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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary%20acquisition%20of%20neural%20topologies | Evolutionary acquisition of neural topologies (EANT/EANT2) is an evolutionary reinforcement learning method that evolves both the topology and weights of artificial neural networks. It is closely related to the works of Angeline et al. and Stanley and Miikkulainen. Like the work of Angeline et al., the method uses a type of parametric mutation that comes from evolution strategies and evolutionary programming (now using the most advanced form of the evolution strategies CMA-ES in EANT2), in which adaptive step sizes are used for optimizing the weights of the neural networks. Similar to the work of Stanley (NEAT), the method starts with minimal structures which gain complexity along the evolution path.
Contribution of EANT to neuroevolution
Despite sharing these two properties, the method has the following important features which distinguish it from previous works in neuroevolution.
It introduces a genetic encoding called common genetic encoding (CGE) that handles both direct and indirect encoding of neural networks within the same theoretical framework. The encoding has important properties that makes it suitable for evolving neural networks:
It is complete in that it is able to represent all types of valid phenotype networks.
It is closed, i.e. every valid genotype represents a valid phenotype. (Similarly, the encoding is closed under genetic operators such as structural mutation and crossover.)
These properties have been formally proven.
For evolving the structure and weights of neural networks, an evolutionary process is used, where the exploration of structures is executed at a larger timescale (structural exploration), and the exploitation of existing structures is done at a smaller timescale (structural exploitation). In the structural exploration phase, new neural structures are developed by gradually adding new structures to an initially minimal network that is used as a starting point. In the structural exploitation phase, the weights of the currently available structures are optimized using an evolution strategy.
Performance
EANT has been tested on some benchmark problems such as the double-pole balancing problem, and the RoboCup keepaway benchmark. In all the tests, EANT was found to perform very well. Moreover, a newer version of EANT, called EANT2, was tested on a visual servoing task and found to outperform NEAT and the traditional iterative Gauss–Newton method. Further experiments include results on a classification problem
References
External links
BEACON Blog: What is neuroevolution?
Artificial neural networks
Evolutionary algorithms
Evolutionary computation |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudos%20%28computer%20program%29 | Kudos is a career planning computer program used mostly in schools for young people deciding on their career choices and what qualifications they may need for particular career paths. It is designed primarily for use in the United Kingdom, and is used by public and government-operated schools. It is aimed at students aged 13–20 years. The Kudos software is available online formats. It is one of a range of career resources produced by CASCAiD, a Loughborough University company.
Overview
Young people answer a set of 50 questions, followed by a further 67 questions should the user wish to do so. The responses for each question could be one of five answers: dislike very much, dislike, does not matter, like and like very much. This will then give the person a list of careers that match their preferences from the questions. They can then click on these careers and it will enable them to look at the aspects of the career and the qualifications needed for it.
References
External links
KUDOS Product Information
Career advice services
Career development in the United Kingdom
Loughborough University
Science and technology in Leicestershire
School counseling
Youth employment |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20television%20stations%20in%20Indonesia | This is a list of television networks and stations in Indonesia. For 27 years since the establishment of TVRI, Indonesians could only watch one television channel. In 1989, the government finally allowed RCTI to broadcast as the first private television network in Indonesia, although only people who had a decoder could watch, although it was finally opened to the public on 24 August 1990. Private television (other than TPI/MNCTV) began broadcasting nationally on 24 August 1993.
Free-to-air television
The following lists free-to-air television networks and stations in Indonesia.
Terrestrial
Depending on types of broadcast, free-to-air television networks and stations can be received by either using a UHF/VHF antenna or free-to-air satellite dish. Since the enactment of Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting (), all private terrestrial television broadcasts licences are granted only to local television stations. Any television entities that wish to broadcast nationally must affiliate with other local stations.
Most of them air on both analog and digital terrestrial, as part of the broadcast system transition from analog to digital. All analog terrestrial broadcasts in Indonesia began to be phased out on 30 April 2022 and completely shut down on 2 November 2022.
Networks
The following lists television networks sorted by launch date and ownership, both commercial and non-commercial, as well as those whose coverage includes all provinces or only in few regions. Parts of these television networks previously received analog terrestrial broadcasting.
Television station groups
The following lists media groups (all of which are private) whose members are local television stations, but which do not air joint programs at the same time or simultaneously as television networks do.
Satellite
In addition to the terrestrial system, many television stations in Indonesia also air via satellite and can only be caught using a parabolic antenna. Almost all terrestrial broadcasts, both from national television networks and several local television stations, also air via satellite and can be caught via a parabolic antenna.
Non-profit
For profit
Source:
Pay television
Pay television in Indonesia can only be received by means of a certain receiver (receiver/decoder) via satellite, cable, or terrestrial.
General
The following list are channels intended for Indonesian market and available in more than one pay provider.
Premium/Exclusive
The following list are channels available exclusively in one pay provider or more than one provider in the same ownership.
MNC Channels
Available on MNC Vision, MNC Play, and K-Vision.
Besmart
Celebrities TV
Ent
IDX Channel
Kids TV
Life
Music TV
Muslim TV
OKTV
Okezone TV
Sindonews TV
Soccer Channel
Sportstars
Vision Prime
K-Vision
Channel Dangdut Indonesia
Music Information Channel
On Channel
Transvision
!nsert
BALAP
Bioskop Indonesia
Dunia Anak
Dunia Lain
Eat & Go
Golf+
Historical Sports
ID |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified%20forensic%20computer%20examiner | The Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) credential was the first certification demonstrating competency in computer forensics in relation to Windows based computers. The CFCE training and certification is conducted by the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), a non-profit, all-volunteer organization of digital forensic professionals.
History
IACIS was formed and commenced training in 1990. The predecessor to the CFCE was the DOS Processing Certificate (DPC). The CFCE was introduced in 1998 when the training was expanded to include examination of Windows-based computers. The course materials also covers the MAC OS operating system and its associated file systems, however, the certificate only states proficiency in Windows.
Eligibility
In order to undertake the CFCE certification process, a candidate has to be a member of IACIS. IACIS membership is normally included in the fee to enter the CFCE training or certification process. There are two levels of membership in the organization, Regular and Associate. To be eligible for Regular membership, applicants must be a current full-time or former full-time law enforcement or government employee, or a current full-time contractor for a government agency. Regular members have access to training, certification, an active listserv and forensic research. Associate membership is available to current or aspiring members of the computer/digital forensics community that are able to pass a background check. Associate members have the same access to the benefits as Regular members with the exception that Regular members can vote and hold organizational offices. Proof of status will be verified upon application for membership. https://www.iacis.com/membership/membership-overview/
Certification process
The certification process may be taken internally or externally and is conducted in two phases: Peer Review and Certification.
An internal certification candidate attends a 2-week training course given by IACIS. Two courses are conducted annually. The US-based course is conducted in the first half of the calendar year whilst the European-based course is conducted in the second half of the year. Upon successful completion of the course, the member is assigned a (volunteer) coach. The coach guides the student through the Peer Review phase, often by suggesting reading materials or experiments for the student, which is intended to assist the student in fully understanding issues with which the student may be having difficulty. Upon successful completion of the Peer Review phase the candidate is eligible to enter the Certification phase which consists of a practical exam based on a hard drive examination and a final exam.
An external certification candidate does not attend the training, however, they have to have the equivalent 72 hours of training that is comparable to the IACIS training.
Recertification
In order for certification to remain current, a member mus |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%207935 | The HP 7935 is a business computer hard disc drive system manufactured by Hewlett Packard. It was produced by the Disc Memory Division in Boise, Idaho USA beginning in 1982 at a cost of about $27,000. Within the company the drive was known as the "BFD", ostensibly an acronym for "big fixed disc" but the development engineers had used that acronym for "big fucking disc", a term relative to the smaller 7920 series drives introduced earlier by the company.
Size
The 7935 had four bottom mounted casters for moving and four lock-down feet for stability in the computer room.
The drive's linear motor was so powerful if the feet were not down, when in operation the drive could literally move about the computer room.
Height: 82.5 cm (32.5 inches), Width: 55.2 cm (21.7 inches), Depth: 83.4 cm (32.8 inches), 154 kg (339.5 lb.)
Media
The HP7935 allowed the user to remove and install a 404 megabyte model 97935 Disc Pack.
The HP7933 was the same basic drive with a disc pack only removable by service personnel.
The 793x series provided a 300% increase in capacity of the HP 7925 at only a slightly increased cost. Performance-wise, the 7935 had a 15-20% performance decrease compared to the 7925. Apparently modifications were made by HP, in a program called the Performance Enhancement Project, raising 7935 performance 15% making it comparable to the older model.
The HP 7935/33 achieved a track density of 625 tracks per inch (considered high at the time), achieving capacity using 7 platters, 13 data surfaces and 14 heads (one head and surface were used for servo data). The disc pack spun at 2694 revolutions a minute.
Despite an extensive air purging spin-up sequence to prevent disc and head contamination, human users reportedly caused so many 7935 packs to have disc head crashes, many users simply purchased the 7933.
Features
The 7935H had a HP-IB interface mounted in the rear. The drive's front panel had a key pad for running internal disc drive diagnostics, a LED character display, a load and unload button, and a lid opening button.
The 7935G was a bundled package of three 7935H units at a reduced cost of $74,000.
Use
The 7933 and 7935 drives were often used with the HP 3000 series family of minicomputers and later in early versions of the HP 9000 series computers. Drives were connected via the HP-IB interface to the host computer and multiple drives could be connected in a daisy-chain. The HP-IB address of the drive was selectable via DIP switches next to the interface.
The robustness of the drive hardware was tested by the 7.1 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The HP campus in Cupertino had 1,682 HP 7935 drives operating at the time of the quake and 97.25 percent were still operational afterwards. Within an hour, only 2 percent were non-operational and only 1.5 percent were non-operational several days later.
Later with development and production of smaller, rack mountable, high-density, sealed HP disc drive units using winchester mechanism desi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAVID | DAVID (the database for annotation, visualization and integrated discovery) is a free online bioinformatics resource developed by the Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics (LHRI). All tools in the DAVID Bioinformatics Resources aim to provide functional interpretation of large lists of genes derived from genomic studies, e.g. microarray and proteomics studies. DAVID can be found at https://david.ncifcrf.gov/
The DAVID Bioinformatics Resources consists of the DAVID Knowledgebase and five integrated, web-based functional annotation tool suites: the DAVID Gene Functional Classification Tool, the DAVID Functional Annotation Tool, the DAVID Gene ID Conversion Tool, the DAVID Gene Name Viewer and the DAVID NIAID Pathogen Genome Browser. The expanded DAVID Knowledgebase now integrates almost all major and well-known public bioinformatics resources centralized by the DAVID Gene Concept, a single-linkage method to agglomerate tens of millions of diverse gene/protein identifiers and annotation terms from a variety of public bioinformatics databases. For any uploaded gene list, the DAVID Resources now provides not only the typical gene-term enrichment analysis, but also new tools and functions that allow users to condense large gene lists into gene functional groups, convert between gene/protein identifiers, visualize many-genes-to-many-terms relationships, cluster redundant and heterogeneous terms into groups, search for interesting and related genes or terms, dynamically view genes from their lists on bio-pathways and more.
DAVID 2021 update was released in December 2021. The knowledgebase has been scheduled to update quarterly.
Functionality
DAVID provides a comprehensive set of functional annotation tools for investigators to understand biological meaning behind large list of genes. For any given gene list, DAVID tools are able to:
Identify enriched biological themes, particularly GO terms
Discover enriched functional-related gene groups
Cluster redundant annotation terms
Visualize genes on BioCarta & KEGG pathway maps
Display related many-genes-to-many-terms on 2-D view.
Search for other functionally related genes not in the list
List interacting proteins
Explore gene names in batch
Link gene-disease associations
Highlight protein functional domains and motifs
Redirect to related literatures
Convert gene identifiers from one type to another.
External links
https://david-d.ncifcrf.gov/
Plant GO annotation for 165 species and GO enrichment analysis
References
Biological databases
Bioinformatics software
Laboratory software
Systems biology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ION%20Geophysical | ION Geophysical provides acquisition of equipment, software, planning and seismic processing services, and provides seismic data libraries to the global oil & gas industry. The company's technologies and services are used by E&P operators and seismic acquisition contractors to generate high-resolution images of the subsurface of Earth during exploration, exploitation and production operations. Headquartered in Houston & Texas, ION has offices in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Russia, China and the Middle East.
History
Founded in 1968 as Input/Output (I/O), ION began as a provider of highly specialized, seismic source synchronization equipment. ION became publicly traded on NASDAQ in 1991, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November 1994 using the trading symbol "IO". Throughout the 1990s and 2000s ION experienced growth through a number of key acquisitions. In September 2007 Input / Output (I/O) officially changed its name to "ION" as part of a re-branding. The company filed for bankruptcy in the spring of 2022. In July 2022, the company announced that it would sell of parts of its assets and wind down operations during the bankruptcy procedure. The company completed its bankruptcy reorganization and exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy by September 2022.
Key Acquisitions
1994 - Cable and connector groups of Tescorp, Inc., provided cables to operate I/O systems.
1995 - Western Geophysical's Exploration Products Group, marine seismic recording systems, vibrator source products, and geophone products.
1997 - Green Mountain Geophysics, Inc. (GMG), developer of MESA software for seismic survey design and planning.
1998 - DigiCOURSE, Inc., manufacturer of marine positioning products, from Laitram, LLC
2001 - Pelton Company, Inc. Pelton makes seismic vibrator control systems, vibrator positioning systems using GPS (global positioning systems), and explosive energy control systems.
2002 - AXIS Geophysics, seismic data processing company specializing in anisotropic processing (AZIM), AVO (amplitude variation with offset) analysis, and azimuthal velocity modeling.
2004 - Concept Systems, Ltd., command & control systems and data integration software for land and marine seismic surveys.
2004 - GX Technology Corporation, seismic imaging processing and multi-client seismic data libraries, including a portfolio of BasinSPAN data libraries.
2008 - ARAM Systems Ltd., a Canadian-based provider of cable-based land seismic recording systems, based in Calgary, AB.
2010 - INOVA Geophysical Equipment Limited, ION launched a joint venture with BGP.
Activities
Since 1967, ION's Sensor group has been providing geophones for hydrocarbon exploration.
ION's Marine Imaging Systems. The offerings include both the towed streamer and ocean-bottom seismic markets.
The products include positioning and streamer control systems, source and source control systems, and both streamer and seabed acquisition systems.
ION's GX Technology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertex%20buffer%20object | A vertex buffer object (VBO) is an OpenGL feature that provides methods for uploading vertex data (position, normal vector, color, etc.) to the video device for non-immediate-mode rendering. VBOs offer substantial performance gains over immediate mode rendering primarily because the data reside in video device memory rather than system memory and so it can be rendered directly by the video device. These are equivalent to vertex buffers in Direct3D.
The vertex buffer object specification has been standardized by the OpenGL Architecture Review Board as of OpenGL Version 1.5 (in 2003). Similar functionality was available before the standardization of VBOs via the Nvidia-created extension "vertex array range" or ATI's "vertex array object" extension.
Basic VBO functions
The following functions form the core of VBO access and manipulation:
In OpenGL 1.4:
glGenBuffersARB(sizei n, uint *buffers)
Generates a new VBO and returns its ID number as an unsigned integer. Id 0 is reserved.
glBindBufferARB(enum target, uint buffer)
Use a previously created buffer as the active VBO.
glBufferDataARB(enum target, sizeiptrARB size, const void *data, enum usage)
Upload data to the active VBO.
glDeleteBuffersARB(sizei n, const uint *buffers)
Deletes the specified number of VBOs from the supplied array or VBO id.
In OpenGL 2.1, OpenGL 3.x and OpenGL 4.x:
glGenBuffers(sizei n, uint *buffers)
Generates a new VBO and returns its ID number as an unsigned integer. Id 0 is reserved.
glBindBuffer(enum target, uint buffer)
Use a previously created buffer as the active VBO.
glBufferData(enum target, sizeiptrARB size, const void *data, enum usage)
Upload data to the active VBO.
glDeleteBuffers(sizei n, const uint *buffers)
Deletes the specified number of VBOs from the supplied array or VBO id.
Example usage
In C, using OpenGL 2.1
//Initialise VBO - do only once, at start of program
//Create a variable to hold the VBO identifier
GLuint triangleVBO;
//Vertices of a triangle (counter-clockwise winding)
float data[] = {1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0};
//try float data[] = {0.0, 1.0, 0.0, -1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, -1.0, 0.0}; if the above doesn't work.
//Create a new VBO and use the variable id to store the VBO id
glGenBuffers(1, &triangleVBO);
//Make the new VBO active
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, triangleVBO);
//Upload vertex data to the video device
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(data), data, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
//Make the new VBO active. Repeat here in case it has changed since initialisation
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, triangleVBO);
//Draw Triangle from VBO - do each time window, view point or data changes
//Establish its 3 coordinates per vertex with zero stride in this array; necessary here
glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, NULL);
//Establish array contains vertices (not normals, colours, texture coords etc)
glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
//Actually draw the triangle, giving the number of vertices provided
glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated%20Publishing%20System | Integrated Publishing System is a system created in 1982 for publishing multilingual literature.
The software was developed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society on an IBM mainframe computer using an Autologic typesetter. IPS was acquired by IBM, which intended to use the system to increase its hold on the publishing industry.
The system went on to have some success commercially, being used to print the Encyclopædia Britannica.
References
History of software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309%20United%20States%20network%20television%20schedule | The 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2008 through August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on April 2, 2008, followed by ABC and The CW on May 13, CBS on May 14, Fox on May 15, and MyNetworkTV on May 22, 2008. The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27, 2008.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2009 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by .
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming (including Fox affiliates during the 10 p.m. ET/PT hour) by affiliates after game completion.
Legend
Sunday
Notes:
On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 6:30 p.m. (EST).
CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to NFL on CBS game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled.
The 7 p.m. hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Notes:
The Moment of Truth was originally scheduled to air Thursdays at 8:00 on Fox, but was instead shelved, effectively canceling it.
Friday
Saturday
By network
ABC
Returning series:
20/20
ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
According to Jim
America's Funniest Home Videos
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
Boston Legal
Brothers & Sisters
Dancing with the Stars
Desperate Housewives
Dirty Sexy Money
Eli Stone
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Grey's Anatomy
Here Come the Newlyweds
I Survived a Japanese Game Show
Just for Laughs
Lost
Primetime
Primetime: What Would You Do?
Private Practice
Pushing Daisies
Samantha Who?
