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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ESPN%20Radio%20affiliates | The following is a list of full-power radio stations and HD Radio subchannels in the United States broadcasting ESPN Radio programming, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, city of license, state and brandings.
Gray background indicates an HD Radio subchannel.
Canada
ESPN owns a minority interest in the sports network TSN alongside its majority owner Bell Media: in 2011, the company converted four of its stations to a new sports radio network known as TSN Radio. Much like its television counterpart, all four TSN Radio stations also carry programs from ESPN Radio (such as select event coverage, along with overnight and weekend programming).
References |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEGAN | MEGAN ("MEtaGenome ANalyzer") is a computer program that allows optimized analysis of large metagenomic datasets.
Metagenomics is the analysis of the genomic sequences from a usually uncultured environmental sample. A large term goal of most metagenomics is to inventory and measure the extent and the role of microbial biodiversity in the ecosystem due to discoveries that the diversity of microbial organisms and viral agents in the environment is far greater than previously estimated. Tools that allow the investigation of very large data sets from environmental samples using shotgun sequencing techniques in particular, such as MEGAN, are designed to sample and investigate the unknown biodiversity of environmental samples where more precise techniques with smaller, better known samples, cannot be used.
Fragments of DNA from an metagenomics sample, such as ocean waters or soil, are compared against databases of known DNA sequences using BLAST or another sequence comparison tool to assemble the segments into discrete comparable sequences. MEGAN is then used to compare the resulting sequences with gene sequences from GenBank in NCBI. The program was used to investigate the DNA of a mammoth recovered from the Siberian permafrost and Sargasso Sea data set.
Introduction
Metagenomics is the study of genomic content of samples from same habitat, which is designed to determine the role and the extent of species diversity. Targeted or random sequencing are widely used with comparisons against sequence databases. Recent developments in sequencing technology increased the number of metagenomics samples. MEGAN is an easy to use tool for analysing such metagenomics data. First version of MEGAN was released in 2007 and the most recent version is MEGAN6. First version is capable of analysing taxonomic content of a single dataset while the latest version can analyse multiple datasets including new features (query different databases, new algorithm etc.).
MEGAN Pipeline
MEGAN analysis starts with collecting reads from any shotgun platform. Then, the reads are compared with sequence databases using BLAST or similar. Third, MEGAN assigns a taxon ID to processed read results based on NCBI taxonomy which creates a MEGAN file that contains required information for statistical and graphical analysis. Lastly, lowest common ancestor (LCA) algorithm can be run to inspect assignments, to analyze data and to create summaries of data based on different NCBI taxonomy levels. LCA algorithm simply finds the lowest common ancestor of different species.
References
External links
Metagenomics software
Phylogenetics software
Molecular biology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%20Schmitz%20%28entomologist%29 | Hermann Schmitz (12 August 1878 in Elberfeld, Wuppertal – 1 September 1960 in Bad Godesberg) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.
His personal collection of data on flies and the literature of flies were looted by the Nazis during World War II. He was a Jesuit of German origin living in Limburg (Netherlands), at the time.
Schmitz was a priest in Valkenburg. He is best known for his studies of Phoridae. His collections are in Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht (Diptera and Hymenoptera) Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn (world Phoridae and Lepidoptera from the Canary islands)
He wrote Phoridae In: E. Lindner, Editor, Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region (Lieferung 165) 4 (33) (1951) and many scientific papers mostly on this family.
Bibliography
Schmitz, Hermann. Phorideos ecitophilos de Minas Geraes (Dipt.). Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 1924.
Schmitz, Hermann. Die Phoriden: ihre natürliche Verwandtschaft, ihr System und eine Verbreitungstabelle ihrer europäischen Arten. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1929.
Schmitz, Hermann. Revision der Phoriden: nach forschungsgeschichtlichen und nomenklatorischen, systematischen und anatomischen biologischen und faunistischen gesichtspunkten. Berlin: Ferd. Dümmler, 1929.
Schmitz, H., and A.C. Oudemans. Die Insectenfauna der höhlen von Maastricht und Umgegend: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Dipteren. S.l: s.n.], 1909.
Schmitz, H. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile: Based Mainly on Material in the British Museum (Natural History) Pt. VI, Pt. VI. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. London: British Museum, 1929.
Schmitz, Hermann. Über einige afrikanische Phoriden (Diptera). Limburg: [s.n.], 1940.
References
Evenhuis, N. L. (1997). Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers.
Dipterists
German entomologists
Hymenopterists
1878 births
1960 deaths |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Paglen | Trevor Paglen (born 1974) is an American artist, geographer, and author whose work tackles mass surveillance and data collection.
In 2016, Paglen won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize and he has also won The Cultural Award from the German Society for Photography. In 2017, he was a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.
Early life and education
Paglen earned a B.A. degree in religious studies in 1998 from the University of California at Berkeley, a M.F.A. degree in 2002 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Geography in 2008 from the University of California at Berkeley.
While at UC Berkeley, Paglen lived in the Berkeley Student Cooperative, residing in Chateau, Fenwick, and Rochdale co-ops.
Work
Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2015, said that Paglen, whose "ongoing grand project [is] the murky world of global state surveillance and the ethics of drone warfare", "is one of the most conceptually adventurous political artists working today, and has collaborated with scientists and human rights activists on his always ambitious multimedia projects." His visual work such as his "Limit Telephotography" and "The Other Night Sky" series have received widespread attention for both his technical innovations and for his conceptual project that involves simultaneously making and negating documentary-style truth-claims. The contrasts between secrecy and revelation, evidence and abstraction distinguish Paglen's work. With that the artist presents not so much "evidence" as admonitions to awareness.
He was an Eyebeam Commissioned Artist in 2007.
In 2008 the Berkeley Art Museum devoted a comprehensive solo exhibition to his work. In the next year, Paglen took part in the Istanbul Biennial, and in 2010 he exhibited at the Vienna Secession.
Autonomy Cube was a project by Paglen and Jacob Appelbaum which placed relays for the anonymous communication network Tor in traditional art museums.
Paglen is featured in the nerd culture documentary, Traceroute (2016).
Orbital Reflector was a reflective, mylar sculpture by Paglen intended to be the first "purely artistic" object in space. The temporary satellite, containing an inflatable mylar balloon with reflective surface, launched into space 3 December 2018.
A mid-career survey in 2018–2019, Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen, was a traveling exhibition shown at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
In September 2020, Pace Gallery in London held an exhibition of Trevor Paglen's work, exploring 'the weird, partial ways computers look back at us'.
His work is included in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Columbus Museum of Art, and Metropolitan Museum.
Experimental Geography
Paglen is credited with coining the term "Experimental Geography" to describe practices coupling experimental cultural production and art-making with ideas from critical human geography about the production |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QCDOC | The QCDOC (quantum chromodynamics on a chip) is a supercomputer technology focusing on using relatively cheap low power processing elements to produce a massively parallel machine. The machine is custom-made to solve small but extremely demanding problems in the fields of quantum physics.
Overview
The computers were designed and built jointly by University of Edinburgh (UKQCD), Columbia University, the RIKEN BNL Brookhaven Research Center and IBM. The purpose of the collaboration was to exploit computing facilities for lattice field theory calculations whose primary aim is to increase the predictive power of the Standard Model of elementary particle interactions through numerical simulation of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The target was to build a massively parallel supercomputer able to peak at 10 Tflops with sustained power at 50% capacity.
There are three QCDOCs in service each reaching 10 Tflops peak operation.
University of Edinburgh's Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC). In operation by the UKQCD since 2005
RIKEN BNL Brookhaven Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy Program in High Energy and Nuclear Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Around 23 UK academic staff, their postdocs and students, from seven universities, belong to UKQCD. Costs were funded through a Joint Infrastructure Fund Award of £6.6 million. Staff costs (system support, physicist programmers and postdocs) are around £1 million per year, other computing and operating costs are around £0.2 million per year.
QCDOC was to replace an earlier design, QCDSP, where the power came from connecting large amounts of DSPs together in a similar fashion. The QCDSP strapped 12.288 nodes to a 4D network and reached 1 Tflops in 1998.
QCDOC can be seen as a predecessor to the highly successful Blue Gene/L supercomputer. They share a lot of design traits, and similarities go beyond superficial characteristics. Blue Gene is also a massively parallel supercomputer built with a large amount of cheap, relatively weak PowerPC 440 based SoC nodes connected with a high bandwidth multidimensional mesh. They differ, however, in that the computing nodes in BG/L are more powerful and are connected with a faster, more sophisticated network that scales up to several hundred thousand nodes per system.
Architecture
Computing node
The computing nodes are custom ASICs with about fifty million transistors each. They are mainly made up of existing building blocks from IBM. They are built around a 500 MHz PowerPC 440 core with 4 MB DRAM, memory management for external DDR SDRAM, system I/O for internode communications, and dual Ethernet built in. The computing node is capable of 1 double precision Gflops. Each node has one DIMM socket capable of holding between 128 and 2048 MB of 333 MHz ECC DDR SDRAM.
Inter node communication
Each node has the capability to send and receive data from each of its twelve nearest neighbors in a six-dimensional mesh at a rate |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplestore | A triplestore or RDF store is a purpose-built database for the storage and retrieval of triples through semantic queries. A triple is a data entity composed of subject–predicate–object, like "Bob is 35" (i.e., Bob's age measured in years is 35) or "Bob knows Fred".
Much like a relational database, information in a triplestore is stored and retrieved via a query language. Unlike a relational database, a triplestore is optimized for the storage and retrieval of triples. In addition to queries, triples can usually be imported and exported using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and other formats.
Implementations
Some triplestores have been built as database engines from scratch, while others have been built on top of existing commercial relational database engines (such as SQL-based) or NoSQL document-oriented database engines. Like the early development of online analytical processing (OLAP) databases, this intermediate approach allowed large and powerful database engines to be constructed for little programming effort in the initial phases of triplestore development. A difficulty with implementing triplestores over SQL is that although "triples" may thus be "stored", implementing efficient querying of a graph-based RDF model (such as mapping from SPARQL) onto SQL queries is difficult.
Related database types
Adding a name to the triple makes a "quad store" or named graph.
A graph database has a more generalized structure than a triplestore, using graph structures with nodes, edges, and properties to represent and store data. Graph databases might provide index-free adjacency, meaning every element contains a direct pointer to its adjacent elements, and no index lookups are necessary. General graph databases that can store any graph are distinct from specialized graph databases such as triplestores and network databases.
See also
Dataspaces
Entity–relationship model
– The first two elements of the class-attribute-value triple (class, attribute) are pieces of some structural metadata having a defined semantic. The third element is a value, preferably from some controlled vocabulary.
Outline of databases
Semantic Integration
Semantic MediaWiki — an example of subject-predicate-object support for wikis, advanced query support, and implementations by many large organizations
SPARQL – W3C specification involving subject-predicate-object triples
List of SPARQL implementations
Entity–attribute–value model is a similar approach to data modeling.
References
External links
A list of large triplestores
Lehigh University Benchmark (LUBM)
How RDF Databases Differ from Other NoSQL Solutions
W3C SPARQL Working Group was RDF Data Access Working Group
SPARQL Query language
SPARQL Protocol
SPARQL 1.1 Update W3C Recommendation 21 March 2013
Types of databases
Database management systems
Database theory
Metadata
Semantic Web |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parser%20combinator | In computer programming, a parser combinator is a higher-order function that accepts several parsers as input and returns a new parser as its output. In this context, a parser is a function accepting strings as input and returning some structure as output, typically a parse tree or a set of indices representing locations in the string where parsing stopped successfully. Parser combinators enable a recursive descent parsing strategy that facilitates modular piecewise construction and testing. This parsing technique is called combinatory parsing.
Parsers using combinators have been used extensively in the prototyping of compilers and processors for domain-specific languages such as natural-language interfaces to databases, where complex and varied semantic actions are closely integrated with syntactic processing. In 1989, Richard Frost and John Launchbury demonstrated use of parser combinators to construct natural-language interpreters. Graham Hutton also used higher-order functions for basic parsing in 1992 and monadic parsing in 1996. S. D. Swierstra also exhibited the practical aspects of parser combinators in 2001. In 2008, Frost, Hafiz and Callaghan described a set of parser combinators in Haskell that solve the long-standing problem of accommodating left recursion, and work as a complete top-down parsing tool in polynomial time and space.
Basic idea
In any programming language that has first-class functions, parser combinators can be used to combine basic parsers to construct parsers for more complex rules. For example, a production rule of a context-free grammar (CFG) may have one or more alternatives and each alternative may consist of a sequence of non-terminal(s) and/or terminal(s), or the alternative may consist of a single non-terminal or terminal or the empty string. If a simple parser is available for each of these alternatives, a parser combinator can be used to combine each of these parsers, returning a new parser which can recognise any or all of the alternatives.
In languages that support operator overloading, a parser combinator can take the form of an infix operator, used to glue different parsers to form a complete rule. Parser combinators thereby enable parsers to be defined in an embedded style, in code which is similar in structure to the rules of the formal grammar. As such, implementations can be thought of as executable specifications with all the associated advantages such as readability.
The combinators
To keep the discussion relatively straightforward, we discuss parser combinators in terms of recognizers only. If the input string is of length #input and its members are accessed through an index j, a recognizer is a parser which returns, as output, a set of indices representing indices at which the parser successfully finished recognizing a sequence of tokens that begin at index j. An empty result set indicates that the recognizer failed to recognize any sequence beginning at index j.
The empty recognizer recogni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Pollen | Arthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen (13 September 1866 – 28 January 1937) was an English journalist, businessman, and commentator on naval affairs who devised a new computerised fire-control system for use on battleships prior to the First World War. His most important technical innovation was one of the world's first electrically-powered analogue computers, patented as the Argo Clock: a differential analyser which enabled big guns to engage with long-range targets when both ships were moving at speed in different directions.
Early life
Pollen was born on 13 September 1866, the sixth son and eighth child of eight sons and two daughters born to John Hungerford Pollen and Maria Margaret Pollen. His father being a leading convert to Catholicism along with Cardinal Newman, Arthur was educated at the school which the latter founded in Birmingham, The Oratory School (1878–1884). He then went up to read Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford where he gained a second-class degree in 1888. In 1893 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He then took an interest in parliamentary politics, standing as Liberal candidate for the Walthamstow Division of Essex in the General Election of 1895 which he lost; his 4,523 votes to the 6,876 of his opponent, Edmund Widdrington Byrne, MP, QC. After this setback he continued to speak at Liberal Party events, but declined to stand in the by-election brought about by Byrne's resignation in 1897.
On 7 September 1898 he married Maud Beatrice, the only daughter of the leading Conservative politician Joseph Lawrence, (later Sir Joseph Lawrence, Bart.) who was also chairman of Linotype & Machinery Co. Ltd. With Maud he had one daughter, who died aged four, and two sons. In 1898 Pollen was made the managing-director of Linotype, which he ran successfully for the next decade.
Fire control
Through a relative, Commander William Goodenough, Pollen saw a naval gunnery practice near Malta in 1900, and the accuracy was so poor that even at ranges of less than a mile the big guns could not reliably hit their targets. On the board of the Linotype Company at the time was Lord Kelvin, widely regarded as Britain's leading scientist. It was Kelvin who proposed using an analogue computer to solve the equations which arise from the relative motion of the ships engaged in the battle and the time delay in the flight of the shell to calculate the required trajectory and therefore the direction and elevation of the guns. Kelvin's brother James Thomson was responsible for producing a tidal analyser using a ball, disc and cylinder differential analyser which was the original source of the suggested analogue computer.
However first accurate data is needed of the target's position and relative motion. Pollen developed a plotting unit (or plotter) to capture this data. He added a gyroscope to allow for the yaw of the firing ship. Again this required substantial development of the, at the time, primitive gyroscope to provide continuous |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildon | Hildon is an application framework originally developed for mobile devices (PDAs, mobile phones, etc.) running the Linux operating system as well as the Symbian operating system. The Symbian variant of Hildon was discontinued with the cancellation of Series 90. It was developed by Nokia for the Maemo operating system. It focuses on providing a finger-friendly interface. It is primarily a set of GTK extensions that provide mobile-device–oriented functionality, but also provides a desktop environment that includes a task navigator for opening and switching between programs, a control panel for user settings, and status bar, task bar and home applets. It is standard on the Maemo platform used by the Nokia Internet Tablets and the Nokia N900 smartphone.
