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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discriminative%20model | Discriminative models, also referred to as conditional models, are a class of logistical models used for classification or regression. They distinguish decision boundaries through observed data, such as pass/fail, win/lose, alive/dead or healthy/sick.
Typical discriminative models include logistic regression (LR), conditional random fields (CRFs) (specified over an undirected graph), decision trees, and many others. Typical generative model approaches include naive Bayes classifiers, Gaussian mixture models, variational autoencoders, generative adversarial networks and others.
Definition
Unlike generative modelling, which studies the joint probability , discriminative modeling studies the or maps the given unobserved variable (target) to a class label dependent on the observed variables (training samples). For example, in object recognition, is likely to be a vector of raw pixels (or features extracted from the raw pixels of the image). Within a probabilistic framework, this is done by modeling the conditional probability distribution , which can be used for predicting from . Note that there is still distinction between the conditional model and the discriminative model, though more often they are simply categorised as discriminative model.
Pure discriminative model vs. conditional model
A conditional model models the conditional probability distribution, while the traditional discriminative model aims to optimize on mapping the input around the most similar trained samples.
Typical discriminative modelling approaches
The following approach is based on the assumption that it is given the training data-set , where is the corresponding output for the input .
Linear classifier
We intend to use the function to simulate the behavior of what we observed from the training data-set by the linear classifier method. Using the joint feature vector , the decision function is defined as:
According to Memisevic's interpretation, , which is also , computes a score which measures the compatibility of the input with the potential output . Then the determines the class with the highest score.
Logistic regression (LR)
Since the 0-1 loss function is a commonly used one in the decision theory, the conditional probability distribution , where is a parameter vector for optimizing the training data, could be reconsidered as following for the logistics regression model:
, with
The equation above represents logistic regression. Notice that a major distinction between models is their way of introducing posterior probability. Posterior probability is inferred from the parametric model. We then can maximize the parameter by following equation:
It could also be replaced by the log-loss equation below:
Since the log-loss is differentiable, a gradient-based method can be used to optimize the model. A global optimum is guaranteed because the objective function is convex. The gradient of log likelihood is represented by:
where is the expectation of .
The |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishinomiya%20Station%20%28JR%20West%29 | is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). As a part of the JR West Urban Network, the following cards are accepted: J-Thru Card, ICOCA, Suica, Pasmo, and PiTaPa.
Name
From 1874, when passenger service began at Nishinomiya Station, the station's name was written "西ノ宮", and included the katakana character "ノ" (no), which was not part of the city's name (西宮), to indicate the correct pronunciation of the station name. For many years, the city had requested for the character "ノ" to be removed from the station's title to match the city's name. On March 18, 2007, in coordination with the opening of Sakura Shukugawa Station, the station's Japanese name was renamed to simply 西宮駅 without the character "ノ".
Lines
Nishinomiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 571.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 15.4 kilometers from .
Layout and design
Station Placement
The section of the JR Kobe Line on which Nishinomiya is located runs on four tracks, meaning that there are two tracks for each direction. Similar to other nearby stations such as Sannomiya Station, Nishinomiya Station is of the island platform type, with two above-ground platforms which service four tracks. The inner tracks, Nos. 2 and 3, are for Local and Rapid Service trains, which do stop at this station. On the outside tracks, Tracks No. 1 and 4, Special Rapid Service and Limited Express trains pass through the station without stopping.
Gates
The station has two entrances that lead to an integrated ticket gate. The entrances are located on the north and south sides of the station. The gate is located one flight down from ground level. After passing through the gate, a passenger must take the stairs, escalator or elevator up to the platform.
Ticket office
The station has a Midori-no-Madoguchi, the JR ticket office equipped with MARS terminals. It is open everyday from 05:30 until 23:00.
Platforms
During rush hour, Track Nos. 1 and 4 are used for Rapid Service, while Local trains stop at Track Nos. 2 and 3. This allows people to transfer quickly from Local to Rapid Service trains, and allows the Rapid Service trains to pass ahead of the Local trains, which operate on the same track, unlike the Special Rapid Service and Limited Express trains. During the afternoon and night hours, when there is less traffic, Rapid Service trains stop at Track Nos. 2 and 3 only, and Track Nos. 1 and 4 are roped off as they used only for trains passing through this station without stopping.
Nishinomiya Station also has two short spurs that allow non-passenger trains (e.g. freight or maintenance) to stop and allow other traffic to pass.
Adjacent stations
History
Timeline
11 May 1874 - Station opens for passenger service with the name 西ノ宮駅 at the same time rail service begins between Osaka Station and Kobe Station.
15 November 1944 - Ha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20firearms%20identification | Automated Firearms Identification refers to the use of computers to automate the process of matching a piece of recovered ballistic evidence (which can be either bullets or cartridge cases, or fragments thereof), against a database.
Automated ballistic identification systems
Every firearm leaves unique, reproducible markings on expended (used) bullet and cartridge cases that it fired. The barrel, firing pin, firing chamber, extractor, ejector and other parts of the gun leave these marks, called toolmarks, on the bullet and cartridge case faces. Individually and collectively, these markings function as the “ballistic signature” of the firearm.
Traditional firearms identification involves the use of a Comparison Microscope. A firearms examiner visually compares the ballistic signature of a bullet/cartridge recovered from a crime scene with those in the police files. This process and its outcome, while accurate and acceptable in court, is extremely time consuming. Because of this, its usefulness as an investigative tool is severely limited.
Automated Ballistic Identification Systems (ABIS) are specialized computer hardware/software combinations designed to capture, store and rapidly compare digital images of bullets and cartridge casings.
ABIS have four key components:
The Ballistic Scanner, which captures the images of the bullets and cartridges
The Signature Extraction Unit, which uses a mathematical algorithm to extract unique signatures from the images
Data Storage Unit, which serves as the main storage,
The Correlation Server, which handles the actual comparison of images.
United States
Automated Firearms Identification has its roots in the United States, the country with the highest per capita firearms ownership. In 1993, the Federal Bureau of Investigation commissioned Mnemonics Systems Inc. to develop Drugfire, which enabled law enforcement agencies to capture images of cartridge casings into computers, and automate the process of comparing a suspect cartridge against the database. Drugfire was later upgraded to handle bullet imaging as well.
Also in 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms established its own automated ballistics identification system. Instead of having a custom-made system like the FBI however, ATF opted to build their network on a platform developed by Forensic Technology WAI Inc., a private Canadian company. At the time, the FTI platform was named Bulletproof, and imaged only bullets. It was later upgraded to handle cartridge casings as well, and was then subsequently renamed as the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).
From 1993 to 1998, the United States had two automated ballistics identification systems in place: Drugfire, which was under the FBI, and IBIS, under the ATF. Although there were attempts to interconnect the two systems under the National Integrated Ballistic Identification Network (NIBIN), the FBI and ATF finally decided in 1999 to phase out Drugfire, and standardize NI |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Integrated%20Ballistic%20Information%20Network | The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network or NIBIN is a specialized computer network in the United States. It contains digital images of recovered pieces of ballistic evidence.
Running on the Integrated Ballistic Identification System or IBIS platform, NIBIN enables U.S. law enforcers to rapidly determine if a piece of recovered ballistic evidence came from a firearm that has been previously used in a crime.
There are certain criteria that must be met prior to entering information into the NIBIN database. For instance, cartridge cases from a .22 caliber firearm or a revolver are normally not entered.
Using NIBIN, law enforcement staff can identify firearms in new cases that were used in prior incidents. A series of seventeen different Washington state crime scenes involving seven firearms, and three different agencies in two counties, was identified using information provided by IBIS/NIBIN.
Organizational purpose
In 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) established and began administration of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. In this program, ATF administers automated ballistic imaging technology for law enforcement, forensic science, and attorney agencies in the United States that have entered into a formal agreement with ATF to enter ballistic information into NIBIN. Partners use Integrated Ballistic Identification Systems to acquire digital images of the markings made on spent ammunition recovered from a crime scene or a crime gun test fire and then compare those images against earlier entries via electronic image comparison. If a high-confidence candidate for a match emerges, firearms examiners compare the original evidence with a microscope to confirm the match.
See also
Automated firearms identification
Integrated Ballistic Identification System
References
1999 establishments in the United States
Crime in the United States
Forensic databases
Forensic software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Indian%20reserves%20in%20Canada%20by%20population | This is a list of Indian reserves in Canada which have over 500 people, listed in order of population from data collected during the 2006 Census of Canada, unless otherwise cited from Aboriginal Affairs. Approximately 40% of First Nations people live on federally recognized Indian reserves. Note: this list is incomplete in that many Indian Reserves are "Incompletely enumerated", meaning that "enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed."
There are 13 Indian reserves which have not been enumerated in the last 3 censuses.
List
Six Nations of the Grand River: 12,757
Akwesasne Mohawk Nation: 11,500
Blood (Kainai Nation) 148: 8,371
Kahnawake Mohawk Territory: 7,989
Tsinstikeptum 9, British Columbia: 7,612 (Only 1,085 of Aboriginal identity) — Westbank First Nation
Lac La Ronge First Nation: 6,653
Saddle Lake Cree Nation: 6,578
Norway House Cree Nation:6,197
Cross Lake First Nation: 6,076
Samson Cree Nation: 5,418
Stoney 142, 143, 144, Alberta: 4,956
Moose Cree First Nation: 4,500
Cree Nation of Chisasibi: 4,410
Sandy Bay 5, Manitoba: 4,144
Siksika 146, Alberta: 4,102
St. Theresa Point, Manitoba: 4,021
Garden Hill First Nation: 3,997
Eskasoni 3, Nova Scotia: 3,850
Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam: 3,530
Elsipogtog First Nation: 3,600
Ermineskin 138, Alberta: 3,290 (as of 2019)
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory: 2,524
Peguis 1B, Manitoba: 2,513
Capilano 5, British Columbia: 2,495
One Arrow 95, Saskatchewan: 1,935 (around)
Listuguj, Quebec: 2,400 (around)
Wikwemikong Unceded, Ontario: 2,386
Betsiamites, Quebec: 2,357
Okanagan 1, British Columbia (part): 2,192 — Okanagan Indian Band, Okanagan people, Vernon
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E, Manitoba: 2,187
Sagkeeng First Nation 3, Manitoba: 2,121
Pikangikum 14, Ontario: 2,100
Nelson House 170, Manitoba: 2,096
Oxford House 24, Manitoba: 1,947
Duck Lake 7, British Columbia: 1,925 (1,850 non-Aboriginal identity, 75 Aboriginal identity), — Okanagan Indian Band, Okanagan people, Lake Country
Walpole Island 46, Ontario: 1,878
Manawan, Quebec: 1,843
Sandy Lake 88, Ontario: 1,843
Split Lake 17, Manitoba (part): 1,819
Fort Albany 67, Ontario (part): 1,805
Kamloops 1, British Columbia: 1,785 (990 non-Aboriginal identity, 795 Aboriginal identity) — Kamloops Indian Band, Secwepemc people, Kamloops
Obedjiwan, Quebec: 1,782
Cowichan 1, British Columbia: 1,805 (50 non-Aboriginal identity, 1750 Aboriginal identity) — Cowichan Tribes, Coast Salish, Duncan
Fox Lake 162, Alberta: 1,753
Seekaskootch 119, Saskatchewan: 1,752
Mashteuiatsh, Quebec: 1,749
Cross Lake 19A, Manitoba: 1,663
New Songhees 1A, British Columbia: 1,643 — Songhees First Nation, Coast Salish, Esquimalt
East Saanich 2, British Columbia: 1,637
Fisher River Cree Nation 44,44A , Manitoba: 1,600
Cross Lake 19, Manitoba: 1,586
Lac la Ronge 156, Saskatchewan: 1,534
Pukatawagan 198, Manitoba: 1,478
Penticton 1, British Columbia: 1,470 (995 non-Aboriginal identity, 475 Aboriginal identity) — Penticton Indian Band, Okanagan people, P |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexterity%20Software | Dexterity Software was a computer game company founded in 1994 in Los Angeles by Steve Pavlina. It began as a traditional retail game developer, but later changed to a shareware model. In 2004, Dexterity Software relocated to Las Vegas. The company ceased operations in late 2006.
Games
Dexterity Software published and/or distributed over a dozen games including the following:
Dweep and Dweep Gold (2002)
Fortune Raiders and Pirate's Plunder (1995, for 16/32-bit Windows)
Aargon Black Box (2003, for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP)
Aargon Deluxe (2002, for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP)
Blastorama (2003, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)
Fitznik (2001, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)
Fitznik 2 (2004, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)
Gold Sprinter (2003, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)
JumpStar (1999, for 16/32-bit Windows)
Rocknor's Bad Day (2003, for Windows 98/NT4/ME/2000/XP)
Rocknor's Donut Factory (2004, for Windows 98 or later)
SNOWY: The Bear's Adventures (2003, for Windows 95 or later)
Stockboy (2002, for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP)
Articles
The Dexterity Software website also hosted a number of articles relevant to software developers such as
If No Independent Developers Are 100 Times Smarter Than You, Then Why Do Some Get 100 Times the Results?; and
If You've Tried Everything Imaginable And Your Product Still Won't Sell, Here's What You're Missing.
The significance of these articles was recognised by the Association of Shareware Professionals who listed Steve Pavlina on their Hall of Fame page, noting that he had had "a significant, lasting influence on others via his articles and postings."
Closure
Dexterity Software closed on October 31, 2006, when the founder Steve Pavlina retired from game development to focus on a personal development web site and blog, StevePavlina.com.
References
Video game companies based in California
Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
Defunct video game companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham%20City%20University%20Faculty%20of%20Computing%2C%20Engineering%20and%20the%20Built%20Environment | The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE, formerly the
Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment or TEE) is the technology department of Birmingham City University, England, covering engineering programmes. It is located in the City Centre campus in the eastern half of the Millennium Point complex. Spanning five stories of the £114 million complex in the developing Eastside district, the centre offers courses in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
History
From September 2000, the Faculty of CEBE was previously known as the Technology Innovation Centre, but during 2008, the faculty began the process of rebranding and was temporarily known as Technology Innovation and Development until autumn 2009 when TIC was renamed to the Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment. The faculty now includes the Department of Computing which has combined with TIC's departments of software, networks, telecommunications and electronics; and the School of Property, Construction and Planning, forming four schools including School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks (CTN); School of Digital Media Technology; School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems (EDMS); and School of Property, Construction and Planning. The rebranding coincides with the development of a new campus in the city's Eastside regeneration scheme. In 2014, the faculty was again rebranded to be the Faculty of CEBE.
