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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Financial%20Switch | National Financial Switch (NFS) is the largest network of shared automated teller machines (ATMs) in India. It was designed, developed and deployed by the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) in 2004, with the goal of inter-connecting the ATMs in the country and facilitating convenience banking. It is run by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As on 31st January’ 22, there were 1,203 members that includes 111 Direct, 1,045 Sub members, 43 RRBs and 4 WLAOs using NFS network connected to more than 2.55 Lac ATM (including cash deposit machines/recyclers).
Background
The first ATM in India was set up in 1987 by HSBC in Mumbai. In the following ten years, about 1500 ATMs were set up in India. In 1997, the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) set up Swadhan, the first network of shared ATMs in India. It was managed by India Switch Company (ISC) for five years, and allowed cardholders to withdraw cash from any ATM in the network, for a fee if they did not have an account with the bank that owned the ATM. In 2002, the network connected over 1000 ATMs of the 53 member banks of the association. The network was capable of handling 250,000 transactions per day, but only 5000 transactions, worth about 100,000, took place each day. In contrast, ICICI Bank's network of about 640 ATMs handled transactions worth about 20,000,000 each day. After the contract with ISC expired, IBA failed to find a bidder to manage the operationally uneconomical network, and shut it down on 31 December 2003.
After the collapse of Swadhan, Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, United Bank of India and Syndicate Bank formed an ATM-sharing network called CashTree. Citibank, the Industrial Development Bank of India, Standard Chartered Bank and Axis Bank formed a similar network called Cashnet. Punjab National Bank and Canara Bank also created such networks.
In August 2003, the IDRBT announced that it would be creating the National Financial Switch (NFS) to link together the country's ATMs in a single network.
The IDRBT collaborated with Euronet Worldwide and Opus Software to build a platform to allow banks to connect their own switches to the NFS. The NFS consisted of an inter-ATM switch and a e-commerce payment gateway.
History
The National Financial Switch was launched by the IDRBT on 27 August 2004, connecting the ATMs of three banks, Corporation Bank, Bank of Baroda and ICICI Bank. The IDRBT then worked towards bringing all major banks in India on board and by December 2009, the network had grown to connect 49,880 ATMs of 37 banks, thereby emerging as the largest network of shared ATMs in the country.
IDRBT decided to hive off its operational role on ATM switching to refocus on research and development, and was sought to shift the business to a national-level payment system organization. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) started discussions with IDRBT on the feasibility of taking over. The Board for Regulat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royals%20Sports%20Television%20Network | The Royals Sports Television Network (RSTN) was a regional sports network serving the Kansas City area, Kansas, western Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Iowa owned by the Kansas City Royals. The network began operations before the 2003 Major League Baseball season in response to Fox Sports Midwest's decision to reduce the number of Royals games it broadcast. RSTN had trouble getting widespread carriage by cable systems in the area and had no satellite carriage. However, the Royals began the season with good form and RSTN was able to make a deal with Fox Sports Midwest in June to redistribute most of their broadcasts. RSTN ceased operations after the 2007 season, with the Royals moving to the new channel Fox Sports Kansas City in 2008.
The Royals Insider weekly magazine show won a Regional Emmy Award in 2005 for Best Sports Program.
References
Defunct local cable stations in the United States
Major League Baseball on television
Television channels and stations established in 2003
2003 establishments in Missouri
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007
2007 disestablishments in Missouri
Defunct mass media in Missouri
Defunct mass media in Oklahoma
Defunct mass media in Nebraska
Defunct mass media in Iowa
Defunct mass media in Kansas |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%20620LX | The HP 620LX (F1250A, F1259A) is a palmtop computer that runs Windows CE 2.0 or 2.11. It has a CompactFlash Type I card slot, a PC card slot, a serial link cable plug, and an infrared port. It has 16MB of RAM and a Hitachi SH3 processor running at 75 Mhz. It also has a 256-color display with a resolution of 640x240. The screen is backlit.
It is internet capable by attaching an add-on modem or through an Ethernet or Wi-Fi card. Only Type I PC cards are supported, and special drivers for Windows CE are required.
The 620LX had a MSRP of $889 USD.
See also
List of HP pocket computers
HP 300LX
HP 320LX
HP 660LX
References
620LX |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azercell | Azercell is an Azerbaijani telecommunications company based in Baku. It is the largest mobile network operator in Azerbaijan.
Company background
Azercell Telecom LLC was established on 19 January 1996.
Azercell Telecom started its activities on 15 December 1996 offering subscribers mobile telecommunications services based on postpaid system. MTS The prepaid system was launched with tariff package — SimSim, in 1998.
On 5 March 2018, Azerbaijan International Telecom (AzInTelecom) and the company Fintur Holdings B.V. signed an agreement to sell 51.3 percent of the shares of Azertel Telekomunikasyon Yatırım Dış Ticaret A.Ş. (Azertel). Azertel is the sole founder of Azercell Telecom Limited Liability Company.
Services
4G
Azercell announced on 24 May 2012, the launch of services based on the 4G platform. Azercell's 4G network covers all of Baku city and nearby towns. The networks operates on 1800 MHz frequency. MTS The second region where the 4G network got deployed, is the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Market share and coverage
51% of Azerbaijan’s mobile market belongs to Azercell; while its geographical coverage constitutes 94,15% and population coverage is 98.70%.
Subscribers
Investments
Since Azercell began operations in December 1996, the company has invested more than US$2 billion in Azerbaijan.
Taxes
According to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Taxes, Azercell Telecom LLC is the second largest taxpayer operating outside of the country's oil sector. During its first five years of activity, the company contributed a total of US$780 million into the state budget and other state funds.
See also
Telecommunications in Azerbaijan
Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (Azerbaijan)
List of Azerbaijani companies
References
External links
Mobile phone companies of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani brands
Companies based in Baku
Azerbaijani companies established in 1996
Technology companies established in 1996 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Larivi%C3%A8re | André Larivière (born 1948) is an ecologist and anti-nuclear activist from Quebec, Canada. He has lived in Europe since 1986 and was a leading speaker for the French Sortir du nucléaire network. In February 2010, he has been elected member of the board of trustees.
He has participated in 3 extended fasts:
1983, 40 days fast for disarmament in San Francisco, USA, with 12 other people in the Fast for Life movement.
1986, 31 days fast in front a US military base of Mutlangen, Germany, asking for removal of Pershing missiles.
2004, 36 days fast in Paris asking for a "real democratic debate" on nuclear energy and the withdrawal of the third generation nuclear reactor project, European Pressurized Reactor or EPR, with Dominique Masset and Michel Bernard.
He has organized and participated in many walks and protest actions, mainly in France and Germany.
Publication
André Larivière, Carnets d'un militant, Éditions Éco-Société, 1997.
See also
List of peace activists
References
1948 births
Living people
Canadian anti–nuclear power activists
Canadian environmentalists
Hunger strikers
Sustainability advocates |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IZE | IZE may refer to:
International Zoo Educators Association
IZE, a DOS Personal computer text-based management system |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRTG | WRTG (1000 AM) is a radio station licensed to Garner, North Carolina, which also serves the Raleigh region. It airs a Spanish language format as part of the La Grande network.
History
WRTG began in 1969 as country station WKBQ. In 1987, the station became classic country WHEV under the ownership of Henry E. Veil. After going silent in the early 1990s, Veil gave the license to Durham-based Carolina Christian Communications, which signed 1000 AM back on the air in 1994 as WRTG with a simulcast of contemporary Christian station WRTP, 1530 AM. A third AM signal, WGSB (1060 AM in Mebane, North Carolina) joined the simulcast in 1995. The stations were then known as "His Radio WRTP" and owned by Radio Training Network along with WRTP-FM in Roanoke Rapids and several FM translators across the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina.
In October 2004, WRTG, WRTP and WGSB were all purchased by Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez and Leonor Rodriguez, owners of WLLN in Lillington, North Carolina, for $1.1 million. On February 3, 2005, WRTG and its two sister AM stations ceased broadcasting the "His Radio WRTP" Christian format, and after a day off the air, the three stations resumed broadcasting a Spanish-language regional Mexican format formerly heard on WFTK. In November 2011 WRTG changed its format to "Radio La Grande".
External links
FCC History Cards for WRTG (covering 1965-1980 as WKBQ)
RTG
RTG
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in North Carolina
RTG
Garner, North Carolina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHPY%20%28AM%29 | WHPY (1590 kHz) is an AM radio station located in Clayton, North Carolina. It broadcasts under the handle of "Fellowship Christian Radio" and airs mainly religious programming from sunrise to sunset. It is run by Fellowship Baptist Church of Clayton and affiliated with the Fundamental Broadcasting Network.
History
WHPY previously aired both top 40 and country music format from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s, before it left the air briefly. Fellowship Baptist purchased the station in 1995, changing it to its current format. During the years when the format was top 40, some of the on-air personalities were Kathy Seadore, Chip Plyler, Mike Edwards, Jim Harrison, Bill Austin and Larry Denning. WHPY used the term "Happy Radio" and provided significant community support through the broadcast of local high school football and basketball games. The station was initially granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to operate as a daylight only station, signing on and off daily at FCC stipulated times. In the early 1970s both the transmitter site and the studio were located in rural Johnson County on the edge a large tobacco field.
External links
WHPY official website
HPY
Johnston County, North Carolina
HPY
Baptist Christianity in North Carolina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DWCW | DWCW (96.3 FM), broadcasting as Barangay LS 96.3, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 3rd. Level, A. Bichara Silverscreens Entertainment Center, Magallanes St. cor. T. Alonzo St., Brgy. Oro Site, Legazpi, Albay. It broadcasts daily from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
References
External links
Barangay FM stations
Radio stations in Legazpi, Albay
Radio stations established in 1997 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior%20Field%20Trips | The Junior Field Trips series is a trilogy of point-and-click children's computer and video games released by Humongous Entertainment in conjunction with Random House. These games (in general) offered virtual tours of particular locations related to their theme, and included a game suite with virtual coloring pages, a scavenger hunt, and various other games depending upon the title. They were originally released for Windows and Macintosh computers, but were ported to Steam in April 2015. These games were written using the SCUMM engine and can thus be played on additional platforms by using ScummVM.
The series was hosted by "Buzzy the Knowledge Bug" (voiced by Jim Cissell), a blue anthropomorphic insect who provides feedback on the locations when called upon and provided narration for each of the games. The Farm and Airport titles were written by the noted programmer Deborah Todd.
Games
Let's Explore the Farm
The first game was originally released on November 22, 1994 under the "Junior Encyclopedias" brand, with an updated version released on July 27, 1995, alongside Let's Explore the Airport that revamped the user interface and added mini-games. Players visit a mixed farm and can explore the barn, animals, and crops. Available areas include a farmhouse, crop fields, an orchard, a chicken coop, and a duck pond. The farm has all of the activities and processes of a real, working farm. This includes milking a cow, collecting eggs from hens, harvesting corn, and more. Fact sheets about all the farm animals, plants, farm staff, and pieces of equipment are available. Mini-games (in Let's Explore only) include trivia, spelling quizzes, a coloring book, and an egg catching game.
Let's Explore the Airport
The second title was released on July 27, 1995, alongside Let's Explore the Farm. Players visit an airport and can explore the various airport departments and the interior of the aircraft. Other areas include the airfield, a seaplane dock, and a helipad. The airport has all the processes, procedures, services, and specifications true to reality. Fact sheets with diagrams teach about the aircraft, airport staff, and machinery. Mini-games include trivia, object quizzes, object finding, a coloring book, and a lost luggage game.
Let's Explore the Jungle
The third title was released on November 14, 1995. Players visit three different types of rainforests: South American, African, and Southeast Asian. Fact sheets about animal types and behavior, plants, places, and geographical objects are available. Mini-games include trivia, letter jumble, object finding, a coloring book, and an anteater feeding game.
Accolades
See also
Humongous Entertainment
ScummVM
References
External links
Junior Field Trips at Humongous Entertainment
1994 video games
Children's educational video games
Classic Mac OS games
Humongous Entertainment games
Point-and-click adventure games
SCUMM games
ScummVM-supported games
Video games developed in the United States
Windows ga |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime%20Broadcasting | , also known as EBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN/FNS . Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
History
1969 December 10: It was set up as Ehime Prefecture's second broadcasting station.
2006 October 1: Digital transmission was started from their Matsuyama Main Station.
In 1964, 14 companies applied for a broadcast license for the second commercial broadcaster in Ehime Prefecture.In July 1968, these applications were later merged by the Prefectural Government which was later approved in October of the same year.On October 26, 1969, TV Ehime started trial broadcasts and followed by its first official broadcast on December 10 of the same year.
TV Ehime won its first Triple Crown Ratings in October 1976 with an average rating of 16% for all day and 29.9% for primetime.
Stations
Analog Stations
Matsuyama (Main Station) JOEI-TV 37ch
Digital Stations (ID:8)
Matsuyama (Main Station) JOEI-DTV 27ch
Rival Stations
Nankai Broadcasting (RNB)
i-Television (ITV)
Ehime Asahi Television (eat)
References
External Links
Television Ehime official site
Companies based in Ehime Prefecture
Fuji News Network
Television stations in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1969
Mass media in Matsuyama, Ehime |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebPC | The WebPC was a short-lived personal computer designed by Dell Computer for the consumer market. The computer was designed to make it easy for home users to connect to the Internet. A small form factor machine, the WebPC was an early system in a class known as legacy-free PCs.
Specifications and price
The system was originally introduced in 1999. Available in prices ranging from $999 through $2,399 USD. Its cheapest configuration was a 433-MHz Intel Celeron processor, Microsoft Windows 98, 64 MB of system RAM, a 4 GB hard disk, a 15-inch CRT monitor, a year's worth of Internet service and a Hewlett-Packard printer for $999 USD. In a move remotely mimicking the iMac, Dell also offered the WebPC in different colors, however the colors only were accents on the case; the majority of the case remained black.
In 2000, Dell offered upgraded models of the WebPC, featuring processors up to a Pentium III at 600 MHz, 10/100 Ethernet built in (previous models included only a 56K modem), a bundled flat panel display, and larger hard disks up to 20 GB.
The system's case was extremely compact. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive was a laptop-type unit with a custom bezel, but its internal IDE hard disk drive was a standard 3.5" drive.The system also made use of Mini PCI, another standard typically found on laptop computers, for its communications card. It did however use standard SDRAM modules for memory. The case measured only 6 inches wide, 10.7 inches high, 10.1 inches deep and weighed a maximum of about 12 pounds. It also featured a unique "e-support" button that caused the computer to run diagnostic tests and also allowed quick access to online technical support.
Discontinuation
In July 2000, Dell discontinued production of the WebPC. WebPC computers are rarely seen today, however they have been known to appear on eBay.
References
External links
Dell WebPC Press Kit at dell.com
Dell personal computers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang%20up | Hang up, hang-up or hangup or variants may refer to:
Communications
Hang up, the act of ending a telephone call
Hangup or SIGHUP, a signal sent to a computer process when its controlling terminal is closed
Film and TV
Hangup, a 1974 film directed by Henry Hathaway
Hang Up, a 1987 radio play by Anthony Minghella revived in 2008
Hang Ups (TV series)
Music
The Hang Ups band
Hang-Ups (album), by Goldfinger
Songs
"Hang Up", a song from the 1954 By the Beautiful Sea (musical)
"Hang-Up", a song on the 1971 album Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters by The Nite-Liters
"Hangup", a song on the 1997 Hermit (album) by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
"Hang Up", a song on the 2003 album Fiends of Dope Island by The Cramps
"Hang Up", a song on the 2006 album The Impossible Dream (Andy Abraham album)
"Hang Up", a song on the 2008 album Fighting for Voltage by Left Spine Down
"Hang Up", a remix on the 2009 album Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes by Left Spine Down
"Hang Up", a song on the 2014 Lion (Peter Murphy album)
Psychology
A hang-up can be a type of Social inhibition
See also
Hang (disambiguation)
The Hang Ups, an indie pop rock band
Hang-Ups, a 1997 album by Goldfinger
Hung Up (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb%20%28disambiguation%29 | The thumb is the first digit of the human hand.
Thumb or Thumbs may also refer to:
Computing
ARM Thumb, an instruction encoding and corresponding execution mode for the ARM architecture
Thumb, shorthand for thumbnail, a reduced version of an image
Entertainment
Thumb (band), a German rapcore band
"Thumb", a song by Dinosaur Jr. from the album Green Mind (1991)
"Thumb, a song by Kyuss album from the Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
"Thumb", a song by M Huncho from the album Huncholini the 1st (2020)
Thumbs (mixtape), a 2015 mixtape by Busdriver
"Thumbs" (song), a 2017 song by Sabrina Carpenter
Thumbs!, a series of film parodies
The Thumbs, an American punk rock band
Places
Canada
The Thumb (mountain), a mountain in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
The Thumb (Omineca), a mountain in the Omineca Country of British Columbia
United States
The Thumb (California), a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
The Thumb, a region in Michigan
Thumb Lake, aka Lake Louise in Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Thumb Mountain, in New Hampshire
Elsewhere
Thumb Peak (Palawan), a small mountain in central Palawan, Philippines
The Thumbs (Tasmania), Tasmanian islet, Australia
People
General Tom Thumb (1838–1883), stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a dwarf who achieved great fame
Tom Thumb (disambiguation)
Peter Thumb (1681–1767), Austrian architect whose family came from the Vorarlberg
Other uses
Thumb (backhoe), a thumb-like metal bar hinged to a backhoe's scoop
See also
THUMS Islands
Thumb Bandits, video game TV show
Thumb Candy, video game TV show
Hop-o'-My-Thumb, a folk tale
Rule of thumb, an informal rule
Thumb signal, a hand gesture
Devils Thumb, a mountain between Alaska and British Columbia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical%20Image%20Processing%20System | The Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS) is a software package to support the reduction and analysis of data taken with radio telescopes. Developed predominantly for use with the then under-construction VLA, the generality inherent in its design allowed it to become the standard data-reduction package for most radio interferometers, including VLBI. Limited single-dish capability is also featured. Although partially replaced by CASA, it continues to evolve and remains in use.
History
Development of AIPS started at NRAO in 1978, two years before the VLA became fully operational. Originally written in FORTRAN 66, AIPS has used FORTRAN 77 since 1989. The very first AIPS installation was on a MODCOMP computer, but the package's portability has led to it being installed on many different systems. Pre-compiled versions are today available for users of Linux and Mac OS. Since 2018, a pre-compiled version is no longer available for Solaris and users must now build AIPS from source.
Over the years, the capabilities of AIPS have greatly expanded. Initial usage was focused on the VLA, but it has gone on to be used to reduce data from practically all radio interferometers, including MERLIN and the GMRT and, to a lesser extent, the WSRT and ATCA. The ability to calibrate VLBI data (including space VLBI) was added in the 1990s, primarily to support operations with the VLBA, but in the process becoming the main data-reduction package for the EVN and combined VLBA/EVN observations (Global VLBI). Single-dish support was also added in the 1980s, with particular application to NRAO's 12-m radio telescope and the 91-m transit telescope.
AIPS has now been in use for nearly 40 years and has even outlived its supposed replacement AIPS++, which was eventually rebranded as CASA. CASA has gone on to be the main data-reduction package for the upgraded VLA (EVLA) and ALMA, but AIPS remains able, to a large degree, to process data from these state-of-the-art instruments. Despite its age and limited resources, AIPS remains used and under active development. AIPS is free software and is covered by the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Description
AIPS runs under the X Window System with commands entered interactively using a command-line interpreter called POPS. Although relatively primitive, this gives access to a useful collection of e.g. mathematical functions, logical operators and flow control statements. Commands can also be placed in a text file which makes repeating complicated procedures much more convenient and which can be used to create data-reduction pipelines. A more modern alternative is to install ParselTongue, a Python-based interface.
As well as the terminal window from which AIPS is started and commands entered, most AIPS sessions will by default contain two other windows, the AIPS TV and the Message Server. The TV is used to visualise data or images and can, for example, be used to interactively edit data or control the progress of a decon |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas%20Brothers | The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, in 2005, where they wrote their first record that made its Hollywood Records release. They starred in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and its 2010 sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. They also starred in their own Disney Channel series Jonas, which was rebranded as Jonas L.A. for its second season. The band have released six albums: It's About Time (2006), Jonas Brothers (2007), A Little Bit Longer (2008), Lines, Vines and Trying Times (2009), Happiness Begins (2019), and The Album (2023).
In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards and won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards. Before the release of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, they had sold over eight million albums worldwide. After a hiatus between 2010 and 2011 to pursue solo projects, the group reunited in 2012 to record a new album, which was cancelled following their break-up on October 29, 2013.
They have sold over 17 million albums worldwide as of 2013. Six years following their split, the group reunited with the release of "Sucker" on March 1, 2019. The song became the 34th song in history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the Jonas Brothers' first number one single on the chart. Their fifth studio album, Happiness Begins, was released on June 7, 2019, topping the US Billboard 200.
The brothers released their sixth studio album, The Album, on May 12, 2023, preceded by two singles, "Waffle House" and "Wings". The 12-track record was produced by Jon Bellion.
