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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site | Cross-site may refer to the following network security exploits:
Cross-site cooking
Cross-site request forgery
Cross-site scripting
Cross-site tracing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASK%20Group | ASK Group, Inc., formerly ASK Computer Systems, Inc., was a producer of business and manufacturing software. It is best remembered for its Manman enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and for Sandra Kurtzig, the company's founder and one of the early female pioneers in the computer industry. At its peak, ASK had 91 offices in 15 countries before Computer Associates acquired the company in 1994.
Beginning and growth (1972–1982)
ASK was started in 1972 by Sandra Kurtzig in California. She left her job as a marketing specialist at General Electric and invested $2,000 of her savings to start the company in the apartment she shared with her HP salesman husband.
At first, the firm built software for a variety of business applications. ASK was incorporated in 1974.
In 1978, Kurtzig came up with ASK's most significant product, named Manman (originally "MaMa"), a contraction of manufacturing management. Manman was an ERP program that ran on Hewlett-Packard HP-3000 minicomputers. Manman helped manufacturing companies plan materials purchases, production schedules, and other administrative functions on a scale that was previously possible only on large, costly mainframe computers. Manman initially had a five-figure software price and was aimed at small and medium-sized manufacturers. Small companies desiring the least expensive implementation could use the software on a time-sharing contract.
During the era when Manman was only running on HP-3000 systems, ASK would buy systems at a discount and resell them "with its programs for $125,000 to $300,000" as turnkey systems.
Although ASK was initially named "standing for Arie and Sandra Kurtzig, although he is not an employee." Somewhat later, with her husband working for Hewlett Packard (HP); with the software being subsequently marketed both for HP's computers and those sold by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Kurtzig said that "A" was for Associates.
Manman was an enormous success and quickly came to dominate the market for manufacturing systems and software. ASK's fortunes rose as a result. The corporation went public in 1981. Two years later, Sandra Kurtzig's personal stake in the firm was worth more than $40 million.
Plateau (1983–1989)
Software Dimensions: (March 1983 - June 1984)
In March 1983 ASK made its first acquisition, purchasing a privately held software company named Software Dimensions, Inc., publisher of Accounting Plus, for $6 million. After acquiring Software Dimensions, Kurtzig renamed it ASK Micro and launched an aggressive marketing program. ASK over-hired and mismanaged the sales channel for the product, angering existing sellers and ballooning the cash burn rate for the company; the product faltered. In June 1984, Kurtzig announced that she was shutting down ASK Micro, at a cost of $1 million, and auctioning off the rights to Accounting Plus. ASK also failed at rescaling Manman to run on personal computers. Of the company's failings in the emerging personal computer mar |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC%20notation | ABC notation is a shorthand form of musical notation for computers. In basic form it uses the letter notation with –, –, and , to represent the corresponding notes and rests, with other elements used to place added value on these – sharp, flat, raised or lowered octave, the note length, key, and ornamentation. This form of notation began from a combination of Helmholtz pitch notation and using ASCII characters to imitate standard musical notation (bar lines, tempo marks, etc.) that could facilitate the sharing of music online, and also added a new and simple language for software developers, not unlike other notations designed for ease, such as tablature and solfège.
The earlier ABC notation was built on, standardized, and changed by Chris Walshaw to better fit the keyboard and an ASCII character set, with the help and input of others. Originally designed to encode folk and traditional Western European tunes (e.g., from England, Ireland, and Scotland) which are typically single-voice melodies that can be written in standard notation on a single staff line, the extensions by Walshaw and others has opened this up with an increased list of characters and headers in a syntax that can also support metadata for each tune.
ABC notation being ASCII-based, any text editor can be used to create and edit the encoding. Even so, there are now many ABC notation software packages available that offer a wide variety of features, including the ability to read and process ABC notation into MIDI files and as standard "dotted" notation. Such software is readily available for most computer systems, including Microsoft Windows, Unix / Linux, Macintosh, Palm OS, and web-based.
Later third-party software packages have provided direct output, bypassing the TeX typesetter, and have extended the syntax to support lyrics aligned with notes, multi-voice and multi-staff notation, tablature, and MIDI.
History
ABC notation was in widespread use in the teaching of Irish traditional music in the late 1970s and most probably much earlier than that. In the 1980s Chris Walshaw began writing out fragments of folk / traditional tunes using letters to represent the notes before he learned standard Western music notation. Later he began using MusicTeX to notate French bagpipe music. To reduce the tedium of writing the MusicTeX code, he wrote a front-end for generating the TeX commands, which by 1993 evolved into the abc2mtex program. For more details see Chris Walshaw's short history of ABC and John Chambers's chronology of ABC notation and software.
Standardization
The most recent standard for ABC was released 21 December 2011. It is a textual description of ABC syntax, cleaning up many of the ambiguities of the 2.0 Draft Standard, which, in turn, was grown from the 1996 User Guide of version 1.6 of Chris Walshaw's original program. In 1997, Henrik Norbeck published a Backus–Naur form (BNF).
In 1997, Steve Allen registered the text/vnd.abc MIME media type with the Internet Ass |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC%20Radio%20Darwin | ABC Radio Darwin (call sign: 8DDD) is an ABC radio station which is located in Darwin, Northern Territory. It is one of the stations in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 105.7MHz on the FM dial. It is an Australian Government sponsored station and is run through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
History
In 1947, the ABC took over an old Army station, 5DR, and relaunched it as its first station in the Northern Territory. In the early days, its staffers lived in huts without air conditioning, and most programming was flown up on discs. Since there was only one newspaper in the area, 5DR frequently broadcast funeral arrangements because the Northern Territory's humid climate made it impossible to keep a body for any long period of time.
In 1960 all Northern Territory radio stations moved from the 5 prefix previously shared with South Australia to the 8 prefix, the station becoming 8DR.
The station came into its own in 1974, when Cyclone Tracy slammed into Darwin. Dick Muddimer, one of the station's reporters, was able to get to the studios of local television station NTD-8 and send a message to the ABC studios in Mount Isa asking them to notify Sydney that Darwin had been struck by a cyclone. Due to the great distance between Darwin and the rest of Australia and the fact the storm made landfall on Christmas Day, most of the rest of the nation didn't know about Tracy until mid-afternoon. It was the only station whose transmitter was not completely disabled by the storm, and for the next two days was the only link between Darwin and the outside world. Over the next few weeks, it was on the air for all but 34 hours.
8DDD ABC Darwin began broadcasting in 1989, replacing 8DR. It was ABC Radio's ninth metropolitan station and was set up and first managed by Phil Cullen. Its broadcasting facilities are located in Cavenagh Street, in the Darwin City Centre. 8DDD is broadcast throughout the Darwin metropolitan areas and some rural country surrounding Darwin. The station brings Local, National and International news headlines throughout the hour. It also presents Sport and Weather.
ABC Northern Territory Outback Radio services was launched in 1985 as VL8K, VL8T and VL8A. The Katherine and Tennant Creek services broadcast the Darwin Local Radio programming, as well as Alice Springs service broadcasts Alice Springs Local Radio content. Programs are relayed on ABC Outback Radio services which was transmitted on shortwave until January 2017.
8DDD ABC Darwin transmitters
The 8DDD 105.7 MHz transmitter is located in the Darwin suburb of Berrimah.
See also
List of radio stations in Australia
References
External links
ABC Radio Darwin Online
DJ Schedule
Phil Cullen
Transmitters, frequency
History
Darwin
Radio stations in Darwin, Northern Territory |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing%20Up%20%281997%20Philippine%20TV%20series%29 | Growing Up is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series served as a sequel to the Philippine television series T.G.I.S. Directed by Mark A. Reyes, it stars Angelu de Leon, Bobby Andrews and Onemig Bondoc. It premiered on June 2, 1997. The series concluded on February 12, 1999, with a total of 88 episodes.
Cast and characters
Angelu de Leon as Ma. Patrice "Peachy" Real
Bobby Andrews as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III
Onemig Bondoc as Jose Mari "JM" Rodriguez
Red Sternberg as Francisco Martin "Kiko" Arboleda de Dios
Michael Flores as Miguel "Mickey" Ledesma
Donna Cruz as Stephanie Enriquez
Jake Roxas as Noel Sta. Maria
Raven Villanueva as Cristina "Cris" de Guzman
Rica Peralejo as Michelle "Mitch" Ferrer
Ciara Sotto as Regina "Rain" Abrera
Mariel Lopez as Angel Buena
Diego Castro as Anton Villanueva
Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice Santillan
Ryan Eigenmann as Iñigo Escaler Torres
Lindsay Custodio as Melissa Valenzuela
References
External links
1997 Philippine television series debuts
1999 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine teen drama television series
Television series about teenagers
Television series by Viva Television
Television shows set in Manila |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text%20entry%20interface | A text entry interface or text entry device is an interface that is used to enter text information in an electronic device. A commonly used device is a mechanical computer keyboard. Most laptop computers have an integrated mechanical keyboard, and desktop computers are usually operated primarily using a keyboard and mouse. Devices such as smartphones and tablets mean that interfaces such as virtual keyboards and voice recognition are becoming more popular as text entry systems.
Background
With the increasing popularity of mobile electronic information management, the variety in text entry interfaces has developed considerably. Such interfaces are primarily used to communicate and record information and data.
Computer keyboard text entry
A computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Each button typically represents one character, but some symbols may only be accessible via a combination of buttons. The layout of the keyboard is like that of a traditional typewriter, although there are some additional keys provided for performing further functions. There are a number of different keyboard layouts available: QWERTY is the standard English-language keyboard layout, as the first six keys on the row of letters are Q, W, E, R, T and Y. Other keyboards layouts include AZERTY and Dvorak. The AZERTY keyboard is a variation of the standard QWERTY keyboard adapted for French-language input. The AZERTY layout is optimised for French language use. Some QWERTY and AZERTY keyboards have explicitly labelled keycaps for diacritics (accents) but, given the appropriate keyboard mapping, any keyboard may be used where these letters are needed. The Dvorak keyboard is designed so that the middle row of keys includes the most common letters, with the goal of allowing greater efficiency and comfort while typing.
These keyboards usually contains letters, numbers, currency sign(s), punctuation, function and control keys, arrow keys, a keypad, and may include a wristpad.
ITU-T text entry (phone keyboard)
With the popularity of text messaging , text entry with mobile phones has gained use. Each key contains multiple characters, and these are reached through multiple key presses. This is frequently used in conjunction with predictive text (also known as T9) entry. Although once popular, this system has been mostly displaced with the widespread use of touchscreens on smartphones and is now mostly found on budget feature phones.
Virtual keyboards
Virtual keyboards are similar to mechanical keyboards, but do not make use of physical keys. These may be implemented on systems using a screen or projected onto a surface. The individual letters may be selected by touching them as on a touch screen or surface, or by clicking on them with a classical pointing device (a mouse or touchpad), like in the case of virtual computer keyboards. Multi-touch screens even support virtu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Bronstein | Alex Bronstein (born May 28, 1980) is an Israeli computer scientist and serial technologist. He is a professor of Computer Science and Machine Learning at Technion, where he holds the Dan Broida Academic Chair and the Schmidt Chair in Artificial Intelligence. He is also a fellow of the IEEE for his contribution to 3D imaging and geometry processing.
Academic career
Bronstein received a PhD in Computer Science in 2007, and co-authored the book Numerical Geometry of Non-rigid Shapes (with Ron Kimmel). At Technion, he also won the Hershel Rich Technion innovation award. Prior to his PHD, in 2003, Bronstein appeared in a Reuters interview on the use of geometric approaches in three-dimensional face recognition.
As a professor of computer science, Bronstein has authored over 100 journal, and has over 30 patents to his name. In addition to his academic activities, he co-founded and served as the Vice President of technology in the Silicon Valley start-up company Novafora, from 2005 to 2009.
Bronstein was also a co-founder of the Israeli startup Invision, developing a coded-light 3D range sensor. The company was acquired by Intel in 2012 and has become the foundation of Intel RealSense technology. Bronstein served as Principal Engineer at Intel between 2012 and 2019, playing a leading role in the development of RealSense.
Bronstein also co-founded the Israeli startup Videocites, developing internet-scale B2B video analytics services.
See also
Computer vision
Image processing
Technion
References
External links
Alex Bronstein's page
Michael Bronstein's page
Book "Numerical geometry of non-rigid shapes"
Reuters interview
Computer vision researchers
Identical twins
Living people
Academic staff of the University of Lugano
1980 births
Immigrants to Israel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20Kerala%20Mission | Information Kerala Mission (IKM),Is an Autonomous Institution under Local self government Department, Government of Kerala, for computerisation and networking of local governments in Kerala (India) and has been in existence for a decade since August 1999.
Basic objective
The basic objective of IKM is to provide vibrant Information technology e-governance to the local governments in Kerala.IKM attempts to strengthen local self-governance or third tier governance and development through ICT (Information and Communications Technology) applications. It envisages computerising and networking the 1223 local self-government institutions (LSGIs) in Kerala. It is the largest and most comprehensive local government computerisation project in India. It addresses the entire gamut of issues concerning local governance, decentralised planning, and local economic development.
Executive Director Of IKM- Seeram Sambasiva Rao IAS
Phased implementation
IKM envisages a phased transformation of the existing systems to electronic systems. It has developed methodologies that suit this purpose. IKM has adopted a human-centred approach to e-governance. This approach is characterised by the holistic and proactive evaluation of existing systems and legacy systems, attempts to simplify and transform existing systems and effecting integration of systems. Systematic attempts at process reforms are also part of it. These would enable faster and objective decision-making, more citizen-friendly interfaces and better accountability.
IKM Methodology places the employees and functionaries at the central stage of this transformation and focuses on their empowerment and capacity building as the mechanism for improving performance. The software applications are developed through active user participation. Emphasis is placed on demystification of technologies and establishing adequate technical support systems. Training and hand holding are given high priority. IKM has taken out extensive pilot deployment of its application suites.
Application Software
Sulekha : Plan Monitoring for decentralised planning at local level
Sevana : Civil Registration - Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Sanchitha : Repository of acts and rules relating to local bodies
Soochika : Work flow application. Status Monitoring over web, and eSMS integration
Sanchaya : The Revenue & Licence System
Saankhya : Double entry accrual based accounting for all local governments
Sthapana : Payroll, PF accounting (Municipal and Panchayat employees PF accounts)
Samvedhitha : LSGD web portal for all local governments and the Department
Sachithra : Map suite (GIS) and asset register for local governments
Sevana Pension : Disbursement of social welfare pensions, with electronic money order (eMO) integration
Sakarma : Handling of council/committee agenda, minutes, etc.
Sugama : Cost Estimation tool for public works
Sanketham : Ensures transparency in granting Building Per |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose%20Tamez | Jose Tamez is director of development for Salma Hayek's Ventanarosa Productions. For Disney’s ABC television network, he developed and is executive producing the English-language adaptation of the Colombian television telenovela Ugly Betty, starring America Ferrara. He is also producing (with Hayek, Rick Schwartz, and Edward Borges) La Banda, a Spanish-language romantic comedy, starring Hayek, and written by Issa Lopez. For Viacom’s Showtime network, he produced the highly acclaimed The Maldonado Miracle, starring Salma Hayek. He also produced the television adaptation of Julia Alvarez’ novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, starring Salma Hayek. Previously, Tamez was a top executive at Televisa Editorial.
References
American television producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Titus%20episodes | The following is the list of episodes of the American sitcom Titus as they are presented in U.S. broadcast order. The show ran on the Fox network for three seasons (2000–2002) airing 54 episodes; a two-part reunion episode/finale was livestreamed in 2020 and released in 2021 for paid download and viewing on Christopher Titus' website. It was added to YouTube on April 15, 2023.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2000)
Season 2 (2000–01)
Season 3 (2001–02)
Season 4 (2020)
References
Lists of American sitcom episodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXXX-TV | DXXX-TV, Channel 5, is a commercial television station owned and operated by the Radio Philippines Network. Its studios are located at Fairland Building, Nunez Extension, Zamboanga City and transmitter is located at Adelfa Lane, Barangay Tugbungan, Zamboanga City.
Areas of coverage
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga City
Dipolog
Zamboanga del Sur
Pagadian
Isabela, Basilan
Jolo, Sulu
Programming
Past programs
Iglesia ni Cristo (1987–1999, 2005-2006)
Good News Time - Foursquare Gospel Church in Zamboanga (2004–2006)
Ang Dating Daan (2005–2006)
Jesus Miracle Crusade (1996–2006)
Arangkada Chavacano (2000–2004, 2013–2017)
NewsWatch Chavacano (2004–2012)
NewsWatch Zamboanga (1987–1999)
See also
List of Radio Philippines Network affiliate stations
CNN Philippines
Television stations in Zamboanga City
Radio Philippines Network stations
Television channels and stations established in 1978 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores%20de%20mercado%20%282006%20TV%20series%29 | Amores De Mercado (Love at The Market) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 125 episodes from June 14, 2006 to January 12, 2007. It aired in Europe and the Middle East on Zone Romantica.
This show was retitled simply Amores in mid-run. Head writer Basilio Alvarez was replaced by Eric Vonn and the storylines and characters went in a new direction. When Telemundo reaired the show in daytime in 2009, the shorter title was used for the entire series. BTV started to air this telenovela on November 22, 2006 in Bulgaria.
Story
Amores De Mercado tells the story of Fernando (Mauricio Islas), an ambitious man who driven by greed will do the unimaginable to his own family, Lucia (Paola Rey), a woman in search of her husband, and Diego (Michel Brown), an athlete who feels defeated by life. Lucia and Diego will meet and find a reason to love again and start over in life, however, destiny will put them to the test. This is a story of second chances and how love can save us when everything else is lost.
Cast
Script features
When Eric Vonn took the story in his hands, he rewrote all the rest of the story from about episode 40 to the end, and made it in his unique manner providing almost all the dialogues and scenes in ironic, sarcastic manner with many allegories full of black humor. Huge amount of violent and sadistic scenes involving main characters, and the manner of setting this scenes are although comic, all this features make novels of Vonn very different from all telenovela writers, in fact he is the only one writing telenovelas in a genre of black humor.
References
External links
(English, requires Flash)
Telemundo official site (Spanish)
2006 telenovelas
2007 telenovelas
2006 American television series debuts
2007 American television series endings
2006 Colombian television series debuts
2007 Colombian television series endings
RTI Producciones telenovelas
Telemundo telenovelas
Caracol Televisión telenovelas
Television series by Universal Television
Spanish-language American telenovelas |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-end%20database | A back-end database is a database that is accessed by users indirectly through an external application rather than by application programming stored within the database itself or by low level manipulation of the data (e.g. through SQL commands).
A back-end database stores data but does not include end-user application elements such as stored queries, forms, macros or reports.
The back-end database concept was invented by Microsoft in 1989.