School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks (CTN)
The School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks (CTN) runs academic subject disciplines such as electronics, embedded systems, telecommunications, networks, software engineering and games technology. It has developed both vocational and non-vocational learning, with blended distance teaching and learning approaches. The School includes a Centre for Software Engineering and a Centre for Cyber Security.
School of Digital Media Technology (DMT)
The School of Digital Media Technology (DMT) is one of 19 universities nationally, and the only one in the Midlands to have been granted Media Academy status. This accreditation is awarded by Skillset, the industry body that supports skills and training for the creative media industries by developing media education in the UK.
School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems (EDMS)
The School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems (EDMS) offers courses in engineering and related disciplines. There is a choice of 12 undergraduate and postgraduates courses ranging from BSc Motor Sports Technology to BEng Mechanical engineering and from MSc Automotive Calibration and Control to MSc Supply Chain Management.
The school has academic and research links with business and industry, such as Morgan Motors, and works with international technology and engineering solution partners such as PTC and Technosoft, providers of industry standard computer aided engineering (CAE) tools.
The Birmingham Schoo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic%20file%20system | Semantic file systems are file systems used for information persistence which structure the data according to their semantics and intent, rather than the location as with current file systems. It allows the data to be addressed by their content (associative access). Traditional hierarchical file-systems tend to impose a burden, for example when a sub-directory layout is contradicting a user's perception of where files would be stored. Having a tag-based interface alleviates this hierarchy problem and enables users to query for data in an intuitive fashion.
Semantic file systems raise technical design challenges as indexes of words, tags or elementary signs of some sort have to be created and constantly updated, maintained and cached for performance to offer the desired random, multi-variate access to files in addition to the underlying, mostly traditional block-based filesystem.
See also
Content-addressable storage
Logic File System
Semantic Web
Tagsistant
WinFS
References
External links
Research & Specifications
Towards Semantic File System Interfaces, Proceedings of the International Semantic Web Conference 2008
Semantic File Systems
The Sile Model. A Semantic File System Infrastructure for the Desktop
Semantic FS @ MIT Programming Systems Research Group
Launchpad Blueprints: A tag-based filesystem for Ubuntu
ReiserFS future vision
external list of related work on semantic file systems @ semanticweb.org
"Designing better file organization around tags, not hierarchies" detailed writeup by Nayuki
Non-Directory Filesystem
Implementations
SemFS - A Semantic approach to File Systems, was TagFS
Tagsistant - Tagsistant: semantic filesystem for Linux (Linux), see Wikipedia article Tagsistant
TransparenTag - File system compatible with point'n'click and command-line interfaces
tagxfs - A tag based user space file system extension
Fuse::TagLayer - A read-only tag-filesystem overlay for hierarchical filesystems (Perl, Linux)
xtagfs - XTagFS is a FUSE filesystem that organizes files/folders using 'Spotlight Comment' tags (Mac OS X)
dhtfs - Tagging based filesystem, providing dynamic directory hierarchies based on tags associated with files (Python, Linux)
TMSU - Tagged based filesystem for Linux. Provides a command-line tool for tagging and the ability to mount a virtual filesystem (using FUSE).
dantalian - A multi-dimensionally hierarchical tag-based file organization system
TagsForAll - Tagging based tool for windows that runs on top of the hierarchical filesystem
Tag2Find - Tagging based tool for windows that runs on top of the hierarchical filesystem
dhtfs - FUSE based tag-filesystem overlay for hierarchical filesystems (Perl, Linux)
Elyse - tag-based file manager for mac & windows
TagSpaces - tag base file browser for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android
Tabbles - tag based document manager for windows
Semantic file systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBN%20%28TV%20channel%29 | OBN (abbreviation of Open Broadcast Network) is a local television network broadcasting a TV channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Headquarters of this TV is in Sarajevo, Pofalići neighborhood.
OBN originally stood for Open Broadcast Network, when the company was founded in 1996 by the Office of the High Representative and the European Union. It was oriented towards general news, and the international owners invested some 20 million USD in its development as a neutral television channel.
The station became privately owned in 2000, when it was acquired by Ivan Ćaleta, a Croatian entrepreneur and former owner of Nova TV. Later, Chellomedia bought 85% stake in the television. Ćaleta bought back AMC Networks International's 85% stake in the television channel in November 2019, making him the sole owner of the channel once again.
Programmes
Telenovelas / Series since October 2019
Logos
From 1996, for this Bosnian television channel, there was four different logos. The first logo of the channel has been in use from 1996 to 1999, the second logo has been in use from 1999 to 2005, the third logo has been is in use from 2005 to 2008, and the fourth and current logo is in use from 2008.
References
External links
Televizija OBN - official web site
AMC Networks International
Television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Television channels in North Macedonia
Mass media in Sarajevo
Television channels and stations established in 1996 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuser%20%28Unix%29 | The Unix command fuser is used to show which processes are using a specified computer file, file system, or Unix socket.
Example
For example, to check process IDs and users accessing a USB drive:
$ fuser -m -u /mnt/usb1
/mnt/usb1: 1347c(root) 1348c(guido) 1349c(guido)
The command displays the process identifiers (PIDs) of processes using the specified files or file
systems. In the default display mode, each PID is followed by a
letter denoting the type of access:
c current directory.
e executable being run.
f open file.
F open file for writing.
r root directory.
m mmap'ed file or shared library
Only the PIDs are written to standard output. Additional information is written to standard error. This makes it easier to process the output with computer programs.
The command can also be used to check what processes are using a network port:
$ fuser -v -n tcp 80
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
80/tcp: root 3067 F.... (root)httpd
apache 3096 F.... (apache)httpd
apache 3097 F.... (apache)httpd
The command returns a non-zero code if none of the files are
accessed or in case of a fatal error. If at least one access has succeeded, fuser returns zero.
The output of "fuser" may be useful in diagnosing "resource busy" messages arising when attempting to unmount filesystems.
Options
POSIX defines the following options:
-c Treat the file as a mount point.
-f Only report processes accessing the named files.
-u Append user names in parentheses to each PID.
psmisc adds the following options, among others:
-k, --kill Kill all processes accessing a file by sending a SIGKILL. Use e.g. -HUP or -1 to send a different signal.
-l, --list-signals List all supported signal names.
-i, --interactive Prompt before killing a process.
-v, --verbose verbose mode
-a, --all Display all files. Without this option, only files accessed by at least one process are shown.
-m, --mount Same as -c. Treat all following path names as files on a mounted file system or block device. All processes accessing files on that file system are listed.
Related commands
The list of all open files and the processes that have them open can be obtained through the lsof command.
The equivalent command on BSD operating systems is .
References
External links
Unix SUS2008 utilities
Unix process- and task-management-related software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos%20Aires%20and%20Pacific%20Railway | The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (BA&P) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Buenos Aires al Pacífico) was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina.
The original concession was awarded by the Argentine government in 1872 to John E. Clark for the construction of a railway from Buenos Aires to Chile. It was not until 1882, when the BA&P was registered as a joint-stock company in London, that Clark was able to take over the concession. Initially the new company only intended to build the section between Mercedes, in Buenos Aires Province, and Villa Mercedes in San Luis Province. From Mercedes the company planned to obtain access to the city of Buenos Aires over the Ferrocarril Oeste track. At Villa Mercedes it connected with the Ferrocarril Andino line that ran on to Mendoza and San Juan.
History
Opening
Chilean citizen Juan E. Clark obtained in 1872 a concession for the construction of a railway line from Buenos Aires to Chile. In 1882 the "Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway" (BA&P) company was registered in London, and Clark was able to begin construction of the line. Initially this new company was going to build the section between Mercedes, in the Province of Buenos Aires, and Villa Mercedes in the Province of San Luis. Trains were going to reach Buenos Aires from Mercedes using the tracks of the Western Railway, then connecting with the Andean Railway whose rails reached Mendoza and San Juan.
Work began on the line to Villa Mercedes in July 1882 and the line was opened on 8 October 1886. After a change of plan, the company applied for, and was granted, permission to build its own independent access to Buenos Aires. Therefore, in 1888 the BAPR opened the 100-km length Mercedes−Palermo. It was a long-distance service with only two stops existing, Caseros and Muñiz. In Buenos Aires, Retiro was an intermediate stop before reaching Central Station terminus through Buenos Aires Northern Railway rail tracks.
As Buenos Aires population increased, new stations were opening and frequencies were also increased. Some of those stations were La Paternal (which original name was "Chacarita") in 1887, Villa Devoto in 1888, Bella Vista in 1891 and San Miguel in 1896, Santos Lugares in 1906, Villa del Parque and Sáenz Peña one year later and El Palomar in 1908.
The Sánez Peña-Villa Luro line was opened in 1909, that same year Palermo station began to be built. Three years later the line reached Retiro, that was a provisional station so the BAPR had planned to build a terminus in front of Correo Central. Nevertheless, the project was never carried out and the lands were sold in 1931 to build Luna Park.
In 1938 the Sánez Peña-Villa Luro section was closed because of the construction of Avenida General Paz. The Municipality of Buenos Aires had stated that there could be no level crossings in the freeway which obligated BAPR to build a bridge over it. The line had been thought for freight ser |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical%20Network | Radical Network ( was a French far-right study group from 2002 to 2006. Formed in June 2002, a number of its early members came from those who split from Unité Radicale that April, notably Christian Bouchet, Luc Bignot and Giorgio Damiani.
Adhering to solidarism, the group avowedly rejected Left-Right politics and claimed to be inspired not only by rightists like Aleksandr Dugin, François Duprat, Julius Evola and Jean-François Thiriart but also by socialists such as Louis Auguste Blanqui. It used the trident as its emblem and also organised a youth movement, Jeune dissidence. In keeping with their status as a study group it numbered around 40 hardcore activists.
With their activities co-ordinated by a Conseil solidariste radical, it adopted a position of Anti-Americanism, Anti-capitalism and Anti-Zionism, whilst leaning towards the ideas of Neo-Eurasianism. In keeping with such ideas, it supported Saddam Hussein, Serbia and Montenegro, Carlos the Jackal and Hugo Chávez, amongst others. It was close to the magazine Résistance, a National Bolshevik publication produced by sometime member Bouchet.
The group was dissolved by its creators in early 2006, with some regrouping as Les nôtres.
References
External links
http://www.voxnr.com/ a news site ran by Réseau Radical
Far-right politics in France
Political organizations based in France
Pan-European nationalism |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigben%20%28computer%29 | The Bigben supercomputer was a Cray XT3 MPP system with 2068 nodes located at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. It was decommissioned on March 31, 2010. Bigben was a part of the TeraGrid.
System architecture
BigBen was a Cray XT3 MPP system with 2068 compute nodes linked by a custom-designed interconnect. Twenty-two dedicated IO processors were also connected to this network. Each compute node had two 2.6 GHz AMD Opteron processors. Each compute processor had its own cache, but the two processors on a node shared 2 GB of memory and the network connection.
Operating system
Bigben ran Catamount, a subset of Unix.
File system
Bigben had two file systems comprising together over 199 TB of storage space.
Compilers
Bigben had the Portland Group, the Gnu, and UPC compilers installed.
See also
TeraGrid
National Science Foundation
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
External links
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Teragrid
National Science Foundation
Cray products
X86 supercomputers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Argentine%20Railway | The Central Argentine Railway, referred to as CA below, (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Argentino) was one of the Big Four broad gauge, British companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina. The company had been established in the 19th century, to serve the provinces of Santa Fe and Córdoba, in the east-central region of the country. It would later extend its operations to Buenos Aires, Tucumán, and Santiago del Estero. The railroad had a complicated relationship with its employees in the 1910s, and then it had a complicated relationship with the government of Argentina in the 1920s.
History
Origins
In 1854, American engineer Allan Campbell sent a proposal to members of the government of the Argentine Confederation. Campbell wanted a study to be done on the construction of a possible railway line between cities of Rosario and Córdoba. The distance estimated was 247 mi (about 398 km) and the costs were in Argentine pesos (£1 = Arg$5). The study that had been done on the CAR revealed a cost of 4,000 sterling per mile built.
The costs estimated by Campbell in the report were the following:
In 1855, the CA was given permission to begin work on a railway line from Rosario to Córdoba. Another American, William Wheelwright, who had been involved in the Copiapó–Caldera line project in Chile, financed and supported the construction of the railroad.
Construction
In 1863, the government of Argentina granted the company, led by engineer William Wheelwright, a concession to build and operate a railway line between the cities of Rosario (a major port in southern Santa Fe, on the Paraná River) and Córdoba (a large city near the geographical center of Argentina, and the capital of the province of the same name). The grant included a clause to populate the lands along and around the railway that were given to the company by the national state.
The construction of the railroad began in 1863 with the establishment of the terminus in Rosario, at the Rosario Central station. The line was built as a broad gauge railway. In 1867 the line reached Villa María, Córdoba. Minister Rawson expressed disagreement for the paralysis of the works while passengers also protested against poor conditions of the service. The works for the Rosario Central station and other intermediate stations had not begun. The company alleged that they could not continue the extension of the line until the pending lands were given.
In September 1867, the government authorized a new disbursement of $1,500,000 to conclude the pending works. In 1870, the railway reached the city of Córdoba, and this completed its original route. The CA was the longest railway system at that time and the first to join two provinces. For 18 years the company did not built any tracks elsewhere; in 1888, the railway system still had 247 mi (about 398 km) of extension.
Progress
The CA supported the concept of agricultural colonies, where people settled and farmed. Bernstadt, Cañada de Gomez |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20Program%20Network | Satellite Program Network (SPN) was a satellite and cable television network that broadcast in the United States from 1979 to 1989. Following a name change to Tempo Television in 1986, it was bought by NBC and relaunched as CNBC in 1989.
History
SPN was created by Ed Taylor, an associate of Ted Turner and the head of the Southern Satellite Systems company. The network, which began in 1979, was the second-oldest cable-only network. In 1985, SPN was acquired by Satellite Syndicated Systems.
Among the programs broadcast on SPN were Video Concert Hall, an early music video show (before the launch of MTV); News from Home, a program for Canadians in the US, hosted by early CNN news anchor Don Miller; The Shopping Game, a Nicholson-Muir game show produced in Nashville and hosted by Art James; The Susan Noon Show, featuring celebrity interviews; Nutrition Dialogue, hosted by Dr. Betty Kamen; Sewing with Nancy; The Paul Ryan Show, another celebrity interview program with the actor/interviewer of the same name; and Moscow Meridian, a current-affairs program produced by Soviet authorities and hosted by Vladimir Posner. Reruns of old situation comedies and movies, mostly from low-budget studios, rounded out the schedule.