History
2005–2007: It's About Time
In 2005, Joe, Kevin and Nick recorded "Please Be Mine", their first song recorded. Upon hearing the song, the Columbia Records president Steve Greenberg decided to sign the brothers as a group. They considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name Jonas Brothers. While working on their debut studio album, the band toured throughout 2005 with artists such as Jump5, Kelly Clarkson, Jesse McCartney, the Backstreet Boys, and The Click Five among others. They spent the latter portion of the year on a tour with Aly & AJ and The Cheetah Girls. Additionally, they opened for the Veronicas in early 2006. For their first album, titled It's About Time, the band collaborated with several writers, including Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), Michael Mangini (Joss Stone), Desmond Child (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi), Billy Mann (Destiny's Child, Jessica Simpson) and Steve Greenberg. The album was initially supposed to be released in February 2006, but was pushed back several times, due to executive changes at Sony (the parent company of Columbia) and the executives' des |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JaJaMaru%3A%20Ninp%C5%8D%20Ch%C5%8D | is a role-playing video game released in Japan on March 28, 1989 by Jaleco for the Family Computer. It is part of Jaleco's Ninja JaJaMaru-kun series and was originally scheduled for a North American release under the name Taro's Quest, although it was never released. Ninja Taro, another game in the series, was localized for America instead.
Ninja JajaMaru: Ninja Skill Book
This game was officially localized in English with the name Ninja JajaMaru: Ninja Skill Book and released in 2023 for the NES and as part of the game collection Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs.
References
1989 video games
Adventure games
Jaleco games
Japan-exclusive video games
Ninja Jajamaru
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Video games developed in Japan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware%20certification | Hardware certification is the process through which computer hardware is tested to ensure it is compatible with specific software packages, and operates as intended in critical situations. With ever dropping prices of hardware devices, the market for networking devices and systems is undergoing a kind of change that can be loosely termed as "generalization." Big established enterprises like Cisco, Novell, Sun Microsystems, etc., no longer manufacture all the hardware required in the market, instead they "license" or "certify" small hardware players operating in countries like Taiwan or China.
Certification process
Vendor certification
To obtain certification, the hardware or software has to conform to a set of protocols and quality standards that are put in place by the original creator of technology. Usually the certification process is done by a "certification partner." Certification partners are selected by the original creators of the technology and these partners are given the authority to do the testing and certification process. After a product is found to be compatible, it is labelled as xxx certified where xxx is the name of the original creator of the technology. Vendors use a "label" on the products to advertise the fact of compatibility with the said technology.
The process of certification ensures that the products made by different manufacturers are standardized and are compatible with each other as indicated in hardware or software platform.
Third-party certification
Third-party certification is undertaken by an independent body. To obtain third-party certification, the hardware or software has to confirm to a set of quality standards determined by the third-party.
References
Product certification |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound-in-Syncs | Sound-in-Syncs is a method of multiplexing sound and video signals into a channel designed to carry video, in which data representing the sound is inserted into the line synchronising pulse of an analogue television waveform. This is used on point-to-point links within broadcasting networks, including studio/transmitter links (STL). It is not used for broadcasts to the public.
History
The technique was first developed by the BBC in the late 1960s. In 1966, The corporation's Research Department made a feasibility study of the use of pulse-code modulation (PCM) for transmitting television sound during the synchronising period of the video signal. This had several advantages: it removed the necessity for a separate sound link, reduced the possibility of operational errors and offered improved sound quality and reliability.
Awards
Sound-in-Syncs and its R&D engineers have won several awards, including:
The Royal Television Society's Geoffrey Parr Award in 1972
A Queen's Award for Enterprise in 1974
In 1999, a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
Versions
Original mono S-i-S
In the original system, as applied to 625 line analogue TV, the audio signal was sampled twice during each television line and each sample converted to 10-bit PCM. Two such samples were inserted into the next line synchronising pulse. At the destination, the audio samples were converted back to analogue form and the video waveform restored to normal. Compandors operating on the signal before encoding and after decoding enabled the required signal-to-noise ratio to be achieved. As the PCM noise was predominantly high-pitched, the compandor only needed to operate on the high frequencies. Also, the compandor only operated at high audio levels, so that modulation of the noise by the companding would be masked by the relatively loud high-frequency audio components. A pilot tone at half the sampling frequency was transmitted to enable the expander to track the gain adjustment applied by the compressor, even when the latter was limiting.
Following successful trials with the BBC, in 1971 Pye TVT started to make and sell the S-i-S equipment under licence. The largest quantities went to the BBC itself, to the EBU and to Canada. Smaller numbers went to other countries including South Africa, Australia and Japan.
Ruggedised S-i-S
A ruggedised version of the system was developed, which provided about 7 kHz audio bandwidth, for use over noisy or difficult microwave paths, such as those often encountered for outside broadcasts.
Stereo S-i-S
Later systems, developed in the 1980s, used 14-bit linear PCM samples, digitally companded into 10-bit samples by means of NICAM-3 lossy compression. These were capable of carrying two audio channels and were known as stereo Sound-in-Syncs.
ITV S-i-S
The ITV network used coders and encoders produced by RE of Denmark. The two variations of Sound-in-Syncs used by the BBC and ITV were not compatible. The terms DCSIS or DSIS was commonly used in ITV to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant%20type%20%28COM%29 | Variant is a data type in certain programming languages, particularly Visual Basic, OCaml, Delphi and C++ when using the Component Object Model. It is an implementation of the eponymous concept in computer science.
In Visual Basic (and Visual Basic for Applications) the Variant data type is a tagged union that can be used to represent any other data type (for example, integer, floating-point, single- and double-precision, object, etc.) except fixed-length string type. In Visual Basic, any variable not declared explicitly or the type of which is not declared explicitly, is taken to be a variant.
While the use of not explicitly declared variants is not recommended, they can be of use when the needed data type can only be known at runtime, when the data type is expected to vary, or when optional parameters and parameter arrays are desired. In fact, languages with a dynamic type system often have variant as the only available type for variables.
Among the major changes in Visual Basic .NET, being a .NET language, the variant type was replaced with the .NET object type. There are similarities in concept, but also major differences, and no direct conversions exist between these two types. For conversions, as might be needed if Visual Basic .NET code is interacting with a Visual Basic 6 COM object, the normal methodology is to use .NET marshalling.
Examples
In Visual Basic, a variant named A can be declared either explicitly or implicitly:
Dim A
Dim A as Variant
In Delphi, a variant named A is declared in the following way:
var A: variant;
Format
A variable of variant type, for brevity called a "variant", as defined in Visual Basic, needs 16 bytes storage and its layout is as follows:
Types
A few examples of variants that one can encounter in Visual Basic follow. In other languages other kinds of variants can be used as well.
1 The type of an uninitialized variant.
2 The type of a NULL value in a database, that is, not uninitialized, nor equivalent to a C++ null pointer.
3 Missing arguments are actually a particular Error value titled "parameter not found".
4 The object type set to a null reference.
5 TypeName will return the name of the class of the object contained. The data would be an interface pointer, that is, a pointer to a pointer to a virtual method table (which is an array of function pointers).
Common uses
Collections
The Collection class in OLE Automation can store items of different data types. Since the data type of these items cannot be known at compile time, the methods to add items to and retrieve items from a collection use variants. If in Visual Basic the For Each construct is used, the iterator variable must be of object type, or a variant.
Dispatch method calls
In OLE Automation the IDispatch interface is used when the class of an object cannot be known in advance. Hence when calling a method on such an object the types of the arguments and the return value is not known at compile time. The arguments are passed as an arr |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20virus%20genera | This is a list of genera of biological viruses. See also Comparison of computer viruses.
This is an alphabetical list of genera of biological viruses. It includes all genera and subgenera of viruses listed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) 2022 release.
For a list of individual species, see List of virus species.
For a list of virus families and subfamilies, see List of virus families and subfamilies.
For a list of virus realms, subrealms, kingdoms, subkingdoms, phyla, subphyla, classes, subclasses, orders, and suborders, see List of higher virus taxa.
Genera
A
Aalivirus
Aarhusvirus
Abaiavirus
Abakapovirus
Abbeymikolonvirus
Aberdnavirus
Abidjanvirus
Abouovirus
Acadevirus
Acadianvirus
Acajnonavirus
Acanvirus
Achlievirus
Acionnavirus
Acridvirus
Actinovirus
Adahivirus
Adahmuvirus
Adaiavirus
Aegirvirus
Aerosvirus
Affertcholeramvirus
Afonbuvirus
Agatevirus
Ageyesisatellite
Aghbyvirus
Agmunavirus
Agnathovirus
Agricanvirus
Agtrevirus
Aguilavirus
Ahduovirus
Ahphunavirus
Ahtivirus
Ailurivirus
Akihdevirus
Akiravirus
Akonivirus
Alachuavirus
Alasvirus
Albetovirus
Alcyoneusvirus
Aldhiuvirus
Alefpapillomavirus
Alegriavirus
Alehndavirus
Alehxovirus
Aleptorquevirus
Alexandravirus
Aleyavirus
Aleybvirus
Alfamovirus
Alisovirus
Allexivirus
Almendravirus
Alohrdovirus
Alphaabyssovirus
Alphaarterivirus
Alphabaculovirus
Alphacarmotetravirus
Alphacarmovirus
Alphachrysovirus
Alphacoronavirus
Alphacrustrhavirus
Alphadintovirus
Alphadrosrhavirus
Alphaendornavirus
Alphaentomopoxvirus
Alphafusarivirus
Alphafusellovirus
Alphaglobulovirus
Alphahymrhavirus
Alphahypovirus
Alphainfluenzavirus
Alphaletovirus
Alphalipothrixvirus
Alphamesonivirus
Alphamononivirus
Alphanecrovirus
Alphanemrhavirus
Alphanodavirus
Alphanucleorhabdovirus
Alphanudivirus
Alphaovalivirus
Alphapapillomavirus
Alphapaprhavirus
Alphapartitivirus
Alphapermutotetravirus
Alphapironavirus
Alphapleolipovirus
Alphapolyomavirus
Alphaportoglobovirus
Alpharetrovirus
Alpharicinrhavirus
Alphasphaerolipovirus
Alphaspiravirus
Alphatectivirus
Alphatorquevirus
Alphatrevirus
Alphatristromavirus
Alphaturrivirus
Alphavirus
Alphayadokarivirus
Alternavirus
Amalgavirus
Amdoparvovirus
Amginevirus
Amigovirus
Aminayvirus
Amoyvirus
Ampelovirus
Ampivirus
Amplylivirus
Ampunavirus
Amubhivirus
Anamdongvirus
Anaposvirus
Anativirus
Anatolevirus
Anayavirus
Anchaingvirus
Andhasavirus
Andhaxevirus
Andhevirus
Andhravirus
Andihavirus
Andrewvirus
Andromedavirus
Andurilvirus
Anedhivirus
Angainorvirus
Angelvirus
Angristvirus
Anicalvirus
Anidravirus
Anjalivirus
Annadreamyvirus
Anphevirus
Antennavirus
Anthonyvirus
Antichaacvirus
Antsirabevirus
Anulavirus
Aobingvirus
Aokuangvirus
Aoqinvirus
Aorunvirus
Aparavirus
Apdecimavirus
Apeevirus
Aphenovirus
Aphroditevirus
Aphthovirus
Apihcavirus
Appavirus
Apricotvirus
Apscaviroid
Aptresvirus
Apukhovirus
Aquabirnavirus
Aqua |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint%20circle%20algorithm | In computer graphics, the midpoint circle algorithm is an algorithm used to determine the points needed for rasterizing a circle. It's a generalization of Bresenham's line algorithm. The algorithm can be further generalized to conic sections. and Van Aken.
In machining (CNC), it is known as circular interpolation.
Summary
This algorithm draws all eight octants simultaneously, starting from each cardinal direction (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) and extends both ways to reach the nearest multiple of 45° (45°, 135°, 225°, 315°). It can determine where to stop because when = , it has reached 45°. The reason for using these angles is shown in the above picture: As increases, it does not skip nor repeat any value until reaching 45°. So during the while loop, increments by 1 each iteration, and decrements by 1 on occasion, never exceeding 1 in one iteration. This changes at 45° because that is the point where the tangent is rise=run. Whereas rise>run before and rise<run after.
The second part of the problem, the determinant, is far trickier. This determines when to decrement . It usually comes after drawing the pixels in each iteration, because it never goes below the radius on the first pixel. Because in a continuous function, the function for a sphere is the function for a circle with the radius dependent on (or whatever the third variable is), it stands to reason that the algorithm for a discrete(voxel) sphere would also rely on this Midpoint circle algorithm. But when looking at a sphere, the integer radius of some adjacent circles is the same, but it is not expected to have the same exact circle adjacent to itself in the same hemisphere. Instead, a circle of the same radius needs a different determinant, to allow the curve to come in slightly closer to the center or extend out farther.
Algorithm
The objective of the algorithm is to approximate the curve using pixels; in layman's terms every pixel should be approximately the same distance from the center. At each step, the path is extended by choosing the adjacent pixel which satisfies but maximizes . Since the candidate pixels are adjacent, the arithmetic to calculate the latter expression is simplified, requiring only bit shifts and additions. But a simplification can be done in order to understand the bitshift. Keep in mind that a left bitshift of a binary number is the same as multiplying with 2. Ergo, a left bitshift of the radius only produces the diameter which is defined as radius times two.
This algorithm starts with the circle equation. For simplicity, assume the center of the circle is at . Consider first the first octant only, and draw a curve which starts at point and proceeds counterclockwise, reaching the angle of 45.
The fast direction here (the basis vector with the greater increase in value) is the direction. The algorithm always takes a step in the positive direction (upwards), and occasionally takes a step in the slow direction (the negative direction).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Bielby | Matt Bielby is a magazine editor based in the UK. He is best known for launching and editing many successful titles in assorted markets during the 1990s, mostly on the subjects of computer and video games, and film and television. These include .net, Amiga Power, Super Play and PC Gamer.
Biography
Early life
Bielby was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in 1965, and spent most of his early life in Bradford, West Yorks, where he attended Bradford Grammar School.
Career
Developing an interest in journalism, and magazines in particular, he was film editor of the University of Nottingham student newspaper, Impact, before getting a job at Emap in London in February 1988, as staff writer on Computer and Video Games magazine. By the end of 1988 he was deputy editor of Your Sinclair magazine at Dennis Publishing, also in London, and became editor in early 1989.
In 1990 Bielby moved to Bath, when Your Sinclair was bought by Bath-based Future Publishing, and there he became part of Future's growth during the 1990s. There, Bielby launched the computer games magazine Amiga Power (1991), the Nintendo video games magazine Super Play (1992), the computer games magazine PC Gamer (1993), the internet magazine .net (1994), the SF and fantasy magazine SFX (1995), the movie magazine Total Film (1996), the computer and video game magazine Arcade (1998), and the video game magazine Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (2000). Most of these titles became the best sellers in their particular markets, with the exception of Total Film, which established itself as the No.2 title in its market, after Emap's Empire.
In addition, Bielby spent six months in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, launching the US edition of PC Gamer (1994), and some time in Munich, Germany in the late 1990s, helping set up Future's German subsidiary. Further, as Group Senior Editor at the company, he oversaw the launches and relaunches of many other magazines, while in a short stint as an Assistant Publisher he worked on titles such as PC Plus and PC Answers.
After leaving Future in 2001, Bielby worked as a freelance journalist at assorted companies, including Emap, Future, and Highbury House, usually in the development of new projects. One of these went on to become Zoo (2004), EMAP's weekly men's magazine.
Blackfish Publishing
In 2006, Bielby launched his own publishing company, Blackfish Publishing, which published the magazines Death Ray and Filmstar. Death Ray was a science fiction and fantasy title, created as a rival to Future Publishing's market-leading SFX. Bielby repeatedly talks positively about SFX throughout the first issue of Death Ray. Death Ray ceased publication in October 2009.
Matt contributed to Future titles again, editing an SFX spin-off called Comic Heroes.
References
External links
Blackfish Publishing
Future Publishing
SFX
English businesspeople
English male journalists
Living people
1965 births
Amiga people
English magazine editors
People educated at Bradfor |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Hildreth | Adam Hildreth (born 25 March 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British entrepreneur. Hildreth co-founded data firm Dubit Limited when he was 14. Hildreth is also the founder and CEO of Crisp, a company that manages user-generated content on behalf of other companies.
According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2014", Hildreth was worth £24 million as of 2014.
In a 2003 study of British millionaires of the future, Hildreth was predicted to be worth £40 million by the year 2020. Hildreth has been awarded the Yorkshire Young Achievers Award.
References
External links
Crisp official website
Dubit Limited official website
Further reading
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Businesspeople from Leeds
Living people
1985 births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMJM | RMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) is one of the largest architecture and design networks in the world. Services include architecture, development management, engineering, interior design, landscape design, lead consultancy, master planning, product design, specialist advisory services, and urban design. The network caters to a wide range of clients in multiple different sectors including mixed-use, education, healthcare, energy, residential, government and hospitality. Specific services are also available through global PRO studios: RMJM Sport, RMJM Healthcare, RMJM DX and RMJM PIM.
Founded in 1956 by architects Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall, RMJM’s first offices were based in London and Edinburgh. RMJM has been a strong proponent of modern and contemporary architecture inspired by cultures around the globe since its conception.
History
RMJM was founded by Stirrat Johnson-Marshall and Robert Matthew in 1956. The partnership began following Robert Matthew’s decision to hire Johnson-Marshall to manage the new London office of his architecture practice, which had been set up to oversee the construction of New Zealand House in Haymarket Road, London, described as "London's most distinguished 1960s office block". The firm was heavily involved with academic campus projects in Scotland in the early 1960s, with notable commissions for the University of Edinburgh, the new University of Strathclyde in 1964 and the University of Stirling.
In 1961, the firm took Tom Spaven, Kenneth Graham, Vernon Lee, John Richards, Chris Carter, and Alan Whiteman into partnership. As a result, the practice changed its name to RMJM & Partners. The change in name also marked a shift towards larger international projects; by 1967 the practice employed 350 members of staff between the Edinburgh and London offices.
RMJM began to take on more projects as the need for public sector construction grew, expanding to include a Glasgow studio before extending its reach beyond the British borders.
In the late 1960s, the firm began working on projects in the United States. Further projects in the Middle East and Central Asia saw RMJM establish several more international studios in the following decades.
Over the next 20 years, RMJM continued to expand and the firms modernist, functional style became a trademark. As RMJM moved further into the emerging markets of the Middle East, East Asia, and Africa, it began to establish more offices within the respective countries. Around 2010, management difficulties meant the RMJM workforce shrunk while they were subject to lawsuits and other challenges with their international studios Between 2011 and 2019, the company saw a change in its fortunes as it began to expand its services once more. 2014 saw the firm renew their relationship with the Commonwealth Games by taking on the role of masterplanners for the City Legacy Consortium, developing 700 homes in the City of Glasgow's Commonwealth Athletes Village. In 2016, RMJM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy%20Chessell | Amanda Elizabeth Chessell is a computer scientist and a Distinguished Engineer at IBM. She has been awarded the title of IBM Master Inventor. She is also a Member of the IBM Academy of Technology.
Outside IBM, Chessell is the first woman to be awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2002 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Chessell is a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield and at the Surrey Centre for the Digital Economy (CoDE) at the University of Surrey.
Career at IBM
Mandy Chessell joined IBM in 1987. She is based at IBM's Hursley laboratory located near Winchester in Hampshire, UK.
Her early work focused on distributed transaction processing, adding features to products such as CICS, Encina, Component Broker and WebSphere Application Server. She has also work on event management, business process modelling and outside-in design (OID).
Then she focused on developing model-driven tools to simplify the analysis and design of large systems and then to automate their development. This work covers the development of user interfaces, services, information integration technology in the field of Master Data Management.
Her work today is focused on data lake architectures, metadata management and information governance. She is the Chair of the ODPi Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and leader of the ODPi Egeria Project
Chessell frequently lectures on topics related to Computer Science and, in particular, innovation. Such lectures take place at universities such as Queen Mary University of London.
She was also one of the 30 women identified in the BCS Women in IT Campaign in 2014. Who were then featured in the e-book "Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation" produced by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Achievements
In 2000, she was among the first group of MIT Technology Review magazine's TR100.
In 2001, she won the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for the invention and engineering of Reusable Software Component Architecture.
In 2002, she was elected a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering.
In 2004, Chessell won the British Computer Society nomination for the Women's Engineering Society "Karen Burt" award.
In 2006, Chessell won a Female Inventor of the Year Award for building capacity for innovation.
Also in 2006, Chessell was awarded a prize for the Best Woman in the Corporate Sector at the Blackberry Women in Technology awards.
In 2011, Chessell was made an honorary fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED).
In 2012, Chessell received Innovator of the Year at the Cisco everywoman in Technology Awards.
In 2013, Chessell received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Plymouth University.
In 2015, Chessell received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from University of Brighton.
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to engineering.
In 2016, Chessell was |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20BCS%20computer%20rankings | In American college football, the 2007 BCS computer rankings are a part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) formula that determines who plays in the BCS National Championship Game as well as several other bowl games. Each computer system was developed using different methods which attempts to rank the teams' performance. For 2007, the highest and lowest rankings for a team are dropped and the remaining four rankings are summed. A team ranked #1 by a computer system is given 25 points, #2 is given 24 points and so forth. The summed values are then divided by 100 (the maximum value a team can earn if they received four first place votes that were summed). The values are then ranked by percentage. This percentage ranking is then averaged with the Coaches Poll and Harris Poll average rankings, each receiving equal weight, and the results become the BCS Rankings.
BCS computer rankings average
For 2007, the rankings released beginning with the eighth week of the season on October 13. The rankings are updated each week until the end of the season. Data taken from official BCS website. There are missing values in the table because the BCS Rankings only list the top 25 of the BCS Rankings, providing data on how those teams achieved their top 25 ranking. The computers ranking may include teams that do not make the top 25 BCS Rankings once averaged with the AP and Coaches Polls.