Enterprise database systems
The term back-end database is not widely used among developers using larger or enterprise database systems. This is because enterprise database systems enforce the use of the client–server model and do not have the option to include the application programming within their databases. All such databases are used as back-end databases and so the term is redundant.
References
The Two-Database Approach
Splitting a Microsoft Access Database
Types of databases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillinge%20Runestone | The Tillinge Runestone, designated as U 785 under Rundata, is a Viking Age memorial runestone that was found at the church of Tillinge in Uppland, Sweden.
Description
The Tillinge Runestone inscription consists of a runic text within a serpent. It was initially found within the church wall, but the full inscription could not be read until it was removed from the wall in 1946 and raised in front of the church. Many runestones were reused for materials in the construction of roads, bridges, walls, and buildings before their historical significance was understood. The inscription is dated as being from the first half of the 11th century and is in Old Norse and written using the younger futhark.
The Tillinge Runestone was raised by a man in memory of his brother who died in Serkland, and ends in a prayer for the brother's soul. It may be one of the Ingvar Runestones, but is not included in that group as it does not mention Ingvar the Far-Travelled, the leader of a Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea. As such, this runestone may be a memorial to a Varangian who died while in service in Asia.
The inscription is unsigned and has been attributed either to runemasters named Torbjörn or Gunnar. The inscription is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr1, which is also known as the Ringerike style.
Inscription
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
uifas-- ... : risa : s(t)in : þ(t)ino : ub : at : k-þmunt : bruþur : sin : han : uarþ : tuþr : a : srklant- kuþ halbi : ant : ans
Transcription into Old Norse
Vifas[tr] [let] ræisa stæin þenna upp at G[u]ðmund, broður sinn. Hann varð dauðr a Særkland[i]. Guð hialpi and hans.
Translation in English
Véfastr had this stone raised up in memory of Guðmundr, his brother. He died in Serkland. May God help his spirit.
References
See also
Varangian runestones
Runestones in Uppland
11th-century inscriptions |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20Network%20Access%20Point | The Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP) is an Internet Exchange Point situated in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. JPNAP was established on 2001 and operated by Internet Multifeed Co.
JPNAP is one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world, by traffic. JPNAP provides 10 GE, GbE, FE interfaces and also provides Link aggregation. The Tokyo and Osaka sites are approximately 500km apart, but they are not connected. JPNAP network is already IPv4/v6 Dual-stacked. However, they also provide IPv6-only service through their Internet Exchange Point called JPNAP6.
Technology
JPNAP has two distinguishing features : the first is "Automatically switched optical patch panel" and the other is "PeerWatcher".
When the "automatically switched optical patch panel" finds a failure in the IX switch, it switches patch cable to the other IX switch automatically. Even if the patch panel has power problems, there's no effect on the communication, except for the detection of IX switch status.
"PeerWatcher" shows a graph of the traffic between the two BGP routers faced on JPNAP network using sFlow.
See also
Internet in Japan
List of Internet exchange points
List of Internet Exchange Points by size
References
External links
JPNAP web
Internet in Japan
Internet exchange points in Asia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20O.%20Wheatley%20Jr. | William O. Wheatley Jr. (born c. 1944) is a retired executive vice president for NBC News, responsible for domestic and international news gathering, hard-news programming, relationships with international broadcasters and news agencies and print partnerships. In addition, he was also involved in matters of standards and practices, and co-authored NBC News Policies and Guidelines.
Career and education
Wheatley grew up in The Bronx, and graduated in 1962 from All Hallows High School. He began his career as a management trainee at NBC-affiliate WBZ-TV in Boston in 1968, shortly after graduating from Boston College with a B.A. in history in 1967. While at WBZ-TV, he attended Boston University, from which he received an M.S. in journalism in 1970. He rose quickly through the ranks at WBZ, eventually becoming news director in 1973.
Wheatley first joined NBC News as an assignment editor in January 1975, later becoming a producer and executive. In 1979, Wheatley became senior producer of NBC News with Tom Brokaw, and served as executive producer of the program from 1985 to 1990. During that period, NBC's Nightly News was the recipient of numerous DuPont-Columbia, Emmy and Overseas Press Club awards.
Wheatley was closely associated throughout his NBC career with the network's coverage of national politics, and was executive producer of many election night specials broadcast on NBC. He also served as the executive producer of a number of NBC News documentaries and specials, including the network's live broadcast of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Wheatley interrupted his career at NBC News twice to study at Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow and as a Shorenstein Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
He is president of the advisory board of the Nieman Foundation, and also serves on the advisory committees of the Knight International Fellowships and the College of Communication at Boston University.
In June 2005, Wheatley retired after 30 years with NBC News.
References
External links
1940s births
Living people
Harvard Kennedy School faculty
American editors
American male journalists
Television producers from New York City
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences alumni
Boston University College of Communication alumni
Nieman Fellows
Executive Vice Presidents of NBC News
Businesspeople from Boston
People from the Bronx
Journalists from New York City |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan%20s%27amuse | Satan s'amuse (Satán se divierte in Spanish, Satan at Play in English) is a 1907 French silent film directed by pioneer Segundo de Chomón. It is often confused with Le spectre rouge, in the IMDb database and on YouTube attributions.
Plot
The Devil visits Earth on a magic elevator. He surprises two sewer workers, disguises himself and spreads chaos: a quarrel with a coachman, an altercation with a police sergeant, the confusion of a barman and others. He gets trapped in a cage with a young woman and returns to Hell. It is revealed that the young woman is in fact the jealous Madame Devil in disguise.
External links
References
1907 films
1907 horror films
French silent films
French black-and-white films
1900s fantasy films
Films directed by Segundo de Chomón
The Devil in film
French fantasy films
Silent horror films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmbientTalk | AmbientTalk is an experimental object-oriented distributed programming language developed at the Programming Technology Laboratory at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. The language is primarily targeted at writing programs deployed in mobile ad hoc networks.
AmbientTalk is meant to serve as an experimentation platform to experiment with new language features or programming abstractions to facilitate the construction of software that has to run in highly volatile networks exhibiting intermittent connectivity and little infrastructure. It is implemented in Java which enables interpretation on various platforms, including Android. The interpreter standard library also provides a seamless interface between Java and AmbientTalk objects, called the symbiosis.
The language's concurrency features, which include support for futures and event-loop concurrency, are founded on the actor model and have been largely influenced by the E programming language. The language's object-oriented features find their influence in languages like Smalltalk (i.e. block closures, keyworded messages) and Self (prototype-based programming, traits, delegation).
Hello world
system.println("Hello world");
The classical "Hello, World!" program is not very representative of the language features. However, consider its distributed version:
/* Define types that could be discovered on the network */
deftype Greeter;
def makeGreeter(myName) {
/* Spawn an actor */
actor: {
/* Actors have a separate namespace, include the language futures in it */
import /.at.lang.futures;
/* A method that could be called by other greeters */
def getName(){myName};
/* Export this actor on the network */
export: self as: Greeter;
/* Main logic: if we discover another Greeter ... */
whenever: Greeter discovered: {|other|
/* Asynchronously get their name, and greet them */
when: other<-getName()@FutureMessage becomes: {|name|
system.println("Hello " + name + " from " + myName);
};
};
};
};
/* Spawn 2 actors that will greet each other */
makeGreeter("Alice");
makeGreeter("Bob");
References
External links
AmbientTalk official site
Open-source interpreter
Dynamic programming languages
Experimental programming languages
Object-based programming languages
Prototype-based programming languages
Concurrent programming languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHPY | KHPY (1670 kHz) is an AM radio station in Moreno Valley, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino-Inland Empire radio market. KHPY airs Spanish-language Catholic religious programming from ESNE Radio. It was the first station operated, and later owned, by El Sembrador Ministries.
KHPY broadcasts in the AM expanded band. It is powered at 10,000 watts by day and 9,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on San Timoteo Road at Smiley Boulevard in Redlands.
History
KHPY originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz. The original KHPY had debuted in 1989, and it was authorized to move from 1530 to 1670 kHz. A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters KSUL on August 26, 1999.
On November 13, 2002, the KHPY call letters were transferred to the new expanded band station, and the original station on 1530 became KHPI. FCC policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. Therefore, on October 29, 2003, KHPI on 1530 AM was deleted.
References
External links
HPY
Catholic radio stations
Radio stations established in 2003
HPY
Moreno Valley, California
2003 establishments in California
Catholic Church in California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Association%20of%20Fire%20Chiefs | The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a network of more than 11,000 fire chiefs and emergency officers in 26 countries. The Association was established in 1873 with John S. Damrell as president. It is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States. The President and Chair of the Board is Donna Black, Fire Chief, of Duck, North Carolina. The CEO and Executive Director is Rob Brown.
During the late 19th century, as many U.S. cities transitioned from volunteer to paid fire departments, a confluence of factors such as major fires and communication advancements led to the establishment of IAFC. Key figures from cities like Portland, Chicago, Boston, and Baltimore gathered in 1873 in New York City to consider the creation of a national association for fire chiefs. The inaugural convention, convened in October of that year, drew 61 participants and elected Chief Engineer John S. Damrell of Boston as its first President. The organization's original name, the National Association of Fire Engineers, underscored the aim to foster idea exchange and introduce innovative firefighting machinery. By 1884, the inclusion of Canadian fire chiefs prompted a name change to the International Association of Fire Engineers, evolving into the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1926.
IAFC's headquarters have transitioned over the years, from Baltimore to New York City's Case-Shepperd-Mann Publishing Company in the 1920s, then to Washington, D.C. in the 1970s, and eventually to McLean, VA in 1992. The IAFC's annual conference, an uninterrupted tradition since 1873 (except during World War I and II), has grown and diversified. In 1994, the conference was renamed Fire-Rescue International (FRI).
Presidents
The following were presidents:
2023 John S. Butler - Fairfax County, Virginia
2022 Donna Black - Duck, North Carolina
2021 Kenneth Stuebing - Halifax, Nova Scotia
2020 Richard R. Carrizzo - Southern Platte, MO
2019 Gary Ludwig - Champaign, IL
2018 Dan Eggleston - Albemarle County, VA
2017 Tom Jenkins - Rogers, AR
2016 John Sinclair - Kittitas Valley, WA
2015 Rhoda Mae Kerr - Austin, TX
2014 G. Keith Bryant - Oklahoma City, OK
2013 William R. Metcalf - Fallbrook, CA
2012 Henry C. Clemmensen - Inverness, IL
2011 Albert H. Gillespie - North Las Vegas, NV
2010 John E. Parow - Chelmsford, MA
2009 Jeffrey D. Johnson - Tualatin Valley, OR
2008 Larry J. Grorud - Janesville, WI
2007 Steven P. Westermann - Central Jackson Co., MO
2006 James B. Harmes - Grand Blanc, MI
2005 William D. Killen - Kingsport, TN
2004 Robert A. DiPoli - Needham, MA
2003 Ernest Mitchell Jr. - Pasadena, CA
2002 Randy R. Bruegman - Milwaukie, OR
2001 John M. Buckman III - Evansville, IN
1901-2000
2000 Michael R. Brown - Port Orchard, WA
1999 Luther L. Fincher Jr. - Charlotte, NC
1998 Richard A. "Smokey" Dyer - Lee's Summit, MO
1997 Richard A. Marinucci - Farmington Hills, MI
1996 R. David Paulison - Metro Dade County, FL
1995 P. Lamont Ewell - Oakland, CA
1994 Thomas L. Siegfr |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie%20Churchill | Jamie Churchill (born 26 May 1976) is an Australian television personality. Born in Canberra, he was raised in Hobart, Tasmania. Jamie is most well known for his stint in Network 10's Young Talent Time in 1988. He and John Nuich where the penultimate performers to join the show, as the show was axed by Network 10 in January 1989.
Young Talent Team
Jamie was first discovered by Johnny Young when the show was doing some Christmas specials in Tasmania. Jamie was given an audition and impressed with his 'Comical value'. Johnny later said that "We've gotta have a comedian on the show, he'll do!".
He and his mother Janine moved to Melbourne so Jamie could join the Young Talent Team. His first song on the show was a version of Billy Ocean's "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car". Jamie was the 39th member of the show, with John Nuich being the 40th and final member. As per normal on the show when male and female members are teamed up, Jamie was paired with Rikki Arnot. Their first song together was a version of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe".
When the show was axed just six months after Jamie's first show, he and his mother decided to stay in Melbourne for the time being and continued to perform with other YTT members on Saturday morning TV and also starred in the made-for-video special Young Talent Time- Now...1990, starring the six members of the team that were there when YTT was cancelled.
Other television appearances
Jamie did some acting after YTT. He played two different recurring roles in Neighbours. Between 1989 and 1990 he was 'Sean Jarrett' and then between 1992 and 1994, he played the role of 'Lenny Hooper'. He also starred as 'Mark' in the 1990 telemovie Boy Soldiers.
He also appeared in some commercials, most notably for Janome Sewing Machines just after leaving YTT.
References
External links
Jamie Churchill Bio and Photos at YoungTalentTime.net
Unofficial YTT Site for fans
1976 births
Living people
Australian male television actors
Australian male child actors
People from Hobart
Television personalities from Melbourne
People from Canberra
Australian television personalities
21st-century Australian singers
21st-century Australian male singers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20railway%20stations%20in%20Luxembourg | This is a list of railway stations in Luxembourg. Luxembourg has a well-developed railway network, due in part to its heavily industrialised iron- and steel-producing Red Lands, which are particularly well served. As a result, most towns with over a thousand inhabitants are served by at least one station (and, in the case of Luxembourg City, five).
B
Bascharage-Sanem
Belval-Rédange
Belval-Université
Belvaux-Soleuvre
Berchem
Bertrange-Strassen
Bettembourg
Betzdorf
C
Capellen
Cents-Hamm
Cruchten
Clervaux
Colmar-Berg
D
Diekirch
Differdange
Dippach-Reckange
Dommeldange
Drauffelt
Dudelange-Burange
Dudelange-Centre
Dudelange-Usines
Dudelange-Ville
E
Esch-sur-Alzette
Ettelbruck
G
Goebelsmuhle
H
Heisdorf
Hollerich
Howald
K
Kautenbach
Kayl
Kleinbettingen
L
Lamadelaine
Leudelange
Lintgen
Lorentzweiler
Luxembourg
M
Mamer
Mamer Lycée
Manternach
Maulusmuhle
Merkholtz
Mersch
Mertert
Michelau
Munsbach
N
Niederkorn
Noertzange
O
Oberkorn
Oetrange
P
Paradiso
Pétange
R
Rodange
Roodt
Rumelange
S
Sandweiler-Contern
Schieren
Schifflange
Schouweiler
T
Tétange
Troisvierges
W
Walferdange
Wasserbillig
Wecker
Wiltz
Wilwerwiltz
External links
Railway stations
Luxembourg
Railway stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Farrar | Dave Farrar is a British broadcaster, specialising in television football commentary. He was Eurosport's number one commentator for ten years, joining the network in 1999 after spells with BBC Radio Lancashire and the BBC World Service as a replacement for Guy Mowbray.
From 2002 to 2005 he covered Serie A on a regular basis for the channel and also worked on live coverage of French football. He covered the finals of Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, as well as four African Cup of Nations tournaments.
Farrar left Eurosport in early 2009 and now can be heard worldwide on the official Premier League Podcast and as an anchorman for the Premier League's worldwide television broadcasts. He also commentates on Serie A matches for ESPN (UK). Serie A is Dave's favourite league – he is a huge fan of Juventus, and went to many bianconeri games in his youth.
He has also worked for ITV Sport, Bravo and BBC Radio Five Live on a freelance basis. During the 2006–2007 Ashes cricket series he hosted a regular podcast for The Guardian newspaper, and he has occasionally commentated on boxing. In August 2020, Farrar was part of the BBC Sport commentary team at the World Snooker Championship.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British association football commentators |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-solid | Non-solid or nonsolid may refer to:
Non-solid, anything not in a solid state of matter
Non-solid archive format, in solid compression computer file data compression
In computer graphics, a non-solid is a virtual object that does not collide with other objects (see collision detection)
Non-solid projection screen, in video technology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC%20Geographical%20Names | The BC Geographical Names (formerly BC Geographical Names Information System or BCGNIS) is a geographic name web service and database for the Canadian province of British Columbia run by the Base Mapping and Geomatic Services Branch of the Integrated Land Management Bureau. The database contains official names and spellings of towns, mountains, rivers, lakes, and other geographic places. The database often has other useful information, such as the history of geographic names, and their use in history.
External links
Geocodes
Names of places in Canada
Online databases
Government databases in Canada |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal%20computer | Decimal computers are computers which can represent numbers and addresses in decimal as well as providing instructions to operate on those numbers and addresses directly in decimal, without conversion to a pure binary representation. Some also had a variable wordlength, which enabled operations on numbers with a large number of digits.
Decimal computers were common from the early machines through the 1960s and into the 1970s. Using decimal directly saved the need to convert from decimal to binary for input and output and offered a significant speed improvement over binary machines that performed these conversions using subroutines. This allowed otherwise low-end machines to offer practical performance for roles like accounting and bookkeeping, and many low and mid-range systems of the era were decimal based. During the 1970s, microprocessors with decimal instructions became common in electronic calculators, cash registers and similar roles, especially in the 8-bit era.
The rapid improvements in general performance of binary machines eroded the value of decimal operations. One of the last major new designs to support it was the Motorola 68000, which shipped in 1980. More recently, IBM added decimal support to their POWER6 designs to allow them to directly support programs written for 1960s platforms like the System/360. With that exception, most modern designs have little or no decimal support.
Early computers
Early computers that were exclusively decimal include the ENIAC, IBM NORC, IBM 650, IBM 1620, IBM 7070, UNIVAC Solid State 80. In these machines, the basic unit of data was the decimal digit, encoded in one of several schemes, including binary-coded decimal (BCD), bi-quinary and two-out-of-five code. Except for the IBM 1620 and 1710, these machines used word addressing. When non-numeric characters were used in these machines, they were encoded as two decimal digits.
Other early computers were character oriented, providing instructions for performing arithmetic on character strings of decimal numerals, using BCD or excess-3 (XS-3) for decimal digits. On these machines, the basic data element was an alphanumeric character, typically encoded in six bits. UNIVAC I and UNIVAC II used word addressing, with 12-character words. IBM examples include IBM 702, IBM 705, the IBM 1400 series, IBM 7010, and the IBM 7080.
Later computers
The IBM System/360, introduced in 1964 to unify IBM's product lines, used per character binary addressing, and also included instructions for packed decimal arithmetic as well as binary integer arithmetic, and binary floating point. It used 8-bit characters and introduced EBCDIC encoding, though ASCII was also supported.
The Burroughs B2500 introduced in 1966 also used 8-bit EBCDIC or ASCII characters and could pack two decimal digits per byte, but it did not provide binary arithmetic, making it a decimal architecture.