In 1984, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) paid SPN to broadcast some college football games of the Division I-AA playoffs, including that season's championship game, following a Supreme Court ruling (NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma) that halted the NCAA's practice of negotiating television contracts for its members.
Tempo Television
In March 1986, Satellite Syndicated Systems changed its name to Tempo Enterprises, and SPN and SPN International were changed to Tempo Television and TEMPO International, respectively. Tempo Television was a 24-hour national cable network serving all contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Using a counter-programming philosophy, Tempo Television fulfilled viewer needs by dividing its program schedule into various dayparts including international programming, finance, sports, leisure and classic films. Market studies clearly indicated that this unique programming approach attracted and retained upscale audiences who were looking for entertainment that was informative and substantially different from the standard options.
A Canadian regulatory description of the channel in 1988 said that Tempo's "schedule consists of outdoors, travel, general information and entertainment programming and classic feature films that are in the public domain." In May 1988, by which time Tempo had 12 million subscribers, the channel was purchased by NBC, mainly for its existing carriage and not its programming. It was relaunched on April 17, 1989, in a new guise as the business news channel CNBC.
References
Further reading
Television channels and stations established in 1979
Television channels and stations disestablished in 1988
Defunct television networks in the Unit |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%20Blue%20%28TV%20series%29 | Lady Blue is an American detective and action-adventure television series. Produced by David Gerber, it originally aired for one season on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network from September 15, 1985, to January 25, 1986. It was picked up by ABC after its pilot aired as a television film on April 15, 1985. The show revolves around Chicago detective Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose) and her violent methods of handling cases. The supporting cast includes Danny Aiello, Ron Dean, Diane Dorsey, Bruce A. Young, Nan Woods, and Ricardo Gutierrez. Johnny Depp also guest-starred on the series in one of his earliest roles. With cinematography by Jack Priestley, the episodes were filmed on location in Chicago. Television critics noted Lady Blue emphasis on violence, calling Mahoney "Dirty Harriet" (after Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry). Rose said she joined the project after being drawn to its genre. She prepared for the role by watching Eastwood's films, received advice from Eastwood on how to handle a gun, and practiced at a shooting range.
After the pilot aired, Lady Blue was criticized by several watchdog organizations (particularly the National Coalition on Television Violence) as the most violent show on television. ABC moved the series from Thursdays to Saturdays before cancelling it in early 1986, partially due to the complaints about excessive violence. Critical reception to the series was primarily negative during its run, but television studies author Cary O'Dell questions whether that stemmed from contemporary sexism. Lady Blue has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray, or an online streaming service. The series' rights are owned by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, but there are no plans for future home releases.
Premise and characters
A detective and action-adventure television series, Lady Blue revolves around Chicago investigator Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose), her violent means of dealing with criminals and tension with her co-workers. She works in the Violent Crimes Division of the Chicago Police Department. The New York Observer Bryan Reesman described Mahoney as "the fiery red head" with a "trigger happy" personality and "violent excesses". She frequently uses a .357 Magnum (which John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called "a grotesque extension of her right arm"), and was introduced as capable of "read[ing] a crime in progress like most guys read the sports page".
Mahoney's reliance on violence is emphasized in the opening scene of the pilot; she sees a bank robbery while she is in a beauty parlor, shoots and kills three of the perpetrators, and returns to the salon for a pedicure. Television critics and the show's promotional materials called Mahoney "Dirty Harriet" and "Dirty Harriette", comparing her aggressive behavior to Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry, and Jon Anderson of the Chicago Tribune described her as "somewhat like Quick Draw McGraw with touches of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood". According to Rose, Mahoney was inspired |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tami%20Taylor | Tami Taylor is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV (The 101 Network) drama Friday Night Lights; played by Connie Britton. She is the wife of the show's main character, high school football coach Eric Taylor.
Characterization and background
Tami is the wife of Eric Taylor, mother of Julie and Gracie Taylor, and a guidance counselor at Dillon High, who often acts as the voice of reason to her husband. As "Mrs. Coach" and the school guidance counselor, she is a maternal figure who is often sought out by the main characters (high school students) for advice. Tami, by her own admission, was a "bit of a wild child back in the day" and nearly dropped out of high school before meeting her future husband. Little is known about her side of the family, except that she has a sister named Shelley.
Storylines
Tami does not initially approve of Julie's friendship with Tyra Collette, due to Tyra's bad record at school and her older sister being a stripper, but changes her mind when she sees Tyra taking care of her drunk mother. She also becomes a mentor to Tyra, giving Tyra the confidence she needs to help her succeed in life and go on to college. When Coach Taylor receives a coaching job offer at the fictional Texas Methodist University (T.M.U.), Tami is indecisive about whether the family should go to Austin. She later tells Coach Taylor that he should move to Austin, while the rest of the family stays behind in Dillon. Season 2 sees Tami become a mother again to Gracie. In Season 3, Tami becomes the Principal of Dillon High. During season 4, she is sought out by Becky Sproles for advice about her unexpected pregnancy, but later receives negative backlash when Becky has an abortion. Instead of issuing a public apology like the school board suggests, Tami decides to leave her position to become the Guidance Counselor at East Dillon High. Tami makes a career breakthrough in season 5 when she accepts the Dean of Admissions position at fictional Braemore College in Philadelphia.
Reception
Connie Britton's portrayal of Tami Taylor has earned her critical acclaim, two Television Critics Association Award nominations for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2007 and 2008, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2010 and 2011.
The critical response to the character of Tami has been strong, with many critics citing Britton's performance and chemistry with co-star Kyle Chandler who portrays her husband Eric Taylor as one of the main reasons for the show's success. Tami's relationship with Eric was included in AOL TV's list of the "Best TV Couples of All Time" and in the same list by TV Guide. Judy Berman of Flavorwire put the couple in her list of the best TV characters of 2011, explaining: "Friday Night Lights Eric and Tami Taylor have often been called the most realistic depiction of a strong marriage on television, and we agree with that assessment. Deeply good people who are imperfect enough to never seem s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szybka%20Kolej%20Miejska | Szybka Kolej Miejska (, abbrev. SKM) is a generic Polish name for municipal rail transport network, and may refer to:
Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)
Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20desktop%20application%20launchers | An application launcher is a computer program that helps a user to locate and start other computer programs. An application launcher provides shortcuts to computer programs, and stores the shortcuts in one place so they are easier to find.
In the comparison of desktop application launchers that follows, each section is devoted to a different desktop environment.
Android
Windows
These desktop application launchers work with Microsoft Windows operating systems only.
Linux
These desktop application launchers work with Linux operating systems only.
macOS
These desktop application launchers work with the Apple macOS operating system only.
Cross platform
These desktop application launchers work with two or more different operating systems.
See also
List of dock applications
Novell ZENworks, software formerly named (and still informally termed) "Novell Application Launcher"
References
External links
John Emmatty (November 2011) A Mouse Free Approach For Working With Your System.
Anke Anlauf (14 January 2010), Schmucke PC-Docks wie auf dem Mac (roundup of MS Windows launchers), Softonic OnSoftware
Peter (October 15, 2008) The State of Linux Docks, linuxhaxor.net
jdeslip (June 25, 2009) The Best Docks on the Linux Coast, Berkeley Linux Users Group
Raymond (June 2016) 3 Application Launchers with Automated Portable Software Installation System, Raymond.cc computers, made easy
Application launchers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRADACOMS | Tradacoms is an early standard for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) primarily used in the UK retail sector. It was introduced in 1982 as an implementation of the UN/GTDI syntax, one of the precursors of EDIFACT, and was maintained and extended by the UK Article Numbering Association (now called GS1 UK).
The standard is obsolescent since development of it effectively ceased in 1995 in favour of the GS1 EDI EANCOM subsets. Despite this it has proved durable and the majority of the retail EDI traffic in the UK still uses it.
Transactions
There are 25 transactions defined in Tradacoms:
There are additional transactions defined for use in the Insurance Industry which use the Tradacoms syntax, but with implicit nesting. The service is known as Brokernet and was established in 1986.
The UK Book Trade also has additional transactions defined for Orders, Issues, and Price & Availability Updates. There are industry message variants for the News Trade, Textiles and Home Shopping.
Syntax and usage
The syntax is very similar to EDIFACT, with the following principal differences:
STX/END segments used instead of UNB/UNZ
BAT/EOB segments instead of UNG/UNE
MHD/MTR segments instead of UNH/UNT
The segment tag delimiter is an '=' rather than a data element separator
Explicit nesting is always used, but implemented as data elements rather than tag extensions
Only implicit decimals are used
The compression rules are less rigorous, being merely advisory.
The underlying GTDI standard uses SCH instead of UNA, but this is not implemented in Tradacoms. The default EDIFACT UNOA separators are used.
The use of qualifiers, and consequently of composite data elements, is minor compared to EDIFACT. In particular any segment can occur only once in a Tradacoms message definition, and so the segments tend to be very specific rather than generic with a qualifier to identify their function. Tradacoms is not a 'Lego' system in the manner of EDIFACT.
In EDIFACT a message is a transaction. Tradacoms uses 'Files'; with one or more examples of the message being preceded by a header message, and followed by one or more trailer messages. This avoids the duplication of common header and trailer information which can occur in a series of EDIFACT messages.
Tradacoms files are equivalent to industry EDIFACT subsets. They are not generic in the way UN/EDIFACT messages are. They are only supposed to be for use within the UK, since they make no allowance for currencies other than sterling and tax information is geared to UK requirements.
Sample Tradacoms Order
This is an example of a one line order. Some of the data content has been anonymised.
STX=ANA:1+5000000000000:SOME STORES LTD+5010000000000:SUPPLIER UK LTD+070315:130233+000007+PASSW+ORDHDR+B'
MHD=1+ORDHDR:9'
TYP=0430+NEW-ORDERS'
SDT=5010000000000:000030034'
CDT=5000000000000'
FIL=1630+1+070315'
MTR=6'
MHD=2+ORDERS:9'
CLO=5000000000283:89828+EAST SOMEWHERE DEPOT'
ORD=70970::070315'
DIN=070321++0000'
OL |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETN | ETN may refer to:
Chim-Nir Aviation, an Israeli airline
Eastern Television Network, in Somalia
Eaton Corporation, an American industrial manufacturer
Erie Times-News, a daily newspaper in Erie, Pennsylvania
Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Erythritol tetranitrate
E.T.N.: The Extraterrestrial Nasty, a 1967 American horror film
Eton language (Vanuatu)
Europe Trust Netherlands
Exchange-traded note
Travis Etienne, an American football running back |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20Exchange%20%28Australian%20TV%20series%29 | Foreign Exchange is a television series produced by Southern Star in association with Irish public broadcaster RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). It aired on Nine Network from 5 November to 27 December 2004. The series starred Lynn Styles as Hannah O'Flaherty, a feisty Irish girl, and Zachary Garred as Brett Miller, a sun-drenched Australian boy. The pair are brought together from opposite sides of the world, due to a transfer portal. The series of 26 episodes was created by the Australian author John Rapsey and directed by Annie Murtagh-Monks and Gillian Reynolos.
Synopsis
Foreign Exchange had two major sets, one in Galway, Ireland, and the other in Perth, Western Australia. Brett Miller and his family live underneath their restaurant, only to find a rock that opens a portal into the basement level of O'Keeffe's College, an Irish boarding school (which is in reality Castlehackett House, near Tuam, County Galway). There he unexpectedly bumps into Hannah O'Flaherty, a student from Galway, who is delighted to learn that when she turns a similar rock on her side of the portal, she can escape the grey and winter of Ireland to the sun and summer of Australia. The show revolves around these two characters, who are the only two to know and use the portal with the exception of Cormac MacNamara, who learns about the portal near the end of the season.
Characters
Brett Miller (Zachary Garred): A young Australian surfer who finds a portal that takes him to Ireland, in the basement of a boarding school, O'Keeffe's College. He becomes the best friend of Hannah, and they never tell anyone about the portal. Originally an only child, his mother Jackie remarried to Craig and he now has a little sister Meredith. Also living in the home is Wayne, his big brother. In Ireland, Brett finds work as a janitor's assistant. Initially in love with Tara, over the course of the series, he realises that his true passion is Hannah.
Hannah O'Flaherty (Lynn Styles): An Irish student at O'Keeffe's College, best friend of Brett. She boards at the school as a roommate with Tara. Hannah is smart and a close friend of Cormac, the local genius. The school's director, Miss Murphy (Barbara Griffin), is suspicious of her disappearances (when she goes to Australia). Hannah loves Brett's family and vice versa. In Australia everyone thinks she is a surfer.
Cormac MacNamara (Robert Sheehan): One of the smartest students at O'Keeffe's College. He always has some new invention and is a close friend of Hannah.
Tara Keegan (Danielle Fox-Clarke): Hannah's roommate, who never suspected the portal. She likes to appear popular. Tara is interested in fashion, shopping, gossip, beauty treatments and money. Often she leaves school only to go to the shopping mall. Initially Brett is in love with her.
Martin Staunton (Dan Colley): Son of the vice-director and advisor of O'Keeffe's College, boyfriend of Tara. His father is rich.
Meredith Miller Payne (Chelsea Jones): Meredith is the daughter of Craig, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX%20%28music%20service%29 | DMX, Inc., formerly Audio Environments, Inc., and later AEI Music Network, Inc., was a "multi-sensory" branding agency based in Austin, Texas. DMX also provided music for cable and satellite television networks worldwide, including DSTV in Africa. It was the first company to offer music by satellite.
History
In 1971 Audio Environments, Inc. was founded in Seattle as a music service to license and program original artist music for businesses. Customers did not want to hear the commercials on radio programs, and by the 1970s Muzak was out of favor. AEI's music programs were provided on broadcast cartridges which played continuously. In the 1980s, the company began providing services to international airlines, dental offices and residential and cable television systems. In the mid-'80s tape distribution was replaced with direct satellite broadcasting.
In 1990 International Cablecasting Technologies Inc. launched the service called CD/18, a reference to "the equivalent of 18 CD-players", which offered digital music through the coaxial cable. It soon changed its name to DMX (Digital Music Express). It was broadcast on a KU sideband; the space between already existing cable channels was used to deliver the music, so the service didn't require any extra space from the cable companies. In 1993 the subscriber costs were $10.95 per month. By mid 1994 DMX had 350,000 households subscribing. It came with a remote control that allowed the user to see the name of the song, artist and album.