Anderson & Hester
Jeff Anderson and Chris Hester are the owners of this computer system that has been a part of the BCS since its inception. The Anderson & Hester Rankings claim to be distinct in four ways:
These rankings do not reward teams for running up scores. Teams are rewarded for beating quality opponents, which is the object of the game. Margin of victory, which is not the object of the game, is not considered.
Unlike the AP and Coaches Polls, these rankings do not prejudge teams. These rankings first appear after the season's fifth week, and each team's ranking reflects its actual accomplishments on the field, not its perceived potential.
These rankings compute the most accurate strength of schedule ratings. Each team's opponents and opponents' opponents are judged not only by their won-lost records but also, uniquely, by their conferences' strength (see #4).
These rankings provide the most accurate conference ratings. Each conference is rated according to its non-conference won-lost record and the difficulty of its non-conference schedule.
The BCS once allowed computer rankings to consider margin of victory, but that was removed following the 2004 season. Therefore, all six computer systems currently do not include margin of victory. However, this computer system has never included it in its formula. In addition, only human polls (specifically the AP Poll and Coaches Poll in this reference) "prejudge" teams by releasing pre-season polls with the expected rankings of teams before they have played any games. The last two claims are subjective opinions by the aut |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NECC | NECC is a four-letter abbreviation which may refer to:
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Net-Enabled Command Capability
National Educational Computing Conference
National Egg Coordination Committee
National Emergency Call Center
National Esports Collegiate Conferences
New England Center for Children
Northern Essex Community College
New England clam chowder
New England Collegiate Conference
New England Compounding Center
North Equatorial Countercurrent
See also
New England Confectionery Company, original name of Necco |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSD%20Gateway | Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, or USSD is a communication protocol used by GSM cellular telephones to communicate with the service provider's computers. A gateway is the collection of hardware and software required to interconnect two or more disparate networks, including performing protocol conversion.
Functionality
A USSD gateway routes USSD messages from the signalling network to a service application and back. A 'USSD gateway' service is also called a 'USSD center'.
USSD gateway is based upon the ability of the delivery agent or the source to send and receive USSD messages. A USSD is a session-based protocol. USSD messages travel over GSM signalling channels, and are used to query information and trigger services. Unlike similar services (SMS and MMS), which are store and forward based, USSD establishes a real time session between mobile handset and application handling the service.
Difference between USSD and other gateways
The difference between USSD gateways and other messaging gateways is that USSD gateways maintain a single interactive session once the connection is established. SMS and MMS store and forward messages independently of the user session, similar to the way email is sent over the internet.
Modular operation
Session module: as per directions from the Signalling System No. 7 (SS7) protocol stack's Mobile Application Part (MAP), it receives and sends out session IDs from the session ID pool, and maintains and destroys the sessions.
MAP layer: Mobile Application Part is present both on the server and on the MS.
Gateway: a gateway will wait for messages from the MAP layer, and work to route these messages into Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocol, which is then delivered to the server applications. This is the most important operation, and this is the reason why USSDs are primarily used, as it helps to directly connect users to applications like bill checking and others.
Locator: this tries to find out the current cell site, and relays it to the gateway. Then the messages are routed using Routing Numbers.
Home Location Register: this is the home zone where the given cell phone's number is registered in the database. This is different from the Visitor Location Register which is where the user is roaming.
The reason why USSD is commonly used is because it enhances the WCDMA signalling and multiplexes the coherent signals.
Types of applications
Balance Check: the user can send a Process Supplementary Service request (PSSR) to the home zone, which will forward this, under guidance from the gateway, to the correct application. Then, the application sends an acknowledgement via USSD gateway, HLR etc., known as PSSR response back to the user. Balance Notification at the end of charged call can also be given using Unstructured Supplementary Service Notify (USSN) message.
Voice Chat: using the same process as above, one can use voice chat. This is highly useful when VoIP enabled phones are not available.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahn%20Line%20B%20%28Frankfurt%20U-Bahn%29 | The U-Bahn Line B is the second line in the network of the Frankfurt U-Bahn. It leads in west–east direction from the central railway station (Hauptbahnhof) over the old town to Konstablerwache, where it splits into two branches to Bornheim (U4 service) and Preungesheim (U5 service). Originally planned as an independent main line, the D line represents an extension of the U4 to Bockenheimer Warte from the central railway station.
The northern branch to Preungesheim was opened in 1974 and was used by the B1 service, and since May 1978 by U5. A large part of the route consists of a former tram line, which runs in Eckenheimer highway on street-level railway track. The platforms were also very low on the parts of the track, meaning that only the converted Ptb trams could run on the line. From 2013 to 2016, the above ground stations were developed barrier-free. Since 9 October 2016 the subway cars type U5 run on the U5 service.
Inaugurated in 1980, the U4 runs between Bockenheim and Bornheim exclusively on independent railway tracks and in tunnels. In 2008, the line was extended beyond the existing terminus Seckbacher road on existing tracks by the depot East to Schäfflestraße in the district Riederwald and drove for the first time also partially above ground. In December 2008, this trial operation went into regular operation, with the line extended to Enkheim. Every second to third train of the U4 goes there on a special track in the course of the Borsigallee, the existing above-ground tracks of the C line together with the U7 service. Since then, the U4, like the other Frankfurt underground services, has not been independent of individual traffic on the entire route.
List of sections
The B-line can be divided into three sections: in the common line used by the U4 and U5 between the main train station and Konstablerwache and in two route branches, in which the trunk line branches out at the Konstablerwache. Shortly after this central station leaves the U5 Scheffeleck the B-line and the tunnel, while the U4 continues in the direction of Bornheim. The densely built downtown area is not left. Until the former final stop Seckbacher Landstraße the route runs completely underground. Thus, the trains of the U4, which turn at this station, are the only exclusively subterranean moving light rail in Frankfurt.
The U4 also travels parts of the C and D line: It does not end like the U5 at the central railway station, but drives in addition as the only Stadtbahn line the stations Festhalle / Messe and Bockenheimer Warte the D-line. This almost two-kilometer long piece is the (after the opening of the Riedberg clasp of the U8 and U9 (2010)) the second youngest section in the subway network, opened in 2001. The U4 has also been extended at the other end of the B line: since December 14, 2008, some of their trains have entered part of the C line via the depot of the East depot until the final stop at Enkheim on the U7. (As a test, the service had already been e |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20trading%20system | An automated trading system (ATS), a subset of algorithmic trading, uses a computer program to create buy and sell orders and automatically submits the orders to a market center or exchange. The computer program will automatically generate orders based on predefined set of rules using a trading strategy which is based on technical analysis, advanced statistical and mathematical computations or input from other electronic sources.
These automated trading systems are mostly employed by investment banks or hedge funds, but are also available to private investors using simple online tools.
Automated trading systems are often used with electronic trading in automated market centers, including electronic communication networks, "dark pools", and automated exchanges. Automated trading systems and electronic trading platforms can execute repetitive tasks at speeds orders of magnitude greater than any human equivalent. Traditional risk controls and safeguards that relied on human judgment are not appropriate for automated trading and this has caused issues such as the 2010 Flash Crash. New controls such as trading curbs or 'circuit breakers' have been put in place in some electronic markets to deal with automated trading systems.
Mechanism
The automated trading system determines whether an order should be submitted based on, for example, the current market price of an option and theoretical buy and sell prices. The theoretical buy and sell prices are derived from, among other things, the current market price of the security underlying the option. A look-up table stores a range of theoretical buy and sell prices for a given range of current market price of the underlying security. Accordingly, as the price of the underlying security changes, a new theoretical price may be indexed in the look-up table, thereby avoiding calculations that would otherwise slow automated trading decisions.
A distributed processing on-line automated trading system uses structured messages to represent each stage in the negotiation between a market maker (quoter) and a potential buyer or seller (requestor).
Strategies
Trend following
For example, the following formula could be used for trend following strategy:
"Consider a complete probability space (Ω, F, P). Let denote the stock price at time satisfying the equation
,
where is a two-state Markov-Chain, is the expected return rate in regime is the constant volatility, is a standard Brownian motion, and and are the initial and terminal times, respectively".
Volume-weighted average price
According to Volume-weighted average price Wikipedia page, VWAP is calculated using the following formula:
":
where:
is Volume Weighted Average Price;
is price of trade ;
is quantity of trade ;
is each individual trade that takes place over the defined period of time, excluding cross trades and basket cross trades".
Mean reversion (finance)
"A continuous mean-reverting time series can be represented by an Ornstein-Uhle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Ryan%20%28American%20football%29 | Patrick Lee Ryan (born September 16, 1955) is a former professional American football quarterback and is currently the football color analyst on the Vol Radio Network, broadcasting games for his alma mater, the University of Tennessee. He played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Biography
Ryan was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and attended Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.
Ryan was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He played professionally for thirteen seasons, twelve seasons with the New York Jets and one season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ryan was primarily a backup, seeing just fifteen snaps in his first four years. His one significant season was in 1984, when he started eleven games for the Jets. He went 6-5 while throwing fourteen touchdowns and fourteen interceptions for 1,939 yards. During the 1986-87 NFL playoffs, Ryan was the starting quarterback for the Jets against the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round. Throwing three touchdown passes in the game, the Jets won 35-15 for their first playoff win in four years. The following week during the divisional round against the Cleveland Browns, Ryan threw a 42-yard touchdown on a flea-flicker to give the Jets a 7-0 1st quarter lead. However, he suffered an injury that knocked him out in the second quarter (leading to the return of Ken O'Brien, who had started the regular season as quarterback), and the Jets would ultimately lose it 23-20 in double overtime, the third longest playoff game in NFL history at that time.
After being cut by the Browns in the summer before the 1990 season, Ryan was working as a general contractor. The Philadelphia Eagles asked him to come out of retirement as starter Randall Cunningham and backup Jim McMahon were injured. He signed with the team in September 1991 and was deployed in their Monday Night Football matchup versus the Washington Redskins at 36 years old. He completed four passes, threw three interceptions, and was sacked twice in a 23-0 loss. Ryan was waived in favor of former Seattle backup Jeff Kemp that October.
Life after the NFL
Ryan was employed as a color analyst on Tennessee Titans radio broadcasts from 1999 to 2004. He is now a home builder in Knoxville, Tennessee. He later worked as a football analyst for the University of Tennessee's Vol Radio Network, cohosting the weekly "Big Orange Hotline," and joining Bob Kesling, Tim Priest, and John Wilkerson on the "Kickoff Call-In Show" prior to UT football games. In June 2021, Ryan became the color analyst for Tennessee Volunteers football following the announcement that Tim Priest would be retiring.
References
External links
databasefootball.com
NFL Enterprises LLC
Pro-Football-Reference.com
1955 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
National Football League announcers
New York Jets players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYBY | WYBY is an AM radio station serving the Ithaca market under a religious format. The station, licensed to Cortland, New York, broadcasts on AM frequency 920 kHz and is now a Bible Broadcasting Network Owned-and-operated station.
History
Prior to 2007, the station was known as WKRT and was a second-tier News/Talk station, featuring shows such as The Laura Ingraham Show, The Radio Factor, The Sean Hannity Show, Mike Gallagher, Jim Bohannon, The Kim Komando Show, and various other programs. Citadel Broadcasting, the owner of WKRT, sold their Ithaca cluster (including this station) to Saga Broadcasting, who in turn gave away the station for free to the Bible Broadcasting Network, presumably as a tax-deductible donation, to comply with FCC concentration limits in the Ithaca market due to their purchase of sister station WIII-FM, 99.9.
References
External links
Bible Broadcasting Network - Station Info
Bible Broadcasting Network
Radio stations established in 1947
1947 establishments in New York (state)
YBY |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujtesa | Kujtesa is a telecommunications company in Kosovo. The company was founded in 1995 as a small business that offered general IT services such as backing up CDs to computers, sales, and repairs. During the war of 1999, the company lost most of its assets and capital. Kujtesa later became one of the initial ISPs in Kosovo. Today, Kujtesa provides internet, networking, cable TV, IPTV, and VoIP services.
History
1995
Kujtesa is established as a retailer of computer equipment.
2000
Wireless data network is implemented in Prishtina.
2006
Entering the market of cable operator in Kosovo.
2012
Launch of the Sports channels platform.
2016
Expansion of the network in rural areas (about 98% of the territory of Kosovo).
2021
Collaboration with ArtMotion.
References
Cable television companies
Telecommunications companies of Kosovo
Kosovo companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve%20Statistical%20Release | The Federal Reserve of the United States gathers and publishes specific economic data and releases them as a Federal Reserve Statistical Release.
The main categories include:
Principal Economic Indicators
Bank Asset Quality
Bank Assets and Liabilities
Bank Structure Data
Business Finance
Exchange Rates and International Data
Flow of Funds Accounts
Household Finance
Industrial Activity
Interest Rates
Money Stock and Reserve Balances
Other
References
External links
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
Historical Statistical Releases on FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release Publication History
Federal Reserve System
Publications of the United States government |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISconf | In computing, ISconf is a software tool to manage a network of servers.
ISconf operates on a pull model, meaning even servers that are not up when a change is made will receive the change once they come back up. As of version 4, ISconf requires no central server, though it does expect all servers to start identically, which is easiest to accomplish using some form of automated install which may require a central server.
Theory
ISconf comes from the "InfraStructure administration" movement which created and defined most of the OS-side backgrounds (in theory terms) of what is now making up the DevOps sphere. It is based on the idea that the best way to keep servers from diverging is to apply the same set of operations in the same order.
This is in contrast to the "convergence" theory of system automation, which attempts to "converge" servers to known states from arbitrary states using sets of rules such as "if a package outside of this set is installed, uninstall it", "if package X is not installed, install it", or "if daemon X is not running, start it". According to Steve Traugott, there is no way to guarantee that a given set of rules will actually be able to converge from any given state.
ISconf enforces order of operations by assuming only commands issued through it change the state of the system. As a result, if a package or file is installed on a system manually, it will stay there, which may eventually cause problems such as version conflicts. ISconf is targeted at environments where configurations must remain identical. In such environments, it is typical to give only a few systems administrators root access to hosts. This minimizes the risk of manual changes because it is easy to train a small group of people to only make changes through ISconf.
ISconf was inspired by, and originally implemented as, Makefiles. However, Makefiles specify dependencies and not a total ordering of operations. ISconf version 1 dealt with this by making each operation dependent on the previous one, but this was tedious and poorly suited to Make. More recent versions of ISconf use a simple append-only journal.
Major versions
The major version in common use apparently were ISconf2 and ISconf3, while ISconf4 stayed in a very long beta period.
It had in fact been finished and put to use in larger environments but due to the delay saw limited community adoption.
ISconf 1 (Makefiles)
ISconf 2 (early 200x?) written by Steve Traugott
ISconf 3 (2002) was a rewrite of version 2 by Luke Kanies.
ISconf 4 was mostly written by the original author, Steve Traugott.
Trivia
Luke Kanies later switched to CFengine2, until finally authored and released Puppet. As a result, one could consider ISconf an ancestor of Puppet, though both CFengine and Puppet implement the "convergence" model of configuration management, essentially the opposite of the "order of operations" model implemented by at least ISconf versions 1, 2, and 4.
See also
Comparison of open source |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Bellamy | Steve Bellamy is an entrepreneur in sports and entertainment known for the founding of niche cable television networks, including the Tennis Channel, The Surf Channel, The Skate Channel and The Ski Channel. He is also a writer/director/producer of six feature films, including Winter and The Story. He was also one of the producers of the movie The Game Changers on Netflix. He is the inventor of LiveBall and the founder of The Tennis Channel Open. And he is currently the President of Motion Picture and Entertainment at Kodak.
Biography
Education
Bellamy attended Indiana University from 1983 to 1986 where he graduated with a business degree. He was the commencement speaker at that school in 2008 and won the university's Distinguished Entrepreneur Award in 2005.
Early Business Career
Bellamy founded Atonal Tennis, Inc. in 1985 which owned and operated the Palisades Tennis Center, Cheviot Hills Tennis, Santa Monica Tennis Center, Westwood Tennis Center and Westchester Tennis Center. While running those tennis centers, Bellamy invented LiveBall which is played in tennis centers around the world. He also invented the Shotgun 21 tournament format and a number of the tennis rackets sold by Wilson Tennis. The Palisades Tennis Center produced a large portion of the best junior tennis players in the United States.
Sports Channels
About 1997, Bellamy had the idea of cable channel for skiing and started work on the concept. He switched to working on a tennis channel concept given the broader audience for tennis. In 2001, The Tennis Channel (TTC) was founded by Steve Bellamy. The channel was launched in Spring 2003. Bellamy had planned to use the Tennis Channel Open, a Tennis Channel acquisition, as the core event as a part of a larger "Tennispalooza". In 2005, Bellamy left to start The Ski Channel.
In 2006, Bellamy became chief executive officer of Action Sport Networks. In April 2007, Bellamy announced the formation of The Ski Channel that would focus on mountain oriented sports, activity and lifestyle under the aegis of his Atonal Sports and Entertainment.
During the 2012 US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Bellamy announced that he was launching the Surf Channel, devoted to beach, water and board sports, lifestyle and travel, in mid-September.
In 2015, he was made chairman of Action Sport Networks. Bellamy was named Kodak President of Motion Picture and Entertainment in October 2015.
Films
Bellamy has written and directed 6 documentary films usually featuring mountain sports athletes. His film 'The Story' won Best Picture at the Las Vegas Film Festival, where Bellamy also won the award for Best Director. It featured a team making a climb to the top of Mount Everest as well as athletes Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn and others. The next year, it was followed by Winter.
Atonal Sports and Entertainment
Atonal Sports and Entertainment owned and operated several tennis centers, a film company, Atonal Films and TV, and Palisades Sound Recording Studio. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20Environmental%20Multiscale%20Model | The Global Environmental Multiscale Model (GEM), often known as the CMC model in North America, is an integrated forecasting and data assimilation system developed in the Recherche en Prévision Numérique (RPN), Meteorological Research Branch (MRB), and the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC). Along with the NWS's Global Forecast System (GFS), which runs out to 16 days, the ECMWF's Integrated Forecast System (IFS), which runs out 10 days, the Naval Research Laboratory Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM), which runs out eight days, the UK Met Office's Unified Model, which runs out to seven days, and Deutscher Wetterdienst's ICON (ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic), which runs out to 7.5 days, it is one of the global medium-range models in general use.
Operation
Deterministic model
The GEM's operational model, known as the global deterministic prediction system (GDPS), is currently operational for the global data assimilation cycle and medium-range forecasting, the regional data assimilation spin-up cycle and short-range forecasting. Mesoscale forecasts (distributed under the names regional deterministic prediction system or RDPS for the coarser mesh, available for all of North America and high-resolution deterministic prediction system or HRDPS for the finer mesh, available in Canada only) are produced overnight and are available to the operational forecasters. A growing number of meteorological applications are now either based on or use the GEM model. Output from the GEM goes out to 10 days, on par with the public output of the European Integrated Forecast System.
Ensemble model
The ensemble variant of the GEM is known as the Global Ensemble Prediction System (GEPS). It has 20 members (plus control) and runs out 16 days, the same range as the American global forecast system. The GEPS runs alongside the GFS ensemble to form the North American Ensemble Forecast System. A regional ensemble prediction system (REPS), covering North America and also having 20 members plus control, runs out 72 hours.
Development
The GEM model has been developed to meet the operational weather forecasting needs of Canada for the coming years. These presently include short-range regional forecasting, medium-range global forecasting, and data assimilation. In the future they will include nowcasting at the meso-scales, and dynamic extended-range forecasting on monthly to seasonal timescales. The essence of the approach is to develop a single highly efficient model that can be reconfigured at run time to either run globally at uniform-resolution (with possibly degraded resolution in the "other" hemisphere), or to run with variable resolution over a global domain such that high resolution is focused over an area of interest.
Mechanics
The operational GEM model dynamics is formulated in terms of the hydrostatic primitive equations with a terrain following pressure vertical coordinate (h). The time discretization is an implicit two-time-level semi-Lagrangian scheme. Th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise%20Okuda | Denise Lynn Okuda is a computer, scenic and video supervisor, and a writer known for her work on several Star Trek film and television productions, as well as other science fiction television. She also co-authored the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the Star Trek Chronology.
In a 2016 interview with Geek Speak Magazine, Okuda explained her connection to Star Trek. "I loved the original series as a child. I had friends who were connected with the show, but I never had a chance to work on it until Herman Zimmerman asked me to work on Star Trek VI as a production assistant. From there, he invited me to be a graphic artist on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
In 2011, Okuda served as a consultant to CBS on the project to upgrade Star Trek: The Next Generation to high definition. She had previously served as a producer for visual effects for CBS Paramount's remastered version of the original Star Trek series. Okuda's credits also include Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and four Star Trek movies. Working with her husband, Michael, Denise wrote trivia text commentaries for the ten Star Trek Special Edition DVD movies, as well as special text commentaries for the Star Trek Fan Collection sets. Her other production credits include the pilot episode of Threshold and the TV series version of The Flash.
Okuda was a cataloguer for the auction of Star Trek memorabilia by Christie's auction house in 2006. She was interviewed on her work for the project in the History Channel documentary Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier.
After Terry Matalas took over as showrunner of Star Trek: Picard at the start of season two, he and production designer Dave Blass invited creative/technical production staff he had previously worked with on Voyager back to work on Picard including Denise and Mike Okuda.
In 2022, Okuda and her husband Michael were awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists council of the Art Directors Guild.
References
Bibliography
Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise (2016). The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Reference Guide to the Future. Harper Design. .
Okuda, Denise; Okuda, Michael (2013). Star Trek The Next Generation: On Board the U.S.S. Enterprise. Barron's Educational Series. .
Okuda, Denise; Okuda, Michael; & Mirek, Debbie (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. .