More modern computers
Support for BCD was common in early microprocessors, which were often used |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasya%20Fantasya | Tasya Fantasya is a 2008 Philippine television drama fantasy romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a 1994 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Mac Alejandre, it stars Yasmien Kurdi in the title role. It premiered on April 6, 2008 replacing Kapuso Sine Specials. The series concluded on July 13, 2008 with a total of 15 episodes.
A remake was aired on TV5 in 2016.
Premise
Tasya, a sales assistant in an optical shop, who willfully yearns for her Prince Charming’s affection. But she quickly finds out that her fate is entangled with that of a magical pair of eyeglasses that will lead her to a series of colorful adventures.
Tasya was orphaned at a very young age and adopted by her abusive Aunt Kelay. But Tasya, being the simple and benevolent person that she is, ignores her aunt's awfulness.
She escapes from her unpleasant world in her dreams and fantasies of spending romantic moments with her Prince Charming, Donald, the optical shop's handsome model; and so her best friend Mateng, who patiently listens to her fantasies, dubs her Tasya Fantasya.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Yasmien Kurdi as Tasya / Anastacia
Supporting cast
Wendell Ramos as Donald / Federico
Rainier Castillo as Raz
Gladys Reyes as Mateng
Alicia Mayer as Brigida / Virtuosa
Mura as Pookalakala
Vangie Labalan as Kelay
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Tasya Fantasya earned a 15.7% rating. While the final episode scored a 9.5% rating.
Accolades
References
External links
2008 Philippine television series debuts
2008 Philippine television series endings
GMA Network drama series
Philippine fantasy television series
Philippine television series based on films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terephthalic%20acid%20%28data%20page%29 | This page provides supplementary chemical data on Terephthalic acid, the organic compound and one of three isomeric phthalic acids, all with formula C6H4(CO2H)2.
Material Safety Data Sheet
The handling of this chemical may require notable safety precautions, which are set forth on the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for it.SIRI
Structure and properties
Thermodynamic properties
Spectral data
References
Chemical data pages
Chemical data pages cleanup |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Second%20Civil%20War | The Second Civil War is a satirical black comedy film made for the HBO cable television network and first shown on March 15, 1997.
Directed by Joe Dante, the film is a satire about anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States.
The film stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Peña, and Denis Leary as reporters for a CNN-like cable network, "News Net" (referred to in on-screen graphics as "NN"); Phil Hartman as the U.S. President; James Coburn as his chief political advisor; and William Schallert as the Secretary of Defense. Brian Keith portrayed a general in one of his final movie roles.
Plot
The film is set in a future United States in which immigration has rapidly increased, resulting in a fractured polyglot society. The mayor of Los Angeles speaks only in Spanish, Rhode Island is populated mostly by Chinese-Americans, and Alabama has a congressman from India. Politics have been openly reduced to a matter of catering to various ethnic groups for their votes, and media-fueled polarization has led to widespread anxiety, with viewership of cable news, including channel NewsNet, at all time highs.
When an atomic weapon is used on Pakistan by India, an international organization makes plans to bring refugee orphans to Idaho. NewsNet embeds a reporter on the plane and airs footage of the crying children in order to boost ratings.
As Idaho has already received over a million refugees, Idaho Governor Jim Farley (Beau Bridges) orders the state's National Guard to close its borders, citing public safety. Despite claiming to be a nativist, Farley routinely indulges in Mexican food, Mexican soap operas, and an affair with a Mexican-American NewsNet reporter (Elizabeth Peña). As she live-translates an impassioned speech from Los Angeles' mayor vowing a reconquest of the lands of the old Spanish Empire within the United States, she grows increasingly angry at Farley's decision, before the speech is interrupted by an assassination attempt from black Angelenos seeking to reclaim the city from the Hispanics. Farley is dismayed at his mistress' anger, and, despite the best efforts of his press secretary Jimmy Cannon (Kevin Dunn), remains largely oblivious to the growing implications of the crisis.
Meanwhile, the President of the United States (Phil Hartman) turns out to be an entirely ineffectual leader, ruthlessly exploiting immigration to fill districts and states with those most likely to vote for his own party. Reputed to be indecisive, the President delegates his decision-making entirely to his advisors, most notably his unofficial chief advisor, lobbyist Jack B. Buchan (James Coburn), who concerns himself entirely with the President's public image and media perception of the administration. Buchan regularly influences the President's decisions by manipulating his desire to emulate previous U.S. presidents, even going so far as to pepper pre-written presidential statements with fictitious "quotes" from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Buchan directs the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Real%20Estate%20Pros | The Real Estate Pros (originally titled The Real Deal) is a television series which airs on the TLC network. Each episode stars Richard C. Davis and his crew from Trademark Properties of Charleston, South Carolina as they purchase and renovate a piece of real estate. Most episodes include the listing price of the purchased property, estimated cost of the renovation, and the market value (including potential profit) of the "flipped" property; however, one episode showed Davis renovating a quadplex owned by his company, in order to justify increased rents.
The series premiered on April 21, 2007, titled The Real Deal (directly opposite A&E's third-season premiere of Flip This House). The first episode of The Real Deal was "A Home Run For Trademark", a special centering on the relocation of the Shoeless Joe house, while at the same time helping to renovate the life of a current Major League Baseball player, Josh Hamilton. In June 2007, The Real Deal was renamed The Real Estate Pros.
At a recent fundraiser event in Charleston, Richard C. Davis, who heads Team Trademark, said he "intends to document the lodge’s rehabilitation as part of the real estate company’s reality series, due to air on TLC in April". The show had a five-year hiatus.
Crew
Richard C. Davis - Founder, Trademark Properties
Ginger Alexander - Investments, Trademark Properties. Richard's protégé
Dawn Nosal - Residential Condominiums, Trademark Properties. Richard's former assistant.
Vance Sudano - Real Estate Agent, Trademark Properties
Lori Nolan - Residential Division Leader, Trademark Properties
John Davis - Commercial Property Leader, Trademark Properties. Richard's brother.
See also
Flip This House
External links
TLC's official webpage for The Real Estate Pros
Real Estate Pros Compilation Page
TLC (TV network) original programming
Home renovation television series
2007 American television series debuts
2000s American reality television series
Television shows set in Charleston, South Carolina |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business%20Tonight | Business Tonight was a business news talk show on CNBC until c. October 1997. The show was hosted by Sue Herera. It was replaced by The Edge.
References
CNBC original programming
1990s American television news shows
Year of television series debut missing
1990s American television talk shows
Year of television series ending missing
Business-related television series
1997 American television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20radar | Space radar may refer to:
The United States Space Surveillance Network, which uses radar to track objects in space
Space-based radar, the use of radar systems mounted on satellites; also, a proposed constellation of active radar satellites for the United States Department of Defense that would allow detection and tracking of aircraft, ocean-going vessels and potentially land vehicles from space |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transaction%20Processing%20over%20XML | Transaction Processing over XML (TPoX) is a computing benchmark for XML database systems. As a benchmark, TPoX is used for the performance testing of database management systems that are capable of storing, searching, modifying and retrieving XML data. The goal of TPoX is to allow database designers, developers and users to evaluate the performance of XML database features, such as the XML query languages XQuery and SQL/XML, XML storage, XML indexing, XML Schema support, XML updates, transaction processing and logging, and concurrency control. TPoX includes XML update tests based on the XQuery Update Facility.
The TPoX benchmark exercises the processing of data-centric XML, in contrast to content- or document-centric XML.
TPoX was originally developed and tested by IBM and Intel, but became an open source project on SourceForge in January 2007. TPoX 1.1 was released in June 2007. TPoX 2.0 was released in July 2009.
The TPoX benchmark package contains the following:
XML Schemas that define the XML data used in the benchmark.
An XML data generation tool to generate an arbitrary number of XML documents with well-defined value distributions and referential integrity across documents. The XML data is generated conforming to industry schema such as FIXML to model real-world applications.
Workloads which are executed on the generated data. A workload is a set of transactions. A transaction can be a query in XQuery or SQL/XML notation or an insert, update or delete operation.
A Java application which acts as a workload driver. It is configurable and can spawn 1 to n parallel threads to simulate concurrent database users. Each user connects to the database and executes a random sequence of transactions defined in the workload. Parameter markers in the transactions are replaced by real values that are drawn from random value distributions. The workload driver collects and reports performance metrics, such as the transaction throughput as well as minimum, maximum and average response times.
Documentation.
The TPoX workload consists of seven XML queries, two inserts, two deletes, and six XML update operations. The primary performance metric of the benchmark is TTPS (TPoX Transactions Per Second) which is the throughput of the multi-user read/write workload at a given scale factor. The smallest TPoX scale factor uses 10GB of raw XML documents, the largest uses 1PB of raw XML documents.
References
Ron Bourret's list of XML database benchmarks
An XML transaction processing benchmark, Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data
The CEO of Marklogic describes TPoX as a data-centric as opposed to content-centric XML scenario.
TPoX is included in the list of XML Benchmarks in the Encyclopedia of Database Systems.
TPoX is used in section 7.2 of an article from Oracle Corporation.
TPoX is used in a research study from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
TPoX has been used in a research project to evalua |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFLQ | KFLQ (91.5 FM) is a Christian radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Family Life Radio network.
History
The All-Indian Pueblo Council filed for a noncommercial radio station in Albuquerque in December 1973, later changing its name to the Albuquerque Public Broadcasting Corporation. Before launch, the council said that the station would feature multicultural and multilingual programming, including Spanish-language shows and English-language programming aimed at an African American audience. One employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs fretted that so few Native Americans had FM radios that none of the station's target audience would be able to receive it, saying, "I don't like this business of having FM stations". In addition to the All-Indian Pueblo Council, a grant from the Department of Housing, Education and Welfare was used to start KIPC. While originally scheduled to sign on November 1, 1975, it did not do so until February 2, 1976. The station carried an eclectic mix of programs including NPR offerings, jazz music, and Albuquerque city council meetings, as well as a morning show called "Sound of the Drum" featuring "music of all Indians".
However, KIPC had trouble raising the operating funds to stay on the air. By September 1977, it had gone off the air while it worked to raise money, leaving the University of New Mexico's KUNM-FM to emerge as the major public radio station for the city. Albuquerque Public Broadcasting Corporation entered bankruptcy that same year. Two years later, the station was finally sold to Spindizzy PubCom and became KKTU. Spindizzy had also obtained the construction permit for KQIV at 91.9 MHz in Corpus Christi, Texas, and both stations were sold to Family Life Radio in 1982 for $120,000. On August 6 of that year, the station changed its call letters to KNFR, opting to change again to the present KFLQ on November 29, 1982.
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KFLQ
FLQ
FLQ
Family Life Radio stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stichting%20Academisch%20Erfgoed | The Stichting Academisch Erfgoed (SAE), in English the Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage, is a network of Dutch universities that supports these universities' heritage and cultural collections.
Mission
The Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage helps to protect university heritage, to make it more accessible and known to the public.
History
The SAE was founded in 1997, when Dutch State Secretary Aad Nuis reserved a subsidy of 12 million guilders via the Mondriaan Stichting. At that point, a plan was developed for future maintenance and management of the universities' collections. The SAE then made a first selection of valuable and save-worthy collections and objects, developed first guidelines to use these collections in education and research, and to make them better available for the broad public.
The SAE has initiated various thematic projects, about botanical, medical and geological collections. In 2012, the SAE also launched a shared collection website for academic heritage.
Members
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Delft University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
University of Groningen
Leiden University
Maastricht University
Radboud University Nijmegen
Free University of Amsterdam
Utrecht University
Wageningen UR
Museum Boerhaave participates as an associate member.
External links
Stichting Academisch Erfgoed
Academische Collecties
Further reading
References
Educational organisations based in the Netherlands
1997 establishments in the Netherlands
Organizations established in 1997 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Johnson%20%28broadcaster%29 | Ed Johnson (born G. Edwin Johnson) was the founder of Agri Communicators, Inc., the parent company of the Agri Broadcast Network (ABN).
Career
Johnson was the founder, president, and CEO of Agri Communicators Inc., which included the Agri Broadcasting Network (ABN Radio), Ohio's Country Journal, a monthly farm newspaper, and the television program AgriCountry. Following Johnson's death in 2001, the family sold the ABN to Clear Channel Communications, who moved network operations from Columbus and merged the network and programming into its Lima, Ohio cluster.
In early 2007, AdVance Broadcast & Communication Ltd, parent company of the Buckeye Ag Radio Network acquired the ABN, reintroduced Johnson's well-known preference for broadcasting "from the farm," and in early 2009 returned broadcast operations to Columbus.
The network evolved out of Johnson's daily reports aired on Columbus radio station WRFD from 1967 to 1972. Leaving the station, he founded the ABN and ran it from his kitchen table in 1972. His weekend television program, Agri Country, aired on 11 television stations across Ohio until its cancellation in 2001 as part of the ABN sale. The program aired over 1,000 episodes over its twenty-year run.
"From the Farm, Good Morning!"
His morning radio show was broadcast from his farm in Ostrander (Delaware County). In 1972, he started the ABN and his daily reports were eventually broadcast to over 72 radio stations across Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia. Known for his infectious enthusiasm and passion for agriculture, Johnson always opened his broadcast with the trademark phrase "From the Farm, Good Morning!", followed by the crow of his legendary rooster sidekick, Abner.
Another staple of the Johnson years was the use of ABN "Stinger." This brief banjo riff was used as a sounder at the beginning of each ABN broadcast. Clear Channel discontinued the use of the stinger after acquiring ABN.
Death
Johnson survived a heart attack in the mid-1990s. Dedicated to his work, he was back at the microphone just days after his surgery. He suffered a massive heart attack in February 2001 and passed on at the age of 63.
Johnson was honored posthumously for his work by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting in 2005 with enshrinement in the NAFB Hall of Fame.
Marilyn Johnson still resides on the Delaware County farm she and her husband shared.
External links
Reese Medal and Gerlach Awards Presented at Ohio State
ABN History
National Association of Farm Broadcasting Hall of Fame
American radio personalities
2001 deaths
Year of birth missing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Arvind is the Johnson Professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He was also elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 for contributions to dataflow and multithread computing and the development of tools for the high-level synthesis of digital electronics hardware.
Career
Arvind's research interests include formal verification of large-scale digital systems using guarded atomic actions, memory models, and cache coherence protocols for parallel computing architectures and programming languages.
Past work was instrumental in the development of dynamic dataflow architectures, two parallel languages, Id and pH, and the compiling of such languages on parallel machines.
At IIT Kanpur, he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in technology (with an emphasis in electrical engineering) in 1969. In that process, he discovered that he was keenly interested in computers. Then, at the University of Minnesota, he earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in computer science in 1972, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in computer science in 1973.
Arvind conducted his thesis research in operating systems on mathematical models of program behavior. At the University of California, Irvine, where he taught from 1974 to 1978, he became interested in computer architecture and programming languages.
Arvind then taught at IIT's Kanpur campus in 1977 and 1978.
Arvind joined the MIT faculty in 1978.
He served as the Chief Technical Advisor to the United-Nations-sponsored Knowledge Based Computer Systems project in India from 1986 to 1992. During 1992–93, he was the Fujitsu Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo.
In 1992, Arvind and his CSAIL team collaborated with Motorola in completing the Monsoon dataflow machine and associated software. A dozen Monsoons were installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and other universities before Monsoon was retired to the Computer History Museum in California. In 2000, Arvind took two years off from teaching at MIT to build Sandburst, Inc, a fabless manufacturing semiconductor company. He served as its president until his return to MIT in 2002.
In 2003, he cofounded Bluespec, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. They produce proven electronic design automation (EDA) synthesis toolsets. With Lennart Augustsson, Arvind codeveloped the programming language Bluespec SystemVerilog (BSV), a high-level functional programming hardware description language, which is a Haskell variant extended to handle chip design and electronic design automation in general.
, he serves on the boards of both firms.
In 2006, Sandburst, headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts and providing semiconductor designs for scalable packet switching and routing sys |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset%20%28disambiguation%29 | An asset is an economic resource, or something of value.
Asset, ASSET or The Asset may also refer to:
Computing
Asset (computer security), an asset in computer security context
Digital assets, the graphics, audio, and other artistic data that go into media, particularly interactive media such as video games
Economics
Asset (economics), a durable good which is not fully depreciated to zero value after the current period of analysis
Entertainment
"The Asset" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), third episode of U.S. television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Asset (film), 1918 American film
The Assets, an eight-part American drama television miniseries
The Asset, a play by Robert Kemp
Intelligence
Asset (intelligence), an outside person who provides intelligence
Military
Military asset, a weapon or means of production of weapons or other defensive or offensive devices or capabilities
Organisations
Americans Standing for the Simplification of the Estate Tax, a lobbyist group
Association of Supervisory Staffs, Executives and Technicians, a former British trade union
Spacecraft
ASSET (spacecraft), an experimental U.S. reentry vehicle
See also
ASET (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior%20Tech%20Computer | Behavior Tech Computer (BTC) manufactures many computer accessories including keyboards, webcams and mouse devices; they used to manufacture optical drives but decided to leave the market and sold their Optical Division to Foxconn.
The company was founded in 1982, launching a capacitance keyboard the following year. International expansion followed rapidly:
1986 BTC USA
1988 BTC Korea
1989 BTC Europe - a sales hub based in the Netherlands
1991 BTC France
1992 BTC Latin - based in Florida, USA
1993 BTC Germany - with a focus on Germany and Eastern Europe
The expansion has led to BTC being described by the Taiwanese Business Weekly magazine as the "third most internationalized" company in Taiwan.
See also
List of companies of Taiwan
References
1982 establishments in Taiwan
Computer peripheral companies
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Taiwanese brands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four%20Motors%20for%20Europe | The Four Motors for Europe is a transnational, interregional network of four highly industrialized and research-oriented regions in Europe. Rhône-Alpes of France, Baden-Württemberg of Germany, Catalonia of Spain and Lombardy of Italy signed an agreement of cooperation on September 9, 1988, in Stuttgart, Germany. The so-called Memorandum sets out to increase economic and social cooperation between the regions, which do not possess a common border. The agreement was to have the four regions cooperate in a long term relationship in the fields of science, research, education, environment, culture, and other sectors. The purpose of this relationship was to foster the regional dimension within the European Union as well as increasing the potential for economic growth within the four regions. These regions focus on the exchange of information with each other to expand their technology and R&D. The group works selectively with associated partners.
The Four Motors have since expanded to include Wales of the United Kingdom, Flanders of Belgium, Lesser Poland of Poland and Quebec of Canada as associate members, while Rhône-Alpes merged with Auvergne in 2016, to create Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
References
External links
Official Four Motors for Europe Site
International organizations based in Europe
Economy of Baden-Württemberg
Economy of Catalonia
Economy of Lombardy
Economy of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1988 in economics
Paradiplomacy
Economy of Wales
Economy of Quebec
Lesser Poland
Flanders |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Graphics%20File | PGF (Progressive Graphics File) is a wavelet-based bitmapped image format that employs lossless and lossy data compression. PGF was created to improve upon and replace the JPEG format. It was developed at the same time as JPEG 2000 but with a focus on speed over compression ratio.