Hildon has also been selected as the framework for Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Edition.
Hildon was an early instance of a software platform for generic computing in a tablet device intended for internet consumption. But Nokia didn't commit to it as their only platform for their future mobile devices and the project competed against other in-house platforms. The strategic advantage of a modern platform was not exploited, being displaced by the Series 60, though its development is continued by the Maemo Leste project.
Components
The Hildon framework includes components that effectively provide a desktop environment.
Hildon Application Manager
Hildon Application Manager is the Hildon graphical package manager, it uses the Debian package management tools APT (Advanced Packaging Tool and dpkg) and provides a graphical interface for installing, updating and removing packages. It is a limited package manager, designed specifically for end-users, in that it doesn't directly offer the user access to system files and libraries. With the Diablo release of Maemo, Hildon Application Manager now supports "Seamless Software Update" (SSU), which implements a variety of features to allow system upgrades to be easily performed through it.
Hildon Control Panel
Hildon Control Panel is the user settings interface for Hildon. It provides simple access to control panels used to change system settings.
Hildon Desktop
Hildon Desktop is the primary UI component of Hildon, so makes up the bulk of what a user will see as "Hildon". It controls application launching and switching, general system control, and provides interfaces for task bar (application menu and task switcher), status bar (brightness and volume control), and home (internet radio and web search) applets.
Hildon Library
The Hildon library, originally developed by Nokia but since Maemo 5, developed by Igalia and Lanedo (who developed MaemoGTK+, the Maemo version of GTK+). It is a set of mobile specific GTK+ widgets for applications in Maemo. Up to Maemo 4, these widgets were designed for stylus usage. However, in Maemo 5, most widgets were deprecated and new widgets for direct finger manipulation were introduced, including a kinetic panning container.
S |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading%20diaspora | Trading diasporas is a term coined by Philip D. Curtin to mean: "communities of merchants living among aliens in associated networks".
History
Trading diasporas were formed as a result of international trade that resulted in the settlement of merchants in certain countries where they sold their products. Their importance to the global world was marked by their impact on the spread of cultures and ideologies of certain areas to the rest of the world. First mention of trading diasporas dates back around 2000 BCE when the Assyrian merchants traveled to the Anatolian Peninsula in order to sell their goods. Trading diasporas in this period of time were created as a result of the Assyrian traders staying as "semi-permanent residents" in cities of the Anatolian peninsula. According to Steve Gosch of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire divides the Assyrian traders into "stayers" and "movers." Gosch further explains that "stayers" were the merchants who permanently settled on the Anatolian peninsula while "movers" traveled back and forth in order to sell their goods.
According to Jane Schneider, the merchants trading prior to 15th century were able to create "asymmetrical links between world regions." Barry Gillis and Andre Gunder Frank go on to say that "the earliest world system contained the essential features of its modern counterpart: asymmetrical relationships between regions in the core and periphery, continuing struggles for hegemony within the core and alternating periods of expansion and contraction in the system as a whole." This means that the relations between different regions in the early modern world were not perfect and differed from the international relations of the modern time. Trading diasporas were able to create cultural and economical ties with different regions rather than a political relationship.
Causes
There are several reasons for the creation of trading diasporas some of which included a demand for products that were not available in particular regions of the world, the division of the world into small city states who wanted to create economic and cultural ties with the rest of the world and the willingness of people living in certain areas to create their communities abroad and to be represented by them. As Gosch explains "premodern world system was to some extent an "archipelago of towns" in which urban centers in Europe (Bruges, Ghent, Genoa and Venice), the Middle East (Cairo, Aden, and Hormuz), and Asia (Samarkand, Calicut, Kanchipuram, Malacca, Quanzhou and Hangzhou) were connected to one another by trade and shared in a common culture of commerce." Strong empires like China and several European states were also using the merchants to create trading diasporas in order to gather information about a certain country and possibly exploit it either in the event of conflict or just for sociable reasons. Long distance trade at this time mainly "dealt largely if not exclusively with luxury goods or high value relative to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card%20association | A card association or a bank card association is a network of issuing banks and acquiring banks that process payment cards of a specific brand.
Examples
Familiar payment card association brands include UnionPay, RuPay, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Troy and JCB.
While once card associations, Visa and Mastercard have both become publicly traded companies.
Statistics
Among United States consumers alone, over 600 million payment cards are in circulation.
References
Payment cards
Merchant services |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20Robotics | Universal Logic, Inc., formerly Universal Robotics, Inc., is an artificial intelligence software engineering and robotics integration company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Company was founded in 2008 by brothers, David and Alan Peters. In 2015, the company received its first million-dollar contract.
Leadership
Universal Robotics is led by David Peters, CEO, Nick Buchta, President, and Goutham Mallapragada, CTO.
References
Companies established in 2001
Robotics companies of the United States
Software companies based in Tennessee
Software companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DYWT | DYWT (105.9 FM), broadcasting as 105.9 Wild FM, is a radio station owned and operated by UM Broadcasting Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 4th Floor, Perpetual Succor Bldg., Jalandoni St., Iloilo City.
History
The station was formerly located in Bacolod from its inception in 1997 to April 2011, when it relocated to Iloilo City. In September 2016, it moved its frequency from 92.7 FM to 105.9 FM for better signal reception.
On April 8, 2017, at 12:55 am, the station was damaged by fire started beside the station studio. The station's transmitter was believed to have been damaged by heat from the fire. It was declared fire out around an hour past 2am. A few days later after the fire incident, the station resumed its broadcast.
NOTE:
NTC is now currently trying to re-arrange the Iloilo Frequency to table 2 (105.9) from table 4 (92.7) which is being used by Bacolod Frequencies. Target accomplishment is the year 2030 or later date.
References
Radio stations in Iloilo City
Radio stations established in 1997 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libarc | In programming, Libarc is a C++ library that accesses contents of GZIP compressed ARC files. These ARC files are generated by the Internet Archive's Heritrix web crawler.
Overview
Libarc allows users to open and scan contents of GZIP compressed ARC Files. It also allows users to get an iterator that walks over the contents of said ARC files, member by member.
Users are able to specify the media type in order to limit the types seen. This allows them to access information in the member’s URL record and response headers from http servers and access to the member’s data in a single API call.
Additionally to the API reference documentation there are two other sources: Programming with libarc - This describes the libarac API, and the license and copyright policies held by the Basis Technology Corp.
References
C++ libraries |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%20Moore | Brooks Turner Moore is an American television narrator who has primarily provided voiceovers for programs broadcast on the Discovery Channel and its related networks. His most prominent work is narrating How It's Made for broadcast in the United States. Although he was replaced by Zac Fine in the 9th and 10th seasons (2007–2008), Moore returned for the 11th season (2008–2009) following a fan petition to bring him back. He remains the show's narrator to this day. Moore also narrated How It's Made Dream Cars on Science Channel, as well as Judge Faith and works in the fields of directing and producing.
References
External links
Brooks Moore's production company site
Brooks Moore's Reddit AMA (ask me anything) from January, 2016
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male voice actors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon%20cell%20decomposition | The boustrophedon cell decomposition (BCD) is a method used in artificial intelligence and robotics for configuration space solutions. Like other cellular decomposition methods, this method transforms the configuration space into cell regions that can be used for path planning.
A strength of the boustrophedon cell decomposition is that it allows for more diverse, non-polygonal obstacles within a configuration space. The representation still depicts polygonal obstacles, but the representations are complex enough that they are very effective when describing things like rounded surfaces, jagged edges, etc.
It is a goal of the method to optimize a path that can be chosen by an intelligent system. While a BCD can represent the existence of objects in a physical space, it does very little to nothing in terms of recognizing the objects. This would be done using another method, one which most likely requires additional sensory data in order to be used.
References
Robot control
Computer vision |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valiente%20%281992%20TV%20series%29 | Valiente (International title: Brave) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Herman Escueta and Jose Rowel Icamen, it stars Michael de Mesa and Tirso Cruz III. It premiered on February 10, 1992 on ABS-CBN replacing Agila and aired its final episode on the network on January 27, 1995. The series premiered on GMA Network on January 30, 1995. The series concluded on September 12, 1997.
A reboot aired in 2012 on TV5.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Michael de Mesa as Gardo Valiente
Tirso Cruz III as Theo Braganza
Glenda Garcia as Leona Braganza
Mariz Ricketts as Maila Braganza-Valiente
Supporting cast
Odette Khan as Trinidad "Trini" Braganza
Jean Garcia as Elaine Velasquez-Braganza
Ruben Rustia as Damian Valiente
Renato del Prado as Pepito "Peping" Ramirez
Aris Cuevas as Badong
Jose Manalo as Elias
Nante Montreal as Camillo
Miguel Rodriguez
Marissa Sanchez as Vivian
Val Victa as Fidel Dioquino
Eugene Domingo as Dolores
Alma Lerma as Adeling
Marlon Mance as Dino
Lucita Soriano as Nena
Richard Arellano as Crisanto
Simon Serrano as Bugoy
Rustom Padilla as Albert Rosales
Liza Ranillo as Cita
Jeniffer Mendoza as Celia
Patricia Ann Roque as Lea / Melissa B. Valiente
Karina "Kara" Cruz as Chona
John Arcilla as Froilan / Benjie
Robert Arevalo as Cenon
Maggie Dela Riva
Tet Antiquiera
Rochelle Barrameda
Romy Mallari as Lea's adoptive father
Jean Saburit as Lea's adoptive mother
Matutina
Berting Labra
Beverly Javaluyas
Guest cast
Sunshine Cruz as young Leona
Atong Redillas as young Theo
References
External links
1992 Philippine television series debuts
1997 Philippine television series endings
ABS-CBN drama series
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Television series by TAPE Inc.
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Chambers%20%28statistician%29 | John McKinley Chambers is the creator of the S programming language, and core member of the R programming language project. He was awarded the 1998 ACM Software System Award for developing S.
Early life
Chambers received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto in 1963. He received a Master of Arts in 1965 and a PhD degree in 1966, both in statistics, from Harvard University.
Career
Chambers started at Bell Laboratories in 1966 as a member of its technical staff. From 1981 to 1983, he was the head of its Advanced Software Department and from 1983 to 1989 he was the head of its Statistics and Data Analysis Research Department. In 1989, he moved back to full-time research and in 1995, he became a distinguished member of the technical staff. In 1997, he was made the first Fellow of Bell Labs and was cited for "pioneering contributions to the field of statistical computing". He remained a distinguished member of the technical staff and a Fellow until his retirement from Bell Labs in 2005.
After retiring from Bell Labs, Chambers became a visiting professor at the University of Auckland, University of California, Los Angeles and Stanford University. Since 2008, he has been active at Stanford, currently serving as Senior Advisor of its data science program and an adjunct professor in Stanford's Department of Statistics.
Chambers is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
Awards and accomplishments
Chambers has received the following awards:
1998, awarded the ACM Software System Award for developing the S programming language. The award was presented on May 15, 1999.
2004, awarded an honorary Doctor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo
John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award
Following his 1998 ACM Software System Award, Chambers donated his prize money (US$10,000) to the American Statistical Association to endow an award for novel statistical software, the John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award.
Bibliography
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Toronto alumni
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Programming language designers
Scientists at Bell Labs
Stanford University Department of Statistics faculty
Fellows of the American Statistical Association
Fellows of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
R (programming language) people
Computational statisticians |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian%20Grid%20Infrastructure | The INFN Grid project was an initiative of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) —Italy's National Institute for Nuclear Physics—for grid computing. It was intended to develop and deploy grid middleware services to allow INFN's users to transparently and securely share the computing and storage resources together with applications and technical facilities for scientific collaborations.
With the beginning of the European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) project in 2010, the activities of INFN Grid were consolidated into the Italian Grid Infrastructure (IGI) which operates as a European joint research unit (JRU) formally supported by the Italian Ministry for University and Research (MIUR) and the European Commission.
History
The INFN Grid project, approved in late 1999, developed and deployed the first Italian Grid Infrastructure. Based on GARR, the Italian national research and education network, it became integrated with other grid infrastructures. It included more than 30 sites, such as Italian universities and, although primarily focused on physics, was open to other fields of research (such as bio-medicine and earth observation) and to industry.
With a grant received from MIUR-FIRB funds (governmental funds for investment in fundamental research) for the Grid.it project, INFN with other national research institutions led to the 2002 development of a production grid infrastructure supporting Italian research called Grid.it.
In collaboration with CERN, other European countries and industries, in 2001 INFN Grid launched the largest FP5 European grid project, DataGrid, for an infrastructure supporting the European research area (ERA).
With the same partners it promoted the Data TransAtlantic Grid (DataTAG) project, which provided interoperability with a grid for science with US and Asian-Pacific areas from 2001 through 2003.
The Experiment Computing Grid Integration working group represented the Italian contribution to the development of middleware by testing the gLite software and providing user documentation.
International projects
INFN Grid contributed to:
Older projects include:
GridCC, Grid enabled Remote Instrumentation with Distributed Control and Computation (2005–2007).
EDG, European Data Grid (2001–2004).
Software development
Software components developed within the INFN Grid project include:
CEMon- responsible for providing information coming from the computing element (CE)
CONStanza- a replica consistency service that maintains consistency of writable replicated data
CREAM- Computing Resource Execution And Management Service for job management operation at the computing element (CE) level
DGAS - an accounting service that accumulates information about the usage of grid resources by the users and by groups of users, including Virtual Organizations as groups of users
GLUE Schema- a model for Grid resources and mapping to concrete schemes that can be used in grid Information Services
Grid2Win- a project aiming to |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum%2080 | Forum 80 refers to a BBS software created in 1980 by Bill Abney of Kansas City (MO) in the US for running a BBS on a Tandy TRS 80 computer. The software, and the name is most notable for being the first BBS in the UK.
The Forum 80 BBS was set up in late 1980/early 1981 in Kingston upon Hull in the north of England by Frederick Brown, a computer enthusiast. It featured in many articles in computer magazines at the time, not just for being the first BBS, but also for Brown's way of treating the delicate computer equipment. It was noted on several occasions that he had removed the covers from the two 5" that contained the system and that they were under an open window in a shed in his back garden and all the equipment was covered in a layer of cigarette ash.
Frederick Brown later went on to create AFPAS, the Association of Free Public Access Systems, which was set up to bring together sysops and BBS users and became an information service for people to contact for help in accessing UK BBS's. He did this with co-sysop Neil Douglas Barnby, who also went on later to create other BBS systems.
Forum 80 was used by many of the first bulletin boards set up in the UK but was later replaced by Fidonet.
References
1980 establishments in the United Kingdom
Bulletin board system software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20Street%20tram%20stop | High Street was a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink network, located in Manchester city centre, England. It was on the east side of High Street opposite Manchester Arndale, between the present Shudehill tram stop and Market Street tram stop.
The stop opened on 27 April 1992. Market Street (which opened the same day, and was just around the corner) and High Street Metrolink stops effectively formed a single station staggered across a road junction, with different stop names for each platform: southbound vehicles (going towards Piccadilly Gardens and St Peter's Square) stopped at the High Street stop, and northbound vehicles (going towards Victoria) stopped at Market Street. High Street, Market Street and Mosley Street tram stops were each originally built with a single-platform construction and one-way operation due to constraints on available space in the road layout.
Market Street was modified to handle traffic in both directions when the street was closed to traffic, and the High Street platform was demolished in 1998 after six years' service.
Notes
References
Disused Manchester Metrolink tram stops
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1998 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers%20Computer%20and%20Technology%20Law%20Journal | The Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, founded in 1969 at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, is the world's oldest and longest running academic journal dealing with the interaction of law and technology. It is a student-run, law review–style publication, and two issues are published each year. The journal's staff is selected through a writing competition held at the end of each academic year.
