission.
Grammar
This activity is similar to the Cemetery activity from JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island. Jo uses glasses given to her in the first mission to read the thoughts of Dr. X's henchmen. The user must fill in the missing portions of their thoughts by selecting a word that matches the part of speech asked fo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/964%20Pinocchio | , released in the United Kingdom as Screams of Blasphemy, is a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk-horror film directed by Shozin Fukui.
It deals with the theme of brain-modified sex-slaves as well as mental breakdowns in a hallucinogenic thrill-ride.
Plot
964 Pinocchio is a memory-wiped sex-slave cyborg who is thrown out by his owners for failure to maintain an erection. It is unclear in what ways he has been modified beyond having no memory and being unable to communicate.
He is discovered by Himiko, a homeless girl, while wandering aimlessly through the city. Himiko has also been memory-wiped, possibly by the same company that "produced" Pinocchio, but she is fully functional. Himiko spends her days drawing maps of the city, to aid other memory-wiped people.
Himiko takes Pinocchio home and tries to teach him to speak. After much effort, he has a breakthrough and finally becomes aware of his situation. At this point, his body erupts in an inexplicable metamorphosis and it becomes clear that his modifications were much more involved and esoteric than simple memory loss.
Himiko betrays Pinocchio and shackles him to a concrete block. He escapes and runs through the streets as a crowd of terrified onlookers watch. Pinocchio confronts the people who wiped his memory and kills them.
Production
964 Pinnochio was created on a low-budget using guerrilla-filmmaking techniques, with scenes in Tokyo utilizing real crowds of people rather than professional actors. The team had to get permits for most of the scenes filmed on the streets. The actress who played Himiko was initially just a crew member until she was cast a week before filming started. She is credited in the movie as Onn-chan, which was a pseudonym created for the film. 964 Pinocchio was the only movie she ever acted in. Due to the limited budget, some improvisations had to be made during filming. Director Shozin Fukui stated in a 2007 interview which was included as a bonus feature in the DVD release of the film that they used an old wheelchair as a makeshift dolly. Both filming and editing took place over the span of 6 months each. Fukui cited Blade Runner as a big influence for his work.
Release
Unearthed Films released the film on DVD in the United States in 2007.
The film was released in a single edition DVD and in the Cyberpunk Collection alongside Fukui's Rubber's Lover.
964 Pinocchio was re-issued on Blu-Ray on February 7th, 2023.
Reception
A HorrorNews.net review states that "its hard to call it a good film. It better to call it a unique film and something different".
A 2022 retrospective article by Collider described it as "an uncommon and unparalleled riff on the timeless fairy-tale".
References
External links
964 Pinocchio at Horrordrome
1991 films
1991 horror films
1991 science fiction films
1990s science fiction horror films
Cyberpunk films
Cyborg films
Films directed by Shozin Fukui
Films set in the future
Films shot in Tokyo
1990s Japanese-language films
Japanese s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JumpStart%202nd%20Grade | JumpStart 2nd Grade (known as Jump Ahead Year 2 in the United Kingdom) is a personal computer game released on 26 March 1996 by Knowledge Adventure. As its name suggests, it was made to teach second grade students. The working title for the game was "JumpStart Adventures 2nd Grade". It was replaced by JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade in 2002.
Production
The game was announced as being part of the JumpStart Grade School entertainment system on January 13, 1997.
Gameplay and plot
Like the previous JumpStart products, the game takes place in a school setting, but begins after school hours when a giant anthropomorphic frog named C.J. enters the classroom and frees a firefly named Edison. C.J. and Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom) form a double act of sorts with C.J. being an ardent, self-styled "adventurer" while Edison is the more pragmatic straight man, who frequently makes sardonic comments in response to C.J.'s grandiosity. The duo have appeared in many other JumpStart products, such as JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade; however, their looks and personalities have both undergone enormous changes throughout the years. Edison in the US version has an Irish accent, whereas Newton in the UK version does not.
Reception
MacUser named JumpStart 2nd Grade one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs.
References
External links
1996 video games
JumpStart
Children's educational video games
School-themed video games
Windows games
Classic Mac OS games
Video games developed in the United States
Single-player video games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JumpStart%20Advanced%202nd%20Grade | JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade is a personal computer game created by Knowledge Adventure. It replaced the previous JumpStart 2nd Grade released in 1996. As its name suggests, it was made to teach second grade students. From 2003–2008, it was distributed as the "Fundamentals" disc in a 3- or 4-disc package of the same name, though recently a factory error in some packages caused the Fundamentals disc to be replaced by JumpStart 3D Virtual World: The Quest for the Color Meister going by the same name.
Like the original version, this game prominently features the frog C.J. and his sidekick Edison the firefly, but also includes characters from other JumpStart games, such as Hopsalot the rabbit, who originally appeared in JumpStart Kindergarten, as well as Frankie the dog who first appeared in JumpStart 1st Grade.