Okuda, Denise; & Okuda, Michael (1996). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. Pocket Books. .
External links
Denise Okuda at StarTrek.com
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Advanced%20Computer%20Systems%20project | The ACS-1 and ACS-360 are two related supercomputers designed by IBM as part of the IBM Advanced Computing Systems project from 1961 to 1969. Although the designs were never finished and no models ever went into production, the project spawned a number of organizational techniques and architectural innovations that have since become incorporated into nearly all high-performance computers in existence today. Many of the ideas resulting from the project directly influenced the development of the IBM RS/6000 and, more recently, have contributed to the Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) computing paradigm used by Intel and HP in high-performance processors.
History
The ACS project began in 1961 as Project Y with a goal of “building a machine that was one hundred times faster than Stretch”. Initial work began at the IBM Watson Research Center. A number of significant computer pioneers contributed to the project, including John Cocke, Herb Schorr, Frances Allen, Gene Amdahl, and Lynn Conway.
A decision by IBM in May 1968 to modify the project to support S/360 compatibility resulted in the name change from ACS-1 to ACS-360 for the computer being designed. At its peak, the ACS-360 project involved over 200 engineers and staff.
The ACS-360 project was canceled in May 1969; however, many of the innovations resulting from the project would eventually find direct realization in the IBM RS/6000 series of machines (later known as the IBM System p line of workstations and servers), apart from influencing the design of other machines and architectures.
Influence
Although neither the ACS-1 nor the ACS-360 was ever manufactured, the IBM Advanced Computing Systems group responsible for their design developed architectural innovations and pioneered a number of RISC CPU design techniques that would become fundamental to the design of modern computer architectures and systems:
Aggressive reduction in the number of logic gate levels for pipeline stages to reduce the cycle time
Tight integration between processor and memory
Cache memory with streamlined I/O to/from cache
Compiler optimization techniques
Virtual-memory operating systems
Multiple instruction decode and issue (a first)
Use of a branch target buffer (a first)
Multithreading implemented in hardware (a first for IBM)
Dynamic instruction scheduling/out-of-order execution
Hardware register renaming
Instruction predication
Level-sensitive scan design (used by IBM)
Fixed-head hard disks
Air-cooled high-speed LSI circuits
Advanced simulation tools used in the design process
Notes
Further reading
External links
IBM Advanced Computing Systems (ACS) — 1961–1969 — Documentation project for the IBM ACS-1 supercomputer maintained by Mark Smotherman
Advanced Computing Systems project
Advanced Computing Systems project |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny%27s%20Golden%20Quest | Jonny's Golden Quest is an animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1992, and originally aired on USA Network on April 4, 1993. It is a follow-up to the 1964–65 Jonny Quest cartoon series, and its 1986 revival The New Adventures of Jonny Quest from The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Jonny's Golden Quest reunites the voice talents of Don Messick as Dr. Benton Quest, Granville Van Dusen as Race Bannon, and Rob Paulsen as Hadji from the 1986 series. The film also features Will Nipper as Jonny Quest, JoBeth Williams as Jade Kenyon, Anndi McAfee as Jessie, and Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Zin. It is set after and references the continuity of the previous two Jonny Quest series.
Plot
Team Quest, working as associates for international spy operation Intelligence-One, are given an assignment to investigate occurrences of mutated animals and plant life in Peru. Dr. Benton Quest and his bodyguard "Race" Bannon bring along Benton's sons Jonny and (adopted from India) Hadji, and their dog Bandit. Also coming along is Benton's biologist wife Dr. Rachel Quest, who usually does not come along on their adventures.
Upon arriving in Peru, Race runs into his ex-wife Jade Kenyon, who was sent by Intelligence-One as their civilian contact for the investigation. Just after Jade's arrival, Benton and Rachel are kidnapped by Dr. Zin, who has caused the mutations while perfecting processes to bring monsters called "replicants" to life. Zin has also been working on cloning technology, and manages to successfully clone himself before Race, Jonny, and Hadji arrive to save Benton and Rachel. However, Rachel is taken hostage by Zin's clone and, after Benton freezes while attempting to shoot down Zin in his hovercraft (as he would have shot Rachel as well), both Rachel and Zin's clone are killed in the erupting volcano.
Rachel's murder causes Benton to quit I-1, and drives a wedge into his already strained relationship with Jonny. As he begins shutting down the Quest compound in Mexico, an American girl named Jessie turns up with a mask made of synthetically pure gold, which she tells Team Quest she was to deliver to an associate of her alchemist father, Dr. Victor Devlon. When approached by Intelligence-One to discover the whereabouts of Dr. Devlon and the secrets to his alchemy process, Benton reluctantly accepts.
Team Quest and Jessie begin a globe-trotting search for Jessie's father and his associates, pursued at every turn by Dr. Zin and his operatives, one of whom is revealed to be a reluctant Jade. Dr. Quest uses a sentient supercomputer, 3-DAC, to help him, the rest of his team, and Jessie follow the trail of Devlon from Tokyo, to Paris, and then to Rome. During the trip, Jonny and Jessie begin to grow fond of one another, while Jonny's relationship with his father continues to deteriorate. Convinced Benton could have taken the shot and saved Rachel, Jonny swears to kill Zin in revenge, avenge his mother's death, and show up his father.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Truscott | Tom Truscott is an American computer scientist best known for creating Usenet with Jim Ellis, when both were graduate students at Duke University. He is also a member of ACM, IEEE, and Sigma Xi. One of his first endeavors into computers was writing a computer chess program and then later working on a global optimizer for C at Bell Labs. This computer chess program competed in multiple computer chess tournaments such as the Toronto chess tournament in 1977 (2nd place) and the Linz tournament in 1980 (3rd place). Today, Truscott works on tools that analyze software as a software developer for the SAS Institute.
Truscott received the USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award for Usenet.
Further reading
References
External links
The Evolution Of Usenet: The Poor Man's ARPANET Contains excerpts of Invitation to a General Access UNIX* Network, the original USENIX handout describing Usenet
Interview with Tom Truscott
Tom Truscott Biography Contains Full Biography of Tom Truscott
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Duke University alumni
American computer scientists
Usenet people |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo%20%28OLAP%20database%29 | Palo is a memory resident multidimensional (online analytical processing (OLAP) or multidimensional online analytical processing (MOLAP)) database server and typically used as a business intelligence tool for controlling and budgeting purposes with spreadsheet software acting as the user interface. Beyond the multidimensional data concept, Palo enables multiple users to share one centralised data storage (single version of the truth).
This type of database is suitable to handle complex data models for business management and statistics. Apart from multidimensional queries, data can also be written back and consolidated in real-time. To give rapid access to all data, Palo stores them in the memory during run time. The server is available as open-source and proprietary software.
Jedox was founded by Kristian Raue in 2002 and developed by Jedox AG, a company HQed in Freiburg, Germany. The firm currently employs approximately 300 people. Kristian Raue's departure from Jedox was announced in June 2014.
Features
Palo for Excel is an open source plug-in for Microsoft Excel. There is also an open source plug-in for OpenOffice.org named PalOOCa (discontinued), with Java and web client also available from the JPalo project. Palo can also be integrated into other systems via its client libraries for Java, PHP, C/C++, or .NET Framework. It is fairly easy to communicate with Palo OLAP Server, since it uses representational state transfer (REST).
Starting in October 2008, Palo supports XML for Analysis and MultiDimensional eXpressions (MDX) APIs for connectivity, and OLE DB for OLAP interface which allows standard Excel pivot tables to serve as a client tool.
Starting September 2011, Palo supports SDX dialect of LINQ.
Palo also provides a web-based spreadsheet interface called Palo Web.
Architecture
Palo Suite is a tightly integrated framework consisting of: Palo MOLAP Server, Palo ETL Server, Palo Web (Palo Spreadsheet - Connection, User, ETL, File and Report Manager), Palo for Excel, Palo Supervision Server and the Palo Client Libraries.
The Data in Palo database is stored as a cube in the Palo MOLAP server. The Palo Excel Add-In component is used as a service to communicate between the Excel and the Palo MOLAP Server.
Licensing
Jedox announced only commercial licensing is available since 5.1 version (2015).
See also
MOLAP
Business intelligence
Performance management
Comparison of OLAP servers
References
Additional sources
Bernd Held, Hartmut Erb: Advanced Controlling mit Excel. Unternehmenssteuerung mit OLAP und PALO, m. CD-ROM., Franzis, Poing 2006, (in German)
Stefan Müller, Leif Mergener: Business Intelligence im Vertrieb auf Basis von Open-Source-Lösungen. In: Ronald Gleich, Andreas Klein (Hrsg.): Marketing- und Vertriebs-Controlling (Der Controlling-Berater Bd. 11). Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2010, . (in German)
Palo Documentation - Documentation to Palo (pdf) in the download section of the website
Online Knowledgebase Free Online Kn |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20McKeown | Nicholas (Nick) William McKeown FREng, is a Senior Fellow at Intel, a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science departments at Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Oxford University. He has also started technology companies in Silicon Valley.
McKeown received his bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds in 1986. From 1986 through 1989 he worked for Hewlett-Packard Labs, in their network and communications research group in Bristol, England. He moved to the United States in 1989, and earned a master's degree in 1992 and PhD in 1995 both from the University of California at Berkeley. During spring 1995, he worked briefly for Cisco Systems where he helped architect their GSR 12000 router. His PhD thesis was on "Scheduling Cells in an Input-Queued Cell Switch", with advisor Professor Jean Walrand. He joined the faculty of Stanford University in 1995 as assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science. In 1997, McKeown co-founded Abrizio Inc. with Anders Swahn, where he was CTO. Abrizio was acquired by PMC-Sierra in 1999 for stock shares worth $400 million. He was promoted to associate professor in 2002. He was co-founder in 2003 (with Sundar Iyer) and CEO of Nemo Systems, which Cisco Systems bought in 2005. He became faculty director of the Clean Slate Program in 2006, and was promoted to full professor at Stanford in 2010.
In 2007, Casado, McKeown and Shenker co-founded Nicira Networks, a Palo Alto, California based company working on network virtualization, acquired by VMWare for $1.26 billion in July 2012.
Research
McKeown is active in the software-defined networking (SDN) movement, which he helped start with Scott Shenker and Martin Casado. SDN and OpenFlow arose from the PhD work of Casado at Stanford University, where he was a student of McKeown. OpenFlow is a novel programmatic interface for controlling network switches, routers, WiFi access points, cellular base stations and WDM/TDM equipment. OpenFlow challenged the vertically integrated approach to switch and router design of the past twenty years. McKeown works closely with Guru Parulkar, Executive Director of the Stanford Open Network Research Centre (ONRC) and the Open Networking Lab (ON.Lab). In 2011, McKeown and Shenker co-founded the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to transfer control of OpenFlow to a newly created not-for-profit organization.
McKeown promoted the idea that network switches should be programmable rather than fixed. A collaboration between TI and Stanford, led to the PISA (protocol independent switch architecture), published originally under the name RMT. The P4 language was created to specify how packets should be processed in programmable switches. P4 is an open-source language maintained by P4.org, a non-profit McKeown founded with Jennifer Rexford and Amin Vahdat. McKeown co-founded Barefoot Networks to build and sell PISA switches, to demonstrate that programmable switches can be built at the same power |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language%20and%20Computers | Language and Computers: Studies in Practical Linguistics () is a book series on corpus linguistics and related areas. As studies in linguistics, volumes in the series have, by definition, their foundations in linguistic theory; however, they are not concerned with theory for theory's sake, but always with a definite direct or indirect interest in the possibilities of practical application in the dynamic area where language and computers meet.
The book series was founded in 1988, and is published by Brill|Rodopi.
Editors
Christian Mair
Charles F. Meyer
Volumes
Volumes include:
# 77. English Corpus Linguistics: Variation in Time, Space and Genre. Selected papers from ICAME 32., Edited by Gisle Andersen and Kristin Bech. E-
# 76. English Corpus Linguistics: Crossing Paths., Edited by Merja Kytö. E-
# 75. Corpus Linguistics and Variation in English.Theory and Description., Edited by Joybrato Mukherjee and Magnus Huber. E-
# 74. English Corpus Linguistics: Looking back, Moving forward. Papers from the 30th International Conference on English Language Research on Computerized Corpora (ICAME 30), Lancaster, UK, 27–31 May 2009., Edited by Sebastian Hoffmann, Paul Rayson and Geoffrey Leech. E-
#73. Corpus-based Studies in Language Use, Language Learning, and Language Documentation., Edited by John Newman, Harald Baayen and Sally Rice. E-
#72. The Progressive in Modern English. A Corpus-Based Study of Grammaticalization and Related Changes., by Svenja Kranich. E-
#71. Corpus-linguistic applications. Current studies, new directions, Edited by Stefan Th. Gries, Stefanie Wulff, and Mark Davies..
#70. A resource-light approach to morpho-syntactic tagging., by Anna Feldman and Jirka Hana.
#69. Corpus Linguistics. Refinements and Reassessments., Edited by Antoinette Renouf and Andrew Kehoe.
#68. Corpora: Pragmatics and Discourse. Papers from the 29th International Conference on English Language Research on Computerized Corpora (ICAME 29). Ascona, Switzerland, 14–18 May 2008., Edited by Andreas H. Jucker, Daniel Schreier and Marianne Hundt.
#67. Modals and Quasi-modals in English., by Peter Collins.
#66. Linking up contrastive and learner corpus research., Edited by Gaëtanelle Gilquin, Szilvia Papp and [http://www.ujaen.es/dep/filing/web_departamento/proferores/diez_belen.htm María Belén Díez-Bedmar].
#64. Language, People, Numbers. Corpus Linguistics and Society., Edited by Andrea Gerbig and Oliver Mason.
#63. Variation and change in the lexicon. A corpus-based analysis of adjectives in English ending in –ic and –ical. , by Mark Kaunisto.
#62. Corpus Linguistics 25 Years on., Edited by Roberta Facchinetti.
#61. Corpora in the Foreign Language Classroom. Selected papers from the Sixth International Conference on Teaching and Language Corpora (TaLC 6), Edited by Encarnación Hidalgo, Luis Quereda and Juan Santana.
#60. Corpus Linguistics Beyond the Word. Corpus Research from Phrase to Discourse, Edited by Eileen Fitzpatrick. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late%20move%20reductions | In computer chess, and in other games that computers play, late move reductions is a non-game-specific enhancement to the alpha–beta algorithm and its variants which attempts to examine a game search tree more efficiently. It uses the assumption that good game-specific move ordering causes a program to search the most likely moves early. If a cut-off is going to happen in a search, the first few moves are the ones most likely to cause them. In games like chess, most programs search winning captures and "killer moves" first. Late move reductions will reduce the search depth for moves searched later at a given node. This allows the program to search deeper along the critical lines, and play better.
Most chess programs will search the first several moves at a node to full depth. Often, they do not reduce moves considered to be very tactical, such as captures or promotions. If the score of the move at a reduced depth is smaller than the alpha, the move is assumed to be bad. However, if the score is larger than alpha, the reduced search tells us nothing so we will have to do a full search (fail-low).
This search reduction can lead to a different search space than the pure alpha–beta method which can give different results. Care must be taken to select the reduction criteria or the search will miss some deep threats.
External links
An Introduction to Late Move Reductions
Computer chess
Search algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick%20Fix%20Meals%20with%20Robin%20Miller | Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller is an American television program on the Food Network hosted by Robin Miller.
Robin Miller who is a food writer and nutritionist, offers recipes and techniques specifically healthy meals, to fit a busy lifestyle, with no time to spare. Miller guides viewers on getting food on the table every night, with the planning strategies she offers on the show. On each episode she offers a shopping list so you can visit the supermarket once, and get the meal done right and quick.
References
External links
Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller on FoodTV.com
Food Network original programming
2000s American cooking television series
2005 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner%3A%20Impossible | Dinner: Impossible is an American television program broadcast by the Food Network and initially hosted by Robert Irvine. The first episode aired on January 24, 2007 and the last episode aired in 2010. Food Network began airing the eighth season on March 3, 2010.
Each episode, the host is given a challenge that must be completed within a given time. Challenges have included preparing a large dinner aboard a luxury train, an "authentic" 18th-century American colonial dinner (prepared with period cooking methods and tools), and a luxury meal on a small, isolated, New England island.
On January 11, 2021, Robert Irvine announced on his Facebook page that the show would be returning this spring with new episodes. Food network went on to confirm the series’ return.
The show returned on March 11, 2021 for a four episode run.
Premise
With its name and other elements suggesting the 1960s television series Mission: Impossible, the program explores whether a multi-course meal for a large group can be prepared by the chef and his team with limited resources, no advance planning and in a fixed period. In a scene echoing the opening sequence of Mission: Impossible, each episode opens with the chef receiving his assignment, detailing where, for whom, in how long and under what conditions he must prepare the week's meal. From this point forward, a countdown timer is periodically shown, displaying the amount of time remaining.
Having received his challenge, the chef travels to the assignment location where he is met by one or more of his team of sous chefs and any local assistants provided by the facility. After surveying available ingredients, tools and appliances, the menu is planned and preparation organized. Often, the chef recruits additional chefs as the episode goes along. At this point, the team is often able to go shopping for additional ingredients, although the availability of items and the limited time often make selection of ingredients difficult (e.g., there may not be enough time to fully defrost a frozen item). At the location itself, preparation space can be restricted, with limited access to ovens, stoves, and cooking tools. Under these varying conditions, the chef must execute the menu within the time limits he is given. During the mission, curve balls are sometimes thrown into the mix mid-episode by the representatives, including adding guests, entrees, ingredients, etc.
As the countdown reaches its final minutes, the chef and his team rush to put the finishing touches on each dish. Because the meal is typically served to a large number of diners (although there are episodes with smaller numbers), service sometimes occurs in several courses. While the chef is not always successful in meeting all the stated terms of the challenge (due to scenarios like lack of ingredients or appliance malfunction), he generally meets the majority of them and is thanked by the guests.
Hosts
Dinner: Impossible was hosted by Chef Robert Irvine for |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical%20continuation | Numerical continuation is a method of computing approximate solutions of a system of parameterized nonlinear equations,
The parameter is usually a real scalar, and the solution an n-vector. For a fixed parameter value , maps Euclidean n-space into itself.
Often the original mapping is from a Banach space into itself, and the Euclidean n-space is a finite-dimensional Banach space.
A steady state, or fixed point, of a parameterized family of flows or maps are of this form, and by discretizing trajectories of a flow or iterating a map, periodic orbits and heteroclinic orbits can also be posed as a solution of .
Other forms
In some nonlinear systems, parameters are explicit. In others they are implicit, and the system of nonlinear equations is written
where is an n-vector, and its image is an n-1 vector.
This formulation, without an explicit parameter space is not usually suitable for the formulations in the following sections, because they refer to parameterized autonomous nonlinear dynamical systems of the form:
However, in an algebraic system there is no distinction between unknowns and the parameters.
Periodic motions
A periodic motion is a closed curve in phase space. That is, for some period ,
The textbook example of a periodic motion is the undamped pendulum.
If the phase space is periodic in one or more coordinates, say , with a vector , then there is a second kind of periodic motions defined by
for every integer .
The first step in writing an implicit system for a periodic motion is to move the period from the boundary conditions to the ODE:
The second step is to add an additional equation, a phase constraint, that can be thought of as determining the period. This is necessary because any solution of the above boundary value problem can be shifted in time by an arbitrary amount (time does not appear in the defining equations—the dynamical system is called autonomous).
There are several choices for the phase constraint. If is a known periodic orbit at a parameter value near , then, Poincaré used
which states that lies in a plane which is orthogonal to the tangent vector of the closed curve. This plane is called a Poincaré section.
For a general problem a better phase constraint is an integral constraint introduced by Eusebius Doedel, which chooses the phase so that the distance between the known and unknown orbits is minimized:
Homoclinic and heteroclinic motions
Definitions
Solution component
A solution component of the nonlinear system is a set of points which satisfy and are connected to the initial solution by a path of solutions for which
and .
Numerical continuation
A numerical continuation is an algorithm which takes as input a system of parametrized nonlinear equations and an initial solution , , and produces a set of points on the solution component .
Regular point
A regular point of is a point at which the Jacobian of is full rank .
Near a regular point the solution component i |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20PowerToys | Microsoft PowerToys is a set of freeware system utilities designed for power users developed by Microsoft for use on the Windows operating system. These programs add or change features to maximize productivity or add more customization. PowerToys are available for Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 10 and Windows 11. The PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 are free and open-source software licensed under the MIT License and hosted on GitHub.
PowerToys for Windows 95
PowerToys for Windows 95 was the first version of Microsoft PowerToys and included 15 tools for power users. It included Tweak UI, a system utility for tweaking the more obscure settings in Windows. In most cases, Tweak UI exposed settings that were otherwise only accessible by directly modifying Windows Registry.
Included components
The following PowerToys for Windows 95 were available:
CabView opened cabinet files like ordinary folders;
CDAutoPlay made AutoPlay work on any non-audio CD;
Command Prompt Here allowed the user to start a command prompt from any folder in Windows Explorer by right-clicking (native in Windows Vista onwards);
Contents Menu allowed users to access folders and files from a context menu without having to open their folders;
Desktop Menu allowed users to open items on the desktop from a menu on the Taskbar;
Explore From Here enabled users to open Windows Explorer view from any folder such so that the folder acts as the root level folder;
FindX added drag-and-drop capabilities to Find (later called Search) menu;
FlexiCD allowed users to play an audio CD from the Taskbar;
Quick Res allowed users to quickly change the screen resolution;
Round Clock added an analog round clock without a square window;
Send To X consisted of Shell extensions which added several commonly accessed locations such as clipboard, desktop, command-line or any folder to the Send To context menu in Explorer;
Shortcut Target Menu allowed users to access the target file a shortcut is pointing to from the context menu or directly cut, copy, delete the target, create shortcut to the target or view its properties;
Telephony Location Selector allowed mobile computer users to change their dialling location from the Taskbar;
TweakUI allowed the user to customize the more obscure settings of the operating system's UI;
Xmouse 1.2 made the window focus follow the mouse without requiring to click the window to make it active.