Saturday Night Football
Scrubs (moved from NBC)
Supernanny
Ugly Betty
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Wife Swap
Wipeout
New series:
Better Off Ted *
Castle *
Crash Course *
Cupid *
Dating in the Dark *
Defying Gravity *
The Goode Family *
Homeland Security USA *
Life on Mars
Opportunity Knocks
Shaq Vs. *
Shark Tank *
The Superstars *
Surviving Suburbia *
True Beauty *
The Unusuals *
Not returning from 2007–08:
The ABC Friday Night Movie
Big Shots
Carpoolers
Cashmere Mafia
Cavemen
Dance Machine
Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20before%201930 | Films produced in Norway before 1930:
1900s
1910s
1920s
External links
Norwegian film sorted by release date at the Internet Movie Database
1900s
Norwegian
Films
Norwegian
Films
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201930s | Films produced in Norway in the 1930s:
1930s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1930s
Lists of 1930s films
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201940s | Films produced in Norway in the 1940s:
1940s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1940s
Lists of 1940s films
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201950s | Films produced in Norway in the 1950s:
1950s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
References
1950s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201960s | Films produced in Norway in the 1960s:
1960s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1960s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201970s | Films produced in Norway in the 1970s:
1970s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1970s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201980s | Films produced in Norway in the 1980s:
1980s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1980s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%201990s | Films produced in Norway in the 1990s:
1990s
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
1990s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Norwegian%20films%20of%20the%202000s | Films produced in Norway in the 2000s:
References
External links
Norwegian film at the Internet Movie Database
2000s
Norwegian
Films |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided%20local%20search | Guided local search is a metaheuristic search method. A meta-heuristic method is a method that sits on top of a local search algorithm to change its behavior.
Guided local search builds up penalties during a search. It uses penalties to help local search algorithms escape from local minima and plateaus. When the given local search algorithm settles in a local optimum, GLS modifies the objective function using a specific scheme (explained below). Then the local search will operate using an augmented objective function, which is designed to bring the search out of the local optimum. The key is in the way that the objective function is modified.
Overview
Solution features
To apply GLS, solution features must be defined for the given problem. Solution features are defined to distinguish between solutions with different characteristics, so that regions of similarity around local optima can be recognized and avoided. The choice of solution features depends on the type of problem, and also to a certain extent on the local search algorithm. For each feature a cost function is defined.
Each feature is also associated with a penalty (initially set to 0) to record the number of occurrences of the feature in local minima.
The features and costs often come directly from the objective function. For example, in the traveling salesman problem, “whether the tour goes directly from city X to city Y” can be defined to be a feature. The distance between X and Y can be defined to be the cost. In the SAT and weighted MAX-SAT problems, the features can be “whether clause C satisfied by the current assignments”.
At the implementation level, we define for each feature an Indicator Function indicating whether the feature is present in the current solution or not. is 1 when solution exhibits property , 0 otherwise.
Selective penalty modifications
GLS computes the utility of penalising each feature. When the local search algorithm returns a local minimum x, GLS penalizes all those features (through increments to the penalty of the features) present in that solution which have maximum utility, , as defined below.
The idea is to penalise features that have high costs, although the utility of doing so decreases as the feature is penalised more and more often.
Searching through an augmented cost function
GLS uses an augmented cost function (defined below), to allow it to guide the local search algorithm out of the local minimum, through penalising features present in that local minimum. The idea is to make the local minimum more costly than the surrounding search space, where these features are not present.
The parameter λ may be used to alter the intensification of the search for solutions. A higher value for λ will result in a more diverse search, where plateaus and basins are searched more coarsely; a low value will result in a more intensive search for the solution, where the plateaus and basins in the search landscape are searched in finer detail. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed%20object%20communication | In a distributed computing environment, distributed object communication realizes communication between distributed objects. The main role is to allow objects to access data and invoke methods on remote objects (objects residing in non-local memory space). Invoking a method on a remote object is known as remote method invocation (RMI) or remote invocation, and is the object-oriented programming analog of a remote procedure call (RPC).
Class stubs and skeletons
The widely used approach on how to implement the communication channel is realized by using stubs and skeletons. They are generated objects whose structure and behavior depends on chosen communication protocol, but in general provide additional functionality that ensures reliable communication over the network.
In RMI, a stub (which is the bit on the client) is defined by the programmer as an interface. The rmic (rmi compiler) uses this to create the class stub. The stub performs type checking. The skeleton is defined in a class which implements the interface stub.
When a caller wants to perform remote call on the called object, it delegates requests to its stub which initiates communication with the remote skeleton. Consequently, the stub passes caller arguments over the network to the server skeleton. The skeleton then passes received data to the called object, waits for a response and returns the result to the client stub. Note that there is no direct communication between the caller and the called object.
In more details, the communication consists of several steps:
caller calls a local procedure implemented by the stub
stub marshalls call type and the input arguments into a request message
client stub sends the message over the network to the server and blocks the current execution thread
server skeleton receives the request message from the network
skeleton unpacks call type from the request message and looks up the procedure on the called object
skeleton unmarshalls procedure arguments
skeleton executes the procedure on the called object
called object performs a computation and returns the result
skeleton packs the output arguments into a response message
skeleton sends the message over the network back to the client
client stub receives the response message from the network
stub unpacks output arguments from the message
stub passes output arguments to the caller, releases execution thread and caller then continues in execution
The advantage of this architecture is that neither the caller nor the called object has to implement network related logic. This functionality, that ensures reliable communication channel over the network, has been moved to the stub and the skeleton layer.
Stub
The client side object participating in distributed object communication is known as a stub or proxy, and is an example of a proxy object.
The stub acts as a gateway for client side objects and all outgoing requests to server side objects that are routed through it. The stub wraps |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis%20Light%20Metro | The Tunis Metro (Tunis light metro, also Tunis light rail, , el-metrū el-khfīf li-mdīnat tūnis) is an expanding public transportation network for the Tunis metropolitan area that was started in 1985. It is a light rail system.
Tunis Metro's light rail system has its track at a surface level generally with its rail bed, but at key intersections, the system goes underground to avoid congestion or has the right of way. Together with the TGM commuter rail line, it is managed by the parastatal transport authority Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu).
While some African cities once had traditional electric tram systems, all but the Alexandria Tram were discontinued. The Tunis Metro's modern light rail system was originally unique in Africa, but there are now modern trams in Algeria and Morocco, as well.
History
Tunis had an older electric tram system that, like in many cities, eventually was dismantled. With the post-war growth of the metropolitan area and the traffic congestion that followed, the need for a commuter transportation system became evident. The city eventually decided to link the suburbs to the city centre with a modern network of light rail. Preliminary studies were undertaken in 1974. The system was delivered as a turnkey operation by a consortium led by Siemens. The Société du métro léger de Tunis (SMLT) was founded in 1981 to manage the operation.
Public transport is overseen by Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport, with constituent bodies operating the various modes. The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) has continued development of the heavy rail standard and metre gauge routes, initiated under French control, with the operation centred on Tunis.
Tunis is set on low-lying land around several lakes just inland from the Mediterranean Sea coast. The heart of the city, the Medina, has a street pattern that long pre-dates the industrial era or motorised transport. In 2003, the city’s road and rail public transport modes came together under the jurisdiction of the Société des Transports de Tunis, operating under the Transtu name.
Accounting for almost three-quarters of revenue (2006), the company operates 217 bus routes over with a fleet of 1,114 vehicles. As with most other large cities, road congestion is a feature of Tunis, although the challenge for public transport is as much about increasing the capacity of their already well-used services as it is about stemming the rise in car use.
Construction on Line 1 started in 1981, and passenger services commenced in 1985. In 1989, Line 2 was placed into operation, with Lines 3 and 4 following the next year. Line 5 became operative in 1992, while in the same year, Line 3 was extended to its current length. In 1997, the extension of Line 4 was inaugurated, and further construction for an extension to La Manouba was started in 2007. The Société des transports de Tunis took over management in 2003; it was formed by joining the SMLT and the Société nationale de tra |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUHA%20%28computer%20science%29 | In computer science, SUHA (Simple Uniform Hashing Assumption) is a basic assumption that facilitates the mathematical analysis of hash tables. The assumption states that a hypothetical hashing function will evenly distribute items into the slots of a hash table. Moreover, each item to be hashed has an equal probability of being placed into a slot, regardless of the other elements already placed. This assumption generalizes the details of the hash function and allows for certain assumptions about the stochastic system.
Applications
SUHA is most commonly used as a foundation for mathematical proofs describing the properties and behavior of hash tables in theoretical computer science. Minimizing hashing collisions can be achieved with a uniform hashing function. These functions often rely on the specific input data set and can be quite difficult to implement. Assuming uniform hashing allows hash table analysis to be made without exact knowledge of the input or the hash function used.
Mathematical implications
Certain properties of hash tables can be derived once uniform hashing is assumed.
Uniform distribution
Under the assumption of uniform hashing, given a hash function h, and a hash table of size m, the probability that two non-equal elements will hash to the same slot is
Collision chain length
Under the assumption of uniform hashing, the load factor and the average chain length of a hash table of size m with n elements will be
Successful lookup
Under the assumption of uniform hashing, the average time (in big-O notation) to successfully find an element in a hash table using chaining is
Unsuccessful lookup
Under the assumption of uniform hashing, the average time (in big-O notation) to unsuccessfully find an element in a hash table using chaining is
Example
A simple example of using SUHA can be seen while observing an arbitrary hash table of size 10 and a data set of 30 unique elements. If chaining is used to deal with collisions, the average chain length of this hash table may be a desirable value. Without any assumptions and with no more additional information about the data or hash function, the chain length cannot be estimated. With SUHA however, we can state that because of an assumed uniform hashing, each element has an equal probability of mapping to a slot. Since no particular slot should be favored over another, the 30 elements should hash into the 10 slots uniformly. This will produce a hash table with, on average, 10 chains each of length 3
See also
Hash Table
Hash Collision
Perfect Hashing
References
General
Hashing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi%20Safari | Delhi Safari (also known as Jungle Safari) is a 2012 Indian computer-animated musical comedy film written and directed by Nikkhil Advani. The film traces the journey of five animals from Mumbai to Delhi as they struggle against an oppressive regime. It has been produced by Krayon Pictures (a Pune-based 3D animation studio). Based on a story and concept by Advani, the film's Hindi-language version features the voices of Akshaye Khanna, Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Boman Irani and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay of the film is written by Girish Dhamija and Suresh Nair. The music of the film is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, while the lyrics are penned by Sameer. It is India's first stereoscopic 3D animation feature film. The film released in India on 19 October 2012. Delhi Safari has been granted exemption from entertainment tax in the states of Maharashtra and Delhi. At the 60th National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film. The English-language version of the film has voices by Tom Kenny, Carlos Alazraqui, Jason Alexander, Cary Elwes, Tara Strong, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams and Brad Garrett. The international sales of the film is being handled by Fantastic Films International. The film was released in the United States on 7 December 2012.
Plot
The film starts with Yuvraj (or 'Yuvi', for short) saying that he lost his father, Sultan in the morning, but doesn't want to lose his home at any cost. The film carries a flashback of the morning with Yuvi and Sultan playing in the forest and Sultan teaching self-defence to Yuvi while his mother, Begum, enters. The two mock her for her overly caring attitude towards son that gets her angry and she leaves. Soon, Begum forgives Sultan and Yuvraj. However, while coming back, a whole pack of bulldozers come from nowhere and proceed to demolish the surrounding jungle. Begum manages to escape, but Yuvi and Sultan are trapped. The two land at a site in the forest where they see all the trees missing. In a bid to save Yuvi, Sultan catches Yuvi in his mouth and tosses him to Begum. However, he himself is killed by a human wielding a shotgun, making the whole forest a large enemy of the humans. A talk happens with attendants of all the animals in the area. Many believe that leaving their homes is the only way to survive; however, Bajrangi, a monkey, says that he would beat out the wits of those men with his so-called "vanarsena" - Marela and Bharela, but Bagga the bear advises him to talk to humans and Bajrangi asks whether there is anyone who knows the language of humans. A white bird, seemingly a pigeon, Hawa Hawaai pipes up, saying he knows someone who knows both animal and human languages. Yuvi meets the white bird the next day, and asks who is the one he said about. The white bird says the animal he spoke of is Alex, a parrot who lives with a director, Vikram Khosla. Bajrangi, his "army" of two monkeys, Hawa Hawaai, Bagga, and Yuvi go and kidnap the parrot and co |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous%20%28hacker%20group%29 | Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology.
Anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing as an "anarchic", digitized "global brain" or "hivemind". Anonymous members (known as anons) can sometimes be distinguished in public by the wearing of Guy Fawkes masks in the style portrayed in the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta. Some anons also opt to mask their voices through voice changers or text-to-speech programs.
Dozens of people have been arrested for involvement in Anonymous cyberattacks in countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, India, and Turkey. Evaluations of the group's actions and effectiveness vary widely. Supporters have called the group "freedom fighters" and digital Robin Hoods, while critics have described them as "a cyber lynch-mob" or "cyber terrorists". In 2012, Time called Anonymous one of the "100 most influential people" in the world. Anonymous' media profile diminished by 2018, but the group re-emerged in 2020 to support the George Floyd protests and other causes.
Philosophy
Internal dissent is also a regular feature of the group. A website associated with the group describes it as "an Internet gathering" with "a very loose and decentralized command structure that operates on ideas rather than directives". Gabriella Coleman writes of the group: "In some ways, it may be impossible to gauge the intent and motive of thousands of participants, many of who don't even bother to leave a trace of their thoughts, motivations, and reactions. Among those that do, opinions vary considerably."
Broadly speaking, Anons oppose Internet censorship and control and the majority of their actions target governments, organizations, and corporations that they accuse of censorship. Anons were early supporters of the global Occupy movement and the Arab Spring. Since 2008, a frequent subject of disagreement within Anonymous is whether members should focus on pranking and entertainment or more serious (and, in some cases, political) activism.
{{blockquote|text=We [Anonymous] just happen to be a group of people on the Internet who needjust kind of an outlet to do as we wish, that we wouldn't be able to do in regular society. ...That's more or less the point of it. Do as you wish. ... There's a common phrase: 'we are doing it for the lulz.'|author=Trent Peacock|source='Search Engine: The Face of Anonymous, February 7, 2008.}}
Because Anonymous has no leadership, no action can be attributed to the membership as a whole. Parmy Olson and others have criticized media coverage that presents the group as well-organized or homogeneous; Olson writes, "There was no single leader |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television%20Southern | TVS Television (called TVS), originally known as Southern Television Guangdong is a regional Chinese language sub-network under Guangdong Radio and Television in Southern China. TVS is based in Guangzhou and covers mainly in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Most of the channels programming and broadcast is mainly in Cantonese, with additional Mandarin Chinese broadcasts.
Founded in 2001, it is the sister station of Guangdong TV under the Southern Media Corporation.
Although technically a state owned station, TVS is modelled after TVB of Hong Kong and TDM of Macau, and is targeted at the Pearl Delta Region by the Chinese government.
News reports are in both Cantonese and Mandarin.
TVS has several channels (TVS1, TVS2, TVS3, TVS4, TVS5) and the TVS 2 covers most of the population in China and is the first Cantonese satellite TV channel with world-wide coverage, including Australia, Canada and USA.
See also
Guangzhou Television
Guangdong TV
Kah Lai Toi
References
TVS Home
Television networks in China
Television channels and stations established in 2001
Mass media in Guangzhou
Television in China |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Conference%20on%20Developments%20in%20Language%20Theory | DLT, the International Conference on Developments in Language Theory is an academic conference in the field
of computer science
held annually under the auspices of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science. Like most theoretical computer science conferences its contributions are strongly peer-reviewed; the articles appear in proceedings published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Extended versions of selected papers of each year's conference appear in international journals, such as Theoretical Computer Science and International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science.
Topics of the conference
Typical topics include:
grammars, acceptors and transducers for words, trees and graphs
algebraic theories of automata
algorithmic, combinatorial and algebraic properties of words and languages
variable length codes
symbolic dynamics
cellular automata
polyominoes and multidimensional patterns
decidability questions
image manipulation and compression
efficient text algorithms
relationships between formal language theory and cryptography, concurrency, complexity theory and logic
bio-inspired computing and quantum computing
History of the Conference
The DLT conference series was established by Grzegorz Rozenberg and Arto Salomaa in 1993. Since 2010, the Steering Committee chairman is Juhani Karhumäki.
23rd DLT 2019 in Warsaw, Poland
22nd DLT 2018 in Tokyo, Japan
21st DLT 2017 in Liège, Belgium
20th DLT 2016 in Montreal, Canada
19th DLT 2015 in Liverpool, England
18th DLT 2014 in Ekaterinburg, Russia
17th DLT 2013 in Marne-la-Vallée, France
16th DLT 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan
15th DLT 2011 in Milan, Italy
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 23(5), August 2012
14th DLT 2010 in London (Ontario), Canada
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 22(7), November 2011
13th DLT 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 22(2), February 2011
12th DLT 2008 in Kyoto, Japan
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 21(4), August 2010
11th DLT 2007 in Turku, Finland
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 19(3), June 2008
10th DLT 2006 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Special Issue: Theoretical Computer Science 376(1-2), May 2007
9th DLT 2005 in Palermo, Italy
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 17(3), June 2006
8th DLT 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand
Special Issue: International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science 16(4), August 2005
7th DLT 2003 in Szeged, Hungary
Special Issue: Theoretical Computer Science, 327(3), 2004
6th DLT 2002 in Kyoto, Japan
5th DLT 2001 in Vienna, Austria
4th DLT 1999 in Aachen, Germany
3rd DLT 1997 in Thessaloniki, Greece
2nd DLT 1995 in Magdeburg, Germany
1st DLT 1993 in Turku, Finland
See also
List of computer science conferences contains other academic |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptional%20Complexity%20of%20Formal%20Systems | DCFS, the International Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems is an annual academic conference in the
field of computer science.
Beginning with the 2011 edition, the proceedings of the workshop appear in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Already since the very beginning, extended versions of selected papers are published as special issues of the International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, the Journal of Automata, Languages and Combinatorics, of Theoretical Computer Science, and of Information and Computation In 2002 DCFS was the result of the merger of the workshops DCAGRS (Descriptional Complexity of Automata, Grammars and Related Structures) and FDSR (Formal Descriptions and Software Reliability). The workshop is often collocated with international conferences in related fields, such as ICALP, DLT and CIAA.
Topics of the workshop
Typical topics include:
various measures of descriptional complexity of automata, grammars, languages and of related systems
trade-offs between descriptional complexity and mode of operation
circuit complexity of Boolean functions and related measures
succinctness of description of (finite) objects
state complexity of finite automata
descriptional complexity in resource-bounded or structure-bounded environments
structural complexity
descriptional complexity of formal systems for applications (e.g. software reliability, software and hardware testing, modelling of natural languages)
descriptional complexity aspects of nature-motivated (bio-inspired) architectures and unconventional models of computing
Kolmogorov–Chaitin complexity and descriptional complexity
As such, the topics of the conference overlap with those of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 1.2 on descriptional complexity.