Additionally, the plot is more complex than the original and involves an anthropomorphic snail called Dr. O doing evil deeds, such as vandalizing "Mount Jumpmore" (parody of Mount Rushmore) by painting moustaches on all the faces. The JumpStart characters (in the form of the "JumpStart Intelligence Agency", or J.I.A.) must fix up the damage Dr. O causes. Hopsalot makes plans for a machine he calls the "Soapy Shooter" which will clean up the graffiti. However, he lacks the parts he requires to build it. Thus, C.J., Edison, and the player of the game travel to different continents, playing games to earn "gadget pieces". After the player plays another game in order to make the machine work, Dr. O causes another problem, requiring the user to go on another quest for gadget pieces to make Hopsalot's machines work; there are six different missions total, including inflating the island on which C.J.'s house rests (as Dr. O deflated it), ridding a schoolhouse of worms which infest it thanks to Dr. O, and thawing out a river after Dr. O turns the water into ice cubes.
Character details
All of the characters below are anthropomorphic animals. Also, most of the characters are not wearing their "normal" outfit in JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade; that is, the outfits they wear in this game are not the same ones they wore in other games released around the same time.
Frankie: (Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) As stated above, Frankie is a dachshund dog who first appeared in JumpStart 1st Grade. In this product, he is the head of the JumpStart Intelligence Agency and is prominent on the box art, but despite these points, he does not play as big a part as other characters, such as C.J. Frog, and seems to be more of a mascot than a main character. In this game, he is a semi-light brown in color and wears a white tuxedo suit (though his outfit on the box art is much different). In most other games released around the time, such as other JumpStart Advanced titles, he wore a red sweater with yellow lining and a blue dog collar. Though the box art seems to suggest Frankie going on daredevil missions, he never does so in the game; he simply stays at headquarters whil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian%20Society%20for%20Computers%20in%20Learning%20in%20Tertiary%20Education | The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, also known as ASCILITE is an incorporated not-for-profit professional association for those engaged in the educational use of technologies in tertiary education. The association, which was incorporated in the state of South Australia in 1987 is governed by the ASCILITE constitution and by-laws in accordance with the Associations Incorporations Act 1985.
ASCILITE is a professionally connected community of over 500 professionals and academics working in fields associated with enhancing learning and teaching through the pedagogical use of technologies. It seeks to shape the future of tertiary education, particularly through enabling and sharing high quality research, innovation and evidence-based technology-enhanced practices in tertiary education.
ASCILITE's membership includes practitioners, researchers and teacher educators, learning designers, web and media developers, Learning & Teaching Directors and senior managers responsible for institutional strategies and budgets that encompass the pedagogical use of technologies. In addition to individual membership, the association offers an institutional membership scheme to tertiary institutions.
The association is widely recognized in the Tertiary Sector and it is included in the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia's professional association listings.
The association is governed by an Executive that consists of a President, Vice-President and Treasurer and 6 non-office bearer committee members elected by the membership in alternate years of 3 members each. The Executive is supported by a Secretariat.
ASCILITE also publishes the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) which is a refereed journal publishing research and review articles on educational technologies and the application and integration of those technologies in tertiary education.
ASCILITE holds an annual conference in early December of each year. The conferences are hosted by different host institutions (universities) each year.
History
The beginnings of ASCILITE can be traced to 1983 when the University of Queensland hosted a conference on Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (CALITE, 1983) that attracted approximately 200 delegates. By 1985 interest had grown and at CALITE (1985) John Bowden led the foundation of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). Since then ASCILITE has hosted annual conferences each December, apart from a collaborative venture with the World Conference on Computers in Education in 1990 when it was host to a special Computer Based Training session and a second collaboration with the TAFE and Schools sectors at the 1994 APITITE (Asia Pacific Information Technology in Training and Education) conference.
During the late 1990s the Society's focus was broadening beyond Australia and in 1997 the Society's name was changed from ‘Australian’ t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%20OmniBook | HP OmniBook was a range of laptop personal computers created by Hewlett-Packard, introduced in 1993. The range was discontinued following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard in 2002, with the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion laptops succeeding the OmniBook line.
Models
OmniBook 300 (F1030A/F1031A/F1032A)
OmniBook 425 (F1033A/F1034A/F1036A)
OmniBook 430 (F1035A/F1037A/F1038A)
OmniBook 500
OmniBook 510
OmniBook 530
OmniBook 600
OmniBook 800
OmniBook 900
OmniBook 2000
OmniBook 2100
OmniBook 3000
OmniBook 4000
OmniBook 4150
OmniBook 4400
OmniBook 4500
OmniBook 5000
OmniBook 5500
OmniBook 5700
OmniBook 6000
OmniBook 6100
OmniBook 6200
OmniBook 7000
OmniBook 7100
OmniBook XE2
OmniBook XE3
Notable models
OmniBook 300
The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a "superportable" laptop released in 1993 as one of the first notebook computers in the OmniBook line. It weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an Intel 386SXLV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up mouse (The same pop-up mouse was also used in Omnibook 800CT), and a 9-inch VGA screen. Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 included both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, which was and still remains unusual to this day. It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network cards or other peripherals. One of its outstanding features was a technology known as "Instant On". It was sold in three storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at ), 10MB flash memory disk (F1031A at ), or 40MB hard drive (F1032A at ). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity but increased battery life. It came with slimmed-down copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. The "International English" version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.