PowerToys for Windows 95 were developed by the Windows Shell Development Team. Some of the tools work on later versions of Windows up to Windows XP, but others may interfere with newer built-in features on Windows 98, ME, and XP.
Windows 95 Kernel Toys
After the success of the Windows 95 PowerToys, the Windows Kernel Development Team released another set of tools for power users called Windows 95 Kernel Toys.
Six tools were included in this package:
MS-DOS Mode Configuration Wizard Customization Tool allowed users to configure Windows startup files without having to manu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernode | Supernode may refer to:
Supernode (networking), a network proxy in peer-to-peer networks
Supernode (circuit), a theoretical construct in circuit theory
A construct in Nodal analysis, a circuit analysis technique used in electrical engineering. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigms%20of%20AI%20Programming | Paradigms of AI Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp () is a well-known programming book by Peter Norvig about artificial intelligence programming using Common Lisp.
History
The Lisp programming language has survived since 1958 as a primary language for Artificial Intelligence research. This text was published in 1992 as the Common Lisp standard was becoming widely adopted. Norvig introduces Lisp programming in the context of classic AI programs, including General Problem Solver (GPS) from 1959, ELIZA: Dialog with a Machine, from 1966, and STUDENT: Solving Algebra Word Problems, from 1964. The book covers more recent AI programming techniques, including Logic Programming, Object-Oriented Programming, Knowledge Representation, Symbolic Mathematics and Expert Systems.
See also
Herbert A. Simon
J. C. Shaw
Allen Newell
Daniel G. Bobrow
Joseph Weizenbaum
References
Norvig, Peter. Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case studies in Common Lisp. San Francisco, Calif: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1992.
External links
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp Book Homepage
Peter Norvig's Homepage
Source Code from Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence online class from Stanford
Artificial intelligence publications
Common Lisp publications
Computer science books |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCKL | SCKL is a type of format used when sending image and ringtone data through Short Message Service (SMS) messages; most mobile phones can interpret this type of data, for some it will show the data as a text message. It was developed by Nokia. Not all networks, for example CDMA, IDEN, and TDMA networks, can directly pass binary data to mobile phones. Ringtones and graphics contain binary data and Nokia's SCKL encoding provides a method of delivering binary data to a phone using only printable characters. Thus it allows ringtones and graphics to be delivered over CDMA, IDEN, and TDMA networks. It also requires a phone that can correctly interpret the SCKL format and most Nokia phones can do this, as well as some phones from other manufacturers and many WAP compatible phones.
Message format
SCKL message consists of a header, then a space, and lastly user data. The description that follows is somewhat simplified to give all the essentials without giving all the options. Below is an SCKL format message to send a ringtone://SCKL1581 024A3A650995D1D195C93D999804144288F511610611624D30831445Each SCKL message must contain 160 characters or less since this is the maximum number of characters that can be sent in one SMS message. The letters must be in upper case for some phones.
References
Mobile telecommunications standards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSCS | BSCS may refer to:
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, an educational center
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bradley Stoke Community School in the United Kingdom
Black Sea Coastal States, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine
Business Control and Support Systems, mobile telecom billing system |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos%20%28journal%29 | Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the fields of computers and writing, composition studies, and digital rhetoric. It was established in 1996, and was the first academic journal to publish multimedia webtexts.
Founding editor Mick Doherty said:
Kairos readership often exceeds 45,000 readers per month during issue release months.
The journal's sister site, Kairosnews, ran from 1997 to 2006, providing an online forum for discussion of issues. The editor-in-chief is Douglas Eyman (George Mason University).
The word kairos is an Ancient Greek term with meanings including "exact or critical time, season, opportunity", used in rhetoric and other fields.
References
External links
English-language journals
Academic journals established in 1996
Rhetoric journals
Biannual journals
Writing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email%20appending | Email appending, also known as e-appending, is a marketing practice that involves taking known customer data (first name, last name, and postal address) and matching it against a vendor's database to obtain email addresses. The purpose is to grow one's email subscriber list with the intent of sending customers information via email instead of through traditional mail. Email appending is a controversial practice in the email marketing world, with critics claiming that sending email to people who never explicitly opted-in is against best practices.
An email appending process involves either a business or consumer database made up of contacts including their name, address and company name [for business contacts]. If the company wants to expand into email communication, then they can involve a service provider that has a database of email addresses in order to merge the data and append business or consumer email addresses to their existing file. In this way they can have an updated database with the current email address of individuals on the list. The success of email appending depends on the quality of both databases being merged.
Like other forms of Database marketing, marketing materials sent using e-pending may be considered spam. Mailers using appending by definition do not have consent of the individuals on their lists, since the individuals did not disclose their email addresses to begin with. Mail sent by appending methods therefore is Opt-out instead of Opt-in e-mail.
In September 2011, The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) released a position paper stating the practice of email appending is in direct violation to their values and is an abusive practice.
References
Appending |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow%20code | In computer programming, oxbow code refers to fragments of program code that were once needed but which are now never used. Such code is typically formed when a program is modified, either when an item is superseded with a newer version but the old version is not removed, or when an item is removed or replaced, but the item's supporting code is not removed.
Such code is normally removed unless sufficiently amusing or educational.
Similarly, variables and data structures can be left around after the last code that used them has been removed, though this is more commonly called unused or unreferenced variables.
The term is taken by analogy with oxbow lakes which are formed in nature when
a bend in a river becomes so pronounced that the water breaks through
from before the bend to after it, making the river straight again.
When the sides of the new course silt up, a curved lake is left,
disconnected from the main stream.
Examples
(from
gnash/server/asobj/Global.cpp 1.46)
static void
as_global_escape(const fn_call& fn)
{
// List of chars we must convert to escape sequences
const string strHexDigits = "0123456789ABCDEF";
string strInput = fn.arg(0).to_string();
URL::encode(strInput);
fn.result->set_string(strInput.c_str());
}
In this, "strHexDigits" is oxbow code (or oxbow data).
See also
Dead code
Unreachable code
Source code |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreferenced%20variable | An unreferenced variable in the source code of a computer program is a variable that is defined but which is never used. This may result in a harmless waste of memory. Many compilers detect such variables and do not allocate storage for them (i.e., "optimize away" their storage), generally also issuing a warning as they do.
Some coding guideline documents consider an unreferenced variable to be a symptom of a potential coding fault. On the other hand, unreferenced variables can be used as temporary placeholders to indicate further expected future developments in the code.
Examples
C:
int main(void)
{
int i, j;
for (i=0; i<10; i++)
printf("%d", i);
return 0;
}
In this example, j is an unreferenced variable.
References
Variable (computer science) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamdouh%20Mahmud%20Salim | Mamdouh Mahmud Salim (, Mamdūḥ Maḥmūd Sālim; b. 1958 in Sudan) is a Sudanese co-founder of the Islamist terrorist network al-Qaeda. He was arrested on 16 September 1998 near Munich. On 20 December 1998, he was extradited to the United States, where he was charged with participating in the 1998 United States embassy bombings.
He was convicted of attempted murder after stabbing one prison guard during an attempted escape on 1 November 2000. He was sentenced to 32 years for the crimes in May 2004. In December 2008, however, a Federal Appeals judge ruled that the judge in the case was in error when he ruled that the stabbing was not part of a terrorism plot. He ordered resentencing.
He was re-sentenced to life without parole in August 2010. He is now an inmate of the ADX Florence facility,
Founding al-Qaeda in 1988
Salim was trained as a communications engineer. He attended two meetings from August 11–20 in 1988, along with Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mohammed Atef, Jamal al-Fadl, Wael Hamza Julaidan, and Mohammed Loay Bayazid and eight others, to discuss the founding of "al-Qaeda".
According to Jamal al-Fadl, Salim instructed militant recruits in the works of Ibn Taymiyyah. Other allegations suggest he travelled to China, Japan or Hong Kong with Mohammed Loay Bayazid in 1990 to facilitate the purchase of communications equipment for the Sudanese government. In Khartoum, he travelled to Hilat Koko with Jamal al-Fadl in late 1993 or early 1994, and met with Amin Abdel Marouf to discuss chemical weapons.
He is also credited by al-Fadl's testimony with a 1992 fatwa issued at the request of Al Qaeda leadership, described as pivotal in al-Qaeda's development as it provided the group with justification for the killing of Muslim civilians and bystanders in the course of killing Americans and other non-Muslim enemies.<ref name=wright-174>{{cite book|last1=Wright|first1=Lawrence|title=Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11|date=2006|publisher=Knopf|location=NY|pages=174-5|isbn=9780375414862 |url=https://archive.org/details/loomingtoweralqa00wrig|url-access=registration|quote=One Thursday evening, Abu Hajer addressed the ethics of killing innocent people.|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> The fatwa is putatively based on one by the influential 14th-century Salafi scholar Ibn Taymiyyah ("Ibn al Tamiyeh") permitting the killing of Muslim supporters of the "Tartars" (Mongols) who threatened to invade the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt. In testimony al-Fadl was asked:
Q. Can you tell us now what Abu Hajer al Iraqi said about Ibn al Tamiyeh?
A. He said that our time now is similar like in that time, and he say Ibn al Tamiyeh, when a tartar come to Arabic war, Arabic countries that time, he say some Muslims, they help them. And he says Ibn al Tamiyeh, he make a fatwah. He said anybody around the tartar, he buy something from them and he sell them something, you should kill him. And also, if when you attack the tartar, if anybody around the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS | GOS may refer to:
Science and technology
gOS (operating system), a Linux distribution
Gadolinium oxysulfide, an inorganic compound
Galactooligosaccharide, carbohydrates found in milk
Geographical Operations System, mapping and database software for telecommunications companies
Global Ocean Sampling Expedition, an expedition assessing the genetic diversity in marine microbial communities
Grade of service, a probability used in telecommunications to express the quality of voice service
Grid-oriented storage, a dedicated data storage architecture for grid computers
Galactic O star catalogue, an astronomical catalogue
Glasgow Outcome Scale, for cerebral trauma
Other uses
Gos (bird), also known as the northern goshawk
Gos (Fils), a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, tributary of the Fils
General ophthalmic services, health care services for the eyes
Georgia Ornithological Society, in Georgia, United States
Gloucestershire Old Spots, a breed of domestic pig
Government Offices for the English Regions (GOs), former governmental organizations
Grange-over-Sands railway station, in England
Green Oasis School, in Shenzhen, China
Gronings dialect of Low German
Gross operating surplus, the surplus due to owners of incorporated businesses
Somersby Airfield, IATA airport code "GOS" |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poole%20versus%20HAL%209000 | Poole vs. HAL 9000 is a chess game depicted in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Astronaut Frank Poole (White) plays the supercomputer HAL 9000 (Black) using a video screen as a chessboard. Each player takes turns during a game in progress, making their moves orally using descriptive notation and natural language. Poole resigns the game once HAL indicates a certain path to checkmate; however, the move which HAL suggests Frank might make is not . Stanley Kubrick, director of 2001, was an avid chess player.
The game is shown continuously and legibly for several seconds in a single shot. The board positions and moves made are identical with the conclusion of a real game: Roesch–Schlage, Hamburg 1910, which was reported in a 1955 collection of short games by Irving Chernev. Chess writers have therefore attributed the fictional game fragment to the real one, equating the two and suggesting that the former derived from the latter.
The game
According to chess writers, the game depicted in the film is based on a tournament game played between Roesch and Willi Schlage in Hamburg, 1910.
White: A. Roesch Black: W. Schlage Opening: Ruy Lopez, Wormald Variation (ECO C77)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 0-0 8. 0-0 d5
The opening is a variation of the Ruy Lopez, followed by a pawn sacrifice by Black.
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nf4 11. Qe4 Nxe5 12. Qxa8
At 12.Qxa8?, White commits a blunder by capturing Black's rook using an undefended queen, simultaneously abandoning the defense of his own king. There is widespread agreement among commentators that White's best move at this point is 12.d4, a move which, if played, would have solidified control of the , attacked both black knights, and opened up the development of White's . Black responded with 12...Qd3!, however, halting the latter.
12... Qd3 13. Bd1 Bh3! (diagram)
Black capitalizes on White's mistake on move 12. The film shows the game from the position illustrated, with Poole (White) contemplating his 14th move.
14. Qxa6?
Spoken by Poole as "queen takes pawn", White abandons the and slips into a . Even after 14.Qb7 c6 15.Qxe7 Bxg2 16.Re1 Nf3+ 17.Bxf3 Qxf3, mate is not far off.
14... Bxg2 15. Re1 Qf3
Threatening 16...Nh3. After Poole's "rook to king one", HAL says: "I'm sorry Frank, I think you missed it: queen to bishop three, bishop takes queen, knight takes bishop, mate." HAL gave Black's queen move from White's perspective, although in descriptive notation it should be given from Black's perspective as "queen to bishop six". While HAL describes a checkmate in two moves, Poole could forestall mate two extra moves; for example: 16.Qc8 Rxc8 17.h3 Nxh3+ 18.Kh2 Ng4#.
Poole resigns without questioning HAL's analysis: "Yeah, looks like you're right. I resign."
Arthur C. Clarke's novelization of 2001 also indicated that the astronauts could pass the time by playing various board games with HAL, though no specific game (whether chess or othe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STec%2C%20Inc. | sTec was an American computer data storage technology company headquartered in California. It had research and development, sales, support and manufacturing sites in China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Silicon Valley (USA), and Taiwan.
sTec, formerly Simple Technology then SimpleTech, was founded by Manouch Moshayedi and Mark Moshayedi in 1990. The company designs, develops and manufactures solid-state drives (SSDs) based on flash memory and dynamic random access memory (DRAM), providing them to data center environments and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers.
Customers include Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, and IBM. sTec also has distributors, resellers and system integrators.
sTec was acquired by HGST, a Western Digital company. Western Digital completed the acquisition of sTec on September 12, 2013.
History
Simple Technology
In 1990, Simple Technology was founded by two brothers from Iran: Manouch Moshayedi and Mike Moshayedi. Using $100,000 of their own savings, the brothers created a company that designed and sold computer memory modules. Three years later, Mark Moshayedi (aged 38 at the time) joined the company as chief operating and technical officer. They are of Iranian (Persian) descent. Mark is related to them. From 1990 to 2007, the company designed and manufactured flash solid-state drives, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and static random-access memory (SRAM)..
In 1994, Simple Technology bought Cirrus Logic’s flash controller operation, to enter the flash memory business for consumer electronic devices. In 1998, Simple Technology bought SiliconTech Inc., obtaining that company's business flash memory customer base and operation. In 1999, sTec was first to market the 1 GB solid-state IDE storage devices, SDRAM modules and also 320 MB Type II CompactFlash.
Simple Technology became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange on September 26, 2000, under the ticker symbol of STEC.
SimpleTech
The company shortened its name to SimpleTech in 2001.
The SimpleShare consumer network attached storage device was announced in November 2004. In 2006, SimpleTech announced its first portable external hard drive designed by Pininfarina.
In early 2007, the company sold the SimpleTech consumer division to Fabrik Inc. (a company funded and founded by Keyur Patel, Anaal Udaybabu along with Mike Cordano) for $43 million in cash.
Fabrik continued to develop and market products under the SimpleTech brand including the Joggle.com website and the environmentally friendly [re]drive introduced in 2008.
Fabrik was acquired by Hitachi in 2009 for an estimated $950 million.
sTec
Following the 2007 sale, the remaining OEM business then operated as sTec, Inc. and was publicly traded on NASDAQ until being acquired in 2013. The company then focused on business-flash memory products. At that point Mike Moshayedi resigned from sTec, Mark Moshayedi became president and chief operating officer and Manouch Moshayedi became CEO.
In March 2007, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encanto%20%28disambiguation%29 | Encanto is a 2021 American computer-animated film.
Encanto may also refer to:
Music
Encanto, the former musical group of American Tejano musician Laura Canales
Encanto (album), 2008, the thirty-sixth studio album by Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes
Encanto (soundtrack), 2021, the soundtrack album to the 2021 film of the same name
Encanto (EP), 2013, an EP by Lantana
"El Encanto" (song), a tune by Charles Lloyd; see A Night in Copenhagen
Places
Encanto, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; a municipality located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
El Encanto Lake, a seasonal lake on the border of Bolivia and Brazil
El Encanto, Amazonas, Colombia; a town and municipality on the Caraparaná River
El Encanto, Pital, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; one of the 15 urban villages that make up the city of Phoenix, in Arizona
Encanto, San Diego, California, USA; a hilly urban neighborhood located in the southeastern region of San Diego, California
El Encanto Falls, Canaima National Park, Bolivar, Venezuela; a waterfall
Facilities and structures
El Encanto Hotel, Santa Barbara, California, USA; a hotel
El Encanto Estates, Tucson, Arizona, USA; see List of historic properties in Tucson, Arizona
El Encanto, Monterey Park, California, USA
El Encanto department store, Havana, Cuba; that was destroyed in the 1961 El Encanto fire
El Encanto Airport (IATA airport code ECO), El Encanto, Colombia; see List of airports by IATA airport code: E
Encanto Dam, Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, Mexico; see List of power stations in Mexico
Train stations
Encanto/62nd Street station, a San Diego Trolley station in California, USA
Encanto/Central Avenue station, a Valley Metro light rail station in Arizona, USA
El Encanto (Venezuela), a train station on the Great Venezuela Railway in Venezuela
Parks
Encanto Park, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; a public park
El Encanto (Venezuela), a park created from a portion of the Great Venezuela Railway
Other uses
Anito (also encanto), ancestor spirits, nature spirits, and deities in the indigenous Philippine folk religions
Encanto Formation, Mexico; a geologic formation
Encanto, a brand of food from Mexilink
See also
Isla del encanto (the Enchanted Isle), Spanish-language nickname for the Spanish-speaking locality of Puerto Rico, USA
Tierra del Encanto (the Enchanted Land), Spanish-language nickname for New Mexico, USA |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th%20Cyberspace%20Squadron | The 69th Cyberspace Squadron (69 CYS) is a squadron of the United States Space Force located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. It is responsible for conducting defensive cyberspace operations enabling operations in support of Space Delta 9's orbital warfare mission at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, and Space Delta 6's Satellite Control Network at various locations around the world. It was formed by redesignating the 50th Communications Squadron to the 69 CYS on 15 Oct 2022.
Chain of command
United States Department of Defense
United States Space Force
Space Operations Command
Space Delta 6
Lineage
Constituted 50th Communications Squadron, November 15, 1952
Activated, January 1, 1953
Discontinued and inactivated, July 1, 1962
Activated, March 1, 1991
Inactivated, September 30, 1991
Redesignated 50th Satellite Communications Squadron, January 1, 1992
Activated, January 30, 1992
Redesignated 50th Space Communications Squadron, July 1, 1992
Redesignated 50th Communications Squadron, December 1, 1997
Redesignated 50th Space Communications Squadron, October 1, 2002
Redesignated 69th Cyberspace Squadron, October 15, 2022
Assignments
50th Air Base (later 50th Combat Support) Group, January 1, 1953 – July 1, 1962
50th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 May – September 30, 1991
50th Operations Group, January 30, 1992
50th Communications Group, December 1, 1997
50th Maintenance Group, October 1, 2002
50th Communications Group, June 1, 2003 – March 9, 2004
50th Network Operations Group, March 10, 2004 – 2020
50th Mission Support Group, July 24, 2020 - May 2022
Space Delta 6, October 15, 2022 - present
Stations
Clovis AFB, NM, January 1 – July 23, 1953
Hahn AB, Germany, August 10, 1953
Toul-Rosieres AB, France, July 10, 1956
Hahn AB, Germany, September 1, 1959 – July 1, 1962
Hahn AB, Germany, 1 May – September 30, 1991
Falcon Air Force Station (later Base, later Schriever AFB then SFB), CO, January 30, 1992
List of commanders
Lt Col Jody D. Acres, January 30, 1992? – July 12, 1994
Maj Robert M. Flowers, July 13, 1994 – August 4, 1996
Lt Col Charles H. Ayala, August 5, 1996 – July 22, 1998
Lt Col Michael J. Kelley, July 23, 1998 – March 22, 2000
Lt Col Thomas T. Shields, March 23, 2000 – November 2, 2000
Lt Col Mark L. Hinchman, November 3, 2000 – December 17, 2000
Lt Col Mona Lisa D. Tucker, December 18, 2000 – June 25, 2002
Lt Col Michael J. Clark, June 26, 2002 – July 6, 2004
Lt Col Mark G. Langenderfer, July 7, 2004 – July 9, 2006
Lt Col Donovan L. Routsis, July 10, 2006 – August 18, 2008
Lt Col Donald Fielden, August 19, 2008 – February 3, 2010
Lt Col Fred H. Taylor, February 4, 2010 – August 6, 2012
Lt Col Lynn Plunkett, August 7, 2012 – July 9, 2014
Lt Col David A. Case, July 9, 2014 – July 19, 2016
Lt Col Heather Uhl, July 19, 2016 – June 21, 2018
Lt Col Anthony L. Lang, June 21, 2018 – June 22, 2020
Lt Col Shane M. Warren, June 22, 2020 – present
Awards and decorations
Air Force Outstanding |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKER-FM | CKER-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.7 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station airs a multilingual programming format branded as Connect FM 101.7 and is owned by Akash Broadcasting Inc.