Significance
In a survey on descriptional complexity, state that "since more than a decade the Workshop on 'Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems' (DCFS), [...] has contributed substantially to the development of [its] field of research." In a talk on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the workshop, gave an overview about trends and directions in research papers presented at DCFS.
History of the workshop
Chairs of the Steering Committee of the DCFS workshop series:
Basic information on each DCFS event, as well as on its precursors, DCAGRS and FSDR, is included in the following table.
See also
The list of computer science conferences contains other academic conferences in computer science.
References
Bianca Truthe: "Report on DCFS 2008." Bulletin of the EATCS 96:160-161, October 2008. Online edition accessed Feb 9, 2009.
Talk held at the 11th DCFS in Magdeburg, Germany, July 6–9, 2009.
Ian McQuillan: "Report on DCFS 2009." Bulletin of the EATCS 99:185-187, October 2009. Online edition accessed Nov 24, 2009.
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, official website.
Andreas Malcher: "Report on DCFS 2012. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference%20on%20Implementation%20and%20Application%20of%20Automata | CIAA, the International Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata is an annual academic conference in the field of computer science.
Its purpose is to bring together members of the academic, research, and industrial community who have an interest in the theory, implementation, and application of automata and related structures. There, the conference concerns research on all aspects of implementation and application of automata and related structures, including theoretical aspects. In 2000, the conference grew out of the Workshop on Implementation of Automata (WIA).
Like most theoretical computer science conferences its contributions are strongly peer-reviewed; the articles appear in proceedings published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Extended versions of selected papers of each year's conference alternatingly appear in the journals Theoretical Computer Science and International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science. Every year a best paper award is presented.
Topics of the Conference
Since the focus of the conference is on applied theory,
contributions usually come from a widespread range of application domains.
Typical topics of the conference include, among others, the following,
as they relate to automata:
Bio-inspired computing
Complexity of automata operations, state complexity
Compilers
Computer-aided verification, model checking
Concurrency
Data and image compression
Design and architecture of automata software
Document engineering
Natural language processing
Pattern matching
Teaching of automata theory
Text processing
Techniques for graphical display of automata
History of the Conference
The CIAA conference series was founded by Darrell Raymond and Derick Wood.
Since 2013, the Steering committee is chaired by Kai Salomaa.
See also
List of computer science conferences contains other academic conferences in computer science
References
.
External links
official website of CIAA
CIAA proceedings information from DBLP
Theoretical computer science conferences
Automata (computation)
Formal languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KYCM | KYCM (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Alamogordo, New Mexico. The station is owned by Your Christian Companion Network, Inc. It airs a Religious radio format.
The station was assigned the KYCM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 26, 2006.
References
External links
KYCM's website
YCM |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Carfree%20Network | The World Carfree Network (WCN) is an international network that coordinates the actions of car-free advocates from around the world. It is the main hub of the global car-free movement. The World Carfree Network brings together roughly 90-member organisations and many more individuals dedicated to promoting alternatives to car dependence and automobile-based planning at the international level. Working to reduce the human impact on the natural environment while improving the quality of life for all are major goals.
History
The network grew out of the activities of Car Busters, an international organisation within the carfree movement founded in 1997. The name Car Busters continued to be used in its joined spelling for Carbusters Magazine. Carbusters Magazine celebrated ten years of existence in 2008.
The Towards Carfree Cities conference series is one of the principal activities every year in the network. The conference has been held so far eight times and on three different continents:
Towards Carfree Cities I: October 26-November 1, 1997 - Lyon, France
Towards Carfree Cities II: April 10–15, 2000 - Timișoara, Romania
Towards Carfree Cities III: March 17–22, 2003 - Prague, Czech Republic
Towards Carfree Cities IV: July 19–24, 2004 - Berlin, Germany
Towards Carfree Cities V: July 18–22, 2005 - Budapest, Hungary
Towards Carfree Cities VI: September 20–24, 2006 - Bogotá, Colombia
Towards Carfree Cities VII: August 27–31, 2007 - Istanbul, Turkey
Towards Carfree Cities VIII: June 16–20, 2008, Portland, Oregon, USA
Towards Carfree Cities IX: 28 June-1 July 2010, York, UK
Towards Carfree Cities X: 5–9 September 2011, Guadalajara, Mexico
Activities
The network runs many projects and activities. Some of these are run by the network's International Coordination Centre (ICC). Others are coordinated in a decentralised manner by network members. Others still, such as the Towards Carfree Cities conference series, function by consensus between a project coordinator at the ICC and one or more local partners.
World Carfree News monthly e-bulletin
Carbusters Magazine
Car-Free Days coordination and resources
Towards Carfree Cities conference series
World Carfree Network Resource Centre
Carfree Green Pages online directory
International Youth Exchanges (on irregular basis)
Ecotopia Biketour coordination assistance
Visegrad Publications Project (Central Europe)
Autoholics Anonymous (UK)
Carfree_Network discussion list
Its International Coordination Centre is located in Prague, Czech Republic. See also list of car-free places.
See also
Carfree city
External links
World Carfree Network website
Carfree.com website
International environmental organizations
Car-free movement |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championship%20Manager%202008 | Championship Manager 2008 is an iteration in Eidos' Championship Manager series of computer games.
It is available for Windows and Mac although there is no PSP version as there was in Championship Manager 2007. The game was released on November 2, 2007.
Features
Users can now play in a multi-player mode, meaning that they can have more than one person on an account. Also, users can manage nations and can apply "Club Benefactor", which lets the user have more money, although these additions were added in the previous Championship Manager. Another feature is the addition of more leagues – for example, the Australian League – player tendencies and team talks.
The game uses ProZone tool to give a comprehensive database of player statistics.
Reaction
Championship Manager 2008 received average reviews but was criticised by GameSpot UK who said it "ultimately fails because it doesn't seem to know who it's aiming at".
GameSpot gave Championship Manager 2008 a score of "6". PC Gamer UK gave the game 72 out of 100 but Ferrango gave it 45 out of 100, showing the reception of the game was mixed.
Other Versions
A mobile version of this game, Championship Manager 2008 Mobile was developed in 2008, by BAFTA award-winning mobile games developer Dynamo Games.
See also
Football Manager 2008
References
2007 video games
Association football management video games
Beautiful Game Studios games
Eidos Interactive games
MacOS games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Windows games
Dynamo Games games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgrind | Helgrind may refer to:
Helgrind, the main entrance to Hel in Norse mythology
Helgrind, a part of the computer programming tool Valgrind
Helgrind, a mountain in the Inheritance cycle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Dann | Michael Harold Dann (September 11, 1921 – May 27, 2016) was an American television executive.
Dann was vice president of programming at CBS from 1963 to 1970, having worked there since leaving NBC in the late 1950s. He took a pragmatic approach to programming, opting not to enforce a personal vision for the network other than to try to get more viewers without regard to key demographics. To this effect, he commissioned a number of rural sitcoms for the network (a format he personally hated) and, in 1967, canceled all of the network's profitable, but low-rated, game shows. He believed in the notions of hammocking and tent-pole programming, in which a new or struggling sitcom could be made more successful by putting more successful shows before and after it. Many of Dann's approaches to programming would be reversed when Fred Silverman replaced Dann in 1970; Silverman orchestrated the "rural purge" and took the network into a more urban-oriented direction.
After leaving CBS, Dann joined the upstart Children's Television Workshop, where he spearheaded the Sesame Street international co-productions. In 1977, Dann was recruited to program the experimental interactive television system, QUBE
Dann's career with CBS is chronicled in Les Brown's book, Televi$ion: The Business Behind The Box.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan in September 1921. Dann died in May 2016 at the age of 94.
References
External links
Museum.tv
Time magazine article
1921 births
2016 deaths
Businesspeople from Detroit
American television executives
CBS executives
CBS Vice Presidents of Programs
20th-century American businesspeople |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite%20Server%20Backup | Yosemite Server Backup (YSB) was cross-platform backup software developed by Barracuda Networks, Inc. After acquiring Yosemite Technologies, Barracuda Networks released Yosemite Server Backup as the first offering in their Barracuda Ware line of products. YSB ran on 32- and 64-bit systems, and could back up to both hard disks and tapes. Yosemite Server Backup is no longer a stand alone package as of Sept. 30, 2017. It is now part of Barracuda Backup.
References
Novell NetWare
Backup software for Linux
Backup software for Windows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmap%20%28disambiguation%29 | Bitmap is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images.
Bitmap or bit map may also refer to:
Bit array, general bit-addressed data structures
Bitmap graphics, also known as raster graphics, an image represented by a generally rectangular grid of pixels (co-sitting points of colors)
Bitmap file format, a bitmap graphics file format with .bmp filename extension
Bitmap index
Free-space bitmap, an array of bits that tracks which disk storage blocks are in-use
See also
Bit
BMP (disambiguation)
Map |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KYKX | KYKX (105.7 FM) is an Alpha Media radio station, licensed to Longview, Texas, United States, and serving East Texas with a country music format. KYKX features programming from Fox News Radio and the Bobby Bones Radio Show. KYKX maintains two separate studios; 4408 North US Highway 259 in Longview, and 210 South Broadway Ave., Suite 100 in Tyler. The transmitter site is located north of Longview.
Translators
Sister stations
KYKX's East Texas sister stations are 104.1 KKUS Tyler, 96.7 KOYE Frankston, 106.5 KOOI Jacksonville, and 107.9 KTLH Hallsville.
History
KYKX can trace its roots back to Longview's first FM station, KLTI-FM, which went on the air at 105.9 MHz on October 27, 1948. KLTI-FM was founded and operated by R.G. LeTourneau of the LeTourneau Institute and LeTourneau Industries, and was co-operated with KLTI 1280 kHz. KLTI-FM ran an easy listening and classical music format, and provided functional music to local businesses. Functional music on FM was a predecessor of Muzak, providing background music to businesses and operated via a decoder box that would receive a tone from the station that muted the station's commercials. KLTI AM and FM transmitted from a tower on Signal Hill in south Longview, across from LeTourneau Industries. The tower, a south Longview landmark because of its unique Eiffelized style, still stands today and is used by low power television station KLGV-LP. KLTI-FM went off the air sometime in 1955 or 1956.
In 1959, H.A. (Tony) Bridge and Radio Longview, Inc purchased KLTI, including the Signal Hill tower, transmitter, and studios. This purchase also included equipment from the defunct KLTI-FM that was most likely used in some extent to bring Longview's second FM station to the air 4 years later. Bridge changed the calls of KLTI to KLUE and put in place a Top 40 format that was a fixture in Longview on 1280 kHz until the early 1980s.
On March 3, 1963, Bridge signed on KLUE-FM at 105.7 MHz. Its initial power was 6.2 kW. KLUE-FM was not a simulcast of 1280 KLUE, and most likely had an automated easy listening format, with stacks of records repeating every day. In 1967, KLUE-FM upgraded their power to 36 kW.
In 1969, the calls were changed to KHER-FM.
On July 1, 1974, KHER-FM was sold to Rusty Reynolds' and Dick Osborne's Stereo 105 Inc., the calls were changed to KYKX, and the country music format began, and has maintained the format to the present. Rusty eventually moved the transmitter to West Mountain at 100KW, and was upgraded to a "Class C". The studios were moved to Judson Road.
On November 1, 1985, KYKX was sold to Radio Sungroup of Texas, Inc. During Sungroup's ownership, The KYKX transmitter site was moved to the corner of SH 300 and 1844
On July 23, 1998, KYKX was sold to Sunburst Media
On October 18, 2000, KYKX was sold to Waller Media.
On January 7, 2005, KYKX was sold to Access.1 Texas License Company LLC.
Alpha Media LLC purchased KYKX and eight other stations in Texas and Louisiana from Access |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPRO%20%28Texas%29 | KPRO (1410 AM) was a terrestrial American radio station licensed to serve the city of Marshall, Texas. KPRO was last owned by RCA Broadcasting LLC. The station broadcast the Galaxy Nostalgia Network, a nostalgia talk format.
On December 19, 2014, Access.1 filed to transfer the license of KCUL 1410 to RCA Broadcasting LLC of Texas. The FCC approved the transfer to RCA Broadcasting on February 7, 2015. The sale to RCA Broadcasting was consummated March 20, 2015, ending Access.1's 15-year ownership of KCUL.
On July 10, 2018, RCA Broadcasting was granted a construction permit to build a 250-watt FM translator to relay the-then KZEY programming. The translator was to operate at 102.5 MHz, transmitting from the KPRO transmitter site at 3120 W Houston Street in Marshall. The translator signed on the air on October 17, 2019.
Translator
History
KPRO first signed on the air in 1957 as KADO, and was owned by the Caddo Broadcasting Company. 1410 was built at 200 Interstate 20 West, along I-20 and highway 59 south on the feeder road. 1410 was a complete Gates turn-key facility, including a BC500K transmitter and Gates Phasor. 1410 was sold many many times in its early days.
In 1965, 1410 was and the call letters were changed to KDOX.
In 1976, 1410 changed formats and its call letters, becoming KKYR "Kicker 1410". KKYR was a country music station, but only lasted six years due to saturation by the FM country stations.
On November 11, 1983, 1410 changed call letters again to KCUL. For 20 years, KCUL-AM-FM played oldies (50s and 60s rock and roll). The KCUL call letters were originally on 1540 (now KAMM) in University Park, Texas from 1949 to 1967.
In 2005 (with the acquisition of the Waller Media stations by Access.1), the live, local oldies programming ceased. Access.1 created a trimulcast of 104.1 KKUS Tyler and 1370 KFRO Longview, "The Ranch" (Classic Country).
KCUL, for a brief period, switched to Christian Talk from the Moody Bible Institute.
KCUL formerly simulcast the Fox Sports Radio Network with former sister station KFRO.
The station was still located at its original transmitter site along I-20 at the Hwy 59 exit. The control point was once again at the transmitter and studio site.
On March 20, 2015, RCA Broadcasting officially closed on KCUL, and the FCC consummated the sale from Access.1 to RCA Broadcasting. KCUL was RCA's first radio station.
On April 24, 2015, 1410 KCUL changed its call sign to KZEY. This was to completely distance the AM from the FM that was kept by Access.1 and went into an LMA sales agreement with Alpha Media. It was also done to better position 1410 in Marshall, as the KZEY-FM call sign was in the market for 10+ years.
On October 1, 2019, KCUL-FM was acquired by RCA Broadcasting, LLC, reuniting the legendary combo of 1410 AM and 92.3 FM.
On October 22, 2019, the KCUL call sign returned to AM 1410 after more than four years. The return was short, as KCUL and KPRO switched call letters on May 27, 2020.
RCA Broadc |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEES | KEES (1430 AM) is a Catholic religious radio station, paired with an FM translator, licensed to Gladewater, Texas. Affiliated with the Guadalupe Radio Network, it is owned by La Promesa Foundation.
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History
1430 signed on the air in 1947. It was assigned the call sign KSIJ and had a power of 500 watts. In the 1950s KSIJ had a top 40/Country format that featured the station manager and program director, Tom Perryman. Thanks to Tom, KSIJ became the first station in Texas to have Elvis Presley on the air. Due to the geographic location of Gladewater and KSIJ Tom was able to get new up-and-comers from The Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport as well as the performers from the Reo Palm Isle Club in Longview. Tom brought Elvis, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Johnny Horton to the station on the air and had the station promote and arrange their concerts. Tom Perryman built KSIJ into the top station in Gregg County due to his hard work and influence in the music business. Tom Perryman later went to WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, then to KGRI Henderson, Texas, and is now on KKUS 104.1 the Ranch in Tyler, Texas.
In the 1970s, 1430 added another tower and powered up to 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts night.
In the 1980s, Matt Williams bought the station and changed it from a music station to talk on AM. Williams later sold KEES to Citadel. Citadel in turn sold 1430 KEES, 600 KTBB, 1330 KDOK, 92.1 KDOK-FM, and 1490 KGKB to Paul Gleiser.
Gleiser simulcasted KTBB on KEES, as the 600 signal did not cover Gregg county very well. The simulcast ended in 2006, when Gleiser sold KEES and KGLD 1330 to its current owners Salt Of The Earth Broadcasting of Baytown, Texas.
Effective December 3, 2020, Salt of the Earth Broadcasting sold KEES to LA Promesa Foundation for $125,000.
References
External links
Gospel radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Texas
EES |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone%20%26%20Pocket%20PC | Smartphone & Pocket PC was published every two months by Thaddeus Computing and covered Windows Mobile devices, software, and accessories. It included news, tips, articles, reviews, how-tos, and an enterprise section. Its headquarters was in Fairfield, Iowa.
History
The publishing company Thaddeus Computing, formerly called Personalized Software, was founded in 1985. The company's initial publication, The Portable Paper, was a newsletter covering the HP Portable (aka HP 110) and HP Portable Plus (aka HP 110 Plus). When that line of computers was discontinued in 1991, Thaddeus Computing launched a newsletter related to Hewlett-Packard's series of Palmtop PCs including the HP 95LX, HP 100LX, HP 200LX etc. called The HP Palmtop Paper. It was discontinued in 1999 following the demise of the HP Palmtops.
As the market moved towards PDAs, in 1997 Thaddeus Computing launched Handheld PC Magazine, the company's first glossy magazine. It covered the Handheld PC devices based on Microsoft's new Windows CE software. In 2000, with Microsoft's launch of the Pocket PC hardware specification and software suite, the name was changed to Pocket PC. As Microsoft phased out the use of the Pocket PC nomenclature in lieu of Windows Mobile in 2007, the name of the magazine was changed to Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
As editorial coverage of technology shifts away from print publications and to the Internet, Smartphone & Pocket PC expanded its online offerings, which included complete archives of past issues, a product encyclopedia, and expert blogs. The magazine ceased publication in 2008.
Thaddeus Computing also published iPhone Life.
Contributors
Most of the writers for the magazine and the web site were enthusiasts in various professions rather than staff writers.
References
Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1997
Magazines disestablished in 2008
Magazines published in Iowa
Windows Mobile
1997 establishments in Iowa
2008 disestablishments in Iowa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encore%20Computer | Encore Computer was an early pioneer in the parallel computing market, based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Although offering several system designs beginning in 1985, they were never as well known as other companies in this field such as Pyramid Technology, Alliant, and the most similar systems Sequent and FLEX.