In 2001, AEI merged with Liberty Digital Inc. of Los Angeles in a deal that gave Liberty 56 percent and AEI 44 percent of the merged company known as DMX/AEI Music. AEI had large national customers into international markets, while DMX had dealt with smaller businesses. DMX also served residential cable television subscribers working on streaming over the Internet.
The company's on-site digital system known as "ProFusion" was launched in 2002 to deliver and play back high-quality digital music to places around the world. In 2005, DMX was purchased by Capstar Partners which then officially changed the name to DMX, Inc. In the same year, the "ProFusion M5", its first digital platform that controls both video and music content, was launched. Most recently, the company began offering scent marketing as another service for customers.
Loral Skynet announced on June 21, 2001, that DMX/AEI would switch from its Telstar 4 to Telstar 8 in 2002.
In 2007, DMX applied to merge with a Fort Mill, South Carolina, competitor, Muzak Holdings LLC, with the resultant combined entity sold to a third-party buyer. Reportedly, Mood Media of Canada had been heavily courted since the beginning, but the combination of the United States Department of Justice's second request for information on the merger, and the bankruptcy filing by Muzak disrupted that original merger. Instead, on Thursday, March 24, 2011, Mood Media itself announced that it would be buying Muzak in a $345 million deal, and th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SymPy | SymPy is an open-source Python library for symbolic computation. It provides computer algebra capabilities either as a standalone application, as a library to other applications, or live on the web as SymPy Live or SymPy Gamma. SymPy is simple to install and to inspect because it is written entirely in Python with few dependencies. This ease of access combined with a simple and extensible code base in a well known language make SymPy a computer algebra system with a relatively low barrier to entry.
SymPy includes features ranging from basic symbolic arithmetic to calculus, algebra, discrete mathematics, and quantum physics. It is capable of formatting the result of the computations as LaTeX code.
SymPy is free software and is licensed under the New BSD license. The lead developers are Ondřej Čertík and Aaron Meurer. It was started in 2005 by Ondřej Čertík.
Features
The SymPy library is split into a core with many optional modules.
Currently, the core of SymPy has around 260,000 lines of code (it also includes a comprehensive set of self-tests: over 100,000 lines in 350 files as of version 0.7.5), and its capabilities include:
Core capabilities
Basic arithmetic: *, /, +, -, **
Simplification
Expansion
Functions: trigonometric, hyperbolic, exponential, roots, logarithms, absolute value, spherical harmonics, factorials and gamma functions, zeta functions, polynomials, hypergeometric, special functions, etc.
Substitution
Arbitrary precision integers, rationals and floats
Noncommutative symbols
Pattern matching
Polynomials
Basic arithmetic: division, gcd, etc.
Factorization
Square-free factorization
Gröbner bases
Partial fraction decomposition
Resultants
Calculus
Limits
Differentiation
Integration: Implemented Risch–Norman heuristic
Taylor series (Laurent series)
Solving equations
Systems of linear equations
Systems of algebraic equations that are solvable by radicals
Differential equations
Difference equations
Discrete math
Binomial coefficients
Summations
Products
Number theory: generating Prime numbers, primality testing, integer factorization, etc.
Logic expressions
Matrices
Basic arithmetic
Eigenvalues and their eigenvectors when the characteristic polynomial is solvable by radicals
Determinants
Inversion
Solving
Geometry
Points, lines, rays, ellipses, circles, polygons, etc.
Intersections
Tangency
Similarity
Plotting
Note, plotting requires the external Matplotlib or Pyglet module.
Coordinate models
Plotting Geometric Entities
2D and 3D
Interactive interface
Colors
Animations
Physics
Units
Classical mechanics
Continuum mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Gaussian optics
Pauli algebra
Linear control
Statistics
Normal distributions
Uniform distributions
Probability
Combinatorics
Permutations
Combinations
Partitions
Subsets
Permutation group: Polyhedral, Rubik, Symmetric, etc.
Prufer sequence and Gray codes
Printing
Pretty-printing: ASCII/Unicode pretty-printing, LaTeX
Code generati |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null%20coalescing%20operator | The null coalescing operator (called the Logical Defined-Or operator in Perl) is a binary operator that is part of the syntax for a basic conditional expression in several programming languages, including C#, PowerShell as of version 7.0.0, Perl as of version 5.10, Swift, and PHP 7.0.0. While its behavior differs between implementations, the null coalescing operator generally returns the result of its left-most operand if it exists and is not null, and otherwise returns the right-most operand. This behavior allows a default value to be defined for cases where a more specific value is not available.
In contrast to the ternary conditional if operator used as x ? x : y, but like the binary Elvis operator used as x ?: y, the null coalescing operator is a binary operator and thus evaluates its operands at most once, which is significant if the evaluation of x has side-effects.
Examples by languages
Bourne-like Shells
In Bourne shell (and derivatives), "If parameter is unset or null, the expansion of word is substituted. Otherwise, the value of parameter is substituted":
#supplied_title='supplied title' # Uncomment this line to use the supplied title
title=${supplied_title:-'Default title'}
echo "$title" # prints: Default title
C#
In C#, the null coalescing operator is ??.
It is most often used to simplify expressions as follows:
possiblyNullValue ?? valueIfNull
For example, if one wishes to implement some C# code to give a page a default title if none is present, one may use the following statement:
string pageTitle = suppliedTitle ?? "Default Title";
instead of the more verbose
string pageTitle = (suppliedTitle != null) ? suppliedTitle : "Default Title";
or
string pageTitle;
if (suppliedTitle != null)
{
pageTitle = suppliedTitle;
}
else
{
pageTitle = "Default Title";
}
The three forms result in the same value being stored into the variable named pageTitle.
suppliedTitle is referenced only once when using the ?? operator, and twice in the other two code examples.
The operator can also be used multiple times in the same expression:
return some_Value ?? some_Value2 ?? some_Value3;
Once a non-null value is assigned to number, or it reaches the final value (which may or may not be null), the expression is completed.
If, for example, a variable should be changed to another value if its value evaluates to null, since C# 8.0 the ??= null coalescing assignment operator can be used:
some_Value ??= some_Value2;
Which is a more concise version of:
some_Value = some_Value ?? some_Value2;
In combination with the null-conditional operator ?. or the null-conditional element access operator ?[] the null coalescing operator can be used to provide a default value if an object or an object's member is null. For example, the following will return the default title if either the page object is null or page is not null but its Title property is:
string pageTitle = page?.Title ?? "Default Title";
CFML
As of ColdFusion 11, Railo 4.1, C |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n%20Steckel | Adrián Steckel is a Mexican businessman, and was CEO of global internet satellite company, OneWeb.
Career
Mr. Steckel worked five years at TV Azteca where he was involved in programming production and managing the musical division of the company. He was Chief Financial Officer for three years and took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Steckel then moved on to become Chief Executive Officer of Unefón in 2000, a company that he built from scratch, garnering 1.4 million subscribers, and more than US$100 million in EBITDA annually.
In 2005, TV Azteca (one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world) named Mr. Steckel as President and CEO of Azteca America, the company's wholly owned broadcasting network focused on the U.S. Hispanic market.
Mr. Steckel was the CEO of Iusacell, a mobile carrier company in Mexico, which he eventually sold to AT&T in 2015.
Steckel previously served as the CEO of OneWeb, a global satellite-based communications company.
References
External links
Unefon's Website
TV Azteca's Website
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Mexican businesspeople
Mexican people of German descent
Mexican chief executives
Chief financial officers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPX | VPX (Virtual Path Cross-Connect), also known as VITA 46, is a set of standards for connecting components of a computer (known as a computer bus), commonly used by defense contractors. Some are ANSI standards such as ANSI/VITA 46.0–2019. VPX provides VMEbus-based systems with support for switched fabrics over a new high speed connector. Defined by the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) working group starting in 2003, it was first demonstrated in 2004, and became an ANSI standard in 2007.
History
VPX was intended to address shortcomings in scalability and performance of on both side of the bus to bus bridging technology. The goal was to include newer faster VMEbus standards and new generations of PCI bus standards.
The VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) working group, formed in March 2003, was composed of companies such as ADLINK, Boeing, Curtiss-Wright, Elma Electronic, GE Intelligent Platforms, Kontron, Mercury Computer Systems, and Northrop Grumman, it was designed with defense applications in mind, with an enhanced module standard that enables applications and platforms with superior performance. VPX retained VME's Eurocard form factors, which are based on multiples of three rack units: 3U means three rack units, and 6U six rack units.
It supported PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) and XMC mezzanines (PMC with high-speed serial fabric interconnect), and maintaining the maximum possible compatibility with VMEbus.
New generations of embedded systems reflected the growing significance of high speed serial switched fabric interconnects such as PCI Express, RapidIO, Infiniband and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. These technologies are replacing traditional parallel communications bus architectures for local communications, because they offer significantly greater capability. Switched fabrics technology supports the implementation of multiprocessing systems that require the fastest possible communications between multiple processors, such as digital signal processing applications. VPX gives the existing base of VMEbus users access to these switched fabrics.
VPX technology was presented at a VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) trade show in 2004, by a company called American Logic Machines USA.
Products were announced as early as 2006.
Specification
Technologies in VPX include:
Both 3U and 6U formats
New 7-row high speed connector rated up to 6.25 Gbit/s
Choice of high speed serial fabrics
PMC, FMC (VITA 57), and XMC (VITA 42) mezzanines
Hybrid backplanes to accommodate VME64, VME320 VXS, and VPX boards
VPX - bus to bus bridges
The VPX standard was updated in 2013 and 2019.
In common with other similar standards, VPX comprises a "base line" specification, which defines the basic mechanical and electrical elements of VPX, together with a series of "dot level" specifications, one or more of which must be implemented to create a functional module. The specifications and their status are:
Connector
The single bigge |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Big%20Payoff | The Big Payoff is a daytime and primetime game show that premiered on NBC in 1951, and ended its network run on CBS in 1959. It had a brief syndication revival in 1962. NBC used The Big Payoff to replace the 15-minute show Miss Susan starring Susan Peters, which had gone off the air in December 1951.
Over its eight-year run plus syndication, the show had three hosts. The first was Randy Merriman (from 1951-1957), who left after claiming that CBS was in breach of his contract. Bob Paige took his place from 1957-1959. He was followed by a short stint by Bert Parks (1959). In October 1959 CBS removed the show along with all of its other quiz shows out of abundance of caution; it stated it could not ensure the shows were produced honestly in the wake of the quiz show scandals of the late 1950s.
Contestants were selected from men who mailed in letters explaining why the women in their lives deserved prizes. The men were asked four questions (delivered on a silver tray by "Question Girl" Susan Sayers) in order to win prizes like a mink coat or a vacation. Late in the network run, the format changed to three competing couples playing a guessing game. The couple with the highest score answered the Big Payoff question. For the 1962 revival, there were only two couples.
On Tuesdays, the format changed to the "Little Big Payoff" in which children sent in a letter in which they voiced the reason that they should appear. Four questions were asked, and prizes awarded for each correct answer.
Winning contestants (other than the children) had the opportunity to answer one final question. Getting this question correct, the individual was awarded the "big payoff" of a mink coat or a trip to Europe, or both. Bess Myerson modeled the mink coat for several years.
The theme song was "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" by Irving Berlin, and the sponsor was Revlon.
Other cast
Models - Susan Sayers, Pat Conlon, Phyllis Hunt, Nancy Walters, Marion James, Beverly Bentley, Pat Conway, Fran Miller, Bess Myerson
Singers - Betty Ann Grove, Denise Lor, Judy Lynn ("The Burt Buhram Trio")
References
External links
The Big Payoff at IMDB
1951 American television series debuts
1959 American television series endings
1950s American game shows
1960s American game shows
1962 American television series debuts
1962 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
CBS original programming
NBC original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calthorpe%20Park%20School | Calthorpe Park School is one of two secondary schools in Fleet, Hampshire, England. for pupils aged 11–16. The school was awarded specialist status as a Maths and Computing College in 2005. In the 2013 OFSTED report the school received an overall effectiveness of 'good'.
A major capital scheme by Hampshire County Council to extend the school to accommodate more pupils was completed in 2004. It then underwent another scheme in 2008–9 to extend the school further. The school underwent another expansion project in 2014–2015.
History
Calthorpe Park School opened on Wednesday 3 September 1969 as North Fleet Bilateral School with J. Ormerod as Headteacher. A few months later, the new Governing Body changed the name. 153 pupils and 11 staff were the first occupants before all year groups were complete five years later.
The official opening took place on Friday 18 June 1971 by W. van Straubenzee, MBE, MP from the Department of Education and Science. After the National Anthem and a Dedication from the Vicar of Fleet, the Rev A.C.B. Deedes, speeches were given by a variety of people connected to the school including the Chairman of the School Governors, Major B.C. Debenham, MBE, the Chairman of Hampshire County Council, Brig Sir Richard A-G Calthorpe, BT, CBE and Ormerod.
The school formed part of the 1967/68 Major Building Programme, designed by the County Architect in the SCOLA Mark IA form of construction using standard components with some brick cladding. The total building cost of the project, including fees, furniture and equipment was approximately £410,000.
The original buildings were extended over the years with Phase 2 (English, Tech, Library) being built in 1974, followed by the Maths block, the old and new Drama blocks and the Leisure Centre next door to the school.
The Hart Leisure centre was previously located on site, before having its extended car park being demolished in Early 2018 which has since been replaced with a sports hall. The total cost of the project was approximately £3.4 Million. Followed by the demolition of the main leisure centre itself in late 2019 to make way for an expansion of the school onto that site.
C. Heasman took over as Headteacher in 1988 before retiring in 2005 when C. Anwar became Headteacher. M. Amos and M. Hooper were appointed Joint Headteachers in 2014. Mr Kevan John became the Headteacher in 2021.
In 2020, Morgan Sindall was awarded a contract for the expansion of the school. As part of the works, Morgan Sindall Construction will also carry out re-modelling to the existing school to provide two new science labs and additional library space in the heart of the existing school. The project is set to complete in September 2021.
References
External links
Secondary schools in Hampshire
Community schools in Hampshire
Fleet, Hart |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20YTV | This is a list of television programs currently and formerly broadcast by YTV in Canada.