PGF can operate at higher compression ratios without taking more encoding/decoding time and without generating the characteristic "blocky and blurry" artifacts of the original DCT-based JPEG standard. It also allows more sophisticated progressive downloads.
Color models
PGF supports a wide variety of color models:
Grayscale with 1, 8, 16, or 31 bits per pixel
Indexed color with palette size of 256
RGB color image with 12, 16 (red: 5 bits, green: 6 bits, blue: 5 bits), 24, or 48 bits per pixel
ARGB color image with 32 bits per pixel
L*a*b color image with 24 or 48 bits per pixel
CMYK color image with 32 or 64 bits per pixel
Technical discussion
PGF claims to achieve an improved compression quality over JPEG adding or improving features such as scalability. Its compression performance is similar to the original JPEG standard. Very low and very high compression rates (including lossless compression) are also supported in PGF. The ability of the design to handle a very large range of effective bit rates is one of the strengths of PGF. For example, to reduce the number of bits for a picture below a certain amount, the advisable thing to do with the first JPEG standard is to reduce the resolution of the input image before encoding it — something that is ordinarily not necessary for that purpose when using PGF because of its wavelet scalability properties.
The PGF process chain contains the following four steps:
Color space transform (in case of color images)
Discrete Wavelet Transform
Quantization (in case of lossy data compression)
Hierarchical bit-plane run-length encoding
Color components transformation
Initially, images have to be transformed from the RGB color space to another color space, leading to three components that are handled separately. PGF uses a fully reversible modified YUV color transform. The transformation matrices are:
The chrominance components can be, but do not necessarily have to be, down-scaled in resolution.
Wavelet transform
The color components are then wavelet transformed to an arbitrary depth. In contrast to JPEG 1992 which uses an 8x8 block-size discrete cosine transform, PGF uses one reversible wavelet transform: a rounded version of the biorthogonal CDF 5/3 wavelet transform. This wavelet filter bank is exactly the same as the reversible wavelet used in JPEG 2000. It uses only integer coefficients, so the output does not require rounding (quantization) and so it does not introduce any quantization noise.
Quantization
After the wavelet transform, the coefficients are scalar-quantized to reduce the amount of bits to represent them, at the expense of a loss of quality. The output is a set of integer numbers which have to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science%20and%20technology%20in%20Portugal | Science and technology in Portugal is mainly conducted within a network of research and development (R&D) units belonging to public universities and state-managed autonomous research institutions. There are also non-state-run research institutions and some private R&D projects developed by companies.
History
The first university of Portugal was founded in 1290 as a Studium Generale in Lisbon. It was focused on the arts and humanities, but also included a medical school since its foundation.
During the 16th century, in the Age of Discovery, a more mathematical educational approach flourished in this university with the creation of specialized courses and classes in the field. This included the appointment of Pedro Nunes as mathematics teacher, in 1537, when the Portuguese university located in Lisbon was relocated back to Coimbra, and Nunes moved to the re-founded University of Coimbra to teach mathematics, a post he held until 1562. This was a new post in the University of Coimbra and it was established to provide instruction in the technical requirements for navigation: clearly a topic of great importance in Portugal at this period, when control of sea trade was the primary source of Portuguese wealth. Mathematics became an independent post in 1544. In the 17th century, military engineering teaching was also established in the Fortification, Artillery and Drawing Royal Academy of Lisbon.
By the 18th century, under the enlightened political leadership of the Marquis of Pombal, the University of Coimbra was modernized with the appointment of new professors, both Portuguese and foreigners, and the establishment of several facilities directed towards the teaching of the natural sciences. Also in the 18th century, one of the oldest learned societies of Portugal, the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1779.
Historically, within the scope of the now defunct Portuguese Empire, the Portuguese founded in 1792 the oldest engineering school of Latin America (the Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho), as well as one of the oldest medical colleges of Asia (the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa) in 1842.
In 1911, the oldest non-military Portuguese university degree-conferring institution of engineering was founded - it was the Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, as well as new Science Faculties in the newly founded University of Lisbon and Porto.
Post-World War II
In 1949, the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, an early developer of the cerebral angiography, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) an international centre for biomedical research and graduate education, located in Oeiras, Portugal, was founded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG) in 1961. Its campus includes other research institutes in biology, biotechnology and chemistry, with complementary research interests and facilities: protein structure and design, synthesis and theory of chemicals with biological i |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20of%20things | The Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks. The Internet of things encompasses electronics, communication and computer science engineering. Internet of things has been considered a misnomer because devices do not need to be connected to the public internet, they only need to be connected to a network, and be individually addressable.
The field has evolved due to the convergence of multiple technologies, including ubiquitous computing, commodity sensors, and increasingly powerful embedded systems, as well as machine learning. Older fields of embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, control systems, automation (including home and building automation), independently and collectively enable the Internet of things. In the consumer market, IoT technology is most synonymous with "smart home" products, including devices and appliances (lighting fixtures, thermostats, home security systems, cameras, and other home appliances) that support one or more common ecosystems, and can be controlled via devices associated with that ecosystem, such as smartphones and smart speakers. IoT is also used in healthcare systems.
There are a number of concerns about the risks in the growth of IoT technologies and products, especially in the areas of privacy and security, and consequently there have been industry and government moves to address these concerns, including the development of international and local standards, guidelines, and regulatory frameworks.
History
The main concept of a network of smart devices was discussed as early as 1982, with a modified Coca-Cola vending machine at Carnegie Mellon University becoming the first ARPANET-connected appliance, able to report its inventory and whether newly loaded drinks were cold or not. Mark Weiser's 1991 paper on ubiquitous computing, "The Computer of the 21st Century", as well as academic venues such as UbiComp and PerCom produced the contemporary vision of the IOT. In 1994, Reza Raji described the concept in IEEE Spectrum as "[moving] small packets of data to a large set of nodes, so as to integrate and automate everything from home appliances to entire factories". Between 1993 and 1997, several companies proposed solutions like Microsoft's at Work or Novell's NEST. The field gained momentum when Bill Joy envisioned device-to-device communication as a part of his "Six Webs" framework, presented at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 1999.
The concept of the "Internet of things" and the term itself, first appeared in a speech by Peter T. Lewis, to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C., published in September 1985. According to Lewis, "The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the integration of people, processes and technology with connectable devices and sensors to enable remote monitoring, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram%20%28disambiguation%29 | An epigram is a short poem with a clever twist, or a concise and witty statement.
Epigram may also refer to:
Epigram (programming language), a functional programming language with dependent types
Epigram (newspaper), the independent student newspaper of the University of Bristol
Epigram (horse), Canadian racehorse
Epigrams (books), a collection of books by Martial in the 1st century
Epigram (inscription), an inscription in stone (obsolete)
Fraszki, a 1584 Polish-language poem collection, sometimes referred to in English as Epigrams |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven%20and%20the%20Sun | Seven and the Sun was an American rock band consisting of Seven (lead vocals), Wally Brandt (guitar), Bill Brandt (programming), and Eddie Zak (guitars). They are best known for their 2002 single "Walk with Me". Their song was used in the TV soap opera Passions, and was also featured in the Columbia Pictures film, America's Sweethearts starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It received moderate air play on American radio, reaching number 38 on the Billboard Adult Top 40, number 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and number 40 on the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart. "Walk with Me" was their only hit.
In September, 2003, their song "Back to the Innocence" was chosen to be the theme song for The John Walsh Show on NBC.
After they broke up in 2002, Seven and Wally Brandt both formed the country band Whiskey Falls.
Discography
Album
Back to the Innocence - released by Atlantic Records on June 18, 2002
Singles
"Walk with Me" (2002)
References
External links
Interview with Seven And The Sun
Interview: IN THE SUMMERTIME WITH SEVEN AND THE SUN
American pop rock music groups |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient%20XML%20Interchange | Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) is a binary XML format for exchange of data on a computer network.
It was developed by the W3C's Efficient Extensible Interchange Working Group and is one of the most prominent efforts to encode XML documents in a binary data format, rather than plain text.
Using EXI format reduces the verbosity of XML documents as well as the cost of parsing.
Improvements in the performance of writing (generating) content depends on the speed of the medium being written to, the methods and quality of actual implementations.
EXI is useful for
a complete range of XML document sizes, from dozens of bytes to terabytes
reducing computational overhead to speed up parsing of compressed documents
increasing endurance of small devices by utilizing efficient decompression
History
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) formed a working group to standardize on a format in March 2006. EXI was chosen as W3C's Binary XML format after an evaluation of various proposals that included Fast Infoset. The EXI format is derived from the AgileDelta Efficient XML format.
EXI was adopted as a W3C recommendation by the W3C on 10 March 2011. A second edition was published in February 2014.
In November 2016, the working group was renamed to "Efficient Extensible Interchange (EXI)" from "Efficient XML Interchange (EXI)" to reflect the broader scope of EXI applicability beyond XML to other data-description languages.
Features
An advantage of EXI over Fast Infoset is that EXI (optionally) uses more constraints from the XML schema. This can make the EXI data more compact; for example, if the XML schema specifies that elements named 'bar' may only exist within elements named 'foo', EXI can assign a shorter token to the 'bar' element, knowing that it doesn't have to share the same token space as elements that occur elsewhere in the document. The main disadvantage to utilizing such "schema-informed" compression is that, not only does the document require a schema, but the decoder needs a copy of the same schema that the encoder used.
Uses
A variety of EXI-capable applications are available.
A variety of EXI implementations are available that enable the integration of EXI capabilities in other tools.
Related: EXI is being adapted for non-XML data formats as well.
EXI4JSON is a specification developed by the same working group to use the same format for JSON documents.
EXI was recommended for use in the US Department of Defense Global Information Grid.
Future Work
Multiple experimental initiatives continue to be pursued by the EXI Working Group.
EXI4CSS is exploring how to map Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to EXI.
EXI for JavaScript appears to be possible if using the initial structured parse tree for source code.
Considering potential composition of XML EXI with XML Encryption and XML Digital Signature.
References
External links
Efficient XML Interchange Format 1.0 (W3C Recommendation)
Efficient XML Interchange Evaluation (Working Group Note)
EX |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20J.%20Miller | Patrick J. Miller is a computer scientist and high performance parallel applications developer with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Davis, in run-time error detection and correction. Until recently he was with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
He is most noted for building and assembling the largest temporary supercomputer in the world, FlashMob I, in an attempt to break into the Top 500 list of supercomputers with students from his "Do-it-yourself Supercomputing" class at the University of San Francisco in April 2004. This effort was featured on the front page of the New York Times on February 23, 2004.
In September 2005, he and others at Bryn Mawr recreated a FlashMob Supercomputer to calculate the value of pi to 15,000 digits and performed 15,800 steps to simulate the unfolding of a protein interacting with an anthrax toxin.
More recently he is the author of the popular pyMPI distributed parallel version of the Python programming language.
Miller now works as a software developer for Aurora Innovation in Palo Alto, California.
References
Computer science educators
American computer scientists
University of California, Davis alumni
University of San Francisco faculty
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography%20of%20Greater%20Manchester | The demography of Greater Manchester is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of its ten metropolitan boroughs, each of the Greater Manchester electoral wards, the NUTS3 statistical sub-regions, each of the Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, the 15 civil parishes in Greater Manchester, and for all of Greater Manchester as a whole; the latter of which had a population of 2,682,500 at the 2011 UK census. Additionally, data is produced for the Greater Manchester Urban Area. Statistical information is produced about the size and geographical breakdown of the population, the number of people entering and leaving country and the number of people in each demographic subgroup.
Key statistics
Compared against the demography of England, Greater Manchester's demographics are broadly inline with national averages on many topics. In terms of ethnicity, its Asian and British Asian population is considerably above the regional and national averages, as is the portion of residents who identify as Muslim. Compared against the demography of the United Kingdom, Greater Manchester's ethnic minority population consists of 11.09% of the total population. NB. Information in the table on the right is from the 2001 census and not the most recent 2011 census.
As of 2020, the ONS estimates the population of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County to be 2,835,686.
Population change
The following is a table outlining population totals of the area for every ten years since 1801, using material from the census in the United Kingdom via the Great Britain Historical GIS; pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Greater Manchester. The total population of Greater Manchester is predicted to grow to around 2,950,000 by 2031, with the City of Manchester alone accounting for 36% of the growth.
Boroughs
According to the 2011 census, of Greater Manchester's ten metropolitan boroughs, the City of Manchester is the most populous with a population of 503,127, whilst the Metropolitan Borough of Bury is the least populous with 185,100. The City of Manchester's population in 2021 is predicted at 532,200. The city experienced the greatest percentage population growth outside London, with an increase of 19% to over 500,000. Manchester's population is projected to reach 532,200 by 2021, an increase of 5.8% from 2011. This represents a slower rate of growth than the previous decade.
In terms of ethnic composition, the City of Manchester has the highest non-white population in Greater Manchester (34th in England), followed by the metropolitan boroughs of Oldham (45th in England), Rochdale (53rd in England), and Trafford (68th in England). Wigan is the least ethnically diverse borough in the county, and 274th in England.
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the borough with the highest proportion of people under fifteen years of age. Almost 12% of people in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC%20Sports%20Chicago | NBC Sports Chicago (formerly Comcast SportsNet Chicago) is an American regional sports network that broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming. It is branded as part of the NBC Sports Regional Networks.
NBC Sports Chicago is owned by a consortium of Comcast (which owns 25% through the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal), Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf (who owns a 50% majority interest), and the Wirtz Corporation, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, (who owns 25%). The Chicago Cubs, through the Tribune Company and later the family of J. Joseph Ricketts, formerly owned a 20% stake in the network from its launch until the Cubs ended their broadcasts on the network after the end of the 2019 season, with that percentage equally distributed in 5% increments to the remaining partners after that point.
The channel is available on cable and fiber optic television providers in most of Illinois, and throughout northwest Indiana, Iowa, Kenosha County, Wisconsin and southwest Michigan and nationwide on satellite provider DirecTV. The network maintains main studios and offices located at 350 North Orleans Street, inside the River North Point Center in the Near North Side area.
History
In November 2003, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bill Wirtz and the Tribune Company decided to end their cable television agreements for the Bulls, White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks with FSN Chicago, stripping that network of broadcast rights to all of the professional sports teams in the Chicago area. All three team owners decided to enter into a partnership with Comcast to form a new regional sports network, to be named Comcast SportsNet Chicago, whose launch was formally announced on December 2. CSN Chicago was created in order for the four teams to have editorial control over their broadcasts, although the network continued to share the rights to the Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls with WGN-TV (channel 9; which is owned by Tribune) and (until 2014) WCIU-TV (channel 26).
Comcast SportsNet Chicago launched on October 1, 2004. At that time, with the loss of all four teams from its lineup, FSN Chicago was effectively left with only events from some minor local and semi-professional teams, national programming from Fox Sports Net, and Midwestern outdoors programs on its schedule; many cable and satellite providers in northeastern Illinois and northwest Indiana also chose to replace FSN Chicago with CSN Chicago upon its launch.
After Rainbow Media shut down FSN Chicago on June 23, 2006, Comcast SportsNet Chicago acquired the regional cable television rights to broadcast sports events, discussion and entertainment programs intended for national distribution to the Fox Sports regional networks. The network subsequently relocated its operations into FSN Chicago's former studio facilities on Orleans Street (which NBC S |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC%20Sports%20Philadelphia | NBC Sports Philadelphia is an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, which in turn is owned by locally based cable television provider Comcast (and owns a controlling 75% interest), and the Philadelphia Phillies (which owns the remaining 25%). It is the flagship owned-and-operated outlet of NBC Sports Regional Networks. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming.
NBC Sports Philadelphia is available on cable and fiber optic television providers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey and most of Delaware, as well as IPTV providers in those areas as well as throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania. The network maintains main studios and offices located inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia's South Philadelphia district.
History
The network traces its history to March 19, 1996, when Comcast acquired a 66 percent stake in Spectacor, the parent company of the Philadelphia Flyers, The Spectrum and the then-recently completed CoreStates Center, for $240 million and the assumption of a collective $170 million in debt. Ed Snider, the previous majority owner of Spectacor, stayed on as the managing partner and chairman of the renamed Comcast Spectacor. On the day the deal closed, Comcast Spectacor immediately purchased a 66% interest in the Philadelphia 76ers.
Immediately after the purchase was announced, speculation arose as to whether Comcast would let at least some of Spectacor's television contracts with premium cable network PRISM and existing regional sports network SportsChannel Philadelphia (both owned by Rainbow Media) run out, and create a sports network of its own, displacing both existing networks from Comcast and other cable providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Comcast, however, had reached a ten-year agreement with Rainbow to continue carriage of PRISM and SportsChannel, as well as the company's other networks in the fall of 1995); buy the existing networks; or reach a complex deal with Rainbow to have both networks retain the broadcast rights to the 76ers and Flyers.
Within days of the purchase, Comcast indicated that it was considering launching a new RSN, and approached the Philadelphia Phillies about entering into a broadcast deal. PRISM and SportsChannel Philadelphia's joint contract to carry most of the Flyers' NHL games was set to end that fall, while the Phillies' contract ended after the 1997 season, leaving them both open to enter negotiations with Comcast Spectacor.
After short-lived discussions between Rainbow Media and Comcast about the latter possibly becoming a part-owner in PRISM and SportsChannel Philadelphia, on April 25, 1996, Comcast Spectacor formally announced plans to create a new Philadelphia-centric sports network, which would carry both the Flyers and Sixers; i |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC%20Sports%20California | NBC Sports California (sometimes abbreviated as NBCS California) is an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, and operates as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional and college sports events throughout Northern California, as well as original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming.
NBC Sports California is available on cable and fiber optic television providers throughout northern and southern California, and portions of Oregon and western Nevada. It is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. The network maintains main studios and offices headquartered with sister network NBC Sports Bay Area in San Francisco, California.
History
In summer 2003, Comcast acquired the regional television rights to broadcast regular-season and early-round playoff games from the Sacramento Kings. Previously, the team's game broadcasts were only available either via pay-per-view sports packages and on an alternate feed of then Cablevision-owned SportsChannel Bay Area. As a result, Comcast created a new regional sports network to broadcast the team's games; the network launched as Comcast SportsNet West in October 2004, coinciding with the start of the Kings' regular season.