Encore was founded in 1983 by: Kenneth Fisher, former CEO of Prime Computer; Gordon Bell, an engineering vice president from Digital Equipment Corporation responsible for the development of the VAX; and, Henry Burkhardt III, co-founder of Data General and Kendall Square Research. Their goal was to build massively parallel machines from commodity processors; their first design, the Multimax, was released in September 1985. This was one of the first commercial designs to make use of bus snooping, allowing many processors to share the same memory efficiently.
History
In 1988 Encore purchased the former Systems Engineering Laboratories (SEL) from Nippon Mining. SEL, founded in 1961, built high-performance electronics systems for industrial monitoring and control purposes, and was purchased by Gould Electronics in 1980; Gould was in turn purchased by Nippon Mining in 1988.
SEL computers were used in many military flight simulators; because of US government regulations which forbid foreign companies from owning control of companies providing key components of the national defense, Nippon had to sell SEL. Nippon in essence paid Encore to buy the computer division.
Encore then turned, as did most of the market, to RISC-based CPUs. They chose the Motorola 88000, and released the Encore-91 in late 1991, supporting two (9102) or four (9104) CPUs running at 25 MHz. A bottom-up redesign for the new processor led to the Infinity 90 series, starting with the Infinity 90/ES in 1994. The ES supported between 2 and 2,045 Motorola 88110 CPUs running at 50 MHz. Several newer machines in the Infinity 90 series were released, but Encore again found its CPU supplier changing direction as Motorola dropped development of the 88000 series to concentrate on the PowerPC.
Trying again, this time in the high-performance real-time market, Encore turned to the Alpha 21064 to create the Infinity R/T Model 300, which first shipped in late 1994. By this point the massively parallel market was being encroached on by machines made up of large numbers of commodity machines, and Encore released a single-CPU workstation running OSF/1, the Series 90 RT 3000. It was intended to be used either standalone or as a node in a massively parallel machine.
Encore also worked on a modified RISC design known as the RSX. This was intended to operate in two modes, one as a normal CPU node for clusters, and in a CONCEPT/32 compatibility mode, which emulated earlier custom hardware from the real-time side of the company. Encore continues to offer upgrade paths for their earlier systems, some of which date back to 1975.
Parts of the computing side of the company were sold off over t |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Tomczak | Larry Tomczak is a Christian evangelist and author. He co-founded People of Destiny International, a network of churches, and was editor of People of Destiny magazine. Tomczak is the author of several books, most prominently Clap Your Hands!, an autobiography.
Early life
Tomczak was born into a Roman Catholic family in Ohio, and in his youth was part of a local rock band.
Tomczak was involved in the charismatic renewal of the 1970s, as described in his book Clap Your Hands! Together with C.J. Mahaney, Tomczak co-founded the Covenant Life Church, which would later become known as the Sovereign Grace Churches. Tomczak eventually left the ministry in 1998, at the time citing theological differences.
In July 2011, Tomczak released a letter stating that he and Mahaney have since reconciled, and that Mahaney has made a full apology to Tomczak and his family for any wrongdoing on the part of the ministry.
In November 2011, however, Tomczak released another letter stating that Sovereign Grace Churches had subjected him and his family to spiritual abuse, slander, and blackmailing. In particular, they had questioned Tomczak's fitness as a father due to what Tomczak called his son's "teenage rebellion". Tomczak now asserts that his family left Sovereign Grace Churches to escape this abuse.
Slander lawsuit settlement
In 1983, Tomczak paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit for repeatedly slandering psychiatrist Thomas Anthony Harris and his wife, Amy, authors of the best-seller I'm O.K. - You're OK.
In 1983 The New York Times reported that Tomczak repeatedly and publicly claimed "'Most people today don't know that the author of that book committed suicide about two years ago, and yet people are still practicing some of his philosophies." Dr. Harris was still alive, and in fact died 12 years later at the age of 85.
According to Dr. Harris, the lies "hurt his reputation, forced cancellation of speaking appearances, and caused a 50 percent drop in book sales."
Views on homosexuality
Tomczak subscribes to the research of Paul Cameron which claims that gays and lesbians suffer higher rates of mental illness and suicide, among other things, and links these to their inherent sexuality. Tomczak has expressed his view that sexual orientation is a learned behavior:
People are not born homosexual. According to Scripture and science, homosexuality is not part of someone's biological constitution. People will argue to the contrary, but being gay is not like left-handedness. There is absolutely no scientific evidence of a gay gene. Nature or nurture? The answer is the latter. This is not opinion; it's truth.
In January 2015, Tomczak wrote a letter on The Christian Post to television personality Ellen DeGeneres, after she mentioned a recent article of his on her show to argue "I don't have an agenda".
Personal life
Tomczak has been married for over 40 years and has four children. He lives in the Nashville metropolitan area.
Throughout 2020, Tomczak was a strong s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRUC | KRUC (88.9 FM, "Radio Cadena Manantial") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Las Cruces, New Mexico. The station is owned by World Radio Network, Inc. It airs an evangelical, interdenominational Spanish language Religious radio format.
The station was assigned the KRUC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 18, 1987. The station is a simulcast of KVER-FM in El Paso, Texas.
Translators
References
External links
Radio Cadena Manantial website
RUC
RUC
Astoria, Oregon
Mass media in Maricopa County, Arizona
Mass media in McAllen, Texas
Goshen, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
RUC
Radio stations established in 1987 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20visual%20system%20model | A human visual system model (HVS model) is used by image processing, video processing and computer vision experts to deal with biological and psychological processes that are not yet fully understood. Such a model is used to simplify the behaviours of what is a very complex system. As our knowledge of the true visual system improves, the model is updated.
Psychovisual study is the study of the psychology of vision.
The human visual system model can be used to produce desired effects in perception and vision. Examples of using an HVS model include color television, lossy compression, and Cathode-ray tube (CRT) television.
Originally it was thought that colour television required too high a bandwidth for the then available technology. Then it was noticed that the colour resolution of the HVS was much lower than the brightness resolution; this allowed colour to be squeezed into the signal by chroma subsampling.
Another example is lossy image compression, like JPEG. Our HVS model says that we cannot see high frequency detail so in JPEG we can quantise these components without a perceptible loss of quality. Similar concepts are applied in audio compression, where sound frequencies inaudible to humans are bandstop filtered.
Several HVS features are derived from evolution, when we needed to defend ourselves or hunt for food. We often see demonstrations of HVS features when we are looking at optical illusions.
Block diagram of HVS
Assumptions about the HVS
Low-pass filter characteristic (limited number of rods in human eye): see Mach bands
Lack of colour resolution (fewer cones in human eye than rods)
Motion sensitivity
More sensitive in peripheral vision
Stronger than texture sensitivity, e.g. viewing a camouflaged animal
Texture stronger than disparity 3D depth resolution does not need to be so accurate
Integral Face recognition (babies smile at faces)
Depth inverted face looks normal (facial features overrule depth information)
Upside down face with inverted mouth and eyes looks normal
Examples of taking advantage of an HVS model
Flicker frequency of film and television using persistence of vision to fool viewer into seeing a continuous image
Interlaced television painting half images to give the impression of a higher flicker frequency
Colour television (chrominance at half resolution of luminance corresponding to proportions of rods and cones in eye)
Image compression (difficult to see higher frequencies more harshly quantised)
Motion estimation (use luminance and ignore colour)
Watermarking and Steganography
See also
Psychoacoustics
Visual system
Visual perception
Depth perception
References
Computer vision |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland%20Civic%20Center | The Holland Civic Center Place is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose event center located in Holland, Michigan, United States. It hosts local sporting events, recreation programming, public expos and concerts/live entertainment. The venue can also be rented for private events such as corporate luncheons, wedding receptions, expos/tradeshows, and many other uses.
External links
Arena info on City of Holland, Michigan website
Holland Civic Center website
Basketball venues in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Holland, Michigan
Buildings and structures in Ottawa County, Michigan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced%20Data%20Rate | Enhanced Data Rate may refer to:
One of the signalling modes introduced in version 2.0 of the Bluetooth protocol, supporting 3 Mbit/s signaling rate
One of the physical layer specifications of the InfiniBand protocol, supporting 25 Gbit/s signalling rate
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration%20Assistant | Migration Assistant may refer to:
Migration Assistant (Apple), a utility that transfers data, user accounts, computer settings and apps from one Macintosh computer, or backup, to another computer
Migration Assistant (Linux) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Knowledge%20Foundation | Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is a global, non-profit network that promotes and shares information at no charge, including both content and data. It was founded by Rufus Pollock on 20 May 2004 in Cambridge, UK. It is incorporated in England and Wales as a private company limited by guarantee. Between May 2016 and May 2019 the organisation was named Open Knowledge International, but decided in May 2019 to return to Open Knowledge Foundation.
Aims
The aims of Open Knowledge Foundation are:
Promoting the idea of open knowledge, both what it is, and why it is a good idea.
Running open knowledge events, such as OKCon.
Working on open knowledge projects, such as Open Economics or Open Shakespeare.
Providing infrastructure, and potentially a home, for open knowledge projects, communities and resources. For example, the KnowledgeForge service and CKAN.
Acting at UK, European and international levels on open knowledge issues.
People
Renata Ávila Pinto joined as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Open Knowledge Foundation in October 2021. From February 2019 to August 2020, Catherine Stihler served as CEO. She left the Open Knowledge Foundation to become the CEO of Creative Commons. Between 2015–2017 Pavel Richter took on the role of CEO of Open Knowledge Foundation. Pavel was formerly Executive Director of Wikimedia Deutschland.
The Open Knowledge Foundation Advisory Council includes people from the areas of open access, open data, open content, open science, data visualization and digital rights. In 2015, it consisted of:
Andrew Stott
Becky Hogge
Benjamin Mako Hill
Carolina Rossini
Christopher Corbin
Daniel Dietrich
Denis Parfenov
Peter Murray-Rust
Sören Auer
Glyn Moody
Hannes Gassert
Lynn M.Combs-Heard
Jordan S. Hatcher
Jo Walsh
Mark Surman
Mayo Fuster Morell
Nat Torkington
Pieter Colpaert
Hans Rosling
John Naughton
Nigel Shadbolt
Panagiotis Bamidis
Peter Suber
Yasodara Cordova
Network
As of 2018, Open Knowledge Foundation has 11 official chapters and 38 groups in different countries. In November 2022, the Open Knowledge Network was relaunched with two new projects.
It also supports 19 working groups.
Lobbying Transparency
Open Access
Open Bibliography
Open Definition
Open Design & Hardware
Open Development
Open Economics
Open Education
OpenGLAM
Open Government Data
Open Humanities
Open Linguistics
Open Product Data
Open Science
OpenSpending
Open Sustainability
Open Transport (project)
Personal Data and Privacy
Public Domain
Operations
Many of Open Knowledge Foundation's projects are technical in nature. Its most prominent project, CKAN, is used by many of the world's governments to host open catalogues of data that their countries possess.
The organisation tends to support its aims by hosting infrastructure for semi-independent projects to develop. This approach to organising was hinted as one of its earliest projects was a project management service called KnowledgeForge, which runs on the KForge platform. Know |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20Networking%20Institute | The Information Networking Institute (INI) was established by Carnegie Mellon in 1989 as the nation's first research and education center devoted to information networking.
As an integral department of the College of Engineering and a collaboration of the School of Computer Science, the Tepper School of Business, and the Heinz College, the INI's professional graduate degree programs represent a fusion of technologies, economics and policies of secure communication networks, systems and services.
The INI also partners with research and outreach entities to extend educational and training programs to a broad audience of people using information networking as part of their daily lives. The INI is the educational partner of Carnegie Mellon CyLab, a university-wide, multidisciplinary research center involving more than 50 faculty and 100 graduate students.
Center of Academic Excellence Designations
Through the work of the INI and CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University has been designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Education (CAE-IA/CD) and a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R). It has also been designated by the NSA and the U.S. Cyber Command as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-Cyber Ops). Through these designations, the INI and CyLab participate in the:
Federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program - Students pursuing graduate degrees in information security (MSIS or MSISPM) are eligible for scholarships under the SFS program.
Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) - Students pursuing graduate degrees in information security and seeking careers with the Department of Defense may be eligible for scholarships under the IASP.
Capacity Building Program for Faculty from Historically Black and Hispanic Serving Institutions - The INI and CyLab developed a month-long, in-residence summer program to help build information assurance education and research capacity at colleges and universities designated as Minority Serving Institutions – specifically, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This program is supported through a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Interdisciplinary culture
The INI teaching faculty are drawn from:
The College of Engineering, (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy)
The School of Computer Science
The Tepper School of Business
H. John Heinz III College
Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley
The INI also has an ongoing partnership with the University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Applied Informatics.
Faculty and researchers
Faculty involved in teaching and advising in the INI programs are conducting research in all aspects of information networking and information secu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network%20of%20Concerned%20Anthropologists | The Network of Concerned Anthropologists (NCA) is an independent ad hoc network of anthropologists seeking to promote an ethical anthropology.
The network is concerned that the "war on terror" threatens to militarize anthropology in a way that undermines the integrity of the discipline. Therefore, the network offers the possibility to sign a pledge where it is stated what kinds of work anthropologists should not engage in.
The founding members of the Network of Concerned Anthropologists include Catherine Besteman, Andrew Bickford, Greg Feldman, Gustaaf Houtman, Roberto Gonzalez, Hugh Gusterson, Jean Jackson, Kanhong Lin, Catherine Lutz, David Price, and David Vine.
External links
Website of the Network of Concerned Anthropologists
Anthropology-related professional associations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20Macro%20Language | Music Macro Language (MML) is a music description language used in sequencing music on computer and video game systems.
Background
Early automatic music generation functions were used in arcade games, which used many computer sounds. An example of an early popular Arcade game with music is The Circus from Exidy Corporation in 1977.
The boom in Japanese video games was heralded in 1978 by the appearance in Japanese game centers (Amusement arcades) of Space Invaders by Taito.
The music was all proprietary (closed source). The 1978 release of the Programmable interval timer by Intel was significant. The Intel 8253 Mode 3 Square Wave generator was used for music, in the Kit computer MZ-40K () by SHARP Corporation, made in Japan at May 1978. Another Micro computer BASIC MASTER MB-6880(ja) used a 5Bit D/A converter music automated reference signal. Also important was the development of a method to generate using BASIC software. The machine was assembled by Hitachi, Ltd. and made in Japan in September 1978.
The MZ-40K featured an open architecture and program sources, was therefore a kind of open source software.
Versions
Classical MML
The first commands for classical MML appeared in the internal architecture of the SP-1002 MONITOR IOCS and SP-5001 BASIC Operating Systems on the MZ-80K 8-bit computer. Made by SHARP Corporation at 1978 in Japan. It incorporated Intel 8253 hardware and memory mapped I/O. The sound-related BASIC Statements were MUSIC, TEMPO, and BEEP.
Syntax
Classical MML as used in BASIC is described here. "MML Commands" are supplied to the MUSIC statement. Notes are specified in a three-octave range. A song is a sequence of mono single tones.
"+" (or in some old code, "￣") indicates upper octave, "- " (or in some old code, "＿") indicates the lower octave. The characters "CDEFGAB" correspond to a scale ("Doremi Faso Lassi"). A semitone is indicated by following the note with a '#' character. The note names are followed by a tone length, indicated by a number from 0–9. Similarly, R indicates a rest, and is also followed by a number from 0-9 indicating length.
Sound length Internal value × TEMPO values.Tone length Demisemiquaver is 0 (SP-1002 Internal value is 1)- Whole note is 9 (SP-1002 Internal value is 32).
Music played on Call to $0030 SP-1002 IOCS program routine.
Statements TEMPO n is 1–9, the slowest 1.TEMPO 4 is similar T=120.
Example
Below is the popular Japanese song "tōryanse" written using MML in MZ-731 SHARP S-BASIC 1Z-007B (SP-5001 Upper compatible).
10 TEMPO 4
20 A$="E5R1E3R0D3R0E3R0E1R0D1R0-G4R1"
30 B$="F3R0F1R0F1R0A3R0F1R0E1R0D1R0D1R0E5R0"
40 C$="C3R0C1R0C1R0E3R0C1R0-B1R0C1R0-B1R0-A1R0-A1-B5R0"
50 D$="E1R0E1R0E1R0E1R0E1R0E1R0D1R0E1R0E1R0E1R0D1R0-A1R0-A1R0B3R1"
60 E$="-A1R0-B1R0C1R0D1R0E1R0F1R0E1R0F3R1A3R1B1R0A1R0F3R0E3R0E1R0E4R0"
100 MUSIC A$+B$+B$
110 MUSIC C$+C$+B$
120 MUSIC C$+D$+E$
Modern MML
Modern MML originally appeared in Microsoft BASIC and was common in the early 1970s and 1980s on 8-bit and 16-b |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poto%20Poto | Poto Poto is a puzzle arcade game created by Sega of Japan in 1994. It was built on the Sega System C2.
Gameplay
Either one player against the computer or two human players manage a pushcart full of hexagonal tiles. Tiles fall out of your basket and slide down the board of other tiles to match up with the end of your structure in a honeycomb fashion. If pieces that support lower pieces break, the entire hanging structure breaks. Breaking tiles in groups of three is a good thing which awards points. The goal is to keep your board fairly clear while hoping that your opponent makes enough mistakes to touch the bottom and lose.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Poto Poto on their May 15, 1994 issue as being the tenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
References
External links
Recorded best scores can be found here for use in MAME: http://marp.retrogames.com/r/potopoto
1994 video games
Arcade video games
Arcade-only video games
Sega arcade games
Puzzle video games
Video games developed in Japan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor-sec | vendor-sec was an electronic mailing list dedicated to distributors of operating systems using (but not necessarily solely) free and open-source software. The list was used to discuss potential distribution element (kernel, libraries, applications) security vulnerabilities, as well as to co-ordinate the release of security updates by members.
As of March 2011, after a security compromise, vendor-sec is no longer in use. Possible alternatives to it are being considered.
Members of the list included representatives from various Linux distributions, as well as a number of BSD distributions. The list did not make a distinction between commercial and non-commercial vendors.
The mailing list was unmoderated, but requests for membership were manually vetted to ensure that only the target audience could join. This was done to avoid leaking the potentially sensitive discussions, as vendor-sec members had access to information about vulnerabilities before they become public. Vendor-sec practices responsible disclosure.
As part of the conditions of use, information discovered through vendor-sec could not be disclosed ahead of time by vendors. The balance between the time it takes to analyse an issue versus the required confidentiality has been described as "delicate" and can cause frustration ("Going to vendor-sec ... creates inexcusable delays, [binds] you to confidentiality.")