Current programming
As of November 2023:
Original programming
Live-action series
Animated series
Acquired from Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Live-action series
Animated series ("Nicktoons")
Mini-series/specials
Acquired from Paramount+
Animated series
Acquired from Peacock
Animated series
Other acquired programming
Live-action series
Animated series
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Repeats of ended programming
Animated series
Acquired from Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Live-action series
Upcoming programming
Original programming
Animated series
Acquired from Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Live-action series
Animated series
Acquired from Paramount+
Live-action series
Animated series
Other acquired programming
Animated series
Former programming
Original programming
Live-action series
Comedy series
Drama series
Fantasy series
Reality series
Game shows
Mystery series
Science fiction series
Variety series
Animated series
Preschool series
Live-action series
Animated series
Short series
Acquired from Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Live-action series
Animated series ("Nicktoons")
Preschool series
Acquired from Peacock
Live-action series
Animated series
Other acquired programming
Live-action series
2point4 Children (2002–04)
8 Simple Rules (2010–11; 2020)
Adventures in Rainbow Country (1988–90)
The Adventures of Black Beauty (1988–89)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1988–89)
Al Oeming – Man of the North (1988–1990)
America's Funniest Home Videos (2010–21)
Andy Robson (1988–1989)
Are You Being Served? (1994–2005)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1988–1989)
Audubon Wildlife Theatre (1988–91)
Back to Sherwood (1999–2000)
Bad Boyes (1989–90, 1992–93)
Barriers (1988–89)
Batman (1992–96)
Beakman's World (1995–96)
Big Bad Beetleborgs (1997)
Bizarre (1994–95)
Blake's 7 (1989–92)
Bonanza (1988–93)
Bottom (1996–98)
Boy Dominic (1988–89)
Boy Meets World (1998–2001)
Bread (1989–93; 1995)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Carnival Eats (2022)
Carol Burnett and Friends (1988–93)
Chef! (1996–97)
Circus (1988–93)
The Cisco Kid (1992–96)
Contact (1988–90)
Dead Last (2001–03)
Deepwater Black (1997–99)
Deke Wilson's Mini-Mysteries (1990–94)
Dennis the Menace (1992–94)
Doctor Who (1989–94)
Do It for Yourself (1992–1993)
Don't Ask Me (1988)
Dr. Fad (1988–91)
Dracula: The Series (1994–95; 1997)
The Edison Twins (1988–94)
Eerie, Indiana (1996–97)
Elephant Boy (1988–91)
EMU-TV (1989–92)
Endurance (2003–08)
Escape from Scorpion Island (2010)
Everybody Hates Chris (20 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon%20montane%20forest%20mouse | The Luzon montane forest mouse (Apomys datae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, from the genus Apomys.
It occurs only in the Philippines, where it has been found on the large northern island Luzon (in the Cordillera Central and on the coast of Ilocos Norte). It is most closely related to the large Mindoro forest mouse, which occurs on Mindoro. There may be another related species in the Sierra Madre, but this species is yet undescribed. The Luzon montane forest mouse is a relatively large, ground-dwelling rat with a tail that is quite short for its genus.
Discovery
The Luzon montane forest mouse was the first species of Apomys ever to be discovered. In 1895, an expedition was organised which brought to Europe the first specimens of several genera, including Carpomys, Rhynchomys and Crunomys. During this expedition, in February, England explorer John Whitehead captured a number of unknown rats on a site called Lepanto on Mount Data, at an altitude of approximately . In 1898, British biologist Oldfield Thomas described these animals as an "interesting species", but identified them as Mus chrysocomus, a species from Sulawesi that is now known as yellow-haired hill rat (Bunomys chrysocomus) and reckoned among the genus Bunomys, which is not actually closely related to Apomys. Thomas sent a specimen to the Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden, where Adolf Bernard Meyer concluded that the animal did not resemble Mus chrysocomus. Meyer described th animal as Mus datae in 1899, after its type locality – Mount Data (at the time the generic name Mus was used more broadly than it is now). For a long time, little was known about Mus datae, until 1913, when American biologist Ned Hollister described eight rats from Luzon under the name Epimys datae ("Epimys" was the name of the genus that would later become Rattus). These were in fact examples of the Himalayan field rat (Rattus nitidus), but they were only identified as such in 1977, by Guy Musser, another American biologist. Meanwhile, in Britain, John Ellerman had finally placed Mus datae with its relatives in Apomys, in 1941. Eleven years later, in 1952, American zoologist Colin Campbell Sanborn announced that he had captured 54 specimens of A. datae on Mount Data. A good part of this catch, however, was later found to consist of specimens of the Luzon Cordillera forest mouse (A. abrae), a species which had been described by Sanborn in the same article in which he had made his announcement.
In a 1982 article, Musser defined the genus Apomys and gave the first modern description of A. datae, while also correcting Sanborn's mistake in the identification of his collection. It was revealed that Sanborn had not been the only one to get the major species of Apomys from Luzon confused: the holotype of the species Apomys Major, described by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. of the Smithsonian Institution in 1910, turned out to have been a specimen of A. datae, while the other animals to have been identifi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20Interface%20Layer | A Radio Interface Layer (RIL) is a layer in an operating system which provides an interface to the hardware's radio and modem on e.g. a mobile phone.
Android RIL
The Android Open Source Project provides a Radio Interface Layer (RIL) between
Android telephony services (android.telephony) and the radio hardware.
It consists of a stack of two components: a RIL Daemon and a Vendor RIL. The RIL Daemon talks to the telephony services and dispatches "solicited commands" to the Vendor RIL. The Vendor RIL is specific to a particular radio implementation, and dispatches "unsolicited commands" up to the RIL Daemon.
Windows Mobile RIL
A RIL is a key component of Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS. The RIL enables wireless voice or data applications to communicate with a GSM/GPRS or CDMA2000 1X modem on a Windows Mobile device. The RIL provides the system interface between the CellCore layer within the Windows Mobile OS and the radio protocol stack used by the wireless modem hardware. The RIL, therefore, also allows OEMs to integrate a variety of modems into their equipment by providing this interface.
The RIL comprises two separate components: a RIL driver, which processes AT commands and events; and a RIL proxy, which manages requests from the multiple clients to the single RIL driver. Except for PPP connections, all interaction between the Windows Mobile OS and the device radio stack is via the RIL. (PPP connections initially use the RIL to establish the connection, but then bypass the RIL to connect directly to the virtual serial port assigned to the modem.) In essence, the RIL accepts and converts all direct service requests from the upper layers (i.e., TAPI) into commands supported and understood by the modem.
Note that the RIL does not communicate directly with the modem, however. Instead, the final link to the modem is typically the standard serial driver provided by the OEM's platform.
References
External links
Android Platform Development Kit - Radio Interface Layer
MSDN: Radio Interface Layer
Windows Mobile RIL White Paper
RIL Patent information
MSDN: CellCore
MSDN: CellCore Catalog Items
MSDN: RIL Driver
MSDN: RIL Proxy
Mobile technology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean%20pine%20vole | The Mediterranean pine vole (Microtus duodecimcostatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in France, Andorra, Portugal, and Spain where it lives in a network of shallow tunnels.
Description
The Mediterranean pine vole has a head and body length of and a short tail measuring . It weighs approximately . The head is broad, the ears small and the eyes medium-sized. The fur is soft and dense, the upperparts being yellowish grey-brown and the underparts somewhat paler. Young animals are rather more grey.
Distribution and habitat
The Mediterranean pine vole is endemic to the greater Iberian Peninsula. Its range extends from southern France through Andorra, Portugal, and Spain, except for the northwestern corner of Spain, at altitudes of up to . It is widespread throughout its range and in some parts is common, with four hundred to six hundred animals per hectare having been recorded. It does not experience wide population swings as does the woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum). This species is mostly found in lowland areas where the soil is deep and light. It is found in clover-rich pasture, meadows, fallow land and orchards. In years in which it is plentiful it can be an agricultural pest.
Behaviour
The Mediterranean pine vole is mainly diurnal. It makes an extensive network of shallow tunnels, throwing up small piles of earth as it excavates. It feeds on grasses, clover, alfalfa, roots and crop plants and it stores food in its burrow for the winter. Breeding seems to take place at any time of year. A chamber is prepared deep in the burrow system and lined with dried vegetation. In this a litter of up to eight young are born after a gestation period of about twenty days. Life expectancy is about two years with two males in a study being recaptured 33 months after their original capture. These are believed to be the longest individual lifespans of voles ever recorded.
Status
In its Red Book of Endangered Species, the IUCN list the Mediterranean pine vole as being of "Least Concern". This is because it is a common species and the population is fairly stable. The main threat comes from the use by farmers of pest control measures which may cause severe setbacks to local populations.
References
Microtus
Mammals described in 1839
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savi%27s%20pine%20vole | Savi's pine vole (Microtus savii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in France and Italy.
References
Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Microtus
Mammals described in 1838
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20computers | This article specifically addresses U.S. armed forces military computers and their use.
History
Some of the earliest computers were military computers.
Military requirements for portability and ruggedness led to some of the earliest transistorized computers, such as the 1958 AN/USQ-17,
the 1959 AN/MYK-1 (MOBIDIC),
the 1960 M18 FADAC,
and the 1962 D-17B;
the earliest integrated-circuit based computer,
the 1964 D-37C;
as well as one of the earliest laptop computers, the 1982 Grid Compass.
Military requirements for a computer small enough to fit through a submarine's hatch led to the AN/UYK-1.
Construction
Typically a military computer is much more robust than an industrial computer enclosure. Most electronics will be protected with a layer of conformal coating. There will be more structure inside to support the components, the plug-in cards will be individually supported and secured to assure they do not pop out of their sockets, the processor and heat sink will be secured, memory will be glued into their sockets, and so forth. This is to assure nothing moves during the shock events.
There are several differentiators between military computers and typical office or consumer computers:
Cost
Intended environment
Long term availability
Architecture
Feature set
Cost – Military computers are generally much more expensive than office/consumer computers. Consumer computers from manufacturers such as Dell are manufactured in very high quantities which leads to lower costs due to economy of scale. Military programs, on the other hand, can require small numbers of systems leading to higher costs. Military computers will typically also be constructed of more robust materials with more internal structure, more cooling fans, a more robust power supply, and so forth.
Intended Environment – An office or consumer computer is intended for use in a very controlled shirt-sleeve environment with moderate temperatures and humidity and minimal dust. A military computer can be designed to operate in very adverse environments with extremes of temperature such as -20C to +65C operating, 5% to 95% humidity levels, and high dust loading in the air as well as other insults to the hardware. They may be required to operate in high salt environments such as on a ship or designed for high shock and vibration such as on a ship or submarine. Military computers may be intended for installation on aircraft in which case they need to be crash worthy and able to operate at high altitudes if in unpressurized aircraft. The same computer may be required to operate in Afghanistan as well as in Alaska with no change in the design.
Long Term Availability – Military programs last years and identical replacement hardware may be required over the life of the program. Consumer computers are often driven by the latest and greatest to realize the highest possible performance, such as required to play games. The motherboard in a consumer grade computer may have an availabilit |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease%20trail | A grease trail is an overland trade route, part of a network of trails connecting the Pacific coast with the Interior in the Pacific Northwest.
History
Trails were developed for trade between indigenous people, particularly the trade in eulachon oil (also spelled oolichan oil). The grease from these small fish could be traded for furs, copper, and obsidian, among other things. The Stó:lō people of the Fraser River simply ate the fish, either fresh or smoked, but the people of the interior used the oil as a condiment (similar to butter) and in various other ways.
Origin of the name
"Grease Trail", Carrier /tl'inaɣeti/. The name comes from the fact that the most important item traded into the interior was the processed oil of the eulachon fish Thaleichthys pacificus. Indeed, the Carrier word /tl'inaɣe/ "eulachon oil" is a compound of Carrier /xe/ "grease, oil" (combining form /ɣe/) with /tl'ina/, a loan from Heiltsuk or Haisla, North Wakashan languages spoken on the coast.
"Because these trails were commonly used to transport Oolichan grease, they are now referred to as 'grease trails.' For thousands of years, First Nations traders followed well-trodden 'grease trails,' usually the easiest routes across plateaus, highlands and over challenging mountains far into the western interior, back-packing heavy boxes of valuable Oolichan grease, held in place by cedar rope 'tump-lines,' attached to headbands. The trails, operating on a relay system, covered a geographic area from what is now the Yukon Territories in Canada south to what is now northern California in the United States and as far east as central Montana and Alberta, to interior peoples like the Babine, Carrier and other Athabaskans."
Grease trails and former grease trails
Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail
Chilkoot Trail
Cheslatta Trail
Dalton Trail
Nyan Wheti
Citations
References
Birchwater, Sage. Ulkatcho. Stories of the Grease Trail, Anahim Lake, Ulkatcho Indian Band 1993.
Harrington, Lyn. (1953, March). Trail of the Candlefish. The Beaver Magazine Of The North. (pp. 40–44)
Grease Trails, in: Turkel, William Joseph. The Archive of Place. Unearthing the Pasts of the Chilcotin Plateau, pp. 108–135.
External links
Smelt, What's Cooking America?
Fraser River Discovery Centre
Trade routes
Roads in Canada by type |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Data%20shrew-rat | The Mount Data shrew-rat (Rhynchomys soricoides) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in the Philippines.
References
Rhynchomys
Mammals described in 1895
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Rhynchomys soricoides |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian%20narrow-headed%20rat | The Ethiopian narrow-headed rat (Stenocephalemys albocaudata) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Ethiopia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.
References
Stenocephalemys
Mammals of Ethiopia
Mammals described in 1914
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of Ethiopia
Ethiopian montane moorlands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charming%20thicket%20rat | The charming thicket rat (Thamnomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is described as data deficient as Thamnomys schoutedeni.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Dieterlen, F. 2004. Thamnomys schoutedeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
Dieterlen, F. & Schlitter, D. 2004. Thamnomys venustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
Thamnomys
Mammals described in 1907
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20table%20tennis%20players | This list of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) database. More detailed information about their careers is available in the individual players' articles, and in the ITTF database.
Inclusion criteria
Only table tennis players included in the ITTF database who achieved at least one medal in one of the considered competitions can be listed here. A picture of players who achieved an Olympic gold medal in a single event is shown.
Other included information
The name of each player is preceded by the flag of all the countries for which the player has competed. Each player is listed with their achievements in the single event of the considered competitions. Members of the ITTF Hall of Fame are listed in bold.