References
External links
Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal official website
Rutgers Law School official website
American law journals
Technology law journals
Law journals edited by students
English-language journals
Academic journals established in 1969
Computer and Technology Law Journal
Computer and Technology Law Journal |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweave | Sweave is a function in the statistical programming language R that enables integration of R code into LaTeX or LyX documents. The purpose is "to create dynamic reports, which can be updated automatically if data or analysis change".
The data analysis is performed at the moment of writing the report, or more exactly, at the moment of compiling the Sweave code with Sweave (i.e., essentially with R) and subsequently with LaTeX. This can facilitate the creation of up-to-date reports for the author.
Because the Sweave files together with any external R files that might be sourced from them and the data files contain all the information necessary to trace back all steps of the data analyses, Sweave also has the potential to make research more transparent and reproducible to others. However, this is only the case to the extent that the author makes the data and the R and Sweave code available. If the author only publishes the resulting PDF document or printed versions thereof, a report created using Sweave is no more transparent or reproducible than the same report created with other statistical and text preparation software.
See also
knitr (an alternative to Sweave in R)
LaTeX
Literate programming
LyX
Reproducible research
The R Programming wikibook
References
External links
Pweave
R (programming language)
Free statistical software
Free TeX software
Literate programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CESGA | Centro de Supercomputación de Galicia (CESGA) is a high performance computing center in Galicia (Spain). Its most important features are the supercomputer FinisTerrae and the "Superordenador Virtual Gallego".
Finisterrae is nowadays the third most powerful supercomputer in Spain, and it was initially ranked 100th according to the Top500 when installed in November 2007.
CESGA provides advanced computing services to the Galician Scientific Community, Galician Universities and to the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC).
CESGA also runs i-math, a Grid computing project with an initiative to approach Grid technologies to mathematics researchers, and operates the i-math Portal, a Grid Portal based on P-GRADE Portal technology. (See also: Grid computing)
Most important functions
To promote and spread the use of technologies of high performance computing and advanced communications. One of this examples is GalNIX, a neutral point of Internet traffic interchange for Galicia. The aim of GalNIX is to facilitate the data interchange between the Internet Service Providers which operate inside the Galician region. Some of the companies included here are Jazztel, "R cable y telecomunicaciones", Retegal and Retevisión.
To promote and spread the use of technologies related to the Information Society, including: electronic commerce, e-learning and geographical information systems.
Computer Systems
The following table shows some of the systems installed in CESGA. Since some systems were installed around 10 years ago some information may be outdated.
Location
CESGA is located in the University of Santiago de Compostela Campus at the following address:
Avenida de Vigo, s/n Campus Sur 15705 Santiago de Compostela A Coruña - Spain
Tel: +34 981 56 98 10
Fax: +34 981 59 46 16
References
External links
CESGA
CESGA i-math Portal
Supercomputer sites
Research institutes in Galicia, Spain |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinisTerrae | Finisterrae was the 100th supercomputer in Top500 ranking in November 2007. Running at 12.97 teraFLOPS, it would rank at position 258 on the list as of June 2008. It is also the third most powerful supercomputer in Spain (after MareNostrum and Magerit). It is located in Galicia.
This project is promoted by the Xunta de Galicia (regional government of Galicia) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). It was founded in 1993 to serve as a platform to foster scientific innovation and invest in Research and Development.
It is estimated that the base project will be completed in 2010. It is expected to reach the TOP10 of the most powerful supercomputers in the world when it reaches full capacity. The supercomputer is physically hosted at CESGA.
Overview
The main Finisterrae characteristics are depicted on the following table:
One of the special characteristics about FinisTerrae I supercomputer is the ratio between cores and RAM. This was one reason that it received the denomination of "singular technical and scientific installation" from the Spanish government, a denomination given to some installations which have some value that makes them singular in some way. Some of those installations include the Canary Island grand telescope, or the Alba synchrotron.
Even if this is the third fastest supercomputer in Spain, some projects that require special amounts of memory cannot be held by the first or second supercomputer, and therefore must be executed on the Finisterrae.
Architecture
FinisTerrae I
FinisTerrae supercomputer, located in CESGA is an integrated system by shared-memory nodes with and SMP NUMA architecture.
FinisTerrae is composed of 144 computational nodes:
HP Integrity rx7640 nodes with 16 Itanium Montvale cores and 128 GB memory each one
Integrity Superdome node, with 128 Itanium Montvale cores and 1024 GB memory
Integrity Superdome node, with 128 Itanium 2 cores and 384 GB memory
A hierarchic storing system with:
22 nodes for storing management with 96 processing cores
The storage is connected to 72 cabins connected to 864 SATA disks, managed by Lustre. Backups are stored on tapes which provide 2.200.000 GB.
An interconnecting network between Infiniband 4x DDR at 20 Gbit/s nodes, providing 16 Gbit/s of effective bandwidth
An external management Gigabit Ethernet network
The nodes user SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as the operating system. This operating system helped save an important amount of money when compared to other non-free options.
FinisTerrae includes open software and standard like Linux, Lustre, Grid Engine and Globus.
System also has next compilators, libraries and development tools: Intel C/C and Fortran, Intel MKL, Vtune, HP-MPI and HP UPC.
Projects
As main purpose, the aim of the supercomputer is research. The supercomputer is mainly used by the three universities located in Galicia, (Universidade da Coruña, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and Universidade de Vigo), as well as other re |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay%20and%20Lesbian%20Equality%20Network | The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) was an Irish LGBT rights group based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1988 by Don Donnelly, Charles Kerrigan, Suzy Byrne, Kieran Rose and Christopher Robson. It focused on achieving change in legislation and social policy to achieve full equality and inclusion for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland, and protection from all forms of discrimination. Its board of directors were Margot Slattery (chair), Simon Nugent, Muriel Walls, Séamus Dooley and Dr. Fergus Ryan. In May 2017 it was announced that it would close.
Official opening
On 3 April 2006, then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern performed the official opening of GLEN's new offices in Fumbally Court in Dublin 8. This was a moment of some historical significance as he was the first head of an Irish Government to visit an LGBT organisation. The Taoiseach also launched GLEN's five-year strategic plan entitled "Building Sustainable Change" which set out the priorities of the organisation going forward, the main one being the enactment of legislation providing for the legal recognition of same-sex relationships. In a speech to assembled guests, Mr Ahern declared that "Sexual orientation cannot, and must not, be the basis of a second-class citizenship. Our laws have changed, and will continue to change, to reflect this principle."
Staff
The current GLEN staff members are:
vacancy – Executive Director
Marie Hamilton – Administration Manager
Odhrán Allen – Director of Mental Health
Davin Roche – Director of Workplace Diversity
Eimear O'Reilly - Senior Workplace Diversity Lead
Ross Flanagan - Communications and Events Officer
Legal recognition of same-sex relationships
GLEN Director of Policy Change, Eoin Collins, was appointed to a Working Group on Domestic Partnership established by the Government in early 2006. The purpose of the group was to present options regarding the legal recognition of same-sex unions for the Minister for Justice to consider. It was chaired by lawyer and former Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála Anne Colley. The Colley Report was published in November 2006 and outlined just two options to be considered – the opening up of marriage to lesbian and gay couples, which was stated as the full equality option, or full civil partnership which would provide all the rights and responsibilities of marriage.
In the May 2007 Irish general election, all of the main political parties committed themselves to legislating in this area if they formed part of the new government. Following negotiations between Fianna Fáil and The Green Party, the two parties produced a Programme for Government in June 2007. The document contained the following commitment on the legal recognition of same-sex unions: "This Government is committed to full equality for all in our society. Taking account of the options paper prepared by the Colley Group and the pending Supreme Court case, we will legislate for civil partnerships at the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils%20Aall%20Barricelli | Nils Aall Barricelli (24 January 1912 – 27 January 1993) was a Norwegian-Italian mathematician.
Barricelli's early computer-assisted experiments in symbiogenesis and evolution are considered pioneering in artificial life research. Barricelli, who was independently wealthy, held an unpaid residency at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey in 1953, 1954, and 1956. He later worked at the University of California, Los Angeles, at Vanderbilt University (until 1964), in the Department of Genetics of the University of Washington, Seattle (until 1968) and then at the Mathematics Institute of the University of Oslo. Barricelli published in a variety of fields including virus genetics, DNA, theoretical biology, space flight, theoretical physics and mathematical language.
References
External links
George Dyson TED talk discusses Barricelli
Barricelli : Built with Processing and Processing.js, by Alexander R. Gallow.
1912 births
1993 deaths
20th-century Norwegian mathematicians
Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars
Researchers of artificial life
Symbiogenesis researchers
Italian expatriates in the United States
Italian emigrants to Norway |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatella%20Arpaia | Donatella Arpaia Stewart (born September 15, 1971) is an American restaurateur and a television personality who appears on The Food Network. Arpaia is a regular judge on The Food Network's Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef. She has also appeared on The Isaac Mizrahi Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The Tony Danza Show, The Today Show and iVillage.
Career
Following a brief career as a corporate attorney, Arpaia opened her first restaurant, Bellini, in 1998. Her other restaurants include davidburke&donatella, which has received four stars from Forbes and the Five Diamond Award and Anthos, a Michelin Star Greek restaurant which was named Best New Restaurant by New York and Esquire in November 2007, and nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant. The restaurant retained a Michelin star rating from 2007 to 2010. Mia Dona, another restaurant she created, opened in February 2008.
Zagat named Arpaia "The Hostess with the Mostest" in March 2006 and Crain's named her one of its "40 under 40", and the New York Post named Arpaia 31st of "The 50 Most Powerful Women in NYC".
In 2007, Arpaia and chef Michael Psilakis opened restaurant Kefi in the Upper West Side of New York City. Its meatballs were named as the best in the city in New York's 2007 "Best of New York" issue.
In mid-2009, Arpaia and Psilakis opened Eos in Miami's Viceroy Hotel, her first restaurant opened outside of New York.
Education
Arpaia graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, Long Island in 1989. Arpaia received her bachelor's degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and her juris doctor from the St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York. She studied at the French Culinary Institute and the Italian Culinary Academy.
Personal life
Arpaia was raised in Woodmere, New York, on Long Island to Maria and chef Lello Arpaia (began his career at Delmonico's under the ownership of Oscar Tucci), who immigrated to the US from Italy. In May 2011, Arpaia married Allan Stewart, a cardiac surgeon and graduate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. On September 15, 2011, her 40th birthday, the couple had a son.
Awards
2007-2010: One Michelin Star, Anthos (Greek restaurant), Michelin Guide
References
External links
Fairfield University alumni
International Culinary Center alumni
St. John's University School of Law alumni
1971 births
Living people
People from Woodmere, New York
Businesspeople from New York City
American women restaurateurs
American restaurateurs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asineops | Asineops (Greek for "donkey-faced") is a genus of prehistoric fish from the Eocene. It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870.
References
Asineops, Paleobiology Database
Acanthomorpha
Eocene fish
Eocene fish of North America
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enniskillenus | Enniskillenus (named after the Northern Irish village of Enniskillen) is a genus of prehistoric fish from the Eocene. It was described by Casier in 1966.
References
Enniskillenus, Paleobiology Database
Acanthomorpha
Eocene fish
Eocene fish of Europe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homorhynchus | Homorhynchus (Greek for "same snout") is a genus of prehistoric fish from the Eocene and Oligocene.
It was described by Edouard Van Beneden in 1873.
References
Homorhynchus, Paleobiology Database
Acanthomorpha
Eocene fish
Oligocene fish |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotetrapturus | Pseudotetrapterus (Greek for "false four fins") is a genus of prehistoric fish from the Oligocene.
References
Pseudotetrapterus, Paleobiology Database
Acanthomorpha
Oligocene fish |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20United%20States%20Air%20Force%20electronic%20systems%20squadrons | In the United States Air Force (USAF), an electronic systems squadron is a squadron primarily or solely focused on systems such as surveillance, intelligence, and data. The following is a list of all such squadrons in the USAF.
Electronic Systems Squadrons
See also
List of United States Air Force squadrons
Electronic systems |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stow%20Bedon%20railway%20station | Stow Bedon railway station is a closed station in Stow Bedon, Norfolk. It was initially opened in 1869 by the Great Eastern Railway network and became London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. It became British Railways in 1948 who closed the station in 1964.
References
Stow Bedon station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Norfolk
Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Beeching closures in England |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OIR | OIR may refer to:
Organisation Internationale de Radiodiffusion, original official name of the International Radio and Television Organisation
Organización Impulsora de Radio, network division of Grupo Radio Centro
Operation Inherent Resolve, United States military operation
Okushiri Airport, IATA code
Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%20%28Unix%29 | In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, type is a command that describes how its arguments would be interpreted if used as command names.
Function
Where applicable, type will display the command name's path. Possible command types are:
shell built-in
function
alias
hashed command
keyword
The command returns a non-zero exit status if command names cannot be found.
Examples
$ type test
test is a shell builtin
$ type cp
cp is /bin/cp
$ type unknown
unknown not found
$ type type
type is a shell builtin
History
The type command was a shell builtin for Bourne shell that was introduced in AT&T's System V Release 2 (SVR2) in 1984, and continues to be included in many other POSIX-compatible shells such as Bash. However, type is not part of the POSIX standard. With a POSIX shell, similar behavior is retrieved with
command -V name
In the KornShell, the command whence provides similar functionality.
The command is available as a separate package for Microsoft Windows as part of the UnxUtils collection of native Win32 ports of common GNU Unix-like utilities.
See also
List of Unix commands
which (command)
hash (Unix)
References
Standard Unix programs
Unix SUS2008 utilities
IBM i Qshell commands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebius%20Juma%20Mukhwana | Eusebius Juma Mukhwana is the past president of the African agricultural NGOs Network based in Ghana. He is also a recipient of the Kenyan head of state commendation (HSC) for his role in assisting farmers to improve their food security and income. He has dedicated much of his life and work to the plight of small scale farmers. Mukhwana is also the founder of the SACRED Africa.
He went to Kibabii high school (1981–1986) and the University of Nairobi where he studied Veterinary Medicine. Mukhwana also holds a master's degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya; and a PhD in soil microbiology from the University of Wyoming in the USA. He has worked as a program officer with the Food and agricultural Research Management in Northern Kenya, has been the Director of the manor House agricultural Centre in Kitale, lectured at Moi University (1995–1997) and is the Founder Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Center for Research and Development in Africa (SACRED Africa). In 2009, Mukhwana was awarded the Norman Borlaug Award for Leadership in Agriculture. Nobel Laureate Norman E. Borlaug was the driving force behind the establishment of the World Food prize in 1985. The Norman Borlaug Award is given annually to recognise outstanding human achievements in the Fields of food production and nutrition. Mukhwana is one of the few individuals that won the award in 2009. In awarding Mukhwana, the committee stated he was being recognised for his contribution, dedication and promise in improving Kenyan's and Africa's food production in the 21st century. Mukhwana currently works the Principal Secretary in the State Dept for Industrialization, Ministry for Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI), Kenya. He is the immediate former Director General and CEO of the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA); an organization that Regulates and Assures Quality at all levels of the Education sector in Kenya. He previously worked as the Deputy Commission Secretary, Planning Research and Development at the Commission for University Education, Kenya. In the State Dept for Industrialization Dr Mukhwana is working to promote I Industrialization in the country through putting in place favorable policies to support the sector such as Buy Kenya Build Kenya, Promoting use of local content in manufacturing, establishment of an Industrialization fund to support funding for the sector, development of the Industrialization act; and establishment of County Aggregation and Industrial Parks.
Development record
In 1997, Mukhwana left Moi University and moved to rural Kenya. A year earlier, he had helped found SACRED Africa (more details at www.sacredafrica.org), whose main objective was to work with small scale farmers in Kenya to improve agricultural productivity, food security and income while conserving and enhancing the environment. Since its founding, SACRED Africa has become a reputable and formidable agricultural research and development o |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%20for%203 | 1 for 3 is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars Vic Sotto, Rosanna Roces and Ai-Ai delas Alas. It premiered on April 10, 1997. The series concluded on June 24, 2001. It was replaced by Daddy Di Do Du in its timeslot.