History
CKER-FM first hit the airwaves on November 1, 1980 on the AM dial as Edmonton's first and only multilingual station. It was owned by O.K. Radio Group which is headed up by Roger Charest and Stu Morton. The station operated at 1480 AM with a broadcasting power of 10,000 watts.
In 1982 O.K. Radio Group spun off CKER into a separate company- CKER Radio Ltd., a company that was headed up by Roger Charest as well as other investors.
In 1994, CKER was granted approval by the CRTC to move to the FM band at 101.9 MHz with an ERP of 64,000 watts, on a frequency previously used by CKO from 1978 to 1989. This would later be increased to 100,000 watts. On January 18, 2006, CKER received approval to move from 101.9 to 101.7 MHz in an effort to alleviate interference that was being caused to other stations.
On November 29, 2006, CKER-FM was sold to Rogers Communications who also purchased other stations owned by O.K. Radio Group. Rogers pledged to keep the station the same, with a multilingual format and the World FM branding.
The station was twice named the best multicultural station in 2009 and 2010 at the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards.
In August 2020, Rogers filed with the CRTC to sell CKER to Akash Broadcasting (owner of CJCN-FM in Surrey, British Columbia). The sale was approved three months later on December 2, with the station being transferred from Rogers to Akash Broadcasting for $6.7 million.
On August 18, 2021, CKER-FM was rebranded from 101.7 World FM to Connect FM 101.7, matching its sister station CJCN-FM in Surrey.
Programming
CKER airs programming in over 10 languages serving over 12 ethnic groups. It has programming in the following languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Filipino, German, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish and Ukrainian.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJSI-FM | CJSI-FM is a christian radio station that broadcasts at 88.9 FM from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station uses the on-air brand Shine 88.9 FM, part of the Touch Canada Broadcast Network along with sister stations CJRY-FM in Edmonton and CKRD-FM in Red Deer. CJSI's studios are located on MacLeod Trail South, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road in the western part of Calgary.
The station received approval by the CRTC in 1996.
The station plays contemporary Christian music that is "safe and fun for the whole family", featuring artists like Third Day, Mercy Me, Natalie Grant, Toby Mac, Switchfoot and Lifehouse. Weekend specialty programs include the CT-20, The Sound of Light, 20 The Countdown Magazine, Hope in Anguish and The Heart of Worship.
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1996 establishments in Alberta |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloth%20modeling | Cloth modeling is the term used for simulating cloth within a computer program, usually in the context of 3D computer graphics. The main approaches used for this may be classified into three basic types: geometric, physical, and particle/energy.
Background
Most models of cloth are based on "particles" of mass connected in some manner of mesh. Newtonian Physics is used to model each particle through the use of a "black box" called a physics engine. This involves using the basic law of motion (Newton's Second Law):
In all of these models, the goal is to find the position and shape of a piece of fabric using this basic equation and several other methods.
Geometric methods
Jerry Weil pioneered the first of these, the geometric technique, in 1986. His work was focused on approximating the look of cloth by treating cloth like a collection of cables and using Hyperbolic cosine (catenary) curves. Because of this, it is not suitable for dynamic models but works very well for stationary or single-frame renders. This technique creates an underlying shape out of single points; then, it parses through each set of three of these points and maps a catenary curve to the set. It then takes the lowest out of each overlapping set and uses it for the render.
Physical methods
The second technique treats cloth like a grid work of particles connected to each other by springs. Whereas the geometric approach accounted for none of the inherent stretch of a woven material, this physical model accounts for stretch (tension), stiffness, and weight:
s terms are elasticity (by Hooke's Law)
b terms are bending
g terms are gravity (see Acceleration due to gravity)
Now we apply the basic principle of mechanical equilibrium in which all bodies seek lowest energy by differentiating this equation to find the minimum energy.
Particle/energy methods
The last method is more complex than the first two. The particle technique takes the physical methods a step further and supposes that we have a network of particles interacting directly. Rather than springs, the energy interactions of the particles are used to determine the cloth's shape. An energy equation that adds onto the following is used:
The energy of repelling is an artificial element we add to prevent cloth from intersecting itself.
The energy of stretching is governed by Hooke's law as with the Physical Method.
The energy of bending describes the stiffness of the fabric
The energy of trellising describes the shearing of the fabric (distortion within the plane of the fabric)
The energy of gravity is based on acceleration due to gravity
Terms for energy added by any source can be added to this equation, then derive and find minima, which generalizes our model. This allows for modeling cloth behavior under any circumstance, and since the cloth is treated as a collection of particles its behavior can be described with the dynamics provided in our physics engine.
See also
Soft body dynamics
Class |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe%27s%20Sword%20%28TV%20programme%29 | Sharpe's Sword is a 1995 British television drama, the eighth of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell, though it is set a year later (1813) than the book.
Plot
On the French-Spanish frontier, a French patrol led by a colonel of Napoleon's Imperial Guard overtakes a carriage containing a priest and three nuns. The priest is the confessor of El Mirador, Wellington's best secret agent; he is tortured into revealing the spy's identity. Then, he and two of the nuns are killed, but the youngest (Emily Mortimer), a novice, gets away.
Major Sharpe (Sean Bean) and his riflemen show up and rout the French, taking a captain captive, while the colonel is killed. Sharpe finds a piece of paper on the prisoner filled with cryptic numbers and suspects that his captive is actually the colonel in disguise. However, he is unable to convince his superior, nor his fellow officer, Captain Jack Spears (James Purefoy); the Frenchman is allowed to give his parole and is not imprisoned. The young woman (referred to simply as "the Lass"), having lost her faith and being rendered mute by the horror she has witnessed, attaches herself to Sharpe.
Back at camp, Wellington's spymaster, Major Mungo Munro (Hugh Ross), has received word that Napoleon himself has sent Colonel Leroux (Patrick Fierry) of the elite Imperial Guard to capture El Mirador. Munro assigns Sharpe the task of killing the colonel, but refuses to divulge the spy's identity. He sends Sharpe and the South Essex Regiment to the town where El Mirador is based.
The British already control the place, but there is a French-held fort close by. When the men near the town, a surprise artillery barrage (rendered extra-surprising by the use of exploding roundshot) from the fort causes enough confusion to allow the prisoner, who is in fact Leroux, to break his parole and escape to its safety.
Sharpe meets two people, his old enemy Sir Henry Simmerson (Michael Cochrane), now the British representative to the town, and Father Curtis, an Irish priest (John Kavanagh), who runs the hospital.
The regiment attacks that night, but the French have been forewarned and the assault is bloodily repulsed. Berkeley is killed at the outbreak of the battle, leaving Sharpe in charge. As Sharpe gains the top of the wall, he is faced by a counterattack led by the escaped French colonel. After a duel, Sharpe is not only physically wounded, but demoralised at the loss of his sword. While he recovers, he sends for British artillery and orders his most literate rifleman, Harris (Jason Salkey), to decode the message he took from Leroux. During this time, the woman regains her voice and her faith as Sharpe convalesces. In addition, Patrick Harper makes a deal with the father and promises to marry Ramona (the proposal that strains Harper as his mother has not got over the grief of |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose%E2%80%93Einstein | Bose–Einstein may refer to:
Bose–Einstein condensate
Bose–Einstein condensation (network theory)
Bose–Einstein correlations
Bose–Einstein statistics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURSOR | CURSOR: Programs for PET Computers was an early computer-based "magazine" that was distributed on cassette from 1978 and into the early 1980s. Each issue, consisting of the cassette itself and a short newsletter including a table of contents, contained programs, utilities, and games. Produced for users of the Commodore PET, and available by subscription only, CURSOR was a forerunner of the later disk magazines ("diskmags") that came about as floppy disk drives became common, and eventually ubiquitous, in home and personal computing during the 1980s.
Ron Jeffries and Glen Fisher, of the software company The Code Works of Goleta, California, was CURSOR'''s publisher and editor, respectively.
Each issue came with five or six programs, preceded by a "cover page" program (which was initially a simple animation, but in later issues became more sophisticated, allowing the user to select a program to be loaded from the tape). Among programs circulated by CURSOR included rudimentary animations, such as "Dromeda", which was an adaptation of the film The Andromeda Strain; games, such as a version of the Star Trek text-based campaign game, "Twonky" (a version of Hunt the Wumpus), and "Ratrun", an early dungeon crawl-style game (only with the player as a mouse searching for a piece of cheese in a 3D maze); and simple utility programs such as spreadsheets and code-tweakers (including a utility that allowed the PET to display lower-case lettering). Initially, programs (specifically games and animations) distributed on Cursor did not have sound, as the PET did not initially have this capability. As external audio devices such as Soundware became available for PET models, sound-capable programs began to appear in Cursor; these programs were identified by an exclamation point (!) in the title. For example: "Aliens!" or "Dromeda!".CURSOR was discontinued in the early 1980s when the PET was superseded by other platforms. In total, 30 issues of the magazine were published. Issue #30 had the date May, 1982.
In 1981, McGraw-Hill published the book PET Fun and Games: Selected CURSOR Programs by Jeffries and Fisher (), which included the Commodore Basic source code for 31 of the game programs previously released on CURSOR cassettes. The PET was supplanted by the Commodore 64, which provided color, sound, sprites and color graphics. Jeffries, Fischer and Brian Sawyer wrote Commodore 64 Fun and Games'' ), containing the listings of 35 games in BASIC that utilized the features of the new Commodore.
References
External links
Samples of CURSOR Magazine
Videos of Commodore 64 and PET Programs – Including many Cursor programs
Archived CURSOR issues on the Internet Archive
Commodore 8-bit computer magazines
Disk magazines
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1978
Magazines disestablished in 1982
1978 establishments in the United States
1982 disestablishments in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeraphine | Zeraphine is a German rock band from Berlin formed in 2000 by Sven Friedrich (vocals, programming, lead songwriting) and Norman Selbig (guitars) from the then-defunct Dreadful Shadows.
History
After the acclaimed goth rock band Dreadful Shadows decided to split and go their separate ways, Sven and Norman collaborated with ex-Dreadful Shadows producer Thommy Hein on a project called Helix. However, since the Helix name was taken by another band, they were forced to rename themselves Zeraphine – taken from the Hebrew Bible's concepts of the seraph (or seraphim), a class of angel in traditional Judaism and Orthodox Christianity. Once Zeraphine, the band signed onto the Drakkar Entertainment record label.
Originally, additional band members Manuel Senger (guitars), Michael Nepp (bass), and Marcellus Puhlemann (drums) joined the project as studio musicians. This changed after their debut album was released, and each member began contributing music and ideas to all following releases.
Zeraphine's debut album, Kalte Sonne (2002), gained notoriety for its lyrics; unlike Dreadful Shadows, whose songs were written entirely in English, Sven elected to pen an album completely in German, citing that "I simply tried to transfer my style of writing to my mother tongue and I liked it quite a lot. I always thought it would be impossible." Their following album, Traumaworld (2003), saw Sven return to English, with only two songs written in German. Tonally, the album's lyrics were harsher, as the band drew inspiration from their feelings on the Iraq War. However, when it came to promoting the album, the more upbeat "Be My Rain" (2003) was chosen as the single. A music video was made for "Be My Rain" (consisting of live footage), and a limited promo CD was released, featuring album, radio, and club mixes of the title track, and a cover of the Depeche Mode song "In Your Room".
In 2004, Zeraphine joined HIM on an acclaimed tour of Europe, which exposed the band to an even wider audience. In anticipation for the tour, Zeraphine hit the studio again to record the single "New Year's Day" (2004), featuring a cover version of the U2 song, and two other original tracks. Promptly after the tour finished, Zeraphine again entered the studio and churned out another single, "Die Macht in dir" (2004), which promised a full album at the beginning of the following year. The single, as well as the title track, consisted of alternative versions of "Kaltes Herz", "Die Macht in dir", (and on the limited edition release) "Until I Finally Drown". Blind Camera (2005) was released with a positive response by both fans and critics, and sent Zeraphine on the road once more, headlining their own trip across Europe. A particular point of well-reception was the balance in German and English lyrics – nearly half the songs on Blind Camera are written in German. The record itself was written as a semi-concept album, dealing with themes such as perception and reality.
In 2006, Zeraphine annou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20F.%20Bell%20III | James F. Bell III (born July 23, 1965) is a professor of Astronomy at Arizona State University, specializing in the study of planetary geology, geochemistry and mineralogy using data obtained from telescopes and from various spacecraft missions. Bell's active research has involved the NASA Mars Pathfinder, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR), Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR), 2001 Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Mars Science Laboratory missions. His book Postcards from Mars includes many images taken by the Mars rovers. Bell is currently an editor of the space science journal Icarus and president of The Planetary Society. He has served as the lead scientist in charge of the Panoramic camera (Pancam) color imaging system on Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
Education
Bell earned his B.S. degree in Planetary Science and Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology in 1987. He earned his M.S. degree in Geology and Geophysics in 1989 and his Ph.D. in Planetary Geosciences in 1992 from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Career
Bell is an active planetary scientist and has been involved in many NASA robotic space exploration missions. As a professional scientist, he has published over 30 first-authored and 140 co-authored scientific research papers and over 400 short abstracts and conference presentations. Bell has also written and edited several books about Mars and the Moon. He is active in educating the public about space exploration. He is a frequent contributor to popular astronomy and science magazines, has made a number of television appearances on major network and cable channels, and gives free public lectures. He is currently a professor at the Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration and an adjunct professor at the Cornell University Astronomy Department's Center for Radiophysics and Space Research. In July 2014, Bell was selected to be the principal investigator overseeing the Mastcam-Z imaging system for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission.
Awards and honors
Bell has received a number of awards and honors during his career. Most recently, he was awarded the 2011 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences, for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences.
Bell has also received NASA Group Achievement Awards for his part in the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) 3rd and 4th extended missions and the Phoenix Mission Support Team. In 2007 he was named a United States National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow, and in 1996 he was awarded the asteroid name 8146 Jimbell by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in his honor.
Selected works
Asteroid Rendezvous: NEAR Shoemaker's Adventures at Eros, (co-editor, 2002)
Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet, (2006)
Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Planet, (2008)
The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy and Physical Propert |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20the%20Wizard%3A%20Rocket%20Broomstick%20Racing | Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing is a racing and platform game by developer and publisher Data Design Interactive. It was originally released on January 27, 2005 for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in European territories, while the Wii version was released in 2007 in North America and Europe.
The game was originally announced under the title Barry Hatter: The Sorcerer's Broomstick, but this later changed to Billy the Wizard.
Gameplay
In the game, the player races alongside other wizards in the Broomstick Grand Prix. The game involves the player blasting opponents out of the sky with their magical powers, and collecting extra ammunition as they skim tree-tops and plunge under low bridges and archways.
The game has over 40 stages spread across 5 levels, with 8 playable characters to choose from.
There are a few other non-racing portions. The player can also try to collect books or try to take down a dragon by shooting it with magical powers.
Reception
IGN gave the game a 2.0/10, referencing its sub-par menus, presentation, controls, and gameplay as justification.
References
2006 video games
Data Design Interactive games
PlayStation 2 games
Racing video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Wii games
Windows games
Conspiracy Entertainment games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games about magic
Metro3D games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjabread%20Man | Ninjabread Man is a 2005 platform video game by developer and publisher Data Design Interactive. The game was released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in Europe in July 2005. A port for the Wii was released in September 2007 in Europe and Australia, and on October 3, 2007 in North America. Ninjabread Man was published as part of Data Design Interactive's 'Popcorn Arcade' brand of Wii games.
Upon release, Ninjabread Man received universally negative reviews from critics due to its camera system, graphics, lack of story, short length, and controls; the Wii version received even lower reviews for its use of motion controls and is often considered one of the worst games of all-time.
Gameplay
Ninjabread Man is an action-adventure platformer. There are three levels in the game, plus a tutorial level. In order to proceed to the next level, players must collect eight power rods to activate a teleporter. The Ninjabread Man can attack enemies directly with a samurai sword via a shake of the Wii Remote, as well as throw shurikens from a distance using the Wii Remote's IR functionality to aim. When the player completes a level and plays it again, a menu appears with a second mode available, ‘Score Pickups’. If the level is completed again in this mode, the player will unlock ‘Time Attack’ mode. Completion of this mode unlocks the ‘Hidden Pickups!’ mode, in which the player must find pickups.
Development
Ninjabread Man reportedly started development as a planned third entry in the Zool series, a 2D platforming series released for the Amiga. Not much is actually known about the pitch, though it is believed that Zoo Digital Publishing (Zool's rights owners) weren't impressed by the tech demo and pulled the license. As such, DDI released the game as a standalone original game. Despite this, evidence for the game originally being a Zool game are still present; such as leftover Zool-themed levels and items, and a since leaked intro that shows Zool crashing onto a planet that closely resembles the one used in this game.
Reception
Ninjabread Man received unanimously negative reviews upon release. The PlayStation 2 version of the game has a 31% average rating on GameRankings, while the Wii version has an average of 17.5%. On Metacritic, the Wii version of the game has an average score of 20/100, based on 6 reviews. The PC version of the game was not reviewed by any major publication.
IGN gave the Wii version a score of 1.5/10, saying: "It’s buggy, often completely broken, somehow manages to have frame issues in tiny levels, and is completely ruthless if (and when) younger players die." Thunderbolt gave it 1/10, criticizing the game's length and the unimaginative use of the character as key flaws.
Cancelled sequel
On 23 January 2008, a sequel titled Ninjabread Man – Blades of Fury was announced. However, it was never released for unknown reasons and Data Design Interactive later went out of business in 2012.
See also
Anubis II, Myth Makers: Trixi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbin%20Harney | Corbin Harney (March 24, 1920 – July 10, 2007) was an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people. Harney reportedly inspired the creation in 1994 of the Shundahai Network, which works for environmental justice and nuclear disarmament. The Shundahai Network plays a key role in organizing non-violent civil disobedience aimed at bringing about the closure of the Nevada Test Site, used for testing nuclear weapons, which is located on Western Shoshone land.
Early life
Harney's formal education ended when he ran away from Indian boarding school at the age of nine. He felt that his schoolmates were mistreated by their teachers Beginning in 1957, he worked with medicine women of Battle Mountain, Nevada, running the Sundance Ceremony and sweat lodges as well as helping sick people. As a medicine person, he also worked steadily to preserve and protect the sacred sites and burial grounds of his people. He was raised to view all life as sacred.
Work and activism
Harney devoted his life to working to save the land on which his people have survived for thousands of years. The United States Government has exploded more than 1,000 nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site, which is located on Western Shoshone land from the Treaty of Ruby Valley (1863).
Harney spent most of his time travelling around the world spreading a message about the dangers of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons .
In 1989, Harney visited the former Soviet hydrogen bomb testing site in Semipalatinsk Kazakhstan. He reported that he saw victims of the radiation in hospitals that he visited, people who lived close to the Russian nuclear test site. Harney talked about the contamination of water in his writings and speeches. He said:" I didn't really understand what I was told until I went to Kazakhstan in Russia Kazakhstan is where Russia tested hydrogen bombs for many years. Over there I saw water that looks like clean water, but people can't drink it because it is contaminated with radiation ... [t]he nature put all the living things here for us to take care of, not to destroy them."
In 1994 he founded the Shundahai Network ("shundahai" translates to "peace and harmony with all creation") where he remained as board chair until his death. In 2003 received the International Nuclear Free Future Solutions award.
Harney's experiences with victims of the nuclear weapons testing, particularly the "Downwinders" of the Western United States, gave credibility to his words. Downwinders refers to the US citizens that were downwind from the atomic bomb tests in Nevada. Harney was a keynote speaker at the Atomic and Hydrogen Bomb Conference in 2001, in Nagasaki, Japan, where he was able to speak with still-recovering survivors of the testing (in the Marshall Islands, and other South Pacific atolls) or use (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) of nuclear weapons.
He was also the founder and director of Poo Ha Bah, a traditional healing center in Tecopa, California."I have established Poo- |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlexPro | FlexPro is a proprietary software package for analysis and presentation of scientific and technical data, produced by Weisang GmbH. It runs on Microsoft Windows and is available in English, German, Japanese, Chinese and French. FlexPro has its roots in the test and measurement domain and supports different binary file formats of data acquisition instruments and software. In particular, FlexPro can analyze large amounts of data with high sampling rates.
Features
FlexPro is a software application for analyzing and presenting data. All data, analyses and presentations are stored in an object database. The structure of the database is similar to a file system on a hard drive. It is possible to build up a hierarchy of folders in FlexPro to organize the analysis. An entire FlexPro database can be stored in one file with size limited only by the hard drive space - not limited by the computer's RAM. The FlexPro user interface is based on Microsoft Office-like Ribbon technology.
FlexPro provides wizards to create different 2D and 3D graphs as well as tables for data presentation. Typical graphs featured are line, symbol, scatter, bar, contour, waterfall, surface and polar plots. FlexPro also supports the media object (video format). FlexPro lets you create multi-page reports directly in the FlexPro project database.
FlexPro has a built-in programming language, FPScript, which is optimized for data analysis and supports direct operations on non-scalar objects such as vectors and matrices as well as composed data structures like signals, signal series or surfaces. All operations can be executed either graphically (through menus or dialog boxes) or programmatically. Programmatic access is provided through an Automation Object Model and the built-in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Development Environment (VBA).