Considered competitions and achievements
The considered competitions and the related achievements to be listed in this page are:
Olympic Games: gold, silver, and bronze medals in single events
World Table Tennis Championships: gold medal in single events
Table Tennis World Cup: gold medal in single events
Table Tennis European Championships: gold medal in single events
Asian Table Tennis Championships: gold medal in single events
Player index
A
Ruth Aarons: winner of World Championships in 1936, 1937
Fliura Abbate-Bulatova: winner of European Championships in 1988
Ahn Jae-Hyung
Maria Alexandru-Golopenta: winner of European Championships in 1966
Hans Alsér: winner of European Championships in 1962, 1970
Ivan Andreadis
Skylet Andrew
Tiago Apolónia
Mikael Appelgren: winner of World Cup in 1983; winner of European Championships in 1982, 1988, 1990
Atanda Musa
B
Otilia Badescu: winner of European Championships in 2003
Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu: winner of Asian Championships in 1954
Viktor Barna: winner of World Championships in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
Chester Barnes
Csilla Batorfi: winner of European Championships in 1986
Patrick Baum
Laszlo Bellak
Stellan Bengtsson: winner of World Championships in 1971; winner of European Championships in 1972
Ulf Bengtsson: winner of European Championships in 1984
Zoltan Berczik: winner of European Championships in 1958, 1960
Richard Bergmann: winner of World Championships in 1937, 1939, 1947, 1950
Buddy Blattner
Timo Boll: winner of World Cup in 2002, 2005; winner of European Championships in 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018
Tamara Boroš
C
Cai Zhenhua: winner of Asian Championships in 1982
Hugo Calderano: bronze medalist at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, two-time Pan American Games champion
Cao Yanhua: winner of World Championships in 1983, 1985; winner of Asian Championships in 1978, 1982
Cao Zhen
Ulf Carlsson
Chen Jing: Olympic gold medal at Seoul 1988; Olympic silver medal at Atlanta 1996; Olympic bronze medal at Sydney 2000
Chen Longcan: winner of World Cup in 1986; winner of Asian Cha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Wiggles%20episodes | The Australian children's music group The Wiggles have produced several television series. The first one, titled The Wiggles aired in 1998 on Seven Network and consisted of 13 episodes. The second series, also titled The Wiggles, aired in 1999 and consisted of 26 episodes. The shows were also broadcast overseas, most notably on the Disney Channel during their Playhouse Disney block.
In 2002, The Wiggles began filming three seasons worth of shows exclusively with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles (Series 3) aired on ABC 4 Kids in 2002, and The Wiggles Show (Series 4 and Series 5) aired in 2005 and 2006. The network called them "the most successful property that the ABC has represented in the pre-school genre". Paul Field, The Wiggles' general manager, reported that a meeting at a New York City licensing fair with Grahame Grassby, the ABC's acting director of enterprises, led to the ABC's "enthusiastic" agreement to produce The Wiggles' TV shows. The three seasons, along with the first two series, aired on Disney Channel in the U.S.
When Sam Moran replaced original group member Greg Page in 2006, the series titled Wiggle and Learn (Series 6) aired in Australia in 2008, but no longer airs on Disney Channel.
Following the transition to the new Wiggles members at the beginning of 2013, a new television series was developed titled Ready, Steady, Wiggle! and aired from 2013 to 2015, continuing with Wiggle Town in 2016, Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle! in 2017, The Wiggles' World in 2020, and a new season of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! in 2021. In 2022, Wiggly Fruit Salad aired with the Fruit Salad TV members joining in. In 2023, Ready, Steady, Wiggle! returned for a fourth season.
The Wiggles (1998)
Also shown on the Disney Channel in 2002.
The Wiggles supporting cast
Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
Charmaine Martin and Elyssa Dawson as Henry the Octopus
Leanne Halloran as Officer Beaples
Edward Rooke and Paul Field as Wags the Dog
Carolyn Ferrie as Dorothy's voice, Lilly, Ms. Fez, host of Kaz the Cat
Niki Owen as Zardo Zap, Lilly's assistant, Ginger the mechanic, sports commentator
The Wiggles episode titles
"Anthony's Friend"
"Foodman"
"Murray's Shirt"
"Building Blocks"
"Jeff the Mechanic"
"Lilly"
"Zardo Zap"
"The Party"
"Wiggle Opera"
"Haircut"
"Muscleman Murray"
"Spooked Wiggles"
"Funny Greg"
The Wiggles (1999–2000)
In 2001–02, in North America, Series 2 was shown before Series 1 on the Disney Channel.
The Wiggles supporting cast
Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
Leanne Halloran as Officer Beaples
Reem Hanwell as Henry the Octopus
Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog
The Wiggles episode titles
"Food"
"Numbers and Counting"
"Dancing"
"Dressing Up"
"Your Body"
"At Play"
"Safety"
"Storytelling"
"Friends"
"Multicultural"
"Musical Instruments"
"Hygiene"
"Animals"
"History"
"Family"
"M |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegalia%20schlechteri | Senegalia schlechteri is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mozambique.
References
schlechteri
Flora of Mozambique
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Mozambique
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia%20boniana | Dalbergia boniana is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.
It is found only in Vietnam.
References
Sources
boniana
Endemic flora of Vietnam
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia%20sambesiaca | Dalbergia sambesiaca is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.
It is found only in Mozambique.
References
Sources
sambesiaca
Flora of Mozambique
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Mozambique
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guibourtia%20sousae | Guibourtia sousae is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mozambique.
References
sousae
Flora of Mozambique
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Mozambique
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga%20caudata | Inga caudata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
References
caudata
Flora of Brazil
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga%20cuspidata | Inga cuspidata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Panama.
References
cuspidata
Flora of Panama
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga%20goniocalyx | Inga goniocalyx is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Colombia.
References
goniocalyx
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Colombia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPMJ | WPMJ (94.3 MHz FM) is a radio station licensed for Chillicothe, Illinois in the Peoria, Illinois, area. The station is owned by the Covenant Network and has broadcast a Catholic radio format since September 2009.
Although the station is in the Peoria radio market, it has relatively low power and is required to put a decent signal across Chillicothe, its city of license, with that power. It struggled over the years to find a programming niche, having no less than 10 call signs in its 31 years and going off the air from October 2008 to September 2009.
Official studios for the station are at 108 N. Main St. Suite J on Illinois Route 117 in Eureka, Illinois.
History
94.3 signed on the air at noon on May 16, 1977, as WCLL with studios in Chillicothe. Larry Weatherford was the general manager with his wife Rhea Ann as administrative assistant, Bill Burns was the program director, and Brenda Marcotte was the traffic manager and bookkeeper. Announcers in 1977 included: Charles Early, Tammy Lidon, and Jeff Murphy. Local weatherman Chuck Collins's first job was at WCLL. The station was originally owned by Chilli Communications, Inc., which was owned by William and Hellen Engelbrecht. Some of the programming included a local news program called "20/20 News" and a daily talk show called "Person to Person". Music was adult contemporary, a blend of contemporary and country. Hours were from 5 AM to 10 PM on Monday through Saturday, and 7 AM to 8 PM on Sunday. The offices were located at 1104 North Second in Chillicothe, with a transmitter located west on Illinois 90.
Throughout the 1980s, 94.3 was a minor player in Peoria radio under many different formats, names, and call letters. While owned by Bill Bro, it was country station WTXR "94X" from 1984 to 1986; followed by adult contemporary "Magic 94"; then satellite driven oldies as WBZM with Jim Zippo in the morning; easy listening WQEZ "EZ94FM"; and finally an audio simulcast of CNN Headline News under the WRED callsign (for "well read") with studios in the old Pabst Building in Peoria Heights.
KZ94.3
By the early 1990s, longtime CHR powerhouse WKZW "KZ-93" had lost its standing in Peoria radio. After trying to hold on to its heritage as "the new KZ-93", the owners of 93.3 finally discarded the name and callsign that had defined the station since late 1977, and switched to adult contemporary with the nickname "Mix 93.3" and the callsign WMXP in April 1994. That same year, owners of then-number-one WXCL-FM, Kelly Communications in Peoria, bought 94.3 from Bro. On August 8, 1994, Kelly picked up the CHR format abandoned by 93.3, and in a controversial move unprecedented in Peoria radio, changed 94.3's callsign to WKZW to make it "KZ94.3", playing and advertising "today's hit music" just like before on 93.3 FM.
KZ94.3 evolved into an adult CHR format that lived in the shadow of its 93.3 predecessor throughout its tenure in the format. Former KZ-93 personality Andy Masur was the first program director and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena%20cuspidata | Leucaena cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
cuspidata
Endemic flora of Mexico
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucochloron%20minarum | Leucochloron minarum is a species of flowering in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
References
Mimosoids
Flora of Brazil
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormosia%20cruenta | Ormosia cruenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.
References
cruenta
Flora of Panama
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilanthe%20parviflora | Poecilanthe parviflora, the lapachillo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
References
Brongniartieae
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Brazil
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachigali%20denudata | Tachigali denudata, synonym Sclerolobium denudatum, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
References
Caesalpinioideae
Flora of Brazil
Near threatened plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna%20caudata | Senna caudata is a flowering plant species in the legume family (Fabaceae). This plant is found only in Costa Rica and Panama.
References
caudata
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Panama
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindora%20beccariana | Sindora beccariana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree found in Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
beccariana
Data deficient plants
Trees of Borneo
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartzia%20macrophylla | Swartzia macrophylla is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Colombia.
References
macrophylla
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Colombia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachigali%20tessmannii | Tachigali tessmannii is a species of leguminous species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Peru.
References
Caesalpinioideae
Flora of Peru
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylia%20mendoncae | Xylia mendoncae is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mozambique.
References
mendoncae
Flora of Mozambique
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Mozambique
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inforex%201300%20Systems | Inforex Inc. corporation manufactured and sold key-to-disk data entry systems in the 1970s and mid-1980s. The company was founded by ex-IBM engineers to develop direct data entry systems that allowed information to be entered on terminals and stored directly on disk drives, replacing keypunch machines using punched cards or paper tape, which had been the dominant tools for data entry since the turn of the twentieth century.
Background information
Key-to-disk systems were systems that took data entered by users from keypunch-like keyboards and held the information on a hard disk. The information was then transferred from disk to 1/2-inch magnetic tape for processing on the user's mainframe computer.
At the time, large-scale entry of data for processing on a mainframe computer was labor-intensive and expensive. For example, a typical sales order might go through the following steps:
1) Order written on contract, collected by the salesman.
2) Order transferred to paper order sheet (unusually with multiple carbon copies) transcribed by the salesman or a secretary.
3) Order sheet, after verification and approval passed to the Data Center for entry into the computer system for processing.
4) Order sheet, entered by a keypunch operator to cards for processing.
5) Order card(s) verified by a second keypunch operator by repeating the card-punching, to verify accuracy.
6) Order card read by computer.
7) Parts ordered, equipment purchased.
The same tried and practised methods were used to bill the customer, record customer payments, and pay outgoing expenses.
The advantage of key-to-disk systems over card punches was the ability to see the entire content of an 80 byte card on a monitor to edit and correct mistakes.
The Inforex Key-to-Disk-to-Tape system allowed an operator to directly read, edit, and write back any single tape record directly onto the original 9 track output tape, in the record's original position on the tape, allow keying errors to be corrected quickly.
Systems
1301 Key-to-Disk
The original processor had four registers, one being 8-bit, used for data, and the other three being 12-bit, used for data manipulation and addresses. The commands for the processor were 8 and 16 bits long. The original disk capacity was 800 kilobytes (kB). The original system had 2kB of non-volatile magnetic core memory. The final version of the 1301 had 12kB of memory. The system supported eight keystations.
The Inforex Hardware Design used generic printed circuit (PC) cards, to which were soldered a variety of the small-scale integrated circuits (ICs) of the time, which were inter-connected on the opposite side of the PC board by point-to-point soldering of enamel-coated wires. These wiring networks were complicated and intricate; they were initially assembled by Computer Numerical Controlled systems. Repair, and correction of circuit design errors, were handled mostly by field office personnel for no more than 30 to 50 wiring changes on a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good%20Morning%20with%20Rosemary | Good Morning with Rosemary, also known as Good Morning!!!, was an Australian morning variety program that aired on TEN Channel 10 (now part of Network Ten), and was broadcast in New South Wales. It was one of Australian Television's first weekday breakfast/variety programs for children. The program was produced and presented live to air by Rosemary Eather. The two-hour show featured news and live animals. On one occasion an elephant, named "Star" apparently counter to plan, walked between the live-to-air news reader and the camera, then toward the exit doors, with Rosemary and others chasing after the animal.
Guest celebrities included John Banner, Lorne Greene and Col Joye and Judy Stone. "Let's Explore" was a recurring feature.
Overview
Rosemary was known for her beautiful broad smile.
The show aired Monday through Friday mornings from 7 to 9. It was the Ratings Winner as the "Most Popular Show". Rosemary also won the Logie Award for Best Female Television Personality (NSW) in 1969 and a special award from her peers and colleagues as the most Outstanding On Air TV Personality in 1969.
During 1969, stagehand nineteen-year-old Peter Rowan was appointed to stage manage and support Rosemary on the floor in the automated studio from which Good Morning Rosemary was broadcast. Other staff were in the control room and newsreaders would intermittently enter the studio to provide brief news content for parents who were watching the show with their children. Warwick Rankin and Jeremy Cordeaux were two of those newsreaders.
Soon after beginning his appointment Peter Rowan presented Rosemary with a list of around 120 educational subjects that could be economically and relatively easily presented on the program while being of high interest to children. Rosemary, a qualified geography teacher, was impressed and delighted.
Station management appointed Peter co-producer of the program, and when not in the studio Peter gathered and organized content which Rosemary then presented on air.
After about nine months working with Rosemary, Peter moved on to work with the station's film unit.
Other content included cartoons, serials, music clips, news, pet information, science experiments and competitions and interviews with famous personalities. During school holidays, groups of children joined Rosemary in the studio for a wide range of activities.
In 1971, the program took the new name Breakfast-a-Go-Go, paralleling, for Sydney, Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go on the Melbourne sister station, ATV Channel 0. Sue Smith took over as host and her new comedic sidekick, Witless Wonder (actor Ron Blanchard), replaced Warwick Rankin when Rankin moved to his own children's show, Commander Strongarm.
References
External links
1967 Australian television series debuts
1971 Australian television series endings
Australian variety television shows
Australian children's television series
Black-and-white Australian television shows
English-language television shows
Net |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novus%20Entertainment | Novus Entertainment (commonly known simply as Novus) is a Canadian telecommunications company providing television, digital phone, and high-speed Internet services via a fiber-optic network. The company is licensed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) as a Class 1 Broadcast Distribution Undertaking for both Metro Vancouver. Novus presently provides services to apartments, condominiums, and businesses in Metro Vancouver. Novus is one of the few broadband Internet carriers in Canada to offer a Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) network. The company continues to expand its service in Metro Vancouver.