Premise
Gene, a high school teacher who won a lottery ticket to own a house in an exclusive subdivision. He has to share the house he won with two other co-winners in the lottery, Marilen and Susie. Left with no other choice, the reluctant new trio has to live together under one roof and deal with the house's landlady, who thinks that her tenants have a threesome relationship.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Vic Sotto as Eugenio aka Gene/Jean
Rosanna Roces as Susie
Charlene Gonzales as Marilen
Ai-Ai delas Alas as Tambulite aka Tam
Imee Marcos as Cynthia
Supporting cast
Nanette Inventor as Mrs. Lorenzo
Joshua Zamora as Miko Lorenzo
Allan K. as Alexis/Gorgonio "Gorgy" Magalpoc
Miles Canapi as Bubbles
Patricia Perez as Val
Mickey Ferriols as Jamie
Guest cast
Lorna Tolentino as Yugie
Joey de Leon as Jake
Jimmy Santos as Juanito
Rico J. Puno as Billy
Onyok Velasco as Lester
Berting Labra as Berto
References
External links
1997 Philippine television series debuts
2001 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine television sitcoms
Television series by M-Zet Productions |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daboy%20en%20Da%20Girl | Daboy en Da Girl is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Rosanna Roces and Rudy Fernandez, it premiered in 2002. The series concluded in 2003.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Rudy Fernandez as Daboy
Rosanna Roces as Girly
Supporting cast
Jeffrey Quizon as Emoks
Alma Moreno as Brenda
Sunshine Dizon as Baby
Rochelle Pangilinan as Britney
Isko "Brod Pete" Salvador as Chief Lobatt
Lolit Solis as Manay Charing
Rico J. Puno as Boy Brocha
Robert Ortega as Moses
Elizabeth Ramsey
K Brosas
Gene Padilla
Pepita Smith
Bembol Roco
Eissen Bayubay
References
External links
2002 Philippine television series debuts
2003 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine comedy television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss%20Muna | Kiss () is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Joey de Leon, it premiered on April 29, 2000. The series concluded on September 10, 2001.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Joey de Leon as Stanley
Supporting cast
Elizabeth Oropesa as Amparo aka Ampy
Jomari Yllana as Third
Ara Mina as Ara
Isko Salvador as Kak
Klaudia Koronel as Ditas
Gary Estrada as Ver
Ina Raymundo as Shirly
Rayver Cruz as Piolo
Recurring cast
Arnell Ignacio as a fashion designer
Vivian Velez as a mayor
Melisse Santiago as Piolo's classmate
References
External links
2000 Philippine television series debuts
2001 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine television sitcoms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent%20station%20%28Sound%20Transit%29 | Kent station is a train station in the city of Kent, Washington, United States, served by the S Line of the Sounder commuter rail network. It is located in downtown Kent and consists of two train platforms connected via a pedestrian overpass, a parking garage, and several bus bays. The station also has 996 parking stalls and is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. Train service to Kent began in 2001 and the station's garage opened the following year. King County Metro began service from the bus bays in 2005, after a third phase of construction. Sound Transit plans to build a second parking garage in 2027 to accommodate additional demand at the station.
Description
Kent station is located in the northern part of downtown Kent, one block west of Central Avenue at the intersection of Smith Street and Railroad Avenue. It is located adjacent to the Kent Station shopping center, which includes a movie theater and auxiliary campus for Green River College. To the northwest is the city-run ShoWare Center arena and the county's Maleng Regional Justice Center. The area around the station consists primarily of commercial and office spaces, with some multifamily residential buildings.
The station consists of two side platforms that run between 1st Avenue to the west and Railroad Avenue to the east. The east platform includes a transit center with several bus bays arranged on a center island. To the southeast is a small plaza that leads to Burlington Green, a park along the railroad tracks between Smith and Meeker streets.
Kent station has a total of 996 parking spaces, divided between a parking garage and two small surface lots. The five-story parking garage, located southwest along Smith Street, holds 877 vehicles and includes a pedestrian overpass connecting it to both of the platforms. An auxiliary park and ride lot on James Street holds an additional 713 vehicles. The garage and plaza also house Cornucopia by Lydia Aldredge, a public art installation commissioned by Sound Transit and the city government that consists of several sculptures referencing Kent's agricultural history. These pieces include glass tile mosaics resembling a river, a "garden of measurement" with weather station tools, several trellises, and a clock shaped like a train whistle.
History
Predecessors and planning
Kent's first staffed train station was opened in October 1889 as part of the Puget Sound Shore Railroad, a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railway. The town was originally called Titusville but renamed itself after the English county of Kent, reflecting a shared dependence on the hops industry, after receiving the train station. Days after Kent's depot was opened, two would-be robbers were injured by the station agent using an iron poker. The depot was replaced in 1893 by a larger brick building, which was renovated extensively in 1927 and served passenger trains until the 1950s. It was used by the Burlington Northern Railroad (later BNSF Rail |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse%20Cow | "Apocalypse Cow" is the seventeenth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 27, 2008. After joining 4-H, Bart saves a cow named Lou and gives it to a girl named Mary (guest voice Zooey Deschanel), a farm girl. Her father, Cletus, mistakenly believes it as a token for Mary's hand in marriage, and attempts to get the two married.
It was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Nancy Kruse. 7.69 million viewers tuned into this episode.
Plot
Bart and Lisa watch Saturday morning cartoons, starting with "Trans-Clown-O-Morphs". The show's main character is quickly placed in a life-threatening situation and pleads with the viewers to help him survive by buying the new Trans-Clown-O-Morphs cereal. Annoyed by the alleged commercial messages placed in every TV show the kids watch, Marge decides to get them away from the TV by having Lisa make banana bread and Bart goes to Shelbyville with Homer to have the beanbag chairs "rebeaned". While Bart and Homer drive to Shelbyville, they see Martin Prince driving a combine harvester. Bart asks why someone like Martin would be driving a tractor, and Martin informs him he has joined 4-H. Lured by the prospect of operating heavy machinery, Bart joins as well and quickly masters driving a tractor. Later, the 4-H volunteer introduces the members to a competition. Taking them to the calf pen, he informs them that they will each pick a calf and raise it over the summer, at the end of which the cattle will be judged at the county fair.
Bart is stuck with the runt of the litter, and is unable to trade it away. He soon meets Mary, and she encourages Bart not to give up in the competition. Bart agrees, and they rename the young bull Lou (previously Lulubelle). Throughout the following weeks, Bart takes good care of Lou and helps him become stronger, while also bonding with him and growing to love him. When the day of the competition arrives, Lou has matured into a large bull and is awarded the blue ribbon. Bart is ecstatic until Lisa informs him that the next step is to send Lou to a slaughterhouse.
Bart tries to convince Marge and Homer to buy the bull, but knowing by experience how expensive it is to care for a large animal, they refuse. That night, Bart hears mooing as he lies in bed and believes it to be a hallucination caused by his inability to help Lou. He starts yelling in fear, and Lisa arrives and says it is simply his subconscious telling him to stop eating meat. However, the mooing is suddenly replaced by clucking noises, and Bart discovers that it was only a CD of Tress MacNeille's "Anguished Animals III," placed by Lisa, in an attempt to turn him vegetarian. Nevertheless, Bart, Lisa, and Lisa's friends, "Compost" and "Solar Panel", go to the slaughterhouse in the middle of the night, determined to save Lou. They discover that Lou, who has been fed growth hormones, is now much bigger, so th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn%20station%20%28Sound%20Transit%29 | Auburn station is a train station in the city of Auburn, Washington, United States, served by S Line of the Sounder commuter rail network. It is located southwest of downtown Auburn and consists of two train platforms, a bus station, a parking garage, a public plaza, and a pedestrian bridge. The station has 633 parking spaces and is also served by Sound Transit Express, King County Metro, and Pierce Transit buses. Auburn station opened in 2000 and was built on the site of a former railroad station that was demolished in 1979. The parking garage and pedestrian bridge opened in 2003, and a second parking garage is planned to be built by 2027.
Description
Auburn station is located at the intersection of Main Street and B Street in the southwestern part of downtown Auburn. The station's two side platforms run north–south along a triple-track segment of the BNSF Railway's Seattle Subdivision and are connected by an at-grade crossing on Main Street. Adjacent to the east platform are several bus bays and a public plaza, which includes seating areas, a clock tower, and public art. The station's canopies and clock tower were designed to match buildings on Auburn's Main Street using brick pillars, painted steel canopies, and glass rooftops. Since 2009, the plaza has also served as the venue for the city's farmers' market, which runs seasonally from June to September.
The station has 633 parking spaces, including a parking garage with 520 spaces that is shared with the City of Auburn, and 113 surface stalls on the west side of the station. The six-story parking garage, located east of the platform and bus bays, also includes retail spaces and a pedestrian bridge that connects the two Sounder platforms. The station also has a drop-off area for 37 vehicles, 32 bicycle rack spaces, and 26 bicycle lockers.
Sound Transit commissioned three pieces of art for the station through their public art program: Bruce West's sculptures Standing Pear & Friends and Strawberry Duo in the plaza represent the city's agricultural history through halved pears and strawberries; and a series of metal vines by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle hang on the corner of the parking garage and personify "luxuriant growth". The City of Auburn also commissioned a separate art installation, Paul Sorey's Running Figures, which consist of eleven stainless steel figures between the station and the downtown core.
History
Auburn, initially named Slaughter, received its first staffed train station in October 1889 on the Puget Sound Shore Railroad, part of the Northern Pacific Railway. A large station was built in 1902, near the intersection of C Street and Main Street to the north of the current Sounder platforms. Auburn served as the Northern Pacific's main junction in the Puget Sound region, with trains diverting to either Seattle or Tacoma from Stampede Pass, and a large railyard was built in 1913 for freight operations south of downtown Auburn. The wooden station was nearly destroyed in 19 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar%20Soul | was a Japanese three-member R&B group which formed in 1996. They soon made their debut in January 1997 on the Flava Records label. The members featured DJ Hasebe (programming), Aiko Machida (vocals) and Kawabe (composer). The band achieved success with the single "Garden" in 1999, which featured Kenji Furuya of Dragon Ash. The band was seen as one of the prominent new R&B-style musicians in Japan in the late 1990s.
In 2001, the band went on a permanent hiatus after the release of the single "Soulmate." Vocalist Aiko went on to become the vocalist of drum and bass band Kam in 2010.
Kumi Koda covered the Sugar Soul song "Ima Sugu Hoshii" in 2006, and in 2009 May J. covered "Garden."
Discography
Original albums
Other albums
Singles
References
External links
Web archive of official site
Warner Music Japan label site
Japanese hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups disestablished in 2001
Contemporary R&B musical groups
1996 establishments in Japan
2001 disestablishments in Japan |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorking%20Caves | The Dorking Caves are a network of manmade tunnels excavated in the soft sandstone of the Upper Greensand deposits beneath Dorking in Surrey, England.
Location and layout
The present entrance to the caves is in South Street in the centre of Dorking.
There is evidence of a number of original entrances to the caves, including two shafts, but all with the exception of the South Street entrance have been sealed. The upper level of the caves is laid out as a wine cellar and was last used for this purpose in the 19th century. In the centre of the upper level is a set of steps leading down to a landing, from which leads a further set of steps to a lower passage. At the far end of this passage is a circular room with a bench cut out of the rock.
History
The Dorking 'caves' are tunnels, being manmade and as such not caves in the true sense of the word (a natural underground/cliff-side space large enough for a human to enter). Dorking Caves is a long-used name and the one used in all promotional and official literature.
The exact age of the caves is unknown. Historian John Aubrey mentioned them in the late 17th century, praising their qualities as wine cellars, in which capacity parts of them served until the 19th century. Extensive graffiti adorns the caves, largely from the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest date found inscribed on the walls is 1672.
The caves formed a network connecting the cellars of buildings around the town and were probably used initially for storage, but have had a variety of uses including as hiding places for smugglers' contraband. One cave in High Street provided a venue for cock fighting while others according to recent oral tradition were used as a hiding places by persecuted religious groups (see European Wars of Religion) and secret societies.
Access
The caves are open to the public during the summer with tours organised by Dorking Museum. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, formally re-opened the caves to the public on his visit to the town on 11 March 2015.
External links
Tourist information
References
Caves of Surrey
Caves |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre%20Channel%20over%20Ethernet | Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a computer network technology that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks. This allows Fibre Channel to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks (or higher speeds) while preserving the Fibre Channel protocol. The specification was part of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards T11 FC-BB-5 standard published in 2009.
Functionality
FCoE transports Fibre Channel directly over Ethernet while being independent of the Ethernet forwarding scheme. The
FCoE protocol specification replaces the FC0 and FC1 layers of the Fibre Channel stack with Ethernet. By retaining the native Fibre Channel constructs, FCoE was meant to integrate with existing Fibre Channel networks and management software.
Data centers used Ethernet for TCP/IP networks and Fibre Channel for storage area networks (SANs). With FCoE, Fibre Channel becomes another network protocol running on Ethernet, alongside traditional Internet Protocol (IP) traffic. FCoE operates directly above Ethernet in the network protocol stack, in contrast to iSCSI which runs on top of TCP and IP. As a consequence, FCoE is not routable at the IP layer, and will not work across routed IP networks.
Since classical Ethernet had no priority-based flow control, unlike Fibre Channel, FCoE required enhancements to the Ethernet standard to support a priority-based flow control mechanism (to reduce frame loss from congestion). The IEEE standards body added priorities in the data center bridging (dcb) Task Group.
Fibre Channel required three primary extensions to deliver the capabilities of Fibre Channel over Ethernet networks:
Encapsulation of native Fibre Channel frames into Ethernet Frames.
Extensions to the Ethernet protocol itself to enable an Ethernet fabric in which frames are not routinely lost during periods of congestion.
Mapping between Fibre Channel N_port IDs (aka FCIDs) and Ethernet MAC addresses.
Computers can connect to FCoE with converged network adapters (CNAs), which contain both Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) and Ethernet network interface controller (NIC) functionality on the same physical card. CNAs have one or more physical Ethernet ports. FCoE encapsulation can be done in software with a conventional Ethernet network interface card, however FCoE CNAs offload (from the CPU) the low level frame processing and SCSI protocol functions traditionally performed by Fibre Channel host bus adapters.
Application
The main application of FCoE is in data center storage area networks (SANs). FCoE has particular application in data centers due to the cabling reduction it makes possible, as well as in server virtualization applications, which often require many physical I/O connections per server.
With FCoE, network (IP) and storage (SAN) data traffic can be consolidated using a single network. This consolidation can:
reduce the number of network interface cards required to connect to disparate storage and IP networks
|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track-before-detect | In radar technology and similar fields, track-before-detect (TBD) is a concept according to which a signal is tracked before declaring it a target. In this approach, the sensor data about a tentative target are integrated over time and may yield detection in cases when signals from any particular time instance are too weak against clutter (low signal-to-noise ratio) to register a detected target.
The TBD approach may be applied both for pure detection when the tentative target displays a very small amount of apparent motion, as well as for actual motion tracking. In the first case the problem is considerably simpler, both in terms of the amount of calculation and the complexity of algorithms.
See also
Track while scan
Vehicle tracking system
References
Radar signal processing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Weinbrecht | Harold Weinbrecht (born 1956) is an American computer programmer and politician who has been the mayor of Cary, North Carolina since 2007.
Early life
Weinbrecht was born in Augusta, Georgia. His family moved to Cary from 1957 to 1967. His uncle was Fred Bond, Jr, the former mayor of Cary.
He attended Augusta College and North Carolina State University, receiving a B.S. in both computer science and mathematics.
Politics
In 1997, amid disputes between developers and citizens, Weinbrecht launched the website Citizens for Balanced Growth where he wrote about local issues and town council meetings.
He became the chair of Cary's new Information Services Advisory Board in 1998. In 1999, he was named to Cary’s Planning and Zoning Board. That same year, Weinbrecht was elected to an at-large town council seat.