See also
HP OmniGo
HP Pavilion
Compaq Presario
References
External links
Official HP pages
OmniBook search results on HP's website
OmniBook support page, with more extensive list of models here
Others
HP Omnibook Information - by Kieran Garbutt
HP Omnibook site by Sean McCreary
OmniBook
Discontinued products |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing%20to%20Declare | Nothing to Declare may refer to:
Border Security: Australia's Front Line, also known as Nothing to Declare, Australian television program that airs on the Seven Network
Nothing to Declare (Paul Bley album), 2003
Nothing to Declare (700 Bliss album), 2022
Nothing to Declare (film), a 2010 French comedy film
Nothing to Declare UK, a British version of Border Security: Australia's Front Line which aired in 2011 by Sky 1 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor%20Education%20and%20Research%20Network | The Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN) is an NGO or non-government organization in the Philippines that provides various services primarily to workers, both from the private and public sectors or formal and informal labor. Its core programs are education, research, publications, women or gender, solidarity and networking.
LEARN was established in October 1986, about eight months after the People Power Revolution. Its founders were leaders of different trade unions outside the then mainstream labor organizations and major political or ideological blocs. They called for genuine workers' empowerment by developing an alternative workers' education that blends the economic, political and socio-cultural struggles of the workers; propagates an alternative socialist system; and is guided by the basic principles of trade union solidarity, democracy, self-reliance and autonomy.
LEARN stresses the principal role of workers' education to raise workers' consciousness of their conditions, rights and capabilities to change that condition. LEARN affirms that labor education is an integral component of strengthening workers solidarity in trade unions, civil society groups and with other social movements. LEARN upholds the belief that labor organizing and education are inseparable and must continuously be developed, especially in the light of the new arena of struggle confronting the workers and other basic sectors throughout the world.
LEARN supports global efforts to strengthen the diverse social movements or civil society organizations particularly the broad labor movement including the new forms of workers' organizations encompassing the formal and informal sectors
as well as new strategies of actions to attain a socially just, equitable, democratic, and peaceful world.
External links
Official website
Educational organizations based in the Philippines
Labor studies organizations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickard%20Eriksson | Rickard Eriksson is a Swedish entrepreneur, known as the founder of an early social networking website, LunarStorm. Rickard was born 1974 on the west coast of Sweden in Varberg, county of Halland and still resides in that area. Eriksson attended secondary school LBS in Varberg.
After managing several BBSs for seven years, in 1996 he created a web community named Stajl Plejs, renamed LunarStorm at the millennium shift. The name came from his girlfriend's nickname at Stajl Plejs. LunarStorm existed in Sweden, the United Kingdom and Denmark.
Eriksson has appeared many times in Swedish and international press, has received numerous awards, and was appointed one of Sweden's biggest IT and telecom personalities. Rickard is also an appreciated lecturer.
In late 2006 Rickard chose to leave LunarStorm to spend his time on other projects in his own company.
References
1974 births
Living people
Swedish businesspeople
People from Varberg |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research%20Academic%20Computer%20Technology%20Institute | The Research Academic Computer Technology Institute - RACTI () is a research institute in Greece under supervision of the Hellenic Ministry of Education. RACTI is also known as Computer Technology Institute (abbreviated CTI). RACTI's headquarters are located in Patras Greece.
The RA CTI's objectives are defined as follows:
To conduct basic and applied research in hardware and software technology, networks, and the Information Society's socioeconomic impact
To design and develop products and services
To support all kinds of ICT education and training in relation to the Information Society
To develop technology and transfer know-how
To provide consultancy, design and administrative services concerning the Information Society to the Ministry of National Education & Religious Affairs and to the public sector in general, to natural and legal entities and social institutions
History about RACTI
The Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (RA-CTI) was founded as the “Computer Technology Institute” in 1985 with headquarters in the city of Patras, as a Non Profit Private Legal Entity (“NPID” under Greek Law), supervised by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology, under the Ministry of Development (Presidential decree, 9/1985).
Since 1992 it is supervised by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and constitutes an independent institution at the financial, administrative and scientific level. It was renamed as the Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (RA-CTI), according to Article 2 of Law 2909/2001 governing its operation.
According to its institutional framework of operation, it is administered by a director and governed by a nine-member board of directors. At an operational level it functions according to the regulations governing the private sector.
The objectives of RA-CTI according to its institutional framework are:
To conduct basic and applied research in hardware and software technology, networks and the socio-economic, et al. impacts of the Information Society (InfoSoc).
To design and develop products and services
To support all forms of education and training with respect to Information and Communication Technologies and the InfoSoc.