References
External links
Vendor-sec information page on OSS-Security site
Electronic mailing lists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m%20InTouch | I'm InTouch is a remote control software program that allows users to access and control a computer with the software installed from another computer or wireless device over the Internet. I'm InTouch is developed and marketed by 01 Communique.
Product history
I'm InTouch was released to 01 Communique's corporate partners in 2000 and entered full distribution in 2001. Early versions of I'm InTouch allowed users to set up a communications server on their home or office computer to access voicemail, emails, pages, and faxes from a web browser, phone, or wireless device.
01 Communique would eventually incorporate their technology for providing access to a personal computer from another remote computer that they received a patent for in 2005 into I'm InTouch. The company would launch a patent infringement lawsuit against Citrix Systems claiming the company's competing remote access software GoToMyPC infringed on their patent.
Technology overview
I'm InTouch consists of the two parts, the gateway server and client software installed on the user's computer. The server, located on 01 Communique's premise, brokers the remote access session and communicates with the user's computer. All data communication takes place over ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTP over TLS/SSL). End-to-end communications are encrypted with 128-bit SSL.
Version updates
In 2005, version 4.0 expanded on previous versions Virtual Network Computing (VNC) remote client remote feature by including full remote control options. Version 5.0 was released with remote control from Pocket PC devices added along with remote printing. Version 6.0 would be released in 2007 with the main addition being a remote chat feature.
In 2008, 01 Communique released an upgraded version of the software called I'm InTouch Premium. New to the program was a feature allowing users to remotely power on their shut down computers for access using Wake-On-LAN technology.
I'm InTouch Corporate Server Edition
In 2005, 01 Communique released I'm InTouch Corporate Server Edition (CSE), an enterprise level software package co-developed with Hitachi. The package included software to install on a company's server, bypassing the need to use 01 Communique's servers for remote access sessions. Version 2.0 was released in 2006 adding a remote "wake-up" feature allowing users to turn on a shut down computer from a web browser.
In Japan, Hitachi markets I'm InTouch CSE as DoMobile CSE and combines it with their Flora Se210 notebook. The package is marketed towards companies concerned with data leakage from laptops.
Citations
External links
I'm InTouch Product Information Page
01 Communique Home Page - Developers of I'm InTouch
Windows remote administration software
Remote desktop
Proprietary software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth%20Fairy%2C%20Where%20Are%20You%3F | Tooth Fairy, Where Are You? is a 25-minute made for TV animated short produced by Lacewood Productions and directed by Paul Schibli. It was originally broadcast on Canada's CTV Television Network in the year 1991.
Story
The animated short tells the story of Dottie, an apprentice tooth fairy who has trouble learning the requirements in order to graduate from Matilda's class. One night, when all the fairies are out collecting teeth, Dottie receives notice through a "sparkling call" that a little girl named Lori is disappointed because the tooth fairy had not yet visited her house after many nights. Heartbroken, Dottie wonders what to do and decides that she must go ahead and collect her tooth on her own, or Lori may forever give up believing in fairies.
When she arrives at Lori's house, Dottie has a lot of difficulty getting around, partly because she refuses to wear the glasses she needs in order to see well. Dottie tries the tooth-retrieving "sparkling" spell, but is unsuccessful. She suffers from a cold, and when she tries to get the tooth on her own, without the aid of her wand, she lets out a big sneeze and wakes up the sleeping girl. Lori wonders who she is for a minute, but seeing her wings and wand she realizes that the tooth fairy has finally arrived.
Dottie is dismayed and disappointed, knowing that she has broken one of the major rules of the tooth fairies; getting seen by humans is prohibited. Still, Lori, who is also afraid of wearing her new glasses, allows Dottie to spend the night inside her dollhouse and the next morning, she invites her new friend to come to school with her. Though Dottie tries to explain that she must return home and practice for her exams, she is touched by Lori's pleas and agrees to stay with her the remainder of the week.
During the days the two of them spend together, they develop a strong bond and both are heartbroken when they must say goodbye. However, though Dottie is scolded afterwards for allowing herself to be seen by a human child, her good heart is rewarded in the end when a classmate, Twinkles, speaks out for her and her friendship with Lori.
Cast
Lenore Zann - Dottie
Amy Fulco - Lori
Leo Leyden - Narrator
Aline Van Dine - Matilda
Elizabeth Keurvorst - Twinkles
Rick Jones - Judge, Father
Amyas Godfrey - Gordon
Linda Feige - Mrs. Stewart
External links
Tooth Fairy, Where Are You? at the Big Cartoon Database
1991 films
1991 short films
1990s children's fantasy films
1991 animated films
1990s animated short films
Canadian animated fantasy films
Canadian children's animated films
1990s Canadian films
Films about tooth fairies
Animated films about children |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belin-B%C3%A9liet | Belin-Béliet (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It was created in 1974 by the merger of the former communes Belin and Béliet.
Population
The population data given in the table below for 1968 and earlier refer to the former commune of Belin.
See also
Communes of the Gironde department
Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne
References
Communes of Gironde |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Flight%20Operations%20Facility | The Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF) is a building containing a control room and related computing and communications equipment areas at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. NASA's Deep Space Network is operated from this facility. The SFOF has monitored and controlled all interplanetary and deep space exploration for NASA and other international space agencies since 1963. The facility also acted as a backup communications facility for Apollo missions.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Public tours are available with advance planning.
History
In the early years, the operations control center of the Deep Space Network did not have a permanent facility. It was a makeshift setup with numerous desks and phones installed in a large room near the computers used to calculate orbits. In July 1961, NASA started the construction of the permanent facility, Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF). The facility was completed in October 1963 dedicated on May 14, 1964. In the initial setup of the SFOF, there were 31 consoles, 100 closed-circuit television cameras, and more than 200 television displays to support Ranger 6 to Ranger 9 and Mariner 4.
Current operations
As of 2012, there were 22 spacecraft monitored from this facility. Depending on the operations of the spacecraft, they are scheduled to be online for 1 to 10 hours at a time. Notable is that the facility also processes the signal from Voyager 1 that is sent from about 11 billion miles from Earth. With data feeding into the Space Flight Operations Facility from every NASA spacecraft beyond low Earth orbit, including rovers, orbiters, and deep-space probes, there is a plaque in the middle of the room designating the facility "The Center of the Universe."
See also
A list of other Deep Space Network facilities:
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
References
External links
Official Site
Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
Man in Space, an NHL Theme study
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Historic Landmarks in California
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pasadena, California
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Buildings and structures in Pasadena, California
Tourist attractions in Pasadena, California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeveface | Sleeveface is an internet phenomenon wherein one or more persons obscure or augment body parts with record sleeve(s), causing an illusion. Sleeveface has become popular on social networking sites.
The precise origin of the concept is unknown. A collection of photographs was posted online at Waxidermy.com in early 2006, though earlier examples of 'Sleevefacing' include a Mad Magazine cover and a sketch on The Adam and Joe Show with Gary Numan holding a record sleeve to his face. Other cases include John Hiatt's 1979 Slug Line album on which he is holding a sleeve (showing his face) in front of his face. and the back of the 1982 album Picture This by Huey Lewis and the News, where Huey is holding the front side of the album (showing his face) in front of his face. The artwork for J Rocc's 12" single 'Play This (One)' features men holding various LP sleeves over their faces.
The term 'Sleeveface' was coined in April 2007 by Cardiff resident Carl Morris after pictures were taken of him and his friends holding record sleeves to their faces whilst Djing in a Cardiff bar. His friend John Rostron posted them on the internet and created a group on the nascent Facebook social networking site. From this point, the craze started to become more widely known.
Sleeveface contributors regularly hold Sleeveface parties across the world.
Sleeveface contributors have helped organise Sleeveface workshops for children. One such workshop took place at the National Museum Cardiff in November 2008 as part of the city's annual Sŵn Festival.
There is also a Sleevefacer iPhone app available that allows a user to access album artwork from a music library and sleeveface on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
References
Further reading
External links
Sleevefacer on the iTunes App Store
Sleevefaced
https://web.archive.org/web/20120425114428/http://www.sleevemyface.com/
Sleeveface - people holding vinyl record sleeves and covers in front of their faces
galeriephos.com
Flickr gallery
Waxidermy gallery
Carl Morris
Internet culture |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattes%20Platform | The Lattes Platform is an information system (integrated database, web-based query interface, etc.) maintained by the Brazilian federal government to manage information on science, technology, and innovation related to individual researches and institutions working in Brazil.
It is named after the Brazilian physicist Cesar Lattes. It is managed by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.
All researchers and institutions are required to maintain their records up to date. The platform can be used to obtain information on individual researchers and also to conduct performance evaluations at the organization level.
See also
Brazilian science and technology
Qualis (CAPES)
Universities and higher education in Brazil
References
External links
(in Portuguese and English).
Research in Brazil |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki%20Quad%20Bikes | Kawasaki Quad Bikes is a video game for the Wii console, developed by Data Design Interactive, a budget developer.
It was released to poor reviews; IGN gave it a 2.0/10, stating that "The controls will infuriate you, the graphics will sting your eyes, you'll turn the music off, and the unforgiving gameplay will have you reaching for the Wii power button." and Games Radar gave it a 1/5 after criticizing its controls, AI, and poor camera control.
References
2007 video games
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Racing video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Wii-only games
Wii games
Data Design Interactive games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIGY%20%28AM%29 | WIGY (1240 AM) is a radio station owned by Bennett Radio Group that is licensed to serve Lewiston, Maine. WIGY airs a classic hits radio format. Its programming is also heard on translator stations W239ET (95.7 FM) and W288CW (105.5 FM). In addition to music, WIGY broadcasts Lewiston–Auburn area high school sports.
History
The station was assigned the WEZR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 18, 2007. On March 31, 2014, WEZR began simulcasting on 105.5 FM, via translator W288CW, and rebranded as Z105.5. On August 1, 2016, the station began simulcasting on WEZR-FM (92.7, formerly WOXO-FM, whose country music format was transferred to 1450 AM and 96.9 FM), expanding the format's reach to the Oxford Hills area; as a result, the station rebranded to "Maine's Big Z". In April 2019, WEZR rebranded as "Z105.5 & 96.9", reflecting the move of its Oxford Hills simulcast from WEZR-FM to WOXO (now WPNO).
WEZR, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19. The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019. A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group was announced in May 2020.
Bennett Radio Group's purchase, at a price of $300,000, was consummated on August 5, 2020. On August 19, 2020, WEZR and WPNO returned to the air as they relaunched the hot AC format as "WIGY", while adding a simulcast on the former WTME (now WEZR). 1240 AM changed its callsign to WIGY on September 7, 2020.
Translator
References
External links
FCC History Cards for WIGY
Lewiston-Auburn community radio expands into FM
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
IGY (AM)
Radio stations established in 1938
1938 establishments in Maine |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Analog%20Forestry%20Network | The International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that seeks to conserve and restore biodiversity worldwide through the application of analog forestry. The IAFN links a variety of community, governmental, and private organizations (29 as of November, 2012), as well as a number of individuals, who apply the practices and principles of analog forestry in their work.
The IAFN was established in 1995 to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience among analog forestry practitioners and to further promote the system. The IAFN supports its partners through the development of technical manuals and promotional materials, training, research, and creating improved marketing opportunities. The IAFN established and currently monitors the Forest Garden Product standard, a certification standard for goods produced within forest gardens, which encompasses the requirements of most organic certification but with additional restrictions to further the protection of biodiversity. FGP standards are being adapted to certify minerals that have been "responsibly mined," as well as ecosystem services and products, such as carbon credits.
The office of the IAFN is currently located in Londres, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
References
External links
Official website
Forestry education
International forestry organizations
Forest conservation organizations
Forestry in Costa Rica |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20des%20transports%20de%20Tunis | The Société des transports de Tunis or Transtu is the parastatal authority to manage public mass transit in the greater Tunis area (Grand Tunis). It supervises the bus network, the Métro léger de Tunis (a light railway system) and the TGM light rail link to La Marsa. Transtu was founded in 2003 when the Société nationale des transports (SNT) and the Société du métro léger de Tunis (SMLT) were combined. Annually Transtu handles about 460 million passagers. The longest line is currently line 47.
History
In 1872 Tunisia's first railway was inaugurated linking Tunis to La Goulette. The first trolley, initially horse-drawn, was opened in 1885; electrification of the trams started in 1902. A suburban train between Tunis, Bab Saadoun and La Manouba was opened in 1903. In 1930 bus service was started. By 1944, the trolleys were replaced by trolleybusses. After gaining independence, the transport systems in Tunis were nationalized. The Société nationale des transports (SNT) was charged to manage transit in the greater Tunis area in 1964. The Metro leger was subsequently created to provide a modern transit system without incurring the cost of building a subterrean metro. First trains on Line 1 began to operate between Tunis and Ben Arous in 1985. In 2003 the SNT and the Société du métro léger de Tunis were combined.
Network
The authority manages three networks:
The bus system covers 5,836 kilometers in Tunis and surroundings serving a population of about 2 million people. 1,050 buses are covering 206 lines. The yellow buses indicate their terminals in Arabic and French.
The Métro léger de Tunis consists of 5 lines that total 82 km; it will be further expanded.
TGM connects Tunis and La Marsa.
See also
Transport in Tunisia
References
The initial article is based on the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia, accessed 2/13/2003
External links
Official site
Rail transport in Tunisia
Tram transport in Tunisia
Public transport operators
Public transport in Tunisia
Transport companies established in 2003
Tunis
Government-owned companies of Tunisia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20number-one%20Billboard%20Hot%20Latin%20Tracks%20of%201994 | This is a list containing the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-ones of 1994. On the week ending November 12, Billboard updated the methodology to incorporate the Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS).
See also
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks
References
United States Latin Tracks
1994
1994 in Latin music |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Cosmopolitan%20TV%20%28Canadian%20TV%20channel%29 | This is a list of television programs formerly broadcast by the defunct Canadian television channel Cosmopolitan TV.
Final programming
This was a list of programs being broadcast regularly.
Come Dine With Me Canada
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Ghost Whisperer
Happy Endings
Love Trap
Oh So Cosmo
Sex and the City
Style By Jury
The Vampire Diaries
Former programming
Abbey & Janice: Beauty and the Best
The Agency
All on the Line
American Princess
Anna and Kristina's Beauty Call
The Bachelor
The Bachelor Pad
The Bachelorette
Bachelorette Party
Bachelorette Party: Las Vegas
Baggage
Beach Girls
Beautiful People
Between The Sheets
Cashmere Mafia
Charlotte & Jordan: Runway to LA
Charmed
The Class
Cold Case
Cougar Town
Dawson's Creek
Dirty Cows
Dirty Sexy Money
Double Exposure
Excused
Extreme Celebrities
Fashion File
Felicity
Gilmore Girls
Glam Fairy
High Society
Holidate
Hollywood's 10 Best
House of Glam
It's a Brad, Brad World
Jerseylicious
Just Married
Kell on Earth
Ladette to Lady
Love Broker
Love, Inc.
Make Me A Supermodel
Manhattan Matchmaker
Men in Trees
Miss Match
A Model Life
Models NYC
Nail Files
The Opposite of Sex
The Rachel Zoe Project
Rags to Red Carpet
Rules of Engagement
Samantha Who?
Sex Tips for Girls
Single Girl Diaries
Single in South Beach
The Smart Woman Survival Guide
Snapped
Sophie
StyleOgraphy ..
Tough Love Miami
Tough Love New Orleans
The Truth About the Sexes
Ugly Betty
Veronica Mars
A View From The Top
Will & Grace
The World According to Paris
References
External links
Cosmopolitan TV website
Cosmopolitan TV (Canada) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickStart | The ClickStart (with the slogan My First Computer) is an educational computer system created for children aged between 3 and 6 years (toddler to kindergarten) by LeapFrog Enterprises and was introduced in 2007. The entire system consists of a console unit and a wireless keyboard and mouse set. It also uses cartridges, simply called My First Computer Software. The console also introduces Scout, a green-colored dog character who also appears in later LeapFrog products.
As of 2023, it is still being sold.
The system
The system consists of a base console unit (the CPU, which connects to the TV and accepts the software cartridges) and a wireless keyboard with a single-button optical mouse and mouse pad attached. The mouse pad is attached to the right-hand side of the keyboard by default, but can be removed and re-attached to the left-hand side of the keyboard to cater to left-handers as necessary. The keyboard accepts four AA-sized batteries and communicates with the console by means of four infrared transmitter LEDs. It also has a red LED to that lights up upon pressing a key or moving the mouse.
Signal sent from the keyboard is incompatible with other infrared keyboard receivers, however. Despite the red LED only blinking when the keyboard is being used, the keyboard constantly transmits a signal (apparently remaining battery strength) unless it is left unused for a few minutes, in which then it would automatically shut itself off. It can be turned back on by just pressing any of the keys on the keyboard or pressing the mouse button. The mouse can be replaced in the event of the cord or the mouse breaking down. The back of the keyboard includes a groove in which the mouse can be clipped on for storage.
The console unit consists of a single IR receiver, a power switch on the front, a cartridge slot and grooves to hold six other cartridges on the top, a power in socket (for use with a 5v DC adapter which is sold separately, although other compatible 5v DC adapters can be used at the expense of the warranty of the console) and a lead with an RCA-style video out and monaural audio out jack around the back, and a port on the left side of the console. The port is a mini 6-DIN connector and its purpose and use is unknown as it is neither mentioned nor explained in the manual. Additionally, two of the pins are blocked, making it impossible to connect standard PS/2 devices to the console. The console is capable of booting and is fully functional even without a cartridge inserted. The console part of the system takes four C-Sized batteries, or a DC 5v power adapter. Also worth mentioning is the console contains a TV system switch in the battery compartment, allowing the console to work in both PAL and NTSC environments, indicating possibility that the console is region-free.
At the moment, the system is sold in both violet and green color varieties. Originally, the system was only available in green and was not shipped with any games at all (possibly e |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Triples | N-Triples is a format for storing and transmitting data. It is a line-based, plain text serialisation format for RDF (Resource Description Framework) graphs, and a subset of the Turtle (Terse RDF Triple Language) format. N-Triples should not be confused with Notation3 which is a superset of Turtle. N-Triples was primarily developed by Dave Beckett at the University of Bristol and Art Barstow at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
N-Triples was designed to be a simpler format than Notation3 and Turtle, and therefore easier for software to parse and generate. However, because it lacks some of the shortcuts provided by other RDF serialisations (such as CURIEs and nested resources, which are provided by both RDF/XML and Turtle) it can be onerous to type out large amounts of data by hand, and difficult to read.
Usage
There is very little variation in how an RDF graph can be represented in N-Triples. This makes it a very convenient format to provide "model answers" for RDF test suites.