Though his opponent spent six times more on advertising, Weinbrecht was elected mayor of Cary in 2007, winning approval on 58% of ballots cast over incumbent Ernie McAlister. One of the key issues in the election was growth, with Weinbrecht proposing a balanced approach. During his first term as mayor, Weinbrecht formed the Citizen Issue Review Commission and created a town sustainability manager position. Weinbrecht was re-elected as mayor in 2011, 2015, and 2019. His current term expires in December 2023.
Weinbrecht was endorsed by Indy Week in 2007 and 2011. He started his political career as a Democrat, but now considers himself to be an Independent.
Professional affiliations
Weinbrecht is a past president of the Wake County Mayors Association. He has also served on the Wake County’s Growth Management Task Force and is chairman of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Career
In 1994, he became a programmer for SAS Institute. He was previously a simulations engineer. He retired in 2022 after 28 years at SAS.
Personal life
Weinbrecht married his wife Belinda and moved back to Cary in 1987. They have two children. He is a member of Cary Presbyterian Church where he teaches Sunday school. He exercises two hours each day.
References
1956 births
Living people
Politicians from Augusta, Georgia
People from Cary, North Carolina
Mayors of Cary, North Carolina
North Carolina Democrats
Augusta State University alumni
North Carolina State University alumni
21st-century American politicians
American computer programmers
American software engineers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Day%20Laborer%20Organizing%20Network | The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is an American organization whose mission aims at improving the lives of day laborers. This organization was founded in Northridge, California, in July 2001 and is based in Los Angeles, California. NDLON functions in a form of direct democracy where day laborers who are in member organizations vote directly for the policies at NDLON's biannual assemblies. NDLON started with 12 community-based organizations and has grown to 36 member organizations.
Origins
Day laborer organizing network dates back to the mid-1980s with efforts to organize and educate day laborers about their rights and civil liberties. In the late 1980s, pilot programs helped create worker centers. In the 1990s, the government became more involved in certain cities. Some supported the worker centers, while others tried to get rid of the day laborer sites. During this time organizers developed a two-step approach. The first step was a litigation strategy in the courts that challenged the solicitation ordinances. The second approach was an organizing strategy that allowed day laborers to come together to have more political inclusion and be able to represent themselves in front of governmental officials, law enforcement, and local stakeholders. In the late 1990s, organizers from the different centers were exchanging strategies and organizing practices like "libretas" which were books that were eventually distributed throughout the United States. Towards the end of the decade, more formal attempts were made to create a formal organization with the collaboration of all the worker centers. In 1999, a national coordinator was added and a national agenda was created which led to the creation of the NDLON.
Early Creation
On August 9, 2006, after the largest immigration rights demonstrations happened, the AFL-CIO signed an agreement to work together with NDLON to improve the working conditions of immigrant day laborers. This development and the agreement were made possible because of immigrant rights activists trying to progress the rights of day laborers. Two Los Angeles community-based organizations that helped in this historic movement were the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) and the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA). The Los Angeles day laborer organizers developed two strategies. The first strategy was to encourage participation and self-organization among the day laborers. This leadership methodology was based on Paulo Freire principles of popular education. The second strategy was to build a relationship and reduce community conflict between the day laborers and residents and merchants. This was referred to as "human relations". These efforts emerged from the advocates to protect the rights of the day laborers to seek work in public spaces as under the First Amendment. Framing their rights under the First Amendment helped solve conflicts between the day laborers and th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM%20Today | CD-ROM Today was an American magazine targeted at computer users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (now Future US), the magazine was initially issued once every other month, before becoming a monthly. Each issue included software and hardware reviews, as well as a CD containing fonts, video and text files, system updaters, freeware and shareware and demo versions of commercial software. Products were included for both Macintosh and Windows PC.
CD-ROM Today was the highest-selling review magazine for both Macintosh and PC users in 1996. In 1996, after four seasonal and 25 numbered issues, the magazine was discontinued, with two newer publications replacing it: MacAddict for Macintosh users, and boot for Windows users. Both magazines were first issued in August 1996 and have since been renamed MacLife and Maximum PC, respectively.
References
External links
Archived CD-Rom Today magazines on the Internet Archive
1993 establishments in the United States
1996 disestablishments in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1993
Magazines disestablished in 1996
Magazines published in California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalini%20Ganendra | Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra is a cultural entrepreneur and scholar recognised for inter-disciplinary programming that has increased focus on creative practises from under-recognised regions. Such programming, including the landmark,city wide cultural marquee, Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur, which she founded in 2016, has given exposure to regional art movements and eco-systems. The marquee has been described as a "pioneering culture-building network."
Through eponymous cultural organisation Shalini Ganendra Advisory, she also developed multi- and inter-disciplinary modules to enable and galvanise cultural connections, for over two decades. The centre hosted residencies, exhibitions, talks, workshops at site and externally. The seminal public program, Vision Culture Lectures.
was recognised by UNESCO Observatory as distinguished case study through its publication, Arts in Asia 2016.
She was the first Sri Lankan art expert and collector to be appointed to the Tate Gallery (UK) Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) in 2017 and has served on numerous judging and award panels including for the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution and Commonwealth Art Award. She introduced contemporary Sri Lankan and Malaysian artists to international audiences during New York's Asia Week 2006 -2008 and 2015 through a series of exhibitions: Serendipity and My Country. She has published widely, including on modern and contemporary art, craft and the relationship between image and identity, specifically focussing on cultural objects as agents of narrative.
She commissioned one of the earliest green buildings in Malaysia, in 2011 the Gallery Residence, (also known as the Ganendra Art House). The project was twice nominated for the Aga Khan Architecture Award and continues to be studied as an ideal example of tropical green architectural build exemplifying innovation and economy.
In recognition of her transnational cultural impact and for promoting the culture of encounter, she was awarded the Order of St. Gregory by the Vatican State (2019).
Education
She attended the National Cathedral School, Washington D.C. and Phillips Exeter Academy. The Academy made her a Harkness Fellow in 2007. A fourth generation Cantabrigian, she read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University and was featured as one of the THWomen40 prominent women in profile.
Personal life
Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra is married and has three children.
References
External links
Shalini Ganendra Advisory.
Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur.
Living people
Art curators
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovingly%20Yours%2C%20Helen | Lovingly Yours, Helen is a Philippine television drama anthology broadcast by GMA Network and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation. The show is the second longest running drama anthology in Philippine television history. Originally hosted by Helen Vela, it premiered on September 7, 1980. The show transferred to BBC in 1984. It returned to GMA Network in March 23, 1986. The show concluded on September 1, 1996. It was replaced by Anna Karenina in its timeslot.
The anthology evolved into a television drama anthology from a daily counseling program on radio with the same title, originally aired on DZBB. It was presented by television/radio personality Helen Vela. Each episode is based on the letter sender's life stories sent by viewers.
The show's radio version, which is a live counselling program, continued to air on weekdays. The radio show moved to BBC's FM station DWOK-FM in 1984, and returned to DZBB in 1986.
As Lovingly Yours, Helen
In 1980, the program transformed from a radio program to a television drama anthology. Among some of the stars appeared on this program's episodes are: Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon, Vilma Santos, Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn Reynes, Aga Muhlach, Maricel Soriano, Romnick Sarmenta, Sharon Cuneta, Tonton Gutierrez, Mary Walter, Bong Revilla, Jr. and Kris Aquino. A rare episode in the drama series was also shown sometime in 1990 when Helen Vela starred alongside close friends Coney Reyes, Vilma Santos and Tina Revilla-Valencia.
Lovingly Yours: The Movie
In 1984, due to immense popularity of the program, Lovingly Yours, Helen was adapted into a four-part anthology film directed by Argel Joseph.
As Lovingly Yours
Following Vela's death in 1992, her daughter Princess Punzalan (who was the former wife of TV personality Willie Revillame at the time) took over her late mother's hosting responsibilities.
Accolades
References
External links
1980 Philippine television series debuts
1996 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine anthology television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervell%C3%B3 | Cervelló is a municipality of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the foot of Serra d'Ordal.
References
External links
Official Web City Council
Government data pages
Municipalities in Baix Llobregat |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baike.com | Baike.com (), formerly Hudong and Hoodong (), is a for-profit social network in Chinese, including the world's largest Chinese encyclopedia. It is one of the two largest wikis in China, along with Baidu Baike, claiming to have more than 18 million articles as of 2020 and more than 5.77 million volunteers, as of April 2013.
History
Baike.com was founded in 2005 by CEO Pan Haidong, who had moved back to China after earning a PhD in systems engineering from Boston University in 2002.
Baike.com, a 2007 RedHerring 100 Asia company, developed its own wiki software platform, called HDWiki, as a rival to MediaWiki. The system has some social networking-like interactive features, such as user profile, friends and groups. The first version was released in November 2006 and by November 2007 version 3 with added functions, features, and more stability was released.
The HDWiki software is free for non-commercial use, has been downloaded 200,000 times and currently supports over 1,000 other web sites in China (as of December 2007), consisting mostly of tech researchers, open source software groups, government, universities, and high school students.
In 2011, it was announced that Draper Fisher Jurvetson had invested $15 million in Baike.com.
On 22 February 2011, Baike.com submitted a complaint to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce asking for a review of the behavior of Baidu, accusing it of being monopolistic.
In December 2012, the company changed its English name from Hudong to Baike.com.
In 2019, the company was acquired by ByteDance.
Features
Baike.com is a wiki and lets its users edit and contribute material. Frequent users may accumulate credits redeemable for gifts. It has also included features of social networking sites, including chat forums and fan groups. Baike.com is a for-profit business partially supported by advertising and paid support services.
See also
Chinese Wikipedia
References
Further reading
Zhang, Yuwei. "I don't see Hudong as a competitor: Wiki founder." (Archive) China Daily. 24 February 2011.
External links
2005 establishments in China
Chinese online encyclopedias
Internet properties established in 2005
Wiki communities
21st-century encyclopedias
ByteDance |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75D | 75D may refer to:
HP-75D, handheld computer introduced in 1984
Tesla Model X 75D, all-electric cross-over SUV (XUV/CUV)
75D/Kohoutek, a short-period comet discovered in February 1975 by Lubos Kohoutek
See also
D75 (disambiguation)
75 (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%20seinen | Metal Seinen is a start-up based in Karachi, Pakistan created by Zeeshan Shah in May 2006. The firm provides a social network for people who share an interest in learning about and experiencing the international culture. Its mission is "to be a platform for art ventures and international culture elements".
It provides free and premium plans for artistic collaboration which may lead to opportunities for its members to engage deeply in culture. These ventures currently include digital art, literature, and music. It organizes events and activities for its members, including participation in larger cultural events. The social network is maintained through its online presence and its offline events.
"Metal" is the English word for a strong material and "Seinen" comes from the Japanese word that translates to "youth". The name originally reflected the desire of the founders to differentiate them from the existing diaspora.
History
The members mostly came together by means of non-traditional interests such as anime, gaming, digital art, music and even performance racing. The group was brought together by Zeeshan Shah who is a graduate from Northwestern University.
In May 2006, Zeeshan Shah organized an "anime convention" at the SZABIST Karachi Campus. This convention was the first of its kind in Pakistan and at this time, anime fans generally considered themselves to be quite low in number. This free-for-entry event was the first indication that there were many more anime-fans then anyone expected. It was through the social media network of orkut that many outsiders were able to learn about the event.
The event brought together an audience of 200 to 250 people with diverse interests. Since the event was designed to be a workshop with presentations on the anime industry, artists and hobbyists, it gave people the confidence to speak about their own projects. There were mentions of artworks, literary works and other ventures. After the event, an artist, a musician and a software engineer who shared common interests discussed over tea the feedback of the event. There had been individuals, artists by profession, who had been inspired by the event and wanted to discuss ideas and collaboration for their own ‘manga’. This quest for collaboration displayed a need in the market and thus led to an epiphany for Zeeshan. ‘Metal Seinen’ was born.
Pivot
The original mission of the group was to be a 'platform for creativity'. This group aimed to propagate creative and professional progression though mutual efforts of its members. It attempted to establish a model of mutual collaboration among hobbyists. Any activity was welcome as long as it was considered to be creative by the members. The group garnered support from hobbyists active in the community. The original model can be explained through the following examples:
Another example which came forward was:
Due to a mix of success and failures, the group decided to pivot from the original idea to being a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parisangulocrinus | Parisangulocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids from the Early Devonian of Europe.
Sources
Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 166)
Parisangulocrinus in the Paleobiology Database
Cladida
Prehistoric crinoid genera
Devonian animals of Europe |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20gateway | An International Gateway is a telephone number through which calls are routed to get cheaper rates on international long distance charges, or to make calls through voice over IP (VOIP) networks internationally. They also are effective in making an international call into the US appear as if it is originating from a local number rather than the real location.
Although there are numerous legitimate uses, they are also frequently used by scammers and con artists of all sorts, ranging from international fraudsters to lottery fraud as well as fake money order overpayment fraud. On some occasions the caller ID will display the call as INTL GATEWAY; at other times, anonymous or unknown. Frequently when calling the number back it will appear as if it is a disconnected number. Unknown phone numbers may be researched through many sites on the Internet.
References
International telecommunications
Telephone numbers
Voice over IP |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter%20Fox | Dieter Fox is a German-American roboticist and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. He received his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Bonn in 1998. He is most notable for his contributions to several fields including robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ubiquitous computing. Together with Wolfram Burgard and Sebastian Thrun he is a co-author of the book Probabilistic Robotics.
References
External links
Home page
1966 births
Living people
German roboticists
German computer scientists
Artificial intelligence researchers
University of Bonn alumni
University of Washington faculty |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komputer%202086 | The Unipolbrit Komputer 2086 was a Polish version of the home computer Timex Sinclair 2068, produced by a joint venture of the Polish state-owned Unimor and foreign company Polbrit International. Introduced in 1986, the computer had a cost of roughly 190000 zł.
The machine wasn't 100% ZX Spectrum-compatible (like all other Timex Sinclair computers) and a "Spectrum Emulation" cartridge was available (usually bundled).
Technical specifications
CPU
Zilog Z80A @ 3.50 MHz
ROM
16 KiB
RAM
48 KiB
Display
Timex SCLD chip with Extended Color, Dual Screen and High Resolution screen modes:
Text: 32×24 characters (8×8 pixels, rendered in graphics mode)
Graphics: 256×192 pixels, 15 colours (two simultaneous colours - "attributes" - per 8×8 pixels, causing attribute clash)
Extended Color: 256×192 pixels, 15 colors with colour resolution of 32×192 (two simultaneous colours - "attributes" - per 1×8 pixels)
Dual Screen: (two 256×192 pixels screens can be placed in memory)
High Resolution: 512×192 mode with 2 colours (Four palettes: Black & White, Blue & Yellow, Red & Cyan, Magenta & Green).
Sound
Beeper (1 channel, 10 octaves and 10+ semitones via internal speaker) and AY-3-8912 PSG (three channels)
I/O
Line audio in/out for external cassette tape storage
RF television out
DIN Composite monitor out
Kempston Joystick input
Cartridge port
Centronics printer port.
Storage
External cassette tape recorder
External 5" 1/4 or 3" disc drives
Keyboard
Mechanical keyboard: 42 keys, five function keys, cursor keys
See also
Elwro 800 Junior
Mera-Elzab Meritum
Timex Sinclair 2068
Notes
External links
Komputer 2086 at HCM. Accessed on April 5, 2008.
Timex Computer World UK2086 page
Computer-related introductions in 1986
ZX Spectrum clones |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20of%20Fintona | John of Fintona () was an Irish writer.
Called "subtillissimus canonum doctor/a most subtle teacher of canon law" by Tommaso Diplovataccio, John was the compiler of a commentary on decretals.
It is possible that John was a native of Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland.
References
Theodore William Moody, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove, edited by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland, Oxford University Press, 2005, vol.1, p. 968.
Canon law jurists
Medieval Gaels from Ireland
13th-century writers in Latin
13th-century births
Medieval Irish writers
People from County Tyrone
13th-century Irish writers
Year of death unknown |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mera-Elzab%20Meritum | Mera–Elzab Meritum – a family of Polish personal computers based on TRS-80 Model I with BASIC Level II. Manufactured in the 1980s by Mera–Elzab in cooperation with ITM company.