To develop technology and to transfer know-how
To provide consulting, planning and administration services, particularly to the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and at a broader scale to the public sector, to natural and legal entities, as well as to social institutions in matters dealing with the migration of the country to the Information Society.
The aim of the organisation is to participate in national and European research initiatives, to conduct in basic and applied research, to assimilate international scientific and technological know-how to the highest degree, the continuous scientific and research advancement of its personnel and to align the research it conducts with the specific technological needs of the country.
To achieve its aims, R |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rede%20Brasileira%20de%20Televis%C3%A3o%20Internacional | Rede Brasileira de Televisão Internacional (Portuguese: Brazilian Network of International Television), better known as RBTI, is an international Brazilian television network. It airs programming from SBT network in Brazil as well as original content aimed at the Brazilian diaspora in Canada and the United States.
History
Rede Brasileira de Televisão Internacional, better known as RBTI, began its TV transmission on April 28, 2006 in São Paulo worldwide. The network is owned by Marcelo do Espirito Santo and the Espirito Santo family. RBTI is watched more 1 million people daily worldwide.
Since its launch in 2006 the RBTI channel has become one of the local Brazilian-Portuguese
community television in North America. First of the international television channels to bring the World Cup in Portuguese to the Community. RBTI programming lineup includes American movies in Portuguese, soap operas, talk shows, news, women shows, music, community, sports, science and family entertainment.
It is also the first Brazilian channel in the United States and Canada to produce a daily community related show called Comunidade em Foco interviews with interesting Brazilians in the U.S. as well as a daily news segment, presented by Ana Maria. which keeps the community updated on the happenings of the Brazilian community thought the United States and Canada.
It is currently available only in Canada via Bell Fibe TV, Rogers Cable and NEXTV.
RBT International was available in the United States on Dish Network and cable in Miami, Boston and New York City. It was subsequently dropped by Dish Network on October 3, 2012.
Slogans
2006 – A TV feita para você ("TV made for you")
2007 – Onde a estrela é você ("Where you are the star")
2008 – Orgulho de ser brasileiro ("Proud to be Brazilian")
External links
Television networks in Brazil
Mass media in São Paulo
Cable television in Canada
Mass media in Toronto |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valimo | Valimo is the Finnish word for foundry or ironworks.
It is also the name for:
a bar and cafe in Suomenlinna in Helsinki
Valimo railway station on Helsinki's commuter railway network
An IT company, Valimo Wireless which specialises in Mobile Identity |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watumull%20Institute%20of%20Electronics%20Engineering%20and%20Computer%20Technology | The Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology is an engineering college in Ulhasnagar, Thane District. It has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
WIEECT was established in 1980 as postgraduate three years integrated engineering diploma which later converted to degree B.Sc.(Tech) for B.Sc (Physics/Maths/Electronics) students. Since 1984 this institute produced excellent technocrats who created WIEECT's identity in top notch industries in India and abroad.
From year 2002 onwards WIEECT offers a four-year bachelor of engineering courses in Computer, Electronics & Telecommunication, Bio-medical and Instrumentation streams. Its active student community hosts branches of several professional societies including IEEE, CSI, IETE, ISA etc.
Watumull Institute is the only engineering college in Ulhasnagar.
Getting Admission
Students can join the college for the First Engineering (F.E.) batch, based on the following two criteria,a) Their score in the MHT-CET (for Maharashtra students)b) Their score in the JEE Mains (for others). Watumull also has SE admission for diploma holders (D.E.).
Faculty
The present Principal of the Institute is Dr. Sunita Sharma.
Infrastructure
Building
The Watumull Institute functions from a single eight-storey building, which is currently undergoing renovation and plans are afoot to add another two floors to the building for additional laboratories and other facilities.
The building is now a part of CHM campus, Ulhasnagar.
Sports
The college has no open grounds. However, it does have facilities for playing Table Tennis, football, cricket, chess, and carrom. Additionally, there are Police grounds which are a 10-minute walking distance from the college where one can play cricket and football and also has nets for playing volleyball. The intra-college sporting events are usually conducted here and at oval stadium Churchgate.
Library
The Watumull library provides a vast collection of books and periodicals, which include university prescribed textbooks and reference material. The library subscribes to all major technical journals and magazines and some major non-technical magazines as well. The library has recently been digitally cataloged, thereby making it simpler to locate a book. Apart from books, the college also has thousands of CDs and DVDs pertaining to engineering.
Laboratories
Electronics and Telecommunication
The Electronics & Telecommunication Department comprises 8 Laboratories -
Electronics Lab
Digital & Microprocessor
Communication
Image processing
Microwave & Fibre optics
Digital Signal processing
Industrial Electronics
Basic Electrical & Electronics
All the Laboratories are well equipped with the Advanced Experiment Set-ups as required by the university.
Software's such as OrCAD & MATLAB, Circuit maker, PSPICE, LINUX, all analog & digital electronics equipment & components, electrical machines, electronic & digital communication ap |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirtomatic | Flirtomatic was an online flirting and social networking service for people connected to the Internet via mobile phone or PC. Operated by Handmade Mobile Entertainment, Flirtomatic was named the number one mobile dating site in the U.S. in a study by the mobile measurement company Ground Truth.