Implementations
As N-Triples is a subset of Turtle and Notation3, by definition all tools which support input in either of those formats will support N-Triples. In addition, some tools like Cwm have specific support for N-Triples.
File format
Each line of the file has either the form of a comment or of a statement: A statement consists of four parts, separated by whitespace:
the subject,
the predicate,
the object,
a full stop which means the termination of a statement
Subjects may take the form of a URI or a blank node; predicates must be a URI; objects may be a URI, blank node or a literal. URIs are delimited with less-than and greater-than signs used as angle brackets. Blank nodes are represented by an alphanumeric string, prefixed with an underscore and colon (_:). Literals are represented as printable ASCII strings (with backslash escapes), delimited with double-quote characters, and optionally suffixed with a language or datatype indicator. Language indicators are an at sign followed by an RFC 3066 language tag; datatype indicators are a double-caret followed by a URI. Comments consist of a line beginning with a hash sign.
Example
The N-Triples statements below are equivalent to this RDF/XML:
RDF/XML
<rdf:RDF xmlns="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" >
<Document rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/RDFCore/ntriples/">
<dc:title xml:lang="en-US">N-Triples</dc:title>
<maker>
<Person rdf:nodeID="art">
<name>Art Barstow</name>
</Person>
</maker>
<maker>
<Person rdf:nodeID="dave">
<name>Dave Beckett</name>
</Person>
</maker>
</Document>
</rdf:RDF>
N-Triples
<http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/RDFCore/ntriples/> <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type> ↵
<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Document> .
<http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/RDFCore/ntriples/> <http://purl.org/dc/terms/titl |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical%20segment%20navigator | The surgical segment navigator (SSN) is a computer-based system for use in surgical navigation. It is integrated into a common platform, together with the surgical tool navigator (STN), the surgical microscope navigator (SMN) and the 6DOF manipulator (MKM), developed by Carl Zeiss.
SSN
The SSN has been developed as a computer system for bone segment navigation in oral and maxillofacial surgery. It allows a very precise repositioning of bone fragments, with the advent of preoperative simulation and surgical planning. The system has been developed since 1997 at the University of Regensburg, Germany, with the support of the Carl Zeiss Company. Its principle is based on an infrared localisation system, composed of an infrared camera and at least three infrared transmitters attached to each bony fragment. The SSN is mainly used in orthognatic surgery (surgical correction of dysgnathia), but also for the surgical reconstruction of the orbit, or other surgical interventions to the midface.
SSN++
Since 2001, at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, the SSN++ has been developed, a markerless-registration navigation system, based on a native (=markerless) CT or MRI. In this case, the patient registration is obtained on the operating table, using a surface scanner. The SSN++ correlates the surface scan data (gathered on the operating table) with the skin surface reconstruction from the dataset obtained preoperatively by CT or MRI. This principle complies with the terrain contour matching principle described for flying objects. The advantage of the new method is that the registration of the patient's position becomes a simple automated procedure; on the other hand, the radiation load for the patient is reduced, compared to the method using markers.
References
Marmulla R, Niederdellmann H: Computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation, J Craniomaxillofac Surg 26: 347–359, 1998
Marmulla R, Niederdellmann H: Surgical Planning of Computer Assisted Repositioning Osteotomies, Plast Reconstr Surg 104 (4): 938–944, 1999
Marmulla R, Mühling J, Lüth T, Eggers G, Hassfeld S: Advanced surface-recording techniques for computer-assisted oral and maxillofacial surgery, Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 42: 511–519, 2004
External links
SSN Homepage
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Navigation
Computer-assisted surgery
Medical software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20volunteering | Virtual volunteering refers to volunteer activities completed, in whole or in part, using the Internet and a home, school buildings, telecenter, or work computer or other Internet-connected device, such as a smartphone or a tablet. Virtual volunteering is also known as online volunteering, remote volunteering or e-volunteering. Contributing to free and open source software projects or editing Wikipedia are examples of virtual volunteering.
In practice
In one study, over 70 percent of online volunteers chose assignments requiring one to five hours a week and nearly half chose assignments lasting 12 weeks or less. Some organizations offer online volunteering opportunities which last from ten minutes to an hour. A unique feature of online volunteering is that it can be done from a distance. People with restricted mobility or other special needs participate in ways that might not be possible in traditional face-to-face volunteering. Likewise, online volunteering may allow people to overcome social inhibitions and social anxiety, particularly if they would normally experience disability-related labeling or stereotyping. This empowers people who might not otherwise volunteer. It can build self-confidence and self-esteem while enhancing skills and extending networks and social ties. Online volunteering also allows participants to adapt their program of volunteer work to their unique skills and passions.
People engaged in virtual volunteering undertake a variety of activities from locations remote to the organization or people they are assisting, via a computer or other Internet-connected device, such as:
researching subjects (e.g. for Wikia projects)
writing software (see open-source software which is often made by volunteers)
fixing software (e.g. Community patches)
creating web pages
editing or writing proposals, press releases, newsletter articles, etc.
translating documents (e.g. Fan translations)
developing material for a curriculum
designing a database
designing graphics
scanning documents
providing legal, business, medical, agricultural or any other expertise
counseling people
tutoring or mentoring students
moderating online discussion groups
writing songs
creating a podcast
editing a video
monitoring the news
internet pastoral care
answering questions
tagging photos and files
distributed computing
managing other online volunteers
In the developing world, innovative synergies between volunteerism and technology typically focus on mobile communication technologies rather than the Internet. Around 26 per cent of people worldwide had Internet access in 2009. However, Internet penetration in low-income countries was only 18 per cent, compared to over 64 per cent in developed countries. While the costs of fixed broadband Internet are falling, access still remains unaffordable to many. Despite this, online volunteering is developing rapidly. Online volunteers are "people who commit their time and skills over the Internet, |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling%20%28computer%20science%29 | In computer science, marshalling or marshaling (US spelling) is the process of transforming the memory representation of an object into a data format suitable for storage or transmission. It is typically used when data must be moved between different parts of a computer program or from one program to another.
Marshalling can be somewhat similar to or synonymous with serialization. Marshalling is describing an intent or process to transfer some object from a client to server. The intent of marshalling is to have the same object that is present in one running program be present in another running program; that is, an object on the client should be transferred to the server. Serialization does not necessarily have this same intent, since it is only concerned about transforming data, for example, into a stream of bytes. Marshalling and serialization might be done differently, but some form of serialization is usually used to do marshalling.
It simplifies complex communications, because it uses composite objects in order to communicate instead of primitive objects. The inverse process of marshalling is called unmarshalling (or demarshalling, similar to deserialization). An unmarshalling interface takes a serialized object and transforms it into an internal data structure.
The accurate definition of marshalling differs across programming languages such as Python, Java, and .NET, and in some contexts, is used interchangeably with serialization.
Comparison with serialization
To "serialize" an object means to convert its state into a byte stream in such a way that the byte stream can be converted back into a copy of the object.
The term "marshal" is used for a specific type of "serialization" in the Python standard library – storing internal python objects:
In the Java-related , marshalling is used when serialising objects for remote invocation. An object that is marshalled records the state of the original object and it contains the codebase (codebase here refers to a list of URLs where the object code can be loaded from, and not source code). Hence, in order to convert the object state and codebase(s), unmarshalling must be done. The unmarshaller interface automatically converts the marshalled data containing codebase(s) into an executable Java object in JAXB. Any object that can be deserialized can be unmarshalled. However, the converse need not be true.
In Microsoft .NET, marshalling is also used to refer to serialization when using remote calls:
Usage
Marshalling is used within implementations of different remote procedure call (RPC) mechanisms, where it is necessary to transport data between processes and/or between threads. In Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM), interface pointers must be marshalled when crossing COM apartment boundaries. In the .NET Framework, the conversion between an unmanaged type and a CLR type, as in the P/Invoke process, is also an example of an action that requires marshalling to take place.
Additionally, m |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural%20Impulse%20Actuator | The Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA) is a brain–computer interface (BCI) device developed by OCZ Technology. BCI devices attempt to move away from the classic input devices like keyboard and mouse and instead read electrical activity from the head, preferably the EEG. The name Neural Impulse Actuator implies that the signals originate from some neuronal activity; however, what is actually captured is a mixture of muscle, skin and nerve activity including sympathetic and parasympathetic components that have to be summarized as biopotentials rather than pure neural signals. As of May 27, 2011, the OCZ website says that the NIA is no longer being manufactured and has been end-of-lifed.
On June 1, 2012 a post was made on the official forums, asking about the NIAs future, the reply being, "It [the NIA] was spun out into a different company as a side-effect of OCZ's IPO and that company is BCInet."
Name
The name Neural Impulse Actuator is still justifiable since also the secondary signals are under neuronal control. The biopotentials are decompiled into different frequency spectra to allow the separation into different groups of electrical signals. Individual signals that are isolated comprise alpha and beta brain waves, electromyograms and electro oculograms.
The current version of the NIA uses carbon-fibers injected into soft plastic as substrate for the headband and for the sensors and achieves sensitivity much greater than the original silver chloride-based sensors using a clip-on interface to the wire harness.
Shortkeys system
Control over the computer in either desktop or gaming environments is done by binding keys to different zones within as many as three vertical joysticks. Each joystick can be divided into several zones based on thresholds and each zone within each joystick can be bound to a keyboard key. Each keystroke can further be assigned to several modes, including single keystroke, hold, repeat and dwell, which allows full plasticity with respect to configuration of the NIA for any application. Moreover, the same "vertical joysticks" can be used in more than one instance to enable simultaneous pressing of multiple keys at any given time like "W" and "Spacebar" for jumping forward or toggling between left and right strafing for running in a zigzag pattern.
Software support
The only software available officially is proprietary to 32 and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows 7 (XP and Vista).
No specifications have been published. People who are trying to make use of the device on Unix-like platforms, or create their own software for it for other reasons, say it may be a HID device providing raw data from its sensors to the software. There is no support for Linux.
The 3rd-party input remapping applications GlovePIE and PPJoy accept input from the nia according to GlovePIE.org forums.
See also
Comparison of consumer brain-computer interface devices
Emotiv EPOC
Mindset
References
External links
Official drivers: http://www.o |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude%20Oil%20Data%20Exchange | Crude Oil Data Exchange (CODE) is an electronic business standard sanctioned by the American Petroleum Institute. CODE was initially implemented as the standard in 1978. It provides field formats and record layouts to facilitate the transmission of crude oil run tickets between oil producers and oil transporters. Oil statement records were added to the system in January 1986. In 1989, tank increment records were added to the standard.
CODE users receive digitized run tickets, summary statements and tank tables to import into their accounting software in order to process this information electronically.
Notes
External links
American Petroleum Institute
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange Committee
Data collection
Petroleum |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%20World%20Wrestling%20Championships | The 1986 World Wrestling Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
References
UWW Database
World Wrestling Championships
W
W
International wrestling competitions hosted by Hungary |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN%20Chile | Cable News Network Chile (known as CNN Chile and abbreviated as CNN CL) is a Chilean pay television news channel launched on 4 December 2008. It was originally a joint venture between VTR Chile and Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is based in Santiago, Chile.
It is the local version of popular TV news channel CNN, which had previously shown interest in the Chilean market when it covered the 2005 presidential elections through CNN en Español.
History
The news channel is partnered with free-to-air network Chilevisión since 2010, when Turner Broadcasting System purchased it for $145 million to Sebastian Piñera's family.
Since 2016, it is completely owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America as VTR sold its participation in the channel to them.
Programming
Notable current on-air staff
Mónica Rincón – weekdays on CNN Prime, Fridays on Conciencia Inclusiva
Daniel Matamala – weekdays on CNN Prime
Sebastián Aguirre – weekdays on Mañana en Directo, Tuesdays on Nuevas Voces
Viviana Encina – weekdays on Es Noticia
Matilde Burgos – weekdays on Noticias y Perspectivas and CNN íntimo
Verónica Schmidt – weekdays on Noticias Express
Controversies
2019 advertisement pulling controversy
During 2019, businessman Juan Sutil and food company Agrosuper decided to pull their ads, including some of Agrosuper's brand Super Pollo, from CNN Chile and from Chilevision, purportedly because of a CNN Chile show named "Agenda Agricola", which has shown videos of anti-government protests.
References
External links
CNN
Warner Bros. Discovery networks
Warner Bros. Discovery Americas
Television stations in Chile
Television networks in Chile
Television channels and stations established in 2008
Spanish-language television stations
Companies based in Santiago
Chilean news websites |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/194th%20Wing | The United States Air Force's 194th Wing is a special warfare, cyber and intelligence wing headquartered at Camp Murray, Washington. When the 194th Wing was activated on August 30, 2006, it was the Air National Guard's first non-flying Wing.
Units
The 194th Wing is composed of four groups, ten squadrons, and five flights. Most units are stationed at Camp Murray, two are located at Fairchild Air Force Base, and two are located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
194th Air Support Operations Group
111th Air Support Operations Squadron
116th Air Support Operations Squadron
116th Weather Flight
The 194th Mission Support Group provides support to the wing through the following organizations:
194th Force Support Squadron
194th Logistics Readiness Squadron
194th Communications Flight
194th Security Forces Squadron
194th Civil Engineering Flight
248th Civil Engineering Flight
194th Medical Group provides medical readiness training and other services.
252d Cyberspace Operations Group: The 252d Cyberspace Operations Group includes cyberspace and military intelligence personnel.
143d Cyberspace Operations Squadron: The 143d COS operates cyber protection teams.
194th Intelligence Squadron: The 194th IS provides tailored target and geospatial intelligence to the air component and other federated partners to enable precision engagement and effective operations.
242d Combat Communications Squadron: The 242 CBCS rapidly deploys, operates and maintains command, control, communications, and computer systems at any time and location around the globe.
256th Intelligence Squadron: The 256th IS performs digital network intelligence analysis and provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for defensive cyber operations.
262d Cyberspace Operations Squadron: The 262d COS operates cyber protection teams.
The 194th Comptroller Flight is assigned directly to the wing headquarters and provides financial management services to all wing organizations.
Lineage
Established as the 194th Regional Support Wing and allotted to the Air National Guard
Activated on 30 August 2006
Redesignated 194th Wing c. 8 August 2015
Assignments
Washington Air National Guard, 2006–present
Gained by Air Combat Command, 2006-2015
Gained by Air Force Space Command, 2015-2018
Gained by Air Combat Command, 2018-present
Components
194th Air Support Operations Group, 30 August 2006 – present
194th Mission Support Group, 30 August 2006 – present
194th Medical Group, 30 August 2006 – present
252d Cyberspace Operations Group, 30 August 2006 – present
Commanders
Col. John S. Tuohy, 2006-2008
Col. Brian T. Dravis, 2008-2013
Col. Jill Lannan, 2013-2015
Col. Jeremy Horn, 2015-2017
Col. Gent Welsh, 2017-2019
Col. Kenneth Borchers, 2019-present
Awards and Campaigns
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links
262nd Network Warfare Squadron
http://www.194wg.ang.af.mil
http://www.facebook.com/194wg
Wings of the Unite |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMGE%20%28AM%29 | WMGE (1670 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an African American-oriented all-news format from the Black Information Network. Licensed to Dry Branch, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area during the day and the southeast United States at night. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
History
WMGE originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band.
In 1967 a new station in Warner Robins began broadcasting as WRBN on 1600 kHz. On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with now-WRCC authorized to move from 1600 to 1670 kHz.
A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters WAXP on March 6, 1998. An FCC policy stated that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. It was ultimately decided to transfer full operations to the expanded band station, so on January 10, 2002, the license for the original station at 1600 AM, at this point holding the call sign WAXP, was cancelled.
The call letters for the new expanded band station on 1670 AM were changed from WAXP to WNML on July 1, 1998, to WRNC on March 1, 1999, to WMWR on November 17, 2003, to WVVM on February 21, 2006, to WFSM on March 2, 2009, to WPLA on October 14, 2010, and to WMGE on December 14, 2016.
On June 29, 2020, fifteen iHeart stations in markets with large African American populations, including WMGE, began stunting with African American speeches, interspersed with messages such as "Our Voices Will Be Heard" and "Our side of the story is about to be told," with a new format slated to launch on June 30. That day, WMGE, along with the other fourteen stations, became the launch stations for the Black Information Network, an African American-oriented all-news network. Prior to the change, WMGE was a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.
Previous logo
Logo as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate
References
External links
FCC History Cards for operation on 1600 AM (covering 1961-1981 as WRBN / WQCK)
MGE (AM)
IHeartMedia radio stations
Radio stations established in 2004
2004 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Black Information Network stations
All-news radio stations in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20French%20films%20of%202008 | A list of films produced in France in 2008.
References
External links
2008 in France
2008 in French television
French films of 2008 at the Internet Movie Database
French films of 2008 at Cinema-francais.fr
2008
Films
French |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Agency%20for%20Public%20Mobilization%20and%20Statistics | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS; ) is the official statistical agency of Egypt that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data and conducts the census. CAPMAS was established by a Presidential Decree 2915 in 1964 and is the official provider of data, statistics, and reports.
CAPMAS functions support state planning, decision-making and policy assessment but it has been criticized for acting as an information regulator and for failing to provide access to researchers. Researchers must obtain a permit from CAPMAS prior to doing research in the country,
History
A Freedom of Information Act was being considered in 2013 by the Parliament of Egypt, to help ensure high level of transparency and disclosure in line with international best practices but some doubted it would pass and as of 2016, there is no such law for Egypt.
The agency participated in World Statistics Day (in October 2015), with activities honoring senior statisticians, holding workshops, and with the launching of their new website.
Population growth
One of the more important findings, by the agency, has been the type of population growth occurring in Egypt. Since 2014, Major General Abu Bakr al-Gendy, the head of CAPMAS, said that Egypt's population has been growing, for decades, at an unsustainable rate. He said the population grows at an alarming 1 million Egyptians every six months and called this type of growth "a virus" that must be addressed.
See also
Census in Egypt
List of national and international statistical services
References
External links
1964 establishments in Egypt
Government agencies established in 1964
Government agencies of Egypt
Egypt |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Network%20to%20End%20Domestic%20Violence | The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 1990, based in the District of Columbia. It is a network of state and territorial domestic violence coalitions, representing over 2,000 member organizations nationwide. The National Network to End Domestic Violence works to address the many aspects of domestic violence.
Policy work
The National Network to End Domestic Violence performs legislative policy work with all three branches. NNEDV has been called to testify before the U.S. Congress on domestic violence issues to assist state and territorial coalitions in better serving the needs of the victim by presenting research on domestic violence issues for pending legislation. NNEDV works proactively with Congress to make ending domestic violence a national priority.