History
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was no small microcomputer available for the general public in Poland. The Polish computer industry was manufacturing only mainframe systems but not small computers for personal use.
In the 1980s, Mera–Elzab was in the group of 500 largest Polish industrial enterprises and 100 largest exporters. It produced terminals, monitors, and computers, but did not manufacture products for the mass consumer market.
ITM was a small foreign company operating in Poland selling measuring systems. In Poland under the rule of the communists, all companies (including Mera–Elzab) were state-owned. One exception was the companies owned by foreigners, often Polish emigrants.
Design of the Meritum began in 1982. It was a time of major economic crisis and martial law in Poland. Mera–Elzab analyzed existing western small computer systems and the following aspects were taken into account for a new product:
System components: processor, peripheral and memory chips must be available in Poland or Comecon.
TV or a cheap monitor as a display.
The software in ROM memory.
Tape recorder as mass storage.
Possibility to connect existing peripherals (printer, punch tape reader).
Based on the above assumptions, TRS Model I with BASIC Level II was selected. It was a computer using a Zilog Z80 processor that could be replaced by the U880 made in East Germany. Peripheral chips produced in Poland by CEMI factory for the MCY7880 processor (Intel 8080 clone) could be used for both the Z80 and U880. Memory chips were available in the Soviet Union.
The company expected that due to the price the computer would not be available for individual users. Small businesses were the primary target market, followed by research and education institutions. They expected the computer would be also used as an industrial controller.
The fathers of the computer were Zygmunt Korga, later technical director of Mera–Elzab and Paweł Podsiadło, an employee of ITM company. They were friends from the time of study at the Silesian University of Technology.
The computer was presented to the public for the first time at the Poznań International Fair in the autumn of 1983. Production began in the summer of 1984. Preparation for production cost 10 million PLZ which was relatively cheap.
From 1984 to 1986 Mera–Elzab produced 2,500 units. The maximum production capacity of the plant was 4000 units per year. The computer was assembled in one room, where 5 people worked. Production of one computer consumed 20 man–hours. The computer accounted for 1% of the production value and at the best moment no more than 3%.
In 1986 Mera–Elzab sold the licence to Elwro company and terminated production. In 1987 Elwro finished production of Meritum as it started manufacturing its personal compute |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic%20nanoring | Magnetic Nanorings are a form of magnetic nanoparticles, typically made of iron oxide in the shape of a ring. They have multiple applications in the medical field and computer engineering. In experimental trials, they provide a more localized form of cancer treatment by attacking individual cells instead of a general cancerous region of the body, as well as a clearer image of tumors by improving accuracy of cancer cell identification. They also allow for a more efficient and smaller, MRAM (memory storage unit in a computer), which helps reduce the size of the technology houses it. Magnetic nanorings can be produced in various compositions, shapes, and sizes by using hematite nanorings as the base structure.
Applications
Cancer treatment
Magnetic nanorings have been experimentally proven to improve the accuracy of hyperthermia cancer treatment and cancer imaging.
Hyperthermia Cancer Treatment
Multiple studies have shown that magnetic nanorings improves magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment by targeting cancer cells and limit the amount of environmental heating, thus creating a more tailored treatment.
Magnetic hyperthermia is an experimental subdivision of hyperthermia cancer treatment which utilizes cancer cells' vulnerability to high temperatures, typically 40-44 degrees Celsius, to initiate cell death. Magnetic hyperthermia utilizes heating properties of magnetic hysteresis by injecting magnetic nanoparticles to the cancerous area, then applies an alternating magnetic field to conduct heat. The use of magnetic nanoparticles is particularly useful because it can reach regions of the body that surface treatments (such as microwaves, ultrasounds, and radiation) cannot, and it can remain in the cancerous region for an extended period of time allowing for multiple treatment sessions per injection. In addition, there is easy control of the amount of heat based on size and shape of the magnetic nanoparticle, and it can temporarily bond with antibodies for effective targeting of the tumor. While there may be concern regarding acute toxicity from the use of foreign metals, the dose is well below the acute toxicity range, and studies have suggested it is safer than other methods because of its accuracy and effectiveness within a lower temperature range.
Studies have also shown that magnetic nanoring based hyperthermia treatment can be used in conjunction with immune blockade checkpoint techniques, which is a way to trigger the body's immune system to attack the cancerous region. Specifically, inducing the Fenton Reaction can more effectively kill cancer cells and prevent new ones from growing. The Fenton Reaction, a reaction involving iron ions, functions by transforming the acidic cancerous environment into an inhospitable basic environment for cancer cells. Consequently, iron-containing magnetic nanorings are particularly useful for cancer treatment.
Past methods of magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment used Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanop |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tdsoft | Tdsoft is an Israeli company, founded in 1994 by Yosi Albagli, Arie Shaham and Eytan Radian, together with Teledata Communications. Tdsoft developed V5.X based products, including V5Core Software, V5Proxi, and Tdgate family of TDM / ATM and Voice over IP access gateways.
Investors in Tdsoft included Apax, Gemini, HarbourVest Partners and Cisco Systems.
In 2001, Tdsoft acquired the Hunt 8110 product line from Cisco. In 2004, Tdsoft acquired the assets of Be-Connected from Telrad, and expanded its offering of access gateways.
In November 2005, Tdsoft took control over VocalTec (NASDAQ:VOCL), in a way of a reverse merger, and continued the combined business, by providing Voice over IP solutions to Telecommunications service providers, under the public entity and brand name of VocalTec.
See also
List of VoIP companies
References
Ray Le Maistre. "Tdsoft Saves VocalTec", Light Reading, October 28, 2005.
Charlie Meredith-Hardy. "Red Herring Selects Tdsoft for the 2005 Red Herring 100 Europe", TMCnet, April 13, 2005.
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers. "Tdsoft Acquires the Be Connected Total Access Solution — TAS", BNET, May 10, 2004.
ITworld.com. "Cisco sells recent acquisition to Israeli firm", ITworld.com, June 18, 2001.
Networking companies
VoIP companies
Software companies established in 1994
Apax Partners companies
Software companies of Israel
VoIP companies of Israel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic%20Management%20Act%202004 | The Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out how road networks should be managed by local authorities and includes regulations for roadworks. The Act has been implemented from 1 April 2008 across the United Kingdom.
Part 2 - Network Management
This section sets out the network management duty to "secure the expeditious movement of traffic", which is defined as pedestrians as well as vehicles.
Parts 3 and 4 - Permits and Street Works
All the parties interested in occupying streets/highways need to follow the specified guidelines. The main highlights are as follows:
Effective communication between highway authorities and parties interested in carrying out street work
Powers given to highway authorities to impose fixed charges in case of any failure to follow the guidelines
Disciplined approach and advance communication to plan the street works
Introduction of web services for communication
Introduction of Level 3 National Street Gazetteer data
Explicit provision of cancelling/correcting or reverting the work status.
The second wave of the Traffic Management Act 2004 aims to implement permit regulation. As part of this regulation work undertakers have to apply for a permit to work on a street. Undertaker have to discuss and agree the restriction on work timing, apparatus etc. with highway authorities. The highway authorities should approve/reject the application after verifying the permit conditions.
Part 5
This allows Transport for London to designate a strategic road network in Greater London, and covers other matters.
Part 6 - Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions
This part covers contraventions such as vehicles parking incorrectly or using bus lanes. These are enforced by Penalty Charge Notices.
Part 7
Section 99 - Commencement, transitionals and savings
The following orders have been made under this section:
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2380 (C. 102))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3110 (C. 130))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1736 (C. 60))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1890 (C. 71))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2053 (C. 78))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/757 (C. 35))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3184 (C. 131))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2826 (W. 249) (C. 97))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3174 (W. 279))
The Traffic Management Act 2004 (Com |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clampett | Clampett may refer to:
The Bob Clampett Show, program on the Cartoon Network
The Ballad of Jed Clampett, theme song for the television series The Beverly Hillbillies, which ran from 1962 to 1971
Jed Clampett, fictional character played by Buddy Ebsen on the American comedy television series The Beverly Hillbillies
Surname
Bob Clampett (1913–1984), American animator
Bobby Clampett (b. 1960), television golf analyst and former PGA Tour golfer
See also
Clampitt, a surname |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20structure%20database | In biology, a protein structure database is a database that is modeled around the various experimentally determined protein structures. The aim of most protein structure databases is to organize and annotate the protein structures, providing the biological community access to the experimental data in a useful way. Data included in protein structure databases often includes three-dimensional coordinates as well as experimental information, such as unit cell dimensions and angles for x-ray crystallography determined structures. Though most instances, in this case either proteins or a specific structure determinations of a protein, also contain sequence information and some databases even provide means for performing sequence based queries, the primary attribute of a structure database is structural information, whereas sequence databases focus on sequence information, and contain no structural information for the majority of entries. Protein structure databases are critical for many efforts in computational biology such as structure based drug design, both in developing the computational methods used and in providing a large experimental dataset used by some methods to provide insights about the function of a protein.
The Protein Data Bank
The Protein Data Bank (PDB) was established in 1971 as the central archive of all experimentally determined protein structure data. Today the PDB is maintained by an international consortia collectively known as the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB). The mission of the wwPDB is to maintain a single archive of macromolecular structural data that is freely and publicly available to the global community.
List of other protein structure databases
Because the PDB releases data into the public domain, the data has been used in various other protein structure databases.
Examples of protein structure databases include (in alphabetical order);
Database of Macromolecular Movements describes the motions that occur in proteins and other macromolecules, particularly using movies
Dynameomics a data warehouse of molecular dynamics simulations and analyses of proteins representing all known protein fold families
JenaLib the Jena Library of Biological Macromolecules is aimed at a better dissemination of information on three-dimensional biopolymer structures with an emphasis on visualization and analysis.
ModBase a database of three-dimensional protein models calculated by comparative modeling
OCA a browser-database for protein structure/function - The OCA integrates information from KEGG, OMIM, PDBselect, Pfam, PubMed, SCOP, SwissProt, and others.
OPM provides spatial positions of protein three-dimensional structures with respect to the lipid bilayer.
PDB Lite derived from OCA, PDB Lite was provided to make it as easy as possible to find and view a macromolecule within the PDB
PDBsum provides an overview macromolecular structures in the PDB, giving schematic diagrams of the molecules in each structure and of the |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20management | Flow management may refer to:
Bandwidth management
Network congestion
Network traffic control
People flow
Traffic management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20laptops | The history of laptops describes the efforts, begun in the 1970s, to build small, portable Personal Computers that combine the components, inputs, outputs and capabilities of a Desktop Computer in a small chassis.
Portable precursors
Portal R2E CCMC
The portable micro computer the "Portal" of the French company R2E Micral CCMC officially appeared in September 1980 at the Sicob show in Paris. The Portal was a portable microcomputer designed and marketed by the studies and developments department of the French firm R2E Micral in 1980 at the request of the company CCMC specializing in payroll and accounting. It was based on an Intel 8085 processor, 8-bit, clocked at 2 MHz. It was equipped with a central 64K byte RAM, a keyboard with 58 alphanumeric keys and 11 numeric keys (in separate blocks), a 32-character screen, a floppy disk (capacity - 140,000 characters), a thermal printer (speed - 28 characters/second), an asynchronous channel, a synchronous channel, and a 220-volt power supply. Designed for an operating temperature of 15–35 °C, it weighed and its dimensions were 45 × 45 × 15 cm. It ran the Prologue operating system and provided total mobility.
Osborne 1
The Osborne 1 is considered the first true mobile computer by most historians. Adam Osborne founded Osborne Computer and produced the Osborne 1 in 1981. The Osborne 1 had a five-inch screen, incorporating a modem port, two -inch floppy drives, and a large collection of bundled software applications. An aftermarket battery pack was available. The computer company was a failure and did not last for very long. Although it was large and heavy compared to today's laptops, with a tiny 5" CRT monitor, it had a near-revolutionary impact on business, as professionals were able to take their computer and data with them for the first time. This and other "luggables" were inspired by what was probably the first portable computer, the Xerox NoteTaker. The Osborne was about the size of a portable sewing machine, and could be carried on commercial aircraft. The Osborne 1 weighs close to and was priced at .
Compaq Portable
The Compaq Portable was the first PC-compatible portable computer created in 1982. The first shipment was in March 1983 and was priced at . The Compaq Portable folded up into a luggable case the size of a portable sewing machine, similar in size to the Osborne 1. The third model of this development, Compaq Portable II, featured high resolution graphics on its tube display. It was the first portable computer ready to be used on the shop floor, and for CAD and diagram display. It established Compaq as a major brand on the market.
Epson HX-20
The first significant development towards laptop computing was announced in 1981 and sold from July 1982, the 8/16-bit Epson HX-20. It featured a full-transit 68-key keyboard, rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, a small (120×32-pixel) dot-matrix LCD with 4 lines of text, 20 characters per line text mode, a 24 column dot matrix printer, a |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning%20%28disambiguation%29 | Cloning is the process of making an identical copy of something.
Cloning may also refer to:
Cloning (programming), the copying of a programming object
Disk cloning, the copying of the contents of a computer hard disk to a storage medium or file
Molecular cloning, the process of identifying and isolating a specific gene
Phone cloning, the transfer of identity between one mobile telephone and another
Reduplication, aka "cloning", in linguistics refers to a process by which the root or stem of a word is repeated
"The Cloning", an episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
See also
Clone (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth%20A.%20Hutchinson | Seth A. Hutchinson is an American electrical and computer engineer. He is the Executive Director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is also Professor and KUKA Chair for Robotics in the School of Interactive Computing. His research in robotics spans the areas of planning, sensing, and control. He has published widely on these topics, and is coauthor of the books "Robot Modeling and Control," published by Wiley,
Principles of Robot Motion - Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations, with Howie Choset, Kevin M. Lynch, George Kantor, Wolfram Burgard, Lydia E. Kavraki and Sebastian Thrun.
Hutchinson has served as president of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), member of the RAS Administrative Committee, the Editor-in-Chief for the "IEEE Transactions on Robotics" and as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the RAS Conference Editorial Board. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Hutchinson is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was Professor of ECE until 2018.
He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
References
External links
Home page
Photo of Seth Hutchinson
American roboticists
Georgia Tech faculty
Control theorists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamomya | Potamomya is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc from the late Eocene of Europe.
References
Potamyoma in the Paleobiology Database
Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 110)
Prehistoric bivalve genera
Eocene bivalves
Eocene animals of Europe
Myida |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terebrirostra | Terebrirostra is an extinct genus of brachiopod from the Cretaceous of Europe.
Sources
Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 91)
External links
Terebrirostra in the Paleobiology Database
Prehistoric brachiopod genera
Cretaceous brachiopods
Prehistoric animals of Europe
Terebratulida |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tallest%20buildings%20in%20Austin%2C%20Texas | The city of Austin, the state capital of Texas, is the 10th most populous city in the United States and the central hub of the Greater Austin metropolitan statistical area. According to data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), there are 33 buildings in Austin with heights of at least . CTBUH also ranks Austin 19th nationally and 3rd statewide based on the number of completed buildings with heights of at least . The aggregated heights of Austin's high-rises is second in Texas, behind Houston, based on data from Texas Real Estate Source. The current tallest completed building in Austin is The Independent, with a height of , followed by The Austonian at and Fairmont Austin at . The Independent has been the tallest completed building in Austin and the tallest in Texas outside of Dallas and Houston since its completion in 2019, though its height was surpassed by the tall Sixth and Guadalupe currently under construction.
Bearing a height of , The Texas State Capitol remained the tallest structure in Austin long after its construction in the 1880s, with the city's central Congress Avenue otherwise lined with single-story buildings through the start of the 1900s. The eight-story Scarbrough Building and the nine-story Littlefield Building, built between 1910 and 1912, were Austin's first high-rise buildings; the Littlefield Building was the tallest commercial building in the U.S. west of New Orleans and east of San Francisco upon its completion. In 1928, the Austin City Council briefly considered setting a height limit for future construction in the city but backed away from the proposal.