Flirtomatic allows members to connect on the basis of preferences, interests, location and other information stored in their profile; chat with other users; send immediate messages with graphics and photos; rate other members; and find user-generated editorial content relating to flirting and dating. Flirtomatic has virtual currency known as FlirtPoints, which members can purchase and use to buy additional services, such as virtual goods, and pay to promote or advertise their profile within the service and through alert features. About 80 percent of its members access Flirtomatic via mobile phone.
Flirtomatic is available to mobile users in Britain, Germany, Australia, Spain, Italy and the United States. The service is available on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Ovi and has integrated Facebook into its services. Flirtomatic has partnerships with AT&T, Verizon, Virgin Mobile, Cricket, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, MetroPCS and ninemsn and has attracted mobile advertising from companies such as Fiat, Peugeot, NatWest, O2, Vodafone, Rimmel, Samsung, Walkers, Orange, 3, McDonald's, H&M and Sony Pictures.
The service, open to users 18 and older, has 3.5 million (1.5 million in the U.S.) registered users. Flirtomatic users average six logins a day while its iPhone users check in nine times a day.
The company generates revenues from online advertising and value-added services paid for through carrier billing, premium SMS and card payments. Flirtomatic monitors its site in order to maintain a PG-rated content.
History
Flirtomatic was founded by Avi Azulai and Mark Curtis in 2005. Azulai, the company chairman, previously founded iTouch, the London Stock Exchange-listed mobile entertainment business sold for £180 million ($284 million) in June 2005. Mark Curtis, the former CEO, left the company in July 2011 when Neil Goldberg took over the CEO role.
Fjord created and developed the flirting theme, invented the service's name and was instrumental in the design of all digital interfaces. The company also developed such features as Flirtograms and Supersnogs. The service started as a Fjord concept when Nokia enlisted the company to propose five ideas for mobile, one of which became Flirtomatic. "When we described dating on the mobile and what it’d feel like, we talked about messaging, fun, humor, a light touch," Curtis said to WeLoveBusiness.co.uk. "Some bright spark piped up and said, ‘We’re describing flirting’ to which the rest of us thought, ‘Wow! There’s an idea. How could we create an application that could make flirting as easy, fun and good as it possibly can be for mobile?’ " Fjord took a lead role in securing funding to build and launch Flirtomatic, which |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin%20Data%20Modeler | erwin Data Modeler (stylized as erwin but formerly as ERwin) is computer software for data modeling. Originally developed by Logic Works, erwin has since been acquired by a series of companies, before being spun-off by the private equity firm Parallax Capital Partners, which acquired and incorporated it as a separate entity, erwin, Inc., managed by CEO Adam Famularo.
The software’s engine is based on the IDEF1X method, although it now also supports diagrams displayed with a variant information technology engineering notation, as well as a dimensional modeling notation.
History
ERwin was created by Logic Works, which was based in Princeton, New Jersey. In May 1993, Logic Works released ERwin/ERX, a version of the tool designed to work in conjunction with PowerBuilder. The database models created using ERwin could be translated into software built through the PowerBuilder integrated development environment (IDE). In May 1995, Logic Works ERwin was expanded to include several other IDEs, adding SQLWindows from Gupta Technologies and Visual Basic from Microsoft. As of 1996, ERwin was among several data modeling software solutions being used to facilitate a wide move to the client–server model in database management.
In 1998, Logic Works was acquired by Platinum Technology which was later acquired, in May 1999, by Computer Associates (CA). ERwin was initially made part of CA’s Jasmine suite but it was later added to their new AllFusion suite under the name AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler. The tool was later renamed to CA ERwin Data Modeler.
In 2014 Embarcadero Technologies sought to acquire the product from CA, Inc. This acquisition was blocked by the Department of Justice over anti-competitive concerns.
In April 2016, Parallax Capital Partners, a private equity firm, acquired the software from CA Technologies and appointed Adam Famularo as CEO. The company now operates under a new name stylized as erwin, Inc. In September 2016, erwin announced that it had acquired Corso, a British enterprise architecture service provider. In December of the same year, erwin acquired the business process modeling software Casewise, with a plan to integrate the two. In 2017, erwin released its Data Modeler NoSQL, an enterprise-class data modeling solution for MongoDB. In April 2018, NoSQL data modeling support for Couchbase was added. Also that year, erwin launched a data governance solution with impact analysis and integrations to its business process, enterprise architecture and data modeling suites. In January 2018, the company acquired data harvesting technology and data governance consulting services company A&P Consulting.