Although the network originally focused on the Northern California region, it began expanding its coverage to serve as a complement to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. This began with the network's rebranding to Comcast SportsNet California in September 2008; it subsequently became the official broadcaster of the Oakland Athletics (which previously broadcast their games on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, in addition to the San Francisco Giants) for the 2009 Major League Baseball season, broadcasting 145 regular-season games that year (an increase by 37 telecasts from the 2008 season). The San Jose Sharks followed the A's from CSN Bay Area for the 2009–10 NHL season, seeing a similar increase in game broadcasts with 75 games being shown overall (50 of which were televised in high definition). With the relaunch, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and California merged editorial coverage on their respective regional websites. Many cable providers in the San Francisco Bay Area that previously carried CSN California via digital cable have since moved the network to basic cable tiers.
In September 2009, CSN California's carriage agreement with Dish Network expired; however, the satellite provider continued to carry the network in the interim while the two parties attempted to reach a renewed contract. Negotiations went on for months, leading Dish to file a request with the Federal Communications Commission to enter into arbitration hearings to formalize a deal. Dish Network lost its case and dropped Comcast SportsNet California from its lineup on November 24, 2010. On February 3, 2011, Dish Network restored CSN California after the satellite provider reached an agreement to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring%20Light | Bring Light, Inc. is an American company that runs an online web service which helps charities reach new donors and raise funds. It is also a social network for donors to find charitable projects to support and to help those donors make a bigger difference by getting others involved. Bring Light is now a part of Rally.org.
Origins
Bring Light was founded in November 2006 by two former executives of Adobe Systems, Inc. Melissa Dyrdahl was previously Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications. Drew McManus was Director of Corporate Product Management. They co-founded Bring Light out of a desire to help non-profits better market themselves.
The site opened to beta testers in early May 2007. The service officially launched at the Netsquared Conference in San Jose, California on May 29, 2007.
Services
Bring Light's customers include both charities and the donors that support them.
Charities
Unlike many other charitable giving services, Bring Light does not rely on the Guidestar database. All charities on the Bring Light website have been individually screened after completing an application to establish presence on the site. Charities have access to a special Charity Resource Center with tools to manage their fundraising and to interact with donors on the site.
Projects
Rather than giving to a charity's general fund, donors can direct how their dollars are used by giving to a specific project.
Giving Groups
Donors can form Giving Groups to sponsor specific charities or projects. Giving Groups can track their donations to see the aggregated results of their giving.
Donor Accounts
Through a partnership with the American Endowment Foundation, Bring Light delivers the benefits of a donor advised fund to donors who might not otherwise qualify. This enables donors to deposit funds for later donation while getting the immediate tax benefit. Most donor advised funds have minimum deposit requirements of $10,000 or more, while Bring Light's minimum is only $5.
Business model
Bring Light charges charities a service fee for their use of the site for fundraising. There are no upfront fees, but charities pay based on the amount of funds raised. The service fee is determined on a sliding scale, with the largest service fee being 10% of funds raised.
Funding
Bring Light was initially self-funded by the co-founders. Later, they took on several angel investors, including Ron Conway and Bruce Chizen. The company remains privately held.
Recognition
Melissa Dyrdahl and Drew McManus are featured in the book We Are the New Radicals: A Manifesto for Reinventing Yourself and Saving the World, by Julia Moulden.
Acquisition
Bring light was acquired and is now a part of Rally.org, an online social fundraising platform that lets users connect and raise money for great causes.
References
Companies based in Cupertino, California
American social networking websites
Internet properties established in 2006
American fundraising websites
2006 establish |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey%20Stegall | Casey Stegall is an American journalist who is a network correspondent for the Fox News Channel.
In 2007, he won the Outstanding Reporter of the Year award from the Headliners Foundation.
References
Living people
American television reporters and correspondents
Associated Press reporters
Fox News people
1979 births
People from Evansville, Indiana
Ball State University alumni
Date of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC%20Sports%20Northwest | NBC Sports Northwest (originally Comcast SportsNet Northwest) was an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks. The network broadcast regional coverage of professional sports events throughout the Pacific Northwest, focusing primarily on the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and college sports events involving the Oregon Ducks. It also covered other sports events involving teams within the northwestern United States, including those featuring college and high school teams.
The network was available on cable providers throughout Oregon and Washington. The network maintained business offices, master control operations and studio facilities located in Portland; NBC Sports Northwest maintained a secondary studio in the Moda Center used for Trail Blazers game coverage.
The network shut down at the end of the broadcast day on September 30, 2021.
History
After the Trail Blazers dismantled their pay-per-view network BlazerVision in 2001, the team reached a broadcast deal with FSN Northwest, where the team's game telecasts aired until the 2006–07 season. Fox Sports Networks did not renew its contract with the Blazers at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season; as a result, Comcast formed a new regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, to assume the broadcast rights to the team. The network launched on November 1, 2007, coinciding with the start of the 2007–08 Trail Blazers regular season.
With Comcast's acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011, Comcast SportsNet was also integrated into the new NBC Sports Group unit, culminating with the addition of the peacock logo and an updated graphics package to mirror that of its parent network. The updated graphics were implemented on CSN's live game coverage and all studio shows; SportsNet Central was an exception to this initially, but would ultimately implement a new on-air look of its own and on April 14, 2014, in conjunction with that change, the program switched to the updated graphics package introduced three years earlier.
Comcast SportsNet Northwest became CSN Northwest in 2016.
On October 2, 2017, CSN Northwest was renamed as NBC Sports Northwest, as part of a larger rebranding of the Comcast SportsNet networks under the NBC Sports brand.
After it was announced that the Trail Blazers would leave NBC Sports Northwest for Root Sports Northwest, the network announced it would cease operations on September 30, 2021. A key factor in the Trail Blazers decision to leave the network was its failure to gain widespread distribution. After nearly 15 years, NBC Sports Northwest only had distribution to about 1.1 million homes, only had scattered coverage on streaming services, and never found DirecTV or Dish coverage. Its distribution is dwarfed by the nearly 2 million homes where Root Sports is available. The Trail Blazers will continue to produce their own games when they move to Root Sports.
Programming
Portland Trail |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory-level%20parallelism | In computer architecture, memory-level parallelism (MLP) is the ability to have pending multiple memory operations, in particular cache misses or translation lookaside buffer (TLB) misses, at the same time.
In a single processor, MLP may be considered a form of instruction-level parallelism (ILP). However, ILP is often conflated with superscalar, the ability to execute more than one instruction at the same time, e.g. a processor such as the Intel Pentium Pro is five-way superscalar, with the ability to start executing five different microinstructions in a given cycle, but it can handle four different cache misses for up to 20 different load microinstructions at any time.
It is possible to have a machine that is not superscalar but which nevertheless has high MLP.
Arguably a machine that has no ILP, which is not superscalar, which executes one instruction at a time in a non-pipelined manner, but which performs hardware prefetching (not software instruction-level prefetching) exhibits MLP (due to multiple prefetches outstanding) but not ILP. This is because there are multiple memory operations outstanding, but not instructions. Instructions are often conflated with operations.
Furthermore, multiprocessor and multithreaded computer systems may be said to exhibit MLP and ILP due to parallelism—but not intra-thread, single process, ILP and MLP. Often, however, we restrict the terms MLP and ILP to refer to extracting such parallelism from what appears to be non-parallel single threaded code.
See also
Memory disambiguation
Memory dependence prediction
Hardware scout
Runahead
References
Instruction processing
Parallel computing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapatan%20with%20Jay%20Sonza | with Jay Sonza: () is a Philippine television public affairs debate show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Jay Sonza, it premiered on May 17, 1995. The show concluded on November 11, 1998. It was replaced by Debate with Mare at Pare in its timeslot.
The show later moved to Radio Philippines Network (RPN) in 2000. In 2004, the show moved once again to UNTV. The show had a radio edition that had been to four radio stations in AM band. From DZBB, it moved to DZRH and later DZXL and DZIQ. The show had radio spin-offs, Tapatan with Jay and Deo and Tapatan in DZIQ.
References
1995 Philippine television series debuts
2005 Philippine television series endings
Debate television series
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine television shows
Radio Philippines Network original programming
RPN News and Public Affairs shows
UNTV (Philippines) original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornings%20%40%20GMA | Mornings @ GMA is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on April 13, 1998 replacing GMA Balita and Good Morning Asia. The show concluded on December 3, 1999. It was replaced by Unang Hirit in its timeslot.
It was nominated for four awards including Best Morning Show Nomination in the 1999 PMPC Star Awards for Television.
Hosts
Mon Isberto
Tisha Silang
Cher Calvin
Paolo Bediones
Ryan Agoncillo
Suzie Entrata
Lyn Ching
Arnold Clavio
Karen Davila
Kara David
Georgette Tengco
Oscar Oida
References
1998 Philippine television series debuts
1999 Philippine television series endings
Breakfast television in the Philippines
English-language television shows
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network news shows
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine television news shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Conference%20on%20Computer%20and%20Information%20Technology | International Conference on Computer and Information Technology or ICCIT is a series of computer science and information technology based conferences that is hosted in Bangladesh since 1997 by a different university each year. ICCIT provides a forum for researchers, scientists, and professionals from both academia and industry to exchange up-to-date knowledge and experience in different fields of computer science/engineering and information and communication technology (ICT). This is a regularly held ICT based major annual conference (held typically in December) in Bangladesh now in its 25th year. ICCIT series has succeeded in engaging the most number of universities in Bangladesh from both public and private sectors. Each new university in Bangladesh have been investing in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, and related fields.
Starting 2008, the ICCIT is co-sponsored by IEEE. On average, since 2003, 31.1% manuscripts submitted are accepted for presentation and inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, one of the largest scholarly research database containing over two million records that indexes, abstracts, and provides full-text for articles and papers on computer science, electrical engineering, electronics, information technology, and physical sciences.
History
ICCIT trace its history to 1997 when University of Dhaka organized a conference, National Conference on Computer and Information Systems (NCCIS) based on IT and Computer Science. Probably it was the first initiative to organize an IT based conference in Bangladesh with participation from multiple universities. Very next year in 1998, this conference was renamed to its current name and gained international status by opening its door to the participants from outside of Bangladesh. Since then each year a university approved by the ICCIT committee hosts this event during late December.
Areas
ICCIT is mainly focused on computer science and information technology but also covers related electronic engineering topics. Major areas of ICCIT include, but not limited to:
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Bengali language processing
Bio-informatics
Computer vision
Computer graphics and multimedia
Computer network and data communications
Computer based education
Database systems
Digital signal processing and image processing
Digital system and logic design
Distributed and parallel processing
E-commerce and E-governance
Human computer interaction
Information systems
Internet and World Wide Web Applications
Knowledge data engineering
Neural networks
Pattern recognition
Robotics
Software engineering
System security
Ubiquitous computing
VLSI
Wireless communications and mobile computing
Past conferences
Starting 1997, ICCIT has had 24 successful events at 20 different universities.
1997 University of Dhaka, Dhaka (as NCCIS '97)
1998 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka
1999 Shahjalal University of Science and T |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage%20%282007%20game%20show%29 | Camouflage is a television game show that aired on Game Show Network. Hosted by Roger Lodge, and billed as "the hidden word game where the answer is always right in front of you", Camouflage originally aired for 40 episodes from July 2 to 27, 2007. The show is a word game, with contestants searching for a hidden word or phrase in a string of jumbled letters. The show is produced by Enjoy the Ride Productions in association with McB Entertainment.
Originally, two shows aired per night at 7:00 and 7:30 PM Eastern time. However, on July 30 the second run was removed and replaced by Lingo while the airings moved to weeknights at 1:30 AM Eastern. On January 5, 2009, Wheel of Fortune took over its time slot.
Gameplay
Three contestants are shown a jumble of letters which contains the answer within, spelled out in correct order (albeit with intervening or "decoy" letters). A clue is also provided to aid the contestants with the puzzle, but the clue is often indirect; most clues involve some sort of word play. Similar to Jeopardy! the show features puzzles titled "double" and "final" Camouflage.
As each puzzle is played, decoy letters are removed one at a time, making the answer easier to discern but reducing the total value by 10 points for each decoy latter that is removed; the process stops once there are no more decoy letters remaining or when the value of the puzzle reaches 10 points, whichever comes first. A contestant may buzz in at any time during a puzzle to give an answer. If correct, the answer is revealed, and the contestant is credited the point value of the puzzle at the time the guess is made. There is no point penalty for a wrong answer, but a contestant who is incorrect may not make any more guesses for that particular puzzle.
The game is played in three rounds. Gameplay is identical in each round, but the difficulty of the puzzles increases. Each puzzle in the first round has a starting value of 100 points, and each answer consists of a minimum of one word. The second round's puzzles are worth 200 points to start, and each answer consists of a minimum of two words. In addition, the first two letters that drop from each puzzle do not affect its value (they are "free letters"). In the third round, puzzles have a minimum of three words with a starting value of 300 points. Also, the first five letters drop from the puzzle without decreasing its value. At the end of the third round, the contestant with the highest score moves on to the endgame. If there is a tie, a tiebreaker puzzle is played using the Round 1 format.
All correct answers to all puzzles have letters that read from left to right.
Examples of puzzles
The following are actual puzzles used on the show.
Round 1: Letters: MYNAMEISEARL Clue: "twang!" Answer: nasal
Round 2: Letters: AMSTERDAM CLEAVERFAMILY Clue: Cruising altitude? Answer: sea level
Round 3: Letters: IFTHEYREBOUNDING AROUNDTHEIR PARENTSTIELEASHES Clue: Television show about hyperactive children? Answer: The |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20University%20of%20Delaware%20people | The following is a list of University of Delaware people, which includes alumni, current and former faculty, and recipients of honorary degrees.
Alumni
Business
Kurt Akeley (b. 1958), computer graphics engineer
Barry J. Bentley, Co-Founder, Bentley Systems
Keith A. Bentley, Co-Founder, Bentley Systems
Mary Pat Christie (b. 1963), investment banker
John P. Costas (b. 1957), CEO, UBS Investment Bank
Michael F. Koehler, Chief Executive Officer, Teradata
Michael Mignano, American businessperson
Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computing pioneer
Larry Probst (b. 1950), Chairman of the Board, Electronic Arts (formerly CEO); Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee
Ömer Sabancı (b. 1959), Turkish businessman
Carl Truscott, Senior Vice President, ASERO Worldwide
Wang Xing (b. 1979), CEO, Meituan-Dianping
Authors
Steve Alten (b. 1959), science fiction author
Jarret Brachman, terrorism author
Siobhan Carroll (b. 1980), professor, scholar, writer
Paul Cherry, business author
Edward Ezell (1939–1993), author
Martha Gandy Fales (1930–2006), art historian, curator
Morrison Heckscher (b. 1940), art historian, curator
Maureen Johnson (b. 1973), author
Thomas Leitch (b. 1951), author, academic
Jeff Pearlman (b. 1972), sports author
Esther Tuttle Pritchard (1840–1900), minister, editor
Artists
Michael Barone, art photographer
Craig Cutler, photographer
Linda Day Clark, photographer
Tim Kreider (b. 1967), cartoonist
Politics
Thurman Adams, Jr., (1928–2009) Democratic member of the Delaware Senate
L. Heisler Ball (1861–1932), U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman
Jo Anne B. Barnhart (b. 1950), Commissioner of Social Security
Jill Biden (b. 1951), educator, First Lady of the United States and Former Second Lady of the United States as the wife of President of the United States Joe Biden and the Former Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden (b. 1942), President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, former U.S. Senator, former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee
J. Caleb Boggs (1909–1993), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, Governor of Delaware
John F. Brady (b. 1959), Delaware politician
David P. Buckson (1920–2017), veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, for nineteen days the 63rd Governor of Delaware and the 37th Attorney General of Delaware
Eric Buckson, Commissioner, Kent County Levy Court
Daniel E. Button (1917–2009), U.S. Congressman
Theophilus C. Callicot (1826–1920), politician
John Carney (b. 1956), U.S. Congressman, Governor of Delaware
Thomas R. Carper (b. 1947), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Delaware
Christopher Christie (b. 1962), Governor of New Jersey
Thomas Clayton (1777–1854), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman
Carl Danberg (b. 1964), Delaware Attorney General and Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Co |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motherboard%20form%20factor | In computing, the motherboard form factor is the specification of a motherboard – the dimensions, power supply type, location of mounting holes, number of ports on the back panel, etc. Specifically, in the IBM PC compatible industry, standard form factors ensure that parts are interchangeable across competing vendors and generations of technology, while in enterprise computing, form factors ensure that server modules fit into existing rackmount systems. Traditionally, the most significant specification is for that of the motherboard, which generally dictates the overall size of the case. Small form factors have been developed and implemented.
Overview of form factors
A PC motherboard is the main circuit board within a typical desktop computer, laptop or server. Its main functions are as follows:
To serve as a central backbone to which all other modular parts such as CPU, RAM, and hard drives can be attached as required to create a computer
To be interchangeable (in most cases) with different components (in particular CPU and expansion cards) for the purposes of customization and upgrading
To distribute power to other circuit boards
To electronically co-ordinate and interface the operation of the components
As new generations of components have been developed, the standards of motherboards have changed too. For example, the introduction of AGP and, more recently, PCI Express have influenced motherboard design. However, the standardized size and layout of motherboards have changed much more slowly and are controlled by their own standards. The list of components required on a motherboard changes far more slowly than the components themselves. For example, north bridge microchips have changed many times since their introduction with many manufacturers bringing out their own versions, but in terms of form factor standards, provisions for north bridges have remained fairly static for many years.
Although it is a slower process, form factors do evolve regularly in response to changing demands. IBM's long-standing standard, AT (Advanced Technology), was superseded in 1995 by the current industry standard ATX (Advanced Technology Extended), which still governs the size and design of the motherboard in most modern PCs. The latest update to the ATX standard was released in 2007. A divergent standard by chipset manufacturer VIA called EPIA (also known as ITX, and not to be confused with EPIC) is based upon smaller form factors and its own standards.
Differences between form factors are most apparent in terms of their intended market sector, and involve variations in size, design compromises and typical features. Most modern computers have very similar requirements, so form factor differences tend to be based upon subsets and supersets of these. For example, a desktop computer may require more sockets for maximum flexibility and many optional connectors and other features on board, whereas a computer to be used in a multimedia system may need to be |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight%20Q | is a Japanese original video animation series released in Japan in 1987 by Network Frontier (now Bandai Namco Arts). The series is similar to The Twilight Zone. It was aired in Japan on the anime television network Animax on August 5, 2007.
Story
The first part, , has two girls at a beach where one of them finds an old camera. She develops the film and finds that she's in a photo, arm-in-arm with a young man, despite not remembering the picture being taken. She then finds out the camera is a model that has not yet been released.
The second part, , follows a detective investigating the mysterious disappearances of airplanes, and his investigation into a father and daughter.