After the mid-20th century, Downtown Austin began to transition from being predomniantly composed of low-rise buildings to a skyline with high-rises. Beginning with the 26-story Westgate Tower, the addition of new skyscrapers to Downtown Austin between 1967 and 1980 led to an increasing realization that views of the state capitol from certain vantage points could become obscured. The capitol was also no longer the city's tallest building, surpassed in height by the Dobie Center and the Chase Bank Tower. In response, the Texas State Legislature and the City of Austin created 35 Texas Capitol View Corridors that would preserve selected views of the capitol. By the mid-1980s, Austin featured over a dozen skyscrapers, with at least 12 buildings built during the decade featuring at least 15 floors. Described by the Austin American-Statesman as "the first downtown high-rise wave", the uptick in skyscraper construction that began in the 1980s was mostly characterized by granite and limestone office buildings. More rapid construction of new high-rises in downtown Austin began by the 1990s and continued thereafter, contrasting a concurrent slowdown in the construction of new skyscrapers in Dallas and Houston. Mark Lamster, an architecture critic for the Dallas Morning News, attributed the emergence of increasingly taller skyscrapers to the small s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railpower%20RP20CD | The RP20CD is a diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by Railpower Technologies. It is a "genset" locomotive, having three engine-generator sets.
The engines are computer controlled, with the computer stopping and starting engines on a rotating basis, as required to produce the horsepower needed at any given moment.
It has six-wheel (three-axle) trucks, rather than the usual four-wheel (two-axle) trucks commonly found on smaller, lighter, switcher locomotives. RP20CDs are rebuilt from older locomotives and can be upgraded to by adding a fourth generator.
References
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Railpower locomotives
EPA Tier 2-compliant locomotives of the United States
Rebuilt locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 2008 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Medievalist | Digital Medievalist is an academic project and community-building organization for those who are interested in the use of computers and computational techniques in the academic field of medieval studies, a sub-field of digital humanities.
History
Digital Medievalist was established in 2003 as an international collaborative non-profit project based at University of Lethbridge in Canada, though it has executive board members from a number of other countries. Although University of Lethbridge remains the main host and administrative home, the project now has a technical infrastructure which uses donated services from others including the University of Kentucky. The project grew out of a recognised need for best-practice advice on a disciplinary level in the creation of digital medieval resources. Although much of the advice and experience of those who would call themselves digital medievalists are applicable to other areas of the digital humanities and specifically academic research projects in this area, around the time of its creation an increasing need for discipline-based communities of this nature was beginning to be recognised. Partly in response to the overwhelming reception the creation of Digital Medievalist received, the Digital Classicist project was set up shortly after.
Governance
Executive Board
Digital Medievalist as an organization is overseen by the volunteer efforts of a fully elected international executive board. According to its most current bylaws, members of the board are elected by the Digital Medievalist membership for four-year terms, and that the board chooses a director from amongst its members. Eligibility for election to the executive board is simply demonstrable participation in digital medieval activities or board-sanctioned equivalencies. These bylaws also state its commitment to be a non-profit organization, and its general purposes and objectives.
Membership
Membership in Digital Medievalist is free and open to all. The sole criterion for membership is subscription to its free online discussion list 'dm-l'. Membership conveys the right to vote in Digital Medievalist elections, and if they have contributed in some meaningful manner, eligibility to run for election to the Digital Medievalist executive board.
Activities
Digital Medievalist sees it as its mission to provide a framework to enable members of its community to share information. These activities include an electronic mailing list, the participation in and organisation of conference sessions or other events, and a website containing an open-access academic journal of record, a wiki/FAQ, and a facility to post news releases.
Mailing list
Digital Medievalist runs an electronic mailing list and discussion forum where members of the community ask for advice, share problems, and discuss issues that affect them. As of April 2022, the discussion list has over 1450 members, many of whom are drawn from widely across the Humanities Computing field. The l |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin%20Walsh | Gavin Walsh (born 1965) is an Irish computer programmer, non-fiction writer, and collector of rare music memorabilia.
Walsh began collecting music memorabilia at the age of 14, traveling from his home town of Sligo to Dublin to purchase rare records and working in hotels to fund his hobby.
He is "one of the largest record owners" in the world
and, , had amassed a collection of approximately 25,000 memorabilia items
– up from roughly 20,000 in 2002-2003.
The collection includes memorabilia related to The Beatles, Dervish, Madonna, and U2, among others,
and contains around 1,100 posters, which Walsh has estimated to be worth as much as €1,000 each. In 2002, he ordered construction of a concrete bunker in his back-garden to hold his collection; the bunker is bomb and earthquake-proof.
Walsh owns the world's largest collection of records and memorabilia linked to the 1970s punk rock group Sex Pistols. In 2002, it included roughly 11,000 items. He has also written two books about the Sex Pistols. In 2003, he published God Save the Sex Pistols as a "definitive guide" to "Sex Pistols memorabilia"; two years later, in 2005, he published The Greatest Sex Pistols Collection. Walsh has published one other book, titled Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976-79, which explores album art on punk rock records in the late 1970s.
In 1999, the Royal Festival Hall took Walsh's collection on an international tour. In 2004, a portion of his collection relating to pop band Westlife were placed on display in Church Street Gallery in Sligo. The exhibit included items from 60 countries and rare items that even the band's members did not possess.
In addition to his collecting, Walsh operates an Internet firm.
Selected publications
(2003). God Save the Sex Pistols: A Collector's Guide to the Priests of Punk. London: Plexus Publishing. .
(2006). Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976-79. London: Plexus Publishing. .
References
1965 births
Irish collectors
Irish computer programmers
Irish male non-fiction writers
Irish writers about music
Living people
Sex Pistols
Writers from County Sligo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taboo%20Tuesday%20%282004%29 | The 2004 Taboo Tuesday was the inaugural Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on October 19, 2004, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It marked the first time in which the fans were given the chance to vote on stipulations for the matches. The voting for the event started on October 18, 2004, and ended during the event. In 2006, the event was moved to the traditional Sunday nights for PPVs and was renamed to Cyber Sunday.
Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. The main event was a steel cage match in which Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair by pinfall; this marked the only time Flair ever headlined a WWE pay-per-view event. Two bouts were featured on the undercard. In respective singles matches, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels to retain his title and Gene Snitsky defeated Kane in a Weapon of Choice match.
Taboo Tuesday grossed over $215,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 3,500 and received 174,000 pay-per-view buys. This event helped WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by $6.2m compared to the previous year. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of seventh on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart.
Production
Background
In 2004, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) scheduled a pay-per-view (PPV) event entitled Taboo Tuesday to be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This would be the first regularly-scheduled pay-per-view by WWE on a Tuesday since 1991's This Tuesday in Texas, the first regularly-scheduled non-Sunday pay-per-view since the 1994 Survivor Series, and the first non-Sunday pay-per-view of any kind since In Your House 8: Beware of Dog 2 in 1996. Taboo Tuesday was also established as a PPV produced exclusively for wrestlers of the Raw brand. The title of the event not only referred to the day of its scheduling, but also because of its unique theme. Fans had the ability to vote on certain aspects of every match. Because of this, the event was billed as an "interactive pay-per-view."
Storylines
Unlike most WWE events, where rules and participants for matches were determined by WWE's creative staff, this was the first event where at least some part of each match was determined by votes from WWE fans conducted on WWE's official website. The event was scheduled to feature eight professional wrestling matches. Various wrestlers were involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines leading to the matches taking place at this event. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension-building events. The event featured wrestlers and other talent from the Raw brand – a storyline division in which WWE assigned its on-air talent to separate television brands.
The ma |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenda%20Systems | Avenda Systems is a Silicon Valley start-up, that develops network access security products with operations in Santa Clara, California, USA and Bangalore, India.
About the Company
The company was founded in 2006 by Krishna Prabhakar, and Santhosh Cheeniyil and a strong engineering team with an excellent track record in network and security management. Before founding Avenda, both Krishna and Santhosh managed a variety of projects at Cisco Systems for 7 years in the Security Technology Group.
Avenda Systems is also funded by OVP Venture Partners, private investors, United States Department of Defense (DoD), including U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security.
News and Events
November 17, 2011 - Aruba Networks enters agreement to acquire Avenda Systems
August 16, 2011 - New eTIPS 4.0 release sets the bar for large-scale enterprise deployments. The 5040b appliance is rated at 20,000 simultaneous sessions, according to technical contacts at Avenda. 20k simultaneous sessions in one chassis is largest capacity per box in the industry according to research conducted by integrator Asiemo Consulting.
May 3, 2011 - Avenda joins HP AllianceOne Program, delivers 802.1X enterprise class NAC for HP Networks
March 28, 2011 - Avenda expands with sales offices in Paris, Frankfurt and England
References
External links
Avenda at Interops Lab
Microsoft on Avenda
Cisco and Avenda Sign Technology Licensing Agreement
DBusiness News
Reuters
2005 establishments in California
2011 disestablishments in California
American companies established in 2005
American companies disestablished in 2011
Companies based in Santa Clara, California
Computer companies established in 2005
Computer companies disestablished in 2011
Defunct computer companies of the United States
Defunct computer hardware companies
Defunct networking companies
Networking companies of the United States
Networking hardware companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta%20consistency | Delta consistency is one of the consistency models used in the domain of parallel programming, for example in distributed shared memory, distributed transactions, and Optimistic replication
The delta consistency model states that an update will propagate through the system and all replicas will be consistent after a fixed time period δ. In other words, the result of any read operation is consistent with a read on the original copy of an
object except for a (short) bounded interval after a modification. So basically, if you have an object which is modified, during the short period of time following its modification, the read will not be consistent. Then, after a fixed time period, the modification is propagated and the read will be consistent.
Sources
Communication Systems: The State of the Art : IFIP 17th World Computer Congress, Lyman Chapin ed. 2002
References
Consistency models |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster%20nut | Oyster nut (or its variants) may refer to either:
Telfairia, a plant genus;
Telfairia pedata, a species within the genus Telfairia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20House%20Blues | Big House Blues is a 1947 Flippy short film.
External links
Big House Blues (1947) at IMDB
Big House Blues at the Big Cartoon Database
1947 short films
1947 animated films
Columbia Pictures short films
Columbia Pictures animated short films
1940s American animated films
American animated short films
Screen Gems short films
Films scored by Eddie Kilfeather |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egoless%20programming | Egoless programming is a style of computer programming in which personal factors are minimized so that quality may be improved. The cooperative methods suggested are similar to those used by other collective ventures such as Wikipedia.
History
The concept was first propounded by Gerald M. Weinberg in his seminal book of 1971, The Psychology of Computer Programming.
Peer reviews of code
To ensure quality, reviews of code by other programmers are made. The concept of egoless programming emphasises that such reviews should be made in a friendly, collegial way in which personal feelings are put aside. Structured walkthroughs are one way of making such a formal review.
Strengths
Works best for complex tasks.
Open communication channels allow information to flow freely to team members
Greater conformity that helps in consistent documentation
Team members have greater job satisfaction.
Weaknesses
Projects take longer to complete.
Projects experience a higher failure rate due to the decentralized nature of and volume of communication between members of the team.
Risky shift phenomenon Programmers attempt riskier solutions to solve a software problem.
Simple tasks are made more difficult by open communication channels.
Rival concepts
Egoless programming explicitly minimizes constraints of hierarchy and status so as to enable the free exchange of ideas and improvements. It may be contrasted with the chief programmer team concept which emphasises specialisation and leadership in teams so that they work in a more disciplined way.
See also
List of software development philosophies
Software review
Egolessness
References
External links
The Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming
Software development process |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York%20park%20and%20ride | The York park and ride is a park and ride network in the cathedral city of York, England, with sites operated by the City of York Council and bus services operated by First York. It is the largest park and ride network in the United Kingdom, with 4,970 car spaces across six sites: Askham Bar, Grimston Bar, Monks Cross, Poppleton Bar, Rawcliffe Bar and York Designer Outlet.
History
Bus services have been operated by First York, under contract to the City of York Council, since the late 1990s. In June 2016, the park and ride contract was put up for tender. However, as none of the bids met the council's criteria, First York was granted a twelve-month extension, until January 2018, with the intention of commencing a fresh tender process. In January 2018, First York was awarded a further seven-year contract to operate the park and ride network.
In June 1990, the first permanent park and ride site opened at Askham Bar. Four years later, a second site was opened at Grimston Bar, near a junction with the A64.
June 1995 saw the contract for the York Park and Ride pass from Stephensons of Easingwold to Rider York, then a subsidiary of Yorkshire Rider, after beating interest from York Pullman. With the operator gaining a five-year contract for the service, 20 new Wright Axcess-Ultralow bodied Scania L113CRLs, most branded in a designated blue livery and some being in White Flagship livery, each equipped with luggage ramps supplied from Marks & Spencer, were delivered for use on the network by the end of the year. Further deliveries of Ultralow-bodied Scanias for the service followed in 1996 and 1997.
In November 1998, the York Designer Outlet was opened, with a park and ride service commencing shortly after.
In February 2000, a 900-space site at Rawcliffe Bar commenced operation, located a junction to the A19.
In July 2004, a site was opened at Monks Cross. In 2014. services were extended to serve the nearby Vangarde Shopping Park, with fully-electric single-deck Optare Versa vehicles introduced into service the following year.
In July 2008, a fleet of 17 Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B7RLE single-deck vehicles were introduced, with 25 articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro arriving the following year. The delivery saw the replacement of Wright Eclipse Metro bodied Volvo B7Ls and articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion bodied Volvo B7LA single-deck vehicles formerly allocated to the network, which were introduced at the turn of the decade.
In June 2014, the site at Askham Bar was expanded and relocated to a new 1,100-space site – as part of a £22 million project. In the same month, a new site was opened at Poppleton Bar, with services operated by a fleet of fully-electric Optare Versas.
Following an order in May 2019, a fleet of 21 fully-electric Optare MetroDecker double-deck vehicles were introduced into service on the park and ride network in July 2020.
The Poppleton Bar park and ride site closed in March 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward%20Journey | Westward Journey may refer to:
The Westward Journey, sculpture group on the Indiana Statehouse, USA
Westward Journey, a series of computer games
Fantasy Westward Journey
Westward Journey Online II
Westward Journey Nickel Series, American coins
Journey to the West, in Chinese literature |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20LB%26SCR%20D1%20class%20locomotives | Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LB&SCR D1 class, that ran on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and latterly the Southern Railway network. The class names mainly denoted various places served by the LB&SCR. All locomotives were built at Brighton Works unless otherwise noted.
References
Any items not otherwise referenced were sourced from the LBSC website
Sources
D1list
0-4-2T locomotives
LbandScr D1 Class Locomotives
LbandScr D1 Class Locomotives |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20African-American%20fraternities | African-American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit Black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty and leaders at various institutions in the United States.
History
Prince Hall Freemasonry (PHA) is the first historically Black fraternal organization. The first Greek Letter fraternal organization was Alpha Kappa Nu at Indiana University in 1903. Wilberforce University is where Gamma Phi was established in 1905. Sixty miles away at Columbus, Ohio in March 1905, Pi Gamma Omicron was founded at Ohio State University (formation originally reported in the Chicago Defender in 1905). CC Poindexter, a graduate of Ohio State University, went on to Cornell University, where he established the Alpha Phi Alpha Society. This society became Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Established on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Black intercollegiate (having more than one college chapter) fraternity.
Alpha Phi Alpha's success inspired the founding of other intercollegiate Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs). Today, these organizations (fraternities and sororities) are known collectively as the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and emphasize public service and civil rights. Some non-NPHC Black fraternal organizations, such as the Swing Phi Swing and Groove Phi Groove fellowships, do not solely use Greek letters in their names.
The first professional Black Greek letter fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi, was established in Pennsylvania in 1904.
Early formation (attempted or not existing today)
Fraternities
Sororities
Non Greek Organizations
See also
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Greek letter society effect on youth identity
Racism in Greek life
Notes
African-American fraternities
Social fraternities and sororities
Fraternities |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A1%20Slovenija | A1 Slovenija is a telecommunications company operating the second largest mobile network in Slovenia. Prior to April 2017, the company was known as Si.mobil.