They also developed the erwin EDGE software platform, with EDGE as an acronym for “enterprise data governance experience”, intending to use data governance for data-driven insights to help accomplish organizational objectives. In February 2018 erwin released its first State of Data Governance Report with UBM. In August 2018, erwin acquired |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottleneck%20%28network%29 | In a communication network, sometimes a max-min fairness of the network is desired, usually opposed to the basic first-come first-served policy. With max-min fairness, data flow between any two nodes is maximized, but only at the cost of more or equally expensive data flows. To put it another way, in case of network congestion any data flow is only impacted by smaller or equal flows.
In such context, a bottleneck link for a given data flow is a link that is fully utilized (is saturated) and of all the flows sharing this link, the given data flow achieves maximum data rate network-wide. Note that this definition is substantially different from a common meaning of a bottleneck. Also note, that this definition does not forbid a single link to be a bottleneck for multiple flows.
A data rate allocation is max-min fair if and only if a data flow between any two nodes has at least one bottleneck link.
See also
Fairness measure
Max-min fairness
References
Network performance |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational%20memory | Organizational memory (OM), sometimes called institutional memory or corporate memory, is the accumulated body of data, information, and knowledge created in the course of an organization's existence. The concept of organizational memory includes the ideas of components knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing or maintenance, and knowledge usage like search and retrieval. Falling under the wider disciplinary umbrella of knowledge management, it has two repositories: an organization's archives, including its electronic data bases; and individuals' memories.
Organizational memory can only be applied if it can be accessed. To make use of it, organizations must have effective retrieval systems for their archives and members with good memory recall. Its importance to an organization depends upon how well individuals can apply it, a discipline known as experiential learning or evidence-based practice. In the case of individuals, organizational memory's accuracy is invariably compromised by the inherent limitations of human memory. Individuals' reluctance to admit to mistakes and difficulties compounds the problem. The actively encouraged flexible labor market has imposed an Alzheimer's-like corporate amnesia on organizations that creates an inability to benefit from hindsight.
Nature
Organizational memory is composed of:
Prior data and information
All internally generated documentation related to the organization's activities
Intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, brands, registered design, trade secrets and processes whose ownership is granted to the company by law, licensing and partnering agreements)
Details of events, products and individuals (including relationships with people in outside organizations and professional bodies),
Relevant published reference material
Institution-created knowledge
Of these, institution-created knowledge is the most important.
The three main facets of organizational memory are data, information, and knowledge. It is important to understand the differences between each of these.
Data is a fact depicted as a figure or a statistic, while data in context—such as in a historical time frame—is information.
By contrast, knowledge is interpretative and predictive. Its deductive character allows a person with knowledge to understand the implications of information, and act accordingly. The term has been defined variously by different experts: Alvin Goldman described it as justified true belief; Bruce Aune saw it as information in context; Verna Alee defined it as experience or information that can be communicated or shared; and Karl Wiig said it was a body of understanding and insights for interpreting and managing the world around us.
The word knowledge comes from the Saxon word . The suffix has become, in modern English, -like. So, knowledge means "-like", with meaning "emerge". Its best interpretation, then, is that it is an emergent phenomenon, an extension of existing erudition.
Once knowle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle%20Coalition | The Castle Coalition is a network of U.S. homeowners and citizen activists determined to stop the abuse of eminent domain in their communities, that is, the taking of private property by the government in order to give it to another private individual. The organization takes its name from the principle that Americans' homes or businesses should be their castles, that is, places where they are safe and free from abusive government power. The principle has been part of Anglo-American legal tradition since Edward Coke famously stated, "...a man's house is his castle".
The Castle Coalition was founded in March 2002 as a project of the Institute for Justice in response to the number of the requests attorneys received from citizens facing threats of eminent domain who were years away from any actual litigation. After the success of community groups in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and New Rochelle, New York, attorneys at IJ organized a conference for other activists facing eminent domain abuse from around the United States to teach them how to succeed in preventing their local government from taking their property through eminent domain. Castle Coalition-trained activists have been successful in saving their homes in places like Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Lakewood, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California.
On 13 May 2002, Fortune magazine praised the new organization in a piece titled "Fighting City Hall":
Superheroes? Maybe. Although its name sounds like something out of a comic book, the Institute for Justice, a public-interest law firm in Washington, D.C., actually provides a much needed resource for business owners threatened with eviction. Since its founding in 1991, the firm has waged public relations campaigns and even stepped in to take legal action in communities when it feels the power of eminent domain has been abused. Of the nine projects that the Institute has taken on, it has won seven and lost none, and two are pending. But because the law firm can't take on every case across the U.S., it also created a grassroots group called the Castle Coalition to help teach business owners the ways they can take their fight to the streets and win. The group consists of community leaders and property owners who've successfully fought eminent domain cases or are currently involved in one. The coalition's website (castlecoalition.org) contains information on what steps you need to take and also tells you when to call in the pros.
In 2005, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Kelo v. City of New London. Although the decision allowed for a more expansive view of the public use clause in the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution the decision also states, "Nothing in our opinion precludes any State from placing further restrictions on its exercise of the takings power." In response to the decision, the Castle Coalition expanded its focus to include the reform of state and local eminent domain laws.