Data can be analyzed either graphically using cursors in 2D or 3D graphs or mathematically using analysis objects or FPScript formulas. The underlying algorithm of an analysis object can be parameterized through a property sheet. Raw data, analysis objects and presentation objects like graphs, tables and documents form a dynamic network which can be updated after new data has been imported. FlexPro supports time and frequency domain signal analysis, spectral analysis, order tracking, linear and non-linear curve fitting, descriptive and inductive statistics, event isolation, acoustics, FIR and IIR filtering as well as counting procedures (e.g., Rainflow-counting).
FlexPro carries out all calculations not only with numbers, but also with physical quantities composed of a value and unit. In addition to SI units, FlexPro also handles popular non-SI units such as Gaussian units and US units.
FlexPro can export publication-quality graphs and reports to a number of file formats, including HTML, JPEG, PNG, and WMF.
FlexPro’s Data Explorer indexes data archives on the hard drive or server. Configurable queries can be used to search for character |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFuse | In computing, an eFuse (electronic fuse) is a microscopic fuse put into a computer chip. This technology was invented by IBM in 2004 to allow for the dynamic real-time reprogramming of chips. In the abstract, computer logic is generally "etched" or "hard-wired" onto a chip and cannot be changed after the chip has finished being manufactured. By utilizing a set of eFuses, a chip manufacturer can allow for the circuits on a chip to change while it is in operation.
Mechanism of action
eFuses can be made out of silicon or metal traces. In both cases, they work (blow) by electromigration, the phenomenon that electric flow causes the conductor material to move. Although electromigration is generally undesired in chip design as it causes failures, eFuses are made of weak traces that are designed to fail before others do.
Uses
eFuses were initially marketed by IBM as a way to provide in-chip performance tuning. If certain sub-systems fail, or are taking too long to respond, or are consuming too much power, the chip can instantly change its behavior by blowing an eFUSE.
eFuses are perhaps more commonly used as a one-time programmable ROM. This ranges from writing unique information onto CPUs, or in the case of game consoles and other restricted hardware, preventing downgrades by permanently recording a newer version.
Implementations
eFuses used for performance adjustment or unique IDs:
IBM POWER5 and POWER6 high-end RISC processors; probably all newer models
IBM System z9 and System z10 mainframe processors
Sony/Toshiba/IBM Cell used in PlayStation 3. Not claimed to be used for downgrade prevention.
Intel Westmere CPUs; probably all newer models
TI MSP430 MCU family for Unique IDs.
TI FPD-Link SERDES for a variety of different settings.
eFuses known to be used for hardware restriction:
IBM/Microsoft Xenon CPU in the Xbox 360 game console. 768 bits of fuses.
Variants
Resettable eFuses are used for protecting circuits. They act similarly to resettable fuses, and are generally shipped as a standalone chip package.
There are several ways of implementing an antifuse in silicon: see .
See also
Antifuse
Reconfigurable computing
References
IBM computer hardware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riskware | Riskware, a portmanteau of risk and software, is a word used to describe software whose installation and execution poses a potential risk to a host computer. Relatively normal programs can often fall into the category of riskware as some applications can be modified for another purpose and used against the computer user or owner.
Examples
While a wide variety of software may be considered riskware, one common example is Remote desktop software. This type of software has both legitimate purposes, such as when used for remote technical support, but could also be used by an unauthorized user for malicious purposes.
See also
Ransomware
Software cracking
Remote desktop software
References
External links
Riskware-Kaspersky IT Encyclopedia
Types of malware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel%20hookup | In theatrical productions, the channel hookup is a printout of a lighting database such as Lightwright that organizes all the lighting information for a stage show by the channel number associated with the lighting equipment and limits the information associated with a particular lighting instrument such that a designer or electrician can access needed information rapidly and efficiently.
Lighting equipment is often organized by lighting system thereby granting coherence to consecutive channel numbers. Channels 1 through 10 might be Frontlight while 21 through 30 could be Sidelight from left. In Repertory Opera and other large venues channel numbers are often granted to lighting equipment by position as the purpose of the light will change from show to show.
A Channel Hookup will commonly include Channel, Dimmer, Color, Template and Purpose information.
Electronic Theatre Controls has an Example online.
References
Stage lighting |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenmore%20Baldwin | Fenmore Baldwin is a fictional character from The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera on the CBS network. Created by former head writers Lynn Marie Latham and Kay Alden as the son of Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) and Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman), the character was born during the episode airing on October 13, 2006. Initially portrayed by various child actors, including Robbie Tucker, the character was rapidly aged to a teenager in 2012, with Max Ehrich assuming the role through 2015. In 2018, the role was recast with Zach Tinker.
As a teenager, the character's storylines have included a romance with Summer Newman (Hunter King), as well as a cyberbullying plot with Jamie Vernon (Daniel Polo), which was generally well received by the actors and public. Fenmore has also developed a "dark side", coinciding with teenage angst. Ehrich characterized the character as being at a "vulnerable age", while "trying to find his place in the world". Ehrich's portrayal has received a positive response; Michael Fairman of On-Air On-Soaps described the actor as talented, as well as Luke Kerr of Zap2it praising Ehrich for "mastering the crazy behind-the-eyes element" of the character's relatives. Ehrich's portrayal garnered him four consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations between 2013 and 2016.
Casting
The role was first portrayed by three sets of twins, including Avital and Amiel Weiss, Matthew and Riley Esham, and Aiden and Andrew Gonzales over the course of 2006 to 2009. The role was then rapidly aged for the first time when Tucker assumed the role in October 2009. In May 2012, it was announced that the character had been rapidly aged again to a teenager, with Ehrich scheduled to join the cast. He made his debut on June 11, 2012. In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Ehrich stated that he had gone through a "long audition process", saying: "I got a callback and did a chemistry read with someone, then came back to read with Christian LeBlanc. By the end of that audition, I knew something felt right and that he could be my father." When asked about signing a contract with the series, Ehrich stated: "I'm still on recurring right now. I think it's all relevant to your character and either way, in my book, it's awesome. I would sign, yes, but it'll happen when the time is right." Ehrich last aired on May 18, 2015.
In November 2018, Ehrich announced on Instagram that he'd been asked to reprise the role, however, due to a string of stalking incidents, he could not return; as a result, Zach Tinker was announced as a recast. Tinker debuted in the role on December 3, 2018. Tinker was written out on February 11, 2019. In November 2019, it was reported that Tinker will be returning to the show; airing the week of December 23. On January 13, 2023, it was announced Tinker would reprise the role beginning January 25.
Development
Characterization
When Ehrich first stepped into the role, he stated: "There [are] so many places where they can go with |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomolecular%20Object%20Network%20Databank | The Biomolecular Object Network Databank is a bioinformatics databank containing information on small molecule structures and interactions. The databank integrates a number of existing databases to provide a comprehensive overview of the information currently available for a given molecule.
Background
The Blueprint Initiative started as a research program in the lab of Dr. Christopher Hogue at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. On December 14, 2005, Unleashed Informatics Limited acquired the commercial rights to The Blueprint Initiative intellectual property. This included rights to the protein interaction database BIND, the small molecule interaction database SMID, as well as the data warehouse SeqHound. Unleashed Informatics is a data management service provider and is overseeing the management and curation of The Blueprint Initiative under the guidance of Dr. Hogue.
Construction
BOND integrates the original Blueprint Initiative databases as well as other databases, such as Genbank, combined with many tools required to analyze these data. Annotation links for sequences, including taxon identifiers, redundant sequences, Gene Ontology descriptions, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man identifiers, conserved domains, data base cross-references, LocusLink Identifiers and complete genomes are also available. BOND facilitates cross-database queries and is an open access resource which integrates interaction and sequence data.
Small Molecule Interaction Database (SMID)
The Small Molecule Interaction Database is a database containing protein domain-small molecule interactions. It uses a domain-based approach to identify domain families, found in the Conserved Domain Database (CDD), which interact with a query small molecule. The CDD from NCBI amalgamates data from several different sources; Protein FAMilies (PFAM), Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool (SMART), Cluster of Orthologous Genes (COGs), and NCBI's own curated sequences. The data in SMID is derived from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), a database of known protein crystal structures.
SMID can be queried by entering a protein GI, domain identifier, PDB ID or SMID ID. The results of a search provide small molecule, protein, and domain information for each interaction identified in the database. Interactions with non-biological contacts are normally screened out by default.
SMID-BLAST is a tool developed to annotate known small-molecule binding sites as well as to predict binding sites in proteins whose crystal structures have not yet been determined. The prediction is based on extrapolation of known interactions, found in the PDB, to interactions between an uncrystallized protein with a small molecule of interest. SMID-BLAST was validated against a test set of known small molecule interactions from the PDB. It was shown to be an accurate predictor of protein-small molecule interactions; 60% of predicted interactions identically matched the PDB an |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulseNet | PulseNet is a network run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which brings together public health and food regulatory agency laboratories around the United States. Through the network, cooperating groups can share pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) results which act as fingerprints to distinguish strains of organisms such as E. coli (O157:H7 and non O157), Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Yersinia pestis. In this way, efforts to combat infectious disease outbreaks are strengthened. Specifically, by sharing results, it is easier to identify large-scale outbreaks. For example, if an outbreak of E. coli occurred in two distant parts of the country, PulseNet might help prove a link between the two. In such a case, the pathogen would have the same genetic fingerprint at both locations.
Due to the success of Pulsenet USA since its inception in 1996, similar networks have been established internationally in Canada (2000), the Asia Pacific (2002), Europe (2003), Latin America (2003), and the Middle East (2006). These networks collaborate under the umbrella of PulseNet International. PulseNet participants use the BioNumerics software suite for database maintenance, tiff image normalization, and analysis and pattern comparisons.
The objectives of PulseNet International are to perform molecular surveillance of foodborne diseases at the global level in order to facilitate international outbreak detection and investigation by partnering with public health laboratories throughout the world and by building capacity for molecular surveillance of foodborne pathogens.
Additionally, the participants collaborate on the development, validation and implementation of internationally standardized subtyping methods to be used in the networks and perform collaborative studies on the geographic distribution and spread of different clones of foodborne pathogens.
See also
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
Infectious disease
Outbreak
Foodborne illness
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware%20virtualization | Hardware virtualization is the virtualization of computers as complete hardware platforms, certain logical abstractions of their componentry, or only the functionality required to run various operating systems. Virtualization hides the physical characteristics of a computing platform from the users, presenting instead an abstract computing platform. At its origins, the software that controlled virtualization was called a "control program", but the terms "hypervisor" or "virtual machine monitor" became preferred over time.
Concept
The term "virtualization" was coined in the 1960s to refer to a virtual machine (sometimes called "pseudo machine"), a term which itself dates from the experimental IBM M44/44X system. The creation and management of virtual machines has also been called "platform virtualization", or "server virtualization", more recently.
Platform virtualization is performed on a given hardware platform by host software (a control program), which creates a simulated computer environment, a virtual machine (VM), for its guest software. The guest software is not limited to user applications; many hosts allow the execution of complete operating systems. The guest software executes as if it were running directly on the physical hardware, with several notable caveats. Access to physical system resources (such as the network access, display, keyboard, and disk storage) is generally managed at a more restrictive level than the host processor and system-memory. Guests are often restricted from accessing specific peripheral devices, or may be limited to a subset of the device's native capabilities, depending on the hardware access policy implemented by the virtualization host.
Virtualization often exacts performance penalties, both in resources required to run the hypervisor, and as well as in reduced performance on the virtual machine compared to running native on the physical machine.
Reasons for virtualization
In the case of server consolidation, many small physical servers can be replaced by one larger physical server to decrease the need for more (costly) hardware resources such as CPUs, and hard drives. Although hardware is consolidated in virtual environments, typically OSs are not. Instead, each OS running on a physical server is converted to a distinct OS running inside a virtual machine. Thereby, the large server can "host" many such "guest" virtual machines. This is known as Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) transformation.
In addition to reducing equipment and labor costs associated with equipment maintenance, consolidating servers can also have the added benefit of reducing energy consumption and the global footprint in environmental-ecological sectors of technology. For example, a typical server runs at 425 W and VMware estimates a hardware reduction ratio of up to 15:1.
A virtual machine (VM) can be more easily controlled and inspected from a remote site than a physical machine, and the configuration of a VM is more flexible. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel%20Ward%20Redman | Hazel Ward Redman (née Wilson) was a Trinidad and Tobago television personality.
She hosted Teen Dance Party and 12 & Under. She was also known for hosting biology and art-themed programming, with one of her best-known interviews of Aldwyn Roberts, the Mighty Kitchener at his Rain-o-Rama home.
She was the first weather presenter on Trinidad and Tobago Television in 1962. Before that she was at Radio Trinidad, under the rediffusion service known as the 'b station'.
Ward died of cancer on October 27, 2014 at her home in San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago. She was 79.
References
Year of birth missing
2014 deaths
Trinidad and Tobago television personalities
1930s births |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint%20%28pinball%29 | Checkpoint is a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East. It featured the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever incorporated into a pinball game. For Checkpoint, Data East used a "half-height" DMD. By way of comparison, Williams later produced machines with standard DMDs that were twice the height. Checkpoint also features video mode minigames on its display.
In 2008, the Popular Mechanics website included the machine on a list of the top eight most innovative pinball machines of all time.
Gameplay
The machine's gameplay centers on a ramp with a so-called Lasermatic speed detection feature that "clock" a pinball's speed by measuring the time between the ball hitting one switch and then a second, translating that time into a speed analogous to that of a racing car. The minimum is 80 MPH; a skilled player can achieve a speed upwards of 250 MPH. In addition to the customary high score list, Checkpoint also let players record their initials if they set the machine's speed record. A similar speed measuring feature already appeared in the pinball machine Vector from Bally in 1981.
Various scoring objectives can be met by achieving certain shot speeds. The game has four single-ball modes Fast, Blue Light Special, 1 million ramp/10 million ramp and Hot Nitro Round. The game also features multiball modes putting two or even three balls in play simultaneously. Checkpoint was also the first game to provide players with a choice of music before setting the first ball in motion. A player can select from among several musical styles, including Country, Rock, Jazz, Rap, Classical and Soul. One of few other example of a multiple choice music feature is Sega's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The novelty quickly wore off for many players, who just wanted to play the game without having to repeatedly go through the choice of the style before the start of each game.
The game features an ignition key to start the game, an auto plunger, a shaker motor that let the table rumble like a racing car and a Porsche Carrera theme with a spinning wheel in the backbox and an image of Neuschwanstein Castle in the background of the backglass. Checkpoint is one of the few pinball machines designed by DataEast that was not exclusively linked to a film or television show in this period.
Impact of DMDs on pinball
Before the DMDs, pinball machines displayed their scores on spinning reels and, later on simple digital displays. Dot matrix displays enabled designers to provide players with more gameplay information. Graphics and animations in the back-box showed players such data as their progress during the game, the mode in which they were currently playing, and available bonuses. Home Leisure Direct's Andy Beresford, a UK game room specialist, wrote that the introduction of DMDs propelled pinball into its golden age, asserting that the games released in the 1990s were among the best ever made. He supported this claim with rating statistics from Pinside Pinball and the Internationa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATTO%20Technology | ATTO Technology, Inc. is a manufacturer of storage connectivity products for data-intensive computing. ATTO manufactures Fibre Channel and SAS/SATA host bus adapters, RAID adapters, Fibre Channel switches, protocol conversion bridges, storage controllers, MacOS iSCSI initiator software and acceleration software with storage interface connectivity to SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel, Thunderbolt devices, Ethernet and NVMe.
History
1988: Founding
The company was founded in 1988 by Timothy J. Klein and David A. Snell, and is headquartered in Amherst, New York. All ATTO products are engineered and assembled in the United States. It is estimated that ATTO has delivered more than 2.5 million products to the market segments in a broad range of storage applications and environments.
1989–95: First Products
The first ATTO product was the SiliconDisk, a SCSI-based solid-state disk, released in 1989. The company received its first OEM contract with Kodak shortly thereafter, in 1990. In 1992, ATTO introduced the ISA, EISA and MicroChannel (MCA) host bus adapters for the PC market at the Comdex trade show. By 1995, ATTO added to its product line yet again with the introduction of the ExpressPCI SCSI-3 Accelerator, which received the MacUsers Editor's Choice award that year.
1996–2008: New Technologies
ATTO released its Fibre Channel host bus adapters, bridges and hubs in 1996. In 1999, it introduced its first enterprise-class ATA-based RAID storage array. In 2002, the company released the iPBridge, an iSCSI to SCSI bridge. In the early 2000s, ATTO started a focus on the Fibre Channel market, developing and releasing the Celerity line of Fibre Channel host bus adapters in 2003 with 1 GB connectivity. By 2005, ATTO expanded its Celerity offerings with the 4 GB host bus adapters, as well as introducing the FibreBridge storage controller for data centers and the FastStream Fibre Channel RAID controllers. In 2007, ATTO stepped into the SAS/SATA market with ExpressSAS RAID and host bus adapters. The following year, ATTO released 8 GB Fibre Channel and 6Gb ExpressSAS adapters, and in 2009 the company rolled out the first 8 GB Fibre Channel storage controller. ATTO introduced its FibreConnect family of switches in 2010 and introduced a revised product in 2012, providing scalable, end-to-end SAN connectivity. In 2011, ATTO released its first FastFrame network interface cards and converged network adapters, enabling connectivity to Ethernet networks. In 2012, ATTO introduced its ThunderLink and ThunderStream devices, the company's first Thunderbolt enabled products.
2015–Present: New Developments
By 2015, ATTO had expanded its FastFrame offering to include both 10 GB and 40 GB Ethernet connectivity, in single-, dual- and quad-port configurations. The following year, 2016, was a banner year for ATTO, introducing both 32 GB and 16 GB Gen 6 Celerity host bus adapters and debuted the renamed XstreamCORE storage controller, replacing all but a few of its Fibre Channel stora |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s%20Chicken%20Little%3A%20Ace%20in%20Action | Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action is an action-adventure video game based on the 2005 computer-animated film Chicken Little. It was released for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii and Windows in 2006.
Gameplay
The gameplay has been described as action-heavy, and compared to the Ratchet & Clank series. Throughout 24 levels in total, players enter sci-fi vehicles and blast enemies with guns, encounter 6 boss fights, and have other gaming experiences. GameSpot described it as having "Smash TV-esque mechanics".
Plot
Inspired by the "superhero movie within the movie" finale of the film, Chicken Little: Ace in Action features Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and the Hollywood versions of his misfit band of friends: Runt, Abby and Fish-Out-of-Water. The crew of the intergalactic Battle Barn faces off against Foxy Loxy and her evil Amazonian sidekick, Goosey Loosey, who have an evil plan to take over Earth. Battle evil alien robots through multiple levels across the Solar System and combat your foes in one of three distinct game play modes: Ace on foot as a soldier, Runt as the driver of an armored tank, or Abby as the pilot of a spaceship. The original Chicken Little and his friends Abby, Runt and Fish we know from the film are featured in cut scenes throughout the game.
Development
The video game was produced as the second in Disney's Chicken Little franchise, which at the time was planned to be expanded into various forms of media including a film sequel. The game was based on the "movie within the movie" finale sequence that concludes the film, and serves as an origin story for the in-universe fictional character "Ace" Chicken. A fourth-wall framing reference was chosen which sees Chicken Little and his friends playing Ace in Action and commenting on it. The game was officially announced at the 2006 E3.
Reception
Ace in Action was met with average to mixed reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 71.40% and 69 out of 100 for the PS2 version; 70.77% and 72 out of 100 for the Wii version; and 67.67% and 66 out of 100 for the DS version.
Chris Adams of IGN lamented that the Nintendo DS version of the game comes close to greatness without ever achieving it, giving it a final score of 7. The company gave the Wii version a 7.6, describing it as "one part Ratchet & Clank, one part Adam West, and one part IR control".
References
External links
Wii version at Metacritic
Playstation version at Metacritic
Eurogamer review
JeuxVideo review
2006 video games
Avalanche Software games
Chicken Little (franchise)
Nintendo DS games
PlayStation 2 games
Video games based on animated films
Video games about birds
Video games developed in the United States
Wii games
Superhero video games
Disney video games
DC Studios games
Single-player video games
3D platform games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20McRobbie | Michael Alexander McRobbie (born October 11, 1950) is an Australian–American computer scientist and university administrator. He served as the 18th president of Indiana University from 2007 to 2021. Upon stepping down from the IU presidency, McRobbie was replaced by Pamela Whitten, who became the 19th president of Indiana University on July 1, 2021. On July 1, 2021, he assumed the titles of university chancellor, president emeritus and university professor. He is the third person to serve as university chancellor in the university's more than 200-year-old history.
Early life and education
McRobbie is an Australian. Born on October 11, 1950, in Melbourne, Victoria, he grew up in Gold Coast, Queensland. He graduated with a B.Sc. with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland in 1974, and with a Ph.D. from the Australian National University in 1979. His early work was in philosophy, artificial intelligence and automated theorem proving.
Career
After a postdoctoral fellowship in philosophy, he founded an automated reasoning project, the ANU Centre for Information Science Research and the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Computational Systems.
McRobbie was a 1988 Fulbright Scholar in Computer Science from The Australian National University to the Argonne National Laboratory. From 1990 through 1996 he was a professor at the Australian National University. He had a growing interest in international research collaborations. In 1996 he and Kilnam Chon proposed what became Asia Pacific Advanced Network at a symposium held at Tsukuba, Japan.
In 1997 he became the first vice president for information technology at Indiana University.
The network operations center for the Abilene Network was established at IU under his direction, and the Pervasive Technology Laboratories were established with a $29.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment in 1999.
McRobbie was principal investigator of a project sponsored by the US National Science Foundation to connect US and Asian national research and education networks called TransPAC.
The state-funded $5.3 million I-Light project connected all campuses of the IU system with fiber optic communications (further expanded in 2010).