NNEDV's members are state and territorial coalitions representing domestic violence shelters and programs in every state and territory in the nation. NNEDV works closely with the coalitions to understand the ongoing and emerging needs at the local, state, and territorial level, and then ensures those needs are heard and understood by policymakers at the national level.
Ensuring the funding of domestic violence programs remains a continued concern. NNEDV's policy efforts also focus on gun violence, the technology sector, and economic and financial security.
Violence Against Women Act implementation
The National Network to End Domestic Violence worked for the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA closed critical gaps in justice, improved upon lifesaving services and ensuring all domestic violence survivors receive services. NNEDV participated in the Office on Violence Against Women conferral process, sharing information about VAWA's impact on the field, gaps in the federal response, and challenges and successes of implementation.
NNEDV also participated in stakeholder meetings about the implementation of VAWA's Campus SaVE provisions and worked to ensure that the negotiated rule-making committee considered, in particular, the needs of student victims of dating abuse and stalking, as well as the confidentiality and safety needs of student victims. NNEDV also communicated the same messages to the White House Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault. Historically, VAWA was the first piece of federal legislation to specifically provide protections for members of the LGBT community.
NNEDV continues to work to ensure that programs such as the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and Victims of Crime Act receive adequate funding.
Appropriations and funding
The National Network to End Domestic Violence leads the national Campaign for Funding to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. Through this work, NNEDV is at the forefront of advocating for increased funding and resources for local programs and state and territorial coalitions. As part of this advocacy, NNEDV coordinates and implements a strategic act |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy%20Lowe | Patrick Allen Lowe FREng (born 8 April 1962), known as Paddy Lowe, is the founder and CEO of the fossil-free synthetic fuel company Zero. A former motor racing engineer and computer scientist, he spent 32 years working in Formula One, serving as Chief Technical Officer at Williams Racing, Executive Director (Technical) at Mercedes Formula One team and Technical Director at McLaren. He was involved with cars that won 12 World Championships (7 Drivers', 5 Constructors') and secured 158 race wins. He left Formula One in 2019 and co-founded Zero in 2020.
Education
Lowe attended Sevenoaks School from 1976 until 1980 and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge in 1984 with a degree in Engineering.
Formula One career
Lowe worked in Formula One over four decades. He was involved in cars that won 12 World Championships (7 Drivers and 5 Constructors) and 10 Autosport Racing Car of the Year awards, pioneering innovative systems including active suspension, traction control and driving simulators. He was the Technical Director behind the first 53 wins of Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking career and he led the Mercedes team to the most successful F1 season ever recorded, with 19 wins from 21 races in 2016.
Williams (1987–1993)
In 1987 Lowe was employed by Williams as Joint Head of Electronics. He spent six years at Williams, during which time he oversaw the development of active suspension, used to help Nigel Mansell win the 1992 World Championship.
McLaren (1993–2013)
Lowe moved to McLaren in 1993, when he was employed as Head of Research and Development, a department subsequently renamed Vehicle Technology. He was head of the department for eight years until 2001, when he was appointed Chief Engineer Systems Development, a role focusing on the race programme for the McLaren MP4-20. In May 2005 he assumed the role of Engineering Director, which gave him responsibility for all the engineering departments. In January 2011 Lowe became the team's Technical Director. He left McLaren in 2013.
Mercedes (2013–2017)
Lowe moved to the Mercedes Formula One team as Executive Director on 3 June 2013.
In 2015 Lowe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He and his elder brother Professor Michael Lowe were the first brothers to both be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
On 10 January 2017, Mercedes announced that Lowe had left the team, and entered a period of garden leave.
Return to Williams (2017–2019)
Lowe returned to Williams as Chief Technical Officer on 16 March 2017. He replaced Pat Symonds, who left the team at the end of 2016. Alongside his technical position, Lowe became a shareholder in the team. The Williams cars under his supervision, FW41 and FW42, turned out to be largely uncompetitive and relegated Williams to the bottom of the Constructors' Championship in 2018 and 2019. On 6 March 2019 it was announced that Lowe would be taking a leave of absence due to personal reasons. On 25 June 2019 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectromancer | Spectromancer () is a computer game developed by Apus Software and Three Donkeys LLC. The game was released in October 2008. The expansions League of Heroes, Truth & Beauty, and Gathering of Power are upgrades to the game rather than stand-alone expansions and, were released in 2010, 2011, and 2013, respectively.
The game was developed by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, Alexey Stankevich (creator of Astral Tournament and Astral Masters) and Skaff Elias. Spectromancer's gameplay revolves around a playing-card dynamic. In the single-player campaign, the player traverses a mythical world collecting various cards to use in duels. There is also an online arena, where a player can duel other players, and a high score list. Monthly online tournaments were hosted from February 2013 through June 2016, in which the best players of the game competed.
Unlike most collectible card games, players do not construct a deck before the game starts. Instead, at the beginning of each duel, each player is randomly given twenty cards, four from each of five elements. (The four classical elements, plus a fifth element of the player's choice.) These cards vary in mana cost and function. Each turn, the player gains one mana in each element, and may play a single card. Playing a card does not cause it to become "used"; there is no concept of a hand or a discard pile. The game ends once one player succeeds in bringing the other player's life total down to 0.
The free trial offers the full single player mode, and a limited online player versus player mode. The full, purchased version offers twelve classes as of 1.2, with their corresponding specialties.
In 2020, the developer released the game engine's source code under an open source software license, the BSD-license, on GitHub.
In 2022, the DRM code was removed from the Gathering of Power version of the game, along with some changes to make the game more accessible on modern computers.
References
External links
Official website
Flash Version of game
2008 video games
Indie games
Digital collectible card games
IOS games
Richard Garfield games
Windows games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in Belarus
Commercial video games with freely available source code
Open-source video games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReplicaNet |
Introduction
Distributed computing and distributed object systems are designed to allow software modules or objects to work together where the objects can be located on different computers connected by a network. Interactive computer simulations and computer games can use object-oriented programming languages such as C++ to maintain a database of entities, player characters, monsters, tanks or just about anything that can exist in a simulated world.
How ReplicaNet works
Using an object description language or by programmatically registering filter classes each machine knows how to create and update each C++ class object. Each object is then treated as a potential network shareable object on the machine that allocates it. This machine has control over the C++ classes and can change variables or call member functions as normal. Once the object is ready to be shared to other machines the object is published on to the ReplicaNet network session. The underlying ReplicaNet software detects changes in the object and automatically updates the replicated classes on the machines connected to the network session. Any changes made to the member variables of the C++ classes can be extrapolated by ReplicaNet using several pre-defined filters to reduce the amount of network traffic when transmitting changes in the object.
This approach of describing objects that can then be processed by other computers is similar to other systems such as CORBA, Java remote method invocation and Distributed Component Object Model.
In 2011 Game Developer magazine announced ReplicaNet 7.0 as one of the Networking finalists for the Front Line Awards which honors the best networking middleware in the video game industry.
Products using ReplicaNet include
Marathon 2: Durandal
Virtual Interactive Combat Environment
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Universal Combat
Sector 13
Airburst Extreme XBLA
Book references to ReplicaNet
Game Programming in C++ Start to Finish by Erik Yuzwa http://gameprogrammingstarttofinish.wazooinc.com/
Massively Multiplayer Game Development 2 - Page 220 - Charles River Media.
References
Middleware
Freeware |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGA%20%28AM%29 | KOGA (930 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format that is licensed to Ogallala, Nebraska, United States. It is owned by iHeartMedia and features programming from ABC Radio and Westwood One.
Awards
The station was a finalist for the 2008 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters.
Construction permit
On September 28, 2012 KOGA was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to decrease day power to 2,100 watts and change to using a nondirectional antenna during the day.
Change to Classic Country
In January 2019 KOGA changed their format from adult standards to classic country.
References
External links
FCC construction permit
OGA
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1976
1976 establishments in Nebraska
IHeartMedia radio stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KADL | KADL (102.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format that is licensed to Imperial, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned by Armada Media - McCook, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KURK on July 2, 2001. On April 14, 2003, the station changed its call sign to KJBL, on May 7, 2003 to KLHK, and on June 30, 2003 to KADL.
Construction permit
On May 27, 2010 KADL was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase ERP to 100,000 watts. The permit will expire on May 27, 2013.
References
External links
ADL
Radio stations established in 2001
2001 establishments in Nebraska |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGACAD | VGACAD was the parent of a suite of shareware graphic utilities made for the MS-DOS operating system used in the IBM PC and clones. It was popular for editing and capturing images using BSAVE (graphics image format) and provided an early graphic editing suite compatible with multiple graphic cards and resolutions, used on the IBM PC.
Usage
Written by Lawrence Gozum in 1987, it was the genesis of multiple versions and improvements over 10 years. Ran with his brother, Marvin initially helped with design ideas, strategic focus, technical support calls, and managing the early shareware business. The growth of the VGACAD suite grew quickly to preoccupy most of their time. Lawrence then focused more of his efforts on software and formed Applied Insights, to manage VGACAD and its offspring, VidFun, and Ai Picture Explorer. At its peak, its users ranged from individuals, Federal government offices, museums and major newspapers.
Features
VGACAD was a misnomer, and meant VGA-Computer Assisted Drawing, rather than computer-aided design, as CAD is commonly referred to today. Its longevity was due to its color accuracy, speed, small size, and that its suite of small utilities often worked stand-alone. One called VGACAP, for 'capture', dumped video memory into a file that could later be converted to popular graphic image formats, later made commonplace when Microsoft Windows programmed the print screen key to dump graphics into the clipboard. However, VGACAP ran insulated apart from early versions of Windows, and thus could capture screens were applications prohibited such function.
References
Format used by VGACAD
External links
VGACAD archive
VGACAD entry into archives
Graphics software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance%20for%20Nuclear%20Accountability | The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is a network of local, regional and national organizations working collaboratively on issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. Many of the local groups live downwind and downstream of the United States nuclear weapons complex sites. The member organizations are watchdogs of the Department of Energy nuclear weapons and energy programs. It was founded in 1987, under the name Military Production Network. In 1997 the name was changed to the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability.
In 2023, ANA stakeholders met with the U.S. Office of Environmental Management. During its annual Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) DC Days, ANA members meet with government administration officials and members of Congress to discuss nuclear weapons related health, cleanup and weapons issues.
Member organizations
References
External links
ANA Website
Anti–nuclear weapons movement
Government watchdog groups in the United States
1987 establishments in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday-efficiency%20effect | The Faraday-efficiency effect refers to the potential for misinterpretation of data from experiments in electrochemistry through failure to take into account a Faraday efficiency of less than 100 percent.
Assumption about efficiency
Until recent decades it was common to assume that the release of hydrogen and oxygen gas during electrolysis of water always has a Faraday efficiency of 100%. Pons and Fleischmann, and other investigators who reported the finding of anomalous excess heat in electrolytic cells, all relied on this popular assumption. No one bothered to measure the Faraday efficiency in their cells during the experiments. Many publications reporting the finding of excess heat included an explicit statement like: "The Faraday efficiency is assumed to be unity." Even if not explicitly stated so, these publications included this implicit assumption in the formulas used to calculate the cells' energy balance.
Relevance to cold fusion
Lacking any other plausible explanation, the anomalous excess heat produced during such electrolysis was attributed by Pons and Fleischmann to cold fusion. Later, it was discovered that such excess heat can easily be the product of conventional chemistry, i.e. internal recombination of hydrogen and oxygen. Such recombination leads to a reduction in the Faraday efficiency of the electrolysis. The Faraday-efficiency effect is the observation of anomalous excess heat due to a reduction in the Faraday efficiency.
Measurement
From 1991-1993 a group of investigators, headed by Zvi Shkedi, in the state of Massachusetts, USA, built well-insulated cells and calorimeters which included the capability to measure the actual Faraday efficiency in real-time during the experiments. The cells were of the light-water type; with a fine-wire nickel cathode; a platinum anode; and K2CO3 electrolyte.
The calorimeters were calibrated to an accuracy of 0.02% of input power. The long-term stability of the calorimeters was verified over a period of 9 months of continuous operation. In their publication, the investigators show details of their calorimeters' design and teach the technology of achieving high calorimetric accuracy.
Experiments
A total of 64 experiments were performed in which the actual Faraday efficiency was measured. The results were analyzed twice; once with the popular assumption that the Faraday efficiency is 100%, and, again, taking into account the measured Faraday efficiency in each experiment. The average Faraday efficiency measured in these experiments was 78%.
First analysis
The first analysis, assuming a Faraday efficiency of 100%, yielded an average apparent excess heat of 21% of input power. The term "apparent excess heat" was coined by the investigators to indicate that the actual Faraday efficiency was ignored in the analysis.
Second analysis
The second analysis, taking into account the measured Faraday efficiency, yielded an actual excess heat of 0.13% +/- 0.48%. In other words, when the actual Farada |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboNet | RoboNet-1.0 was a prototype global network of UK-built 2-metre robotic telescopes, the largest of their kind in the world, comprising the Liverpool Telescope on La Palma (Canary Islands), the Faulkes Telescope North on Maui (Hawaii), and the Faulkes Telescope South in Australia, managed by a consortium of ten UK universities under the lead of Liverpool John Moores University. For the technological aims of integrating a global network to act effectively as a single instrument, and maximizing the scientific return by applying the newest developments in e-Science, RoboNet adopted the intelligent-agent architecture devised and maintained by the eSTAR project.
With the flexible scheduling and short response time of robotic telescopes being ideal for time-domain astronomy, RoboNet-1.0 had two major science goals that critically depend on these requirements: the determination of origin and nature of gamma-ray bursts, and the detection of cool extra-solar planets by means of gravitational microlensing.
Apart from their science use, the telescopes forming the RoboNet-1.0 have also been made available for two educational programmes, the Faulkes Telescope Project and the National Schools‘ Observatory.
The RoboNet microlensing programme, led by the University of St Andrews, engages in a common campaign with the PLANET collaboration since 2005.
With the official end of RoboNet-1.0 in October 2007, and the earlier acquisition of the two Faulkes Telescopes by Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, the microlensing programme is carried on as RoboNet-II. Starting in 2008, RoboNet-II has been using the expert system for microlensing anomaly detection
that is being provided by the Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search (ARTEMiS). RoboNet-II aims at obtaining a first census of cool terrestrial exoplanets.
Research highlights
RoboNet data have contributed to the detection of several extra-solar planets (in the order of announcement of their discovery)
OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb
OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb (the most Earth-like planet at the time of its discovery)
OGLE-2005-BLG-169Lb
OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb and OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lc (a pair similar to Jupiter and Saturn in the Solar system)
OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb a cold Neptune-Mass planet
MOA-2009-BLG-319Lb a massive planet orbiting an M dwarf
MOA-2009-BLG-387Lb
MOA-2009-BLG-266Lb a cold, ~10 Earth Mass planet
References
AN , 330, 1, 4 (2009) - RoboNet-II: Follow-up observations of microlensing events with a robotic network of telescopes
MNRAS, 396, 2087–2102 (2009) - A Metric and Optimisation Scheme for Microlens Planet Searches
External links
RoboNet homepage
eSTAR homepage
ARTEMiS homepage
LJMU Astrophysics Research Institute
University of St Andrews Astronomy Group
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT)
The Sky at Night episode on RoboNet (August 2007)
Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics
Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System (BOOTES) Robotic Telescope |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL360 | PL360 (or PL/360) is a system programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth and written by Wirth, Joseph W. Wells Jr., and Edwin Satterthwaite Jr. for the IBM System/360 computer at Stanford University. A description of PL360 was published in early 1968, although the implementation was probably completed before Wirth left Stanford in 1967.
Description
PL/360 is a one pass compiler with a syntax similar to ALGOL that provides facilities for specifying exact machine code (language) instructions and registers similar to assembly language, but also provides features commonly found in high-level programming languages, such as complex arithmetic expressions and control structures. Wirth used PL360 to create ALGOL W.
Data types are:
Byte or character – 1 byte
Short integer – 2 bytes, interpreted as an integer in two's complement binary notation
Integer or logical – 4 bytes, interpreted as an integer in two's complement binary notation
Real – 4 bytes, interpreted as a base-16 (hexadecimal) short floating-point arithmetic number
Long real – 8 bytes, interpreted as a base-16 long floating-point number
Registers can contain integer, real, or long real.
Individual System/360 instructions can be generated inline using the PL360 "function statement" that defined an instruction by format and operation code. Function arguments were assigned sequentially to fields in the instruction. Examples are:
Example
R0, R1, and R2, and FLAG are predeclared names.
BEGIN INTEGER BUCKET;
IF FLAG THEN
BEGIN BUCKET := R0; R0 := R1; R1 := R2;
R2 := BUCKET;
END ELSE
BEGIN BUCKET := R2; R2 := R1; R1 := R0;
R0 := BUCKET;
END
RESET(FLAG);
END
Implementation
Wirth was at Stanford between 1963 and 1967, during the earlier part of which he was developing his Euler compiler and interpreter, the sources of which are dated 1965. Also in 1965, Stanford updated their drum memory based Burroughs large systems B5000 to a disk storage based B5500.
Since the target IBM S/360 (which was to replace an existing IBM 7090) was not installed until 1967, the initial implementation of PL360 was written in ALGOL and tested on Stanford's B5500. Once working, the compiler was then recoded in PL360, recompiled on the Burroughs system, and moved as a binary file to the S/360.
The B5500 is programmed in a high-level ALGOL-derived language Executive Systems Problem Oriented Language (ESPOL), and PL360 was intended to bring a comparable facility to the IBM mainframe architecture, although it was lacking major facilities of both Assembler F and ESPOL. This intent was largely ignored, with programmers continuing to use implementations of IBM's macro assemblers.
However, in the early 1970s, PL360 was extended to provide more capabilities, and was the programming language of choice for developing Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System (SPIRES), Stanford's Database Management System.
See also
IBM PL/S
|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware%20Platform%20Interface | The Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) is an open specification that defines an application programming interface (API) for platform management of computer systems. The API supports tasks including reading temperature or voltage sensors built into a processor, configuring hardware registers, accessing system inventory information like model numbers and serial numbers, and performing more complex activities, such as upgrading system firmware or diagnosing system failures.
HPI is designed for use with fault-tolerant and modular high-availability computer systems, which typically include automatic fault detection features and hardware redundancy so that they can provide continuous Service Availability. Additional features common in hardware platforms used for high-availability applications include online serviceability and upgradeability via hot-swappable modules.
The HPI specification is developed and published by the Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) and made freely available to the public.
History
A primary motivator for the development of the HPI specification was the emergence of modular computer hardware platforms and commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This included CompactPCI platforms and, later, the AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA(xTCA) platforms standardized by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG). These platforms include hardware management infrastructures based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). Concurrently, major Enterprise vendors such as HP and IBM also developed modular and bladed systems.