In June 2005, they launched a $3 million Hands Off |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvell%20Software%20Solutions%20Israel | Marvell Software Solutions Israel, known as RADLAN Computer Communications Limited before 2007, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marvell Technology Group, that specializes in local area network (LAN) technologies.
History
The company was founded in 1998 as a spin-off from RND, which was founded by brothers Yehuda and Zohar Zisapel. RND was also the product of a spin-off, from the Zisapel brothers' RAD Group. Eventually, RND was split into two companies - Radware and RADLAN.
In February 2003, the integrated circuit (IC) designer Marvell Technology Group closed the deal to acquire RADLAN Computer Communications for $49.7 million in cash and shares.
California-based Marvell said it would incorporate its mixed-signal ICs with RADLAN's networking infrastructure drivers, interfaces and software modules to make improved networking communications products like routers. Currently, Marvell's product lineup includes read channels (which convert analog data from a magnetic disk into digital data for computing), preamplifiers, and Ethernet switch controllers and transceivers.
In May 2007 Radlan was officially renamed Marvell Software Solutions Israel (MSSI), to complete the integration into Marvell.
The company is located in the Petah Tikva technology park, Ezorim.
Yuval Cohen replaced Jacob Zankel as chief executive in late 2006.
Technology
RADLAN's core technology, Open and Portable Embedded Networking System (OpENS), provided IP-routed core software coupled with customizable management application, development environment and testing tools.
RADLAN's product lines are divided into three areas of
development: Intelligent Intranet Switching; Intranet Accelerator Engines; Intelligent Network Services.
See also
Economy of Israel
References
External links
Marvell's Official Web-Site
Networking companies of the United States
Telecommunications equipment vendors
Networking hardware companies
Software companies of Israel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APX%20%28disambiguation%29 | APX is a complexity class in computer science.
APX also may refer to:
Organizations
APX Alarm Security Solutions, a residential security company
Alpha Rho Chi, architects' fraternity
Australia Pacific Exchange
APX Group, an Anglo-Dutch energy exchange
Atari Program Exchange, an early computer software publisher
Militaries
Atelier de Construction de Puteaux, state arsenal belonging to the French Army
Beretta APX, an Italy semi-automatic pistol
47 mm APX anti-tank gun, a France anti-tank gun
Other uses
Ascorbate peroxidase, an antioxidant enzyme
Lotus APX, a 2006 concept car
Advanced Performance Extensions, a set of Intel x86 architecture extensions
Not to be confused with Intel's defunct iAPX instruction set architecture, or its iAPX branded x86 CPUs.
See also
AP10 (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20alternate%20reality%20games | Alternate reality games are a modern genre of gaming often consisting of an interactive, networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs transmedia storytelling to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions. Most of these games are either independently run or used as a viral marketing campaign by a company or brand.
Before 2001: Influences and precursors
Due to factors like "the curtain", attempts to begin games with "stealth launches" that fulfill the TINAG (This Is Not a Game) aesthetic, and the restrictive non-disclosure agreements governing how much information may be revealed by the puppet masters of promotional games, the design process for many ARGs is often shrouded in secrecy, making it difficult to discern the extent to which they have been influenced by other works. In addition, the cross-media nature of the form allows ARGs to incorporate elements of so many other art forms and works that attempting to identify them all would be a nearly impossible task far beyond the scope of this article.
Possible inspirations from fiction and other art forms
G. K. Chesterton's 1905 short story "The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown" (part of a collection entitled The Club of Queer Trades) seems to predict the ARG concept, as does John Fowles's 1965 novel The Magus. Ludic texts such as the popular Choose Your Own Adventure children's novels may also have provided some inspiration.
The plot of the British television drama serial The One Game, broadcast in 1988, was entirely based on the concept of the ARG (referred to as a "reality game" in the script).
William Gibson's novel Pattern Recognition includes a recognizable example of a modern ARG, although it was published after the development of the genre began in earnest. Reader-influenced online fiction such as AOL's QuantumLink Serial provides a model that incorporates audience influence into the storytelling in a manner similar to that of ARGs, as do promotional online games like Wizards of the Coast's Webrunner games. Live action role-playing games (LARPs) are a major influence on the ARG concept, particularly those such as played by UCLA's Enigma group, the MIT Assassin's Guild, and Dead Earth Productions (a horror LARP company in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1980s to the mid-1990s), although most notably White Wolf's "Vampire: The Masquerade". LARPs have often extended into the real world, where players can encounter actors and clues that further a real-time gaming plot.
Other possible antecedents include performance art and other theatrical forms that attempt to break Bertolt Brecht's "fourth wall" and directly engage the audience.