Sources:
Cast
Part 1
Mayumi: Mako Hyōdō
Kiwako: Miina Tominaga
Uemura: Masahiro Anzai
Hirata: Yasuyuki Hirata
Dad: Natsuo Tokuhiro
Mom: Kumiko Takizawa
Teacher: Rokurō Naya
Part 2
Man: Tetsuya Kaji
Young Girl: Mako Hyōdō
Radio Announcer: Shigeru Chiba
Sources:
Staff
Part 1
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Original Story, Screenplay: Kazunori Itō
Character Design: Akemi Takada
Animation Director: Masako Gotō
Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi
Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Music: Kenji Kawai
Production: Ajia-do Animation Works
Part 2
Original Story, Screenplay, Director: Mamoru Oshii
Producer: Shin Unosawa, Makoto Kubo
Character Design: Katsuya Kondō
Animation Director: Shinji Ōtsuka
Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura
Camera Director: Seiichi Morishita
Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Music: Kenji Kawai
Key Animation: Kitarō Kōsaka, Katsuya Kondō, Makiko Futaki, Toshio Kawaguchi, Shinji Ōtsuka, Masaaki Endō
Production: Network Frontier Jigyōbu, Studio Deen
Sources:
References
External links
Bandai Visual
Review The Anime Review
Twilight Q on IMDb
1987 anime OVAs
Ajia-do Animation Works
Japanese detective films
Films about time travel
Japanese aviation films
Studio Deen |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compa%C3%B1ero%20y%20Compa%C3%B1era | Compañero y Compañera () is a Philippine television public affairs talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, GMA Network and Radio Philippines Network. It ran from 1997 to 2001.
Overview
DZMM (1994–97)
On June 24, 1994, Renato Cayetano, a lawyer and senior partner of the Ponce-Enrile, Cayetano, Bautista, Reyes law firm, often known as PECABAR, started hosting a regular segment for Relos Reports, a program hosted by Gel Santos-Relos on DZMM. This is when the idea for Compañero y Compañera was born. Cayetano and Relos spoke about the legal issues of the week's top news. Cayetano's appearance as a guest on the show also opened the stage for what would become one of his most enduring contributions: providing free legal assistance to listeners in need of information and guidance. The segment grew in popularity and eventually took up a significant daily portion of the program.
ABS-CBN (1997–98)
Compañero y Compañera began to air as a TV current affairs program on ABS-CBN from 1997 to 1998. The show's format in its first season was more magazine-style, beginning with a 20-minute dramatization of a case/problem issue. Cayetano would next go over the laws that would apply in the given circumstance. Cayetano and Relos would host the public service segment of the one-hour show in the second half. The program changed to a more talk-interactive style with less reenactment around the conclusion of the first season. There was a panel of guests who spoke with Cayetano and Relos about the current legal topic. Family, criminal, and civil law issues and circumstances were the most often discussed subjects. Additionally, Cayetano was available for inquiries from the live studio audience, who may also receive free legal counsel. The public service segment of the show also included emails and letters from viewers. Tessie Tomas, an actress and comedian, took Relos' position when she left for a parental and educational leave of absence. The final episodes of the show before it shifted to the GMA Network were hosted by broadcaster Daniel Razon in place of Cayetano, who was running for the Senate in 1998.
GMA Network (1998–2000)
Compañero y Compañera, which replaced Public Life with Randy David, went to GMA Network in October 1998 after spending a total of four years on ABS-CBN as a radio-television program. As his co-hosts, radio-TV personalities Ali Sotto and Angelique Lazo joined Cayetano, who was elected to the Senate months after the change. On July 26, 2000, the program's run on GMA came to an end, and Imbestigador took its place.
RPN (2000–01)
Compañero y Compañera moved to RPN in August 2000, with Nanette Medved serving as Cayetano's co-host. The network's run of the show lasted a year.
Hosts
Renato Cayetano
Gel Santos-Relos
Tessie Tomas
Daniel Razon
Ted Failon
Ali Sotto
Angelique Lazo
Nanette Medved
References
External links
1997 Philippine television series debuts
2001 Philippine television series endings
ABS-CBN original programming
Filipino-la |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe%20Vardi | Moshe Ya'akov Vardi () is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist. He is the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University, United States. and a faculty advisor for the Ken Kennedy Institute. His interests focus on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory, finite model theory, knowledge of multi-agent systems, computer-aided verification and reasoning, and teaching logic across the curriculum. He is an expert in model checking, constraint satisfaction and database theory, common knowledge (logic), and theoretical computer science.
Vardi has authored or co-authored over 600 technical papers as well as editing several collections. He has authored the books Reasoning About Knowledge with Ronald Fagin, Joseph Halpern, and Yoram Moses, and Finite Model Theory and Its Applications with Erich Grädel, Phokion G. Kolaitis, Leonid Libkin, Maarten Marx, Joel Spencer, Yde Venema, and Scott Weinstein. He is senior editor of Communications of the ACM, after serving as its editor-in-chief for a decade.
Education
Vardi was an undergraduate student at Bar-Ilan University and received his Master of Science degree from the Weizmann Institute of Science. His PhD was supervised by Catriel Beeri and awarded by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1981.
Career and research
Vardi's research interests are in logic and computation. He served as chair of the computer science department at Rice University from January 1994 until June 2002. Prior to joining Rice in 1993, he worked at IBM Research and was also a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Vardi serves as an editor of several international journals and was formerly a director of the International Federation of Computational Logic Ltd. He has also co-chaired the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) task force on job migration.
Awards and honors
Vardi is the recipient of three IBM Outstanding Innovation Awards, a co-winner of the 2000 Gödel Prize (for work on temporal logic with finite automata), winner of the Knuth Prize in 2021, a co-winner of the Paris Kanellakis Award in 2005, and a co-winner of the LICS 2006 Test-of-Time Award. He is also the recipient of the 2008 and 2017 ACM Presidential Award, the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal in computational science by the European Academy of Sciences, the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the Computing Research Association, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society's 2011 Harry H. Goode Memorial Award, the 2018 ACM Special Interest Group for Logic and Computation (SIGLOG), the Distinguished Services Award from the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS), the European Association for Computer Science Logic (EACSL), and the Kurt Gödel Society (KGS) jointly sponsored Alonzo Church Award for Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Computation (with Tomas Feder). Vardi also holds honorary doctorates from eight U |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambra%20Computer%20Corporation | Ambra Computer Corporation is a defunct wholly owned subsidiary of IBM. Created by Dr Richard Greame Ambra, it introduced a line of personal computers targeted at the home user, sold mainly through mail-order, first in Europe (1992), then in the USA (1993). Ambra had a volume production run of just a year or so; the line was discontinued in 1994 in favor of the IBM Aptiva (except for Canada, where it was not discontinued until 1996).
Models
386
486
Achiever 2000
Achiever 3000
Achiever 4000
Achiever 5000
Achiever 7000
Achiever 9000
Achiever D
Achiever DP
Achiever S
Achiever T
Achiever Anthem
Achiever Hurdla/Sprinta
Notebook
Ispirati (Canada)
Positioning
Ambra PCs were generally positioned at the low-end of the market, and made use of their ties with IBM in marketing materials in order to make the machines appear better quality than the host of clones, since 'real' IBM PCs were known to be expensive. In reality the machines were fairly low specification, having shadow-mask screens, minimal onboard peripherals, and using low-end processors with the minimum memory and hard disk size at each price.
Television advertising for the brand in the UK used the slogan: "Take your mind for a run."
Aesthetics
The machines were coloured off-white, which was unusual at the time, since most machines were beige. Generally the cases were compact and offered little room for expansion.
One notable aspect was the original Ambra mouse, which differed from almost all other designs in the position of its buttons. Conventional mice have the buttons on top: the user clicks by pressing down. The Ambra mouse had the buttons on the front, either side of the cable: the user clicked by pulling their finger backward, in a manner similar to squeezing a trigger. Criticisms led to Ambra changing to a more conventional design: one UK magazine review described the mouse as "looking like a torture device."
Timeline
See also
Acquisition of the IBM PC business by Lenovo
References
1992 establishments in New York (state)
1996 disestablishments in New York (state)
American companies established in 1992
American companies disestablished in 1996
Computer companies established in 1992
Computer companies disestablished in 1996
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Defunct computer companies based in New York (state)
Former IBM subsidiaries
Ambra |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambra | Ambra may refer to:
AMBRA Computer Corporation, a discontinued wholly owned subsidiary of IBM
Ämbra, a village in Kareda Parish, Järva County, in northern-central Estonia
Ambra grisea, ambergris
Ambra Health, a company with software for medical image sharing
Italian submarine Ambra
Ambra Angiolini (born 1977), Italian TV host, singer, and actress
Ambra Medda, design consultant
Ambra Senatore (born 1976), Italian choreographer, researcher and educator |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA%20Spectra%2070 | The RCA Spectra 70 was a line of electronic data processing (EDP) equipment manufactured by the Radio Corporation of America’s computer division beginning in April 1965. The Spectra 70 line included several CPU models, various configurations of core memory, mass-storage devices, terminal equipment, and a variety of specialized interface equipment.
The system architecture and instruction-set were largely compatible with the non-privileged instruction-set of the IBM System/360, including use of the EBCDIC character set. While this degree of compatibility made some interchange of programs and data possible, differences in the operating system software precluded transparent movement of programs between the two systems.
Competition in the mainframe market was fierce, and in 1971 the company sold the computer division and the Spectra 70 line to Sperry Rand, taking a huge write down in the process.
System overview
Five models of the Spectra 70 CPU were announced around 1965, ranging from a small system (70/15) to the large scale (70/55). Some of the main features were:
The systems were upward-compatible, allowing programs written for a smaller model to run on any larger machine in the series.
Larger machines in the series were also faster, with memory access times ranging from two microseconds in the 70/15 to 0.84 microseconds in the 70/55.
Memory capacities ranged from a minimum of 4,096 bytes (4 KB) in the 70/15 to a maximum of 524,288 bytes (512 KB) in the 70/55.
All used the Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) of eight bits plus parity for internal data representation.
The use of a standard electrical interface allowed the same peripherals to be used with any CPU model in the series.
Simultaneous input and output was accomplished by the use of intelligent communication channels. Like the IBM 360, two types of channel were available (on all but the 70/15): selector channels which could address up to 256 devices (one at a time), and multiplexer channels (not on the 70/15) which could simultaneously address up to 256 channels by time-sharing the channel.
The full instruction set comprised 144 instructions, including optional floating-point. All machines supported decimal and binary fixed-point arithmetic. Floating-point instructions were not available on the 70/15 and 70/25.
These systems all ran RCA's real-memory operating systems, DOS and TDOS. The 70/45 could also run a time-sharing operating system, The RCA 70/45 Basic Time Sharing System (BTSS), supporting up to 16 users. The systems that supported virtual memory, the Spectra 70/46 and 70/61 and the later RCA 3 and 7, could also run the RCA's Virtual Memory Operating System (VMOS). VMOS was originally named TSOS (Time Sharing Operating System), but was renamed to expand the market for the system beyond time-sharing. TSOS was the first mainframe, demand paged, virtual memory operating system on the market. The Spectra series was later supplemented by the R |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey%20Sampson | Geoffrey Sampson (born 1944) is Professor of Natural Language Computing in the Department of Informatics, University of Sussex.
He produces annotation standards for compiling corpora (databases) of ordinary usage of the English language. His work has been applied in automatic language-understanding software, and in writing-skills training. He has also analysed Ronald Coase's "theory of the firm" and the economic and political implications of e-business.
Career
Sampson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the British Computer Society and the Higher Education Academy.
He is also a Chartered Information Technology Professional. He holds three MA degrees, one each from Cambridge, Yale and Oxford. After graduating from St. John's he went on to Yale, conducting research in the Linguistics and Engineering & Applied Science departments. He was awarded a doctorate by Cambridge under the special regulations; his published work was deemed to comprise "a significant contribution to scholarship".
His academic career has included work in Asian languages, linguistics and computing, with side interests in philosophy, and political and economic thought. He lectured at the London School of Economics, the University of Lancaster and the University of Leeds before moving to Sussex in 1991.
Sampson is widely known for academic papers criticising the linguistic nativist movement, including the arguments of proponents such as Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker. Sampson critically engaged with Pinker's 1994 book The Language Instinct, in his own book The 'Language Instinct' Debate, the first edition of which, published in 1997, was entitled Educating Eve.
Political activities
Sampson is politically active and was elected to Wealden District Council in 2001, serving until 2002 with the local Conservative Party branch. He resigned this position after he was criticised by Labour Party and Liberal Democrat ministers and councillors for publishing on his website an article, There's Nothing Wrong With Racism (Except the Name), containing a number of racist claims. The outcome was subsequently endorsed by Conservative Central Office as "in the best interests of all concerned ...the Conservative party is opposed to all forms of racial discrimination". Some time later he left the Conservative Party and in 2006 joined the United Kingdom Independence Party.
Selection of publications
Monographs
The Form of Language (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975)
Liberty and Language (Oxford, 1979)
Making Sense (Oxford, 1980)
Schools of Linguistics: Competition and Evolution (Hutchinson, 1980)
Writing Systems (Anchor Brenton Ltd., 1985)
Educating Eve: The 'Language Instinct' Debate (Continuum, 1997)
Empirical Linguistics (Continuum, 2001)
Essays
"From central embedding to corpus linguistics" in Using Corpora for Language Research (Longman, 1996)
Articles
"What was transformational grammar?" Lingua 48 (1979): 355–78.
"Popperian language-acquisition undefeated". British |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CADC | CADC could refer to:
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Central Air Data Computer
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Canadian Astronomy Data Centre
Chakma Autonomous District Council, India
Comprehensive Area Development Corporation, India, West Bengal |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanoMemPro%20IPPC%20Database | The NanoMemPro IPPC database focus the operations where membranes are introduced as Best Available Techniques in the industrial areas addressed by the IPPC Directive.
The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive was adopted by the European Council on September 24, 1996. It defines the obligations with which highly polluting industrial and agricultural activities must comply.
It establishes a procedure for authorizing these activities: a permit is issued if certain environmental conditions are met.
The IPPC Directive aims to minimise pollution from various sources throughout the European Union (it concerns both new and existing installations). To do so, all industrial installations covered by the Annex I of the IPPC Directive (see ) are required to obtain an authorisation (permit) from the authorities in the EU countries before they are allowed to operate. The permits granted must be based on the concept of Best Available Techniques (or BAT).
Features
The IPPC Directive covers 33 industrial sectors where in almost all of them membrane processes appear as BAT, not only as an end-of-pipe solution for effluent treatment but mainly as a part of the industrial production processes.
Membrane process integration play a crucial role, depending on the industrial sector in which they are integrated, and these roles may be:
Confinement of pollutants in concentrate streams (that may be further treated by destructive processes),
Permeate recycle or re-use in the industrial process, thus reducing water input and discharge,
Water recycling and effluent minimization, tending to zero discharge industrial processes.
The IPPC Database was designed by the NanoMemPro Network of Excellence to focus the operations where membranes are introduced as BAT in the industrial areas addressed by the IPPC Directive documents.
The Database built allows any user to search information upon the following criteria:
Membrane process (Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, etc.),
Industrial sector (Pulp and Paper, Textile Industry, etc.),
State of Reference document approval (BREF, DRAFT, etc.).
The information states which membrane processes are defined as a BAT in a given industrial sector and what is the application/purpose of that membrane process(es).
When accessing the Database, one can enter a username and password. This password insertion is used only by the database manager. To view and search the information of the database, just press the OK button, ignoring the password insertion procedure.
This IPPC Database is available in the NanoMemPro website.
References
European Union law
Membrane technology
Scientific databases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV%20Avala | TV Avala (full legal name: TV Avala d.o.o., Serbian Cyrillic: ТВ Авала) was a Serbian television network with national frequency. Registered as a limited liability company, the station was given a national TV frequency in Serbia in April 2006.
Five months after that, it premiered on September 17, 2006 at 8 pm. With its editorial policy, TV Avala initially reminded many of the old RTS's third channel (3K), which ceased operations on May 5, 2006 at twelve midnight.
After using the conventional format of movies, news, and sports for its first four years on the air, the network made a substantial turn towards business news in March 2010.
With headquarters located in the Belgrade municipality of Savski Venac, TV Avala broadcasts 24 hours a day.
Overview
One of the first shows broadcast on TV Avala was Star Trek: Enterprise, the first time in almost fifteen years one of the Star Trek series to be broadcast legally in Serbia. Due to this Serbian Trekkies have strongly sported this television, making a fan-site and a forum even before official site was online. Enterprise had medium ratings and public hoped that older shows of franchise will be shown. After Enterprise ended its run, there was annunciations for other Star Trek shows, but have yet to be seen.
Ownership
TV Avala's ownership structure includes 4 subjects (2 individuals and 2 companies).
The majority stake in TV Avala is held by businessman Danko Đunić (51%). In late February 2008, a 5% stake in the television was bought by Željko Mitrović, owner of competing station RTV Pink.
For the next several years TV Avala's ownership structure includes 9 subjects (2 individuals and 7 companies): Đunić and Mitrović as well as Tehnoprogres d.o.o. (30.68%), Media Plus d.o.o. (14.94%), Ekonomski institut a.d. (0.99%), Tuck Vision d.o.o. (0.94%), Dexin Film d.o.o. (0.94%), ITM Group d.o.o. (0.47%), Metalac a.d. (0.47%).
In October 2008, Germany's RTL Group was given a green light to buy 49% of TV Avala for €45 million, but ultimately decided against the acquisition.
Sometime in 2010, Austrian-registered company Greenberg Invest GmbH (listed as owned by Austrian lawyer Johannes Werner Krauß) bought shares in TV Avala owned by Tehnoprogres d.o.o. (30.68%), Media Plus d.o.o. (14.94%), Tuck Vision d.o.o. (0.94%), Dexin Film d.o.o. (0.94%), ITM Group d.o.o. (0.47%), and Metalac a.d. (0.47%) totaling 48.41%.
In mid October 2012, after two months of negotiations, Saša Popović, the owner of Grand Production, and Željko Mitrović agreed to purchase the controlling stake in TV Avala. At the same time it was announced that the network will change its name to Narodna TV starting from January 7, 2013. However, from November 4, 2012 at 8 am, the station started broadcasting as Pink2.
Personnel
From its inception in 2006, TV Avala's editor-in-chief was Srđan Đurić who was also the adviser to then prime minister Vojislav Koštunica.
On November 14, 2008, it was announced that editor-in-chief Srđan Đurić had left |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-medians%20clustering | In statistics, k-medians clustering is a cluster analysis algorithm. It is a variation of k-means clustering where instead of calculating the mean for each cluster to determine its centroid, one instead calculates the median. This has the effect of minimizing error over all clusters with respect to the 1-norm distance metric, as opposed to the squared 2-norm distance metric (which k-means does.)
This relates directly to the k-median problem with respect to the 1-norm, which is the problem of finding k centers such that the clusters formed by them are the most compact. Formally, given a set of data points x, the k centers ci are to be chosen so as to minimize the sum of the distances from each x to the nearest ci.