In 2003 he became the vice president for research of IU.
In 2005, the TransPAC2 project was funded as a follow-on to TransPAC.
He was chairman of the steering committee for the Indiana Metabolomics and Cytomics Initiative (METACyt), which was the largest outside funded project in the history of Indiana University Bloomington.
McRobbie served as interim provost and vice president of academic affairs of the Bloomington campus in 2006.
He increased external funding by securing millions of dollars in grants for life science initiatives.
On a July 2006 trip through China he established a cooperative research program with Tsinghua University in Beijing.
By September 2006, the then president of Indiana University, Adam Herbert, announced he wanted to leave office before Ju |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic%20layer | A semantic layer is a business representation of corporate data that helps end users access data autonomously using common business terms managed through Business semantics management. A semantic layer maps complex data into familiar business terms such as product, customer, or revenue to offer a unified, consolidated view of data across the organization.
By using common business terms, rather than data language, to access, manipulate, and organize information, a semantic layer simplifies the complexity of business data. Business terms are stored as objects in a semantic layer, which are accessed through business views.
The semantic layer enables business users to have a common "look and feel" when accessing and analyzing data stored in relational databases and OLAP cubes. This is claimed to be core business intelligence (BI) technology that frees users from IT while ensuring correct results.
Business Views is a multi-tier system that is designed to enable companies to build comprehensive and specific business objects that help report designers and end users access the information they require. Business Views is intended to enable people to add the necessary business context to their data islands and link them into a single organized Business View for their organization.
Semantic layer maps tables to classes and rows to objects.
References
Business intelligence |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20schema | In relational databases, the information schema () is an ANSI-standard set of read-only views that provide information about all of the tables, views, columns, and procedures in a database. It can be used as a source of the information that some databases make available through non-standard commands, such as:
the SHOW command of MySQL
the DESCRIBE command of Oracle's SQL*Plus
the \d command in psql (PostgreSQL's default command-line program).
=> SELECT count(table_name) FROM information_schema.tables;
count
-------
99
(1 row)
=> SELECT column_name, data_type, column_default, is_nullable
FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name='alpha';
column_name | data_type | column_default | is_nullable
-------------+-----------+----------------+-------------
foo | integer | | YES
bar | character | | YES
(2 rows)
=> SELECT * FROM information_schema.information_schema_catalog_name;
catalog_name
--------------
johnd
(1 row)
Implementation
As a notable exception among major database systems, Oracle does not implement the information schema. An open-source project exists to address this.
RDBMSs that support information_schema include:
Amazon Redshift
Apache Hive
Microsoft SQL Server
Snowflake
MySQL
PostgreSQL
H2 Database
HSQLDB
InterSystems Caché
MariaDB
SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)
Mimer SQL
Trino
Presto
ClickHouse
RDBMSs that do not support information_schema include:
Apache Derby
Apache Ignite
Firebird
Microsoft Access
IBM Informix
Ingres
IBM Db2
MonetDB
Oracle Database
SAP HANA
SQLite
Sybase ASE
Sybase SQL Anywhere
Teradata
Vertica
See also
Oracle metadata
External links
Information schema in H2 Database
Information schema in MySQL 8.0
Information schema in PostgreSQL (current version)
Information schema in SQLite
Information schema in Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Information schema in Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0
Oracle Information Schema project on sourceforge
Information Schema in MariaDB
References
Databases
Computer standards
American National Standards Institute standards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait%20%28system%20call%29 | In computer operating systems, a process (or task) may wait for another process to complete its execution. In most systems, a parent process can create an independently executing child process. The parent process may then issue a wait system call, which suspends the execution of the parent process while the child executes. When the child process terminates, it returns an exit status to the operating system, which is then returned to the waiting parent process. The parent process then resumes execution.
Modern operating systems also provide system calls that allow a process's thread to create other threads and wait for them to terminate ("join" them) in a similar fashion.
An operating system may provide variations of the wait call that allow a process to wait for any of its child processes to exit, or to wait for a single specific child process (identified by its process ID) to exit.
Some operating systems issue a signal (SIGCHLD) to the parent process when a child process terminates, notifying the parent process and allowing it to retrieve the child process's exit status.
The exit status returned by a child process typically indicates whether the process terminated normally or abnormally. For normal termination, this status also includes the exit code (usually an integer value) that the process returned to the system. During the first 20 years of UNIX, only the low 8 bits of the exit code have been available to the waiting parent. In 1989 with SVR4, a new call waitid has been introduced that returns all bits from the exit call in a structure called siginfo_t in the structure member si_status. Waitid is a mandatory part of the POSIX standard since 2001.
Zombies and orphans
When a child process terminates, it becomes a zombie process, and continues to exist as an entry in the system process table even though it is no longer an actively executing program. Under normal operation it will typically be immediately waited on by its parent, and then reaped by the system, reclaiming the resource (the process table entry). If a child is not waited on by its parent, it continues to consume this resource indefinitely, and thus is a resource leak. Such situations are typically handled with a special "reaper" process that locates zombies and retrieves their exit status, allowing the operating system to then deallocate their resources.
Conversely, a child process whose parent process terminates before it does becomes an orphan process. Such situations are typically handled with a special "root" (or "init") process, which is assigned as the new parent of a process when its parent process exits. This special process detects when an orphan process terminates and then retrieves its exit status, allowing the system to deallocate the terminated child process.
If a child process receives a signal, a waiting parent will then continue execution leaving an orphan process behind. Hence it is sometimes needed to check the argument set by wait, waitpid or waitid and, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteins%40home | proteins@home was a volunteer computing project that used the BOINC architecture. The project was run by the Department of Biology at . The project began on December 28, 2006 and ended in June 2008.
Purpose
proteins@home was a large-scale non-profit protein structure prediction project utilizing volunteer computing to perform intensive computations in a small amount of time. From their website:
The amino acid sequence of a protein determines its three-dimensional structure, or 'fold'. Conversely, the three-dimensional structure is compatible with a large, but limited set of amino acid sequences. Enumerating the allowed sequences for a given fold is known as the 'inverse protein folding problem'. We are working to solve this problem for a large number of known protein folds (a representative subset: about 1500 folds). The most expensive step is to build a database of energy functions that describe all these structures. For each structure, we consider all possible sequences of amino acids. Surprisingly, this is computationally tractable, because our energy functions are sums over pairs of interactions. Once this is done, we can explore the space of amino acid sequences in a fast and efficient way, and retain the most favorable sequences. This large-scale mapping of protein sequence space will have applications for predicting protein structure and function, for understanding protein evolution, and for designing new proteins. By joining the project, you will help to build the database of energy functions and advance an important area of science with potential biomedical applications.
See also
List of volunteer computing projects
References
External links
proteins@home archive
Science in society
Free science software
Protein structure
Volunteer computing projects |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoficator | A yoficator or joficator () is a computer program or extension for a text editor that restores the Cyrillic letter Yo ⟨⟩ in Russian texts in places where the letter Ye ⟨⟩ was used instead. The majority of Russian newspapers and publishers use Ye in all contexts, assuming that an educated reader can distinguish which letter is meant. This practice creates a large number of homographs (but not homophones), and this is the problem a yoficator is intended to fix.
The problem of choice between Ye and Yo in spelling can be fairly complex and requires a deep analysis of the context. Therefore, yoficators capable of completely solving this problem automatically do not yet exist. The existing yoficators rely on specially created databases of Russian words containing the letter Yo, and either replace Ye by Yo only in indisputable cases ("incomplete" or "quick yofication") or work interactively leaving the choice to the user in uncertain cases (as, for example, the choice between "" — "everybody" and "" — "everything"). A combined strategy is implemented in a yoficator for GNU Emacs.
The term "yoficator" is also used to mean "one who yoficates", or, in the broad sense of the word, "a supporter of using the letter Yo".
Notes
Spell checkers
Russian language |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation%20Store | The PlayStation Store (PS Store) is a digital media store available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game consoles via the PlayStation Network.
The store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, playable demos, themes and game/movie trailers.
History
Following feedback from many PlayStation Network users, a redesigned version of the PlayStation Store was launched on April 15, 2008, via a firmware update. The new design was OS based rather than the previous Store's web based design enabling the Store to process information more quickly.
A minor update to the store was released during Sony's E3 2009 press conference. This update makes the top page rotate pictures (including their links) regularly, and changes the navigation sounds.
A major redesign of the PlayStation Store was announced in September 2012, bringing with it a revised navigation structure and new search system. The new store has been developed to bring game and video content together and make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. Content will be integrated into each game's listing, rather than separate categories for items like add-ons, themes, and other downloadable content. The latest design is much less focused on text, and incorporates high-resolution artwork and smooth animations for featured content. The new redesign launched in Europe on October 22, 2012. Shortly after it was launched in the United Kingdom, the Store interface was reverted to the old design due to issues such as long load times and slow navigation, while other countries in Europe retained the new interface despite these issues. The redesign was released in North America on November 2, 2012.
In May 2020, the PlayStation Store has been indefinitely suspended in China due to security reasons. On March 2, 2021, Sony announced that it would discontinue offering movie and TV show purchases and rentals through the PlayStation Store on August 31, 2021.
Later that month, Sony also announced that it would be closing down the storefronts for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita games in July and August 2021. Sony's decision to make many of its older games inaccessible for purchase drew criticism from many, with concerns highlighting the publisher's approach towards game preservation, as well as the limitations of digital-only media, and its potential anti-consumer implications. Several small developers who had been producing titles for the PS Vita were not forewarned by Sony of the PlayStation Store's closure, requiring some to crunch to meet the deadline, while others whose games would not be ready made the decision to cancel them. As a result of the negative feedback, Sony announced on April 19, 2021, that they had reversed their decision to close the PS3 and Vita stores, leaving these available for the foreseeable future, thou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20API%20for%20Grid%20Applications | The Simple API for Grid Applications (SAGA) is a family of related standards specified by the Open Grid Forum to define an application programming interface (API) for common distributed computing functionality.
Overview
The SAGA specification for distributed computing originally consisted of a single document, GFD.90, which was released in 2009.
The SAGA API does not strive to replace Globus or similar grid computing middleware systems, and does not target middleware developers, but application developers with no background on grid computing. Such developers typically wish to devote their time to their own goals and minimize the time spent coding infrastructure functionality. The API insulates application developers from middleware.
The specification of services, and the protocols to interact with them, is out of the scope of SAGA. Rather, the API seeks to hide the detail of any service infrastructures that may or may not be used to implement the functionality that the application developer needs. The API aligns, however, with all middleware standards within Open Grid Forum (OGF).
The SAGA API defined a mechanism to specify additional API packages which expand its scope. The SAGA Core API itself defines a number of packages: job management, file management, replica management, remote procedure calls, and streams. SAGA covers the most important and frequently used distributed functionality and is supported and available on every major grid systems - Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), EGI and FutureGrid. SAGA not only supports a wide range of distributed programming and coordination models but is also easily extensible to support new and emerging middleware.
Standardization
The SAGA API is standardised in the SAGA Working Group the Open Grid Forum. Based on a set of use cases
,
the SAGA Core API specification defines a set of general API principles (the 'SAGA Look and Feel', and a set of API packages which render commonly used Grid programming patterns (job management, file management and access, replica management etc.) The SAGA Core specification also defines how additional API packages are to be defined, and how they relate to the Core API, and to its 'Look and Feel'. Based on that, a number of API extensions have been defined, and are in various states of the standardisation process.
All SAGA specifications are defined in (a flavor of) IDL, and thus object oriented, but language neutral. Different language bindings exist (Java, C++, Python), but are, at this point, not standardised. Nevertheless, different implementations of these language bindings have a relatively coherent API definition (in particular, the different Java implementations share the same abstract API classes).
The 'Look and Feel' part of the SAGA Core API specification covers the following areas:
security and session management
permission management
asynchronous operations
monitoring
asynchronous notifications
attribute |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20Research%20Development%20Information%20Network | The Health Research and Development Information Network PLUS (HERDIN PLUS) is a research information management system and collaboration platform for Higher Education and Research and Development Institutions to collect, organize, and disseminate research information at the institutional level, making it easier to generate reports for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Health (DOH) and other bodies. It can be accessed at http://herdin.ph.
HERDIN PLUS is the new branding of the Philippine Health Research Registry and a one stop (health) research information management platform in the Philippines.
History
It started during the 1980s as a project of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the British Council with the Department of Health and University of the Philippines Manila as major cooperators.
1987 - Establish systems, procedures, & databases
1991 - HERDIN Online (Bulletin Board System, Dial-up)
1994 - HERDIN Online (Internet)
1997 - HERDIN CD version 1
1998 - Introduction and use of eHealth ph communities
2002 - Opensource Systems
2003 - ISIS Online (open isis), Annual CD version release
2005 - Ganesha Digital Library
2007 - Network-of-Networks (NeoN)
2012 - The Philippine Health Research Registry was launched with DOH-FDA for registering clinical trials as well as newly-approved and ongoing health researches.
2015 - The PNHRS (PNHRS) Monitoring and Evaluation module was developed for online data collection and report generation.
2017 - The Project Management System () was developed as a tool for online submission, review and approval of proposals and monitoring of approved projects.
2019 - The four systems were integrated into one, called HERDIN PLUS.
2022 - Nationwide roll-out
References
International Development Research Centre - Health Research and Development Information Network (HERDIN) (Philippines)
Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) – The Global Health Research Agenda: A Case Study Approach – Appendix 6: Case Study: Philippines
External links
Health Research and Development Information Network (HERDIN PLUS)
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development website
Healthcare in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider%20Exclusive | The Insider Exclusive television show regularly produces original Dateline, 60 Minutes, 20/20, and prime time style television shows for the public and broadcasts them on major cable networks such as PBS, CNN, MSNBC, TruTV, Fox, Time Warner and Comcast, Cox, Charter, A&E, Discovery, TLC, and Bravo. The focus is primarily on "Important Business, Legal and Public Policy Issues". The Insider Exclusive also features important cases that represent injustice, unfairness and/or deception, either for individuals or groups seeking to vindicate their civil rights.
Created and hosted by Steve Murphy, the format is original programming based on exclusive and personal interviews, similar to PBS's Bill Moyers, CNN's Anderson Cooper, and PBS's Charlie Rose shows. Each show features the lives of local and national newsmakers, entertainers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and best-selling authors. The shows feature rare, behind-the-scenes, exclusive perspectives of headline stories.
Series overview
Insider Exclusive Special Feature Series
America's Finest Trial Lawyer Series
America's Best TV Judges
America's Best Civil Leaders
America's Prominent Doctors Series
America's Best TV Anchors & legal Commentators
Headline Civil Rights News Series
Headline Legal News Series
Headline Business News Series
Helping America's Children Series
The IRS & You: Solving Tax Related Collection problems
The Energy & Environmental Advisor Series
Mass Torts & Pharmaceutical Drug Litigation News Series
Los Angeles Most Influential Women Series
Southern California's Premier Law Firms Series
Houston's Premier Law Firms Series
Chicago's Premier Law Firms Series
New York's Premier Law Firms Series
List of guests
Most highly rated shows
NY Times Bestseller: Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice.
Whistleblower Lawsuits at the Los Angeles DWP
Civil Rights News: Police Brutality at the Hawthorne Police
Wrongfully Convicted - Life After Exoneration Program
Crisis in Los Osos, California
Police Misconduct at The LA Sheriff's Dept
Ray Boucher & The Consumer Attorneys of California:
Randy H. McMurray, Esq. of McMurray Henriks, LLP & Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles ("CAALA")
Tom Girardi & Howard Miller & Girardi & Keese of Girard & Keese
Paul Kiesel: Changes Needed in the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA)
External links
insiderexclusive.com, Official Web Site
lbishow.com, Affiliate Site
prlawinc.typepad.com, Affiliate Site
American television talk shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LensCulture | LensCulture is a photography network and online magazine about contemporary photography in art, media, politics, commerce and popular cultures worldwide. It is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
LensCulture sponsors international photography awards and grants several times per year, as well as traveling exhibitions of photography. It published its first publication, The Best of LensCulture, Volume 1, in 2017.
Management
The organization was founded in 2004 by its editor Jim Casper, who moved its editorial offices to Paris from Berkeley in 2005. As of 2018, its staff is spread across Amsterdam, Berkeley, California and other locations around the world.
Reception
Will Coldwell, writing in The Independent in 2013, described LensCulture as one of the ten best photography websites, calling it a "definitive resource for anyone who wants to keep up with the latest trends and debates in contemporary photography." Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2012, listed it among the eight best photography websites or online publications, calling it "one of the most authoritative and wide-ranging sites."
Awards and grants
The 2014 Exposure Awards exhibition was held at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. More recent exhibitions include ones held at Photo London, SF Camerawork, The Photographers' Gallery, Klompching Gallery, and more. Furthermore, award-winners have been screened at the Voies Off Festival at Rencontres d'Arles in Arles, France 2014.
LensCulture Exposure Awards winners
2009: Portfolio Category - grand prize, Marco Vernaschi. Single Image Category - grand prize, Brad Moore; second prize, Stella Johnson; third prize, Laura Pannack
2010: Portfolio Category - grand prize, Jessica Hines; second prize, Carolle Benitah; third prize, Louisa Marie Summer. Single Image Category - grand prize, Martine Fougeron; second prize, Albertina d'Urso; third prize, Anne Berry
2011: Portfolio Category - grand prize, Michael Marten; second prize, Rachelle Mozman; third prize, Jody Ake. Multimedia Category - grand prize, Olga Kravets, Maria Morina, and Oksana Yushko; second prize, Florence Royer; third prize, Markel Redondo. Single Image Category - grand prize, Kerry Mansfield; second prize, S. Gayle Stevens; third prize, Andrey Ivanov-Eftimiopulos and Sasha Shikhova
2012: Portfolio Category - grand prize, Kyoko Hamada; second prize, Annalisa Brambilla; third prize, Matilde Gattoni. Multimedia Category - grand prize, Amanda Zackem; second prize, Ed Kashi; third prize, Elena Bulygina. Single Image Category - grand Prize, Jim Kazanjian; second prize, Michelle Sank; third prize, Andrea Stultiens
2013: Portfolio Category - first prize, David Favrod; second prize, Yijun Liao; third prize, Richard Tuschman. Single Image Category - first prize, Chee Keong Lim; second prize, Julia Gunther; third prize, Zoran Marinovic
2017: Series Category - first place, Elena Anosova; second place, Areg Balayan; third place, Antoine Bruy. Single Image Ca |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHDS%20Archaeology | AHDS Archaeology was one of the subject centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, which closed in March 2008. Its role was to support digital research in the arts and humanities in the UK. AHDS Archaeology was hosted by the Archaeology Data Service at the University of York, which continues to be funded directly by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
External links
Archaeology Data Service
Archaeology of the United Kingdom
Education in the United Kingdom
Jisc
Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom
Science and technology in the United Kingdom
Organisations associated with the University of York |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV%20%28Asian%20TV%20channel%29 | MTV was a former pan-Asian pay-television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA that launched on 3 May 1995.
History
Pre-launch
The first incarnation of MTV Asia was originally launched on 15 September 1991. It was owned by a joint-venture between the STAR TV Network and Viacom. Three years later, MTV Asia left the STAR TV Network on 2 May 1994, with the channel's space being taken by Channel V on 27 May 1994.
Launch
MTV Asia was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour English-language channel broadcast from Singapore seen throughout Southeast Asia in territories including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
At the same time, MTV Asia, along with sister channel MTV Indonesia, was launched on the Palapa C2 digital satellite.
From 1 May 2021 until 1 September 2022, MTV Asia shortened its broadcast of programs to 8 hours (4:00pm to 12:00mn (SGT)) to simulcast programs from sister channel MTV Live from 12:00mn to 4:00pm (SGT)) daily as MTV Asia focused on more music content, with less entertainment programming on its schedule.
Closure
As part of a restructuring at Paramount Networks EMEAA and as preparation of the launch of Paramount+ in Southeast Asia in 2023, MTV Asia began to cease broadcasting in several territories. In Singapore, following StarHub's review of its content offerings, and the recent launch of MTV Asia On Demand, MTV Asia ceased on StarHub TV on 29 April 2022.
MTV ceased broadcasting in Asia after 27 years, with MTV Live replaced the channel on Astro, Unifi TV and I-Cable, while the rest of the providers began carrying MTV 90s.
VJs
Final programming
Music video blocks
MTV Rewind
Hot Right Now!
High Definition Hits
Rock Solid Playlist
Global Beats!
K-Wave
MTV Musika
Concert/Acoustic
MTV World Stage
MTV Unplugged
Former programs
List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia
See also
MTV
MTV Mandarin (1995–2003, split)
MTV Taiwan (2003–ongoing)
MTV China (2003–2021, defunct)
MTV India (1996–ongoing)
MTV Korea (2001–2022, defunct)
MTV Pakistan (2006–2011, defunct)
MTV Vietnam (2011–2023, defunct)
MTV Thailand (2001–2011, 2013–2016, defunct)
MTV Philippines (1992–2010, defunct)
Studio 23 (1996–1999)
IBC 13 (2005)
MTV Pinoy (2014–2016, 2017, defunct)
MTV Indonesia (1995–2011, 2014–2015, defunct)
ANteve (1995–2002)
Global TV (2002–2012)
CTV Banten (2014–2015)
RTV (2015)
MTVph (2017–2018, defunct)
Paramount International Networks (formerly MTV Networks Asia Pacific)
References
MTV channels
Television stations in Singapore
Defunct television channels
Broadcasting in Singapore
Mass media in Singapore
Mass media in Southeast Asia
Music organisations based in Singapore
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2022 |
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