The need for the HPI specification was first identified by an industry group called the “High Availability Forum,” which met for several months in 2000 to discuss issues relating to building high-availability computer systems using open architecture technology. This group published a white paper, “Providing Open Architecture High Availability Solutions” in early 2001. Growing out of that work, Intel Corporation began a project to define a standard hardware platform management API named the Universal Chassis Management Interface (UCMI). This work was migrated to the newly formed SA Forum consortium and was published as the Hardware Platform Interface in October 2002. The original HPI specification, SAI-HPI-A.01.01, was the first specification published by the SA Forum.
From 2002 onwards, several updates to the HPI specification have been published. Additionally, specifications for accessing an HPI implementation via Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMP) and specifications describing the use of HPI on AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA platforms have been produced. Table 1 lists all specifications published by the SA Forum in the HPI family.
The HPI specifications and the Application Interface Specification (AIS) have been developed separately within the SA Forum. Although they are both intended to address functionality required for the highest levels of Service Availabili |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl%20Hunt | Earl Hunt may refer to:
Earl B. Hunt (1933–2016), American psychologist and computer scientist
Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr. (1918–2005), American Methodist pastor and evangelist |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow%20and%20Milngavie%20Junction%20Railway | The Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway was a short locally promoted branch line built to connect the industrial town of Milngavie with the main line railway network, near Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in 1863.
The town, and Bearsden, an intermediate location on the line, became significant residential centres, and nowadays the line is a part of the Glasgow commuter network. No freight is handled on the line.
The inventor George Bennie developed the Bennie Railplane, a system of overhead express passenger railways, and he built a demonstration section above a dormant industrial siding that branched from the line. However Bennie was unable to attract investment to implement his scheme, and the demonstration track was dismantled in 1956.
History
An independent railway
On 28 May 1858 the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway opened its line, running from Cowlairs, where it joined the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway a short distance north of its Queen Street terminus.
Milngavie was a rural town with considerable industry, especially in the textile printing and papermaking trades. The GD&HR was the first railway in the area north west of Glasgow, but the benefits of railway connection, in reducing the cost of commodities like coal and agricultural supplies, and in facilitating transport of manufactured goods to market, were plain to see elsewhere. Seeing that the GD&HR passed not far from their town, businesspeople in Milngavie determined to promote a branch line to make the connection. They obtained the authorising Act of Parliament for the Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway on 1 August 1861; the capital was £30,000.
Although the district was lightly populated, high class residential travel was developing in similar situations elsewhere, and was expected to be a positive factor for the Milngavie line.
The line was just over 3 miles (5 km) long and construction was not difficult; the line opened on 28 April 1863. Like the GD&HR, it was worked by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway for 50% of gross receipts. There was one intermediate station at Bearsden.
South of Milngavie a short branch led to the Burnbrae Dye Works, and at Milngavie a long siding extended past the station to Ellangowan Paper Mills. There were a considerable number of goods sidings at Milngavie.
Absorbed by the NBR
On 28 July 1873 the North British Railway (General Purposes) Act was passed, authorising the takeover of the Milngavie line by the NBR. The line became simply a part of the growing North Clyde network of the NBR.
The twentieth century
The line had been constructed as a single line; it was doubled on 24 April 1900. Hillfoot station was opened at the same time.
The North British Railway became a constituent of the new London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, following the Railways Act 1921; in 1948 the railways were nationalised and the line was under the control of British Railways, Scottish Region.
The Bennie Railplane
The inventor George Bennie develop |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IdeaPad | IdeaPad (stylized as IDEAPΛD and formerly ideapad) is a line of consumer-oriented laptop computers designed, developed and marketed by Lenovo. The IdeaPad mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, Dell's Inspiron and XPS, HP's Pavilion, Envy and Stream, Samsung's Sens and Toshiba's Satellite.
History
The IdeaPad laptops were announced in January 2008. The first three models in the product line were the Y710, the Y510, and the U110. Some of the features that defined these first three models were widescreens, VeriFace facial recognition, frameless screens, touch controls, and Dolby speaker systems.
The IdeaPad design marked a deviation from the business-oriented ThinkPad laptops, towards a more consumer-oriented look and feel. Among these changes were a glossy screen and the absence of the traditional ThinkPad TrackPoint. Notebook Review said the keyboard had a ‘"distinctive ThinkPad feel" and "the touchpad and touchpad buttons were smooth and responsive."
On September 21, 2016, Lenovo confirmed that their Yoga series is not meant to be compatible with Linux operating systems, that they know it is impossible to install Linux on some models, and that it is not supported. This came in the wake of media coverage of problems that users were having while trying to install Ubuntu on several Yoga models, including the 900 ISK2, 900 ISK For Business, 900S, and 710, which were traced back to Lenovo intentionally disabling and removing support for the AHCI storage mode for the device's solid-state drive in the computer's BIOS, in favor of a RAID mode that is only supported by Windows 10 drivers that come with the system. (This is also noted to make creation of Windows installation media more difficult than it normally is, as the process requires extracting a storage driver and loading it during the Windows installation process, or else the installer will not see the SSD.)
As of February 2020, Lenovo IdeaPad S940 is the world's cheapest 4K laptop. This IdeaPad notebook, made of aluminium, is the world's first laptop to feature a curved Contour Display.
Current model lines
IdeaPad 1 series (20082021, 2023, 2024)
One of the laptops in the series is Slim 1i, which costs only $504 or $403.50. Slim 1, however, is more expensive than Slim 1i, at $850.
Slim 1i
• Intel Celeron® N4120 Processor (4 Cores, 4 Threads, up to 2.6 GHz)
• Windows 11 Home in S Mode
• 4GB Soldered DDR4 2400 RAM
• 128GB eMMC SSD
• Integrated Intel® Graphics
• 14" or 15.6" (1920 × 1080) TN 220nits Anti-glare
• AC 2×2 Wireless with Bluetooth® 5.0
• Stereo Speakers, 1.5W × 2, Dolby Audio
• 7.5 - 12.5 Months On-site Warranty (Premium Care)
IdeaPad 3 series (unknown current)
External Display support
Supports up to 3 independent displays (native display and 2 external monitors via HDMI and USB-C)
• HDMI supports up to 4K@30Hz
• USB-C supports up to 4K@60HzMemory
Max Memory
Up to 16GB (8GB soldered + 8GB SO-DIMM) DDR4-3200 offering
Up to 4GB (4GB soldered + |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTV%20%28Indonesia%29 | BTV, formerly known as Q Channel, QTV and BeritaSatu (literally translated as NewsOne) is an Indonesian digital free-to-air television network owned by B Universe which 80% of the stake is largely owned by former Minister of Trade, Nasdem Party politician and businessman Enggartiasto Lukita. The channel is the first Indonesia-based pay television channel. It focused on news, sports, music and entertainment programming.
History
BTV was launched in 1998 as Q Channel (an abbreviation of Quick Channel) by PT Jaring Data Interaktif which was owned by one of RCTI and SCTV executive, Peter F. Gontha. The first program to be held was Q Inspiration. Much of the channel's programming is targeted towards Indonesian executives and the influential upper income segment of society. Aimed at decision makers, the channel mostly features talk shows and infotainment programs related to business, economy, politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.
On 15 September 2005, the channel name has been changed to QTV. On 1 September 2011, QTV transformed into BeritaSatu, with became a news channel. The launch was officially held on 3 September 2011.
The transformation making the channel competes with terrestrial news networks at the time Metro TV and tvOne as well as news networks that came later.
In January 2020, BeritaSatu was initially broadcast to Jabodetabek area as a local pay television channel and was awarded a nationwide terrestrial license one year later. BeritaSatu at the time only aired foreign programming as it cost cheaper compared to self-produced programming.
On 11 October 2022 at 09.53pm (UTC+7), BeritaSatu officially changed its name to BTV after the inauguration of the Investor Daily Summit 2022 by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
BTV Will Nationwide terrestrial coverage at current New Transponder owned over Telkom-4 at 108.0°
Programming
Current
BeritaSatu
BeritaSatu Pagi
BeritaSatu Siang
BeritaSatu Sore
BeritaSatu Malam
BeritaSatu Utama
BeritaSatu Terkini
BeritaSatu Breaking News
BeritaSatu Spesial
Multivision Plus
Bioskop Multivision
Sang Pencerah
3 Srikandi
Abdullah & Takeshi
Mencari Hilal
Obama Anak Menteng
Laundry Show
Berangkat!
Maju Kena Mundur Kena Returns
Ayat-Ayat Adinda
Ummi Aminah
Hijrah Cinta
Nazar
5 Cowok Jagoan
Selamanya...
Kanan Kiri Oke
Kanan Kiri Oke 2
Sinema Multivision
Kaya Harta Miskin Iman
Ayah Durhaka
Derita Tiada Akhir
Haji Togel
Babeku Doyan Kawin
Anak Terminal Metropolitan
Sandal Bolong Untuk Hamdani
Aku Bukan Impian
Cinta Kau Dimana
Cewek Atau Cowok Sih Loe
Mona Jadi Lisa
Akal Bulus Kucing Kampus
Akal Bulus Kucing Kampus 2
Cinta Karet Cinta Sampai Lengket
Papa Untukku
Titin Tukang Kawin
Suami Perampas Harta Istri
Kenapa Ibuku Kejam Sekali
Ribetnya Ngurus Bini
Ustadz Kawin Lagi
Cinta Sejuta Dolar
Cinta Semanis Coklat
Ada Cinta Di Kamar Bos
Antri Dong
Siapa Sok Usil
Cinta Pasti Kembali
Juminten
Cerita Misteri Multivision
Suster Ngesot Gentayangan
Serial Drama Mu |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libffi | libffi is a foreign function interface library. It provides a C programming language interface for calling natively compiled functions given information about the target function at run time instead of compile time. It also implements the opposite functionality: libffi can produce a pointer to a function that can accept and decode any combination of arguments defined at run time.
libffi is most often used as a bridging technology between compiled and interpreted language implementations. libffi may also be used to implement plug-ins, where the plug-in's function signatures are not known at the time of creating the host application.
Notable users include Python, Haskell, Dalvik, F-Script, PyPy, PyObjC, RubyCocoa, JRuby, Rubinius, MacRuby, gcj, GNU Smalltalk, IcedTea, Cycript, Pawn, Squeak, Java Native Access, Common Lisp (via CFFI), Racket, Embeddable Common Lisp and Mozilla.
On Mac OS X, libffi is commonly used with BridgeSupport, which provides programming language neutral descriptions of framework interfaces, and Nu which binds direct Objective-C access from Lisp.
libffi has been widely ported and is released under a MIT license.
Background
Although the C programming language is ubiquitous among platforms, the ways function calls are implemented in machine code – the calling convention – vary. When one wants to load a subroutine dynamically at run-time, a knowledge of these conventions is required.
libffi has knowledge of the calling convention on many platforms (processor–OS combinations). Its C API, which is shared on all builds of libffi regardless of platform, abstracts over the complexity of loading code on different platforms. In addition to regular functions, it also supports C-style variadic functions.
The C calling convention is not only used by the C language: due to the amount of existing code written in C, most newer compiled languages also allow writing and calling functions in such a convention. As a result, libffi is able to interact with some functions written in these languages too.
History
libffi, originally developed by Anthony Green, was inspired by the Gencall library from Silicon Graphics. Gencall was developed by Gianni Mariani, then employed by SGI, for the purpose of allowing calls to functions by address and creating a call frame for the particular calling convention (MIPS O32). Anthony Green refined the idea and extended it to other architectures and calling conventions and open sourcing libffi.
Adoption
The libffi library is useful in building a bridge between interpreted and natively compiled code. Some notable users include:
D
libffi-d
Bindings to the libffi library for D. Primarily used for the MCI (Managed Compiler Infrastructure).
F-Script
F-Script
Dynamically generates Cocoa classes written in F-Script.
Guile
GNU Guile
libffi is used in Guile 1.9.8 and onwards
Haskell
GHC
libffi has been used for the majority of the FFI performed by the GHC since late 2009.
Java
OpenJDK
The open- |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Garner | Richard Garner (born April 20, 1969) is a Canadian sports broadcaster, producer and the former vice-president of programming at The Score Television Network.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Garner grew up in Aylmer, Quebec, where he learned to speak French. He went on to produce television content for prominent Canadian television networks.
He became the executive producer for Hardcore Sports Radio in 2006. Prior to joining Hardcore Sports Radio, he worked as a producer for Rogers Sportsnet.
Garner later became Vice President of Programming for The Score Television Network. While in that position, he hosted and produced Drive This!, an unfiltered sports radio talk show which was simulcast Hardcore Sports Radio and The Score television network.
On March 26, 2009, he announced he was leaving The Score. Following his departure, he devoted his time to an organization called "The One Network".
References
External links
Partners | One Network Productions
Living people
1969 births
Canadian radio sportscasters
Canadian radio journalists
Canadian television directors
Canadian television producers
Canadian talk radio hosts
Journalists from Ontario
Mass media people from Ottawa |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly%20%28Australian%20TV%20series%29 | Deadly was an Australian children's animated television series which first screened on the Nine Network in 2006 and kept airing until 2010. It was produced by SLR Productions/Yoram Gross Productions and financed by the Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd.
The series is based on the Deadly novel series written by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings. The story follows the adventures of Sprocket and Amy, trying to escape and meddle with the plans of the Brats.
Summary
Amy is twelve years old, and has to look after her mother – who has just turned two. Sprocket is a runaway in search of his family – with only a faded photo to go on. Meanwhile, the seeds of a blue tea plant have been washed into the river system, and any moment now plants will grow that can keep people young forever.
Nevertheless, Amy and Sprocket have each other. Together they try to bring up Toddler Mum as best they can, fight Pooper Scooper and his malevolent family, and put an end to every one of those mutating tea plants before they can destroy the world.
Characters
Sprocket - The protagonist, who comes to town to investigate who could be the woman on a picture he carried since he was a baby. Voiced by Sarah Aubrey.
Amy - A girl from town, who gets her mother turned into a baby by the Turner brats. Voiced by Sarah Aubrey.
Leslie/Toddler Mum - Amy's mother, who was turned into an infant. Despite being a two-year-old now, she seemingly retains some of her adult memories. Voiced by Rachel King.
The Turner Brats - The antagonists of the show, looking for the secret for germination of the blue plant that provides them eternal youth through its tea.
Pooper Scooper/Orson - The self-proclaimed leader. Voiced by Michelle Doake.
Reptile/Hilda - The girl of the group. Voiced by Sarah Aubrey.
Beanie/Barnabas - The most sensible of the group. Voiced by Rachel King.
See also
List of Australian television series
References
External links
Australian children's animated television series
Australian flash animated television series
Nine Network original programming
2006 Australian television series debuts
2006 Australian television series endings
2000s Australian animated television series
Animated television series about children |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KYWN | KYWN (890 AM) is a radio station licensed to Meridian, Idaho, and serving the Boise metropolitan area. It airs a Spanish-language Christian radio format and is owned by Impacto Network, Inc. It calls itself La Perla (The Pearl), using the slogan Alimente Su Alma (Feed Your Soul).
KYWN is a Class D station. By day, it broadcasts at the maximum power for AM stations, 50,000 watts. But at night, to protect WLS in Chicago, the dominant Class A station on 890 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 125 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is on Kuna Mora Road at Pleasant Valley Road in Kuna, Idaho.
History
The station signed on the air on . Its original call sign was KQXI. On June 10, 2004, the station changed its call letters to KDJQ and, on January 3, 2012, to KYWN. The station underwent financial difficulties and went dark for a time. KYWN returned to air on or around February 26, 2012.
According to Boise radio hobbyist Bill Frahm in the AMFMTVDX mailing list, KDJQ returned to the air briefly on May 16, 2009, in order to preserve its license. Frahm says the station is now owned by a bank. He said KDJQ had been silent since June 8, 2008, as it sought a new buyer.
As of January 18, 2012, Blue Turf Broadcasting, Inc. requested an extension of its Silent STA for KYWN after losing its night time transmitter site. On February 14, 2012, KYWN was given permission to operate special temporary authority (STA) due to the station no longer having access to its nighttime transmitter site and that the equipment at that site had been stolen. On September 19, 2012, KYWN told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that "due to financial and staffing issues" it was requesting the authority to be off the air for 180 days.
At that time, programming included The Neal Boortz Radio Show, The Michael Smerconish Show, The Clark Howard Show and The Lars Larson National Radio Program. It was a network affiliate of CBS News Radio.
On December 16, 2013, the station's license was assigned to Ambrocio Cruz's Impacto Network, Inc. The purchase price for the transaction was $82,000.
References
External links
Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA
La Perla 890 AM Facebook
YWN
Radio stations established in 2003
Meridian, Idaho |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAWS | KAWS or Kaws may refer to:
KAWS (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to Marsing, Idaho, United States, broadcasting the Christian Satellite Network (CSN) International
KZJB (90.3 FM), a radio station serving Pocatello, Idaho, United States, that had the call letters KAWS from 1998 to 2005
Kaws (born 1974 as Brian Donnelly), graffiti artist, clothing and toy designer
Topeka Kaws, an American minor league baseball team in the third iteration of the Southwestern League
Kaw people, a federally recognized Native American tribe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20Tivoli%20Server-free%20backup | IBM introduced Server-Free backup with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.1 in 2002 for Windows 2000 servers only.
Server-Free backup functionality (with DATAMOVER TYPE=SCSI) were included in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager version 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, but not in 5.4 or later, but (DATAMOVER TYPE=NAS) are supported in 5.4 and later.
SCSI-3 Extended Copy
Server-Free data movement uses the SCSI-3 EXTENDED COPY command and are carried out by a data mover device that must exists on the SAN, and it is the data mover device that is responsible for copying the data, either from a SAN-attached (client-owned) disk to a SAN-attached tape drive (server-owned), or vice versa.
From the T10 working group, "The EXTENDED COPY command provides a means to copy data from one set of logical units to another set of logical units or to the same set of logical units. The entity within a SCSI device that receives and performs the EXTENDED COPY command is called the copy manager. The copy manager is responsible for copying data from the source devices to the destination devices. The copy source and destination devices are logical units that may reside in different SCSI devices or the same SCSI device."
Notes
External links
IBM Almaden Research Center
IBM - Server-Free Data Movement Information
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administrator's Guide, Chapter 7. Setting Up Server-Free Data Movement
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows, Version 5.3, SAN-based server-free data movement
IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center: support for new and existing function
Introduction to T10
T10/1731-D Information technology ISO/IEC 14776-314 SCSI Primary Commands - 4 (SPC-4)
Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.1 Technical Guide
Storage software
Tivoli Server-free backup |
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