Early examples of major ARGs or proto-ARGs prior to 2001
Ong's Hat/Incunabula was most likely started sometime around 1993, and also included most of the aforementioned design principles. Ong's Hat also incorporated elements of legend tripping into its design, as chronicled in a scholarly work |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJM | IJM may refer to:
IJM Corporation, a company in Malaysia
ImageJ Macro language, a programming language
International Justice Mission, a non-profit human rights organization
Institut Jacques Monod, a research institute in Paris, France
Illinois Journal of Mathematics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreground-background | Foreground-background is a scheduling algorithm that is used to control an execution of multiple processes on a single processor. It is based on two waiting lists, the first one is called foreground because this is the one in which all processes initially enter, and the second one is called background because all processes, after using all of their execution time in foreground, are moved to background.
When a process becomes ready it begins its execution in foreground immediately, forcing the processor to give up execution of the current process in the background and execute the newly created process for a predefined period. This period is usually 2 or more quanta.
If the process is not finished after its execution in the foreground it is moved to background waiting list where it will be executed only when the foreground list is empty. After being moved to the background, the process is then run longer than before, usually 4 quanta. The time of execution is increased because the process needs more than 2 quanta to finish (this is the reason it was moved to background). This gives the process the opportunity to finish within this newly designated time. If the process does not finish after this, it is then preempted and moved to the end of the background list.
The advantage of the foreground-background algorithm is that it gives the process the opportunity to execute immediately after its creation, but scheduling in the background list is pure round-robin scheduling.
References
Processor scheduling algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20History%20Network | The European History Network has run a number of projects under the banner of the Creating Links and Overviews for a New History Agenda (CLIOH) since 1988, including CLIOH, CLIOHnet and CLIOHnet2. Both CLIOHRES and CLIOH-WORLD are currently in operation as of December 2011. It was initially founded as the ECTS History Network, a pilot project of the ECTS.
CLIOH-WORLD
CLIOH-WORLD is an International Academic Erasmus Network. It is supported by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture, under the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013, for the period October 2008 to September 2011. It aims to increase critical understanding—on the part of European students and citizens in general—of Europe's past, present and future and its role in the wider world. It offers a vision of an inclusive European citizenship and produces free educational materials and reflections for learners of all ages.
It builds on the efforts of previous European History Network projects (CLIOH, CLIOHnet, CLIOHnet2, CLIOHRES) to improve the understanding of national histories as they are studied, taught and learned in European universities. These projects have linked national historical narratives, and prepared tools and materials to structure history programs. These help make learners aware of how national historical viewpoints have been created, and how and why they may contrast with the beliefs and understandings about history in neighboring countries.
CLIOH-WORLD is using its consolidated experience and methodology to develop the learning and teaching of European Union history, including European integration and expansion, and to encourage awareness and understanding of the links between European history and the histories of other continents. CLIOH-WORLD has five working groups:
Working groups
1. History of European Integration and of the European Union
Why is there a need for the History of EU and European Integration?
History is an important tool not only for increasing knowledge of the human past, but also for enhancing the awareness and the identity of human social and political communities, of which the European Union is one. In order to achieve a better understanding of what the European Union is and what it means to be a European citizen it is essential to improve the knowledge and understanding of both the history of the European integration process and the history of the European Union itself. Universities are an important place where students can acquire such essential knowledge and awareness in a mature way.
European Union History is not the same as the History of European Integration and vice versa: the two terms cover different aspects of European History. The main focus of the History of the European Union is on the history of a very dense kind of European Integration, centred on institutionalised forms of integration and on the member states of the European Union.
On the contrary, the History of European Integration also covers aspects of integrati |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dima%20Grigoriev | Dima Grigoriev (Dmitry Grigoryev) (born 10 May 1954) is a mathematician. His research interests include algebraic geometry, symbolic computation and computational complexity theory in computer algebra, with over 130 published articles.
Dima Grigoriev was born in Leningrad, Russia and graduated from the Leningrad State University, Dept. of Mathematics and Mechanics, in 1976 (Honours Diploma). During 1976–1992 he was with LOMI, Leningrad Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
In 1979 he earned PhD (Candidate of Sciences) in Physics and Mathematics with thesis "Multiplicative Complexity of a Family of Bilinear Forms" (from LOMI, under the direction of Anatol Slissenko). In 1985 he earned Doctor of Science (higher doctorate) with thesis "Computational Complexity in Polynomial Algebra". Since 1988 until 1992
he was the head of Laboratory of algorithmic methods Leningrad Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute.
During 1992–1998 Grigoriev hold the position of full professor at Penn State University.
Since 1998 he hold the position of Research Director at CNRS, University of Rennes 1, and since 2008 – Research Director at CNRS, Laboratory Paul Painleve University Lille 1 in France.
He is member of editorial boards of the Journal Computational Complexity, Journal of Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communications and Computations and Groups, Complexity, Cryptology.
He is recipient of the Prize of Leningrad Mathematical Society (1984), Max Planck Research Award of the Max Planck Society, Germany (1994), and Humboldt Prize of Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2002), Invited Speaker of International Congress of Mathematicians, Berkeley, California, 1986.
He has Erdős number 2 due to his collaborations with Andrew Odlyzko.
References
External links
Russian mathematicians
French mathematicians
Living people
1954 births
Research directors of the French National Centre for Scientific Research |
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