The criterion function formulated in this way is sometimes a better criterion than that used in the k-means clustering algorithm, in which the sum of the squared distances is used. The sum of distances is widely used in applications such as the facility location problem.
The proposed algorithm uses Lloyd-style iteration which alternates between an expectation (E) and maximization (M) step, making this an expectation–maximization algorithm. In the E step, all objects are assigned to their nearest median. In the M step, the medians are recomputed by using the median in each single dimension.
Medians and medoids
The median is computed in each single dimension in the Manhattan-distance formulation of the k-medians problem, so the individual attributes will come from the dataset (or be an average of two values from the dataset). This makes the algorithm more reliable for discrete or even binary data sets. In contrast, the use of means or Euclidean-distance medians will not necessarily yield individual attributes from the dataset. Even with the Manhattan-distance formulation, the individual attributes may come from different instances in the dataset; thus, the resulting median may not be a member of the input dataset.
This algorithm is often confused with the k-medoids algorithm. However, a medoid has to be an actual instance from the dataset, while for the multivariate Manhattan-distance median this only holds for single attribute values. The actual median can thus be a combination of multiple instances. For example, given the vectors (0,1), (1,0) and (2,2), the Manhattan-distance median is (1,1), which does not exist in the original data, and thus cannot be a medoid.
Software
ELKI includes various k-means variants, including k-medians.
FORTRAN kmedians
GNU R includes k-medians in the "flexclust" package.
Stata kmedians
See also
cluster analysis
k-means
medoid
silhouette
References
Cluster analysis algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microarray%20databases | A microarray database is a repository containing microarray gene expression data. The key uses of a microarray database are to store the measurement data, manage a searchable index, and make the data available to other applications for analysis and interpretation (either directly, or via user downloads).
Microarray databases can fall into two distinct classes:
A peer reviewed, public repository that adheres to academic or industry standards and is designed to be used by many analysis applications and groups. A good example of this is the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) from NCBI or ArrayExpress from EBI.
A specialized repository associated primarily with the brand of a particular entity (lab, company, university, consortium, group), an application suite, a topic, or an analysis method, whether it is commercial, non-profit, or academic. These databases might have one or more of the following characteristics:
A subscription or license may be needed to gain full access,
The content may come primarily from a specific group (e.g. SMD, or UPSC-BASE), the Immunological Genome Project
There may be constraints on who can use the data or for what purpose data can be used,
Special permission may be required to submit new data, or there may be no obvious process at all,
Only certain applications may be equipped to use the data, often also associated with the same entity (for example, caArray at NCI is specialized for the caBIG),
Further processing or reformatting of the data may be required for standard applications or analysis,
They claim to address the 'urgent need' to have a standard, centralized repository for microarray data. (See YMD, last updated in 2003, for example),
There is a claim to an incremental improvement over one of the public repositories,
A meta-analysis application, which incorporates studies from one or more public databases (e.g. Gemma primarily uses GEO studies; NextBio uses various sources)
Some of the most known public, curated microarray databases are:
See also
Biological database
List of biological databases
DNA microarray
Microarray analysis techniques
External links
ArrayExpress: Quick Tour on EBI Train OnLine
Exploring functional genomics data with the ArrayExpress Archive on EBI Train OnLine
Investigating gene expression patterns with the Gene Expression Atlas on EBI Train OnLine
ArrayExpress:Submitting data using MAGE-TAB on EBI Train OnLine
ArrayExplorer - A free tool to compare microarrays side by side.
Microarrays
Genetics databases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail%20signaller | A signalman or signaller is an employee of a railway transport network who operates the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains.
History
The first signalmen, originally called Railway Policemen (leading to the nickname of 'Bobby'), were employed in the early 19th century and used flags to communicate with each other and train drivers. The railways were already in existence by then and The British Transport police say that,"early railway policemen were probably sworn in as special constables under a statute passed in 1673 during the reign of Charles II. They were appointed to preserve law and order on the construction site of the railway patrol and protect the line control of the movement of railway traffic.) and hourglasses for the purpose of Time Interval Working between stations.)
In South Africa, a local rail signaller named Jack achieved some fame for the unique distinction of being a chacma baboon.
Additional duties
It was a signalman's duty to check each train that passed their signal box, looking for the red tail lamp exhibited on the trailing vehicle, the sighting of which confirmed that the train was still complete, and thus the section was clear.
Each train movement was logged, by hand, in a Train Register Book, and it was normal practice to provide a special desk to support this sizeable book. As well as train movements, every communication between signalmen and adjacent signal boxes via bell codes (when accepting trains or dealing with a token) was logged.
Technological advances including mechanical fixed signals in the 1840s, the electric telegraph and block working in the 1850s, and proper mechanical interlocking from 1856, allowed safer, more expeditious train working, and more complicated track layouts to be controlled single-handedly. The advent of such technological advances gradually led to the provision of an enclosed workspace known as a signal box, signal cabin or interlocking tower.
Duties today
The principles of British-style railway signalling have changed little since the Victorian era and early 20th century. Modern technology has generally reduced the labour required per train movement. In many cases, a switch, button or computer command is used to alter the lie of points and control signals. Although many classic mechanical signal boxes remain in use, these are gradually being replaced by modern power signalling systems on most railways. The heartlands of British-style railway signalling could be said to be the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, India and South Africa.
The signaller's main duty is to ensure trains get from A to B safely and on time. The classic Train Register Book remains in use at most older installations, with train describers and Automatic Train Recording taking its place in more modern power signalling schemes. All trains are listed in a computer system in the UK in time order. This system is known as TRUST. Any train can be fou |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compucolor | Compucolor is a series of color microcomputers introduced by Compucolor Corporation of Norcross, Georgia. It was the first color home computer system with built-in color graphics and floppy-based data storage. It used the Intel 8080 CPU.
The first model was an upgrade kit for the company's color computer terminal, turning the Intecolor 8001 into the Compucolor 8001 by adding more RAM and a number of optional storage systems. Released in 1976, the 8001 was soon replaced by the Compucolor II in 1977, although shipments did not start until the next year. The Compucolor II was smaller, less expensive, and used the newly introduced 5.25-inch floppy disks instead of the former 8-inch models.
Compucolor opened its first retail computer store in Norcross, Georgia USA in 1979, aptly named the "Compucolor Computer Store." The store had limited success in the six months of operation, and the store concept was abandoned. By 1983, Compucolor was out of business.
Compucolor, and its forerunner, Intecolor, produced three computer designs (Intecolor 8001, Compucolor 8001 and Compucolor II) over the life of the parent company, Intelligent Systems Corporation. ISC formed in 1973 to produce color terminals.
Intecolor 8001
Intelligent Systems Corporation's first product was the Intecolor 8001, an intelligent terminal based on the Intel 8080. Released some time in early 1976, it consisted of a $1,395 kit based around a 19-inch RCA delta-gun CRT and came with 4 kB of random-access memory (RAM). The monitor's three separate electron guns produced a bright and colorful picture, but had the disadvantage of requiring constant adjustment to keep the guns properly aligned.
It offered a graphics display with 192 x 160 resolution and 80 x 48 character text display (in single row height) or 80 x 24 character in (double height mode), in 8 primary RGB colors (see Intecolor/Compucolor 8001 character set).
Connectivity was limited to a RS232 port.
Compucolor 8001
In December 1976, the newly formed Compucolor subsidiary released the Compucolor 8001. This was another $1,295 kit that converted an Intecolor 8001 into a complete computer with BASIC on a built-in ROM. When initially booted, the machine starts in "terminal mode" an acts as a glass terminal for its RS-232 port. Pressing launches the ROM-based BASIC interpreter, while launched the machine code monitor program. It also included a program to aid in aligning the guns in the monitor.
An optional "floppy tape" drive with two 8-track tape cartridges was available for storage, running at about 4,800 bit/s and storing up to 1 MB per tape. The tapes were physically identical to common 8-tracks, but had much less tape on them so they could loop around faster (8-track tapes cannot be rewound). The tape drive proved too slow to be practical, and after even relatively short periods of use the tape would stretch and be rendered useless.
In 1977 they released a floppy disk controller based on the Western Digital FD1771 to su |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITYPER | The UNITYPER was an input device for the UNIVAC I computer manufactured by Remington Rand, which went on sale in mid-1951 but was not in operation until June 1952. It was an early direct data entry system. The UNITYPER accepted user inputs on a keyboard of a modified Remington typewriter, then wrote that data onto a metal magnetic tape using an integral tape drive. The UNITYPER II was an input device for the UNIVAC II.
The UNITYPER II was a reduced-size, reduced-cost version of the UNITYPER I subsequently developed as a text-to-tape transcribing device for the UNIVAC I system and released in 1953, also sold as a peripheral to the UNIVAC II. The original required individual motors and control amplifiers to advance, rewind, fast-forward and maintain tension on the tape.
UNITYPER II replaced these with a flexible cable and clutch system driven by a single within the typewriter.
Coding was accomplished via mechanical lift arms and latching bails added to the typewriter's existing mechanical linkages in place for print-action. When a key was depressed, up to 8 affiliated lift arms were "caught" on latching bails which in turn connected 8 coding switches to the recording head. A commutator, powered by the internal drive motor, would momentarily complete the power circuit through the coding switches to the recording head before advancing the tape to the next recording position. When not encoding, a resistor balance network kept the recording head in an erase mode unless a rewind operation was commanded. This ensured a clearly defined magnetic space between bit patterns. Additional circuits prevented opening of the tape loading door once a tape was loaded.
Because the supply and take-up spools of the recording tape were no longer individually powered as in the UNITYPER 1, a "differential moment" was created as the tape moved from one reel to the other during encoding, the supply reel constantly decreasing in effective diameter while the take-up reel correspondingly increased. A differential spring, ratching escapement, and slip clutches were added as a mechanical solution, which functioned also during backspacing and rewinding.
References
External links
UNITYPER II, Data Entry Device for the Univac Computer Smithsonian National Museum of American History
UNIVAC II (PDF) Has photo of UNITYPER II
UNIVAC hardware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC%20High%20speed%20printer | The UNIVAC High speed printer read metal UNIVAC magnetic tape using a UNISERVO tape drive and printed the data at 600 lines per minute. Each line could contain 130 characters in its fixed-width font.
External links
UNIVAC II (PDF) Has photo of High speed printer
UNIVAC hardware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Bratko%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Ivan Bratko (born June 10, 1946) is a Slovene computer scientist working as a D. Sc. Professor of Computer and Information Science at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science at the University of Ljubljana.
Early life and education
Bratko was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Master of Science in mechanical engineering, and PhD in computer science from the University of Ljubljana.
Career
Bratko has worked as a visiting professor and scientist at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Strathclyde, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Technical University of Madrid, the University of Klagenfurt, and the Delft University of Technology. He became an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts on May 27, 1997, and he has been full member since June 12, 2003.
From 2005 to 2007 Bratko served as a member of the managing body of the Programme Council for RTV Slovenia.
Bibliography
Bratko, Ivan. Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence, 4th edition. Pearson Education / Addison-Wesley, 2012.
Bratko Ivan, Igor Mozetič, Nada Lavrač. KARDIO: A Study in Deep and Qualitative Knowledge for Expert Systems. Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1989
Bratko, Ivan, Rajkovič, Vladislav. Računarstvo s programskim jezikom Paskal, (Biblioteka Zanimljiva nauka). Beograd: Nolit, 1986.
References
External links
Ivan Bratko
Slovenian computer scientists
Living people
1946 births
Scientists from Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana alumni
Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana
Members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIS%20%28programming%20language%29 | LIS (Language d'Implementation de Systèmes) was a system implementation programming language designed by Jean Ichbiah, who later designed Ada.
LIS was based on Pascal and Simula. It was used to implement the compiler for the Ada-0 subset of Ada at Karlsruhe on the BS2000 Siemens operating system. Later on the Karlsruhe Ada compilation system got rewritten in Ada-0 itself, which was easy, because LIS and Ada-0 are very close.
Notes
References
Jean D. Ichbiah, The System implementation language LIS, Louveciennes, France: Compagnie internationale pour l'informatique, 1976.
Procedural programming languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristofer%20Pister | Kristofer S. J. Pister ("Kris Pister") is a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at University of California, Berkeley and the founder and CTO of Dust Networks. He is known for his academic work on Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), their simulation (the SUGAR MEMS simulator), his work on Smartdust, and his membership in the JASON Defense Advisory Group. He is the son of former Berkeley Dean of Engineering and former UC Chancellor Karl Pister.
Professional work
Kristofer Pister is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1997. Prior to that he was a professor at the University of California Los Angeles. He is generally attributed as the inventor and key implementer of smartdust, and is the founder and current CTO of Dust Networks, a company commercializing the smart dust concept. Dust Networks was then bought by Linear but still kept its original name (Dust Networks).
Pister initially focused on microelectromechanical systems and has since shifted his lab focus toward integrated circuits. Many of his innovations have been at the intersection of the two. Kris successfully commercialized or licensed micromachine technologies with Tanner Research, OMM Inc., Xactix, and Sony. He is also the originator of the fold up silicon quick reference macro-crystal.
Education
He holds a PhD and MS in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley and a BS from UC San Diego.
References
External links
Pister at the UC Berkeley electrical engineering/computer science department website
Pister at UC Berkeley faculty website
UC Berkeley publications search website
UC Berkeley College of Engineering faculty
American chief technology officers
Businesspeople in computing
University of California, Los Angeles faculty
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Missing middle or first names |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready%20set%20go | Ready set go may refer to:
Software
Ready, Set, Go! (software), a computer application
Music
Ready Set Go! (band), an American pop band of siblings, now known as Echosmith
Albums
Ready, Set, Go with Patti Page, by Patti Page
Ready Set Go! (album), an album by Roscoe Dash
Ready Ready Set Go, an album by Prozzäk
Songs
Ready, Set, Go! (Tokio Hotel song), a song by Tokio Hotel, English version of "Übers Ende der Welt"
"Ready Set Go", by LC9
"Ready Set Go", Royal Tailor featuring Capital Kings Royal Tailor
"Ready Set Go", Killer Mike featuring T.I. T.I. videography
"Ready Set Go", Tears from Heaven
See also
"Ready, Set, Don't Go"
Ready Steady Go!
English phrases |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20compatibility | A family of computer models is said to be compatible if certain software that runs on one of the models can also be run on all other models of the family. The computer models may differ in performance, reliability or some other characteristic. These differences may affect the outcome of the running of the software.
Software compatibility
Software compatibility can refer to the compatibility that a particular software has running on a particular CPU architecture such as Intel or PowerPC. Software compatibility can also refer to ability for the software to run on a particular operating system. Very rarely is a compiled software compatible with multiple different CPU architectures. Normally, an application is compiled for different CPU architectures and operating systems to allow it to be compatible with the different system. Interpreted software, on the other hand, can normally run on many different CPU architectures and operating systems if the interpreter is available for the architecture or operating system. Software incompatibility occurs many times for new software released for a newer version of an operating system which is incompatible with the older version of the operating system because it may miss some of the features and functionality that the software depends on.
Hardware compatibility
Hardware compatibility can refer to the compatibility of computer hardware components with a particular CPU architecture, bus, motherboard or operating system. Hardware that is compatible may not always run at its highest stated performance, but it can nevertheless work with legacy components. An example is RAM chips, some of which can run at a lower (or sometimes higher) clock rate than rated. Hardware that was designed for one operating system may not work for another, if device or kernel drivers are unavailable. As an example, much of the hardware for macOS is proprietary hardware with drivers unavailable for use in operating systems such as Linux.
Free and open-source software
See also
Binary-code compatibility
Compatibility layer
Interchangeability
Forward compatibility
Backward compatibility
Cross-platform
Emulator
List of computer standards
Portability
Plug compatible
Hardware security
References
Interoperability
Computer hardware
Software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical%20error | In software engineering and mathematics, numerical error is the error in the numerical computations.
Types
It can be the combined effect of two kinds of error in a calculation.
the first is caused by the finite precision of computations involving floating-point or integer values
the second usually called truncation error is the difference between the exact mathematical solution and the approximate solution obtained when simplifications are made to the mathematical equations to make them more amenable to calculation. The term truncation comes from the fact that either these simplifications usually involve the truncation of an infinite series expansion so as to make the computation possible and practical, or because the least significant bits of an arithmetic operation are thrown away.
Measure
Floating-point numerical error is often measured in ULP (unit in the last place).
See also
Loss of significance
Numerical analysis
Error analysis (mathematics)
Round-off error
Kahan summation algorithm
Numerical sign problem
References
Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms, Nicholas J. Higham,
"Computational Error And Complexity In Science And Engineering", V. Lakshmikantham, S.K. Sen,
Computer arithmetic
Numerical analysis |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZS | LZS may refer to:
Latvijas Zemnieku savienība, a political party in Latvia
Lempel–Ziv–Stac, a lossless data compression algorithm
Leutnant zur See, a rank in the German Navy
Ludowe Zespoły Sportowe, a union of Polish sport clubs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced%20Tactical%20Computer | The Enhanced Tactical Computer or ETC is a portable rugged computer, built by Elbit Systems, and used by the US Military. It is a modular system, built using COTS hardware, and enclosed in MIL-STD 810 cases, build to withstand harsh conditions and temperatures from -25° to 55°C.
Specs
5.5kg
10"x9"x3.5"
Operating Sys Windows xp
Hardware
It is uses a Pentium III processor, which can be upgraded via a specially designed removable module. It is equipped with a touch screen TFT display, with 600x800 resolution. Removable 10-40gig hard drive, and removable power supply.
Includes an embedded GPS receiver, LAN jack, USB port, PS2 port. Two PC Card Type II or a single Type III are available. Communications interfaces are supported via Elbit's communications controller, supporting up to six networks at 64 kbit/s. Compatible with Windows or Linux operating systems.
See also
Military computers
Sources
Military computers
Military electronics of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna%20Russo | Deanna Russo (born October 17, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles on the 2008 NBC version of Knight Rider and the 2014 USA Network television series Satisfaction.
Career
In 2003, she made her television debut in an episode of Charmed, and later guest starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, How I Met Your Mother, and NCIS. In 2007, she had a recurring role as Dr. Logan Armstrong on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
In 2007, Russo won Best Director for her short, Taste of Kream, in the New Orleans Film Festival.
Russo starred in the NBC television movie (and backdoor pilot) Knight Rider as Sarah Graiman, the daughter of KITT's creator, Dr. Charles Graiman, and the childhood love of KITT's driver, Michael Traceur. From 2008 to 2009 she starred on the short-lived followup Knight Rider television series. She later had recurring roles on Gossip Girl, Rescue Me, Burning Love, and Being Human.
In 2014 she began starring in the USA Network drama series, Satisfaction. She also appeared in the twelfth season of Two and a Half Men. In 2016, Russo appeared in the comedy film Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero.