History
The company was established in December 1997 and began operating in March 1999 as the first Slovenian private mobile operator. In 2000, the company was the second to market WAP, preceded by Mobitel.
After initial losses, the company's shares were in February 2001 purchased by Telekom Austria Group, making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central and Eastern Europe. In June of that year, Si.mobil was the first in Slovenia and among the first in Europe to introduce GPRS to its customers. In 2002, it was the first company to market MMS.
An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone in January 2002. From September 2003, the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone .
In 2004, the company was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE, and in 2006, they introduced its own UMTS/HSDPA network. In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS on mobile phones, mobile office and mobile internet. In 2007, Si.mobil was the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life where they have built an island. In January 2008, it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.
On July 8, 2010, mobilkom austria AG was merged with Telekom Austria TA AG. In the course of this merger, the non-Austrian subsidiaries of mobilkom austria AG were subordinated to the Telekom Austria Group. That is why Si.mobil has been a 100 percent subsidiary of the Telekom Austria Group since 2010. In 2017 the subsidiary was rebranded into A1 Slovenija. At the time of the takeover, it said it had over 700,000 customers.
References
External links
Official website
1997 establishments in Slovenia
Mobile phone companies of Slovenia
Companies based in Ljubljana
Telecommunications companies established in 1997 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICHEC | ICHEC may refer to:
ICHEC Brussels Management School
Irish Centre for High-End Computing |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-site | Off-site may refer to:
Off-site data protection in data management
Off-site art exhibit or off-site art show
Off-site construction in building
The Off-Site Source Recovery Project, a US radioactive materials recovery initiative
See also
Offside (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo%20Games | Dynamo Games Ltd was an independent video game developer and publisher based in Dundee, Scotland. Established in 2004, it developed titles for the Google Android mobile operating system. Besides developing games for various handheld formats, Dynamo launched several applications for mobile phones using Java technology.
The company has a focus on developing sports titles and had translated several television franchises into the mobile phone format. Notable achievements include the BAFTA award-winning mobile version of Championship Manager 2007.
Dynamo Games was a certified member of the UK game industry trade association The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA).
As of 16 February 2009, Dynamo Games became an officially approved developer for the Nintendo DS, Wii, and Wiiware. As of April 2009, Dynamo was developing its series of then new but unnamed titles for these Ninetendo formats.
History
Stuart Reid, Brian McNicoll, and Stuart Anderson all met while studying Applied Computing at the University of Dundee. They graduated in July 2003 and started Dynamo Computing Solutions.
In 2004, Dynamo Games was established following the development of several successful mobile titles released under the Dynamo Computing Solutions name. Since then, the company has gone on to receive several industry awards and has produced a range of critically acclaimed titles.
The developer is based in the city of Dundee, which itself is located in the Tayside region of Scotland. In 2010, the company switched its focus to social games.
Dynamo Sports
In February 2009, Dynamo Games launched a dedicated brand for its line of sports titles named Dynamo Sports. The series started with developing the Independent Games Festival award-nominated Football Tycoon.
Games
Mobi-Mechanic
Mobi-Medic
Championship Manager 2005 solo
Championship Manager 2006
Countdown
Championship Manager 2007 Mobile
Championship Manager 2008
The Crystal Maze Mobile
Football Tycoon
Championship Manager 2009 Express
Championship Manager 2010
Dizzy Drops
The Crystal Maze iPhone/iPod touch
Championship Manager Legends 70s
Championship Manager Legends 80s
Soccer Tycoon
Championship Manager 2011
Beauty Town
Tracer Cities
Golf Squared
Outpost 2:Black Sun
External links
References
Video game development companies
Mobile game companies
Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%20%28linker%29 | In software engineering, gold is a linker for ELF files. It became an official GNU package and was added to binutils in March 2008 and first released in binutils version 2.19. gold was developed by Ian Lance Taylor and a small team at Google. The motivation for writing gold was to make a linker that is faster than the GNU linker, especially for large applications coded in C++.
Unlike the GNU linker, gold does not use the BFD library to process object files. While this limits the object file formats it can process to ELF only, it is also claimed to result in a cleaner and faster implementation without an additional abstraction layer. The author cited complete removal of BFD as a reason to create a new linker from scratch rather than incrementally improve the GNU linker. This rewrite also fixes some bugs in old ld that break ELF files in various minor ways.
To specify gold in a makefile, one sets the LD or LD environment variable to ld.gold. To specify gold through a compiler option, one can use the gcc option -fuse-ld=gold.
Fedora has moved gold from binutils into its own package
due to concerns it is suffering from bitrot
after Google's interest has moved to LLVM.
See also
Comparison of executable file formats, also for PE/COFF (Windows), and Mach-O (Mac OS X) formats.
References
External links
2008 software
Programming tools
Free compilers and interpreters
GNU Project software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagicJack | MagicJack is an Internet-based telephone service (VoIP) provider in the United States and Canada. It offers nationwide VoIP and cellphone services.
MagicJack VOIP service is a computer peripheral that, in combination with telephony service from the related YMAX Corporation, provides VoIP services. In 2011 the company introduced MagicJack Plus, which no longer requires a computer (but still requires the user to have an Internet service provider).
The MagicJack device works exclusively with the company's captive landline supplier and competitive local exchange carrier; YMAX. Voicemail is stored on the MagicJack servers and is delivered via direct telephone access, and email with WAV audio file attachments. Downloadable feature upgrades for the MagicJack USB dongle are available from third-party software companies.
History
Dan Borislow invented the product in 2007 and had applied for patents from the U.S. government while he and Donald Burns shared the payment of $25 million to start up the company.
The firm's first product, introduced in 2007, is a USB device that has both the software necessary to place Internet-based telephone calls via a customer-supplied high-speed Internet connection and the electronics (technically known as a subscriber line interface circuit) which allow conventional landline telephones to be plugged directly into the device.
In September 2011, the company introduced MagicJack Plus, which does not require the use of a computer after its initial online registration and account set-up procedure. The device connects directly to a modem or router's Ethernet port and has a standard phone jack (which allows a phone to be connected to the device) as well as an AC power adapter that plugs into a standard U.S. electrical outlet.
The products are promoted through television infomercials and a website. The company's website attributes the invention of MagicJack and the founding of YMAX to Dan Borislow, who has numerous patent claims pending on voice-over-IP (VoIP)-related technology.
In July 2010, YMAX (the creator/owner of MagicJack) merged with VocalTec to form MagicJack VocalTec Ltd which is headquartered in Netanya, Israel ().
Reviews
In January 2008, PC Magazine reviewed MagicJack and rated it as Very Good. It also received their Editors' Choice award. In February 2009, PC Magazine re-reviewed magicJack because of dozens of complaints received about the support for the device. As a result, PC Magazine reduced its rating of MagicJack from Very Good to Good, saying the company's technical support was "severely lacking." The company offers support via web-based chat.
In 2010, Consumer Reports gave MagicJack a thumbs up.
In 2016, TheVoIPHub released the most comprehensive review of MagicJack seen to date, including information on every device they have ever released.
In 2016, CNET said that MagicJack is a “trade-off between price and reliability."
In 2019, Voip Review showed MagicJack with 1.6 star rating, down from 3 star |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics%20Turing%20test | In computer graphics the graphics Turing test is a variant of the Turing test, the twist being that a human judge viewing and interacting with an artificially generated world should be unable to reliably distinguish it from reality.
The original formulation of the test is:
"The subject views and interacts with a real or computer generated scene. The test is passed if the subject can not determine reality from simulated reality better than a random guess. (a) The subject operates a remotely controlled (or simulated) robotic arm and views a computer screen. (b) The subject enters a door to a controlled vehicle or motion simulator with computer screens for windows. An eye patch can be worn on one eye, as stereo vision is difficult to simulate."
The "graphics Turing scale" of computer power is then defined as the computing power necessary to achieve success in the test. It was estimated in, as 1036.8 TFlops peak and 518.4 TFlops sustained. Actual rendering tests with a Blue Gene supercomputer showed that current supercomputers are not up to the task scale yet.
A restricted form of the graphic Turing test has been investigated, where test subjects look into a box, and try to tell whether the contents are real or virtual objects. For the very simple case of scenes with a cardboard pyramid or a styrofoam sphere, subjects were not able to reliably tell reality and graphics apart.
See also
Virtual reality
CAPTCHA
References
Virtual reality
Turing tests |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ktenoura | Ktenoura is a genus of trilobite from the Silurian of Europe.
References
Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 59)
Ktenoura in the Paleobiology Database
Cheiruridae
Silurian trilobites of Europe
Prehistoric animals of Europe
Phacopida genera |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa%20Major%20II%20Dwarf | Ursa Major II Dwarf (UMa II dSph) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy situated in the Ursa Major constellation and discovered in 2006 in the data obtained by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The galaxy is located approximately 30 kpc from the Sun and moves towards the Sun with the velocity of about 116 km/s. It has an elliptical (ratio of axes ~ 2:1) shape with the half-light radius of about 140 pc.
Ursa Major II is one of the smallest and faintest satellites of the Milky Way—its integrated luminosity is about 4000 times that of the Sun (absolute visible magnitude of about −4.2), which is much lower than the luminosity of the majority of globular clusters. UMa II is even less luminous than some stars, like Canopus in the Milky Way. It is comparable in luminosity to Bellatrix in Orion. However, its mass is about 5 million solar masses, which means that galaxy's mass to light ratio is around 2000. This may be an overestimate as the galaxy has somewhat irregular shape and may be in process of tidal disruption.
The stellar population of UMa II consists mainly of old stars formed at least 10 billion years ago. The metallicity of these old stars is also very low at , which means that they contain 300 times less heavy elements than the Sun. The stars of UMa II were probably among the first stars to form in the Universe. Currently there is no star formation in UMa II. The measurements have so far failed to detect any neutral hydrogen in it—the upper limit is only 562 solar masses.
See also
Ursa Major I Dwarf
Ursa Minor Dwarf
Notes
References
Dwarf spheroidal galaxies
Ursa Major
Local Group
Milky Way Subgroup
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemiver | Nemiver is computer software, a graphical standalone debugger for the programming languages C and C++, which integrates in the GNOME desktop environment. It currently features a backend which uses the well known GNU Debugger (GDB). The creator and the current lead developer is Dodji Seketeli.
Features
General
Users can start debugging source code with Nemiver either directly from the command line by typing
nemiver <your-program> <prog-arg1> <prog-arg2> ... <prog-argN>
or by launching Nemiver first and then using its graphical dialogs to launch the program to debug.
Once the program is launched, Nemiver automatically sets a breakpoint in its main function. Once the program has stopped at the main function, users are free to set breakpoints, inspect variables, investigate the behavior of functions within the code, resume the execution of the program etc.
Sessions
Nemiver stores some basic information about a debugging session on disk, so that the session can be resumed later. Whenever debugging is started, a new session is created automatically, unless it is explicitly requested to resume an extant session. On exit, the session is automatically saved. Information saved with a session includes breakpoints, program arguments, working directory path, environment variables, etc. Also, the current session can be saved to disk on demand.
Extensions
Nemiver is a more than a graphical user interface (GUI) debugger for computer code. It is a platform which can be extended with plugins.
The libnemivercommon library provides the basic functions to load dynamic modules and enable a plug-in architecture, and allowing new functionality for the Nemiver workbench. Currently, only the debugging functionality is provided, but others could be added, for example profiling tools such as OProfile, or Valgrind-Massif.
Nemiver also provides an event-based debugger library (which currently features a GDB back-end, but others could be added in the future) that could be re-used by other projects seeking to implement a debugger as a part of an integrated development environment (IDE), for example.
About
Nemiver is written in C++, and relies on many components of the GNOME platform, such as Gtkmm.
See also
Data Display Debugger (DDD), a Motif (software) debugger front-end
GNU Debugger (GDB)
External links
Debuggers
Free software programmed in C++
GNOME Developer Tools
Software that uses GTK |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto%3A%20Ultimate%20Ninja%20Storm | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, known in Japan as is the first installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, it is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) across North America, Europe and Australia in November 2008 and in Japan on January 15, 2009. It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, and the first installment of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series on the PS3.
A sequel titled Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was released in Japan, North America and Europe in October 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Two more sequels, Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 and Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively.
Gameplay
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm retains many of the gameplay elements from earlier installments of the Ultimate Ninja series. However, Ultimate Ninja Storm allows players to fight in three-dimensional environments, as opposed to the two-dimensional planes in previous games.
One of the new features introduced to the series in Ultimate Ninja Storm is "Awakening Mode", a transformation that can be activated when a player loses a certain amount of health during a match. The health requirement for each character differs based on how powerful the transformation is. Once activated, the character gains new abilities, speed, and stronger attacks. A few of the characters in the game gain entirely new movesets after transforming. With the d-pad, players can use preset items during a match that either damage the opponent or provide various status effects like increasing attack power, or lowering the opponent's defense. Players are also able to customize their character's jutsu and select two support characters to use in a match. Returning to the game from previous installments is "jutsu clash" mode, which is initiated if both players activate their special attack at the same time. During this mode, both players have to press the corresponding button as fast as possible in order to knock away their opponent. Each character has an "ultimate jutsu". If it hits, both players either input button commands, mash a certain button, or spin the analogue stick the fastest during the time limit. If the attacking player wins, the ultimate will hit, typically taking away around a third to a full bar of the opponent's health. If the defending player wins, they will escape without major damage. Each character also has an "ultimate impact", where if the player holds down the melee button, the character controlled will charge up a very powerful strike. If it hits, it zooms in on the opponent's face taking a heavy blow in a short, cinematic close-up.
The game includes 25 playable characters, each of which can also be used as a support character during battle. Ten additional support-only characters are available as free downloadable content released over the five-month period that followed the game's release. Addition |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20Scientology%20Flag%20Service%20Organization | The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, also known as Flag or FSO, is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, the FSO is officially referred to as the "spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology. The organization is located in Clearwater, Florida.
According to the official website of the Church of Scientology, "the Flag Service Organization (FSO) is a religious retreat which serves as the spiritual headquarters for Scientologists from all over the world. It is the hub of the Scientology worldwide community, a dynamic, multilingual organization and is the largest single Church of Scientology in the world with well over 1,000 staff members." Additionally, the FSO "delivers Dianetics and Scientology services from the very bottom of The Bridge to the top, as well as certain specialized auditing services only available here."
In a memorandum provided to the Internal Revenue Service, the Church of Scientology International explained the role and the functions of the FSO as follows: "'Flag' in CSFSO's name originates from the Flag Service Organization's earliest ecclesiastical beginnings in 1967 aboard the Flag Ship Apollo and the name was maintained as tradition when the land-based organization was established. CSFSO ministers the highest levels of auditor training through Class XII and auditing through New OT VII. It serves as the spiritual headquarters for Scientologists from all over the world who travel there to participate in religious services. [...]"
In another 1993 memorandum by the Church of Scientology International, the following information was provided to the Internal Revenue Service with regards to FSO's personnel and its income:
"[...] CSFSO [...] ministers high levels of religious services to parishioners from around the world from facilities in Clearwater, Florida. This church has a staff of approximately 449 individuals and an annual budget of approximately $ 81.3 million, based on its annual disbursements for the most recent year for which financial statements are available. [...]"
Corporate information
The FSO was incorporated in Florida on May 19, 1981. On September 21, 1993, the following individuals held corporate positions at the organization: The Board of Trustees was composed of Sue Price, Pam Hubbert and Richard Reiss. The members of the Board of Directors at that time were Catherine Probst, Allen Hubbert and Debbie Cook. The corporation's President was Alicia Danilovich, its Secretary and Treasurer Catherine Probst. As of April 28, 2009, FSO's corporative officers were Lena Lind (President), Harvey Jacques (Director), Peter Mansell (Director), Glen Stilo (Secretary) and Barbara Meador (Treasurer & Director). FSO's registered agent is currently Robert V. Potter.
On August 18, 1993, the FSO filed an application for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service granted FS |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STID | STID may refer to:
Service type identifier, a three-digit value in the data payload of an Intelligent Mail barcode
Star Trek Into Darkness, a 2013 American science fiction action film |
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