Novus is also in the business of leasing dark fibre to other communications service providers and to businesses.
Internet
In July 2011, Novus announced its 300 Mbit/s Internet service, claiming to be “Canada’s fastest Internet service” to go into effect July 2011.
Due to its use of Metro Ethernet rather than DOCSIS or DSL technology, the carrier allows a direct RJ-45 connection into a wall jack, circumventing the use of a modem.
In May 2017, Novus announced 1000 Mbit/s internet service.
In April 2021, Novus announced 2500 Mbit/s internet service.
Television
Novus offers analogue and digital (SD and HD) television services. The carrier continues to add standard and high definition channels to its lineup as they become available.
Beam TV, Novus' own IPTV service was launched in the spring of 2016 with mostly high definition channels. 4K channels are available with more to come.
Telephone
In April 2008, Novus launched its digital phone (VOIP) service through its fibre optic network.
Enterphone is available by request - Have the ability to ring up to 5 local phone numbers in selected buildings.
Novus TV
Novus TV is a locally based community channel operated by Novus Entertainment Inc.
Novus TV covers a variety of events and issues happening in and around Vancouver and the lower mainland and airs numerous locally produced shows, short films, music videos, etc. created by community members.
See also
Fiber-optic communication
Notes
External links
Novus Entertainment
Novus Community TV
Telecommunications companies of Canada
Internet service providers of Canada
Fiber-optic communications
Broadband
Companies based in Vancouver |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV%20Studios | MTV Studios may refer to:
MTV Studios, the former name of the broadcast studios of ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks located in One Astor Plaza.
MTV Entertainment Studios, formerly known as MTV Studios, the production division of MTV |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual%20Transfer%20Mode | Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) is a protocol based on the GSM standard that makes simultaneous transfer of Circuit switched (CS) voice and Packet switched (PS) data over the same radio channel (ARFCN) simpler. Without DTM, the mobile device must be capable of reception and transmission simultaneously (full-duplex) requiring complex and expensive circuitry in the mobile terminal. With DTM this requirement doesn't exist and makes the device implementation simpler and cheaper. DTM is a 3GPP feature introduced in R4 of the specification series.
Traditionally, GSM/EDGE device with simultaneous CS/PS capability was supported, but only for Class A GPRS devices. Due to the fact that the uplink and downlink timeslot usage was not co-ordinated between the voice and data connections, the class A devices in practice had to be capable of transmit and reception simultaneously. With DTM, a mobile phone capable can be engaged in both CS and PS call and simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks with the lower Class B requirements thus having a simpler half duplex circuitry due to co-ordination of the timeslot allocations in uplink and downlink for both voice and data. Older devices in Class B without DTM capability could still receive CS calls while having an active PS session. With these devices, the PS connection is put on hold (i.e. no traffic) for the duration of the voice call. After the voice call terminates, the data connection resumes data transfer.
One common class implemented by mobile phone vendors is the DTM Multislot Class 11. For example, the technical specification of Nokia N95 states a speed of DL/UL 177.6/118.4 kbit/s. In 2010, devices with DTM multislot class 32 such as Nokia N900 are available.
A simultaneous voice and data call implies that a data call might start on an ongoing voice call or a voice call might start on an ongoing data call.
In case a voice is started on a mobile phone that is in Packet Transfer Mode(i.e. in a data call), the procedure takes place in three stages. The TBF's (Data "Call") are released. A dedicated connection for the voice call is initiated. Finally, the mobile phone uses DTM for re-establishing the data connection.
3GPP Release 6 specifies the Enhanced DTM CS Establishment and Enhanced DTM CS Release procedures to enable smooth transitions between the packet transfer and dual transfer modes, without having to release the TBF's. This enables continuous data transfer also when calls are set up and released, as well as reduced load on the common control channels of the GSM network. This technology is not yet supported by any operator.
Starting late 2009 or early 2010, Vodafone has added DTM support in its network in the UK. In addition to enabling simultaneous call and data transfer in 2G network, DTM -capable network can also secure that incoming calls are received by devices that are transferring packet data (depending on the network implementation, this can also apply to devices that |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couratari%20pyramidata | Couratari pyramidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is limited to the region around Rio de Janeiro.
References
pyramidata
Endemic flora of Brazil
Endangered plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschweilera%20longirachis | Eschweilera longirachis is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
References
Sources
longirachis
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Panama
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschweilera%20potaroensis | Eschweilera potaroensis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Guyana.
References
potaroensis
Flora of Guyana
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschweilera%20subcordata | Eschweilera subcordata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
subcordata
Flora of Brazil
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Critically endangered flora of South America |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc%20Luycx | Luc Luycx (; born 11 April 1958) is the designer of the common side of the euro coins.
Luycx is a computer engineer and medallist. He was born in Aalst, Belgium and now lives in Dendermonde. Luycx worked for the Royal Belgian Mint. He designed the euro coins in 1996. His signature on all euro coins is visible as two L letters connected together (LL). On the 2-euro coin, this is visible under the O of the word EURO on the common side.
See also
Euro
Robert Kalina
References
External links
Embassy of Belgium in London - About the Euro Coins
1958 births
Living people
People from Aalst, Belgium
Coin designers
Flemish designers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobitis%20maroccana | Cobitis maroccana is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cobitidae.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the Cobitis marrocana is as follows:
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordata
Class-Actinopterygii
Order-Cypriniformes
Family-Cobitidae
Biology
Cobitis marrocana is now recorded to be least concern. It now has a competitor species called Lepomis spp. The competition has created a decline in the population of Cobitis marrocana. Another negative influence that could affect the population as well is the effect of pollution on the habitat of Cobitis marrocana.
Size
The average size of an unsexed male is about 8 centimeters.
Location
It is found only in Morocco and Spain. It is known to be common to the rivers of Loukkos and Sebou, and it is also found in the Atlantic coast of northern Morocco. The climate that it is found in is temperate. It is common to highland and lowland freshwater.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.
References
Sources
Cobitis
Endemic fauna of Morocco
Fish described in 1929
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinogastromyzon | Sinogastromyzon is a genus of hillstream loaches native to eastern Asia.
IUCN has assessed conservation status of 14 Sinogastromyzon species. Of these, ten are considered "Data Deficient", three of "Least Concern", and one (S. puliensis) "Vulnerable".
Species
There is some dispute over the species in this genus. This list derives primarily from the work of Kottelat, 2012, with the addition of subsequently described species. There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
Sinogastromyzon chapaensis Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
Sinogastromyzon daduheensis Y. S. Guo & Jun Yang, 2013
Sinogastromyzon daon V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda in this genus)
Sinogastromyzon dezeensis W. X. Li, W. N. Mao & Zong-Min Lu, 1999
Sinogastromyzon hagiangensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda in this genus)
Sinogastromyzon hsiashiensis P. W. Fang, 1931
Sinogastromyzon hypercorpus V. H. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda in this genus)
Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis S. W. Liu, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2010
Sinogastromyzon macrostoma S. W. Liu, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2010
Sinogastromyzon maon V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005 (species inquirenda in this genus)
Sinogastromyzon minutus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978 (species inquirenda in this genus)
Sinogastromyzon multiocellum V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
Sinogastromyzon namnaensis V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
Sinogastromyzon nanpanjiangensis W. X. Li, 1987
Sinogastromyzon nantaiensis I. S. Chen, C. C. Han & L. S. Fang, 2002
Sinogastromyzon puliensis Y. S. Liang, 1974
Sinogastromyzon rugocauda Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
Sinogastromyzon sichangensis H. W. Chang, 1944
Sinogastromyzon szechuanensis P. W. Fang, 1930
Sinogastromyzon tonkinensis Pellegrin & Chevey, 1935
Sinogastromyzon wui P. W. Fang, 1930
References
Balitoridae
Fish of Asia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway%20Daughters%20%281994%20film%29 | Runaway Daughters is a 1994 television film directed by Joe Dante that originally aired on the cable television network Showtime as part of the anthology series Rebel Highway. It is a loose remake of Runaway Daughters, an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set. Much of the cast of Dante's The Howling is reunited on this film, including Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski.
Plot
The title characters are Angie Gordon, Mary Nicholson, and Laura Cahn. Their picaresque adventure begins in 1956 when Mary has a pregnancy scare after letting Bob Randolph go too far with her. Mr. Russoff, named for Lou Rusoff who wrote the screenplay of the original version, is a widower from the wrong side of the tracks, and he seeks to cover his tracks by enlisting in the United States Navy. Angie and Laura accompany Mary in a flight from the suburbs as she decides what to do about her pregnancy. Along the way, they meet bully cops and redneck survivalists with rifles.
Cast
Julie Bowen as Angie Gordon
Holly Fields as Mary Nicholson
Jenny Lewis as Laura Cahn
Dick Miller as Roy Farrell
Paul Rudd as Jimmy Rusoff
Chris Young as Bob Randolph
Production
The Gordons are played by the Stones, the Nicholsons by Balaski and Innerspace'''s Joe Flaherty, and the Cahns played by Picardo and Wendy Schaal, also both late of Innerspace. Dick Miller plays Roy Farrell, a private detective hired to find the girls. Also in small roles are Dante regular Mark McCraken and the producer of the original version, Samuel Z. Arkoff. Roger Corman, along with his wife, Julie Corman, play the parents of the boyfriend of one of the title characters.
The script was written by Charles S. Haas and in many ways is a companion piece to his previous collaboration with Dante, Matinee''.
Fabian Forte, who was under contract to AIP in the sixties, has a small role.
Release
The film originally aired on Showtime on August 12, 1994.
Home media
The film was released on DVD in March 2005.
References
External links
1994 television films
1994 films
1990s English-language films
1990s comedy road movies
American comedy road movies
Remakes of American films
American television films
Films directed by Joe Dante
Films scored by Hummie Mann
Films set in 1956
Films set in San Diego
Films produced by Debra Hill
Rebel Highway
1990s American films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnanilus%20macrogaster | Yunnanilus macrogaster is a hypogean species of stone loach endemic to China. This species is endemic to the endorheic drainage system which feeds the Datangzi Marsh in Luoping County, Yunnan, the marsh has been formed by the outflow of a stream from its underground course. It is a demersal species and the waters where it was found were densely vegetated, it feeds on worms and insects. It is sympatric with Yunnanilus niger and Y, paludosus, forming a small species flock. It lays eggs which it does not guard.
Yunnanilus macrogaster has a moderately elongated and compressed body with a short lateral line which has 6–10 pores and a line of pores on the head. The caudal peduncle is around 1.4 times as long as it is deep and its eyes have a diameter of slightly less than one-fifth of the head length. It grows to a standard length of 63.2 mm. The body is yellowish with an irregular pattern of brown spots on its back and flanks with the dorsal surface of the head being darker and there is a dark patch on the operculum to the rear of the eye. The fins are hyaline and the caudal fin has a vertical black bar at its base but this does not extend to the upper and lower edges of the caudal peduncle. It shows no adaptations to living in caves.
The specific name macrogaster means "large stomach", referring to the swollen bellied appearance of this species.
References
M
Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
Taxa named by Chu Xin-Luo
Fish described in 1988
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnanilus%20niger | Yunnanilus niger is a hypogean species of stone loach endemic to China. This species is endemic to the endorheic drainage system which feeds the Datangzi Marsh in Luoping County, Yunnan,
References
N
Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
Taxa named by Chu Xin-Luo
Fish described in 1988
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism%20of%20Microsoft%20Windows | The various versions of Microsoft's desktop operating system, Windows, have received various criticisms since Microsoft's inception.
Data collection
Concerns were shown by advocates and other critics for Windows 10's privacy policies and its collection and use of customer data. Under the default "Express" settings, Windows 10 is configured to send various information to Microsoft and other parties, including the collection of user contacts, calendar data, and "associated input data" to personalize "speech, typing, and inking input", typing and inking data to improve recognition, allow apps to use a unique "advertising ID" for analytics and advertising personalization (functionality introduced by Windows 8.1) and allow apps to request the user's location data and send this data to Microsoft and "trusted partners" to improve location detection (Windows 8 had similar settings, except that location data collection did not include "trusted partners"). Users can opt out from most of this data collection, but telemetry data for error reporting and usage is also sent to Microsoft, and this cannot be disabled on non-Enterprise versions of Windows 10. The use of Cortana intelligent personal assistant also requires the collection of data "such as your device location, data from your calendar, the apps you use, data from your emails and text messages, who you call, your contacts and how often you interact with them on your device" to personalize its functionality.
Rock Paper Shotgun writer Alec Meer argued that Microsoft's intent for this data collection lacked transparency, stating that "there is no world in which 45 pages of policy documents and opt-out settings split across 13 different Settings screens and an external website constitutes 'real transparency'." ExtremeTech pointed out that, whilst previously campaigning against Google for similar data collection strategies, "[Microsoft] now hoovers up your data in ways that would make Google jealous." However, it was also pointed out that the requirement for such vast usage of customer data had become a norm, citing the increased reliance on cloud computing and other forms of external processing, as well as similar data collection requirements for services on mobile devices such as Google Now and Siri. In August 2015, Russian politician Nikolai Levichev called for Windows 10 to be banned from use by the Russian government, as it sends user data to servers in the United States (a federal law requiring all online services to store the data of Russian users on servers within the country, or be blocked, has taken effect September 2016).
Following the release of 10, allegations also surfaced that Microsoft had backported the operating system's increased data collection to Windows 7 and Windows 8 via "recommended" patches that added additional "telemetry" features. The updates' addition of a "Diagnostics Tracking Service" is connected specifically to Microsoft's existing Customer Experience Improvement Prog |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi-Kuo%20Chang | Shi-Kuo Chang () is a computer scientist and writer best-known for his science fiction novels and short stories.
Life and career
Chang was born in Chongqing in 1944 and grew up in Taiwan. After completing an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at National Taiwan University, Chang arrived in the United States in 1966 as a graduate student. In 1967 he completed his master's degree at University of California, Berkeley, in Computer Science, earning his doctorate in 1969. From 1969 to 1975, Chang worked as a research scientist at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. In 1975 he joined the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he was appointed Director of the Information Systems Laboratory. Since 1986 he has been a professor of computer science at the University of Pittsburgh, serving as chairman of the department from 1986 to 1991.