Life
Russo was born in New Jersey. She began her career as a local theatre actress, before acting on television and independent films. She briefly modeled for two years.
Russo is married to Michael Cassady and gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in June 2015.
Select filmography
References
External links
1979 births
American television actresses
American people of Italian descent
Living people
Actresses from New Jersey
American soap opera actresses
21st-century American actresses |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search%20for%20a%20Star | Search for a Star is a Philippine television singing talent show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Regine Velasquez, it premiered on June 21, 2003. The show concluded on March 13, 2004 with a total of 39 episodes. It was replaced by StarStruck Kids in its timeslot.
The grand finals happened in Ultra in Pasig on March 13, 2004. Rachelle Ann Go emerged as the winner out of ten grand finalists.
Grand finalists
Rachelle Ann Go (winner)
Raymond Manalo
Tina Braganza
Jerrianne Mae Templo
Iris Malazarte
Sarah Jean Badana
Romelo Valeña
Cheryl Sweet Ubasa
Maria Camille Rellevo
Genevieve Villabroza
References
External links
2003 Philippine television series debuts
2004 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine reality television series
Television series by Viva Television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Kris%20Aquino%20Show | The Kris Aquino Show is a 1996 Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Kris Aquino, it premiered on PTV on April 15, 1996. The show moved to GMA Network on August 12, 1996. The show concluded on October 25, 1996.
External links
1996 Philippine television series debuts
1996 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
People's Television Network original programming
Philippine television talk shows
GMA Network original programming
Television series by Viva Television |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Information%20Management%20Software | Information Management Software is one of the brands within IBM Software Group (SWG) division. The major Information Management products include:
IBM Db2 — relational database management system (RDBMS)
Informix Dynamic Server — high-throughput database server for online transaction processing (OLTP)
Cloudscape — embedded RDBMS for Java
Information Management System (IMS) — hierarchical database and information management system
OmniFind — search and text analytics software
Enterprise Content Management — IBM services for managing content, optimizing business processes and enabling compliance
pureQuery - data access platform
IBM RFID Information Center (RFIDIC) - Tracking and tracing products through global supply chains
IBM InfoSphere DataStage - an ETL tool
InfoSphere Guardium – Real-time database security and monitoring application to safeguard enterprise data (SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.) and address regulatory compliance requirements
References
External links
IBM Information Management Software home page
IBM Information Management Software Redbooks
IBM Enterprise Content Management Software home page
Information Management Software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlins%20Television%20Network | From 1993 to 2005, the Marlins Television Network aired games to homes not only in South Florida but to other parts of Florida. The network was produced by the same crew that telecast Marlins games on cable television. When Fox Sports Florida signed an exclusive long-term deal for Marlins baseball starting in the 2006 season, that signaled the end of the Marlins Television Network as a majority of those telecasts would air on Sun Sports.
Affiliates by market
Miami (Flagship)
WBFS-TV (1993–1998)
WAMI-TV (1999–2001)
WPXM-TV (2002–2005)
Palm Beach/Treasure Coast
WPTV (1993, split schedule with WAQ)
W19AQ (1993–1995)
WTVX-TV (1996–1998)
WHDT (1999–2000, Palm Beach only)
WWCI-CA (1999–2000, Treasure Coast only)
WTCN-CA (2000–2002)
WPXP (2003–2005)
Pensacola
WJTC-TV (1993)
Fort Myers/Naples
WTVK-TV (1993–1998)
WEVU (2004)
Orlando/Melbourne/Daytona Beach
WIRB-TV (1993–1994)
WRBW-TV (1995–1997)
Tampa Bay
WTMV-TV (1993–1997; Tampa Bay market removed from Marlins' territory in 1998 with launch of Tampa Bay Rays franchise)
Jacksonville
Continental Cablevision (1993–1998, Cable system carried games; became MediaOne in 1997)
Gainesville/Ocala
Cox Sports Television (2004–2005, Cable system carried games)
See also
Major League Baseball on regional sports networks
List of Florida Marlins broadcasters
Television Network
Major League Baseball on television
Television channels and stations established in 1993
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2005
Defunct television networks in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVI | VVI may stand for:
Variable-voltage inverter, a type of variable-frequency drive system
Venevisión International, a global television network broadcasting Spanish content
Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiments, a group of infantry regiments in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Vertical velocity indicator, also known as variometer
Viad Corp. (NYSE code: VVI), a marketing company
Vinnie Vincent Invasion, an American glam metal band
Viru Viru International Airport (IATA code: VVI), an aviation facility in Bolivia
es:VVI
nl:VVI |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache%20Excalibur | Apache Excalibur project produced a set of libraries for component-based programming in the Java language. Its main products include the inversion of control (IoC) framework Apache Avalon, an Avalon-based container named Fortress, and a set of Avalon-compatible software components.
Excalibur spun out of the original Apache Avalon project following Avalon's closure in 2004. Apache Excalibur hosted the Avalon framework and related source code.
The Excalibur project was retired by Apache Software foundation and moved to the Apache Attic archive in December 2010.
See also
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Cocoon
References
External links
History of Apache Avalon and Excalibur
Excalibur
Free software programmed in Java (programming language) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsizing%20%28database%29 | Upsizing is the term coined by Microsoft to describe the process of upgrading Microsoft Access Database to a Microsoft SQL Server. This allows to continue using Microsoft Access as a database front-end whereas the actual back-end is served by a separate local or remote SQL Server allowing much higher productivity and data volumes. Microsoft Access from the version 2000 on has a special Upsizing Wizard which facilitates the data migration to the proprietary Microsoft SQL Server. No other RDBMS are currently supported for upsizing.
Upsizing strategies
There are two strategies how database can be migrated from Access to a SQL Server.
Using ODBC from Microsoft to get access to a remote database via ADO.
Using Access Data Projects (available in Microsoft Access 2000 and higher) which allow more "native" integration with Microsoft SQL Server.
The first strategy is often seen as the first step towards complete migration on a SQL server on the stage 2, and can be seen as a part of the strategy 2. For peculiarities of every strategy see the table.
Performing the upsizing
As any data migration procedure Microsoft Access database upsizing requires fundamental refactoring of the database structure and source code. Even though some aspects of this procedure seem to be automatized by the Upsizing Wizard, there are still many points requiring human intervention. Following changes have to be done on upsizing
Complete change of data access interface from DAO to ADO.
Substantial change of Microsoft Jet SQL to Transact-SQL.
Substantial adaptation of object (e.g. tables, columns etc.) names.
Reconception of the source code to optimally employ the new functionality of ADO and Microsoft SQL Server of the "upsized" solution.
Notes and references
Microsoft database software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMT | VMT may refer to:
Virtual maintenance training, type of training method that includes computer-based interactive 3D simulations of virtual equipment
Vehicle miles of travel, a measurement of the number of miles traveled within a specified region over a given time period
Video mixtape, a stock footage movie consisting of clips from movies, television, or home videos.
Virtual method table, a mechanism used in programming language to support dynamic dispatch
See also
Vehicle miles traveled tax
Virgin Media Television (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delimited%20continuation | In programming languages, a delimited continuation, composable continuation or partial continuation, is a "slice" of a continuation frame that has been reified into a function. Unlike regular continuations, delimited continuations return a value, and thus may be reused and composed. Control delimiters, the basis of delimited continuations, were introduced by Matthias Felleisen in 1988 though early allusions to composable and delimited continuations can be found in Carolyn Talcott's Stanford 1984 dissertation, Felleisen et al., Felleisen's 1987 dissertation, and algorithms for functional backtracking,
e.g., for pattern matching, for parsing, in the Algebraic Logic Functional programming language, and in the functional implementations of Prolog
where the failure continuation is often kept implicit and the reason of being for the success continuation is that it is composable.
History
Delimited continuations were first introduced by Felleisen in 1988 with an operator called , first introduced in a tech report in 1987, along with a prompt construct . The operator was designed to be a generalization of control operators that had been described in the literature such as call/cc from Scheme, ISWIM's J operator, John C. Reynolds' escape operator, and others. Subsequently, many competing delimited control operators were invented by the programming languages research community such as prompt and control, shift and reset,cupto, fcontrol, and others.
Examples
Various operators for delimited continuations have been proposed in the research literature.
One independent proposal is based on continuation-passing style (CPS) -- i.e., not on continuation frames—and offers two control operators, shift and reset, that give rise to static rather than to dynamic delimited continuations.
The reset operator sets the limit for the continuation while the shift operator captures or reifies the current continuation up to the innermost enclosing reset. For example, consider the following snippet in Scheme:
(* 2 (reset (+ 1 (shift k (k 5)))))
The reset delimits the continuation that shift captures (named by k in this example). When this snippet is executed, the use of shift will bind k to the continuation (+ 1 []) where [] represents the part of the computation that is to be filled with a value. This continuation directly corresponds to the code that surrounds the shift up to the reset. Because the body of shift (i.e., (k 5)) immediately invokes the continuation, this code is equivalent to the following:
(* 2 (+ 1 5))
In general, these operators can encode more interesting behavior by, for example, returning the captured continuation k as a value or invoking k multiple times. The shift operator passes the captured continuation k to the code in its body, which can either invoke it, produce it as a result, or ignore it entirely. Whatever result that shift produces is provided to the innermost reset, discarding the continuation in between the reset and shift. Howeve |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qype | Qype was a Hamburg-based web 2.0 company centred on social networking and local reviews. They operated websites in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Italy and Brazil, and had approximately 22 million monthly unique European visitors.
Competitor Yelp announced their acquisition of Qype in October 2012 for a reported US$50 million. Qype reviews were merged into the Yelp site by October 2013.
Company history
Qype was founded in March 2006 by Stephan Uhrenbacher for the German market. The initial funding came from Partech Ventures (Paris) and Advent Ventures (London).
In July 2007 Qype UK was launched, adding English to the interface and content. In January 2008 the website was translated into French, in anticipation of the launch of Qype France. Subsequent versions were released through 2011, including localized versions of the site for Spain, Ireland, Austria and Brazil.
Qype provided incentives for users to write reviews including giving away iPod Shuffles and Amazon vouchers.
Site features
Qype hosted an online database of user-generated reviews of local businesses in Europe. Users could add new places to the database, upload photos, review places and engage in community activities, such as member events at local bars and restaurants, as well as B2C events for Qype members.
Members
Qype offered a directory for anyone to search for businesses. Certain features, such as the ability to contribute a review, or add a comment to a discussion, were available only to users with verified accounts, which were free. Business owners could also participate in the site as well by contributing company profiles.
User profiles included a standard set of attributes such as photographs and several fields relating to the user's location, hobbies, and preferences.
Scope of reviews
Users could review any local business, but also places of interest such as public gardens and beaches. In a high-usage city such as Hamburg or Berlin, London or Paris, a large percentage of all restaurants, bars and retail stores were listed with numerous reviews and there was considerable competition among users to be the "first to review" a new establishment (for which the user also received an extra feedback point). There was also considerable coverage of professional services, medical providers, automotive services, cultural venues, hotels, museums, parks, attractions, government services, etc. Users could add new businesses and update business information if they notice any missing or incorrect coverage.
References
External links
Qype
Companies based in Hamburg
Online companies of Germany
German social networking websites
Review websites
Defunct review websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMA%20Network%20%28company%29 | GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated to television distribution. GMA Network is the second-largest media conglomerate in the Philippines after ABS-CBN Corporation, in terms of market capitalization, net income, revenue, reach, audience share and the number of stations.
Founded on June 14, 1950, it currently owns and operates two national television networks (GMA Network and GTV), four digital terrestrial television channels (Heart of Asia, Hallypop, Pinoy Hits and I Heart Movies), two national radio stations (Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz and Barangay LS 97.1), two regional radio networks (Super Radyo and Barangay FM), and one regional tv network, It also operates three international channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International), along with subsidiaries dealing in film production and distribution (GMA Pictures), music production and publishing (GMA Music) and (GMA Playlist), talent development and management (Sparkle GMA Artist Center), digital terrestrial television providers (GMA Affordabox and GMA Now) and a number of Internet and digital converging technology (GMA New Media) in the Philippines. The company is a publicly traded company on the Philippine Stock Exchange.
History
The company's roots can be traced back to then Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc., owned by Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart, an American war correspondent. The company started with the launching of its first AM radio station in Manila through Radio Broadcasting Station, DZBB. It went on air on March 1, 1950, using the frequency of 580 kHz of the AM band, broadcasting from the Calvo Building in Escolta, Manila. Its early radio coverage highlights were the crash of President Ramon Magsaysay's plane in Mount Manunggal; the eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok and various local elections in the Philippines. DZBB became the first radio station in the Philippines to use telephones for live interviews.
Within years since its first broadcasts, the huge triumph of the station and its growing number of listeners made clear the move to modern facilities in EDSA, Quezon City, with the work done in 1959.
On October 29, 1961, the company launched its first television station, RBS TV Channel 7 using local VHF channel 7. In 1963, DYSS Television was launched in Cebu. From Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc., the firm was renamed Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1974, when a triumvirate composed of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon took over the corporation.
In 1987, GMA became the first Philippine network to broadcast in StereoVision while opening their high-end live studio at Broadway Centrum. In 1988, the network greatly improved its signal by switching to its 777-ft transmitter |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Filter | The Filter's TV personalisation products increase viewing, loyalty and revenue. Their data science underpins the business decisions of the world's most forward thinking broadcasters. Founded in 2004, it has ties to musician Peter Gabriel and is based in Bath, UK. In March 2022, The Filter was acquired by the Amsterdam-headquartered end-to-end video streaming provider, 24i.
History
The idea behind The Filter was devised by musician Peter Gabriel and software entrepreneur Martin Hopkins. Gabriel foresaw that the growth of digital technologies would lead to such large volume of content becoming available that users would need filters to help them find what was relevant to them. In 2004 he was introduced to Hopkins, who had written a piece of software to manage his extensive music collection. The software learned tastes and preferences and utilised artificial intelligence to generate playlists and recommendations. With investment from the founders and from venture capital firm Eden Ventures, they launched Exabre in 2004, and promoted The Filter as a site providing music and movie recommendations directly to consumers.
Although the venture was successful, reaching an average of 800,000 unique visitors per month, in 2009 The Filter modified its business model to licensing the recommendation engine to other businesses. To date, this strategy has proved successful, and the company has secured large contracts, particularly in the US.
Executives and Board of Directors
Peter Gabriel has been involved in various media, music and technology businesses since 1987, when he founded the Real World Group, comprising Real World Studios, Real World Records, and later Real World Multi Media and Real World Films. In 2000, he was co-founder and board member of OD2 (On Demand Distribution), which became the leading European platform provider for the distribution of online music (acquired in 2004 by Loudeye of Seattle, Washington). In 2005, he acquired Solid State Logic with David Engelke. Gabriel remains an advisor and investor at The Filter.
Clients
Since 2009, The Filter has secured contracts tailoring its relevance platform for a number of digital content providers such as Nokia, Dailymotion, BT TV, NBC.com, Warner Brothers, Vudu, we7 and Sony Music. In 2014 The Filter began offering its personalisation services to online retailers, securing its first contracts with Maplin Electronics and Liberty of London.
Awards
In January 2015, AUPEO Personal Radio was named as a CES Innovation Awards Honoree. The service uses The Filter's technology to provide feed and metadata aggregation as well as radio station personalisation.
In May 2011 Music Week Magazine nominated the Nokia Gig Finder app (developed by Ovi) as a finalist for its Mobile Music App of the year award. This app utilises The Filter's technology to learn music tastes and recommend the best and most relevant live events happening near the user. In 2009 The Filter was selected by the UKTI (UK Trade & Inve |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebugging | Bebugging (or fault seeding or error seeding) is a popular software engineering technique used in the 1970s to measure test coverage. Known bugs are randomly added to a program source code and the software tester is tasked to find them. The percentage of the known bugs not found gives an indication of the real bugs that remain.
The term "bebugging" was first mentioned in The Psychology of Computer Programming (1970), where Gerald M. Weinberg described the use of the method as a way of training, motivating, and evaluating programmers, not as a measure of faults remaining in a program. The approach was borrowed from the SAGE system, where it was used to keep operators watching radar screens alert. Here's a quote from the original use of the term:
An early application of bebugging was Harlan Mills's fault seeding approach which was later refined by stratified fault-seeding. These techniques worked by adding a number of known faults to a software system for the purpose of monitoring the rate of detection and removal. This assumed that it is possible to estimate the number of remaining faults in a software system still to be detected by a particular test methodology.
Bebugging is a type of fault injection.
See also
Fault injection
Mutation testing
References
Software testing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum%20bounding%20box%20algorithms | In computational geometry, the smallest enclosing box problem is that of finding the oriented minimum bounding box enclosing a set of points. It is a type of bounding volume. "Smallest" may refer to volume, area, perimeter, etc. of the box.
It is sufficient to find the smallest enclosing box for the convex hull of the objects in question. It is straightforward to find the smallest enclosing box that has sides parallel to the coordinate axes; the difficult part of the problem is to determine the orientation of the box.
Two dimensions
For the convex polygon, a linear time algorithm for the minimum-area enclosing rectangle is known. It is based on the observation that a side of a minimum-area enclosing box must be collinear with a side of the convex polygon. It is possible to enumerate boxes of this kind in linear time with the approach called rotating calipers by
Godfried Toussaint in 1983. The same approach is applicable for finding the minimum-perimeter enclosing rectangle. A C++ implementation of the algorithm that is robust against floating point errors is available.
Three dimensions
In 1985, Joseph O'Rourke published a cubic-time algorithm to find the minimum-volume enclosing box of a 3-dimensional point set. O'Rourke's approach uses a 3-dimensional rotating calipers technique, and is based on lemmas characterizing the minimum enclosing box:
There must exist two neighbouring faces of the smallest-volume enclosing box which both contain an edge of the convex hull of the point set. This criterion is satisfied by a single convex hull edge collinear with an edge of the box, or by two distinct hull edges lying in adjacent box faces.
The other four faces need only contain a point of the convex hull. Again, the points which they contain need not be distinct: a single hull point lying in the corner of the box already satisfies three of these four criteria.
It follows in the most general case where no convex hull vertices lie in edges of the minimal enclosing box, that at least 8 convex hull points must lie within faces of the box: two endpoints of each of the two edges, and four more points, one for each of the remaining four box faces. Conversely, if the convex hull consists of 7 or fewer vertices, at least one of them must lie within an edge of the hull's minimal enclosing box.
It is also possible to approximate the minimum bounding box volume, to within any constant factor greater than one, in linear time. The algorithm for doing this involves finding an approximation to the diameter of the point set, and using a box oriented towards this diameter as an initial approximation to the minimum volume bounding box. Then, this initial bounding box is partitioned into a grid of smaller cubes, and grid points near the boundary of the convex hull of the input are used as a coreset, a small set of points whose optimum bounding box approximates the optimum bounding box of the original input. Finally, O'Rourke's algorithm is applied to find the exact |
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