Writing
While still an undergraduate, Chang published his first novel, Reverend Pi (皮牧師正傳, 1963). In 1975, Chang completed his first novel-length work of science fiction, Chess King (棋王). This was followed by the short story collection Nebula Suite (星雲組曲) in 1980, with the first volume of his acclaimed City Trilogy, The Five Jade Disks (五玉蝶), appearing in 1983. Defenders of the Dragon City (龍城飛將) was published three years later, in 1986, with the final volume, Tale of a Feather (一羽毛), appearing in 1991. A second short story collection, Nocturne (夜曲) was published in 1985, with further collections The Golden Gown appearing in 1994 and Glassworld in 1999.
Despite Chang's prolific output, relatively little of his science fiction is available in English translation. In 1983, "Red Boy" was included in The Unbroken Chain : An Anthology of Taiwan Fiction since 1926 (Bloomington: Indiana University Press), edited by Joseph S. M. Lau. Shortly thereafter, in 1986, Chess King was translated by Ivan Zimmerman and published in Singapore by Asiapac as a bilingual textbook for Chinese language instruction. City Trilogy, meanwhile, was translated into English by John Balcom and published by Columbia University Press in 2003.
Activism
In 1978, Chang published the semi-autobiographical Anger of Yesterday (昨日之怒), drawn from his first-hand experience as a participant in the left-wing Baodiao movement during the 1970s. Composed of overseas students from the Republic of China, this movement emerged in opposition to the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which was ratified in the U.S. Senate in 1971, ceding the administration of the disputed Senkaku Islands to Japan. When the book was republished by the Beijing-based Movable Type (北京活字文化) in 2020, Chang supplied a new forward discussing his involvement in the movement and the reception of his book in Taiwan.
Critical writing
Chang Hsi-kuo, "Realism in Taiwan fiction: two directions," in Jeannette L. Faurot. Chinese Fiction from Taiwan : Critical Perspectives. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, Studies in Chinese Literature and Soci |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20Teitelman | Warren Teitelman (1941 – August 12, 2013) was an American computer scientist known for his work on programming environments and the invention and first implementation of concepts including Undo / Redo, spelling correction, advising, online help, and DWIM (Do What I Mean).
Early career and ARPANET
Warren Teitelman presented a novel scheme for real time character recognition in his master's thesis submitted in 1966 at MIT. A rectangle, in which a character is to be drawn, is divided into two parts, one shaded and the other unshaded. Using this division a computer converts characters into ternary vectors (a list composed of 3 values: 0, 1, or −) in the following way. If a pen enters the shaded region, a 1 is added to the vector. When the unshaded region is entered, a 0 is appended. The thesis continued to be cited for several decades after its submission.
He started as ARPA Principal Investigator from 1968 to 1978, and was responsible for the design and development of BBN LISP at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, developing the idea of a programming system for a personal computer. He used the ARPANET to support users of BBN Lisp at Stanford, SRI, USC, and CMU in 1970, and has been named an official ARPANET Pioneer, for his contributions to its development and growth. He developed a Programmer's Assistant as part of BBN-LISP, which was one of the first with an "Undo" function, by 1971. He developed a program on the SDS 940 for Bob Kahn that allowed experimentation with various routing policies in order to see the effect on network traffic and real time monitoring of the packets.
Interlisp and D-Lisp
He worked as Senior Scientist at Xerox PARC from 1972 until 1984; during this time he designed Interlisp. Bill Joy has acknowledged that many of the ideas in the C shell were inspired by and copied from Interlisp. In Interlisp, Teitelman invented DWIM ("Do What I Mean"), a function that attempted to correct many common typing errors. It was a package of Lisp routines which would "correct errors automatically or with minor user intervention"—thus making the code do what the user meant, not what they wrote. The program was developed based upon Teitelman's own writing style and idiosyncrasies in 1972, and then used by other individuals in his office, followed by users across the industry. In 1977, he and Bob Sproull implemented the first client–server window system, D-Lisp. D-Lisp used the Alto as a display device on which ran the window manager and event handler, communicating with Interlisp running on a MAXC (a PDP-10 clone). This system pioneered such concepts as overlapping windows where the window containing the focus did not have to be on top to receive events, on-line contextual help, and the ability to cut, copy, and paste from previous commands given to the shell.
Other research
He joined the Cedar project in 1980 and did research in strongly typed languages, and to make sure the Cedar Programming Environment benefited from some of the lessons of In |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental%20Games | Elemental Games was a game development company based in Vladivostok, Russia, best known for the multi-genre science fiction computer games Space Rangers and the sequel, Space Rangers 2:Dominators.
Overview
Elemental Games was founded in December, 1999 as NewGame Software, a division of Degro, Ltd. NewGame Software's first releases were the freeware turn-based strategy game The General and the desktop application Panels. The company changed its name to Elemental Games in September, 2002. Its second game, Space Rangers, was released in December, 2002, by 1C Company. The sequel Space Rangers 2 was published in November, 2004. Following the release of Space Rangers 2, most members of the Elemental Games staff, including director general Dmitry Gusarov, departed to form a new game development company, Katauri Interactive, which released version 2.0 of Space Rangers 2, called Space Rangers 2: Reloaded, in Russia on September 7, 2007.
On Dec. 29, 2009 the company started a beta test for a new browser-based game called "Empire". The game action takes place in a few years after events in Space Rangers 2.
"Disown way to global problems, the rulers of independent worlds, however, do not forget about their claims to the neighbors. As a result, some here and there began to appear local conflicts that plunged the inhabited part of the galaxy in chaos. Chaos, which spawned not only adventurers of all stripes, a new wave of piracy and the era of the superiority of force over the millennia-old laws, but a galaxy of colorful characters whose purpose was to combine disparate worlds into a single coalition."
References
External links
Elemental Games (official website)
Elemental Games Forum (Space Rangers Forum)
NewGame Software (official website)
Russian Wikipedia page
Video game companies established in 1999
Defunct video game companies of Russia
Video game development companies
Companies based in Vladivostok
1999 establishments in Russia
Video game companies of Russia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20sheath-tailed%20bat | The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa (where it is called pe'a vai, tagiti or pe'ape'a vai), Tonga, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is caves.
In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are estimated to be approximately 500 individuals of the subspecies E. s. rotensis. Currently known to roost in only three caves, E. s. rotensis is vulnerable to changes in the local habitat, including indirect impacts caused by invasive species such as goats which limit its carrying capacity.
References
Emballonura
Bats of Oceania
Fauna of Micronesia
Mammals of American Samoa
Mammals of Fiji
Fauna of Guam
Fauna of Palau
Mammals of Samoa
Mammals of Tonga
Mammals of Vanuatu
Mammals described in 1848
Endangered fauna of Oceania
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
ESA endangered species
Taxa named by Titian Peale |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis%20lanceolata | Agathis lanceolata is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
It is found only in New Caledonia.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
External links
The Gymnosperm Database
lanceolata
Conservation dependent plants
Endemic flora of New Caledonia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacrycarpus%20cumingii | Dacrycarpus cumingii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
References
The Gymnosperm DataBase 1969.
cumingii
Least concern plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20rotundus | Podocarpus rotundus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
rotundus
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20rusbyi | Podocarpus rusbyi is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Bolivia.
References
rusbyi
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20salomoniensis | Podocarpus salomoniensis is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Solomon Islands.
References
salomoniensis
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20spathoides | Podocarpus spathoides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
References
spathoides
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by David John de Laubenfels |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20subtropicalis | Podocarpus subtropicalis is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in China.
References
subtropicalis
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Plants described in 1985
Taxa named by David John de Laubenfels |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpus%20transiens | Podocarpus transiens is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
References
transiens
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic flora of Brazil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prumnopitys%20exigua | Prumnopitys exigua is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Bolivia, but probably also in northernmost Argentina and southernmost Peru.
References
exigua
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrophyllum%20piresii | Retrophyllum piresii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
References
Podocarpaceae
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic flora of Brazil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcides%20mionecton | Chalcides mionecton, the mionecton skink or Morocco cylindrical skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is found only in Morocco.
There are two subspecies:
Genetic data suggest that these should be considered separate species, but they are not separable using external morphological characteristics.
Its natural habitats are sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Chalcides
Skinks of Africa
Reptiles of North Africa
Endemic fauna of Morocco
Reptiles described in 1874
Taxa named by Oskar Boettger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga%20ground%20skink | The Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) is an extinct species of skink endemic to the island of Tonga.
References
Sources
The Reptile Database
Skinks
Reptile extinctions since 1500
Extinct animals of Oceania
Reptiles described in 1839
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMD%20%28company%29 | KMD (formerly Kommunedata which literally translates to 'municipality data'), develops IT solutions for Danish municipalities, government and others, as well as some branches of the army. Until 2009 it was owned by the municipalities' national association (Kommunernes Landsforening - KL), who sold the company to EQT Partners (85%) and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (15%). In 2012 EQT Partners sold its stake in the company to the private equity company Advent International. KMD acquired Banqsoft, a Nordic software company that specializes in financial services, in 2015.
Kommunedata was established in 1972 by a merger of municipal IT centres.
KMD currently employs over 3000 employees.
In 2019, Japanese company NEC acquired KMD for 8 billion DKK.
Subsidiaries
KMD BPO
KMD Medialogic
KMD Poland
KMD Sverige AB
KMD International
Axapoint Aps.
References
External links
KMDs official website
Software companies of Denmark
Software companies based in Copenhagen
Companies based in Ballerup Municipality
Danish companies established in 1972
1972 establishments in Denmark
NEC Corporation |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed%20bush%20warbler | The long-tailed bush warbler (Locustella caudata) is a species of grass warbler (family Locustellidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
It is found only in the Philippines.
References
BirdLife International 2004. Bradypterus caudatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
long-tailed bush warbler
Endemic birds of the Philippines
Birds of Luzon
Birds of Mindanao
long-tailed bush warbler
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing%20switch | In theoretical network science, the Turing switch is a logical construction modeling the operation of the network switch, just as in theoretical computer science a Turing machine models the operation of a computer. Both are named in honor of the English logician Alan Turing, although the research in Turing switches is not based on Turing's research. Some introductory research on the Turing switch was started at the University of Cambridge by Jon Crowcroft (Homepage).
In essence, Crowcroft suggests that instead of using general-purpose computers to do packet switching, the required operations should be reduced to application specific logic and then that application specific logic should be implemented using optical components. The work is not actually based on Turing's research.
A Turing switch consists of a switched fabric, one or more ingress interfaces (also referred to as sources), one or more egress interfaces (sinks), and a decision procedure to determine an egress interface given an ingress interface. Interfaces are sometimes referred to as ports. A packet (cell or switched unit) arrives at an ingress interface, the appropriate egress interface is determined by the decision procedure, and the packet is then transported across the switching fabric to the egress interface. A packet is a symbol or sequence of 1's and 0's. An ingress interface is connected to an ingress line and an egress interface to an egress line. The ingress line is said to feed the ingress interface; the egress interface feeds the egress line.
See also
Network switch
Software-defined networking
References
Telecommunications
Telecommunications systems
Routers (computing)
Turing machine |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outward%20Bound%20%28disambiguation%29 | Outward Bound is an international network of non-profit organizations which runs adventure and wilderness education programs.
Outward Bound may also refer to:
Outward Bound-affiliated organizations
Outward Bound Australia
Outward Bound Costa Rica
Outward Bound New Zealand
Outward Bound Singapore
Outward Bound USA
Other
Outward Bound (play), a hit 1923 play by Sutton Vane
Outward Bound (film), a 1930 film adaptation of the play
Outward Bound, a 1964 novel by Norman Spinrad
Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy album), 1960
Outward Bound (Sonny Landreth album), 1992
Outward Bound, a 1966 album by Tom Paxton
Outward Bound, a 1999 novel by James P. Hogan
Outward bound, a nautical term for a ship leaving a port and heading to the open sea
See also
Outbound (disambiguation)
Outdoor education
Experiential education
Experiential learning |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande%20Comore%20brush%20warbler | The Grande Comore brush warbler (Nesillas brevicaudata) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.
It is found in Comoros and Mayotte.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
Grande Comore brush warbler
Endemic birds of the Comoros
Birds of Mayotte
Grande Comore brush warbler
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjouan%20brush%20warbler | The Anjouan brush warbler (Nesillas longicaudata) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Clements lumps this bird into the Malagasy brush warbler.
It is found in the Comoros and Mayotte.
References
Anjouan brush warbler
Anjouan
Endemic birds of the Comoros
Birds of Mayotte
Anjouan brush warbler
Anjouan brush warbler
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory%20Sports%20Network | Victory Sports Network (VSN) is an internet sports news provider founded in 2002 that focuses primarily on sporting events between colleges and universities in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The website provides news stories, press releases, and live streaming video of football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, and softball competitions. The network periodically broadcasts NAIA sports-related videos on its website.
History
The Victory Sports Network was founded July 5, 2002 by Jason Dannelly to become a promoter of NAIA athletics. In the past years Dannelly has built very strong relationships with the NAIA member institutions and their coaches. Dannelly has published the only magazine dedicated to NAIA athletics, founded three major sports web sites, and produces weekly features on latest news of the NAIA. VSN currently produces the NAIA bracket announcements for NAIA Football and all divisions and genders of NAIA basketball.
Acquisition
In 2008, the network was purchased by College Fanz Sports Network. On July 23, 2010 the College Fanz Sports Network's role changed and control of VSN reverted to Jason Dannelly.
References
External links
Official Website
AfterSportz Website
MLB & Soccer Relay
American football websites
College basketball websites
Internet properties established in 2002 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlowia | Brownlowia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.
Species include:
Brownlowia arachnoidea
Brownlowia argentata
Brownlowia calciphila
Brownlowia clemensiae
Brownlowia cuspidata
Brownlowia denysiana
Brownlowia dictyopsila
Brownlowia eberhardtii
Brownlowia elata
Brownlowia elliptica
Brownlowia emarginata
Brownlowia ferruginea
Brownlowia fluminensis
Brownlowia glabrata
Brownlowia grandistipulata
Brownlowia havilandii
Brownlowia helferiana
Brownlowia kleinhovioidea
Brownlowia macrophylla
Brownlowia ovalis
Brownlowia paludosa
Brownlowia palustris
Brownlowia peltata
Brownlowia purseglovei
Brownlowia riparia
Brownlowia rubra
Brownlowia sarawhensis
Brownlowia sarwonoi
Brownlowia stipulata
Brownlowia tabularis
Brownlowia tersa
Brownlowia velutina
References
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cola%20usambarensis | Cola usambarensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
References
usambarensis
Endemic flora of Tanzania
Data deficient plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Adolf Engler |
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